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Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
SENATE DEV0TES ENTIRE SESSION TO
CRITICISM OF PRESIDENT, COUNCIL
OF DEFENSE AND SHIPPING BOARD
Republican A. p. Leased wireI

WASHINGTON. May 16.-In be-
ginning consideration today Of the
? 900 000,0oC war budget, the senate
devoted the entire session to sweep
inc criticism of the executive branch
Of the government Seldom has the
senate chamber been the scene of
such Veher1ent attacks continued for
five hours behind closed doors and
renewed after the doors were opened
No progress was made on the bill.
but tonight senate leaders thought
passage of tho huge war appropria-
ton measure would not be long de-
Iayed.
The Council Of National Defense.
composed Cf cabinet officers, is civ
ilian advisers and the government
shipping board were special targets
for senatorial wrath and President
Wilson himself was sharply criticized
The Council was charged with usur-
patton of authority, ard with unlaw-
fully deiegating power to the advisory
commission. The shipping board was
assailel tor alleged interference with
private shin builders and for insist
m" upon its wooden ship program
The president was attacked for all
legged lack of coODeration anu con
sultation with congress.
Tho upshot was adontion of an
amendment setting forth that the
pcwers of the Council of National
Defense shall not be considered en-
lar"ed because of war conditions.
Democratic Leader Martin con-
sented TO an executive session. sug
gested by Senator Weeks OF NIassa
ch 'setts because the whole bill in
VOWED discussion of confidential NIL
toy ~
wards the doors Were opened be-
cause Republican senators including
Lodge. Norris and Brandegee, sug-
gested il was not proper that such
statements as had been heard should
be made without cognizance of the
public ana without authority for
those attacked to offer defense
Democratic senator's, it was So id
afterwards. began the discussion by
crticjZinR certain acts of the ad-
ViSorv commission. Senator Reed OF
Missouri, was said TO have been par
ticularly vehement. Senator Lewis
of Illinois vigorously condemned GER
tain actions of the commission espec-
jallv regarding the letting of govern
mcnt contracts and offered ar
amendment to the law creating the
defense courci' to provide that here
after men shall be appointed 70 the
advisory commission subject to tht
senate's confirmation.
1t was said that General Goethal:
opposed building of wooden ships
faroring steel. but had been com
PEELED 10y the shipping board to pro
coed with wooden construction.
Upon the question of supply pur-
chases, Senator McKellar of Tennes.
see AMI others criticized the de
fense council and the advisory com
/ mission for alleged missmanagement
Propositions t. sell war materials t.
the war and navv department, it wa
said, We're REQUIRED to first corfe
with civilian commissions.
Senator Underwood and Shaffrotl
were among the few Democrats VII
defended the executive branch. Sen
ator Lodge refuted assertions, tha
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, May Ire draft
ing of food legislation pending in con-
gress to meet the views of the adminls-
tration was forecast today in the re-
quest of the senate agriculture com
mittee that the house committee name
a sub committee to assist it i'll draw
ing new bills.
The administration program calls
for three measures, one TO promote
food production another providing
regulatory measures, one to promote
food production. another providing reg
ulatory measures, and the third giving
authority to insure preferential ship
ments to food supplies The first two
bills are pending in the house and the
third was introduced in both houses
today.
The first house bill probably will be
allowed to stand as it is, but the second
bill will be changed to give the presi :
dent regulatory power vested in the
bill In the agricultural department. The
second bill also will authorize creation
of an emergency food agency to oper-
ate under direction of the president
1t would be headed by one man with a
staff of assistants many of them bust
ness men working without pay, and
would be authorized to utilize the SER
vices of other government departments
and agencies.
Herbert c. Hoover in all likelihood
will be named to head this board
! Cecretary Houston of the agriculture
department, who was instrumental ir
! obtaining Mr.. Hoover's return from
, abroad, said he thought Mr. Hoover
would be the best possible selection,
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
HUNDRED MILLION
LOANED To RUSSIA
BY UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Unit
ed States lent Russia 100,000,000 to-
day. The money was lent to be spent as
needed without stipulation or question
further than that Russia stands. back
of the obligation and will make it good
and will spend the money in this coun-
try under the supervision of a repre-
sentative of the treasury department
or a commission to be named by the
American government.
The latter stipulation was made in
a spirit of cooperation without in
tending to embarass the Russian gov
eminent, or to curtail its purchasing
power. but with the end in view that
Russia will secure the maximum result
for the money she is to spend.
In this respect. Russia stands on an
equal footing with other entent govern
ments to which the United States is
making loans, the only distinction be-
ing that in application of the program
Russia heads the list. Plans for mobliz-
ing in American hands all purchases
to be made here by the allies rapidly
are nearing completion.
A credit of S45 900 000 to Belgium also
was established today by Secretary
McAdoo, the sum to be withdrawn in
six monthly installments of $500 0ol
each. The transactions marked Bel
gum's first participation in the loan
to the allies and brought the total OF
sums advanced and credits established
by the government to entente nations
up to $3.50, 600, 600.
This total of credits and loans is dis
tributed as follows:
Great Britain, s325.000,000; France
500 600; Italy, s100,000,O00; Russia
s1OO,oOO,QOO; Belgium, s45,O0O,0OO,
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
To
TAXI: Up
Bic WORK

