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Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
OIL SHIP AFIRE AT
 HALIFAX
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 HALIFAX, N. S. Dec. 1l.-With complete disregard for their own lives, in an effort to save this desolated city from another catastrophe, a group of Dartmouth citizens early today boarded a steamship said to have been laden with munitions, which was afaire and was being abandoned by her crew.
 The vessel carried a deckload of oil and as she came in close to shore with the smoke pouring from her super structure, the sight of her fleeing crew stirred the watchers ashore to prompt action. A volunteer fire fighting force was quickly organized and the burning ship was boarded. After hard work the flames were eXtinguished.
 Since the explosion on the Mont Blanc. crews of French munition ves- sells are reported to be unwilling to enter Halifax harbor.
 According to statements obtained to- day from survivors of the Norwegian steamer Imo which collided with the Mont Blanc, the latter ship flew no red flag to indicate that she carried a cargo of explosives. They also de- clared they were not aware that the Mont Blanc was munitions laden and that when they saw her crew running away they thought it was due to the fire and not fear of an explosion. They asserted the Mont Blanc was coming | into the harbor on the wrong side when | the collision occurred.
 Hope was abandoned today for sixty men who were loading provisions on | the steamer Picton at the Acadi sugar refinery at the time of the disaster. 1 As the shock came, the pier to which the ship was moored collapsed and it l ics ~1 ptxxt, in the ruins.
 An unidentified man was found among the ruins today He had been l caught between two beams at the l North street railway station, and be- 1 yond a few bruises, was unhurt. It Is presumed the man had been uncon- scious most of the time since Thurs | day. When placed on his feet he ap- peared dazed and asked what had hap pened.
 At the request of the city board ot control. the military authorities vii place a mounted patrol on the de stroyey area to suppress footing. On, woman reported to the police taht whil' unconscious she was robbed of S100
 The citys workers today began th' task of clearing the streets of thou sands of tons of broken glass. Inter l teries.
 The American hospital and relic units were working full blast today
 Enough supplies had been receives to relieve distress and the homeles discarded the burned and tattered gar ments they had been wearing since tn intuition ship exploded and felt warn and comfortable again in good clothe
 A trip through the hospital zon showed that facilities were adequat for city the size of Halifax.
 American surgeons are still pickin broken fragments from the faces. eye and heads of hundreds, many of whoI
 may be marked for life or blind. A Bellevue hospital surgeons took stoc
 today and found that glass wound
 predominated
 The situation of the injured is tn
 best possible, the general committe
 has announced, and the task of re : construction is going forward in
 manner which would indicate that , Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
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SAN RANCISCO. Dec. 11-Miss Katherine Stimson, Texas aviatrix, es- tablished a new official American non- stop record for aeroplane flights when she arrived here late today from San Diego. Cal, covering the distance of 6l0 miles in nine hours and ten min utes. Miss Stinson suffered somewhat from the cold due to the high alti- tude at which she flew. but other wise she experienced little discomfort on the long trip In crossing the Tehachapi mountins in southern Cali fornia she reached her highest alti- tude of the journey. nine thousand feet
 Miss Stnson's performance was characterized as remarka ble hy offic- als of the Pacific Aero club, who
 timed and supervised the flight, whit
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
ARTILLERY DUE[S
 ALONG THE ENTIRE
 WEST WAR FRONT
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Along the entire western front from the north to the Adriatic sea. artillery duels of great magnitude are being fought which doubtless are the fore runners of the expected great offensive the Teutonic allies have in view be- fore the American troops can reach the battle fronts in great numbers.
 On the Ypres and Arras fronts held by the British. on various sectors east ward from St. Quentin to Alsace, in the hill country bordering the lillian Ilains and at points along the Piave river the big guns everywhere are in operation.
 On the British front huge nuEhers of airplanes are continually engaged ill battles in the air, or searching out points where troops are being concea- trated. The only infantry activity taking place on any of the fronts is in the nature of raidins operations.
 The Teutons daily continue to re- inforce by large numbers their already superior forces on all the fronts. In the rush of troops and munitions to the theater in which the British are operating one German train is reported to have collided with another. resulting in a great explosion in which several hundred soldiers were Killed.
 Between the Brenta and Piave rivers on the northern front in Italy, the ar tillery fighting is described by the Rome war office as intense and there is similar activity in the coastal re- zion near the mouth of the Piave where the Austrians Monday captured a position in the Capo Sile region but later were driven out with heavy losses in killed and men made prisoner. In Russia the counter revolutionary movement headed by General Kaledi- nes is growing in strength. Realizing the seriousness of the situation, consid erable forces of troops from the Rus sian front are being rushed from the trenches to give battle to Kaledines Cossacks.
 The situation in Moscow, which is held by the Bolsheviki is said to be serious. Unofficial advices say street | fighting has occurred there and that
 the garrison is showing signs of mu- 1 tiny against the Bos<neviki who hay, | placed machine guns in the streets tC
 combat threatened uprising. Starva
 tion is menacing the populace of tn,
 city.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
More Be0ns Are
 Burned; Officers
 " orki1og on Case

