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THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News service
ABOUT THE WAR.

At the peace parley the Russians
proposed to the Germans six months
armistice.
Ecuador has severed diplomatic re-
iations with Germany, according to an
official announcement.
Congress by virtually unanimous
vote declared war on Austrla-Hun-
gary and President Wilson signed the
declaration.
Suspension of hostilities over the
whole Russian front for ten days be-
ginning at noon Dec. were arranged,
the Berlin war office announced.
a telegram from Oporto says that
the revolution in Portugal has ended
with the success of the reVOlutiOnists
and that the government has resigned.
There was little news reported from
the Cambria or Verdun districts Sun
day. At Cambria the artillery duels
are continuing, and the British are
improving their lines.
The Berlin war office announcement
asserts that 1000 additional men have
been made prisoners on the Italian
front, bringing the total since the new
offensive began up to $4,000.
The British shipping rersrt shows
sixteen ships of more than 1000 tons
were sunk by divers or mines during
last week, as compared with fourteen
such vessels the previous week.
A persistent rumor at Buenos Aires
said President Irigoyen had notified
Germany that submarine attack on
Brazilian ports would be the cause OF
Argentina breaking relations with Ger
many.
The belief was expressed by several
congressman at Havana that Presi-
dent Menocal would send a message
to Congress asking that a declaration
be made that state of war exists be-
tween Cuba and Austria-Hungary.
With the tremendous drive of the
Austro-German invaders on the Ash
ago plateau checked for the time be-
ing, Gen. Diaz has mobilized the air
forces of Italy on the northern front
for great counter stroke to disorgan-
ize the enemy's communications.
A proclamation to the Russian ma
ton has been issued by the Russian
government announcing that ''Kale-
dimes and Korniloff, assisted by the
imperialists and constitutional demo
Gratis. have raised revolt and de-
clared war in the Don region against
the people and the revolution The
proclamation adds that "the constitu-
tional democrats and bourgeoisie are
supplying the revolving generals with
scores of Millions
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WASHINGTON.

Democratic members of the new
House suffrage committee, headed by
Representative Baker of California,
were selected.
Cabinet women are doing their
bit" in Washington with an energy
and enthusiasm that sets the pace for
the members of President Wilson's
official family.
The act which provides for govern
ment life insurance for soldiers and
sailors has now been in operation a
little more than a month. The secre-
tary of the treasury announced on
Nov. II that up to that date 4,168 ap-
plications under the new law had
been received, representing insurance
in the sum of 1852 2,093,000.
Coal dealers who refuse to cooper
ate with the fuel administration in it's
efforts to obtain proper distribution
of fuel will be put out of business
This was made clear in statement by
Fuel Administrator Garfield.
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FOREIGN

Russians get evasive replies from
German delegates.
Thousands of persons dying of star
vation in Russia since fall of Premier
Kerensky.
Francisco Villa and his main column
of troops are expected to return to
Ojinaga, opposite Presidio Texas.
The Dublin Evening Mail says the
police have seized large quantity of
high explosives which were brought to
Ireland from Scotland.
1t will require approximately $780,
100000 to reconstruct or strengthen
$1,000 miles of roads in Great Britain
after the war, in order to enable
them to carry the growing motor traf-
fic, says an official estimate.
The North China Daily News in an
editorial on President Wilson's mes
sage to Congress says: Deep and
general admiration will be felt in al
lied countries over President Wilson's
lofty and thoughtful address to Con
gress.''
A multitude of dead lay in Halifax,
N. S., in the ruins of homes buried
under two feet of snow Saturday.
When the physically exhausted search
ers suspended for brief period their
sickening task, 1000 bodies had been
recovered.
The British steamer Apapa has
been torpedOed and sunk, according
to London advices. Eighty passengers
and the crew of the vessel periShed.
About 120 passengers were saved. 1t
is reported that the submarine fired
on women and children in open boats.
President Wilson's message to Con
gress was published by newspapers
throughout Japan. 1t received un-
usual editorial opinion, special stress
being laid on the advantage of a COM
plete exposition of the principles and
objects for which the United States
entered and is prosecuting the war.
AS a mark of it's appreciation of
what the United States has done for
Belgium, the Belgium government has
turned over to the American eXpedi-
tionary force 600 locomotives, all that
remains of the Belgian rail motive
power Gen. Pershing has been au-
thorized to make such disposition to
them as he deems advisable.
The dead in the Halifax explosion,
caused by the collision of two ships,
is placed at 1000, and the wounded at
5000. The property loss was intimated
at between $25,00O,OO0 and $3O,0OO,-
900 and the number of destitute at
upward of 10000 in a statement is
sued by Justice Harris, chairman of
the citizens finance committee
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GEN ERAL.

