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Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
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LANDING OF JAPANESE AND BRITISH AT
 vLADWOST0CK |S PURELY LOCAL AFFAIR
Protests. Entry of Troops

NJ. Tchitcherin made an emphatic protest against the entry of foreign troops into Russia and expressed regret that the entente permitted such action. He said the only solution was the inn mediate withdrawal of the troops.
 Although without official advices from their governments concerning the situation at Vladivostok, the represen- tatives of the three countries expressed the opinion that the situation was purely local one, requiring temporary policing, and not a general movement of allied troops into Siberia, as the commissioner seemed to believe All three gave it as their opinion that the incident might be settled satisfactorily at an early date.
 Fight Friends; Not Enemies
 The Russian papers of all parties generally express fear that the Vladi- vo~tQk movement is the first step in the Japanese occupation of Siberia an idea that has been prevalent in the Russian press constantly for many months.
 The Siberian central executive of the workmen's and soldiers deputies inn mediately organized a Red army to re- sist the Japanese and has protested against the landing of forces as un- warranted interference not justified by the insignificant incident at Vladiyo- stok.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
Moscow Easily Excited

MOSCOW. Saturday. April 6.-(By the Associated Press. Vladivostok)- The Japanese landing at Vladivostok has created great excitement in Mos cow The peoples commissioners held a session which lasted throughout Fri day night, considering the situation.
 M. Tchitcherin, the acting commits sioner of foreign affairs, summoned the French, British and American diplo- matic representatives to the foreign office for a conference. Colonel Ray mond Robins. head of the permanent American Red Cross Mission to Rus sa, attended unofficially. Consul Gren- ard acted for France and R. Lockhart of the British embassy for Great Brit ain.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
 FUR WHEAT CROP |S
 GOVERNMENT REPORT
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WASHINGTON, April S.-Forecast by the department of agriculture today of winter wheat crop of 560,000,000 bushels this year brought optimism to the food administration, and the pre- diction was unofficially made that if the spring wheat crop maintained the same ratio the next harvest will furn- ish sufficient wheat to take care of the needs of this country and the allies next year.
 The forecast indicates an increase of 142,0o 900 bushels of winter wheat over last years winter crop. which was 418,OO0. 900 bushels. Assuming the spring wheat crop will yield the same ratio of increase, there will be a total crop of o,O00.o00 or an increase Of about 2o0,O00, 900 bushels over last year when the entire crop was estimated at 651 900, 900.
 In addition there is, an increase of 26, 100000 bushels in the prospective rye crop or total prospective increase over last year of about 225.000,000 bushels of wheat over last year in Great Britain and France and also an increase in Canada.
 The necessity for rigorous saving be- tween now and harvest is. however, in no way relaxed by harvest prospec- tives, the public is warned.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
VILLAS BANDITS
 THREATEN BORDER
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MARTA, Tex, April S.-Francisco Villa and his band of followers is again threatening the Mexican border garri- son at Ojinaga, if reports made to American army officers at Bedford, Texas, opposite Mulato, Mexico, today are to be accepted as fact. A Mexican federal commander under Colonel Val ero appeared there today and reported that he had engaged a Villa command under Jose Chavez, Villa general but had been forced to retire because of shortage of ammunition. He also said Villas main command was in the Palo- mas mountains fifty miles southeast of Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, Texas.
 Villa has been expected to reach the border in the Ojinaga district soon. He is said to be bringing two hundred bars of silver bullion valued at S200,0O0 gold, pack mules to be exchanged for ammunition and supplies. Unusual activity among Villa partisans all along the border has been reported to military headquarters here since last night.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
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AMSTERDAM, April S.-The state ment of the French government and x-Premier Painleve that it was Aus tria, not France, which took the initia- tive resulting in conversations in Switzerland concerning the possibility of opening peace negotiations are de- nied by the Austrian government which insists that France took the first step.
 The official Austrian statement says:
 Tn contrast with the first brief dec laration of Premier Clemenceau, in which he gave the lie to Foreign Min ister Czernin, it is observed with sat- isfaction that NJ. Clemenceaus state ment of April 6 admits that discus sions in regard to the question of peace took place between two confidential agents of Austria Hungary and France. The account given by M. Clemenceau of the initiation and course of these negotiations and like wise the statement by M. Painleve on the same subject, however, deviate in many important particulars and to such degree from the facts that a de- tailed correction of the French com munication appears to be necessary.