TRepublican A. =. Leased Wire1
QUEENSTOWN, May 16.-A
squadron OF American torpedo boat
destroyers has safely crossed the
Atlantic and is patrolling the seas
in war service.
The American naVy's actual en-
try into the war zone already has
been productive of a brush be-
tween a destroyer and German
under water boat, according to an
announcement by the British ad
nralty, but the result of it has
not been made public.
The destroyer squadron arrived
in Queenstown after an unevent-
full voyage across the Atlantic, but
almost Immediately after formal
exchange of greetings with the
British naval officials put to sea
again for the hard work that is
before it.
A crowd of several hundred per-
sons, some of them carrying tiny
American flags, lined the water front
and cheered the destroyers from the
moment they first sighted the flotilla
until it reached the dock. The GROVE
cheered again when a few minutes
later the American senior officer came
ashore to greet the British senior Of
fieer and Wesley Frost, the American
consul, who had come down to the
dock to welcome the flotilla. Every
thing was done in a simple. business
like manner. There was an entire alb
sence of formality.
The commander of the British flo
tilla was waiting on board his ship and
sent wireless greetings to the Ameri-
can units as soon as they hove ir
e-fr inn
harbor
After the exchange of shore greet
ings and the British commander ha6
congratulated the American Officer
on their safe voyage, he asked:
When will you be ready for bus
iness?r
We can start at once the Ameri-
can commander replied promptly.
This response, so characteristically
American, surprised the British COM
mander, who said he had not expected
the Americans would be ready to be-
gin work on this side so soon after
their long voyage. When he had re-
covered from his surprise, he made q
short tour of the destroyers and ad-
mitted that the American tars looked
prepared.
Yes" replied the American com.
Hdnuer, We MADE preparations on thF
Wslv over. That is why we are ready
The equipment on board the de-
stroyers was found to he in excelen
condition and remarkably well suited
to the requirements on this side of tn,
ocean. 1t was said by the British of
ficer that the only thing lacking ir
the equipment was heavier clothing.
appears that the Americans are wear
ing clothing too light for the varying
conditions of weather they viii en-
counter in these waters This lack
however. was quickly provided for.
After the fOrmalities had ended anC
the needs of the men were attended to
the American ships at once nut to sea
the men, from captains to seamen
looking in the pink of condition ant
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-17


Between Gavrelle and the Scarpe riv-
er in France the German forces have
again made extraordinarily heavy coun-
ter attacks against positions taken
from them recently, but again the
British inflicted exceptionally heavy
casualties on them and held their
ground. At one point by numerically
superior forces the Germans made the
Brltisn fall back, but returning to the
fray the British Immediately repulsed
the Germans and recaptured their lost
in
Likewise on the Aisne sector held by
the french the Germans threw in large
effectives in an endeavor to push back
the line. AT several places the French
line bent, but, like the British, the
Frenchmen launched brilliant counter
attacks which enabled them to retake
their lost ground and inflict heavy
losses on the Germans.
The Italians are keeping up their
strong offensive against the Austrians
along the Isonzo front and have sue
ceeded in capturing several vantage
points including the villages of Zagora
and Zagomila and carrying with great
dash two mountain crests. The Aus
trians are striving with their artillery
and infantry to hold the Italians in
check but thus far they have met with
no success. Prisoners to the number of
1927 have been captured by the Ital-
ians.
Both in Mesopotamia and in Mace
donia successes for the entente allies
are recorded. In the latter theaters the
British in the Lake Dorian region have
captured 5000 yards of enemy TRENCHES
to a depth of 500 yards and in the
Struma river sector ei.other front ol
trenches of 5000 yards
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
THREE CENT FARE
CASE IS SET FOR
OCTOBER HEARING

