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Arizona republican., 1917-12-14

Roosevelt dam and the grand canyon, combined with the boosting proWesS of C. J. Birchfield of the Santa Fe rail- road who painted Arizona for them in glowing terms, convinced a troupe of Chicago motion picture folks that they couldn't successfully film "RuSSles Of Red Gap, without coming here. Hence their arrival yesterday anG their subse- quent engagement of suite at the Adams, which they will occupy until about next Wednesday.
 Taylor Holmes. recently featured in l Bunker Bean, David Belascos Seven l Chances" and "The Million" by Henry W. Savage is playing the leading role | in the screen version of the popular | novel, "Ruggles of Red Gap which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in novel form and has been presented with considerable success on the le9I- l innate stage
 | Early tomorrow morning, o'clock perhaps. the party will rise and motor i to Roosevelt dam. Yesterday after noon several scenes were snapped on | the Dwight B. Heard property. The similarity of certain Arizona points, es- pecially those located in close proXim- l ity to Phoenix are remarkably like that section of the state of Washington in which the scene of "RugGles of Red ] Gap" was laid. Interiors for the play 1 were photographed in Chicago.
 1 When the party arrived in Phoenix yesterday morning it was greeted by a delegation of citizens and members | of the Phoenix chamber of commerce, | including Secretary Harry Welch, Har- " Kay, John Hyder, George Barrows,
 Burllhead, kisselburg and others. Joe Richards, manager of the Hip theater
 joined the party, with several others in the afternoon and the party was escorted about town in Mir. Hyder' $ Oldsmobile. MT. Richards has taken
 advantage of the psychology of the
 situation and has arranged for the presentation here on Tuesday of The
 Small Town Guy a recently released
 feature picture starring MT. HOlmes l The members of. the party are at present employed ny the Ess3nay film
 company but it is understood that MT l Holmes will presently open a studio
 of his own. l.. C. Windsor, director of
 the company intmated last evening
 that there is a possibility of his choos-
 ing this part of the country for his
 studio and that Phoenix may be the place selected. An effort is being made
 by local people to interest the moving
 picture people into permanently To-
 eating in this sectciOn.
 In the party are Taylor Holmes, the
 star; L. C. Windsor director; Bertram
 Bates, assistant director; Arthur Reeves, camera man; George Lyman secretary to Mir. Holmes and the Misses
 Edna Phillips, Lillian Drew, Virginia
 Nalli, Francis Conrad and Rose Mayo;
 Lawrence D'Orsay, who recently star
 red in The Earl of Pawtucket," at the
 New York winter garden; chief prop
 erty man, Al May. and Rodney La
 Rock. While in Phoenix the party is
 being conducte> by c. J. Birchfield.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
The Western Front

According the dispatches, the British govern is about order investigation of the events on the western front the Cambra sector during the last week in which the British forces have encountered their first disaster months and in which they have for the first time lost guns There have been hints that General Byng exceeded himself in that drive which brought him to the edge of Cambrai.
 At the time General Maurice of the British gen rraI staff when all the world was hailng General Byng as a victor frankly admitted that the British army had gone forward much farther than had been expected thought possible. General Byng seems to have contemplated no more than hammering another dent in the Hindenburg line thus adding another reason for general retirement of the German armies He measured the blow to the requirements of the resistance the British had been accustomed to en- counter But because of the fact that the Germans had been taken by surprise and because though pos sbly in lesser degree the operation of the tanks the expected resistance not felt with the result that the great carried General Byngs army Ear beyond the point had expected to reach or even thought attainabe.
 This fact now puts the latest retirement of Cen sra Byngs line before Cambrai in something like its proper perspective and the net result of the operations seems to vindcate the strategy which until the battle of Cambra the British employed uniformly and with such unvarying success.
 It is the Fabanlke strategy of seeking to wedge the enemy out France instead of trying to hur him out Or as language descriptive of the prize ring would distinguish the two methods, it is the strategy Of delivering steady succession of short-am blows in the hope of wearing the enemy down rather than ot attempting a ful-arm swing in the hope of knocking him out.
 Until Cambrai the British had been content to keep up a steady succession of short-arm blows and the progress they made was uninterrupted. Nor did they consciously depart from that method Cambrai Their blow carried them beyond the intended point because did encounter the resistance expected
 The difference between the two methods is illus ated by the retirement in front of Cambrai Success of the one method does not create of those pro nounced sharp salients which expose the newly Wa line to do something like cnfilading attack which as the Cambra incident shows is the consequence of a six or eight-me forward movement unless it is supported by a reserve force much superior to any that the enemy commands.
 It appears that there was not such force and the dispatches of yesterday describe the presence o the enemy superior numerical force. Several days have elapsed since the advance of General Byng and is possible that the enemy taking advantage of his unntenonal forward rush hastily transferred lars, bodies of troops from front a matter of only a few hours in Germany. Or it may be that the had already begun transfer which timed nicely with the onrush of General Byng which neither he nor the enemy could have foreseen.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14