Minimum price of silver probably
will be fixed at 81 cents.
The principal grades of crude oil
we're advanced by the purchasing
agencies at Pittsburgh Pa.
Two men pretending to be making
motion picture, held up and robbed
the Culver City, Cal, Commercial and
Savings bank and escaped with $10,-
900.
Ezra (Billy) Goddard, editor of the
Jolly Elk, official organ of the Elks in
Minnesota and author of the Elk
greeting, Hello, Bill" died at his
home in Minneapolis from an attack
of heart trouble.
Nearly 100000 rounds of small
arms ammunition, seized by federal
officials on the Mexican border, have
been delivered to the Mexican govern
ment under a general order of the
War Department carrying out the
Presidents instruction that the en-
barge be lifted.
Muskrats as solution for the ma
tional food problem is suggested in a
report to the Winona, Mimi, Associa-
ton of Commerce by local trappers,
who assert that more than 100000
pounds of good meat is annually 60
ing to waste along the upper Missis-
sippi valley alone.
Official advices to the Mexicanecon-
sulate at Brownsville, Tex, state that
seventy Mexican bandits were killed
in battle at Agulegunas, Neuve Leon.
Six mess halls of the Thirtieth Ma
tional Guard division at Camp Sewer
at Greenville, S. c., were destroyed
by fire which originated in the flue
of one of the kitchens.
President Wilson refused to pardon
Samuel V. Perrott, former Indianap-
oils chief Of police, convicted last July
of violating the election laws and SEN
fenced to four years in prison and a
fine of $1,000.
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Montana.

The principal grades of crude oil
were advanced by the purchasing
agencies in Pittsburg.
During November 1,186 wells were
completed in the fields covered by
the oil City Derricks' monthly report.
Secretary Lane issued regulations
under which permits may be obtained
to prospect for potash on public lands
From twenty of it's mines, the Ana
conda Copper Company hoisted 12,20O
tons of ore, which is only $500 tons
below it's output under normal condi-
tiOnS.
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Denver Druggist Slain by Bandit.

Denver. - After holding up and
shooting at J. w. Clark, proprietor OF
a jewelry store at 7O5 Eighteenth
street, and two minutes later shoot
ing and killing DR.. Henry Mogensen
40 years old, owner of a drug store
next door, at the northeast corner o.
Eighteenth and California streets, az
the latter tried to hold him as he wal
running across California street to ar
automobile, the bandit made his 90
cape in an auto.
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Number of dead

Number of dead may pass 5000.
Many thousands injured.
Twenty five wagon loads of bod
les delivered at one morgue.
Two miles of freight cars lifted
from the rails and scattered over
fields.
Weather bitterly cold and thous-
sands of homeless people suffer.
Numerous vessels turned over on
their sides and sunk.
Every telephone and telegraph
wire within thirty miles of Halifax
down.
The shock ratified houses thirty
and forty miles away and was
heard more than a hundred miles.
Thirty-three men in the crew of
forty-tWo of one steamship killed.
More than a hundred persons
buried when the train shed of the
Canadian Pacific railway station
collapsed.
The area of devastation is two
and one-half square miles.
The Benson signal., 1917-12-15
KIDNEY TROUBLE Often
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE

When your back aches, and your blad-
der and kidneys seem to be disordered,
go to your nearest drug store and get a
bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root. 1t
is physicians prescription for ailments
of the kidneys and bladder.
It has stood the test of years and has
a reputation for quickly and effectively
giving results in thousands of cases.
This preparation so very effective, has
been placed on sale everywhere. Get q
bottle, medium or large size, at your near
est druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men,
tion this paper.-Adv.
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Wyoming.

