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Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

City subscribers who do not re- ceive The Arizona Republican promptly should telephone the cir cuiation department, phone 4331, before g o'clock in the morning and copy will be immediately sent them.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
CORN GOES UP SHARPLY

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-Sharp advances in the corn market resulted today from persistent meagerness of arriving sup plies. At one time the December op- tion showed an overnight jump of [ Aac Prices closed unsettled, varying from the same as yesterdays finish to 63s c higher, with January sI42h to SLABS
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Local Produce Market

A carload of Arizona chile was re ceived by a local wholesale merchant produce merchant yesterday. Thi Arizona red chile is the best that grown anywhere, and is prized highE for seasoning beans and other succu lent plants.
 A car of bananas, a car of winesai apples and a car of mixed fruits am vegetables are expected to arrive to Iax-
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

It makes no difference what your wants may be you can have them SUD- piled by using and reading The Repub- lican Classified pages-Arizonas Lead ing Advertising Medium.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Legal Advertising
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Phoenix National Bank, will be held in it's office in Phoenix, Arizona, on Tuesday January 14, 1919, at three o'clock P. M, for the purpose of electing a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may properly come before said meeting.
 W. H. THOMSON,
 Cashier.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Chiropodist

CHIROPODY-Bu Bunions, corns, call louses removed; painless and blood less: soc each; moles, warts, etc, re- moved by electricity. 29-31 East Adams St. Frank Shirley. Phone l704
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Phoenix Visitors

MT. and Mrs. E. Y. Edwards of Phoenix were out with old friends for the day. Mrs. Grace Pinnell was their hostess at F o'clock dinner and the o'clock dinner was with Mir. and Mrs. Ben Stevens, Mrs. Grace Brannen and Fred Barnes were also the guests of Mrs. Stevens at dinner.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
cOPPERS

Compiled for The Republican by R. Allyn Lewis, E. r. Hutton &
 Co.'s leased wire. Hotel Adams Building, 119 North Central Ave.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Have Family Dinner
Society Gives Dance

MT. and Mrs. Sheets had all the fam fly that are home at their table.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Entertain Mother

Mayor and Mrs. C. H. Tinker en- tertained their mother, Mrs. Julia Tinker.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

LOST-Old fashioned breast pin with painting and leaves, on Christ mas day. Reward. Return to Repub- lican office. gs
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Cotton closed steady at a net decline of 35 to 60 points.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

IF THE LADY who lost her Shetland pony some time ago, will write to box 124. Peoria. 1 will tell her where the pony is. 1t
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

STRAY YED-From Santa Fe ranch. { animals: 1 roach mane sorrel horse; 1 roach mane bay horse; 1 mule colt ; i sori-el colt. Notify 44J3. 1h
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

The local Mexican society gave a dance at the clubhouse Christmas night.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

SrlSATED-Red and white heifer, aboput IS months old, branded U. L. on riKht hip. Phone 15R4. 1g
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

and May s1.36% to 1868. Oats gained 9sc to A and provisions 10c to $1.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
GLENDALE HAS MERRY
 TIME CHRISTMAS DAY

GLENDALE, Dec. 26.-Mr. and Mrs. Charlebois were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Caveness in Phoenix on Christmas day.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

LOSr--1 small black horse with two white feet, weight 900 lbs Finder noti- " 44J3 1b
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

LOST-Black fur collar, somewhere about Third or Central Ave. or Adams street. Phone 25S7 or return to 701 N. Central and receive reward dr
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

SPIRELLA CORSETS. Nora Smith, Route 2, Phoenix. Ariz. Phone S79S. If
 MRS. c. l.. HOLT, NuBone Cor setiere. 314 North Thirc Ave. Phone 2525. If
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

LOST-5 head of horses, l gray, black, bays. Lambert & Langley, 220 \. 7th Ave. Phone 3036. If
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

Use the Republican Classified Page for Results-Read for Profit.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Back frnm Seruice

George Pendergast and Fred Barnes arrived home for the holidays after a few months in the service.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28
Awnings
Fuel and Feed
CorSetiere

GOODWIN Corsets, stock and GUS tom made. Miss Farber 240 N. Second Awe I1hona 97O7 if
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

LOST-Bunch of keys Brass tag says "Multipost" Phone 1928. Reward If
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

SPRAYED o my place, Nov 29, yearling heifer and one yearling steer;
 no brands. owner can have same by payirg charges and this ad Phone 1-J-l1. br
Arizona republican., 1918-12-28

FOUND-Pocketboo about Decem- ber '. Apply 617 N. First St. Id
Evening star., 1918-08-25
PLAN COAST ZONE BAN
U-Bosts Believed to Have Agents
Ashore and Germans May Be
Barred at Points.

