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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR ,
SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25, 1914
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EXPERT ANALYSES
GERMAN CAMPAIGN
AGIST RUSSIANS
Says the Main Object Is to
Prevent Russian Invasion
of Germany
WARSAW OF NO USE '
AND IS NOT WANTED
Hope to Discourage Russian
Troops by Showing They
Cannot Advance
By J. W. T. Mason
(Former London correspondent for the
United Press.) ,
New York, Nov. 215. General Von
llindcuhurg undoubtedly was experi
encing much difficulty today in roar
riinainp; the Gorman buttle line in. litis
xinn Poland.
The road by which he nought to
reuch Warsaw wns blocked along both
the northern and southern mil routes
und the Teutonic ranks were threaten
ed on both sides by the Russians in
force numerically much stror.gur titan
his o-vn.
Nevertheless, the IYtrograd belief
that the Germans wore retreating to-1
wiwit un-ir uwii irmmir was without
evidence tc. substantiate it. Instead,
there were indications that reinforce-
tra.il these reinforcements arrived. I
however, it seemed unlikely that Von
Hindenburg would attempt u renewal
of his eastward drive. For t!ie time,
it was evident that he was on the de
fensive, awaiting his turn to' strike.
Theoretically, the conditions which
the Germans confronted were so unfa
vorable that It looked us if it would bi
ll useless waste of life for tlum to un
dertake Warsaw's capture.
Warsaw Only a Target.
Still, It must be borne in mind that
basically the Polish metropolis is not
their objective. Von Uindonhurg 's
-pernlions in the east nre.reallv not of
fensive, but defensive. His dnminut-
fron! landing 0 ,e" o.U. not! i
lently, because his force isToo wUy '
""" """"'i ") me nussiuns. rre
aumnbly he would not quarter a Inrge
army there, even if he captured tin
city, lest it become a second Sedan.
It serves merely as a sort of target
something nt which the Oermnns can
aim definitely.
But in point of actual fact, Von Hin
donberg's object will nnvo been ac
complished If he succeeds In keeping
the Russlnns surging forward and fall
ing buck nt a distance from the der
ma n frontier.
The belief In Berlin is that, despite
the enormous number of Slilvs avail
able for military -service;- exhaustion
must overtake .thn Russian armv In the
field more quickly than that 'of any
other country in Kuropo. German ex
ports consider it certain that the
czar's output of urms and ammunition
is running fur short of requirements
for them, nnd it is also the Teutonic
view thut the spirit of the Slav offi
cers and men can be broken by thr
continual harrying drive after dri'vo by
the Germans through Poland.
Looked nt in this wav, Von Hindrn
burg would not be defeated even
though he should be forced back to the
(Icrmnn frontier, provided he could
still use his network of strategic rail
roads for another concentration and
another march eastward toward the
Vistula.
Driven Back Twtc.
If It accomplished nothing else, n
repetition of this performance would
be likely to have a prcnounccd effect
in Impressing the Russians with the
difficulties they would bo sure to meet
with if they undertook to penetrate
any appreciable distanto Into German
territory. It appears certain thnt Von
Hindenburg Is trying to produco thij
state of mind among them. Twice he
has driven them back from the frontle
and if he does so a third time, his suc
cess may go a long way tuward con
vincing the Slav leaders thst It will
l. hopeless for them to attempt the
Oermnns' subjugation.
Such a belief would play into tin
hands of thut party at IYtrograd which
is trying persuade the cr.ar that the
conquest of Asia Minor and Constan
tinople is more important than his
campaign Against Germany.
The kaiser undoubtedly is counting
on such a development to come to his
relief, if tho war lusts long enough.
So if Von Hindenburg, though driven
back tg the German frontier, should
prove able to fo.te hi army once more
into Kusslnn Poltitid, the supreme diffi
culty of accompli h'ng anything worth
while against tha Teutons would al
most inevitably pi duce a profound
impression at Petrograd. The pence
party will ask whether the ciar wants
to see the war end with the Russian
troops still held nt the German fron
tier and nothing accomplished Against
the Turks.