 And why are your printed schedules not posted, not only in your depotS but in all warehouses.
 You know and 1 know that the help in freight houses will not and cannd take time to detail and explain, guide and advise a shipper They have neither time nor inclination and neither do you wish them to. and I say this with proof positive. I know for a fact that q few years ago Los Angeles had railroad solicitors who made rates. signed contracts and bound both parties I do not know whether this now. exists. but I here assert that your authority and power is unjust and very inequitable as to conditions and place.
 If a dealer can ship a car to Ray. Tempe or any nearby town without inspection and when shipping here is bled to the limit, something is rotten. If all worn junk without value must be classified with a new $S0 or $500 rug or article of furniture. and charged accordingly, something needs rearranGement. The argument is ''protechins to the merchant handling new goods" but as to this 1 do not squeal. My howl is simply and con- cisely this: Your system and arbitrary power in allowing man to load q car without restraint. pay the freight on it. he releasing you from breakagc, insurance and then get soaked for the limit classified rate on arrival at des- tination of that car is not only un- just but tyrannical Howl your head off we don't care.''
 GEO o. FORD.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14

itbUiilueu 1T IOIu rage O0PD
 starboard side was visible He gave one short blast on his whistle to indi- cate he was going to the right. The lmo replied by two short blasts. He thought the Imo changed her course though it was difficult to determine this, as she was against the land.
 He was at this time going to star board and the Imo to port. He noticed later that the Imo came a little more to the left. In'the meantime he had stopped his engines. The Imo gave two short blasts when the ships were about 150 feet apart The collision Was inev- itabe at this point. The =-.o, judging by the force of the collision, seemed to lave great speed.
 The captain said he turned his ship to the left and gave two short blasts The ships then had each other on the right side and were fifty feet apart
 Asked if the vessels would not bave passed at a distance of fifty feet if no other change was made, the witness said this was so, as the 1mo was trav- cling obliquely up the harbor. The Imo then signalled she was going astern at full speed"
 Captain Lamodec said he saw the lmos propeller was going astern but she kept ahead. He then signalled his | engines astern and put the helm to starboard so the Imo would not strike the hold where the picric acid was. as he knew the impact would set it on fire. He was not successful.
 The effect of the collision was inn mediate. Thick black smoke poured from the hold. He thought the ship was to ha It l siblc to put out the fire In order not | to uselessly sacrifice lives, he ordered ! the crew to abandon the ship. Perfect order was maintained He gave the or l der to get away from the ship and make for the east shore. He called the roll when they landed and found only one man missing. Eighteen to twenty minutes elapsed before the explosion
 Captain Lamodec added this was the 1 first time he had ever been in Halifax | harbor. Cross -Xamined by counsel for | the owners of the Imo, the witness said | the Mont Blanc was not carrying a red [ flag or anything to indicate that she had explosives aboard He declared the international navigation rules did not call for flying a red flag except when loading or handling munitions. He was not aware that all munition ships sailed with a red flag in peace times He was the last man, he asserted, to leave the ship after the collision.
 Asked if he understood what the Imo's two blasts meant, Captain Lamo- dec said he thought she was signalling | wrongly. but as he had signalled his course first, he had no right to change it except in case of collision. He de- clared the Imo was half a mile away when he first saw her. that there was
 perceptible interval between tn
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
PREV|EW GREAT
 FILM ENJOYED

