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Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
South No Place for Them

WASHINGTON. August 24.-Secre tary Baker will take no action on the rioting in Houston, Texas, in which negro regular troops were concerned until the report of the board of in- quiry into the incident has been re- ceived Whatever is done, he said late today, would be based on findings of that board.
 MT. Baker would not discuss in any way the question of the policy of train ing additional colored troops in south ern states. Senators and members of congress from Texas and other states in the south called on him during the day to discuss the subject. There had
 been protests before against the de- partment's policy of sending negro guardsmen or those drafted for the national army to the training camps designated for the troops from their i states.
 Only a brief report on the Houston incident had come tonight from Major l General Parker, commanding the southern department and officials pro- i fessed ignorance of General Parker order transferring the troops involved. l The message gave no details of the
 rioting and said the cause of the out break was unknown at the time the l message was sent. The department directed that full particulars be for warded promptly, but as order had | been restored when the first message
 was sent it was assumed that General 1 Parker would attempt to clear up the
 origin of the disorder before supple
 menting his first report.
 1 That regular troops should be in- l volved in the rioting means that dras-
 tic measures of a disciplinary nature
 will be taken when the facts are l known. The fact that the outbreak occurred during war makes the situ- i ation far more serious than it other l wise would have been
 The department expects very care l ful investigation to be made by the board of inquiry which will bring to 1 light the exact causes of the rioting and show what share, if any, peace
 officers or other civilians had ir | precipitating the trouble as well as fix
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A Participant's Statement

An affidavit before military author ities by Leroy Pinkett, private in Com many I of the Twenty fourth regiment, which participated in the rioting, giv- ing what he said was complete story of the trouble, was made this after noor It is as follows:
 "Yesterday about 3 p. m. we heard that Corporal Baltimore of our com pany had been shot by special police officer (white officers who ride horses). All the boys said, Let's go get the man that shot Baltimorer.' It was getting late then and we stood retreat at 6 o'clock and then I heard Sergeant Henry of our company say Well. don stand around like that. If you are going to do anything go ahead and do it.
 After that I saw some of the boys slip over to Company K and l heard them say that they had stolen the am- munition. Then Captain Snow called the men out in line. He asked what we were doing and ordered a search made for the ammunition and also or dered that our rifles be taken up.
 Another sergeant-I forget his name-took up our rifles from our tents In this same talk Captain Snow told us that Baltimore was not in the wrong: that the policeman was in the wrong l heard him say that. A big fellow in our company named Frank Johnson then came running down the company street, hollering, Get youl
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
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WASHINGTON. August "A. - Bel gians will get food quickly and neut- rals will have some of their wants supplied through an agreement en- tered into today by the food commits sion and the governments of neutral European countries.
 It was decided to let thirty or more Dutch ships sail at once from an At lantic port carrying grain owned by The Netherlands government on con- dition that the greater part of the cargoes shall be used for the relief of the Belgians.
 It was also announced that the
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24.-A com plete tie-up between seven o'clock to- night and daylight tomorrow Of all the lines of the United railroads, 1,700 of whose employees are on strike here, was ordered late today by officials of the company who said the action was taken because police protection was inadequate to safeguard the car men after dark This is the first time the entire system has been closed down. Previously. cars were run on several lines during the night.
 Street cars covered with thick wire netting to protect them from stones and other missiles made their ap- pearance today.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
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BUTTE, Mont, Aug. 24.-Because of the strike of shelter men at the Washoe works at Anaconda, the Ana conda Copper Mining company today another shutdown of its in Montana. All the mines of the company will be closed, to- gether with the smelters at Anaconda and Great Falls Other mines that depend upon their smelters also will be compelled to cease operations. Ap- proximately 15,000 men will be direct ly affected.
 The days developments followed the action of radicals in the Mine, Mill and Shelter Mems union who announced their intention last We'd nesday night to break away from the union and go on strike. The shelter
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

