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Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
BRITISH PUSH WAY
 AHEAD ALONG LINE
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NNontlnued from Page One) strongest resistance with machine guns apparently has fallen in it's entirety to tne british. Ecoust St. Mein and Lon eatte In It's suburbs again reported 10 nave been captured by the British
 Here the Germans delivered a DOW erlul counter attack. and the British WitndreW The artillery was turned lnto the trap and after it had finished the British moved back again and mopped up what remained of the Cor mans.
 switch Line Heavily Garrisoned
 Bellecourt is well in British hands. as apparently-also is Hendecourt Rein court and Cagnicourt. The British have reached a point only a few hundred yards from the Drocourt- -Queant switch line, which apparently is garrisoned With every man the German high com mand has been able to lay hands on.
 They are being harassed by heavy fire from the British cannon. which throughout this zone of the battle are laundering away as hard as their gun ners can force them.
 From here northward across the Ar ras-Cambrai road and along the river Scarpe the British are pushing forward gaining more ground, straightening their line and drawing generally closer to the DrOcourt- -Queant defenses of the enemy.
 Counter Attacks Futile
 Counter attacks have been launched on various parts of the battle front but none of them seems to have gained anything for the enemy. A majority of them have been completely broker up by the hail of bullets from machine guns and rifles before the enemy reached the bridge positions. In the north there apparently i. lively activity at several places. The British are reported to have made con- siderable advances. A report has jus been received that Bailleul, southwary of Ypres is being shelled by the enemy If this is correct it indicates that tho Germans have withdrawn altogethei from that important town andethat tn, British either are entering Bailleul O. l will do so later.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
WANTS371 MEN
 TOLEAVE STATE
 T0 TAKE JObS

Here's a chance for some patriotic workers, skilled and unskilled, to get into essential war industries and keep the stream of war materials going to the boys in the trenches.
 Thomas J. Croaff, federal director of the United States Employment Ser vice in Arizona, has issued two calls for men, coming from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts. The first call is for n men, skilled in the metal trades to go to Astoria. Oregon, to help com plete the construction of seven ships at the yards there. Only skilled work CTS in these trades are wanted. The list of trades includes, steam filters sheet metal workers, lathe men, black smiths, and many others.
 The second call is for 800 unskilled workers to go to a point in West Vir- ginia where an $S,000,0OO nitrate plant IS being constructed for the govern mont. This is an essential industry and securing workers for this work is part of the job of the United States employment service. While the cal for these unskilled men in Arizona is confined primarily to Miami, Globe Prescott and Jerome, an unskilled worker from any other district is en- titled to register with the service fol this call. In neither of these calls however, are men to be taken iron mines, railroads or farms in Arizona
 Under Standard Rules
 Standard working hours and wages will be observed at both of these jobs Transportation and subsistence will be furnished the men by the government enroute to the job. A representative from the plant in Virginia is on his way to Phoenix to meet with pros. pective registrants for this work, anC 10 explain the conditions attendant up on the work.
 There is nothing compulsory abou registering for this work. And ther, are no enlistment papers or contract! to sign. The man may quit the jol any time he wants, but the service | for that reason anxious to get onl, honest. sincere and patriotic worker! 10 take these jobs. For further in formation call at the United State! employment service office on Wal street.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
LONDON POLICEMEN CALLED MUT|NEERS
 BY HIGH OFFICIAL
Republican A. p. Leased WIre1

LONDON. Aug. 30-The police of the London metropolitan district, embrat- ing an area of 700 square miles. and q population of S,000,000 wer. ou strike today for more pay. The city com prsed within an area of a little more t,icn one square mile and which has its own police force, is not yet affected.
 The force numbers about 22.000 Union leaders say 10000 of these were "out" at noon and the greater propor- tion of the remainder had shown them selves in sympathy with the strike.
 Poorest Paid Police in World
 A union leader said the pay of Lon don policemen is 3S shillings weekly, plus F shillinss war bonus and the possible additions of two shillings weekly after 21 years service Ser geants receive ten shillings more week ly than patrolmen.
 The London police are about the poorest paid in the world" said this union leader. For year we tried al; the routine methods It was only when these failed we decided to strike"
 There was similar disturbance on a smaller scale in 1872 and again in 1890, although both attempts were sup pressed in a day or two.
 A high Scotland Yard official is quoted py the fall Mall Gazette as saying:
 Say Strike is Extending We, take yer serious view of the mems action. They are not striking They are multiplying in the face of the enemy. The police are a disciplined force which has been exempted from the military service to protect prop eriy.' It is quasi military force .ind ! iE multiplying the men are breaking enc of our lines of defense and com polling us to gather together a scratch force"
 At headquarters of the police union tonight it was said the strike was ax- tending and that it virtually affected the entire metropolitan police. It was added there was every probability that the strike would be extended to pro- vincial towns.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
SUIT CLUB MAN
 GUILTY, FINE S100

