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Arizona republican., 1918-12-23

encountered an enemy two-seater
(Halberstadt type. He Immediately
attacked, and after a brief combat
succeeded in shooting it down. Near
Montfaucon and Nilosnes sur Mouse,
France. October ., 1918 at 17.40 o'clock,
Lieut. Chambers saw four enemy ma
chimes (Fokker type) attacking another
American machine tSpad type. He
Immediately went to the rescue, and
after a few minutes of fierce combat
he succeeded in shooting down one.
Home address, J. S. Chambers (father(
Fort Huahuaca, Ariz.
PVT. Columbus Whhipple. company
H, 47th infantry. Go. 1S30549D For
extraordinary heroism in action near
Bazoches, France, August. 7. 1918. Pvt
Whipple crossed the Nesle River in
face of enemy fire and rescued a
drowning comrade in the deep, swift
current of the stream. Home address,
Edison Whipple, father, Show Low,
Arizona.
Second Lieut.. Frank Luke. Jr., de-
ceased, 9th Aero Squadron, Air Ser
vice. For extraordinary heroism in
action near st. Mihiel, France, Septem-
Der y to Is, 1918. Lieut.. Luke, by
skill. determination, and bravery, and
in the face of heavy enemy fire, sue
cessfully destroyed eight enemy OBJ
servation balloons in four days. Next
of kin, Frank Luke, father, 2200 West
Monroe street, Phoenix Arizona
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23
THEY CALLED HIM DOCTOR VAN
BUT He WAS MORE THAN THAT

PARIS, Dec. 10.-'Doctor Van" isn't
d doctor, really-that is, he has never
oeen inside of a medical school. He
rs not a commissioned officer, either.
Wo days after the war was declared in
America he enlisted in one of the cities
OF the middle west and came over as
private. H is a srgeant, now. His
MISUNDERSTANDING an ambulance,
ilrst. and after that in the front line
ana then in various camps in France
Ill he was sent to a base hospital as
a patient would fill several diaries, if
ne keeps such things which l doubt.
But there are a good many men in
that base hospital who owe their re-
turning health to him, after they had
been In bed for weeks and even months.
now. although they admit that he is
well again, they will not let him go
rom the hospital, because a transfer
is a long and tedious business to bring
about. and they need him there to help
out with the patients.
He was only out of bed a day or so
himself when he came across two boys
IN one of the wards VITO had been in
the hospital since April One of them
had been an interpreter with the
French army and the other was a
marine from Chateau Thierry. They
had been shell-shocked, and in all those
months-from April to September
they had grown scarcely any better.
Captain Sergeant Van said one
morning to the doctor in charge of the
ward. do you mind if l see what I
can do for those men there? l think
/ may be able to help them out bit,
If you don't mind"
The captain looked at him interest
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23

eddy. If it had been any other man
the captain would have been indiffer-
ent, perhaps. But Sergeant Van has a
way with him.
What do you want to do with
them?" he wanted to know.
I'd just like to talk to them a bit,
sir. now and then" SERGEANT Van said.
The captain threw uD his hands.
'Kameradl" he cried jovially. Talk
is the deadliest medicine on top of the
earth"
Il was meaning it, sir" the ser
geant said, steadily
'Oh. go ahead, Van" the captain
agreed. DO anything you blame
please"
The next morning, on his rounds, the
captain stopped beside the bed of the
first of the two men who had been
she'll SHOCKED
''How's it coming this morning,
boys? he asked.
'F-f-fine, sir" was the answer a
little unsteadilv given, perhaps, hut the
captain did not notice that He sat
down on the bed and looked at the
boy in amazement. Those were the
first words he had spoken aloud since
the day he came to the hospital I'M
conscious, five months before.
At that moment Sergeant Van hove
into sight from the diet kitchen. He
had a plate oe milk toast in his hands
"a plate that the boy in bed followed
with an interested gaze
BEG pardon, sir" Sergeant Van said,
saluting, but I must ask you to wait
until my patient has had his breakfast
before you talk with him."
The astonished captain allowed him
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23
ARIZONA 6 HEROES
SECURE MEDAISFOR
BRAVERY III ACTION

