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The Parker post., 1918-03-23
BULLETIN FOR PROSPECTORs.

Bulletin so Of the Arizona State
Bureau of Mines, entitled Shafts
versus Tunnels" by George r. Fan
sett, answers the question that prac-
tically every prospector has had to
ask himself in the course of prelim-
mary development Of the prospect.
The bulletin takes up in somewhat
detailed form the question and ad-
visibility of developing by shafts or
tunnels, giving the advantages and
disadvantages Of both methods, costs,
and the factors governing the selec-
tion of the method used
The bulletins of Mr.. Fansett
throughout are for the prospector,
and the prospectOrs of the state are
watching for the information coming
through Mr. Fansett's publications.
This bulletin and others written by
Mr.. Fansett may be obtained by
writing the Director, Arizona State
Bureau of Mines, Tucson, Arizona.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
LIBERTY LOAN
HONOR FLAG

A new and distinctive feature viii
be introduced in the Third Liberty
Loan campaign and every city or
town in the country which subscribes
more than it's quota of Liberty bonds
will be awarded by the Treasury De-
partment an Honor Flag.
The flag will be sc inches wide and
54 inches long. The body of the flag
will be white with broad red bor-
der, and three broad blue vertical
stripes denoting the Third Loan. The
flags, which will be Of the same quail
ity as the flags of the Navy, are al
ready being manufactured and will
be awarded as fast as the right to fly
them is won. Though awarded by
the Treasury Department, they will
be distributed by the Liberty loan
committees of the different districts.
There will also be a National Hon
or Flag for each State, to be flown
at the State capitol, with the name Of
each town winning a flag inscribed
upon it. There will be also preserved
in the United States Treasury a Ma
tional Honor Flag, with the record Of
each State recorded on it.
Stars, to be placed on the flag Of
each city or town doubling it's quota.
will be also awarded. and an addi~
tional star for each time the quota
is doubled
An Honor Flag containing the
names of all subscribers, but not the
amount of the individual subscrip-
tions, will be kept in each town
A window card, bearing a representa-
tion of the Honor Flag, will be given
each subscriber to the loan, to be
displayed at the home or place of
business.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
HIS FAITH IN THE GOVERNMENT

A man totally blind walked into
The Tucson postoffice the other day
and asked if it was true that he
could buy war saving stamp for
P4.14 that would be good for $500
on January 1, 1928 He was told
that it was true, whereupon he took
the amount from his pocket and ask
ed for one of the stamps
The clerk gave him the stamp, and
he put it into his pocket and walked
out of the pOstoffice-never a doubt
IN his mind that it was good, never
l question as to whether he had been
handed what he asked for. The fact
that the transaction was through a
man in the postoffice, that was suffi-
cient for him to know. Greater faith
could no man have in the govern
ment.
Not only did he believe that the
government would pay him exactly
what it promised to pay him; not
only did he believe that the govern
ment would be solvent in five years,
but he also believed that the man
representing the government would
not impose upon him. He isn't able
to see the stamp he purchased He
doesn't know anything about what
is printed upon it.. He has trusted
mis- business and his wealth to others
whom he could not see But there
isn't any question in his mind. His
faith is supreme
This blind mans faith is the faith
that makes and remakes empires. 1t
is the faith that wins wars. If those
who have two good eyes, in this coun-
try, had the faith of the blind man;
if they would come to the govern
ment's rescue as he came to it; if
they would make the temporary sac
rifice he made, albeit the sacrifice
will pay dividend, the war would
not last long A hundred million peo-
pie with such faith in their govern
ment could not be conquered; they
could whip the world within a year.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
RICH MAN MUST
SERVE IN ARMY