rifles, boys We all made rush for the supply camp and got our rifles and we went to a large ammunition box and got our ammunition. Sergeant Henry was the leader.
 Corporal Wheatley, Corporal Brown, Corporal Moore, Corporal Snodgrass and Corporal Tillman and about 100 privates were in the crowd that had started toward town. l was in the crowd. I had my gun and my ammu- milton. We did some shooting as we left the camp. I shot about five times. l did not know a girl had been shot. I did not see an ambulance. We went down the shell road that goes to the Fourth ward. We met anautomobile with white man il. :t. They stopped him and Sergeant Henry told the white man to get out of his car, but he did not get out and all the soldiers that were in front shot the man. I judge that about fifty shots were fired at him. was toward the back and did not fire any shot here. Then we marched on up the road and as l passed the car I heard the white man in the car groan but we did not stop. Then we met some officers in a car coming from the Fourth ward and the sergeant made them get out and told them to leave their car. We did not do any shooting here. Then we met two men in a buggy who looked like MeXicans, but we did not shoot them. Then we got to the dirt road and started to the graveyard on San Felipe street and right at the graveyard they started shooting Sergeant Henry was in front and he hollered to everybody to lay down. They all laid down but my self and two more fellows. and we ran down the side street AS we ran heard shooting that sounded like all of them were shooting together. tried to get back to the camp but was afraid and staid in the woods all night and was arrested this morning after daylight when 1 tried to get back to camp"
 Disarming the Negroes
 A scene probably unique in the an nals of the United States army was enacted at Camp Logan during the afternoon when the 500 soldiers of the battalion of the Twenty-fourth negro infantry were disarmed.
 Thanked by a full battalion of the infantry under Colonel Willard F Waltz and three companies of coast artillerymen from Fort Crockett, the negro soldiers were marched foul abreast to the parade grounds where their arms were stacked. Army trucks then loaded the rifles and ammunition and conveyed them to the camp store house, where they were placed under heavy guard.
 Surrounded by his own men with loaded rifles, Colonel Waltz then ad-
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
Ub To The U. s. To Win The War
 sDeclayes Geyara
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 24.-"We must win this war for if Germany wins she will be over here" declared James w. Gerard, former United States ambassador to Germany ad- dressing a mass meeting here tonight. If we fail to defeat that boodthirsty autocrat our honor is of no value"
 The speaker denounced persons who are trying to stimulate a pro- German feeling There would be but one re- sult-the bare wall and the firing squad"
 We are out to win and we will win, despite the traitorous bribe- taking minority that would, by their poison ous propaganda, hamper us."
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
WIPED OUT HIS FAMILY
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IDABEL, Okla, August 24.-The bodies of Ward Briton, a farmer of near Ringold, 45 miles northwest of here, his wife, infant son and cousin. George Hughes, were found in the Briton home by neighbors early today. Idabel officers who investigated re- ported that apparently Briton had killed himself after shooting the other three. It is believed he was temporar- fly insane.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
ITALIANS 'i|' POUNDING f
 TE(JT0NS
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General Cadorna's army still is hard after the Austrians all along the Isbn- 20 and Carso fronts and, aided by the valiant Italian airmen. who are drop ping bombs in great numbers on con- centration camps behind the enemy lines it has made further progress and taken additional prisoners and war stores.
 Already 500 Austrian officers and 10000 men have been made prisoner and in the neighborhood of sixty guns of various calibres have been captured, in addition to numerous others de- stroyed by the gunfire of the Italians.
 On several sectors to the west, the enemy has made Semblances of offenS- ives, probably hoping to distract the attention of the Italian commander in- chief from the work he now has in hand. But seemingly there is little likelihood he is to be diverted from pressing on toward his objective Triest
 Although it had been believed the French would rest content with the gains they had made against the Ger mans in the region of Verdun, Friday saw them again hit the line of the German crown prince and capture the famous hill 304, the scene of some of the bloodiest conflicts of the war, the Camarge wood and fortified works be- tween the Haucort Wood and Bethen- court The penetration of the German front was at an average depth of one and a quarter miles
 Hard fighting continues between the British and Germans around Loos and Ypres The Canadians have cap tured trenches at the southwestern edge of Lens on the Monster Slag heap known as the green Grassier. after the hardest kind of fighting.
 Near Ypres, Field Marshal Haig's forces have met with a slight reverse at the hands of Crown Prince Ruu- precht's army, having been compelled to yield ground captured "Wednesday along the Ypres- Menin road, in the face of extremely violent attacks car ried out by fresh reserves. The battle continues in this region.
 Berlin asserts that in the recent British offensive 21 tanks" were de- stroyed by the German guns and now are lying in front of the opposing po- sitions in No Mans" land. Some of the crews of the monsters were made prisoner while others were killed. Details of the German offensive in northern Russia to the west of Riga are still meagre but the German wal office announces that the German troops have reached the vicinity Of the Aa river along the Gulf of Riga. Pet rograd dismisses the hostilities in this sector with the announcement that only fussilades have taken place. In Rumania a stiffening in the Rus so- -Rumanian front is observed in the | failure of the Austro- Germans tc make further gains Attacks deliv- cred at several points have beer l checked by the Russians Rumanians Since April the entente allies have
 made prisoner 167,7SO men of enemy | armies.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
l, W, M, DENIED HABEAS CORPUS } ROWAN HELD MILITARY PRISONERS

