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TTTK MOKNTXG OREGOXTAJf. MONDAY, 3IARCII 13, 1916.
VILLA IS DIVIDING
. FORCES IN FLIGHT
Military Authorities Now Re
gret Pursuit Was Not
Begun Thursday.
MEN THEN DEMORALIZED
Thirteenth Cavalry Said to Have
Been Assigned to Take Direct
Trail American TJnits Are
Widely Scattered.
COLUMBUS, N. M.. March 12. Re
ports multiplied here today that Fran
cisco Villa is disintegrating the force
of 1500 to 2500 men which he used to
make the Columbus raid last Thurs
day. American military authorities said
today that, if possible, it would have
been advisable to go after Villa Thurs
day, when his raiders fled southward.
They were then demoralized and were
dropping loot and war material before
the attacks of 69 men under Major
Frank Tompkins. Requests of Colonel
Herbert Slocum, commanding the Thir
teenth Cavalry here, and of Major
Tompkins to be allowed to renew the
pursuit Friday with a larger force were
denied pending the organization of the
large expedition.
Preparation May Consume Days.
It was said today tnat this expedi
tion, owing to inadequate railroad fa-!
duties and the widely scattered posi
tions of the troops necessary to con
stitute it. who have been on patrol
duty, might require several days' prep
aration before it could enter Mexico,
at least from this point.
Meanwhile reports from Mexican
sources said that Villa apparently was
carrying out a plan to elude pursuit
by breaking up his force into small
bands and hiding among the mountains.
Some of his forces were reported to
be approaching the Sonora state border.
Others were said to be making their
way southward and southeastward to
day, toward the mountains of the San
Cernimo district, from which the ban
dit chieftain started March 1 with the
announced intention of Invading the
United States.
Thirteenth to Take Direct Trail.
Information was received here to
day that two regiments of infantry
and a battalion of mountain artillery
were being sent here from the East,
in addition to a battalion of the Sixth
Artillery from Nogales, Ariz.
Colonel Slocum said he had been ad
vised that the First squadron of the
Thirteenth Cavalry also had been or
clfred to rejoin the regiment. The
Thirteenth, owing to its exploit Thurs
day In beating off an overwhelming
'number of Mexicans after a stiff fight.
In which they inflicted possibly 15 times
the number of their casualties, is said
to have been assigned to the duty of
taking Villa's direct trail. Owing to
the exigencies of the patrol duty to
which the army has been assigned ever
since the outbreak during the Madero
revolution in 1910, the regiment has
had on duty here only two-thirds of its
strength. The First squadron, under
1-ieutenant-Colonel T. Rivers. has
been stationed at Marfa, Texas, more
than 250 miles east of here, and as
signed to patrol a stretch of terri
tory 85 miles in extent. It may be
several days before this squadron will
be assembled here.
Other Units Scattered.
Other units said to have been as
signed for service in Mexico are quite
as widely scattered because, of de
mands for protection and patrols at
various points. Infantry, artillery and
cavalry deemed necessary for the ex
pedition are scattered at intervals of
75 to 150 miles from Marfa. Texas,
on the east, to Yuma, Ariz., on the
west. There is only one line of rail
road by which the concentration of
these troops can be accomplished. This
line Is closely guarded to minimize any
chance that irresponsible persons may
cult it.
Brigadier-General John J. Pershing
at El Paso, according to military of
ficers here. Is concentrating these
widely-scattered troops as rapidly as
possible.
It appears to be the opinion of mili
tary men here that when Villa Is
found and pushed on both sides, he
will not stand and fight. This belief
is based upon the experiences of the
American troops in the surprise attack
Thursday and the subsequent pursuit
of the bandits by Major Thompkins.
who described their flight as practic
ally a rout.
Villa Retreat Precipitate.
Although Villa's strength in the bat
tle here was estimated at from 1500 to
-500 men. Captain Rudolph Smyser and
Captain George Williams, who partici
pated in the pursuit, described his re
treat as precipitate. prisoners cap
tured declared that the bandits were
btrlcken by fear, although when they
discovered the meager force of 59 to
Xig-ht they made a stand with 900 men.
