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WHY AMERICA LEADS
URG
TRAVELERS BAT
Roaebarg Is the beat town ta Ore
gon and haa the best outlook for per
manent growth. ThU ahowe that
united elTort win. Keep It up.
America asks nothing fur herself
bat what she tuu a right to ask for
bunianitj Itself.
WOOKROW WILSON.
VOL. XIX.
ItDSKlll IMi. OKKGON. Till llM r: Kl;. M l(l'll III. Illlrt.
Xo. 14.
ROSEB
REVIEW
I O
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I o
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DUTCH LINER STRUCK
Mi IN NORTH
SEA TODAY
Vessel Sunk Within Two Hours
After Explosion
All ABOARD RlPORTED SAVED
CertnaH TMul.es fast of the Aprerat for
est Stormed by the Frrmh - Gei
mdns fail at Vusges
i
AMSTKUHAM. March t Tliroo (
hours after a 'terrific explosion amid
ships, tlit; Koyal Hutch Llo d liner
Tubantia sank in the North S a. s.
ft was repotted today. The ship car
ried ii7 pussennpTH and a crew of ;:uu
men, and all are reported to have
been saved. Tha company's offices
Ha id she hit a ' mine. The captain
thought that perhaps the vessel was
torpedoed. The explosion occurred
at midnight, 12 hours alter the ship
oailed from Amsterdam, and a huge
hole was ripped in the stein. Wire
less calls for help were immediately
flashed, and the passengers and crew
abandoned tl- 1 o- - V. Only the
fact that t'.: ' '. a - nt was near land
is believe! :o ! . i- ' ..-evented heavy
casualties. Possibly a few sa itors
perished. Two lifeboats reached tin,
lightship at 11 o'clock this uionii:!.
and 1 Hitch torpedo boats pi. ked up
the others. The Tubantia was oi
1 4.000 tor.s. and had hi en en'-'; vv
in the South American service.
Three Americans were abaard the
Tubantia. One Amsterdam com s
Iiondent declared she was torpedoed
without warning. Others thought
she struck one of the (ierman mines
recently nowed in the North Sea and
tho Ktifclish Channel.
(irmiin Ticn-V-. Stormed.
PA It IS. .March !',. - French mop
stormed the (ierman trendies east
of the remoiit forest, south of
Verdun. :.i -t niuht. capturiim some
prisoners, it is officially annoumed.
There we.e no infantry aitaeks north
of Verdun. A severe bombardment
on both banks of the Meuse con
tinued. These w ere er ec tally di
rected auainst the Frencli lim v i
of Houamount. In H-lutum the
French hurled shells into the Ger
man trenches, killinu a urea' num
ber. A Herman attack in tin Vu-:-s
failed.
French Were HepiM-cd.
I1KHMN. March 1'. -French at
tacks against the Herman positions
at landman's Hilt were repulsed, so
headquarters stated. There N no
channe on the remainder o!' the Vy
dun front. South of Niedrnspac h the
Cernmns penetrated the French
works, and some prisoners and unit n
booty were tak -n
Plllief Sen:!.' et Money.
WASH INHTOV. March 1 The
Senate today passed Senator Poin-d-
xter's measure appropriating t 2.
(Mto.O'Mt to equip th- I'uii'-t Sound
Navy Yard for battleship cnn-tn.e-tion.
Voe. Tit-nit H i Ke ivned.
HKKLIX. March 1 Th
resiKtia
Tirplf I 1
w !l not
vv poll-
tion of (Irund A.lmi
w as officially annou
:.l
1
i stat-'d that the cliatu
Involve anv alteration in
I.ieilterant I ; S"i
SAN ANTONIO. Mart h
Ipnntit Zell of Trop
Me
r.ii
i-:i-
Cavalrv. committed sni ide M
iiinbcs, so Ceneral Fun-ton
nounced today.
STATE GAME PICTURES
SHOWN AT SUTHERIIN;
BANQUET
LAST NIGHT:.',:,
i I1'. -
( ir -"'Il
SCTHF.UL1N. r .
