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Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
FLOOD |S MENAC|NC
 FUR WEST VIRGINIA
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CHARLESTON. w. Va, March 13. South Central West Virginia includ- ing the territory contiguous to Charles ton and Huntington, tonight is men, aced by what is predicted may be the worst flood since 1861. Due to "A hours of continuous rainfall all streams in this section of the state, including the Kanawha and Elk rivers. have overflowed their banks and landslides throughout the mountains have para lyzed railroad traffic
 The crest of the flood is expected to reach Charleston tomorrow with a stage of 35 feet. The Kanawha river here rose 13 feet in four hours today Half of the town of Weston. in Lewis county. was under water tonight. Weston has population of about 4,00O. Reports from Evansville, near Weston, say water is four feet deep in the Bal timore and Ohio station. Families liv- ing along Cabin creek were tonight moving to higher ground. Clay court house in Clay county is reported flood ed with a stage of g feet.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
r. \. JONES APPEARS
 BEFORE SENATE
 |NTERMOUNTA|N ACT
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WASHINGTON, March 13.-Pending bills to take from the interstate com- merce commission its discretionary powers to suspend the long and short haul clause of the rate law were en- dorsed today at hearing before the senate interstate commerce committee by former Senator Bristow, chairman of the Kansas state public utilities commission, and J. F. Shaughnessy of the Nevada state railroad commission. Both declared the present law works an injustice on the shippers, especially in the intermountain territory.
 F. A. Jones, of Phoenix, AriZ., chair man of the state corporation commits sion, also appeared in support of the bill
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
M|LLERS FAIL ID
 OBEY ORDER GIVEN.
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WASHINGTON, March 13.- The question of mill feed was reopened to- day by the food administrations, with an announcement that complaints that some millers have failed to abide by regulations as to profits will be inves- tigated by g committee headed by Dr. Frank w. Taussig, chairman of the tariff committed. and including rep resentative of the federal trade con- mission, a member of the food admin istration, representative miller and a representative producer.
 Soaring prices for bran affecting the cost of dairy products have been one of the most irritating problems of the food administration. The millers con- mittee requested that the inquiry be made, so that discredit might not be brought on all by the action of few.
 Food Administrator Hoover also will refer to the committee. when the per- sonnel is completed, proposed alter ations in the milling regulations which experience has demonstrated should be changed before next season
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
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 LONDON, March 1S.-Sir J. Fortes cue F1annery, member for the Maldon division of Essex, announced this morning that he would call the at tention of the first lord of the ad- miralty today in the house of com mons to the remarkable heroism and seamanship displayed by the Ameri- can crew of the destroyer Parker in rescuing nine survivors, including the unconscious navigating officer of the hospital ship Glenart Castle, sunk in the Bristol Channel late in February.
 Thomas James MacNamara, finan- cial secretary of the admiralty, made the statement in reply to questions by Sir J. Fortescue Flannery, mem Der of the Maldon division of Essex, who called the attention of the ad- mralty to the heroism and seaman ship displayed by the crew of the Parker.
 Reward up to America
 The admiralty, said MT. MacNa- mara, profoundly appreciates the seamanship and very great gallantry displayed by the American destroyer Parker" in rescuing nine survivors of the Glenart Castle. which was sunk in the Bristol Channel late in February. Two of the destroyer S complement deserve the greatest credit. he added, for their action in jumping overheard to effect rescues, in view of the temperature of the water. the choppy sea and the distance of the raft from which the rescues
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
ODESSA CAPTURED
 BY GERMAN ARMIES
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BERLIN. via London, March 13.- British Admiralty per Wireless Press) German troops have entered Odessa. This official announcement was made tonight.
 Odessa, the most important seaport of Southern Russia and the fourth city of Russia in population, was founded by. Catherine II in 1794 Its population numbers about 450,0O0. nearly one- third of whom are Jews Normally there were several thousand German residents. Among many other impor- tant institutions it contains the Im- perial New Russia university, founded in 1865.
 Odessa is the largest shipping point of Russia, immense quantities of grain produced in southern Russia passing through it. Its situation near the great waterways of the Dnieper and the Dniester makes it the natural outlet for the exports of the southwestern provinces.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
"NEWS OF THE WAR"

