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Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
STUPID
 IN CONTROVERSY

In September, 1915, while the German army was moving against Russia like a surging sea, I was invited to go to the front near Wilma. During the interven- ing months I had observed and reported as much as possible the growing indig- nation in Germany because the United States permitted the shipment of arms and ammunition to the allies.
 In June I had an interview with Sec retary of State Won Jagow in which he protested against the attitude of the United States government and said that America was not acting in as neutral manner as Germany did during the Spanish-American war. He cited Page 16S of Andrew D. Whites book, in which Ambassador White said he per suaded Germany nit to permit a Ger man boat, laden with ammunition and consigned to Spain. to sail. 1 thought that if Germany had adopted such an attitude toward America, that in justice to Germany Washington should adopt tie same attitude
 After Won Jagow gave me the facts in possession of the foreign office and after he had loaned me MT Whites book, l looked up the data. I found to my astonishment that MT White re- ported to the state department that a ship of ammunition sailed from Ham, burg, and that he had not protested al- though the naval attacbe had requested him to do so. The statements of Doc tor on JagoW and MT White in his au- tobiography did not agree with the facts. Germany did not send ammuni- tion to Spain, but Wilhelmstrasse was using MT. Whites book as proof that the Krupp interests did not supply our enemy in 1898.
 The latter part of September l en- tered Kovno, the important Russian fortress, eight days after the army cap tured the forts. l was escorted to- sether with other foreign correspond ents, from one fort to another and shown what the 42 2-centimeter guns had destroyed. l saw four hundred machine guns which were captured and thirteen hundred pieces of heavy ar tillery. The night before, at dinner party, the officers had argued against the United States because of the ship ment of supplies to Russia. They said that if the United States had not aided Russia, that country would not havc been able to resist the invaders. I did not know the facts. but l accepted their statements. When I was shown the machine guns, l examined each one and discovered that every one of the four hundred was made at Essen or Magdeburg, Germany. Of the thirteen hundred pieces of artillery, every can non was made in Germany except few English ships guns. Kovno was
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
SUPER-S|X WINS
 NEW HONORS IN
 B|C HILL CLIMB

\ Hudson Super-S Six, driven by Ben Buckstrom, recently won the far vests most famous hill climb event. defeating a field of F ears in the steep. eight mile ascent, according to the announce ment of Cal Messner. local Hudson dealer The Hudson's time was IS min utes, s 2-5 seconds The second car d Cole Eight-crossed the line one min ute and six seconds later. A Stakeholder Six was third in 20 minutes and 27 sec onds.
 The stiff, tortuous climb stopped two uf the 13 entries altogether The oth- CTS clocked in at the finish up to 9 minutes. Thousands motored out to witness the event. which is set with thrills over the entire course Buck strom. in the Super-SiX drove bril- liant race, but dared disaster several times on sharp turns where a skid would have dropped him over the mountainside to certain death.
 At one bad turn. Buckstrom got that very skid and almost went off the road 10 a tumble down the mountainside. He drove up the steep ascent to the turn at such terrific speed that the Super SIX swept brOadside over, but the wheels took grip as Buckstrom strengthened the car out and he spun on up the road to victory
 The Rim of the World contest was q strictly stock event, although not un- der the supervision of the American Automobile association. A jury of mo- torists thoroughly competent to judge "t the cars character, however. at tested to the fact that all entries were stock cars The winning Super Six carried two passengers. It was Driyat tp-
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
fortified by German artillery. not

fortified by German artillery. not American.
 In Rumania last December I followed General Won Falkenhayn's armies to the forts of Bucharest. On Thanksgiv- ing Day I crossed by motor the Schur- duck Pass. The Rumanians had de- fended. or attempted to defend this pass by mounting armored guns on the crest of one of the mountains in the Transylvanian Alps. 1 examined a whole position here and found that all these turrets were made in Ger many.
 l do not doubt but that the shipment of arms and ammunition to the Allies has been a great aid to them, but when Germany argued that the United States was not neutral in permitting these shipments to leave American ports, Germany was forgetting what her own ammunition and artillery factories had done for Germanys enemies When the Krupp works sold Russia the defenses for Kovno. the German government knew these weap- ons would be used against Germany some day, because no nation except Germany could attack Russia by way of Kovno When Krupps sold war supplies to Rumania, the German gov ernment knew that if Rumania joined the Allies these supplies would be used against German soldiers. But the government was careful not to publish these facts in German newspapers,-and although Secretary of State von Jagow acknowledged to Ambassador Gerard that there was nothing in in- ternatiOnal law to justify a change in the Washington position, von Jagow's statements were not permitted to be published in Germany.-Carl w. Alderman in the Independent.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
r FOREST ROADS
 TO BE DELAYED

