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NO. 237 TUCSON, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1917. By Mall or Carrier, too per month On Train and at Newstaiids, So per oopy IHHO U-Boat War Failing Steadily, Shown by British Loss Figures CHAUTAUQUA SALUTE OF BIG CROWD, TRICKED BY RUSE, ADIEU TO BOYS OF THIRD CONTINGENT REPRISALS OVERTAKE GERMS' 1 11 1 1 Mothers, sitters snd sweethearts bidding the soldiers "Good bye end Good Lack." To Escape Confusion of Great Throng at Station, Local Board Resorts to 'Camouflage' and Entrains Men at Dark Crossing, Where Relatives Say Farewell. FOR REMAIUinG in of Appropriation to Cover Cost of Medical Test Turned Down by Congress in Reporting Deficiency Bill (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.

The proposal to examine for military service all men registered for the army draft, and not yet called, was killed for the present, at least, today, when the public and senate conferees eliminated, an appropriation for the purpose from the war deficiency bill, the conference report on which was promptly accepted by the senate. The plan was submitted by the provost marshal general's office in order that every registered man might know whether he was liable for service, and if bo, the actual order of his liability. The war de partment asked for expressions of opln Ion from the governors of states, and only two signified disapproval. Secretary Baker said recently that the department had reached no decision In the matter and would not until congress acted upon the proposed appropriation to defray expenses and thereby expressed Its will. In passing the deficiency bill the house Included the appropriation and the sen ate added an amendment limiting the men to be examined to the number needed.

The conferees eliminated the whole provision. This report will be adopted tomorrow by the house. Villa Beaten in Durango Battle; Escapes Capture EL PASO, Oct. 3. Fefleral, troops of General Joaquin Amaro's 4 command fought an engagement with seventy of Francisco Villa's main force near Inde, Durango.

Sunday, defeating the Villa followers after a hand to hand engagement during which Villa escaped. This in formation was brought here from Chi huahua City tonight by O. P. Brown, an American business agent for the Mormon colonists in Mexico. Villa and his band are being pursued, he said and bandit bands eliminated throughout northern Mexico.

An American ranched here also received a delayed report late today of a raid made by Julio Acosta's bandits on the mining town of Minica, In western Chihuahua, last week. The town was tooted. Third National Political Party To Be Organized CHICAGO, Oct. 3. The ground work for the melting of five minor political groups Into an organization that proposes to fight for the presidency in 1920, was laid today after meetings of committees of the separate organizations today.

The coalition is to be execute tomorrow, It is said. The name of the proposed new party has not been decided upon, nor has the platform upon which it will make its fight. La Follette's Own State Makes Demand For His Expulsion From Congress WAl'SAL. Oct. 3.

Senator La Follette's expulsion from the senate for "treasonable and seditious utterances and disloyalty to our government" is asked in an appeal to the United States senate In telegrams sent last night by W. B. Hennemann, chairman of the executive 'committee Wisconsin Republican com mittee. The telegrams said all members of the committee concur except two, who have enlisted and are in the service of their country their present addresses being unknown. FIRE AT TEXAS CAMP SAN ANTONIO, Oct.

3 Fire tonight destroyed part of the repair and paint shops in the vicinity of the Camp Travis cantonment devoted to automo-M biles and trucks. Several automobiles were destroyed before the flames were controlled. DRAFT LONDON, Oct. S. Eleven British merchantmen of more than 1.600 ton each and two vessels under 1,600 ton wer sunk by mine or submarines Ian weak accordlno to the admiralty statement mad public this evening.

Th foregoing statement of the British admiralty again lower th aggregate of merchantmen sunk by mine or tubmarln during any week sine Germany began her unrestricted submarine As against 15 vessel sunk the previous week, which was th low record since February, only 13 merchantmen have been sent to the bottom. LONDON, Oct. 3. Th total of all losses to world' (hipping since Germany' ruthless U-boat war went into affect aggregate about two third of those claimed by the German In a statement Issued September 1. At that time German alleged that an average of 900,000 ton have been sunk monthly for seven month.

The actual tonnage unk compiled her shows that not dur Ing the most successful month for th U-boat April have tne figure reached any such proportion, while the August losses dropped to almost half th April figure. Bernstorff Aided Noted Spy in U. S. Bolo Pasha, Jailed in Paris, Shipped Huge Spy Fund With Help of Hun Ambassador. (By Associated Press) NEW TORK.

