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Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-31
Message From Japan
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WAHINGTON BOA of fellowship and good will Ish, a mission with the shoulder shoulder with victory.
 In a tribute o national life analysis removed theirs a family" he said, held armed the of a development"
 members of the mission received
  President Marshall His address English, frequently interrupted spectators.
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BATTLE IN CHICAGO FOR
 SEVERAL HOURS
Man Suspected of Being Im- plicated in Robbery and Murder Taken After Hun dreds of Shots Are Fired at His House
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CHICAGO, August 30.-As a result of a pistol fight between five hundred policeme nand Edward Weede, sought in connection with the murder and robbery Tuesday of two express mes sengers. Detectives George Clements, Terrence Kelly and William O'Neill, were wounded and Weede was captur- ed after holding the officers at bay for several hours from a cottage in which he was barricaded.
 Cash Revealed.
 A search of the cottage revealed a sawed-off shotgun and SLIGO suppos- ed to be part of ss,1OO taken from the murdered messengers.
 The cottage had been under surveil- lance fro nearly in the morning when information reached Headquarters that several men in the cottage were ask ing change for gold pieces and large bills of storekeepers in tn evicinity.
 House Attacked.
 After waiting until after the police attempted to enter the cottage and were fired at from one of the win dows. The three detectives fell un- der the first shower of bullets and their companions retreated.
 Achievements.
 Achievements with rifles were summoned and for two hours the po- lice fired into the windows and doors of the cottage while shots from diff ferent windows lead them to believe a number of men were in the cottage
 Attempts Flight.
 In the meantime crowds of persons gathered in the vicinity attracted by the firing and other policemen were re- quired to keep the crowd from the 6anger-zone. Finally the police de- cided to dynamite the cottage and whud the preparations were under way a man was observed crawling across a passageway from the base ment window of the cottage to an ad- joining two-story building. He reached the second story landing of the structure when the police fired on him. He fired a shot in return when First Deputy Superintendent of Police Wesley M. Westbrook advanc- ed and shouted:
 Farley.
 Come on down Wheede. be a good fellow"
 Wheede lowered his pistol and shouted:
 Put down your guns; meet me half way"
 The superintendent and Wheede met half way and the latter handed the former his revolver.
 Relativea Arrested.
 He was the only man in the cottage Late today, Mrs. Wheede and Leonard Shnitzer. her father. were arrested. Detective Clements was wounded two years ago in a similar fight in which Henry Mcintyre and his wife. negroes, and five other persons were killed and the Mcintyre house dyna- mited.
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Claim Rates Are COnfScatOry
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 DENVER. Tn alday today of 2lO Colorado mines committee of H. Garfield. confscatoy the will o take the mines of the
 committee appointment Dr. Garfield Monday. the conference impossible the mines the scale
  
 president Rocky Mountain Fuel the of committee said committee bring a of he prices
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REPLY PRESENTED.

