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Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
Terrible CWWue Committed NeQy Abache Trall M Dead Of Wight
Man Murdered and Wlfe. Assaulted by
 Young Degenerate

Leaving a trail of crime behind him. ranging from theft to criminal and murder Star Daley, alias Van Ashmore, landed in the county jail last night. with a criminal record such as no man of his age has ever before possessed in Arizona.
 Mrs. James Ray Gibson of Tucson, was also at the county jail last night. She was there as witness in probably the most fiendish crime ever committed in the state. She had seen her hus- band, travelling salesman for a Chi cago grocery house deliberately mur- dered, drilled through the back with six shots from the gun of Daley, and had herself been subjected to treatment which only a fiend could think of. Ac- cording to the story she tearfully told last night, she spent the whole of Thursday night alone on the Apache trail with her husbands murderer, her clothes taken from her and under the threat of death, subjected to every Whim his seemingly degenerate mind could think of.
 The whole affair. according to Mrs. Gibson, started Thursday night about o'clock. when Daley walked into their camp about "A miles east of Mesa.
 Is Civil at First
 He acted civilly enough when he first arrived. He sat around the fire and chattedsfor d while. He seemed to be on the verge of confiding something important to the couple, and finally asked Gibson to take short walk with him. The two men started away from the fire. What happened on the short walk no one knows, but Mrs Gibson said last night that the following yer sion had been given her by Daley.
 We walked a little ways Daley told her, when I told him that 1 had attacked woman at Florence and that all of Pinal and Maricopa county was looking for me. He said is that so? and turned to walk towards the camp.
 l stopped him and called him back asked him what his name was, and he said it was Gibson. l then told him that he had ruined my sister several years ago, and that 1 was going to get him for it. He then run toward his cot, leaned over it as if to pick up a gun, and 1 fired"
 Daley fired four shots into Gibson's back. According to those who exam ined the body any one of them was enough to cause instant death Not satisfied with the shooting he had done, he then walked up 10 the body as it lay on the ground and fired two more
 Threatens Death
 He dragged the body aside, and told Mrs. Gibson that if she did not do as
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
RUSSIAN TROOPS ON
 VERGE OF REVOLT TO
 CHANCE GOVERNMENT

tives have introduced an interpeliatlon in the reichstag in an endeavor to smoke out Von Bethmann- -Hollweg and force him to declare himself for or against the Schiedemann program.
 The Radicals have introduced a simi- lar interpolation in the Prussian diet.
 The revival of the activity of the inn perialistic organizations of agriculture and industry who were responsible for the famous suppressed circular of the six leagues with a sweeping anneXa- tiOnist program in 1915, is marked by the issue of a stiffly worded pronun- ciamentO for a long Inst of agricultural, industrial and even religious organiza- tions The pam German league and the army and navy leagues are demanding peace with indemnities, increased ter ritories and greater power for Ger many.
 The Socialists meetings. on the other hand are making and strengthening public opinion for a peace with no in- demnities and no annexations. The socialist leaders obviously are endeav- bring to sweep the government and the imperial chancellor into a declaration of the German peace aims on similar lines and which could be used at the Stockholm conference.
 The moderate elements who favor taking what can be gotten are aSsailing von Bethmann- HollWeg for weak kneed shrinking from trouble, and de- mand in resolutions adopted by the lib- eral party and in the editorials of such papers as the Vosssche Zeitung that the chancellor now make a clear and definite statement of policy as a step toward inner and outer peace.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
HOUSE RETAINS
 CENSORSHIP IN
 ESP P|0NAGE BILL
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WASHINGTON. May 4-The espion- age bill was passed by the house late today with modified censorship pro- vision after administration leaders had lost an insistent fight for retention of the original section aimed at the publication of news of value to the enemy The final vote was 260 to 105.
