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Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
WOULD BRING
AMERICAN OPERA
INTO ITS OWN
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NEW YORK, July IA concerted
movement by American composers and
dramatists and leaders of national
civic and musical organizations, for
the production of American opera and
other native music in the English
tongue, will be formally launched here
tomorrow.
| While the offices of the organization
directing the movement will be in New
York, its incorporators represent all
| sections of the country Reginald De
Koven the composer, is chairman of
the National Committee of Organiza-
tion it's other members being:
Mrs. David Allen Campbell Chicago;
Charles w. Cadman, San Francisco:
John Alden Carpenter Chicago; Geo.
w Chadwick, Boston; Frederick S.
Converse, Boston; Arthur Farwall.
New York; Henry Hadley. Boston:
Mrs w. A. Hinckle, Peoria, Ill., Percy
MacKaye, New York; Douglas NAL
loch, Chicago; w. J. Mccoy, San Fran
cisco; Max Rabinoff. New York; JOS
eph Reddine, San Francisco: Mrs.
Frank A. Seiberling. Akron Ohio: Lee
Shubert New York; John Philip Sousa,
New York; Mrs. William d. Steele,
Sedalla, Mo-, and David Stevens, New
York.
The announced policy of the organ
iZation is to produce throughout the
United States operate works by Amer
lean composers and dramatists only.
acted and sung by an l-American
company. with an all-American or
chestra, chorus and ballet
1T is evident" said Mr.. de Koven
today. that American music never will
be definitely developed by the employ
ment or the foreign artist and the
performance of foreign works. Italy.
with less than third the population
Of the United States, possesses sixty
three producing opera houses. The
music of Germany and France has been
made familiar to the world by its en-
( dorsement at home. Russian opera.
similarly encouraged, now is being
sung internationally in increasing
measure year by year.
Of all the great music loving and
music suppOrting nations of the earth
america alone, until now, has made rtc
material effort for the announcements
OF her native and natural musical
genius
we have spent millions to hear for
elgn singers and declined to hear our
own.
"The different interests which have
been working separately to correct this
condition now have been brought to-
gether in one organization. They are
all inspired by the same ideals, the
one essential hitherto lacking being
coordination in one definite practical
plan.
/ This union of forces constitutes the
most forward step in the DEVELOPMENT
! OF American native music in the his
| tory of the country. The America
/ composer and dramatist of really
notable work are now assured proper
! presentation. and an adequate number
OF performances. The American singer
Is to be given an opportunity and an
audience. The American people will
De permitted to enjoy music in their
native tongue and to contribute to its
development
1T is patriotic and historic move
ment deserving universal American
support at a time when, as never be-
fore, our national consciousness is
awakening, and when we realize that
IN art as in all things, America mus,
take her high place among the nations
! of the world"
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

British army during June captured,
1856 German prisoners including 175
officers and 81 guns including two
heavy guns. as well as much other war
material.
The French and Germans continue to
battle at various points on the front
from Cerny to the Verdun region. East
of Cerny the French have repulsed
German attacks and in the region of
Prunay, east of Rheims, German sur
prise attack was thrown back with
heavy losses. On the left bank of the
Mouse the fighting has brought no
change in position. Two German sub
marines were fired on by the gun crew
of an American liner during a voyage
from the United States to England and
the sailors say one periscope was shat
tered A third submarine was sig hted
but the American gunners had no OPP
portunity to fire, as it Immediately
submerged.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
HIGH WINDS PUT
WIRE SERVICE OUT

Unusually high winds, approaching
at times the proportions of a gale
which have prevailed in eastern and
southeastern Arizona since early last
evening, have caused considerable
damage among the telegraph and
telephone wires of that section and a
great deal of inconvenience to the
newspapers depending upon their
service.
The Associated Press leased wire
service of The Republican, which or
dinarily reaches Phoenix by way of
Denver, was out of commission en-
tirely last night, the service being
temporarily established by way of
San Francisco. Further than that a
stretch of poles and wires for some
distance east of Tucson were down
and had been out of commission since
I o'clock last night, no other informa-
ton could be secured.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

