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BISBEE, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1915

PRICE FIVE CENTS

CREW OP CHESTER SAVED BY LINER

WHICH CHESTER SAVED 7 YEARS AGO

Powers-Drachman Bill With !

Its Code of Regulations For

Prohibition falls to Receive

Necessary Votes

MINE TAX BILL KEEPS

EMERGENCY CLAUSE

Its Friends Fear That The I

Necessary Two-Thirds Vote

For Passage Cannot Be Secured

RICH MAN'S DAUGHTER MADE FURIOUS

LOVE TO HIM, HUMBLE YOUTH TESTIFIES

IN ALIENATION SUIT AGAINST HER DAD

Diplomatic Situation Oversha

dows Actual righting the,

War- German Offensive

Continues in W lole.

RUSSIANS ALL BUT

OUT OF EAST PRUSSIA

PHOENIX. Feb. 16.-The Powers

Drachman bill. supported by the pro

hibitionists and which provided a

code of regulations for violators of

the recently adopted prohibition con

stitutional amendment, was defeated

In tb house today. It failed to re

reive eighteen affirmative votes. On

ly sixteen supporters voted for tin'

Mil, Koaenff. Austin, Btrry. Cluypool.

Cook, Edwards, Farrell, Goodwin. Lee.

Lines, McLafn, Pinkley, Powers. Proc

tor, Sweeper and Vaughn. Absent.

Hrlscoe.

The d abate against the bill wax

lead by Brooks who pointed out in

detail the drastic features of the

measure. It was probably the first

prepared speech of the session and

the speaker made It clear that while

he would an apart legislation carry

ing .attt th khes of the people, he

ruldBMypkrt a bill, the enforce

njent of which would be imprartlca-

Powers answered IranTtly, admitt

ing that the bill had drastic features,

but no more unusual than were parts

of laws heretofore adopted in states

at legislative sessions.

"ThU bill was drawn with the ob

ject in view of making Arltona dry.

If the bill pesed we will have a state

dryer than Hades. Mr. Brooks

The sinking of the Chester. "1

t

An interesting romance of the sea came to light with the rescue of the

crew of the Chester, an oil tank steamer, by the American liner Philadel

phia In mid-Atlantic early in the present month. Seven years ago the

Philadelphia met with a scricuc accident 500 miles off the Irish coast.

She was in a critical condition when the Ccester came along and towed

her safely to the nearest port.

-HP

RED HOT MEET

LASTEVENIi

;Much Fireworks Indulged in

When raving Matters and

Park Affairs are Brought

Before the Aldermen.

Brimstone. Stronlum powder, and

a general fireworks tllsjklax greeted

the 'council last nlghf wiff the mat

ter Of paving Brewery Oulch, Review

ABey aud Naco'Road o&ine up for

consideration. Councilman Charles

It is Claimed That General

I Retreat is Slragetical v ove

i On the Part oft th Musco-

vite Forces.

I LONDON, Feb. For the Ume

1 heinv nuentlnnn of ditde.mat'V r ir.

" ! " I

ousing more Interest than actual I

tUht.ng of the war. although mill-;

' tary movements of the first import-,

a'K-r are taking place esptfelally along

) the eastern line. The German often-1

Kto. strongly supported by frexb i

troops, is being pushed with great '

visor along the east Prussian fron

tiir and in Poland north of the, lower J

Vistula. j

The Russians have now evacuated !

East Prussia except us a small arefe ,

near Lyck, wht're they .arc opposing

Weeks Uore tSlll Will Go to the (ierman advance. They at ahm

The Senate-Real Test of apparently railing back liv north Po-

Strength Expected- Hot lano- for tbe Uero,M trey

X7; i . r- have occupied Ploelt Htolsk, which

Fight May Ensue. jthe HuMtaM (r(m them fc

SHIP PURCHASE

BILL BROUGHT

TO NEAR FOCUS

WASHINGTON. D. C, Keb. 1

short time ago.

Mauvv flvhtln f,ntil (niut In

democratic leaders m pom hm.ses of . c,Ppiltlln, nrt , powlns.

congress agreed

the

In

. ; vgrpjgiH iBtiB ncm iri inn.

tonigfct that tint gov-iBukpwlna tbe KnaaalfL-f falling

xAfiMi IH j)thr !tk, mil they continue To be.il rar-

Admiral Behncke Explains

That Country is Starving

And England'; Food Supply

Must be Cut Off.

for the city to do the work of chang

ing the grade of the thojoughfare the

re- I motion failed of a second and was

marks that the bill is drastic I con-; laid on the table.

aider an argument for the bill. The

people have voted prohibition. ThU

bill will give tt to them," said Powers.