arrested had developed that many of them were disbelievers in religion, marriage or organized government. He said his office had received nu- merous complaints of person sebing beaten and thrown from trains by 1. w. WIS.
 Major Wilkins introduced a tele- gram from Colonel c. E. Dentler, commander of this military district, authorizing him to hold the men as military prisoners.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
SOUTH DEMANDS
 FREEDOM FROM ] NEGRO TROOPS
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HOUSTON, Tex, Aug. 24-An or der for the removal of the negro sol diers of the tWenty-fourth infantry. from Houston to Columbus, N. NJ, is sued by Major General James Parker, commander of the southern depart ment, L. s. A., served materially to re- store a spirit of quiet here tonight af- ter a day of unrest, following the race rioting last night which resulted in the death of seventeen persons and the Wounding of more than a score.
 Of the 125 negroes to leave their camp Thursday night with stolen am nunition for a raid upon the city, all but eight have been accounted for ana scores of civilian and military patrols were searching for the remaining fug- itives
 Major General George Bell Jr., will arrive tomorrow to take charge of the situation Construction work at Camp Logan, interrupted today because of the riot will be resumed tomorrow.
 The rioting last night started about 2 o'clock. During the day the negro troops became angered against the city policemen of Houston because of the reported shooting of negro ser geant by police officer. Stealing company ammunition, about 125 of the negroes seized their rifles and left the D., ing indiscriminately. Warning immed- lately was given and mounted police officers sought to halt the mob. sur rendering their lives in vain efforts 10 drive the soldiers back
 Illinois guardsmen encamped at Camp Logan soon arrived on the scene but only in time to throw a coroon between the negroes and crowds or Houston citizens who armed them selves and quietly gathered to oppose the raiders. The negroes then took to the open country in flight. some re- turning to camp where they were placed under guard and others hiding in buildings and ditches in nearby roads.
 Two squads of armed civilians, sworn in as deputies. each squad with a captain in command. aided the mlll- tary forces during the day Tn the search of the San Felipe district for st'-agglers from the rioting negro paha'
 In addition to the search or the resi- dences and territory immediately sur rounding the camp, automobile patrols traversed the roads radiating from the city in all directions in quest of fugl- lives in several instances with sue cessful results. oo -.
 A force of approximately 500 men from Fort Sam Houston arrived dur : ing the afternoon and a detachment oI coast artillery from Fort Crockett; Galveston, relieved the illinois natlona, g11ardsmen who had been on patrol q, ty throughout the night without rest. These, with the troops from San Antonio. assumed full control tonight
 Indignation over the outbreak was expressed particularly because or the sayageness displayed by the negroes toward the white police officers Wht were slain and whose bodies in nearly every instance had been hacked witf bavonets. Among the Illinois guards men also much feeling was evloen' because of the mutilation of Captalr Josenh Mates. one of the first to bt slain by the rioters.
 Funeral arrangements for the vlc- tims of the riot were made during the afternoon The four police offlcerS who died fighting will be given pupli' funeral Sunday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