WASHINGTON, March 13.-An in- novation in personal relations between the war department and congress was proposed today when Benedict Crow ell, assistant secretary of war. invited members of the esmilitary committees of the senate and house to meet in his office next Friday afternoon to hear "a synopsis of war news for the week. Members will accept the invitation.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
MILK RECORD BROKEN

SACRAMENTO. Cal, March 1S.-A worlds record production of 91S6 pounds of milk was made in the seven days ended last night by Raphaella Johanna Aaggie IT., a registered Hol- stein, owned by the Napa state hospi- tai, according to a statement today by Owen Duffy, business manager of the hospital. The best previous record was 902.l pounds of milk in seven days made by Riverside Sadie de Koll Burke, owned in Woodland, Cal.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
DEATH CALL COMES
 ID MRS. GARFIELD
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LOS ANGELES. Cal, March 13.- Mrs. Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, widow of James A. Garfield. 23rd president of the United States. died at her winter home in South Pasadena early today Mrs. Garfield would have been S6 years of age April 19.
 Mrs. Garfield had been i'll recently. Pneumonia developed Sunday night and she died at 4:10 o'clock this morning.
 Mrs. Garfield left five children and 16 grandchildren. The children are Dr. Harry A. Garfield, president of Williams college and now national fuel administrator; James R. Garfield, for mer secretary of the interior in Presi- dent Roosevelt's cabinet: Mrs. Joseph Stanley Brown; Irving Garfield, at torney, of Boston, and Abram Gar field, an architect, of Cleveland.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
Zeppelin is Bia Failure

The German Zeppelin raid on Eng land Tuesday night was not success ful. It reached no objects of military importance and only one airship suc- ceeded in dropping bombs on town Four bombs fell at Hull, but the rest of the aerial raiders wandered aimlessly about the country and their bombs fell in open fields.
 The Germans who raided Paris Monday night did not escape un- scathed. An official report from Paris states that four of the enemy machines were brought down and 15 trained armen were either killed or made prisoners.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
HENEY RETURNS ID
 RESUME SWIFT CASE
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CHICAGO. March 13.-Francis J. Heney, attorney for the federal trade commission in it's investigation of the packing industry. returned to Chi cago late today 10 resume the court battle probably tomorrow for access to letters in the private vault of Henry Needer, general counsel for Swift S Co. -0i
 MT. Heney's first effort to obtain these papers which he declared wonld substantiate charges of conspiracv against the Chicago packers. was halted last week by a decision hv the United States court of appeals which held that Mir Heney must specify the papers he wishes and furnish concrete facts which would justify the issue of a search war rant
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
Gallant Conduct Praised

The gallant conduct of the Ameri- can soldiers in the field is reflected by their brothers in arms, the Ameri- can sailors of the destroyer squadron in British waters. The courageous action of eight American sailors who plunged overheard from the destroyer Parker to rescue survivors of the hospital ship Glenart Castle has been the subject of complimentary remarks in the British house of commons
 German airships re-appeared over the northeast coast of England We'd nesday night, according to an of ficial statement.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
"NoTHING TO SAYy

DUBLIN. March 13-John Dillon who succeeded John Redmond as leader of the Irish Nationalists. said to The Associated Press today that lie did not think any statement of the Irish party party policy could usefully be made until the result of the convention was made known. This he trusted and be- lieved would be within a very few days.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
AN AFTER PEACE Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

STOCKHOLM, March 13.--The Cau- casus government has communicated with Constantinople, asking if Turkey does not desire to conduct peace nego- tiations with it in view of the Turkish commander in chiefs proposal that the Caucasus armies evacuate the district of Batum. Kars and Ardahen in con- formity with the Brest-Litovsk agree ment This agreement the Caucasus government has already announced it did not recognize.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
CELEBRATE REVOLUTION