 Consideration of a similar measure continued in the senate during the day, and there, too. the administration suf- fered a defeat. An exports embargo amendment, about which the fight in the senate has centered, was modified so as to substitute for the general au- thority proposed a provision to en- power the president to restrict exports in specific cases when American goods are reaching the enemy
 In the house the entire adminiStra- tion censorship section was rejected by 2 vote of 220 to 167, despite pleas of Representative Webb chairman of the judiciary committee, that President Wilson had sent him word that the authority sought was absolutely nec- essary." Later new section. drawn by Representative Gard of Ohio was adopted 190 to 1885. It would permit the president to prohibit publication of news regarding the national defense, but would provide specifically for a jury trial for offenders and make con- VictiOn depend upon proof that matter published was of a character useful to an enemy.
 Representative Graham of Pennsyl- vania and others charged that trickery had been practiced because the Gard amendment was offered and voted upon after some members opposed to any sort Of censorship had left the house hn would be no further voting on the sec tion. They were threatening tonight to carry their fight to conference if possible.
 Speaker Clark, Republican Leader Mann, Representative Kahn of Cali fornia, and Representative Sherley of Kentucky were among those who voted to strike out the censorship section Democratic Leader Kitchin voted to retain it.
 That the bill could not be finally dis posed of in the senate before next week was announced tonight by Senator Overman.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
FRENCH TAKE
 VILLAGES IN 4
 NEW ADVANCE

French troops in a new offensive along the Aisne have captured the Vil- lage of Craonne and the first German line of a front of two and one-half miles northwest of Rheims.
 Craonne is at the eastern end of the Vauclerc plateau, the scene of much desperate fighting recently, and its possession by the Germans placed a salient in the French line paralleling the Chemin- Danes and the Aisne river. The French not only strengthened out their line and gained a strategic position for further advance on the Vauclerc plateau, but also took more than 150 prisoners.
 Advancing northwest of Rheims on a front of two and a half miles the French carried the first German line and took six hundred prisoners. Cra- onne is six miles northwest of Berry au- Bac, which Berlin gives as the western extremity of the French at tacking line northwest of Rheims. Der slin asserts that the French attack was repulsed between Berry -au-Bac and Brimont, about six miles north of Rheims.
 Attacks by British troops on the Ar ras front from east of Vimy south to Bullecourt have stopped for the mo ment while Field Marshal Haig's sol- diers strengthen the positions taken on Thursday. Both the British and Ger mans apparently have been worn out by continuous attacks and counter at tacks of the last two days, and the Associated Press correspondent witt the British armies reports that while the infantrymen rest the artillerieS continue their bombardments.
 ha nf than 900 prisoners in the attack on the Arras front Thursday and early Friday which resulted in the capture of Fres- noy and other sectors of the German line. Berlin admits the loss of F'resnoy but says the British were repulseG everywhere and that the Germans took 1000 prisoners
 From the other battle fronts come reports only of scouting and reconnoi- tering raids and artillery duels except for Russian attack in the Suchitzs valley, Rumania, which Berlin says was repulsed.
 Haiti and China are on the verge ot entering the world wide alliance against Germany. President Artigu. enave of Haiti has called on congres. to declare war against Germany and ] Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
HOOVER ARRIVES
 WILL ATTEMPT II
 FEED HE NATION
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WASHINGTON, May ,4.-Herbert C. Hoover, recently named chairman of the food committee of the Council of National Defense, arrived here today to advise the government on food con- ditions abroad and on measures the allied governments have taken to con- serve their food supplies.
 "I have been called food dictator" said MT. Hoover tonight, but that is incorrect What I am here for is. to give my services to the nation in any way I can be of use. Secretary Hous ton will control the country's food sup ply under bills pending in congress and I will assist him and the Council of Defense by supplying information gathered in relief work abroad"
 MT Hoover said he could make no statement concerning the food situation in Europe until he had made his re- port to President Wilson.
 This report" he said, twill indicate the requirements of the allied coun tries, their capacity to produce. and the amount of food the United States will have to supply. It will outline steps the allies are taking to reduce con- sumption and how they are meeting ulSlrlDullOn anu OllleT pIODleiIS. uo not know what the government will require of me. l am acting in an un official capacity and no plans have been made
 Other members of MT. Hoover's com mittee have not been named and none probably will be appointed until the committees duties are defined. The administration's plans, it is understood in general way provide that the com mittee, with the federal trade commits sion and other government agencies, shall aid the agricultural department in carrying out the food regulation program.
