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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE ?'AL
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
8 PAGES
PHOENIX, APvIZONA, MONDAY MOHXING, JANUARY -1. 1913
8 PAGES
VOL. XXV. NO. 224
RAINS OF WINTER ARE
HINDRANCE TO TROOPS
IN THE EUROPEAN WAR
The Worst AVeather Expe
rienced in Years Seri
ously Impedes Operations
, of Annies Both at East
ern and Western Fronts
HEAVY ARTILLEIiY
FIGHTING CONTIN U ES
Turkish Reports Claim They
Have Crossed the Rus
sian Border in the Cau
casus and Defeated Arda
lian Russian Garrison
fASSOCTATED PRKSS DISPATCH
LONDON, Jun. 3. A rainy winter,
the worst Europe has experienced in
years, flooding the valleys of Eng
lantl and the continent, has prevented
large war operations at the western
front and seriously impeded those in
flie east. The fighting consists main
ly of a "heavy artillery engagement
with occasional infantry actions.
Throughout the British empire and
Abroad English churches held inter
cession services for the success of
the allies" arum. Many of the ser
mons exhorted young men to join
the army.
Turkish reports claim they have
crcjsed the Russian border in the
Caucasus and defeated the Russian
garrison at Ardahan. They are dis
playing anxiety for their European
possessions, and are feverishly forti
fying the whole coast line.
The French gained slight ground
between Albert and Roye, north of the
point where the battle line turns east
ward. They also advanced in Alsace,
but were repulsed northwest of St.
Mfenehould.
In the east the Germans captured
ar. Important Russian position at Bor
jimow. Wet weather and muddy
loads are aiding the Russians, who
are defending well-fortified positions.
The Auslrians claim to have checked
the Russian advance near Gorlice on
the South Galician railway, but ap
parently the battle has not been con
eluded. The Russians, meanwhile,
have taken Austrian positions near
the Uszok pass whici ought to open
another entrance tot them through
the Carpathians into Hungary. The
Austrian retreat in Bukowina is de-
eeribed by the Russians as a rout.
A hint that Great Britain contem
plates conscription tor increasing the
army and navy was dropped by
Thomas J. MacNamara, parliamentary
secretary to" the admiralty, at a
Browning Settlement meeting. Re
ferring to the fact that there are
thousands of young men without de
pendants who have not answered the
call to the colors, he said:
"If they think they are going to
enioy a life of freedom at the other
fellows'" expense, they won't enjo? it j
"ThVhoHday recruiting boom con-1
tinues. A rush lasting into the morn- j
ing followed six open-air meetings
addressed by wounded soldiers last
night at Cardiff.
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O'ftANGE BOOK
ANSWERS AUSTRIANS
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIBPATCIl
PF.RAOGRAD, Jan. 3. An orange
hook, dealing with events previous to
the Turkish attacks on the Russian
Beaports of the Black sea, has been
published under the direction of Ser
gins Sazonoff, Russian minister of
foreign affairs. The orange book
contains ninety-eight documents. It
is intended, according to an official
summary, to throw light on tne clan
destine and obstinate methods em
plowed bv the Austro-German diplo
macy in forcing the Turkish govern
ment to war reluctantly against the
triple entente powers."
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RAILROAD COMMISSIONER.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHl
SACRAMENTO. Jan. 3 Frank R.
Devlin, a Vallejo attorney, has been
a'ppointed railroad commissioner, suc
ceeding Lieutenant Governor Elect
John M. Espleman, whose term ex
pires at midnight. The other four
Incumbents of the commission are
Max Thelen, E O. Edgerton, H. D.
Loveland, Alexander Gordon, who
have been reappointed. Robert L.
Telfer, of San Jose, deputy state
printer, has been -appointed state
printer to succeed Friend W. Rlch
sirdson, state treasurer elect. .
Rubber Manifested As Gum
Shakes Britons' Confidence
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. Negotia
tions for the modification of the Brit
ish embargo against the exportation
of rubber, it is understood, have been
.halted by the finding of rubber mani
fested as "gum" in the steamship
Sendford, carrying a cargo between
the United States and neutral ports.
