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Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
HAIC'S FORCES IN FLANDERS SNATCH VALUABLE VANTAGE
 POINTS FROM CROWN PRINCE
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Field Marshal Haig's men again are
 striking in Flanders and the force of
 their blow, like that oe .hose who lave
 preceded it, is meeting with good re-
 suits on front of nearly six miles. Notwithstanding the necessity of
 carrying the battle to Crown Prince
 Rupprecht across uninviting ground
 virtually a morass owing to recent rains-the English, Scotch and Austra-
 nan troops have snatched valuable
 vantage points from the Germans, but
 not without terrific opposition.
 The battle at last accounts was still
 raging with the Germans fighting with unusual bitterness.
 Haig's new thrust was delivered from the base of front line positions cap
 tured and consolidated last week, be- fore which the Germans held numerous vantage points of strategic value, bar rying the way to further inroads by
 the British or for harassing the Brit ish line by machine gun and rifle bullets.
 | As on previous occasions Haig loosed verible inferno of artillery fire against the Germans before launching his attack early Wednesday and when night fell many important positions had been ridded of the enemy Probably the most significant gain of the British, which the Germans as sert was to a depth of tWo- thirds Of a mile at certain points, was near Zonne- beke, to within a few hundred yards of the western outskirts of which village they penetrated, placing them about SIX miles from the railway running from Ostend to Lille. The cutting of this line would seriously affect the transport of | the Germans from their naval bases at Ostend and Zeebrugge.
 1 Prior to the land attack, British na- 1 val forces heavily shelled Ostend and ! again Wednesday afternoon they re- l peated the bombardment~ Meanwhile ] naval airplanes dropped bombs on l towns in Northern Belgium with good ] results.
 l On the other fronts, except in the l Champagne and Verdun sectors of the 1 line in France no hostilities of great 1 importance are in progress Before Yer | dun the big guns again are roaring in ! mighty duel, evidently the forerunner of big infantry operations in the near 1 future In Champagne the French are : heavily smelling the positions of the German crown prince.
 In the Austro-Italian theater the Italians continue successful patrol en- i gagements against the Austrians and
 air raids on military establishments. | The sinking of British merchantmen | by mines and submarines last week was smaller in the aggregate than dur | ing any week since Germany started her intensive submarine campaign. In all fifteen merchantmen were Ge- stroyed''
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
THEODORE: Fl AYSS 1 4 I F()L[ET F
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CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Declaring Sen ator Robert M. La Toilette of Wiscon- sin to be the most sinister foe of democracy in this country" Theodore Roosevelt in speech on "The Chill dren of the Melting Pot" here tonight, launched a scorching philippic at paci- fists in general and unpreparedness.
 After the address, which was re ceived with great enthusiasm, the meeting, held under the auspices of the National Security League, adopted a resolution offered by Bishop Samuel Fallows and seconded by Judge Jacob M. Dickinson, former secretary of war, condemning the Wisconsin senator for
 his recent public utterances and de-
 claring him unworthy to represent
 the loyal people of America"
 The colonel was given an ovation
 when he announced that he felt he had
 certain right to discuss the subject.
 because he himself was "a child of the crucible."
 Brutal militarists of one country asserted the colonel. in connection with
 his denunciation of pacifists and pro- German propagandists "hail with joy the growth Di pdClllSUu III dilOlliSI country. And the pacifist that has de-
 veloped in this country hasn't one qual- itv that entities him to the admiration of any honorable man"
 David Starr Jordan was mentioned as among those whose pacifist views were condemned by the speaker who referred to pacifists as old women of both sexes"
 We are to stand against the Hun outside our country said the colonel after paying tribute to the national army. and against the Hun inside oul borders. We are to stand against men of tke stamp of Senator La Toilette who in a recent speech at Minneapo- lis, actually. by implication, condoned the brutal German murders of our men and women on the high seas and tries to distract attention from the wrongs inflicted upon us by creating dissen- sion at home.
 We had this type in the Civil war 1 Then they called them copperheads These men used all the fine words and | the same arguments as La Toilette certain congressman and editors anC | sham philanthropists make now.' The colonel brought this phase O | his address, which was comparatively Continued or Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
AND
 PACIF|STS CLAIM
 TEDDY'S ATTENTION
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CAMP GRANT, ROCKFORD, H., Sept. 26.-Preparedness and pacifists claimed equal shares of Theodore Roosevelt's attetion in an address here today to the nearly 2G.U00 men of the S6th division of the national army. Included in his speech was the plea that his hearers. when they have fin ished the task they are about to tackle in Europe, become apostles of uni versal military service.
 During his stay of less than two hours. the colonel was whirled in a motor car through nearly ten miles of cantonment streets, viewed one of the barracks, inspected several amusement places built for the recruits, delivered fervid half-hour speech and within ten minutes of its conclusion was aboard his special train, bound for Chicago. FsVXi
 Military efficiency, described as "ex- traordinary" by army officers who ac- companied the former president, marked the handling of the thousands of raw recruits as they were marched
 to the little valley behind camp head quarters, where Colonel Roosevelt
 spoke.
 Greeting the khaki-clad throng
 spread like blanket over the sides of
 the ITee-enclTCieu HOLLOW III Wnlcn He stood, as "the mobiliZed manhood courage and patriotism of America, Colonel Roosevelt said: You are about to fight the Hun across the sea and
 we are going to back you by fighting the Hun in this country"
 Reviewing handicaps that are delay ing the training, such as lack of equip ment and arms, he urged each of his hearers, upon his return from the war to preach the gospel of universal, ob ligatory military training.
 NO man ever won fight by parry ing blows" he asserted. "Only hitting wins fights. The nation that can hii
 not only wins it's fight, but wins tho respect of other nations. This country will fulfill it's aspirations and ideals only in proportion as it develops tht spirit to fight for them'
 | With respect to pacifists and con /! scientious objectors to war he de- 1 clared: No man, and I have weighed my word carefully, is entitled to vote il | this country unless he is willing tt 1 fight for it in time of war and prepare l himself to fight for it in time of peace :, The colonel boasted that it made hin I proud to be an American when he saw ] how the officers and men of the ma 1 tional army had taken hold of theil ! job.
 ! q envy you the chance you've go l on Uncle Sam's team,' he said. "Ou 1 pity is for those on the side lines. Yol will not have to explain to your chil l dren why you did not answer you
