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Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
WIRE CONTROL
 HOUSE BILL TO
 GO ID SENATE
Committee By Vote of ' to
 3 Decides Not to Make Any Amendment Or to Hold Further Hearing
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WASHINGTON, July 9-After three hours examination of Newcomb Carlton. president of the Western Union Telegraph company, the senate interstate commerce committee today voted to 3 to report without amend ment or further hearings the house resolution authorizing government control during the war of telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems.
 Chairman Smith plans to report the resolution to the senate tomorrow, but is undetermined whether to urge inn mediate consideration and thus replace the emergency agricultural appropria- tion bill with it's war time prohibition rider. Leaders believe vote can be reached soon and no further hearings will be ordered in view of the presi- dents insistence on early action.
 Examined in Secret
 Ten senators attended the session. MT. Carlton was examined behind closed doors. It was explained that senators and newspaper correspond ents were excluded through a misun- derstanding.
 MT. Carlton told the committee he did not think there was necessity for | the government taking over telegraph wires but that he would not oppose it unless the design was to unionize em- | ployes.
 After MT. Carlton was heard, Sen ators Pomerene of Ohio, and Gore of | Oklahoma democrats. and Kellogg, of Minnesota, republican, insisted upon | further hearings but were voted down. Those voting to report the resolution without further hearings were Chair man Smith of South Carolina; Myers of Montana; Salisbury of Delaware; Thompson of Kansas: Lewis of Illi- nois. and Underwood of Alabama, dem- i ocrats. and Poindexter of Washington, republican.
 Carlton Makes Statement To an Associated Press represent alive after the hearing Mir. Carlton said:
 T did not oppose the legislation but gave the opinion that it is unneces- sary. I stated that if there is military necessity for the resolution I would certainly not oppose it, but that nc military necessity had yet been shown to me at least I also stated and en- phasized that if one of the main pur- pose of the resolution is to unionize the company's employees I most vehe- mently opposed it. I insisted that if the property is taken over it should Dt iiidQc CtlNdil tndl IL VIII pts re- turned with it's facilities, including personnel organization in as good con- dtion as when taken. This would not be possible with unionization of its employees while under government con- trol.
 Only Temporary Ownership
 "The question of permanent owner ship was not discussed"
 President Carlton was questioned by the committee regarding the practice of sending night telegrams by mai and said it had been in vogue for 5t years without being criticized.
 In the examination of Presiden Carlton, Senator Kellogg said if tht government, under the resolution, take. over all telegraph and telephone wire! it involves direction of all privat, leased wires, incuding those of Th' ! Associated Press. brokers and business organizations. Other sepators said tn : president could select wires to be eX cluded from government control.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
Less Than IA Per Cent Food
 Vessels Sunk
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 LONDON, July 9.-Speaking in the house of commons today, Sir Leo Money, parliamentary secre- tary to the minister of shipping, said the percentage of ships lost while homeward to the United Kingdom since January 1, 1918, was rather more than one per cent. The losses of food ships for the same period was less than IA per cent.
 The result of the convoy system, Sir Leo said, continued to improve. Since January, 1917, when the sys- tenn was put into effect, AZ million gross tons had been conveyed to British and French ports with a loss up to June 29 of 1.29 per cent. This included loss by the dispersal of conveys through bad weather.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
OVER 100 KILLED
 IN CRASH OF CARS
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 NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 10.-At an early hour this morning the total num- Der of identified and unidentified dead from yesterdays collision on the Nash vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail- road near here reached 125.
 The injured number 75, many of them serious.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 9.-At least 100 persons, most of them ne- groes, were killed and as many more injured in a head-on collision today between two passenger trains on the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway at Dutchman's Bend, five miles from this city.
 Most of the killed and injured were on local train from Nashville which carried several coaches full of workmen going to nearby powder plant The other train was an express from Mem phis and the west and after the two engines had reared and fallen beside the track. the heavy coaches of the express plowed through the baggage car on the accommodation train and demolished two other coaches,
 Both Crews Killed
 As the crews of both locomotives
 