NEW YORK, August 24.-Because of
suspicion, that German submarines op-
Grating of the Atlantic coast are com
niunicating with Teuton agents on shore,
feAsral authorities are considering es-
tabIishment Of an enemy allen barred
xone along the greater part Of the New
York port ocean front and thirty-dve
miles, down tho New Jersey coast, 1t was
learned hare today. sfs
Restrictions which now bar enemies
from water front sites having to do with
military. naval. shipping. railroad and
storage activities will Re extended to
take in the shore in general, 1t was
stated. The plan, 1t was said. ts to bar
~niy Germans, and persons Of this ma
tionaIity classed by the authorities as
ssproper individusls'' will be given per-
niits to enter the zones for residence or
business purposes
Evening star., 1918-08-25
USE OF MOTOR TRUCK PUSHED
IN NEARLY ALL. THE STATES

as to provide full load wherever
possible.
Rural motor express-Rapid de-
velopment of the use of the motor
truck in regular daily service over
fixed route, with a definite schedule
of stops and charges: gathering farm
produce. milk. live stock. eggs. etc.
and on the return trip carrying nier-
chandise. machinery, supplies. etc. for
farmers and others along the route.
Cooperation with federal railroad
admin MISUNDERSTANDING of congestion
from 0rowded rails on to the open
highways and also freeing terminals
from railroad and express congestion.
Transport operating efficiency-The
making of transportation moro ef-
ficient. which end will be sought
through encouragement OF such use
of highways transport as will op-
crate to avoid the making of trips
with only part loads: also. briefly.
the elimination of waste efforts. man
power and time in loading and un-
loading.
Evening star., 1918-08-25

Highway transport committees have
now been organized in practically
every state in the Union for the pur-
pose OF encouraging and developing
the use OF the motor truck for hauling
freight between nearby cities as a
means of relieving railroad conges-
tion.
Announcement of the progress which
has been made in building UP ma
tional organization to further this
movement was made yesterday by the
highway transport committee of the
Council of National Defense. which
is directing. the plan. 49,.
Four classes of motor-truck service
are being put in operation by the
highway committees, as follows:
Return loads bureaus-Eliminat
of empty running of trucks by the
bringing together of shipper and
truck owner in a systematic way. SO
Evening star., 1918-08-25
six MEN, ONE WOMAN,
HELD IN CONSPIRACY RAID
Believed Connected With seditious
Pamphlet Distribution in
New York City.

NEW YORK. August 24.-six mon
ana one woman were arrested by
federal authorities in. raid on what
is believed to- be the headquarters of
distributors or .ssditious, propagandist
literature The prisoners were held in
eonneetions with the circulation. of
pamphlets entitled Hypocrisy Of the
United States and the, Allies" which
were thrown from. houseteps on
the lower East. Side last night and
distributed et~a big socialistic as
semhlage in Harlem. A II &c quantity
Of the circulars was seized.
According to the police the defend
ants 3sre associated with the Russian
bolsheviki.,
Evening star., 1918-08-25
KAISER IS GRATIFIED
By LETTER OF HOMAGE
Replies to- Message Recently Sent
Him by Bishops Conference
Z at Fu1da. =.

AMSTERDAM. --ugust 24.-Reply-
Ing to 4 letter Of homage from the
conference Of bishops at FuldA. 9
town in Hesse-Nassau. the German
emperor Is. quoted by the German
newspapers as saying: ,-.
ut fills me with satisfaction and
confidence that can always rely on
the assistance and co-operation Of
the bishops. r:.s.. 80 80
let US strengthen in our people 9
recognition Of the dangers threatens
ing from our enemies. q 'firm deter
mination to overcome all that 10 bur-
densoms and = strong faith in the
Lords help and In our strength
Then. I am convinced Germany will
BE- invineible, and the future will be
ours."
Evening star., 1918-08-25
ADJUSTMENTS OF HIGH GRADE
SCHEDULED AT CAMP MEADE
Harry Mallen, a Yale Man. Commissioned
Major--T1arry Donaldson's Ambition.
Medical Treatment for Tuberculosis.

