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Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
GERMANS |F ALL IN. ATTACKS
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Aside from bombardments and reclp- rocal artillery duels, little is going on in the major theaters of the war. On the French front the weather is still cold and this. with the snow that covers the ground everywhere, is inn peding operations on a large scale.
 The Germans Saturday night essayed an attack against the British north of Ypres, where for the last several days they have been laying down a heavy preparatory artillery fire. The attack, however, was futile, for the British, ever on the watch, ral1ed the Germans with their fire and repulsed them with considerable losses.
 Likewise, attempts by the Germans to carry out raids on small French posts near St. Quentin, Besonvaux and Nauquois resulted in failure and in ad- dition the enemy lost men made pris- oner. There is still considerable in- termittent artillery activity along the entire French front.
 In the Italian theater the infantry for the present is idle but the big guns continue to carry out mutual | bombardment against opposing posi- tions in the hin region from the Asiagc | plateau eastward to the Piave river ilhS dctlNlty iS pdIliCuldIIy plOHOuHCeC on the Monte Tomba sector and a few miles to the east on both sides O
 Pederobba, near the upper reaches O
 the Pave river.
 The British fogees under &ei.eral Al lenby continue their victorious marcl against the Turks in Palestine. Con | siderable fresh progress. has been mad
 north and northwest of Jerusalem par tcularly in the occupation of Birch
 about T. miles to the north. where tn ! Turks offered stubborn resistance, bu finally were overcome.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
M 'ADOO ID TRY
 FUR MOVEMENT OF
 COAL WHERE NEEDED
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9O.- Freer movement of coal to districts suffering under the coal wave, and the treatment of labor questions, will be the chief railroad question dealt with this week by Director General McAdoo. By the end of the week congress is expected to be well along in the task of framing legislation guaranteeing railroads compensation on the basis of pre-war earnings. President Wilson is expected to go before congress Thursday.
 The critical fuel shortage in New England engaged the attention of MT. McAdoo today at a conference with heads of government agencies who will submit recommendations to him to- morrow
 Heads of the four railway brother hoods who conferred with President Wilson last week were summoned to- day tto confer next Thursday with the director general regarding the relations between labor and the government rail- road administration. Although the brotherhood heads are not expected to press their demands for higher wages for some time most officials believe the government will soon take up in a comprehensive way the varied requests of labor for better pay. and make a general rcadjustment which will in crease wages slightly.
 MT. McAdoo today appointed as his private secretary for railroad work, Oscar A. Price, who was director of publicity for the second Liberty loan, and previously was auditor of the in- terior department.
 The administration plan for dealing with railroads refusing to accept a government guarantee of average earnings of the last three years as proposed by the president, is to throw disputes into the hands of board ot three arbitrators appointed by the in terstate commerce commission.
 The railroads would also still have the. right to take it's case into court
 It now seems probable that a gov ernment corporation will be formed tC purchase equipment for roads and te >uy and sell securities issued by rail roads. It is still undetermined wha appropriation will be sought for tn, purchase of equipment but the amount probably will be between Sl00,000 00i land s20O,000,000
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
PETROGRAD GIVEN
 OVER ON SUNDAY
 ID PEACE JUBILEE
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LONDON, Dec 30.-Dispatches from Petrograd say the city was given over today to a celebration of the peace negotiations. The watch words were: Down with international imperial ism." and Long live the third inter- nationale."
 A telegram received in Petrograd from Novo Tcherkack, capital of the territory of the Don Cossacks, an- nounces that General Kaledines. who recently resigned as hetman of the Cossacks on the ground that there was opposition to him at the front. has been reelected by 562 out of a total of 63S votes.
 Moscow reports that railway con- munication with the south has been stopped and that no food supplies are arriving.
 The Petrograd Den states that the Cossack leader, Karauloff, former member of the duma, and his brother. have been murdered while iourneying to Cossack military gathering.
 All teachers. male and female, in the schools of Petrograd, have gone on strike as a protest against the pro ceedings of the Bolsheviki, and intend to remain away from the schools pend HIS liiC OlJtuil5 Ol NllG NOllSllluCllL dS sembly.
 It is reported that an autonomous government has been formed in Turk estan, with M. Tvnyssavaiff, a mem- Der of the second duma, as premier The Siberian district congress at Tomsk has elected a provisional gov- ernment, headed by President Potanin with a coalition cabinet which includes constitutional democrats
 | Ensign Krylenko, the Boleshevik cOmmanderin chief, has sent telegram | to all army committees regarding tn Brest-Litovsk negotiations and the l Russian conditions of peace. He also has issued an order of the day calling on troops to turn their arms agains those standing in the way of the con- clusion of peace
 The Bolsheviki organ Izvestia insist. on new elections of delegates to tn, constituent assembly in district. where those chosen do not expres! popular Will,' such as constituencie! where social revolutionaries and mem. bers of the right have been returned
 The Petrograd council of people, commissaries has issued a statemen supporting the council of soldiers an, workmen's delegates of Ukraine whicl has been established in opposition t. the Ukranian Rada, as the truly pop ular power and the real governmen of this territory. It promises the ney
 government it's fraternal support i
 'all works of peaceP such as tn
 handing over of land, factories. work
 shops and banks to the workin
 classes.
 A Petrograd dispatch from the As sociated Press correspondent unde Saturdays date says the Leon Trotz ky, the Bolshevilli foreign minister, expected to present a new communi cation to the allies Sunday. This dis patch quotes Baron Admiral Keyser < Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
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ROCKFORD. H.. Dec. 30.-Former President William H. Taft today de- livered an address to the officers and men of Camp Grant in which he at tackled German 'kultur" and lust for power" and declared that the United States is in the war to defend Ameri- can rights.
 We arc in this fight" he said, flor the vindication of the existence of our government and for the fact that it means something when this govern ment says it will protect American rights.
 There can be no toleration of Ger mans until they undergo a physcologi- cal change. The only way to change their minds is to hit them on the head with a club to show them the vanity
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
Three M e11 Hold Up and Rob CreW
 Of Freight Traln
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BOULDER. Colo, Dec. 50.-Tttee men this afternoon held up and robbed the crew of q Denver bound freight train on the Denver and Salt Lake railroad, taking their money and watches, according to information re- ceived at the sheriff's office from Crescent Colo. near which place the robbery occurred. The men are re- -orted headed for Boulder and sheriff S officers are watching the roads.
 One of the men, it was said. was badly beaten in the face with a re- volver by one of the trainmen and may be identified by a scar on his face. A rancher reported seeing the men head ed for boulder afoot.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
Air Raid Over Padua