Great Britain believes the rubber is
probably destined for Germany, and
it is reported the false manifesting
has shaken confidence in the effect
iveness of the assurance of American
merchants that no rubber will be al
"BULLET PROOF" ARMOR
USELESS, SAYS GENERAL
PARIS, Jan. 3. A warning has
1 been issued to soldiers against
faith in "bullet proof" armor by
the commanding general of the
Eigh'eenth Gentian army corps,
according to the Paris Temps.
I The notice says the armor is a
useless waste of a soldier's money
because it does not turn bullets,
interferes with a soldier's work
and sometimes causes grave
wounds when the metal is torn
by bullets.
Captain Loxley
Smokes Cigarette
As Ship Goes Down
ASSOCIATED PRKSS dispatch
LONDON, Jan. 4 I Monday) Captain
Arthur N. Loxley of i'ne uattleship
Formidable stood on the bridge smok
ing a cigarette as his vessel went down
in the English channel Friday morn
ing after the ship either struck a mine
or had been torpedoed, according to
survivors of the disaster. The cap
tain's last words they say was a com
pliment to the officer superintending
the launching of the boats fur the sea
nanly work being done.
"Captain Loxley gave orders as
calmly as if the ship were in harbor
with her anchors down," said one sail
or. "The only sign he gave that any
thing was amiss was a brief speech
exhorrorating the crew, saying "steady
men, everything is all right, keep cool
and be British. There's tons of life in
the old ship yet'."
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Keystone Watch
Case Company Is
Not Combination
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3. The
United States district court has de
cided that the Keystone Watch Case
company is not a combination In vio
lotion of the federal anti-trust law,
but declared that its alleged policy
of boycotting a direct violation of the
law and should be enjoined.
The Keystone company controls a
large percentage of the filled watch
ca.se business of the country. After
its organization absorbed several large
watch case manufacturing concerns in
various parts of the country, and
also took over the company which
makes the Howard watch, the court
declared that it found evidence that
pose to restrain trade by attempting
to fix and maintain prices by using
species of boycott or blacklisting
in order to lessen the trade of rivals.
Saved From Noose
Is Noiv Proven To
Be Innocent Man
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 3 John Ar
thur Pender, convicted of a double
murder, and saved from hanging by
the abolition of capital punishment,
was exhonorated and will gain his
freedom as the result of a confession
tonight by John G. H. Siercks, an in
mate of the state insane asylum.
A lock of his own hair taken from
the clutch of his victim, Mrs. Daisy
Wehrman, when shown him, caused
Siercks to confess that he killed the
woman and her little boy in their
cabin near Scarppoose, Ore., on the
night of September 4, 1911. Pender
is now in the penitentiary and will
be released by an executive order in
a few days.
ALBANIAN TROUBLE SPREADS.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
LONDON. Jan. 3. The Albanian
revolution is said to be spreading and
the Italian, who have captured the
seaport of Avlona, have sent a bat
tleship to Durazzo to protect Itanlan
interests.
lowed to reach Germany if the em
bargo is modified.
The president and his advisors are
confident that Great Britain wi'l rec
ognize the American position in its
note does not differ from the Briti-di
repeated contentions during wars,
when she was a neutral. The state
department calls attention to Eng
land's notes to Russia during the
Japanese yvar which were much more
drastic. England then declared
"against the doctrine that it is for
the belligerents to decide on certain
articles to be dealt with a's contra
band of war regardless of the well
established rights of the neutrals."
Going Up Banqueters Give Life
Of Sky Rockets
THE GOING UP SCENE
In Which Scores of Phoenicians Transformed Themselves into Human Skyrockets in Order to Lend Gayety to
Saturday Night
How "Going l'p" became more than
a mere watchword, and how prosper
ity was transformed from a promise
to a pledge, is shown in the above re
markable priilograph, executed fur The
Republican by the Photoeralt man at
the boosters' bivhquet Saturday night,
The long lines of enthusiastic diners
are seen at the tables, their tall, con-1
ical hats arranged before them, so
that their features might be observed
the better. In the background is a
line of banqueters from an overflow-j Homer King was the general mann
ing dining room, arranged in the grill per of affairs. With him were asso..
"f the Adams holed.
They are wear-
Preliminary Kiep AVill
Taken forfav in tin-
Re
KV-
moval of Unsafe Portion.-"
of the Central Fire
Station
Beginning this morning a force of
men under the direction of City Man
ager W. A. Firish, will start the pre
liminary work of the demolition of the
present Central fire station building.
