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To make Santa Ana an Industrial City" we must patronize the Industries that we have 'ftp'A N8g THE HOME PAPER Always in everything puts SANTA ANA FIRST VOL. XII. NO. 117. THE I THAT for advertiser or subscriber SURE MAKES GOOD! SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 16, 1917.

50 CENTS PER MONTE GIANT TEUTON THE WEATHER Probably rain tonig and Tuesday. West winds. April Maximum 62. Minimum 44. April Maximum 67.

Minimum 39. Rain, .28. Total, 11.32. tifully designed art department with a baby room in connection where everything for infants will be Hosiery and underwear, mestics, bedding and draperies occupy the balance of the room. Offices On Mezzanine Floor The offices will be constructed on the mezzanine floor, oft the main floor, equipped with everything modern for: the quick handling of cash and ac-j counts.

The pneumatic Vacuum Cash Leader At gton; Senate From Hand to Germany Maneuvers to Bring Mouth, Is Advice of Whple- Offer From Allies to sale Grocery Men End Conflict from This is the advice to Santa Ana AMSTERDAM, April Hungary regards a of under- Rankin Dry Goods Company to Occupy Entire Three Story Structure SYCAMORE AND FOURTH WILL BE LOCATION Razing of Old Buildings, to' Have Started Today, Is Halted By Rain easily capable of people, given by James Smart of the reached with Russia, Tube system will be installed, leading' Final Wholesale Grocery to all floors, with telephone and trans- Company. fer service to every floor. There will be drinking fountains in each room. The comforts of employes have also been carefully considered. Reading and rest rooms and toilets have been provided on the third floor and will be finished in the same grade of work that features the building.

Kitchen and locker rooms are also provided. When the Rankin Dry Goods cvom- pany have moved to its new quarters it will be the first business firm to occupy this size building in the city. It will be a metropolitan store in every particular, the furnishing and finishings of the big store comparing most favorably with stores of the identical beliefs in the visional recent statement and those stated by Foreign Minister Czernin. A semi-official statement giving this interpretation was issued in Vienna today first open, formal bid Santa Ana grocers are having the same experience as in other cities of the United States with people who are purchasing groceries in large quantities and storing them for future use. In doing this these people peace with Russia.

are only serving to increase the! ---------prices of commodities and making it GERMANY SEEKS REVIVAL harder for the poor people to obtain PEACE TALK necessities of life. people should buy from hand- said Smart this morning, in dtecussing the conditions consequent upon the declaration of war. annual heavy demand is having the effect of increasing prices all down the line. There is no real reason WASHINGTON. April British foreign minister, Arthur J.

Balfour, has arrived in the United States. Formal announcement that the English statesman will reach here at 5:30 this afternoon was made today, in a statement regarding arrangements for a reception at the White House on Wednesday to all the allied being and English, view of the The White House reception of the Russian pro- allied commissioners, it was said, was made on the beiief that the French At the same time the allied commission will probably be Such men as Arthur J. Balfour; mer Premier Vieiani of France other notables, will offer suggestions, make known the peace terms of the allies and clinch the co-operation of this government. Senate In Line The senate is expected to place an unwavering approval upon the 000,000 war bond issue bill by tomor- members would arrive before or Wednesday. Senator La Fol- day.

lette, however, may vote against it. The conference with the President I With the bond issue out of the way Representing $132,000 in rental and the erection of a three-story and base- ment building at the northeast corner I same character in the larger cities, of Fourth and Sycamore streets, a This popular firm has advanced and lease and building agreement was to- I enlarged steadily since commencing There are plenty at this time to meet day signed by the Rankin Dry Goods business here twenty-seven years ago. normal demand. The people of Compsny and Mrs. Susie Rutherford, jms always met with the needs of moderate means are the ones who are The lease is for fifteen years.