HEADQUARTERS OF THE TEAL IAN ARMY IN NORTHERN ITALY. Dec. 30.-A large enemy fleet of air planes participated in the air raid over the city of Padua and nearby towns Friday night when 13 persons were killed and sixty wounded, the ma = jority of the latter being women. Tn Padua the bombs fell in public squares
 near hotels, clubs and churches and from the manner in which the raid was carried on unusual barbarism and personal bitterness were shown.
 A bright moonlight favored the raid CTS, who operated bver a wide area en-
 bracing the cities of Treviso Monte belluna, Castelfranco and Padua. This squadron first appeared over Padua at
 p. m. when a deafening bombardment fairly shook the city. Explosions be- gan in the suburbs and gradually ap- Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
KuItur And Lust For
 POWer Attacked By Tdft

of the philosophy that might makes right
 MT. Taft assailed Senator La Toilette, declaring:
 He tells you the rights for which we are fighting are technical rights. It does not help to call names but if a smaller nation had sunk an American vessel and slaughtered American citi- zens La Toilette and the rest of his kind would have applauded when we demanded reparation. Are We to say that our rights are technical only when the nation which tramples on them is d world power? We are going to beat Germany. We arc going through even if that is nec- i essary. as far as Berlin. But we won't 1 have to go to Berlin. Before that time i the German people will relegate the kaiser to the place the Unitarians say does not exist"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
UNvATURAL|zED
 GERMANS ORDERED
 ID REGISTER SOON
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-The week of February 1 was set aside by the de- partment of justice today for registra- ton of the half million unnaturalized Germans in the continental United States by police and postmasters in pursuance of President Wilson's alien enemy proclamation directing tlis ac- ton as q means of minimizing the danger from enemy sympatnizers. Registration will involve the gather ing of detailed information concern | ing the business, relatives and habits of every German, together with his | photograph ana finger prints. After registering he must carry a certificate | card ana may not change his place of residence without approval of the po- | lice or postmaster. Violation will be punishable by intcrnment for the war.
 The orders do not apply to German women, nor any persons un le'. fl years of age, because these are not classcd as alien enemies by law. Subjects of | Austria Hungary are not required to | register.
 In announcing the regulations today,  to avoid creating the impression that | the government looks on each German with suspicion.
 "Registrants are not 10 be treated as persons of evil disposition" said in structcions to registrars, and in the registration officers arc urged to deal with them in a courteous and friendly manner"
 Certificate cards will be issued only after a complete verification is made In cities of 1000 or more population recorded by the 1910 census, the chief of police and his assistants will ad- minister the registration. In smaller communities and rural districts, regis : tration will be conducted by the post masters, and the postmaster of the largest office in the local judicial dist rict, in most states the equivalent oi
 the county, will be the chief registra- tiOn officer to gather the reports iron
 the others and forward them to the
 United States marshal and the depart
 ment of justice. In most cities. thu
 work will be done by precincts.
 Every German is required to go tt
 the registrar and make out triplicat,
 affidavit information blanks, and t'
 furnish four photographs of himself
 OiiS lOi tdCH dlliudNlt anu ole Aol hN
 registration card. The photograph must bear his signature written acros
 the front. and must not be larger thai
 three inches square. It must be ol thin paper, and have a light back
 ground.
 One of the triplicate records is t
 be kept by the registration agent; on f sent to the United States marshal an I one to the department of justice a I Washington.
 Germans not at their place of resi- p dence during the week of February S may be registered in the district i n which they happen to be.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
Glendale Man Is WdntOnly
 Murdered By Mere Youth