State liiolooi:i-t 1 :
fish and Kam- pi t:ir
befor' t w o crow d( d
w .
hiiu-'
Sutherhn mov it pi
vesteriiay. Stai- tiiim
Shoeinak r. of Lo
explanaVTv le.ture o'
ttonal Dim- Th
shown uriiler the ;n
Sutherlin Lod at.d .' i
I 1 niL-ht a h:r.-i'i' '
tl.- lo al club to Vr .-
r- t S C Pa- triim.
Sportsmen's Leai-ue. .
of visit in c spo't1!!' n !
Xt th- !:in i"t Vr S
that th Sutherlin i'lu'
I vl" I
n:0t organization in
ll'l
nperatinr itti th- !
Com tuition for t le
wild cam.
at.d
S J Shriltn. nf i;i:d". i
artlns business heie tod.iv
FILLED WITH
FW GUARDS EMPLOYED
DKNVKlt. Colo.. March 16. The
largest siiiKle sold supply ill the
world about $.".oo.ihm,,ooo js lock
ed in th vaults of the Uemer mint
toda. The vaults that hold this
enormous w -alt li are among the
sti oiliest and w ith the mott ititrlcate
locking ami time devices in the
world. They art considered burglar
and bomb proof. Contrary to ex-ptita-.ions.
this preal wealth in the
building visited annually as a point
ot intend to tourists is not guarded
by a large number of armed men. A
tew old soldiers, political appointees,
are practically in charge of the build
ing. In an einergeiicv, hardly a cor
poral guard's of powerful, armed men
could be rais'd in the mint inuneu
iatelv. -Hut the strength of the vaults
and -ir inaccessibility gives tho
offic.t:.; charred with responsibility
for e half billion dollar no worry.
The woverunieiit accepts all gold of
at the mint. Tho price is fixed,
Ju.tiT a line ounce. It has not fluc
tuated in years. The auie price rules
ail our t lie world. None of the gold
whi h has poured into New York
since the balance of trade has been
in America's ti.vor has been stored
jr. Denver. According to officials at
the local mint, that gold mostly
mains in
tho Ni'.v York and asli
'n ami KasL-rn liank8 as a
rr.Mli.. In i-iise ot threat
m. howi'.vr, it l nut Im
liat tl'P Kul'l on both the
id I'ai-Hic ji:tho:iiils would
I'd to the stronu lHnvor
i.. -:(n; r..
ImsiH 1'or
.: i: :
lp tt'lil!i
vaults.
LOW COLONIST FARES
FROM EAST TO OREGON
MARCH 25 TO APRIL 14
Low one-way culonist fairos friitn
ihe Kasl t" on-puii IH '' "'
;arh t" April It"'. C'1''- Tlu'
outlH'CTl raritic lias Usm-d a lilth'
hoolilct Tor KctuTal distribution
iliroiiitliout the Kast. eallinK atten
tion to tin" many opportunities tor
. -tll.-rs on the I'ai ifie I'oast.
Ori re.-ei.es pro.iiinent men
tion in this liool.let. Hpenal att'-n-tioii
is k."N Hi-' tliree Rreat valleys
of Western Oli-Kotl, W 1 1 la Mi et t e,
t ir.pil'ia ami liomie Kl.ir. In speak
fiii; ol the eltiow room in Oregon for
settleis the booklet as: "(in'ton
lias a vasi areae of untilbd farm
lamls.. I'armers have more land
than thev 'an inltivate. ami the
we-lern part of the state is a land
of erent arli ultural oppoituniti s."
The elass of eololiists tliat will
take advant ti;" of these low colonist
rat's will be nio-tly farmer from
the Kastern and Central states who
have dlsptised of. their farms in the
Ka-I and are romlni; West to a mild
er climate to own it home and de
wlap the land. These low rates
have not been In effect since the
s'.rini: of lull, and for that reason
there sl'ould he a heavv travl to the
I'a, i. ir Coast this year.
o
BUM) TRIAL SET
FOR HEARING FRIDAY;
NOT GUILTY IS PLEA
Of II
w lio
K.
llun life-
01'
Willi !C-t
.e,iei.lay
-.I'lllOll
vas arrested Here
i liaise of selliac
fir-.t olilainitii: a
he n set for Kli-la
1 limit
ctl
TMO' II , II U
elli.llle I '
Ihe ca-e
1,11-1 is .