Austria Concentrates Troops
In Supreme Effort to Fia-
ally Dispose of Enemy
Nish, Servia Oct. 20. (By mail to
New York.) Win or lose, Austria is
determined to obliterate the kingduni
of Servia. -
. This is the accepted belief here. It
is based on various reasons, but most
immediately on the fact that the Aus
trians are concentrating at present for
service against the little nation, the
largest army they have yet hurled
against the Servian frontier.
For weeks the flower of the Aus
trian forces has been gathering along
me west Dams or tno Kiver Drina
Information in the hands of the
Servian general staff is to the effect
tdat when this concentration is com
pleted and only thun it will bo
thrown into Servian territory in a last
desperate effort to end for all time thi
kiugdom's final protension to national
lite.
The opinion is gonerallyhold here
that Austria believes it will hnv.i, with
Servia crushed, a fighting chance to
retain her own national position, even
though the Anglo-Frnnco-Hussiau alli
ance should be supremely victorious
and the Kerlin and Vicuna governments
have to sue for peace.
Another Servian Army,
Although Servians fully realize the
seriousness of the. situation, nowhere
can unyono be found who will admit
the possibility, however, of their coun
try's destruction.
Still, no attempt is made to denv the
fact that it faces its supreme fight
greatly weakened by its two recent
wars. Its little army, as well as its
material resources, bus suffered ter
ribly. Vet in almost every meeting it
has had with the Austrian! since the
''.'T ''"flk't ".
it has been
unions.
Foreign military men, here as ob
servers of operations, have expressed
wonder at the manner in which the
Servians have accomplished the seem
ingly impossible. All their mobilizing
and transporting has been done with
less than 5(10 miles of ruilroads. F.vcniod thut officers in charge of the worn
highways nre uncommon in Servia. I of removing the wounded told mo tiia:
Cross country hauling hue been done less than 400 hail been sent to tho rear
Willi ox carts. in tho past week, though itvns mark
Despite these handicaps, tho army ed by violent attacks by the (Icrmnn
has been kept in good fighting trim. Germua losses, on the other hnnd,
Now a new army is being whipped into were said to continue enormous as a re'
shape at I'skub. It is upon the spued salt of their offensive movements
ami efficiency with which this uew The fm-elim ii;i,,,,- ..t i.. ii...i
army, the thud in three vears. de
velops that Sorvin's continued national
SUBLIMITY SAFE IS
BLOWN BY EXPERTS
The safe of Smith & Sehott, saloon
keepers, at Sublimity, wns blown open
with nitro glycerine at about 2 o'clock
this morning but a there wns nothing
In the safe but some papers and ac
count books the robbers secured noth
ing for their trouble except n bag of
cola containing $:i5 which wns in tho
saloon. The. job was the work of ex
perts, according to Sheriff Esch who
visited the scene of tho robbery this
morning. The shot was sufficient to
do tho work required but the door of!
tne sate was not blown more than three
feet from the safe. The safe, wns be
hind the bar but the robbers rolled it
out Into the room and out through the
front door on to tho sidewalk whero It
was blown open.
The robbers gained entrance to thn
building through a side window nnd
unlocked the front door fme, .
side. A number of residents heard the
a I.... .. ...i i l .
explosion but thought it wns a gun
shot aud no attention was paid to It.
There Is no watchman on duty in Sub
limity nfter midnight and the robbers
worked unmolested and mndo their
escape without leaving any clows.
TURKSlWOTfED
BY FIERCE ATTACK
There wns sure some "Wnr on
Turkeys'' In the local market yester
day afternoon when a local' firm
dumped a consignment of choice gob
blers upon tho market for ID cents per
pound retail, as agnlnst. 24 and 25
cents . per pound that was being
charged generally, and the act had a
demoralizing effoct upon the Thanks
giving market while the turkeys lasted.
It seems that a fanner near Salem,
upon being told by a local denier to
bring his turkeys in and he would tnke
them, brought fl-l choice birds In to de
liver them but when he showed up the
whole lot was rejected and, rnlher
than let the dealer hava them at a
"knocked down" price he took them
to the Molr Grocery store which took
over the entlro lot and tnmed them
loose upon the market for 111 cents per
pound retnil, The last bird was sold
this morning but there was an awful
stampede for them whllo they lasted.