The patrons in good merchandise and attempting to stock their store houst building is to be one of the handsom- satisfactory service. It has anticipates! in Southern California, to cost up e(j the wants of its patrons and has wards of $50,000 and to be bu.lt under alwavs made ROO(i the supervision of Geo. E. in 1RQ4 contractor. of the work is to be on September 15, and the Rankin COPENHAGEN, April It; German Foreign Minister Zimmermann is engaged in plans looking toward the revival of peace talk among the belligerents and is now making an endeavor to maneuver the allied powers into e.

king Germany for a cessatigli of the conflict. That there is such an ambitious and conference with the President will be the first of the series of joint meetings devising aid which America will render the allies and the extent of the United States co-operation in military and naval affairs. It was authoritatively learned today that arrangements subjecting British i McAdoo. subjects to conscription in the American army or the option of volunteering in either the American or British army, will be one of the first things the commission will discuss. Also the matter of England recruiting British subjects in the United States, will be deait with.

for a rush in the laying of supplier'. "'orld-wide scheme being furthered 'Germany was today established by au-i 1 thoritatxve information which positive- i Iv confirmed United Press dispatches telling of Berlin's unofficial overtures I British Fighting On 3 Sides Of Important City In Coal District GERMAN STRONGHOLDS FIRED BY INVADERS script ion bill is French Capture Enemy First ate militarv com- i a 1 Line 1 renches In Alsace, Paris Claim LONDON, April ad- corporation today to build and operate vances i'1 the outskirts of Lens and both houses will consider taxation problems. Suggestions for raising nearly $2,600,000,000, about half the first war added taxes, are formally before congress today from Secretary of the Treasurv The selective const now before the sena mittee, while other war time hills like espionage, wooden shipbuilding plans and finance measures are due for; ear It action. The federal ship building hoard is to organize a $50,000,000 thus forcing the poorer people to pay more. The former class is better able to pay the higher price than the latter, and should be patriotic, enough Dry Goods Company will move into it about the first of October, Plans were drawn by Elwing Tedford, local architects.

As exclusively announced in the i J. H. Rankin opened the business in i to take their chances along with the partnership with T. D. Huff, father of I poorer people.

W. A. Huff, in 1894, occupying one i haR become necessary for us to small room of the Minter-Huff build- i refuse to deliver excessive orders, ing at 107 West Fourth. The room Last week we repeatedly refused to WASHINGTON, April little discussion and no opposition, the Senate Finance committee today re-j ported favorably the bond bfll. The bill will be rushed through the i Senate tomorrow to make available the flood of gold, Senator Simmons said.

Only three minor amendments were added to the bill as it came from the House. had a frontage of 22 feet and a depth feet. In 189S a small addition Register several weeks ago. Mrs. Susie Was made to the rear, a balcony put Rutherford will erect this fine build-jjn and equipped for ready-to- ing on the corner now occupied by the garments when the demand for Turner Shoe Company, the City was just arising.

Market and the Sumner Shop. It just arising another step of advancement for the! enlargement was com- Rankin Dry Goods Company, and will! be the fourth enlargement of the com-and Led tt Minter-Huff manufacturers cannot pany's store since opening business i here in 1894, giving it 30,000 feet of making an Leaped room giv- floor space I tag the firm an entrance on both Work of razing the buildings on the property would have been started this morning had it not rained. The building will be strictly modern throughout, steam heated and the finish and equipment will correspond with the character of the general building. It will have a frontage of 57 feet on Fourth street and 94 feet on Sycamore, with a wing 20x44 at the rear of the building of the Home Mutual Building Loan Association of Santa Ana. The exterior will be of tan and cream pressed brick, with possibly tile trimmings.

The first floor will be of tan marble tile, with fixtures In red gum in natural finish. The second floor will he finished in French gray and white, and the third floor in mahogany. Basement Room The basement will be used at first as a stock room, and when necessity re- mg the firm an entrance on Fourth and Main streets. At this time the firm name was Rankin Huff, C. S.

Huff, of Huff Brothers, being con nected with Mr. Rankin. The third enlargement was made in 1912, when the balance of the Minter- Huff building at 105 West Fourth, was occupied. This room was fitted up for apparel exclusively, the second story being used as a stock room. At this time the firm name was Rankin Dry Goods company, Rankin having purchased the interests of C.

S. Huff in 1907. Fourth Enlargement The growth of the business in the past few years compelled the firm to plan this fourth and greatest expansion. The needs of the business were placed over a year ago before the owners of the present building. It was deliver large orders for canned milk.

Grocers throughout the district we serve report that purchases are being made by private individuals in quan-ny With tities sufficient to the average! family for six months. PIERCE FOE Cannot Fill Orders ON ALSACE FRONT carry five brands of canned milk. Today we have only two brands. fill our orders, because of the great demand of those who are buying and storing. is have advanced 3, 4 and pound in the past month; to America, seeking to have Colonel House go to The Hague for a conference.

