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Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
GERMAN AMERICAN
 ALLIANCE |S FACING
 SENATE COMMITTEE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Further testimony against the National Ger man-American Alliance, charged with being an unpatriotic organization was given the senate judiciary investigat- ing sub committee today by Henry c. Campbell, assistant editor of the Mill waukee Journal, who said he had made an investigation of the workings Of the alliance and into the activities and private opinions of some of it's off cers.
 The witness spoke particularly of Dr. C. J. HeXamer of Philadelphia. a former president of the allaince, whose name has been mentioned in previous testimony.
 ''Dr. Hexamer has publicly said a great deal about preserving liberty in the United States and of maintaining the right of individuals" Mr Campbell said, yet in the office of the United States district attorney in Erie, Pa, on March 23, 1916, in a friendly discussion of judicial and governmental matters Dr. HeXamer stated
 This form of government is a fail ure, and the only correct form of gov ernment is a constitutional monarchy.
 He also said that the legal system of Germany was better than that ot this country and held up the laws o1 Germany as a model. He added that there was much more liberty under the laws of Germany than under the laws of this country"
 Mir. Campbell gave the committee tho names of five persons who, he said heard Dr. HeXamer's statement One of them has been summoned to testify Telling the committee he believed the German American Alliance In h, "the greatest internal menace we hay, in this country today" the witness re. | ferred to messages sent to members O congress by the Ohio branch just be | fore the United States entered the wa and cited other incidents to indicate tn. character of work carried on by the or oa 1izatiop
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
MACHINE GUNS
 UT AMERICANS
 HALT GERMANS
Teutons Sustain Big Losses
 at Hands of United States Troops Hun Barrage Is Vain in Face of Artillery

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN TRANCE, Feb. 2S. (By the Asso- ciated Press.)-A strong German at tack following d heavy barrage fire against the American trenches in the Chemin des Danes sector was re- pulsed with losses to the attackers. The well-placed American machine guns sent streams of bullets into the advancing enemy, and as the German barrage fire lifted the American artil- lery quickly laid down a curtain of fire, the Germans retiring without a single prisoner.
 There were no American casualties.
 Five French soldiers were wounded duting the fighting.
 The Americans stayed in their dug outs until the proper time, when they jumped to the guns and fought like veterans.
 Yesterday one officer and one man were killed and two were wounded by enemy shell fire. One American soldier was "gassed." The Germans made a gas attack also in this sector, firing fifty projecties of high per cent gas and twenty high explosive shells.
 One American Dead
 one American soldier is dead and eight are suffering from the effects of poisonous gas, so far as reported, but it Is probable that more casual ties will develop as in the Foul sector.
 There was an attack Monday, but the number of casualties to the Amer ican troops in this sector since they became engaged cannot be determined All the killed and wounded in these operations are from the New Eng land states.
 A stray German shell fell today on an American ammunition train, kill ing two and wounding four soldiers A town behind the American lines was shelled, one soldier being killed and five wounded. A dozen shells fell in the town.
 The number of soldiers sufferins from the effects of the recent German gas attack was increased today by twenty, bringing the total gas casual ties to eighty. The American artil- lery today obiterated a mine throw ing position held by the enemy
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
CASUALTY LIST 0F
 NAVAL BOAT GIVEN
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The of ficial list of dead ana missing among the crew of the naval tug Cherokee which foundered off the Atlantic coast Tuesday shows our known dead and 24 unaccounted for, including Lieuten- ant (Junior grade) E. D. Newell, U. $. N. R. F., the commanding officer
 Officers missing besides the con- manding officers are:
 Naval reserve force. Ensign E. Gehr- ing. New York City.
 Ensign D. B. Bailey, Jersey City, N. J.
 Boatswain Joseph F. McGoldrick, Perth Amboy. N. J.
 Quartermaster Herbert Martin Bid dle, Philadelphia.
 Quartermaster Rudolph Frank Elb- CTS, Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Regular navy. CnIer Boatswain's Mate John Lennon. New York.
 Secretary Daniels disclosed that the Cherokee. when she roundered on Feb ruary 26, was en route to the Wash. ington. D. C., navy yard to load guns and supplies for transportation to g southern port. He issued this state ment:
 The navy department will conduct a thorough investigation to determine the responsibility for the loss of thu Cherokee and the conditions undel which she was lost. I have called at. tention of the board to the inquiry tt the statements published in a Phila. delphia paper today, alleging that tn, vessel was unseaworthy. and have or. dered them to investigate all the al legations made in that article.
 The board which surveyed the yes sel, pronounced it satisfactory ant recommended it for patrol duty fo foreign service"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
PRESSURE FROM ENTENTE SOURCES MAY FORCE ACTION BY UNITED STATES UPON
 QUESTION OF AIDING JAPAN IN SIBERIA
New International Question: That of Invading Neutral
 Nation, Brought up by Project of Seizing Supplies
 of Russia at Vladivostok- Expressed Invasion
 Might Force Russians into Armies of Central Powers
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WASHINGTON early probably
  Siberia possible German and the military Vdosk and Siberian railway. understood that this decision Ish likely would spec learned that this a problem for at vvhh a ter a  forcibe
  
