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Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
BAKER DESIRES ID ENLIST MEN OVER 40 YEARS
Would Increase Man Power of Army by Permitting Older Men to Enter Service for Newfoundland Duties.
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WASHINGTON, May 24-Anothar move toward full utilization of the ccuntry's man-pOwer was made today when Secretary Baker sent to con- aFess the draft of a bill proposing 10 raise the maximum age limit for volua- tary enlistment in the army from 70 to 5 years. All men over 70 so en- listed would be assigned to ndn-com- batant service. In e letter to Speaker Clark asking that the bill be pushed Secretary Baker said:
 Every man above the age Of 10 years who is enlisted in non-com0at- ant branches of the service will make available for duty with the line troops Q man within the prescribed age limit for all troops.
 Many men whose long experience as mechanics and artisians will make them particularly valuable to the va rious staff corps and departments may be thus secured instead Of younger men without such experience and the efficiency of the stan corps and the deUartments will be increased"
 There probably are 7.500.O .O00 &ien between the ages of 40 and B and many thousands of them already have attested their desire to serve by bom- harding the department with applica- tiohs. While the great majority of the men in this class undoubtedly will be restrained from enlisting by family and business tes the number at lberty 10 join the colors is expected to be more than sufficient to meet the pur- pose in view.
 
 Official estimates are that a modern army to be maintained as sn efficient unt must have between 40 and 45 per cent of ts acute strength on duty be hind the fighting zone. This means that of the first 1,0coOO0 men sent to France, 100000 serve along the line of communication. in hospitals or at the various headquarters and debarkatiOn bases.
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TELL ABOUT FIRES

CHICAGO. May 24.-The numerous fires in California towns where the authorities and members of the I. ". w. were clashing soon after America entered the war were referred tO in res3ondenee introduced by thr gov ernmelt today in the trial of the 112 leaders for conspiracy to block the war program.
 The weather is very dTv and hot here and we are excited Ove- the rum- erous fires in our town" William Wehy, secretary of the Stockton. cal local reported to Wm. n. Haywood. under date of June 25 last. Eight and ten fires a day. And just think, the I W. W. hall is not insUred,"
 Weyh wrote late in April 1917 that he expected to be intened any time flor the crime of being a German %
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SENT PREMIER LETTERS

CORK. Tuesday. May 21 Delayed by censor) The Cork Steam Packet compeny's steamer Inniscarra was tor pedoed in the middle of the night while on the way from Fishguard to Cork and sank in four minutes. Cap- tain Keely and four others out of the 42 on board were saved. The Innis- c2rra mas covered the same route since the beginning O. the war twice weekly almost without interruption and never before had been attacked.
 The commander of the submarine which sank the Inniscarra handed the ships steward two letters addressed to David Lloyd George. the British prime minister with instructions to most them when he reached shore The steward, however, turned them over to the authorities on landing. The stew ard was on Of five survivors out of total complement of 42 men on board .te Inniscara!
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A Statement to Rsbee Voters