 may never be established. The express train was running late and one theory advanced was that the engineer of the accommodation rain may have disre- sarded signals and tried to make a switch just beyond where the wreck occurred before the Memphis train ar rived. There also was the possibility that he may have been given wrong instructions.
 Three investigations of the wreck were expected, one by officials of the road, another by state officials and a third by the railroad administration. Only a few women were among the killed. Most of the white persons killed were in the telescoped smoking car of the accommodation train. Among the killed were: Private John P. Hussey, Uhlian, Ills. Wilson B. Harris of the naval reserves, and member of the marine corps named Alexander.
 Eight persons. all negroes. who were injured, died in a local hospital tonight.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
FRENCH
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 PARIS, July 9.-The war office announcement tonight says:
 South of the Aisne an enemy counter attack against the posi- tions taken by us in the region of Chavigny farm failed.
 "The number of prisoners cap- tured in the attack this morning west of AntheuiI is 530; we also took about 30 machine guns.
 "Eastern theater, July 8.-In the region included between the DevoIi river and the Tomorica our troops completed their success, capturing after bitter fighting all of the Bof- nia crest between Caffa Becit and Malt Gjarperit. We took 130 pris- oners. On the left, Italian troops operating in conjunction with ours captured the heights of Gaia Devris and continued to advance on the left bank of the Tomorica. The enemy infantry and artillery dis played great activity on the Mace donian front, especially at the Ger na band, where five groups of as- sauIting troops attempted to pene- trate our lines, but were completely checked and suffered serious losses"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
ENEMY HARASSED
 BY ADVANCES IF
 SUDDEN THRUSTS
Considerable Ground Taken
 By Allies from Lys Sector
 to Compegne Front In Eastern Part of France
(By the Associated Pressl

While waiting tor the German high command to show it's hand, the allied forces are giving the enemy little op- portunity to perfect his arrangements for launching the attack From the Lys sector, on the north, to the Champagne front in eastern France, there has been sudden thrusts at the German lines, at least one of which has made consider able ground.
 This blow was struck by the French west of the Disc and north of the Matz river on the battle field where the Ger mans were stopped short in their at tempt to hew heir way through to Compiegne early in June.
 French Take Important Land
 The French advanced along the Compiegne road northwest toward An theuil and occupied the Loge and Porte farms on each side of the highway. The ground they have taken is impor- tant from a defensive standpoint and cuts down the area in which the Ger mans must maneuver
 There seems to have been spirited lighting on the British front along La Bassee canal northwest of Lens and north of the Somme, in the Picardy sector. Berlin announces the British were repulsed in frequently repeated attacks and that their attacks north of the Somme broke down. The French attack at Antheuil is merely mentioned in the official German statement which says attacks in the Villers- Cotterets and Chateau Thierry. sectors were re- pulsed by the Germnas.
 Austrian Right Wing Turned | While the fighting on the Macedonia and Albanian frontiers must remain d side issue, the progress of the French and Italians along the Albanian coast brings that theater of the war into consideration.
 Rapid strides have been made since the French and Italian assaults were launched north of Avlona July 6. It appears that the allies have been sue cessful in turning the Austrian right wing. An official statement from Rome says that Italian cavalry have gained the Austrian rear and destroyed bridges across the Semini river which parallels the voyusa, where the attack was begun. This marks an advance Of about Is miles,
 The Expected Has Happened
 Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann, the Herman foreign minister, has retired from office, it is announced, and the Herman emperor ha- accepted his res Iignation. This has been expected since lyon kuehlmann's address in the Ger man reichstag June 25, in the course of which he said that victory by purely military decisions could hardly be ex- lpected.
 Czecho- -Slovak forces in eastern Si- Iberia have extended their sphere of in- l fluence up the Amur river to Nikola- lyevsk, an important naval station. The defeated bolshevik troops, with their Austro- German allies. are said to have retired toward Khabarovsk, the capi- tai of the maritime province.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
NEW REPUBLIC IN RUSSIA

AMSTERDAM, July 10.-Simultane- ously with the establishment of the White sea republic, according to atl- vices from Moscow. another state WIS created in the north of Russia undr the name of the Wologdaczhe republic. It comprises all of northeastern Russia from the White sea to the Asiastic frontier. The Wologhaczhe republic is said to be in sympathy with the aims of the entente allies.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
VON KUEH[MANN
 GOES:0UT FROM
 F0RE|GN OFFICE
Resignation Accepted Be-
 cause Secretary Stated
 Germany Could Not Ex- pect to Win War By Arms
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PARIS, July 9.-The German emper- or has accepted the resignation of Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann. the German foreign secretary, according to Basel dispatch to the Havas agency. It is expected that Admiral von Hintze, the German minister at Christiania and formerly minister to Mexico, will suc- ceed him.
 Dr. Richard von Kuehlmann became foreign minister August 6, 1917, sue ceeding Dr. Alfred F. M. Zimmerman whose retirement closely followed the exposure of his plot to involve the United States in war with Mexico and Japan in the event that this country showed any inclination to poin the en- tente allies. pr. von Kuehlmann's con- duct of the foreign~office appeared to be more than usually successful until June 25 last, when he appeared before the reichstag to discuss the political aspects of the situation facing Ger many. During his address he said:
 WHAT CAUSED RUMPUS
 "ln view off the magnitude of
 this war and the number of pow
 CTS, including those from overseas
 that are engaged, it's end can hard
 ly be expected through military
 decision alone and without re-
 course to diplomatic negotiations" This statement, which flatly con- tradicted speeches by the German em- peror, who only a short time before had referred to peace being won by the strong German sword" was re- ceived with consternation in the reichstag and with sharp criticism by the country. It was later reported that Dr. von Kuehlmanns words had been approved by General Ludendorff the German commander on the west ern front
 Friction in t'igh Quarters This brought to notice rumors of | friction. between Ludendorff and the German crown prince and his coterie who comprise the radical pan Ger manic elements in official circles. Soon after the address in the reichs- | tag, it became common knowledge that Dr. von Kuehlmann's retirement from office would be forthcoming. Some reports were to the effect that his ad- dress was intended to inform the Ger man people that their armies could not win the war, and was delivered witf | the cognizance of the emperor. who when he saw what a storm had beer | stirred up, resolved to make vor
 Kuehlmann the scapegoat.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
ITALIAN SAILORS
 TRIED FOR CRIME