The "suit club" case which was heard before Justice Wheeler a week ago was disposed of yesterday by a judgment finding J. D. Lynch, president of the Phoenix Tailoring company, guilty of conducting a lottery and imposing fine of s100. An appeal was taken by Lynch to the superior court.
 It was the contention of the defense that there was no lottery; that the contract between Lynch and the pa irons of the club specifically stated that the favored patrons in the distri- button of the S35 suits were not to be determined by chance. but by cold cal culation as to which patrons would be the best advertisements for the con- pany
 The Arizona law. relating to lotteries the court found, was so broad that re- course would nave to be taken to the statutes of other states and to law en- cyclopedias. The county attorney had cited a decision from North Carolina which was exactly in point and it was largely on that the judgment was based.
 Many of the patrons of the club have inquired how they are to get their money back. They have been told that that rests with the company; the law can do nothing for them; one cannot maintain a civil suit to recover any thing he may have lost in an illegal transaction into which he has volun- tarily had a part.
 There is another suit club in Phoenix whose proprietor claims that he was forced into it by the competition of the Phoenix Tailoring company, but he suspended activities when action was begun against Lynch. He has written to his patrons to state that he will re- imburse them for what they have paid in on suits or he will allow the amounts they have paid as credits on suits.
 Use The Republican Classified Ads for Results-Read for profit.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
WAR FEATURES
 ROTARY MEETING

The program at yesterdays Rotary Club was one distinctly devoted to war in its various phases. The prin- cipal speaker of the day was Major F. E. Shine, of the Medical Reserve corps, on the subject of Physical Ex- animation for the Draft" The major gave many interesting statistics cov- er1ng both the nation, and Arizona in particular regardig the number of registrants. percentages of exemptions and the record was one of which Ari- zona can well be proud si Twenty seven percent of the registered doc tors of the state are in the service.
 Rotarian Paul Kantz gave a vivid few days ago. Mir. Kantz was the first Phoenician to return, who hap pened to be in Nogales at the time oi the fight, and to give first hand in formation. He was in an autonrrbile a few hundred feet from the interna- tional line when the fighting started. He finally took refuge in the doctors office into which Captain Hungerford was carried after he was mortally wounded.
 Talk by Lieut.. Glen Patton
 The club enjoyed a talk of informa- ton, exciting and instructive, from Lieut.. Glen Patton, who is here tenn porarily, recuperating from slight in jury received in a fall of his airship. The lieutenant is now assigned to teaching raw recruits the art of flying.
 Sid Ross, accompanied by Arthur Luhrs. Guy Alsap and Jay Alkire, ap- peared in behalf of plan to sell $50,- 900 worth of War Stamps before the end of September. through a novel plan outlined by Mir. Ross.
 President E. W. Lewis, named the following committee to work with other committees in this big plan. w. w. Lawhon. w. s. Goldsworthy. c. P. Lee, Tom Smith, Chas. B. Christy, F. E. Rich, Arthur G. Hulett. Guy P. Nevitt was the chairman of the day.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
NEW AUTOMOBILE
 RAGING RECORDS
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

DES MONIES, Aug. 30.-Four world automobile racing records for a half mile dirt track were broken at the Iowa state fair today. Ed Ellingboe drove half mile in 3l.S0 twenty hun- dredths of a second faster than the former record, but his mark stood only a few minutes as John Haughdahl turned the lap in 31.40.
 Ray Lampkin set new mark of 2:0s.6O for two miles, but Ellingboe immediately broke the record again with 2:0S. The old record was 2:14.O06. In making this time he drove the first mile in 1:O3SO lowering the record sixty-fi one hundredths of a second
 In winning the three mile race Ell ingboe covered the distance in 3:15S0 another record. The old mark was 3.22.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31

quest by your institution for assign ment of soldiers on a contract basis to constitute a preliminary agreement un- til permanent contract can be ar ranged by conference in each case.
 ROBERT E. NINSON, Regional Director of the Committee on Education and Special Training for Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31