E. B. Stone, special agent of the De
partment of Justice, was advised today
that the six wounded Villa soldiers
held as prisoners would be turned over
by the military authorities to the state
courts of New Mexico for trial on
charges of having murdered the nine
tlvlllans slain here Thursday. It had
been Stone's intention to fiie charges
of murder against the bandits in the
United States Court for the District of
Xew Mexico. There were to be eight
charges, one for each of the eight sol
tilers killed in action.
Villa Mar Be Indicted.
It was suggested today that the state
authorities would also indict Villa on
charges of murder and formally de
mand his extradition.
Although the Villa trail is getting
colder every day. Army officers ex
pressed confidence in their ability fin
ally to apprehend him.
It was announced today that the two
squadrons, numbering about 100 men
of the Twelfth Cavalry, under Colonel
Jf. G. &ckel, who were ordered from
Kort iriblnson, b., yesterday, will
take the place of the Thirteenth Cav
alry in posts here. One squadron of
the Twelfth is at Panama.
VILLA'S MEN CUT TRACKS
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road at Conejos loCay and killed three
Tassengers. Ten.' Americans on the
train were unharmed. Carranza guards
put the bandits to flight. The train
was southbound from Chihuahua.
It Is the general opinion along the
border that the approach of the first
American soldiers on Mexican soil will
be a signal for the rallying of thou
sands of other revolutionary warriors
to Villa's standard. Villa has 3000 men
with him now, according to the most
authoritative reports.
Ten thousand men. It is Believed, will
Join him the day the American advance
Is begun. Men old In the wisdom of
the border say Villa will have from
L'0.000 to 30.000 men within a week
after the hated gringo sets foot In
Mexico.
Tales come out of Mexico of gold,
silver and ammunition that Villa has
luried that put to shame the stories of
Captain Kidd and the lost pirate treas
ure of Cocos Island.
"I should place the gold and silver in
bullion and money that Villa has
buried in Northern Mexico at $5,000.
000." said one of the bandit's former
Lieutenants. "The spots where this
treasure Is burled are known to no one
on earth except Pancho Villa- The
men who buried it for him were shot.
Villa himself told me of one cache of
treasure he made in the mountains near
Guerrero, which Is popularly supposed
to have been his birthplace. It re
quired a pack train of six horses to
carry the sacks of money and gold and
silver bars to the spot where Villa had
decided to Inter them. Six men dug the
trench.
"After their return to camp Villa had
them arrested on a charge of treason.'
They met their death in front of a line
of Mausers and took the secret of the
buried wealth into the other world
with them." '
VANCOUVER MEN" IN" SUSPENSE
Married Officers and Soldiers Most
Eager for Mexico "News.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash
March 12. (Special.) All officers and
troops here are in suspense waiting for
orders to move them closer to the Mex
ican border, but nothing of any im
portance has been received from the
War Department during the past 24
hours. Orders were given to hold all
troops in readiness to depart on short
notice. Soldiers have pass from the
post to Vancouver, but they could b
recalled in a few minutes if necessary.
If the troops were ordered away, all
of the" married soldiers and olZicers
would be compelled to leave their fami
lies behind, and for this reason they
are particularly anxious to hear the
latest news.
There are some officers, however,
who do not believe the Twenty-first In
fantry will be ordered to the border,
although they admit that the regiment
may be ordered to San Francisco to
replace troops sent from there to the
border.
". Mrs. AVrlghfs Baby Is Safe.
EX, PASO. March 12. Mrs. Maud
Hawk .Wright, who was taken to Co
lumbus by the Villa raiders, has not
yet recovered her baby, which was
taken from her when her husband was
killed. She said tonight that she had
assurances that the baby was well and
in the care of her friend, Charles Peel
er, in Pearson.
MEXICAN ARMS SEIZED
VILLA SUSPECTS TAKES INTO CUS
TODY AT NOGALES.
Former General Is Among THose Ap
prehended Patrols Keep Constant
Watch la Streets.
NOG ALES, Ariz.. March 12. Several
Mexicans, suspected of being Villa ad
herents, were taken into custody and
questioned here today by United States
military authorities acting on informa
tion supplied by deputy sheriffs. Con
siderable arms and ammunition in their
possession were confiscated. Among
those apprehended was General Cam
beris, a former Villa General. A condi
tion of subdued excitement prevailed
here today, marked by activity on the
part of the American troops.