legislature. In an aside the governor
stated yesterday that he would prob
ably veto a law that he did not believe
to be a good one. In conclusion, Mr..
Donnclly observed in his telegram,
There will always be industrial unrest
in Arizona so long as there are indus
tricus liars
The concessions offered by the Ari-
iona Copper company and the Shan
non company are such as Governor
Campbell recently suggested to the
management of the mines in that dis
trct, an increase of wages fifty cents a
day to men now receiving $5.4S or less
and increase of wages of twenty-five
cents to those receiving more than
$5.4S a day. This offer was made on
Saturday night to the grievance com
mittee of the local union. The Detroit
Copper company took no part in the
conference with the committee since
this. company, related as it is to the
Phelps Dodge companies was due for
a strike anyhow.
Gordon M'Lean, one of the mine man.
ayers at Clifton, wired the governor
that 5000 men were out there and that
| the properties were being picketed. He
did not know how many men would
|
many of the miners were not at work
yesterday. The few mechanics at work
went out on receipt of the order.
An improved condition was reported
ut Bisbee, though a telegram stated that
! it might be only a luli in consequence
of the presence of Colonel HornbrOok.
| X. S. A., who has been delegated by
the war department to keep an eye on
the camp. Fifty per cent of the Calu-
met and Arizona force was at work and
| about the same proportion of the Cop
per Queen force. There was no disorder
and only mild picketing.
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
International Union of Mine, Mill and
Smelter workers. telegraphed Cover
nor Campbell yesterday that organiza-
ton had not called the strike at Bisbee
| and would assume no responsibility
1 for it. The governor then wired, in
curing the relation of that organiza :
ton to the strikes at Clifton and Globe.
At late hour no reply had been re-
ceived.
Among the kilograms received at the
governors office was one from Joseph
s. Myers who had been delegated by
at Bisbee Mr.. Myers is held up at
Houston by threatened strike of the
shopmen of the Information and Great
Northern railway. Mr.. Myers was un-
certain as to when he would be able to
come to Arizona. A conference be-
tween the shopmen and the conciliatoT
and railway authorities will be held at
Houston this morning.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

ceiving on the present scale, day
rate of wages of from twenty-five
cents to forty-siX cents per hour and
a raise of twenty five cents day to
those receiving a base rate higher tnan
forty-siX cents an hour. This order
to take effect July list with the condl-
ton that it's employees don't go out on
strike and will be Withdrawn III the
event a strike suspends operation by
the companies
The company also desires to notify
its employees that in the event OF
strike it will refuse all guarantees 40.
respect to reinstatement of any en-
Move upon resumption of operations
thereafter.
The Phelps Dod"o "C~-7~---'- -.
Morenci branch, in making reply re-
cited mat on May 2Stn am. 19..., tbs
year. Joseph S. Meyers of the depart
ment of labor, was here making an
| investigation of labor conditions and
assured this employees committee that
/ conditions were in excellent shape and
| there was no cause for uneasiness re-
garding strikes and curtailment of
/ copper production in this district. At
! the same time some minor misunder
! standings were cleared up.
fuFtnef at a guar U1cDllllS meet
| ing the manager of this company and
/ the grievance committee of its en-
/ ployees the manager was assured by
! the committee tnat there were T.
grievances touching the employees of
/ this company in any department. The
/ later presentation of demands on June
/ goth took us by surprise We re
quested the return of Meyers to the
district at the earliest possible mo-
! ment which he agreed to do. but the
request was rejected by your commit
! tee.
Answering articles one, two and
! three of the demands the Phelps
| Dodge management made practically
the same answer as the Shannon and
Arizona Copper companies.
Replying to article four, the Phelps
Dodge company practice has been t.
reduce Sunday and overtime work to
a minimum and when craftsmen are
practice to pay price and half No
complaint on this arrangement has
ever been received.
Referring to the Miami wage scale
demand, the Phelps Dodge company
replied:
Il am not refusing, nor will l go on
record as having refused to discuss
the wages with our employees. You
don't, however, in this demand, request
that we consider the question of wages
but demand. The Miami scale has
been a fetch for agitators to conjure
with throughout the state ana wnlcn 1
must now refuse to grant"
Following the reply of the managers
a strike call was prepared at mid
night and signed by j. L. Donnelly.
president of the state federation, or
dering all union workmen and sym
pathizers to quit work Sunday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock. The order was
obeyed and by Monday morning not Il
wheel in the district will be turning.
1t was reliably reported this morning
that the conference committee refused
to accept the responsibility of signing
the strike call Donnelly made the
statement that he had been instructed
to issue the call by the committee.
conservative statement by the
union here is that the American cit1-
zens engaged in several crafts are on
posed to the present strike but have
been forced out by the Mine, Mill and
Smeltermen's local which is composed
almost entirely of Mexicans, Spaniards
and Italians
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
ORGANIZE MEDICAL SECTION
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-Organi-
cation was formed here today of the
state committee Of national defense
medical section, which will be a branch
of the general medical board of the
Council of National Defense. Its OBJ
iect will be to stimulate recruiting for
the medical corps. DR.. Harry M. Sher-
man of San Francisco was elected
president; DR.. Saxon Pope of San
Francisco, secretary treasurer, and DR..
Henry H. Sherk of Pasadena, chairman
of the southern California section. A
resolution was adopted urging eXemp-
ton boards to exempt from service un-
dergraduate medical students and
teachers in medical institutions.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
WOODEN PASSENGER
CAR PASSING AWAY

