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Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
THREE MORE YEARS
 WAR, SAYS bROUGH
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CHICAGO. Feb. 23.-According to Governor Charles H. Brough of Ar kansas, the judgment of official Washington is that there will be three more years of war
 Fresh from visit to the national capital Governor Brough made this statement here today in a speech at the congress of national service of the National security league.
 There is a new south that is united and that is Loyalty backing up the country in this war; he said. Do not you realize there is a bol- sheviki in this country just as there is in Russia? Here it is known as the l. w. w. They are dwelling in the twilight of American patriotism. There can be no twilight zone-you must be for the president or you are against the flag.
 T was in Washington recently and it is the opinion of men there that this war will last three years longer. Germany in some respects is stronger than she was three years ago. She has six times the food acreage that she formerly did. She will also come into the possession of large muni- tions factories because of the col 1r..r a.f ( l
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
ARRESTS BROTHER;
 CHARGE DISSIPATION
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TUCSON. Feb. 23.-Meeting for the first time within year at the bedside of their ill father, Ramon Borquez, private of Company E Fifteenth h. fantry of Camp Kearney, California arrested his brother, Raymundo Bor- quez, as deserter today and turned him over to the Pima county draft board
 As his reward, in place of the GUS tomary $50 Private Borquez asked the board to place his brother in his GUS today so that he might take him to Camp Kearney and turn him over to the military authorities.
 Ramon Borquez enlisted in the army over year ago as volunteer and ac- companied his old regiment, formerly the First Arizona, from Naco where if saw border service, to Camp Kearney. When Raymundo Borquez was called up for examination for the draft he could not be found and he was posted as a deserter. /Hearing of his broth CTS failure to report for the daft. Pri- vate Borquez sought to find him but failed
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN
 ATTACKS SOCIALIST
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Repre- sentative Dies of Texas. assailed the socialism of Representative London of New York in the house today and MT. London made a vigorous reply.
 MT Dies, deprecating that MT. Lon don was called by Speaker Clark to preside temporarily in the house re- gently, declared that Londons social ism is nightmare in Russia. and advised the socialist member to go to His Lenine and Trotzky' in the blighting shadow of the Bolsheviki socialism.
 London in reply said Dies knew nothing about socialism, and added that the Texas member, invoking the principles of Washington, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton, gets his in spiration from the grave and studies the past while l have my face set toward the sum-"
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
WAR REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
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With the Germans continuing thelr march into Russia, so far virtually un- opposed, the eventuality of, thelr push < ing on to Petrograd before consenting to reopen peace negotiations with the Bolsheviki is. evidentlys being given earnest consideration in the Russian capital.
 Guerilla warfare has been indicated as the probable method of the Russian defense, as the Germans press across the country, but the indications are that a stiffer defense of the capital Is contemplated.
 Meanwhile the entente embassies in Petrograd are reported in sympathetic mood with Russia's present plight and ready by such means as are in their power to give assistance to her people in fighting off the enemy. The em- bassies also are shown by the official advices to Washington to have decided to accompany the Boisheviki govern ment from Petrograd should the Ger man menace compel the abandonment of the city.
 Have New Headquarters.
 Already the headquarters of the Rus sian western army has been removed to Smolensk, more than 50 miles furth- CT into the interior than Mohilev, the former headquarters town, The Ger mans are approaching the line of the Beresina about SO miles east of Minsk, l in this sector. To the north they have reached Walk in Livonia, 90 miles northeast of Riga, and are continuing to move eastward in Esthonla. 1nsVol- | hynia they have occupied Dubno, the remaining stronghold of the Volhyian triangle in their advance toward Kiev | 1, iot, eli ha, i miles distant. | l In Turkish Armenia the Turks have begun an offensive, which is declared to have been started before the expira- tion of the armistice. They are re- ported driving the Russians eastward along the Black sea coast occupying Platana, 15 miles west of Trebizond apparently cutting off Russian force 1 which had assembled for the evacua- tion already in progress.