ALBUQUERQUE. N. AI. May 13.- District Forester Redington has de- cided to postpone for brief time the road construction work planned on the Salt River Pleasant Valley road on the TOnto National forest and on the WinslowLong Valley road on the Coconino National forest in Arizona. The board of supervisors of Gila county are agreeable to the postpone ment of the first project
 The action of the district forester IS based on his belief, gathered from reliable sources of information, that a large supply of labor above the normal will be needed in the planting and harvesting of agricultural crops and therefore the postponement ef road work on projects that do not as Vet constitute important links in the road transportation system of Arizona and are not of military value will free about POO men for agricultural work; also many of the men employed would probably be subject to war service un- der the selective draft system
 Work on the Camille Fort Huachuca road in southern Arizona will be com pleted in the near future, and the sur
 yey work now being done on the Cir
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
]. {. WOOD WINS
 IN LAND CASE

J. H. Minter, ranching on the South side. can take his wheat off and sell or eat it, but he cannot remain on the land where the wheat was grown after Monday. That is the substance of a decision rendered in the superior court by Judge Lyman in favor of D. A. Wood. defendant in an action in Judge Wheeler's justice court. Wood appealed from a decision in favor of Minter.
 Wood, according to the testimony, bought five acres on the Southsidc. When he went to take possession he was confronted by Minter, leasing the land, who said he would not get off until his year was up. Wood said he bought with the understanding the leaser would vacate 30 days afterWard. That was on January g, last. But Minter stuck and Wood went to court. The decision of the superior court also provides that Minter pay three months rent to Wood and pay the cost of the court action
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

larger number than in any similar period in the city's history.
 The building permits for 1916 show a value of $4.037,4iO, an amount al most double the value of permits talk en out during 1915.
 The financial transactions of the pcstoffice during dry 1916 show an in crease of $1.25S.00e over 1915 busi- ness. This sets the high record mark in the history of the postofficC.
 Experts place the total value of automobile sales made in Colorado for the first dry year at $1S,600,000.
 It s estimated that one person out of twenty three in the city of Denver owns an automobile.
 In 1915 the number of visitors at the Rocky Mountain National park was %1.000. This year the number jumped to 1000.
 The manufacturing output of the state for 1916 exceeded that of the previous year by nearly 20 million dollars.
 Tke value of the states mining out put outside of the coal mines in- creased more than T million dollars over the previous year.
 The increase i'll the production of
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
WOMEN WORKED ON THE DOCKS

Five women dressed in khaki showed longshoremen the other day that they were not only willing, but able to do their bit" for national service. As the first response to a call for help the squad from the National League for Woman's service drove two motor cars from pier to pier to assist in loading S150,000 worth of groceries. clothing and war relief supplies for France. The goods were being forwarded by the war relief clearing house for France and her allies.
 Captain" Edith Field of the motor car division of the league called out Lieutenant" Helen Bastedo, Ser geant'' Helen Streit and "Privates" Florence Darrach. Augusta Smith and Edna Tunis. The young women worked steadily from o'clock in the morning until 10 o'clock at night.
 The quintet of war service workers wear a khaki uniform consisting of a short skirt, knickerbockers, military coat and caD
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13
WHAT PROHIBITION
 DID FUR COLORADO.

