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AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
10 PAGES
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1914.
10 PAGES
VOL. XXV. NO 201
THE ARIZONA. REPUBLICAN,
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GERMAN AND A USTRIAN
COLUMNS ARE CHECKED
SA YS RUSSIAN REPORT
Of Five Branches Invading
Poland, Three Have Suf
fered Clueeks, According
to Official Statements by
the Russians
DESPITE FORCE
ATTACKS FAIL
Believed Now Germans Will
Push Fighting in Order
to Reach Decision Before
Overwhelming Rus s i a n
Reinforcements Arrive
t ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
LONDON. Dec. 11. Of the five
Austro-German columns which some
days appeared to be making steady
progress in the invasion of Poland,
three have suffered checks, according
to official Russian reports. The col
linn which was making a downward
stroke from Mlawa, on the east Prus
sian frontier, which was reported in
one dispatch from Petograd as be
ing within fifteen miles of Warsaw,
was repulsed after an energetic of-'
fensive under counter attacks of the
Russians, and compelled to retire at
some points. The attacks of the main
German column, which had its front
on the line between Lodz and Lo
v.iez, and which came down diagon
ally from Thorn, were delivered with
great force, but, according to the
Russians, were repulsed with heavy
losses.
The other column which suffered
was that composed of German and
Austrian troops which had been try
ing to outflank the Russian left
south of Cracow. '
Of the German column operating
in the region of Piotrkow and that
wdvancing from Czenstockowa, there
is no news except the Russian state
ment that "on other parts of the
front there are no substantial
changes."
The checks or repulses of any one
of the columns, however, in the opin
ion of military critics, must affect
the whole German plan, which was a
formidable conversion movement that
hmi for its objectives the capture of
Warsaw and the relief of Cracow.
For this purpose large reinforcement
were sent from the west and opera
tions pushed with great resolution
against determined opposition.
It probably will take some days to
learn definitely, however, whether the
checks have upset this plan. The
Germans attach the utmost import
ance, it is said, to securing a de
cisive result in the east before the
Russians are able to make their num
bers, which military men believe must
already be superior, so overwhelming
that the better means of transporta
tion possessed by the Germans will
be discounted.
The Servian victory over the Aus
trians appear fully confirmed by the
occupation of Ushitza and Valjcvo,
and they also defeated the Austrians
advancing from the north.
Up to December 8 the Servians had
captured about 25,000 prisoners, 115
guns of all kinds and great, quanti
ties of war material. The Servians
Maim their victory was due to bril
liant leadership and the morale of
their troops, the majority of whom
are veterans fighting In their third
war.
In the west both French and Ger
mans claim they have made progress
In the Argonne region and in Fland
ers. The secretary of the admiralty re
ceived a dispatch from Vice-Admiral
Sturdee of the British squadron giv
ing the British casualties in the bat-
DEPOSITORS OF VALLEY BANK GIVEN
UNTIL TODAY TO SECURE AMOUNT TO
COMPLETE REORGANIZATION DO IT NOW
It is important that depositors pf the Valley Bank
subscribe twenty-five per cent, of their deposits to stock
in the Valley Bank Adjustment Company. Unless the
required amount of such subscriptions, $200,000, is
promptly made, the plan of reorganization will fail.
Few of the depositors, and still fewer of the large de
positors, have so far refused to subscribe. They have
liberally responded because they had everything to gain
and nothing they could possibly lose.
But it is difficult to locate all of the more than 9000
depositors. Some of them live in distant states. Letters
have been sent to practically all who live in this valley.
Telegrams have been sent out to a large number of
large depositors, and a few have replied favorably. Be
cause the committee could report to the State Bank Comp
troller that there exists a good chance to secure the en
tire needed amount, by allowing additional time to reach
outside parties and permit more residents of Phoenix and
farmers in the valley an opportunity to sign up, two iur
ther days of grace have been granted.
Those who may not have
minded that they have not been intentionally neglected,
and they are requested to call at the office of the Board
of Trade at once and make their subscriptions.
The business men of Phoenix are also urged to call
at the Board of Trade, report
in the work of the solicitation of subscriptions.
What is to be done must be done at once.
