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The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
SAYS CATTLE DOING WELL.

A. K. Hawkins of the Sitgreaves
 country, was in town Saturday. He stated that the cattle that he had seen were in fine condition, the finest he recalled ever seeing cattle in this sec tion at this time of the year. The light snow has supplied an abundance of water, and yet left the feed so ex- posed that the cattle have fed well. With two months of winter gone, it seems probable that the winters loss es of stock this season will be much smaller than usual.--Williams News.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
MEMBER OF U. OF A. FACULTY
 IS CALLED IN T. s. SERVICE

Another of the members of the Uni versity of Arizona faculty has been called to war service. Professor c. A. Turrell, professor of Romance Lam guages and head of that department, has been appointed member of the Advisory Committee to the Commit tee of Romance Language Instruction and the War. Professor F.. H. Will kins, of the University of Chicago, is chairman of that committee.
 This makes twelve of the members of the faculty of the University of Arizona who are directly associated with war service.-Tucson Citizen.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

J. w. L. Forster, a noted artist of Toronto, Canada, is in Phoenix paint ing a portrait of the late. Dr. Cook, an Arizona pioneer, who died in May last year. Dr. Cook came to Arizona in 1870 and up to the time of his death worked as missionary among the Pima Indians. MT. Forster had the distinction of painting President Wilson's former wife before her death.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
Ne,Us of Interest Gathered Here and There in tue State
SALT RIVER VALLEY
 PASTURES CONGESTED

W. A. Drake, of the Santa Fe, re- turned yesterday from a trip of in spection through the Salt river valley and reports that that part of the state is filled to capacity with sheep from the northern ranges which have been sent south for the lambing season. So great is the congestion and de- mand for pasturage that the ranch CTS are getting almost any rent they ask for their alfalfa land, and it would seem we'll nigh impossible to get any more stock into the irrigated districts.-Prescott Journal Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The Santa Fe railway company is bringing in and distributing an im- mense amount of gravel in the local yards and it will be only a short time until the additional yard room will be in. The company will have two new passing tracks the full length of the yard and will obviate the dan ger in the use of the Y, which now is taken off the main line. The new trackage will prevent congestion of the local yards for long time to come.--Kingman Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Following the pronounced success last year, the Old Dominion of Globe and the Miami copper companies an nounced that they, too, would main tain war gardens in 1918. The Old Dominion will cultivate six acres as starter and the Miami copper com pany seventeen acres while the In spiration already has added to its ter ritory and will branch out in it's second gardening year with sixty acres.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A proposition of saloon keepers of Needles has been put up to the city council of that town in which it is in- tended that an ordinance be adopted closing the saloons on the first day of January next year. This is in an- swer to the proposal of the drys to immediately bring before the people a local option election for the imme- diate closing of all places in which liquors are sold. The saloon men are taking the right step and the people should allow them to at least close out their business.-Kingman Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
-------fb--- GOOD RANGE COUNTRY.

In the country tributary to Benson is now the best cattle range to be found in the state, including the Whetstone mountains and the north side of the Dragons. Here the grass is yet plentiful and the mild winter has left it nutritious. A good many cattle have been brought to this sec tion from the drought districts of this state and in New Mexico and they are said to be doing well.--Doug- las International.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

W. Curtis Miller, county superin- tendent of schools of Yavapai county, has been appointed by the governor as a member of the State School Code Commission, created under an act of the last legislature. The commission consists of three and it's purpose is to revise present school laws and adopt new code, which is to be presented the next session of the legislature.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
PIONEER DIES.

Frank NJ. Mognett, an early day ar- rival in northern Arizona, passed away in Phoenix on Sunday, at the age of 76 years. He came overland from Oregon, driving bunch of 450 range cattle, locating in the Black canyon country. In late years he has resided near Phoenix, retiring from business.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A Battalion of Death" has been or ganized by the young ladies of Globe, being formed on the lines of the he- roic Russian organization of girls who went to the front in the recent crisis.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Dr. R. B. won KleinSmid, of the U. of A., received news recently that his brother, Dr. James A. von KleinSmid, has been commissioned captain in the medical corps of the United States army and expects to enter the war zone shortly. Dr. von KleinSmid has specialized in surgery in Illinois.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Gilbert, Maricopa county, is to have $6,OO0 Methodist church building.
 A total of s41 ,S25.64 was spent on the roads of Yuma county last year.
 The Yuma Valley Woman's Club, recently organized in Somerton, has filed articles of incorporation in the Yuma county recorders office. The club is capitalized at $25,000.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Francis J. Heney, former Arizo- nian, will be a candidate for governor of California at the next election, ac- cording to a letter received recently from a prominent friend of Heney's by Postmaster Thomas A. Feeney, of Globe.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The Greenlee Cattlemens Associa- tion has elected George Montgomery to fourth term as president, and cattle inspector s. c. Swift was elect ed secretary. At the meeting were Chief Cavanaugh of the grazing di- vision, and district Forester Pooler, both of Albuquerque.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

