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THE ARIZONA. REPUBLICAN.
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
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TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR 12 PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING-, SEPTEMBER 26,4914
12 PAGES
.VOL. 'XXV. NO. 131
REINFORCED ALLIES
SEND GERMAN WING
REELING BACKWARDS
Fmnh and British Troops,
Intermingled With Tur--is
and Moors, More Than
I Told Own Against Ger
man Western Wing
FIGHTING AT
CLOSE QUARTERS
F.xact Position of Battle is
Not Announced, But It
is Generally Known En
gagement is of Prime
Importance-
LONDON, Saturday, Sept. 2fi.
: That Cracow has beer occupied
i hy Oman troops and the town
! has been put Hinder a German niil
' itary commandant, and the Aus
trian civil administration displao-
-d. is the. (fist of the latest ail
; vices received here, says the
; Petrograd correspondent of the
! Morning Post. "All the original
; administration of the town, and all
civil authorities of the Austrian i
, government have left and resi-
1n are leaving in a panic."
... ; ...
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH 1
AT RATTLK FRONT (via Paris)
Sept. 2i. The French and British
troops, intermingled with Turcos and
Moors, not only held tbeir own, but
caused the strongly reinforced German
western wing to reel backwards near
St. vtuentin yesterday and today and
imperiled the German line of commu
nication toward the frontier of Belgi
um. The German center has been weak
ened by the rush of troops from the
lsitkn to meet the threatened move
ment of the allies and the two strong
limes were engaged in close quarters
today letween St. Quentin and Terg
nier. Military authorities naturally
refuse to permit a disclosure of the
ixact position of the fighting, but it is
generally known the battle now prog
ressing is of prime importance. Mean
while at other parts of the battle line,
about 12 miles long, fighting contin
ued in a dogged fashion.
The allied troops followed the ex
ample set by the Germans and dug
themselves deeply in. The artillery of
both armies kept up an incessant fire,
while the French and German aviators
rw-onnoitered from above. Command
ers of the allied forces have found the
reason for the wonderful precision of
the German fire in a spy discovered in
their lines who signalled the directions,
ile was caught and immediately shot.
All the troops appear to have be
come thoroughly hardened, and ac
customed to conditions. The commis
suriac and ammunition supply depart
ments are working perfectly. While the
soldiers are occupying advanced' firing
lines they are scarcely ever without
.ne hot meal a day, which is brought
tlwm in camp kettles from the field
kitchen.
The British 8ltillery officers praise
highly (he gunnery of their opponents.
They declare the German shells almost
always burst at accurate range, but
often too high to do damage. The sol
diers rest occasionally ' while in the
deep trenches, smoking pipes or ci
garettes, for ration tobacco is served
regularly. Meanwhile the shells tear
hy overhead with the sound of ripping
parchment.
Dacisiv Result Soon
LONDON. Sept 25. Almost simul
taneously two great hammer strokes
in the battle of Northern France have
fallen and some decisive result must
1 announced before long. The allies
f truck the German right and the
Wrmans, on their part, hurled them
selves against the French line be
tween Verdun and 'Youl. The com
mencement of these, two attacks in
.irnest were disclosed by a French
..ffi ial statement this afternoon,
hut little wa's told of "how they were
i.-ogressing. Little information is
available from other scenes of con
flict because ' the strictest censorship
has been established.
The action against the German
right is described as very violent, in
which the French left encountered
an army corps composed of troops
which the Germans brought from
the center of Lorraine and Vosges.
Tho clash occurred in the district be
tween Tergnler and St. Quentin so
that the French huve made consider
able advance in the northwest since
Marconi Wireless Station
Is Closed By President
ASSOCIATE! PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Sept.. 25. By order
of the nresitfent, as commander-in-i
hief of the army and navy, the wire
less station of the Marconi company at
Siascnnset. Mass., was closed today
iK-cause it declined to recogpize the
right of the federal .government to ex
ercise censorship over its plant.
The navy department took no cog
nisance of the fact that the Marconi
company filed in the federal court ap-,
plication for an injunction to restrain
ihe naval officers from closing or cen
soring the station.
The wireless company finally decided
Teddy's Daughter
As War Nurse
NEW YORK, Sept.
5. Theodore Roose
velt's daughter, Ethel,
the wife of Dr. Richard
Derby, will nurse the
wounded in the hospitals
of Paris, and her hus
band will be a surgeon
in'the French city. The
two will sail for Europe I
on the White Star liner (
Olympic on Saturday.
