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Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
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WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The American government today began the actual preparation to arm Ameri- car merchantmen against Germany s ruthless submarine warfare
 When the vessels sail under the poiicV of armed neutrality they will dos so with the full backing of the stration-eXpressed in the form of war risk insurance and naval guns and gunners, It was made clear today that in tho background will be the entire resources of the United States -feady fo: action should Germany attach an American ship in violation of the warnings of the American gov errment
 The statc departments view of de- fenslVe armament as expressed today, was that he mere appearance of d German submarine or it's periscope rear an American armed vessel would entit!e the vessel to take all measures of protection on the presumption that che suDmaline's purpose was hostile This was based on GeTmany's an nonncenIent that her submarines would attack without warning any beiliGerent or neutral merchantman encountered within the barred zone.
 Whether this position will be em- boiled in instructions to commanders of American armed shins and whether arIns and ammunition VIII be furnished to vessels carrying contra band were up to discussion today but no an-
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
NOT
 LIKELY, SCHALL
 0PPOsINC PLAN
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WASHINGTON, March f0-The pos sibility of coalition organization agreement between democrats and re- publicans in the incoming house of representatives which meets April IS was considerably lessened today in the opinion of many members by the an nouncement of Representative Schall, progressive of Minnesota, one of the five so-called independents, that he would not be party to an independent movement which would block import ant legislation.
 As the bipartisan plan originally vas broached only to defeat q deadlock should the independents refuse to sup port either republican or a democrat for speaker. leaders of both big parties tonight foresaw an abandonment of the movement.
 While 1 am reserVing my right to vote independently" said Mir. Schali, T am no; ~oing to join a group of men and block lesislati tion for the mere pur- pose of gaining patronage Patriotism means more c. me than mere party victory, and l shall do my best to help expedite public business. .-
 Republicans generally accepted the development as meaning an additional vote for Representative Mann for speaker. Mir Schall spoke in behalf of the republican national ticket in the last election. though he WAS elected as a progressive because of local differ ences
 Many objections to the coalition plan were heard today among the republi- ca-s. Who said it should be agreed to only as last resort and argued that the party. now in the course of re- organization could not hope to profit by a compromise with the democrats
 Both sides still claim majority both hoping for the vote of Represen- tative Martin of Louisiana progress sive- democrat. Representative Randall, prohibitionist of California. and repre- sentative London. socialist Of New York. it is believed. probably will vote with the democrats. and Representa- tive Elect Fuller of Massachusetts, progressive. with the republicans
 Announcement today by Governor Whitman that he will call special election to select a successor to the late Representative Conry of the Eff teenth New York district. was d wei come development for the democrats. They expect another democrat will be elected. making the democratic total 215. within three of enough to re-elect speaker Clark.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
GoUeyn0r Ready
 To Pay J Court
 Says He Should
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AUSTIN, Tex, March Ex-Governor James E. Ferguson, of Texas late to- day took the witness stand before the house Investigating committee and be- gan his reply to charges brought against him by Representative H. F. Davis
 The governor said il was true that vouchers on purchases for the execu- tive mansion of musical supplies. jew elry and other articles had reached the comptroller's office. but that this had been due to mistakes and to oversight on his part in endorsing vouchers. He said that as soon as he learned Of these mistakes he immediately settled the bills.
 Concerning mansion expenditures for groceries, the governor said he intended 10 reimburse the state for such supplies if the supreme court decided in the chicken salad cases from the Col quitt administration that these pur- chases must be private
 Governor Ferguson denied state ments by H. C. Poe, who succeeded the governor as president of the Temple State Bank. that MT. Ferguson had at tempted to withhold record of certain mortgage liens and had assumed re- sponsibility for certain notes in the banks possession.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
SEES TWO GROUPS
 OF WORLD POWERS

and antiquities would count for nOth- ing. It is wholly immaterial whether we lean toward Japan or Japan toward us. Japan's life interests demand. in spite of all the solemn declarations of her statesmen, that she draw nearer to Germany, for with permanent enmity toward Germany she cannot counteract the menace of an Anglo American CO., alition.
 We Germans can calmly look on Japan must find path that leads to us and whatever is left in Germany of common interest in the white race will disappear like chaff before the wind with American intervention in the war against us.
 Dr. Heckscher then asserted that President Wilson's policies would auto matically result in a re-alignment of the world powers.
 "On the one hand he declared, we shall have an Anglo-American group. Opposing it will be a German Russo Japanese coalition which, by the way will not be inimical. to the life interests of our central and eastern European allies. I especially emphasize that Rus sia's dream of a conquered Constanti- nople, without conquest, will have been realized with the Dardanelles pro- claimed free waterway,
 The seed sown by President Wilson in this way will not ripen today nor to- morrow; it will spring into maturity when the historical exposition of the American and Japanese Monroe doc trines will occur on the high seas and the battle fields
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
PLEA FOR SEPARATION OF
 ESPEE AND |. ?.
