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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
". S.STAMPS PLEDGES
LAST ENTIRE YEAR
COMMITTEE STATES

There has been some confusion about
the wording on the Arizona Patriots
War Savings Pledge" which SO many
thousands have signed-pledging them
selves to purchase during 1913 a Ger
tain definite amount of Baby Bonds
and Thrift Stamps.
The first part of the pledge reads:
In consideration of the services rem
dered by those who are sacrificing
their lives for nv home and liberty,
and approaching that my public duty
calls for personal denial and self-sac-
rifice, / hereby pledge myself to assist
my country in the conservation of its
resources and man power during the
period of the war"
That is but one part of the pledge.
That about purchasing War Savings
Stamps is not limited by the close OF
the war, but is for ali OF 1918. It reads
Il viii invest to the best of nv ahil-
lily, in War Savings Stamps, and here
by pledge myself to purchase. and II
have in my possession within the year
1918 at least"
Then is Inserted the amount the
Pledge agrees to purchase during the
wear
These cards were formally reported
to national headquarters and on the
IL VI lii'sNt l'i'RrS'sN llit iiJOiitN u
be secured from the fufllment of these
pledges has been expended by the ma
1 tional government It is now I'D to
those who made the pledges to see that
the pledge is made good so that the
money the government so definitely
counted upon is at hand to meet tn
bills the government planned to pay
, with that sum.
I All pledges are to be religiously
/ checked up next week during the War
/ Savings Stamp drive. Those who have
/ not lived up to their pledges will be
/ asked to do so.
! Secretaries of the scores of War Saw
4 ings societies in this city are expected
/ to attend the open air meeting to be
held at the Y. NJ c. A. stadium Monday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. At that
meeting suggestions will be made for
/ checking up all pledges still outstand
/ ing. Thousands of these pledges were
made through the societies formed all
over the county and the secretaries OF
those organizations are in better posi-
ton than anyone else to know how the
/ pledges have been lived up to.
I OF course some people may have left
the county who have made pledges but
if they are still readable there is ne
reason why all pledges made should MOI
be enforced.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
CHANCE NOW COMING
To REPAY CAR OWNER

Il have often wondered" said a man
the other day, why the practice of git
ing more useful and appreciated gifts
at Christmas time was not more gen
orally followed
The good fellow all the year round
picks up his friends along the street.
brings them to work and rides them
around on Sunday, takes the bunch out
JOY riding and makes the life of the
party, he buys the gas and oil. stands
for the wear of the tires ana the ca, d.
tips the garage man and acts the part
of purchasing agent all the year round.
Did anyone ever think that he was en-
titled to something in retr--'
Now at Christmas time we wonder
what's the best thin to buy, why not
buy something that's needed, is appre-
ciated and will give the sender come
back in some more future rides.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
F |NAL TRIBUTE IS
PAID To 4. REDEW|LL

The funeral Of Augustus Redewill
took place at o'clock yesterday morn
ing from the undertaking rooms of J. T.
Whitney Mass was celebrated at st.
Mary's by Rev. Father Paul. The pail
bearers, old friends Of Mr.. RedeWill and
members OF the Is. p. o. f., were J. G..
O'Malley, A. ). Mills, Frank Loveitt, d.
d. Bostain, A. Kirchefer and Frank De-
SouZa.
At the cemetery u tribute was paid
the dead by A. S. Mills, a friend Of Mr.
Redewil for twenty-five years. Mr..
Mills spoke Of the long residence of Nh .
Redewill in Phoenix. the enviable rep
utation as a business man he had built
up, his kindness and generosity anu
his abiding faith in the future of Phoe-
nix which time and his own endeavor>.
had amply justified.
There were many beautiful floral of
terinGs, among them an exceptionally
beautiful piece by the lodge of t.lns
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
COMPANY
ASKS LOCAL FIRM
To SEND CATAL0C

1t is not often that Phoenix. through
one of her jobbing or wholesale houses
receives recognition from points out
side the trade territory of the south
west. Pratt-Gilbert company holds
the laurels in that the past week it
received a communication from the
Ochotsk Salt Producing company, Nj
kaloevk, Primorsky, Russia, requesting
one of their late AZ catalogues and
other information relative TO a special
line of machinery and supplies Of
which they are sole distributors. The
local firm has in the past had num-
erous inquiries which were converted
into sales, from points all the way
from New York to the coast, but never
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
URGES BOYS To TAKE
UPSOME vOCATIONTO
AID IN LATER LIFE


