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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-05-10

ceived on the western front. The publication of the story caused MT. J. W. Brighton of Morenci, to take steps to verify or disprove the story. He telegraphed to the British head quarters at San Francisco, and his telegram was referred to Dallas, and sool4 an answer came from Sergt. Mo Kenzie, who is at the Texas city, say ing he was yet very much alive. The. correction of this story is glad news to those who knew Sergt. Mckenzie, though it came from such reliable source that no one thought to ques- tion it's reliability.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-05-10
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 n ndeavoing a efficiency be of the wrksi Tor rnegle
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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-05-10

Editor. Joseph I. Cohn of the Duncan News, was a pleasant caller at the Copper Era office while in the city on last Monday to attend the meeting of the Greenlee Council of Defense.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
PROBE
OF ENEMY GUNS
CACHED IN u. s.

NEW YORK. May 1s.--investiga.
tion OF alleged secret stores Of Ger.
man rifles and ammunition near New
York has been adjourned until next
Wednesday. This action was taken
by the attorney generals office. to
secure service on new and important
witnesses.
Gustav Lussing. reputcd agent oi
the owners OF the alleged munitions,
denied that he had any knowledge OF
the arms cache.
Capt. Hans Won Tauscher. hus-
band OF Mime. Gadskl. offered the
munitions free for the use OF Rus.
sian revolutionists. prior 10 the over
throw Of the car. according to testi.
mony OF ivan Norodny. vice presi
dent Of the Russian-American Asiatlc
corporation. He brought In the
name Of a German officer. Mack.
with whom he said he visited the
storage place OF tho rifles at Tausch.
ers request.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16

After reciting the UkraInian diff
Guilty and the Teuton operations In
Finland, the statement added:
In order TO fulfill the Brest trea-
IS. which is the legal basis for the re
latlons between Germany and Rus
sis. the soviet government has de
ciared it's readiness to open i-nme-
date negotiations with the Ukraini'
an rada-
mo answer. however. has come
from this government. which In now
directed by Germany. The German
government. having likewise opposed
the question Of peace treaty, has In
no way given any answer TO all Of
fers 10 open peace negotiations.
Instead OF this. the advance Of
German i 4 krainian forces against
Russia continues
Then followed the statement as TO
mobilization.
They demand clear and precise
answer as 90 whether Germany con-
siders the Brcst treaty still i'm effect
and upon what grounds she oontin.
uer TO send troops against the soviet
republic.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
j, S. ENGINEER IS HERE SEEKING
SITE FOR CONCRETE SHIP YARD

templated.
The engineer was the guest Thurs.
day noon OF the industrial bureau.
the shipbuilding committee of the
Building Trades Council. the Real
Estate association, members OF the
city council and others Mt the Butler
hotel. Wednesday he was taken for
a trip that included the greater part
Of Seattle's water front and It's in
dustrial housing sections. The Du.
vanish. East Marginal way. West
Seattle. Canal. Lake Union and Lake
Washington districts were visited.
what the city is doing TO accom-.
rnOdate workers was shown and the
supply Of cement sand and gravel.
the favorable and equAblo climate
for concrete work and other advan.
tagss pointed out
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
AUSTRIAN AND
HUN LEADERS
TALK ON TREATY

ZURICH. May ls--Count Won
Hertling. the German chancellor.
Dr. Richard Won kuehlmann. the
German foreign minister. and Herr
Gratz and Herr Ruder. departmental
heads OF the Austrian foreign office.
have arrived in Berlin to take up the
new AustroG German treaty negotia.
tions. the preliminary OF which was
discussed at the conference with the
kaiser and Emperor Karl.
The treaty. which Is known as the
union OF arms" comprises political.
economic and military arrangements.
and Is TO last 25 years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16

Seattle's claims for one Of the gov
ernments five concrete shipbuilding
plants we're Investigated Thursday
b. l. W. Hubbard. engineer for the
United States shipping board. Hub
bard was non-committal. But II In
believef the showing made by the
ppG1Strial bureau of the Chamber OF
- tnerce and Commercial Club, ana
by business men. WAS effective IN
impressing the advantages OF the
city as a concrete shipbuilding cen.
ter.
The government wants a site with
5,oD0foot frontage on deep water and
a depth Of 900 feet. and would Ike
the site free
Three thousand employees would be
needed. At least eight ways are con
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
WESTERN FRONT
FLAMING WITH
ARTILLERY FIRE