When the wars totals shall have
been cast up it will be found that Ari-
zona's sons have not been lacking in
valor. The first official recognition of
the heroic deeds that have been per-
formed by the men from this state
came yesterday in the publication of
the list of those that have been cited
for bravery.
For gallantry in action, distinguished
service medals have been awarded
three Arizonians, one of them a for
mer Phoenix boy by congress. Fol-
lowing is the terse, official description
of the deeds which won them fame:
First Lieut.. Reed NJ. Chambers, Air
Service, cath Rero Squadron. For eX-
traordinary heroism in action over the
region of Spinonville, France, Septem-
Der 80 1918. While on mission Lieut..
Chambers, accompanied by another
machine piloted by First. Lieut.. Samuel
Kaye, Jr., encountered a formation of
six enemy machines (F'okker type)
at an altitude of 5000 feet. Despite
numerical superiority of the enemy,
Lieutenant Chambers and Lieut.. Kaye
Immediately attacke dand succeeded in
destroying one and forced the remain
ing five to retreat into their own lines.
A bronze oak leaf is awarded to
Lieut.. Chambers for each of the fol-
lowing acts of extraordinary heroism
in action: Near Montfaucon and Va
osnes sur Mouse. France. October ,.
1918. Lieut.. Chambers, while on a
mission, at an altitude of 1900 feet.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23

hospital the day before and whom Ser
geant Van had never seen Four hypo-
dermics had not been able to quiet him.
and they brought him in in a straight
jacket. 1t took Van just seven min
utes to have him asleep.
Since then, the shell-shock cases
have been in Vans hands. The doctors
shake their heads and wonder. An
American professor, well-known for
his psychological research work, shakes
his head, too, and has nothing to say
In the camp and the hospital they
call him the "hypnotist." Perhaps he
is. Under the management of the
Young Mems Christian Association he
has given great my performances
that set the men into gales of laughter
regular slap stick feats of mesmeric
ability. He laughs when you try to get
him to explain them. ''Oh, | don't
know he will say. But he grows
serious over his shell-shock cases.
1t isn't that hy~notize them. at
all, he will tell you. 81 just tell them
that they are bigger than their nerves,
and that they can control that if they
really want to. And l show them how.
They believe i because | tell them it is
so, and then, you see, the are WELL
But the doctors continue to wonder
and to say that Van has discovered the
first really successful treatment for
she'll shock
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23

self to be waved from the bed to the
nearest chair and watched in amaze
ment the boy devour the toast His
hands shook so. from she'll shock, that
he could scarcely manage it, but he
was propped up and fed himself, with
every appearance of keen interest i'll
his food. The day before the boy had
not ben abb to swallow anything but
liquid food. and he couldn't have held
the spoon
The captain eckoned Sergeant Van to
the end of the ward
Did you d that" he demanded.
Yes, sir, admitted Sergeant Van.
How in blue blazes-" began the
captain and paused for Jack of word
I'll show you if you like, sir"
81 do like" ordered the CAPTAIN.
So Van showed, him. Though the
doctor couldn't quite make it out. at
that, just what Van did He stroked
their heads a little, and massaged their
threats a bit, and all the time he
talked" to them in the quietest. most
harmless sounding voice in the world
But ten minutes after he began the
boys were asleep naturally, without a
trmor in the bodies that had been
nerve-wrecked for weeks. The doctor
Oo"ou d. Del cant van nelpieSSIy and
left shaking his had
Two weeks later Sergeant Van held
a clinic before a major general of the
medical corps and several majors and
still more captain and lieutenants-all
men. of reputation in America as doe
tors Two of his subjects were the
two men over whom he worked that
first morning. They came into the
clinic, clear-eyed and straight and
rudy as athletes from the field They
passed tests that the doctors couldn't
pass themselves. One of them, sup
porting himself by his shoulders and
his ankles between two tables, held the
weight of four of the huskiest of the
doctors, standing upon him at the same
time Another subject was q huge
negro who had been brought to the
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23
DEFENSE COUNCILS
To REMAIN ACTIVE


Advices contained in Associated
Press dispatches few days ago to the
effect that Secretary Baker had urged
the disbanding of all state, county and
municipal councils of defense, are de
MED in a message received yesterday
by the Arizona state council of defense,
signed by Franklin X. Lane, secretary
of the interior department In his com
municauon, Secretary Lane urges that
the organized effort which has been
in existence throughout the war shall
be maintained until we know that this
war is over and its effects are passed"
An exact copy of Secretary Bakers
address,it is said, has been forwarded
from Washington to all councils of de-
Tense in the United States, that his OK
pressed suggestion in regard TO the
work of the councils in the future shall
be made known to the public
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23
GODDESS OF CHANCE
DECIDES A VERDICT
Wailuku Times.