-Yes, that's true," said Brooks.

"but you create an office of coiutnias- the question of the necessity of read

loner of prohibition with powers we jueting the grade along the lower end

hava given every one of our state of- of the Ouleh and Review Alley. Cold

fleers bid ud Ing the commandershlp air seemed to have been suddenly

of state lnllltla." 'shunted Into the council chamber, so

."How about our state navy? Can lacking was there or any material

he command that?" Interjected Far- wamth of affection for the project,

rell. When Cunningham became aware

"Yes, If we had a state navy. I pre- of this condition he immediately arose

sume the proioed prohibition com- aud demanded of the city council

lnhwioncr would be its admiral." that some steps be taken to relieve

With the prohibition bill out of the tbd; property owners along Brewery'

war, an effort to strike the emergen- OulcH'jaf the annual cost of cleaning

cy clause from the mine tax bill fail- their places of business of. sand and

ed bf a tie rote. With the emergen- other sediment deposited by Uie Hood

' clause the bill requires a two- waters from the upper reaches of the

thirds vote of tbe house for passage canyon.

which means, from present Indies- The speaker Intimated that he was

tioua. It will be killed In the house not in favor of allowing the street

tomorrow. superintendent the privilege of main

The senate adopted a resolution talning a large force of men, for con

providing for an Investigating com- alderable periods at a time during the

eminent ship nurchas..B8l

be before the president for his algna-( Pl '. passes further west nnd .ire

Cunningham, from the first ward, led ture, within a few days, or dead soim,,n1 UP trong resistance '.'t-e

the forces In behalf of the readjust- far as this session Is voncerned. The Hghtwtf It taking place In deep www

ment of the grade along the lower , house remained In session during the'"l "uh Wr re aunertng severely

end of Biewery Oulch. When the evening to pass the Weeks-Gore bill.. While tbe Germans seem to have

councilman made a definite motion I Debate proceeded slowly, and was i inflicted heavy louses on the roti'lm;

halted time and again by roll calls j Russian armies In the east, military

demanded by Republican leader Mann i men here and newspaper sonvspon

When the bill was before 11m. house dents In Petrograd continue to refer

ten hours only four of the glxtiursio the Muscovite movement s

allowed for debate had been consumed strategical retirement to h fortified

and roll, had been called, eight times. ! nt. which lies along the .Vlemsn riv

It became apparent a vote, probably. ler through Kovbo. Grodno aud Loin-

would no, be reached before raid- la, thence southwest to. th forties

night.

Tomorrow

Charges and denial came thick and

fast, when the paving matter came

up. Councilman Cunningham kept

the air hot for several moments on

of Novoe Qeorglewsk.

thhe administration .h.r .

lorces win oegin a nnai enort to get , ierm8n, are us,n(f , th W8t

a vote in uie senate on the hotuw b8Ved by mUltry observes

tla pAnitliHiiBna .nil pavAlllnir lUinn.

. ,, ,,, vl of the Germans to break itoe deadlock

crats. The democrats spoke conn-1, ,

,i,h. r vtn,n,v .n.i tha I the west. Although there has been

callers the bill would he passed.

On both sides of the capltol the

belief is current that If the present

plans for prompt action In the senate

ACT NOT UNFRIENDLY

TO UNITED STATES

Prepared to Suggot Thai we

May Send Our Warships as

( Convoys For American

Shipping.

'

BBRLIN. Feb. lC-rAdmlrnl ftepfioke

of thhe marine department hag matte

n statement to Lieut. -OomnModer

Oheranll. naval attache of the iloeri

' can embassy at Berlin,' which (sgyon

, out oftlclalty as the best exposipti ot

the situation in respect to Gerlpany .

declaration of war zone waters grotuvJ

the British Isles.

i The statement declares that Oer

1 many up to the nresent lias fd1k)we$

all the rules of war, but England has

been endeavoring to obtain the sub

I jugatlou of Germany by starvation.

