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THE ARIZONA BE PUBLIC J AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL ( TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR 12 PAGES PHOENIX, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914 12 PAGES yOKXXV. NO. THREE BRITISH BOATS ! . FAMOUS RACE TRACK CONVERTED INTO FA STURE FOR CATTLE TO FEED PARISIANS t - . SENT TO BOTTOM BY GERMAN SUBMARINES nr ii tna ur if f - . 3. Daring Raid of Kaiser's Under-water Fleet Re sults Disastrously to Brit ish Navy and Diverts At tention from Land ONE IS SUNK SAVING 'CREWS Attack One Which Britons Were Led to Expect for Jermans' Avowed Inten tion to Reduce Superior it v of the Fleet YMODEX, Holland, via London, Sept. 22. Two of the five Ger- I man. submarine boats which at- j tacked and sank the British cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue, were sent to the bottom by British ships, according to survivors of the cruisers who ar- j rived here this evening. I (ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH LOXDOX. Sept. 2. The daring raid of German submarines across the Xorth sea, which resulted in the sinking of the British cruisers Abou kir, Hogue and Cressy, momentarily diverted attention from the battle fields on the continent. The Aboukir was torpedoed first and the Hogue and the Cressy drew close to save the crew, when they were also torpedoed. The Cressy, Capt. Robert W. John son; the Aboukir, Capt. John E. Drummond, and the Togue, Capt. Wilmot S. Nicholson, were sister ships. They were armored cruisers of a comparatively obsolete type. The three cruisers were identical In construction. Their displacement was 12,000 tons and each was 440 feet long, 69.3 feet wide and drew 26 feet of water. Each had a comple ment of 755 men. Their armaments consisted of two 9.2 -inch guns, tweve six-inch guns, twelve twelve-pounders nd five three-pounders. They were built in 1900. The attack of the submarines against Great Britain's ships was one f the things the British navy has boon led to expect for the Germans Muite frankly avowed that their plan was to reduce the British naval 'su periority by submarine raids, and sowing of mines and they have been training young officers for sallies of this kind. However, the British fleet must keep the seas to insure Great Britain's food supply, and in doing so must run great risks. Meanwhile there have been no important changes in the battle fronts of northern France. Nevertheless it came as a shock to Englishmen that big ships such as those sunk could so easily be at tacked and destroyed while the Ger man fleet has been able to remain In safety In its mines' and fortress-protected harbors. The ships sunk, while obsolete, were still very useful vessels and it is little satisfaction to Kngland to know that her cruiser fleet is still double in number that of the Germans, and that as Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, has said, she will be able to build during the war three to Germany's one. In France the opposing armies con tinue to gain a little here and lose a little there. These gains may tell in the long run, but have brought no decisive result for either side. A French official report this afternoon again lays some stress on the an nouncement that an advance is being made by the allies' left wing on the right bank of the river Oise, from which point the public and military experts look for the first indications of how the battle Is likely to end. On the plateau of Craonne severe fighting has been going on for days,, hut there is no late information as to whether the Germans and allies hold commanding positions here. The allies had the plateau a few days ago, but a German official report claims it has been retaken, together with the village of Betheny. The Russians have followed up their successes in Galicia where a third great battle Is about to begin, if not already begun, by capturing the im portant fortress of Jaroslau, on the river San, Just north of Przemysl, which they are surrounding. Jaroslau Object To Re-employment Of The Striking Miners ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH DEXVER, Sept. 22. The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, in a letter to the president, made public tonight, expressed unwillingness to re-employ all strikers not convicted of crime, as suggested in the three-year truce proposal prepared by Hywel Davies and William R. Farley, the mediators appointed by the secretary of labor In an effort to end the Colorado coal miners' strike. The corporation also objected to final adjudication of disputes by a federal grievance com mission. The letter was signed by J. F. Wellborn, president of the com pany, who will discuss the situation AMERICANS GET NEWS OF THE WAR BORDEAUX, Sept. 22. "Amer icans are infinitely better inform ed about the war than any Europeans, even the neutrals,'' says the Temps' New York cor respondent. "They receive news from everywhere, from the bel ligerent and neutral countries, also censored and uncensored dispatches which rectify and clarify each other." ; I City Of Cattaro Is Bombarded By French Ships ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH ROME, Sept. 22. (via Paris) The bombardment of Cattaro, the Austri an seaport at the southeast extrem ity of