 
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Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
RATE MAKING RIGHT LEFT T0 PRESIDENT
 IN HOUSE MEASURE
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The house tonight reversed it's action earlier in the day and voted 211 to 165 to place the rate making power in the presi- dents hands.
 The house also reversed itself on the provision limiting government oper- ation after the war, and by vote of 206 to 166, restored the two year limit. The senate previously. had passed the bill which now goes to conference for settlement of differences between the two houses The house bill provides for the return of the roads to their owners two years after the war ends instead of in IS months as the senate draft proposed, and the house measure vests final rate fixing authority in the president while the senate would leave this power in the interstate commerce commission.
 These two sections of the bill caused spirited contests in the house today. Opponents of these features won mo- mentary victories when the bill was discussed in the committee of the whole but on final vote proponents marshaled their forces, mostly on the democratic side, and succeeded in put 1 ting through the bill with these fea- lures intact as framed by the com | mittee.
 An amendment by Representative Sweet of Iowa, giving the rate making power to the interstate commerce com mission was adopted in committee of the whole 164 to 15f This showed all most the full strength for the amend ment as when the vote was taken on final passage it was defeated 165 to 211
 In the committee of the whole an amendment by Representative Each ot Wisconsin to limit tenure after the war to one year. was adopted, 133 to 40 but like the Sweet amendment, it was thrown out on final passage 20e to 166
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
GERMANS SAID TO BE GETTING OUT
 IF RUSSIAN TOWN
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LONDON, Feb. 2S. IA Petrograd dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, under date of February 27. says it is reported from Luga that the German attachments which en- tered that town a day or two ago are leaving. The Russians, moving to meet them, have turned toward the main railway and occupied three small stations within F miles of Pskoy. Large Russian attachments are con- centrating near Pskov The railway men are forming partisan detach ments along the line.
 From Smolensk comes the report that the Germans have met with strong resistance within 16 versts Q0.7 miles) from Orsha and were forced to retire. The Germans have been trying to cross the Beresina river and consolidate the ground in order to begin operations in the direc- ton of Orsha and Gomel. Red Guards concentrated at Kroupi station prevented the Germans from ad- vancing in the direction of Orsha.
 Norgen Island, defending Reval from the sea, is in Russian hands and the batteries have fired on Reval, where there are numerous German detachments.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
THANKFUL! WHAT FOR? Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 2S. 2 Emperor William, in acknowledging message of homage from the German Agri- cultural society. telegraphed the fol- lowing message:
 Your loyal greeting was gratifying and again convinced me that 1 shall not be deceived in my confidence in the efficiency, energy and ready sac rifice of the German agriculturalists. The army and navy have achieved tremendous things. The German sword has prepared the way for peace Ger man industry and perseverance will bring us a blessed future Look ahead; trust in God. My thanks are accompanying your labors.'
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
WILSON TO APPOINT
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WASHINGTON, Feb. -2S.-Senate de- bate on the administration bill to es- taslish a war finance corporation with resources of $4,50O, 0O0. 900 to aid war industries and power to veto non-es- sential financing virtually was con cluded late today and consideration of the finance committees amendment begun. Without discussion, the senate adopted an amendment giving Presi- dent Wilson instead of Secretary Me- Adoo, power to appoint the four di- rectors of the corporation.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
SPANISH CABINET
 MEMBERS GIVE UP