LONDON. May is.--Ailied and
German artllleries are pounding at
each other In various sectors along
practically the whole western battle
front, Field Marshal Haig reported
today.
There is reciprocal artillery fight
ing at different points. particularly
in the valleys OF the Somme and
Ancre. east OF Arras and on the
northern battle 'front.'" the sta1A-
rnent said.
We raided enemy trenches in the
neighborhood OF Gavreiie last night
and took few prisoners"
PARIS. May ls.--Artillery fight
ing in the Haillcs-Casteli sector east
OF Amiens was reported by the
French war office today. An enemy
raid failed west Of Montdidier.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16

the safety OF her fighting boys.
Not for Seattle. or the state OF
Washington. but for the United
over there the Red Cross pleads.
Want 10000 Women
Every wage Garner I'm Seattle is a
part OF the Mercy Monday army.
one days work is all that the Red
Cross asks. The drive begins Mon
day. May 20. and lasts seven days.
An appeal for 10000 Red Cross
women workers To parade Saturday
morning. Mt IL 40, has gone out from
headquarters. Every woman in Sc
attic who believes In the work of the
Red Cross is wanted in that parade.
with them will march military units
from Camp Lewis, Sound forts and
naval stations.
Red Cross uniforms. n white head
dress and white apron. will be worn
by the marchers Those not provid-
cd with aprons are requested to wear
white and cover their hair with a
large white handkerchief or square
OF cloth. in order To preserve the mil
itary uniformity OF the parade.
Women viii march with the auxil.
iaries representing their districts.
Expenses Contributed
Lunch will he served for workers
each day during the drive at the
Arena. in order that the workers
may keep In closer touch with all
phases OF the work.
All funds to meet expenses incur.
red during the drive will he contrib
uted by individual members OF the
working committees None of the
money contributed toward the Red
Cross drive will be used for local ex.
penses.
Workers in the second Red Cross
drive will 20 To school Friday night,
at 615 o'clock. AZ the Masonic hall.
in the Arcade building. In order to
have all workin" details well In hand
when the weeks campaign opens.
Monday Five hundred volunteer
workers will attend the meeting.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
1900, 900 HUNS
ARE READYFOR
FIGHT TO BEGIN
ny WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

BN WILLIAM PHILIP SlNlMS
United Press Correspondent
WITH THE BRITISH AR
MIES IN FRANCE. May l5.-
Nearly 100 rested or fresh Ger.
man infantry divisions. ,.o0. -
men. are on the West front,
ready for immediate battle.
Hindenburg has slowly patched up
his badly battered war machine.
which is reported TO be again in
something like running order. About
i25 German divisions. 1900 600 men.
are facing the British, Belgians and
Americans in the actual line. About
so divisions. $500 men. are in re-
serve. OF these latter. a dozen are
quite fresh. not having participated
in the present campaign. Between
so and so German divisions have not
fought for so long that they must be
counted as among the availabls
troops for the coming thrust.
French Regain Hill
The battle front today was moder-
ately quiet There was some fight
ing north Of KENNEL. where the
French. in a snappy counter attack.
regained Hill ~. which previously
had been taken by Won Arnims
storm troops.
Southwest OF Morlancourt, the
Australians sturdily biffed out tho
Germans who had captured posi-
ton.
The artillery is barking louder
,ha,, in ,,.cs % bn,trS In, tho C<,v-
bic. Morlancourt and Arras regions.
Likewise, Staazelle and the hill
country thereabouts is being gener-
ously strafed.
The general situation is one Of
jockeying for positions. The Ger
mans are eager to win certain advan-
tageous jumping off places before
the big smash.
Fast Air Fighting
Today's skies were clear and blue,
and German patrols swarmed up and
down the lines, striving TO drive off
the allied planes. which were con-
stantly breaking thru, to watch the
enemys every move. The machines
circled. charged and fired point
blank
Soldiers admit the mastery of the
air was never so important as now.
An American who has served hero
since the beginning OF the war told
me:
Whenever / hear the drone OF
motor. | always look up. hoping to
see plane with the Stars on the
wings. Say, tell me why they don't
come"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
SOCIALISTS TO
RESTATE THEIR
WAR ATTITUDE