The following letter is being sent
out by the vocational bureau to the
parents Of all Phoenix high school
boys.
This department is devoted to voca-
tjonal education. We are Interested
In the education Of every high school
hov and every high school girl. Back
OF this department is large federal
organization which has been and is
Studying the needs Of the high school
pupil.
VIC want to be Of help to YOU Your
boy. who is at the Phoenix Union
High school now, should be studying
certain definite subjects that will he
OF use 10 him in life. If he intends to
60 TO college and if you know that he
will have the means Of going to col
lccc. he should have by now chosen his
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
WRITES He LONGS FOR.
CHANCE To RETURN To
THAT DEAR ARIZONA

The following letter written by Bev-
erIey Tucker to Mr. Gilbert of Pratt
Gilbert company, will be read with in
terest by the many friends of Mr..
Tucker, who recently has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of captain:
France. Nov. A. 1918.
Dear Mr.. Gilbert: Today l received
letter from ARTHUR Doe and it
brought back to me pleasant recollec-
tons of my time spent with Pratt
Gilbert. l am glad to hear Arthur is
at the training camp and hope he gets
into the aviation corps where he will
do well, and besides, it is BY far the
safest branch in the war Many a
time during the drive on Argonne
woods where I had dug myself in the
ground when under helish lombard
ment that lasted "a hours without a
let-up, | used to lie there and watch
the aviators and think how safe YOU
are up in the air out of reach Of this
continuous artillery and machine gun
barrage. l consider myself very lucky
indeed to have come out of the St
Mihiel and Argonne drives without q
scratch.
For the last two weeks [ have been
in more quiet sector and, believe
is certainly enjoying a little rest The
life in the trenches is easy compared
to the open war drives. In the Argonne
We fought day and night for seven
days without sleep or rest and catch
ing only such rations as we could
carry in the pack, and going through
the continuous artillery and machine
gun fire of the Boche which is most
accurate. We leave tomorrow night
for another sector, so suppose we are
rested enough and started for another
big party.
We are all delighted to hear the
news of Turkey and hope Austria
Hungary will come next, for everyone
will be delighted to have an early
victory and return to the dear old
/ L. S. A. 1t is cold, the trenches are
4 full of water and mud. and ! often
think of the lovely winter weather in
4 Arizona and think if I ever get back
/ | will be contented never to leave.
Since the last battle I have been
( promoted to a captain and am now in
4 full charge of machine gun com
I pany of my own. / feel quite puffed
/ up. as l was one of the two first lieu
( tenants that were promoted in our
! battalion. So far | have come through
without scratch and never felt bet
/ ter in my life, perfectly happy and
rearing to keep going until the damn
| Boche are exterminated. l must close
I with kindest regards to Mr.. Pratt and
| all at the store.
4 Your sincere friend.
BEVERLY TUCKER.
! -o--
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

really beneath. Although there was
or knot breeze blowing. the vessel
was scarcely moving. while at $50
o clock in the morning it completely
stopped. The vessel was got round
with some maneuverng and headed
back through the channel which it had
cat. The master observing narrow
track in the field running in a south
southwesterly direction, followed it II
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

miles when clear water was made. and
they were able to steer south by cast.
Captain Stenbeck says there was a
strong smell of sulphur and wet ashes
while the vessel was in the field. and
the specimens of pumice obtained were
not in any way water worn and wer-
very brittle. all going to prove the
field was the result of a recent subma-
Tine eruption
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08
K. OF c. To RESUME
MEETINGS TUESDAY

After several weeks. during which
time no meetings have been held in
compliance with the orders of the city
board of health. the Knights of Column
bus Will meet Tuesday evening at
o'clock in Pythian hall.
Grand Knight elect w. J. Burns and
the officers selected in September will
De installed under the direction of Dis
trict Deputy w. p Volta.
Plans for an active campaign for
membership during the winter months,
as well as a number of important mat
ters for the members of the council will
be discussed. All local and visiting
members are urgently requested to be
present
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-08

before had the pleasure of entering
the export field.
Due to the fact that at present there
is no common carrier between Russia
and any other country, it was neces-
sary TO secure a special permit before
Uncle Sam would receive either the
catalog or communication.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
ICE In MISSISSIPPI
DESPERATELY FOUGHT
Flood Conditions Along Middle Val
leys Continue Bad.