MADRID, Feb. 2S.-The Spanish cabinet has fallen.
 The resignation of the cabinet was hastened by the withdrawal last night of Senor Ventosa, minister of finance, and Senor Rodes, minister of public instruction, owing to the divergence of their views upon constitutional reforms from those held by their colleagues. The premier then presented collective resignation.
 The king requested the premier. Mar quis de Alhucemas, (Garcia Prieto) immediately to form a new ministry, in which many of the former ministers will be included. Alhucemas will have the support of Count Romanones, the former premier.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
sPELLAcY, PRESIDENT
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G. Spellacy of Schenectady, N. r., was elected president of the Inter- national Association of Fire Fighters by delegates in convention here. w. A. Smith. Washington, D. C.. was elected secretary and treasurer Vice presidents elected included R. NJ. Bradshaw, Colorado Springs, Colo. The 1919 convention will be .held in Colorado Springs.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01

tioning Mir. Bryan's name as long as he could, but when it came out at last, it was greeted by a chorus of cat calls and cries we don't want him." The chairman appealed to the audience. It was not a good thing for the city they were doing, he said, and "a bad thing for the cause we represent"
 Then Mir. Bryan came in and pande- mOnium broke loose. Most of the au- dience stood up, waved handkerchiefs and cheered him. but the answering hoots from the gallery outlasted the cheers.
 For five minutes Mir. Bryan tried to make himself heard, but it was no use. The interruption kept right on and the (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
CHARGE GRAIN BOARDING

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2S-A rigid investigation of complaints that Ne braska farmers are hoarding grain will be made, it was announced today as result of the calling of Louis Fellwock of Beatrice, Neb., before the state council of defense to explain why he allowed several thousand bushels of wheat to go to ruin on his farm. Fell wock declared that it was because he could not get cars to move the gTain.'
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
KoRoWITz IS DEAD

LONDONDERRY, Ireland, Feb. 1S.- Captain Eric Korowitz, who command ed the Rochester, one of the first American ships to run the German submarine blockade year ago, has just died here of pneumonia.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
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 TORONTO, Feb. 2S.-Wiliam Jen- nings Bryan was refused a hearing when he appeared at Massey hall here tonight to address prohibition meet ing under the auspices of the Dominion Alliance. Returned soldiers caused the disturbance by shouting various epi- thets. What about the Lusitania 2" they also demanded in chorus.
 The first disturbance came before Mir. Bryan's entry when the chairman told the audience they were to be hon. ored by listening to the fraternal dele gate of the Anti Saloon League of America. "one of the foremost citizens of our alfy."
 Delays Mentioning Name
 The chairman refrained from men,
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
RESCUE WORKER DEAD Rantfhliran A Q I aaeed Mfre1

ALBUQUERQUE N. M., Feb. 2S. A fall in bank of black damp in a mine at Carthage. N M.. S5 miles south of here, was fatal to David Murphy, mem- Der of a government rescue crew. The fall loosened Murphy's helmet and he inhaled the poisonous gas.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
coMMANDEER PLATINUM