Casper-Embar we'll No. 1, drilling on
Sec. 6, Hidden Dome field, is down
over 300 feet.
Two experienced oil men have
leased a ranch of AIT acres at Pilot
and are preparing for drilling and for
the development of the property.
John H. Nolan of the California
Midway Oil Company of Los Angeles
has leased 1900 acres Of the Hale
claims, twelve miles east of Their
mopolis.
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WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Colorado Metal Prices.
Bar silver-85Bc
Copper-$23.17h.
Lead-6.25.
Spelter-$771.
Tungsten concentrates, per unit
$4,000.
Boulder.-Tungsten concentrates, 60
per cent, $2O.OO@22.5O per unit; crude
ores, 60 per cent, $2OOO@25.0O; Is per
cent, $12.OO@12,5O; 10 per cent, $9.4O
W1220 per unit.
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State of Ohio, City of Toledo Lucas

County-ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner Of the firm of F. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid and that
said firm will pay the sum of OWE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence this 9Th day Of December.
A. D. 1885.
(SeaD A. w. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taxi
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials freS.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Washington, Dec. 7.-More than s.
900 are believed to have been killed
in the explosion in Halifax harbor and
| the fire which swept North Halifax
and Dartmouth, N. S., according to ad
vices from a naval commander reach
ing the Navy Department. The navy
dispatch said these figures had not
been verified, however.
Halifax, N. S., Dec 7.-With the toll
of dead steadily mounting, it was be-
lieved early this morning that more
than 1000 persons peri9hed in the ex-
plosion and fire which followed the
collision in Halifax harbor between a
munitions-laded French ship, the Mont
Blanc, and the limo, another vessel
loaded with supplies for the Belgian
Relief Commission.
The disaster which has plunged the
dominion into mourning probably will
rank as the most fearful that ever oc-
CURED on the American continent.
Residents of Halifax and thousands of
volunteer relief workers who have
come into the city have been almost
dazed at the extent of the horror.
Temporary morgues have been es-
tablished in many buildings, to which
a steady procession of vehicles of all
kinds have been carrying for hours the
Most Of them were so charred that.
they were unrecOgnizable.
Virtually every building in the city
which could be converted into a hos
pital is filled with wounded, many of
them so desperately injured that there
is no hope of their recovery. Scores
already have died in these temporary
hospitals. An ever-increasing number
is being taken from the completely
devastated Richmond district to the
relief station. An army of rescue
workers is searching among the ruins
for bodies and for those who have sur
vived amidst the wreckage left by the
explosion and fire.
The city was in darkness Thursday
night except for the flames from the
fires still burning in the wrecked build
ings in the North End. The electric
light and gas plants have been vir-
tually destroyed and the only lights
available are kerosene lamps. They
furnished the illumination by means of
which surgeons and doctors toiled
heroically throughout the night car
ing for the injured.
Soldiers, sailors and police patrolled
the streets and upon them fell the
major portion of the burden of search
ing among the ruins for the dead and
wounded. The Canadians were assist
ed in this work by sailors from an
American warship in the harbor
The flame-swept area covers ap-
proximately two and one-half square
miles. 1t begins at what is known
as the North street bridge, extending
north to pier eight on the Richmond
waterfront and back to a point run
ming parallel with Gottingen street.
Nothing has been left standing in this
section of the city Only a pile of
smouldering ruins marks the spot
where the great building of the
American Sugar Refining Company
stood. The drydock and all the build
ings which surrounded it were de-
stroyed. The Richmond school that
housed hundreds of children was de-
molished and It is reported only three
escaped.
Ten-Day Armstce on Russian Fronts.
Berlin, Dec. 7.-Suspension of hos
tilities over the whole Russian front
for ten days beginning at noon today
has been arranged, the war office an
nounced.
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Out of Debt.