R it-hard Derby, Jr., i
during their absence, J
will be taken care of at
(Yd. Roosevelt's home
at Oyster Bay. The !
babv is 6 months old. !
:
I last , mention was made of this part
of their army. The country is a roll
ing one, intersected by streams, can
als and a perfect network of roads
running in all directions.
The French report admits the Ger
mans succeeded in gaining a footing1
or. the Meuse and have pushed for
ward in the direction of St. MJhiel
in bombarding the forts of Parodies
and the Roman camp which face
each other across the Meuse.
Some confirmation comes of yes
terday's report that the Germans suf
fered a reverse on the East Prussian
frontier. Several trainloads of wound
ed, including German prisoners, cr
n ed at Pskov, according to a Petro
grad dispatch, having been engaged
in severe fighting on the borders of
Suwalki, where they say Germans
suffered heavy losses.
While, the Servians and Montene
grins are closing in on the Bosnian
city of Sarajevo, the Austrians have
retaliated hy resuming the bombard
ment of Belgrade which during the
early weeks of the war was under
constant fire from the Austrian guns
across the river. They also attempt
ed to cross the Danube, but accord
ing to Servian reports, failed.
The French and British navies
have annexed the island of Lissa in
the Adriatic. The object of this
capture, according to Italian reports,
is to induce the Austrian fleet to
come out and accept battle.
The Australian navy also has been
busy again and added another Ger
man possession in the South Pacific
to its list of captures. This time it
is Kaiser Wilhelmland, the German
portion of New Guinea, one of the
emperor's most valuable colonies in
that part of the world. It is expect
ed that Admiral Patey will take the
rest of the German Pacific islands,
leaving a small garrison at each.
To fill up the gaps in the ranks of
the officers, caused by the casual
ties in France, the war office is pro
moting a large number of non-commissioned
officers to commissioned
ranks. The first list of these ap
peared tonight.
German airships and aeroplanes
are again flying along the Belgian
and French coast, dropping bombs at
Ostend, and Boulogne, without doing
a great amount of damage. They
have not yet ventured across the
channel but are fully expected to do
so when conditions axe favorable.
While these craft drop bombs, the
object of their flights is doubtless to
find out what the allies .are doing
on the coast. The Germans expect
some move in that direction as, ac
cording to reports from Belgian and
Dutch sources, they are strengthen
ing their positions through the occu
pied territory.
APPEALS T5 IRISH
DUBLIN, via London, Sept. 25.
Premier Asquith appeared at Man
sion house tonight for the purpose,
as he expressed it in his opening
speech, "as the head of the king's
government to summon loyal and
patriotic Ireland to take her place in
the defense of our common cause."
' The prime minister received a
tremendous welcome when he ap
peared at Mansion House with John
Redmond, the Irish nationalist lead
er, pnd the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland.
to offer no resistance and the station
was closed at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
When Ensign E. B. Nixon informed
the wireless company of his instruc
tions to close the station he was given
a letter saying:
"We acknowledge the receipt of the
letter of Instructions to cease all ramo
communications and ask If you are pre
pared to carry out the order by force.
Marconi Wireless Telegraph company
of America."
Ensign Nixon wired for instructions,
but before receiving them he wired the
navy deportment, "The Marconi com
pany withdraws its letter and the sta
tion is closed."
HERE'S LOUVAIN'S FINEST THOROUGFARE AFTER CITY'S DESTRUCTION BY GERMANS
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Here's the fashionable Rue de Statu n, Louvain's finest, thoroughfare, after its destruction by the Germane. Former residents of ihe neighbor
hood are seen making tliair way thru ugh the ruins which re;ai:id one of the wreckage of Pompeii after its destruction.
VI
OF
BRITISH BOATS
Officially Announced That
Nearlv Sixtv Officers and
14(K " Men' Were Lost
When Three Cruisers Oo
to the Rottom
associated press dispatch
LOXlOX, Sept. 25. It is officially
innounced that nearly sixty officers
and 140(1 men were lost in the sinking j
of the British cruisers Ahoukir, Hogue '
and t'ressy in the North sea. The
admiralty, publishing reports of the 1
senior surviving officers, lays down a !
rule that military dispositions and in
terests take precedence over saving j
life in such cases and ships are to
be left to their own resources as in
battle.