language. Peay then hitched his horse to his buggy and as he was driving out of his yard he called to them that he was going to Glendale after an officer It was then that Pearson fired the fatal shot.
 As soon as word was brought to the sheriff's office Deputy Sheriff Charles Musgrove went to Glendale where he found Pearson in the custody of Night Watchman Booth. Deputy Sheriff MusgroVe then went to the ranch and took CleaVeland into custody. Both men were still drunk and gloried in the decd.
 Yes" said Pearson, T shot the old
 --- - and I hope l killed him. If l didn't it was because of lack of training. l might have shot too low
 "Yes. by God,' added Cleaveland, T hope you killed the old - - -" " A little later both learned that their hope had been realized for word was received at the sherift's office that the old man was dead.
 Pcay was siXty-five years of age and had lived for a long time in the Glen dale neighborhood. He was a peace able man and well liked Cleaveland i has resided in the neighborhood for a ] long time Of Pearson little is known
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
AMERICAN PRESS
 FURTHER ADVISED
 AS ID CENSORSHIP
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Revised regulations or requests to guide the American press in the voluntary cen- sorship observed since the country went to war were issued tonight by the committee on public information, to become effective January l. Several important changes have been made, representing the lessons learned by the committee and the army and navy off cers since the first regulations were issued last June.
 Three of the original requests to which special importance was attached and under which loyal newspapers have gone to press without many an interesting piece of news have been withdrawn entirely. They are the re- quests that nothing be published tend ing to disclose the names of line off, cers or individual units of the expedi- tionary forces, tending to disclose the identity of American merchant ships and their crews defending themselves against submarines or giving informa- ton relating to drydocks and repair and construction work.
 Unofficially it is explained that these prohibitions are withdrawn largely be- cause of the, difficulty in having them universally observed, and in the belief that such information would be ob- l tanned by the enemy regardless of whether it appeared in the American newspapers.
 1 With the regulations the committee issued this statement:
 The committee on public informa- 1 tion makes public herewith a revision
 of the requests of July 90 with respect
 to the concealment of military in- formation for the guidance of cores
 pondents and editors who have pa-
 triotically placed themselves under censorship of their own enforcement
 Future revisions will follow in con-
 formity with the changing military
 situation. None of these requests will
 be retained when it is established that for the successful conduct of military
 operations no longer serve a definite
 military purpose.
 Tine committee is requested by tn, !, war making branches of the govern
 ment to urge again upon the press tn, |. serious necessity for observing thes.
 requests. l. is highly important tha ) military information be kept out O , print. It is matter of little conse ) quence how widely military informa
 ton of the most important characte , is known within the borders of tn, l United States. The purpose of thes ; requests is to prevent such informa l tion from reaching the enemy. Tn l printed page forms a safe and eas, method of communication for tn
 enemy agent. Whenever he can b ) forced to attempt the use of the tele ? graph, the cable or any other medSEy l for the transmission of news, the risk t of detection are immeasurably multi
 piled. But he can mail a newspaper o magazine without leaving a trace. 1 The committee is without legal au Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-George Gee, a Chinese who was killed in his laun- dry in Brooklyn recently, came to his death principally because of his desire to appear in moving pictures, accord ing to a statement tonight by United States District Attorney Edwin M. Stanton of Brooklyn. Gee was sec retly employed by federal officials and had turned up" scores of opium yent dors and others engaged in smuggling
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
IT WAS AN ERROR