Prohibition closed 1,615 saloons and seventeen braweries in Denver Ar rests for drunkenness sumped from 3,219 in 1915 to 1.549 in 1916. Arrests for vaeIanoy dropped from 3,713 in 1915 to i.14S in 1916. Gambling de- creased from 516 in 1915 to 252 in 1916.
 The average number of arrests in the eity for the six years preceding was 1922. The total numoer of ar rests for dry 1916 was 9,9S5.
 There was an increase of 26 per cent in the amount in the savings banks of Denver for the first nine months of 1916 compared with the same period in 1915.
 There was an increase of more than l6 per cent in the deposits m the banks and trust companies or the city compared with the same period in 1915.
 Nearly 2O0O0 new savings accounts were opened in the city the first year.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

\ Dodge motor car belonging to MT Meeny of Prescott was recently under water for twelve hours and is still as good as new, is reported by H. A Rain- bow of McArthur Brothers. It seems that MT. Meeny underestimate the depth of a creek near Prescott and tried to ford it, with the result that he got into water that almost covered the front of the car and later the entire car was submerged with the exception of the top owing to flood caused hy melting snow. The occupants of the car
 reached the shore in safety but the
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

the coal mines over 1915 was more than F million dollars.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

ton Springerville Federal Aid Road Project will be pushed to completion probably by August or September. The district forester desires it to be made clear that the postponement of road work is temporary and just as soon as the labor situation has clari- fled, the work on the projects will be actively taken up.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

Dodge remained in the water for twelve hours when it was rescued and brought to dry land.
 It was a surprised owner, said Mr. Rainbow, when it was found after dry ing the car that it was in perfect con 1ition, even the upholstery and seat covers looked like new and the finish was as bright as the day the car left the factory. Dodge motor cars have been tested. in almost every way but this is the first instance in Arizona of trying to use one for a submarine and even in this it came out first class.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-13

ly owned b' Ralph E. Swing of San Bernardino and was entered by H. J. { Kelley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Greek Church

A. d. S.-Will you please give me
some information with regard to the
Greek religion-how it differs from the
Western Church?
The Greek Church acknowledges the
first seven ecumenical councils. The
doctrine of the Greek and that Of the
Western Church with regard to the
Trinity and that with regard TO the
person of Christ are essentially the
same. Baptism is regularly conferred
on infants with trine immersion. Con-
firmation follows Immediately upon
baptism. Communion is given in both
kinds, and to infants as well as adults.
The Offices of bishop, priest and deacon
are regarded as the three necessary
degrees" of orders. The highest OH
ce1s Of the Church are the patriarchs
of Constantinople, Alexandria and Je-
rusalem and the Russian Holy Govern
ing Synod. The same honor is paid TO
relics as in the Roman Catholic Church.
The ordinary secular clergy can marry
before ordination, but their wives must
have been previously single, and they
cannot remarry. Only the monastic
clergy are advanced to the episcopate
and other Offices. The liturgical Ian
guage is not absolutely fixed. In
Greek-speaking communities 1t Is
Greek, and in Slavonic communities, not
Russian, but the ancient language
known as ecclesiastical slavonic, or old
Pul oa an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Paw of Representatives

G.. B.-What is the pay Of repre-
sentatives of national assemblies,
Congress, ETC., in the following coun-
tries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Russia, Spain, Canada and, last but not
least, in the United States?
France: Members of both the SEN
ate and of the Chamber Of Deputies re-
ceive $4,000 per annum. German En-
pire: Members of both the Bundesrat
and of the Reichstag receive $3.50 for
the session, but have s. deducted for
each DAVIS absence. They receive also
free passes over the German railways
during the session. Italy: Members
of the Legislature receive no payment.
Japan: Members Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and non-hereditary mem
bers of the House Of Peers receive
81 900 a year, besides travelling ex-
penses. Russia: Members of the
Duma receive about Sc day during
the session and travelling expenses.
Spain: Members of the Legislature re-
ceive no salary, but deputies on their
election receive a railway ticket for
2,4s0 miles travel. In England, only
the Speaker of the House Of Commons
is paid; he receives $4,000. Canada:
Members Of both houses are paid
$500 per session, but subject to de.
duction Of SIS a day for each day OF
on-attendance. United States: SEN
ators and Congressman receive $1,000
per annum. The President of the SEN
ate (Vice-President Of the United
States) and the Speaker OF the House
Of Representatives draw salary OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
The Descent of the Jews