FRENCH CABINET
I MEETS IN PARIS
PARIS, Dec. 11. A cabinet
I council was held at the Palace j
Elysee today, the first to meet j
here since September 3, on which
date the government left for Bor-
deaux when the invaders were j
within twenty miles of the cap- J
I ital.
Amused At Tale
Of Attempt To
Take Own Life
ASSOCIATED press dispatch
BERLIN (Wireless Saville), Dec.
11. Among the items given out to
night by the official press bureau for
publication was the following:
"Field Marshal Von der Goltz, for
mer governor-general of the territory
held by the Germans in Belgium,
who is stopping in Berlin prior to his
departure for Constantinople, was
amused at the London Daily Mail's
story of his repeated attempts to
commit suicide while at Brussels.
"It was reported from Paris that
the German victory in Poland and
the taking of Lodz by Field Marshal
Von Hindenburg's army had been
made known there, while these facts
are still concealed in LonRon, the
same as has been the case with the
loss of the British battleship Audac
ious, off the north coast of Ireland.
"Rome reports that Greece has re
solved to remain neutral as long as
the Greek interests .are not endan
gered. "Constantinople says that Ismae!
Yaahija, formerly the Turks' relent
less enemy in Yemen, has decided to
fight against the English.
"An American living in Switzerland
reports that the British minister at
Berne has requested the Swiss
authorities to permit the British and
French to use the wireless station
on Mount St. Gothard for war pur
poses, and that a member of the
Swiss federal council, exasperated at
this request for a breach of neutral
ity, suggested to Lie Swiss govern
ment that it demand the recall of
K. Grant Duff, the British minister."
tie off Falkland islands in which the
German cruisers Scharnhorst, Gncis
enau and Leipzig were sunk, as seven
men killed and four wounded. No
officers were hurt.
Russians Claim Successes.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 11. A night
official statement says:
"In the direction of Mlawa the
Germans yesterday kept up a strong
offensive throughout the day and
night, but we succeeded in repulsing
them. Our troops thmsclves took the
offensive and gave chase to the Ger
man columns, which in some places
retreated in disorder. In the region
north of Lowlcz the enemy made
fierce attacks on the night of Decem
ber 9-10 and throughout the whole of
the following day. We repulsed these
rttacks and inflicted enormous losses
on the Germans.
We repulsed. In all. seven attacks,
during which some of our units per
mitted the enemy to approach very
near and then put them to flight
with murderous fire. In the region
south of Cracow yesterday we were
still continuing our offensive with
success In spite of the stubborn re
sistance offered by the Germans. We
captured several guns and mitrail-
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received notification are re
to the committee and assist
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III 110 DANGER
While Admitting Protection
is Inadequate, Secretary
Says Atlantic. Fleet Could
Be Ready for Action in
Eighteen Days
SMALL FLEET
THERE IN MARCH
Nation's Military and Naval
Situation is Again the
Center of Attention at
Capitol, Provoking Pro
longed Discussion
associated press dispatch
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. While ad
mitting the Pacific coast is row with
out adequate protection in case of
war, Secretary Daniels told the house
naval committee if an emergency
should arise the Atlantic fleet could
be dispatched to the Pacific within
eighteen days to deal with any hos
tile craft that might succeed in run
ning the gauntlet of the American
submarines from Manila and Hono
lulu. Moreover, Secretary Daniels an
nounced today that a small fleet will
be in the Pacific at the enu of next
March, when the Panama canal will
be formlly opened with an interna
tional naval parade.
Again today the nation's military
and naval situation was the center
of attention at the capitol. Daniels
was questioned all day, and in the
senate Senator Weeks of Massachu
setts deivered a speech, deprecating
too much publicity in the matter of
military strength, pointing to the
secret methods of European powers
as an object lesson.
Led by the questioning, participated
in by nearly every member. Daniels
discussed the navy's inability to get
satisfactory airships, and the problem
of submarine torpedo boats, which
has offered more difficulties than all
other crafts combined. He opposed
extravagant appropriations for either
submarines or air crafts, and inci
dentally suggested the public need
not be surprised at any time from
now on to read of a battle royal be
tween fleets of the opposing nations
of Europe.