The seventy foot base tower will be
taken down, several useless and dang
erous chimneys will be removed and
all other portions of the structure
which tends to weaken rather than
strengthen the building yvill be razed.
This preliminary work is the first step
in the plan of Manager Farish to soon
give to the city of Phoenix a new,
modern ami absolutely fire-proof fire
headquarters.
For the present it is not intended to
prceed with the construction of the
proposed new .station. However, Build
ing Inspector Herbert J. Mann has re
ceived instructions from Manager
Farish to prepare plans for such a
bdilding which will be submitted to
contractors as soon as completed and
bids asked thereon.
According to the general plan out
lined by Manager Farish, the new
building will be constructed principally
of concrete, a solid foundation of that
material being employed, while pillars
and girders of concrete will be the
first work undertaken. In razing the
present building It is intended to pre
serve intact, so far as possible, the
brick of the old structure which yvill
be utilized in the construction of the
walls between the cement pillars. The
brick when so laid yvill be surfaced
yvith concrete, giving the building the
appearance of a solid concrete build
ing. Such a building, in the opinion of
Manager Farish, would be nearly, if
not quite as substantial as one con
structed entirely of concrete, yvonld be
absolutely fire-proof and could be erec
ted at a minimum of cost.
The tentative plans call for a two
story building, capable of housing on
the first floor not less than four pieces
of apparatus together with the fire
ehief'.s car. There would be at least
four broad exits so that the entire ap-S
paratns could make simultaneous re
sponse to an alarm. There would be
storage rooms for hose and other
lire alarm registar system and a hose
tower and pit . to be employed in dry-
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H FIRE HOUSE
SOOH SMS 1
CITY MANAGER
ins their headgear, but their ape par- j II. A. MacFarland, I. ' '. Gettins, Jay
ance gives little idea of the strange- Allure, F. 11. Itedewill, Warren McAr-
ness of the scene, when there wero'tluir, Bill Catlin, Vic Hanny, A. G.
eight solid rows of similar decorations 1 Dulmage and Amos Belts with all his
in the body of the hall. i Itolarians.
A great deal of credit is due lo the! It was the Rotary club, which by
committee, which arranged the celc-I the sale of ribbons raised the expenses
j bration. Not only did the board of
1 trade men work hard on the parade,
but they turned in and hustled for the
-banquet, and as a result, there were
fifty would-be guests turned away
when Ow ball filled
i t.'i ('. A. StajJ'fer. Power C.mwaij
COMMISSION URGES
CHANGE IN TAX LA WS
Repeal of Hie .'specific lav on. ex
press companies, no special legisla
tion al'lji-ting the valuation or tax
ation of mines, a small miM tax on
moneys and credits, and a graduated
license tax on automobiles, are rec
ommended in the report of the state
tax i'ommission to Iov.rjr Hunt
The report was completed Saturday,
and is now' being printed.
The report, which is quite exten
sive, takes up the histor' of taxation
since statehood, and legislation per
taining thereto, showing what has
been accomplished be the commis
sion anil pointing out defects in ex
isting layvs. A reduction of marly
$liiO.n0 in the tax levies of Greenlee
and Pinal counties and the towns of
Winsloyv and Williams is among the
savings pointed out as t lie result of
GIVES VIVID ACCOUNT
OF BATTLE OFF CHILE
( SPecial to The Republican.)
LuNIMiN, Jan. 3. The following
account of the fight off the Chilean
coast on November 1. when the lirit-
ish cruisers Monmouth and Good
Hope were sunk by Admiral Count
y on Spec's squadron, has been re-
ceived from a member of the crew
of II. M. S. utianto. which formed
part id' Rear Admiral Christopher
t'raddock's squadron in the engage
ment.
"As tin- two fleets came well in
sight of each other the admirals com
menced to maneuver for position. The
Germans had the advantage on ac
count of the speed of their ships, and
so they finally got us with the .sun
setting behind us. With the light
behind us we made good targets. '
GERMANS AT ALL COSTS
MUST OCCUPY POLAND
LONDON, Jan. 3 Sir II. Hamilton
Fyfe in a dispatch to the' London
Daily Mail from Petrograd, says:
"The Germans have received orders
to maintain and extend at all costs
the occupation of Poland. The Ber
lin statesmen say that Germany must
have both this country and Belgium
in its hands when the conditions of
peace come to be considered. It will
then have something to bargain with.
