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The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-12

Elizabeth, N. 1.-THE co,ore1
taxpayers of the city have start
ed a movement to form a taxpay-
ers' association, in order that
they may unite their efforts in
the matter of public improve
ments and make their influence
felt. 1t is estimated that about
$500, 600 worth of property is
owned by colored people here.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-12

MAN for the right place not only is ne familiar WIN tne
al public
and followed his Al
Coueman Tuesday next is
He merits
atha he
and always
satisfactorily
his of the coored people
employment
of particular
he Be
nd the 18TH
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-12

Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. Alfred
Castle, 90, arrested following the
mysterious disappearance of her
three-day-old baby, confessed,
police said, that she had killed
nine children born to her because
her husband has Negro blood in
his veins. while l love my
husband, despite his race, | can
not bear his Children" Mrs. Cas-
tie said, according to police. 1T
would have killed me had any of
our little ones lived and turned
black"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-05-12

Philadelphia, Pa. An exami-
nation for patrolmen in the Bu-
reau of Police will take place on
June 18 in the Civil Service
Rooms at City Hall. This exam
ination provides for twenty-six
separate tests. Councils have
provided for the appointment of
500 new police. We now have
2S7 Negro policemen.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
CIT ! WILL
! On.
BOND DAY

Starting with a gigantic parade, in
which every man, woman and child in
Phoenix viii have a chance to partici-
pate, Wednesday next, Liberty Loan
Day is to he the big day in the close
of the drive for the billions Uncle
Sam needs with which to back up his
Sammy sons at the front In every
city in the land the spirit of patriotic
fervor will burn brightly and Phoenix
is not going to be left lagsard in the
van. Walter BraWner will be grand
marshal of the day for the big parade,
which Will be followed by a loyalty
meeting which will be the answer OF
the Salt River Valley to the ruthless
desp1ts of the Central Powers.
In this parade will be the civic,
fraternal and business organizations
of the city, school children and citi
zens in gerenal 1t is to be made the
biggest day of the drive for the sec
ond Liberty loan and both Governor
Campbell and Mayer Corpstein have
proclaimed a half holiday for Wednes-
day afternoon and urged all citizens to
take part in the big loyalty program.
Phoenix Is unusually fortunate in
having the second citizen of the land
a guest Vice president Thomas L.
Marshall viii address the assembly at
the monster meeting, which will be
held after the parade at the Central
school. Every one in the Salt River
Valley should avail themselves of this
opportunity of hearing the vice presi-
dent speak on liberty ana Liberty
bonds.
Signal honor was conferred on Joseph
E. Morrison. member OF the sub com
mittee working in the interest of the
Liberty bond, when in response to a
request from members of the Arizona
contingent at Camp Funston, Fort
Riley, Kas., he departed for that camp
last Friday for the purpose of ad-
dressing the boys on the Liberty loan
According to the telegram, I big ceie-
bration is planned on October "A, the
day set aside by President Wilson as
Liberty Bond Day. Members OF the
Arizona regiment seiec.ed 1Mr. Morri
SON as their speaker and at their re-
quest .by telegram that ne appear be-
rore them on that date, he cancelled
several speaking engagements and de-
parted for the camp.
According to a letter received yester-
| day by H. R. Iritle, chairman OF the
Liberty loan committee, from Lult
Hunter Robinson, of the normal school
at Flagstaff, food economy of suftici-
ent measure is being practiced by >ht
scaoci to purchase bond A butter
less day has been instituted, which
means the saving of 80 pounds OF but
ter each day enforced.
Charles Il Pishon, who is Chairman
| IF the Liberty loan committee o
travelling men, returned last night, HI
| turned IN a large number of subscrlp
t1ons which ne nad secured On his las
| business trip.
| The largest subscription taken out b!
| any one individual yesterday, was tina
| of County Treasurer, Sam f. Webb
r.ls subscription amounted 10 So,2O'
| dollars.
| list of subscribers up to Thursday
| October Is appear lii me Repubiieai
| today. The next list will be publishes
on Wednesday, and it will be neces
sary for those who wish 10 be IN In
next enrolment, to leave their SUB
| scrintion in the banks not later thai
! Tuesday afternoon.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
Thirty Seven Rescued