I,, ,11'Ci' c
i i; Ho
.iauldil.i:.
Vr. K'l
i,t in o dink. TIM- jiirv
I to li'iir the exid'tice in
was drawn this mortiinn
.iii.os.ii of I!. '. William.
! ..mil' r. K II. liosenle ' r .
,!.s. .1. A. H
w itt
art i:
, id
the
f,r-t ;
fi.n lit .
to
ed ill I 'o'lU --
dealers'
mt une of t1!"
w it li consider
i , ntini: ofth
thai Vr I'un 1
license
law.
ra-c i
abb- int
i w ill attempt
field S.lbl till'
i : ortt" K ol !
and that the
in hi" natce
to pro'. e thai
,1 the mom v
,ai;i'U in pav
h' se 1 1 anac
!. cntetid.
- t'ie stat'lt' s
situ- dealer,
t'.i, r f o'n iiier-
at b
ii, p
r,
Ti
Mr. !!ur
tend. I
I::W!t f'i
ii ipi
,'HHl'
is d
liny
:,:r hie Id
I! pTOV.'
that th'
icirj In
n h.
I to ltO
1 hi n.lne
it
h,i,'
n t itort,
null" fie
-V lei
too-'
III be
t Her
II !
re ,',n
N'eimer
I. !.lle
r, Mod
I It is
in' ! ,id"d
ri i
ll-T' I'll
tt
Kb.
f is'
. ,i ti
ll ;d ,
..hn
II. ,11.
-i I. II
W Itti
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la'i'tt'T. Mr-
I
W. W. Cardwell Relumed From'
Portland Today
Estimated Cost of Conduiling Slate Educa
tional Institutions to be Submitted ;
to the Next Legislature
Attorney W. V. Cardwell. a mem
ber of the lower house of the State
Legislature, returned her early thU
m or ni ng from Portland and Sale in,
where he met with the joint com
mittees of the House and Senate and
discussed matters pertaining to tho
expenditures connected with the
operation of the State Cnlversity at
F.ugene. the Agricultural College at
Corvallis. and the Stale Normal at
Monmouth.. Tho House committee
is composed of Kepresent alive
Charles fluids, of Itrownsville; K.
V. Littlefield, of .Portland, and V.
W. Cardwell. of Kosehurg, The Sen
ate committee is composed of Sena
tors Mcltride. or Portland, and liej.
Strayer, of Ilaker.
The committees were appointed at
the last session of the State Legis
lature, following the consideration
of numerous bills which carried aa
prop nations for the schools und-r
iuv stiuaticn. At the time these
bills were presented and read, tilers
w as some int iuial ion expressed
among ttie members of the Legisla
ture that the appropriations asked
were excessive, other members of
the House and Senate admitt-d that
they were -nut in tmijh with the
schools, and thought it best to ap
point a connuitiee to invent ititae, and
if possible, ascertain the needs and
tentative appropi iai ions t hat would
be necessary to o:.diict the insiit'i
lioiis during the two years fnllovin';
the next session of the L-gislature
vhe h convenes early in the year
lit IT. '
The committees were appoint e.i
follovvine adoption of a joint iv-ol'i-tion.
an.l the niembers met in Pov f
laui T'ieilay. The schools were dit--cussed
at some length, and the com
mitteemen dually decided to go to
S.il in and obtain the records show
ing the expenditures, of the three
inst it ul ions during the past uv o
years. These figures were secured
by the com mil teen eslerdav.
Within the next few montlis. proh
ablv about May 1"', the eommiltees
wili bold another meeting. On this
occasion Ihey will visit lh'" thr'
schools and personally examine the
hottks of each with a view of ascer
taining the moie v received by them
and the expenditure necessary to
conduct the institutions. Following
this investigation the committees
will prepare a report in which p-coiii-nien;lat:ons
will be made with regard
to Hi'- amount of moiiev that shall
be appropiiatel to each of the three
schools (lurii)L' the two wars follow
ing the next session f the State
1,gi;datiire.