Oct. 3. Proof that Ger-man money, waa furnished In this country by Von Bernstorff to Bolo Pasha, under arrest In Paris as a spj will be for-warded tomorrow to the French government, it was announced here tonight by Berton E. Lewis, state attorney general. The attorney general, who investigated Bolo Pasha's activities here at the request of Ambassador Jusserand, said It was a preliminary report submitted by him to the ambassador at Washington last week which resulted In the arrest of Bolo Pasha In Paris.

The conclusions will be substantiated by a mass of documentary evidence, the attorney general's statement said, "Including photographic reproductions of the checks, bank records and other proofs of the disposition of the German money furnished Bolo Pasha In this country by ex-Ambassador Bernstorff." FORCIBLY FEED SPY PARIS, Oct. 3. The authorities have apparently carrieh out their decision to forcibly feed Bolo Prsha, who since he was taken to prison recently on the charge of having had relations with the enemy, has refused all nourishment. It was believed he was undertaking a hunger strike, but a bulletin Issued this morning respecting his condition says he has Improved, that his general condition is good and also that he had taken sufficient milk and vichy to allow the prosecution judge to interrogate him. BOLO HERE IN MARCH NEW YORK, Oct.

3. Bolo Pasha, who was In the United States between February 22 and March 17, 1917, came here, according to Mr. Lewis, to arrange for the transfer of German money to Paris through New York banking connections, to further peace propaganda. He succeeded in getting at least $1,000,000 over to the French capital through J. P.

Morgan and company, and other banking concerns, the attorney general's investigation disclosed. Part uf this money. It was revealed, went to Senator Charles Humbert, owner of Le Journal, a Paris newspaper which, however, according to cable dispatches, he refunded after becoming suspicious of Bolo. Pacifists Run Out of Pasadena By Home Guard SOUTH PASADENA, Oct. Flf-ten men were taken from a Pacifist meeting here tonight by forty members of the city's home guard, placed In automo biles and driven to the cily limits, where they were set down with the sugestion that they do not return.

A number of women attending the meeting were not molested, but they were told that further attempts to meet would not be tolerated. The home guardsmen were led by Contain Donald Fry. They marched Into a private residence the meeting eras in progrss. The speakers' desk was draped with the national colors. Pointing to the cuiors.

Captain Fry cried: Tou can't desecrate the American fl:" The guardsmen then led out the men. The interrupted meeting waa the thin of a series today. Cilisens. according to the guardsmen, had been roused to high pitch o' indignation by the two previous meetings. Harold 9.

Ptorey and the Rev. Rnhert Whlttaker. who were arrested at a Pa' I-Tist meeting in Lns Angeles Monday. were among those escorted from town. No Formalities Attendant Upon Signing of Great Revenue Measure by President Wilson Yesterday EVERY POCKETBOOK IN NATION TOUCHED One of Immediate Effects of Bill's Passage Will Be Marked Raise in Price of Liquor to Meet New Tax (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct.

3. Tile war tax bill became a law late today with President Wilson's signature. No formalities attended the signing of the measure, which levies for this year more than itwo and a half billion dollars new taxes to provide war revenues. It touches directly or Indirectly the pocket-book of everybody In the country, through taxes on Incomes, excess profits, liquor, tobacco, soft drinks, passenger and freight transportation, proprietary medicines, chewing gum, amusements, musical Instruments, talking machine records and many other things. One of the Immediate effects of the signing of the law will be an Increase in distilled beverage prices to meet the new tax of 12.19 a gallon which reaches even stocks of retailers In excess of 50 gallons.

Final estimates of treasury department and senate finance committee experts of revenue expected from the bill during the first year of its operation follow: HOW TAX IS DIVIDED Incomes, individual and Incorporate, $851,000,000. Excess profits, 31,000,000,000. Distilled spirits. $135,000,000. Rectified spirits, $5,000,000.

Fermented liquors, $46,000,000. Wines, liquors, $7,000,000. Syrups, soft drinks, $13,000,000. Cigars, $10,000,000. Cigarettes, $21,500,000.

Tobacco, $30,000,000. Snuff. $2,800,000. Cigarette papers, $100,000. Freight transportation.

$77,500,000. Express packages, $10,800,000. Passenger transportation. $60,000,000. Pipe line (transportation, $4,500,000.