r. BIO decide a dispute, will you
please state whether or not 1t is fact
that the Jews belong to the Semitic
race?
No, the Jews cannot be considered
nure Semites. for even before forming
a nation they recruited themselves
from various races. According to the
Bible, at least, the ancient Jews were
a mixed race. Four of Jacobs sons
each of whom became the head OF
tribe-were born of landmarks, who
most likely were not Hebrews. The
wife of Joseph was an Egyptian, the
wife of Moses Midianite and the
grandmother of David a Moabitess.
The husband of Bathsheba was Hit
tite, Rahab was a Canaanite, limo
thv's father was a Greek and Donsillas
husband was a Roman. On the whole
the Bible shows the children of Israel
to have been a blending of races
through their intermarriage with the
Hittites, Amorites, Kushites, Canaan
ties, etc. Now the Hittites are said to
have been a Monaghan race, the Amo-
rites Arians and the Kushites probably
negroes.
Also through proselytizing the Jews
rot a great admixture of foreign blood.
Thus, Josephus lauds the Jews for
their successful missionary work; Jesus
reproaches the Pharasees with making
proselytes; the historian Don Cassius
tells US that by the name Jews not
only the people of Palestine were
designated, but all who adhered TO
their usages. In the ninth century the
Tartars of the Chasars, in Southern
Russia, accepted the Jewish religion:
Unitarian communities in Hungary and
Transatlantic have turned Jews. So
much is certain, that not all Jews are
descendants of the inhabitants OF the
Jordan Valley. A comparison with the
Bedouins, who of all Semitic races
have remained most pure, with the
Jews Of to-day goes to show that the
latter are more related to any other
race rather than the Semites.
Besides, it has been established by
careful measurements that the Jews,
with regard to their physical features,
have adapted themselves to the peoples
among whom they have lived during
the last ten centuries. They are tall
est in countries whose population is
tall and smallest among the small peo-
pies. Only the shape of the head forms
an exception, being hereditary and not
subject to the altered conditions of
the surroundings. Now all the meas
urements hitherto made show that the
Jews of former times, like those of to-
day, have been long skulled (dolicho-
sephalic), and not short skulled
(brachycephalic), as are the Semites
of to-day. In view of these facts it is
quite absurd to call the Jews pure
SemiteS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

"Bad music? Badly written, badly
sung, badly played? Yes" =.
The wot1an shook her head. 81 mean"
she said, Emusic that will make people
bad" glancing at child by her side.
Along with his chorus work Mr..
Nevin has found time to win hundreds
of friends all over Kansas by his I'M
falling genislity, democracy and en-
thusiasm. Between times he continues
his work as composer. Last year, on
the trains between Parsons and Law
renee, he composed practically all OF
the music for May Day play given az
the university.
lie COLTS when he is not conducting
rehearsals, admires Roosevelt more
than ever and for other relaxation
occasionally serves on local juries in
the trial OF "bone dry" cases. Mean
while he is preparing for the presenta-.
ton in Chicago this coming winter Of
his two Indian operas, 'Poia" and The
Daughter of the Forest" But ne has
already made a permanent place for
himself in Kansas through his work
with community choruses as a force
for civic as we'll as individual develop
msnt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
A Saying of Bismarck's

J. Wy whom and on what occa-
sion did the famous saying I'VE Ger
mans fear God, but nothing else in the
world" originate?
At the end of his speech in the
Reichstag, on February 6, 1888, Prince
Bismarck, alluding to Russia's threat,
ening attitude, said: eve can be bribed
easily-perhaps too easily-by love and
kindness, but certainly not by threats!
We Germans fear God, but nothing else
in the world" The speaker possibly
thought of Z. NJ. Arndt, who, in a poem,
"The Ancient and the Modern Ger
mans" (lSl3), says of the former:
"They feared God, and nothing else"
or it may be that both borrowed from
the same source-Racine (169l). In his
"Athalie" (Act /, Scene y, the high
priest Joas is made to say to Abner:
"Je Grains Dieu, cher Abner, ct mai
point d'autre Granite"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
The Course of a Rifle Ball

