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Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

A large number Of attorneys were in Tombstone yesterday to attend court, before Judge McAllister, num- Der Of civil and probate matters being on the docket for hearing. Among those in the county seat were Rod R1eDcnald, Alex Murry. c. T. Knapp, Clifton Matthews, s. K. Williams ana Williams and E. J. Flannigan, of Bis tee; D. A. Richardson, Judge F. M. Dean, Harry r. Pickett. s. w. White. .R N. French, Bruce Stephenson O. Douglas.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Mrs Harry c. Wheeler. and daugh- ter, Sunshine. left this afternOn for Alamagordo, N M.. where they will meet Capt Wheeler who is going there on a short ,urlough before talk ing up new duties in the States, hay ing just landed from France Mrs. Wheeler has heard no more since yes terdav from the Captain. and resaT'i- ing the rumOrs. the first ofiwhich she heard today, she stated she was posi- tive they were all false, else the Cap tain would have appraised her long before this. She will return in about a week.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

A special dispatch to the Daily h. ternational from Washington says that Barney Holbert of Douglas and Glenn Blankenship of Nogales have been ap- pointed second lieutenants in the quar- termaster's department of the army. HoIbert was for year or more clerk at the Bank of Douglas until the war began, when he joined the quarter masters corps here and { later was transferred to another point.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Mrs. Fred H. Schmidt, for six years wife of a man to whom she was mar lied in Denver, who is now drafted in Company A of the Thirty-fifth in Iantry. Nopales. was yesterday after noon bound over to the superior court ,v fusrice 0f the Peace Dunlap at Douglas, under $500 bond to answer charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Her chauffeur, A. +. McDonlad. was released.
 "My opinion, said Judge Dunlap IS that the woman is either crazy or guilty"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Supervisor John Rock returned to Tombstone last evening from Grand Canyon, where he has been in attend ance at the annual tax conference held at Fl Tovar hotel Assessor E. A.. Hughes will return either tonight or tomorrow, remaining until the con- ference came to an end, having few other matters regarding the Cochise assessment to bring bfore the meet ing.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28
About tue State

Ajo-It is reported that rich ore containing tungsten, molybdenum and gold is being taken down by a force of miners on tho Black Bess property.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Lewis Burton died at McNeal at s o'clock last night at the home of his son-in-law. T. J. Lesson. Mir. Burton was IS years old. He was born Decem- Der 30, 1S4O. at Phoenix, R. l. Be sides the widow, Mrs. Lewis Burton the following children survive: Mrs. H. D. DuBois, Stafford, Ariz.; Mrs. T. U. Lesson, McNeal, Ariz.; R. l.. Bur ton. McNeal. Ariz. and Mrs, I. U: Moore. Tracy Cal. The funeral Will be held Monday. The Masonic lodge will have charge of the funeral, inter ment being at McNeal.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Yuma.-The Winterhaven Egyptian Cotton exchange has addressed the council of national defense, asking that American growers of long staple be assured a market for their product and preference over foreign growers. About 1900 bales of Yuma Egyptian cotton remain at the Winterhaven gin unsold.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

The road out of Tombstone to Glee- son and Courtland is in bad shape III snots there being several ugly wash ougs near the 7-mile tree and in the dins near G'eeson. The road 10 FL Huacbuca via the Charleston bridge lis good. IL is also good to Ramsey
 ranvon excepting a few spots. lhe road from Ramsey canyon corner oh tbc Hereford road is mighty htn H,
 sr,ts for about three miles. The roaa .o Turs0n via Turner is good to Turner hut bassome awful spots between Iui- por and through the gap on 10 tne ',
 E1pire ranrh. From there to van I' is good The road Go Tucson via bDh- son is good Go Martinez ranch m iil',I
 ,ountv. and then there is ;h" same oii .i-rso rock t1r.ug1 the VT sh, but rom
 c,horo vou turn off 10 Colossal Cave i. f. vrr~ fair Co Val and better rom Vail 10 Tucson than for some llu'S' Tombstone to Bisbee road is m excel lent condition but tho road department
 of the county should change mo irol sirn directing tourists to BiShee 70 a ncipf about four hundred feet west 9l where u now stands. as sem, straueers ever the terrible old Anl route. It should be reset al ienlh street.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Phoenix.-The Arizona corporation commission today entered an order permitting the WinslOY Telephone company to sell and the Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph com pany to purchase the telephone system of Winslow There was no opposition to the transfer.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