ROME. Italy. Aug. 30.-President Wilson's reply to the pope's peace pro- posals was presented at the Vatican today by Count de Sails, the British minister.
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PAUSE HAD UPON WESTERN FRONT
 OF ALLIES WORK
British General Tells of Neces- sary Pause in Fighting in the West-Points Out Sue cesses and All Failures Had
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LONDON, Aug. 30.-The last week has been marked by a pause on all the western front-a pause which was inevitable after the great successes of the previous week, a pause accen- tuated by the bad weather that af- fected the operations all the way from the North sea to the Italian sea coast, said Major General F. B. Maurice. chief director of British military op- eratiops at the war office in his week. ly talk to the Associated Press today.
 Italian Front Active
 At the moment it is the Italian front where the situation is the most interesting. Here also, after really important advance, there now comes a pause pending the readjustment of the artillery positions. There is much more to be done during these pauses. The problem is whether General Ca dorna will be able to get his guns posted for renewal of the operations before the Austrians get up adequate reserves, some of which are being brought from the Russo-Rumanian pauses in all these battles-the race between the reparaions of offense and defense.
 In Flanders
 '1n Flanders the process of wear ing down the Germans by continuous bombardment, continuous air fighting and continuous infantry raids, is be- ing kept up and is having a far great CT effect than is generally realized. This effect is shown in the constant necessity imposed on the Germans of wondering and replacing units.
 First Phase
 "We now are in the first phase of the Flanders battle. We are meeting with good success the German re- serves and later will come the sec ond phase to which we are all look ing forward confidently.
 Russia the Weak Spot
 "On the Russian front there has DCth hhONACl lt6lClboOiC lhNiNCll, namely the voluntary withdrawal of certain Russian units near Czerno- witZ. This was negligible but it serves to show, in conjunction with General Korniloff's speech, the state to which the Russian army has come and makes it even more remarkable that the Germans have been unable to achieve more.
 Attack Fails
 "On the Rumanian front Field Mar shal von Mackensen's attack failed owing to the gallant Rumanian stand and the necessity of Austrian with drawals to the threatened Italian front
 German Propaganda
 'Jn the last month I have received a remarkable number of letters from the United States showing how wide spread is the belief that the British have let the allied and colonial troops do the most of their fighting. This is p5-t of the German propaganda in the United States. I have prepared for you a few statistics to show how far this is untrue.
 British Troops Predominate
 At the present moment the Brit ish troops in France are six. to one as compared with all overseas troops and the total casualties in France throughout the war have been in the proportion of 6.5 British to one over seas. In Ypres-Lens fighting since July 1 the casualties have been nine British to one colonial."e
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BISBEE KILLER
 ASKS GOVERNOR
 FOR HIS PARDON
w. w. Kermeen Petitions for Liberation From Peniten- tiary-Was Man Who Slew Ray Harrell on Mountain Top
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PHOENIX. Arizona, August 30.- Governor Campbell is being urged to grant a pardon to w. w. Kermeen, now serving a life sentence in the state prison at Florence. The appli- cation is made by the mother of the prisoner who has statdments from physicians fprison that Kermeen may not live year
 It will be recalled that Kermeen had attracted state wide attention dur ing the Hunt administration, and dur ing the campaign which was success fully waged to abolish capital ponish- ment The opposing adherents us ing the Kermeen's case as an argu- ment for their contention.
 Keemeen was found guilty of the crime of murder. his victim having been Ray Harrell, a night bookkeep- CT O fthe Phelps Dodge Mercantile Companys Lowell store. The motive of the crime was robbery. Kermeen was arrested in Fl Paso and, later, confessed to the crime. After receiv- ing a sentence to death, he was tried for insanity. He was declared sane but was commuted to life imprison- ment by an act of Governor Hunt.
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Run EiQht Back

While the Russians west of Kok- shani have again deserted their posts permitting the Teutonic allies to make
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Ships Rushed
Signs on Surface

Signs of destruction in this way ap- pear on the surface in the shape of oil from fuel tanks, bits of floating
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WEATHER.

Friday and Saturday. general fair: not much change in tenn perature.
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Russia the Weak Spot

'On the Rumanian front Field Mar shal von Mackensen's attack failed owing to the gallant Rumanian stand and the necessity of Austrian with drawals to the threatened Italian front.
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After waiting until after the police attempted to enter the cottage and were fired at from one of the win dows. The three detectives fell un- der the first shower of bullets and their companions retreated.
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Achievements.

Achievements with rifles were summoned and for two hours the po- lice fired into the windows and doors of the cottage while shots from diff ferent windows lead them to believe a
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NEW YORK CITY, Average FrIce of Cop per for week ending, August 29, 24.s25.
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Beyond hooting and hissing at them, no violence was offered on the way to the depot. Secretary Lochner told the driver of the machine that they were through with Hudson and would not try to hold their meeting there
 Previous to the mass meeting the
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