ROME, July 9.-Three Italian sail DTS and one Italian soldier are being tried by a court martial on a charge of having blown up the Italian bat tleship Benedetto Brin on Steptember 27, 1916, by placing an informal ma chine in her gun room.
 The Benedetto Brin was blown mp in the harbor of Brindisi with the loss of more than a 100 lives, including that of Rear Admiral Rubin de Cervin. An inquiry by the Italian government de- eeloped that the battleship had been destroyed through the machination of German agents and 40 persons were arrested.
 An Italian named Ambrogetti. inn plicated in the destruction of the Bene- detto Brin and also of the Italian bat tleship Leonardo da Vinci was arrest ed and asserted that he was the finan- cial agent of Monsignor Gerlach, pri- Vate chamberlain to Pope Benedict. and an Austrian citizen. Gerlach fled from Italy before an Italian court had investigated his activities, found him guilty of espionage and sentenced him to imprisonment for life.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
L. c. RUSSELL INDICTED

CHICAGO. July 9.-L. c. Russell. ar rested at Muskegon, Mich. yesterday. is under indictment here charged with tampering with the first venire drawn in the I. w. w. case. It is alleged that since his indictment he has travelled under various assumed names, and even in disguise. Russell will be brought to Chicago today or tomorrow. it is expected.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
German Editor Presents Plan
 To Make Peace
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 COPENHAGEN, July 9.-While claiming no official sanction and even admitting that their realiza- ton would encounter strong oppo- sition from the German government and people George Bernhard, poiti- cal editor of the Vossische Zeitung of Berlin, submits the following peace conditions:
 France and Italy to discuss with Germany and Austria their future frontiers without the intervention of third parties.
 All the German colonies to be re- turned.
 Belgium to be restored complete ly as an independent state.
 All merchants of the central pow CTS who have been deprived of their property overseas to be restored to their former rights of possession. dtionaIly all parts of the Turkish empire and Persia.
 The situation before the war to be restored in Egypt.
 The Dardanelles, on the basis of a treaty applying to the states bor- dering the Black sea to be free for the passage of Russian ships.
 "The time is ripe openly to dis cuss peace conditions" Bernhard says. "Having regard to the ideal peace conditions laid down by Pres ident Wilson, unanimity in the mat ter undoubtedly could easily be reached if method of discussing the peace terms could only be agreed upon."
 Bernhard says Germany and her allies would undoubtedly accept reasonable disarmament proposals.
 President Wilson's demands of self government by small nations, the writer says, would be favorably received but the central powers would insist upon knowing the at- titude of England regarding Ire land.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
CONDEMN w. U. COURSE

BATON. ROUGE. La. July 9.-Gov- ernor Pleasant, the State Council of Defense, and the National Council of Defense are called upon in resolution introduced in the upper house of the Louisiana legislature tonight to take such steps, criminal action if neces- sary, to force the Western Union Tele- graph company to cease dismissing patriotic telegraph operators upon their becoming members of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union.''
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
DESIRES ANNULMENT

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 9.-Pro- ceedings to bring about the annulment of her marriage on July to George A. Parker of Fort Worth, Texas. alleged in her petition to have been performed when both the bride and George A. Shelton, the officiating justice of the peace, were coerced by a revolver in the hands of the bridegroom, were in stituted in the circuit court here today by Mrs. Vallie Parker.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
VOLUNTEERS NOT PRIVILEGED

WASHINGTON, July 9-Instruc- tions have been sent by Provost Mar shal General Crowder to all local draft boards ordering the cessation of the privilege granted registered men who volunteer of selecting the arm of the service. No action has been taken to stop the enlistment in the navy of men of class 1.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
PRESIDENT EXTENDS
 SYMPATHY TO WIDOW
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WASHINGTON. July 9.-President Wilson today sent message of con- dolence to Mrs. John Purroy Mitchell, widow of Major Mitchell, former mayor of New York City, who was killed in an aviation accident at Lake Charles, La, last Saturday. The message said:
 May I not express to you my deep and sincere sympathy? The tragical death of your husband has been a shock to the whole country and 1 am sure that 1 am speaking the feeling of multitudes in thus expressing my per sonal feelings"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
LIGHTNING MAKING
 CAPITOL WORK HARD