Jerome -JoseTh Tandrew, a brake man employed on the Verde Valley rlil-red. met death ves'Crday after noon at ahrut 9 o'clock in horrible n3arcr when his head was severed frcm the fodv es he was onga"ed in switching work a. TWutenuey While thcro vor only Gne oye-'e. ress. a small Mexican boy, 1t is the general belief of others employed that Nr. Tandrow's rawhide strap huckled 70 his rants with keys attached 10 the end became fastened Co the ruug ot the ladder as he was getting down from the moving car, when he was thrown under wheel. Having light fcothcld and while climbing down at rapid pace it required but slight jar under thee circumstances for him to lose his balance.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-07-28

As the result of controversy over 5O.OOO acres of land lying in the ylcin- ity of Wilcox a drawing was held at 7 o'clock yesterday afternoon Tn the Phoenix land office. Most of the land was claimed by homesteaders' while cattIemen, who held leases, or wanted to lease from the state, were anxious io keep the homesteaders off Ihe drawing resulted about 5O-5O for each side. Some of the homesteaders lost their land and the state lost some land. The land consisted of three townships. 13 south, 26 east Tn Gra- ham county. and 10 and II south, 2l east in Cochise county. About 5O'O0O acres of this land was settled by home steaders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Germans Planning
Some New Moue On
Thin American Line
Indications Are That Much Preparation For Some
thing Is Being Made by Enemy on Toul Sec
tor, But Pershing's Men Are Ready
When it Comes

With the American Army in France,
Thursday, March Thy the Asso-
ciated Press.)--A half dozen bombs
were dropped behind the American
front in the sector northwest OF Toul
last night by German airplanes, which
were looking for ammunition dumps.
They did not succeed in hitting any
OF their detectives. however, and none
of the bombs dropped caused any cas-
ualties.
Groups of German bombarding air.
planes on the way to cities and towns
far behind the lines are passing over
the American front almost continu-
ously. They are greeted by hot anti
aircraft fire from the American bat
teries.
With the American Army in France.
Wednesday. March 6.-(By the Assoc
clated Press. Jan American patrol of
five men three nights ago outfought
an enemy patrol OF 10 men they met
in No Mans Land and the Americans
opened fire. The Germans replied and
for three minutes there was sharp
skirmish. The enemy retired leaving
two dead and two wounded Bava-
rians, who were made prisoner. The
American patrol returned to its own
line without having received ! scratch
Officers report that, despite the fact
that the Germans fired many shells to
prepare the way for raid. not =
single enemy soldier get into posi-
ton to carry II out. the American aus
tomato rifles. machine gums and rifles
stopping The Gefmans A their tracls.
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.BANKHEAD CARRIES
. THE WARRIOR RIVER
CASE TO HIGH COURT
Senator Appeals to Presi-
dent and McAdoo to
Consider Question
of Traffic
nv HUGH w. ROBERTS