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ST LOUIS, March lO-Tne litiga- tlon instituted by the government to dissolve the so-aciled Hartman rail- way system, partially successful when the supreme court reversed decision of the district court for Minnesota and ordered the Union Pacific to di- vest itself of the Southern Pacific took new angle today when the fed eral court for the district of Utah denied a IetitiOn Of the government to separate the Central Pacific from the Southern Pacific. The principal Central Pacific line is that part of the Southern Pacific between Oakland and Ogden.
 The decision was filed today at Salt Lake City where the original suit was brought
 The arguments in the case were heard before Circuit Judge Sanborn Of St. Paul. Hook of Leavenworth and Garland Washington in St Louis more than year ago. these judges sitting as the district court of Utah
 After the decision was filed at Salt Lake City, w.lither it had been sent by Judge Hook. who prepared the opinion, a coly was given out here at the office of Judge Sanborn. Judge SanDOrn cOncurred with Judge Hook and Judge Garland wrote a dissent ing opinion.
 Two poirts standout in the major ity opinion. First. it is doubtful. says the opinion whether the sherman an ti-trust law can reach proprietary re- lations formed prior to the passage of the law The opinion points ont the long record Of the Central Pacific lines being operated as a part of the Southern Pacific system. and con- tinues:
 If the antitrust act be construed to reach proprietary relations, as dis tinguished from those of a mere con tinuous operating character formed long prior to its passage, whereby di- veigcnt and tangenial lines of road to widely separated gateways or points in the currents of traffic movement are held in q single ownership or con- trol, it's enforcement would have such destructive effect upon established accepted railroad systems of the coun- try that their inclusion within the in- tent of congress may well De doubt - ed
 The second point given prominence
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 CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10-Set- tlement of the railroad eight hour con troversy irrespective of whether the supreme court holds the Adamson law constitutional or unconstitutional was forecast in Cleveland today by action of conference of Brotherhood leaders
 Announcement of the four unions compromise plan to be threshed out at a meeting with railroad officials in New York next Thursday, came sim ultaneously with the revelation that the Brotherhood chiefs had notified President Wilson that a strike would not be permitted to embarrass the gov ernment in case the United States was drawn into war
 A statement was given out signed by Warren $. Stone, grand chief of the engineers. l.. F.. Sheppard, acting pres ident of the conductors: W. $. Carter, president of the firemen and engine men, and w. c. Lee, president of the trainmen. announcing that a plan for settlement of the controversy had been drafted by the brotherhood heads and submitted and approved by the chair men. While the details of the settle ment plan were not divulged, it was stated that the union representatives would lay before railroad officials a compromise plan based on the em- ployes' fight for an eight hour day.
 Tt was decided to renew efforts to obtain d settlement the official state ment said, and a meeting has been ar ranged with the national conference committee of the railways to be held in New York on Thursday, March l5.'
 "The settlement conference with the railroad officials will have nothing to
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LONDON. March 10.-Only thnGeen men of the crew of the Norwegian steamer Storstad, a Belgian relief ship. have been landed, says Cork dispatch to Lloyds Weekly News They were the occupants of the only boat to reach shore, which they did after fighting stormy seas for thirty-six hours John Roy Christian, the American member of the crew, was among those who reached shore safely The fourth en- Sineer died of exposure and two boats containing more than thirty men are missing. Christian, the dispatch adds said
 We were showing two Belgian relief bars on each mast and had a Belgian relief ensign painted on four parts of the ship. In addition we had the Nor wegian flag hoisted and it was also painted on the sides of the vessel"
 Christian, the dispatch continues. gave ths following account of his ex- periences:
 The submarine on sighting us be- gan to fire shells. I went to my life boat but returned for more clothing as the weather was cold. When I got back my life boat had taken to the water We called out that we were a Belgian relief ship but when we thought that all danger had passed the submarine fired torpedo. We took to the boa ts and caught up to the other boats which had gone on before.
 The Germans began firing shells all around and some fell near the boats though we were a good distance from the Storstad. They appeared to be firing for fun.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
TEUTON PO|NTS OUT MISTAKES
 OF THE ENEMY

AtSTRO- II L NGARIAN GREATER Feb. 17-(Via Lon don and Berlin, by Wireless to the As sociated Press, via Tuckerton, N J., March 10.)-"Our enemies have made two cardinal mistakes in this war" said Field Marshal Baron Conrad von Hoet- zendOrf, chief of general staff of the Austro- Hungarian army. to the Associ- ated Press today "The first mistake was that they believed that the races forming the Austro- Hungarian mon- archy would fall asunder at the wars outbreak. The second was when, few weeks ago, they failed to accept our peace offer. interpreting this evidently as d sign that the water was well up to our chins: in other words. that mili- tarily and economically we were on the verge of collapse.