FEW weeks ago a dispatch ap-
~ peared in the newspapers telling
N how an American gunner aboard a
r,erchant vessel was asked what he would
do if he should sight the perlscope OF al
Austrian submarine, the questioner re-
r,;rdinp the gunner that this country Is
NOT at war with Austria. The gunner
promptly replied that he would tire on .ne
suhuar;ne and sink it if possible, leaving
tho diplomatic wreckage resulting there
from 20 diplomats to clear away For MS
mart. any submarine that showed us nose
was an enemy submarine
The press of the country apparently Ia,
roacbed the stage which the gunner passed
emo time ago. The press almost unam-
oouslv wants war declared against Aus
tria. Bulgaria and Turkey, but parlicu-
Ill, Austria. Adding its voice TO thaV
of Senator Stone, who asserts that 'his
oo,,,+rv Is now at war with Austria ana
sbould end an anomalous situation oy
declaration of war, many newspapers arc
oIroodv proceeding on the assumption tna'
congress early in the new session "hicn
80 This week will take definite action
How the submarine reopened the ques-
49,, of war with Austria is shown by
d;snatch from Washington which ci'eS '"e
following evidence; rsn,
Trouiries regarding the nationality OF tn'
s,hr,srine that sank the American eV.rau,
euS eabmvlkiil made by the State Department. hav'
Jensioned that the periscope was Diaek an'
'.b;,e With a spiral design. Data IN PoSSes
s,on Of the government do not reVeSi ""e'"N
.bis ;rdicates an Austrian vessel. ,.:,
"Sbould II be established that the 0ehu s.A..
,g.s sunk bv an Austrian submarine; the otS'' =
ronsrtnent il was said to-day would nave u
Us nossession the essential factors ufo'
,sbicb 20 ask Congress for an expression .
its will regarding the further maintenance y
noaceful relations with Austria.
NAVAL authorities OF Allied coun'i''S
u,asbington have declared that German SUD
marines operating in the Mediterranean nav "a,
,,ssd Austrian bases; that submarines ois
rIsv;ng marks Of Austrian nationality nav
b,en operated by German crews ana 'h'
StI;.d adniralties are said TO have PROOF O.
! Austrian submarine operations oieee'
against American vessels ,..,,..
"Americans lost their lives on the ltalAi
liner AncOna, destroyed in the Mediterranean
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
BoIShevikiSt Peace

n 1T Of a welter of conflicting dis
" patches from Russia emerges a
,roposed Bolshevikist armistice for all
tbe belligerents, particularly for Ger
MANY at once. Leninists, backed by a
Russian army, begin negotiations with
Berlin, German advisers are reported in
petrograd, and December is set as the
date Of a conference for an armistice.
Meantime the Russian Ambassador at
Washington repudiates the Bolsheviki, un-
friendly relations between the Allies and
Russia are talked of, hunger threatens
,be Russian armies and Southern Russia
is cut off from Northern Russia, General
Kaledines appearing to control food and
money in the south.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

and the American tanker Petrolite also was
attacked there.
.'While the submarines carried the Aus
trian flag, it was established that the boats
themselves really were German made and
German manned. Negotiations in these two
cases were pending when DR.. Dumba, the Aus
trian Ambassa was recalled at this gov
ernment's demand because Of his activities in
bomb plots. Austria would not admit re-
sronsibilty for the attacks, and this govern
ment did not press the cases after the de-
parture Of Dr. Dumba"
That the nominal neutrality existirs
between this country and Austria Is
preached is not difficult to discover. On
the one hand, according TO "The New York
Times"
austria is actually at war with Italy, and
the government Of the United States has ad'
vanced money to Italy to carry on the war
Italy is our ally, and we aid her pre-
cisely as if we as we'll as she we're at wal
with Austria. Austria might with entire pro-
rriety make our advances TO Italy the occa'
sion for declaring war on us.
"On the other hand, we have good reason tc
believe that some of our ships have been de-
stroyed by Austrian submarines contrary tC
the laws of submarine warfare. We have ex
changed notes with Austria about it, with M
very satisfactory result. Austria, in fact
gives her approval and support to the lawles'
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

"The Brooklyn Eagle" also SCOTS at Mr..
Hitchcock's belief that continued friend
illness toward Austria may promote the
detachment of that empire from the Cen
trail League" as an attitude without the
slightest justification in fact"
AS final opponent to declaration at
this time a dispatch to "The New YORK
World" cites President Wilson, who, the
story runs, sis not yet convinced that the
government of Austria has been guilty OF
anv overt act which calls for declaration
of war" Moreover, the same dispatch
points out:
"piplomatic circles doubt whether the
President would cite Austria's submarine ac-
tivities as a major cause for war should ne
ask for a declaration. Diplomats here hold
that the foremost cause for war between the
United States and Austria-Hungary lies IN
yienna's inseparable connection with Berlin,
the two empires acting as one IN war IN
which the United States is engaged.
at is no secret in official circles that Presi-
dent Wilson does not relish the prospect OF
warning on Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey un-
loss such a step becomes imperative. Ohicials
feel that the United States could properly be
represented on the proposed inter-Alled War
Council without actively participating IN the
lighting on all fronts
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Shou America Declare War on Cermany's Allies ?