washington. March S.-(Speciai)
Impressed with fear that anxiety OF
the shipping board to determine the
exact extent of Mobile and New Or
leans requirement of coal might
cause unnecessary delay In develop
ment of commercial projects in con-
nection with the Warrior river, Sem
ator Bankhead appealed this afternoon
to President Wilson and Secretary
McAdoo.
The attention of the executive Of
ficers was drawn by other members
of the Senate commerce committee to
the possibilities of inland waterway
development in general. When the en-
tire story including the inestimable
advantages of the Warrior was re-
lated the President expressed his deep
interest, but reminded the senator
that to a great degree he would have
to depend on his aides. He asked for
and was given a copy of the recent
report on the Warrior and agreed to
read it during the night.
Secretary McAdoo was even more
cordial. He announced his satisfaction
in that the Warrior had been found to
be feasible and expressed his pleas
ure in the Mason Bontecou report. AS
the delegation was retiring he asked
Senator Bankhead to return alone to-
morrow for further discussion of the
Alabama project.
The interviews were reassuring,
said Senator Bankhead. "a favorable
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REED CONTINUES
TO FIND FAULT
WITH EVERYTHING
Food and Fuel Administra-
tors Bitterly Attacked by
Little Group in Senate
MISSOURI MAN LEADS
I'm WHINING CRITICISM
Attempt Is Made to Arouse
Dissatisfaction Among
Farmers and Bust
ness Men

Washington, March 8.
Structures on government price
fixing and the activities of the
food administration monopo-
lized today's session Of the
Senate.
Led by Senator Reed of Missouri,
democrat, a group Of senators of both
parties made the attack. Charges
that a general policy of fixing prices
for farm products, not authorized by
the food control law, is being insti-
tuted, were made by Senators Reed
and Borah, who said the licensing
power of the law was being so used
that it's result is an unauthorized
price-fixing programme.
In a four-hour speech, teeming with
bitter criticism, Senator Reed also de-
nounced the fuel administration. assert
ing that Administrator Garfield had not
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With the American Army in France,
"wednesday. March 6.-(By the Assc-
biated Press. THE enemy apparently
has something he is planning In
abundance against our attenuatod
troops in the sector northwest Of Tous
His camouflage constructions at GER
Lain places have suddenly been dou-
pled in height and much work is go
Ing on within the enemy line.
i Last night an American on patrol
Who understands German heard this
koEversation within German trench
come here. Fritz. take this pick
knd prize that stone loose and then
Throw that dirt out. Those
byer there! We work all night to fix
Things here and they blow them to
he'll in the daytime
| The men in the American patrol,
'sho made dash for the American
herman trenches. where they had been
hiding. explained why they started
tut in broad daylight on their back
ward sprint They had lost their way
hi the dark in No Mans Land and
often into the shellhole after wan
Herring for several hours. Finally the
ken got hungry and all Of them de-
4ided they would rather take chance
Nth German bullets than go any
fth ser without food and water.
INA 5 sun came out today. drying out
n ground and the trenches and tho
las damp clothing.
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Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS.

GENERAL NEWS.
I-British drive Turks back In Pal
estine.
German offensive Is expected soon.
big hattie in Bclaium.
Baukhead carries Warrior case TO
higher court.
New coal regulations issued by
Garfield.
Eleven killed in mir raid.
Reed continues to fight food nd
ministrator.
Germans claim direct route
through Russia to Indian hor-
der.
2-Caulkers' union II delaying COM
pletion OF ships.
7-Forney Johnston Ii still In attn
tude OF watchful waiting.
LOCAL NEWS
3--Civic association directors indorse
school bond Issue.
E-Record In Chumley case not di-
vulEed by grand Jurors.
Alabama leads all southern states
In v. NJ. c. A. work.
Civilians henr DR.. Barrett ON
school bond issue.
Booth IL busy with plans Of Press
byterian e3.OOO.00O campaign.
Chairman ~ PASTORS union states
position.
Federal reserve board approves To-
cnl bond issue.
FEATURES.
4EEditorial comment.
3e-seelety and Dolly Dairymple.
s-sports.
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Summary of NelDs From, All
War Fronts and Capitals
by the As.oclated Pre.s