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 The British mercantile cruiser Mol dayia, carrying American troops from America to Europe has been torpe- doed. and 56 American soldiers are re- ported missing. The liner was sunk Thursday morning. according to an official statement by the British ad- miralty.
 The Moldayia is the third transport carrying American troops to be tor pedoed and the 18th troop ship sunk by the Germans. or the vessels car rying Americans. the Antilles was the first to meet with destruction by a U-bOat She was sunk October IT last when returning t0 this country from Europe and 70 lives were lost. The second was the Tuscania, which was sant to the bottom on the North of Ireland. February 5th. with loss of life totalling l0l.
 selittles Submarines
 The only other serious attack made on American transports occurred last June when vessel carrying some Of he eXpeiitiouary units under convoy commanded by Rear Admiral Gleaves, narrowly escaped disaster in the mid Atlantic.
 That German submarines are OpeT- qtine off the south coast Of Ireland is evidenced by the sinking Of the
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Grim Legacy Sent 70 Wne's Former Husband ct Death
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SALT LAKE. Utah, May 24.-Haw- ard Fl. peweese, who was shot here today for the murder of his wife, Fan nie Fisher Deweese. left a grim leg acy for his wife's foTmer husband. It is a silk handkerchief and the bullets which parsed through the heart of Deweess. first passed through the bit of silk, which he had pinned over his chest.
 Before his execution Deweese sc cured the promise. of the warden of the state prison to forward the hand kerchief, together with a note to Fish CT in New York. The letter, dated at the Utah state prison last Monday. reads:
 "Mr. H. w. Fisher,
 "15O Second avenue, h New York.
 Greetings:
 Tn accordance with customs oo- served ty certain people. I herewith conform with precedents and law governing the conduct of aforesaid people I have rigidly adhered to my VOWS. You have violated yours. There fore, put your house in order The al- lotted time customary in such cases as yours. The souvenir enclosed here with (by the warden of this institu- tion) will doubtless serve to convince you that time. distance, political n- fluence CT money cannot change the memorable workings of things d, creed by men who do not hesitate in risk ing all, even life. for things ttey have sworn 70 uphold
 ''The L B. C., through one whom has proven loyal bids you prepare It is written
 "(signed1 J. F. w"
 The initials affixed at the bottom of the lOtu stand for Deweese's alias J. F. Warren. The "U. B. C." De weese explained just before his execu- ton. YVES the initials of the "Universal Brotherhood Club" of New York.
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DRY BILL PASSED
 BY LOWER HOUSE
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 PHCENlN. AriZ., May 24.-The low CT house of the legislature today adopted the joint senate resolution for the ratification of the national prOhi. bit.on amendment. As had been done ID the senate the resolution was passed under the suspension of tfe rules. That had been done unani- mously in the senate Only three votes we.e east agailst it in the house.
 Senator Roberts of COchise intro ducet a bill Ikaking the deportation of residents of this state either by physical force or threats q crime. punishable in the case O. individuai offenders by 9 fine of not less than s2,0O0 nor more than $1O.0O0 or nm priscnmCnt of from two to twenty years or both fine and imprisonment In case the offender is a corporation the minimum fine is S1O000. Directing officers shall be liable without an abatement of the liability of the cor poratiOn.
 A test came on the motion Of Sen a;cr Roberts 10 let the bill lie over fer day. It was defeated and a mo- tiOn to refer il 10 the unfriendly judiciary committee was carried by a vote O. 13 to S.
 Senator Rutherford of Yavepai re- introduced a resolution in denunciatio1 of the l. w. w. One in the same Ian guage had been withdrawn from the senate the day before A similar res olution had been adopted by the house.
 The house passed the senate bill eX- empting from tho inheritance tax gifts to obseryatOries for astronomical re- search. This applies especially to the Lowell observatory at Flagstaff
 The house adjourned to Monday morning. the senate to tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
MILITARY LEADERS CONFIDENT TEUTON THRUST WILL FAIL
American and Italian Troops Ready to Assist in Defense of Allied Lines When New Hun Drive Comes.
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 WASHINGTON, May 24.-Renewal of the German drive in France, indl- cated by Premier Lloyd George today to be imminent, finds American mill tary ipinion here confident of the out come There is not a doubt in the minds of high officers familiar with the situation that the enemy will be repeIed with loss and the offensive power of Germany finally broken. There are those who believe that the end Of the war may come this year. as a result. Others, however. forsee a long defensive struggle by the Ger man army while efforts to secure peace on the best possible terms are made by the Berlin diplomats.
 In assessing the situation as it stands today in France, officers here point out that the German position strategically is far weaker than it was when the drive was launched in March. Their lines are shaped so that there is constant danger of flank at tacks that might mean disaster. To guard those points, ample reserves must be held, whatever the call for more men may be made from the fronts of attack.
 Before she German army stands a force that has been largely rahabili- tated since the shock of the drive fell upon the British and French fronts and bent them back by weight Of mum bers.
 American man power, sufficient to replace by far the larger portion of the losses of the British and French in the bitter fighting which stopped the first German rush, has been car ried 10 the fighting zones, supplement- ing the American force which already was in France.
 In addition many thousands Of train ed Italian troops have reached the front in France.
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JUNCTION MINERS RIDE STACKER ON FOOT STEEL