 cointry's call. But those who did no | will have to do lot of explaining"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
BRITISH DELIVER HEAVY BLOW IN
 YPRES REC|0|V
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BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM, Sept. 26.-(By the Associ- ated Press )-Another heavy attack was delivered by the British at daybreak to- day against the German positions east of Ypres and early reports showed that the assaulting troops had pushed the enemy out of many important positions. The offensive was started along the greater part of the line that~the British reached in last Thursdays battle, ex- tending from east of St. Julien to south west of Gheluvelt.
 Along the northwestern half of the line of attack the British success was marked but meager details have been received from the sector of Polygon wood and south of that place. On the north, advance of from thousand to twelve hundred yards was made quick ly at numerous places, and it was re- ported that strong British troops were engaged in fierce fighting only a few hundred yards west of Sonnebeke- The Germans are resisting desperately, and along a front on about a thousand yards astride the Ypres- Menin road a terrific struggle has been proceeding.
 The most important points involved in the new offensive as was the case six days ago, lay directly east of the city of Ypres between the Ypres- -Rou- lers railway and the Ypres- Menin high way. Here are situated those strongly held elevations that still remain to the ] Germans out of the numerous ridges and florists which formed a vital part of their defense in this section of Bel ] gium ..-tta N Last Thursday they suffered crush 1 ing blow in the loss of such strong i holds as Anzaic, Nuns wood, Glen corse wood and Inverness copse and : now an everrising tide is reaching out ! for still more. Australians, Scotch and | English troops this morning were pushing out into a difficult country 1 over ground still sodden from rains and | floods among concrete and steel re- doubts heavily armed with machine l guns, over elevations and through bits [ of wood choked with rapid fifers. They might fail in their object and still have covered themselves with glory.
 The Germans undoubtedly knew that
 the attack was pending and it is prob able that their heavy counter attack
 yesterday and last night against the
 British positions on the ridge east o
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Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
LARGE DEFICIENCY
 |S EXPECTED IN
 FIRST INCREMENT
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WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-There is little doubt now that large deficiency of men will be shown when the first increment of the national army, 6S7, 900 men, has been mobilized.
 Seventeen national guard divi- sions must be brought up to war strength and several special service forces organized out of this reservoir so the number of drafted men, remain ing at the cantonn1ents hadly will be sufficient to organize the sixteen na- tional army divisions at full strength basis. Whether incomplete divisions will be formed or a call for more men issued has not been indicated.
 Secretary Baker said today that definite figures as to the number of national army men it would be neces- sary to transfer to the national guard were not available. A dual process of organization at the guard encamp- ments serves to delay complete re- ports. Not only are these divisions be- ing mobilized for the first time, but in the midst of that mobilization the whole fabric of the infantry army is being reorganized on the new trench warfare plan.
 The fighting strength of the new di- vision is fixed at 7,500 men,. The 17 guard divisions on that basis will have total strength of 1875 men.
 The guard probably brought into the federal service a total of not more than 300,000 men, possibly less. It will take, therefore, at least 137 900 national ar my men to fill up the guard divisions. Another 100, 900 of the national army will go to the air service and certainly other CnQpiD1 V- ices. That would leave not more than 250,000 men to form the sixteen na- tional army divisions which should have an aggregate war strength of 432, ,000.
 Secretary Baker pointed out today some of the difficulties that attend the reorganization of the national guard for war purposes. While the sixteen division plan for the guard, since ex- tended to seventeen with the organiza = tion of the And, or rainbow" division is an old one, the whole fabric of the divisions has been changed. With the adoption of the European regimental and company standard, every guard regiment, which was to be included in a division. had to be expanded. Regi- ments and parts of regiments are being 1 consolidated to furnish the $500 men regimental units now desired.
 In making these consultations, the 1 department is attempting to keep the | forces as much localized as possible In assigning men from the national ar
 my to national guard units, wherever | practical, national army men will go tC regiments from their own states. There 1 are many cases, however, where the | practice will have to be abandoned tC 1 meet military necessities.
 1 The guard consolidation has brought 1 upon the department a new source o1 | trouble. Numerous colonels and regi-
 mental staffs of the guard are certain 1 to be left without commands, since the number of regiments has been reduced | The policy of the department, it is
 said, will be to find places for suci guard officers in other forces as far as 1 possible and desirable
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FL PASO, Sept. 26.-A prediction that Mexico would follow Argentina. Peru. Uruguay and Paraguay by breaking off relations with Germany was made here tonight by an American who has large interests in Mexico. but who declined to permit his name to be used.
 He said indications had been point ing to such a move by Mexico during the past month. The suppression of anti -American papers in Mexico. said to have been controlled by German in- terests: the change insattitude of Gen. era1 Alvaro Obregon, General Fran cisco Murguia and other prominent Mexican officers and the request for a loan to Mexico were some of these in- dications of Mexicos attitude toward the United States and the allies, he said.
 General Obregon is now making a
 tour of the United States. accompanied by an American army officer. Although he holds no official title with the Mex l ican government he is considered the strongest man in Mexico next to Presi-
 dent Carranza. Tonight he sent for
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
PLANS TO SPEND
 H|S HONEYMOON IN
 STOLEN AUTOMOBILE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26.- While J. B. kinu was travelling from Phoenix to Parker, Ariz., to- day to meet his sweetheart, off cers along the route were endeav- bring to intercept and arrest him on charge of automobile theft, at the request of Deputy Sheriffs Wright and Strong of Los Angeles. King is alleged to have stolen an automobile from the Midway Ga rage in Ocean Park, here few days ago.
 The loss of the automobile was reported to the county auto theft bureau. Officers say they traced King through Parker into Phoenix. With the aid of former acquaint- ance of King here the officers learned that San Francisco girl had planned to meet King in Fl Paso. King is alleged to have told friends here he expected to marry her and had decided to meet her nt Parker, instead of going to Texas.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
MEXICO IS LIKELY TO
 BREAK WITH GERMANY