Germany, the statement says, has tried

every way to bring the attention of

the neutral powers to the necessity of

feeding her civil population but with

out result. As a result Germany nov

has not sufficient food to feed her

' people and it haa become necessary

i to "bring Kngland to terms by the J

arclse ot force." The statement says

.that Germany is capable ofcarfKtttg

f out her threat to cut off tCngfand'A

'food supplies. -is'ot th slightest liarre

lis meant for neutrals but Germany Is

inj a position where, "her life do

'pends upon Iter putting Into effect the

only means she has of saving herself.

She must and will use this means,"

! Uehncke declared that Germany li

prepared to suggest to the United

States to send warships to the war

zone which shall act as convoys to

nierlcan ships.

'Germany knows, by use of tre

snubmarines," continues the state-

' ment, "that England can be placed

In a position where food will be lack

, ing. She has a submorlne force with

which to do It. Her lire as a nation.

' the lives of her people depend tifwu

j putting this campaign into action aud

I she' must do It. Difficulties lying ift

the way of this campaign hare been

largely connected with the care if

events of outstanding iwpoitance Murderous Attack Upon Well Known Local Automobile lo uie llv)g of tnoge ou boora all

on tbe western front, a lotu official,

Max Klcist, Juliet Breitunj: Kleist and sketch ohorring their romantic first

mcciing in iicnigan. j

Max Klcist. h&ndsome vountr fnnner onv .-it" Ntnrnnpft ntv, ts ontnr.

hia multimillionaire father-in-law, Kdward N. Breitung of New York, for

alienating the affections of Kleist's wife Juliet, who is Breitung's dauRhter.

Kleist, who asks $250,000, told in court how he met the girl in Michigan

where her father has a beautiful summer home, how she fell dead in love

with him and proposed, how he accepted and how they were married only

tc be separated later by the cruel hand of the father, who opposed the

match.

William A rndt, Jr. May

Never Recover From 2

!BBlows From Assailant

report ot operations of the DritUh

m T T . . I w-fc . T . 1 rtl.

Man rM wun orunt instrument as ne L.ay in uea atimeicisi ships, whethea neutral or be

I riome- tvoDoery is uniy motive inat v-an oe MscriDea ponging to me enemy,

For the Crime-Arndt, Unconscious, Lies in Hospital

force, from November to the begin-'

ning of February, shows there is al-

fall through the ship bill will be ways more or less activity then, j

abandoned an dall efforts centered up- Despite the weather and tbe state oi

on disposing or the appropriation mils i tne grounu, tne tenon says mere na Hospital on what promises to be his death bed tie was

so as to make unnecessary an extra been lot or trench fighting In whlca 1 , . . SQme eQrl hour yesterday mornine. of n

aaaainn ivn o tiih iihihh iimuhihii t na ititiiaita uni itrtttaii tarrtinnait. - -

William Arndt, Jr., lies in the Calumet and Arizona

mlttee to Investigate state officers.

A motion failed to limit the scope of

the Investigation to the acta of War

den Sims of the state prison. Stan

ley Intimated that the moral clndurt

as well as the official conduct of oth

er state officers might be looked Into.

On Us way to final passage the bill

Introduced by Drachman. by request,

reducing homestead exemptions to

S2.M0, fallod of paasage.

The senate committee of the whole

approved the Baeon bill requiring

health certificates prior to the grant

ing of marriage licenses. New bills

introduced include one by Munds cre

ating a board to conduct a state edu

eaUonal survey, and another by

Kama appropriating one-half tbe cost

of a bridge to be built across the San

ta Crui at the mouth of Proto Can

yon. Tbe total cost of tbe bridge will

be $2S,l00, the county to pay half.

Kara also bad a bill regulating

traffic In cold storage products. Bggs

sold In cases whore products arc

throe months old or less must be so

marked, with signs tbe lettrrs on

which sre to be two Inches high.

Where packing is over three months

tbe marking an eases must be in six

Inch black type. Stores selling cold

storaia acta groat sxhlult sign In big

latum, "Cold Storage Eggs Sold Hare'

AaoUwH health measure was pro

noaod ar Bacon, remodeling the state

year, for the sole purpose of cleaning

out the Gulch. Cunningham complet

ed this section or bis talk by saying

that it was probably the N'aco Road

pavement that was holding the enUre

matter up.

City Hsglneer Zelsemer was called

into consultation in the matter and

gave the council some figures on the

matter of cost. It was shown where

It w oil Id cost a matter or ft.SSS to

pave Brewery Gulch from a point near

the Ilemierson-Watkins Lumber yard

(Continued on Page Five.)

