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Arizona republican., 1918-10-28

face Of democratic hostility The selective draft, the quota bill. and the power act, the three pivotal military measures were pushed through by the republicans after the democratic leaders had deserted President Wilson.
 Uphold the president" says MT. Evans is now the democratic slogan Among the men who are shouting it the oudest distract attention from their records are men were formerly holding the presidents war program These "hod-ups" have now become "upholders Here is the record of democratic leaders, now all fierce "up-holders:"
 speaker Champ Clark fought the passage Of the soecve military act. the pivotal measure that made vigorous prosecution Of the possible In speech April 25 1917 he said that down his way, in the estimation Of Missourians, there IS prec- ious little difference between conscript and con- vct.'
 Claude Kitchin democratic floor leader and chair of the ways and means committee voted against the declaration of war with Germany and fought the selective draft
 s Hubert Dent Jr. chairman of the house military affairs committee likewise voted against conscripton.
 In fact all tie democrats but four the military committee were against it, and the Wilson program the draft system had be put through the house under the leadership of the ranking republican member of the military committee, Julius Kahn of California. That's how the house democratic leadership held up the hands of the administration when the funda mental war measure was up.
 Not only on this but on the quotas based eg- ibes the IS 45 power bill the three form ing the basic part of legislation MT. Evans
 The house democratic leadership in position of antagonism towards the administration pro- posals. The capitol fighting the White House. But despite all this the Democratic Campaign Manual, just issued urges the election of democratic congress because the need lis for in full sympathetic ac cord with the presidents policies in both peace and war
 To put it in plain English the campaign appeal of the democra tic party is this:
 Uphold President Wilson by eectng con- Gress that will follow the democratic leaders who tried hold up the Wilson policies
 The military measures do not by any means brace all the policies which the democratic leaders of congress have been hostile to the presidents pro- posas. The opposition from financial reforms suffrage.
 The draft act the keystone of all war legis- lation. without that all other legislation would have been useless and the declaration of state of would have been an empty declaration futile a Central American manifesto On this act MT. Evans gives the figures:
 In the house l69 republicans voted for and 42 against the presidents selective draft act, rasted with IA democrats for and 67 against On the essential Cuota notifications urged by the president 164 republicans voted and IA voted no against @ democratic ayes and 11S democratic nays
 Not only has the opposition to the presidents policies manated from the democratic leaders gress but the obstructive which the presi- dent himself termed the acid test in the times that tried mems souls also from a democratic source.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Where The People
 May Have a Hearing
acts and Fiqures

Editor Republican,: I wish to first
 throw few roses OCT your massive
 brow. and then commend to your read
 CTS the article inserted in the editor
 ials. headed, Politics Reconvened," :"
 which is a masterpiece of plain fact.
 intelligently worded. and must appeal
 70 intelligence, for as your article
 says, This statement from the presi-
 dent of the United States is unprece-
 dented in American politics. and as
 tounds the whole country" There is
 an old sewing, very pertinent: He stoops to conquer" You have avoided. have avoided, and our brilliant re- publican leaders have strictly avoided partisan criticism and comment, all having in mind that patriotic deter
 imitation of protection and victory. It is a gross shame to arouse dtScord, to
 nlav politics, and further selfish aspi- rationS but it is being done, and is now doing, so we must arise from our leth- argy and be up and doing. Your edi-
 torial will bear republication, and beg
 of you to call particular attention to Julius kahn's remarks. printed in your Sunday issue, in which he sa Tt may he presumptuous to question the statement of our president regard | ing Carl Hayden's record (and vote), so | refer the inquisitive to Congress
 man Slayden of Texas. who was writ ten, by the president. a letter causing | him to Withdraw-Hayden and Stay den voting the same on an issue now denied.' There is now but one way ] to moderate and restrain our presi- | dents aspirations, and that is, the | election of a republican congress.
 GEO. O. FORD
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
IN cRowpER,s OLD HOME TOWN

Edinburg Grundy county, where General Enoch Crowder born, like many other towns in Missouri missed it's chance of becoming great when the rail- road passed it by. When Crowder born there in 1859, 1t was quite place. the old inhabitants say They speak with enthusiasm of Grand River College where some famous educated, and declare that Ednburg a much livelier town than Tren- ton, and would be heap sight bigger by now if it hadn't been for the blamed old railroad
 Uncle Albert Miller who came out to show the photographer where to take pictures. and who says he has lived in Edinburg seventyseven years, says that Crowder was quite peart youngster, but that the folks couldn't get him to go to Sunday school. But hear he's done fairly well since he Edin- burg said MT. Miller, "and I guess he'll get along somehow.
 General Crowder came back to the old town few years ago and pointed out the lot where he born. The house had been moved away knew where Frank Elliott runs little store the and remembers Crowder very well. The place is reached by a smooth hard road about six miles out of Tren- ton. Near creek the way is a gigantic hill, and overlooking turn in the road is rock bluff thar looked as if it was put to delight landscape painter. There several citizens in Trenton who remember Crowder well. But few people outside of Grunoy county had ever heard anything of Ednburg. Macon Republican.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
PRESS AGENT NEWS
 50 PER CENT JUNK