Reference to Mexico followed ques
tions by Representative Roberts of
Massachusetts about the" criticisms
by the general board of the navy of
the use of battleships where gun
boats would suffice. Daniels agreed
to this in general, but said there
were no occasions or emergencies
when battleships and not gunboats
are essential.
"What was the military necessity,"
Roberts asked, referring to the Vera
Cruz occupation, "of keeping eighteen
battleships off Vera Cruz and Tam-
plco when Vera Cruz was held by the
American army and marines?"
"There were not eighteen all the
time," the secretary replied. "The
number was gradually reduced from
eighteen to four. If we had had to
blockade all the Mexican ports," he
explained, "all the battleships would
have been needed. If we had gone
to Mexico City we would have had
to take half the navy with us."
Mr. Daniels explained to the com
mittee that there were no dread
naughts on the Pacific coast, and the
only battleship there was the Ore
gon, which was about to be trans
ferred to the active list again. He
said the active naval strength on the
Pacific now included nine cruisers,
two gunboats, one transport, five tor
pedo boat destropers, three submar
ines and one tender, while the re
serve fleet comprised five armored
cruisers and twenty-four torpedo boat
destroyers and two submarines.
'Do you think these vessels are
adequate or sufficient protection for
the Pacific coast for war?" Repre
sentative Stevens of California asked.
'No, we have not got a great fleet
there and we have no dradnaught
there. I do not want a fleet without
a dreadnaught, or a very strong fleet.
If we were to have trouble with any
nation we would send a fleet through
the Panama canal."
'Do you think trouble could arise
and very material damage be done
before any fleet could arrive on the
Pacific coast?"
"I think the odds are the other
way. One of the reasons, perhaps.
the chief reason, why we built the
Panama canal, was to make it pos
sible to have a fleet to defend both
coasts."
"Have we a fleet sufficient to de
fend both coasts?"
"Yes, sir; altogether sufficient to
defend both coasts."
"But it cannot defend both coasts?'
''Not at the same time. If we are
going to have war we can get a
fleet to the Pacific coast. The day
when the Pacific hag a smaller fleet
and with no chance of the fleet being
on that coast will end next March.
We shall keep the fleet where it
seems best to keep it for the protec
tion of the country. As a matter of
fact there is hardly a possibility of
our being attacked on both sides at
once."
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WEATHER TODAY
WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.
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associated press dispatch '
CHICAGO. Dec. 11. E. G. Jacobs I
of Tucumcari, X. M., an engineer of i
the El Paso and Southwestern rail- I
way, has found a way to beat one
angle of the high cost of living, he
told the railway wage arbitration to
day. The testimony had turned on
the cost -of living and its increase the
last four years.
'Eating house prices are higher,"
Jacobs said, "but that does not both
er me. I work down in the desert
country. Some years ago twelve of
us engineers who were away from the
home terminal a good deal, built us
sleeping shacks. When the restau
rants began to boost their prices I
simply put in a gasolene stove, some
pots and puns and started cooking for
myself. It costs me practically noth
ing. Of course, in our home we no
tice that prices are higher."
Four other engineers testified today.
They were C. R. D. Jones, O. Kearns,
C. B. Jackson and B.- J. Bassett. Each
was questioned as to the increased
cost of living. The railroads are not
disputing that prices are higher, but
assert that the wage advances asked
by the men are out of proportion to
the advance in food prices.
The witnesses were all men with
regular runs, which pay them from
$155 to $200 a month as an average.
and for this they testified that they
worked long, hard hours. Jackson
testified he worked on freight trains
where he had been away from home
for a week at a time and that for a
day's run to average 15 hours was not
uncommon.
James Jft Sheehan, attorney for the
railroads, adduced that the witness
was acquainted with Engineer C. A.
Fillet, on the same run. Sheehan
stated that the records of the Santa
Fe road show that in 1913 Fillet
earned $1900 on a freight engine and
that his average daily hours for the; on an original investment of $10,000.
year were slightly under eight. (Each of the manufacturers made 1,600
Bassett testified, like many of his per cent profit in 1911. Meanwhile
predecessors on the stand, that their
advances in imv received in the last
four years were due solely to the In-
troduction of larger locomotives. He
runs one of the largest ones in the
country, a super-heated Mikado,
weighing 320,000 pounds. Such an. en
gine does twice the work of the
smaller ones they had replaced, he
said, and the railroads thus saved
fifty per cent in the wages of the
engine crews, but crews doing the in
creased work were not advanced pro
portionately.