CAMP MEADE, Nd. August el.-
Max Weinstein's big minstrel show
will be Given next Wednesday night
with real black faces instead Of the
camounaged kind that Rochester,
minstrels display. Weinstein was sent
here by the War Department commits
sion on training camp activities to
direct the singing Of colored soldiers.
Before he took up the job he made a
tour of the south and listened to the
melodies that colored men seldom
sing In the north. Weinstein has only
to start one Of these melodies to find
that his crowd Is with him almost. by
instinct. He brings before the col
ored men the songs they heard as
babies. and they sing at once. al
though years may have passed since
they have Joined In any kind Of sing
ing.
On the same night there will be q
big show by the best actors in the
are now wearing the olive drab. Visit
ors will be admitted on this occa-
sion.
Yale Man a Major.
Harry Mallon. who was q member
of the 1917 class of Yale. has been
promoted to the rank of major and
sent here as adjutant of the 11th Ar
tillery Brigade. He is one of the
youngest majors In the Army. Five
other Yale men arc In the brigade,
all with experience in France. They
include Capt. George F. DowRey, class
of 1918. and Capt +. D. Downey Of
1915. both of Washington; Lieut.. Gil
bert Lance and Lieut. Archibald Nc
Leish. both of Kenosha, Wis. and
Lieut.. Carroll Sudler Of Chicago.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
VAUDEVILLE STARS WILL
ENTERTAIN CAMP MEIGS
Show Tomorrow Night in open-Air
Auditorium by Actors Now
in Service.

An aggregation Of former stage stars
now in the service will stage a vaude-
Wills performance at Camp Meigs tomor-
row night in the Spen-air auditorium.
The performance is billed as ''the great
est ever" and plans are already under
way for . presentation In one Of the
downtown theaters.
A List Of the performers sounds like q
page from a vaudeville house advertise
ment. Among the headliners on the bill
for tomorrow. all at.tioned at Camp
Meigs. are: Corp. jos Brady Of the stage
team Of Brady. Bell and Brady, singers
and monologists; Leo Dulmage, unicycie
rider. whose stage name Is "wiu He
Ride: Harvey Huntington. pianist. who
!. has played with Paderewski on his tours:
Jacques Labelle. acrobat and IRE eater;
ftJos Zarski. bayonet juggler: Leo l..
Granville. formerly with John Drew;
William Schmidt. barrel jumping: wald-
snann and Shirley, dancing. and q quar-
fet composed Of Richard Thomas, Joe
Lair. R. s. Smith and ]. Carothers.
The Camp Meigs band will play and
.the performance win h0 held under
Y. N c. A. auspices.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
NATIONAL GUARD NOTES.

More than $50 men were mustered
Into the service at the National Guard
Armory last Thursday night. These
tional Guard under the War Depart
nent provision which calls for three
years active service and three years
in the reserve. All enlisted men will
receive an honorable discharge at the
end Of the war.
All recruits In the guard are sup
piled with a lapel button indicating
their membership in that body. The
on which is a five-pointed star and
the letters N. G. d. C.
A feature Of the District National
Guard recruiting campaign is a series
OF slides being shown in various mov-
ing picture thearers IN all parts OF
the city. From the number of re-
cruits referring to these slides. they
are apparently bearing fruit.
Active operations in the construc-
tfon of the buildings at the Distric,
National Guard rife range at Con-
gress Heights were begun last week
Among the buildings to be construct.
ed are barracks. mess hall, officers
quarters, kitchen, etc. 1t is expected
that the work will be completed with.
In month or six weeks
District National Guard headouar.
ters has received a letter from Pri-
vate Charles H. Gauss of the Is,
United States Marine aviation force
at Miami. Fla. in which he said: 81
certainly appreciate the training I re-
ceiHed in the District National Guard
] am now benefiting by that training
] hope the regiment will prosper and
hope the bill passes
The bill referred to is the special
legislation confining service by the
District National Guard to the Dis.
trict of Columbia. Maryland and vfr-
ginia. which is now on the House
calendar. having been passed by the
Senate.
Evening star., 1918-08-25

