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The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
Understood, the jury wheel system.

understood. the jury wheel system.
Each state has it's own series OF
numbers beginning with No. 1 and
covering the men registered.
ON the day of the draft the qualified
officials who will do the drawing will
start with Alabama and take enough
numbers to correspond with the num-
ber of men Alabama is supposed to
provide And so on down thru the
states
The number of men to be drafted has
again been increased. Definite an
nouncement to this effect was made
by Secretary of War Baker 1t was
reported that the draft first scheduled
to include 100000 and later raised to
$4,000, might be employed to draw
from 100000 to 100000 men on the
first drawing.
Secretary Baker said the number to
be drawn had not yet been determin-
ed. altho at least estimates it would be
more than 65O,O0O
The extra men will be used to nlI
vacanies in bringing the regular army
and federalized national guard to war
strength. voluntary recruiting having
failed to large extent.
The exact number to be drafted will
be determined when the recruiting re-
ports of the regular>a and national
guard. now being received, are COM
piled. u
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
cArrLnMrN TO MEET july ra.

What promises to be very import
ant and Interesting meeting of the eX-
ecutive board of the New Mexico Cat
le and Horse Growers association will
be held in Carlsbad, New Mexico, July
13 and IL.
by holding these meetings in diff
ferent cattle raising sections of the
state it Is hoped by the executive
board 10 get I'm closer touch with the
several sections 10 the end that their
body can serve them better and that
the work of the association can be
brought before the people
IL is the desire of the executive
board that every stockman in the
state shall be benefited by this or
ganization, and all persons interested
In the vital questions of the day gov.
erning the stock industry of New Mex
leo should be present. \ Plans for the
extension of the activities of the as
sociation VIII also be discussed.
Members of the executive board whS
have signihed their intention OF being
present at the meeting at Carlsbad
are; VIM. r.. Morley, president. Datil
Ivic Culberson. vice president. Fierro
w. s. HopeweI Albuquerque; H. A
Jastro. Chairman of tho Market Com
mittee OF the American Nationa
Live stock Association. Bakersfield
california; A. B. McGaney. Albuquer
que; Ex-Governor W. {. Mcdonald
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07

Governor de Baca was elected by over
l.2O0; Lucero was elected secretary of
state by over 1900; Hall was elected
state treasurer by approximately p
800; Patton. the attorney general. low
man on the ticket had over 100 to
spare. Montoya was elected corpora
tion commissioner by l.5OO. Yet
eighteen out of the 26 county drafting
boards in the state show two republic
ans to one democrat Eight counties
show two democrats to one republican.
These boards Were appointed this week
by President Wilson on recommends
tion of the governor of the state
who has announced that in. republican
counties he has given the republicans
the majority on the board, and in de-
mocratic counties he has given the con-
troll to democrats. Eight out of the
ten democrats elected on the state
ticket received maiorities Of better
than thousand. OF the five republic
ans to be elected only one received
better than thousand majority. Land
Commissioner Ervein 1t would he
interesting to know just what rule
was followed in order to produce 1S
republican boards i'm % counties when
at the last election the state elected it's
democratic electors, a democratic senator
a democratic congressman a democrat
&c governor. a democratic secretary
Of state a democratic state treasurer, a
democratic attorney general and "A
democratic corporation commissioner.
Yet the democrats are told, this is no
time for politics" you must not inject
Ipolitics into an emergency like the
the present" Yet in preparing to
draft New Mexlco's contingent to the
reserve army. in IS counties republic
ans will handle the machinery of the
draft and the old time jury wheel will
be used too, which some OF of them
know so well how to manipulate. II
may be done without suspicion at
taching to il, but we respectfully sug-
gest that If our republican friends in
lNew Mexico had wanted to avoid even
n suspicion OF politics. they might have
done like the republican governor OF
Arizona; or like the governor of Color
lado and asked that the sheriff, county
Iclerk aud county health officer in each
lcounty form the county drafting board
las they formed the county re gistratior
Iboard in these two states. But II
New Mexico the sheriff. clerk and
Health officer were used in some coun
ties and others arbitrary appointment
lwere made and 20 accentunte thu
political feature OF the thing. TN
Ipolitics OF every man named was in
dicated Santa Fe Eagle
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
SAMMY