PETROGRAD. Tuesday, March 12.- Today was the anniversary of the Rus sian revolution and work was sus- pended in the government offices and in the factories and printing plants. The tramways also ceased running for the day. There were no public demon- strations.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
ANOTHER RAID 0N ENGLAND |S TRIED

LONDON, March 13.-Hostile air ships again raided the northeast coast of England tonight. In his report on the raid, Field Marshal French says:
 One or two hostile airships at tackled the northeast coast soon after 9:30 o'clock tonight About 20 bombs have fallen close to the coast. There are no reports regarding the casu- alties or damage as yet"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
LOAN SHARK PAYING
 HIS DEBT TO NATURE|
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NEW YORK, March 13.-Daniel H. Holman, who was known from coast to coast as king of the loan brokers" and who died at his home in Montclair, N. J. last month, left an estate of $4,- 100000, yielding an annual income of $150,000.
 At one time the elder Holman had S2 agencies in 27 states and the District of Columbia and his practice of exact ing eXtortionate interest resulted in widespread agitation against loan sharks" In 1913 Holman was con- victed here of usury and served a sen tence of six months in prison.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
RAID PLANNED WELL

I4AREDO, Tex, March 13.-A num- Der of the bandit gang which raided the East ranch last Thursday night was captured by Mexican authorities near Guerrero. opposite Zapata and confessed today that all the bandits were Mexicans organized and equipped on the American side of the Rio Grande
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
AVERAGE S|NK|NCS
 STILL MAINTAINED
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 LONDON, March 13.-The admir- atty reports the loss by mine or sub marine of IS British merchantmen in the last week and one fishinp vessel Of these 15 were 1900 tons or over and three under that ton mage.
 The arrivals at ports in the United Kingdom numbered 2.046 sailings 2,o62. Merchantmen unsuccessfully attacked, 8. For the third time in as many weeks, IS British merchantmen have been destroyed through mine or sub marine. In the previous week 12 of the vessels were 1900 tons or over and six were under that tonnape while in the preceding week IA of the vessels were of more than 1900 tons.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
SAFE ON MARCH 3
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OGDEN. Utah, March 13.-Accord ing to a cablegram received today from Lieutenant Earl l.. Packer, formerly with the American embassy at Petro- grad but recently attached to the American military commission in Rus sia. "alrs well' at Vologda, Russia. The cablegram was filed March 3.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
sAEoNoEE IS DEAD

PETROGRAD. Tuesday, March 2.- Wasseli Safonoff. the orchestral con- ductor, (formerly conductor of the Phil harmonic Orchestra of New York; is dead at Kislovodsk, the Caucasus watering place.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
DISSOLVE FISH TRUST
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SEATTLE, Wash, March 13.-Fed eral court decrees were issued today ordering dissolution of the so-called "fish trust" the five alleged company members of which were indicted here in July. 1914, on charges of violating the Sherman antitrust act.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
MORE SECRETARIES

WASHINGTON March l3.-A house bill creating two additional assistant secretaries of war was passed by the senate, which however, increased the salaries from $4,500 to s5,OO0 annually.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
LOANS ON LIBERTY BONDS

WASHINGTON. March 13-Favor- able report was today obtained by the senate banking committee on bill to permit banks to make ,oans on liberty bonds not exceeding fifty per cent of their capital and surplus.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
MARYLAND REAcTIoNARY

ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 19.-By a vote of A to 30 the house of dele gates late this afternoon defeated the bill giving the women rne right to vote at presidential elections.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
CYCLONE IN AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE, March 13-Several towns between Cooktown and Cairns have been demolished by a cyclone. Nine people were killed and many in- jured. Sixteen inches of rain fell at Cardwell in A hours.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
GET NO cHAMPAGNE