 Operations Elsewhere. Military operations elsewhere have been of minor importance. The French carried out raid of considerable scope in the Laon region, north of the Ailettt river. taking war material and 25 pris. oners. A few Germans were taker | prisoners in raid in the Champagne | British troops raided the enemy line. on the Arras front and in Flanders.
 The inter-allied labor conference il | London reached a determination not t accept a German peace in any cir cumstances and to support the Britisi war aims program. There was no inten tion on labor's part of holding out tn, olive branch to Germany so long as sn' | persisted in her rampant militarism the conferces declared.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
SHORT LINE CHANGE MADE IN RAILROAD
 MEASURE IN HOUSE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The house today adopted several amendments to the administration bill regulating gov ernment control of the railroads, in clu6ng one empowering the president to take over all short lines competing with trunk lines. Indications tonight were that the measure would be passed Tuesday.
 The amendment to take over short lines competing with the trunk lines was offered by Representative Esch of Wisconsin, who urged that it you'd put them on the same basis as the larger roads and would stabilize them during the war. The original section of the bill urged by Director General McAdoo provided for taking over only such short lines as were necessary in the operation of the entire transportation system, but provided compensation for diversion of war traffic from roads not taken over by routing them unessential freight
 Short Line Amendment.
 The short line amendment adopted | by the house differs from that in the bill passed by the senate yesterday in that it excludes any line not acting as common carrier and includes only those that the president might deem necessary to win the war. Advocates of the amendment said, in arguing for it's passage, that any small railroad that carried food. fuel or anything go- ing into the manufacture of any war supplies was aiding war work, and that virtually all of them would be taken oVer
 Another amendment adopted by the | i-ouse provides that recent expendi- lures for improvements are to be taken into consideration in calculating com pensatlon, which is fixed in the bill on pasls for the average of the operating income for the three years ending June | 30 1917.
 The house defeated as did the sen ate yesterday, amendments to limit | compensation
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
GERMANS ADVANCING
 IN SEVERAL GROUPS
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PETROGRAD, Feb. 23.-The Ger mans in their invasion of Russia are advancing in three groups, according to a report from the commander in chief of the Russian army on the northern front, who says:
 The Germans are advancing with great caution. They are marching in three groups. First the Walk regions; second in the Rieshitsa re- zion, and the third between these two sections. In the Mohilev sector all is quiet"
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
WORKERS ORGANIZE
 RED GUARD CORPS
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LONDON, Feb. 24.-Petrograd dis patches to the Exchange Telegraph company say it was announced at a meeting of the soviet that many fac tories are organizing detachments of red guards for service at the front M. Sinovieff, associate of Nikolai Lenine and chairman of the soviet, re- ported that it required only one hun dred Germans to capture Dvinsk. He added that the committee responsible for the defense of the city would be tried by revolutionary tribunal
 Lettish snipers are resisting the German invaders near Walk and have asked for support froma the soviet which has decided to send two thou
 sand red guards to that section.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
VICE CONDITIONS
 WORSE IN DOUGLAS
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DOUGLAS, Feb. 23.-At a meeting of Douglas city officials and military officers held in the local chamber of commerce this afternoon at the insti- gation of General D. c. Cabell, com mander of the Arizona district, with headquarters in this city the munich pality was informed that illicit trade in liquor and prostitution either must cease here, or the soldiers will be re- moved. It was pointed out by General Cabell that vice conditions in Douglas have grown worse since the first of the year.
 The city agreed to expend the sum of $500 monthly in employing special po- lice and to add to this amount if it should prove insufficient There are two artillery regiments and four cav- altry regiments stationed here
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
One Sapes Ship With Plug;
 Other SapeS Mates: Medals