It was grueling day about the cap- tol building and the clerks and off cials acted as if they thought their Jobs were hardly worth holding. The stince" was off. The lightning had struck a transformer pole the night be- fore and so deranged the circuit there was no power for fans or the elevators.
 The inside offices were without illu- imitation. They are the offices that nave been formed by cutting the hall ways into cubicles. They have no win dows or openings to the outside and are dependent for light entirely upon electricity.
 But the really trying thing was the forced climbing and descending of the stairways.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
DANIELS SON MIDSHIPMAN

ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 9.-Worth Bagley Daniels. sson of the secretary of the navy, entered the naval aca- demy as a midshipman today. Young Daniels is IS years old and was ap pointed by Senator Overman of North Carolina. He is an enlisted man in the naval reserves
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
LYNCH APPOINTED RECEIVER

SALT LANE ClI1, Juan, July S.- Stephen H. Lynch was today appointed receiver of the Merchants Bank of this city, the doors of which institution were closed last night by the state bank examiner. Throughou the day a crowd of anxious depositors swarmed about the banks doors. The depositors will receive dollar for dollar if time is allowed for proper liquidation of the assets. according to o. P. Soule. one of the banks directors.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
BRITISH BOAT GETS
 HIT BY SEA PLANES
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LONDON, July 9.-A British subma- rine was slightly damaged and one of- ficer and five men killed when the craft was attacked by German sea planes off the east coast of England July 6, according to an admiralty statement issued today.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
AD MEN CHOOSE NEW ORLEANS

SAN FRANCISCO. July s.-New Orleans was made the unanimous choice for the 1919 convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World at the session of the various presidents tonight. The selection re- mains to be ratified by the convention Thursday morning.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
NEW LIBERTY LOAN FIGURES

WASHINGTON, July 9.-F'inal com pilations of third liberty loan sub- scriptions announced by the treasury department tonight show a total of $4.- 176,516,S50, an increase of $6.497, 200 over the total officially estimated last May IS, after the loan campaign closed
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10

AMSTERDAM, July 9.-Two British submarines were badly damaged by bombs and machine gun fire during an encounter with German seapanes on Saturday afternoon off the mouth of the Thames, according to an. official statement issued at Berlin.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
AUSTRIANS REFUSED

ROME, July 9.-Austrian troops yesterday again attacked the ItaI- ian positions at Corone, between the Franzela valley and the Bren- ta, and again met with a repulse, according to today's war office statement.
 There was artillery fighting and activity by the Italian patrols at various points along the remainder of the front.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
SECRETARYSHIP MAY
 GO TO MAJOR ASTOR
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Waldorf Astor, son of Viscount Astor of Hever Castle, Civilian Waldorf Astor) the morning newspapers fore cast, will succeed J. R. Clynes as par liamentary secretary to the food min istry.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
CLAIM SUCCESSES


 BERLIN, July 9.-(Via London) The official communication from headquarters today says:
 South of La Bassee canal re- peated patrol attacks were re- pulsed and on the north bank of the Scmme strong enemy attacks broke down. On this sector the artillery duel continued lively and in the evening increased intermit- tently to great violence.
 West of Antheuil local attacks were launched by the enemy this morning after violent artillery preparation. At the forest of Vil- lers- Cotterets patrol attacks by the French broke down in our fighting zone.
 Eighteen enemy airpIanes were shot down yesterday"
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
TO APPOINT NEW MINISTER

AMSTERDAM, July 9.-The Tele- graaf learns that Jonkheer J. Loudon, minister of foreign afairs is soon to ne appointed minister at Washington.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10

Major Waldorf Astor was born in the United States in 1879 and his wife was the former Miss Nancy Janghorne of Virginia. He became a British citizen at about the same time as his father in 1899. He was elected to parliament as a unionist.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
ro OBSERVE ERENcH HOLIDAY

WASHINGTON, July 9.-Observance of July IA, the French national day, by the United States as legal holiday is proposed in a resolution offered in the house today hy Representative Siegel of New York.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
BRITISH

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 LONDON, July 9.-"On the British front nothing of special in- terest to report" says the official communication tonight.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
GERMAN

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 BERLIN, July 9.-(via London) -The evening report from head quarters says:
 Southwest of Noyon French at- tacks were repuised. Successful local engagements took place west of Chateau Thierry."
Arizona republican., 1918-07-10
AUSTRIAN

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 VIENNA, July @(Via London)- Today's Austrian official statement says:
 ''ln Albania the pressure of the eneny's forces advancing across the Voyusa is continuing. There has been fighting southwest of Be- rat. The French gained ground on the upper DevoIi."