''The recommendation of the inter-
state commerce commission, repeated
in its latest annual report, that the
use of steel cars i'll passenger train
service be required seems in fair way
! toward being carried out without fur
! Their effort on the part of the commits
| sion'' SAYS the Railway Age Gazette
in an editorial in its current issue The
editoria. is based upon bulletin OF the
| special committee on reiations of rail-
.yyay operation to legislation, published
! in the same issue in which it is shown
that only three wooden cars for passen-
ser train service were built in 1915 and
only ten wooden cars for passenger
/ train service were under construction
on January l, 1917.
The building of wooden passenger
train sars has practically ceased. The
! bulletin shows that there were in pas
senger train service on January l, 1909,
! approximately 629 all steel cars and 673
/ cars having steel underframes On
! January /, 1917, there were in such
service 1874 all steel ears and 6,I6y
cars having steel underframes. repre-
senting increases of 2,405 per cent and
| 812 per cent. respectively. There are
ROW in service 39,169 wooden ears in
! passenger rain service, indicating a
retirement Of S,957 wooden cars from
! ,.nr,-icc since Januarv I 1912 the date
! 30 40 ,,ro,,i,,,. oo,e1s or this number
. o1e ,t,oro ro+;rod aurino, tho ra1onda,,
- ,o1e NJ, 'o1a,.1 is7or,,1o,. = tota.
q, 900 ,,,a,, ,,.e;,, ar,t ,oy,
orc ,.onor+e 80, rnads ronraeo,+inp
no. .ac - 20 -, -, - H. Tr,,i+ad
States.
A significant addition to these facts
| contained in the bulletin is a state
$3.50 &c ~ s,,,,,,o,ei,,,o+a cost +o tho
,aii-,-,,,. - ,,o,,Iari,,g r.itb stool care tho
wooden cars nov in messenger service
Tho axaraqa cost nor car on tho frs
~ Tanuar7, ,-ariod for tho different
oioe,e.ai, &c .ea,cra,. troi,, oc,ouinr,ont
oop 80 ~ ~. -,
co. 900 for 10 ,,a,.,ar s1oayire, ~. dini,fy
co'. T,i,i,,r * r,,,,,,hori of oacb clas
,, j.; '''si,S e,,e +hn cost Of
aach @io,e 49, for mo "a leo cars -
! to+ai ra,ti,oo1,,o,,t cost If SeSt o0o oo0 Al
,,t +1,ia. rst ,o,,rogan+S ON ,nnna.
j,Ite,.o,.t obaro,o nf a. 00ooo If the
,,.ocaa,, oars 7.o,Iaood no oi,,er an &c
.,,,,,,od ale af "a ooo asch +ha charoo
r. onora+ino oxnensas for tho renIace-
4 v,.,t IN, 49, ID, H. cIossifioo
l.,,...- - ~ ;+9.stato 49,,
49, eo,7a,,is,;o,, mounts 70 s15e
co am
THO b,lloti,, claims that thero ha
hoan a cnrtaip raIafion hetyveen The
bI,iiiiine If Steel messenger om,irnent
and Tho conaition If railway business in
Jifforant ,-oars Tho substitution ot
staaI oars for wooden cars is n safety
neasnre II means an added expendi-
tjre in railway operation with little or
no avnectation of corresponding return
in revenue Nevertbeless neTiods Of
,rosnerit,, or the reverse are reflected
r. ~, ,,,1,,ho,.. ,,f wooden cors renlacad
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
DELAWARE LEADS
RED CROSS FUND
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WASHINGTON, July --latest tab
ulations by the American Red Cross,
announced tonight, show that Delaware
led all other states in per capita con-
tributions to the Red Cross war fund
with a rate of So. Figures for other
states follow:
New York (outside New York city,
SIPS; Colorado 1927; California SLIP;
Illinois SIS; Oregon $50; Utah s.73;
Idaho $.71; Wyoming $40; Nebraska
$53a Iowa $40; Arizona $.3S; Texas
$.25; Nevada $.21; North Dakota Sill;
New Mexico $40 South Dakota sos;
and Hawaii sos
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
Russians AGAIN Active