A heavy guard patrolled the border,
while patrols kept constant vigil
throughout the streets of the town.
Late last night the sound of Amer
ican cavalry patrols moving about,
followed shortly afterward by bugle
calls on the Mexican side of Nogales,
increased the excitement until it was
learned that the bugle was calling
for the assembling of a company of
Mexican artillery preparatory for its
departure for Naco.
CARRANZA HAS MANIFESTO
(Continued From First Pae.)
given instructions to its confidential
agent at Washington immediately to
make representations that under no
circumstances, with any motive, be the
reasons or explanations of the United
States what they may. will it justify
the armed invasion of Mexican terri
tory without reciprocal rights being
granted to the Mexicans and that not
for an instant will the invasion of
Mexican territory or an outrage to Its
dignity be tolerated.
"I am sure that in this I Interpret
the national sentiment and that the
Mexican people will worthily comply
with their duty, be the sacrifices what
they may. to sustain their rights and
sovereignty.
"If, unfortunately, we are dragged
into a, war which the United States
can never justify, we will not be re
sponsible for the disastrous conse
quences, but will serve as instruments
for Mexican -traitors within and with
out our country, who have labored
long to produce the result, and upon
their heads will fall the inexorable jus
tice of the Mexican people."
WASHINGTON" REPLY FORECAST
Carranza to Be Told lie Can Enter
AVlien American Korco Is Lax.
WASHINGTON, March 12. General
Caranza's request for permission to
send . Mexican troops into American
territory to pursue bandits who escape
across the border will be considered by
President Wilson and Secretary Lans
ing tomorrow.
It has been considered practically
certain that it would be to the effect
that American troops were being sent
into Mexican territory in pursuit of the
Villa outlaws only because the de facto
government of Mexico did not have suf
ficient forces on the scene to deal with
the situation and that whenever bandits
should cross into American territory,
where there was not sufficient Amer
ican soldiers to take them into custody,
theright to entry would be accorded
Carranza troops.
This, it is believed, wil be satisfac
tory to Carranza and make it possible
for him to acquiesce In the .operation
of American troops In Northern Mex
ico without stirring up popular resent
ment among his people against him.
C. B. JENKS MAY GO UP
Rumor of Changes In Officials in
Hill Linos Is Current.
It is rumored in railroad circles that
C O. Jenks, general manager of the
Hill lines in Oregon, will soon be pro
moted to assistant general manager of
the Great Northern, with headquarters
in St. Paul. Such a report has been
printed in Spokane.
In the same report is given the state
ment that J. H. O'Neill, of Seattle, gen
eral superintendent of Great Northern
lines west, will he the possible suc
cessor of Mr. Jenks. should the latter
be relieved of his position as general
manager of the Oregon Hill lines.
The rumor follows the order of
Frank Gavin, ex-trainmaster of the
Great Northern, to St. Paul to become
superintetndent.
The report of the United States Com
missioner of Internal Revenue shows that
174:1 IMicit d'ftttMerles were seized In luy
uiid obJ iu 1910.
WAR DEPARTMENT
KEEPS ITS SECRETS
No Word Given Out as to Ban
dit Pursuit and High Offi
cials Are in Dark.
VOLUNTEERS ARE MANY
White House and War Department
Flooded With Offers of Services. -No
Call on the National
Gnard Is Contemplated.
WASHINGTON. March 12. Secrecy
regarding General Punston's plans for
moving against Villa and his bandits
has been eo rigidly enforced at the War
Department that even high officials of
the Government are in doubt as to
whether American troops actually had
crossed the Mexican border.
Secretary Baker announced late to
night that the Twenty-third Infantry,
now at Galveston, had been ordered to
El Paso because of fear of Mexican at
tacks felt in many towns along the
border. The regiment; about 100
strong, will be stationed at points
designated by General Punston.
Advance Not Yet Indicated. ,
The order to the Twenty-third, the
Secretary said, was the only important
development of the day of which the
department had any knowledge and
nothing had come from General Fun
ston or from any other source indicating
that the advance guard of the expe
ditionary force was already on Mexi
can soil.