It was suggested that nevertheless
the men preferred the big engines be
cause of the larger pay. But he cited
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LAST" CLUB WILL
IN 'RICA" SCENERY THIS WINTER.
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RUSSIA IS NOT FOR
CHRISTMAS TRUCE
RERLI.W Dec. 11. The proposal j
I of Tope Benedict for a truce j
among the warring nations dur-
ing the Christmas holidays is
said by the official press bureau
to have been declined by Russia. I
( ! The German press bureau pre-
j- viously announced that Germany
was willing to agree to a Christ-
t J mas truce, provided the other bcl-
I : ligerents assented.
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Forty-Four Have
Annual Incomes
Of Over Million
associatkd press dispatch
WASHINGTON, Dec 11 There are
orty-four persons
the United
States with a net income of $1.010.-
000 a year, or more, according to a j
complete compilation of income tax 1
returns in the annual report of the j
commissioner of intrnal revenue. The
report shows that 357,598 individuals
paid taxes aggregating $27,253,535.
The report shows there are forty
four with an income of $400,000 to
$500,000, eighty-four from $'i00.0"0 to
$400,000, and ninety-four $250,000 to
$300,000.
The report shows that most of the
individuals with the largest net in
comes reside near New Tork, Chi-'
cago, Philadelphia, Boston and De
troit. Of incomes over half a mil
lion New York collectors discovered
eighty-three.
Shoivs Amazing
Profits Of General
Film Company
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11. Amaz
ing profits by the General Film com
pany were shown by Edward P. Gros
venor, assistant attorney general in
closing the argument of the govern
ment's suit against the alleged mov
ing picture trust in the United
States district court. He asserted in
the first eighteen months the Gen
eral Film company paid over $2,000,
000 for exchanges, producers and oth
erwise, and yet paid 7 per cent on
preferred stock and 12 on common.
: it cost Lewis M. Schwab, exchange
dealer here, ten dollars a minute for
ten minutes for departing from his
, release regulation. Counsel for the
defendants submitted a brief and
Judge Dickinson will announce his
decision later.
METAL MARKET
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
NEW YORK. Dec. 11 Silver,
Electrolytic, 13.00 to 12.25.
50;
two instances where engineers, en
titled by seniority to such engines,
chose instead, the smaller engines
and the smaller pay that goes with
them.
Adjournment was taken until Monday.
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STATE FUNERAL
For First Time in Fifteen
Years House of Represen
tatives Will Hold Obse
quies in the Hall of the
Ilouse
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. With sol
emn ceremony, the house of reresen
tatives on Sunday will mourn the
death of Sereno Payne, for thirty years
a member of the house. It will be the
first time in fifteen years that the
house has held a public funeral, paying
fiiral tribute to a dead member lying in
state in the hall of the house,
Xot since Nelson Dingley, Jr., was
j given a state funeral in 1899 has the
house so honored a member. Resolu
tions adopted invited all officials in
Washington to the ceremony.
The president and his cabinet, the i
vice president, senate, supreme court,
diplomatic corps and high officers of
the army and navy have been invited to
join the house in mourning its dead.
The senate appointed a committee to
act with tne house funeral committee
and .arranged to attend the ceremony.
After the services the body will be
taken to Auburn, X. Y., the home of
the dead representative, by the house
and senate committees.
PRECAUTION AGAINST AIRSHIPS
ASSOCIATED PRKSS DISPATCH
PARIS, Dec. 11. With the return
to Paris of President Poincare and
members of the cabinet, parliament
and diplomatic corps, renewed pre
cautions were taken to protect the
city from raids of hostile tviators. A
strong squadron of aeroplanes is on
patrol duty.
PLANNED fflfl
Stocks And Bonds Are Firm
On Eve Of Exchange Reopening
associated phess dispatch change. The exchange's list of max-
NEW YORK, Dec. 11. Stocks and imum prices for open trading showed
bonds showed greater firmness be-' an ""owance is to be made for divi-
cause of the nroximitv- of the ro-
of the proximity of the re-
openinS of the local exchange for
Ien dealings in stocks:
Some -shares
I
went up from one to three points,
dim ei eiai more active notes mam
ested corresponding strength,. New
York City three-year 6s reaching
their top figure. The evident success
of the two new bond issues, aggre -
gating $65,000,000, afforded the first!
real test of the market for new is
sues since the middle of thev year.