 Found Austria Receptive
 Tn July, 1917, Count Revertata was requested by an intermediary in the name of the French government tc state whether he was in a position tc receive a communication from that government to the government of Aus tria- Hungary.
 When Count Revertata, after hay ing obtained the sanction of the Aus tro- Hungarian government, replied ir the affirmative to this inquiry, in tho same month-July, 1917-Major Arm. and was charged with such cemmuni- cation by the then French premier Ribot. He arrived August ', 1917, al Count Revertatas private residence 1T Freiburg, the count being distantly re. lated to him.
 Initiative From French Major Armand addressed to Coun Revertata a question as to whether discussions between France and Aus l tria- Hungary were possible. Thus thu initiative for these discussions Wal taken from the French side. Count Revertata reported to tht | Austro- Hungarian foreign ministe
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
GERMAN
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 BERLIN, (Via London), April 8. The official communication from general headouarters today reads: "On the battle front on both sides of the Sonme the fighting activity remained limited to artillery duels. Local attacks by the British in Hangard wood and by the French near Grivesnes failed with heavy losses.
 "On the southern bank of the Disc our successes of Saturday forced the army to evacuate parts of his positions between Bichan- court and Barisis on the night of April 6-7. Yesterday we continued our attacks and threw the enemy back to the western bank of the Allette, after having captured Pierremande and FoIembray.
 Enemy columns retreatine from Bichancourt along the Disc were attacked on the flank by our ma chine gun fire from the northern bank of the river and were shot down with the heaviest losses.
 "Cur troops, advancing on the eastern border of Coucy wood and by way of Bariss stormed a hiI- lock northeast of Foiembray and advanced as far as Verueuil. The number of captured prisoners has increased to more than 2,Oo0.
 Captain von Richthofen achiev- ed his seventy seventh and sew enty eighth aerial victories"
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
CHARGES IF GROUND
 GLASS ARE PROBED
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SAN ANTONIO. Texas, April S.-ln- vestigation of circumstances surround ing the dissemination of reports that ground glass had been found in food served to soldiers at Camp Travis. Texas, was started tonight by officers of the southern department, U. S. A.
 In an official statement issued today by department headquarters, reports that glass had been found were denied and it was asserted that Major Noel Gaines, l.. $. A.. who had been quoted as saying that glass had been found had been relieved from an assignment as special investigator and was under going treatment for "a nervous attack" at the Camp Travis base hospital.
 In another statement issued at the hospital tonight. Major Gaines reiter- a;ed that ground glass had been found. adding his complete report, with proofs attached, had not yet reached Major General Henry T. Allen. He said he had been sent to the base hospital over his written protest"
 The statement issued at department headquarters characterized ground glass reports as "senseless'' and as- serted that the only aliens employed at the camp laboratory were enlisted men who could have no access to any analysis or other investigation of food products.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
PLEAD N0T GUILTY
 TOTREASON CHARGE
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SACRAMENTO. Cal, April S.-Pleas of not guilty to a charge of conspiring to obstruct the governments war pro- gram and to encourage treason and sa- botage were entered today by forty eight of fifty-five alleged Industrial Workers of the World named in an in- 1,ctment returned February by the united States grand jury here.
 United States District Judge William '. Van Fleet overruled a demurrer to the indictment and the case was con- tlnued until April 23 to be set for trial. Arralgnment on seven others was post poned.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
NEW RESTRICTIONS
 0|V ARMY DRY ZONES
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WASHINGTON, April S-An amend ment to the order declaring dry zone around which Naval Academy at An napolis, Md, the training stations at Great Lakes, H.. Norfolk Va. and Hampton Roads and Newport, R. L. the training camp at Mare Island Cal, and the marine corps stations at Quan- tico, Va. and Port Royal. S C., was approved today by Secretary Daniels
 It restricts the serving of liquor to naval men who are members of fam fly or bona fide guests in homes with in the zone to such liquor as was on hand when the order went into effect After that supply is used up no more may be imported.
 The list of dry zones was further ex- tended today by an order prohibiting the sale or delivery of alcoholic liquor within five miles of the naval station at Key West, Fla.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY ISSUES STATEMENT
 IN PEACE MATTER
Says France Made First Move and Accounts Steps Which Were Taken Before Cemenceau Took Office of Premier and Terminated Frutless Negotiations -Clemenceau Terms Statement of Count Czelnin as Diluted Lie'