BERLIN, via London, July 1.-The
Russian troops in the eastern theater
of the war have opened a heavy attack
on the Germans along the Stripa front
They stormed the German positions
along an eighteen and a half mile
front, but according to the official
German report, met with heavy losses
and were forced to retire.
This was the most extensive attack
delivered by the Russians since the
revolution
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
THEFTS COVER YEAR

FRESNO, July 1.-Officers of the
Bank and Trust Company of Central
California found today that the defal-
cations of William McEwen, receiving
teller, whose body was found in the
San Joaquin river last night, covered
period of more than a year. No mo-
tive has been found for the theft of
the bank funds. Officials of the. bank
have been going back over his accounts
since he disappeared last Friday. The
total amount of the shortage is S5,600
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
Fires Drawn az Clifton

CLIFTON, Ariz., July Fires were
drawn from the smelters here today
after the strike order had been signed
by the representatives of the miners
and 5000 men viii be out of work, ac-
cording to estimates given out here to-
night. The strike order was signed at
ten O'Clock today, and by noon the
COMMENTATORS, mines and smelters were
idle The closing down of the Clifton
Copper camp win mean the reduction
of the total output of copper in the
southwest by 100000 pounds per
month.
The mine managers here assert to-
night the strike in the Clifton Morenci
district is part of a state wide con =
spiracy to tie up Arizona copper mines
The strike order was signed by John
L. Donnelly. president of the Arizona
Federation of Labor.
Sheriff Slaughter issued a statement
tonight declaring he would maintain
law and order even though it were
necessary to deputize every citizen in
the county
The Mine, Mill and Smelter Work
ers' union is by far the largest labor
organization in this district and in
cludes MeXicans, Spaniards and
Italians.
Governor Campbell and the fedora
authorities are in close touch with the
situation.
Mr.. Donnelly tonight issued the fol
lowing statement: 1.-THE Clifton. Nor
erci and Metcalf miners and smelter
men demanded the Miami wage scale
the abolition of the contract system
mining, the seniority rule, and tim.
and one-half for overtime and Sunday
work by the mechanical crafts Upor
presentation of the demands to tn,
companies, the Detroit Copper com
pany refused the demands. TIL.
Shannon and Arizona Copper compa
MES answered with an offer of 81
cents a day for men receiving up t,
46l2 cents per hour; for all over thi
amount % cents a day. The grievanc,
committee did not agree as it had n,
power to do So They reported thei
negotiations to the central body of tn,
district, which unanimously rejected ii
| 1t was then requested to- endorse tn
action of the body and, in accordance
with constitutional procedure. issue,
the strike call
THE earnings of the companies ar
tremendous and they are fully ade
quate to permit of living wage scale
we are DESTROYS of doing our hi
! toward maintaining industrial peace
! to the end that our country will not b,
embarrassed, for necessary material
during the war, but we know the COP
per companies are using the war as ;
Subterfuge"
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
TO STOP AT FRISCO
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SAN FRANCISCO, July Word
was received today from Secretary of
State Lansing that the commission
from Belgium now at Washington win
spend two days here when it makes
its projected tour of the west. Mr..
Lansing telegraphed Mayor James
Rolph. Jr, that the commission will
arrive in San Francisco July II.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
Quiet at Bisbee