Further opponents of state OF war
between the two countries are Senator
Reed, of Missouri, and, according to line
New York Times" Austria herself: Aus
tria will not declare war upon the United
States save under German compulsion.
She will be in bad situation at
the peace conference and will need
friends"
Among the preponderating element OF
the press that demands a declaration OF
war the opinion is simply this: A state
of actual war already exists, so why not
recognize the fact? Aside from the sub
marine crimes charged to Austria, the
press points out the danger and absurdlty
of this country's interning German alien
enemies and allowing Austrians, Bull
garians and Turks to run free, doing the
spy work of Germany, knowing that there
is no present law under which the gov
ernnent can catch them. Indeed, Aus
trians have been plotting against this
country from the first, asserts The New
1OTh q
was as a military necessity. Indeed
an this country Austria-Hungary rivalled
Germany in promoting incendarism and sa-
botage Ambassador Dumba was dismissed
by US long before Count Won Bernstorf was
sent home Austro-H Hungarian consu!s gem
eral and consuls engaged in plots to violate
our neutrality. 70 destroy property here and
10 foment labor troubles. Austro-Hungarian
ubiects are serving here as German spies.
They are doing Germanys dirty work while
still claiming the status Of non-enemy aliens.
And what they are doing is being done-per-
haps in a lesser degree-by Bulgarian and
Turkish subjects, on whose activities we have
put no check because we foolishly decline TO
consider them as enemies"
Austria Hungary must stand or fall
with Germany" adds "The Brooklyn Daily
Eagle" yoicing the general view that Aus
tria is one with Germany in war aims.
Moreover, says "The Boston Transcript
Delay will only support the
story set in motion by German propa-
gandists in Italy that the United States
is not really in it, Our Italian allies need
the stimulus which an American declara-
tion against their historic enemy will sup
ply"
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

submarine policy of Germany. If we thought
hat declaration Of war against Austria was
essential to the objects we seek to attain by
the war we might readily find Justification
"The Times" however, which is among
the few papers that as yet do not inslstent-
" demand declaration of war, takes the
stand that it is not vitally important either
to Austria or to the United States that
war be declared. On the other hand, 1t
leads in pointing out reasons why the dec
laration should not be made. Thus:
"For us a declaration would add 10 the al
ready sufficient number of alien enemies IN
this country the entire Austrian, Hungarian
and Czech unnaturalized population of the
United States This great increment in the
number of those we must watch and segregate
would augment the cost and labor Of enforc-
irg the law relating TO enemy aliens and their
activities
Added to this reason for not declaring
war one may add that Of Senator Hitch
cock. Italy, he says, has designs on Aus
trian territory, and he fears that decla-
ration by the United States against Aus
tria might be construed as an Endorsement
of the Italian programme, stand which
THE Spokane Spokesman-Review' rid
icules as "far-fetched and fantastic.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Three KINGS

THE kings of Denmark, Norway and
Sweden meet in Christiania. Fear is
expressed that the possible entry of Nor
way into the war on the side of the AL
lies may result in an attack on Denmark
by Germany. The growth of anti-German
sentiment in Norway, particularly on ac-
count of the recent sinking of the convoy
IN the North Sea by German cruisers.
causes Germany to fear Norway will en-
ter the war at least TO the extent of grant
ing a naval base to England and the
United States, in which event Germany
would feel called upon to seize a corre-
spending base in Denmark.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Unity

THE Inter-Allied War Conference
= meets in Paris. The following ma
tions are represented: France, England,
the United States, Italy, japan, Belgium,
Serbia, Russia, Greece, Portugal, Monte
negro, Brazil, Cuba, Siam and Rumania.
Northcliffe, made a viscount, says the
Allies are now close partners.
An economic council to look after En-
tente non-milrtary requirements is ex-
pected to gro ! out of the conference.
Colonel House and General Bliss will join
the Supreme War Council, which sits at
Versailles, but neither meeting, it is an
nounced, will discuss war aims.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

