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Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
GATHERING PROBABLE.
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LA LIBERTAD. Aug. 31.-Prospects appear bright for the catherine Of the Central American republics to discuss the political union of five states. The Honduran government, W hen the pro ject came up of assembling confer ence to renew the peace agreements concluded in 1907, whose ten-year per iod is about to expire, suggested that the scope of the conference be enlarg- ed to take in consideration of the closer union of the five countries. The invitation of Honduras for the calling of a Central American conference 10 this end has been received favorably, it is understood. by the presidents of Salvador. Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
InlpersOndHOn
 of dn Officer
 Hard On Youth
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 DENVER, August 31.-Three weeks of entertainments. with elaborate din Iers at fashionable hotels in Denver and Colorado health resorts, came to an abrupt end tonight for youth who gave the name of William O. Dixon, 21 of Philadelphia. when he was arrested by federal secret service agents on a charge of impersonating an army officer
 According to the authorities. Dixon represented himself as lieutenant in the aviation service sent here by the war department to recuperate from the nervous shock from an accident in which his companion was killed on Long Island. New York. his pos session officers said they found num- erous letters from well known society women of eastern cities.
 Dixon told the officers he was the son of Harvey w. Dixon, who he said was published of New York and Philadelphia. He denied representing himself as an army officer. saying he had been called lieutenant" jokingly but admitted he had not tried to cor rect the error.
 During his three weeks in Denver. Dixon is said to have spent more than s1.00 in dinners and taxicab bills. He said he has a brother in the engineer corps of the army at Fl Paso.
 Dixon probably will be given d hearing before the United States com missioner tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
Wireless Outfit Seized M San
 Diego; Was for Use Of the Enemy

cans. Miguel Triarte and Carlos Sierda.
 Victim of Plot.
 Garcia. who said he was vic tim of circumstances. declared his two companions arranged to have the box of equipment delivered to him and asked him co store it. He said he had no knowledge of the contents of the boxes.
 According to the officials. the other two prisoners insisted that the radio set was intended for Governor Cantu Of Lower Califor- mia. but their claims were not borne out Governor Cantu can obtain radio equipment without secrecy. the officials said.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
MINISTER OWNS
 TO MURDERINC
 ENTIRE FAMILY
Rev. G. J. Kelly Confesses to Killing Six Members of One Family at Villisca, Ia., in 1912-Arrested in May
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OUNClL BLUFFS, Iowa, Aug. 3l- Rev. Lynn G. J. Kelly has confessed the villisca axe murders in 1912. Yes terday morning, about o'clock he called Sheriff M. D. Myers of Harris son county. Iowa, to his cell and asked to make confession.
 It is a complete and unqualified ad- mission of the killing of J0a Moore. his wife. their four children. He=aan. Katherine. Boyd and Paul and Lena and Ina Stillinger on the night of June g, 1912. with an axe.
 Sheriff Meyers. early this morning by telephone denied the Ioports that third degree methods" hal Osen used by the officials in securing the con fession from Kelly.
 Rev. Kelly. who is said to have sign ed the confession early today IF the Harrison county officials and the she-- tiff in the jail at Logan, where he has been confined since last May. after his arrest on a grand jury indictment charging him with having killed H. year-old Leona Stillinger. one oi the axe murderer's victims.
 Trial Was Set.
 Trial on this indictment was to start in the district court at Red Oak. Iowa. next Tuesday. and MT. Havner said to- night he did not know what effect the alleged confession would have on the case in this regard.
 Informed .H Confession.
 MT. Havner said Sheriff M. D. Ney- CTS of Logan had informed him of the confession while the former vas in Council Bluffs on state bus.dess to- day The attorney general said he was not in Logan when the statcmen; was signed.
 The confession. he said. was made entirely at Kelly's own volition.
 History of Crime.
 It was in the home of Joseph B. Moore. an implement dealer of VilliSca that the eight persons were sia,n on the night of June g. 1912. The victims, slain as they slept. were Mooer. aged 43. his wife, 39. their four chi'Gren, Herman. aged II. Katherine. aged 10, Boyd. aged :. and Paul. snd two neighbor children, Lena StillIIger, II, and her sister. Ina. aged s.
 Something of Kelly.
 Kelly is married. He -gadIated from a seminary in Omaha in 1912, and at the time of the axe murders. while still student. he preached at Macedonia. Iowa, and ViliIsca. On al- ternate Sundays. He was in Villisca. 1 Inne q lQ12
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
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 SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31.-Federal officials today seized a powerful radio set which they believed was intended for the use of German agents in Lower California. and arrested three MeXicans. who were held on conspiracy charges. The apparatus was purchased in San Francisco three weeks ago. the officials said, but they failed to obtain trace of 1t until today when they found it in private garage. The set had been con signed to J. Garcia, automobile driver and former correspondent for a Mexican newspaper. Garcia was arrested with two other MeXi-
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
BUTCHERS WANT RAISE.
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 DENVER. August 31.-Butchers em- plcyed at the Swift and Armour pack ing plants here today filed with the state industrial commission formal demand made upon the packers for an increase in wages. A strike Septem- Der fourth unless the demands are granted is threatened. The men re- gently went out on strike but return ed to work after a temporary agree ment
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
Escapes Destroyer by
 Coming Close to Vessels Side