Questioned as to the messages that
had come, the Secretary admitted that
there was nothing directly denying re
ports that the border had been crossed.
He said he had nothing to add to or
subtract from his previous statement
that General Funston had full author
ity to proceed whenever he was ready.
The Secretary emphasized the fact that
any steps taken by the Army would be
in full recognition of Mexican sover
eignty. Carranza to Have Early Reply.
When President Wilson returns to
Washington tomorrow morning, after
a week-end outing on the yacht May--flower,
he will take up with Secretary
lansing at once the note from General
Carranza received yesterday requesting
permission for the ee facto govern
ment troops to pursue bandits into
American territory should the need
arise. Administration officials believe
that a prompt answer wiil be sent to
General Carranza. They believe it will
be satisfactory to the de facto govern
ment. All Important developments of the
day were transmitted to the Mayflower
by radio today and tonight for the
President's information.
Both the White House and War De
partment were again flooded today
with offers of service by prospective
volunteers. Mr. Baker repeated to all
inquiries his statement that no call
upon the National Guard or for volun
teers is contemplated.
The general instructions to General
Funston, it is understood, lay stress
on the necessity of impressing Mexi
cans on both sides of the border with
the fact that the United States is in
terested only In defending its own bor
ders and that the movements now In
progress or contemplated have no other
object. Instructions are explicit, it is
said, to capture or disperse the bandits
and return to United States territory
immediately.
Orders calculated to complete In de
tail every arrangement for the move
ment of the American forces into Mex
ico have been issued by officers of the
General Staff. Nothing has beenomit
ted in the programme recommrtfaed by
General Funston.
-Contingencies Provided For.
Major-General Tasker H. Bliss, chief
of the mobile Army division. Informed
Secretary Baker today that machinery
had been perfected to meet any con
tingency that might arise. Similar re
ports came from the Adjutant-General,
the Inspector-General. the Quartermaster-General,
the Surgeon-General,
the Chief of Ordnance and the other
-divisional officials.
Every move of. the department to
execute the order has been cloaked in
secrecy, in accordance with General
Funston's suggestion. Sunday was a
day of activity for the first time since
the mobilization of the Army on tne
Mexican border, two years ago. Sec
retary Baker spent the day conferring
with officials of the General Staff. Di
rect telegraphic communication be
tween the department and t,he border
was established.
Forces Bsdieved Sufficient.
Officials reiterated expressions of
confidence that the forces already
along the border would be sufficient
to carry out the campaign. It was
said tha.t no additional orders for
troops to proceed to the border would
be issued, at least for the present. Tne
three cavalry regiments ordered south
would constitute the only movement
of troops from the interior posts un
less the present arrangements were
altered.
Should General Funston ask for ad
ditional forces, however, the Fifth
cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va.;
Fort Leavenworth, Kan., and Fort
Sheridan, 111., will be sent immediate
ly. Ordersalready have been given
to the commanding officers of this
regiment to hold tnemselves in readi
ness to move. . -
FUNSTON OUTLINES PLANS
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of supplies for our army. EI Paso will
be supplied through Fort Sam Ho-iFton.
San Antonio."
One railway line, running south
ward, can be utilized b the American
forces during parC of the pursuit. It
was pointed out. However, that, ulti
mately, the chase of Villa may ' lead
the expedition more than 200 miles
away from the railroad. This will
mean that a long line of communica
tions must be established, strongly pro
tected. In order that supplies may be
insured.
Transportation of food, forage and
ammunition will become a serious un
dertaking under such conditions, the
General said. It is probable that even
water will have to be carried, 1 for
preparation for all contingencies will
have to be thorough. Hay for the
horses alone will run into millions of
pounds.
Civilians to Do Scooting.
The general explained that the aero
squadron and the regular scouts of the
Army would not do all of the scouting
for the expedition.
"We are hiring civilian scouts," he.
said, "who are familiar with every foot
of the territory we will penetrate
Americans who have been working
down in that country for years."
It is the General's expectation that
the aero squadron will be of great serv
ice. "Of course the flyers have seen duty
down on the border," he said. - "They
couldn't accomplish much, however, for
thickets and stretches of bushes make
observations difficult. Out In the open.
however, the boys will render great
service."