Subscriber.-A claims that If a rihe
is sighted on a dead level the ball
commences to fall the instant it leaves
the barrel. B claims the ball FIRST
rises above the level of the barrel ana
then falls. Which is correct?
Gravity acts upon a moving and un-
supported body instantly, be the body
large or small. In a rife, the line OF
sight Chat is, the line of aim) is one
thing, the line of the bore is another
In order that gravity will not cause
a bullet to drop too soon rifle Is
always made so that the line OF the
bore points slightly upward, as COM
pared with the line of sight. The re-
suit is that while the bullet begins to
drop away from the direct line of the
bore the moment it leaves the piece.
il rises at first above the line of sight
and then slowly drops below It. Rifles
are usually made so that they will
strike the object aimed at at certain
distance-say, 200 yards from the
hunter-that is TO say, they carry
point blank" at 200 yards; II the
object is further away, more front
sight must be given. Under any and
all circumstances, however. the bullet
drops away from the line Of the bore,
owing to gravity, the moment the gun
is fired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Dog Days

f. N.-When do the dog days begin
ana when do they end? Why are they
so called?
The dog days are reckoned about
forty, and are set down in the almanac
as beginning on July 3 and ending Au-
gust II. In the time of the ancient as
tronomers, the remarkable star Sirius,
called also Canicula, or the dog star,
rose heliacally-that is, just before the
sun-about the beginning of July, and
the sultry heat which usually prevails
at that season, with all its disagreeable.
effects, among which the tendency OF
dogs TO become mad is not one OF the
least disagreeable, was fscribed to the
malignant rays of the star. Owing TO
the procession of the eQuinoxes, the
heliacal rising of Sirius now takes place
later in the year and in cooler sea-
son, so that the dog days" have not
now that relation to the. particular
position of the dog star from which
they obtained their name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Gar

6. T.-Why is, or rather was, the En-
peror of Russia called Car? what is
the meaning and derivation Of this title
and what is the correct spelling, Car
or Tsar?
The Slavonic word car ultimately
renresents the Latin Cesar, but came,
according to Miklosich austrian phi
lologist), through the medium of Ger
manic language in which the word had
a general sense, emperor" viz: Gothic,
kaiser; Old High German, keisar; Old
Morse, keysari, etc. The spelling with
"cz" Is against the usage in all Sla-
yonic languages; the word was so
spelled by Herberstein in "Rerum Mus
GOVT Commentarii," 1549, the chief
early source of knowledge as TO Russia
in Western Europe, whence 1T passed
into the Western languages generally.
The usual German form is now "zar'''
and the French have adopted "tsar,"
which is also becoming frequent IN
English and has been adopted by The
Times" of London, as the most suita-
Bile English spelling.
This was the title Of the auto
crat. or Emperor, of Russia until the
recent revolution, historically borne
also by Serbian rulers of the four
tenth century, as the Tsar Stephan
Dushan. In Russia it was partially
used by the Grand Duke Ivan III, 1852
1905. and by his son Basil, but was for
mally assumed by Ivan " in 1547. Ac-
cording to Herberstein its actual mean
ing in Russian was "king," but it was
gradually taken as synonymous with
emperor, a sense which it had in other
Slavonic languages. Peter the Great
introduced the title imperator, or en-
peror, and the official style at the in
voluntary abdication of Nicholas was
Emperor of all the Russias, Tsar of
Poland and Grand Duke of Finland;
but the Russian popular appellation
still remained Tsar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
Eneland's National Flower

C. E.-How has the rose come to be
England's national flower?
Tradition tells us that rose ap-
peared in the centre of King Arthurs
round table, at Winchester, and some
antiquaries would deduce from this
source its adoption as the emblem Of
England. But more probable deriva-
ton is from the badges of the Plan
tagenet princes. The red rose was chosen
as the device of his house by John OF
Gaunt. Duke of Lancaster, the fourth
son of Edward III, while his brother,
Edmund, Duke Of York, assumed the
white rose. The War of the Roses,
waged for the possession of the crown
of England is we'll known. After the
union of the rival houses by the mar
riage of Henry VII, the representative
of Lancaster, to Elizabeth, the daughter
of Edward w., Of York, the rose APP
pears as the national device of England.