Orders were received this week at
Phoenix by the district board from
Provost Marshal General Crowder at
Washington to proceed with the in
duction of Harold Steinfield of Tue
son into the national army.
This closes an incident that has
received much publicity, and which
has been carried through the local
and district boards to the president
Of the United States.
Harold Steinfeld is the only son
OF Albert Steinfeld of Tucson, said
to be the wealthiest man of that
city and one of the richest in the
state. Because of the wealth of the
Steinfeld family and the vigor with
which the attempt to induct the son
into the national army has been
fought the case has attracted much
attention
Young Steinfeld, who is % years
old, drafted last summer, but claimed
exemption on the ground that his
personal attention was necessary in
the conduct Of his fathers extensive
business affairs He was given so
days in which to arrange his busi-
ness affairs. But before the so days
had expired, the quota had been fill
ed, and the extension of so days had
been heightened to eight months
When the new classification sys-
tenn was adopted and a questionnaire
was sent to Harold Steinfeld, he
claimed total exemption for the same
reason as before. The exemption
claim was denied by the local board
and also by the district board to
which it was carried. Francis J.
Heney of California was then retain
ed to fight the case, and the matter
was taken to Washington. So strong
was the fight made against the
denial of exemption that a man was
sent to Tucson from Washington and
carried all the papers in the case to
the national capital.
IN spite of all the efforts made.
young Steinfeld lost the case, and the
order to induct him into the service
came Monday, thus closing a most
interesting incident. Heney, for
Steinfeld, claimed that a political
fight was being .waged against him.
This was denied
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
NEW YUMA COUNTY BANK.

The Gadsen State bank, new fl
nancial institution Of Gadsen, Yuma
county, has filed articles Of incorpor-
alton with the state corporation COM
mission. The new institution has a
paid-up capital stock of SIS, 200, con
sisting of $50 shares of a par value
OF 500 each. The following are Civ
Ell as the first directors: M. S. Glas-
ser, San Jacinto, Cal; Ike Glasser
Yuma; F. M. Vierra, S. c.. Sharon
and M. Immergkuck, all of Somer-
ton.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
BLEW SAFE TO SMITHEREENS

When yeggmen blew the safe in
the depot of the Santa Fe, Prescott
and Phoenix railroad at Hot Springs
Junction some time between closing
time Friday night and Z o'clock Sat-
urday morning there is no doubt
they expected to make a rich haul
This expectation would have been
realized had not the cracksmen, who
were evidently amateurs, used an ov-
ercharge of explosives. AS it was,
they succeeded only in blowing the
safe to smithereens and i'll scattering
the coin and paper money all about
the floor of the partially demolished
depot building.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
A SCARED BOCHE.

1t was dull day in the trenches
and a bunch of Tommies had gath
cred and were discussing events. At
ter a while the talk turned on a big
boche who had been captured the
night before.
He was scared stiff" said one
Tommy.
did he run?' asked another.
Rum" replied the first. "Why,
if that boche had just one feather in
his hand he'd a few"
The Parker post., 1918-03-23

Arizona in the districts involved will
undertake the necessary legislation
to carry out an agreement, but will
do nothing until the Imperial and
Yuma people agree on definite plan
In this connection, the interior de-
the Imperial people to pay their pro-
rata cost to a great flood storage res
ervoir on the Colorado river near Las
Vegas, New
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Indicted by Grand Jury.

Paul Schultz was indicted by the
federal grand jury at Los Angeles
last Friday, on the charge of intro
ducing liquor on an Indian reserva-
about three weeks ago by Constable
Roberts, and later he was taken to
Needles, where he had a preliminary
examination before a justice of the
peace. A. F. Duclos, John Roberts
and Harry Horstman appeared before
the grand jury as witnesses for the
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
A VOICE FROM THE FRONT.

letter from a regular army Off
Ger in France, printed in the Army
and Navy Journal. gives this refresh
ing view of our war progress:
''The United States is certainly do
| ing more things over here in getting
| ready to deal the Kaiser and his das-
| tardly hordes a clean knockout blow
than most Americans at hCme have
| any idea of. | wish l was at liberty
to state what wonderful progress In
the midst Of heart-breaking obstacles
| has already been accomplished, de-
spite the political calamity -howlers
who, l see, are already in full cry
at Washington, like pack of wolves.
Il can only state in general way
things in the way OF railroads, wagon
roads, etc. Our lines of communica
tion are already immensely advanced.
The artillery, both light and heavy.
are on the job preparing proper doses
for the bOche, and you can bet he
won't like the taste of them We
have a large number of heavy calibre
guns from the United, States which
the railroad artillery are to use, but
the light pieces we use at present are
the French seventy-fie. nm, which
our men can not praise too highly
Our infantry, signalmen, aviation
section, medical men, etc, are equally
alive, and so are our Q. NJ corps,
Ordnance Department, and other ele-
ments. 1t would most assuredly make
interesting reading if ! could go into
details, but the rules forbid
And so it goes-the same old story,
familiar to the British but new to u.s.
The doubt, Encouragement, division
and pickering are found only at home
The nearer you get to the front, the
more cheerful is the atmosphere, the
more inspiring the morale, the more
obvious the rsults attained
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Falls Down Shaft.