CHRISTIANIA, oct. 20.-The ad-
miral in command reports the rescue of
81 men from the steamers sunk by the
German raiders. The following details
are given:
Rescued from Norwegian steamers
Kristine one man; Sorhaug t599 tons)
II men; Silja seven; Hahil seven.
From Swedish steamers, Wikander,
two men; Wistur, nine.
"A dispatch from Bergen says sew
eral survivors arrived there last night
and related narrowing stories of their
two days sufferings and privations III
small boats. The captain of one of the
Norwegian steamers, sole survivor OF
that vessel, said he ordered his crew
into the boats, but the Germans began
firing Immediately. After the boats
were lowered, a shell hit one and killed
nine men.
The crew in despair returned to the
steamer and signalled to the Germans
to cease firing but their appeal was not
needed. The bridge was hit and
knocked overheard with the captain
and the rest of the crew. The captain
managed to save himself by swimming
to taft He was picked up two hours
later by boat from one of the other
sunken steamers.
"It is reported from Utvar that II
men from a British destroyer arrived
here at 8 o'clock Friday morning. II
was at this port that a Norwegian tor
pedo boat touched with 81 survivors
from sunken steamers"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
GOVERNORSH|P IS
NOW Up To THREE
Of SUPREME COURT

After one of the longest and hardest
fought contest cases in legal history,
one that has dragged its weary length
through two courts and $500 pages of
transcript, the case in which George
w. P. Hunt, former governor of Ari-
zona, disputes the election last Novem-
Der of Thomas r. Campbell as his sue
cessor in that office is now in the
hands of the supreme court calendar
although on the preceding day there
had been every evidence that ii would
GO over into the next week. f C.
Struckmeyer for the contestee, Hunt,
made the closing argument in this most
interesting case.
Each side has been given five days
in which to file authorities as to the
right of the court to strike out an entire
precinct in the recount Of this election
just how long d time the supreme
court viii take in reviewing the tran
script and the arguments could not he
learned from any remarks made by the
court, but it is the general opinion OF
both sides that an early decision is
certain. No case in the history of the
state has been of more interest thar
1 this one nor a case of more vital bear
, ing upon the conduct of the several de-
partments of the state. For this reason
! it is practically certain that the people
may look for decision by the suprem,
court within 80 days.
Spoke Twelve Hours
Judge Richard f. Sloan, leading
! counsel for Governor Campbell, ad
dressed the supreme court for II hour
| in his argument consuming nearly al
! of the first two days and a part of tn
| third. He showed a wonderful grasp o
! the entire case. his address beini
! strong, calm and full of cold -bloode,
facts. Judge John H. Campbell o
| Tucson, associate counsel for the con
| testee, spoke for only about 80 minutes
! For the contestant, Hunt, t.
/ Struckmeyer made the opening argu
ment and also the closing, taking II
nearly all of the last day with his ar
| gument. Mr. Struckmeyer showed a
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
ELEVEN SHIPS SUNK
BY GERMAN RAIDERS
IN THE NORTH SEA

LONDON, Oct. 20-Two German
raiders attacked a convoy in the North
Sea on Wednesday and Sank two of the
British escorting destroyers, it was an
nounced officially today by the British
war office.
The British torpedo destroyers sunk
We're the Mary Rose and the Strong
Bow.
The official announcement says that
three merchant vessels escaped in the
action but that five Norwegian. one
Danish and three Swedish vessels were
sunk without warning.
Thirty Norwegians were rescued by
patrol craft.
The raiders, which were heavily
armed, showed anxiety 10 escape be-
fore they could be interrupted by Brit
ish forces, adds the official statement
and made no attempt to rescue the
crews of the sunken destroyers.
All the officers and men of the Mary
Rose and the Strong Bow We're lost.
The statement declares untrue the
German. story to the effect that the
attack occurred in the territorial waters
of the Shetland islands
The hostile raiders, it appears, sue
ceeded in evading the British watchers
on dark nights on both the outward and
the homeward dash.
The admiralty statement reads;
Tive very fast and heavily armed
German raiders attacked q convoy in
the North Sea, about midway between
the ShetlGAd islands and the Norweg
ian coast, on Wednesday. Two British
destroyers, his majesty's ships Mary
Rose Lieutenant Commander Charles
Fox, and Strong Bow, Lieutenant Com
nlander Edward Brooke, which formed
the anti submarine escort, at once en-
gagged the enemy vessels and fought
until they were sunk, after a short and
unequal engagement.
Their gallant action held the Ger
man raiders sufficiently long to en-
able three merchant vessels to effect
their escape
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
Republican APP. leased wire1


