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Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
FOOD| FOR EAST IS. HOOVER FEAR
Two Months Is Minimum Length of Shortage Per iod Belief of Food Admin
 istrator in His Statement
[RepubIican A. P. Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The east ern part of the United States faces a food shortage likely to continue for the next sixty days.
 In making this disclosure tonight, Food Administrator Hoover declared that the situation is the most critical in the country's history and that in many of the large consuming areas reserve food stores are at the point of eX- haustion.
 Blames Rail Congestion
 The whole blame is put by the food administrator on railroad congestion, which he says also has thrown the food administration far behind in it's pro gram for feeding the allies. The only solution he sees is a greatly increased rail movement of foodstuffs even to the exclusion of much other commerce.
 1t was evident tonight that the rail- road administration is inclined to re- sent MT. Hoover's blame of the rail- roads and Director General McAdoo declared he was ready to provide every transportation facility for expediting food. The railroad administration, he said, had suggested that farmers be urged to release their grain holdings liiub loi SC ihiuDCio Ol Cdl 5 might be utilized in moving them
 Exports Will Be Short
 Cereal exports to the allies, MT. Hoover's statement says, will be 45,- 100000 bushels short on March 1 and meat shipments also are far short of the amounts promised.
 Inability to move the crops. MT. Hoover sets forth, has suspended the law of supply and demand, has created price margin between producer and consumer wider than it ever was be- fore.
 A large part of the corn crop is about to spoil because it is not moving to ter minals for drying. The percentage of soft corn in last years crop all of which must be dried if it is to be saved is ssthe largest ever known. Estimates place the amount as high as a billion bushels.
 Grain Cost on Increase
 The cost of grains for feeding live stock has increased to such an extent by reason of transportation difficulties MT. Hoover says, that feeders are con fronted with the prospect of serious losses. Dairying interests, too. he de. clares, are hard hit.
 Potatoes, the food administrator de 1 clares, are spelling in the producers hands while consumers have been sun. i piled only from summer garden crop.
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Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
ID RUSH NEW WAR
 FINANCE MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Prompt passage, with bipartisan support, of the administration measure to establish war finance corporation and pro- vide federal supervision over private security issues was planned in the sen ate today when the revised measure was reported with unanimous endorse ment of the finance committee. Chair man Simmons will call it up next Mon- day and thinks only a few days con- sideration necessary for it's disposal. The house also is preparing to expe- dite action.
 As re-drafted the bill would create the corporation with $500,000,000 capital and power to issue $4,000, 900, 900 in bonds to be advanced to war and con- tributary industries. Four directors appointed by the president instead of by Secretary McAdoo, with the latter as head of the directorate, would man age the corporations affairs
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
SHERIFF WHEELER
 AF TER NEW TRAIL OF POWERS BOYS
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BISBEE Feb. 21.-Sheriff Harry c. Wheeler and his posse of hand-picked deputies are again working in the Chir icahuas seking a new trail made by John and Thomas Powers and Thomas Ssson, sought for the murder of three Graham county officers February tenth. Deputy Sheriff Billy Brakefield and Constable Joe Hodges arrived in Bisbee this evening for provisions and other supplies for Sheriff Wheeler.
 Sheriff Wheeler is again in the mountains in the vicinity of Apache and Skeleton canyon with Indian scouts and bloodhounds. The dogs are held in readiness at a ranch nearby awaiting the picking up of a fresh trail. Shows of the past week have obliter- ated trails which the officers were fol- lowing.
 One of the Powers boys has been wounded with fragments of glass in the eye. and the other has a lacerated cheek from slivers, declare the dep- uties arriving here. This information they gained from men who had seen the refugees in their flight. The dep- uties are confident that the sugitives have been furnished food and other as- sistance in their flight, and that friends in the mountains have assisted them to throw the posses off their trail.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Government Ownership Lost
 In Senate; Vote Is 6I to 10