 MT. Hoover probably will report on prohibition abroad and present esti- mates of the amount of American foodstuffs that go into the manufac- ture of liquor in the allied countries. Food bills pending in congress would give the president power to prescribe prohibition restrictions.
 Belgian relief work will be directed by MT. Hoover as heretofore The Belgians, he said, are in fearful plight and reduced to rations totally mad euuate for their needs. The sinking of five relief ships recently by the Ger mans. he said made it impossible to foretell the future.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
:" "Wondeytul" Says IotYe Of Ills Tour
 Thyough Chicago
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 CHICAGO. May 4-The middle west today gave to the war mission leaders from France welcome which brought fl om the lips of Marshal Joffre the eX- clamation: Wonderful"
 It was JOffre who caught the popular fancy during the trip about the city. He was cheered wildly everywhere. lie was dressed in his service uniform and rode through miles of crowded streets with hand almost contsantly raised at salute "Aturn for the cheers of the erowu h.. st thrills which the s{SSSs CT $sa1s t t1avsaI7 ', sssIisSes ysIsS~s never failed to recognIzv a" Joffre on sight, nor he to catch their greet ings.
 At Joffre's side rode former Premier Viviani, Vice Admiral Chocheprat and Lieutenant Fabry, the latter known as the "plue devil of France" who shared generously in the crowds applause. accompanying them as the govern ments representative was Breckenridge Long. the third assistant secretary of state, and Lieutenant Colonel Spencer Cosby. former attache at Paris, who attended Marshal Joffre and Vice Ad- miral Chocheprat, and Lieutenant Commander Allen Buchanan of the
 
 prsed thirteen members, all guests of the nation on a trip which will cover some 3,200 miles by the time they re- turn to Washington. They arrived at noon on the government special train. The half day that followed was crowd ed with patriotic outbursts, beginning with a ride from the train through deep canyoned city streets overhung with the tri-colOr of France, the stars and stripes and British flags There followed in quick succession the greet ing of the city's reception committee at the Chicago club, a reception by the local French colony and French relief organization, more rides a reception and dinner, and finally a night meet ing at the Auditorium theater. At all these functions former Premier Niv- iani spoke in French, voicing the thanks of the French nation. His statements each time were interpreted afterward in English by NJ. Hovelaque, inspector general of public instruction Of France
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
Villa Plans Comeback


 FL PASO, May 4.-Villa followers, Cientifico leaders and Legalistas are believed by government agents here to be planning to launch a new revo- lutionary movement against the es- tablished government of Mexico with Villa as the military leader and Miguel DiaZ Lombardo as the provisional president. This movement is ex- pected to be started within the next week and is the cause of a number of former Villa leaders. Cientifico advis- CTS and other expatriated Mexicans coming to this point on the border at this time.
 The tentative plan, as near as United States secret service agents have been able to learn is to have Villa proclaim his revolution against the government declare himself as the military com mander, and Lombardo as it's civil head and fix a point near the border where the provisional capital will be established
 Guadalupe, 30 miles southeast of JuareZ, is said to have been selected as the provisional capital and Villa is reported to be at the Calderon ranch. forty-five miles south of Guadalupe. with his command awaiting the arrival of Diaz Lombardo before taking pos session of this Mexican town which is opposite Fabens, Texas. Villa is also said to have a large quantity of gold and silver bullion which he has ar ranged to exchange for ammunition.
 Americans are said by Mexican se- cret service agents to be playing a fi- nancial part in the reorganiZed Villa movement. Two well known Americans left here today for Guadalune and were said to be going for a conference with Villas representatives at the border.
 Letters addressed to former Villa leaders in Fl Paso, inviting them to join Villa near Guadalupe, have been obtained by the Mexican secret ser vice agents These letters were signed by Jose Ynez Salazar. the commander of the Villa band which has been op- erating along the Rio Grande opposite Fort Hancock, Fabens and Sierra Blanca.