COMING HOME-Miss Jessie I. Me Claughry, secretary of the Lamson business college and principal of the stenographic department, writes that she will be home ready to resume her work in the college early in Sepetm- Der. Miss McClaughry has been en- toying well earned vacation in Pres colt and vicinity.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
AMERICAN CASUALTY LIST
(BY The Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The fol- lowing casualties are reported by the commanding general of the American E,Xpeditionary Forces Gncluded in the al hC1-r
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31

PrIvates John Buzenske, Cleveland. Ohio Peter w. Curcio, Prov Di Catanzera Petrizzi Italy.
 Joseph Fahery. New York, N. Y. George C. Franklin, Hopkins, Mich. Carmino Gravetto, Mount Vernon x. Y.
 John Jensen. St. Paul, Neb. Andrew McCabe, Fitchburg. Mass. Bennie Mangino. Schenectady, N. Y John Nickolosh. Trenton, \. J. George B. May, Quen City, Mo. William Phillips. Maysville, Ky. Clarence Russell Williams, Madison Heights. Va.
 MISSING IN ACTION Pvt. Clifton Smith, Smithport, La.
 Prisoner Pvt. Edward Williams, Mahanol City, Schulykill Co.,, Pa.
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
HAYWOOD AND CHIEF
 AIDES SENT TO PEN
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tContlnued from Page One) coast leader, and Harrison George of Pittsburg, whose printed vision of President Wilson and his cabinet in flight before an army of I. W. w. was an important factor in the trial, re- ceived sentences of five years each.
 Judge Reviews Conspiracy
 For more than an hour Judge Landis In the silence of the humid court room whose doors and windows had been closed and locked, with sharp direct sentences, reviewed the nationwide conspiracy against the government ana read excerpts from Haywood's cor respondence relative to opposition to the war
 Tn light of the evidence before it, the jury had no avenue of escape from verdict of guilty the court said
 T don't mean" said Judge Landis, at another point in his statement that the I. w. w. started out deliberately to aid Germany
 He added that their acts were an aid to the enemy ard were aimed directly at their own country
 Some ChuckIed; Some PaIed
 Some of the defendants chuckled as sentence was pronounced, others paled and swayed uncertainty while still others tried to make their way to wives and other relatives
 Manuel Key, an organizer of Buffalo. N. Y., who appeared in court yester day wearing a red flag, symbol of the l. w. w. on his coat lapel, had not re- moved it when called for sentence to- day. He was among those given 20 years.
 Negro Defendant Cracks Joke
 benjamin Fletcher. Philadelphia. the
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
WOUNDED-DEGREE UNpETER.
 MINED

Sgt. Vim. Gerald Fitzgerald, Milton. Mass
 Corp. James Beneditti, Picona, Italy. Corp. William F. Fenwick, Plymouth. Pa
 Corp. Patrick H. McAleavy, Newark. N. J.
 Corp. Jere McCracken, Clayton, Dcla- ware
 Bugler Mercer Feldman, Brooklyn, X Y.
 Bugler Irwin D. Schwartz, Reading,
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31
Negro Defendant Cracks Joke

Benjamin Fletcher, Philadelphia, the only colored member on trial, grinned prodoiy when he vas sentenced to ten years. He was being led away when ne remarked: Judge Landis is using poor English today. His sentences are too long,"
Arizona republican., 1918-08-31

Sgt. Frederick Harris, Barrytown, \. Y.
 Privates Napoleon Ayotte, Three Rivers, Micn. Burchard C. Bargy. Great Falls, Mont
 Oscar Johnson. Manisteque, Mich. Raymond O. Machen, Oshkosh, Wis. John Martin, West Liverpool, Ohio. John H. Mitchell, Negaunee, Mich. Raymond l.. Nichols. Madison, Wis. Frank Troi, Detroit, Mich. Lynn M. West, MaZomanie. Wis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
Insurance Cos.
Locate State
Agencies Here
This City Gets First Two
State General Agencies
Ever Located Here.