 No greater mistakes were ever made. That the Central Powers made a peace offer was due alone to the joint desire to end the senseless butchering and the destruction of everything that cen turies of civilization have given to Europe. l will say here that to end this war was and is the keenest desire of our emperor, our commander-in chief. who in some 32 months of experi ence at our fronts knows every side of the war"
 The case reduces itself to this" said the field marshal. Suppose you were alone in a deep forest with five ruff fans approaching who had previously announced their intention of killing you. What would you do9 Defend
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Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
Plan Submarine
 Chasing Fleet to
 Guayd Ttvo Coasts
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WASHINGTON. March 10-Plans for the immediate construction of q large number of submarine chasers for use by the navy in coast patrol work will be discussed with motor boat builders, at a conference called by Secretary Daniels to meet here Monday. The type of boats to be ordered, as well as the number. it is understood, will de- pend on what the builders say as to the capacity of their plants.
 h order to use the small boat shops that dot the American coasts, it is pro- posed to build many chasers of wood instead of steel in order 1o draw on an entirely different character Of skilled laborers and also lessen the strain on the material market.
 On Monday also the major ship builders will furnish the secretary with data necessary to distribution of the navy building program under the speeding up requirements recently au- thorized by congress. Representatives of the manufacturers who supply ma chirery and equapment for navy ves- sels will see the secretary later to dis cuss their part in the speeding up process.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
.PORT IF SANTIAGO,
 CUBA, IS REOPENED
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WASHINGTON. March 10.-Cuba. The port of Santiago, Cuba, closed to navigation during the rebel occupation of the city, has been reopened. The state department dispatches today said that ships were entering and departing that the harbor had been swept and found free of mines, and that Cuban warship was patrollng the waters
 The advices made no mention of fur ther fighting on the outskirts of the city between rebels and government troops Officials assumed, in the ab- sence of more definite information, that the 300 American marines and blue jackets patrolling the city to protect foreign life and property had not been drawn into the fighting.
 As far as it could be learned here. however, the government reinforce ments reported to be approaching San tiago had not arrived and the American forces still were nominally in control.
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 BERLIN, March 10.-C CWireless to Tuckerton.) )-In forecast of the worlds political situation after the war Dr. Siegfried Heckscher, a member of the foreign relations committee of the reichstag, predicted to the Associated Press today that President Wilson's war policies would result in the for nation of two groups of world powers
 Dr. Hecl,scher. who for many years was an active director of the Hamburg American line, is prominent in parlia- mentary circles. and occupies position in the reichstag similar to that occu- pied by Senator Stone in the United states senate.
 The excitement in your country over Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's in- Mexico is quite incomprehensible to us, he said. They concerned purely precautionary military measures to be- come effective only in case the United States declared war on us. They were part of our active mobilization plans, in case we were attacked by the United States. A nation surrounded by world enemies as we now are cannot be blamed for viewing the latent enmity of Mexico toward the United States as a possible active asset in case of war"
 How would the future political map of the world look if the United States entered the war2" he then was asked.
 It Is my unshaken conviction" he replied that a new constellation of nations would automatically result in that eventuality. Personal sympathies
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
PREPARES TO ARM
 AMERICAN SHIPS

nouncement on either point was au- thorized
 The attitude of President Wilson has been that no steps of q belliger- ent character should be taken and that if state of war comes it must be through Germany's commission of acts in clear violation of international law. Some officials close to the presi- dent are known to feel that in line with this policy the United States should not sanction shoot -on-s sight program which might be construed as aggression
 President Wilson had sufficiently recovered from his illness today to receive Attorney General Gregory and go over with him legal questions in connection with new policy of armed neutrality. Most of these questions already have been settled. but for the present will not be discussed publicly by the government.
 Since the policy of the government in the past has been not to insure vessels carrying arms and ammuni- tIon to the belligerents, it has been considered probable that this attitude will pc maintained. The lists of con traband articles recognized by the United States differ widely from these drawn up by the various belligerents since the outbreak of the war and therefore it is believed that only ac- tual munitions O. war will be placed or the restricted list for the purpose or determining what ships are to be insured
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SACRAMENTO. Cal, March b. Conjectural reports emanating from Sacramento today that Hiram Johnson was planning to relin9uish his United States senatorship- elect in favor of Chester H. Rowell, of Fresno. national republican committeeman. and to re- tain his present post as governor, brought forth a shower of denials to- .day. The governor personally issued a statement that the report was wholly and absolutely false
 By mid-afternoon his secretary's desk was piled with teiegrams from all parts of the country, demanding Whetn- CT there was truth in the rumor One Washington dispatch indicated that the report had been accepted as fact and that history was being searched for precedents of a senator-e elect prcferring to remain governor
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
Hiram Johnson Denies He
 WW Resign Senatorshib

One of the most remarkable political canards that has ever been sprung or the American public was the view ex- pressed by his secretary after an in- vestigation personally authorized by thS governor.