Substituting the goddess of chance
for the goddess of justice, a jury in
the Honolulu circuit court a few days
ago drew lots to decide the fate of -
Chinese charged with gambling. The
incident is without precedent in the
annals of the courts of Hawaii. The
jurors were discharged by the court
and their action branded as illegal,
inexcusable and highly reprehensible."
According to the story told in court.
the jury could not agree. Tired of the
prolonged and fruitless efforts to reach
verdict, it was suggested that the
balloting be abandoned and that they
draw lots. Twenty -four slips of pa
per were prepared, L barring the
word Guilty and II Not guilty."
The slips were shaken up and drawn
from a hat by the jurors. who had
agreed that the first Il slips of one
kind drawn should determine the YER
dict. The Not guilty" slips won and
a verdict of not guilty. was conse-
quently returned.
1t makes no difference what your
wants may be you can have them sup
piled by using and reading The Repub-
ucan Classified pages-Arizona's Lead
ing Advertising Medium.
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23
THE TREE FROGS NEST
Detroit News(

In the manner of disposing of their
eggs many species of frog exhibit re-
markable peculiaritics. One of the
most curious, a tree frn1. native of
Paraguay. makes its nest in a bush
-overhanging a pond. The lower ends
of a number of leaves are drawn to-
gether and fixed in that position by
number of empty egg capsules. The
eggs are also covered with a shield of
empty capsules to protect them from
the sun and air When the eggs are
hatched the plug at the bottom appears
Arizona republican., 1918-12-23

The Republican receives the full telegraphic
report of the Associated Press over special
wire direct to it's office. The Republican
has correspondents in the mining camps,
and in the towns of the Salt River valley. To
be sure Of all the news-read The Republi-
can.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
ITALY'S VICTORY
one Of SCIENCE
over Blind vAL0R
Defenders 0utnumbered Vast.
", Their Fire Always Accu.
rate and Quick; Invaders
Given No Rest.
By Associated Press.

Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, June 25.-ltaly's VIC
tory has been one' OF science over
blind courage. The Italians from the
start had more artillery against them,
but their fire was always accurate and
quick, while the Austrian fire was
diffused. The Italian infantry at all
times were opposed by FIVE times
their number, yet the Austrian troops
were driven back Notwithstanding
their splepdid Courage, which the
Italian commander-in-chief, General
Diaz, has called Unfortunate valor,"
The secret of fhe Italian victory
seems to lie in immediate counter at
tacks which were carried on wher-
ever the enemy showed himself. local
counter attacks being followed up by
counter offensives all along the line.
Thus the enemy was never given
any rest and never allowed to replen-
ish his supply Of troops. $50
The general feeling at headquar-
tiers is that, although the victory has
been great, there are yet harder days
ahead of the defending forces.
\. "If we only had~American troops
with lis now, we would do still better
work." was the remark heard by the
correspondent on all sides.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
Draft Order Number
Drawing Takes Place
Thursday at Capital

Washington, June 2s,-Drawing of
order numbers for the 100000 men
who registered for military service
last June 5 will be held Thursday i'll
the same committee room in the SEN
ate office building in which the first
great national lottery was held a
little less than year ago. -.
Secretary Baker, blindfolded. will
draw the first number from the bowl
at $50 a. m. and the selection will
continue until all the capsules con-
tanning the master numbers have been
removed. Last year l0,500 numbers
we're used and the drawing continued
for II hours. With a-1naximum OF
100 men estimated from the district
showing the largest registration June
S. lis expected that the second lot
terry will be completed within three
hours.
Establishment of FIVE classes for the
registrants, fixing relative liability for
service, will make Thursdays draw
ing OF far less Importance even to
the men directly concerned than was
that of year ago. The order in
which registrant's number is drawn
Thursday will determine only hi:
place in the class to which he. will
be assigned, whereas the first draw
ing was to fix The registrant's name
in the order of his call for service
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
May Increase Wages Of
Street Railway Workers