"The sinking of the Aboukir," the
admiralty report says, "was the ordin
ary hazard Aif patrolling duty. The
Hogue and Cressy, however, were sunk
'.because they proceeded to the assist
ance of their consort and remained
with engines stopped, endeavoring to
save life and thus presenting easy and
certain targets to further submarine
attacks."
The report-' on the sinking of the
Cressy, signed by Bertram W. L.
Nicholson, commander of the late H.
M. S. t'ressy follows:
"Sir: I have the honor to submit
the follpwing report in connection with
the sinking of H. M. S. Cressy in
company with II. M. S. Ahoukir and
Hogue on the morning of the 22nd
of September while on patrol duty.
'The Aboukir was struck about 6: -5
a. m., on the starooard beam, ine
Hogue and Cressy closed in and took
up a position, the Hogue ahead of
the Aboukif and the Cressy about AW
yards on her port beam. As soon as
it was seen the Aboukir was in dan
ger of sinking, all the boats were
sent away from the Cressy and the
picket boat hoisted out without steam
up. When the cutters were full of
the Aboukir's men returning to the
Cressy, the Hogue was struck, appar
ently under the aft 9.2 magazine, as
a very heavy explosion took place al
most immediately. Almost directly
after the Hogue was hit, we observed
a periscope oti our port now aooui
300 yards off. .
"Fire was immediately opened and
the engines put full speed ahead with
the intention of running her down.
Our gunner, Mr. Dougherty, positively
asserts that he hit the periscope and
that the submarine sank. An officer
who was standing alongside the gun
ner thinks the shell struck only a
floating timber, but it was evidently
the impression of the men on the.
deck who cheered and clapped heartily
that the 'submarine was hit. This
submarine' did not fire a torpedo at
the Cressy.
"Captain Johnson then maneuvered
the ship so as to render assistance to
the 'crews of the Hogue and Abou
kir. About five minutes later another
periscope was seen on our starboard
quarter and ire was opened. The
track of the torpedo as she fired at
a range of 500 to 600 yards 'was
plainly visible and it struck us on the
starboard side just before the after
bridge. '
"The ship listed about ten degrees
to the starboard and remained steady.
All the water tight doors, dead lights
and scuttles had been securely closed
before the torpedo struck the ship.
All mess stools, table shores and all
available timber below and on deck
were previously got up and thrown
(Continued on Page Six)
OF SB
CARRANZA FORCES ARE
ROUTED IN FIRST BOUT
OF NEW
associated press dispatch
POFOLAS. Sept. Carranza forc
es under Genetal Gil were routed by
troops of Maytorena in the first en
gagement of the new revolution. May
torena reported tonight that his men
killed 7S of Gil's troops, including two
majors, and nine other officers, fine
hundred prisoners wore captured to
gether with large quantities of ammu-
nition and supplies.
Fighting began early today near i
Santa Barbara and continued through-
out the retreat toward Santa Cruz.
Concentration of Carranza forces,)
including all garrisons in northern So-
noia which answered Gil's order for "riuen hi i-wcw..K n,- ..o.,.
their aid, were ordered to Naco where j eulties between himself and Villa. Car
at is expected a definite test llf
! strength will come. Gil is playing for
i time until Gen. lturba arrives with re- j
! inforcements from Sinaloa. Gil's ;
wounded were first taken to Cananoa, j
his headquarters, but tonight he ar-
rived at Naco with the Cananea ref- j
j ugees. Supplies and munitions are re-
ported on tne way ami as ine iroofis
are withdrawn from the west, the rail
road bridges are reported burned.
Call for Volunteers
EAGLE PAHS, Sept. 25. Circulars
calling for volunteers for the constitu
tionalist iirmv
f the states of Nuevo
T , ,,.,! .lic.iK
uted at Piedras Negras. opposite here.!""8 lh consensus ot opinion of ad
Thev are signed bv Governor Antonio '"inistration officials tonight, although
Villareal, of Nuevo Leon, who is un
derstood to be loyal to Carranza. About
MAY OPEN
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
NEW YORK, Sept. 25. Announce
ment that arrangements have been per
fected under the supervision of the
Stock Exchange for private dealings at
concessions in unlisted stocks which ;
includes the curb was accompanied by
intimation that this is preliminary to
a similar step in regularly listed se
curities. It is known that many ex-"
change members deem such action ad
vi:ihle hot realize it cannot well be
taken without con!lent f i,.al banks
which hold a large amount f'f listed
stocks as collateral for outstanding
loans.