The main move, however, it learned, is being made through Socialists, who are being suddenly favored by officials. The German censorship lias been fate of Kitchener, that they may slackened, allowing the Socialists to' WASHINGTON, April Sen-1 with their newest War friend, communicate with Socialists in today unanimously adopted the i Ainoi'ifii. eient countries, and to allow their; conference report on the urgency Aside from momentous co-operative depat ture to work lor peace, especial- ficiency bill, making $50,0,000,000 for 1 questions, the issue of peace terms is national defense immediately avail- i able to President Wilson. I one thousand wooden ships. Draft Likely to Pass The selective draft measure now I seems likely to pass, though President Wilson may have to exert further pressure upon the halting.

Overshadowing the congress course, insofar as the public imagination is concerned, is the visit of the allied high commission and noted officials, the perils of the deep and possibly the- LINES PARTS, April artillery' fire along almost the whole of the French front, with vigorous French offensive raids at half a dozen advancing. Beans Penetrating the (Urman line in co its a I sace. were reported in today's official' breakfaet statement, foods in the aggregate have advanced! The artillery combat was particular-! between 10 and 20 per cent; flour has i ly intense on (lie front from Soissous I raised three or four times in he same to Rheims. period, the price ruling around $11.50 Ail night between St Quentin and per barrel at this time, the highest Oise the French artillery poured I ward to participation in tin price I have ever known, and I have a destructive fire on German positions, been in the business for south the Oise river the state- yeare. Baking powder advanced last ment said, fnrthtr progress was made week, the first time there has the east by the French on been a change in quotations on this Barisis plateau and Quincy Bassee.

character of goods. Soaps, starch, In the Champagne east of, Aubrives i hundreds of other staple BY CARL D. GROAT (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, April of! the most eventful weeks in American! history lav before the I'nited States! today. With President appeal call-1 ing for the co-operation of every man and woman of the nation in waging a successful, war, bringing the conflict home to every farm, factory and household, events for the next few. days will move America rapidly struggle with Germany Congress will put the war on a firm footing this week.

vital for them. 1 he allies know each other's terms and they know the broad principles of President terms. But these views doubtless will be in a general agreement as to when; America and her allies shall regard! Prussianism obliterated for all time. For Three War Mere discussion of such terms does not mean a peace move. In fact, of-; ficials say the nation is in this war' the last dregs and discourages any St.

Quentin were made today by the British forces under Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. The village of Troissauvages has been taken by the British. The British are now engaged with the enemy on three sides of Lens. German massed attacks at Monchy-Le-Preux, Hermies and Noreuil were frustrated by artillery fire. The Germans obtained a footing on a half-mile front north of Penebaling and Langnicourt but these positions were later re-captured by the British.

LONDON, April In the face of the fiercest opposition yet rallied against the British drive, Fieid Marshal forces today battered their way stilt further around Lens and pushed another wedge to within a mile and a half of the Cambrai- St. Quentin line. progressed to the northwest of was the British commander in chief's laconic comment of that point in the fighting, where British forces have the famous Hindeuburg line. booty includes quantities of trench mortars, bombs, grenades, truckloads of new tools, many lengths talk that peace is on the horizon. The tram lines and with trucks com- natioii is building a war structure to last at least three years, they emphasize always.

It knows of no honest peace move and expects none just now, it is officially stated. articles that have been more or less stable in price for years, are going higher. And the end is not yet. Decries Heavy Buying would urge our people to get back to their normal of living and reduce their purchasing to the quires will be converted into a base- old building over to suit the requirement store. The building will bejments of the rapidly expanding bus: equipped with a passenger elevator.

found to be impractical to work the of the home. By doing this they may save the poorer classes from suffering hardships that are certain giving continuous service, with prori sion made for a second elevator when it is needed. An electric stock elevator will be used to convey goods to all floors. A two-horsepower vacuum cleaner will be installed in the basement with four outlets on each floor. Public rest rooms and toilets will be provided for convenience and service to patrons.

Nothing has been omitted that will prove of convenience to employes or patrons. In the arrangement of the store, certain lines of goods will be grouped on different On the first floor will be shown piece goods, wool, silk and cotton; gloves, laces and embroideries, trimmings, linings and patterns and all small novelties. This floor will present a handsome appearance with its marble tile floor and fixtures in red gum with natural It will be in empire style, with minors and plate glass doors. There will be two entrances, one each on Fourth and Sycamore streets, with a marquise extending over the sidewalk and leading to each. First Floor Plans The second floor will be devoted exclusively to ready-to-wear suits, dresses, for women and misses, waists, sweaters, muslins, petticoats and cornets.

