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Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
Sonia Markova at Lamara

William Fox has added another wonderful emotional actress to his forces in the person of beautiful Sonia Markova, the talented Russian artist. who is appearing for the iasS time today at the Lamara in her premier picture, "The Painted Ma donna Judging from the sterling duality of the work she displays in this picture it will not be long be- fore this star, practically unknown at the present time, will be one or the greatest screen celebrities in the country. In the present offering she is called upon to portray many sided character, ranging from the sweet innocence of the country Slri to the whirl of New Works gaYest life, and then back again to the sad dened path of a correct life, finding happiness in her helpfulness to other unfortunate girls. She displays a charming personality and finished performance that bespeaks not only thorough dramatic training, but care
 full preparation and able direction. She is a beautiful woman with afl expressive face that will stamp it. self indelibly on all motion picture
 followers, and it is predicted that her next picture will be eagerly looked forward to. Tomorrow Paui inc Frederick will be the attraction appearing for the first time in many weeks in Double Crossed, the first
 picture she has made since resum- ing her work after a much needed rest.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
J09n Red Cross Or Be Dr0fted
 Is Tucson PId2a

A regular draft, with fl the attend ant features, is being conducted in Tucson in connection with the drive to secure members for the Red Cross
 After giving the people of Tucson an opportunity to enlist voluntarily in the Red Cross, the officials of the Tucson chapter have made all arrange ments to have a registration after which there will be exemption boards to hear claims for exemption. But it probably will be a very strange person indeed who will be able to secure an exemption from being drafted as a member of the Red Cross.
 After the registration, the draw ing" is to take place. and to give it official tone. Colonel Fred $. Breen, in charge of the operation of the selec- tive service law in Arizona, has con- scented to conduct the Tucson draw ing. Colonel Breen will go over to Tue son this evening and be present at the official proceedings in that city Mon day.
 Following is an extract from let ter describing the affair in Tucson:
 The Red Cross is running a regular draft here for members. The regis tration is now in progress. Local eX- emption boards have been appointed for each ward, and a district eXemp- tion board for the city. We have a provost marshal general. a large staff and a large number of provost guards Recruiting stations have been opened to enable those to enlist before the draft starts
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
TWO AUTOMOBILES
 REPORTED STOLEN

son of Superintendent c. NJ Scott, of the Arizona Eastern railroad. In the first instance. no trace of the machine was left, although officers through Central Arizona were quickly notified to be on the lookout. In the second instance, the car was found hours later, abandoned on Portland street after having been of the national guard division camps Is similarly cited and MT. Baker dis cusses at some length the work of the training camps activities commission, organized to create wholesome sur roundings for the troops.
 The aviation program is touched upon briefly and no additional infor- nation is given. The engineer depart ment and the part it played in rush. irg technicaI aid to the alhes is out lined, and Secretary Baker renews his recommendation for a more adequate engineer school with 6 suggestion that congress piaR for both engineer and ordnance education ir a broad and generous spirit in order to create scientific agencies of value in peace or war and where graduates of West Point would specialize. The sugges- tion is presented for future considera- tion rather than immediate action, and no detailed plan is unfolded.
 Taking up the quartermaster prob lens with the outbreak of the war, MT Baker cites a few items of what 1t was found necessary to supply. They include: Twenty million pairs of shoes. 100000 blankets, 33.OOO,00O yards of flannel shirting, 50,000,000 yards of tenting. The work is being done through the cooperation of civilian agencies, the secretary says, and adds:
 "The dollar-a-year man has been a powerful aid, and when this struggle is. over and the country undertakes to take stock of the assets which it found ready to be used in the mobilization of it's power, a large place will justly be given to these men who, without the distinction of title or rank, and with no thought of compensation, brought experience, knowledge and trained abil- ity to Washington in order that they might serve with patriotic fervor in an inconspicuous and self-sacrificing but indispensably helpful way.
 "The problems of supply are not yet solved, but they are in the course of solution. Sound beginnings have been made, and as the military effort of the country grows the arrangements, prefecture and organizations created will expand to meet it."
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
"A Mormon Maid" at Hip


 The best way to judge picture success is the amount of satisfied patrons who come out of the theater and stop to say something compli- mentary about the product. es- terday, with one of the biggest Sun days of the year, the Hip inaugur- ated the three day run of the smart picture "A Mormon Maid" It is a picture of love, adventure and secret plotting, dealing with the early set clement of the Salt Lake Mormon colony. and the man who wrote it. claims to have had information from an inside source that enabled him to draw such a vivid picture of the times and the subject. Photograph icallv it is said to be one of the finest pictures of the current year. The work of Mae Murray and Hobart Bosworth distinguishes the picture aside from the peep the layman gets into what has been almost hidden book, the Mormon in his own bali wick.
 The added feature of todays pro- gram is Pathe News containing Camp Funston getting down to busi- ness. One subtitle says Arizona boys break the obstinate army mule, and they have plenty of fun doing it. Many of the local boys are at Funston and the picture takes in the entire camp. Taylor Holmes, who is filming "Ruggles of Red Gap here, will appear tomorrow night at the Hip in person. and with him will be shown a double program, "The Mormon Maid" and his own picture, "A Small Town Guy"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
COCH|SE SLAYER IS
 HEADED THIS WAY