Advance duty service in the small de
tachments that are thrown out by
armies as "feelers" wilr be the most
hazardous work the American soldiers
will encounter. General Funston be
lieves. Sronts Will KIsk Surprise.
"Villistas will at times surprise these
scouting parties." he said. "In ordi
nary warfare our men might, if hope
lessly outnumbered and resistance were
futile, surrender with safety. To sur
render to the Villistas, however, would
be worse than suicide. Villa's men will
kill every American they can lay hands
on. Every encounter with them means
a fight to the death."
It has been decided that the first
aero squadron will not attempt a flight
to the base of operations. Entraining
of the eight machines, the accessory
trucks and motorcycles and supplies be
gan today, but was not completed. The
squadron will not get away until to
morrow, when it will proceed to El
Paso.
. Hospital Company No. 7 and Ambu
lance Company No. 7 left before day
break today for El Paso, to be dis
patched where needed. They were fol
lowed shortly by the Second Battalion
of Engineers, Companies E. G and H.
There will be no other movements from
San Antonio before Monday.
It was reported here that a uard
has been placed over the Southern Pa
cific, viaduct at Del Rio, over which
thevarious detachments from Fort Sam
Houston will pass.
ACADEMY IS PROBLEM
FITI RB OF" OI,IJ PORTLAND SCHOOL
IS NOT DECIDED.
Iccommoditloa of St. Helen's Hall, Or
Establishment of Institution for
Boys SuKg-eated.
. Will the Portland Academy build
ings become the new home of St. Hel
en's Hail? Or will it be maintained
as a "country school" by the board of
trustees under whose management it
has been for many years? Or, again,
might It not be taken over by school
District No. 1?
These are all plausible questions
and all of them have been topics of
public discussion.
So far there has been but one state
ment made bearing on the final dispo
sition of the property upon Its "vaca
tion by the institution known now as
the Trustees of Portland Academy, by
the board of trustees. That was made
by the secretary of the board, Fred
erick H. Strong, and he said that it
was to be maintained for educational
purposes.
It Is true also that the trustees have
remotely considered making it a coun
try school, the type of practical school
that has proven so popular in Eastern
cities.
The function of the country school is
to provide both work and play for the
schpol boy whose playground is gener
ally the street and whose associates
are those whom he meets while at that
play. These are the boys who are tak
en in by the country schools. Their
work and recreation alike are super
intended by competent heads.
It was the statement of Mr. Strong
recently that Portland was not yet
large enough for that character of an
Institution, so Portland Academy will
evidently not serve as a country school.
It is also possible that the school
might be taken over by the trustees
of the St. Helen's Hall, as the school
to replace the building that 'was
burned in 1914. Since the old home of
the Episcopal school was destroyed it
has been located on Vista avenue and
it has several times been rumored that
a new site was being sought. Re
ports have also been circulated that
it is the definite intention of the trus
tees to find a new home for St. Hel
en's Hall inside the present year.
The possibility that School District
No. 1 will take over the site and build
ings seems to be remote. The build
ing is not of the type that the dis
trict has adopted for its new schools.
Aside from the double block at Thir
teenth and Montgomery streets, the
Trustees of Portland Academy, the
name under which the institution ex
ists as a corporation, is the owner of
a piece of property on F-ront street,
in Block 72. That was the gift of
W. S. Ladd. The property has been a
contributor to the endowment fund for
a number of years.
TALE DENIED BY HOUSE
COLONEL SAYS MEXICAN PUR
CHASE IS NOT CONSIDERED.
Who Would Pay f. 300,000,000 and to
Whom Would It Be Paid
Is Asked,
NEW YORK, March 12. (Special.) "A
piece of fancy nonsense" was Colonel
Edward M. House's characterization of
the story printed this morning that
the United States plans to purchase
Northern Mexico.
Colonel House was asked II there
were any basis of fact in the story,
and if his mission to Europe had had
anything to do with securing approval
of foreign governments to the reported
purchase.
"As it seems," he said, "I was not
aware of what my real mission to
Europe was until I returned to this
country. Now they say that I went
over there to get Europe to agree
to our buying up most of Mexico.
"I give my word I have never heard
a hint of such a thing. Speaking per
sonally, with no assumption of the
views of the Government, I am abso
lutely certain that no such project or
plan has ever been considered.