Here also will be individual fitting rooms for suits, dresses, and corsets, the purpose being to give patrons the very best service possible One of the features of this floor will be the public rer-t room It will be in empire style, finished in white en-j amel and gold, with dressing tables, I lounges, chairs and mirrors, with public office where patrons may hold conferences with absolute privacy. The toilet will be of marble wainscoting, with tile floor. The third floor will contain a beau- ness of the Rankin Dry Goods Company. Negotiations were opened with the late H. T.

Rutherford at the time of. the subdivision of the Czarske property on Sycamore looking forward to a two-story building in 1918. Interrupts Plans The death of Rutherford interrupted the plans temporarily, and in February building plans were resumed with Mrs. Rutherford, with the result that even a larger building than originally contemplated was designed and estimates of Its cost secured. The Rankin Dry Goods Company had determined in the meantime to build for the future, and a consequencq Santa Ana will soon have one of the handsomest two German attacks were checked a tremendous artillery preparation in Lorraine and Alsace, French detachments entered German trenches at several the war office asserted.

the report continued, usual detachments reached the second German lines at six different to result if the richer classes continue to fill their cellars and houses with supplies for future BRYAN TELLS WILSON AT WASHINGTON HE IS PREPARED TO FIGHT BRITISH ATTACKS DEFEATED, IS BERLIN CLAIM BERLIN, April attacks north of the Scarpe and northeast of Crotesille, between Langicourt and! Boursiere were all repulsed, it was an-j nounced today. WILL BE AMAZING IF CONFLICT LASTS MUCH LONGER SAYS RIPLEY SAN FRANCISCO, April will he an amazing tiling if the war lasts WASHINGTON, April Jennings Bryan today personally told President Wilson he is anything the government wants in pushing the war to a quick and successful during a conference with the President at the White House lasting over miuh longer, said President E. P. half an hour. Bryan told the chief ex- Ripley, of the Santa Fe railroad, on buildings and best equipped stores of ecutive he was willing to serve on the arrival hen today with a party any city of its size in Southern Cali- firing line or anywhere else the Presi- 0f officials on an inspection trip.

But fornia. dent wanted him to serve. (be same time he declared for uni-jto The signing the agreement by Bryan leaves tonight on a speaking versal military training, if, for no oth-jmust both parties todav evidences the tour to explain to the citizens reason that would bring a faith in the future of Santa Ana. and I)arL in the war to urge conservation, correct idea of their initiative may result in etc Bryan favors war-time; He the railroads will have no by local busi- Prohibition, holding that it is difficulty in meeting the traffic situa- to starve the people to make them tion brought on by the war. ---The former secretary of state today visited various departments, getting data to be brought before the people to show them their duty.

Bryan will support any manner of military training the government chooses. ARGENTINE SEETHING WITH PRO-WAR AND PACIFIST OUTBREAKS RIO DE JANEIRO, April Fifty thousand Brazilians enthusiastically cheered an infiammatory pro-war speech in which Senator Barbosa declared that, war with Germany is inevitable and that the situation in Brazil and America is identical. BUENOS AIRES, April seethed with war and anti-war demonstrations today. In Buenos Aires, pacifists in a well Military committee, organized group, had a pitched battle with pro-war won. It was a fiercely fought melee for a short time.

Today the peace advocates were planning a monster demonstration for late thte afternoon, under the leadership of former Minister of occupations and attend the confer- Foreign Affairs Zedballos, ences that are to be held in the various counties to determine the food situation. BULLETINS TEST VOTE BEATS DRAFT WASHINGTON, April I Kenyon today introduced a bill rais- ing internal revenue on liquor to $10 ja gallon, sacramental, medicinal and scientific liquors exempted, I The House adopted the report on the urgency deficiency bill and the bill now goes to the President. On a test vote the selective draft principle was beaten in the House STEPHENS ASKS SURVEY AID SACRAMENTO, April i nor Stephens today issued a proclamation asking producers and distributors of foodstuffs to put aside their usual similar forward ness concerns. ENLIST! TRAMPS TOLD CHICAGO, April or get out of town the police ukase to Knights of the Road, who are flocking into Chicago. Many have already taken the blind baggage route west.