A previewS of The, Man Without Country" which is to appear at the Hip. was given at that moving picture house yesterday morning for members of the council of defense and representatives of the Red Cross and other patriotic organiZa- tions. The hour was so early and because of a lack of notification of the trial run, there was not as large an attendance as there would other wise have been.
 This is one of many pictures de- signed to fire the patriotic spirit and it is one of the best From it the blood and thunder of battle of which the world has had a surfeit is missing. It is an interpolation of the great story of Edward Everett Hale, which for nearly a half cen tury has been a text book of pa triotism.
 The picture begins with the son and daughter of hero who died for his country, in the home of their uncle, hot-bed of pacifism. In spite of that, the blood of their father prevails and at the outbreak of the war, the boy enlists and the girl becomes a Red Cross nurse in France. The principal character of Catherine Norton is taken by the unfortunate Miss LaBadie, recently killed in an automobile accident at New Rochelle. N. Y.
 The engagement of Catherine Norton to John Alton is broken be- cause of the pacifism of the latter 1 Finally his love for. her makes hin patriot-this love and vision oI | ''The Man Without a Country II this part of the picture are showr the most stirring incidents of pr Hale's story. And no reading of tho story could be so impressive, as i: made to appear in the picture, thu closing hours of Phillip Nolan, the patriot who, a half century before had cursed his native land.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14

blowing of the whistles and that the collision took place immediately after the 1mo signalled she was going astern. The ships full speed at the time was seven and one half knots.
 Lamodec fas continued all the after
 The cross examination of Captain Lamodec was continued all the after noon. He said there was no confusion on board the Mont Blanc after the col lision and the two men who were re- ported to have jumped overheard were not of his crew. He admitted the Mont Blanc had a seacock but said it would have taken from half an hour to an hour to open it.
 Counsel for the owners of the Mont Blanc rendered certificate from New York that the ship had been properly loaded.
 The witness told Captain Demers nautical assessor. that he had been a master for two years. He did not be- lieve the collision could have been avoided by dropping an anchor. He trusted to the pilot for his course and no soundings were taken.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
PISTOL SHOOT ID
 BE GIVEN SUNDAY

A pistol shoot held under the aus pices of the Phoenix Rifle club will be held on he rifle range Sunday, December 20.
 The shoot will be for the Howard Trophy, beautiful gold and silver medal. manufactured by Messers Shel- don and Howard and donated by Mir. Howard.
 It is an all-comers match with re- strictions as to size of pistol only. Sizes to be used are from g to 45 caliber with limit of six ihcn barrel. Secretary Chapman of the Rifle club, will answer all questions in regard to the shoot. Chapman can be found at Hanny's.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
Where the People
 May Have Hearing
MT. Ford, the Inuuisitive

To the Editor of The Republican, Sir:
 Our Phoenix railroads-the Injus- tice meted out by them.
 With no apology for daring to crit icise these colossal enterprises, write this list of facts; In deals be- tween man and man. a system pre- vails and each holds equitable rights. In other words. one is not forced to do what is against his desires. Deal with either of the Phoenix railroads and you take just what is offered you or nothing pardon, for 1 should add. not nothing" but extra charges. The privileges of railroad positively should not exceed those of a business community, and in cities where com petition is rife, they do not but in Phoenix no potentate ever held mon archial sway over subjects to exceed the power held and used by these corporations.
 An example: You ship a car of goods from Los Angeles; for their lowest classified rate they demand a release of value; you give it and your car is placed in a transfer company $ hands for loading. No classification, modification or indication confronts you as to what you must put into that car. and being loaded, you pre- pay demands and presume to think all is over. If that car, as I learn from proper sources. is landed ai some obscure town outside of Phoe- nix where an appointed inspector does not wield the blade of authority all's well; no questions asked. If il comes here every piece, parcel and article. (mind you, prepaid with nc strings on iD, is weighed, classified and overhauled to the detriment ol the goods, your long waiting annoy ance and final disgust
 Three or four days elapse before 2
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14

the country at large. The best and truest reflection 'f confidence is afforded by the unquestioning iponse of the people to every demand upon them in aid of the war It is reflected in the purchase of Liberty Bonds, in investments in certificates and war stamps and in voluntary contributions the Red Cross and the Y. M. c. A. war work funds and the readiness if not cheerfulness with which they every burden placed upon them by legislation for the
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
CHRISTMAS BOX