Many a man would feel like fish
out Of water if by chance he should
manage to get out of debt.
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Nov. Cripple Creek Output $1,o44, ,ee7

Cripple Creek-The total output OF
the Cripple Creek district for Novem-
Der was 95,35S tons, with an average
value of $1O.95 per ton, or gross bull
lion value of $1,044,697. The figures
follow:
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THOUSANDS DIE
IN EXPLOSION
FRENCH MUNITIONS SHIP BLOWN
UP AFTER COLLIS SION WITH
RELIEF STEAMER AT HALIFAX.
SCORES PERISH IN FIRE
THOUSANDS INJURED AND BUILD
INGS TORN TO BITS AS PARTS
OF TOWNS ARE RAZED.
STRIKING FEATURES OF HALL
FAX BLAST,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
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1t isn't so much a matter Of time
as it is Of disposition that so many
things we could do are left undone.
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Ten-Day Armistice on Russian From

Berlin, Dec. 7.-Suspension of hos
tilities over the whole Russian from
for ten days beginning at noon today
has been arranged, the war office an
nOunced.
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Some men seem to have the horse
less brand Of horse sense.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15
NOvEL|5TS ARE
 GIVEN WARNING

It Is about time that our novelists bestlrred themselves and prepared for the after-war period, says the London Ilmes. Peace may break out and find them totally unready.
 At present of course, all is well with this industrious class. With heroic subalterns and smooth speaking. square headed spies and lovely amateur nurses to put through their well prac- uced paces. they can carry on.
 But the time will come when they VIII have to find an entirely fresh set of puppets They cannot go back to the pre-war characters. Never par ucularly realistic, these will be utterly impossible in the new world after the war. Our sta9dards will all have changed; and the most guileless stem ographer will revolt at the dilettante dukes and malevolent marquesses. in whose doings and sayings she reveled at enc time. When everybody works. the establishment with 26 servants will De old stuff,' even in the pages of "Narcissus Novels"
 Our popular fiction factors will have to scrap the old marionette and take a. look at the world as it will be.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15
MILEAGE RECORD DONE MOSTLY ON
 GOODYEAR TIRES

Of the many cars of old fashioned lines. mOdestly but steadily plugging about our town and cities wearing out tire after tire and speedOmeter after speedometer, with nothing in the steady hum of their motors to in dicate anything more than mediocrity of performance, the old white Buick, now known as the Hyatt Roller" owned by F. E. Sason, Plainville, Kansas, holds the longest verified mileage record reported to date.
 This old war horse" which has now piled up phenomenal mileage of 264.000, mostly on Goodyear tires first came to light in a contest instituted to obtain data concerning the farthest distance travelled on a single set of Hyatt bearings.
 Since it's inauguration in 1909 it has been used for touring, as a service car, for trucking, and in livery serv- ice. It has been driven by more than twenty five employed drivers as well as by the members of the owners family. In fact for eight years this old timer has been well known throughout it's native state During this time it has travelled a distance equal to more than one hunderd transcontinental trips from New York to San Francisco.
 On one trip it travelled 890 miles with a load of goo pounds on an other one 347 miles were covered in twelve hours and thirty two minutes from Denver to PlainVille, and from Colorado Springs to Plainville about the same distance but over better roads in eleven hours and two min utes. Many times it has been driven steadily for twenty-four hours This Is the car that won the Hyatt con- test for the greatest mileage run on a single set of bearings.
 And nearly all of this remarkable mileage has been piled up on Good year tires, which helped nightly in bringing the old car from it's unde- served ooscurity into national renown.
 One would naturally suppose that a car with such a remarkable record would he retired from. active service to he exhibited as an old relic-but, as If 1t were not enough that thirty years of service have been crowded into eight years-Jthis old timer has been asked to add 12.000 more miles to its record, the tour beginning at Detroit, to run to the eastern sea board, thence to the Pacific. and back To Detroit. This tour is now on it's western lap and has enjoyed re- markaEle freedom from tire trouble.
 Goodyear tires still equip the old Buck, but instead of the fabric tires which allowed it to register so great portion of it's mileage, the car now bears Goodyear cord tires, which add greatly to the riding comfort and greater suchioning to the mechanism Q fthe car
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