If the editor of a daily newspaper should decide to use, in one special is sue, all of the publicity matter sent to him in one day by the scores of press agents serving the departments. bu- reaus, administration boards, commit tees, etc, at Washington, he would be responsible for the most striking ex- ample of a freak neWspaepr ever pub lished, says the Editor and Publisher It continues:
 He would have tC omit the news of the war, and all other news and feature matter-and even then he might have to issue an enlarged paper It would not be a newspaper at all, in the accepted sense. It would be far less interesting than the Congressional Record at it's dullest. It would be of no service to the government at all. for nobody would read it. It would. however. render one service-such as it is. It would enable the group of Washington publicity men to visualize their copy in print, and to realize how a newspaper would look if this copy should be used as written.
 As matters stand, while there is ob- vious need that every department and 1 bureau of the government should in terpret it's activities to the people. and
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Former Hold Ups" Now up. Holders

Representative Ferris chairman of the democratic congressional committee complains that the record 70 tho democrats in congress measures is being attacked seneralies and by reference to percentag s Mr Ferris is in It is true that percentages of republican and democratic votes for and against the war measures have been used by the republicans who The same time have set the actual figures votes. The one thing avoided by the democrats is specific ,ference 10 the draft law There the real of loyalty The total opposition in the to the dec araton of state of twelve, republicans and five democratic. Republicans in congress and at home proceeded at once to the punishment of their even rocacitrants. La Toilette repudiated both iy his republican colleagues and by his state Tbo others have been kicked out.
 of the five democrats all party leaders, William J. Stone. chairman of the foreign relations committee was not only not repudiaed but became the admins- trations most fervid defender against republican charges of incompetence The other four still in close democratic communion. loyal the president if they disloyal to their country.
 Mir Arthur Evans recently prepared an interesting ecord for the Chicago Tribune of the parties in congress legislation. It was provoked by the claims Of the democrats who while shouting Keep politics out of the war;! were dragging the war into politics"
 At that time, only six days ago. Mir. Evans con-
 
 sisting to make the world for democracy. with that of the democratic leaders at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue who striving make the country solid for the democrats two ends of ihe Avenue have been brought together The demo- would make the country for democrats and that end capitalizing the war; regarding it as what Vice President Marshall in a recent democratic -pocoh said it was. "a democratic asset"
 Summarizing the things he had set out to show, Mr Evans says
 Wherever the Wilson policies have met with serious opposition in congress it has sprung from the democratic leaders.
 The measures have had more solid support from the republican minority than the democratic majority
 On all war measures with record votes in the senate Te per cent of the republican vote against sa per cent of tho democratic votes have been for tho measures.
 The vital win the war measures have been forced through by the republican minority in the
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
HUN SHELLSAT EACH
 MEAL WAS HIS MENU
 WRITES PHOENIX BUY

Private Nick Crump of battery E, 340th field artillery. with the American EXpeditionary Forces in France, has just written his mother. Explaining why he had not been heard from ear
 her., he says: We moved up to the front couple of weeks ago and since then every one has been working night ana day. This is the liveliest place we nave been in since 1 have been in the army old friend Fritz always being in a bad humor and showing it by sending shells around our vicinity day and night. We get shells for breakfast, dinner and supper. and at night Fritz adds gas shells to the menu, which
 means crawling into gas masks in an awful hurry. So, with ducking shells. gas and other duties we're a busy lot of men. You'd laugh to see us flop on
 the ground whenever we hear a shell
 Whizzing by, but then it's a whole lot
 safer lying flat on the ground than
 standing up if one of the shells should land close"
 After speaking of some personal
 matters, he writes: Its pretty hard
 10 keep our clothes very clean; haven't had my clothes off for a couple of weeks and, believe me, good bath and cleanup would sure be some treat. But in spite of all these conditions l am enjoying the best of health, have a swell appetite our grub is good and generally we get plenty of it. We are l in sector where the Germans were recently driven out, and while they
 were here they had lots Of vegetable
 gardens along the hillsides. so now we are able to get all the fresh vegetables l We care to eat
 At present 1 am sitting in front of
 my dugout shells whizzing overhead writing this letter. The Boche is all ways shelling the towns nearby and why he should want to ruin and de stroy them is hard to understand But then, it seems to be his policy to wreck 1 everything he can. Several towns we passed through coming up here were | shot up something fierce. I saw lots l of German prisoners on the way up | and noticed that they were either very young or old, so I guess Germany is 1 hard up for men. Every once in a
 while we get to see some air battles which are very exciting, and it sure
 was great sight to watch a couple of l allied machines bring down a German
 plane which was snooping behind ouf
 ines
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
Letters From Soldiers
Grant Stevens.