"At the present time, supposing that
any plan of purchase were considered,
who would pay the t SOJ.000,000. or what
government would the amount be paid
to? There Is no profit in discussing the
matter. It is entirely without the lines
of practicable discussion."
BOWERY IRKS AT FAME
CHANGE OF NAME ASKED FOR B
BUSINESS MEN.
Sons; Hintlna- Darkly at Thlnsrs Dane
and Said on Famous Thoroughfare
Is Uadolna: of Trade. .
NEW YORK. March 12. The Bow
ery, immortalised by poets, short
story writers and composers of pop
ular songs, will become Central Broad
way, if merchants and bankers whose
places of business are on the famous
thoroughfare can persuade the Board
of Aldermen to agree to the change in
name. It was decided at a meeting to
day. The business men pointed, out that
the fate of the Bowery was sealed by
the refrain heard many years ago:
They do such things and tbey say such
things. S .,
On the BoWrr. ths Bow'ry
I'll rever go there any more. -
It was said this song, which went
all over the country, made such an im
pression that people ceased trading
on the Bowery, which until that time
hud been an important business street.
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BORDER IS QUIET
American and Carranza Ar
mies Busy Preparing.
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MORMONS BELIEVED SAFE
Expected Trains Bearing Mexican
Troops fail to Arrive at Juarez.
Some Believe Villa Is on
Way to Sinaloa.
KIj PASO, March 12. Sunday passed
without movement of any American
punitive expedition into Mexico. On
both sides of the border, however, Amer
ican and Carranza armies made no
ticeable progress toward concentrating
their forces for the surrounding of
Villa in Northern Chihuahua
John Churchill, an American resident
of El Paso, who arrived in Juarez to
day from Chihuahua City, said that
while he and five other Americans were
waiting for their train in Chihuahua.
Mexicans threatened their lives, saying
they would be hanged before they
reached the border. The Americans,
however, made the journey in entire
safety.
Mexicans, for the most part, remained
silent today concerning the American
expedition. The majority of those who
talked expressed the hope Carranza
forces would catch Villa before the
Americans enter Mexico.
Mormon Situation Reported Better.
A report that the peril of the Mor
mon colonists has decreased came from
General Gabriel Gavira, Juarez com
mander. He asserted that he consid
ered the American colonists now per
fectly safe, under the protection of the
troops of Colonel Samuel Gonzales.
The two trains .that were expected
to arrive In Juarez from Chihuahua
City today, one carrying 600 men under
General Benjamin Garza, and the other
General Luis Gutierrez, Commander-in-Chief
of Chihuahua, with a military
escort, did not appear, a fact for which
no explanation was offered at the mili
tary headquarters in Juarez. All that
could be learned was that the trains
had stopped at La Guna, a station not
far from Chihuahua. The officers at
Juarez affirmed that the halt, what
ever its cause, was not due to the Villa
forces. They said they thought the
trains would arrive some time tomor
row. There was likewise still uncertainty
today in the Juajpes headquarters as to
which Corralitos Villa was reported
near. One is a ranch about 15 miles
from the railway station named Cor
ralitos. Possession of this station would
give Villa control of the line. The fact
,that the train from Chihuahua City
came throush tnts morning witnout in
cident supports the theory that it was
the ranch.
Mexicans who talked with Villa's
troops just prior to the Columbus raid
say that Villa told them his next move
would be against El Paso and Juarez.
General Gavira said that General Ber
tani who is trying to head off the
rebels from the north, believes that
Villa intends to strike down the course
of the Chinipas River to get into Sina
loa, where he possibly hopes to rebuild
his reputation politically.
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States Infantry broke camp here today.
At Brigadier-General Pershing's head
quarters it was said that they might
entrain early tomorrow,- or even to
night, but Information as fco their des
tination was refused.
EVENTS CALM CONGRESS
Leaders Hope to Take Up Domestic
Affairs Again.
WASHINGTON'. March 12. The order
ing of American troops Into Mexico and
the Administration's . victory in the
armed chip controversy have had a
steadying effect on Congress, which
for several weeks has been a storm
center over international affairs.
