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'SoFMEXICO
r KILL HFflERlGir
Brazilian Minister, Repre
senting United States, No
tifies Washington of Evac
uation by Obregon. y
JOHNB-M'MANUS SHOT
DURING THE OCCUPATION
American Flag Was Flying
-. Oven the House at Time
He Was Killed.
(Cuffed Preas Leased Wire.)
"Washington. March 12. John B. Mc
Manus of Chicago,. an American citi
zen, was "murdered In cold blood" and
Ms bod;' riddled with bullets by
Zapatista troops in Mexico City.
This Was the declaration made to
day by t(ie Brazilian minister to Mex
ico In an official dispatch to the state
department. - Furthermore, before Mc
Manug wfti slain, the Brazilian minis
ter had placed his legation seal on Mc
Manus' house for his protection and
the American flag was flying over it
at the time of the outrage.
These details of the murder were
withheld, when the state department
first announced McManus' death, but
they leaked out and later the depart
ment veil fled them.,
. This - incident psesented such an
alarming aspect of the Mexican situa
tion that) the entire cabinet meeting
today was devoted to a discussion of
It and th developments in the case of
the German warship Prlnz Eitel Fried
rlch. Punishment Is Demanded.
" Administration heads felt that the
McManus! affair indicated that Gen
eral Emijiano Zapata might become a
source oil danger to Mexico City, de
spite his prompt disavowal of the
murder ajnd his promise of summary
punishrrtejnt, made to the Brazilian
minister, who represents the United
States inf the absence of any official
American) representative.
: The government Is determined to in
sist n speedy punishment of the
soldiers responsible and to demand
that . Zapata, agree to- protect all for
eigners it the Mexican capital. Late
advices- Indicate that the danarer lies
in Zapatai not being Jt a." Jti'M,1,liV
own troops, in view for this situation,
it -is i believed that General Francisco
' Villa, Zapata's ally, . will rush troops
to Mexico City to assist In clearing
up the situation.
The caoinet also decided to demand
complete satisfaction in the case of
the. WUlijam P. Frye, which was sunk
In the Ajtlantlo by the Eltet It was
greed ai the meeting that Germany
would eventually aceept responsibility.
It was expected, however, that she
might tr to plead Justification on the
ground that the allies were trying to
(Concluded on Page Four, Column Three)
T, TO FREE T
TO BE CONTINUED IF
VERDICT IS GUILTY
Cross-Examination of Slayer
of White Ends and Court
. Begins to Charge Jury."
By Bond P. Geddes, United Press
Staff Correspondent. ?
NewTiork,. March 12. The fate of
Harry Thaw, -charged with con
spiracy . to escape from Matteawan.
will reach the Jury before nightfall.
. Arguments of counsel ended at 4:30
p. m., apd Supreme Justice Page pre
sldiBg; began reading his charge.
Regardless - of the verdict in the
T Harry Thaw, conspiracy trial, another
legal ba ttle to- Obtain freedom for the
slayer of I Stanford White is In prospect.
Papers) in a new habeas corpus suit
for the testing' of the prisoner's sanitv
already ihave been prepared and will
be filed Jks soon as the verdict Is in.
., If the verdict Is one of conviction, the
papers will assert that the very con
viction qf conspiracy lias proved Thaw
sane and that' he cannot be held in
Matteawan. . '
When court' resumed today. Thaw
took the stand again for further cross-
: examination at the hands of Deputy
Attorney) General Kennedy. His whole
effort was apparently directed toward
t showing there was no conspiracy to
escape,; j nasmuch as he was the sole
promote of the project and that the
other men who have been made defend
ants with him in this case were merely
employe. He stoutly maintained that
.while It might have been against the
law for him to escape, it was not in
- any - wayf a criminal act.