ITALY SHAKEN BY

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE

HOMK Keb. 16. Another earth

quake In the province of Aqulla dam

aged many houses, rendering a num

her of them dangerous to habitation

Tbe population Is greaty alarmed and

even abandoned undamaged houses.

fearing another catastrophe.

the Weeks-Core bill, the senate con

tinued Its discussion of cloture rules.

Leaders of all factions were engrossed

in conferences as to theh next moves

to be made. Report had It that ad

ministration forces would attempt to

morrow to shut out all debate by mov

Ing the previous question, thus for--

ing a vote on theh motion to concur

distinguished themselves.

In arming her merchant ships with

, guns for self-defense Kngland adoi4

ied a policy against which the Gar-

mans strongly protest. Tbe United

I States took tbe British point ufrlaw.

! It is not imssible for submarines to

lappioach Ilrltisli merchant shiia to

, make examinations, without exposing

ON FLAG DISPUTES

In the house amendments. Should

this prevail. U would be equivalent I Formal Renlies to Noirt F.v.

to the passage or the ship purchase no. i n.r r. n-U-measure,

and there would end a long. I pected brom Great Brit.

am Ana ijormany

I from hla work yesterday mornlni

about 7 o'clock, he went to his son's

I door. It was locked. He looked

turbulent light.

There Is evidence of unusual ac

tivity on the part of committees in

charge of appropriation bills. The

ship bill, as It win'go to the senate

from the house, includes a ship pur

chase measure sa agreed upon in the

senate caucus and the provlaion that

two years after the close of the Eu

, murderous attack, in which he sustained a fracctured skull.

I From the few tendrils or evidence, mutely surrounding the j themselves to the gun fire of bomb

'body of the young man when he was found, and picked attack against which submarines are

!Up subquently. robbery was the sole motive for the at- i!,, ,(1vJwki her m.rchaut flael

1 fack to fly neutral flags, to cover up.thd

When William Arndt, Sr., returned ' , . ,. ,,,, ,, (h, I names, to change stacks, to escape

other Is higher on the right side nr,tl consequences of their nationality,

the head. It Is supposed that the-Thls plan is dealgued to bring Oar

latter wound Is the most seriotw of many Into conflict with other nations.

around and saw some keys laying Ule two. T,le commanding officers oi surmai

jienrby and picking them up faund hammer, and a heavy piece ofnes have been glveu oiders to make

them to be Arndt. Jr.'s. , He entered jTOn W8re fjle jj. two things In the every effort to ssfeguard neutrals. In

the room and was confronted by the'room which could have Inflicted the I spite of precautions the submartaea

grewsoroe sight of his son, laying In j wounds on Arndt'a head. No blood, could take without danger of being

a nool of blood across his lied. j WM t0 be found on the hammer but ! destroyed themselves the possibility

The officers were Immediately no-l a .Unlit ammmt ws found n nthe Iron la noted that neutral shins might.

no further move In the diplomatic yfled of the matter. Tex Barton ar-l weight. It is supposed, however, by through error or accident, be ilea,

controversy with Great Britain and tfvlng on the scene of the attack with-1 tna poiCe. that the blood on the lat-jtroyed. Kor this reason the strong

Germany over Uie use or neutral nasn few minutes. Dr. Leonard, or,ter inatrument was splashed upon it. 'warning Is Issued."

aud concerning the submarine cam- ,h r A. staff was called and af-Th ihnnrv MmuniMntlr. la that the, .

i WASHINGTON, U. I'., FCD. IS. Ol-

ficiala of the United States have made

in i) oniv mini in n .,wn, ... , I . I ..." j - - - ,

.... .v. h., palgn cn shipment of foodstuffs to lmr . eursorv examination and some i i.ir,,m.ni with whlrh th deed MVrMu taub ruin un n

rUrai.nV lhjtv awaflo.1 fni-tviBl rtm. . . 1 . .. I .1 ,1 ...1 .... . .. .

the United States shall be turned av- ' i auempis u nre commuted was twougiii into in

OF GERMAN TRENCHES

Weeks bill, already passed by the

senate.

Senator Bmoot has give nnotlca the

delMtte will be conslnued by the op

or school children for deficiencies.