EI Paso has recently been made
the general state headquarters for two
big insurance companies
In the past all the general agencies
for the state have been in Dallas. Sar
Antonio and other eastern Texas
cities. but recently. the firm Of Perry
& Kirkpatrick, of FL Paso. has been
given the general agencies for two
large cOncerns-the California Insur-
arce company. OF san Francisco. and
the General Accident Fire and Life
Assurance Corporation. Of Perth. Scot
land.
As state general agents, Perry &
Kirkpatrick viii have the appoint
nient OF agents through the state Of
Texas and, in event Of settlement of
losses. all such settlements and ad-
justments will be made from FL Paso
instead of from Dallas. san Antonio
and other cities that have heretofore
done all Of this work. II puts FL Paso
in the big class" in the matter Of in
surance and is looked upon as the be-
ginning Of still more prominence and
activity for FL PasO in the insurance
field.
The California company is an auto
mobile. fire. theft and collision dam
age insurance company; the Scotland
company is an accident, fire and life
company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

working citizens-aud the work begun
Considering the millions taken from
the city by former campaigns and
making a comparison with the results
in other cities. the work being done
is fully as remarkable as the Red
Cross and Liberty Bond campaigns
Goes Far Above Quota
In the Red Cross campaign the city's
allotment was placed at $4,000. This
amount was then doubled. Even then.
workers kept right on, the total
amount for Ell Paso and outlying dis
tricts being STA. In the first
Liberty Loan campaign workers here
sold bonds amounting to something
less than S2,250.0Oo. or over 100000
more than the allotment FL PasO's
allotment in the second campaign was
S1,g62,000 and the total sales were
50 AS, 400. In the campaign 10 raise
funds for y. u c. a. army work
$685. was raised here, a remarkable
showing for FL Paso Y. II. c. workers
and citizens
The amount raised TO be expended
here in training camp activity totaled
S23. 500. OF this amount $4,000 was
raised among citizens, $500 BY the
chamber Of commerce and $4,000 was
contributed by the national organiza-
tion in charge Of training camp ac-
tivity.
shows Loyalty in Saving Food.
: lLlA service mas uEEl given uN IL
PasO workers in the prosecution OF the
food campaign If food viii win the
war" then citizens here must be ac-
credited with telling work IN the
drives that bring victory. When this
work was first taken up by the ma
tional administration. J. r Babcock.
secretary Of the chamber OF commerce
Of Dallas Texas. and George H.
Clements. secretary Of the local cham
Der Of comerce. were selected by the
national food commission to supervise
the word OF food conservation in the
state Of Texas It was soon found that
Texas is too large TO be thoroughly
organized by two men, whereupon the
state was divided into eight districts
Mr. Clements was then chosen man
ager OF district number seven, com
prising 127 counties in west Texas
After causing to be disseminated
the plans OF the food commission for
general conservation Of food BY house
wives and others and securing the
pledges Of over 10000 for strict OBJ
servance Of the governments recon-
mendatious. Mr. Clements took up the
various sources Of food supplies in
this district. west Texas not being an
agricultural district. attention was
drawn to production OF cattle
Saves Cattle Cheeks PrOfiteers-
The supervisor discovered startling
conditions due to drouth and opera
tons Of prOfiteers dealing IN cattle
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

every national signal for a
n play in the war game, FL Paso
L n has hit the enemy line quick
and hard. Two units Of the Texas Ma
tional guard. raised here after the dec
laration of war; our quota Of men sent
10 the national G my; Liberty Loan
bonds oversubscribed in two cam
ipaigns: Red Cross allotment over
subscribed: allotment for Y. NJ c. A
work oversubscribed; fund for train
Ing camp activity oversubscribed;
prosecution of the food campaign.
hating Of profiteers in the 9TH dis
trict OF Texas and thousands Of cattle
saved under the leadership OF an Il
Paso man-au Of these are war activ-
tiles that crown local patriotism
FL Paso has accomplished this under
a handicap greater than that Of any
other American city. Normally no
other border city has as large Mexican
population as FL Paso- This number
has been greatly swelled by MeXicans
who fled 10 El Paso during the revo-
lutiOnary period. Many or these are
still here. While all men Of military
age were registered a large percent
could not be drafted because they were
aliens. resulting in the conscription OF
a much larger percent OF Americans
within the age limit than IN other
cities. For this reason Fl Paso shall
have given up all her best men long
before other cities Of the same size,
the quota not being decreased because
Of such conditions
The blow 10 the business interests
has been more severe here than else
where because the most able men in
the city were taken Attorneys. ply
sicians. bankers, merchants clerks,
mechanics and other high class men
made up FL PasO's Quota
Notwithstanding the conduct OF bus
mess has been considerably handi-
capped by these conditions. the Red
Cross campaign and those OF both Lib
erty Bond issues were ably handled
and the results so satisfactory, that
later when A. p. Coles, chairman OF
the city and county committee for the
sale of war stamps. objected to the
estimate for FL PasO being made on
a basis that took in all the foreign
population. the objection was over
whelmingly brushed aside by those
present at the meeting in Dallas on
the grounds that according to previous
showing f. PasO could put il over.
foreign population and all When Mr.
Coles brought home that Information
there was no adverse comment The
basis of allotment was not looked up
on as an imposition because FL PasO
was asked 10 sell S1,6l6,02o worth OF
bonds instead Of about 100000, but
was taken as It was given-as COM
pliment TO her patriotic and team
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