 United States cavalry were dis patched to Fabens from Fort Bliss late today to reinforce the American pa trols there and prevent any Mexican recruits or ammunition smugglers from crossing. Mexican government cavalry from Juarez is also scouting along the river near Guadalupe.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
Hurry LID Commission

WASHINGTON, May 4.-Disquiet- ing reports from Petrograd of differ ences between the provisional govern ment and committees of workmen and soldiers are causing concern here. but it. was said after today's cabinet meet ing that no official information had been received to shake the confidence felt here that the Russian demorcatic leaders will hold their organization to- gether and keep up the fight against Germany.
 One effect of the reports probably will be to hurry the departure of politi- cal and economic and railroad commits sions which President Wilson is sending to aid the provisional government in rehabilitating Russia economically and industrially. The first commission, headed by Elihu Root. will go just as soon as the president has named all it's members. It has been said by officials from day to day that the personnel of this commission has been about agreed upon but so far there has been no of tlcial announcement even of the selec- tion of MT. Root. After the cabinet meeting it was reiterated that the only difficulty has been in selecting and getting acceptances from the right kind Of men, and that an announcement cer- tainiy would be made within a day or two
 There are no indications that Presi- dent Wilson is considering changing his decision to send MT. Root to Petro- grad because of the agitation against him by some socialists in this country Officials say, however, that undoubt- edly harm has been done by the efforts to create the impression that Mir Root IS not in sympathy with the Russian revolution.
 The personnel of the railroad com mission was completed today by the selection of William L. Darling, vice president and consulting engineer of the Portland and Seattle railroad. The other members are J. F. Stevens. Hen ry Miller and John c. Greiner
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
RESOURCES 0F
 THIS COUNTRY BEING DIVIDED
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 WASHINGTON, May 4.-Direction of Americas vast commercial resources in the common struggle against Ger many formed the basis for a second formal conference between American officials and the British mission held today in Secretary Lansing's office at the state department.
 Two general subjects were taken up, how best and most economically to marshal the resources for the aid of the allies. and how most certainly to further restrict all products getting through to the aid of the enemy. While no definite decisions were reached, the conferees went over such problems as trading with the enemy export restrictions and rationing of Holland and Scandinavia, and the means of arriving at accurate statis- tics to show how much in different lines the allies need and how much this country can supply
 The United States now has begun to point out to the allies some of it's own great necessities in certain trade lines in which this country is entirely de- pendent on them.
 Since the economic prosperity of the United States has become of equally vital concern to the allies. a marked disposition has been shown to coop crate more freely than before to pre- vent shortage here.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
CANADIAN MARKET UNSTABLE
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OTTAWA, May 1.-The wild fur ries in wheat in the Winnipeg grain market for the last ten days were up- Intentionally caused by large purchases of contract grades made by the British wheat commission. Sir Thomas White, finance minister. today told the Cana = dian parliament
 Sir Thomas explained that there had not been sufficient wheat of the grades sold to the commission to fill the con- tracts and that many vendors, who sold options, had been caught short when the British buyers called for de- livery of the wheat
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
VAWTSR TRIAL CONTINUES
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va May A. The prosecution today in the trial of tharles E. NaWter for the murder of Stockton Heth, Jr-, devoted itself large ly to efforts to prove that Vawter was sane when he wrote Heth asking that a whiskey bill be paid and telling him he now could love Mrs. Vawter with less fear. Yesterday the defense sub mitted evidence apparently intended to show insanity. Two physicians consid- cred Nawter sane when he wrote to deth. Dr. w. A. Wilson of Radford said the writer was a degenerate.
 The defense rested without recalling Mrs. Nawter.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
OPTICAL BRITISH STATEMENT
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 LONDON. May 4. 10:2S D. m-The war office communication this evening says:
 The number of Germans captured yesterday exceeds nine hundred, in- cluding twenty eight officers.
 During the day our troops strength ened their positions in the sectors of the Hindenburg line captured yester- day and have progressed eastward along the enemys trenches. killing many Germans and taking several prisoners.