Memphis. Feb. IA battle with wa
ter and ice such as seldom has been
experienced before in the history of
the Mississippi River is being waged
by rivermen tonight. Shipping, worth
millions Of dollars, is endangered. AL
ready more than a score of big steam
boats and smaller craft have gone to
the bottom. For 300 miles, from Cairo,
Ill. to Natchez. Miss, the river is
choked with ice. At Richardson's
Landing, fifty miles above Memphis,
a great ice gorge broke last night,
sending huge foes tearing down the
stream, threatening everything before
them.
Cincinnati, Feb. with the river at
GIL and stationary. eleven feet above
the flood line Cincinnati, has felt the
worst of the present flood, but with
a thaw predicted for the next few
days, it is said, the Ohio Valley flood
peril will be increased. Ice gorges
down the river are beginning to weak
en-. and probably will break early to-
morrow.
Many marooned families have been
removed to safety by Home Guards
Two babies were born in the flooded
area today. one of them while its
mother was being removed from her
home in a skin.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
"Hairbreadth Harry"
Bomb Develops Into
A Shaving Stick Box

Dynamite Bomb Found in Coal
Hole Of Civil Service Commission
Building"
The police are today searching for
the person, thought TO be an enemy
agent, who attempted to blow up the
Civil Service Commission Building,
lI24 + street northwest. early yester-
day morning, by placing a dynamite
bomb i'm a coal hole under the bureau
OF information office room"
An afternoon paper yesterday car
ried the startling information quoted
above.
Last night headquarters detectives
examined -the alleged bomb" and de-
clared it to be either the work of a
child or the product of some prac-
tical joker.
Framework OF the bomb" said by
the afternoon paper to 70 cylinder
six inches Ions by one inch in diam
eter" proved TO be nothing more
startling than a metal shaving stick
container. 1t held not "a stick of
dynamite" but a quantity of Plaster
of Paris, little loose powder and a
small bit of fuse. When ignited the
powder gave out but feeble flare,
and the Plaster of Paris dynamite
refused to give OUT anything.
Officials of the Department OF Jus
tice last night declared the case too
trifiing to follow and that none of
their agents was working on the af-
fair. And now the bomb" which
caused the discoverer. "a big, fear
less man." to turn pale" when il was
found is in Police Inspector Grant
desk drawer at police headquarters.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
Great Interest Aroused
Over Herald War Contest
Indications Are Competition for IS Gold
Prizes Will Be Active AS Leaders
Indorse Patriotic Race.

trict's War Savings Stamp Campaign,
at a meeting of twenty committee
chairmen. yesterday urged them to
boost The Herald campaign.
Mr.. Callahan requested the chair
men to spread the details of the con-
test and urge their friends who are
policemen, firemen and mail carriers
TO become contestants.
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance, although
confined to his home with a severe
cold, gave his hearty endorsement to
The Herald's contest last night char
acterizing it "as the best thing which
has happened since the War Savings
Stamps Campaign was inaugurated."
Pullman Approves.
Maj. Raymond Pullman, superin-
tendent of police. who has promised
to lend his sincere support to the
campaign, announced yesterday that
he would urge through their official
daily bulletins that every policeman
do his bit in the selling of war saw
ings stamps during War Savings
Week. He wants every policeman
to know that he is perfectly willing
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

are presentA Hertling's remarks
on Belgium are unsatisfactory. 1t
is necessary to say that the eco
nomic and military Independence
Of Belgium will be restored. Such
a statement would greatly stimu-
late the peace desire of the Eng
lish workers.
Us 1t that Hertling Is yielding
to the, wishes of Hindenburg and
Ludendorff when they threatened
resignation? II so, the coming
offensive is to serve to bring about
pan-German peace by force.
Threads have already been spun
between Austria and America"
DIR. David, Majority Socialist:
The results Of Brestt Litovsk are
very lean and unsatisfactory. and
the developments in Ukrainia
make an early settlement improb-
able. Trouble arose with the con-
Trajectory declarations OF the GEN.
trail powers. The declaration of
December % was received in Rus
sia with great jubilation. The ef-
feet of later declarations was ex-
ceedingly depressing. The question
is not hopeless IL Germany agrees
to a popular vote in occupied ter
ritory on a basis Of free demo-
cratic suffrage"
Foreign Minister Won Kuehl-
mann: THE discussions Of the
last two days. have yielded a treas
ure of thought and points of view,
Count Czernin takes the same po-
sition that I do"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
WOULD EXTEND
GRASP OF j. S.
ON RAILROADS
Senate Committee Votes for
Control l8 Months After
War-Fight Expected.

The Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee late yesterday reached a
compromise agreement on the admin
istratiQn railroad bill. BY a vote of
II to 4 it was agreed to continue gov
ernment operation for a period of
eighteen months after the close of the
war.
Final rate-fixing authority will re-
main in the hands OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Director
General McAdoo is TO have the power
to put rates into effect, but dissatis-
fed shippers or railroads may appeal
over his decision to the present rate
making body.
Contest Looked For.
This is an exact reversal of the ad-
ministration's proposal, which wished
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to continue its present method OF
holding rate hearings, but to give the
Director General power to overturn
their findings when ne deemed wise.
Government ownership advocates
fought the compromise, and will con-
tinue their contest on the floor. The
vote was:
Favorable-Chairman Smith, Pom
creme. Myers, Robinson, Salisbury.
Thompson, Lewis, Underwood. Demo-
Gratis and Townsend, Watson and
Kellogg, Republicans.
Unfavorable-Gore, Democrat, and
Cummins. PoindeNter and La Toilette,
Republicans.
Both the rate-makinR and duration
of-control proposals were contained
in a report submitted to the whole
committee by Senators Robinson and
Townsend. the former representing
the administration and the latter the
opposition. The vote was on accept
ing the entire report.
The group of four opposition Sena-
tors will begin informal sessions i'm
mediately in the hope of framing a
proposed entirely new bill to submit
as minority report. 1t is likely this
measure, if II does not declare for
government ownership, will leave the
way wide open for bringing that
about
As the result of the agreement, the
bill probably will go on the floor of
the Senate early next week.
The opposition as well as the ad-
ministration forces alike wish to see
prompt action.
The House Committee threshed over
the same ground as the Senate body,
but was unable to reach an agreement.
1t was declared after the session,
which was executive, that nine Re-
publicans and three Democrats a
certain majority-had declared them
selves unchangeably opposed to any
bill in which the date of returning the
roads to their owners after the war is
not included.
A final vote will be reached today
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
DRIVE FOR SMILEAGE
BOOKS BEGINS TODAY
Campaign to Provide Camp Amuse-
ments to Last a Week.

Beginning this morning Washington
will be thoroughly canvassed in be-
half Of smiles for the soldiers"
At a meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Continental Trust Company, the
Washington Military Council was
formed for the purpose of boosting
sales of smileage books. The cam
paign will be continued through next
week
c. ]. Bell. president of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company, was
chosen chairman Of the smileage coun-
ell and Mrs. Clarence was elected eX-
ecutive secretary. Mrs. Condor will
take active charge of the executive
end of the work at once and will be
stationed at headquarters in the Con-
tinental Trust Company every day
during the campaign. Charles S. War
den was selected to act as treasurer Of
the council.
Other members of the council are:
Mrs. p. II. Bliss, Mrs. William j.
Nicholson. Mrs. Isaac Mann. Mrs
Francis Winter, John II. Pool, Wade
II. Cooper, Mrs. John Joyes. John w.
White, Mrs. S. Shelton, Mrs. Charles
F. Boyd. Mrs. c. S. Warden and Mrs.
Erasmus Weaver.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02

Interest in The HeralRs War
Savings Stamp Contest which in
vites every policeman, fireman and
mail carrier in the city to compete
for eighteen gold prizes contributed
by three patriotic Washington mer-
chants-James~ O'Donnell, Ross P.
Andrews and NJ. A. Leese-every-
where was manifest yesterday.
Early in the morning policemen
and mail carriers who had just
read the details of the contest
came to. The Herald Office and
evidenced their intention of enter
ing the contest. 90
Burga Is First.
Andrew Burga. a mail carrier
earned the distinction of being ''the
very first" to come to The Herald
office and record his enthusiasm. Mr..
Burga, who lives at S12 Sixteenth
street northwest was happy to learn
that there would be an agency near
him and stated he would take out his
s. worth of stamps when the bell rings
Sunday morning, which also marks
the beginning of War Savings Stamp
Week in the District
I, i callahans director Of the Dis.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
END
OF WORLD, DUE
VERY SHORTLY
Sunday Says All Signs Point
to Early Coming Of
Christ.
By ARTHUR JOYCE.