While not de-irinu to d. rense the
effi ieiny of Uregon's educational
in 'I it ut ions, t he dm-mi tiers of t h"
committee heli.ve it is only proper
that an occasional in-n i I ion of the
st hools should be made.
A ni.otitii: of all the
V (Italid t.o'lL com,!
h. Id a' T o'. be k this i
banoilel hall of the
bilildini;. Ml liieliiln
to come early.
be
I O ()
will h"
: in the
Fellow s
limed
Kp ,1 N- in
inilsaL',' 1' al
'l'e.,1 mink. I
Kurd car for
larih. Mr
a caiload ot
davs, most o
er. of
r foi
Nc
i II"
ha-
1
rh
arth
lie
ill 1.
RICH CHILDREN
a;:t
1 5iv
v
i'h-.to by ArriiThitTi I'r -i- A- '
i tdelr ii "f w n h f V ir i' n
er ti fur-, l-rt to ruM thev
I'Lii-il, LH-'t ('l.)iM' und Hanon
ART tXHIBIT WILL BE
SHOWN IN ROSEBURG;
PROGRAM IS ARRANGED
i
I K'.aborate preparations are beitr;
made by the members o! the Parent
(Teachers' Association of the Iteuson
school for the art exhibit io be held
there n t week. In addition to the
'exhibition of about L'uu photographic
reproductions of the world's art
masterpieces, there will he a musical
1 and literary program.
1 he program
March '22. at S p.
Living pictures
'Here It Comes.
"Spirit of '!;."
"Her Tribute."
Recitation and
Siunott and Ltt
for Weilnesday,
follows;
Minuet nor
ile Wiight.
Duet Stella and H
leu K i ohn.
Living Pictures -
"The Cleaners.'
"The Aimelus."
' The Sewing School.
Vocal Solo Mis. C. F,
Thursday. March iM,
Saiith.
at H p.
Iteading Kloise Cray.
Song.
I. hint Pictures -
"Itaby Stuart."
"Age of Innocence."
"Aug"l With Lute."
Lullahv - Aileen ltniMy.
Piano Sflo Mrs. Heinline
Livinir Pictures -
Cirl With Apple."
"Madame LcMrun anl 11
Daugh-
ter."
"(biinir to the Squire."
p-t--- Mis Itridues and Miss 1
It adinc- M.iruaret Page,
l ifdny. Mai-i ll - I, nt H p. in
Children's Song.
Living Picture:---
Itovhood or Lincoln.!'
"Supper Time."
"The Knitting Lesson."
Vocal Solo Waller FIsluT.
Living Pictures -
"The Melon Faters."
"Soni: of the Lark." -
The pot of Ih'sil,"
Vo
1 Solo Mrs. Curdou
Fory.
BR0CC01I SHIPMENTS
ARE INCREASING; TEN
MEN LOADING CARS
With
pb) ed.
men
now
:ula'ly em-
il practn ah
. .ill the floor
1 1 t ru.t union,
: handling the
t;.x-d iiearly to
were packed
tid it was pre
; itchin t liis ;i f--eitptit
for the
spa. e nt!lied, the h
w hit h is engai; -d in
broccoli crop. Is now
capacil v . Fo-tr car
ami shipped today,
dieted bv Maaager
h i noon that 'th total '
season would reach
Three larue wareli.i
union's headquarters ;ir
lo r-ceive Ihe prodil- I
1 L'OII to 1 Did -r..teH :t
eeived dailv. all th . 1.
kept biisv ill orib r t e
yestion. With tninhi -cars
w ill hae been
MoM of the cars o dii"
ars.
ses at t II
being d
tld as fioiil
e belut; re-
s are bi'ins
vent ;i eon
shipment 1 !t
ady sent out,
t I to Chii-i'L'o.
listrilniletl to
from w here thev
points iu th' Kt
Miss Leila Lents,
the local li i ii li s'-hon
a h'nort viii at Port
in Instructor Iu
. left todav lor
j. i nu:i: i. i:i ponsi;. a
Th i ominitl.
isin fluid.- w,
i etia. ti-'e of .J.
whii h lo .
s of the 4'
vti'-rrv I 'a I .J
i Ihey bad
mhi: about
Sollcila- .
