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the mere fact that it could be done under such conditions.
 The assaulting troops formed upon the south sic of the Ourcq on open ground. The enemy opened up on them a heavy fire of artillery and machine guns along the slopes east and west of the river
 The ground in front of the advanc- ing lines was ploughed by the enemy's fire and the advance was Obscurd by clouds of dust from the corn fields, through which they were marching. Nevertheless the men forded the river with drill-like steadiness
 Tt was a wonderful performance for any troops, astounding for troops so recently blooded. and as fine a test as any to which the American army has been put.
 "The men went steadily up the slopes. silenced one after another the German machine gun nests and swept on to the top of the hill. then. wheel ing eastward stOrmed the village. 1t was a fierce fight. There was no asking or giving quarter. The enemy was stout hearted and the Americans glad to find him so. They wanted that sort of a finish to their ordeal. Some of the Germans fled into Nesles for est. The remainder are where they will remain-in the village.
 "The last success of the day was the capture of hill 212, above Sergy, which now can be held on much se- curer terms.
 50, once more. the line is re-es- tablished, although the Germans are still apparently holding the pocket at Cierges for which it seems nobody has yet turned them.
 Some progress may be looked for today. The forest lying right ahead of our advance will take some clear ing. Prisoners say the enemy is mak- ing elaborate preparations to hold 1t, one of his best regiments being de- tailed for the task. Troops were seen this morning marching into Nesles, a little village lying below the forest.
 Prisoners report severe losses. Two stretcher bearers say their company went into action with reduced num- bers and that this morning the com manding lieutenant told them that only 30 men were left. while during this mornings fight all the remaining 30 were killed.
 Almast all their casualties they said were from rifle and machine gun fire.
 The enemy is still retreating, but it is very plain that we have slow work before us.'
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provided, within ten 1O) days from and after the effective date of this order, said state fuel administrator is hereby authorized and directed to prescribed such regulations for such city, village or town, and the same shall be valid and binding.
 3. Outdoor lights within a city village or town, other than those mentioned in paragraph No. 1 of this order, which involves directly or indirectly, the use or consumption of coal, oil, gas or other fuel, shall not be lighted until thirty minutes after sunset.
 1. (a) The use of lights gener- ated or produced by the use or con- sumption of coal, gas, oil, or other fuel. for Illuminating or displaying advertisements, announcements or signs, or for the external ornaments tion of any building shall be entire ly discontinued on Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday of eacn week, within New England and the states of New York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland and the District of Columbia, and shall be entirely discontinued on Monday and Tuesday of each week in all the re- mainder of the United States
 EXCEPTION: Bona fide roof gar dens where meals are served and out door restaurants, also establishments devoted exclusively to the exhibition of outdoor moving pictures at which admission is charged, are exempted from this section.
 4. (b) The use of light generated or produced by the use or consump- ton of fuel for Illuminating or iis- playing any shop windows. store win dOws or any signs in show windows, shall be discontinued from sUarIss to sunset and shall also be discon- tinued on the nights specified in para graph four (a).
 3. The state fuel administrators within the several states are hereby directed and authorized to see that the provisions of this order are ob- served and carried out within their several states, to report violations thereof to the United States fuel ad- ministratOr, and to recommend tQ him action to be taken with respect to such violations
 This order shall be effective on and after July 24, 1918.
 U. s. FUEL ADMINISTRATIONS,
 Per C. NJ. shannon,
 Fuel Administrator, Arizona.
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Bdker's Smile

Secretary of War Baker never has to go far to find his troubles. First 1t was equip ment for the drafted men and then machine guns and then airplanes, with lot of small CT things, but most annoying and vexatious
 sandwiched in between. But, be 1t said for Baker, he has always borne up well under his troubles His disposition Is of India rubber and his smile just won't come off
 lie faced the congressional investigation committees without a tremour; in fact
 without even the loss of confidence, and they unearthed some awful mistakes and delays and boneheads throughout his de- partment. And Baker, instead of being overwhelmed by his troubles, tackled them as gayly as kid takes fishing pole on holiday. And most of them have disap- peared There is plenty of equipment for the soldier boys; the machine guns are coming at last; we are sending airplanes to Europe-but waitI We are sending them, but what kind? The airplane trouble seems to be perpetual. Great newspapers, like the Kansas City Star and the New York Times, send trained investigators to the airPlane factories and they report wonder ful progress and shining success. On every hand and from every source, civil, military and governmental, have come glad tidings of our airplane program. We have sue ceeded, after many failures, at last. Our first boasts we could never equal, but we were going fine Only day or two ago the Stars man wrote gloriously that The De Haviland is a wonder; will be principal combat plane for Pershing; has not only met every expectation but exceeded them; isn't safe to call 1t the greatest plane, but it IS as good as any, and so on for col umn And then, two days later, comes word from Pershing in France that the De Elaviland is at best a partial failure, that only sixty-seven have been received and those are not what they ought to be. And another congressional investigation of air planes has been ordered. Ye gods! Why can we not make airplanes that will fly as well as any others in the world? We in- vented the airplane Our people, for thirty years have been the greatest mechanics in the world. Our factories and industrial or ganizations have long been the envy and wonder of Europe. Our raw products are unexceled and inexhaustible We have had the benefit of the teachings and experience of European masters and we have been working out for over a year on the job. Then why, oh why, can we not make few real airplanes and get them to Europe9 We
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The Fifth Yedr