While unusually attractive in inter
est yield, the wide response ; indi
cated the keenness of investment in
quiry together with the ease of
money.
Stock clearances through the ex
change were estimated at 60,000
shares, which was the largest over
turn since the closure of the ex-
IRE BULLETS
CROSS BORDER
WOUNDING TWO
Unite'd. States Trooper in
Camp is Wounded and
Mexican "Woman at Her
Home is Shot in the
Head
MAYTOREXA WON 'T
CEASE FIRING
Report Says Despite Order
of Gutierrez His Com
mander at Naeo Will Not
Heed Warning Against
Cross-Border Firing
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
NACO, Dec. 11. Two more persons
were struck by "stray" bullets from
the Mexican siege at Naco, Sonora.
A trooper was slightly injured this
morning while in the border patrol
camp, and a Mexican woman was
shot in the head tonight in her home.
The reported order issued by Gutier
rez, instructing Maytorena to cease
operations rather than continue the
danger to the American side, will not
be heeded by Maytorena, according to
his agent here. He says the order
has not been received.
The -casualties today make the total
killed and wounded on the American
side during the last two months
fifty-one. In the meantime the at
tacking Villa troops under Maytorena
are reported to have wounded one
soldier in the besieged town where
Gil is entrenched with his Carranza.
force. Bullets from the Mexican side
continued, while the artillery rein
forcements from El Paso were going
into the camp now under command
of Brigadier General Bliss, who ar
rived yesterday.
One "stray" bullet pierced a stove
pipe in the tent of an officer of the
border patrol camp.
Fighting in Progress
EL PASO, Dec. 11, Fighting be
tween Villa and Carranza forces has
been in progress south of Parral,
Chihuahua state, according to reports.
Persons arriving here said that Car
ranza troops under General Herrera
have captured the town of Balloza,
exterminating the entire village gar
rison of about 500.
Later, Villa reinforcements number
ing about 2000, engaged the Herrera
troops, which numbered 1800. Heavy
fighting was in progress when the
refugees left that region. Villa
agents here issued a denial that Car
ranza troops captured any towns
where Carranza Victories have been
reported.
Troops Leave Mexico City
MEXICO CITY, Dee. 11. Eleven
troop trains left for the north today.
A special train for Villa was await
ing at Buena Vista to take him to
Irapuato, a junction point between
the capital and Guadalajara. Ac
cording to his chief of staff, Villa
will leave for Irapuato before mid
night. He will be accompanied by
George Carothcrs, special agent of the
state department at Washington.
While secrecy has been maintained
regarding the movements of the main
force under Villa's command, serious
fighting with Carranza forces is ex
pected to occur first at Saltillo or
Monterey.
Ready With Artillery
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 11. Advices
from General Bliss, received at army
headquarters, told of establishing tho
field battery three miles from the line
where his own camp is located. The
plan is to afford the American soldiers
protection from Mexican guns should
an emergency arise. Army officers say
these field pieces are most effective at
from three to five miles and are so ar
ranged as to be able to shell the Mex
ican trenches and at the same time be
entirely beyond the range of the guns
of the Mexicans.
By wireless, Bliss will be in constant
communication with the men in the
bomb proofs" on the boundary. A
shipment of field signal apparatus has
been sent to Naco.
(iends declared on listed stocks ow
ing the past four months.
Reading, which closed at 110 in
July, sold up to 142 today and was
quoted at 136 parity of its July price,
plus two dividends of 2 per cent. The
J same ruling applied to other divi-
dend issues. A number of $15 or
lower priced stocks which will be of-
1 fered without restriction tomorrow
and thereafter includes about sixty
railway and industrial issues. Prepa
rations to meet the new order of
business have been completed.
Amalgamated, 50; Smelting, 5314:'
Santa Fe, 91: St. Paul, 86 New
York Central, 83; Pennsylvania, 1064;
Reading, 143".; Union Pacific, 115.
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