RUSSIANS REPULSED.
Berlin, by wireless to London, Nov.
23, "In east Prussia our troops have
repillsed all Itusslnn attacks," an
nounced the wnr office here this aft
ernoon. "Their counter offensive In
the direction of Lowics, Strykow and
Ilrtetlny has failed.
" their attacks in the direction Of
Cseostii'howo have also failed.
"The western situation Is practical
ly unchanged. We have mads slight
progress at Arraa."
F
RENCH TRENCHES
ARE WORKS OF ART
Correspondent Says They Are
Under Ground Homes Safe
and Comfortable
SOME HAVE HOT AND
COLD SHOWER BATHS
French Loss Ming While
that of Germans Attack
ing Them Is Enormous
By William Philip 81ms.
(Copyright 1014 by the United Press.)
(Copyrighted in Oreut Britain.)
With the French army at the front,
via Paris, Nov. 23. (Delayed.) The
rrencn trenches nt tno battle front ar
works of art. I inspected the details
of some newly occupied works toduy
while the soldiers were still digging.
The trenches were dep, well drain
ed: ami sanitary.
At tho beginning of the war th
French soldiors scorned to entrench to
a depth of more than a few inches.
The cairpuign qiiekly changed, how
ever, to ono of trench fighting, and
the French fighting men changed their
tactics accordingly.
The trenches I saw were' provided
with spacious rest rooms, toilets, and
covered, bo-nb proof observation cliani
bers. Some of them were provided
ulso with kitchens, with devices for
c.trrying off the smoke, und there wort
even baths, with hot and cold show
ers. Loss Is Very Light.
In fact, the men are so well protect
ed in the purty engaged in the present
tour of Inspection concluded today
their study of the fields oh which but
ties have already been fought. The
second phase of the inspection progran
is now to begin the observation of
actual operations.
The utlnches naturally refuse lo (lis
cuss the troops' maneuvers, but they
lire enthusiastic over nil they have seen
of tho French army, its organization
and the men's fighting qualities.
I personally covered tho same ground
os tho attaches und wus surprised to
sec so great a change in the soldiers
They nre in fnr better form now than
when tho war began, proving them the
'nost adaptable troops in the world.
THINKS PROFESSION
HAS BEEN ELEVATED
That great strides have been made In
the improvement of the teaching fi-rco
cf tho state and tho nation: thut the
I Pfcsslou has been elevated fur be-
vond th
yond the pnlo of incompetency, thoor
ism ami visionary Mens which was the
view the general public took of It onl
a comparatively few years ago, and
that some of the highest offices with
in tho gift of the people nro now occu
pied by teachers notably tho presi
dency of the United Mates and the
governorship of Oregon was tho bur
den of the theme of the address which
was delivered before tho joint touch
ers' Institute ut Corvallis by Assistant
Htnte Superintendent Frunk X. Welles,
"There was a time, not many years
ago,'' said Mr. Welles, "whan good
teachers were ashamed of their profes
sion becunso of tho great number of
Incompetent persons who were teach
ing nnd who, through their mistaken,
and Incompetency, brought discredit
i.pon the entire profession. " lie point
ed out the rapid progress which the
public schools have made In recent
yeirs nnd the great Improvement In
the teaching force and said thut the
eld Idea thnt teachers were usually the
oretiiul and visionary und untitled for
tin' practical kiininess of lite is fast
disappearing. Mr. Welles reports the
disunite a pronounced success nnd Gint
there were about 400 teachers la at
tendance. BRITISH STEAMER
SLIPS INTO HARBOR
Sun Plcgn, Csl.. Nov. 2.1 . Slipping
quietly Into Hun Diego harbor early to
day, the British steamship Dniirazcn
unchnred In midstream. The visit ot
the Dunnifen Is n mystery to lister
front officials. She Is not on the reg
Istry book, they say, nnd was not
knowo to be in these waters. It wns
surmised that she brought conl for Bri
tish warshlns off the Lower California
'coast.
AND FULLY MODERN
ARKANSAS 70BESTS BURN,
ARKANSAS FORESTS BURN.
Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 25.