John Pfeaffle, a German miner at the Junction shaft, was ridden off the company ground on a seven-fOOt liner drill steel yesterday morning when he refused to subscribe to the Red Cross fund campaign now being conducted ih the district. More than 800 en- ployes at the Junction. including underground and surface workers con ducted tho demonstration. Two oth- CTS. Barney O'Donnel, and Jack Elan nery, escaped a similar wrath at the hands ot the miners, when they failed to appear for work.
 Pfeaffle was asked to subscribe to the Red Cross fund five days ago. He refused, and was given until yesterday morning to change his mind. When the Junction committee approached him yesterday he said he would study about it." One of the committeeman gave him two minutes in which to de- eide either to contribute or get ou; of the gate. He began packing up his clothes and went to the office to draw his time
 Mine Employees Aroused
 The remainder of the shift be- came thoroughly aroused at the man. ner in which Pfeaffle refused. They grabbed seven-foot liner steel, showed it between his legs, and started to- ward the gate. bueking and pitching. They rode the captive from the grounds. six men holding his in place. while five hundred others shouted and sang
 Pfeaf1o is single. has no debts to pay. and has subscribed to but one war savings stamp month.
 The others. O'Donnel and Flannery, have 1either purchased Liberty bonds or War stamps, or contributed to the Red Cross while both are said to be well fixed financially. Flannery has a ranch and several head of cattle. and O'Donnel is said to be worth around S3GO00. In some manner they
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
NOLDAV|A SENT
 10 BOTTOM BY HUN SUBMARINE
Torpedo Strikes Ship Below Bridge While in Channel En Route to British Port Transporting Samu1ies.
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 LONDON, May 24-The British armed merchant troop ship MOldavia. with American troops on board has been torpedOed and sunk according to an official bulletin issued by the ad- miralty this evening"
 The text of the admiralty statement follows:
 "The armed merchant cruiser Moi davia was torpedOed and sunk yestsr- day morning.
 There was no casualties among the crew but Of the American troops on board; 56 mp to the present have not been accounted for. It is seared they were killed in one compartment by the explosion"
 Night Was Moonlight
 The Moldavia was tOrpedOed with out warning. It was a moonlight night and although a good lookout was kept the attacking submarine was not sighted before the torpedo struck. Most of the men aboard were in their hammocks when the explosion Oe- cured GmidshiDs The sailors and soldiers alike showed no panic.
 They fell calmly into line and await ed orders. When it was seen that the Moldavia was settling down. all on board were taken Of by the escort ing ships.
 The men lost all of their belongings. but were supplied Rith new clOthing at the different naval ports where they were taken.
 It is believed that the American soldiers missing from the MOldovia were sleeping on the bottom deck and were Overtaken by the great thrush Of water after the explosion. when they were trying to reach the main deck. It also is presumed that some of the ladders were destroyed
 The vessel was struck below The bridge. She steamed ahead for soma time after being struck and at first il was hoped that her water tight con- pSrtmenJs would enable her to reach port.
 Survivors agree that the Moldavia was torpedoed and not mined one seaman said:
 We were proceeding up the chal- mel bound for an English port early Thursday morning The weather was fine and there was a bright moonlight. We felt an explosion amidships The ship had been struck just below the bridge. but we could see no submarine. There were some destroyers con voying us and they at once scattered around in search of the submarinc. Only one torpedo was fired.
 When it was realized that we should have 70 abandon the vessel The 6estroyers came alongside 10 take 7n the troops"
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sAMMIes GET HoNoRs
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN France, May 24.-The French war cross with palms has been conferred CT Lieutenant Walter B. Barneby of Sumner Washington. and on Second Lieutenant of Marines Kenneth P Culbert Of East Orange. N. J. Lieu tenant Barneby was the pilot and Lieutenant Culbere. the observer of an American observation machine which crashed Co earth after returning from tour of duty northwest of Foul.
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56 AMERICAN SOLDIERS MESSING WHEN BRITISH TRANSP PORT SINKS
MARCH NOMINATED
 CHIEF OF STAFF;
 BLISS PROMOTED
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WASHINGTON, May 24.-The nominations of Major General Fey ton March, as chief of staff of the army with the rank Of general, and of Major General Tasker K. Bliss, as general by breVet, were confirm ed today by the senate. General March has been acting chief of staff since he was recalled, from France several months ago to succeed Gen eraI Bliss, who now is the perma- nent military representative of the United States on the supreme war council at Versailles.
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Cork Steamer iS Sunk; 37 Members
 .Of Crew Missing
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QUEENSTOWN. May 24 The Cork steamer Inniscarra. bound from Fish guard to Cork, has been torped0ed and sunk. Thirty seven members of the crew are missing and are supposed % have been lost.
 Five survivors of the disaster have been landed They .are the captain, :he chief officer, one steward and two sailors.
 The InniscarTa was struck amid ships She listed immediately and foundered in four minutes.
 The Inniscarra was a vessel of 1,412 tons She was built in 1903 and be lOnged to the City Of Cork Steam Packet company
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
WAR BULLETINS
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE. May 24.-American aviators shot down two German airplanes last Tuesday. says the official statemen; from American headquarters tonight The text reads:
 There are no new developments to report. It is established our aviators shot down two hostile airplanes on May 2l."
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
MISS LUSK SAYS MEMORY IS HAY
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! WAUkESHA Wis, May 24.-Grdcc Lusk, after testifying that she could remember nothing regarding the kill ing of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, for which she is on trial, was forced to admit on cross examination that she had sought to keep her relations with Dr. David Roberts secret for more than two years.
 During this period she admitted tha- sba had warned him to be careful in talking with her on the telephone, that she had sent him letters in care Of is secretary. that she had on one Oc- casion urged him to register under fictitious name with her at a Chicago hotel ana that they had a mutual agreement that their letters shoula be unsigned and should be destroyed as soon as they were read. Miss Lusk also admitted that she had not con fined herself absolutely to facts in sev- eral statements made in unmailed let ters to Mrs. Roberts regarding her intimacy with Dr. Roberts.
 Called Her A Dog
 Although she could remember noth- ing regarding the actual shooting of Mrs. Roberts and declared that she never, never, never" intended to do it. she admitted she had a clear recol- lection of events immediately before and after the tragedy She declared Mrs. Roberts had threatened to have her driven out of town and had likenei her to a dog and a woman of the streets.
 After the tragedy Miss Lusk told of going to her room and firing her pistol out of the window to see whether it had "iammed." with the intention later of using it to take her own life. She had no recollection Of firing the first shot into her body but fired the second because she no longer cared to live after being told that Mrs. Roberts WIS dead. Miss Lusk testified on cross examination that the first time she had urged that Mrs Roberts be told the truth was on May IS. 1917. little more than a month before the tragedy.
 On cross examination a letter ad- dressed to Mrs. Roberts which hal never been mailed was read after Miss Lusk had admitted writing it. This was the letter introduced earlier in the trial by the state over the protest of the defense.
 Meant To Kill Self The prosecutor then read a portion Of the letter which declared that Miss Lusk had not taken Dr. Roberts pur- suit seriously until she was slighted by Mrs. Roberts at a church affair and
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
NO DETAILS RECEIVED