Redmond Mcmahon of BOuse fell
down the Dutchman shaft at that
place last Monday and sustained Sc
we're injuries. Mr.. Mcmahon and
mis- partner, Thomas Bouse, were do
ing some work on a bulkhead and
without warning the bulkhead lOOs-
ened and dropped, precipitating both
men to the bottom, distance of forty
feet. Mr.. Bouse escaped with only
a few scratches, but Mr.. Mcmahon
injured man was taken to the Swan
sea hospital, where, according to lat
est reports, he is getting along nicely.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Installing New Unit.

The government pumping plant has
been closed down for a period of two
weeks in order to permit the install
lation of the new unit. With the
additional pumping facilities it is
expected that every water user will
secure ample water for irrigation pur-
poses. Owing to repairs necessary
for the installation Of the new equip
ment very little water has been fur
nished thus far this season, but the
indian reclamation service expects to
have the new pump completed in ten
days
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
MAYOR MICHELSEN BETTER

Mayor George Nicholson of Yuma
is reported to have so far improved
that he demanded tobacco and was
allowed by his nurse to smoke one
cigar last Monday. His nurse re-
ported by lopg distance telephone
from Los Angeles to Yuma, tnat her
patient has gained strength rapidly
during the tWenty-four hours ending
Monday night.--Yuma SIN
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
government, returning home last
Sunday morning.
Station Agent Killed.

While engaged in unloading freight
from the platform at Blythe Junction
last Tuesday, the agent at that sta
tion was so seriously injured by a
quantity of the freight falling upon
him that he died the following day.
DR.. Nettle was called from here soon
after the accident, but the unfortun-
ate mans injuries were such that lit
tie assistance could be given him. He
was taken in to Los Angeles the same
evening, and a report reached here
the next day that he died before ar
irving at the hospital.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
PARKER ARIZONA, SATURDAY, MARCH 49, 1918.
IMPERIAL MAY
GET MORE WATER

= While some points are not yet set
tied, notably that of priority Of wa
ter rights and the ownership of the
electric power that may be generated
from the dam project, Imperial val
ley in all probability will work out
plan in Washington to take water
from the Colorado river through the
Laguna dam at Yuma.
Imperial valley interests will as
sumo 81 100000 of the indebtedness
Of the Laguna dam cost; they will
also pay the cost of enlarging the
canal and headWorks necessary to
give them the necessary water, and
the upkeep will be assessed on the
acreage basis, as in the Yuma project,
apart of which the Laguna dam is
at the present time.
Several conferences have been held
in Washington recently and it is be-
lieved all parties in interest will ul-
jimately agree. If Imperial ranchers
are willing to buy the surplus water
from the Yuma project, it can be done
without new legislation, for it is au-
thOriZed under what is known as the
Warren act. This, however, gives
the Yuma project the right to get
water first and this the Imperial val
ley people are seeking to avoid. If
it cannot be arranged to secure the
surplus water under the Warren act,
The Parker post., 1918-03-23

You can get more service out of
the famous Goodyear tires than any
other tire made. The Goodyear
products are sold with an absolute
guarantee. We are the sole agents for
these famous tires for this part of
Yuma county. Mail orders prompt
ly attended to. We carry all sizes
of tires and tubes. Your patronage
respectfully solicited. Parker Motor
CO.-Adv.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Visited Wenden District.

Deputy Assessor G.. A. Marsh spent
several days this week at Wenden and
vicinity on business for the county.
Thousands of head of sheep have been
shipped in and around Wenden the
past few weeks, which will appre-
ciably increase the assessed valuation
of northern Yuma county this year
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Adds An0tehr Shift.

superintendent Milton Sutherland
of the Empire Arizona Consolidated
Copper company added another shift
on the Eagles Nest shaft this week
and it is very probable that the third
shift will be put on about the first
of the month. At $50 feet the flow
of water is gradually increasing in
volume, but it is hoped that the
working can be sunk to the 7OO-foot
level before pumping equipment is
installed.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Gone to Blythe.

Mrs. Paul Schawlbach of Blythe ar
rived in town Monday and was the
guest of her sister, Mrs Mae Price.
Lyman Lightfoot. brother of Mrs
Schwalbach's accompanied his sister
to Blythe the same evening. For the
past two weeks Lyman has been laid
up with rheumatism, and he will re-
main in Blythe until he is able to
go to Murrieta Springs, where he will
take course of treatment.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Gentlemen's Evening.