The well known Arizona three cent
fare case against the Southern Pacific,
Santa Fe and Arizona Eastern rail-
roads will be tried in the Phoenix fed
eral court during the October session,
according to r. William Kramer, as
sistant attorney general, who returned
yesterday from Los Angeles where he
attended an important meeting with
counsel representing the Santa Fe. This
meet was held for the purpose of con-
denSing the record and eliminating all
extraneous and unmerited matter so
that it would be in proper shape for
presentation at hearing of the case in
October. The session continued over a
period of two weeks
The Arizona three cent fare case is
regarded by state and railroad Of
ficials as one of the most important
ever conducted in the southwest, en-
bodying as it does a reduction in pas
senger rates on intra- state traffic
amounting to nearly 40 per cent.
This case has been hanging fire for
many years, in fact, was first brought
to the attention of the public in 1913
when the state legislature passed law
fixing the passenger rates in the state
at 8 cents per mile. This law was
declared unconstitutional by the courts
on the grounds that jurisdiction to
regulate common carriers in Arizona
was vested in the corporation commits
sion by the state constitution.
Members of the commission ther
conducted hearing on the case, which
continued from June 1914 to March
1916. All carriers of the state were
summoned before the commission. AS
a result of this hearing, members OF
the commission entered an order fixing
the rate at three cents per mile for the
{ Southern Pacific, Santa Fe, and Ari-
zona Eastern railroads. Other roads
in the state We're excluded in this order
( Pursuant to the findings of the fed
eral court, to which the railroads i'm
mediately took an appeal, the corpora
+ ton commission, by agreement of al
parties concerned, entered an order o.
modification extending the effective
date of the first order until such timt
as validity of the order would be de
termined by the court.
/ The intervening period has beer
utilized in preparing transcript of hear
ings, exhibits and the like. Severa
meetings of railroad officials with op
posing counsel have been held but it il
now believed that Transcripts and tn
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-17

PETROGRAD. May 16-(via i

PETROGRAD, May 16-(Via London)
Paul n. Milukoff, minister of fore
ign affairs, has resigned, leaving the
cabinet altogether.
NJ. Tereschtenko, minister of finance,
has been appointed foreign minister
and A. F. Kerensky, previously minis
ter of justice, has been named minister
of war and marine.
The government and the radicals
who have bee nhampering its activities
have reached an agreement on three
important points and cabinet recon-
struction has been inaugurated.
Following the publication of import
ant cabinet changes, including the re-
tirement of Prof. Paul n. Milukoff,
foreign minister from the cabinet, the
official news agency issued this state
ment:
The three cardinal points upon
which the government, the executive
committee of the duma and the council
of workmen's and soldiers delegates
have agreed are:
The unity of the allied fronts;
The fullest confidence of the revo-
lutionary democracy in the recon
structed cobinet;
"A plenitude of powers for the gov
ernment."
The probable composition of the
coalition cabinet, as reported today
with reserve follows:
Premier and minister of the inter-
1or-Prince G. A. Lvoff (The incum-
bent minister of foreign affairs; NJ.
Tereschtenko (Now minister of fl
nance Minister of finance: A. l.
Shingaroff (now minister of agricul-
ture) Minister of commerce and in
/ dustry: A. |. Konovaloff (now minis
ter of trade and commerce.. Min
! lister of communications: n. V Mex
rasoff (the incumbent.) Minister of
/ war: A. f. KerensRy (noW minister
of Justice.) Minister of Marine: NJ
Skobeletf, vice-president of the council
of Workingmen's and soldiers dele
gates or admiral Koltchak, commander
of the Black sea fleet. Minister of
| agriculture: M. Tchernoff a revolu-
tonary socialist. Minister of labor:
/ M Gvozdeff, social democrat. Min
/ lister of justice: NJ Nikitin, a Moscow
lawyer and social democrat <or NJ.
Aalantkvltch, an Odessa lawyer and
socialist democrat. Minister of Muni-
/ tlons: NJ. Pechekonoff, a national So
cialist
Having discussed the conditions un-
! der which representatives of the coun-
Gil of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates would consent to enter the cabi-
net, the provisional government de-
clded today that it was unable to ac-
cept the first of these conditions
Thls called for the enunciation as a
fundamental principle of foreign pol
Icy openly pursuing the aim of reach
ing as soon as possible a general peace
without anneXations or indemnities on
the basis of the right of nations to
work out their own destinies.
The provisional government wa nm
able to agree to such a principal be-
cause 1t did not consider possible anv
remuneration of April 8. The provision
al government further thinks if neces
sary to confirm the unity of allied
struggle against anarchy
10 the financial and economic re-
forms mentioned in the council of
Workmen's and soldiers delegates the
government raises no objections, re-
gardlng it as part of its task to real
lze such reforms. The executive COM
mlttee of the duma has approved this
decision of the government
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
british AND FRENCH REPEL
GERMAN COUNTER At 7TACk5