Washington, June 25.-The ma
tional labor war board will increase
wages of street railroad employees If
it finds increases necessary without
regard to the financial condition Of the
companies operating lines. Joint
Chairmen Taft and Walsh so an
nounced today at the conclusion Of a
preliminary hearing of employers and
employees.
At the same time the cfairmen in
dicated their purpose to recommend
increases of rates for companies and
asked that attorneys for the conf
panies and for the employees bring in
for consideration tomorrow a report
on whether federal authorities could
order such increases.
Employees of the Omaha & Council
Bluffs Street Railway company have
asked that federal mediator be sent
| to Omaha to adjust their differences
with the company. They are asking
for better working conditions.
The street railway company has
asked the street railway commission
to give it permission to raise fares to
cents.
The action of the national labor
war board is being watched with in
terest by both the company and its
| EMPLOYERS here.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26

Washington, June 25.-National
prohibition as war measure was at
tackled and defended by government
officials today before the senate ag-
ricultura1 committee which had re-
opened hearings on the Jones pro-
hibition amendment to the emergency
appropriations. The hearings were
concluded late today and Chairman
Gore announced that the committed
would meet Thursday to vote.
I. Chairman Hurley and Bainbrldge
Colby of the shipping board, Post
master General Burleson and Sam
uel Gompers, president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, united. in
opposition because of its effect or
working, men, while Secretary Dan
iels, E. c. Dinwiddie, representing
the Anti-Saloon League of America
and a number of business men urged
its enactment. ..-
In opposing the amendment, Chair
man Hurley declared this is no time
to conduct unnecessary experiment:
for if the nation is to wiring victory
from the Huns it will have to hgh
hard and with all its resources. HI
said he believed more risk would b.
involved in taking beer from thu
American workman than would >be il
the conscription of labor because /
would result ina partial interference
with liberty without any increase o
control"
Postmaster General Burleson brand
ed nationwide prohibition agitation
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
HUNS EXPECTED
TO RENEW DRIVE
At ANY MOMENT
Germany Will Continue Often
siye in France Rather Than
Rush Reserves to Italy,
Opinion at Washington.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, June 25--News from
Italy today while confirming the
great victory won BY the. Italians in
hurting the Austrians across the Piayc
in disorganized retreat threw little ad-
ditional light upon the extent of the
disaster. ~, ....a..- ...
On the face of the latest news from
the Italian front, it appeared to many
observers the Austrian army, as an
offensive weapon, is not to be seri-
ously considered for months. The
dual monarchy by itself is believed
here to be out Of the fighting for the
present summer. t .g.4 .v.. .,.
AS yet there is no sign Of great
movement of German troops to the
Italian front. Unless such a move
ment is undertaken Immediately many
officers here are convinced that it will
mean that Germany intends TO seek
to save the situation by attempting al
Aonce to complete her offensive prof
eets in France. W.
Premier Lloyd Georges announce
ment yesterday that the world is "or
the eve"/of great. events was taker
in some quarters here to-, mean tina
he anticipated the delivery by til,
Germans of their utmost effort il
France within matter of days. L
is assumed that information has
reached London showing that Ger
many has selected the alternative o
fighting it out in France rather thai
forego the advantage of her often
sive while she rushed reserves tt
support Austria.
There are many American officer
who. do not believe the internal situa
ton in Austria is as serious asreport
from adjacent countries indicate ant
that Germany is confident its ally Cal
hold against the Italians long enougl
to permit it to concentrate all it
power for a final blow in France
These officers anticipate the opening
of great drive on the western from
at any moment. If it does not come
they will regard it as admission b.
the German high command that TIL
whole Austrian military and govern
mental fabric is tottering and mus
fall unless German power is rushed Il
its support.
In any event, keen satisfaction i
taken here in the certainty that TIL
Germans are facing new and seriou
problems as result Of the Italian
triumph on the Piave, while Genera
Foch is seeing his forces increased
every day. 7
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
IDEA OF VICTORY FOR :
ALLIES CALLED DREAM
BY GERMAN MINISTER
Reichstag Assured by Won Kuehlmann Central Powers
Are Invincible; End of War Can Hardly Be Expected
Through Military Decision Alone, He Admits;
Outlines Cermany's Aims : .
BY Associated Press.