According to the News, booze is plentiful in Jerome these days and nights, particularly nights. t is be- lieved that car load has been inn ported within the last week or so.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Strict precautions are being taken by the state horticultural board to prevent the boil weevil from entering the state, and inspectors are being appointed in the various counties to look out for the pests in seeds ship ped into Arizona.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Millers in Phoenix and Tucson are. installing equipment for the grinding of flour and meal made from mil, maize, said to provide material for bread at least equal to that made from wheat.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15
COLONY IS GIVEN A
 $3,OO0 JOB BY HUNT

Isador F. Colodny, former instruc- tor in English at the University of Arizona, from which job he was sep arated by the board of regents for cause, has come back on the payroll as director of vocational training for the state under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes act, at a salary of $3,000 a year. The selection was made by a committee consisting of c. o. Case, superintendent of public instruction; John D. Loper, superin- tendent of the Phoenix schools, and J. w. Brown, superintendent of the schools at St. Johns. Their selection was approved by Governor Hunt.
 The first work of the new director will be to examine the schools of the state to determine which of them will be permitted to share in the benefits of the act, which provides for an ap- propriation of $15,000 for the first year, the state matching it dollar for dollar.
 There wae ten candidates for the job. The committee examined the candidates on the basis of their edu- cational standing.-Tucson Citizen.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Senor Clementa Baca, one of the old timers of St. Johns, died Friday morning of pneumonia. He was about 70 years old and has been a familiar figure in St. Johns as far back as the oldest citizen can remember.1St Johns Observer.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Pool hall owners in Miami are kic', ing on the ordinance recently passed by the town council closing their places of business at 1 a. m., and havc circulated referendum petition.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Over $150,OO0 worth of honey was produced in the Salt River Valley last season, according to the report of the Honey Exchange, which handled about half the honey produced in the valley.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The Evergreen Highway Associa- ton, with headquarters in Seattle, Wash, has written to Phoenx wanting to hold meeting in the capital city during the summer for the purpose of organizing state auxiliary associa- tions.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A stockman, of Prescott, who at tended the recent stockmen's meeting in Salt Lake City, was looking very disconsolate when friend asked him what ailed him. He replied that on the return trip he lost his baggage, In reply as to how it happened, he said, "The durn cork came out"
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

By order of the county health off cer of Maricopa county, the public school at Buckeye has been closed in definitely on account of the numerous contagious and infectious diseases prevalent in the community.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Friday night there arrived in No gales, Sonora, 2,200 Mexican troops enroute to the Yaqui country to fight the "broncos." They are said to be the vanguard of 10000 coming from the interior of Mexico.-Nogales Oasis.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Fifteen thousand motor vehicle 1i- censes were issued at the office of the secretary of state in Phoenix during the month of January. The amount received in fees during the last thir- ty days was S90,000.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Yuma county has finished its full quota for the first draft and will not send any men to the cantonments on February 18th. Only two other coun- ties in Arizona have this distinction.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Residents of Yuma county, in the Parker district, are anxious to organ ize new county. They claim to have taxable property valued at S5,000,- 900.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The purchasers of the Snowflake school bonds have declined to accept the bonds because of alleged irregu- larities in some of the proceedings of the issue. Another election will have to be held and the entire business will have to be done over.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The German recently found hang ing to a tree near Gadsden, Yuma county, has been fully identified. His name was Matt and for long time operated shoe shop at Blythe
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The total number of schools in Apache county for 1917 was 35, as compared with total of IT for the previous year.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

J. M. Melendrez will begin in Phoe- nix today the publication of El Noti- cioso, which in English means the Spanish News. It is to be weekly publication and will be the only Span ish paper published in Phoenix. MT. Melendrez is native Arizonian, born in Yuma county.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

William Zent, another of Arizona's pioneers, passed away recently at his home in Kelvin. Mir. Zent came to Arizona over forty years ago and for a time was engaged in the overland stage business.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Lusitania medals, replicas of the "honor" badge given the men and of- ficers of the U-boat which destroyed the big liner by the German govern ment, are being sold in several towns of the state.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A recent order from the oil com missioner may result in closing down all fuel oil plants in Arizona, one or more days a week.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Fifteen aliens, most of them Jerome residents, received their final natural ization papers in the superior court of Yavapai county at Prescott last Fri dav
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A Los Angeles man, touring south ern Arizona, found 167 pints of whis- key in bunch of bushes near Yuma.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A temporary embargo has been placed on California shipments to Ari- zona.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

