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Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
PADDOCK 1. W. w. HALL

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, April 23-After boasting that they would hold meet ings regardless of warnings by county and city officials, delegates to the | w. w. convention tonight abandoned further co invention plans in Sioux City This action followed raid on their meeting phce earlier in the day by Sheriff w. H. Jones. Sheriff Jones and his men drove the delegates from the hall and padlocked the doors. They later adjourned to a pool hall, where an attempt was made to ho Id a meet ing. This place also was closed by the sheriff.
 Tonight the delegates began a gen eral exodus from the city by boarding freight trains in various directions.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
COURT MARTIAL |S SA|D UNHUMANLY UNJUST ANSELL

WASHINGTON, April 23.-The radi cal differences of opinion that exist, not only in military circles but among law yers, as to the present system of mili- tary justice, was brought out sharply today before the committee of the American Bar association in the con- flicting views presented by Lieutenant Colonel Samuel T. Ansell, the officer Of the regular army who is chief assail- ant of the system, and Colonel John Wigmore, temporary officer and wide ly known as a student of law in civil life, and the most active defender of the present system, in the absence of Major General Crowder, judge advocate general.
 "The court martial system does not need more law; but more facts" Col onel Wigmore asserted, urging that amendment of the present system to insure perfectly fearless counsel for the accused" to bring out the facts, would go far toward remedying such defects as had been disclosed.
 Colonel Ansell resumlnS his argu- ment, which will not be concluded for another day, defined the real issue as the question::
 "Whether military justice is going to be conducted by hard and fast military rules, or is it going to take on an as- pect of civil justice?"
 AnselI Shows Charts
 '1f we had had legal control from th> beginning of the proceedings" he as serted, after displaying charts showing the extensive machinery set up in the udge advocate generals office to cor rect errors" we would have had no need for this great revisory mahinery at the top
 Colonel Wigmore took direct issue with statements made by Senator Chamberlain and Colonel Ansen. He quoted a speech made by Mir. Cham berlain on the floor of the senate which declared that the army court martial system represented neither a system of justice nor system of law
 If any man, after any rational in- quiry, whatever, holds to that view Colonel Wigmore declared, ''he is hopeless.'
 Similarly he challenged Colonel An sells frequently repeated charge that the military justice system is archaic On the contrary, Colonel Wigmore de clared, there are elements in the army system so advanced and modern tha1 men in civil practice can only dream oi the day when they will be applied ir civil courts.
 Many Privates Convicted
 Colonel Ansell entered today upor the detailed discussion of changes ir law he desires made to accomplish his main purpose of divoreing the legal as poets of the army completely from the possibility of military domination. He recited figures to show that ninety-foul per cent of the enlisted men brought to trial were convicted.
 "Either this is a most unhumanly perfect machine" he Said, "or most unhumanly unjust one"
 About thirty per cent of the officers tried are convicted, Colonel Ansel added, but continued:
 "Of course, people in the army are not going around convicting enlisted men because they are enlisted men, and acquitting officers because they are of ficers. That is not true; but we dc know that the officers get better trials"
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
Teleqraph Men Talk

NEW YORK, April 23-William N. Deegan, secretary of the Postal Tele- graph company, issued the following statement here today, in reference to the instructions of Postmaster General Burleson to the wire operating board. announced in Washington: a
 MT. Burlesons statement about the time honored practices of the telegraph companies is all wrong Such a press telegram as the New York World sent out last Sunday night would have been accepted and transmitted by either tel esr2ph company without the slightest hesitation, under the old rules and practices of the telegraph companies. In fact We do not know of any press telegram ever having been refused by telegraph company on the ground of it's being libelous.
 Such telegram is absolutely unob- Jectionable from a telegraph point Of view, and it was only because it re- ferred to Burleson and Burleson has terrorized the telegraph staff by gag orders, threats of dismissal. spies. etc that the telegraph employees rejected it."
 Newcomb Carleton, president of the Western Union company, denied to- night that the Worlds message had been refused He stated that ''modf- fieations' had been suggested by the
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Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
QUARREL-MURDER-EScAPE