AMARILLO Texas, Oct. 20.-Three
thousand people heard Secretary Will
liam G. McAdoo speak on the liberty
loan here tonight. He arrived from
Colorado Springs on belated train
which was held here thirty minutes
over schedule time in order that he
might urge upon pan handle people the
imperativeness of buying bonds. He
left on the same train for Fort Worth
and Dallas, where he is scheduled 10
speak Sunday.
The train which was two hours late,
was met by a brass band and multi
tude of enthusiastic people. The dis
tinguished speaker was escorted by To-
cal bankers and business men to a
platform of a wholesale house facing
an open lot upon which the thousands
had gathered.
The secretary who was introduced by
Congressman Marvin Jones of this dis
trict after paying tribute to the loyalty
of the pam handle in sending hundreds
of men voluntarily to the war and re-
spending literally to the first issue OF
liberty bonds, launched into a. story OF
the intrigues of the kaiser as inter-
cepted by the Washington officials he
amused the audience after he had told
them that the kaiser had consplreo
with Mexico to secure the latters par
ticipation in the war, by offering Tex
as as Mexico's part in the indemnity OF
the war. The conditions leading up te
| the war the great autocratical power
| of the kaiser and his sinister efforts al
world conquest were barred by the
speaker
| In contrast, he showed how the
! American people are the government
and the officials only servants.
! Then he drove home to the audiencs
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
M'AD0O URGES |NPERATVENESS
Of BUYING Ne " LIBERTY BONDS

the fact that if they are the govern
ment, every member of the government
should support the nation by lending
the government money. especially for a
security which is always negotiable
and which has the security of the gov
ernment itself behind it.
In his speech, he made little mention
of submarine disasters and did not
comment upon the loss of the Antilles.
He declared to a newspaper that the
idea that the war would soon be over
was a misconception-
1T will not be over until America has
launched great fight BY spring a
million of our men will be at the front
and then will come the cruX,' he de-
cared
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
[Republican A. P. Leased Wirel

LONDON, Oct. 20-Of the twenty
seven deaths officially reported as
the result of last nights air raid,
seven persons were killed outright by
bombs that fell in the shipping dis
trict Of London and thirteen by a
torpedo which destroyed three houses
in the residential quarter. OF the
latter victims eight belonged to one
family-a mother and her infant, four
girts and two boys.
1t is reported from an eastern coun-
ty that seven Zeppelins remained over
head for several hours last night and
cropped fifty bombs, including sever :
al of incendiary nature. No casualties
resulted.
In a suburb Of London, shortly be-
fore II o'clock last night five or six
bombs We're dropped in close prox =
unity, but no damage done.
An aerial torpedo fell within the
London area. Persons in the neigh
borhood of the houses are that the
residents We're in their homes at the
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
MUST USE MISSISSIPPI
TO TRANSPORT SUPPLIES

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.-Secretary
of Commerce Redfield delivered a
message from President Wilson to-
day at a dinner on tie city mar
Dor boat escorting the first barge
lead of iron ore from st. Paul,
to the effect that if the shipping
board has not enough funds to sup
ply ample fleets of barges on the
Mississippi the president will sup
ply the money from the national
defense fund of $100G00,000 paced
in his hands by congress. He said
the time has arrived when the Mis-
sissippi must be used for slow
freight. The re- establishment of
international waterways, he said,
is to relieve the railroads and will
aid in winning the war.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
TWENTY SEVEN DEAD
RESULT OF AIR RAID

time. A party was being held at one
of these houses and friends this
morning were vainly seeking those
who had been present AS yet there
is not a complete causualty list
Eight bombs Were dropped in d
small town outside London. Two
We're of a high explosive composition
and fell in open spaces without caus-
ing damage. Six were incendiary
bombs, of which five caused no fire
The sixth Went through the roof into
a workntan's cottage and entered a
room where the mother and two chill
dren We're sleeping. The blazing
missile burned the mother to a Gin
der. The children and the occupants
OF the adjoining rooms leaped FROM
the windows of the burning house
into blankets held by the neighbors.
The two children We're badly burned
but will recover. The flames were
quickly extinguished and the prop
erty damage was small.
In populous London district one
OF tie explosive bombs demolished
a row of W0rkmen'S cottages
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
FIVE ARE KILLED
WHEN TRAIN AND
AUTOMOBILE. CRASH
IRepubIican A. p. Lease4 wire1