Seats and berths, $1,500,000. Telegraph' and telephone messages, Insurance, $5,000,000. Automobiles and motorcycles, Musical Instruments, $3,000,000. Motion pictures films, $3,000,000. Jewelry.

$4,500,000. Sporting goods, $1,200,000. Pleasure boats, Proprietary medicines. $3,400,000. Perfumery and cosmetics, $1,900,000.

Chewing gum, $400,000. Cameras, $750,00. Amusement admissions, $50,000,000. Club dues, $1,500,000. Interltance tax.

$3,000,000. Virgin Island products. $20,000. First class mail matter. $70,000,000.

Second class-mail matter, $60,000,000. Munitions manufacturers tax, 1 Total, $2,538,000,000. Senate Votes Today on Soldier Insurance Bill WASHINGTON. Oct. J.

An agreement to vote on the soldiers' and sailors' war risk insurance bill and amendments not later than 5 p. m. tomorrow, was adopted today by the senate. Practically all of today was devoted to explanation of the hill by Senator Williams, In charge of the measure, and debate over the advisability of continuing the insurance plan after the war. Sena-tar Weeks opposed this feature of the bill, and Senator Smoot introduced an intendment providing for turning over to the prominent companies all Insurance held by enlisted men, the government paying the difference in cost.

Another amendment by the Utah senator would establish the same family al lowances as were operative during the Spanish-American war. All rommitte amendments to the house Were accepted except one reducing the maximum amount of insurance to a man from $10,000 to $7,500, on which there win be at vote tomorrow. TEXAS LIEUTENANT KILLED FT. BLISS, Oct. IJeutenant Robert X.

Chapman of the artillery regiment, was thrown from his horse on the parade ground here this afternoon and received Injuries which resulted in his death at this evening. The injured man was hurried to the base hospital Where an operation was performed In an effort to save his life. Deceased was bathre of Montgomery, Alabama. While England Is Planning Retaliation for Attacks on London.French Already Rain Bombs on Germany ITALIANS MAKE AIR RAIDS ON AUSTRIANS Atrocities Against Civilian Populations and Hospitals Cause General Air Cam paign by All the Allies (By Associated Pre) LONDON, Oct. 3.

An attack by the Germans this morning between Tower Hamlets and Polygon wood, following a vigorous artillery fire, was repulsed either by barrage or according to tho official report tonight. All the British positions remain intact- Since the middle of last week the German armies In Flanders dally have been trying to wrest from the British the territory taken from them In the recent big offensive of Field Marshal Halg. As on previous days, Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, on Wednesday unleashed large numbers of his troops in an attempt recapture territory on the Ypres sector where the BritlBh are seriously threatening his communication line with Ostend, and, the submarine base at Zehrugge. The ever watchful gunners of Halg disposed of the Germans with heavy artillery fire and retained all their positions intact. There still Is no Indication of the time' set by Field Marshal Halg for the re newal of his efforts to press on towards and cut the Ostend-Lllle railway, but he Is steadily keeping up his pounding of the German trenches with his masses of artillery of all calibres.

Although the German war oflce asserts that In Tuesday's fighting along the eastern bank of the Meuse, In the Verdun sector, the Germans captured a comparatively long line of French trench, the official French communication makes no mention of this and asserts merely that violent artillery fighting and spirited palrol engagements took place. FRENCH IN AIR REPRISALS While British and French airmen continue their bombing operations against Germany's submarine bases at Zehrugge and points of military Importance behind the line, the French aviators are keeping up their attack on German towns nnd cities In reprisal for the shelling by German aircraft of the open town of Bar-Le-Duc. More than IB.000 pound of explosives are reported to have been dropped on numerous German settlement, among them the famous town of Badon, famed as a health resort. Continued on Page Two) War and Business By ART HOUSTON Ad Man, Mr. Armour sayB: "The prompt adoption by the American people of the business as usual Idea is going to enable this nation to prosecute war without experiencing a temporary check such as England and France recently recovered from.

"Modern war requires the expenditure of huge sums of money and mearjs maximum employment and high wages for all workers. Other conditions peculiar to this war make it certain that this nation will enjoy a period or business and Industrial activity the like of which never has been seen and which is assured whether war lasts several months or several Pertinent, straight to the point and true isn't it? "Business as usual or more is Just as necessary to our nation in fighting this war as it is to ourselves in our own business life. The The "idea" certainly is worth our best efforts. Right advertising Intelligent advertising, planned with a pur pose in view, is the mightiest ally of merchant, manufacturer, capitalist and financier. It can build, it can destroy, it can ac complish any desired end.