the day in the Hindenburg line north
east of Bullecourt.
"Gne German airplane was driven
down out of control Yesterday One of
our machines is missing"
British troops in Macedonia have
made an important advance on the
Doiran front and captured the village
Of JjapTi on the Struma front, it is an
nounced officially. Advanced trenches
on a front of 5000 yards southwest OF
Erneke also have been captured.
Enemy trenches on a front of five
thousand yards to a depth OF 800 yards
near Krastali, southwest of Lake Dol
ran, also were taken by the British and
consolidated.
Eighteen British merchant vessels of
more than 1900 tons were sunk during
the past week, says the official sum
mary of shipping losses issued today.
Five merchant vessels Of less than 1900
tons were sunk, together with three
fishing vessels.
All ionalities-Arrivals, 1858;
sailings, 2,552
British vessels mined submarined
and sunk, over 1000 tons. including
one previously, IS; under 1000 tons. s.
British merchantmen unsuccessfully
attacked, including five previously, 10
British fishing vessels sunk three.
The launching of a German infantry
, attack against RoueX this morning il
great strength with the evident hope OF
recapturing the position is reported by
| the Reuter- correspondent at British
| headquarters in France.
When the field gray waves swept
! forward from the direction of Plouvair
they were met by a whirlwind of ma
chine gun and rifle fire as well as ar
/ tillery fire" writes the correspondent
They were mown down in swaths but
continued to advance despite theil
/ losses in a manner indicating thai
picked troops were being employed.
! 80 far as l have been able to learr
! they succeeded in gaining the now
| famed chemical works and forcing al
i ntry there. Fierce hand to hand fight
ing developed but the Germans were
i thrown back in a counter attack ant
we restored all our positions besides
/ inflicting terrible punishment
1.-The struggle still is progressing thi.
! afternoon showing the desperate ma
ture of the German attack"
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
OPEN SAFETY LAMP
CAUSED EXPLOSION
IN HASTINGS MINE
tRepublican A. p. Leased wirel

TRINIDAD Colo, May 16.-An open
safety lamp caused the explosion in
the Hastings mine of the Victor Amer
lean Fuel company near here April q.
in which 120 men lost their lives, ac-
cording to the verdict of a coroners
jury returned here tonight.
The lamp was found beside the body
of David H. Reese. inspector of safety
work for the company, according to
the testimony of James Dalrymple,
state mine inspector; James Cameron,
superintendent at the mine and David
Jones, fire boss at the mine. All three
testified they found the body and the
opened lamp beside it in the second
cross cut from the face in the seventh
south entry of the mine.
Thomas Bradley, coroner OF Las
Animas county, presiding at the in
quest, stated he had taken matches
from the pockets of Reess clothing.
Other witnesses told of finding matches
cigaretts and tobacco, all of which it
was forbidden to carry into the mine,
in the clothing of other bodies.
Evidence tended to show that the
initial point of the explosion was in the
cross cut where Reese's BODY wp7
found. 1t also indicated that while all
the bodies had NOT Dven uIousne -lD..
the mine all those who entered it the
morning of the explosion had been ac-
counted for,
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
7 TALE: |: u
CRIME: IS
REL LATE[)