GLOBE. Arizona, April 23.-Tran- quifino Martinez was killed tonight at Miami following quarrel over girl, with another Mexican.
 Miguel Vasquez, alleged slayer of his rival, is still at large, following a care full search of the Globe Miami district by authorities. Inasmuch as persons who witnessed the shooting claim that four shots were fired and gun with one discharged cartridge was found be- side the body of the dead man, authori- ties are of the opinion that duel took place, the other three shots being fired by Vasquez.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
BOLSHEVIKI ABANDON MUCH WAR MATERIAL

LONDON. April 23.-Large quanti- ties of material were abandoned by the bolsheviki when they were driven out of Bolshie Ozerki recently, according to the report of Major General Edmond Ironside, British commissioner in chief, on the Archangel front regarding the operation. His report continues:
 We captured two field guns, 1000 rounds of three inch ammunition and prisoners. The spirit of the. troops talk ing part was excellent and they have done exceedingly we'll"
 Regarding the situation, General Ironside says:
 'Deserters from the bolsheviki forces have joined our own and the Russian troops. They openly showed their hatred of the bolsheyiki and bear wit ness to the hard conditions of service. This has done more than anything else to consolidate the new Russian army.n
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24

The text of the statement 1oiloWs'
 Tn view of the capital importance of the questions affected. and in order to throw all possible light upon what is involved in their settlement, l hope that the following statement Will con tribute to the final formation of opin- ion and to satisfactory solution:
 ''When Italy entered the war, she en- tered upon the basis of definite prl- vate understanding with Great Britain and France, now known as the pact Of London. Since that time the whole face of circumstances has been altered. Many other powers, great and small, have entered the struggle, with no knowledge of that private under standing.
 The Austro-Hungarian empire, then the enemy of Europe, and at whose ex- pense the pact of London was to be kept, in the event of victory, has gone to pieces and no longer exists. Not only that, but the several parts of that em- pire, it is agreed now by Italy and all her associates, are to be erected into independent states and associated in a league of nations, not with those who were recently our enemies, but with It. ally in the great war for liberty. we are to establish their liberty as well as our own They are to be among the smaller states whose interests are henceforth to be safeguarded as scrup- ulously as the interests of the most powerful states.
 Same Principles to All
 'The war was ended, moreover, by proposing to Germany an armistice and peace which should be rounded on cer- tain clearly defined princ;pies which set up new order of right and justice. 1 Upon those principles the peace with Germany has been conceived not only, but formulated. Upon those principles it will be effected. We cannot ask the great body of powers to propose and effect peace with Austria, and estab- fish new basis of independence and right in the states which originally constituted the Apstro- Hungarian em- pire, and in the states of the Balkan group, on principles of another kind We must apply the same principles to
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
Statement On Italian Question Startles Diplomats Straight From The Shoul- der Declaration Settles All Doubt of Presidents Attitude Says Italy Has Been Well Treated Insists Upon Equity To All Nations Opposes Lon don Pact.