At the same time the Bolsheviki COM
mcnce publishing confidential documents
concerning negotiations between the Pet
rorrad foreign Office and foreign govern
nents. Those already published deal
with such things as the following; The
desire Of Russia for the Dardanelles;
Russias western boundary and Germany's
western boundary; Swedish and Chinese
relations; Allied relations to the Russian
armies; French territorial claims on the
left bank Of the Rhine; and recent Ger
man efforts to make peace.
Despite the assertion of the Bolshevikl
that their armistice does not mean
separate peace, the Allies so construe
,he pending negotiations. Representa-
tives of Ensign Krylenko, Bolshevik COM
nander-in-chief of the Russian armies,
are received in the German lines. General
Baueff, commander on the Western front,
is reported superseded by Maximalist be-
cause of his refusal to negotiate for an
srmistice.
In the meantime, an international So
eialist Congress at Stockholm in Decem-
Der is again broached. Count Karolyi,
hungarian opposition leader, goes to
Berne on d peace mission. The Allies
plan 70 warn Russia against peace. The
German press also warns against a Boil
gheviki peace.
a Socialist demonstration at Budapest
is said 10 have favored an armistice and
peace, and to oppose the Pan-German pro-
gramme. Count Czernin, Austro-Hun'
garian Foreign Minister, says Austria is
ready TO discuss an honorable peace with
Russia.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

for women and minors. At the close Of
the Buffalo convention il is admitted that
organized labor has in effect given Prcsi-
dent Wilson "a check signed in blank"
In return for the Presidents aid in de-
feating the pacifist clements in the con-
vention, the Federation overwhelmingly
indorsed Gompers's war acts. IN addition.
the session moved TO take a larger role IN
national politics, favored plans TO protect
labor after the war and generally assisted
the Presidet in lining up organized labor
back of the governments war policy.
In the meantime the railroad strike Is
held of. A government report condemns
the ousting of striking copper workers
from Bisbee, Ariz., last July.
An organization is being designed at
Washington to prevent labor difficulties
during the war-the most important OF
the "instrumentalities" to which Presi-
dent Wilson referred at Buffalo.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
The Army

H6EN engaged in shipbuilding are TO
wi be exempted, it is announced. Sec
retary Baker denounces the activities OF
Mrs. Grace Humiston as slanderous. The
second officers training camps close.
President Wilson licenses imports. A war
council consisting Of eleven men without
executive powers is formed at Washing
ton.
The rifle shortage will end by January,
according to Secretary Baker, who says
that 1000 guns are now being turned out
daily, two being the contemplated allot-
ment for each soldier.
Secretary Lansing is prepared to sub
nit reciprocal treaties to the Allies author
izing the drafting of the citizens of sub
iects of one country resident within an
other country. Representative Kahn, OF
California, announces his intention Of
pressing upon Congress bill for univer-
sal service.
Staten Island is selected as the site of a
military receiving hospital. Thousands
of soldiers at the various camps are in
yited to private homes for Thansgiving
dinner.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02

on the Asisgo Plateau. Complete reor-
ganization Of the Italian army is pro-
ceeding.
British and French reinforcements reach
the Italian front after long march. An
Allied counter stroke is hinted at, while
the Germans are reported intrenchins
along the Tagliamento. Meantime, Italy
and France indefinitely close the Swiss
frontiers.
A force of 3,40O natives, headed by Ger
man officers. surrenders unconditionally
to the British in East Africa.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
Railway Troubles

II ASTERN railways form pool on a
T. war basis, fearing government own
ership as a result of the serious freight
congestion in the East. A national traffic
manager is urged at Washington by the
Railways War Board.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-02
The War
Western Front

IT HE struggle for Cambrai, following the
L great victory of the tanks, settles into
week Of desperate fighting over Bourbon
Wood and Fontaine, which change hands
many times. The British bring up heavy
guns and begin shelling Cambria, render
ing it untenable as a German base. Evi-
dences indicate a winter-long continua-
tion of the attempt TO free northern
France and Belgium.
The American contingent continues TO