Republicans: Gronna, Johnson,
 California; Jones, Washington;
 Kenyon, Morris and Poindexter.
 The vote was accepted as decis-
 i've. Senator Johnson of CaIifor-
 nia who led the advocates of gov-
 ernment ownership, said tonight he
 did not expect to renew his effort.
 Senators supporting the Cummins amendment were:
 Democrats-Ashurst, Gore, Hard wick, Henderson, Hitchcock, Hollis. Johnson, South Dakota; Kendrick. King, Kirby, Reed, Thomas, Trammell and Vardaman.
 Republicans Cummins, Gronna Johnson, California; Jones, Washing ton; Kenyon, McNarry, Norris, Suther- land and Townsend
 An amendment by Senator Robinson of Arkansas to eliminate a provision granting carriers an additional allow ance, aggregating about $6,500,000 an- nually, for money spent on improve ments last year, was adopted, A to 34. On viva voce vote, the senate re- jected Senator Cummins' amendment to place government control after the war in a board of five men. MT. Cummins said he would seek a record vote on the porposal tomorrow.
 An amendment offered by Senator Frelinghuysen of New Jersey and adopted provides that the new law shall not interfere with states taxation of railroads.
 1 In the final contest tomorrow in the | senate the provision allowing the presi- | dent to initiate rates, subject to the ap- proval of the interstate commerce com- mission, is expected to be the principal controversy. Late today Senator Poin- dexter introduced an amendment pro- viding that the commissions authority shall not be interfered with except that the president, if necessary, may supersede the commissions orders.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
REVIEW
 OF THE DAY
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 Like a great tidal wave, the Ger man invasion of Russia rolls forward From Leal, in Esthonia, the Russian province on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland. on the norh, to Rovno, part of the famed triangle of fortresses which stood as a Muscovite bulwark in the early days of the war, on the south, the Germans still are advancing. The Teutons' forward movement has taken the form of crescent, with it's convex face toward the heart of Rus sia. Minsk which was occupied We'd nesday by German troops, according to an official report from Berlin, is at the extreme eastern curve of the wave.
 Much Booty Captured
 From the official reports emanating from Berlin, it would appear that the Russians are not destitute of supplies with which to continue the war. Dispatches received Thursday were to the effect that the booty captured at Rovno is enormous. Among the items enumerated were 1858 guns, 120 machine guns, 4,000 to 5000 motor cars and trains with about 1000 carriages, many of which were laden with grain; airplanes and war material cf an amount said to be ''incalculable'
 The decisions of the Russian work men and soldiers deputies to accept the German peace terms was not reached without a struggle, and the final vote on the question showed a majority of only one vote in favor of surrender.
 Should the German armies continue to advance after the formal message of surrender is delivered, it is probable hn ha Dol 1ch guerilla warfare against the invaders. It was announced Wednesday at Pet rograd that the advance of the Teu- tonic armies began a new war and that there would be stern resistance offered before the Russian capital is given up.
 In the meantime the situation in Russia has stirred up considerable Sopposition in Germany, especially among the independent socialists whose leader, George Ledebour, speak l ing in the reichstag Thursday, said that the treaty of peace with Ukraine was not acceptable to his party. pr | Eduard David, another socialist lead CT, is reported to have expressed the hope that military operations ill the cast would cease.
 Allies Are Not Idle
 In the meantime the entente allie: are not idle on the French front Tht attack made by the French in LOT raine Wednesday is reported to hay, swept the Germans out. of their frs line trenches over a wide front, but except for the statement that 52 prisoners were captured, there il nothing definite as to the magnitud, of the blow delivered by the French. The New Zealand troops have beel active in trench raiding operation. near Polygon wood, on the Flander front.
 Heavy artillery ducls are going ol along the British and French fronts but, except for the French advance there has been ID infantry engage ments of note.
 The American front is apparentl quiet, as no news of operations o importance has come through in U. last "A hours.
 Northwest of Jeru salem, the Bri, is have continued their advance over four mile front while east of ,'le ci. they have approached to a point with in four miles of the city of Jerich, These operations are reported to b ! continuing.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
German WarshiJps
 Advance on lRevaI
 Make Good Threat