TEftRE HAUTE, Ind, May 10
4 new statement OF the war attitude
OF the socialists OF America--prob-
ably endorsing the prosecution OF the
war by the United States-will be
formulated at a meeting OF socialist
leaders. TO be held shortly. Eugene
V. Debbs. national socialist leader
announced today.
lie hoped that reunited party.
now split on the war issues. would
result from the meeting
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
PRESIDENT WILL START
u. S. RED CROSS DRIVE

WASHINGTON, May 16--Presi.
dent Wilson is going to take week
end rest from war work and boom
the Red Cross drive, lie will leave
for New York tomorrow TO visit
with friends there.
on Saturday he will review Red
Cross parade. and Saturday night
open the Red Cross drive at the
Metropolitan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
TO CREATE NEW
AMERICAN LINE
ON WEST FRONT

NEW YORK. May liberation OF
a new American front in Flanders. in
association with the British first line
holdings in that area, probably will
be the next important step taken by
Gems. Foch and Pershing for the fur
ther training of Americas overseas
forces.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
--------------------
TEUTON PAPER
RAPS EMPERORS

AMSTERDAM. May l6.-The Ber-
lin Tageblatt. in copies received here
today. declared the new Austro- Ger
man alliance is displeasing as evi-
dence OF the mon parliamentary ac-
ton" OF the kaiser and Emperor
Kari In effectine important treaties
without consulting the representa-
tives OF the people,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
CHARLES E. HUGHES
WILL AID GREGORY
IN AIRCRAFT PROBE

WASHINGTON. May Charles
Il. Hughes has accepted President
Wilson's request that he assist At
torncy General Gregory in the in
vestigation OF the aircraft situation.
In n letter 20 Hughes, the presi.
dent declared he felt that charges OF
dishonesty in the aircraft work
should be "thoroly investigated, and
with "a little delay as possible. in or
der that the guilty. II there be any
such. may he promptly and vigorous.
ly prosecuted"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
ITALIANS BEAT
FOE IN HAND-TO-
HAND ATTACKS

VIENNA tvia London. May 16.--
Several accommodating thrusts were
repulsed between the Brenta and the
Piave, the Austro-Hungarion war of
Several accommodating thrusts were
flee announced today.
AT Monte Asolne and Monte Per.
tiea the fighting was hand TO hand "
ROME. May l6.--"ltalian detach-
ments entered two Austrian posi-.
tions in the region OF Monte Asolne.
killing a part OF the garrison" the
Italian war office reported today.
The others fled. leaving "A few pris.
oners"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
148 INVALIDED YANKS
COME BACK FROM WAR

WAsHINGTON. May 16-One
hundred and forty.ciRht sick and
wounded "Yanks" arrived in this
country from the American expedl-
tionary forces during the week end.
ing May 3. the surgeon general an.
nounced today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
ARREST BANDIT
SUSPECT after
DARING MURDER

William Hartman. .s. ~m-
ploy I'd at the Admiralty Logging
Camp No. :. was arrested by Nv.
~rett deputy sheriffs ai .. m.
Thursday and IL being held In
connection with the murder OF
John Jaisox. slain employe. who
was killed by n masked bandit
during a daring robbery at the
camp. near Edmonds. W~sincs-
day night.
Hartman was arrested at CamT
No. ?. following a series Of move
ments that incurred suspicion H'
was not In the camp at the time Of
the shooting. but came IN half M
hour later He was the only crn
ploye out OF the camp at that time
He left for silver lake. immediately
following his return. saying that h'
wanted 20 see his sister. lnvesuga
ton disclosed that he did not 80 q
Silver lake. but to Camp No. l
where he packed several personal ef
fccts. returning with them to CamT
No. 2. where he was arrested.
He was unable TO explain his ab
sence In the woods at the time OF
the shooting. officers say.
Jaizox had worked but one day al
the camp. Nothing more Is known
of him.
Deputy sheriffs from Seattle and
Everett. assisted by the police oi
both cities. continued to beat th'
brush In the vicinity of tho camp
near Edmonds. on the theory that
Hartman might not he the man.
Bioodhounds from tho shcriffs Of
flee IN Seattle were utilized Thurs
day morning
4 Gordon of police and deputy
Continued on Page Tweiyel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
AGED LOTHARl0 IS
LOVE SUIT WINNER