PARIS April 23.-( By the Associated Press)-Pres- dent Wilson's emphatic declaration that he will not yield on the Adriac question has most profound sensation n the peace conference He has thrown down the gauntlet to the supporters of secret treaties in man. which almost took away the breath of the delegates who have been urging compromises on points already cred by many secret documents and at variance with the presidents fourteen points.
 President Wilson's sweeping declaration, while aimed directly at the Adrac problems also reaches the Kiau-Chao controversy in which Japan relies secret agreements, made with Great Britain France and Italy 1917 support her in her claim the conclusions held by Germany Tn Shantung.
 Statement Challenge
 The peace delegates generally regard President Will sons statement challenge which, once for all, will dispose of the question whether secret documents of which nations participating in the ignorant to figure in the peace following armstice in which all the allies pledged gave regard to secret treaties The Italian situation overshadowed all other questions through out the day Paris and the sole subject of tion in official and unofficial circles When 1t became known this morning that the Italian premier, Vittorio Orlando again absent from the session of the council of four, various rumorS became current.
 Settles All Doubts
 Proposals and counter proposals made between the members of the British French and Italian delegations and numerous stories of compromises were circulated These were suddenly dscreded by the issuance of Pres dent Wilson's statement showing that the president was not party to the proposed conclusions which was chiefly based the suppostion that Plume should be gwen to Italy
 The idea which had been prevalent in Paris, that the Adratic situation game of chess i'll which the most skilful diplomats would regardless of the armstlce conditions suddenly banished by President Wilson action.
 Since Monday it has been generally known that he had prepared statement which was on that day to the entire American delegation and that the delegation had approved it. But there suspicion that hs posi- tion was so unaterabv against secret diplomacy.
 Say It's Incomprehensible
 Declarations bv the members of the Amercal deega- ton that the president would not yield on the matter or Fiume were regardd by European dplomatsts and especially by the Italians part of political game until today and even many oldschool dipomatlsts seem unable to comprehend what has happened
 member of the Italian delegation sad that the dele gates would not leave Paris tonight lie dld not Know what action might be taken tomorrow.
 Premier Orlando Foreign Minister sonnno and Sal vator Bazai Antonio Salandra and Marquis Salvage Ragg the other Italian delegates have been m Ice at their headquarters examining the situation created by the presidents statement.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
ITALIANS ABOUT TO LEAVE PARIS
 ON RETURN HOME

PARIS, April 23.-(By the Asso- ciated Press).-Premler Orlando ot Italy this evening addressed an ot- ficiaI communication to Premier CIemenceau, president of the peace conference, saying that as result of the declaration by President Wilson, the Italian delegation has decided to leave Paris at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 PARIS, April 23.-lt was learned at Italian headquarters this eve ming that the Italian delegates were first apprised of President Will sons statement when it appeared in the afternoon papers. Premier Orlando at once sent a note to Pre- nniers Lloyd George and Clemep- ceau, asking them if they thought it possible, after the publication of this document, that the Italians could remain in the peace confer ence.
 PARIS, April 23.-(Havas)-Pre- mier Orlando of Italy expressed profound surprise today at the dec iaration of President Wilson, which he said, came at time when he was about to make supreme at- tempt at conciliation."
 "The Italian delegates, hoping to see the Italian problem adjusted amicabIy," he continued, might have taken some other decision than ceasing to colIaborate in the lahors of the conference, had this statement not been issued"
 The premier added that he would address a message 10 the Italian people who, he said, Twill express themselves"
 LONDON, April 24.-As a result of President Wilson's declaration
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
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ONE YEAR AGO TODAY

Germans drive dent into British lines north of Albert.
 Huns concentrating troops and supplies for smash at Amiens.
 Allied airmen report masses of Huns being rushed through Belgium to renew Flanders drive.
 Big gun batteries of the Germans leveling allied trenches to open third battle of the Somne.
 America's forces slowly moving overseas to prepare for fall drives.
 SUBSCRIBE NOW TO THE VICTORY LIB ERTY LOAN WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE PAID FOR VICTORY THEN.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
ANOTHER HARBoR STRIKE

NEW YORK, April 23.-A strike af fecting freight handlers at all railroad stations and piers in this city, as a protest against working conditions tc which the men object, was authorized to night by the New York Freight handlers union affiliated with the In ternational Longshoremen's associa ton.
 The strike. it was said, would be called soon, unless q settlement could be affected at conferences with rail road officials.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
WILSON ANNOUNCES uL LTIMAT()m
Huns To Be Al
 Versatile By
 May ], Earliest

PARIS, April 23.-(By the Asso- eiated Press.)-The German gov ernment has officially advised the allied and associated governments that the German plenipotentiaries would not leave Berlin before April 28, and that they would reach Yer saIlles May 1, at the earliest.
 Seven newspaper men will ac- company the plenipotentiaries, the dispatch added.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
STOP RED CROSS TRAIN

BERLIN, April 23.-CBy the Asso ciated Press) s).-The Zeitung Am Nit tag reports from I.andsberg on tho Warteh that German frontier guards stopped an American Red Cross train carrying food to Warsaw and searched it for ammunition. There was no am intuition aboard, but the train was obliged to return to Friedberg. so thaI it might continue to Warsaw by an- other route.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
ARGENTINA TURNS OVER SHIPS

BUENOS AIRES. April 23.-Ger- many has instructed the Argentine government to deliver interned Germa n
 steamers to the United States, and the
 American embassy has announced it's readiness to take over the vessels
 The cabinet met this afternoon to in struct the officials concerned to act ac ] cordingly. The transfer is expected within a few days
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
Bootlegger Bugs
 First Bonds Im
 Tombstone, Aria.