 The fact that Raymond Robins, na- tional progressive leader; Meyer Lss- ner of Los Angeles and Mir Rowell paid call on the governor this morning was regarded by some as giving SUD- port to the retirement rumor
 Discovering that nation wide cre- dence mad been given the report, Gov ernor Johnson gave out another state ment through his secretary late today repeating that it was all plot fabri- claiming that proof of the plot had cated by his political enemies and been found. Ii was repeated that no statement of Johnsons future plans would be forthcoming before Monday.
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
EIGHT HOUR TANCLE MAY NIT
 REQUIRE DECISION T0 ADJUST

do with whatever action the supreme court takes in the present test of the Adamson law" president Lee said. An effort will be made to reach an agree ment that will bring peace between the
 railroads and the men if the law is
 held constitutional An effort will be made to work out plan that will eff fectively take the place of the Adam son law in case it is held unconsti tutiopa1
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
SAY STOLE MAIL POUCH
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ALBUQI ERQUE, \. NJ, March ID.- The arrest of ]. E. Wmberly at Mem ohis. Tenn, in connection with the dis appearance of q pouch of registered mail containing SS.000 from the santa Fe station here was reported to the authorities here today. Charles Gar rett. railway mail clerk Gave Vim be.ly the key to the mail transfer room at the station and Wimberly took the pouch. authorities said. They said both Garrett and Wimberly haze confessed. Garret. and Tom Riley. bartender, in whose possession part of the stotcli money was found. have been held to await action of the federal grand jury on charges based on the theft
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
CANADIAN SAYS
 YANKEES BEST
 FIGHTING MEN
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 NEW YORK. March 10.-The belief that, in the event of war between the United States and Germany, American officers fighting with the forces of Canada should have no difficulty in ob- taining their release to aid in train ing American troops, was expressed here today by Major General Sir Sam Hughes, formerly Canadian minister of militia.
 T do not see why there should not be reciprocity" Sir Sam declared
 There should be no legal steps in the way. But your Yankees would mighty soon get into shape.
 Sir sam came to New York Friday
 to confer. according to reports as d representative of the British army
 with United States army officers. He insisted he came on personal business, but admitted he had conferred with Major General Leonard Wood. com manding the department of the east. Of this conference Sir Sam would say nothing. declaring that in view of the international situation confrontine America he did not feel free to talk officially
 If there is war; he said, the Yankees of today will prove that thev have not degenerated from those of 1 years ago. l have been acquainted with conditions in the United States army | for 20 or 30 years Your soldiers are among the finest to be found anywhere 1 and the spirit of liberty is still mighty strong in the United States | Sir Sam expressed his opinion that 1 German submarines would never ge, near enough to New York to shell the city.
 l But suppose all the German sllh- marines in the universe did succeed in getting into New York harbor. They ] could not do much harm he said A l few fast yachts would be able to de- stroy them all within week. Last fall Germany sent out 21 submarines 1 within one week and there were onl, five which were not destroyed or cap- lures two weeks later"
Arizona republican., 1917-03-11
CHANGE DATES
 WIEN TROOPS
 LEAVE BORDER
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 1O.- Several changes in the dates for de- parture of various national guard or ganizations from the Mexican border. pursuant to recent instructions from Washington, were announced tonight at department headquarters here. On account of the flood danger at Chat tanooga. Tenn. several companies of Tennessee guardsmen, will be sent to that city and when no longer needed, there will be mustered out there, it was announced. E. troop. Tennessee caval- " will be sent imediately from Fl Paso.
 Michigan troops at Fl Paso have been given new dates of departure. Two troops of cavalry, two batteries of field artillery A company. engineers: A company, signal corps, ambulance companies Nos. 1 and ,, and field hos pital No. 1. will depart March II in stead of March II
 The date of the departure of the Sec ond North Carolina infantry has been changed from March F to r as have and B companies, North Carolina engineers.
 K company of the Third Tennessee infantry, which entrained from San Be- nito March has been diverted from the regiments with orders to proceed direct to Chattanooga to assist with other troops in handling the flood sit uatiOn.
 Several changes have been made in the departure dates of the Ohio troops at El Paso The first battalion. field artillery scheduled to leave March 20 will depart March F, four companies signal corps March F instead of March 20; Ambulance companies Nos. 1 and and ?, March r. instead of March 27; Ohio field hospitals Nos. 1, and 3 March 12, instead of March 27 and foul companies of engineers March F. Al will proceed to Fort Sheridan, for mus ter out of the service