A murderer is headed toward Phoe- nix, according to a telephone message received at the office fthe sheriff from Sheriff Wheeler of Cochise coun- ty last night. Neither the name of the murderer nor his victim was given but a very accurate description of the former was sent
 The murder was committed on Sat urday night but it was not discovered until yesterday afternoon when the body of the aged victim was found covered up in a hotel near Tombstone. The murderer had been employed the day before by the man whom he mur- dered. The motive is supposed to have been to obtain possession of a Ford au- tomobile and quite sum of money. The message said that the old man had been beaten to death.
 The murderer is a man about thirty years of age, five fee,, nine inches in height, weight about 160 pounds, light complication, brown hair, brown eyes and he wore a black, stubby mustache. He had on gray cap, gray checkered coat and trousers and a dark gray overcoat. His shoes are sharp pointed and he was wearing red (probably brown) leather leggins. He has in his poSSeSSloi oc-CdllDIe IeNolNeI oH d 45frame and considerable sum of money. The Arizona license number of the car is 1S,409 The car is Ford 1917 model and the factory number is ?, 122,167 Though the name of the murdered man was not sent it was found at the sheriffs office that that license number had been issued to N. C. Johnson of Douglas for a Ford 1917, with the factory number above mem toned.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17

driven until it ran out of gasoline
 The Cate machine had been left standing in front of The Republican office Saturday night. It was there as late as 10:30 o'clock When Cate had finished his nights work and was ready to leave for his home five miles south of town. there wasn't a sign of his machine. It had van ished into thin air He immediately made a report to the police and the sheriffs office.
 About that time a report came 10 the police station of a Ford aUt mo- bile standing by the roadside near the rifle range, Policeman, Carl Feuerriegel accompanied by Cate, went out to the range and found d car which bore a Texas license num- Der and which had run out of gaso- line.
 The Scott machine had been left standing in front of the residence Of Judge Richard E. Sloan, l12S North Central avenue When Young Scott went for it, the little car had dis appeared. Until late last night tho l young man searched for his machine and just about the time he had de- cided his efforts were futile he dis covered his Saxon where it had been abandoned.
 Gates car bore Arizona license
 number 16067, is a 1917 model and
 was equipped with Firestone tires
 Any information regarding the ma 1 chine should be communicated tC ] the police, the sheriffs office or tc
 The Republican.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
VEDRA ADDS ID
 HER MANY LAURELS

Nedra the imported English bull bitch owned by M. Joe Murphy, man. ager of the Kerry Cow kennels of Phoenix, has won final honors for the year at the San Francisco show, just closed, and which was given under the auspices of the Golden Gate Kennel club. In a telegram received yester- day from H. NJ. Robertson of Lamanda Park, Cal, the handler who has so successfully piloted Vedra to her nu- merous winnings on the Pacific coast, MT. Murphy was informed that Vedra again received first open winner and first veteran as well as a special for best bull bitch in show, and at the same time annexed one more point to- ward her American championship Nedra also placed to her credit from this show five additional scores on the Moose lodge trophy. as well as winning money prizes. Nedra has al ways remained in the topmost ribbons at all shows attended this year and lacks but few remaining points till her championship honors are com pleted, the honor most coveted among dog fanciers. She will again demon- strate her ability at the coming Janu- ary show to be held in San Diego, and then will be sent east to compete with new blood.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
COTTONSEED FEED EMBARGO SAVING
 ARIZONA CATTLE