DOUGLAS, April a. Though serving long term for bootlegeing in the county jail at Tombstone, Arizona, Cleve W. lrby of Douglas headed the Victory loan list in Tombstone with a subscription of $500. Judge A. c. Lockwood, who passed sentence upon lrby, was the second subscriber, taking the same amount.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS SELF

ALBUQUERQUE N. M., April 2s.- Joseph Ross, a discharged soldier, late tonight shot and seriously wounded his wife and then shot and killed himself.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
Iowa Is First Aoain

CHICAGO, April 25.-With two states of the seventh federal reservs district already over their quotas, meagre reports from Illinois. Indiana and Wisconsin indicating that the campaign on these states was making substantial progress, Victory loan of ficials said tonight the progress was better than scheduled. Chicago's sub scriptions tonight were estimated at s27, ,009
 Iowa, the first state in the country ts fill its quota in the third and fourth loans passed it's goal of s110,s25, 900 for the fifth loan today.
 Late reports from Michigan. it was said, confirmed the report that that state had obtained its quota on the first day of the campaign.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
NEWS EPETOME E
FOREIGN

President Wilson startles peace dip lomats by hurling def to Italian demands. Italian delegates announce it is now impossible for them to remain in Paris.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
BURLESON SAYS
 ORCANlEDPLAN
 TODESTROY HIM
In Lengthy Statement Claims Magazines and Newspapers Are Com bined- Cause Is His Ap- proval of Higher Second Class Postal Rates

WASHINGTON. April 23.-Post- master General Burleson, in state ment issued tonight, asserted that an organized propapdanda had been in- augurated in an effort to destroy him and thereby to aid in bringing about repeal of the zone postal law in second class rates. The statement charged that more than a year ago, an unnamed member of a committee seeking repeal of the law, urged him to acquiesce and bluntly informed him, i've ruined Post master General Hitchcock and de- stroyed MT. Taft" Later, it said, a well known publisher also unnamed, promised that MT. Burleson would be made the most popular man in the cabinet if he would aid or acquiesce in the repeal, and said but if you do not, I fear they will ruin you"
 These offers were spurned, Burleson declared, and now he said he was con- fronted by a systematic propaganda of selfish interests who, through repeal of the law, would be able to resume enjoyment of a postal subsidy of over $70,000000 per annum." Even under the zone law he added, there still would be an annual loss of more than S5g,- coo 000 to be made up out of the gen. erd public. This statement followed one given out at the postoffice depart ment during the day announcing that the postmaster general had directed that telegraph systems suspend their regulations against transmission of nbelous matter, insofar as matter re- lating to the postmaster general was concerned. This order was given, it was stated, yesterday morning, after the night manager of the Postal sys- tenn at New York had refused to &C., eept certain messages filed by the New York World news bureau, on the ground that they were libelous. These messages constituted an article discus sing the postmaster general.
 Burleson's Statement
 Following is the statement issued tonight:
 The organized propaganda directed against the postmaster general is thoroughly understood by him. He was advised last year that it would be in augurated before the converting of this congress. It does not have for it's real purpGs% any desire for improvement m the postal or wire service. but it fn- tended to aid in accomplishing a re- auction of the rates of postage on sec olld class mail Newspapers and maga- zlnes.) A virulent attack founded uDon faisehood was made on the postmaster general by the advertising manager of the New York World, the principal newspaper engaged in this intrigue. at the time the increase of these postage rates was pending before the ways and means committee. The increased rates were bitterly opposed. All opposition VAS brushed aside and an increase of rates was made by the congress.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
DOMESTIC