man. The next moment a tor pedo flashed straight at her bow. A quick twist of the steering wheel turned the vessel suffi- ciently ro dodge the missile.
 The gun crew stood ready to fire at the first ripple. but to their amazement, the U-boat emerged almost alongside the convoyer. so close that it could not level her guns at the submersible.
 The destroyer was unable tc fire because the freighter screen ed the submarine, which disap- peared beneath the waves without attempting to fire shot.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 31. A daring attack by a German submarine on big freighter, conveyed by a destroyer the U- boat coming So close to fire tor pedo that guns could not be trained on her. was reported by members of the gun crew. who ar rived today on the ship. hTe at tack occurred about 500 miles off the coast of Ireland. when the freighter was bound for the Uni ted States. The first intimation of the enemy's presence was the sudden swerving of the destroyer across the bow of the merchant
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
SHOPMEN ON STRIKE.
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BOSTON, August 31.-More than 2.500 machinists. boiler makers and machinists' helpers employed in shops of the Boston and Maine Railroad sys- tenn quit work today. Union leaders said the men struck to obtain better working conditions and higher wages.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
Question
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 PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 31.-The officials of the exemption board on appeals, District No. 1, were pre- sented with a puzzling question to- day in attempting to designate the names of men to make up Mineral county's draft quota for the nation al army. The entire quota for the county is five men. Five per cent would be one-fourth of a man.
 The county has certified but one man to the district board and in- formation received late this after noon is to the effect that this one man is in the hospital with bro- ken leg. However, the beard de- cided to designate him as five per cent of Mineral county's quota, be. cause they believed that man with a broken leg was only f,hrth ot man anyhow.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
Labor