The war Is just entering its fifth year with all the principal nations bending every energy to reach a victorious decision. Peace is further off today than at any time since the kaiser ordered his troops to invade Bel gium. After four years of terrible effort Germany appears to have reached the zenith of her strength and effectiveness. In spite of the shortage of food and important war munitions within her domains she Is stronger today than ever before. This is due in part to her forty years of careful preparation and also to her close organiza- ton and the wholehearted and supreme support of her people. But her strength on the western front Is largely due to the collapse of Russia, allowing her to remove at least million veteran troops to France. On the other hand Germany has no more considerable reserves. Her power actually began to decline in June after her three monster offensives had been finally checked. Now she is fighting on the de fensive again. And if the allies have lost Russia and Rumania, Germany allies are in bad shape. Turkey is openly rebellious against German rule; Bulgaria is war weary to the point of exhaustion, and Austria is in bad way internally and on her battle front. Germany alone of the teutonic alli- ance has the power to strike. The allies have just reached their stride They have just adopted central authority and are be- ginning to get upon real war footing France, like Germany, is now at the zenith of her effectiveness and must begin to de- cline little this year England has not yet quite reached her full strength in the war Nor has Italy. In fact, Italy has just begun to get in frame of mind to wage war. The United States has only just got under way to make war Not before next summer will she enter the battle with any considerable part of her strength, Industrially all the allies are in splendid shape, while Ger many's greatest weakness is beginning to show in her industrial situation. The best sign of the fifth anniversary of the war is the allied state of mind Every allied na- ton Is firm and strong for a finish fight. This spirit alone pronounces Germany doom. Another year of steady grind and pound and wear and tear will see wonder ful difference upon the western battle front. There Is a terrible year ahead for all the nations. But when we come to observe the sixth anniversary of the war the once proud Prussian will have begun to droop and drag and despair Mark it well.
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Continued from Page One) Fere En Tardenois also was taken by the Germans, but later the French and Americans recaptured it and with Grand Rozoy in their possession they still hold vantage points for small turning movement toward Fere, which, if successful, would give them a good ly number of prisoners.
 Southwest of Rheims the Germans delivered violent attack against the French from both sides of St. Euph- raise. Their effort to captured the vil- lage, however, was futile, although they pushed their line slightly forward on the west side of it.
 Southwest of Ypres the Australian troops are keeping up their attacks against the Germans and have captur- ed the town of Morris and with it 169 prisoners and a number of trench mor- tars and machine guns
 The Germans at last reports were heavily bombarding the new positions of the British.
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MGnpOWer


 Tt becomes very plain" General Crowder
 said in his testimony, that on January l, if
 Congress does not provide for additional
 enrolment, shall be levyng drafts through
 out the country class and there will be
 many difficult situations to be met both in the
 field of domestic relations and in the economic
 field. That is the way I see the question of
 manpOwer in this country.
 A measure raising and lowering the draft age was introduced in congress be- fore the summer recess, but 1t was beaten by the weight of the administration oppo- sition Secretary Baker wanted to wait awhile, 1t was not time, etc. And now, even if new draft legislation is introduced immediately after congress convenes iD August, and Is passed promptly, 1t will hardly become effective to provide more men in time to avoid raid of class two of the first draft if we are to keep our flow of men abroad up to requirements. As to why the war department should try to re- strict this nations provision of manpower it Is hard to understand If the proposed legislation should have provided more men than were needed 1t would have done no harm. They did not need to be called until they were needed. But they would have been ready; been available when the call came It seems to be impossible to get all our leaders to look upon this war as tre- mendous proposition; one to be met with only unlimited effort Any limitations set tend to delay and the danger of impotency if not failure
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AUSTRIA READY FOR
 PEACE SAYS HER
 CHANCELLOR IN SPEECH
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 AMSTERDAM. July 3O.-"We are ready to conclude an honorable peace as soon as our opponents renounce their hostile plans aiming at our de- struction or repression said Baron Von Hussarek, Austrian premier. m presenting his cabinet to the upper house of the Austrian parliament. ac- cording to Vienna advices.
 50 long as our opponents take the standpoint of one sided dictation,' he continued, there is nothing for us but to continue the war and carry it on vigorously that it will be shortened" '"
 Baron Hussarek said the dual mon archy could remain fully confident in its army and alliances to obtain Q good and honorable peace.
 The chamber of deputies adopted the budget and adjourned for the summer vacation.
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CORRESPONDENT PRAISES YANKs