And It can fail If carelessly executed. Arizona Bids Farewell to Draft Quota 758 Total of State's Third Contingent Have Left; 547 More Will Go Today. Oct, 3 Seven hundied and fifty-eight men, Arizona's third con tingent of forty per cent of the entire quota, entrained today for Camp Funs- ton, Fort Riley, Kansas. They went from the counties of Santa Crux, Maricopa, Gila, Graham, Yuma, Pinal and Pima. Farewell demonstrations were given the men in all the county seats.

Five hundred and forty-seven more men will go tomorrow from Mohave, Yav apai, Greenlee and Cochise counties. On Friday, October 5, eighty-four will entrain from the counties of Coconino, Navajo and Apache, making the total of the state's third contingent of 1,389. FETE FOR PHOENIX MEN Maricopa county's third contingent to the national army, consisting of 239, and sixty-eight from Pinal county, left here this afternoon at 6:45 p. m. for Camp Funston at Fort Riley, Kansas.

This aft ernoon the men were entertained with a picnic lunch In Capital park, provided by the Woman's Auxiliary. Governor Campbell made an address, and there was a parade of lodges and patriotic organisations to escort the men to the train. 217 FROM GLOBE DISTRICT GLOBE. Oct. 3.

Globe and Miami turned out In force today to bid farewell to the third contingent of draft men, 217 in number, and bound for Fort Riley, Kansas. Seven thousand people were in the parade that marched with the boys to the depot, including (several troops of the Seventeenth cavalry. Dur ing the day the boys were given something like $.100 in cash and a tremendous amount of cigarettes, tobacco and sweets. COLORADANS REACH CAMP SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3.

The First Colorado cavalry regiment, nearly 1100 officers and men, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel K. E. Llnderfelt, arrived today at Camp Kearny, Linda Vista, California. Confesses He Committed Atrocious Kansas Murder KANSAS CITY, Oct. 3.

Clarence Frazicr, arrested this afternoon by detectives here confessed to J. L. Ghent, chief of detectives late today that he had killed Frank Nicholson and his father-in-law, and attacked Mrs. Nicholson at Independence, Kansas, September 26. Nicholson, the murdered man, and his wife lived on a farm near Independence, Kansas.

On September 26 a man was given permission to stay all night. After supper he shot Nicholson and Fortner, the father-in-law of Nicholson, and attacked Mrs. Nicholson. the permission of the local board, he had appointed Albert Montgomery and R. E.

Shea, as his aides and they would have each charge of a squad with leaders under them. The men would select those they wished to bunk with and they would be consigned to sections when they got on the train. was a moment's pause and the camouflage was outlined by Chief Clerk Badenhausen. Outpost in the front of the building had warned that there was bier fleet of machines readv to flank the contingent and It was too early to start for the Ott street crossing. It was declared then that the next best tiling was.

to march through the city and throw the followers off the track at the last moment. Accordingly, Major Neustatter. who had the honor of loading the contingent, was summoned to take the lead on Court street and the order was given to march, four abreast. With Major Neustatter in the lead and Chief Clerk Badenhausen and Gene Shaw following, the procession started up Court street toward the court house. Halfway the band of union musicians marched down to meet them and took the head of the contingent'.

The procession inarched around the court house, then up Pennington street to Stone avenue to Congress, with an ever increasing following that reached from curb to curb. Disappear In Cloud. A dust cloud arose that concealed the movement of the contingent by the time North Main street was reached and Badenhausen slipped word to Major Neustatter to turn to the right. The band struck up "Yankee Doodle" and played until Ott street was reached, where the darkness was Intense. Meanwhile the crowd followed on down Congress street to the station, believing it was following the procession and -the contingent followed the band through the darkness to what was a brightly lighted house at the crossing In the belief that ft was the waiting train.

As the train backed up from the station about two hundred men and women who had grasped what had happened, followed it, but by the time they arrived the police guard had been thrown along the side of the ranks of the men and held back the crowd. Grossetta was on the steps counting his men in and darkness illuminated" only by the pocket search- lights prevented rushes into the ranks. Defeated In this, the crowd spread along the sides of the coaches and called to the men they wanted as the men entered the lighted cars When the last man was counted in, the engineer gave warning and the train slowly pulled into the station and on through for Camp Funston. Globe Union Leader's Fate in Jury's Hands GLOBE, Oct. 3.