Synchronousy with the defeat of the urans Italy and
the spirit of unrest prevalent in the dual monarchy
other acknowledgment from Germany that that country de-
srous of peace.
Through its foreign secretary DR.. Richard Kuehmann.
the has made the admission that the end Of the
could hardly be expected through purely military decisions
alone and without diplomatic negotiation and that
hoped Gemanys enemies would realize that in view of the
of the Teutonc allies victory for the entente
dream. A.s.. .. ~-.| a. 80.
The foreign secretary silent with regard to the future
status of Belgium but asserted that the fundamental views of
The imperial government differed from those ascrbed to by
British statesmen The aims Germany and her allies he said
included frce strong and independent existence within
boundaries drawn for by history possessions
responding with their greatness and wealth and freedom Of the
seas to- commerce. ~. a-
In response to recent speech by Mr. Asquth the former
British premier in which he said that Great Britain would not
turn deaf to peace proposal not couched in ambiguous
terms Dr. Kuehmann declared that Germany could make
like declaration, knowing it also to be policy"
l88#tst
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
AIRMEN BOMB HOSPITAL
SHELTERlNG THOUSANDS
OF CANADIAN WOUNDED
Building Cut in Two By Bomb Becomes Flaming Tomb
For Doctors and Nurses Buried Under Debris; Res
cuers Carry Helpless Patients Through Win
dows and Down Ladders to Safety.
Bv Associated Press,

Canadian Army Headquarters in France, June 25.-A
Canadian hospital site behind the British front occupied
for 1s months bombed by the German aviators last night
and several persons including DOCTORS officers and patients
were killed or seriously wounded.
The bombing of the Canadian hospital last night followed
the bombing of two other Canadian hospitals near the coast
The building which bombs dropped last night sheltered
thousands wounded during the fighting last March.
Canadian nurses, doctors officers and patients among
those killed or seriously wounded.
The roofs painted with great red crosses and the
buildings have been used during the for military
purposes. =rsf ~'et ..s.s. as ~
Last night threetory wing which about 200 yards
long caught fire after being cut half by bomb The hospital
staff rescued helpless patients cut off by the fames carrying
hem through shattered windows and down ladders to safety
The first bomb through two floors and into the operating
where the night staff working urgent that
had just arrived The doctors and buried under the
debris and in few minutes the whole operating section
flaming tomb
Members of the personnel whose quarters the top
floor of the wrecked building had narrow escapes
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
LLOYD GEORGE
URGES SETTLING
IRISH PROBLEM
Increases War Difficulties, He
Tells Commons; German Plot
Declared Real Danger by
Secretary Shortt.
By Associated Press

London, June 25--ln the house OF
commons today Premier Lloyd
George urged the need of settling the
Irish problem because it was increas-
ing the difficulties not merely of the
British government, but the difficult
ties of the, United States government
i'll conducting the war.
Edward Short, chief secretary for
Ireland, speaking in the house of
commons today on the Irish question,
said he hoped to satisfy the house
that the German plot in Ireland was
a real and imminent danger to this
country. He said he was satisfied
that both the clergy and the nation-
a1ists had used their influence respec-
lively to assist in keeping the peace.
Secretary Shortt said the govern
ment had found that Germany was
in touch with Ireland and that not
only were messages going to Ireland
from German source but that they
were going from Irish sources to Ger
nlany
Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-26
Government Officials Disagree -
On Prohibition as War Measure
Rv Associated Press.


the work of faddists and said if such a
step is necessary for the winning of
tile war, he would support it although
he would hesitate long time if he
had any doubts on the subject.
Samuel Gompers said organized Ia
Dor is overwhelmingly opposed to
national prohibition and to propose
such a step at this time is only to
cause discord. To pretend the Jones
amendment is being advocated OH the
grounds that it would conserve tood
is hypocrisy, Mr.. Gompers declared
adding that "faddists" are taking ad-
vantage of the war to press the issue.
Organized labor. Mr.. Gompers de-
clared, is willing to abide by the
Judgment of President Wilson and
when he thinks the manufacture and
sale of intoxicants should cease, nc
opposition will come from labor.
Representing a committee of bank.
ers from the larger cities, Percy H
Johnston, vice president of the Chem.
ical National bank, New York, insist.
edsthe Jones amendment would throw
thousands of banks. and business
houses into bankruptcy.
| Supporting the amendment, Secre,
tary Daniels and others undertook tc
show that the taking away of alco,
holic liquors from the working mar
does not interfere with his labor, bu
I-nstead increases his efficiency. A:
result of his famous "dry" orde,
in the navy, Secretary Daniels said
the morale of the men had been great
| ly improved.