There are now ninety boys and twenty girls in the State Industrial School at Fort Grant.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The Arizona Anti Tuberculosis As- sociation held it's annual meeting in Tucson last week.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

A woman bootiegger was recently in the Graham county jail at Stafford.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

The baseball season opened in the Salt river valley last Saturday.
The Coconino sun., 1918-02-15

Mir. Colodny held position as re- porter on local paper for a shor' time this winter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-04

/ February 3, sc ssere Killed and 344
hurt in a ship explosion at Archangel.
On the same day an explosion at Yo-
kohama killed 100. On February q,
the British transport Mendi was sunk
in a collision, 625 South African la
borers being lost.
/ On March IL, tornado in east cen
fral Indiana killed more than 20 per-
sons and on March %, So were killed
and more than 200 injured when tor
nado. wrecked part Of the city of New
Albany, Ind.
| Explosions in Russian ammunition
plant near Chester, Pa, Killed 10 per-
sons April 10. An explosion in the
! Hastings mine near Ludlow, Colo,
April q, caused a loss of 10 lives.
| May %, the city of Gyoenyoes, Hun
gary, was devastated by fire. Thirty
| lives We're lost and great damage was
| done by storm in Kansas May % and
the following day tornadoes in central
Illinois killed $50 persons and destroy
ed property worth millions of dollars.
May %. many persons were killed in
tornadoes in southern Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan-
sas.
San Salvador, capital Of Salvador,
and number Of surrounding towns
were partially destroyed by volcanic
eruption, earthquake and fire June z.
More than $50 men persisted in blaz-
ing mine at Butte, Mont, June 8. Thir-
teen were killed and many injured
when water tank fell on the steamer
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee,
Wis, June 80.
A Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged
into the rapids, July /, and % were
killed. A mine explosion at New Wa
terford, Cape Breton, killed 60 men
on July %,
A mine explosion at Clay. KY,
caused the loss of 81 lives on August
4. Nineteen were lost when the Brit
ish. steamer City OF Athens, carrying
missionaries to Africa, was sunk by a
floating mine on August 10. Eighteen
were killed in trolley car collision
near North Branford, Conn.,, August
13. On August Is, disastrous fire
swept Saloniki, Greece, destroying a
large part of the city.
Many persons were killed in ty-
phoon and food at Toxic, October 2,
and thousand persons were reported
drowned in great foods in Natal,
South Africa, October %.
About 1000 persons were killed and
millions of dollars worth Of property
destroyed December by an explosion
and fire which followed a collision in
the harbor at Halifax, N. S., between
Mont Blanc, French munition ship,
and the limo, laden with supplies for
the Belgian Relief Commission.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-04
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

The Danish West Indies. purchased
from Denmark for $25,000.000. passed
under the jurisdiction of the United
States January q, and were renamed
the Virgin islands. Z
Serious race riots in East st. Louis,
No., July e. resulted in the killing of
more than 20 negroes and two white
men and heavy property loss by fire.
The riots were followed by proSecu.
tons by state officials and a cohgres-
sional investigation.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth q. s.
infantry (colored) started race riot
at Houston. Tex, August %, resulting
in the death of 10 whites and several
negroes.
Interest in the general elections on
November 6 was conferred in New
York and Chicago, where Socialist
tickets were defeated by large majors-
ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic nomi-
nee, was elected mayor of New York
over fusion, Republican and Socialist
candidates.
In Milwaukee, Wis, November 23,
tCA PQAAOCAICh OAO WOAAuA WCAC AAAkS
ed by the explosion of a bomb found
in a church and taken to police head.
quarters.
Thirteen negroes, convicted by court
martial of participating in the race
riots at Houston, Tex, August %. were
hanged at San Antonio, December Ii.
Forty-one others were given life sen.
fences.
The house of representatives, on De-
cember II, adopted resolution, al.
ready adopted by the senate. submit.
ting to the states a constitutional
amendment for national prohibition.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-04