Billy Sunday pictured in graphic
language last night The Second
Coming of Christ" His sermon was
the most powerful he has delivered
in his campaign, and was equal to
any preached by the strenuous
evangelist in recent years. Nearly
$4,000 persons heard Billy tell the
remarkable story as he figures it
will work out and the evangelist
himself announced that never before
had he preached to an audience SO
attentive and SO eager to grasp
every words = es-esy T-ssf "s-
1t is doubtful II Washington ever
before heard such an exposition of
what's going to happen on earth
when the prophecy Of Christ's Sec
ond coming shall be fulfilled.
1000 Hit Trail.
The effect of the sermon was easily
apparent in the number Of persons
who walked the sawdust trails to
take their stand for Christianity. The
entire center section Of the building
was filled with men and women and
ushers quit counting when they got
close to 1.OoO 'trail-hitters." This
was the largest number Of persons
to accept the Invitation at any serv-
ice during the campaign.
As usual, when there is opportunity.
Billy Injected into the sermon hard
slams at Germany. In picturing the
period of tribulation" this world is
scheduled to go through, the evan
gelist declared the sufferings of the
unsaved ON earth at the time will
be greater and more vicious than
those fostered by that dirty gang
across the seas" And Billy added
that "Prussianism would be hard to
beat, from the standpoint of Vicious
ness
He told of the conditions reported
from Berlin and declared that there's =
going to be something doing soon
when old Hindenburg has to declare
he will shoot down the workers who
refuse to go back to their toll"
There's one difference at least be-
tween autocracy and democracy" said
Billy. 'Over in Germany the SOL
diers are pushed first over the top.
with German officers behind them to
shoot the first man who fails to go
across. With America. it's the Off
GERS first and then the men. And,
say. didn't the Italians hand the Aus
tralians a great wallop the other
day? They sure knocked the tar out
of that dirty bunch"
The evangelist pictured Christ's Sec
ond coming in this fashion:
The meeting in the air of Christ and
those living on earth who believe in
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
IT'S GROUND HOG DAY;
SUNSHINE MEANS COLD
Should Shadow Scare Burrower
More Winters Coming.

washingtonians are nearer a So
luton of the cold weather problem
today than many Of them realize.
1t all depends on the sun.
For this is ''ground-hog day." and
on that bit beastie's" verdict de-
pends the conduct of Old Man Win
ter for the next six weeks.
Tradition has it that today the
ground hog wakes from his long
winter hibernation and comes out
for a stroll. If it's sunshiny. how
ever. he gets scared of his own
shadder'' and runs back into his
burrow. And that action condemns
the world to six weeks more of bad
weather.
But il the day is dull, and the
sun doesn't have strength enough
to cast a shadow. Mr.. Ground Hog
remains out all day-and an early
spring Is due.
So-if you want to have ell your
weather troubles settled for you.
watch the sun-and your possible
shadow-today. Its q sure sign"
The Washington herald., 1918-02-02
LEADERS OF REICHSTAG
RE-ECHO CRY FOR PEACE

The Committee on Public Infor-
nation has received the following
excerpts from speeches in the de-
bate in the German Reichstag
January 26:
Herr Naumann. author Of Nit
tel Europa" said: The German
government must roundly declare
that 1t seeks no sort of annexa-
ton"
Herr Ledebour, Joint leader with
Haase of the Independent Social
lists: Again has an opportunity
been neglected to satisfy the
worlds longing for peace, 1t is
plain that a step backward has
been taken. and that the political
authorities have completely adopt
ed the military view OF the Con-
servatives. We want general peace
on a democratic foundation. The
creation of the Kingdom of Po-
land was a tremendous mistake.
The German government must
shall soon have peace in the East.
Militarism has won the day, and
the, proletariat must force peace
on the basis of the reconciliation
of all nations"
Herr Haase, leader Of the Inde-
pendent Socialists: 'The German
4hegotiators are not playing a
square game. The occupied terri
tory Is still a part of Russia, and
the ueople cannot freely expreSs
their will SO long as foreign troops