IRepubIican A. p. Lease1 Wire1
TEMPLE, Tex, Oct. 20.-Five
persons were killed and two seri-
ously injured late today when a
southbound Missouri. Kansas &
Texas passenger train struck an
automobile at Little River, near
here. The dead, all of Little River,
are:
J. r. Mcfarland, Mrs. J. r. Nc
FarIand. OIin Mcfarland, IL; Par
ker Williams, 13: Marion Dun
lap, %.
The injured are:
Barlow Mcfarland, son of J. r.
Mcfarland, and Tom Mcfarland,
brother of J. r. Mcfarland.
Three boys who were standing
on the running board of the auto
mobile jumped when they saw the
approaching train and escaped
injury.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
American In Canada Charged
With Evddlmg The Draft

tember maintained the draft law did
not apply to Americans abroad. Fol-
lowing the indictment tonight he re-
iterated this belief and said
1T clearly appears from the law it
self, from the Interpretation put upon
the law by the provost marshal gen
eral, by the secretary of war and the
secretary of state, Americans abroad
are not required to register, and under
the law, which in this case is so clear,
| cannot account for the action of the
grand jury
A United States marshal with extra-
dition papers for young Nelson will
leave for Canada Tuesday.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
rRepublican A. P. Leased Wirel

MADISON, Wis, Oct pa federal
indictment was returned tonlght
against Byron Nelson, son of Congress
man John M. Nelson of the Third Wis
consin congressional district, charging
him with an attempt to evade the
draft law Young Nelson is In Spring
Coulee, Canada
Nelson is charged with going to Cam
ada last May with the intention OF
evadins registration for the national
army.
Congressman Nelson has defended
his sons action and in brief filed
with Attorney General Gregory Sep
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
.YAQU|s ON VERGE
Of UPRISING AWAIT
ARRIVAL Of ARMS
Republican A. P. Leased Wirel


DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. 20.-A force
of 1,500 Yaqu Indians is in the noun
tans near Anconchi west of Cumpas
Sonora. awaiting the arrival of a
party of $50 Indians from the border
with a supply of arms and ammuni-
ton according to an American mining
man who reached Douglas from that
section late today. He said thai
about 400 Yaquis in the army of
General P. Alias Gales, governor Of
Sonora, had deserted and are on their
! way to join the force in the noun
tains.
, General Gales has rushed addition
al troops to the scene, the mining
man said, and is endeavoring to pre-
vent their escape, keep others from
/ joining them and starve them into
| submission. The Yaquis in the yicin
! ity of Anconchi recently eluded
! Gales men at Nican. Sonora, but .
message to the local Mexican con-
sui said he had them surrounded.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
DYe1V Canaimettl, Is Pay0led
On Order Of The President


NeiIl's Island. He is not vet eIioi.
Bile for parole.
Camlnetti and Diggs were con-
victed in the United States dis
trict court in San Francisco in 1918
OF having violated the Mann act
IN transporting Marsha Warrinq-
ton and Lola Norris from Sacra-
nento to Reno, New. Caminetti
was sentenced to eighteen months
Imprisonment and fined S1,5OO;
Diggs was given two years and
fine of $1,000.
Both began serving their SEN
tences April 4, 1917, after the
United States supreme court had
refused to reverse Judgment.
Paroles were recently GRANTED
by President Wilson.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21