DOMESTIC
 5urleson, in long statement, says newspapers and magazines are try ing to destroy him.
 Treasury officiaIsbelieve nation has subscribed half billion already. Bottling of beer permitted to resume by internal revenue department. Wilson is assailed for leaving the country without an executive head. LOCAL
 Third day of Victory loan finds workers in Maricopa county and Phoenix laboring unremittentIy bringing in good totals. f58th infantry, with 406 Arizona men to arrive in Fl Paso from New York on Monday, April 28. { Woman's club first woman's organi- zation to join Phoenix Chamber oI Commerce.
 Elks to initiate class of 100 tonight. Local unit of War Camp Community Service is organized.
 Annual charity ball is great success
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
BELIEVE NATION HAS SUBSCRIBED
 HALF.A BILLION
Only Quarter Billion Re ported = Iowa Claims Passed Its Quota = New York Leads Federal Re serve Districts - Twelfth Next to Lowest Position
IRepublican A. p. Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON. April 25.-A quarter of a billion dollars has been subscribed to the Victory loan and officially re- ported through banks and federal re serve district headquarters to the treas ury. This covers probably only the first two days of the subscription per iod. and does not include the millions of pledges on which subscribers have not paid initial installments. Neither does it include officially recorded subscrip- tions which have not been tabulated by banks, or which are in process Of be- ing reported to district headquarters. Only ten of the twelve districts were represented in figures gwen out to- night by the treasury, the Kansas and Atlanta headquarters not having sub mitted official reports.
 For these reasons officials were in ciined to believe that the actual sub scriptions already gathered by the mil lions of volunteer loan workers amount to at least half billion dollars.
 The first complaints that the treas ury's official reports do not fairly in dicate the record of various communi ties, reached here today. They were met with the explanation that the fig ures given out by the treasury at night in most cases were transmitted by dis trict managers about noon of that day The district mana gers also may report the standing of some city; as of the night before. and this is reflected in the national headquarters review a day late as a consequence.
 The exact total tabuiated tonight, was s249, ,64S, GOO, distributed as follows:
 Boston, $45, AS .40o; New York, SS8, ,000 ,0o0; Philadelphia, 9258,-
 15o; Cleveland, SIS, ,193,9 $50; Rich
 mon, $13,38S, 500; Chicago, s25.57a,- $50; St. Louis, $29,877 800; Mime
 apolis, $6,616,7o0; Dallas, St,24f,- 300; San Francisco, S2yo5o, $50. The navy's actual subscription thus far in the Victory Liberty loan cam paign has been almost s2,000.0oo, or enough to move the Victory ship, the U. s. s. Marblehead, approximately two miles on it's voyage from San Francisco to New York.
 The navy's flying squadron of bat tleships and destroyers, which are cruising along the Atlantic, Pacific and | Gulf coasts to help the Victory Liberty loan, are receiving enthusiastic wei comes.
 The Victory ship is scheduled to reach San Diego at noon tomorrow | where she will be relieved by the L. $ ] s. Crane, which will take up the sec ond leg of the journey.
Arizona republican., 1919-04-24

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Arizona republican., 1919-04-24

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The Elbert County tribune., 1919-05-16
FARMERS HELP HIM.

Mr.. j. Ramey. whose health is
very poor, and being unable to get
hired help. the good neighbors and
friends gathered at his farm and
put in his crop. There were over
thirty teams in the field and the
work was soon completed. Thirty
acres plowed and forty acres disced
and drilled into oats.
Mr.. Ramey expresses herewith
his gratitude and thanks to all of
these true friends: Joseph Oaks,
Jr., Louis Driever, VIM. Clark, AL
fred Cox, Roll Bowser, Russell Nc
Reynolds, John Clibon, Peter Brink,
Clark, Kelsie Pottenger, Emmett
Blakely, Louis Brazelton, Axel Pet
erson, Ed Musick, Hans Larson,
o. P. Phillips, Geo. Gresham, Dee
Pottenger, John Helgeth, Warren
Logan, Floyd Barker, Oscar Erick-
son, Gus Wright, Gotlieb Ehring.
Lee Clibon and ]. c. Brazelton.