Andres Garcia. inspector general of Mexican consulates in the United States, who is known for his pro- Amer ican. pro-ally sentiments. He will join General Oregon in Los Angeles Fri day and accompany him east
 When General Murguia came to Jua- reg Sunday he was accompanied by the French consul at Chihuahua City and his expressions while here were ex- tremely friendly to Americans in direct contrast to his former visit when he had the German consul and a party of Ge' mans as his guests.
 The embargo on foodstuffs to all but allied countries has begun to make it : self felt in Mexico and there is strong demand in the north to have Mexico align itself with the allies in order to have the food embargo lifted The Ger man sentiment in the north has also been waning for the past month and a more friendly American feeling has taken it's place.
 Diplomatic disclosures by the United Stotes showing inc perfid-- of German diplomats in Argentina and Mexico , have also had the effect of tnrnire public sentiment in Mexico to the all lies, the American said.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
FATE OF MINISTER
 IS NOW WITH JURY
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RED OAK, la, Sept 26.-The trial of Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly for the mur- der of Lena Stillinger, one of the eight Villisca, Iowa, ax murder victims, went to the jury at 5:05 o'clock today
 The instructions of Judge Boies to the jury cover twenty typewriter pages and provide for five verdicts as follows:
 "1-Murder in the first degree. to be punished by death or Imprisonment for life, to be determined by the jury;
 "2-Murder in the second degree, to he punished by life imprisonment or for a term of not less than ten years, to he determined by the court:
 3-Manslaughter. imprisonment for not more than eight years and fine not exceeding sl,000 as fixed by the court;
 4-Not guilty;
 ''5-Not guilty by reason of the fact that Kelly was insane at the time the act charged was committed
 Many of Kelly's friends shook hands with him before he was returned to his cell.
 T am innocent" the minister sobbed.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
British openations Successful