dressed the negroes, telling them they would be protected from violence. and that at the same time they would be prevented from committing further violence.
 This order, it is said, will remain in effect until the negroes are en- trained to return to Columbus, N. M.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-25
Sliuht British Reverse

LONDON, Aug 24-Germans in violent attacks with fresh effectives along the Ypres- Menin road have driven out the British advanced forces from positions captu-ed in Wednes- days fighting, according to the of ficial communication issued by the war office this evening. Fierce fighting continues in this region. The Germans have lost heavily under the fire of the British guns.
 The communication says
 This morning the enemy strongly counter attacked with rresh troops the
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Arizona republican., 1917-08-25

on in this country is conducted by organizations other than corpora tionS
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
H0W 'O[D GLORY
 CAME TO BE THE
 FLAG IF TODAY

The American flag, so generally dis played throughout the country at pres ent, didn't just happen" It grew. Naturally, the standard English flag was used by the American colonies in their early days. This was commonly the cross of St George. and later the union cross, the former consisting of white banner with red cross.
 The revolutionary and pre-revolu tionary controversies brought in all manner of devices for flags and ban ners, the largest portion bearing mot toes more or less defiant of the Bri tish government. No action, however, was taken for q national flag until June II, TIT, when the Continental congress passed a resolution that the flag of the thirteen united states be thirteen stripes alternate red and white, that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing new con- stellation.' After the Continental con gress had decided upon the design for the flag, a committee comprising Washington, Robert Morris and George Ross called upon Mrs. Betsy Ross in Philadelphia and requested her to un> dertake the sewing of it. She accepted, and offered the suggestion, adopted, that ve-pointed stars be used in the design instead of x-pointed ones. Mrs. Ross received a contract to make all government flags, and her daughter, Mrs. Clarissa Wilson, continued the business until 1857.
 The origin of the design has been the subject of much controversy, which has left the question unsettled, though perhaps a majority of writers consider the design to have been suggested by the coat -of-arms of the Washington family, which contains both the stars and stripes. Paul Jones claims to have been the first to raise the new flag over naval vessel, and it seems that the first use of stars and stIIpes on
 land was at Fort StanwiX, where hastily improvised flag was raised over some captured British colors on Au- gust 6, 1777
 The flag was used at the Battle of BrandyWine and thereafter in all inn portant engagements until the close of the war. On January 13, 1794, Vermont having been admitted to the union in 1791 and Kentucky in 1792, congress enacted That from and after the first day of May, 1795, the flag of the United tClcltto Ut LlIlttn SllIptSs dlttlldlc leu and white; that the union be fifteen stars, white in a blue field" the inten- tion apparently being to add both a stripe and a star for each new state admitted
 In ISIS, however the number of states having increased to twenty, congress enacted that the number of stripes be reduced to thirteen. to typify the orig inal thirteen states; that the num- Der of stars be increased to twenty and i that "On the admission of every new state into the union one star be added to the union of the flag, and that such addition shall take effect on the Fourth of July next succeeding such adnis- sion.' No provision was made for the manner of arrangement of the stars, | and consequently there has been, since ISIS, much divergence in this respect.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17