PRIVATE CURB
TWENTY-FIVE COUNTRIES HAVE
PEACE TREATIES WITH AMERICA
(Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Peace commission treaties
with- Great Britain, France and Spain were ratified hy
the senate, making twenty-fire in the series negotiated
hy the state department which hare been approved by
the government. A similar treaty with China was favor
ably reported by the committee on foreign relations, but
action was deferred because sereral senators wish to dis
cuss it thoroughly in -view of the situation in the Far
East involving Japan and Germany at Kiau Chan.
The treaties proride one year's investigation of all
disputes not settled diplomatically, before a resort to
aims, on the tlieorr that one rear s rctiection will allay
i " i. '
all blttenieSS aild pi'Crent War.
REVOL UTIONl
half tiic federal army was interned by!
the United States w hen driven across J
the border from Ojinaga enroute to'
Saltillo. !
Clash Near Torreon
PRESIDIO. Texas, Sept. 25. Off icial
constitutionalist advices received at
Ojinaga, opposite Presidio, tonight re
ported a clash between Carranza and
Villa forces near Torreon. The dis
patch gave no details.
Carranza Makes Statement
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 25. -Carranza
j ?:iyP the presw tonight a ten-page type-
j ranza oecmreo tnat xiua naa uemanu-
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sued for a conference of constitution
alist chiefs on October 1. Villa also
demanded explanations, the statement
said, the giving of which would be in
compatible with the dignity of the first
chief of the revolution. Kor these
reasons, said Carranza, the situation is
grave. The constitutionalists are ready
for any emergency.
Remain at Vera Cruz i
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. American !
lorces win remain at vera ruz unin
l"""" "L aul""lll- """"'
I Carranza and Villa is settled. This
no definite announcement of the in-
continued on Page Four)
REGULAR LISTS
Local banks are likely to receive fur
ther cash accessions this week and. a
gain ot $8,010,000 to $10.00,(mmi; is fore
shadowed in the surface movement.
Reduction of loans is also expected
now that the city loan negotiations are
completed.
Bank clearings continue to reflect
abnormal conditions, the largest de
creases being at this center. The
statement of the Atchison road for
August is in striking contract to other
systems for the same period, showing
a substantial gross increase and a net
increase of $5(50,000 aided largely by
reduced operating expenses.
COLONEL SAYS
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10 NUI DLli
BUT TH PARTY
In Finishing' His Illinois
Campaign Nr. Roosevelt
Urges Support, Not of
Himself, But of Progres
sive Party Principles
associated press dispatch
EAST ST. LOUIS. Ills.. Sent. 25.
Cel. Theodore Roosevelt finished his correspondent banks throughout the
Illinois campaign in behalf of the pro- country to pay seven per cent for
giv Asive ticket tonight by addressing j loans and t0 maintain a balance with
a iarge crowd ltne -ew YrIt banks, which makes
After his speech here he hurried inmoney cost the correspondent banks
an automobile to St. Louis, Mo., where j an equivalent of eight per cent or
he delivered another speech. jmore.
"1 don't care a rap for the support "Specific cases have been brought
of any man for me personally," he i to m" attention where banks in cities
said, "unless he stands for the princi-lof the south have been required to
Pies I represent. 1 am in this contest iPav tn?se niSh interest rates. If New
because I am for those principles. TKe
only way any man can support me is
by supporting the progressive ticket."
Denounces Other Parties
ST. LOCI S, Sept. 25. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt denounced the republican.
democratic
parties and principles !
throughout a 30-minute speech here
tonight. His voice was weak and
within ten minutes almost half the
huge audience which gathered in the
National Guard armory realized the
former president could not send his
words across the full length of the hall.