Two or three days ago The Repub- llcan told of the arrest of Henry Stark charged with appropriating jewelry belonging to P. K. Lewis, who lives at Eleventh and Culver streets. It was said that Stark was the house man at the Lewis home. This was a mistake. I. W. Hayes is the house man at the Lewis residence and a more trustworthy man never held a similar position. At least that is wha, everybody who knows Hayes says. Stark was employed but one day at the Lewis home and he took advantage of that day to engage in the theft of valuables. He is now held at the .ounty jail in default of $500 bail.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LIN
 HAND FUR WORK LIN THURSDAY

Pomerene of Ohio and Smith of South Carolina over the post of committee chairman, vacant as result of Sen ator Newlands' death.
 On Wednesday the senate committee Investigating sugar and coal shortages plans to receive the long deferred statement of Food Administrator Hoover.
 When congress reassembles Thurs day. both houses will adjourn for the day out of respect to Senator New lands and Representative Bathrick of Ohio, who have died during the re- cess
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
DIES WHILE TALKING
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HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 3O-While delivering an address on the war in the municipal auditorium here this aft ernoon, Colonel Charles Bigelow. re- tired manufacturer and widely known lecturer of New Haven, Conn.,, fell to the platform and died within five min utes. Apoplexy was given as the cause
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
MOving Pictures Cause of
 Death Of One Celestial

Chinese across the border from Can ada
 According to the district attorney Gee appeared as one of the principal sleuths in a film depicting episodes in the opium traffic Chinese spectators recognized him on the screen. 1t was said. and started an investigation that revealed Gee was d sleuth in real life.
 The underground workings of various tongs are concerned in the murder. Mir. Stanton declared. Two arrests have been made.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
Washington Receives Report