 "A number of successful bombing raids were carried out bv our airplanes yesterday. Three hostile machines were brought down by our airplanes and five others were driven down out of control. Two other German machines were shot down by the fire from the ground. and another was compelled to lard behinf our lines. Two of our airplanes are missing"
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
V|LL|STA9 MAY
 BE PLANNING
 FUR AT TACK
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 JUAREZ, May A band of Villa followers led by Salazar and Quevedo was engaged and defeated by cavalry force from the Juarez garrison under Major Vicente Sanchez. according to an official report received tonight at the military headquarters in Juarez, which added that the fight took place at Aguaje del Gacho, a point near San Juan Mines, nine mics south of Fort Hancock, Texas.
 Major Sanchez had fifty men in his command. His message said that the number of dead and wounded had not yet been ascertained, but some of the rebels were seen to fall. Salazar was reported near San Juan several days ago with comparatively small band.
 He killed two Mexican miners there while the American manager hid a day and night in a shaft. MeXicans cross ing the border from the mines said they believed Salaza rhad a large band back in the foot hills. But the Carran- "a officers in JuareZ have maintained from the start that the band must have been small.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
MONEY TO CARRY
 OV MAR POURS IN
 ID J. $. COFFERS
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Subscriptions to the liberty loan poured into the treasury department today at the rate of nearly S20.000. 900 an hour. The greatest outpouring of national wealth in the history of the world was foreshadowed by the first days response to the offering of the loan.
 Five hundred telegrams from less than two percent of the total number of banks from which replies are ex- pected, had been tabulated when the office closed. These carried offers of subscriptions to the amount of $13S. 674,000
 Subscriptions tabulated indicate that the s2 00000000 offer will be over subscribed at least 100 per cent With all other agencies of subscription, such as department stores, express com panies newspapers and patriotic so- cieties, in order to be organized and to exercise their efforts in obtaining sub scriptions, the over subscriptions may be much larger Should the ratio of the first responses be maintained in replies from the other banks the banks and their customers alone would offer subscriptions totalling approximately $7,000, 100000
 One subscription of s20,000,OO0 was AOSciNtu lIplI d Ddllk Tn New Ork. Another was for $5.O00, 900. The small est subscription was s5.000 New York led the list of states with subscriptions aggregating approximately s72.O0O. 900, more than half the total amount. Amounts subscribed by the first banks to respond, grouped by states. in cluded
 California. ss7 900; Colorado, $1.1Oo.- 900; Illinois. s19.S95, 900; Iowa, s71O,OOo: Kansas, s675,000; Missouri. s32O. .OO0 Nevada, s25OOO; New Mexico. s25' '000 :: Oklahoma, s14O,O0O: Texas, s1 POI .O00; Wyoming, S175,000.
 Responses tabulated today do not in clude telegrams received yesterday. many of which contained subscriptions ranging from $100,O0O to S1.OOO. .000.
 The subscriptions from some of the chief cities include:
 Chicago, $1S,995, ,000; Cincinnati. $500 900; Denver, S1,000,000; Kansas City. Slo'ooo; New York, s63,293,O0O; St. Louis, S45,e0O
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
OBREGON CHARGES BASE
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INtpuDTICdh H. F. LEdseu WITeJ
 MEXICO CITY, May 4.-General Oh regon minister of war, will leave next week for his home in Sonora on leave of absence. His resignation has not been accepted but General Jose Angus tin Castro has been named as sub-sec- retary of war and took office today. It is possible that General Obregon will go to the United States to consult phy- sicians as he has been in bad health for many months.
 Jose Maria Rodriguez today took of flee as head of the department of health; Jose Natividad Macias as head or the department of education and Miguel Romano as head of the depart ment of justice
Arizona republican., 1917-05-05
MORE BODIES FOUND
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HASTINGS, Colo. May 4.-Six more podles' none of them vet identified. were brought from the Hastings mine or the victor American Fuel company nere tonight. One hundred twenty men lost 'neir ilVes Tn an explosion in the mine Friday. The bodies recovered toe night bring the total so far hrouobt from the mine to sixty.