measure. On May ia. President wiz
son selected Herbert G. Hoover, chair
man Of the Belgian relief commission.
as head of food control board, ard
later, on August IL. following the pHss-
age by congress of 0 food-cehtrol bill
Mr.. Hoover was made food admins
traitor. On August 81, President vii
son Issued an order fixing the basic
prices for bituminous coal in the pro
ducing districts of the country. On
August %. President Wilson appointed
Dr.. III. A. Garfield fuel administrator
for the United States. On August 80
the United States wheat committee
fixed the basic price for the 1917 crop
at $500 bushel.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-04
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The friction between the United
States ana Mexico, which had threat
ened for two years or more to result
in open warfare, began TO disappear
early in 1917 and when the atten-
ton Of the people Of the United States
was focused upon more important
matters by the entrance Of the
United States into the world war, the
Mexican crisis faded from the public
view.
Despite the failure of negotiations
with the Carranza government Presi-
dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal OF
the American troops from Mexico and
on February 5, General Pershing and
his troops marched out OF Mexico at
ter having been in that country almost
a year.
On March II, General Carranza was
formally elected president Of Mexico.
From this time on conditions in Next.
co became more tranquil and there
were evidences that President Carran-
"a was succeeding in restoring order
in the republic. It was not until lats
in the year that Villa again became ac~
tive. On November 13, troops led by
Villas aids, captured Ojinaga, on the
American border, after a hard fight.
Several hundred Carranza soldiers fled
across the border and were interned
in the United States.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-04

| November a. Premier .Eerensky He'd
from Petrograd, and other members OF
| the cabinet of the provisional govern
ment were arrested. On November 10
| the rebel government made Lenine pre-
mier. Kerensky, at the head of a body
of loyal COssack troops, attacked Pc
| trograd November II, but was badly
defeated. The bolsheviki were appar-
emily in full control of Russia by No
vember %, when the Lenine govern
ment proposed general armistice to
all belligerents.
American troops on the west front
suffered their first casualties on No
vember 8 when German troops raided
a salient held by the Americans, kill
ing three, wounding five and taking
liz prisoners. On November 5 the
American patrol boat Alcedo was sunk
by torpedo and Fl were lost.
During the last days of November
and the early part of December the
Germans made determined efforts to
regain some of the territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held large portion OF the
ground taken, inflicting heavy losses
on the Germans. The Austro-G German
forces began new offensive in Italy
early in December, forcing the italian
lines back for q distance Of several
miles at some points.
Early In December it was announced
that large number Of national guard
troops from the United States had ar
rived In France, units from every
state being included. On December Z,
the United States congress declared
the existence Of state Of war with
Austria Hungary. The following day
1t was announced that the American
destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunk
by German submarine with loss
Of 81 men.
The Russian situation was further
complicated by new revolt against
the bolsheyiki government launched
by Generals Kaledines and Korniloff,
COssack leaders.
British. French and Italian troops on
December 10, captured Jerusalem,
which for 673 years has been under the
undisputed sway Of the Moslems.
On December 16, 1t was announced
that Russian and Teuton emissaries
had signed a four-weeks' armistice, one
provision Of which was that peace ne
gotiations should begin Immediately.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-01-04
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit of unrest was apparent In
many widely separated countries IN.
1917, leading in some cases to reyOls-
ton and civil war. The revolution In
Russia. resulting in the abdication OF
Car Nicholas and the forced abdsca-
ton of King Constantine OF Greece
were events closely allied with the
war. Disturbances in China, including
an attempt to restore the monarchy,
were influenced partly by the war
Conditions in China were unsettled I'M
til June 80, when under the influences
of monarchists, Hsuan Tung. Manchu
emperor. announced his resumption OF
the throne of China. Civil war Inn
mediately broke out and on July 10
the attempt TO restore the monarchy
collapsed. On July 10 the mOnarchiSt
army, led by Chang Hsun, surrendered
after battle at Picking. The repub-
lican government was firmly establish
ed again and later declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Civil war in Cuba threatened to dis
rupt that country during the early
months of the year. The rebels were
badly defeated in several engagements
and on March z, Gomez, their leader,
was captured The rebellion was
stamped out quickly after the capture
of Gomez.
Great Britain continued to wrestie
with the Irish problem throughout the
year. The Irish nationalists, on March
z, demanded immediate home rule and
marched out Of the house OF commons
in body. On July 25 convention
proposed by Premier Lloyd George and
representing all factions in Ireland met
for the purpose of drafting a home
rule constitution for Ireland.
Some misunderstanding between
the United States and Japan over far
Eastern matters were cleared away by
the signing by diplomatic represents
tives of the two countries on NOvem-
Der 2 of an agreement by which the
United States recognizes the fact thae
Japan has special interests in China
because of it's proximity but guaran-
teeing the territorial integrity OF
China and the maintenance of the open
door policy in that country.
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure NOwspar
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