What did she put in his Christmas box? Cigarettes and some woolen socks Chocolates brown. and cookies. too; A torn old ruffle trimmed with lace, Tied with a bit of ribbon blue. What did he say when the box he eot2 Jolly old smokes, they help a lot Eats for inside and socks for out" The ruffle he pressed to lips and breast. Brokenly murmuring, "Dearest-best"
 Anna C. Lofel in Life
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
P|TTSBURC J WILL
 GIVE UP BASEBALL
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

PITTSBURG. Dec. 13.-The Univers- ity of Pittsburg will not engage in in ter collegiate baseball next spring. it was announced today by K. E. Davis, graduate manager of athletics. Inter- ference of baseball with military drills and general lack of interest is given as the reason. Inter- Grass baseball will be substituted.
 The University wrestling team will not engage in inter collegiate compe- testion this winter for similar reasons, it was announced
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
AN OLD ONE REPoPULARIzED

And now all the thirsty ones in Washington and vicinity reviving that good old sons Back back Back to Baltimore. .-Pttsburg Dispatch
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
DISAPPoINTME MENT

POlly-Whats Freddie crying for?
 Dolly-Because he dug a big hole in the gardcr and mother wouldn't let him bring it into the house
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14

Mrs. E. NJ. House, wife of the head of the special American commission to the interallied conference in Paris, accompanied her husband acrossi This photo was taken in London.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER II, 1917

Battle to the finish. It's never too late to do your level best. When in doubt, dare.
 Herbert Kaufman.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-14
HELMSMAN OF SHIP
 IN HALIFAX CRASH
 DETAINED AS SPY

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
REAL MEN
Announce Their Willingness
to Offer for the County
Commission in Jefferson.

One of the most important, and in
many ways the most interesting, po-
litical announcement in years came
Saturday, in the fact that Judge Rob-
ert w. Bingham, Mr.. Attilla Cox, Jr.,
and Mr.. Charles Scholtz, Jr., have
agreed to become candidates for the
new County Commission, and in a
public card declare their intention OF
standing together as candidates in the
Democratic primary.
The decision of these three gentle
men comes, so it is learned, after Wis
its to them by dozens of the most
prominent citizens of Louisville, who
urged them to accept this public duty
because of the urgent public need for
a radical change in the administra-
ton Of the affairs of the county.
1t is also stated that, after the gen.
tlemen named agreed to make the
race, that Mayor BuSchemeyer and
the entire Democratic party orgaaizI-
ton and scores Of DcraJ-rauc ward
and prcincts leaders asreed enthus--
artioaNy II support all three for these
nominations. Post
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
Saturdays Drop.

Chicago, Jan. 29.-Wheat prices
collapsed Saturday under heavy sell
ing due to- rumor that peace was in
sight. After an extreme break of 7sc
the market reacted but closed weak,
lAc to &c net lower with may at 81. 75g
TO Sl,753 and July at Sl.47g to $l.471.
Corn finished &c to lie "a Is down,
and oats off &c to lie. Provisions
scored gains of sc to 12lc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
Wives AS StFike-breakers.

New York, Jan. %. There was a
meeting of wives here when it was
announced that the unskiIled laborers
in the Hayemeyer plant in Williams
burg were going TO strike. The unan.
imous decision Of the housewives was
that there wasn't going to be any
strike and that the intending strikers
would be forcibly delivered if neces-
sary at the Threshold Of their daily
toll. Most of the 5000 workers sue.
cumbed to argument at the domestic
hearth. More than 100 were actually
dragged to the doors of the refinery
by their wives, amid ieers and cheers
from a small multitude of women.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
MARRIAGES.
20 800 eaAA 80 e. AAAA hAMi
WHITEHALL.