RESERVED SEATS FOR CHAUTAUQUA ON SALE WEDNESDAY MORNING U. S. MAY ESTABLISH INTERNMENT CAMP AT POINT LOMA, REPORT Practically all Argentine provinces report t-d disturbances on Sunday, created by peace and war agitators. Po-I A hill for a state defense guard is lice in every section were dealing im-1 being prepared for introduction this partially with the demonstrations. A survey today of the damage done rman property indicated there have been some lives lost, although the official government statement insisted simply that many were wounded, mostly from sabers wielded by the gendarmes.

A number of, policemen were injured. There wore unquestionably some deaths. RIO DE JANEIRO, April Brazilian federation of labor met today and adopted resolutions urging peace. U-BOAT PRESENCE IN PACIFIC IS DENIED BY JAP MARINE MINISTER CARRANZA NEUTRALITY STAND IN CONGRESS PLEASES MEX. CAPITAL Reserved sea and season ticket sale for the Chautauqua that starts April 26 will be on sale Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock at the office of Col.

S. H. Finley, Room 30, East Fourth St, second floor. MEXICO CITY, April capital is today greatly satisfied at statement that Mexico will re- I LOS ANGELES, April 16. Three Mueller, Klein and arrested at San Pedro, were brought to the county jail today by federal agents, and are being held incommunicado.

The men were aboard a steamer bound for Chile when they were apprehended. i Owing to the numerous arrests of alleged German agents throughout TONG WAR FUSILLADE IN L. A. RESULTS IN SLAYING OF CHINESE SAN FRANCISCO, April 16. Japan does no: believe there are any German submarines in the Pacific.

A 1 okio cable to a local newspaper today declares the minister of marine denies the presence of U-boats. Captain Gilmer, in charge of the Twelfth Naval district, today reiterated his previous statement that the divers had been reported to American naval but said there had been no confirmation as yet. LOS ANGELES, April 16. Chung, a young Chinese cook, killed by a fusillade of fifteen fired at him early today by vvas WILLIS BOOSTS FOR T. R.

shots CHICAGO, April 16. Ex-Governor three Willis of Ohio turned the sedate Sun- young Chinese as he sat alone at the day evening club meeting into a wild Chinese club. All of Chinatown is patriotic demonstration when he said: main neutral. I he statement was Southern California, it is reported to- being closely guarded to prevent fur- Roosevelt at the head of an made by the president during a speech' day that the government is consider-j ther outbreaks in the threatened American division and call on at the opening of the first constitution- ing establishing an alien internment tong war. Chung belonged to the the Kaiser at Wil- al congress.

camp at Point Loma, near San Diego. jRing Tung tong. is at home when Teddy plete and two large engineer Haig's statement continued. than a third of our prisoners since the ninth were Village Captured Haig also announced the capture of i Villaret, southeast of Hargicourt. Its I taking by British troops widens the wedge thrust against the main Hinden, burg line of communications from St.

Quentin to Cambrai on a front of. approximately five miles. Villaret is five miles to the north of rresnoy-Le-Petit and already in British I and Doth one and one-half miles from tne Cambrai-St. Quentin line. The German defense was centering around Monehy-Le-Preuz.

enemy attack at Moncliv on report asserted today, pressed in the most determined manner. The Third Bavarian division was again hurried as a reinforcement to the German line and ordered to re take Monchy at all costs. Its losi-es, like that of other German troops, was exceptionally Much Booty Seized Estimate of the booty captured at Bievieu and along tlie Souehez river is not available yet, but it. was exceedingly large, including some six- inch naval guns and many thousands of rounds of ammunition of all calibers, far as eight-inch guns. Battle front dispatches today revealed the wild haste of, the German troops to withdraw great supplies of food, ammunition and guns, out of the doomed cities of Lens and St.

Quentin. Flames were to be seen in both towns from the British lines now holding the of both miles apart. Just such attacks as those on Monchy were to he expected from the Germans on the whole British offensive front. Unable to stem the powerful tide of the British advance at the two pivotal cities in their line, Lens and St. Quentin, the Germans were apparently concentrating big forces for counter at intermediate points.

Vast Retreat Hinted Occupation of Dixmude by Belgium troops without opposition £rorn the Germans, gave hint to experts here today that the Germans may be planning a retirement on a vast scale on the west front. Some believe this retreat might even carry the Germans back to the Belgian border. Such a maneuver would greatly shorten the German line and therefore release a of men for defense against the smashing British and French attacks..