"The ltusskoe Slavu says that the
hopelessness of a German victory is
becoming clearer to the German na
tion every day. The newspaper
quotes the police regulations limit
ing the sale of white bread in Berlin
- like Imitations t
As They Celebrate Prosperity
j of the celebration, w ho contributed
the solidest factor to the success of the
occasion. Harry Welch and the ad-
vertising committee of the board of
I trade, however, are responsible for the
effieient direction of the work of
many willing hands, all of which did any winter Sunday in the recollec
something to make the prosperity day tion of some of the oldest and most
He l"ll lO be
emetiiberv-d.
compelling taxing authorities in these
localities to comply yvith the provis
ions of tlie tax limit law. The law
limits to 10 per cent, increase the
amount that can be raised in any
taxing district.
The assessment of railroad property
in cities ami towns, and the law pro
viding therefor, is also discussed.
Formerly the only valuation of this
class ol property in cities was thu
actual trackage, regardless of othei
property the companies might own.
Expert valuation of town and city
lots is also treated in the report, and
the advmtaees and weaknesses of
this system pointed out.
Cost of Government
The cost of guvemnient and how it
may be reduced is one of the sub-
(Continued on Page Four.)
"Each fleet was now steaming six-
'''en knots on a southerly course yvith
sun almost set. At 7:1-' p. m.
the first broadside was fired, six X.J
inch guns 1mm mo hcnarnnosi. i ne
shells fell about fifteen feet in front
of the bows of the otranto. The
second salvo, lrom the Gneisenau,
passed over the bows. By this time,
a" tlic- ships, except the turanto, were
firing. ( I he otranto could not open
fire, as our guns would not carry tlie
distanceh Tlie third broadside fired
at the otranto dropped short, the
fourth went between the funnels, the
filth over the bows, the sixth astern,
two lyddite shells bursting, the sev
enth short.
"After being in action fur about
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as evidence that the people :tre feel
jirs he pinch of being cut off from
the markets of the world.
! "Probably such talk is due to the
fact that there is very little news
from the front and nothing else to
talk about, for it is impossible to
discover any solid basis for so san
guine a view. In Russia vague be
liefs of this nature do not matter.
"The keeping of the Russian army
at the necessary strength does not
depend on popular sentiment. The
nation is now in arms, and for every
man in the field two more are ready
(Continued on Page Four.)
the Scene in the Prosperity Banquet
-, In pretty nearly every line of busi-
ness Phoenix has felt the renewal of
confidence, the opening up of the
capitol and the freer trading. Mer-
chants, especially, reported Saturday
sales far ahead of those of any day
in the last six months. Not the least
of these are the bakers and the soda
water stands. All the regular Satur-
day supply of bread was bought up
long before it was time to close the
stores. Yesterday's soft drink sales
were far and awav trreater than on
reliobly iiitorrr.ed soda "jerk'ers."
GO OUT TODAY
Althouo'h No Announcement
lias Been Made, Johnson
and Miller Are Mentioned
in Connection With Ap
pointive State Offices
Willi the commencement today of
another official term at the state
house, important changes in a num
ber of offices that are filled by ap
pointment, while not yet announced,
are confidently expected in several
quarters. It has been known for
some time that a number of changes
have been contemplated in the de
partment of the state auditor and
the eorporatiun cimmission.
I). F. Johnson, who today steps out
of the office of treasurer, it is stated,
yvill be appointed state examiner,
succeeding W. H. Plunkett, whose
term expires today. Rumor also has
It that former Tax Commissioner P.
J. Miller yvill be given the position
i or bank examiner made vacant oy
I the resignation of J. J. Gillen, who
, has accepted the position of assist-
ant cashier of the reorganized Val-
ley bank.
Rumors of a. general shakeup in
tlie departments or the corporation
commission, with several new ap-
pointments, have been rife for some
time, but as the entire commission
is now at Los Angeles it is not likely
that any appointments yvill be made
until alter the lumber hearing. While
probable changes are entirely a mat
ter of conjecture, it is said that the
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HEW JOBS FOR
OFFICIALS WHO
Cabral Is Ordered To Take
Border Fight From Maytorena
ASSOCIATED PRKSS DISPATCH
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. General
Villa, commander-in-chief of the Gu
tierrez forces, ordered General Juan
Cabral with eight thousand men to
take charge of the general situation
in Sonora, superceding General May
torena at Naco. The order is said
to have been decided upon as the
best way to prevent the continuation
of histilities at Naco and Agua Prieta,
where there are small Carranza
forces.