Jurors who have been hearing the testimony In the trial of George D. Smith, charged with rioting at the Old Dominion picket line, for the last week, are' now considering the fate of the accused secretary of the Globe Miners' union. They retired to the Jury room at four o'clock this afternoon, and at midnight had not reached a verdict. Various rumors were afloat as to how the Jury stood, but none was authentic. An unusual feature of the jury's eliberations waa the fact that many of Smith's associates, some of whom are accused with him.

held a "stre etcorner session" opposite the jury room until after midnight. The authorities dispersed them when their attention was called to the fart that they were plainly visible from the jury room windows Camouflage lured about three thousand men, women and children to the El Pasd and Southwestern railroad station last night to say good-bye and weep a little upon the departing Third Contingent. Meanwhile, contingent paraded through Court Pennington street, to Stone avenue, down Congress with the band playing gaily. Then, at North Main street, 'the -contingent turned, -marched silently through the dust to Ott street, I Into the fiarknesg of the Women's Club district, on past to the railroad track, where their train was backed into the crossing. By the time those who had followed the band, es they thought, to the station, discovered that the contingent had disappeared.

Commander Warren V. Grossetta was calling his men into the waiting cars. The contingent was lined four abreast In darkness, which was illuminated now and then by police flash lights and railroad lanterns, and answered roll call as they ducked Into the cars. Ruse Is Successful, The ruse was known to some mothers and sisters and sweethearts, who had followed the contingent all the way and knew what was to be expected. Others discovered the trick as soon as the coaches passed the station and slopped at the Ott street crossing.

Several hundred young women and as many men rushed down the tracks to the train and discovered the entrainment. These were met by a firm guard of police who, headed by Chief Bailey and supported by Patrolmen Camacho and Grossetta, held the line firm and yet aW lowed those who wished to say farewell to see any soldier they wished. As the boys entered the cars and settled In their sections, their heads went out of the windows and those gathered along the car sides were able to hand them packages end handshakes. Great Crowd at Station. Vp at the station fully three thousand people gathered and waited patiently for the train to come back, expecting thit the contingent, once on board, would be nermitted to halt and shake hands through the windows.

To pass the time, a bunch of Fresh men from the University practiced college yells, and now and then a college chorus. When they paused the band took ad vantage of them. Presently from the Ott street crossing came the toot of the engine The crowd swarming over the tracks at the station moved back under the glare of the head light es the train crept toward tne si.i-tlon. Every window was full of heads of shouting and yelling men. The next car inside and out was similiarly decorated.

The third car was no exception. The train was proceeding very slowly as though in stop, yet It did not stop, continuing on through the station and swinging out on the curve, and on to Kansas. While most of the spectators left, some waited until word came that the first stop bad been the roundhouse and the contingent was on its way. Only One Missing. When roll was called at yesterday evening at the city hall, the Pima contingent would lave achieved the distinction of being the only county in the state that had sent its full third contingent, but for the absence of K.

G. Ede an Albuquerque printer, employed by The CItisen, who had ten transferred to the local board. He was missing. Ail the Pima, county boys were there. After the first call, wnk-Ti was given in the rear of the city hall.

"Captain" Grossetta gave place to County Attorney Monre. who made short address to im- press the men that they were under mili-! jiMiiu and their records in their future were their own to make or mar. Grossetta Names Aides. As he rlosd. Grossetta mounted the rear porch steps and declared that with Congress May Adjourn Tomorrow WASHINGTON, Oct.

3. Congress will end its extraordinary war session, which began April Saturday or possibly Friday. Agreement of the senate today to take a final vote late tomorrow on the administration sailors nnd soldiers insurance bill and the adopting of the conference report on war deficiency appropriation bill pa veil the way for adjournment until the December session. Arrangements for the final formali ties were made by Senator Martin an! Representative Kiechen. Representative Kitchin prepared to introduce in the house tomorrow a resolution proposing adjournment at five o'clock Saturday.

However, Senator Martin said tonight it might be possible to finish Friday instead. Tile military insurance and deficiency measures are the only Important bills awaiting final notion which wHI get through at this session. Leaders are determined to pass over all other legislation until December..