Thaw's cross-examination ended at
11:10 o'clock. His testimony did not
change his direct testimony. Thaw
was the last witness in his own case,
although character witnesses for
Chauffeur Thomson, onetjsf the other
defendants.; followed. 'This closed the
oefendantsM case and Attorney Stanch
field immediately began his argument
for Thaw, ; .. .
Thaw I whispered encouragement to
his-motljier as Stanchfield began.
During his cross examination Thaw
asserted "again his own sanity and
clearedup the details - of his escape
. from. ' Matteawan. 'S : ' . .
In aftj. impassioned plea to the Jury,
AttorneV Stanchfield pictured "the
i hideous I existence among maniacs' to
which Tjhaw had been doomed, and de
clared hs client had been made a vic
tim of ja private vengeance after he
had: recovered his sanity. '
FIGH
HAW
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Dies
? 91 t st - at t
EndCom es at Pocantico Hills
K i . i. ' V . . n
WasCharitable, Modest Woman
Wife of the world's richest man, who died at the Rockefeller country,
home, Pocantico Hills, near Tarrytown, X. Y., this morning after
a long illness.
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tSi
Her Maiden:
ter of an
. Cleveland
Name . Was Laura SpelmanV She Was Daugh
Akron, Ohio, Merchant 'and.. Taught School in
Before; Her Marriage; Was 751 Years' Old.
(United Prea Leased "Wire. 1
New Tork, March. 12. Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller Sr., wife of the world's
richest man, died this morning at the
Rockefeller home at Pocantico Hills,
N. Y.
Mrs. Rockefeller had been ill for
weeks with anemia and ottier aliments
due to old age.' She was suffering
from the same illness last summer, and
this fact . was largely responsible for
Rockefeller moving; from Cleveland to
Pocantico Hills. ; i
Mrs Rockefeller's maiden name was
Laura C. Spelman. She and Rocke
feller were married In 1864.
The formal announcement - of Mrs.
Rockefeller's death came in the form
of a brief statement from the local
offices of the Standard - Oil company.
She died at 10:20 o'clock.
Mrs. Rockefeller was 75 years of
age. ' Her. daughter. Mrs. E. Parmalee
Prentiss'and ' asister, l.ucy . Spelmarti
were'at the' bedside when the end came.
Rockefeller and his son, were on their
way to New Xork "from. Miami, Fla-,
when, they received- notice of .Mrs.
Rockefeller's death. -r j .
The elder Rockefeller wired 'that.-he
expected to reach; Pocantico Hills to
morrow night. In the meantime funer
al arrangements will be held in abey
ance. ' ' ;
It was stated. later in the day that
the immediate cause of death was
"general exhaustion."
Mrs. Rockefeller has been, ill. more
than a year. ; The Rockefellers cele
brated , their ; golden anniversary ..' in
October, Mrs. Rockefeller having a
period of good health- at that time. She
grew worse" later in the winter, how
ever. His wife's illness earlier in the
summer caused Rockefeller to post
pone until winter his return to" New
Tork.
' As a result of the Rockefellers liv
ing in Ohio seven months,, Rockefeller
Eitel Friedrich
Not Fit. for Sea
TJaitad States OoTHuntat Officials Se-
elar That German Commerce De
stroyer -WW Have to Be Sehuilt.
Washington, March 12. The con
sensus of opinion ; among government
officials today -was : that; the German
converted cruiser Eitel Friedrich -would
eventually, decide, to . in trn..". Experts
say she. is, unseaworthyan4 is prac
tically beyond repair, making it almost
necessary to rebuild, her. , " t
No announcement of Internment is
expected . to be made .'until after the
Eitel has partially repaired and coaled
and possibly i not until after' she has
attempted to make "a; start.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Petera conferred with President Wil
son regarding, the matter before the
cabinets Iater he ordered Collector of
the Port Hamilton, at Norfolk," to .get
a statement from every member of the
irrye s cre , . - t
T a . . . . -
was declared a resident of -Cuyahoga
county and officials attempted to col
lect taxps on property at an assessed
value of $310,000,900. ,
Last Tuesday was balmy, and Mrs.