Adkn. o1-Forty- five German st.-aching RevaI on Wedn-~ HIs to message received by press from it's Petrograd correspondent. Troops have been landed at Reval and the Daily News BoIshevik cor respondent telegraphs that Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik foreign minister, probably will resign.
 When the Russian delegates to the Best Litovsk peace conference re- fused to agree to the conditions laid down by the German delegates, General Hoffman, head of the Ger man delegation, is reported to have said:
 .Within a week after the ending of the armistice we will occupy RevaI."
 The foregoing dispatch would in dicate that the investment of RevaI has actually begun.
 On February 18~the German army resumed operations on the Russian front.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
SPAIN WILL GIVE
 NEEDED SUPPLIES
 ID AMERICAN ARMY
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-An eco- homie agreement with Spain under which General Persning will get mules, army blankets and other materials in that country in return for cotton, oil and other commodities from the United States was signed today in Madrid. The state department was so advised tonight by Ambassador Will lard
 The terms of the agreement could not be learAed tonight and it was not known whether they had any bearing on the rate of exchange between the two countries, which the United States has desired to adjust because of the recent depreciation of the American dollar in Spain where it is now worth only about 75 ceEts.
 Success of the negotiations was well come news to officials here as the ability to buy supplies in Spain will save ship tonnage and enable General Pershing to build up his reserve stores much more rapidly than otherwise would have been possible.
 Why Spain Came Through
 The negotiations followed refusal of Spain to supply a large number of mules, 100000 blankets and other ma- teiidiS eApecteu py 1enerdI PerSnlng last month. The official reason given for the failure to fill the order was said to have been that the Spanish railroad system had. broken down and it was impossible to handle goods des- tined for France
 Negotiations at Madrid apparently were going on when it became known that Spanish steamers were being held up in American ports for lack of fuel.
 Through their control of bunker coal the United States and the allies were in a position to stop not only the ship ment of goods to Spain from the allied | countries but from neutrals as well.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
UTILITIES WILL
 BE GUIDED FROM
 ADMINISTRATION
President Wilson. Approves Plan of Secretary McAdoo to Have Government Interest Itself in Street Rail
 ways, Light, Heat and Power Companies Throughout Country Whose Financial Stability is Threatened

the adequacy, under present conditions, of the services and rates of local pub lie utilities. The view is expressed that increased wages and the high cost of essential materials and sup plies have affected them as they have affected everybody else, and that united effort will be necessary, in order to meet alike the public requirements for service and the corporate financial needs upon which that service de- bends.
 As secretary of the treasury l must take official notice of these matters. It is obvious that every part of our industrial and economic life should be maintained at it's maximum strength in or6er that each may contribute in the fullest measure to the vigorous prosecution of the war. Our local public utilities must not be permitted to become weakened. The transporta- tion of workers to and from our vital industries and the health and comfort of our citizens in their homes are de- pendent upon them and the necessary power to drive many of our war in- dustries and many other indust1Aes essential to the war is produced by them.
 Are VitalIy Important
 Tt may be that here and there, be- cause of the prominence given to less important interests immediately at hand. state and local authorities do not always appreciate the close con- nection between the soundness and ef- ficiency of these local utilities and the national strength and vigor, and do not resort with sufficient promptness to the call for remedial measures. In such cases, I am confident that all such state and local authorities will respond promptly to the national needs when the matter is fairly and properly brought before them.
 Our public service utilities are | closely connected with and are an es- sential part of our preparations fol and successful prosecution of the war and the unfavorable tendencies whicf | the accompanying papers reveal may most effectively be checked, wherever l they may be found to exist and tht needed relief obtained, only by promp action on the part of respective loca authorities.
 T earnestly hope that you may fee | justified in expressing the conviction l that the vital part which the publi' utilities companies represent in th' life and war making energy of tn nation ought to receive fair acs1 jus recognition by state and local author
 ities.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
SOCIALISTS OF. AUSTRIA LIKE
 WILSON'S IDEA
Members of Parliament in
 Austria Pass Resolution Demanding Peace on the Principles of President
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 ZURICH, Feb. 21.-Socialist mem bers of the Austrian parliament today passed a resolution calling upon the government to adopt the principles enuneiated by President Wilson as the basis for a general peace and asking that negotiations be begun as soon as possible.
 Convoke Mass Meetings
 AMSTERDAM, Feb. 21.-The Aus trian socialists have convoked mass meetings to support their demand that direct peace negotiations shall be opened with the United States.
 The Austrian emperor has warned the leaders of the different parliament tary parties that he will prorogue the reichsrath and govern the country by absolute methods if a maiority-is not secured for the provisional budget.
 Constant Interruptions
 Wild scenes in the reichrath Tuesday on the occasion of Premier von Seyd- lers speech are described in a Vienna dispatch to the Berlin Vossische Zei- tung. The Czechs and Slavs at one point ostentatiously quilted the house and during the greater part of the pre- mier's speech maintained a continuous interruption. There were shouts of Ties! treachery! tell them that in Ber- lin," and similar expressions.
 The premier was audible only to those next to him.
 Czech protests are loud against the advance of the German troops in Russia.
 The Poles are extremely dissatisfied with the Austrian government and de- mand that the Ukraine frontier shall be fixed at the river Bug and that Count Czernin, Austro- Hungarian foreign minister, shall be dismissed.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1