 Mrs. l.. A. Stevens, 1219 Woodland street, who has lived here three years and who has two sons in the army, has received an interesting letter from her son, Grant Stevens, a musician in the band of the 340th field artillery. The letter follows:
 In France, Behind the Lines.
 September 24, 1918. Dear Folks:
 We'll here we are in the game at last. We have had some great eXperi- ences so far, and they are coming thick and fast-have learned how to hug the ground when a shell bursts overhead. Fritzy is sending us some now-siX have come over since l. whoop, there comes another-started this.
 We passed over a barrage the other night that was worth going around the world to witness. The roar of the great cannon could be heard for miles. But the most exciting time was when the infantry boys went over the top.
 Another experience I shall never for get was the coming in of a new regi- ment. We crossed France by train leaving the quiet and peaceful country behind. We camped at town well known to you all-'twas dark when We arrived. We could see. the flashes and hear the roar of the big guns at the front. We walked all that night, hay ing breakfast at a resting place We then continued our walk, tramping all the next day through shell-torn vil- lages that were, not long ago, mo mans land" The band accompanied us. After supper we prepared our beds for the night. It had been very quiet all day and we were wondering when the silence would break, when sudden ly vivid shriek, followed by an eX- plosion, sounded directly over us: others following into the night. The Huns thought they were handing us some big ones.
 We've been here long enough to be used to it. I am enjoying the best of health. In fact, I never felt better in my life. We have good food and lots of it. plenty of clothes and good warm | bedding. Uncle Sam surely knows how to care for his men. I pity the poor fellow who can't have this experi- ence-I shouldn't have missed it for anything.
 Hope this finds all well at home
 Love to all CRANE.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
A Study of the Flu

Whether not any vaccine yet discovered is of value in combating Spanish influenza is subject of local and suppose, country wide controversy It appears though that the authorities decline approve reject any of them used reserving judgment concerning them.
 Dr. W. A. Evans of Chicago physician of national reputation a few days ago tour of the eastern part of the country making a study of the epidemic. Regarding the of vaccine at various places in New England he said:
 Many people had faith in it and many had not Those who in a position to know best would neither approve condemn it. This same nearer being disapprova than otherwise, since the natural tendency would be to advocate it's if there seemed ground for doing while there would be hesitation about condemnng something that might prove helpful
 Many people using influenza vaccine made under direction of Dr. Leary of Tufts Medical college authorities willing to venture an opinion as to it's effectiveness.
 The United States army laboratory has prepa- -ed a vaccine against pneumonia. This vaccine is not an influenza vaccine. but since g many cases of in- fuenZa develop pneumonia it may be of indirect service in the primary disease This vaccine is to be tried this winter. We should know by next spring whether it IS of any service
 Dr. Evans found that in a general way measures for a repression of influenza were directed against infection by contact use sprays and nose washes after describing the various kinds which have been recommended he said: q found no one whose opinion could be considered authoritative who would say that he considered washes and sprays ser viceable in preventing the disease
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
MIR. CAMPBELL'S
 REPUTATION
Special to The Republican,

TUCSON, Oct. 27.-"My attention has been called to a letter being addressed to voters of the state and purporting to be signed by George Rabbit, demo- cratic state chairman, in which it is stated that I have publicly criticized President Wilson in my speeches" said Tom Campbell who spent q short time in Tucson, Sunday en route to the southeastern part of the state.
 The paragraph in Mir. Rabbits let ter to which 1 take exception is as fol- lows:
 We must not forget that the repu- blican nominee for governor has in his campaign speeches publicly criticized President Wilson and his policies and has openly aligned himself with the enemies of our president. Before the Liberty loan campaign, I made five political speeches at Bis bee. Globe, Tucson, Phoenix and Pres colt. After that my addresses were devoted to the Liberty loan and I ignored politics entirely. Those who heard me will bear me out when I say that did not utter a single word which might be construed as criticism of the ! president of the United States or as aligning myself with the enemies of our president
 T have addressed a letter to MT i Rabbit, asking him whether he au- 1 thorized this false and libelous state
 ment, believing that he should be held | to account if he is really responsible | for it.
 Tt is no light thing these days tc
 be charged with being aligned with the enemies of the president of the United 1 States and l cannot conceive that Mr 1 Rabbit, whom I have always known tC ] be an estimable gentleman would i make such a statement when there is
 not the slightest foundation if fact 1 for it"
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
FLICKER PINNEY