.lied until .t.
i s coritri
to not b : s .J
for Ibis
r,r nm es-.it, a .;.
ib
frav the ep'
Kin
ihth niiiial S'
mwil rep il't'-'l l
s'lc.it'bd ill i
lli t 'i al noon to.
t IlltlS w ill In- 1 1,
t! cOtiitiUtlee ,
bllll'itis il'-llllltllM
Ihllll IIUIIH
li
111
t I- pi
nt will I
,d tha
b t e
.- i i
WHO SELDOM MEET JACK FROST
-' v '
-5v
it I -!
in rbe -irf Id I !
e l,i i uilli t liM',
e.r-t
nd i if u,.-v er-
W n, -.i -ii Chun biil
f
n:J ii il n l I
iicMutme in nurm nusiuurg
Was Damaged
STARTED WHILE OWNERS AWAY
fire Coropdtiy Did Effective Woil, flarais
r '
Being Conlmlltd Without Heavy
Ddmjije io the Structure
I Wit ile no one was at home last
evening, fire, originating in a down
stairs room, started iu some iu s
terioiis manner and did sc -ral
hundred dollars damage bet ore it
was controlled, at the home of Wil
liam Hulen, at Commercial avenue
ami North Jackson stre
Mrs. Hulen and baby, who have
been occupv ing the d w el ling alone
d ti-iug the absence of Mr. Hulen on
a homestead in Lane County, were
attending the Antlers theater and
w ere not informed of the; .nlsior
tune until after the performance.
The alarm was turned in at 10 o'-
i lock, and the fir
;, few mlnut'S.
emen responded in
Frank SaudMroni is said lo b
discovered the Maze, from his home
next door, and ran to the home of
D. It. Shambrook, from where an
alarm was sent in. The two men
then broke open the front door of
the burnrig siructuri ami began the
removal of fumituie. Pra. tn ally all
the movable articles were taken out
except those ill the bed room off the;
kitchen, w here the fire start' d. ami I
in one of the rooms up stairs. There
had been a fire in the kitchen stove;
that evening, said Mis. Hulen thi
ins :
n a v
ticlfcj
hiomintr. and the lied room
hav.- taken lire from the flue whietM
na-t d through the partition.
Mrs. Shambrook said there was.
some difiiculty In getting an alarm.
iiH It was not Mounded for nearly
minutes alter II had been given, ine
firemen, however, were on the scene
within a very tew minutes afterward.
:.nd it was bv their eftictent work
that Ihe stru-'Dire was saved. The
Manes had 'piead throuh all
rooies and had eaien ihroiigh
the
the
reot betrne th ir arrival.
r ihihn w is informed of
loss tin- niorniui: and he Is expe
b 1 1 r e tonight. II IS bellev.d be
I'hfuit $looo insurance on the dwell
ir:f. w hich he owned.
o - - -
! Mwrm tion i.itv or
OUI t.ON IUEV LAW WILL
ItK TFHTI.M IN
S U.KM. Or . Mar- h 1 The
Su
preme ( ourt has fixed March '2 1 as
the dale for a bearing in the man
damns suit brought by Wadiiams
of
ntlanil. imalnsl the hall
At I'orllalnl Steamship ')
the d llverv of Iwo barrels
i oin p'
,,f iiti'l aho'itil oiibi.il trom the
Wi-steiii liislrihiilors t'onipaiiv of
Sal' I'raiii isco.