Third in the series of bean fires which have occurred in this valley un- der most suspicious circumstances, a big stack of unthreshed beans was burned last night on the ranch of Dr. s. D. Tuttle a mile north of Glendale. It is estimated that the loss may reach s4.0OO.
 The fire started at o'clock last night and the entire crop of beans from 20 acres on the Futile ranch was de- stroyed before the fire was brought un der control. This third fire brings the total lost in burned beans stacked in the fields up to many thousands of dollars and in each case 1t is believed that the fire was incendiary in nature.
 Glendale officers at once started working on the case but admit that clues are wanting to enable them to work effectively The sheriffs office was also notified and an officer from that department went at once to the scene of the fire.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
EtfrOn Warehouse
 Burns, Resulting [ 70 $1 4 1000 Loss

A loss amounting to approximate ly Sl4,000 attended the complete de- struction by fire of a corrugated iron warehouse belonging to the NJ. Elf iron Company, hides, fur and junk dealers, 1909 East Madison street shortly after midnight today. There was no insurance on the building or contents
 The origin of the flames is un- known to fire department officials, who declare it was well under way before the alarm was sounded, which contributes to one theory that it was lncendiary. Another version is that the flames started from spontane- ous combustion.
 The firemen were handicapped in combating the flames, not only by the tardy turning in of the alarm, bu, the considerable distance from which 1t was necessary to stretch the hose, no fire plugs having been located nearby
 The alarm was received at 12.33 o'clock and an hour and a half later the firemen were still battling with the smouldering flames.
 The building was stocked with hides, furs, rubber. and all sorts of junk. In the bottom of the first floor were pits in which rawhide and leather were tanned Here the fire was most difficult to combat, the chemicals in the pits contributing tC the intensity of the blaze
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
GERMANY LOSES B|C
 MUNITIONS PLANT
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LONDON, Monday, Dec. 10. Germany suffered a disaster comparable with a serious military defeat in the explosion last month which destroyed the Griesheim chemical works near Frank fort-on-the-Ma one of the greatest munitions factories in the world. according to a statement issued today by the press bureau. It is said to be impossible to recon struct the works during the war.
 The statement adds that sooner or later Germany must show on her fighting fronts the effects of this staggering blow
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
Rescue of BauIev

BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLO TILLA IN BRITISH WATERS. Dec ll.-Lieutenant Bagley, of the Amer ican torpedo boat destroyer Jacob Jones, which was recently torpedoed by German submarine was rescued by one of his seamen, who after ward died of injuries and exposure.
 The seaman, with six other mem bers of the crew, was swimming to- ward q raft when he bumped into q floating object, which he thought was a bundle of clothes, but which proved to be Commander Bagley, with the fur collar of his great coat wrapped about his head. Bagley appeared to be almost unconscious.
 Although suffering intensely him self. from the injuries and the cold water, the seaman caught hold of the commander and, with the assist ance of his shipmates. pulled him to the raf< where he soon revived The seaman. however succumbed a few hours later and was buried at sea.
 Before consigning the dead seaman to the ocean, his shipmates cut up his blue shirt and lashed the pieces to oars as distress signals, but It soon became dark and the cold and suffering of the men increased with out signs of d rescuing craft. The sea remained smooth throughout the night and when day broke the great 1 ly weakened survivors again hoisted their signals of distress. which were i quickly sighted by a British sloop.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Hundreds of thousands of acres of land in the United States, hitherto untitled, may be placed in cultivation, Secretary Lane reported to congress today. An appropriation of sl,s00,0 000 was sus- gested for the purchase of seeds and equipment and to make other arrange ments for working the land under the direction of the secretary.
 4 survey conducted by the depart ment of the interior under authority oi congress has shown that approximately 600.0 acres of land on various recla nation projects and large areas of In dian lands are susceptible of cultiva- tion.
 About 100000 acres of land on rec 1 lamation projects, not heretofore culti- vated. and for which water will bt available. may be placed in production during 1slS,' said Secretary Lane. ''lr addition there are approximately 800, ] 900 acres of privately owned or home
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Steps were initiated in congress today to obtain fuller information about and establish closer connection with the govern ment's war activities, past and future.
 A general inquiry into the work or the war department, especially in arm- ing and equipping the nations man power. was ordered by the senate mili- tarv committee. Capitol leaders said it was the forerunner of similar in- vestigations by both senate and house committees of all phases of executive conduct of the war. which would in a measure accomplish the purpose of the proposed joint committee. for the con- duct of the war" The joint committee idea was abandoned at the last ses- sion because of President Wilson's op- position.
 The inquiries were said to be contem- plated with a view to securing the greatest possible efficiency in prose- cution of the war.
 The war department inquiry will be- gin tomorrow when General CroZier chief of ordnance. will appear before the senate committee to testify re- garding. ordnance manufacture. Sec retary Baker and general staff officers as well S departmental and tteld com manders will follow. Senator Chamber lain chairman of the committee. said much Of the testimony would be siver in executive session. though some ol the sessions would be public.
 1 The decision to inquire into the Wal department operations came after l two hours discussion of reports iron ! senators who have visited army camp: i during the recess of congress. Sena- 1 tors Chamberlain. Wadsworth, F'reling | huysen and others told of condition: | observed and reported to them. es ! pecially reg irding the lack of clothing l in many camps, lack of ordnance ant
 unsatisfactory' sanitary conditions. It is understood the committee heart
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
Great Untitled Tracts
 May Soon Be Cultivated