In Uie house Reed had a bill pro

hibiting the Importation Into the

state of strike breakers; Lee a meas

ure remlUing delinquent brand' taxes;

Derry a bill providing for tbe pension

ing at 600 annually or Arisoba school

teachers of twenty-five years service:

er to the secretary or the navy to Dlte tnm 0rt BrU,n and Germany that theh boy must be removed to the rMnu ,ml taken away after the com

operated ior (leased for commercial i l" l"" " '. T "oapllai. He waa onerateu upon " : mission or the crime. ,,ARlB Kel ig.A 0mci.i

m . i gsii Hisipi in an cn iinniuinaM si airi-i n n,a inor vannri wag ...

purposes umier tne terms oi me - '-"- "' , , ln" "" - "r" I That robltory was the motive or, WMtoatloB Issued Uy the war aBtoo

the attack seems assured. Arndt Is tonight says that derma u trenches

nartment telling of their Informal l nervtce in Illsbee. He owns his own

conferences wiUi high officials of machine. After a donble shift the

position until Maroh 4 unless the111 rm iu "7 young man went to oea at nis noroe

democrats withdrew Uie measure or uve,v' tnPr wer 110 i'eatlons that; on 0p((ra Drive, alwut 0 o'clock Mou

some unusual tactics ware rasortwl to the former Intended to alter its policy . Ay morning. He never got up. Arndt

by the administration farces. on "hlpmenU or conditions clontra- 8ri eft tlie house about 11 o'clock

When Minority Leader Mann saw hand to civilians, or that the latter . Mw,day evening tor his work and "3.

the democratic leaders were deter-1 would recede from 1U announced In-1 turned the next morning to find his

TOlnad to stop the filibuster several! tantlon of waging submarine war oa wll on Ule verge of death,

conferences were held and It waa the enemy's merchant ships. Mrs. Arndt, the young man's math

agreed not to keep up the dilatory; . . . . . . or, waa In El I'aso, visiting a mar-

tactica. A few minutes after one the Fitzgerald, Gerry, Gordon. Jones. Kln- rlod daughter. The house waa va-

vote on th ehflaalemfwpyamfwypmri del. Kitohin, Merrison. Mosg of lBdi-(cant. preeumabiy, st tne urge oi tne

bassador Page at London and Garard in an unconscious condition.

st Berlin have sent to the state da-, wuilam K. mdt. Jr., Is In the rentt " 'TTuTZ T. "7.7 , J a... : "ITTrj

dollars in silver on hia person ami 1 t,Ken In Champaigns to the nortlt

a gold watch. Oath the money ant, WMt 0f perthea and north ot Beans-,

the watch were placed upon the bed jelW-

when he retired. All ad disappeared

whan he was found yesterday morn-jQH)o COAL MINES ADOPT

Ing.

Entrance waa effected to the room

through an outside ioor. The screen

door, only, was looked. The Inner

door was closed, with the keys, pre

OPEN SHOP SYSTEM

and Rowers proposed as amendment

R hill ona Pari, r .Nurth tinrnUtUL- BsnB-.stiHCk but for Wllllatfl. Jr.

board ei healtii and providing for the j for one boete In the UgleUturtt. anB , botras. NlBeteeB democrats voted jders. BJaydan. WiilUaVer. .WWl,e. In the room ware found vaaiiy epotn

hm lsaavaetiAa af dairies aad their ilnereaeod parceatEe on inltiatir , agalnw the bill. Thar were wuricjc, witherspoon. aji repuoiiawia, pro-ioi diooo. ion iojuj w vl w

proiacts. and an aaattal lamination agd refareadaw ptHlfv ftorchers, Oailaway, Dies, Doaobue, sent, voted agaiaat theh bill.

siata or two ssvers blows. Owe is di-

CLRVELANI), Keb. II. Eastern

Ohio coal operators have dec Wed tn

door was closed, wmi uie Keys, pre-1 tUelr minM HHrtar the aM

aumably. hanging fro nUhb kay-bole, .v., rmtttMs have bean

on the inside. The screen door was

cut la thhe form of q right angle, uie

perpetrator of thhe viae, probably.

tlAAVtia hub" Wni t w instrun

(Oentlaved on Iage 6)

Committees have ban

assigned to arrange the details. V

eaautltttaft was st to tell Saetaigsy

of Labor WTlaou Utat the ogafatacs

have aghsHiied vety aeajM ta raae

n settlement with the strikers.