Rockefeller's health was so much im
proved . that physicians permitted her
to be carried out, in the garden to see
how, the plants had withstood the win
ter. She seemed in good spirits, and
appeared to be improving. . Yesterday
she also eeemer better, but her condi
tion became critical this morning, and
she sank rapidly. , , ;
About -600 employes of ' the estate
were .organized after . Mrs. Rockefel
ler's death to prevent the admittance
of strangers. . . . , ' .
When tone considers that her hus-
( Concluded on Page Sixteen. Column Six)
BELIEVED AMERICAN
DEMANDS TURNED
DOWN BY ENGLAND
Great. Britain's Reply, to the
x Washington ; Note . Offering
Suggestions; Is Ready.'
ft'aited Press "Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 12. Great Brit
ain's answer to the recent American
note offering suggestions for the
amicable settlement of differences be
tween the European belligerents in the
present "food war," will be handed to
day to Walter Hlnes Page, American
ambassador -at London.
Its text has been withheld, but It is
known that, in effect, it will be a re
fusal of the American demands. It
is also believed that as soon as its
receipt has been ""officially acknowl
edged by the , American government,
England will, issue an order in council
putting into effect the proposed block
ade of Germany. .
The American note to which today's
note is a reply suggested tnat Testrlc
tions against the importation of food
stuffs into Germany be removed if
Germany would abandon her submarine
warfare on British merchantmen.
Woman Fights Off
TKugs With Strap
San-Francisco, March- 12-When-attacked
"by: three thugs In front of her
home, Mrs". II.. C..- Ralston fought them
off - singlehanded with small : strap
sne carried unui ponce assistance ar
rarrfed
J,
rived.
fillSIAKEIJ ZEAL
GAUSEDSINKING
OF U S. VESSEL
Germany Regards Sinking of
American Ship William P.
Frye by Cruiser Eitel Fried
rich as Unwarranted.
PRELIMINARY REPORTS
SHOW GERMANS WRONG
Punishment of Captain Thier
ichens Will Probably Be
Demanded.
Germany Admits Error.
Amsterdam, March 12. That'
Germany regards the sinking of
the American ship William P.
Frye by the converted cruiser
Prinz Kitel Friedrich as unwar
ranted was the word brought
here today in dispatches from
Berlin. j
The news created a painful
Impression jn German official
circles. A strong protest Is ex-
pected from the Washington
government and it will be re
ceived in a conciliatory spirit.
Washington will be advised
that the "unfortunate zeal of an
excitable captain' was respons
ible for the affair.
Until recently indirect re
ports have been received from
the Eitel and these have not
mentioned any attack on a neu
tral ship. The censor has not
yet permitted the Berlin news
papers to mention the Frye in
cident. It is reported the German
government is preparing a
statement placing the responsi
bility on Captain Thierichens of
the Eitel.
(United Preea Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 12. Preliminary
reports received today by President
Wilson from agents of the government
at Newport News declared that the
sinking of the American grain ship
William, p. Frye by- the German con
verted craiser' Prlns Eitel Frjedrtcn
wa wholly up Justified. It is consid
ered certain that when a complete re
port is received It will be an even
stronger presentment against . the Ger
man warship. -
Pending receipt of all details in the
case, however, no formal action will be
taken by the government. Administra
tion officials expect that Germany will
voluntarily open the case, the Berlin
foreign office taking it up with Sec
retary of State Bryan either through
James W. Gerard. United States am
bassador to -Germany, or , Count von
Bernstorff, German ambassador . here,
A mere assumption of responsibil
ity and promise of recompense will
not be considered sufficient by this
government, however. Germany will
be expected to disavow the act and
to take steps to punish Captain
Thierichens. commander of the Eitel,
In some official way. Administration
officials say the American government
must insist on this latter course, but
no breach of relations is expected, as
Germany undoubtedly will accept the
American representations In the friend
liest spirit and grant a'l demands they
present.