BISBEE, July To-day, the fifth
day of the strike of copper miners here
called by the Metal Mine Workers In
dustrial union, a branch of the Indus
trial Workers of the World was quiet
The mines working today, in order that
the Fourth Of July might be holiday
reported an increase in the number Of
men at work
News Of strikes at Clifton, Morencj
and Miami, announced at mass meet
ing of miners tonight, had no apparent
change on local sentiment. Several
leaders of the Industrial Workers Of
the World departed for these points
Many of the rank and file of this or
ganization left for Miami and Clifton
yesterday and today
Pickets were fewer -: number than
at any time since the strike began
The authorities tonight intimated
they feared present good order might
not continue
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

and done. it has been guns ana still
more guns, shells and still more shells,
that have turned the tide of war in
favor of the entente allies.
The artillery has solved most of the
problems of modern war 1t was the
artillery that blew the Germans from
their grim grip on Vimy ridge; it was
the artillery that shook them loose
from their nearly three years hold on
the high ground about Messines 1t
/ was the artillery that shattered and
crumpled the steel and concrete de
! lenses of the Hindenburg line from
Arras nearly all the way to Quenat. II
is the artillery today that is harassins
and pounding the Germans until they
are fairly dazed when the infantry
attacks begin.
The limited depth of the battles To-
| day is due to the fact that the in
| fantry must not get beyond the pro
/ tecting cover of their artillery. It>was
with their enormous guns, which nc
other nation possessed. that the Ger
mans expected to blast their way to
| quick victory in 1914.
! Now their military ambitions and
their military prowess are being dash
! ed to pieces against the rocks of skilled
supremacy in guns and gunners Guns
alrplanes and infantry form the great
| trinity in modern war: they can only
move hand in hand
The life of high velocity guns at thu
rate of fire it now is necessary t.
maintain is very short necesSitatinc
constant requirements and re-linings
of barrels 1t is one of the most sig
nificant phases of the war as it ap-
proaches the end of the third year thai
the allies, including America. with a
wealth of raw material at their dis
| posal, can make these requirements
while the Germans are becoming NOR,
and more desperately in need in tina
respect. Their artillery is very stron,
at times, but the Smelling in which they
indulge is as nothing compared witt
| what must be endured by the German:
from the allied guns.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

viii pay highest cash price for eggs
at the National Produce Company, 223
West Jefferson street; phone 1249 If
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

week by the International Union of
Mine. Mill and Smelter workers goes
into effect.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02

seats together. This pinioned many
OF the passengers below the surface
Oh the water, and it was in this sec
tlon OF the car that most of the fatal
tiles occurred.
believe at least half a dozen
bodies were carried down the river to
the Whirlpool said one of the SOL
dlers who was taken to a hospital
10 recover from exhaustion. when
was running down the railroad
tracks | saw out in the stream what
seemed to me to be two arms raised
above the surface Ten feet away
from them | am sure | saw the
bright color Of a woman's dress near
the surface and still further down
man was swimming in an effort
to get out of the rapids. He disap-
peared"
The statement by the guardsman
was the most definite obtainable as
to the number of persons carried
down the river
Nearly score Of persons were re-
ported to the police as missing, but
most of them were located in hos
pitfalls and hotels later in the even
ing. II was certain however, that in
the holiday crowd there were many
making the trip unaccompanied.
f. e. Niclklis. superintendent of the
Gorge railroad, issued a statement
late tonight placing the number OF
dead and missing at fourteen. All
the other passengers on the car had
been accounted for. he said.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
GOVERNOR HEARS
STATEWIDE STRIKE
DEVELOPMENTS

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SOLDIERS OF NEW
RUSSIA ASSUME
THE. AGGRESSIVE

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Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
Americans Impressed

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE July American officers,
who have been studying conditions on
this front for some time past, say that
they are wonderfully impressed with
the British artillery, which has made
them more than ever conscious of the
improvements the United States will
have to make in that direction. Amer
lean people have been quick to appre-
clate the value of great aerial fleets of
battle and scouting planes: the air
service appealed at once to the mag
nation. But when after all is said
in the river bottom. throwing the
spite their heavy expenses. They also
told the commission that railway Sc
curities were stronger than any other
class, except government and NUM-
cipal bonds raised by taxation.
The railroads, they sought to show
have large surpluseS on hand in cash
time deposits and interests in unaf-
for the carriers, and insisted that they
would receive reasonable earnings de-
filiated companies. which they declared
should be used for such an emergency
as the carriers represented
During the hearing, the commission
received thousands of letters from ship
pers protesting or favoring the ad-
vance. The eastern carriers made a
tabulation to show that sentiment OF
shippers in their territory was largely
in favor of an increase. Final argu
mentS closed June IL.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-02
SPLIT IN CABINET
MAY COME OVER
COAL AGREEMENT

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COPPER INDUSTRY
OF UNITED STATES
Is NOW MENACED

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