LONDON, Sept. 26.-In an attack along six mile front today, the British troops captured an important position around Tower Hamlets and strong German field works. according to the official report from Field Marshal Haig tonight. Powerful resistance was of fered by the Germans throughout the day and they delivered many strong attacks. But" says the British com mander. "our operations were entirely successful.'' The statement reads: N Our attack this morning Was deliV cred on a front of nearly six miles from south of Tower Hamlets to east of St Julien. Our operations were entirely successful.
 Later in the day the enemy deliv- cred series of heavy counter attacks along our new front, resulting in hard fighting, which is continuing at certain | points.
 South of the Ypres- Menin road an attack carried out by English troops completed the capture of Tower Ham l lets spur and gained possession of strong German field works on it's east
 ern slopes, which formed our ob- 1 jectives.
 l A powerful counter attack in the di-
 rection of Gheluvelt was repulsed.
 "On the right of our main attack, English and Scottish battalions drove the enemy from his positions and ac- complished the task allotted to them of
 securing the flank of our principal at tack.
 English Scottish and Welsh battal- ions penetrated the enemy's defense to
 a depth of nearly a mile, stormed
 Zonnebrook and gained the line of their objectives.
 "On the left of our attack on both
 sides of the Wieltje- -Gravenstaffel and
 St. Julien -Gravenstaffed roads our hne
 has been advanced to a depth of half a mile across a country defended by a large number of concrete redoubts.
 over one thousand prisoners have been taken in these operations A very large number of German dead have been found and the enemys losses, both in our attacks and in his subse- quent counter attacks, have again been | heavV
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
Clash With Police