First at Omaha; first, third and fourth at Tacoma and second at Uniontown in chamuionShip.
 At Uniontown also two SuperS Six specials were entered in the 1121s mile non- professional race. They fin ished second and third
 We have no way of knowing how independent Super-Sixes, engaged in numerous minor contests throughout the country, celebrated the Fourtf But we are convinced when we get the results they will prove graul1ylns.
 The championship race at Union- town was in three heats-10 laps, 29
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

and fourth were Super-Six specials, rebuilt by Rhodes and Malcolm, their respective pilots.
 In the 50 mile race at Omaha, Null ford's Super-Six special finished sec ond, AZ seconds behind the winner. He was fofced to stop for two tire changes. In this race Billy Taylor, driving another Super Six Special, finished fifth.
 No day in racing history ever brought such decisive victory to any team. Never have so many cars of one make flashed over the wire in such forward positions
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

-ictory over a fast field, breaking the track record. In a third Super Six special Ira Vail at Uniontown won one of the three heats in the pro- fessional championship race. The oth- CT two heats-and therefore the race were taken by a Frontenac, car that is not built commercially, and which is 800 pounds lighter than the Hudson Super-Six special.
 In the Tacoma race eleven cars were entered. Three were Hudsons They finished first, third and fourth Patterson went the 15O miles without a stop. The cars which finished third
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15
r ARM HAVEN FOR
 STACKER SUNS

Government agents have been at work in Queens for the last few days says the New York Herald. investi gatlng the cases of several farmers in the NewtoWn, Flushing and Great Neck sections who are reported to have ac- cepted money to keep sons of wealthy men on their payrol S so as to escape the draft The agents have obtained the names of young men who regist- cred as farmers, but who, it is said have not been tilling the soil.
 Government officials have been told that farmers have been well paid by wealthy parents 10 employ the youths. According to reports that have been openly discussed in these sections at least dozen farmers have men on their payrolls who do not know d grub hook from cultivator. These men, according to the story, are supposed to report daily to the farmers and to re- ceive wages of $6 week. Instead of working on the farm the young men are devoting their time to playing golf or driving about the island in their motor cars.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

laps and 50 laps-over mile and aii eighth course. A Frontenac won the first heat at 9S miles an hour, beat ing Vail in a Hudson Super-Slx special by seconds. Vaifs Super-Slx special won the second heat at 9l miles an hour. In the 50 lap heat Van was beaten by less than a minute, the Frontenac winning. Vail made up a lap and a quarter after a tire change in the sixth lap.
 If we consider eacl of the heats at Uniontown as separate races and each car entered as an individual en- try the days summary of racing so
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

Messner points:
 Hudson Super-Six specials won the two principal American speedway contests of July 4. At Omaha Ralph Mulford, driving the same Super-Six special which broke the 150 and 200 mile speedway records at Chicago won the 150 mile classic in one hour 29 minutes and 5 seconds. He aver aged 101.26 miles an hour. Billy Tav- Tor in another Super Six special fin ished fifth.
 At the same time, A. H. Patterson on the Tacoma Speedway was driv- ing his Hudson Super-Six special to
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

far as tffe Hudson is concerned would be twelve Super-Si specials entered; three first places, four seconds; two thirds; one fourth and two fifths.
 These Hudson victories were won by endurance. The Super-SiX race specials are not wonderfully fast cars. There are many racers with more speed The Hudson specials are con- structed from Super-SiX stock cars. the changes being the same as could be made to any Super Six at com paratively small cost.
 No other racing team has shown such consistency.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15
LAST FOURTH
 HAPPY DAY FUR
 HUDSON SUPER

Cal, Messner, local dealer for the Hudson car, calls July 4, last "Hud- son" day. inasmuch as on that day drivers of the Hudson, car carried the Hudson colors with honor in races at Omaha. Uniontown and Tacoma. Here are significant facts to which MT.
Arizona republican., 1917-07-15

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID to The Republican office now, and get your wish fulfilled