WASHINGTON. May 24.-+<hkmg of tho British armed merchant cruise Moldavia. with probable loss oi 50 American soldiers was announced m a cableeram tonight from the British admiralty to the war department Nc details were given but the understand ing here is that tho ship was movin- between England and France.
 The war department authorized rlis statement:
 Information has been received from
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
.SANNIES SOON 10 FIGHT WITH LATINS
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NEW NCkK, May 24.-Secretary of War BaAeI annot need in az address here tonight in celebration of Italy day that American infantry machine gun units Il artillery would soon be fight ing shoulder to shoulder with Italians on their front.
 At the close of the meeting grOur of young italians presented to Secre- tary. Bai5cT an American flag which ne announced he would place personally m the hands of the flag bearers of the first military contingent of tie United States which leaves tc join 'ie Italian armies on the Italian frcnt
 Recent reports from RCme have quoted King Victor Emanuel. as eX- ! ressins des,re to see American sol diers cn the Italian front Official an ncunceiaant, however was not given until tonight by the wal department tl4at the United States would meet this wish
 To Send Many Units
 In referring to the intention of the Uniter States to send part of it's fight ing forces to Italy, Mir Baker sair:
 q see. anr in the no ristant future American infantry, American machine gun units and American artillery. shoulder 10 shoulder with the Italians on their front line.
 And the value of that lies, not so much in military assistance which we may give; that, of course, will be in proportion to the number there; but the volue of it lies in that it will make of that portion of the line what the French portion now is, composite of the civilized nations of the world, Eng fish, French, Italians and Americans fighting together in order that they may secure a common victory for the benefit of all mankind
 Mir. Baker delivered his address in the Metropolitan Opera house where the meeting was arranged as the fea- ture of tlis cfty's celebration of Italy Day. After the speaking there was a concert ia which Enrico Caruso and other hoted opera singers took part
 President Cheered
 There was great applause when a letter from President Wilson was read expressing his admiration for Italy.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
SEIZE |. W. W. LITERATURE
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 DENVER, May 24-A large quan- tity cf Industrial Workers of tDe World literature was seized by fed eral officers today when they raided Agricultural Workers organization No. 40. Of the l. w. W. No arrests were made This is the third raid of the headquarters in the last year.
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SUNK IN COLLISION
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IIlN EeNINM I.FdstU WITfI W A s II N c T O N, May 2f-The United States ship Wakiva, a convert ed yacht. was sunk in European waters in a collision May g with a loss of two men.
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Mexico and Cuba Recall Ministers;
 SeUer Relations
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MEXICO CITY, Friday, May 24.- -Mexico has severed diplomatic relations with Cuba. This was learned officially late today after a report that the Mexican charge d'affairs at Havana, and the Gu ban minister here had been re- called from their respective posts had been confirmed at the foreign office.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-25
U-BoAT PORT

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 MADRID, May 24.-It is officially an- nounced that the German submarine number 65 entered the port of San lander at o'clock this morning.
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COSTA RIGA AT WAR
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SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Mic, May 24.-The government of Cos ia Rica has declared war on the Central Powers, according 10 dispatch received here.
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The declaration of wa rby Cos ia Rica on the Central Powers brings the number of nations aligned against Germany to 21.
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The prosecutor then read a portion of the letter which declared that Miss Lusk had not taken Dr. Roberts pur- suit seriously until she was slighted
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WEATHER

Arizona Saturday and Sunday. generally fair;
 slight change in temp.
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