Mesdames J. F. Raney and William
Clayton entertained the members of
the Woman's club and their husbands
at the formers home last Saturday
evening. A most enjoyable evening
was spent by those present. A reg
ular social time was INDUCED in, adm
the refreshments were enjoyed i'm
mensely
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Welcome Rain.

Parker and vicinity was visited the
past week with several showers,
which were welcomed by everybody.
condition, and an effort is now being
made to have the county drag the
worst part of the highway between
here and Bouse. Several large out
fits have been working on the roads
through the Indian allotments.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Mike Hannah in Town.

Mike Hannah, the well-knOwn man
and politician, accompanied by j. H.
Murphy, was in Parker Thursday af-
ternoon, enroute to Los Angeles. Mr..
Hannah will return in a few days
to take charge of the development
work at the American Eagle.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Now Day Operator.

Billie B. Rae, who has been hold
ing down the night shift at the Santa
Fe station here for the past couple of
years, is now day operator. Mf. Fish
has been transferred to a position
with the company at Wickenburg.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Mrs. Graves Home.

Mrs. c. w. Graves arrived home
from Los Angeles Friday morning af-
ter spending several weeks visiting
on the coast.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
Back From Coast.
Former Parkeritee Here.

j. R. Smith, who left here several
months ago to take position in the
Indian service at Valentine, Arizona
is in town on business.
The Parker post., 1918-03-23
NEWS
HAPPENINGS
Visiting Daughter.

Visiting Daughter.
Mrs. Westcott, mother of Mrs. ]. D.
Mathews, is here from San Diego on
a visit with her daughter.
Back From Coast.
Frank Ewing of the City Drug
Store returned from a business trip
to Los Angeles last Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-05
Economic Union of
Allies Is Demanded
AS Peace Securit,

PARIS, Oct. 31-The Industrial and
Commercial Federation, the most in
fuential .rsiness mems organization
in France, held luncheon to-day in
support of the movement for the crea-
tion of an economic union among the
Allies. The subject was discussed by
Andre Lebon, former Minister of Com
merce and now President of the Feder-
alton, toge her with the presid nts Of
the American. British, It liam, B-lSian
and Franco Serbian Chambers of Com
merce in Paris.
M. Lcbon in his remarks pointed out
that the change in the governm mt of
Germany, while it mi sht be cons de ed
a punishment of Germany's former
rulers, constituted in no way a guar
antee for the future, as the German
people had be entirey responsible
: for the acts of those who led them
times by silence, sometimes by ap-
rroval, and always by actual COM
plicity. He urged that the Allie
should insure pre- erentis! treatment
among themselves, "to avoid being
submerged anew by German com
merce." The Allies, he noted, were
masters Of the worlds mark in all
raw materials except coal. Germany,
he declared, should be placed und II
thc ward hip of the Allies. not in a
military and political way, but ece-
nomical.y
j Sir John Pilter. honorary president
of the british Chamber of Comm cree
recommended the creation of an inter
Allied customs union.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-05

Stenay and only ten miles southeast of
Sedan. Fu-ihcr west American troops
lad reached Verniercs, FIVE miles due
east of the village of lie Chesne, which
- about ten miles northeast of Vou-
ziers.
West of the Meuse the American ad-
vance has cut off tho German line o.
retirement through the Stenay Gap to
Montmedy and the Metz Thionvilse line.
The German armies in the Bethel sec
tor have been outhankad from the east
and are now reduced to single line
o. retreat-that north toward Me-
ziercs. When Pershing reaches Sedan
the German line coming down along the
Belgian border will also be dislocated.
The lateral railroad link between the
armies in the north and those east of
the Meuse will be severed and the Ger
man front will be cut into two sections,
one supplied through Liege and the
other supplied through Luxembourg and
Motz. The Ardennes region will con-
sttute q huge natural barrier between
the TWO groups.
The American operation north of
Verdun has been of vital Importance.
1t is now being crowned with success
a success achieved against the des-
perate resistance o; Germany's best
troops. An attack was also made yes
terday on the east side of the Meuss,
where the American line is now many
miles south of the positions on the
west bank.
The British attacked yesterday morn
ing on broad front from Valeu-
ciennes almost as far south as Guise.
the southwestern corner of Normal
Forest, was captured, and the line of
the Sambre Canal was passed Half
of Normal Forest was taken and
ther north the British reached the
little Aune,le River, east Of Valen-
ciennes and only ten miles west of
/ Mons. The Belgian army has occupied
/
reached the line of the Scheldt River
east Of Ghent. Early unofficial dis
patches from London reported the fall
of Client The Germans began many
days ago to remove their stores from
this city. 1t cannot be he much
longer. The British approache toward
Mons compels speedy German retire
ment in Belgium to the Brussels-Mons-
Maubeuge line.
The Germans are still fighting game
ly in the Maubeuge sector. Hinden-
burg's armies are as yet nowhere near
exhaustion. 1t is the collapse of Ger
man morale behind the lines which is
brin ring Germany to her knees.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-05
Americans Find
Buzancy Befouled
By Vindictive Foe