increased capital stock wlil further en- able it's agents to secure for t the better classes of risks. It is now doing the largest business of any fire in- surance company operating in Ari- zona, and is an institution that merits the support of the people of this state.
 In addition to the underwriting pro fit of 10 per cent. the company also has a large income from it's invest ments, now reaching over S20000 per annum. It's officers are as follows;
 C. M. Scott, president; Epes Ran dolph, vice president; J. G. Spangler, vice president; E. NJ. Davis, vice presi- dent and general manager; A. G. Hahn, secretary; A. H. Matthew, as- sistanct secretary; G. H. Taylor. treasurer.
 Directors: H. W. Asbury, Phoenix, Arizona David Babbitt, Flagstaff. Ari- zona: F. M Davis, Phoenix, Arizona; A. G. Hahn, Phoenix, Arizona; $. H. Mitchell, Phoenix, Arizona; F. T. La Prade, Winslow, Arizona; A. H. Mat thew, Phoenix, Arizona; Louis Melcz- CT, Los Angeles, California; T. G. Nor ris, Prescott, Arizona; E. B. O'Neill, Phoenix. Arizona; T. A. Pascoe, Globe, Arizona; Epes Randolph, Tucson, Ari zona; E. A. Sawyer, Winslow, Arizona; C. Nj. Scott. Phoenix, Arizona; J. G. Spangler, Mesa, Arizona.
 The people of Arizona are warranted in taking mere than ordinary interest in the Arizona Fire Insurance com pany--it's a home institution.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
GUARD OFFICER
 CANNOT CO HIGH

No officers of state militia will be made brigade commanders or division al commanders of militia organiza- tions if the recommendation just made to the war department by the war col lege is followed
 Ii has been learned that the war college was strongly in favor of reg ular army officers for brigade and di- vision commanders, and that such recommendation has been made to the war department. It has been agreed almost. it is understood, that the rec ommendation would be followed
 IL is positively known here that seV eral officers in the militia of the var iOus states had given up hopes of higher positions and are reconciled to keeping their present places. That in formation comes direct from the war college at Washington.
 It follows out a general plan of the war department to use regular army officers in all executive positions where possible.
Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
ARIZONA F|RE
 COMPANY HAS
 RAPID GROWTH

The Arizona Fire Insurance com pany is strictly an Arizona institution the only one in the state. It was or ganized in 1910, George NJ. Hahn. now deceased, being instrumental in it's organization. He was also it's first president He was succeeded by George A. Olney, who held the position until about two weeks ago when c. NJ. Scott was elected to head the com pany.
 E. NJ. Davis, vice president and gen. eral manager has held the position for the past four years, during which time the company has shown a mar vicious and healthy growth
 The stockholders at their annual meeting held last March, voted to in crease the capital stock from $200,0 to $500 000 The additional money raised by the capital stock, will be in- vested in first mortgage loans in diff ferent parts of the state.
 The Arizona Fire Insurance con- pany began business in October, 1910 it's activity being confined strictly to Arizona and California during the first two years of it's existence. Since that time however, it's field of operation hss been extended until it now em- braces the states of Arizona Califor- mia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wis consin.
 ...ng the six years of it's existence it has had an opportunity to thorough ly test out the character of business it has been receiving, to determine just those sections that could be depended upon for a profit, and those that were doubtful or consequently unprofitable. That period is the experimental stage in building up a concern such as an insurance company, and the Arizona Fire Insurance company has taken prompt action by discontinuing it's agencies in localities that were unpro- fitable, or could not make money, as a result of it's eliminating unprofitable localities, has succeeded in building up a very desirable business, which each year has shown increased profitable results
 The annual premium income has, in the past six years, increased until it has now reached s240,000. After de- ducting losses, 43 per cent, and eX- penses, 47 per cent, the underwriting profit is 10 per cent.
 The assets amount to $433, ,112.70 and are represented by investments in the state of AriZona-first mortgage loans on real estate and municipal and school bonds. Its agency plant value, including equipment, furniture in the OIuceS n the W aiker huilding fix lures, maps, etc, is estimated conser- vatively at S50,0
 The company has acquired a splen- did reputation, through the prompt payment of it's losses and general methods of conducting it's business. Its