London. July 5.-"Sammy" is going
to stick as the nickname of the Ameri-
can soldier in France. The former
dough boys" like the sound of it them
selves and by n curious coincidence
after the men abroad transports had
picked 1t on the way over. the french
populace ut the port where they land
ed greeteduthem with the same nick
name The London Times toda y
printed q long story about elaborate
deliberations on the transports in
which the regulars chose their name.
II was agreed. the Times asserted. that
SAMMY" was the only name worthy
TO rank with Tommy" for the British
and "Poilu" for Jthe French. H.ondon
newspapers today devoted columns to
picturesque stories from the French
port where the Sammies are now
quartered.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
(Signed)
RCR:AS

Reverting to our first statesment:
Does the above extraordinary letter
show ignorance or political chicanery?
We like to believe it is only ignorance {;
but can anyone sincerely believe that
the accredited political adviser Of the
governor is so ignorant as not to
know the political afiliatioh of the
sheriff of Union county. or those of
any one of the twenty other
sheriffs of New Mexico. To believe
1t mistake is preposterous. Was
the governor misled or misinformed?
Is dirty politics at the bottom of the
whole thing? Another idea: Did some
one or more of the few young sprouts
in this county who are staying up
nights figuring n way to avoid con
scription. have hand in the deal?
on Sunday July 1st, Senator G. c.
smith sent the governor the following
telegram:
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
ANOTHER ATTORNEY FoR CLAYTON

Jas. L. Bresiin, IA practicing attorney
of Guymon, Oklahoma, and member OF
tns law fr'n of Breslin & Breslin, mas
deCidcd to open offices in Clayton and
hereafter expects to make this his
home. Mr.. Bresln is well known to,
many people of Union county. havingl
been practicing in the courts OF Ind
district and state for the past i
or more years. /Mr. Breslin bear 4
excellent reputation as an attorney OF
force and ability and his success in
Union county and New Mexico should
be great He will open offices up
stairs in the new Thompson building
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
NO TIME ron POLITIcs.

Counting the three electors there
were ffteen names on the state ticket
last falI. and of these the democrats
elected ten. Two-thirds of the state
ticket that took office Jan. Yst'were de-
mocrats Jones was elected senator
by over $500; the democratic electors
were elected by approximately $500
each: Walton's majority for congress
was between 500 and 500; the late
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
HEAR MISS EVANS.

Miss Wilma Evans of Ration, leader
of the home economies work for Coifax
and Union counties, will address
public meeting at the schoolhouse In
Clayton next Saturday evening at 1850
Members OF the Womens Auxiliary are
especially urged TO be present. Miss
Evans Is known as a pleasing speaker
and one thoroughly conversant with
her subject Those interested should
not fail TO attend.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07

have had no Interior motive In the
matter and in fact had no know.
ledge that the appointment Ce
Pacheco would make two members
of the board belonging to the min
-ority party in your county, because
1t did not occur to me, that your
sheriff was a republican.
Now this board has been APP
pointed by the President, and we
have been requested by the War
Department that wherever the
members have accepted their ap-
pointment and qualified. to avoid II
possible any change, at least until
the preliminary work of selecting
the number of soldiers required
for the first 100000 had been made.
II il should turn out in the
case of your board that there were
objections other than politics to
any member of the board that were
of sufficient weight, l am of the
opinion that later on a change or
changes could be made so as to
obtain satisfactory board.
have. however, without re-
ference to politics. been assured
by citizens of your city and coun-
ty. in whom | have confidence,
that the board as now constituted
would not only be efficient but inn
partial In the performance of it's
duties
After you have gone over the
substance of this letter in the mat
ter of statement of fact, | will be
pleased to hear further from you
Very truly yours.
tSignedD w. r. LINDSEY.
Governor.
Hon. G.. G. Smith,
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
wOODMEN or THE wORLD-TAKE
NOTICE

Anyone wishing TO become member
or have Camp OF the w. o. w. or
ganized, should see OF write me for
full information. win organize IN
vitation A. c. Whiteheld. Field Deputy
for Arizona-New Mexico division
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
Santa Fe. n. NJ.