with eight feet of water, located the opening in the pipe connectinq to the sea, returned to the hatch for pieces of cork and going back into the biIge water, stopped the leak, saving the ship.
 Graves remained in the case ment of the cruiser Pittsburg in South American waters last July to remove powder and burning waste after the explosion of a three-inch saIuting charge mixed with empty shells had killed one shipmate, seriously wounding an other and had for time stunned Graves. Besides the loose powder, there were number of saluting shells threatened by the fire that followed the explosion.
 Graves enlisted at San Fran cisco and his mother lives at Maxwell, N. Nj.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
JURY IN EDWARDS
 CASE D|SACREES
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LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 23.-The jury in the case of Marie Pinzon Edwards. failed to agree and was dis charged tonight aver seven hours de- Alterations. Miss Edwards was tried for the murder of Henry H. Lyon, state senator from the twenty ninth district. The jury reported that it stood six for conviction and six for acquittal.
 Miss Edwards based her defense upon her statement that she had en- tered an immoral life at the insistence of Lyon.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
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Z SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2S.-The white bean crop of California amount
 ing5to approximately 300 1000, 900 pounds has been commandeered bysthe United
 States army and will be put under military guard according to an an nouncement by H. Clay Miller, Pacific coast representative of the division of co ordination of purchases United States food administration here today.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
MANY AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Russian occupation of Petrograd by Germans would involve the flight from that city of 150 Americans including 45 members of the diplomatic and consular staffs. Information at the state department indicates that of the 150, there are 30 women
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
PREFER PRISON SENTENCES.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 23.-Many young men in New York City are deliberately committing petty crimes and taking light prison sentences to escape the draft, according to Sheriff David H. Knott. who announced tonight that he had asked the warden of Sing Sing prison for list of men of draft age who have been committed to that in stitution recently.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-De- tails of the acts of bravery for which Seaman Bedford H. Cam, of the naval reserve force, and Seaman Ora Graves, U. s. N., have been awarded the navy's much prized medal of honor and gratuities of S100 each, were made public tonight by Secretary Dan iels in a general order to the service. Cam, who is a we'll known New York athlete, 500 yard swimming champion of America, and son of the physical director of New York University, is the first reservist to win the medal. When the United States steamer May was. almost swamped by leak last November, Cam voIun- teered to enter the bige flooded
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
MOB LYNCHES NEGRO
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FAIRFAX, S. C., Feb. 23.-Walter Best. negro, was taken from the sheriff and two deputies by a mob today and hanged to tree by the roadside near here. a short time after he had killed William Weston, a young white man.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
CITY ISSUES
 OF BONDS TO
 BECUTDOWN
No Municipal Bond Issue
 of S10O,000 or More to
 be Made Without Getting Fe ederal Permission
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 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Every municipal bond issue of $1OO,OOO or more hereafter will be passed on by the federal reserve boards capital issues committee before being floated. By re- ducing today from s25O.OOO to $1OO 900 the minimum size of municipal issues which it will consider, the committee extended its influence over several times more municipal bond issues.
 The committee, after analysing pend ing applications for approval of pro- posed issues, found that the bulk of municipal bonds were offered in blocks or less than S250,0 900 and therefore not subject to the committees restrictive influences.
 In circular of instructions the committee and it's advisory body, head ed by Allen E. Forbes, explained that the purposes and circumstances sur rounding each issue must be described fully in the application for approval. lhls IS particularly necessary if funds are needed for extension or improve ments relating directly to war produc- ion or iulilllment of any national, state or lucal government requirements.
 Must Show Reasons
 Tn all cases" said the instructions full reasons should be given why the proposed issues cannot be postponed until after the war"
 Details concerning capitalization and Financial condition of d company are requiered in connection with applica- tons for issuance of stock.
 For state, county or municipal issues the committee requires a copy of the bill, reasons or ordinance under which they were authorized.
 The committee announced today that it IS working with the federal bureau of public roads in determining what contemplated road construction this year Is necessary, for urgent military or economic reasons.
 Most roads to which the bureau here toiore has planned to contribute will be built even under the capital issues restrictings, it is said, since they have been carefully selected on the basis of their economic importance The SUD- port of state highway commissioners has been enlisted and they will report soon an outline of their curtailed road building programs for the year.
 May Not Stop Roads
 In normal times, highway construc- ton and maintenance in the United States calls for an outlay of about S3gA OOOOO year. Officials are in- clined Co the view that this sum will not be greatly curtailed this year, but that it will be spent on roads vitally necessary for the transportation of war materials. Projects for building oi roads which cannot be completed fol more than year probably will be giv- em unfavorable consideration since the capital issues committee is acting or the assumption that the war will not last more than a year longer.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
MINE GUARD KILLS
 MINER NEAR GLOBE
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GLOBE. Feb. 23.-John Hawkins, a recent arrival from Dinuba Calf, and employed in local mine, was shot and instantly killed this afternoon by Dep uty Sheriff Ben Olney, mine guard, near the latters home. Olney, who is nephew of G. A. Olney, one time can didate for governor of Arizona, surren- dered after the shooting and claimed his act was prompted by an insult to his wife by Hawkins
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
FARMER ARRESTED