Heavy rains were regarded here
today as the only salvation for
the forests of Arkansas. Though
the loss so far by forest fires
was small, thousands of feet
of standing timber were threat
ened by flames this afternoon.
Reports of losses in the affect
ed section have been greatly
exaggerated, according to lat
est advices.
Ill
TO J03NTHE ALLIES
Parliament Grants Authority
to Government to Take
PartinWar
Lndoa, Nov. 25. The Portuguese
parliament having voted authority to
tne government to join the allies in
tho field against Germany, the Lisbon
administration's notion was awaited
here with much Interest today.
It was understood the British, French
and Russian diplomatic representatives
at Lisbon were in constant touch with
the Portuguese foroign office and the
expectation was that Portugal would
take such steps an those diulomats sug
gested. Men well acquainted with the
military situation inclined to think the
allies would find Portuguese troops
moro valuable lor aervice against Ger
inany's African possessions and per
haps for aiding the French against the
rebel tribesmen in Morocco than in the
Luroponn fiold.
The Lisbon parliament's action did
not, of itself, however, constitute r
cull to tho colors, and until the war of
fire issues a mobilization order there
will be no further developments.
Reports from Petrogrnd today con
tinned to speak of the bombardment of
crucow by tno Kussiun troops. It
was thought here that the bombard
meat was uot of the city itself but of
some of its outlying defenses, as it was
understood the Slavs were closing in
from the directions of New Siindco,
Woinlcz and Mlechow.
A dispatch from The Hague stated
that General Von Der Ooltz, military
governor of Ilelgium nnd one of tho
best known soldiers In Germany, suf
fered a wound In the face during a
recent visit to the kaiser's trenches.
TREASURER'S REPORT
WILLJCOYER FUNDS
Hv a vote of the mniorltv members
of the state land board this morning
Htnte Treasurer Kny and Secretary o!
itato Olcott voting yes and Governor
West no,, it wns decided that the state
ment of the school fund mortgage
bonds and notes, aggregating approxi
mately $(1,000,000, be omitted from the
bienniul statement of the clerk of the
land buurd pending final adjustment of
the qiu-stion as to the proper custodian
ship of the school funds by the su
premo court.
Several months ago the governor wns
of the opinion that, under the provi
sions of tho old statute, the clerk of
inc siuie innu uonru was tno iirouer
customim or tno sciiool funds, but thnt
lollowing the custom of his predeces
sors for many years, such funds have
been turned over in trest to the state
treasurer. The mntter came before th
bind board and nn order was mailt) in
strticting State Treasurer Kay to turn
over mortgage, notes and bonds, in the
amount or nhout (,0(I0,(I00, to Clerk
Brown of the land board, but Sir. Kni
refused on the ground thnt the action
wus illegal and that ho had no right
to surrender the fu.'ids which hnd been
entrusted to his keeping in his official
onpacHT,
Mandamus proceedings were then
brought In tho circuit court for Ma
rion county to compel the state treas
uror to turn the funds over to the
clerk of tho land bonrd and a derision
was rendered In tho circuit court hold
ing that tho clerk of the board was the
proper custodian of the funds. Mr.
Kay, however, took an appeal to the
supreme court and thn decision of that
body Is still pending. When Clerk
Hrown of the land bonrd submitted his
biennial report showing the condition
of tho severnl funds in his possession,
Uovornur West Insisted that the state
ment of the mortgage notes and bonds
Involved in the litigation, be incorpnr
atcd In the report, but Secretary Ol
cott ann Treasurer Ray toon the posi
tinn thnt It is a matter to be settled by
tne courts, anil so vi teil.
A clear conscience Is more to be
sired than a pull with th police.
de-
The Weather
Oregon: To
night and Thurs
day unsettled,
probably rain;
southerly winds,
'low fan. TrifTN
LACKOFEQUIPMEHT
BLAIR FOR DEATHS
IN BOLINAS WRECK
Seventy Persons On Board
Number of Lives Lost Is
Still Unknown
MOTHER'S HEROIC
FIGHT FOR HER BABY
With His Clothing in Her Teeth
She Held Him Till She
Became Unconscious
San Francisco, Nov. 25. Lack of
propor equipraont at Bolinns wns do
clnred today by Captain J. L. Nottc,
cf the Point Bonitn lifesaving stution,
to have been responsible for the heavy
loss of life yesterday in the wreck ot
tho steam school. er Hanalei on Dux
bury reef. The fatal element in the
case, Captain Nottcr contended, was
the time consumed in getting the life
saving crews and their appurntun uo
to tho reef from the stations at the en
trance to Sua Francisco bay.