July g. 19l7
Dear Senators
| have your wire of this date
in which you are joined by several
citizens of Union county, the wire
referring to the substitution Of J
Andres Pacheco in place of j. ].
Duran, county clerk, as "A member
of the drafting board for Union
County.
| have to say in regard TO this
whole matter that II was deemed
advisable In each instance whore
al the members OF a board were
OF one political faith. that one ad-
herent Of the minority political
party be given membership on the
board, 1t was intended that there
should be no exception to this rule.
and when Pacheco was proposed
for substitution In your county in
lieu of the county clerk had no
knowledge other than that the
sheriff and clerk and county phys
ician were all members of tho de-
mocratic party The name of Mr..
Pacheco was proposed by certain
citizens Of your county whom
know, and IL was represented to
me shat he was an exceptionally
good citizen, well qualified to per-
form the duties involved.
desire to assure you thai 7
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
Hon. G. c. Smith,
Clayton, n. M

Mr. Lindsey doesn't answer Mr..
Smiths query: would like to know
IL Reid's action was authorized by
you and whether or not you will
stand for it," Instead. he makes
a blanket excuse that sounds like the
rattle of an automaton. 1t Is evident
that no member of the democratic
party, far and away the dominant
party in this county, was one of the
favored citizens whom know"
mentioned by the governor 1t is a
disgusting business and the people of
this county have more than one rea
son to be mad about it. The in
justice of it is the first reason. The
second reason is that we have ~ man
or men i'm our executive office who
are ignorant enough to plead unlimit-
ed ignorance and insult the citizenry
by expecting them to believe in their
ignorance. Governors are expected
to have average Intelligence, Inn
agine Woodrow Wilson pulling of
bone head like that You cannot do
1t.
The governor begins with a lame
excuse and Il plea of ignorance. and
boldly drags sordid politics into the
| proposition. W 10 lbN NOhbl uui
that the name of Mr. Pacheco was
proposed by certain citizens of your
county whom 7 know" That was
| evident without the goveror verifying
lit. The most redeeming feature of
| the whole letter is the truthful state
| ment that Mr. I'acheco is IAN exception
| lally good citizen but nothing can
be said for Mr.. Pacheco that cannot
he said for Mr.. Duran. There was no
excuse for this action on the part of
{ Mr. Reid and the governor except
politics-and very common. sordid, un-
derhanded politics at that. 1t may
he possible that the governor was mis-
Informed and acted honestly accord
ing to his evident dim light. II such
| is the case and he really wants the
people Of this state to think better of
him than several of his recent actions
warrant. he should without delay make
a cleaning of the executive office
advisers and hanEers-on The gov
| ernor started out like he wanted to be
real governor. On divers occasions
his melodious voice has made the vel
kim ring In denunciation OF any at
tempt to play politics with the wal
measures. and in view of those utter
ances we are greatly disappointed
with his action in regard to Unior
county.
In which light shall we regard the
matter-as ignorant, or as cheap
ldirt cheap. politics? And-who IL
Igovernor of New Mexico-Mr. Reid oi
Mr.. Lindsey?
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
Hon. w. +. Lindsey,
Governor of New Mexico,
SANTA Fa New Mexico.

Santa Fe, New Mexico.
One r. c. Reid advises our
County Clerk who was member
of Registration Committee this
County he has not been recon-
mended for appointment on Draft
ing Committee for Union because
minority party should have re-
presentation on this Board This
action gives Reid's minority party
a majority of this Board and IL
must not be thought that major
ity of citizens of this County will
overlook ulterior motives of this
action. Would like to know If
Reids action was authorized by
you and whether or not you will
stand for it?
G. c. SMITH.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07
G0VERNeRS POLITICAL ADVISOR PULLS M0HUMEHTM
BsNE-HEAD; PLEADS EHORAECE is LAME EXCUSE


MISREPRESENTATION DECEIVED AND MsTREATED' READ TT
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07

This telegram evidently got by the
adviser and censor and reached the
governor direct. as Senator Smith
speedily received the following reply:
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1917-07-07