stead lands within reclamation prof ects susceptible of cultivation. A bill now is pending before congress pro viding the money for clearing, develop ment and cropping of the lands, the funds appropriated to be reimhursahle from rentals and other receipts.
 Within the limits of the states of Arizona, Montana and Wyoming are 112,000 acres of irrigable and 50,000 acres of dry farming lands within the limits of Indian reservations which. with reasonable funds, could be placed under cultivation. On other Indian reservations a large acreage also could be made available.
 Tt is not regarded as practicable, economical or wise to endeavor to se-
 cure crop production through govern mental agencies on such of the public
 lands as yet remain uureserved They are largely rough and mountainous and valuable chiefly for minerals or stock raising, or scattered tracts which ! can best be farmed by homesteaders.' r
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
ELLA GETS BEHIND
 B|G '. w. |. \. DRIVE
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GLOBE. Ariz.. Dec. 11.-Gila county residents got behind the drive of the Y. W. C. A. for a four million dollar war fund today when both Globe and Miami subscribed liberally at five meetings conducted in the district by Dr. James A. Francis of Los Angeles and Miss Julia Coleman Lee, national secretary of the Y. w. C. A. Arizona is asked to subscribe s35.000 to the fund. Announcement of Gila's dona- tions will be made tomorrow. At the meetings, Dr. Francis described the Prussian military system, outlined what the Y. w. c. A. is doing in France with its hostess houses in the cantonments where the men have the opportunity of meeting their mothers, sisters. wives and sweethearts under the best Of conditions, and said the only way to keep the underworld out of the army is by letting the upper world ir
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
SEVEN NEW NAMES ADDED TO LIST OF MISSING FROM
 DESTROYER JACOB JONES
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Seven men not previously known to have been aboard the torpedoed destroy CT Jacob Jones were added to the destroyer's list of known missing in a dispatch to the navy depart ment tonight from Vice Admiral Sims. The message also named four members of the crew who were not aboard when the ship was lost, and five others not listed as missing and who possibly had been transferred to another vessel before the Jones started on her last cruise. The number of missing enlisted men was given as 65, or approxi- mately the number gwen in earlier dispatches.
 The seven added to the known missing are:
 George F. H. Rogers, fireman, Lowell, Mass.
 James Cummings, seaman, Kan sas City, Mo.
 William T. Gffsrd, fireman, DNy NO''f Sfi'S
 Henry ]. Lacombe, fireman, Hinckley, N. Y.
 Eugene J. Morgan, yeoman, Washington, D. C.
 James S. Fitzgerald, gunner's mate, Augusta, Maine.
 Leon J. WetzeI, seaman, Winona, Minn.
 The four who were not aboard when the destroyer went down were LilIicus F. Develbish, gunner's mate; Jeremiah Downing, machin- ists's mate; Cornelius A. Lane, seaman and James F. MeMsnus, fireman.
 The five men who were on the latest muster roll of the Jacob Jones but not mentioned among the Missing are Thomas Emilinszen, gunner's mate; Frederick A. Mar shall, seaman; Ralph Hanson Roe CTS, seaman; Emmet Roscoe Smith, machinists mate and Milton lssr Snyder, gunner's mate.
 Late tonight Admiral Sims cabIed the names of the sixty-five dead or missing men. The list includes all men mentioned in previous dis patches as members of the ships company, except those already re- ported saved and those who were not on the vessel at the time of its destruction. It also includes the members Of the crew who were not on the roster on file at the navy department.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
lust After Target Practice

BASE OF THE AMERICAN FLO TILLA IN BRITISH WATERS. Dec H. tBy the Associated Press. )-The American torpedoboaI destroyer Jacob Jones was torpedoed just after she had completed target practice The torpedo struck the destroyer amidship, blowing the after part of the vessel to pieces. Some fifty men engaged in that part of the ship were killed. The remaining members of the crew got away on rafts and in boats in which they remained until the next morning. when the res cue ship arrived.
 Several of the men died of exposure while the others suffered severely dur in gthe r hours in Nne boats.
 The susvivOrs of the disaster are re- ported to be doing well.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
SENATE SEEKS FULL INFORMATION
 CONCERNING ACTIVITIES IF WAR

of large quotas of men in camp lacking oVercoats and winter clothing. of ord nance shortage, resulting in the use of broomsticks for rifles and wooden makeshifts for cannon. The alleged clothing shortage and its possible rela- ton to the large number of pneumonia cases in the cantonments were dis cussed
 That the purpose of the inquiry is constructive and not critical was em- phasized by Senator Chamberlain and others. He said it is proposed to in quire what if any. mistakes have been made and to assist .n securing the greatest possible future efficiency
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
CONDUCTOR kUNWALD RESIGNS
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CINCINNATI, O.. Dec. 1l.-Resigna tion of Dr. J. Ernst Kunwald. as con ductor of Cincinnati symphony orches- tra was accepted by the board of di- rectors today. At the same time it was announced that Walter Henry Rothwell will conduct the concerts Friday afternoon and Saturday night as guest conductor It was reported here tonight that the arrest of Dr. Kun wald on Saturday on the charge of being an alien enemy was done under the authority of the United States at torney general. but without the spe- cific knowledge of the attorney gen eral. the case being handled with others by a subordinate official of the de- partment of justice
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
Katherine StinSOn Makes
 NeW NOn-StOp Air Record