 LONDON. July 30.-The Reuter- cor. respondent with the American army on the Aisne-Marne front sends the following under Tuesdays date:
 Yesterday was a day of ceaseless fighting, in which little actual progress could be made. The enemy offered a mast determined resistance and brought up fresh troops, but although he delayed us for day, my conviction is unaltered that the Germans have no intention of standing on this side of the Vesles.
 'Throughout yesterday the enemy's machine gun fire scarcely ceased, even when apparently none of the men were in the open. The fire swept every bit of cover where they might be ex- pected to be, and during the morning was strongly backed by artillery whose fire slackened in the afternoon except at this hour when our attack on Ser inges is in progress. It was plain that the guard division had been bitter cha grined by the loss of Sergy the preVi- Ous evening after four times haven't re- taken it. Therefore it was no surprise when, shortly after dawn, they launch ed a fresh attack from both sides of the southern most angle of the Nesles forest. The attack was backed by field guns and with ragged barrage on out second line and batteries, the en- emy's gun positions above Cierges be- ing well placed for a flanking fire which the holders of Sergy found most trying.
 They were forced to withdraw from it and fall back across the river. The enemy was permitted few unpleasant hours of occupation during which he did his best to improve the defenses and daringly brought some field guns to the brow of the hill above it. But these apparently found the price of their daring much too high and the American gunfire too accurate for their disappearance was more rapid than dignified
 shortly after they recaptured Sersy the Americans who forced the pasa se of the Ourcq overnight. advanced up the narrow valley dividing the hill ne. hind Sergy and after fight. in which the bayonet and the rifle butt were almost alone used. took Meurcy farm, about a mile up the alley.
 This was preliminary to an attack on Seringes. The enemy held Seringes in great strength. The village was also protected bv machine gun nests on either side The attack was au ll- most incredible affair for the coolness with which it was carried out and for
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promised 10000 by June and sent thirty. We promised 2000 by August and sent six ty-seven and they are not up to specified tions of the western battle front Baker smile, that has weathered strenuous year of trouble, will meet its severest test in the very near future.
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EPIDEMIC GROWS so
 ENTIRE FAMILIES DIE IN
 SWITZERLAND. SAY REPORTS
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PARIS. July S0.-Reports from Switzerland say the epidemic of Spanish grippe in that country has grown Go alarming proportions. Entire families have died Tuner als are held at night and relatives are forbidden to follow to the grave The bodies of the dead turn black.
 The epidemic is thought Co have emanated from Austria or Ger many.
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ADMINISTRATOR RESIGNS
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NEW ORLEANS, La. July 3O.-J. M Kirby of Huston. Tex. has resigned as lumber administrator for the south ern territory for the emergency fleet corporation
 V. L Mccarthy of New Orleans will act temporarily.
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NEW ENGLAND COAL
 SUPPLY NOW THREATENED
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WASHINGTON, July SO.-In- creasing demands for coal from overseas and for the emergency fleet. army, navy and other gov ernment operations threaten .the New England fuel supply for next winter. Shipments to New Eng land are behind the schedule fig ured on the ratio of production necessary to supply the needs of the district. it became known.
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REruRNs ERoM cAlIEoRNIA.

Mrs. Dave Foster and three daugh
 ters have returned from Venice where they have been for the past three months owing to Mrs. Fosters health, however she returns greatly improved.
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Three prisoners were taken to the road camp near Tombstone yesterday and will work out their sen tences building roads for the county whose law they violated.
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The carpenters here have started work on the forms of the bridge just east Of Tombstone. Among those on the carpenter end of the big job are A. g Cook and Wm. Featherman. Grading of the other side of the gulch is moving along in good shape.
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Mesa-The outlook for this seasons cotton crop is most encouraging, judg- ing from reports which come from the territory around Mesa. Those posted in growing cotton say the yield will be much lareer than last season and the crop is about 20 per cent farther ad- vanced than at this time last season There will be sufficient ginning capa- city in Mesa this season to handle successfully all the cotton grown in this section. The Mesa Egyption 9o5- ton company and the Southwest Cot ton company are both building new and modern gins and both will be com pleted and ready for the ginning of cot ton when the season opens.
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About tue State