that this question had been put on in struction of the French government and the minister thereupon requested Count Revertata to enter into discus sions with the French confidential agent and in the course of these dis cussions. to establish whether by this means a basis for bringing about a general peace could be secured.
 "On August 22-23 Count Revertata entered into discussions with Major Armand which, however as Premier Clemenceau quite correctly declares. yielded no result. The negotiations thereupon were broken off.
 The Clemenceau version that the discussions between Revertata and Armand were proceeding on his entry into office is incorrest. Not until Jan- uary, 1918 did Armand this time on instructions from Clemenceau, again get in touch with Revertata. The thread had been broken in August, 1917, and was, therefore, again taken up by Clemenceau himself in January 1918.
 Cites Only First Part?
 From this fresh contact, there re- suited the discussions referred to in the official communique of April 4, 1918. It is, however, correct that Count Revertata handed to Major Armand on February 23, 1918, the memorandum regarding which Premier Clemenceau only cites the first sent ence and which confirms that in the discussions with Armand, which had taken place in August, 1917, Revertata was charged with the task of finding out whether proposals were obtainable from the French government which had addressed to Austria Hungary ar offer of a basis for d general peace and also whether they would be sucf as Austria Hungary could bring to the knowledge of its allies.
 Tt therefore entirely correspondec with the facts when Count Czernin ir his speech April ?, last. declared thaf Premier Clemenceau had some time before the beginning of the westerr offensive inquired of me whether l was prepared for negotiations and wha basis.
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 "The accusation of lying through against Count Czernin by M. Clemen- ceau, can not, therefore, be maintained
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Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
Initiative From French
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LONDON, April S.-Official tele- grams from Tokio says that the land ing of Japanese and British forces at Vladivostok was a purely local' affair and has no relation to any Japanese in- tervention in Siberia. The landing fol- lowed the pillaging on Thursday of Japanese business bouses during which three Japanese were killed.
 The police do not maintain order in the city, but on the contrary, the police invite trouble.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
FRENCH
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RtEUDTTCdT \. Ctd5Cu T
 PARIS, April 8.-The war office announcement tonight says:
 During the course of the day the enemy pressure continued north of the Ailette river in the region of the lower Councy forest. Advanced sections of our troops re- sisted and hindered the advance of the enemy, who was in greatly su- perior numbers, inflictine upon him heavy losses.
 "On the Somme front, between Montdidier and Noyon,. there was no infantry action, but the two ar tiIIeries displayed spilted activity.
 ''ln the Vosges an Enemy attack failed north of Tete de Faux"
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
CARPENTER TAKEN
 IN |. w. W. PROBE
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CHICAGO, April S.--While depart ment of justice agents were busy seek ing more information relative to the alleged tampering with the veniremen called for the trial of more than 100 mebres of the l. W. W. on charges of violation of the espionage act, A. L.. Carpenter was taken before the federal authorities today to be questioned re- garding his activities. Carpenter. 1t is said, is already under indictment in Idaho on charge of tampering with a iurv.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
ADVENTISTS HOLD CONFERENCE
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SAN FRANCISCO, April s.-At to- days session of the quadrennial gen. eral conference of the Seventh Dav Ad ventists in progress here a new union conference organization was created taking in Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Mex leo. Honduras, Porto Rico and Salva- dor
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
BELGIAN SHIP SINKS
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THE HAGUE, April S.-The Belgian relief ship Ministre de Smet de Naeyer. t2,712 tons), sank on Saturday in the North Sea It is reported she struck a mine. Seventeen of those aboard were saved and F Wer drowned.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
BLOOM IS DISQUALIFIED rRenuhiican A p eased Mir.1