FL PASO, Feb. Exchanged with attempting to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny and refusal to per- form military duty, George Caubles, 45, farmer of Canutillo. Texas was today held under 5000 bond to await pre- liminary hearing before the United States commissioner.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
EARL BRAssEY DEAD

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The death of Earl Brassey is announced. Earl Bras sey was well known authority on naval subjects and was a former civil lord of the British admiralty and pres ident of the institute of naval archi-
 tects. He was born February II, 1S36.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
BASEBALL FEDERATION

CLEVELAND, Feb 23.-Chicago was selected as the next convention city of the National Baseball federation at it's session here today. The mid summer meeting will be held in Detroit.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
NO FOR MEXICO

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 23.-The gov ernment has cancelled arrangements made for ehartering the steamers. h. geniero Huerg to carry cereals to Mexico, explaining that tonnage is needed to transport fuel oils from the Argentine oil fields
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
Around the World With the
 Associated Press
WILL INTERVENE

STOCkHOLM, Feb. 22.-The Swed- ish rigsdag has adopted the govern ment's proposal for military interven- tion in the Aland Islands. The vote in the upper house was without debate and in the lower house the proposal was adopted by a vote of 131 to IS.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
KILLED IN COMBAT RentIblican A. P. Leased Wire1

PARIS, F'eb. 2S-Edward J. Lough- ran of New York flying on the French front in a French squadrilla, was killed 10 days ago, in an aerial combat.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
BAKER TELLS SCOPE OF NEW
 WAR OFFICES
Stettinius, Goethals and
 Fosdick Suggested for Positions to Be Made
 at Wish Administration
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--With the administration bill creating two ad ditional assistant secretaries of war before congress, Secretary Baker eX- plained the functions to which his new aides would be assigned. He would not indicate whom he had in mind for the posts, saying that nomi- nations were matters for the presi- dent only, but names unofficially sug- gested include those of Edward R. Stettinius, now surveyor general of war department purchases; Major General Goethals, acting quorter- master general, and Raymond D. Fos- dick, chairman of the commission on training camp activities.
 MT. Baker said that Assistant Sec retary Crowell would become the di- rector understudy of the secretary and assume the duties of the head of the war department in his absence. The new second assistant will have supervision of all industrial and commercial" activities of the war de- partment citing the new duties of the secretary on all matters of this char acter and supervision of the purchase of all business.
 Goethals Is Mentioned
 The appointment O1 NIT. SteltlnluS as second assistant would be in line with MT. Bakers statement to con- gressional committee that the place of Mir. Stettinius in the department was one of growing functions" In that connection, however, it was re- called today that recently the name | of General Goethals had been prOmi- nently mentioned as an assistant sec I ,retary of war in discussion o charges in the war department. Under General Goethals, the quartermaster' department has been recognized anf it's work enlarged.
 l The third assistant, MT. Baker said I will have direct supervision of all non military activities of the soldier. Ina function is now exercised very largel. l by Mr Fosdicl1 as chairman of tn .I commission on training camp activi l ties.
 The position of fourth assistant vii
 be held by John c. Scofield, now as sistant and chief clerk and as such | in charge of administrative matter | not directly under the various bureau and Of the. entire clerical personnel o the department.
 ] MT. Bakers purpose IS to transfe
 to his new assistants many matters 0 I detail which now handicap him in deal ! ing with the broad policies it is hi I duty to work out. In this connection it was noted that: he has reserved | himself also all military questions.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
FIVE PLIERS DEAD;
 ONE IF THEM GREAT
 ATHLETE FROM YALE
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FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 23.- Horace Higginbotham, former all- American football star from Yale, and 90 cadet naval aviator at Hicks field, near here, was killed this afternoon when the airplane in which he was flying fell 1000 feet.
 Ensign Frank Lynch, also of the naval flying corps. who was piloting tho plane was probably fatally in . jured in the crash.
 The wreck was discovered about an hour after the crash. by a farmer who had seen the plane fall He thought at the time that the aviators were descending in full control of the machine.
 NHigginbotham was the son of R. W. Higginbotham, wealthy business man of Dallas, Texas.
 Lynch arrived here recently from Hampton Roads. after a period of training in Canada with the Royal Flying Corps. His home is in Law renee. Mass.
 Higginbotham's death was the sec- one of the day at aviation field here. Cadet Franklin C. Fairchild, 22 years of age. a member of the American aviation corps. at Camp Taliaferro. was instantly killed at 12:50 o'clock when he lost control of his machine and feil 800 feet.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24
VITAL TO STATE A RE
 I'D AT CAPITAL