Herbert Hoover has approved the action taken by Timothy A. Riordan, federal food administrator for Ari- zona, in placing an embargo on. cot tonseed and cottonseed feed products. In a telegram received from the food administration at Washington full sanction is given to the steps taken in the interest of the stockmen, and with this in view a close watch will be maintained to prevent shipments of either cottonseed or cottonseed meal, cake or hulls to points outside Arizona.
 The state embargo on cottonseed and its feed products went into effect No vember "A, in response to a resolution adopted by a conference of the stock men who called attention to the fact that thousands of head of cattle were threatened with extinction by drouth conditions in various parts of the state, and asked that steps be taken to pre- vent the shipment Of stock feeds to outside points.
 Definite action followed. Contracts between Yuma and Salt River valley dealers with mills in Texas and Cali fornia were abrogated and agreements were entered into by Arizona mills and the food administration to handle all of the Arizona cottonseed at the cur rent market price and to dispose of the product entirely within the state.
 Since this policy was adopted the Arizona mills have been kept busy Several carloads of the raw product are being handled daily to be manu- factured into cOttonseed cake and cot tonseed meal. These products, as well as the hulls, are being shipped out daily to various Arizona cattle centers, l and so great is the demand that. the mills have scarcely pound left in | storage from day 10 day.
 / The railroads have promised their cooperation in the general plan for mulated by the food administration to conserve all Arizona feed stuffs for the use of Arizona cattle, except in the case of the governments
 ] In this connection a letter has been 1 sent out to railroad officials calling
 their attention to the fact that during
 the hay season, from May to October
 l, 1916, there were shipped from Salt
 River valley points e,197 cars of al- falfa and that during the same period | in 1917 there were shipped 3,3S7 cars
 The letter continues:
 Throughout the state shipments | have been excessive. and as you know
 great quantities of hay have gone tC | outside points. leaving at the present time only about 20 per cent of the hay crop of the state on hand and thi: will have to provide for four and :
 half months, until the next crop come. in"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
BAKER'S REPORT IS BRIEF REVIEW
 OF YEAR AT WAR

WASHINGTON, Dec. Secretary Bakers annual report for the war de- partment constitutes only d brief his- torical review of the year, and so that it may be devoid of information for fhe enemy, shows no recommendations no detailed information of the trans portation of the army to France or any army plans for the future.
 Secretary Baker does say, however, that he does not favor universal mill tsry training as a regular national policy.
 "The department has not sought and does not now seek legislation on the subject" he says, chiefly for the req son that the formation of a permanent military policy will inevitably be af- fected by the arrangement consequent upon the termination of the present war. Civilized men mast hope that the future has in store a relief from the burden of armament and the destruc- ton and waste of war.
 However vain that hope may ap- pear ( n the midst of the most devastat- ing Shd destructive var in the history of the race. it persists-perhaps be- cause we are encouraged by the anala Sous substitution of courts for force Tn the settlement oS private contro- Nersies; perhaps because all the per- fectlons of nature teach us that they are the product of processes which nave eliminated waste and substituted constructive for destructive principles
 When permanent military policy therefore, comes to be adopted, it will doubtless be conceived in a spirit which will be adequate to preserve against any possible attack those vital principles of liberty upon which demo- cratic institutions are based, and yet be so restrained as in no event to fos- ter the growth of mere militarist am bitions or to excite the apprehension of nations with whoIn it is our firs desire to live in harmonious and jusf accord
 As to the eXpeditionary forces il France, Secretary Baker says it would be unwise to disclose details and there fore contents himself with telling O tho sending of General Pershing, fol lowed by a full division of regulaI troops and contingent of marines a. the first units. He desbribes also tn, organization of the Rainbow nationa guard division (the Forty-second) adding:
 The purpose of this organization was to distribute the honor Of earl participation in the war over a wid, area and thus to satisfy in some par the eagerness of these state forces t, be permitted to serve Tn Europe"
 High tribute is paid to the "splendi, cooperation of the navy, by means O which these eXpeditionary forces hav been safely transported and have beei enabled to traverse without loss tn
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17

Cruelty to Animals. The love of the little heroine for the dumb neigh.bors forms one of the most extremely clever themes of the entire story, and it is brought out in an extremely clever manner. with the idea at all times to convey to the public the ne cessity as well as the humaneness,
 of the proper care of and regard for the helpless animals and birds. The
 love story running throughout the
 drama is excellently handled. The
 suspense element is also taken care
 of, for when the little maid of Sun shine Alley is accused of theft, the audience breathlessly follows her in
 her battle to establish her innocence the punch" being brought out in a climax that will prove q revelation
 The American War Weekly is on the
 same program and contains many in teresting scenes of what America k doing in her part of the worlds waar
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17