CHELSEA. Mass. April S.-Paul Bloom of Brooklyn was disqualified in the seventh round of his F round match with Patsy Cline, New York. tonight for holding with one hand and hitting with the other.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
Kansas Doino It's Bit

TOPEKA, Kas., April S-With rea- sonably favorable spring season Kan sas has a prospect of producing 10S,- 000.000 bushels of wheat this year. ac- cording to a report sent out today by F. c. Paxton, government field agent for Kansas.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
ENGLISH
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WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, April 8.-From s o'clock last night until midnight, the enemy heavily bombarded with gas shells the area between Cite St. Emile and La Bassee canal, in the Lens sector. The Germans also threw large quantities Of gas east of Atmeutiet es. The hostile artll- lery fne Was above normal along the whole stretch of battle front north cf the ScarPe.
 Late last night the German guns were very active in the area south of VilIers- -Bretonneux, below the Sornme. Again this morning at 4:50 o'clock, the German gunners opened a terrific fire southwest of Hanuard wood. About an hour later the hostile artillery broke out against the French front just south of the British.
 Throughout Sunday the German cannonade was unusually heavy in the region of Arras.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
ONLY OFFICIAL TOTALS LIN JOAN
 WILL bE GIVEN
Liberty Loan Subscription
 Announcement to Be Handled Exclusively By Treasury Dep artment
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NEW YORK, April S.-The second actual working day in the third Liberty loan campaign was marked in this city oy intense enthusiasm in the financial district.
 Acting on orders received from Washington, the loan committee for the New York federal reserve withheld to- night an official total of subscriptions received to date, but it was reported unofficially that applications for s1o5,- S946OO worth of bonds had been filed at the federal reserve bank up to Il o'clock this morning.
 The loan committee announced that Irvington, N. Y., the home town of Secretary McAdoo, had more than doubled it's quota of s123,OO0.
Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
No Washington Estimates

WASHINGTON, April S.-Estima tes of daily Liberty loan subscriptions N not be given out during the campaign oy national district or local headquar- CTS. under instructions issued tonight by Secretary McAdoo.. Instead the .teasury will gather from each federal scserve bank figures on subscriptions actually filed with them, together with receipts from the initial five per cent payment and a tabulation of these will be made public each day.
 This method of supplying informa- ton on the day by day progress of the oan campaign, adopted today by the treasury after long discussion, is in tended to prevent the publication of inaccurate estimates which might not be borne out by actual subscriptions. Secretary McAdoo requested newspap- CTS and Liberty loan committees to observe the new rule, over long dis
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Gel Underwood & Underwood

Pershg General h pefaced
  ordinate defense and ofnse face of German drive
  together Their smiles indicate their confidence
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Arizona republican., 1918-04-09
Quiet On Front

LONDON, April 8.-"Except for hostile artillery activity on differ ent parts of the battle front, and especially in the neiohborhood of Buccuoy," says Field Marshal Haie's statement from France to- night, "there is nothing of special interest to report"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-07-05
AMATEUR ATHLETIC HEAD SPEAKS

Charles Dean of Chicago, president
of the Amateur Athletic Union of the
United States, is quoted in the Chi
cago Daily News as saying: "The
only way to protect the men being
made into soldiers in the environments
and camps in the United States from
booze is to prohibit its manufacture
and sale during the war.
1.-THE best ally of the kaiser in this
country is the brewing outfit. What
beer wastes in food, fuel, money, Ia
Dor, cars and boats, stacks up along
side of what itwastes in men. Unless
the breweries are closed as were the
distilleries for the duration of the
war, they will damage the man-power
of the country and thus delay vic
tory to our arms.
Mr.. Dean denounces the policy that
protects the men already in uniform
and lets those soon to be called to
the colors run wild in the saloons.
"That's not what a physical director
would do" he said. "His first order
would be to close the breweries and
saloons" Continuing, Mr.. Dean said:
AT no time was there ever a
greater need for sound bodies, hard
springy muscles, and keen wits than
now when we are at war. The way
to get these is not the booze way.
Every man and woman who desires to
build sound bodies and clear minds
should join the war.Prohibition move
ment. The only way to push beer
aside and brains ahead is to tele-
graph the Senate at once that the
breweries must be closed during the
war"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-07-05
MINNESOTA OCCUPIED
WITH IMPORTANT Jobs
Temperance Prominent Issue in
Primaries
Duty Now Ahead To Elect Clean
Legislature
Pledged to Ratify the Prohibition
Amendment
STATE PROHIBITION ISSUE
Important That State Be Made
Dry
BY Constitutional Amendment BY
Legislature
Prospects Announced Bright For j.
Temperance; Legislature
Pledged to National Ratifica-
ton and State Prohibition