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Nov.
(by The Associated Press).-Buzancy.
the largest of the towns delivered bv
the Americans, reflects the spirit of the
vind .ctiveness displayed by the Ger
mans when they are forced to abandon
a region they have held for any con-
slider hle time. The town had been
almost wholly Germanized. French
civilians had disappea. ed a long time
ago and the signs over the shops were
all in German. On the streets and
avenues such names as Wilhelm
strasse had been substituted for those
in French s"''e
There was evidence that thc Ger
mans had carried on the usual activ-
itles in the mum ..cipality, but with com
nlete contempt for previous conditions
and with desire to wipe out any SUP
gestion of those who had formerly
'ived there. Their departure, however
was marked, as in few other cases. bv
a desire to leave desolation behind
them. From end to end the streets
OF the town and the houses reek with
the stencil of filth wilfu'ly distributed.
The place was scene of lott. wanton
destruction and enfoument. but
whether the wprk was carried out, bv
order Is not kn fwn.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-05
YQnks and French
Close Stenay Gap,
Main Retreat Line

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, Nov. a (By The Associated
Press) ).-The operation which the
co-American forces are engaged
in carrying out north of the Argonne
closing the Stenay Gap, one Of the main
lines Of retreat for the German south
ern armies.
French troops attacked successfully
again this morning on both wings of
their battlefront They moved north
ward in conjunction with the Ameri-
cans to lie Chesne, Les Petites Ar
noises and Verrieres. north of the Ar
gonne. On their left they are press
ing eastward near the Disc in the re-
gon of Guise.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-05
Military Comment
BY William L. Mcpherson
(Copyright, 1913, New York Tribune Ine.)
USTRIA-HUNGARY is left

4 USTRIA-HUNGARY is left
~ helpless in a military sense
by the armistice which took
effect yesterday. Politically Tpeak-
ing, the Dual Monarchy was a dere-
lct before the armistice was signed.
The Allies gain control OF the
Trentino and large portion Of the
Tyrol-up as far as tie brenner
Pass. This gives them a base Of
operations against Bavaria and opens
.he way into upper Austria and Bo-
,emia, if it is ever found advisable
to threaten Saxony and Prussia
from the south. But such an oper'
alton is highly improbable. 1t
would be attempted only if Germany
ecided to fight another winter and
spring campaign.
istria. and Dalmatia are surren-
dered The Austro- Hungarian fleet
disappears, and Allied control OF the
Adriatic littoral is made absolute.
The Austro-Hungarian High Com
mand is allowed to retain a small
proportion of the present military
establishment under arms, in order
to deal with anarchy. But as there
is no longer central government
responsible for order, Allied troops
may have to garrison many points
in Austria and in Hungary while
the process of establishing group
of independent states and of dis
annexirg Galicia, Pennsylvania, the
Bukowina, the Banat of Temesvar,
Bosnia and Herzegovina is under
way.
The Austro- Hungarian terms fore
shadow the terms to be offered to Ger
many. Since Germany is still strong
and united more sweeping guarantees
Of eventual submission may have to be
demanded. The elimination of German
naval power is liberation of the
first Importance, since the submarine
is still the Kaiscr's most dangerous
weapon. Following the Austrian prece-
dent, tire Allies would occupy the
whole Rhine Valley and take posses
sion of Cologne, Mainz, Essen, Helgo-
land, Wilhelmshaven and the Kiel
Canal.
The American drive north of Verdun
made further surprising progress yes
terday. In this critical sector German
resistance has been thoroughly broken.
The First Army has passed beyond
Stenay, on the west bank of the Meuse,
and is now striking for Sedan. Yester-
day morning the advance was within
mile and a quarter of Beaumont.
This town lies six miles northwest of