the Gulf of Cattaro, in Dal- i matia, by French ships is reported in ! a dispatch from Patras Greece, to the Messagero. Official news from Pet rt.grad says the Russians are gradu ally surrounding Koenigsberg, and expect reinforcements at an early date, for an attack on the city. A Cettinje dispatch says the Ser vian and Montenegrin armies which crossed the Drina river are meeting little opposition from the Austrians. Reports from Servian headquarters at Vishegrad declare the Austrians court martialed many Slavs, some of whom have been -shot. A large num ber of Slav women ,ind children are employed by the Austrians in digging entrenchments and transporting sup plies. Dispatches from Vienna say the Austrian capital is crowded with wounded and soldiers returning from the war with "infectious diseases. TVi I c, lino i.nnrtfit. nuicsenpv tViO nnn. I struction o large camp hospitals out side the city. A Vienna dispatch to the Girornale D'ltalia says' that according to the Zeit, Prince "William of Wied is about to abdicate the Albanian throne, a.nd is preparing a proclamation to tho Albanian nation. Later, says the Zeit, ' he will enter the German army. Occupy Sarajevo LOXDOX, Sept. 22 '(midnight). The Rome correspondent of the Star says the Servian and Montenegrin troops occupied Sarajevo, which was abandoned by the Austrians after an overwhelming defeat. Russians Take Jaroslau PETROGRAD, Sept. 22. The Rus sian troops have occupied the forti- neu rtusuirt.n position or jarosiau, it i flag is now flying over the town. Jaroslau is an important railroad center seventeen miles northwest .'.f Przemysl, on the railroad line be tween Lemberg and Cracow. Tin bridge near it crosses the river San, and commands the passage of it. commands the passage of the San river, and its possession will greatly assist the Russians in their operations against Przemysl, where a strong Austro-German force is prepared to offer stubborn resistance in the hope at least of detaining the Russian armies which are needed to take the offensive against Germany. Servians report another victory over the Austrians, who thus far have suf fered severely on all sides. This engagement occurred near Kroupanl on the Drina, where the Austrians .attempted to Invade Servia, but were j driven back.. This attack accounts ( for the Servian evacuation of Semlin as the troops were needed . to stem the Austrian offensive movement. Advices from Hoekvan, Holland state Uhe Dutch steamer Titon arrived with i twenty wounded. The Titon reported ,the disaster occurred at 7:30 o'clock j this morning. The Titon picked up j 114 survivors most of whom were .transferred to British torpedo boats. Bring In Survivors i AMSTERDAM, via London, Sept. 22. The steamer Flores arrived at iTmuiden tonight with 287 survivors I of the British cruisers sunk by the j German submarines. One dead and a 'few wounded were also aboard. with the president at Washington1, tomorrow. At the convention at Trinidad last week, the Colorado union coal miners accepted the truce plan without amendment and notified the president they were willing to return to work, and call off the strike as soon as the proposal was accepted by the mine owners. Wellborn's letter was his company's individual reply. Other operators in the state will unite in a separate reply. Wellborn maintained the company's first obli gation is to the present employes, many of whom would be discharged if all the strikers not convicted of crime were to be re-employed. :'- Race course at Longchamps, ner Paris, as it looks today. " - The famous race course at Longchamps, near Paris, has been converted from a place of sport into an immense pastur, where hundreds of tattle to be used for consumption by Parisians are now grazing, It was here that most of the fashions which became popular with the fashionable wuiuen ui America were urst Been, THREE PARTIES FULL ELECTION County Central Committees Meet, Elect Delegates to State Committee Meet ings Next Monday audi Adjourn The county party committees un dev the new primary law were or ganized yesterday, on the fourteenth day after the holding of the pri maries. In all of the party commit tees after organization, there was some informal talk regarding party declarations and certain tilings in all of the committees were accepted ten tatively, but they were allowed to g: over to the time of the report of t!ic committee on resolutions. The meeting of the progressive committee was held in the party headquarters in the Fleming block. There was a good attendance. Six teen of the twenty members of the committee were present in person or by proxy. The business was con ducted harmoniously. George X. MacBean was elected chairman anl Fred W. Smith, secretary-treasurer. A. Villman of Alma was chosen member of the state committee. The following committee was appointed to fill vacancies: Chairman MacBean, H. B. Wilkinson and Secretary Smith. The following committee on resolu tions was named: Robert S. Fish?r, B. O. Brown and W. P. Doheney. This committee will report tomorrow. The democratic Committee The democratic committee was pr ganized after serious travail and some irregularity, which was given the gentler name of informality. Three candidates for the chairman ship had been announced, Don C. Babbitt, C. C. Thompson and W. L. Barnum. A