Clear skies have returned to the bat
tie front in France, and everywhere along
the American. British and French sec
tors there has been increase in activity
by the forces which 1t is believed must
soon close in combat.
Official reports. devoid OF description
as they are, indicate that verdun Is once
more the scene of heavy artillery actions.
but this may be only a preliminary to
an attack on another sector
The American lines near. Toul are just
to the southeast Of verdun and the con-
tinued activity along this front show
that TIE Germans contemplate serious
operations there Raids in force. such
as were met by the Americans with the
utmost ,fortitude and completely repulsed.
have not been repeated, but German avia-
tors are continually over the American
lines, spying out ammunition dumps, To-
cation OF guns and the disposition Of the
American forces. M
s; 1t is revsaled IN late reports that the
retirement of the Germans from Narva.
west of Petrograd, was a result of sue
cessfnl resistance made BY Russian
forces at the city Of hamburg. So miles
southwest Of the Russian capital. This
resistance may be only local instance
Of the disposition OF the bolshevik gov
ernment TO fight against further inya-
sion Of Great Russia. but 1t points to the
fact that the Russians are still capable
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PETRoGRAp AWAITING FATE

Petrograd. Wednesday, March 6--Petro-
grad is clamiy waiting news OF its fate
during the quiet offered by the tempo
rary armistioe, pending consideration Of
the peace treaty by the soldiers and
workmen's congress at Moscow. Evil
dence is seen everywhere that the city
is being evacuated.
Crowds are trying to leave the city. but
the regular trains have been suspended
and permission to secure special trains
is difficult to obtain. Fabulous prices
are paid for sleghs, while thousands Of
persons are walking out along the high
ways and railroads. The theatres opera
and ballet are open as usual, the public
being indifferent, as the result of the
long strain to which it has been sub
jected.
The bolshevik delegation returned to-
day from Brest-I4itovsk. NJ Alexeff,
member OF the delegation. said the dele
gates were forced to sign under pressure
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ANTHRACITE COAL
FOR DOMEST|CUSE
CUT THIRTY CENTS
Reduction in Price at Mines
Ordered in Four West
ern States
RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
WILL BE REGULATED
Garfield Issues Rules to
Prevent Hoarding of Both
Soft and Hard
Product

Washington, March 8.-An
average reduction Of 30 cents
a ton in the retail price of all
anthracite coal sold for domes-
tic use between next April l
and September l was an
nounced tonight by the fuel adj
ministration, together with
regulations governing the re-
tail distribution Of all coal for
the year beginning the first of
next month. The rules are de-.
signed particularly to prevent
boarding and insure the filling
of all domestic needs for next
winter during the summer
months.
Although no reduction in the retail
price of bituminous coal to consun1-
ers was made, the fuel administration
today began announcement of revised
prices for such coal at the mines, the
first made public showing sharp re-
auctions in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming
and Montana. Prices for other states
will be announced as soon as deter
mined. The idea is for general re-
vision before the beginning of the
coal year on April |.
ORDER EXPLAINED
In explaining the reduction in the price
OF anthracite, the administration said
(Continued ON page Eleven)
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War Finance Corporation
Bill Is Amended by House
Committee in Its Revision

Washington, March SIN completing
it's revision the war finance corporation
bill. passed yesterday by the Senate, the
House ways and means committee today
reduced from $4,000, 100000 to s2.0o0.0O0 .0c0
the maximum amount of bonds which
may be issued by the corporation to aid
in financing necessary industrial and
commercial enterprises.
The committee agreed upon a capital
issues section substantially similar to
that in the Senate bill, providing vol
untary licensing system for private Sc
curity issues of 100000 and more, instead
OF the compulsory licensing plan orig
inally proposed by the administration.
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Muscle Shoals Sites Will
Be Condemned if Owners
Do Not Sell Reasonably

Washington. March S.-Land owners
asking prices the government is unwil-
ling to pay for the site of the new
nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, face con-
demnation Of the property.
The Senate today passed Senator I'm
derwood's bill to authorize the govern
ment to buy the site at condemnation
price and any other sites needed for
military purposes as we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Columbus, Miss, Business
Man, Worrying Over War,
Ends Life With Pistol

Columbus. Miss. March Especial
Dependency as the result Of the fact
that he knew his two oldest sons would
soon be called to war and he would
have no one to assist him in looking
after his multifarious business interests.
Is said to be responsible for the suicide
OF J. C. Hacklewan, ST., one OF the lead
ing merchants OF Columbus, who shot
himself through the head with pistol
this morning and expired almost imme-
diately. Mr. Hacklewan was So years
old and is survived by his widow, three
sons and two daughters.
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Won L. Never Dying