surpassed the previous nonstop record of 512 and one-eights miles made by Miss Ruth Law on November 19. 1916, between Chicago and Hornell N. Y.
 Miss Stinson started at 7:31 a. m. from the North Island aviation field, San Diego, and arrived at the Presidio military reservation here at 4:41 D. m The flight was made in a biplane with triplane body
 It was said by officials of the Pacific Aero club that an official check could not possibly reduce the distance trav- eled by Miss Stinson by more than ten miles.
 Miss Stinson had been in the chair nine hours and when she alghted. she showed the tremendous strain under which she had labored. Miss Stinson landed at the Presidio, military reser- nvation, by special army permission.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
GAN BARBARA > CALLS CRAIG AS
 FIRST MANAGER
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SANTA BARBARA. Cal. Dec. I1-l From more than three hundred appli- cations received from almost every part of the United States, the city council elect today unanimously se- lected Robert A. Craig, of Phoenix, Arizona. as the first city manager of Santa Barbara. The selection of the Arizona man followed weeks of careful and painstaking investigation of the qualifications of those who appeared at all fitted for the position. The record of MT. Craig as manager of the capital of Arizona, a position he has held for several years. convinced the council men elect they could make no better choice. His salary, it is understood, will be $500 per year. $500 more than he is receiving in Phoenix
 A new charter providing for the managerial form of government was adopted last February and a city coun- cil of five members was elected two months ago. The new councilmen will | assume the first Monday in January | The new council has been meeting ire quently since election. discussing the new machinery of city government called for under the new charter. Par ticular attention has been given to the selection of a manager.
 About a month ago Manager Craig came from Phoenix and went over the situation here thoroughly, following which he filed formal application for the position. It was known that he was | a strong favorite from the start, and while other candidates appeared in person, it was understood the Phoenix man continued to be the choice. When the matter came to a final vote he was unanimously chosen.
 Under the new charter the city coun- cil has the power to fix the salary of the city manager. While no official l announcement was made today it is known that the Phoenix man let it be | understood he would not consider the change for a salary less than $7,500.
 coincidence in connection with the choice of a Phoenix man for the posi- tion of first city manager of this city. is that it is expected that Councilman elect Charles E. Phoenix will be elected mayor by his four associates at the first meeting in January.
 After creditably discharging the duties of city manager of Phoenix since 1915 Robert A. Craig will resign the position tomorrow evening when the city commission meets, preparatory to accepting a higher salaried post as head of the municipal government in Santa Barbara, California, which has recently adopted the same plan as that in vogue here.
 MT Craig was elected for the inn
 portant station after more than 300 ap- plications were received from various
 parts of the United states in response
 to call sent out by the city official:
 of Santa Barbara for man to become : the city's first city manager. Declin-
 ing to make his application for the pos on the strength Of the circulars sen | Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
RELIEF FROM COLD
 WAVE IS TEMPORARY

DENVER. Dec. l1.-Relief from the cold wave which overspread the Rocky Mountain region Satur- day and Sunday was only tenn pOrary. according to tonights fore cast of the local weather bureau predicting another cold wave ac- companied by snow for northern Utah, northeastern Colorado and Wyoming The storm area will strike Colorado tomorrow. accord ing to the forecast. followed by a considerable drop in temperature by night and a further decline Thursday in northern Colorado with fair weather probable in the southern part of the state.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
First Clash Reported

LONDON, Dec. 12.-A Reuter- dis patch from Petrograd dated Monday says the Pravda announces the first collision between the Maximalist troops and from three to four thousand troops uncer General korniloff, armed with machine guns. at Tamanovka station 2S Versts from Bielgorod.
 A Reuter- dispatch from Petrosrad quotes Leon Trotzky. the Bolsheviki
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Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
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BOSTON, Dec. LA second ship load of supplies for the relief of Hali- fax was assembled in this city tonight in readiness to go forward tomorrow. The cargo, valued at about S75 900. was gathered by the Massa chusetts relief committee. The proposed relief fund of S1,000, 900 from the people of Massa : chusetts has reached total of s20S,- 229
Arizona republican., 1917-12-12
GOVERNOR VISITS CAMP TODAY

DEMING. x. NJ, Dec. Ex-Governor Peter Norbeck of South Dakota ar rived at Camp Cody today to visit the national guardsmen from his state sta toned here. He was accompanied by Attorney General J. F. Mather They are guests of Colonel J. E. Englisby, South Dakota officers and Mayor M. A. Nordhaus