committee on creden tials, for which no provision is made in the primary law, was appointed to pave the way for a premature change in the committee. Mr. Babbitt not being a member of the committer, was ineligible to election to . the chairmanship. Accordingly W. A. Burton, committeeman from Mesa, offered his resignation. Mr. Barnum denied that the committee had . au thority to act upon it until it had been organized and " citing the law under which the organization must be effected, he showed that the first step in the organization was the elec tion of a chairman, and then the election of a secretary and treasurer or a secretary-treasurer. Until the committee was so organized, the bofly could not act in the matter of ac cepting resignations or filling va cancies. But Acting Chairman Bullard ruled that the committee might proceed informally, and in that manner the resignation of Mr. Burton was ac cepted and in the- same informal manner Mr. Babbitt was qualified i'or the chairmanship, to which later he was elected by -acclamation. Fran't P. Trott was chosen secretary and Guy Alsap treasurer. The county was divided into eleven districts by the process of gerry mandering, for the purpose of elect ing state committeemen. These elev en districts all center in , Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa, whence the com mitteemen were chosen, so that the greater part, of the county was left without representation, except in name. The members of the commit tee are G. P. Bullard, Dr. A. B. Nich olls, Walter Brawner, Xeri Osborn, C. C. Thompson, all of Phoenix. C. T. Thompson of Wilson district George A. Olney of Osborn, Hug'u Dana of Mesa, B. B. Moeur of Tem pe, Sr A. Meyer, of Chandler, L. D. Rousseau of Fowler and W. L. Bar num of PhoenijJ, at large The democratic committee ap- 0 Oil (Continued on Page Six) ...,.,... NOT MOMENTS RESPITE GIVEN GERMAN FORCES BY THE ALLIED ARMIES ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH BATTLE FROXT, (via Paris), Sept. 22. Xct a moment's respite was given last night to the German forces en trenched along a ninety-mile front running along the rivers of Aisne and Oise, and extending into the Woevre district. The batteries of the allied forces never entirely ceased firing all night, although their activity was di minished somewhat after sundown. Germans, occupying the trenches were kept constantly on the alert, but until two o'clock in the morning no aggres sive move started from the allies' lines facing them. Then all the allied bat teries seemed to open fire together, and every point along the front be came very active. s At the western end, of the line the allied infantry gathensd in trenches, and simultaneously at various points crept out, and advanced cautiously in wide open lines toward the German positions. The French and British on several occasions succeeded in sur prising and driving back the occu pants of the trenches, but only after most stubborn fighting, and after heavy losses on both sides. In every instance the allied troops retained the ground captured, and im mediately dug themselves in. Further east the Germans themselves devel oped a strong attack, and though beat en back with bayonet, returned again and again. Finally they , were driven off to their original position. The allied commanders were able to give the troops who had been occupying the advance firing line a welcome rest, pushing to the front fresh brigades of batteries hitherto held in reserve, which were only too anxious to come into actual contact. Military experts estimate that nearly two million or more men are now in the zone where the battle has been in progress for ten days. French Describe Operations LOXDOX, Sept. 22. The following descriptive account from Field Mar. shal Sir John French's headquarters of the British army's operations up to September IS was issued tonight: "GEXKRAL HEADQUARTERS, September IS: "At the date of the last narrative, September 14, the Germnns were making determined resistance along the river Aisne. Opposition which at first it was thought might possibly be of a rear guard nature, and not entailing material delay of our prog ress, it developed, proved to be more serious than was anticipated. "The action now being fought by the Germans along their line may, it is true, have been undertaken in or der to gain time for some strategic operation or move, and may not be their main stand. But if this is so, the fighting naturally is on a scale which as to extent of ground covered and duration of resistance, makes it indistinguishable in its progress from what is known as a 'pitched battle," though the enemy certainly showel signs of considerable disorganization during the earlier days of their re tirement phase. ' , "Whether it was originally intend ed by them to defend the position they took up as strenuously as thev have done, or whether the delay gained for them during the twelfth WAR REVENUE BILL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH WASHIXGTOX, Sept. 22 An early disposition of the war revenue bill t j raise $105,000,000 was forecasted when Majority Leader Underwood announced, the measure would be brought up Thursday under a rule limiting debate to four hours. The 'republican members attack of the measure is along the lines sug gested in the minority