 The following letter depicting con- ditions at the front has recently been received by Mrs. w. L. Pinney of 1870 West Adams street, from her son, Tucker Pinney, well known Phoenix boy.
 France Sept. 30, 1918. Dearest Mother.
 We have moved to a different sector of the front and seem now to be more or less permanently settled at last, after jumping from place to place for the last ten days or so. We have found the roads to be even worse than they were in our last sector, although the runs are not so long. However, the dressing stations are constantly nov ing up. so that we have to hunt them out. The sector is now quartered in dugouts situated on a hillside which not long ago was close behind the front lines.
 These dugouts were built by French soldiers and while on the same order as some we have been in before, they are longer and much more comfortable. Some of them have electric lights, the juice being generated by q small dynamo. Other are supplied with fire places, but are boarded up now and have cardboard tackled on the walls and ceiling. There are crude articles of furniture such as tables, chairs, cupboards, and shelves. The dugouts vary in size. holding anywhere from one to three men, and others to fifty men. I am in a dugout consisting of | two adjoining rooms with hunks for | four men, two in each room. Besides | all this we have the luxury of a shower l bath, which only requires the filling of l n1r nI ba hull nf n | insure hot showers. And best of all we are receiving excellent food. Condi- | tions could not be much better consid- ering our whereabouts.
 It is possible we may be able to l subscribe for bonds of the fourth Lib erty loan. which are now on sale. If | so I shall allot a part of my pay per month to apply on the purchase of one, as money is useless at the front and 1 the bonds are a sure way of saving money. besides helping a worthy cause. Soldiers overseas were unable to sub scribe for bonds of the third Liberty loan. I should like to invest in bond of every issue if possible. So far | have succeeded.
 Our official newspaper, "The Radi- ator," has just announced the estab- lishment of a bureau which will buy CnrlStmaS BlltS TOT dihpuidnce hien dl the front upon receipt of the name of the article desired and the price, and will mail the gift if they wish. There fore if I have no opportunity myself, shall avail myself of this offer and sec that you and "sis'' receive something.
 We have had some rainy weather lately and it has made the roads al very soft. Heavy traffic has made then ! almost impaSSable I have never en : countered so much traffic on narrow roads. We have just had some new leather vests Oined with the same ma l terial as our wooden uniforms are made oD, issued to us as protection agains
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28

keep in touch with them the present policy makes it impossible to do so, Editors contend that about 90 per cent of the publicity copy sent out reaches the waste basket-inevitably.
 If results are to. be obtained there must he a central clearing house through which this matter shall be dis tributed. The government must CO., ordinate the work of it's publicity men, There must be in charge of the work men capable of editing copy with a sense of it's immediate urgency and news value. The city editor of a news paper does not permit the members of his staff 10 work without directio- News writers do not turn in long stol' on trivial happenings. They are told how much to write. Relative news values are always considered. Under any other policy it would be utterly i'm possible to publish a newspaper.
 The publicity men at Washington are engaged in what should be public ser vice of real value. Yet they arc ac- complaining little. This is not due to coldness on the part of editors toward government publicity. It is due to the policy under which the work is done at Washington. A government news bu- reau. affiliated with the committee on Public Information, could solve the problem. Publicity men attached to the various bureaus should swork under the direction of this central organiza . | tion. No copy should go to the news papers except through this bureau. and copy should be subject to the same value tests applied by the press as sociations in handling the news of the world for their patrons.
 
 Use The Republican Classified Pages : for Results-Read for Profit.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28
FRANK LUXE BETTER KNOWN THAN PERSA|NG
 PHOENIX HERD |D0L|zED BY FIGHTING MEN

of himself
 Here is what Lieutenant Chn thinks of him: Frank has done won derful work and his name is on the lips of all our boys over here. I bo- lieve the boy is better known than PerShinS himself. All of us are proud of him for he has been doing wonder ful things. He is the best turned out by our government up to date and has shown some of our allies a thing or two. Luke has more balloons to his credit than any other aviator and he hade this record inside month. Ii is really remarkable and I hope you folks back home will give him his duo credit. The boys here worship him; it seems impossible that q chap could make such a name for himself in such a short time. Wherever Frank goes he is pointed out. On every hand you hear
 That is he the American Ace of ! Aces
Arizona republican., 1918-10-28

That is he-the American Ace of Aces,7
 That is the way Lieutenant Frank Luke is pointed out, writes one of his friends from overseas.
 Writing consratulatory letter to Marie Rapson of san Diego. the girl Luke is to marry after the war, Lieu tenant Cliff has told what his brother officers think of Lukes won dcrful performances in the air.
 T believe the boy is better known than Pershing himself" he says.
 His letter is particularly gratifying to Mr. and Mrs. Luke, who never had word from their son relative 10 his flying. Five letters have been re- ceived from him since his world fame as an aviator, vet his only mention of his phenomenal feats have been 10 the effect that his family should not worrv that he knows how to take care