A hearty and cordial invitation is extended to all men who labor to join in the great Labor Day eel ebration of the Warren district next Monday, and especially to march in the parade. The committee in charge are especially desirous that the men f the allied crafts, Union Labor men of the Trades Council, march in the big parade, either as individuals or their unions in body.
 The committees also heartily in- vite all to the barbecue, the liter ary and musical programs and the sports. Turn out, boys, and make it great day! Industrial peace and national unity will be ceIebrat- ed next Monday, and at the same time cochise eounty's soldiers will be sent away with rousins fare we'll to righteous war.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
SAYS GERARD USED ACTIVE
 IMAGINATION
Former German Chancellor Says That American Am bassador Was Drawing on His Imagination for His Story
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BERLIN. August 30.-Via London August 31-Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg the former imperial chancellor. today asserted that it was his impression that James w. Gerard. former ambas- sador to Germany. in writing his rev citations of Germany's war aims, gave somewhat free reign to his imagins- tion.
 The statement of the former chancel for was the result of his reading in a London newspaper MT. Gerard's yer sion of a conversation with him last January in which it was alleged that Germany's peace terms were set forth.
 Not Hollweg's.
 Tn his published report of this par ,icular conversation" Dr. vOn Beth- said to the Associated Press today. MT. Gerard attributed uteerances to me which may have been good in other quarters of Ger many and which he frequently refer red to in the progress of our conver- sation but which are not my own. This applies especially to his refer ence to Germany's alleged intentions 70 seize Liege and Namur, and of Ger plans to take possession of the Belgian ports and railways and to es- tablish military and commercial do- minion of that country.
 The AIibi.
 "I never unfolded such German war aims to MT. Gerard. In the course of my several conversations with him as also in our discussion last January. invariably referred to my reichstag speeches in which I stated that Ger many would exact positive guarantees would not in the future be exploited by the allies.
 Liege Brought Up.
 Inn the progress of our conversa- tion MT. Gerard suggested that the of far-reaching aspirations in Belgium would give King Albert merely a sham authority and asked whether it would not be better for Ger many to forego such plans and instead of them, endeavOr to acquire Liege, which MT. Gerard thought possible of achievement.
 Was A Bait.
 Perhaps this suggestion was a bait intended to provoke a reply from me. If so the attempt failed. In all my with the ambassador on the subject I referred 10 my public ut terances in which l emphasized that was endeavoring to procure a peace that would permit us to live in cordial and neighbcrly relations with Belgium.
 Memory Poor.
 MT. Gerard's memory would seem also to have served him faultily when he wrotet down what was said about He dealt but superfiicially with Germany's eastern war aims. ob- serving that the United States inter- {, est in this direction was very limited and that Germany undoubtedly would have a free hand there. For Ruman- ia and Serbia he also revealed very slight sympathy. MT. GeGrard did not obtain out of my mouth any of the , concerning these countries r which he attributes to me-"
 The former chancellor then observ- ed:
 critizes Diplomats. When diplomats undertake to ex- ploit their official career for journal stic purposes. then they are very apt . 10 make the mistake of putting into he mouths of foreign statesmen. words which are the product of a iertile imagination"
 The former chancellor then touched
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Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
Vote Upon Tax Bill
 Starting
Situation Clears When the Threat to Inaugurate the Cloture Rule Is Eliminated in the Senate
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31-Votine probably will begin in the senate to- morrow on the war profits section of the war tax bill
 Situation Clears.
 The situation clarified so rapidly today after yesterdays abandonment of clcture plans and agreement for final disposition of the measure that just before suspending today all was ready for vote on the first of the amendments to the war profits section the proposal of Senator Johnson of California providing a gross levy of 30 per cent. Absence of a score of sena- tors not expecting that voting would begin so early prevented an immediate test of strength.
 Senator Borah, leader of the group demanding higher taxation, said to- prompt action on the Johnson amend ment.
 Debate Divided.
 Spokesmen for those favoring and opposing higher profits rates divided today's debate Senators Harding and Shoot urged retention of the finance committees provisions while Senators Hollis and Gronna urged much great CT levies. The attendance generally was small, with but half dozen sena- tors remaining on the floor at times.
 Business May Be Hurt.
 Senators Harding and Shoot warn ed that much higher taxation of war profits probably would result serious ly to business. Senators Hollis and Gronna contended that the bulk of the wars expenses should be obtained from war profits. Senator Hollis op- posed consumption taxes proposed and insisted that the bill be increased to 3 .O00, ,O00, 900 by levying upon war pro fits.
 'I am ready to take practically all war profits" he declared
 They are a trust fund in the hands of those who make them and the gov ernment should have no compunctiOn in reaching out and taking them"
 Amendment Offered.
 By a strategic move the senators the fight for higher rate on war profits got Senator Johnson's placed in position for the first vote. Both sis-s expressed con- fidence tonight but the plan of t he high tax group is to offer Senator Johnson's maximum levy provision first and if that is defeated to follow with other propositions to secure ac- ceptance of the highest possible rate.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
MINISTER RESIGNS.