"If Bolinns had been equipped with
lifesaving npparatus " Captain Notter
said, "not one would have died. So
oral years ago there was a lifesaving
station there, but it was destroyed by
firo nnd was never rebuilt. I am tak
ing up tho mutter with Washington to
day nnd hope to see coaipleto gear
there before the week is out. Duxlmry
reef is one of the most dangerous spots
on the Pacific const."
The number of lives lost in the Han
ulol disaster was still a matter of con
jecture today. There were 70 person
on board tho ship when It stnclt.
Kighteen 'bodica were recovered yester
day. Nine persons were missing today,
nnd It was feared they met death in
the surf. Fortv-three persons were res
cued, including !i3 passengers nnd 0
crew.
Would Have RiBked All.
Cnptnin Alger, of the revenue cut
ter McCulloch, declnrcd today that had
the Hunulei held together until day
light ycstcrdi'.y, tho McCulloch would
have beca sacrificed in a Inst desper
ate effort to snvo the passengers and
crew of tho wrecked steamer. It was
planned, ho said, to tnke the McCul
loch at daylight und ground her close
to the wreck. Then it would have been
easy matter to havo reached the
Hanalei with lines.
A rigid inquiry to fix responsibility
for the disaster was premised today by
United States laspector John lv. Bul
ger. He was inclined to believe that
a strong inshore current combined with
the heavy fug wns tho direct cause of
(Continued on Page Eight.)
PENSION RETIRES AS
CUPID COMES IN
Don Cupid once more upset the plans
of men when Mrs. Minnie Hughes, the
young widow of George Hughes, who
wns burned to death while fighting for
est fires in a logging camp in Lane
county this fall, decided to forsake a
lifo pension of $.'10 per month for tho
sako of the god of love to marry again,
and whon she appeared before the lu-i
dustrial accident commission this morn
ing, scarcely two months after the set
tlement of the former husband's death
cliilm, she wns accompanied by the new
lord and master and haj chnngod her
name to Mrs. Minnie Pyburn, Inci
dentally, through tha -'transaction, the
accident instiranco fund is gainer by
0,(100.90.
George Hughes wns burned to death
fighting forest fires while In the em
ploy of the Lcona Mills Company, of
...-v...., -., - n inn- ul in:
The Industrial accident commission ont;ln ti,.rinnns Tuesday
it. m i An ik to fn 1 ..II ..,.. "
l.eonn, uno county, August iuit,
aside a fund of $1,97ft.90 for the relief
of the widow, aged 2(1 years, whom the
docoasod had married September 12,
1913, which when Invested at per
cent Interest, would yioffl her a pension
of $:I0 per month for the balance of her
natural life. Tho claim had no sooner
been adjusted, however, than Dsn
Cupid got In his work and the widow
and beneficiary of the pension fund ro
married on November 23,
In the final settlement of the claim,
when Mrs, Hughes that wn and Mrs,
Pyburn that Is, called nt the office of
tlie commission In the stnto house this
morning, she had received $"8 of the
ment of the claim which is her dower
and she wns paid :mo In full settle
ment of thn clam which Is her dower
right under tho compensation law.
WOUNDED AKE DROWNED.
London, Nov, 55, The Admiral
Ornnteaume, the French steamship
sunk near Cherbourg, October 21,
while crossing the channel, with wound
ed snrMiers from thn allies' lines In
northern France, bound for the Isle
of Wight, was sent to the bottom by a
German aubrr fine, the admiralty here
announced today.