Minnesota has just passed through
what is probably the most important
primary election in its history. The
contest conferred about the loyalty
issue, the temperance issue, and the
struggle between the Non-Partsan
League and its opponents. Superin-
tcndent Stafford of the Anti-Saloon
League announces that while these
other two issues involved in the cam
paign have occupied first place in
large number of cities, they have not
been of such character that they in
terfere with the dry campaign. This
is true because loyalty and the de-
struction of the saloon are travelling
hand in hand. And it is generally un-
derstood that the nature of the liquor
business makes disloyal institutions.
Through the rural districts both
the friends and the enemies OF the.
farmers Non-Partsan League are
largely friends to the Prohibition
cause. So these other two issues do
not interfere with the program of the
temperance movement. A careful sur
vey of the returns, at this writing in
complete, gives reason to believe that
the results on the whole are very
favorable for the Prohibition issue.
There is excellent prospect for the
election of Legislature which will
be dry.
Superintendent Stafford announces
that there are three big jobs ahead of
the drys of Minnesota. One is to
ratify the state constitutional amend
ment, the second is to elect dry
Legislature and the third to ratify the
national amendment. The primary
election has largely determined the
one, that is, the election of a dry Leg
islaturc, although the situation might
possibly be changed in some districts
in the November election. Mr.. SAT.
ford reminds the people that the first
big task is to ratify the state consti-
tutional amendment, because if the
drys should fail in this it would dis
courage many men who are at present
doubtful in their attitude on the wet
and dry question, thus bringing about
condition that would lose the drys
their control of the Legislature, and
if the control in the Legislature is
lost, of course, the national amend
men will not be ratified. He an
nounces that prospects for ratification
of the state amendment are good but
warns against overconhdence on the
part of the dry voters.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-07-05

eating drinks. But no man on navy
ship anywhere can either carry it or
drink it, and no man at naval station
can do so either.
SENATOR WADSWORTH: I've
asked the question because ! know all
the British, French and Italian armies
serve ration of either rum or wine
to the men in line upon certain occa-
sions; do not know how regularly.
SECRETARY DANIELS: There
was time, you know, long time ago,
when in our navy certain ration OF
grog was served. And then afterwards,
in Secretary Longs administration, he
issued an order that no enlisted man
should take on board anything to
drink, and if he did, he was put in the
brig. l followed that with an order
that none should be taken on board
for any purpose except medicinal.
SENATOR KENYON: There has
not been apparent decrease of eficien-
cy in our navy because it was dry, has
there?
Dry Navy Speaks For Itself
SECRETARY DANIELS: / think
that speaks for itself; it has improved
all the time. OF course, do not at,
tribute all of this improvement to that;
but it has absolutely proved that it has
not injured the navy. And am sure
that if you were to ask naval officer
"a very large per cent of them have
told me that when the order was is
sued they did not approve it, but under
no circumstances would they have it
revoked.
SENATOR WADSWORTH: My
question was directed mostly to what
obtained in the army and not the navy.
SECRETARY DANIELS: Well, if
there is any / do not know it, and
am pretty sure ii is not.
SENATOR SMITH (of South Car
olina): If there are no further ques-
tons, we are much obliged to you, Mr..
Secretary.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1918-07-05

Luxuries, as usual, means victori.
GUS Germany. Save and buy War Saw
ings Stamps.