(By Review Leased Wirel PARIS. Aug. 31.-Louis J. Malvy. minister of the interior of France has resigned.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
BOND BILL IS
 REPORTED TO
 LOWER HOUSE
Republicans Will Fight One of the Provisions of Meas ure - Measure Is as Sec. McAdoo Recommended
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 WASHINGTON. August 31.-Coin- cident with the voting of a favorable report by the ways and means com mittee of the $11, ,53S. .945. 460 war bond and certificate bill in virtually the form Secretary McAdoo wrote it. re- publican leaders in the house annOunc- ed ttey would throw their fight for cutting of on a congressional war ex- penditures committee.
 Objection Met.
 An effort has been made in drafting amendments to meet the objection of President Wilson that similar provi- sions proposed during the food control bill debate would embarrass him in the conduct of the war.
 Instead of authorizing a committee to study problems arising from the war" like the former proposal, there now will be drafted a provision for a committee to aid in promoting efficiency and preventing waste and ex travagance in the conduct of the war" Seven democrats and six republicans would compose the committee person nel The committee would hold hearings and investigations at will and be given an initial appropriation of S1OO,OO0
 Another Amendment.
 Republicans also will seek to amend in the house a provision of the bill making the $7,53S. .945. AGO of bonds au- thorized convertible at possible high CT interest rates later and another to permit the expenditure of approxi- mately $2O,OOO.OOO, in floating the in sues.
 Will Cause Fiaht.
 The convertibility proposal prob ably will cause a hard fight. Conten- tion is made by the opponents of the plan that, if some limit is not placed on the convertibility of bonds the gov ernment will be paying wholly un- warranted rate of interest
 Provisions Of Bill.
 The bill provides that $7,53S, ,945. .46O in bonds and at least S2,000. 100000
  each in certificates of indebtedness and war saving certificates shall be authorized; bonds to bear four per cent interest and the interest rates on the two classes of certificates to he fixed by the secretary. The life of the bonds is left to the secretary $ discretion but the certificates of in debtedness are limited to one year and the war savings certificates five years. Foreign bonds taken in ex- change must be sold for less than their cost price and bank deposits from sales must draw some interest added today would pro- vide for an auditing committee from the treasury and war departments to take care of foreign disbursements and make compulsory the closing of all accounts in foreign countries six after the close of the war.
 Bill Reported Saturday.
 The bill will be reported tomorrow and taken up for general debate on Tuesday. Its passage is expected on
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01
RIGA IS OBJECT Of LAND AND SEA
 GERMAN ATTACK
Failing to Win Baltic Seaport by Land Attacks the Ger mans Are Gathering for Combination Thrust at the City
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Having failed in all their direct at Jacks by land to break the Russian front and capture Riga, Russia's prn- cipal naval base on the Baltic, the pos sibility that the eGrmans are prepar- ing for an offensive by land and sea is forecast by maneuvers of their torpedo boai destroyers, submarines and mine sweeping trawlers in adjacent waters. and aerial attacks in the Gulf of Riga
 Aeroplanes Active.
 Forty enemy aeroplanes have drop ped bombs on Russian warships and raids also have been carried out What damage, if any, resulted is not stated in the Russian official communication. Neither the Russian nor the Berlin war offices has announced the recon mencement of infantry activity in the marshy west of Riga, where recently the Germans made advances, although Berlin says that northwest Of Dvinsk, in the region of Illukst, the Russians are carrying out raiding operations.
 The situation on the other sectors of the Russian front has not changed materially.
 Italians Gain.
 The Italians are still making gains on the BainsizZa plateau north of OCT izia an dalso have renewed their offen- sive on the Carso plateau.
 More than 500 additional Austrian nrisoners and five machine puns have been captured in the Bainsizza section. On the Carso plateau. airplanes are aiding in the attack.
 Aside from artillery duels. which are violent at various points along tine front in Belgium and France, only mi nor operations are taking place. There has been rather heavy fighting on sev- eral sectors in Macedonia, where the French have repulsed bulgarian at Jacks near Seka Di Legen and west of Monastir.
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WEATHER.

Saturday and Sunday fair. except showers northeast portion; not much change in tenn perature.
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MilIers Agree.

Millers have agreed to hold their profits on flour to 25 cents a barrel Under this agreement. Mir. Hoover said flour should retail in New York from S11.75 to S12.75 a barrel. The price of bakers patent flour to small bakers and retailers he said should be from $10.25 to SIPS.
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Another Amendment.