PARIS, March 1S.-A German at tack in the Champagne was repulsed today. according to the war office an nouncement. The Germans suffered heavy losses.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
FULTON MATCHED
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[Republcan A. P. Leased WireJ
 ST. LOUIS, March 13.-Fred Fulton, Minnesota heavyweight, this afternoon was matched to meet Jack Dempsey in an eight-round, no-decision bout aA May 30.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
Around the World With the
 Associated Press

sector in Palestine. east Anglian, south Anglian and Indian troops have ad-
 vanced to an average depth of three miles, according to an official state ment issued by the war office tonight.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
Americans Near LuneviIIe

which now is definitely located east of Luneville, is the most active on the French front. Great artillery combats are being carried out by the Americans who have determined, by raiding operations, that their artillery fire has forced the Germans virtually to abandon their front lines. Two hundred gas projectors installed for the purpose of supporting attacks on the Americans have been de- stroyed by shells.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
NO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
 OR PEACE UNTIL WAR IS
 WON, SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
Premier Says Bolsheviki
 Have Proved Futility of Conversation in this War;
 Food Situation is Good
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LONDON, March 13-Premier Lloyd George. speaking in London today said there had been criticism because the cabinet ministers had not given suffi- cient prominence to the idea of a league of nations in their speeches. The Bolshevists had taught them one leS- Son-that was that real league Of na- tions did not come by talking about it. The critics had forgotten something which was essential-that once a war was begun, you had to fight for it. They must not be misled by mistakins phrases for facts He could invent phrases about peace, which even Prussian war lord would hail with sat- isfaction.
 None So Eloquent Nobody had been so eloquent on the subject of a league of nations, said the premier, as the German emperor. His reply to the pope breathed the spirit of brotherly love, but in it there was no word about Belgium. On the subject of a league of nations the German em- peror was absolutely sound; he was prepared to put Germany at the head of it. All through, those protestations on the part of the emperor breathed the spirit of domination; the danger
 
 mount.
 When Armies Have Won
 A league of nations could only be possible when the entente armies had won; only then could a league of na- tions become an established fact and the sword be converted into plough share.
 Coming down to thermal affairs, the premier said there was no hunger. There was no privation, but the people were being deprived of good deal they had been taught to regard as the es- sentials of comfortable existence. There was no lack of abundant food to sustain the strength of the people, and no prospect of such deficiency, but there was tendency to grumble at re- StrictionS
 More of Brotherhood
 The people face big things" contin- ued the premier, but get worried over small ones. There has been only one successful food controller in the history of the world-the one who made five loaves and two small fishes feed null titude. l tell you what rationing means. It means that nation in the furnace of war is becoming more of a brotherhood
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
RRITIsH ADVANCE AGAIN.

LONDON, March 1S.-Attacking over III eleven mile front on the coastal
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
ADMINISTRATION WINS POINT FUR
 RAILWAY RULING
Senator Johnson of Cali fornia Says Bill Both. Unfair and Unjust" to. People Others Oppose
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WASHINGTON. March 13.-The sen ate tonight adopted the conference re- port on the administration railroad control bill by a vote of 47 to after it had rejected and the conferees had eliminated a provision limiting power of the state to tax the carriers While under federal control. The bill goes to the house for final action, probably to- morrow.
 Elimination of the tax provision re- sulting from initial use of the new senate rule prohibiting conferees from writing new matter into a bill. A point of order by Senator Frelinghuy- sen of New Jersey, rePuciican, against the tax clause was upheld today by Vice. -President Marshall and sustained by the senate, 51 to 23. The bill then was returned to conference. where the original tax section, providing that state taxes and railroad regulations shall not be interfered with so far as they are consistent with federal con- trol was re-insertec.
 Guarantee Close to Billion
 Other principal provisions of the bill, retained as the conferees adjusted them are those for compensating the railroads on the basis of their net income for the three years ending June 30, 1917, involving an estimated federal guarantee of about S945, ,000,00 apnu- ally limiting federal operation to 21 months after the war; authorizing the president to initiate rates, subject to approval by the interstate commerce commission. appropriating $500, 900, ,000 for revolving fund for the director general and placing all short lines" Nfsff hA fal1
 Johnson Opposes Bill
 In the final debate today Senator Johnson of California, republican, said the bill was unfair and unjust to the people and outrageously generous to the railroads, while Senator Townsend of Michigan, republican, and Cummins, Iowa, republican reiterated their criti- cism of some sectcions of the bill. Some of the bills principles, Senator Town send said, are 'subversent of good gov ernment."
 Tt is never proper for a republic to confer blanket power on an executive or railroad director" said the Michi- gan senator. q sometimes think we are towards. A bill is introduced and some one raises the flag of patriotism and says unless we support the bill We are not supporting the president.
 Rather Be for Country
 T would rather be for my country will support the president whenever that is necessary for the successful prosecution of the war"
 Senator Cummins gave the senate a tinal warning that he believed the com pensation proposed for the roads would do more to SOW the seeds of discon tent than any other measure ever en- acted by the senate.
 Srlticlslng the rate making provision senator Cummins said it was to be ex- Pected that the railroad managers whom Director General McAdoo has gathered around him, will continue tc urge rate increases. Within six months the senator predicted, the rates will be substantially increased :,
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
Get Vast Grain Store