said Harry Donaldson. cook of head
quarters company. list Infantry, y!
hope to bring down eight Huns at
least the first time we get them
Alabama Infantry in Mexico with
Pershing ana when Mexicans tried to
cut Pershfng's line of communication
Donaldson had eight shots at about
the eight fell and as hone was seen to
get up he concluded that ell eight
were killed. The Mexicans were doing
some very noisy shooting at the sanie
time, but Donaldson said they seemed
to have little skill or very poor guns.
OF the 4th. the nth and other regi-
mento go on to France. He Is anxious
now to get over with them.
tuberculosis Patients Treated.
Soldiers suffering from tuberculosis
may remain in the service and enjoy
the benefit of the Army course OF
tails or may accept a discharge fr5m
the service IL they waive all claims
against the government. A number 81
men. black and white, are taking the
Army course of treatment, drawing
tuil pay according to the rank they
tsntion that would be very expensive.
The Regular Army would not accept
consumptive, but the draft brings
into the service men who have the dis
ease but do not show 1t when before
the local board or upon entrance OK
animation here. Those who nave In
fected sputum are not admitted ct all,
but are promptly rejected. Many 9TH
ers by selection for the Army get at
once treatment they have needed badly
and are at once removed from strait
and conditions that might make thnir
suffering worse. The consumptIvee
sleep In the open air. Those who need
special treatment over a long period
are sent to a hospital in the rorthern n
part of New York state
Evening star., 1918-08-25
MORE SLACKERS HERE THAN
IN NEW YORK, SAYS Mr.. COX

That there are more slackers in WASH
ington than in New York. with eight
times the population. who are filling
clerical positions that ought to go to
wives Of soldiers fighting in France. was
the charge made on the floor of the
House yesterday by Representative Cox
of Indiana during the debate on the
niaf-power bill. He was replying to
statements made in opposition to the
Madden amendment. which would spe-
ciically deny exemption under the bill
to men in the draft age on the ground
that they are government employees and
essential to the governments handling
of the war. He was frequently inter-
rupted by applause as he denounced
those whom he called slackers
Gives Some Illustrations.
Tell me that little stenographer is
absolutely indispensable to the running
of any Of these departments.' he ex-
claimed. Tell me that a little clerk
drawing a salary of $1,000 to $500 a
that department, yet, gentlemen. If you
will read the ten or twelve reports made
by the various executive departments
Of this government you will find scores
upon scores Of men who have been ex-
empted from military duty, and the re-
port itself shows the only thing that
they do is to fill stenographic Jobs or
fill the position Of a small clerk doing
work. gentlemen. that the wives Of the
soldiers who are now fighting in France
ought to have. Doing work, gentlemen,
that the disabled soldiers OF this coun-
try ought to have.
There are more slackers in the city
Of Washington this very moment than
there are in the great city OF New York.
with eight times its population. You
can scarcely get through a department
Evening star., 1918-08-25

tween the ages Of twenty-one and thirty
one hlling little, insignificant clerical
: positions
I And there are ex-members OF this
House who have served here eighteen
or twenty years. been here long enough
20 know how to pull the ropes. You
iind their boys are exempt, some OF
them filling the little, insignificant
position of deputy internal revenue
traveiins agent and yet exempt be-
cause their work is indispensable to
the running of that department. The
place for those men, gentlemen, and
the place for those clerks is squarely
in the Army.
All on Equal Footing.
"As the gentleman from Chicago
(Mr. Madden) said yesterday, my
nephews are fighting on the blood
soaked battIehelds of France this
morning. il they have not been killed
They are no better than your nephews
no better than any other mans
nephews and not one of them ever
claimed exemption. They are in the
cantonments. others on the sea, Others
registering this very day They were
farmboys. They unhitched their
went straight in the Army
You are told this will disorganize
the whole business. why. you remem
ber this spring when Marshal Haig
was fighting with his back to the
wall. you all remember that famous
message that Lloyd George sent to
comb the civil service of England
and the civil service of England was
combed and no doubt 1t was honey
combed with a lot of internal slack
ers like you find here in the city OF
Washinston. From the TINA they
combed the civil service in England
and sent these men to the firing line
the Germans have never made another
foot OF advance. OF ali the righteous
amendments offered here, gentlemen
ii ia this anne ndment"
Evening star., 1918-08-25
D. C. MAN IN RECENT DRIVE
WRITES HOME OF EXPERIENCE

Corp. John r. Pierce. Company F of
the 1sTth Infantry. in the Rainbow
Division. who formerly lived in Con-
brother there describing the arduous
work Of the American soldiers "over
there" and also the fighting during the
recent big drive.
"The artillery boys" he said in the
letter. ARE constantly shelled and
very often gassed; the hospital boys
are going all the time. looking after
the wounded; the ambulance and truck
drivers have to 60 through a great
deal Of she'll fire. But what Of the
doughboys? They go through 1t all
and when not in the trenches or on
the field, or going over. the top. we
are hitting the pike with our packs on
our backs and rifles swung over our
shoulders. our belts filled with am
munition and sometimes a couple of
extra bandoleers.
March From 9 Pm. to z Am.
"I have marched from pm. to Z
am. not once. but many. times. and
don't think we wait on the weather.
And during a few days rest, as they
call it. we are doing engineering work.
making dugouts. putting up barbed
wire and comoufiaging the roads.
I'VE went into the trenches the mid
die OF February and stayed in that
sector for four months and finally
were relieved. We thought we were
going to get a rest We hit the road
for two weeks. riding one day and
night in box cars, and finally we
were in the trenches again.
About eight days later the Huns
started their offensive. We were in
the third line. The French were in
front. The Huns started their drive
July Is at 1890 am. At 6 am. the
French dropped back to our line and
took up position between US. At
about II am. we had them checked
with very little loss, but after wip-
Evening star., 1918-08-25
FRANCE EXTENDS ECONOMICS.
Section for Latin America, Another
for United States.