DETROIT. May ia sS-yesr.
old suitor was the winner In his
breach Of promise" suit against
his two youthful fiance~s tsistersl.
His damages" were . 5000
piece Of property. which the
court ordered returned to him.
lie had decided the property to
his fianeees' father upon prom.
lac Of wedding which never
happened.
Ory1llc Sexton. the aged Lothario
was engaged to both Grac. sher
wood. 81. and Celia Sherwood. 20
at the same time. Celia proposes
20 him. he said. he proposed {,
Grace once IN possession Of hil
property. the sisters both gave Sextor
his walking papers.
Celia Sherwood appeared In th'
testimony as the proud wesrcr OF
paid for-a ring almost idcntica
with that which he is alleged TO have
slipped over the dainty finger OF
Miss Grace.
tra w ~ huntffNs
Sections attorneys sought q
show that Celia was the huntress. ~
far as her part OF the engagement
was concerned. that she pursued Sex
ton with attentions. and even threat
ened TO sue him for breach Of prom
ise II he didn't discard Grace and
marry Celia.
Grace told on tho witness stand In
circuit court how sexton used &c
send her letters that Celia had writ
ten to him. Finally shc had asked
Celia what about IL all.
And Celia evaded the question.
Finally got her to admit. Well
we're engaged said Grace. sc
am H. l said.
Tin going to marry him. said
Celia.
You are not. am told her
Threw Her Arms Around Him
"'Wcll. there's the ring she said
and held up my hand and showed
her mine.
They were very much alike"
w fffl Ipbk iHt NAaIu Nv
told how Celia proposed.
she threw her arms around me
and kissed me many times" the old
man mumbicd. she said she want
ed to be my little housewife"
\ little later he testified.
Grace tCelia'a sister entertained
me in her fathers home In Lapeer
After the family had gone TO bed we
sat in the parlor looking thru the
family album. | kissed her several
times. Then when I went to my
room she followed me In and de
manded one more kiss.
81 told her wished she were
mine.
Wanted to BE His Darling
az am she said I'd rather be
an old mans darling than a young
mans slave
Grace warned me against Celia
who already had broken several ap
pointments with me TO go out with
Young men of Owosso. She was al
ways asking me for money. began
To suspect she was quite CRATER
sexton at first didn't know the
girls were sisters lie knew Celia
under the name Townsend" which
she later explained. "shc frequently
used" ="
The two girls sat with their par
cnts thruout the trial and didn't
seem TO mind the testimony a little
bit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
AUSTRIA LOSES
WARSHIP; SUNK
IN DARING FEAT

ROME, May l6.-An Italian war
ship penetrated Pola harbor Tuesday
and torpedoed an Austrian battleship
OF the Niridus Unis type. ii was Of
ficially announced today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16

AMSTERDAM. May 16.--"Without
the Flanders coast. the German eco
nomic system. based upon access to
the worlds markets. Is impossible"
Herr Won Boehlendorff. conservative
member. is quoted in Berlin dis
patches as declaring in the reichstag.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
Threaten Germany
i'm Note Declaring
Peace IS Violated

WASHINGTON May 16.-Russia has served notice on
Germany that she is compelled to mobilize all necessary
forces protect herself in view of Germanys violation
of the Brest-L -Litovsk peace treaty.
The full of the recent soviet protest against Ger
man invasion of the Ukraine received by the state depart
ment TODAY revealed that Russian threat.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
ONE DAYS PAY
FOR MERCY TO
AID RED CROSS

On Mercy Monday. May %.
every loyal American In Seattle
viii turn over 10 the Red Gross
the earnings of that day. TO be
used toward the 500 .ooo. 900 war
fund drive going forward all
over the country.
Before the sun sets. ON Mercy
Monday. drive officials put Seat
ties loyal citizens on their hon
or 10 turn In To the Red Cruss
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
WILSON URGES SENATE
NOT TO ACT IN PROBE