report pro testing "there, is no occasion for a panic, or hasty o:- headlong action to heap heavier burdens upon the people." . The democrats are charged with and thirteenth by their artillery en abled them to develop their resis tance and reinforce their line to an extent not originally contemplated, is not yet to be said. "So far as we are concerned, the action still being contested is ts.e battle of the Aisne, and there is fighting just across that river and along the whole of our front to the east and west. The struggle is not j confined to the valley of that river, though it probably will bear its name." Altnough official reports do not go beyond saying Germans have been forced to give ground before the French attacks and speak of X'oyon and the district around that city as the center of operations, some cor respondents describe the allies' left as extending from just west of Xoyon as far as Lecateto, from which point, or Peronne, the new army, of which there has been, so many reports but no confirmation, is supposed to be operating to threaten the German right wing. If this is true the German right is in a very dangerous position for it can not extend much further north or west of St. Quentin and its posi tion runs thence by way of Chauny, south of Laon to the north of Rheims. In the center between Rheims and Souain, which the French occupied early in the week, there has been more desperate fighting, the Germans taking the offensive according to French reports, and being repulsed. Germany also made some attacks in the Woevre district without success, but they succeeded in again crossing the Lorraine frontier, and occupying Donestre, to the south of Blamont. The French captured additional pri soners and supply trains. The Ser vians can now proceed with the in vasion of Bosnia and troops at Vishe grad were ordered to march on Sara jevo, which town is the birthplace of the present war, for there occur red the assassination, of the Austrian heir apparent. Archduke Francis Fer dinand; Servians and Montenegrins are within ten miles of Sarajevo, and the Austrians made one sortie from the town, according to a Rome dis patch, but quickly turned back in the face of opposing forces. There is a rumor, too, that Essad Pasha, former Albanian minister of war, as a result of an agreement with the Servian government, lead the Al banian army into Herzegovina by way of Cattaro. THREE OR FOUR DAYS MORE ' BORDEAUX, Sept. 22 "The battle between the Oise and Meuse will prob ably last three or four days longer," says the Temps in Its military re view. "But reports indicate that the resistance of the enemy is weaken ing. Another effort and the French territory will be free of them.' . , It will be hard, however, for we shall have many victims. Onr advance between Rheims and Argonne seems to show that the greater part of the German army is in retreat by the way of Bel gium and west of the Meuse, and they are already making extensive defen-: sive works on the Sambre." STILL NO CHANGE PARIS, Sept. 22. An official state ment from the French government to night says merely there is no change in the situation. extravagance, and the failure of the new tariff to meet the framers' ex pectations. The republican senators propose to debate the bill thoroughly in order to make against the demo cratic fiscal policy. ' ' NO SUGAR IMPORTATION ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH LOXDOX, Sept. 22. Because the British board of trade has been ap praised that German merchants are still disposing of sugar through Hol land, notwithstanding the prohibition of its export by the government of the X'etherlands, the English govern ment hps forbidden the importation of all sugar from Holland. NEBRASKANS 10 REMAIN LOYAL Announces His Mission to State is to Appeal to the Voters to Support Pro gressive Candidates and Party Principles ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH LIXCOLX, Xebr., Sept. 22. Speak ing before a large crowd representing all political affiliations, Colonel Theo dore Roosevelt announced iis mission to Xebraska was to urge upon the voters of the state the support of the progressive candidates and principles. In view of his close relations with R. D. Hoivell, republican candidate for governor' there was interest in the position Colonel Roosevelt would take. Turning to H. E. Sackett who heads the progressive party state ticket, Col onel Roosevelt mentioned- him by name, and called upon all progressives, and others endorsing the principles of the party to vote for him and for the entire ticket. Roosevelt's train was more than two hours late and another meeting ar ranged for prior to speaking, which was largely attended, was minus its chief guest. At the Auditorium to which Roose velt was taken almost directly from the train, he' plunged directly into a discussion of progressive principles. WOULD OUST PROGRESSIVES SAX FRAXCISCO, Sept 22. Suit to oust from the republican ticket those progressives who obtained places on it at the late primary election will be filed tomorrow in the state supreme court by attorneys for the defeated republican candidates. The legal contention will be set up that the direct primary act carries a provision acknowledging the existence of the parties, and the law will be con strued to maintain party