Nice state of affairs There Is some
one at Santa Fe who has the ear OF
1he accidental governor. who is awful
ly ignorant or awfully slippery. Last
Saturday County Clerk Juan ]. Duran
received the following extraordinary.
inaccurate, and so far as the reputed
statements OF fact in 1t are concerned.
wholly untruthful epistle.
Address Reply to
r. c. Reid, BOX II.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
, Santa Fe, NJ NJ.
June %, 1917.
Mr.. Juan J. Duran.
County Clerk,
Clayton. N. NJ.
Dear Sir:
The President of the United
states will shortly appoint draft
ing board for each county. In order
that this board may be relieved
from any adverse criticism, 1t
has been decided to give the min
ority party representation on the
board
L have therefore recommended
the name of another in your stead
and trust that you VIII see the
justice of the matter, and take no
offense, as none is intended. In
fact. l regret exceedingly to see
you not member on account of
the efficient service rendered as
n member of the enrolling board.
Yours truly,
(Signed( X. {. REID.
RCR:AS
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
BRITISH A|RSH|P
SERVICE EXCELLENT
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LONDON, March 14.-Correspon-
dents with the British headquarters in
France, telegraphing Tuesday evening
concerning the occupation by the Brit
ish of LOupart wood and Grevillers,
describe the positions occupied by the
Germans as being capable of defense
until the garrison was driven out by
an attack. 1t would seem, however
that the capture of IrIes rendered the
positions untenable and that the ter
rible concentrations of the British gun
fire apparently caused the Germans to
decide to withdraw before their troops
were annihilated.
All the dispatches speak of important
activities that are continuing. The
British advanced troops are said to be
hard upon the heels of the Germans
and more than keeping pace with their
retreat
The writer's evidently are expecting
the speedy occupation by the British of
the important town of Bapaume, al
though they stop short of actually pre-
dieting it with certainty. with luck
we shall be there soon,' says one cor
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14

committee Mt the meeting to be held
in New York Thursday, the 18th.
All Instructions to the effect that
transportation employees are not loyal
citizens because of their attempt at
this time to secure from their en-
ployers the benefits contemplated by
the law. is absurd, and assurances of
our willingness and intention to sup
port our country should war be de-
clared has been given to the president
of the United States.
Surely the public mist recognize
that for more than a year we have
made every effort to secure a shorter
work day and our membership re
al;zes that this question should be
disposed of and Industrial peace re-
stored before our country becomes in
volved in war. which now seems prob
able.
Seemingly it has been the purpose
If the railroad companies to postpone
'nal settlement of this question I'M
til either q panic or war would de-
feat our demands"
Uncfficially, brotherhood officials
emphasized their determination to al
low nothing to prevent the strike
except concessions from the rail-
roads They declined to discuss their
course if the supreme court should
hand down a decision holding the
Adan!son act constitutional. 1t is pos
sible that a decision will be an
nounced by the court Monday, the
next decision day.
1t was announced tonight that there
would be q meeting here tomorrow
If eighty brotherhood chairmen of
eastern lines that will be attended by
the chiefs of the four organizations.
All phases of the situation will be
discussed, it was seid.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
BRITISH GUVF|RE
R0UTS GERMANS
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LONDON, March 13.-James Ian
Macpherson, parliamentary secretary
to the under secretary of state for
war, replying in the house of commons
today to question voicing recent crit
icisms of the British air service and
suggesting that the British no longer
maintained the mastery of the air. on
the western front, said:
I'VE are satisfied with our best type
of flying machines at the front Some
machines which are not DIP to standard
are being replaced as rapidly as pos
sible.'
last six weeks, Mr.. Macpherson said,
had been per week: Killed 7.6, wounded
S.3 and missing Az.
THE situation in the air." he con-
tinued, has not yet been decided. Dur
ing the winter all the beligerents en-
deavored to improve and to increase
their air services With the advent of
good weather, severe contests must be
eV0N'ted before definite superiority is
achieved.
4e respect the British always
have been superior to the Germans
namely in the amount of work per-
formed by the flying corps for the ar
my. The situation is very similar to
that obtaining in the same period last
year when the Germans, rested and re-
lnforced after the winter, put up ser
ious opposition and only after severe
fighting was the British superiority es-
tablished.
This year the German concentration
appears to be on the front of the Brit
ish. The move probably is connected
with the German retirement. Rein
forcements and replacement are con-
tinually being sent to the front and
there is every reason for hope that the
British again will assert their super
iority"
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
0BREC0N SAYS
IS TO RETIRE
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QUERETARO, March 13.-General
Obregon, minister of war, has sent a
telegram to President Carranza an
nouncing his determination to retire to
private life. General Obregon ex-
presses his pleasure at the victory won
by General CarranZa at the polls which
he terms the climax of the plans of
the revolution. The president has re-
ceived dozens of kilograms of congrat-
ulations from Central South America
and European countries.
General Alvaro ObregOn is a Yaqui
Indian and is generally credited with
being the strong man" of the Car
rama administration and one of the
ablest military leaders in Mexico. His
most noted military achievement was
the decisive defeat of Francisco Villa
at Celaya in April, 1915, at which bat
tie he lost his right arm The defeat
of Celaya was a smashing blow to the
Villistas whose operations since that
time have never risen above the level
of guerilla warfare. There have been
constant reports of friction between
General Oregon and President Car
rama but these reports have been as
constantly denied on both sides.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
Receive Formal Order