immense amount of preparation and
covered this complex case with a thor
oughness that was a matter of COM
ment- L. B. Whitney and Thomas W.
Nealon, counsel for the contestant,
spoke about one hour each.
In speaking of Judge Stanford who
made the decision in the superior court,
Judge Sloan said in closing that how
ever much one might disagree with
certain rulings, he made in the conduct
of that case in the lower court, that no
one who went through it's complex
length with him could doubt his sincere
honesty and endeaVor to render a just
and true decision.
From the start to the end of the
case in the supreme court it was
hard fought, about the only thing the
the counsel agreeing upon being that
the ballots in Douglas precinct No.
had been mutilated
Mormons for Hunt
Judge Sloan yesterday admitted ir-
regularities in the precinct of Snow
flake, but explained that he had sub
mitted, in limited time given him
seven precincts in which greater irreg-
ularities than those in Snowflake had
occurred. He complained that the low
er court had allowed them to take uT
the question of irregularities in Snow
flake after they had closed their case
and the contestee was nearly finished
with his answer without any pleadings
to warrant such action.
He showed a similarity of alleged ir-
regularities in regard to the voting fol
judge in Snowflake and Eager, and il
addition pointed out that the irregular
tiles in Snowflake were committed by
q mere precinct committeeman, while
a national committeeman had particl-
pated in those at Eager where voters
were allowed to vote on the word of the
candidate for legislature that he haC
called up the precinct where they
| claimed to be registered.
! Judge Sloan further showed that th'
charge that the Mormon church wa!
/ fighting Hunt was not substantiated b,
= the returns of Eager and Curtis, anC
! referring to the latter, he quoted th'
bishops instructions to a woman
. voter to vote a straight democratic
! ticket and she would make no mistake
He recalled the voting of the drunkel
man in Swansea, the % voters VIII
were allowed to vote who were not ol
the register, including the three recen
! arrivals from California.
A Family Affair
1 The family affair at Keohans rancl
Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
SHIPPING TiE-UP AVERTED
rReputlican A. p. Leased WireI

NEW YORK, Oct 20.-Through sub
mission of all questions to commit
tee to be nominated by the federal gov
ernment as agreed upon today by rep
resentatives of boat owners, the threat
ened shipping tie-up of the Port OF
New York November / will be averted
This was announced today by. Rich
mond 3. Stevens, chairman of the ad
justment committee of the federal ship
ming board.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
Four Zeppeiins Downed

LONDON Oct. 20.-Reuters cores
pondent at British headquarters i'll
France telegraphs that four Zeppelins
brought down in France were air
ships that had taken part in the raid
on England last night
1t is believed adds the correspond
ent, that a fifth Zeppelin das destroyed
at Bourdonne Les Bains. (This propa-
bly, refers to the Zeppelin brought
down at Rambervillers, near the Al
satan border)
The correspondents dispatch reads:
"A fleet of Zeppelins returning from
England was routed by the French
air defenses last night. Four OIL them
were brought down, all being forced
to land in France. 1t is believed d
fifth German airship was destroyed at
Bourbonne Les Bains."
The approach of eleven Zeppelins
was signalled throughout France late
in the evening. At once the air de-
fense squadrons and batteries all over
the country were warned and the
enemy's airships We're attacked and
Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
WOULD RECALL FICkERT
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20.--A writ
of mandate to compel z. H Zemansky,
registrar of voters, to hold recall
election against District Attorney
Charles M. Fickert of San Francisco,
was issued by the state supreme court
here today The movement for Flick
ert's recall grew out of his activities
in prosecuting Thomas j. Mooney and
other defendants charged with murder
in connection with a bomb explosion
here in July, 1916.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
The French Statement


PARIS, Oct. 20.-Tonight's official
communication says:
On the Aisne front both artillerics
were very active. We repulsed two
enemy surprise attacks one southeast
oil Corbeny, the other in the Agonne.
'On the right bank of the Meuse our
artillery put an end to the violent
bombardment of our positions north o1
the Bois LIE Chaume. There was no
infantry action.
Aviation: Last night about midnight
Dunkirk was bombarded from the sea.
According to the report there was no
civilian casualties.
During the night number of Yep
pelins flew over French territory with
out causing damage. In their passage
they We're bombarded by our anti-air-
craft defense posts. Several of the ma
chimes which were dispersed We're
brought down or compelled to make Il
landing. One Zeppelin was brought
down in flames at st. Clement, near
Luneville. A second, attacked by our
aviators, was compelled to land near
Bourhonne Les Bains. The crew were
taken prisoner, the machine being in
tact. Two other Zeppelins in a dam
! aged condition fell into the interior
zone"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-10-21
DR.. HASTINGS ELECTED

[Repub.Ican -. P. Leased Wire]
WASHINGTON, Oct 20-Dr. Charles
j. Hastings of Toronto today was
elected president of the American Pub
lie Health Association. The executive
committee will select the next meeting
nlace