integrity, free from interference of the electors of other parties. DR. REED FOR CONGRESS DOVER, Sept. 22. The Delaware progressive state convention here to day nominated Rev. Dr. George E. Reed- as candidate for congress. Dr. Reed is pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal church, of Wilmington, and former president of Dickenson college at Carlisle, Penn. The platform adopted re-affirms the national progressive platform of 1912, and favors state-wide prohibition. TO FORM WELSH CORPS ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH LOXDOX", Sept. 22. Earl Kitchener, secretary of war, has approved Chancellor Lloyd George's proposal for the formation of a Welsh army corps. Plans are being prepared for recruiting throughout all of Wales and Monmouthshire. New York Financial Condition Is Improving ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH XEW YORK, Sept. 22. The clos ing of the Xew Tork City $100,000,000 loan with a large over-subscription, increased firmness in foreign ex change, a slight stiffening, in money rates, and a drastic cut in the divi dend of the Anaconda Copper Mining company, were the chief features of financial interest. In respect to fun damental conditions the domestic situation continued to show signs of improvement, and it is evident the gold pool, with its broad scope, is certain to assist the easing of the international money market. Harder tendency of money is as cribed to the withdrawal from the FIRE PERIL Policemen Arouse Sleeping ! Lodgers When -the Blaze Breaks Out in Rosenstein Clothing Store on .Wash ington Street HURRIED CASCADE MEN AND EFFECTS Nobody is Hurt Though : Fire Does Not Penetrate Upper Floor, Smoke Does Harm Rosenstein Stock Destroyed Uncorking the loads of their six shooters in a perfect fusillade of shots, five policemen of the city of Phoenix last night warned the room ers in the lodging house above the burning Rosenstein clothing store at 240 East Washington, and had the upper floors cleared of human occu pants in plenty of time to save their lives. Although the fire, which burned slowly but persistently, did not reach the upper floors, a choking smoke from the burning clothes swiftly pervaded the rooms, fit to strangle a body. The first intimation of the fira brought Officers Valenzuela, Cox, Bradley, Hunt and Lopez. Bradley, of the merchants' patrol, happened to be nearby and gave Jhe alarm. Then, realizing that there were over a score of people above the burning store. and that the rooming house over the Pettid bakery next door also held many persons who might be in dan ger, the officers cut loose and aided their cries of "Fire!" with the good healthy sound of the Colt. Xothing like the cascade of hu manity and personal effects has been seen in a long time, and before tho echoes of the shots had died out, all were safely out of the smoke-laden rooms. I The battle, in addition to raising ithe sleeping lodgers, brought a rec 'ord crowd, who wildly inquired about the big show. Getting the fire subdued proved a short but troublesome task. The clothing and bolts of cloth, the closely packed goods offered good hiding places for the smouldering fires. Then, too, the flames had invaded the screen sleeping porch which runs all the way across the front of the several build ings. " ;Smoke from the comparatively iso lated; fire, invaded all the rooms in all three lodging houses, pouring from the upper rooms of the Pettid build ing in such a manner as to give a highly exaggerated idea of the extent of the fire. Considerable damage re sulted from the smoke alone. The building, it is said is owned by Mrs. L. Gardiner, who leases It to the several firms doing business therein. A lunch counter and barber shop com bined, directly east of the Rosenstein store suffered perhaps more than any j of the other concerns. Thrilling Eeip ' A touch of comedy was added to the scene of excitement when a thoroughly frightened roomer hurled a mattress from an east window and prepared to follow it to the sidewalk. An officer below, brandished an empty gun and shouted, 'Stay there, you idiot, you'll kill yourself:" "I'd rather break my neck than' bd burned to death," responded the room er, and leaped. He landed safely, but shaken. o '! '-. KILBANE-ATTELL J f ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH LOS AXGELES. Sept . 22. The featherweight championship fight of Johnnie Kilbane and Abe Attell, set for October 15 has been postponed because Kilbane injured his left thumb. o BURNS ON FOWL ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH OAKLAND, Sept. 22. Frankie Burns won a decision on a foul over Joe Azevedo in the seventh of a fif-. teen round contest. local field of some Interior and Ca nadian banks, which are believed to be using their money at home. Some three-day call loans wera made at 7 Der cent. The reduction of the Anaconda Coppe-r quarterly dividend from. 75 cents to 25 cents naturally excited speculation regarding the action of the Amalgamated Copper directoia one month hence, inasmuch as the Anaconda Is controlled by the Amal gamated. It also drew attention to the fact that copper was offered at 12 cents a pound, the lowest price in some years. Bankers said the heavy marketing of Canadian wheat is ex ercising a beneficial effect on the exchange. 5- 5-