The i oust it ii i inna lil of 'tin iro
hlbitioll law o! (n.foli Is attacked
ill Hie suit, the l.l.lllllilfs cOlltell'I'tl't
that Ihe i.roi-ion which teiiii.s
Ihe pun ha of alcohol for I hani
, i i, en s H orn reaisieted ihar-
Is ill
liei: in. and makes n ...s
ci-t id I'lint liia'it onlv
I ah oho! in lame .'i.iiili
el h'
nt- ide the slat", will make
-',- thai Hie tli.ililllii tut'-
M"
i ma
i is at a i i " e that
i oiiijiflllii'ti Willi inaiiil
. wl.de will he Imi'os
t hi. t bil- Ui' sS W ill be lie
Irii
d
II
.i tti
.tul
I that t his con
i mi? I . i ,i I ion of
n-t and unlaw
intei I. ile i nil!
ulii
1 1 '
tl.- plaint. ff-
, t
' lie s in
l b pp
tb- li-Tth would he
I'.. n nod ll'iU-rt
till HULEN HQM
EASTERN OREGON MAN
Of LYNCHING TRAMP
unm .mp
I It VKKIt. Or., March 1 . Charged
with iiarlicipatlon in the lyncluiin of
n n unknow n man uear Whitney a
; .ear iiko last July. William Whit-
aker was arrenled Tuesday afternoon
bv lieputy Sheriff (iai liiiKhouse In
I'lne Valley and was IjioukIu lo the
, county jail.
I The lymhini; look place following
,a eriniinal assault oil the IJ-vear-old
",u r"' ' " "";""' ,''
huutitiK down the uirl k assailant and
I haugiiiK him to a tree. The identity
of Hie victim was never established.
A quiet investigation has been go
ing on lor some lime, the climax
coming when the grand Jury went
to W hitney Wednesday.
Two other indictments will be re
turned and the arrest of two other
suspeits will follow shortly.
Whittaker was arretted in Pine
Valley, oyer ion miles from the
scene of the hanging, a detective In
the employ of the authorities being
with htm for several months, the
two KOjnB from Whitney together.
He and tw
nre expect'
known, one
sa lilted.
others, w hose arrests
to follow, are well
a relative of the girl as-
The assault on the Harding girl
vv as reported to the aut horilien as
soon as it haniM'tted. and also a warn-
inK of the threatened lynching. He-
fore the deputies could get to the
from Maker, the crime was
committed,
round near
A' rough cloth mask
the spot furnished the
only clew.
SECRETARY Of STATE
ACCEPTS BUM CHECK
EOR MOTOR LICENSE
nn
Olcott. secretary of state nt
is one of the aimrtest men iu
I Sal
Oregon because he accepted a $1
check last No.elllher In payment ot
. ctiHiifit'U! 'u Jicensi- fee und Iiuh not.
been able to K't the money on the
check yet.
The check was sent to ftulelil with
the license application or J. II. Ilvrte.
;n;s Maw ihoi ne avenue, rortland. To
;u coninioilate Mr. Hyde. Mr. Olcott
accepted the check and sent back the
license to I'ortl I Later the check
was returned, marked "No riltids."
Since thai II Mr. Olcott has
made se.eral attempts, lo collect the
fee. Now Ihe secretary tins written
to Harry I" Cofllll. ihalrtnan of the
"ublic Safttv Commission, asklllK
for help 111 the collerllon.
All extract front Ihe letter followm
"While the a, no lint Is small It Is one
of those cares that one feels he would
i-ath'-r spend several times the
an nt lr the satisfaction of Hecur-
itiK payment of the claim. If any of
the hovs around Ihe office could call
this fellow In and make him mine
thriiL-h he niiiv retain whal he nets
nut of hlni and I will s.tnare the ac-
cotltit here with the office."
CALIEORNIA MAN SAYS
PEOPLE OF ROSEBURG
A'!E PROGRESSIVE CLASS
A (I. Ilrandon, of Modesta. t ill.,
who has been s pelid ill 1, some lime In
S, ml hern llli-noli, ai rived here last
eiioiui; to piiss a day or two. Mi
lllafidoil is a liilldscape nardi-nor iinn
ha.- iichievd some d i,i t in. tion III that
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ARE SEARCHING
FOR VILLA
Main Detachment at PaTomas
Lake last Night
BORDER IS BEING PATROLLED
U. S. Government Today leased a Telegraph
Wire from Sao Antonio to Colum
bus Strict Censorship
Kl, PASO, March 16. The main
American detachment which Is hunt
ing Villa camped last night at Fa
lomaB Luke, nine miles south of the
border. They continued the march
south today. Cavalry is scoutinK
ahead. Colonel slocum'a men are
followinK the line or Villa's retreat
from Columbus. Several wounded
Vlllistas abandoned during the night
were round. An army wagon took
ten wounded VilllHtas to Columbus.