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 13.-Mem-
bers of the railroad brotherhoods IN
the Pittsburg district are said to have
received formal order today to strike
on March II, unless otherwise motif
fled" The circular, which also officially
instructs them as to their conduct dur
ing the strike, is signed. Committee.
b. of L. E.. B. of L. F., Q. r. c., B. of
r. T."
The circular consists of seven num-
bered paragraphs, the latest reading
as follows:
your representatives have been un-
able to affect satisfactory settlement
and a strike under tie laws of the re-
spective organizations becomes effec-
tive March II, 1917, p. m, central
time, p. m. eastern time, unless 9TH
erwise notified
The first paragraph directs that mo
man in road service involved in the
strike will perform any service after
The hour set to strike unless he al
ready has begun a trip and has actually
left the terminal If the train has left
the terminal he will complete the trip
and deliver the engine and train at the
end of run or tie UP point, if tied up
under the law, after which he will per-
form no further service until the
close of the strike. Men in other than
road service will leave the service at
the appointed time. So far as your
legal right to strike is concerned. there
is no difference between a mail train
and a freight train. You have identi-
cally the same right to refuse to per-
form service on a mail train as you
have to refuse to perform service on a
freight train"
Other sections declare that acts of
violence of any nature will not be toll
Grated
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
Republican A. P. Leased w,reI

PHILADELPHIA, March 1S.-Harry
K. Thaw was today adjudged lunatic
by the common pleas court of this
city and under the law cannot be
taken to New York on requisition TO
stand trial on charges of assaulting
Frederick Gump, Jr, high school stu
dent of Kansas City. Tnaw will be
kept in st. Marys hospital here pend
ing his removal to a Pennsylvania
asylum. The courts action was based
on the report presented today by a
lunacy commission which yesterday
took the testimony of ThaW and his
mother.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14

respondent. "Baupaume now is seri-
ously directly threatened" says an
other.
The mist that obscured the country
earlier in the day, cleared during the
evening. The weather became alto
Sether finer and there was an increase
in the activity of the British troops.
One Of the correspondents with the
forces in operation said:
We are on the eve of important
movements and the enemy is not like
ly to escape the pressure of them with
out severe damage. even if he escapes
something like disaster
Another correspondent wires that
there should be important news avail
able Wednesday.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-14
NO BOATS SUNK;
No WAR WITH j. s.
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LONDON, March 13-In an inter-
view granted to the Copenhagen CORE
spOndent of the Berlin Tageblatt, says
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
Count Won Bernstorff, interrogated as
to whether he thought there would be
war between Germany and the United
States. replied that depends on our
U-boat warfare. If we sink an Amer
lean ship we shall get war. If not 1
suppose we can avoid it,
And if asked the correspondent,
Germany sinks British ships with
American citizens aboard?"
To this Won Bernstorff replied:
That is not the same"