Wise women know just wucn to turn
on the talk and turn on the briny flow,
ESTIMATES CUT TO
71
School Board Pares to the
Bone and Then Some in
Fixing School Budget
After lopping $2,000 off the original
estimate of tho salary fund, which
had been decided upon to provide for
two additional teachers to relieve the
present congested condition in some of
the grade schools, $1,000 off the sup
plies account, $500 off the repairs ac
count, $1,000 off the furniture and fix
tures account, $1,000 off the street mi
provemcnt fund, and other economics
which tho board thought it necessary
to practice, the Salem school board, at
a special meeting last evoning, fixed
the tentative budget for maintenance,
betterments and repairs for the ten
public Bchools of the district for the
next year nt $110,900, or a levy of 5.4
nulls upon nn estimated groHS valua
tion of $13,100,000, and, with au ad
ditional levy of 1.0 mills it is proposed
to raise $20,900 for a new school build
ing for South Salem.
This is the same basis of valuation
that was used last year, upon which
levy of 7.3 mills was mndo, Tho actual
property valuation in the district for
this year is $11,925,110, which is con
siderubly lower than last year, and the
board figures upon tho public serice
corporation valuations to tnako up the
difforence. To offset the prospective
expenditures, the bonrd estimated tin
amount to be received by the district
from the state and county school tu
fund at $40,300, the same estimate as
was used last year, and figured that
tho tuition fees for students lit the
high school outside of the district
would be $4,000 tho coming year, as
Hgoinat 3,fill'.20 received this year.
As originally planned, the budget
carried a totnl of $142,000 for nil pur
poses, including $20,000 for tho pro
posed new school building, which would
have required a levy cf 7.3 mills, tho
snmo ns last year, but the board decid
ed that it would keep tho levy within
the 7 mill limit nnd went buck, over the
list of estimntcs and trimmed off
enough to bring the total down to
$1,111,200, including the estimate for the
new building. In providing for the
now building, however, no allowance
wnt made for a heating plant which
would cost approximately $.1,000. f.ast
year when tho budget was made up
tho beard hud a balance In tho several
funds of tho treasury of a little over
(Continued on Pago Three.)
AN OLD CASE IN FAIR
WAY OF SETTLEMENT
Argument in tho case of D. fl. Drng
er, as trustee in bankruptcy of thn es
tate of tho Stnytoa Woolen Mills, a
corporation, bankrupt, against H. Phi
llppl, F.. D. Philippl and the Stnvton
Water Power Co., was heard by Judge
Galloway today. The testimony wns ta
ken some time ago nnd tho ense non
tinned for argument. This enso has
been In the courts for a number of
years, the controversy arising over tho
ownership of 15 shnres of stock in the
iStnyton Water company.
The pluintiff holds that while h.
Philippl was president of tho Stuyton
Woolen Mills company ho purchased 1.1
shares of stock in tho water company
nt $100 a share. Tho stock wns made
out in Mr. Philippl 's name, but tin
plaintiff holds that It was purchased
with money from the woolen mills
enmpnny. fr. Philippl says ho bought
the Block with his own money nnd that
is tho reason the stock Is in his own
name. McNnry, Smith and Shields are
appearing fnr the plaintiff, and Carson
and Brown for tho defendant.
iianTtroops
RETAKE POSITION
Loudon, Nov. 25. British Indian
troops in Belgium succeeded today, the
war office announced, in recapturing
a line of trenches which they lint to
With the trenches, It wns said, they
took three (Icrmnn officers and 100
men, three tnnchine guns und a mor
tur,
Fl.-rco counter nttm-ks by tho Indians
on the German lines wero reported ut
other points.
The official statement paid a trib
ute to their gallantry, declaring that
when driven from their trenches dur
ing tho daylight fighting they Invar
iably attempt to recover them ns noon
as durkness falls, and generally suc
ceed. The general situation was repurted
unchanged.
A EU8HIAN VICTOBT.
Petrograd, Nov. 25. " Continued
Dussian su sses in Poland wero re
ported to lay from the fighting front,"
nnnouiiccd the war office this after
noon, "Our cavalry, attacking a retreating
German Infantry curps near Loda,
drove the Teutons Into a swamp, In
flicted heavy losses Oil them and cap
tured a number of heavy guns.
"Attempted counter attacks by tho
enemy have been repulsed every
where." An alarm clock always acts up when
a man doesn't want to bo bothered.
MEXICO CITY IS III
IS pnQQPQCinn nrnnn.