Boston, March S.--George Won l.. Meyer,
former cabinet officer and ambassador.
who has been III at his residence here
for several weeks. was tonight reported
as slowly sinking. His illness, due to
q tumor OF the liver. took an unfayor-
able turn during the day and his pisysi-
clan said that there was slight chance
OF his recovery.
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BRITISH NIGHT REPORT
London. March s.-The text of the Brit
ish official statement on the Ypres-Dix-
nude battle issued tonight says:
Shortly before dawn today, after
heavy artillery preparations the enemy
delivered a strong local attack on a
front of over mile south of Houthulst
forest On greater part of this front
this attack broke down under the fire OF
our troops. At one point, however on
the left of our line, where the attack
was pressed with great determination
and supported by troops carrying flame
throwers, some of the soldiers holding
our advance posts were compelled to
fall back a short distance on front OF
about 500 yards.
After severe fighting later in the
morning counter attack was launched
by Yorkshire light infantry. 1t met with
considerable success with the result that
the enemyss troops were driven back
distance Of 800 yards beyond their former
front line and heavy losses were inflict-
cd upon them. Our positions are COM
pletely re-established. our casualties In
the enemyss original attack and In the
subsequent fighting were light.
sussex troops carried out success
full raid this morning east of Laventie
land with little loss to themselves, cap
tured few prisoners. Hostile artillery
showed considerable activity at a number
of points, particularly IN the neighbor-
hood of Isesquires in the Givenchy,
|lNeuve Chppelle and Armentieres sections
land east of Ypres."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
Requirement of a Direct
Route to Persia and
Afghanistan Announced
in Berlin
FINLAND REPORTED TO
HAVE ASKED FOR KING
of GERMAN KIND
They Want Son of Kaiser
to Rule KrylenkO
Resigns as Head
of the Army

The Hague, March s. We
have acquired a direct free
route via Russia to Persia and
Afghanistan, says a dispatch
from the Wolff bureau, the
German semi-official agency,
received here today.
The announcement of the Wolff
bureau, if true, has an important
bearing on the situation in west
ern Asia, and, possibly, even in
India. The peace terms forced
upon Russia at Brest-Litovsk
took away from Russia districts
in the Cis-Caucasian region,
through which it would be posi-
Bile for the Germanic allies to
gain entrance from the Black, sea
or Turkey into Persia. Passage
through Persia probably would
meet with only nominal opposi-
ton, while a still further advance
into Afghanistan would be posi-
BILE.
A Picking dispatch, dated Feb
ruary %, said the governor of the
province of Sin Kiang had re-
ported that the Turks and Ger
mans were active among the
sMohammedans there. Sin Kiang
is just to the northeast Of
Afghanistan and abuts the
northern border of India.
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London, March 8Eleven killed and 46 were
injured in last nights airpane raid London according to the
police reports official announcement today 1t
feared that additional six bodies the ruins of houses
wrecked
injured in raid that adj
still buried the wrekage of houses All
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-03-09
FINLAND WANTS KING

London, March s.--The Finnish
government has asked the German
Emperor to appoint Prince Oscar, the
fifth son Of the Emperor, King Of
Finland, the Alton Tidningen Of
Stockholm says it learns from diplo-
matte circles there, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch.
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the CASUALTIES occurred IN LONDON.
Several persons were killed by the
wreoking of several houses in north
east London. The house Of a vicar was
partly wrecked. but the clergyman
escaped. He is special constable and
left home for duty when the warning
came few minutes before the explo-
sion which damaged his residence The
vicar worked throughout the night as
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BRITISH DAY REPORT

London, March S.-"The enemys ar
tillery was active last night in the
neighborhood of Ribecourt and the
Scarpe valley the war office reports.
transferable artillery activity devel-
Ioped also on both sides in the Yprcs
sector between the Menin road and
lHoutholst forest"