WASHINGTON, May l6-Presi.
dent Wilson today renewed his EN-.
phatic protest against senate air.
craft probe lie told Senator Thomp-
son. Kansas. that In view OF the ap.
pointmcnt OF Chas T.. Hughes TO
assist In the department of justice
inquiry. he considered a senate probe
unnecessary. and asked him TO do
all he could to defeat II.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
Red Cross Drive

WHEN
Begins Monday. Lasts seven
days. Big parade at ll:30 a m.
next Saturday
WHERE
Thruout America
WHY
For war funds-not member.
ships.
HOW
Committees will call for sub
scriptions. Everybody is expect
cd To give a days pay on Mercy
Monday.
Seattle districts quota. $500 900.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
STRIPPED TO WAIST

Whereas many German division fought during the
first days of the battle with every loaded down with
his entire pack his back the Americans literally stripped
- the waist for the fray.
Hundreds of tons of personal baggage were left behind
One blanket rancoat canteen of water emergency ra-
ton. and amunitionthat practically all the Amer
lean soldier carried with him. except for small trench tool
to be used in of necessity.
Use your rifles and take careful am. heard col
one snstrucng his Forget about the hand grenade in
this open warfare because good rifle and belt of am
munton is worth than all the grenades
Don't be like the Germans heard about the other day.
who began throwing their rifles at the French when their
grenades out"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
BY c. C.. LYON

WITH THE AMERICAN TROOPS FACING THE
GERMANS IN NORTHERN FRANCE (Controle Ameri-
can) May 16-The American style of fighting has come
back again here The great German offensive has
forced all sides to return to warfare where the man
with rifle his shoulder becomes real factor again. and
where the cavalry must again be reckoned with.
The American troops. they waited the word to go
into action alongside their French and British allies put in
their time praccng field that haven't been seen
these parts since the began and all armies dug them
selves into trenches
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
SHOUT DELIGHT

During the daylight hours they stayed under and
rested.
The American troops sent to help the British and French
glad of their uncomfortable trenches that
they welcomed with shouts the chance meet the Germans
out in the Open
Trench warfare doesn't fit in with the American tenn
permanent.
when the enemy shells you you have the helpless feel
ing that nothing to do but stand the trenches and
take it." told What like is chance to strike
back nysef and not leave the job to artillery
On the way up to the British and French fronts the
Americans were gay and festive that would have
thought they were on their back camp instead
of being headed for a bloody battlefield.
Pretty French girls threw kisses to them in every city
and village they passed thru and many the American boy
who has tucked his belt the address of French asse
And in the French homes where they billeted, waiting
for tho command to go forward, French peasant folk
brought them fresh eggs and milk and vegetables for their
and many of the boys slept in real beds for the first
time in months
The American troops fortunate in having for of
cers number of who had served with distinction
the british army I'D the United States entered
the war In addition other officers were known experts
in open warfare maneuvers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
SaunnieS Welcome
With Shout Chance
TO Fight in the Open

C. G. Iyon staff Of With the Amer
assigned the military authorities
there that have been
usbed into northern british and French
combating the big offensive tho Western front
will the Americans action close and his
articles win following This his first
article from the bate.-Editorl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-16
RIFLE SHOOTING LOST ART?

Rifle shooting had become lost art in the European
war zones up the time of the German offensive But
behind the allies lines rifle practice every hour o
the day. and the chances the Germans doing the
big offensive develops tactics. In this
battle the Germans have shown to what extent the machine
gun and the light trench mortar be used.
The Germans able to plow their way for big ad
the largely thru the of thousands and
thousands of both of these The German mortar light
can pulled by The Germans not able to make
their artillery keep pace with their advance but relied al
most entirely their machine guns and mortars.
Another trick the Germans used to good advantage was
in timing the arrival of fresh divisions.
Their reserves all hked toward the front at night and
were so separated that reached the at day
break each day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-08


William Wilson, Secretary s
Alfred
Sun photo
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-08-09
A Bilious Attack
= O.

When you have bilious attack
your liver falls to perform it's fun
ctions. You become constipated.
The food you eat ferments in your
stomach instead Of digesting This
inflames the stomach and causes
nausea, vomiting and a terrible
headache. Take three Of Chamber
lain s Tablets. They will tone up
your liver, clean out your stomach
and you will soon be as we'll as
ever. They only cost a quarter.