PARIS. August "a. Havas Agency
Two economic sections CT the Franco
American commission for the develop
ment Of political. economic, literary
and art relations, will be established
Immediately. according to a decision
mission today.
One will be for Latin America. un-
der the management Of Baron DAN
thouard, former minister of France
to Brazil. The other will be for the
United States, the chairman being
Gabriel Guisthau. former minister OF
public instruction.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
MYSTERY IN BIPPUS FIRE.
Loss of Big Grain Elevator As
cribed to Incendiary.

HUNTINGTON. Ind. August "a
Cause of the fires as Bippus. which
destroyed the Ogandy elevator and
for a time threatened the town with
destruction last night, remained a
mystery today. Town authorities be-
Iieve it was of incendiary origin.
Frank vickery. manager OF the ele-
vator. estimated the loss at approx
mately $4,000. Ten thousand bushels
Of oats, 700 bushels Of wheat and 400
bushels of rice were consumed.
Fire apparatus from this city and
Urbana were sent to Bippus to fight
tho flames.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
Two Escape From st. Elisabeth.

Joseph e. Burke. twenty-four years
old. and Joseph B. De Vaughn. thirty
years old, soldiers. yesterday after
noon escaped from St Elisabeth
Hospital. where they were patients.
Each patient wore olive-drab trou-
sers. . drab shirt and campaign hat.
Their disappearance was reported to
the police.
Evening star., 1918-08-25

special tonic and nervine.
If you're tired or afflicted wom-
an turn to "Favorite Prescription" I;
you will find It never fails to benefit
Sold in tablet or liquid form
Tablets. 60e.
You will escape many ills and
clear up the coated tongue. the sal
low complexion. the dull headache,
the lazy liver, if you will take a
pleasant laxative made up of the
May-apple. juice of the leaves of
aloes, root of jalap, and called
pleasant Pellets" You can obtain
at drug store these vegetable pellets
in vials for 25c-ask for DIR. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
Evening star., 1918-08-25
LIEUT.. BAKER, D. C. AIRNAN.
ECAPES ONCE, BUT IS TAKEN
Red Gross Notifies Parents of His Capture
Follows Flier's Letter Telling Of Won
derful Feats of American Aviators.

Lieut.. Alfred B. Baker. Army avia-
tor with the overseas forces. has
been made prisoner by the Germans
and is held at Rastatt. Baden. A
cable to this effect has been received
from the international Red Cross by
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John Baker
OF 1870 Bryant street northwest.
He Is second lieutenant and
twenty-seven years old. His birth
place was Hyattsville. Md. He was
graduated from Tech High School
here, and seven years ago received a
lawyers degree from Georgetown
University Law School Though not
quite twenty-one years old at the
time of his graduation from George
town and when he had passed the bar
examination in the District. he was
admitted to the practice of law on
a special order from :the authorities
For several years before entering the
service he was with the law firm OF
Ralston & Richardson.
He was a member of the Potomac
Boat Club and in 1915 was a member
on the eight-oar crew.
In Service a Year.
In August of last year Lieut.. Baker
entered the service and was sent to
the aviation ground school at Prince
ton. Later he was sent to Canada for
preliminary training with the Royal
Flying Corps. Returning to the
states. he was stationed at Fort
Worth. Tex. and there successfully
passed the tests which gave him his
second lieutenancy.
He went overseas in February of
this year and almost imm mediately en-
tered into the heat of the fighting.
According to letters received by his
parents the latest dated July 2s. he
was "in the thick OF the brawl." He
added:
Il spent yesterday afternoon and
last night in a huge French bed in a
hotel. The bed was one in which
one can sink to unbelievable depths.
had spread out over it cigarettes
and newspapers and this writing pa :
per. which was the best l could get.
You might almost call that soldiers
heaven