WASHINGTDN, Feb. 2S.-OrderS were issued today for the commander ing for war purposes of all crude and unworked platinum in the hands of importers, jobbers ana wholesalers. h. creasing need for platinum in the manufacture of munitions. according to officials made this step imperative.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
SCHE|DEMANN GOES AFTER HERTL|NG IN
 RE|CHSTAG SPEECH
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|. AMSTERDAM Feb. 22.-In Tues days debate on Chancellor von Hert- ling's speech in the German reichstag, Philipp Scheidemann, socialist, took the emperor to task for his reply to the address of the Burgomaster of Hamburg in which the emperor said:
 We desire to live in friendship with neighboring peoples, but victory for the German arms must first be recognized .
 We have heard recently" said Herr Scheidemann, of the speech in which it was said the world must first rec ognize us as victorious. Not for long time have we read anything the tone of which was so displeasing and the contents so unpolitic. Perhaps it is to point to recall that all parties, includ- ing the conservatives, in November, 1908, recommended somewhat more reserve in that quarter. In times when there is talk of peace, words from an authoritative source should be very carefully. weighed. A great part of the people whom we represent do not share the views uttered in that speech, but on the other hand, energetically repudiate them.''
 Herr Schiedemann declared that at tempts to conclude peace on the west such as that with Russia would prove a trial strength dangerous for Ger many. The world would go to sleep with rifles in hand, Bolshevik dreams would be realized and world revolution arrive.
 Russian Course Wrong
 Our military advance against Rus sia evoked vexation in Austria Hun gary, the mapority of whose people are quite openly hostile to us" he declared
 Herr Scheidemann said in conclu- sion:
 .The imperial chancellor frankly stated yesterday that he accepted Pres ident Wilson's four principles. This 1 declaration is all the more important when one considers that President Wilson emphasized that his principles were accepted everywhere except the 1 German annexationist party. Well 1 this party, fortunately, is in this coun- | try no longer of decisive importance" Matthias Erzberger, leader of the Clerical Centre, declared that the peace in the east completely corresponds to i the peace resolution" in the reichstag in 1917 He added:
 Wherever it deviates it only repre- sents a temporarily political measure It depends on its execution whether il holds good at the general conclusion of peace
 Defends African Course
 Dr. W. $. Solf, secretary for the colo nies, said that General Shuts had de manded East Africa as a connecting link on the road to Egypt and India and had thus set up a sort of Monroe doctrine for the southern hemisphere with the exclusion of the Germans, jus as the French had in west Africa.
 "There is a much stronger accen- tuation of the standpoint of force, said the secl etary, than when the security of ones own frontier is de- sired. Shuts attempted to advance Justification for this by saying Ger
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Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
CAR STRIKE INVERTED

BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Union carmen employed by the Boston Elevated Rail way company voted unanimously to- night to accept the plan adjustment of their wage demands recommended last night by Henry B. Endicott of the Massachusetts committee on public safety.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
VATICAN APPROVES

PARIS, Feb. 2S.-The Osservatore Romano, the Vatican organ. declares itsaf fully satisfied with the imperial German chancellor's speech, accord ing to Rome dispatch. It remarks that Chancellor von Hertling accepts the principal points in the pope's proposal and, with regard to Belgium.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
MoNoN TRAIN DlTcHED
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LAFAYETTE Ind, March 1.-Monon passenger train No. 3. Chicago to Louisville and due here at 12:30 a. m, is reported wrecked at Brookston, 20 miles north of this city. Details at this hour. are not available other than that all cars except the mail car left tho rails.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
VESSEL STRlkSS MINE

STOCKHOLM, Feb. zS.-It is re- ported from Aland Island that the Fin nish steamer Mariograr, with Red Guards aboard, strucx a mine off that coast Later information is that the vessel was in sinking condition.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
RATIFY AMENDMENT