Hardly less cold -blOoded and terrible
than the butchery Of Stephen Hughes
at his home near Tempe early last
December. was the relation of ii by his
SLAYER, nineteen year old l.. Anderson,
in his testimony in superior court yes
terday against John Croft, the alleged
director of the butchery. the evil ge-
MUS of the youth The story was told
in the most matter of fact way. so mat
ter of fact that hearers for the mo-
ment forgot that it was the story of a
murder. but rather that of some tran
saction more or less reprehensible.
The boy who is a handsome youth
with no visible signs of degenracy
gave on indication of remorse and
manifested not the slightest embarass-
ment. He held his head high. and his
voice, though not strong, was clear and
distinct. In an intermission which broke
his testimony he leaned against the
railing of the jurors box and talked
light t-heartedly with a boy acquaint
ance. Mureder appeared to have been
with him all in the days work.
He offered nothing in extenuation of
the crime Though he claimed that the
murder was suggested and directed by
Croft that claim was only casually put
by the county attorney that he might
have been drunk when he killed
Hughes. he said he was not: he had
three or four drinks and was neither
drunk nor yet quite sober.
According to his relation, Croft com
mitted no physical act in the crime OF
in the crimes which followed, the sale
of the personal property of the mur-
dered man, the forgeres of his name tc
checks and the telegram sent from E
Paso to the Bank of Tempe bearing the
name of Hughes and directing the pay.
ment to his order of the sum of S2,500
All that was done by Anderson at tn,
direction of Croft to whom all or near
ly all of the money was turned ovel
notwithstanding the pre- murder ar.
rangement that the proceeds of tn,
crime were to be split fifty fifty. H,
/ had not finished his horrible stor,
when an adjournment was taken fo
the day.
Statement by State
| The hearing of testimony was begul
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
FOREST FIRES SUBSlDING
lRepubiican A. p. Leased Wire1

DULUTH Mimi. May ia subsi-
ience of forest fire danger was noted
n northern Minnesota today. Fires
burned themselves out, were stopped
by back IRE, or ran into natural
water courses. However, Interna-
tlonal Falls reported the sun obscured
by big fires on both sides of the in
ternauonal line. Interest in the wood
fires swirched today from Minnesota
to the upper peninsular of Michigan.
Calumet, reported that forest and
brush fires are becoming steadily
worse. Arnheim, Baraga county is
threatened. <TENEME
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
British Report

LONDON, May 6.-"ExceptionaiN
heavy losses were inflicted on the
German troops which were sent
against the British today between
Gavrelle and the Scarpe river. accord
ing to the official report from British
headquarters in france tonight. The
British advanced posts were forced
back by the Germans, but the latter
We're driven out of the ground they
had gained almost Immediately. The
statement says:
After heavy bombardment Of our
trenches on both banks of the Scarpe.
the enemy launched a powerful coun-
ter attack this morning on the north
bank between Gavrelle and the river.
His troops pressed forward under a
destructive fire of our artillery and
machine guns. For a short period by
weight of numbers the enemy forced
back our advanced troops from their
forward positions. Our counter attack
however, Immediately regained all the
grounds temporarily lost, driving back
the, enemy and inflicting heavy losses.
number of prisoners remained in
our hands.
Our troops made progress during
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
McAdo0 Starts On Tour In
Behalf of Liberty Loan
(Republoan Associated Press Leased Wire,

WASHINGTON May 16Secretary MAdo left
middle behalf of the Liberty
Mr. MoAdoo will address audiences Of bankers and in at
Of accenq
the
real with all
The he af-
rnoon HIS other somewhat today foows
May 49,
St Joseph Mo- May 23i Omaha,
Many millions of
reaching
alton Credit Men
facilities disposal
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17

The main things sought in the ad-
ministration program of legislation
outlined today by Secretary Houston,
are:
Power to increase production. regula-
ton of exchanges power to fix prices
and to requisition boarded supplies;
power to regulate use of grain in the
manufacture of alcoholics, prevention
of speculation, limiting of distributing
agencies and authority to create an
emergency food agency to enforce food
control measures.
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
Weather Conditions Cause
Crop Progress In West
(ey Republican A. p. Leased Wire,

WASHINGTON
the ended
bulletin
garden truck not only retarded considerably
however and good progress made in all sections
planted
in and
need
slow
There many of increased acreage potatoes
Arizona republican., 1917-05-17
PRESS CENSORSHIP IS
LIKELY TO BE DROPPED


WASHINGTON May 16The probably will
that and con the bill will
s
ing for b
bill both
there will be objection from the executive but said
the espionaas bill will bsan h cir meines Erday