Chairman Heard of sra, slb1s, of Defense Returns
 From Washington and Outll..>> What Is Being Done
 With Regard to Use of Valley Cotton for Airplanes, Whipple Barracks and Important Livestock Question
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24

Dr. H. L. Russell, dean of the col lege of agriculture and director of the agricultural experiment station of the University of Wisconsin, has joined the U. $. food administration to act as the connecting link between that organi Zation and the department of agricul ture. He will coordinate with these two bodies the extension agencies of the various agricultural colleges throughout the country.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-24

Three Killed Near Memphis
 MEMPHIS. Tenn. Feb. 2S-A civil ian flying instructor and two cadets at the United States aviation train- ing school at Parkfield, near here. were killed in a collision between two airplanes this afternoon. The dead.
 Guy II. Reagle. of Chicago, civilian instructor
 James II. Webb. of Rome, Ga.. fly ing cadet.
 Robert Gray. Jr., of Long Island, \. N., flying cadet.
 The planes were up about 800 feet. Both machines crashed to earth. All three bodies were badly mangled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-17
T0PEkANS HONORED
c. HI. Buck and l.. B. Smith Off
GERS of Engineering Society.

Lawrence, Kan, Jan. 17.-C. H.
Buck, of Topeka, was elected presi-
dent of the Kansas State Electrical
society at the tenth annual session at
the University of Kansas Wednesday
afternoon. A. A. Potter, of the X S.
A. G, was chosen vice president and
l.. b. Smith. of Topeka, secretary.
The social aspect of electricity was
the outstanding event of Wednesdays
papers and discussions and comprised
paper by Prof. F. E. johnson, of the
University, who told how since 1910
there has grown up in Kansas score
of Independent and municipal firms
that were supplying electricity to
string OF towns and to many farmers
thereby adding a modern convenience
that was making life still more worth
living in many rural communities
j. c. Wonders, district engineer for
the department of agriculture with Of
fices in Omaha, discussed federal aid
in road building in Kansas and told of
eleven road projects that are being put
under way in the state. In a further
talk on this subject W. S. Gearhart,
state highway engineer, urged that
road building be carried forward dur
ing war, except at harvest time when
the road building forces should be di-
verted to the fields.
Prof. H. A. Rice, of the university
made report of the study of the state
water commission on flood and drain
age problems. The subject brought
forth an exhaustive discussion from
engineers living in cities along the
kaw and Marias des Cygnes and other
rivers of eastern Kansas.