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 2S.-The lower house of the Texas legislature this afternoon finally passed the resolu- tion for ratification of the federal pro- hibition amendment by vote of Il to 29. The bill now goes to the sen
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
Around the World With the
 Associated Press

hunt for Thomas and John Powers and Thomas Sisson, slayers of three Gra- ham county officers, and who escaped Tuesday night, returned to Douglas this afternoon and gave himself up to the military authorities.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
CANADIAN SOLDIERS REFUSE HEARING TO
 WILLIAM /. BRYAN

Former Secretary of State in United States Kissed So He Cannot Be Heard by Small Part of Audience at
 Massey Hall in Toronto Appeals Made by Wiser Heads Fail to Check Disturbance at Mass Meeting
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
KELLEY SURRENDERs

DOUGLAS. Feb. -S.-John Kelly arrested by soldiers engaged in the
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
HENEY SEEKS LAWS ID ENABLE PROBING
 IF PRIVATE FILES
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CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Government contracts for millions of pounds of meats, labor troubles and employers methods to oppose them; the difficult ties of retail meat dealers in Chicago and obstacles placed in the way 5f butter makers in rural Indiana were somerof the subjects touched on today in the federal trade commissions in vestigation into the packing house in- dustry.
 Under the questioning of Francis J. Heney, counsel for the commission, witnesses told of the difficulty in mak- ing reasonable profit in the retail meat business in Chicago, in direct son flict with statements that retail butcs- CTS were responsible in some degree for high meat prices.
 MT. Heney brought out that the question of changing government spec ifications so as to permit cheaper meats being included in army contracts had been considered by the five big packing houses and the quartermaster' s department.
 Want Private Files
 At the same time there came from Washington announcement that con- gress had been asked by the federal trade commission, at the instance of All. IltHty tO SlldNb spetug ItSlSidllull to open the private and confidential files of the packers to disclose what government investigators believe will show plans to take control of the meat industry.
 The appeal to congress was based on the present conflict between the trade commission and Henry Veeder of Chi cago, counsel for Swift & Co, over pos session of files and papers in the Veeder private vaults which Mr. Heney charges tepd to prove the intent to commit felony through collusive bid ding by the packers on government meat contracts. Pending an appeal by the packers from the United States district court, MT. Veeder has control of the papers.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-01
JAPAN CANNOT WITHHOLD ACTION IN SIBERIA LONG

Oh the other hand, growing indi- cations that Japan cannot much longer be restrained from taking some action in Siberia are causing serious consideration of the Japan csc invitation to the entente allies and America to participate. The al formative would be to withhold from Japan ythe cooperation she holds she has the right to expect and let her undertake single handed the weight of the campaign in Siberia and deal without counsel from the allies with the large questions involved in the future disposition of any territory on the Asiatic mainland which she might occupy.
 It is learned that the issue is ap- preaching the critical point in the opinion of the Japanese government, which has concluded that some such action as it proposes to take in Siberia is imperative as a defensive measure against Germanic aggres- sion and control of the wreck of the late governmental machinery in Siberia.
 BOLSHEVIkI LARGELY IN
 CONTROL TOWNS IN NORTH
 Such information as the officials have been able to gather regarding conditions in Siberia indicate that most of the larger cities and towns in the interior and along the line of the Siberian railway are under the control of the BolsheViki In that country this element is largely com posed of exiles and descendants of eXiles from European Russia who are filled with hatred of monarchial in stitutions and imbued with anar- counted as radical supporters of the Bolsheviki government. Their num- bers are not known, but they are the dominating force in a consider able portion of Siberia.
 Conditions in Vladivostock are con- fused. There are a number of Bolshe- wiki in the town, but it's affairs are under control, for the present, of a local zemstvo, which has paid little i attention to orders from Petrograd, and the conservative forces are greatly strengthened by the presence l in the harbor of two Japanese cruisers.
 | Some thirty thousand German pris- oners of war were distributed along the line of the Siberian railroad, but a number of these have been shipped back to Europe and it, is not known how many remain. They would pre- sent a dangerous element, compris- | ing many veteran soldiers able to organize the untrained Russians into a considerable force.