With these issues apparently out of
the way. Congressional leaders hope to
make rapid progress with important
domestic business, particularly the ap
propriation bills and the National de
fense programme. Within ten days at
least the House expects to have the
Army reorganization bill before It. The
Senate already Is at work on the Gov
ernment armor-plate plant bill and
will tiave the Senate Army reorganiza
tion bill before it before many more
days.
That the military activity will serve
to hasten the completion of the defense
plans of the Administration is admitted,
nor does any one deny that it will win
votes for preparation. Meanwhile,
however, the repeal ot tne tree sugar
provision of the tariff law and tne im
migration bill, with its modified liter
acy test, must be disposed of. Both
probably will be passed this week.
SUGAR PLANT OFFERED
Utah People Seek Acreage Contracts
at Satberlln.
SCTHEELIN. Or.. March 12. (Spe
cial.) The Oregon-Utah Sugar Com
pany of Salt Lake City and Grants
Pass will build a factory at Sutherlln
next year, in the event sufficient acre
age suitable for growing sugar beets
can be signed up among the local land
owners.
Alexander Midley. secretary of the
Oregon-Utah Company, and F. S. Bram
well. land Inspector and soil expert for
the sugar people, were visitors at Suth
erlln today, and were driven over
10.000 acres of f iret-class beet land
located in Sutherlin valley, and Coles
valley, eight miles west of Sutherlin.
In Sutherlln valley the sugar peo
ple were particularly attracted by
more than 2000 acres of Irrigated land
under the Luse Land Company's wa
ter system. A meeting of the local
land owners will be seld tomorrow,
and Mr. Bramwell will outline the plan
of his company and Instruct the pros
pective growers In the beet-growing
system.
It is the plan of the local people to
plant several hundred acres in sugar
beets this Spring, In order to (ascer
tain the quantity and quality of beets
which may be grown here.
Thief Returns loot After Vear.
EASTON, Pa., March-5. A year ago
the clothing store of Lee Socks, on
South Third street, was entered by
thieves who carried off clothing, shoes,
shirts, underwear and other articles,
valued in all at about $200. Wednes
day an express wagon backed up to
th store and delivered a big box plain
ly stenciled by Socks' name. On top
of the articles was found a note read
ing: "Here are the goods I stole a year
ago.'' Thirteen pairs of shoes, however,
were missing. The police are attempt,
ins to trace the source of the box.
It is our endeavor to acquaint
patrons with the many depart
ments of banking which we
have available here. In case of
need it is well to know what
to do. '
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Carranza's Official Organ Fa
vors Joint Action.
PLOT LAID TO TRAITORS
Whole World Assured That Mexico,
Rather Than Lose International
Citizenship, Would "Snocuml)
Gloriously" in Struggle.
MEXICO CITY. March 12. The news
of the attack on Columbus by Villa
and his followers was first made pub
lic here this morning, when the of
ficial organ. El Pueblo, published the
text of the note of the Mexican govern
ment asking the Government at
Washington to permit the passage of
Mexican soldiers into American ter
ritory, if such became necessary in
the pursuit of Villa, and at the same
time granting to the United States the
reciprocal privilege of entering Mexican
territory for the same purpose.
Under the caption "The Columbus
case roguery of natives and foreign
ers." El Pueblo says editorially:
"The Infaanous and traitorous work
of reactionaries in the United States
has finally reached Its most abhorrent
point. Because they were impotent to
stem the military and political tri
umphs of constitutionalism they have
tried to force armed intervention by
the United States in the affairs of
Mexico, In an endeavor to regain their
lost power.
"The enemies of civilization and
liberty conspire against the harmony
and peace that prevails between the
two peoples, who, because of their In
clinations, culture, ideals and geo
graphical position, are called on Jointly
to share the task of working out the
destinies of this western hemisphere.
"In this way the misery of war thus
provoked by the criminal maneuvers
of the enemies of both governments
and both peoples will have been avert
ed. At any rate, we can assure the
whole world that Mexico will never
lose her international citizenship, be
cause before that she would prefer
to succumb gloriously in the rough sea
of a heroic struggle the supreme re
course of a people born never to be
slaves."
General Carranza arrived last night
at Queretaro, to which town he hurried
with his cabinet from Guadalajara. He
will remain in the provisional capital
until the crisis is pasfT
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