Kingman-N. M. Perciyal is being held on. federal charge following his arrest at GoldrOad by Deputy Mackey. Peracival went tO the GOldroad store and asked for bread. When asked to show his bread card he knocked the clerk down and started to curse the president and the United States in general.
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John Mohr was before United States Commissioner C Beumler yesteray after noon to answer a charge of conspir- acy to export two cases of condensed milk to Mexico. He was released on a $3,0O0 bond. The case of Llovejildo Alvarez, charged with the same of- fense. will not be heard until this afternoon.
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Phoenix That automobile thievery is one of the leading forms of crime in MarieOpa county was disclosed in Sher- fir w. H. Wiikey's report for the first six months of 1918. The increase over the corresponding period of 1917 is ap- proximately 30 per cent A total of 10S automobiles were stolen in Mari copa county for the six-mOnth period ending June 30. 1918. From July to July 27, nine others had been reported missing The total value of all stolen cars is estimated at $1OO. 900, Although the percentage of thefts has been sx- ceDtiOnallv large, the number of re- coveries, has likewise been larger, pro pCrticnately than in perivous years. Eighty-two automobiles have been re- covered in this county during the same period, the value of which aggregates approximately $70.000.
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COehise county and has been examined hora

COchise county and has been examined here.
 PhOenix-The meeting of the state council of defense, which was called by Vice-Chairman Adams for next Mon day, August ,. has been postponed one week and will be held on August 12. As August is the first Monday in the month and the general meeting day for the county boards, it is thought the meeting of the state council was postponed in order % permit the boards of supervisors to act on mat ters. relating to the council of defense which are now pending.
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Tucson-J w Murray, arrested by Policeman Simpson Sunday evening on the charge of ~peeping' into a window nf house at Fifth and Euclid, may be inducted into the army. He will fl he is given his preference. for he has told Chief Bailey he would rather go into the army than Co face trial upon the charge Murray is a registrant in
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Mesa-Plans are to be under way here for the erection of a great Nor mon temple, at a cost of several hun dred tousand dollars. Such an estab- lishment would serve to transfer to this point most of the central activities of the church in the southwest. To se- cure that full church marriage rite. couples now frequently journey 10 Salt Lake. At present there are only six such temples. four of them in Utah, one in Canada and one in Ha- waii The church is said to be in creasing in strength within Arizona. wherein now are 16,00O eOmmunicants. Another Latter Day Saints edifiee has been started in Phoenix, where a new church is bins built at Monroe and Seventh streets at a cost of s11,623.
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Florence-Mr Clark, proprietor of Clark's ranch on west Pinto creek, has been in Miami looking for hunters and dogs to run down several bears which have been raiding his ranch for the past few days. Mir Clark says tbat the bears have been playing sad havoc with his cattle and hogs. The ranch is about twenty miles from Miami
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AMERICAN TROOPS
 ENLARGE THEIR
 BRILLIANT VICTORY

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Phoenix-Crime is on the increase in Maricopa county. as indicated by figures furnished by Sheriff w. H. Wilkey for the past eighteen months. A total of PISA persons have been placed in the county jail in that period. this being the largest number of ar rests during any similar period, so lar as shown in the records of Maricopa county,
 These figures. however, do not in clude federal prisoners. which are clas- sified under a separate heading Will ky's figures relate only to violations of county and state laws.
 One of the reasons given by the county authorities for the increase in crime is an increase in population, which has been rapid the past year or more. due to the cotton industry. An other reason given is that many of the best men have gone 10 the war and this has brought clements to the coun- ty which have largely changed condi- tions that formerly existed here.
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Capt II. II. Stout, smeiter superin- tendent at the Copper queen plant in Douglas, returned last night from New York. where he had been on business. He was in the east for ten days. Cap tain Stout says that he found in the east a fine patriotic spirit and war work going on at full speed.
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Florence-Pinal county has now be- come one Of the several first-class counties of the state owing Co the fact that it has assessed valuation eXceed- ing the sum of S5O.0000OO. Subdivis- ion A of section 8, chapter 61, session laws of 1917. provides that: Counties having an assessed valuation or moro than S50.O00,00O shall belong to end be known as counties Of the first class.
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Flagstaff-At one O. the meetings of the supervisors of the state, held at the Grand Canyon this week, it was decided to send in but seven names to the state council of defense instead of fourteen as sought by that central bcdy. The supervisors decided they were as capable of naming the county councils of defense as was the state council Some days ago the state coun- cil of defense in a resolution provid- ing for county councils, asked that each board of supervisors in the state furnish the state council of defense with fourteen names from which the state council would select seven to form the county body It is said the supervisors feel capable of performing this work themselves and will not send fourteen names as ordered. The res olution was passed by the supervisors by vote of II to 2.