army helped out literally in a finan-
cial way. In the Liberty bond cam
paigns. Red Cross drives, Y. NJ c. A.
work for the army, subscriptions for
training camp activity and war stamp
campaign. each were oversubscrf bed
by citizens, although the citys aIlot-
ment in each case was based on popu-
lation. including Mexicans, who were
exempt by virtue Of being foreigners.
This means that FL Paso contributed
TO various war funds practically twice
the amount OF her rational allotments,
or something over $1,000 900.
Anti-Fiee Crusade.
Also in order that conditions in this
the greatest Of border army cities may
be remedied, citizens and various or
CARNATIONS have unanimously Joined
IN a vice crusade, in which the police
and all city officials have vigorously
pushed until the city is one of the
cleanest and best regulated to which
any young man might be sent for
military training. or select as his
home on coming west
Mai. George ". Read. commanding
in the FL PasO district. has headquar-
ters in the Mills building. where are
also offices Of the members of the
district and division staffs- District
staff officers are: Mai. Gen George
W Read, commander: Sec. Lieut.. Mar
shall Prentiss, aide: Capt Burton Y.
Read, aide: Col Arthur ". Moore. dis
trict surgeon; Col Harry o. Willard,
Intelligence officer: Capt William H
Morris and Sec. Lieut.. Winfred
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
GOtha Caught in Glare
OF Searchlights Fails
In Night London Raid

London, Eng, Jan. 26.-An unsuc-
cessfuI raid OF a recent night was not
wholly lacking in spectacular display.
The inhabitants Of a little Eessex
village were fortunate in Witnessing
tht frantic attempts Of a Gotha 10
penetrate one of our big barrages.
Heavy gunfire close to the village
heralded the approach Of a raid.
Nearer and nearer came the sullen
droning and It was almost overhead
when then long arm Of a searchlight
flickered upwards, traversing the sky.
It wavered. Joined and crossed the
arm Of a brother light, and at the
juncture of the two silery beams a
Gotha was suddenly caught and held.
The raider was Immediately subjected
to a terrific bombardment.
The windows ratified and shook.
and the surrounding country was
lighted up by the flashes of the firing
guns, while up in the searchlight sky
the Gotha turned and dived and
banked-in vain
At length the Gotha appeared to
have had enough. She banked around
in a great circling sweep and made
for the coast, still in the searchlights
beams.
view. but the dull thud OF the guns
and the faint rays Of crossed search
lights told of the warm journey
which our gunners gave her as she
made for the sea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
Silver ore and silver bullion wei
as fo17ov-s-
Improvement In Mexico.

Minor articles Of import showed the
same uncertain tendencies. some
showing slight gains and others a
decrease. The demand for all kinds
Of manufactured articles was shown
to be good and the people Of northern
Mexico are in greatly improved con-
ditiOn as regards preparation TO re-
sumo agricultural work and as to
comforts Of homes. While the loss
Of crops for the several preceding
years has naturally drained their
finance, it is believed that they are
now in condition TO produce crops in
1918 that viii materially advance
them and go far TO put them in their
former condition. This will mean ad-
ditiOnal sales of manufactured goods
by FL Paso merchants and manufac-
turers-
Considering all circumstances. Fl
Paso' foreign trade during 1917 was
very satisfactory. an increase Of
$4,000, 900 in exports having been
made. while imports held their own.
Northern Mexico is again getting on
her feet, and 1913 should see the two
republics not only resuming their for
mer trade relations, but SURPRISING
former records.