so-called danger zone infested by the stealthy and destructive submarine navy of the enemy
 It became necessary, Ar. Baker adds, to build up an elaborate transport sys- tenn Tor the cXpedtOnary force with great terminal facilities both in this country and in France. and to gather a large surplus of supplies on the other side as a safeguard.
 This placed an added burden upon the supply divisions of the depart ment, he says, and explains in part some of the shortages, notably those of clothing, which have temporarily embarrassed mobilization of troops at home, embarrassments now happily passed
 The arrangements made have result ed, MT. Baker continues. lin the trans porting of an army to France fully equipped, with adequate reserves of | equipment and subsistence, and with these large quantities of transporta- ton appliances, motor vehicles, rail- road construction supplies and animals, all of which are necessary for the maintenance of effective operations of the force"
 Secretary Baker opens his report with a review of the situation in Mex | leo which led up to the withdrawal of General Pershing's column, and pays a nigh compliment to the self-restraint ana consideration of the American of- llcers and soldiers, both on the border and in Mexico.
 1 Taking up the war with Germany. ! Secretary Baker describes a fine spirit or service shown ,by the American people, without distinction of age. sex | or occupation"
 Those who believed, he adds. sthat 1 the obvious and daily exhibition of l power which takes place in an autoc racy is necessary for national strength. discovered that a finer and freer and greater national strength subsists in a free people, and that the silent pro- cesses of democracy, with their nor maj accent on the freedom of indiyid-
 uals, nevertheless afford springs of
 collective action and inspiration for selt-sacrifice as wide and effective as
 they are spontaneous"
 MT. Baker then turns to tba method
 by which the army was Dlaced on s
 war footing. He shows that under it's
 full authorized strength the regular
 army includes 1S,000 officers and 40
 OOO men and that the war strength
 contemplated by the national defense
 act for the national guard was 13OOC
 officers and 456.0OO men. With the
 million additional troops of the select
 cd draft army added. these figures
 furnish the army of 2.000. 900 men upor
 which all original war estimates were
 based.
 The secretary describes the drafting : of the national guard, which he says ] responded with zeal and enthusiasm to the call. He describes also the ex-
 pansion of the regular army and re- views the reasons which prompted the
 government to go to seiective conscrip. ton for the remainder of it's forces. ' The report then touches briefly upor } the officers training camps. the con. struction of cantonments. with tho , problems encountered and solved
 through the cooperation of the civil ian agencies created by the council O national defense, and goes into som, } detail with various phases of the can. l toLment question to show the enor. } nous size of the task. The buildint
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
SUNDAYS SEARCH
 FUR F0LsT0N' BODY
 |S WITHOUT RESULT

Every imaginable place where the body of Kenneth C. FoIston might have been concealed, if he was murdered, has been investigated. Yesterday the hunt in the last of the waterways where it was thought the body might have been thrown was concluded with out result.
 How much ground has been covered in the nearly three weeks search for the body of Folston is not known, but Deputy Sheriff E. J. Warren alone has travelled more than 1900 miles. Every suspicious spot has been visited. Every known prospect hole or deserted well has been investigated, and every draw into which it might have been supposed the body would have been taken has been combed over.
 This does not mean that the hunt is to be abandoned as hopeless, but that for the present every clue has been followed to an end.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
FAMOUS COHAN PLAY
 AT ELKs TONIGHT

Tonight at the Eks theater the Ed Redmond Musical Comedy com- pany will present Fifty Miles from Boston" the delightful Conan musical play, in three acts. This offering will have a tendency 10 draw great many who are not regular patrons of musical comedy attractions, for it possesses, aside from the musical theme, an interesting love story and a big dramatic counterplot, thereby giving a combination of drama and musical comedy The thrills it possesses are deftly interwoven with the comedy situations and the melody interpolations are interspersed in a most delightful manner.
 In the production of Fifty Miles from Boston," which by the way, will be replete in scenic and cleo trical detail, Myrtle Dingwall will return to the cast appearing in the role of Sadie. while Ed. Redmond ed to meet at the Price Booming house. 320 North Second avenue, Tuesday evening at o'clock, when plans for organization will be presented. An other purpose of the meeting is to ar range for a barbecue next Sunday at Echo Canyon.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
Mae Marsh at Empress

An enthusiastic audience was on hand at the Empress last night to greet Mae Marsh in her latest Gold wyn success, Sunshine Alley" The story was written especially for the whim girl of the screen" by Mary Rider, the famous playwright, and is one of the most charming and at the same time most quaint dramas seen for long time. The story is built in the environment of bird and animal store, and aside from be- ing an excellent entertainment. it forces home the wonderful message of the Society for the Prevention of
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17
MOTORCYCLE CUB
 |S ID BE REVIVED

About 15 motorcycle riders enjoyed a ride to the scene of the recent wreck on the Santa Fe railroad. The trip was greatly enjoyed by the partict pants and upon their return it was de- cided to re-organiZe the Phoenix Mo- torcycle club. This was a flourishing club a few years ago but for the past year it has been dormant and now an effort will be made to revive it.
 All riders of the motorcycle are ask
Arizona republican., 1917-12-17

will be seen in his inimitable char acterization of Harrisan. The lead ing players will be supported by the entire cast of principals Of special interest in the production will be the initial appearance of Yda Waldrop who will play the role of Jed Woodis a part that he originally created in the Conan production.
 Fifty Miles from Boston will be staged throughout the week, with matinees on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.