II UUULUUIUII Ul MUDj
STORES ARE LOOTED
Latest Report Is that Blobs
Are Robbing Stores and
Securing Firearms
ZAPATA'S ARMY HAS
REACHED THE CITY
.General Villa's Troops Rapid
t ly Approaching and This
May End the Trouble
Washington, Nov. 25. Alarm ovar
condition in Mexico City was growing
1n official clrcdes here this afternoon.
Communication with tho capital was
completely cut off. Early today on
totlephone wire was working between!
Vera Cruz and Mexico City, but even
this had failed this afternoon. AU ef
forts to transmit queries through to
American representatives in the Mexi
can capital were unavaling.
Latest reports recelvod hero from
Mexico City came via Vera Crua and
were of a decidedly alarming nature.
They said the city was practically at
the mercy of a mob which bad looted
pawnshops n'i'l stores of all availablo
arms and ammunition. Wholesale pil
laging was feared.
Vera Cruz reports also said that
Zapata's forces had reached the out
skirts of the capital. Secretary of
State Brynu said ha believed they had
been ordered there by General Villa,
who doubted the loyalty of General
Blanco, eommnoder of. the military
forces in the city,- to Gutierrez.
Mobs Secure Anna.
Vera Cruz, Mex,, Nov. 25. Mobs lit
Moxlco City last night looted stores,
pawnshops and .othof tpjaecs), appro
priating arms and ammunition, accord
ing to advices received hore today.
Infest roports from tho capital said
civilians, mustered out of sorvlce ai
federal soldiers, went to police head
quarters and asked to be sworn In as
special police. This was done.
The mob ruled the city for hours, th
reports declared. It gathered In front
of the pnlace nnd hooted and jeered.
Many shots were fired. It was not
known early today whether there wore)
any fatalities.
The capital was practically clear to
day of Cnrranzlsta troops, aud it waa
feared Zapatistas would eutor tho city.
General Villa's troops were reported
rapidly approaching Mexico City today.
D1bjM- for Oarraiua.
El Paso, Vexns, Nov. 26. Conflict
ing reports rf tnrdlng tho battlo now in
progress nt Ouadnlajara between Vil
llstus and Cai-ranzistns were received
hern today. One report said tho Car
ranzistas wero evacuating the cltyj
another thnt the battle was still In
progress nnd 'bat the Villistas wer
slowly but suroly pressing back tha
Cnrrnnzlstas.
It was announced at Carranza head
quarters hero today that thousands of
(lenernl Obregou's troops worn rushing;
to tho relief of Ouadnlnjara. Car
ranzistas feel thnt the full of Guadal
ajara at this time would spell disaster
to their causo.
Advices received hero declared that
General Carrnnza was sending troops on
the gunboat Zarngozft and tho trans
port Puerto Mexico to relievo the gar.
rison at Tnmpico threatened by Villis
tns under General Rervin, Extenslvo
operation against General Maylorcnai
Villistas In the slate of Sonora wer
also planned, it was announced.
Znpata Favors Villa.
Washington, Nov, 25. United State
Consular Agent .lohn K. Silllman w
urguiilly requested today by the slat
department to report Immediately oil
conditions In Mexico City. Unofficial
reports hern said that General Zapata
presumably acting on orders from Gen
eral Villa, wns on the outskirts of tha
capital with his troops.
Zapata is said to bo In complete
sympathy with the actions of tho Aguna
('nli.M.ies neaco convention und It was
not believed ho would permit his troop
to engage In looting if they enter tha
capital. Washington officials think
Znpnln was ordered to Mexico City bo
cause Villa doubts General Blanco
loyally to General Gutierrez, tho prov
isional president named by tho Aguai
Cnllent.es convention. Blanco Is th
military commandant at tho capital.
Blanco Abandon! City.
Washington, Nov. 25. America.
Agent Silliinnn wired the slat depart
ment this afternoon Mist General
Blanco, military governor o Mexico
Citv, evacuated tho capital yesterday,
taking all his troops with him and Icav
lug only the police In charge.
Oslend Is thinking, regretfully of lh
time when efforts to reach It wer
made mainly by pleasure soekar.