Gabi-al's troops are now at Casa
Grandes. It is believed that Cabral
will sign an agreement that Naco be
mm is
FAR AC1G
SAY OFFICIALS
Arrest of German Officers
and Reservists Brings to
Litjlit Movement First
Disclosed When Hans
Lody Was Apprehended
CULMINATION OF
LONG 'INVESTIGATION
Discovery Causes Concern
for Americans Holding
Perfectly Good Passports
Who Mioht He Open to
Suspicion in Europe
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 The arrest of
German officers and reservists who
were taken off the outbound steamer
Bergensfjurd last night by govern
ment agents on charges of conspiracy
to defraud the United States through
the use of American pasports brings to
light an alleged conspiracy to furnish
German army officers and reservists
with American passports fraudulently
obtained to enable them to return to
German country without danger of mo
lestation by French or English authori
ties. The arrests are the culmination,
it was said by department of justice
officials here tonight, of an investiga
tion which has been in progress since
the arrest in England of Carl Hans
Lody, who was executed in the Tower
of London as a German spy. Lody
had -passports issued to an American
and it became known to the depart
ment of justice that other American
passports were also in the hands of
German citizens. This discovery
caused great concern to the state. de
partment as it was feared that Ameri
cans holding perfectly good passports
would be open to suspicion and possible
peril of their lives in countries belli
gerent to Germany.
Carl Rurode was held in $20,000 bail,
which he was unable to furnish. John
Aucher, his alleged associate was also
held in $20,000 bail, and Rurode's 17
.year old son, was released on his own
recognizance.
Lieut. Arthur gasche, was paroled
on his honor "as an officer as a
gentleman" not to leave New York city
during the pendency of the present
proceedings. The three reservists.
Walter Mueller, August Meyer and
Herman Wagener, who recently came
here from Chile, were held in $5,000
bail each.
There yvere detained four others as
material witnesses, two Americana and
two with German names.
The passports found on the Germans
each bore the photograph of their
hearer stamped with the srate depart
ment's seal, but were made out re
spectively, Sasehe's to Howard Paul
Wright, Mueller's to Herbert S.
Wilson. Meyer's to Peter Hansen
and Wagener's to Stanley F. Mar
tin, it was said there was no doubt
as to the, authenticity of the seal of
the state department on the photo
graphs, or as to Mr. Bryan's signature,
but how the photographs had been
placed on the documents yvithout cre
ating suspicion that they were not the
likenesses of the persons to whom the
passports yvere issued was not dis
closed. It yvas further alleged that Ruroede
in order to complete the description.
j furnished the reservists with engraved
I cards bearing names and occupations
j to correspond with the passports, and
j even with fictitious typewritten cor
' respondence addressed to them in their
' assumed n:imes.
The department's agents had known
j for several days, it is said, that the
, four Germans had obtained the pass
; ports, but decided to make their case
; complete bv waiting until they were
! aboard the ship before arresting them.
It was suspected that other fraudu
; lent passports might be found on other
passengers aboard the Bergensfjord,
j but although nine detectives searched
every passenger on the ship, holding
the vessel in the harbor for more
than two hours, none yvas discovered.
All the defendants waived examina
tion. Their case yvill go to the grant!
jury. In arraigning Lieutenant Sasche
and the three privates Assistant Dis
trict Attodney Content told the United
States Commissioner Houghton that
the government did not consider their
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neutral, and the Gil forces will be
permitted to go to Agua Prieta, It
is thought that Cabral will then at
tempt to drive Gil across the border,
where he would be interned.
Should Gil decline to leave Naco
Cabral might attack with overwhelm
ing numbers, avoiding firing upon
the American side.
Both the Carranza and Gutierrez
governments have given assurances
that no bullets will cross the line if
it can be avoided. Cabral and May
torena's combined forces number
about twelve thousand, while Gil's at
Naco and Agua Prienta number four
thousand.