 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-With the approval of President Wilson, the fed eral railroad administration is about to interest itself in street railway, light, heat and power companies throughout the country whose financial stability may be threatened by mounting costs of operation.
 Where it appears necessary, increases in fares or rates may be suggested.
 Correspondence between Secratary McAdoo, as director general of rail- roads. and the president, made pub lie tonight, discloses that a committee representing public utility interests re- gently presented memoranda to the secretary setting forth serious situa- tion and asking that it be brought to the attention of the president. MT McAdoo and the president agreed that public utilities are a necessary part of the nations equipment for war, and the secretary was authorized to com- municate with local authorities in be- half of utilities found to need assist ance.
 In response to letter from the sec retary inclosing the committees mem oranda, the president wrote:
 Presidential Approval
 T fully share the views you express regarding the importance of the pub lie service as a part of our national equipment, especially in war time, D wrote the president. Tt is essential that these utilities should be main- tained at their maximum efficiency and that everything reasonably pos sible should be done with that end in view.
 I T hope that state and local authori- | ties, where they have not already done l SO will. when the facts are properly | laid before them respond properly to | the necessities of the situation. T shall be glad to have you com municate with the local authorities whenever the information in your pos session suggests that such a course is desirable and in the national inter- est"
 Secretary McAdoo's letter to the president follows:
 T beg to hand you herewith several memoranda and letters relating tC street railways and other local publ,t utilities furnishing light, heat and power, which I have been asked tC bring to your attention by a commit tee representing public utility inter ests.
 Genuine Apprehension
 "These papers indicate the exist ence of genuine apprehension regarding
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
ALLIES REMAIN
Republican A. P. Leased wirel

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The allied em- hassies in Petrograd, according to a dispatch from the Russian capitol to the Morning Post dated Monday. have been besieged by anxious inquirers who have been assured that as far as it is known at present, the embassies will quit the city if the Germans come, but not otherwise. The allies, it is added, have no intention of abandoning their once greatest ally.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Will Execute Prisoners

JUAREZ. Feb. 21.-Three hundred Villa followers were killed or wounded and 100 captured and are being held for execution at the battle which has been in progress since Friday southeast of Jiminez, according to unofficial but reliable information reaching here late today The fight was said to have been a rout for Villa and he retired to- ward the Durango mountains after General Francisco Murguia struck his column a smashing frontal blow. Villa made an effort to capture the ten troop trains which Murguia used to transport hls columns to the scene of the fighting but Villa followers were driven back each time they attacked the federal column, which was superior in number and elements.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
FIND SPY CENTER TRepub f-an A. p. Leased Wire