"The policy of the republican party,"
he said, "is such as to make some men
prosper too much. The policy- of the
democratic party is such as to make
no man prosper enough. The progres-': lrom national DanKS, wnicn are noara
sive portv stands intelligently for the '"BV money, or restricting credits
prosperity but it proposes to pass that.thr0USh the maintenance of excessive
pros-peritv around." .reserves. New York banks generally
have not been hoarding money or
BOMB FOR BOULOGNE maintaining excessive reserves, but
' .. they appear to be charging higher
associated press dispatch 'j rates of interest than conditions seem
LONDON, Sept. 23. A dispatch tol justify.. I am using every just ef
Reuters from Bologne savs: . ;ifort t0 Persuade the banks through
"Abont middav a German aeropline' out " the country to extend reasonable
flew over Boulogne at a great height ' "edits at reasonable rates of interest
and the aviator threw a bomb into a ! to meet existing "unusual conditions
ship building vard. No one was in - j created by the European war, .which,
jured and slight damage was done. if 3paIt with in a helpful spirit by
The aeroplane continued its flight injaU concerned, should be quickly
a southerly direction." ' j ameliorated. I should like to see New
o York banks take the lead In estab-
GERMAN TROOPS COMING
associated press dispatch
LONDON. Sept. 25. German troops
are being transported into France
over the railway line between Mu -
nich, Glatlbach and Aix la Chapello,
recording to the Amsterdam corro-J
spondent of the Re.uter Telegram
who states the information is con -
tained in a telegram from Maastricht.
French Lose Ground But
Able Soon To Regain It
ASSOCIATED PHESS DISPATCH
PARIS, Sept. 25. An official com
munication issued at eleven o'clock re
garding the progress of the battle in
northern France says that this morn
ing the French troops in the region of
Neyon were compelled to give ground
before superior forces, but having been
reinforced again assumed the offensive,
the engagement being one of particular
violence.
The text of the statement follows:
"On our left wing in the region to the
northwest of Noyon, our advanced
troops having come in contact with
8 1 . 8 or the enen,y were
I compelled this morning to give a little
ground.' Being reinforced, however, by
MiOD GIVES
HMESOFBAIS
initio com
Publishes List of Two Hun
dred and Fifty .Houses
Whose Reserves He Con
siders Are in Excess of
Legal Requirements
FINDS EXCESSIVE
INTEREST CHARGED
Urges Clearing- Houses to
Take Initiative in Keep
ing Down Interest Rates
and in Extending Credits
Throughout Nation
fASSOCIATED PEES3 DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-Continu-ing
his campaign against high inter
est rates and the hoarding of money
by the banks, Secretary McAdoo to
night made public a list of nearly 250
national banks in all sections of the
country, outside of reserve and cen
tral reserve cities, which are carry
ing reserves in excess of the legal
requirements.
The. list is based on reports to the
comptroller of the currency in an
swer to his call of September 12. It
shows reserves run from 25 to 74
per cent, the legal minimum being
fifteen per cent.
"If," said McAdoo in the statement
given out, with the list, "the large
amount of loanable funds that are
kept from active employment, as in
dicated by these figures, were invest
ed in commercial or agricultural pa
per or loaned on proper security, the
present situation would be greatly re
lieved." . McAdoo in the telegram to the New
York, Boston, Chicago and St. Louis
clearing house 'chairmen said:
"I have received no complaints about
the high rates of Interest which are
being charged by the national banks
of New York, Boston, Chicago and
other, reserve cities. It is alleged that
Ne- York banks are requiring their
York charges an equivalent of 8 per
cent interest to correspondent banks,
the money cost to the ultimate bor
rower is made very high, if not ex
orbitant. From all evidence before
me I do not feel that to charge 7 to
S per cent interest by New York
hanks is justified in the circum
stances. "t have taken the position with all
the banks of the country that I will
not knowingly issue additional na
tional bank currency to or deposit
government funds with banks which
charge excessive rates of Interest or
which are refusing to meet legitimate
demands for reasonable credits. I
have also taken the position that I
will withdraw government deposits
lishing
and
maintaining moderate
i rates of interest for accommodations
j !ls their sample always has a large
' influence upon the banking action
jand sentiment in the country. If this
course is pursued by the leading
banks of New York and other reat
) motley centers, a real public service,
lwi11 be rendered and the return to
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fresh troops, these troops have vigor
ously resumed the offensive.
"The struggle in this region has tak
en on a character of extreme violence.
In the center there is nothing new to
report. On our right wing the enemy
has begun to give way before the at
tacks of our troops coming from tho
direction of Nancy and Toul. In tho
southern region of Woevre, the enemy
is retiring toward Rupt De Mad (in
Meurthe-Et-Moselle). This action
continues. On the heights of the Meuse
German forces succeeded in penetrat
ing nearly as far as St. Mihiel (on tho
right bank of the Meuse, twenty miles
south and southeast of Verdun) but
have not been able to cross the river."
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