Washington Receives Report
 WASHINGTON, Dec 30.-Another earthquake at Guatemala city yester- day virtually destroyed the city. A navy department report today said everything was in ruins and that 125,- 900 people were in the streets. Ameri- can naval vessels have been ordered to render assistance.
 The series of earthquakes began Christmas day and eliminated last night in violent shocks which completed the work of destruction
 Following is the brief dispatch which brought the news of the catastrophe:
 Bad earthquake yesterday. finished the work of others. Everything in ruins and beyond description as d re- suit of last nights shock. One hun dred and twenty-five thousand people are in the streets. Parts of the coun- try are very cold and windy Tents are needed badly. Quite d number killed yesterday by falling walls"
 The machinery of the American Red Cross has been set in motion to re- lieve the earthquake sufferers. In re- sponse to an appeal for assistance from Alfred Clarke, chairman of the Red Cross chapter at Guatemala city. a preliminary appropriation of SlO.OOO ! | of relief supplies. Materials for tenn porary shelters are being assembled. but mildness of the climate in the de-
 vastated region minimizes fears of
 suffering likely to be caused by ex- | posture.
 At gulf port large quantities of flour. potatoes, crackers and other staple foodstuffs. as well as disinfec- tants and stores of galvanized iron for temporary buildings already are being
 loaded aboard d vessel to sail for
 Puerto Barrios, on tie east coast of Guatemala.
 Earthquakes have been prevalent in
 Guatemala since the day after Christ
 mas when shocks were general through
 out the republic. With each recurreDt
 shock the damage in Guatemala city.
 the capital of the republic, has grown more extensive. Thursday, it was re-
 ported that from ten to forty persons
 had been killed in the disturbances of the previous night, while dispatches of . Friday and Saturday indicated that eighty per cent of Guatemala city had been demolished and that thousands of persons were homeless.
 Martial law had been declared and 1 good order was said to be prevailinc. Guttemala has been the scene of many disasters, the results of earth } quakes. Since the settlement of the
 country in 1522 there have been more 9 than fifty volcanic eruptions and in excess of 300 earthquakes. The orig Q nal Guatemala city was destroyed ir 2 1541 and 5000 of the inhabitants were t Killed by a deluge of water from q f nearby volcano, which was rent bv ar
 earthquake The second capital was . destroyed by an earthquake in 177S r The houses of the present capital wer, Q built low in consequence of the liabiI- e lty to earthquakes.
 = Guatemala city has a populatio ol 9 nearly 100000. It is situated on a plain y at an elevation of 1850 feet above seq e level. In the great square stood th, e old vlceregal palace, the cathedral ant = archbishop's palace and government n offlces. The capital is the center 0 S the trade of the entire republic.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31
GUATEMALA IN RUINS AND THOUSANDS FLEE; DEATH
 riST riSSTT IN DISTRICT GROWS
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 SAN SALVADOR, Dec. 30.- Guatemala city, capital of the re- public of Guatemala, has been com pletely destroyed by an earthquake. Many persons were killed in the district, some in their homes and others in the street.
 The Colon theater, which was filled with people, collapsed. There wore many casualties among the audience.
 Various hospitals and asylums and the prisons were badly dam aged and many patients and pris- oners were killed.
 The railroad depot, sugar mills, postoffice, the American and Brit ish legations. United States con sulate and all the churches in the city have been leveled.
 Deep Assures opened in the mid de of the city.
 The inhabitants in panic have fled from the capital. More than 8o,000 persons are homeless. The stock of provisions in the city IS scsnt and aid is requested promptly.
 The Salvadorean government has suspended the official New Year celebration and entered into mourn ing in sympathy with Guatemala.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-31

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-30
MORE CONSISTENT IN FRANCE.
Secular League Speaker Dwells on
Separation of Church and State.

That Vice Premier Rene viviani. head
of the French commission, is one OF the
foremost anti-clerical statesmen of
France was the declaration. of John D.
Bradley, president of the Washington
Secular League. yesterday afternoon at
Pythian Temple. He said that in France
the principle Of the separation Of
church and state has been applied with
more consistency than in the United
States, and as an example of the al
legged Inconsistency in this country he
directed attention to the fact that the
draft legislation which has Just passed
both houses of Congress exempts min
listers of religion. divinity students and
members of certain religious sects
from military service.
The meeting was the last of the
present season. All the officers of the
league were reelected to serve another
year. DIR. Riley D. Moore gave a lee
ture on the physiological phenomenon
Of breath. and an original poem of trib-
ute to the Jewish race was read by
Kepler Hoyt.