Dodd's cavalry, trom Culbertson's
ranch. Is proceeding south along the
roothills. They are going on a forced
march In an endeavor to relieve the
town of Dtihlcn, where a colony of
Mormons are believed to be menaced.
Some Mormons are acting as guides.
Americans at Guzman doubted that
Villa has heard of the expedition,
and the outlaw band Is still linger
ing In the vicinity or Casas Grandea.
Mysterv surrounds General Persh
ing's wherealrouls, but It Is reported
he Is commanding a third column,
which Is crossing the border south ot
llachiia. (letiernl Pershing accom
panied his soldiers from Columbus
lo the border.
More Soldiers Nenhtl.
SAX ANTONIO, March The
niilltln of Texas and New Mexico
will be ordered lo the border soon,
so it was reliably slated at Fort
Houston loday. They will probably
be used to protect the border com
miltillieK. The call may come before
Ihe end nf the week. Municipal offi
cials of Ari.ona and New Mexico are
sending frantic anneals to General
Fiinston for additional protection,
tearing uprisings among locnl Mexi
cans. The Governors must first ask
for Federal protection.
Tnxiet Putrid llotslcr.
IIOI'GI.AS. Ariz., March IB.
Klcht troiios nf the First Cavalry
were placed on the border today rac
ing Anna I'rleln The Mexicans here
C'
ml across Ihe border are greatly ex
ited oer the entry or the Ainerl-
r-iiH Into Chihuahua. Trouble may
break here soon. American tronns
ai Vaco nr" entrenching, so report
said. Indicating that an llorlslng
imaliisl Ihe Xtnorlrans Is feared. The
nnsorshl t-hlished at Columbus
is e;iecled here soon.
Manlilliir In ProKre.
SAN ANTONIO. March 16 The
hlcnest tun 11 It 11 11 1 In history Is on to
dav. No news has been received of
General Pershing's army of 4 dim
men which crossed the border near
Colupit us yesterday. General Fun
slon has received a message olltlln
ini; the forces at Genera) Pershing's
disposal, but he refused to make the
telegram public. It Is reported thai
a much larger force will shortly
cross the border. The Government
has b a-ed telegraph wire from San
Antonio to Columbus.
Americans Aw Fleeing.
' SillNGToN. March 16.
niertcan colonists at Nacozarl anil
Toireon are fie. lug toward the I'nlt
ed States, it w.n n ported todav.
Another Investigation.
S1IIM.THN. March 16
Vneiha will Inquire into the slnk
ii .- of the liio-r Tubantia. Willi sev--i.il
Aim leans on beard. It was all
ien, e, todav.
Mrs
bin !, !
nt ' r ;
fib n-N
Mil
liard
tt foi
f. w
y Chancellor, of
bet home lat ev
davs spent here
Port
en in tc
with
L f leveni;er r-'turnctl
Ir. nits I'ass todny after a
it here with relative und
f : ienti 1.
n.ii'h I' liuhleil on a ret ent visit to
O't erve th" tetwoitv of purHise with
which trie women of Portland have
i indued the wm k until it ha be
ntne on1 of l ortlatid'H chief attrac
tions ' ir I could remain lonK enough I
woitbl h Klail to em ourune your .
locnl luh with a teeltal of some of
the won t tuI thint; BccomplioheJ
in the matter of heautifyinn rttie
und towns with flowera and nhrub
Im rv and a - lift ic arratiEement of
thiiie tlilnws that appeal to the finer
u-n-dhilitic of the populace; but UlV
hu-oiie-i her- If on different llnea
and It will occupy all of my tune."
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