PARIS. Feb. 21.-An important cen- ter of German espionage has been discovered, the Figaro reports, at St. Etienne, capital of the department of Loire, in the heart of the industrial district of France. According to this account the purpose was to influence workmen by means of a carefully or ganized system, with a view to causing strikeS and riots.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
AVIATION SITES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-Sites for new army aviation training camps at Sacramento, Cal. Americus, Ga, and West Point, Miss. were finally ap- proved today at the war department Various other sites have been offi- cially recommended and many new camps are to be established. since it has become apparent that the fourteen flying schools and eight ground schools now in operation cannot accommodate the recruits
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
WILL SELL WHEAT

BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 21-The Ar genuine foreign office says positively that the government Will not intervene In the cereal operations of, Mexican del- egates here, inasmuch as the embargo has been lifted. It is believed in gov ernment circles, that the Mexican dele gates intend buying much more than the forty thousand tons.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
SHOW COORDINATION
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WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. Feb. 21.-(By the Associated Press)-Another striking illustration of the coordination between the entente allied armies on the western front has been given in the successful transfer of considerable stretch of the front below St. Quentin from French to Brit ish hands From the inception of this delicate operation no hitch occured.'
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
MILLION DOLLARS
 BOUNTY 0N VILLA
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FL PASO, Feb. 21.-General Fran cisco Murguia has been offered s1,000.- 900 in Mexican gold if he captures or kills Francisco Villa, according to a re- port brought here tonight from Chi huahua City. The offer was made to him direct by President Carranza, ac- cording to the report, and Murguia in turn is said to have offered any officer or soldier who captured or killed Villa 300, 900 pesos and promotion.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
MUST STORE COAL Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

KANSAS CITY, Feb. Elf the coal supply in the middle west is to be ade- quate next fall and winter it will be necessary for all consumers to lay in their stocks months ahead of time, thus making available larger reserves for emergencies, according to the opinions expressed today at a meet ing here of state fuel administrators.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
TO FIGHT SENTENCE

LONDON, Feb 2L-7The Morning Post of today annonnces that Colonel c. A. Repington, it's military corre- spondent, and Howell A. Gwynne, it's editor, have decided to appeal from the decision of the court, which yesterday fined them 100 pounds each for the publication of an article in the Post last week in violation of the military censorship.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
SCHOOL LOYAL

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21-Every school, public and private. in California, Arizona and Nevada, will have enrolled in the Junior Red Cross by tomorrow night, according to Mrs. H. A Kluegel, director of the Pacific division of the Junior. organization.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
AMENDMENT SIGNED Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

HELENA, Mont, Feb. Ex-Governor $. V. Stewart signed today the nation al prohibition amendment measure rat flied Tuesday for both houses of the Montana legislature.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
Around the World With 1he
 Associated Press

Four soldiers. accused at .El Paso of theft of an automobile. were arrested
 late this afternoon by the police a short distance south of here. The soldiers said they were coming here for a joy ride and had no intention of deserting.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
GERMANS IN MlNSK

BERLIN, (via London), Feb. 21.- German troops have entered Minsk in their advance eastward in Russia, ac- cording to the report from headquar- ters this evening.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
MYSTERIOUS AILMENT

PEORIA, H.. Feb. 21.-Twenty- five hundred persons were i'll here tonight of mysterious intestinal ailment, be- lieved by some to be due to contamina- tion of the water supply.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
BILLY MADDEN DIED

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-"Billy'' Mad den, sporting man and manager of the late John L. Sullivan @hen he won the heavyweight pugilistic championship, died suddenly tonight in White Plains hospital of acute indigestion. He was 65 years old.
Arizona republican., 1918-02-22
THEORISTS STILL RULE

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 21.-A Berlin dispatch states that the Russian writ ten confirmation of the acceptance of peace terms has passed the German lines. This disposes of rumors here of the fall of the Lenine- Trotzky govern ment.