With Odessa safely in their hands, the Teutons will have access to vast stores of wheat which can be trans ported overland or by sea to points where it can be readily shipped into Austria and Germany.
 But the capture of Odessa will mean something more-an advance over the route to Persia and Afghan istan and possibly India, which is to be followed, now that the British have severed the famed Berlin and Bagdad route to the east.
 The congress of Russian soviets, which was to have convened at Mos COW Tuesday, postponed its meeting until Thursday.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-14
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
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While the entente allies are nib bling" at the German lines from the North Sea to Switzerland but are making little or no serious attempts to break through or to bring about a eliminating struggle, the Teutonic powers have taken another step in the exploitation of the east.
 The advance guards of the Germans have entered Odessa, the greatest Russian port on the Black Sea, and the center of great agricultural section, the products of which are desired to feed the hungry peoples of the central empires. The German advance through Moldavia and Bes- sarabia has been virtually unopposed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-01-05
Agree TO Send
A GREAT ARMY
AGAINST THE GERMANS TO OFF.
SET THE DETECTION OF
RUSSIA.
There Is To Be Co-ordinated Effort,
Not Only in Fighting on Land and
Sea, Eut in Production at Home
Speed Up on All Work.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
gton.-America has agreed
to send great army against the Ger
mans in time to offset the detection
of Russia. This was disclosed through
the publication by Secretary Lansing
of the review Of the work and recon-,
mendations Of the American mission.
headed by Colonel r. NJ. House, which
recently participated in interallied
war conferences ii Europe Fighting
men from tho United States will cross
the Atlaresg 81 lasge ansf
slant stream as IS humanity pcsslbies
France and BnglaDd not only will fur
nish transports to help take the SOL
diers across, but viii see that any de-
ficiencies in arms and equipment are
made on the other side.
This was one Of the great decisions
reached at the conference through
which the co-belligerents planned to
pool their fighting resources and move
as a unit toward driving the Germans
and their allies out of conquered terri
tory and crushing the Teutonic world
domination scheme There is to be co.
ordinated effort, not only in fighting on
land and sea, but in production at
home and in the vast ship-bullding
projects upon which depends the vital
problem of maintaining uninterrupted
transportation in spite of submarines
Even before Colonel House and his as
sociates on the American mission
reached home the machinery to again
speed up war preparations here had
been set in motion.
in the announcement is seen the ex,
PLANTATION Of the reorganization of the
War Department control embraced in
The formation of the new War Council
Of general officers, of renewed efforts
to speed up the Shipping Boards mer
chant building program, and possibly
OF the decision OF the Administration
to take over all the nations railroads
without waiting for action by Con
gress. Other indications of the new
pressure applied since the House mis-
sion returned are manifest about the
Navy and War Departments, but most
of the things being done can not be dis
cussed publicly for military reasons. II
can be stated authoritatively, however,
that definite steps to make good the
pledges given to the allied leaders by
Colonel House already have been
taken.