Arizona Sentinel, 1916-07-13

LONDON, July 14. The British be be-Lan - Lan be-Lan a second phase or the great Somme offensive at daybreak and penetrated the German second line along the four-mile front, according to General Sir Douglas Haig. Correspondents reported that the British captured Longueval, Bazan Bazan-tin - tin Bazan-tin and Grand villages and took the remainder of the Trones wood. The suddenness of the attack after a single day of artillery preparation completely surprised observers. No news has been recived of French operations. The last reported the French were resuming the offensive, while the Germans were pounding at the Verdun forts. The Russians have made no marked advances since they gained the Stok Stok-hod - hod Stok-hod river. The Germans apparently were driven from the right bank of the Caucesus and operations are in increasingly - creasingly increasingly important. The Turks are being pressed back after very heavy losses.

Libanese and Syrians sentenced -to death by the Turkish authorities is constantly increasing. In consequence of the rapid spread of spotted typhus, whooping cough and smallpox, the Turkish government- has closed all the schools in Jerusalem. Newspapers are appear-' ing with black bordered sheets and are filled with death notices. Despite the censorship the journals publish long articles sharply criticis criticising - ing criticising the Turkish government for its neglect to enforce the most elemen elementary - tary elementary sanitary measures. Wounded and plague-stricken soldiers are brought from the bat lefields on the cana landtransported in the most primitive manner through. inhabiteL districts.

PRESIDENT'S PROGRAM GOES THROUGH WASHINGTON, July 14 Demo Democratic - cratic Democratic Leader Kitchin today told President Wilson that the House would complete Wilson's entire legis legislative - lative legislative program with the passage of a corrupt practice act. The Presi President - dent President said he was satisfied and would make no further recommendations. The House adjourned today, await awaiting - ing awaiting the Senate. Congress will prob probably - ably probably adjourn August 10th.

LONDON, July 14. In 1975 Lon London's - don's London's population will have increased to twenty millions, Arthur Crow, a leading architect, told the Royal So Society - ciety Society of Arts, while outlining plans for housing so many people. To provide comfortable quarters for such a popu population - lation population would require 1040 square miles, allowing thirty persons to the acre for the whole area. This would mean, Mr. Crow added, a city with a radius from" its center of eighteen miles.

PARALYSIS INCREASES NEW YORK, July 14. Infantile pa paralysis - ralysis paralysis increasedtoday with thirty-one deaths and 162 new cases. Dr. S. J. Meltzer of the Rockefeller Institute announced that there was no danger in the use of his treatment whch is the only one recommended by a spe special - cial special conference of the Academy of Medicine last night, when it advised intraspinal injections of adrenaline solution may save life and may re: duce final lesion in surviving cases.

CLARKE SUCCEEDS HUGHES WASHINGTON, July 14. Prei Prei-sdent - sdent Prei-sdent Wilson today nominated J. H. Clarke, Federal District judge under Cleveland, for Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, succeeding Charles Hughes, who is the Republi Republican - can Republican nominee for President, The President appointed Clarke District Judge two years ago. He was formerly associated with Secre Secretary - tary Secretary Baker and Mayor Tom Johnson

CLOUDBURST II POTHOLES The cloudburst in the vicinity of Picacho yesterday afternoon caused about a 50-foot washout on the Siphon canal about a half mile above the 10 10-mile - mile 10-mile drop. Men and teams are now at work and will have the canal ready the regular water supply by not later than Monday. There was some small damage to crops near Bard and quite a heavy rainfall in part of Yuma valley, but no particular damage has been reported.

MEXICANS RELEASE RAILROAD DOUGLAS, July 14. General Calles today telegraphed H. P. Temple, gen general - eral general superintendent of the Southern Pacific Company of Mexico, that Mex Mexicans - icans Mexicans who have been operating the Sonora line are now ready to turn the railroad back to its owners Calles asked Supt. Temple to go to Nogales andtake charge.