This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, in
West Union Baptist church at Gracey,
Miss Mary Elizabeth Hill and Mr..
Burnett MILFORD White will be united
in marriage. The pretty bride-to-be
is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee R.
Hill. The groom is a young farmer
near Cadiz, a son of Mr.. George
White.
The ceremony will be performed
by Rev. F. M. Wilson, the pastor Of
the church.
Quite number of friends from this
city will attend, including @r. and
Mrs. John T. Hill and daughter, Miss
Maybelle; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. S.
Gaines and Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Blakemore.
A large number af invitations have
been issued and the affair will be a
social event of the widest interest,
owing to the prominence of the young
couple.
Miss Hill is a niece of Mr.. and Mrs.
John T. Hill, of this city.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
Never to Return.

Ten years ago Kansas farmer put
(, his initials on ten dollar bill. The
next day he went to the nearest town
and spent it with a merchant. Before
the year was out he got the dollar bill
back. -Four times in six years he got
If back for produce and three times
he heard of it being in the pockets of
his neighhors. The last time he got
I If back he sent it to a mail order
house. He has never seen that dol
ar bill since and never will. That dol
Ear bill will never pay any more road
or school taxes for hint will never
lhelp TO build or brighten any of the
homes in his community. He sent it
entirely out of its usefulness to him
self Tor his neighbors. Pembroke
journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
PURELY PERSONAL

Col. Z. D. Jones, w. H. Draper and
DR.. l.. A. Tate have returned from a
trip to Tampa and st. Augustine, Fla.
Jas. A. Mckenzie, of this county,
attended the State Conference Of
County Agents at Lexington last week
and was one of the speakers at the
banquet at the Phoenix Hotel. Other
speakers were Gov. A. o. Stanley,
President Henry S. Barker, of the
University of Kentucky; Dean Geo.
Roberts, of the College of Agriculture,
X. L. Varney, of Cadiz; A. c. Young,
of Louisa, and ]. T. Taylor, Of Louis
vile. The POSTMASTER was District
Agent, M. o. Hughes. More than so
agents and other officials attended.
Miss Gladys Taylor left yesterday
morning for term at the Conserva-
tory of;Music, at Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Major, of Ken
nedy, are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Earle Bradley, in Nashville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. NJ. Frankel and
Ed Kleeman are in New York.
Miss Otey Barley is visiting the
family of Mr.. T. j. Baynham, near
Edgoten. She will also visit Mrs. w.
A. Stroube, near Oak Grove, before
her return.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
L. J. Blal;eiey Dead.

CovinGton, Ky, Jan. 25.-Laurie
j. DaAeley, sixty-seven years old, edi-
torial writer on the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune, and one of the most
widely known newspaper men in the
Central West, died Jan. 25 at his
home in Covington.
Mr.. Blakeley was stricken while at
his desk. For many years Mr..
Blakeley served as an editorial writer
on the Louisville Courier-Journal,
Louisville Times and Louisville Even
ing Post.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-01-30
SUNDAY HELD A
RECORD REVIVAL
Billy Sunday Strings Big BOs-
ton Meeting To a Close
With Much Good.

Bost0n, Mass, Jan. 25.-The rec
aord religious revival in the history Of
evangelism was closed last week by
Billy Sunday, the reformed baseball
player During the ten weeksat Bos
tim Sunday made the revival history
.as follows:
He preached to 1877, $50 persons.
tits estimated that 6O,5l0 hit the
trail
a check for $50;82S. "a of 'free-wili
offerings" for Sunday was hapded
him before he left This brings the
total received by Sunday since he has
been conducting revivals up to about
$500, 0OO
Collections for expenses at Boston
fotaled $50, 436. rs, and were paid for
outef collections.
WRly one other city ever gave him
more as free-will offering. Phila-
deiphia dished out $5l, 1866.
Before leaving, an engraved me-
mortal valued at $1,000, signed by
so. 600 people, was presented to him.
It's no wonder Billy summed up
by his appreciation of Boston some
thing like this:
'BoSton's batting average for God
Is 900. She's not behind in history
or culture or hospitality, baseball or
religion. She trails nobody in any
flung God be with you, old scouts.