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 26.-Police and deputy sherffs ciashed with ship yard strikers here late today, when about 200 men attempted to picket the plant of the Willamette Iron and Steel Works, an open shop.
 The strikers were stopped a block from the works by policemen and were told to disperse They refused and sev- eral arrests were made under new city ordinance prohibiting picketing.
 Later, when the day crew from the ship yard boarded street cars two blocks from the plant, bound for their homes, squads of strikers sought to stop the cars, but failed, owing to po- lice vigilance. The strikers threatened to demand that union street car men walk out if ordered to haul nonunion men.
 Thirty iron holders and machinists uuit work today at two Portland plants working on government orders for ma rine engines.
 Manages of both plants. asserted the men walked out when the ompanies refused to sign an agreement drawn up hy the Portland Metal Trades Council demanding that the men be kept off government work.
 According to officials of the Portland Metal Trades Council, the men quit in sympathy with the 1000 shipyard workers on strike here for higher wages and the closed shop.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
FEDERAL PROBE OF
 HORSE MARKET BLAZE

EAST ST. LOUIS, H.. Sept. 26. Federal authorities will have an immediate investigation of the ire which swept the horse market sec tion of the National Stock Yards here today, resulting in injuries to four persons and property loss or s25,000 United States District AL torney Karch said tonight, II shall not be surprised if investigation reveals a pro-G German angle to the fire" The blaze was discovered in a hay loft of a pavilion in which sales to the allied governments usually are held. The pavilion and a two story wing of the National hotel were destroyed
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the entire country, in saying our peo- pie will favor an international agree ment by which the peace brought about through such enormous sacrifice shall be preserved by the joint power of the world Whether the terms of the League to Enforce Peace as they are will be taken as a basis for agreement, nr a modified form, something of the kind must be attempted"
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
BENNETT AHEAD OF MITCHELL
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NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-William M. Bennett took the lead in the contest for the republican mayoralty nomina- tion from Mayor Mitchell early this morning by a gain of 156 votes in the seventeenth assembly district which wiped out the apparent majority re- corded for the mayor in the primary election last week. MT. Bennett is 94 votes ahead
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
Less Vessels Sunk Than
 Since SMbse0 War Began

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 600 submarines last this aggregate vessels intensified last February ve also sunk last week.
 sunk week the February teen4 of 1900 the ending August 12
 28 sunke9ht noret than16 and 600
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
IEROME IS UNEASY:
 CONCILIATOR SENT

yesterday labor John
 
 
  MBrid  at NN Some intmation of had been received
 
 
  they will include demand for
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
b|Gj STRIKE:
 IN FRISCO |S [ [)E:[)
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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 26.-The strike of 25,OO0 iron workers and other mechanics in the San Francisco bay region was settled at a meeting of the Iron Trades Council here today. ac- cording to an official statement issued by the council The strike has tied up work for ten days on one-eighth of the governments ship building contracts.
 The temporary agreement further stipulates that eight hours shall con stltute a days work and that time and one-half shall be paid for overtime and double time for all work after IL ?. m.
 In statement, the iron trades coun- ell said it reserved the right to order another walkout if the permanent agreement. to be drawn up by the fed eIal board of conciliations does not prove satisfactory The statement said the government would be expected to perfect terms within six weeks.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
No Postponement

SEATTLE, Sept. 26-The strike com ,'ittee of the Seattle Metal Trades Council today decided to make no at tempt to postpOre the ship yard and contract shop strike set for next Sat urday morning The committee sail such an effort would not only fail but would breed disoreanization. Nearly 12.000 men are involved.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
.El]EL ADMINISTRATOR MAY BE
 CALLED GOAL WAGE DISPUTE

ators, and elected W. K. Field presi- dent
 An advance of about fifty cents from the government basic rate, with fifteen or twenty cents more for the less eff ficient mines, was urged by many operators as a proper revision to per init payment of higher wages, allow for profitable operation and guarantee no diminution of production.
Arizona republican., 1917-09-27
German Statement

BERLIN, (Via London), Sept. 26- Today's official communication fol- lows:
 The battle in Flanders between Langemarck and Hollebeke-a front of
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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-05-31

n ERIWETHER LEWIS, having
" put behind him n set of du-
ties, now addressed himself to
C- another and did 60 with