Republicans also will seek to amend in the house a provision of the bill making the $7,53S,9 S,945.460 of bonds au- thorized convertible at possible high CT interest rates later and another to permit the expenditure of approxi mately $2O.OO0OO0, in floating the in cnac
Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-01

Members of the price committ5 which recommended the price of S2- fixed by President Wilson for wheat declared after their work was ended that the committee was convinced it was possible to make and sell four teen ounce loaves of bread for five cents.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08

theaters. public halls and from soap
boxes OH street corners. The poss-
bilities OF wild food" arc declared by
one expert TO be SO great that country
people and the inhabitants OF small
towns can supply two-thirds of their
needs for ut least thrcc-Quaftcrs of the
year from the fields. woods and streams
OF their Immediate neiEhburhoOd. This
expert declares that there are more
than go kinds OF food in the British
Isles which nature produces unaSSiSt ed.
They include birds and their cgEs,
edible frogs, fishes. mollusca. some in
sect DroductS--Such AS the honey Of
half dozen species Of wild bees. va
rious cruStaccans, more than thirty
Vegetables. salad plants and herbs. the
same number of flowers and fruits
seven species of seawceds and nearly
nifty esculent fungi.
The campaign is under the direction
of Mrs. G. Il. Peel, and Mrs. Pcmbcr
Reeves. directors of the women's SER
vice in the ministry OF food. The
speakers are, picked volunteers, and
are given special instructions before
starting on tour.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
STOCKS PERFORM WELL,
DESPITE RAILROADS
Presidents OF Leading Systems Tell
Commerce Commission They
Are Facing Ruin.
SEEKING FREIGHT INCREASE
Liquidation All Day in Rails, but 1t
Is Never Violent, as Investing Pub.
lie Relieves Much OF the Tcstimon!
in Washington Is for Effect.
ny RnnAnAN WALL,

NEW YORK. May Stocks ac,ed re.
VEL 'StH wnsm %nS e2n s1a
washington ies,Ityinc before the inter
state commerce commission that ;nSir
>pok cSmau for the New Haven stated that
his road would be unable ,,. !" p.y ne Mn in,
Ses'ySd fTS de w rSEh r,.S '1 happen to
sr s h. re-" lex, to th III, ina sins,ton In
ochAI; Of pclsw~r and hudsen sSn.,h,ns
So there was liquidation all day long
in the rails. but it vas not violent re
presidents had lost their heads and wc"-
talking for effect There isn't ihc ;;iirhtest
into r,ceivcrships. The selling was chiefly
for The account OF very rich persons anN
Investment, in the Liberty loan. The mes,-
dents no doubt sold their STOCK iHnS az"
such desperate ENTERPRISES IS they claim TO
strong Throughout, the entiro session. rhis
due largely 10 private reports from,
deStIoG /, ,9' pa! ;heir prices Tor wsT ms,srisi
to imspirS sn'hgr,,it ste r"-"psr' II, ron d
a.,sd .9sr ,hroush ,sHs,io SS 81 "
The United States Steel .Scrporsupn ~
reefs TO earn Vel snoNs s'S - ~, ~ a.
above $40 share Oh Jui% |
T"eaSHo y"mr.n'T rsco t5s rgaTnsFns
r's, for March lsO MsT r., 80 h' ms
rIe,l on, through tho year. VIII he 500,
roe Ole FOR tho whole YEAR.
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,Sn,mercisi sil,y.i.y bis s.Si'.. de,nsn
s'.,5'a; cables S.s7-i1 Rar silver; ~.
St.-y R siir BONDS. ,r r; guar Tme
si> months. r2a5. can money hr"; raj.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-08
WANT MORE MATURE MEN
Officers at Fort McPhcrson Camp IA
tend Time Limit for Accepting Cnn-
didates for "Dny or Two

ATLANTA. GA. May THE time
time limit for accepting candidates for
the officers reserve training camp at
Fort MCPHERSON to-day was extended
"one or two days" Captain &. l.. Cor
bin. in charge of the examining corps.
announced. The time previously set
was midnight on Monday.
With 1900 men accepted Today 1t
WAS believed the full quota OF $500
could he reached by tonight. but OIL
GERS here desire TO have Il larger rep
reservation OF men Of more mature
age and who have proved efficient as
leaders OF men in civilian pursuits.
stress has been laid on the necessity