The demand made by Samuel Sew
all,, of Bath, Maine, one of the owners
of the Frye, that the officers of the
Eitel be treated by the American gov-
Concluded on Page Tnree. Column One)
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FLOOD OF SIGNATURES INDICATES POPULARITY OF GOOD ROADS
From left to right Mrs. George . Burns, of 888 East Twenty-fourth street, and Mrs. Frank Cox, of
868 East Twenty-fourth street, signing good roads bond issue petitions at the headquarter.! on the
first -floor of the Yeon building, Man in the middle of the' rear row is Amos S. Benson, and
the man in the foreground is E. E. Coovert, members of the Good Roads committee. .1
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RALLYING TO
CAUSE;
ROLL IN
Campaign Gaining in Inter
est and Object Lesson Is
Shown at Quarters,
Interest is increasing in the cam
paign for signatures to the petition
to the board of county commissioners
asking' -for the 1 calling of -"a special.
election to vote on a ai,250,90 .botid-
issue for tJj purpose of hard surface
ing .70 miles of the county's principal
highways.' ,
A noticeable feature today is the m
terest being manifested by the women
voters who , are coming to the head
quarters of the executive committee on
the ground floor of the Yeon building.
Fifth and Alder streets, and signing
the petition.
They are among the strongest advo
cates for good roads.
It is desired by the committee that
as many as possible register at head
quarters for the reason that there is
available here a map of the voting
districts. This will facilitate the prep
aration of the petition, as it is neces
sary that the voting precinct of . every
signer must be inserted on the peti
tion. A striking object lesson of the value
of good roads has been placed in one
of the windows at headquarters at the
suggestion of Julius L. Meier. It is
a contrast of the old and the new.
On a representation of a roadway
filled with ruts and holes is a covered
wagon drawn by oxen making its
laborious way. On another level is a
smooth roadway; over which automo
biles and auto trucks, heavily laden,
are smoothly running.
Some inquiries have been received
(Concluded on Page Three. Column Fonr.)
WOMEN
GOOD
ROADS
SIGNATURES
4t&K-jti i V
Lapland Escapes
Submarine; Sags
Rumor in London
Wireless Dispatch, Reports Trans
Atlantic Liner Met German Direr"
. at Mouth of Mersey.
London, iMarch 12. A. German sub
marine attempted to torpedo the Bed
Star Liner Lapland while shs was
speeding toward New Tork with 108
passengers, according to dispatches
received here f rorp Liverpool. Many
of those on board were Americans.
Although the offices of the line re
fused; to, confirm this, - the report was
widely , credited, and the London news
papers .accepting It as tre,. renewed
their appeals, to the government for
: - The -hews: 'reached here in a brief
wireless dispatch. It said the Lap
land encountered the submarine as she
left the Mersey river. ; Before the
undersea craft could take any; offen
sive action, however, the liner put on
full speed and escaped.
The Lapland left Liverpool at noon
yesterday. Reports of the attack wer
partically' confirmed when the captain
of i coast -vessel arriving in Liver
pool several hours later reported that
a submarine had fired a torpedo at
him eight miles northwest of the
Mersey, missing the - ship by only "20
yards.;
France Calls Out
Her 1916 Reserves
Paris, March 12. The chamber of
deputies today voted to call the re
serves of the class of 1916 to their
colors ; immediately.
Woman ; Champion Dies at ? Front.
London, March 12. Madge Frazer,
woman golf champion of Scotland, is
dead today of typhoid fever In Servla,
where she went to serve as a war
nurse. .
BATTLE FOR WARSAW
RENEWED; PULTUSK IS
GERMANS
OBJECTIVE
Von : Hindehburg, Advancing
" 'From North arid West,
Meets Slavs at Przasnysz,
(United Preaa Teaaed IWIre.
retrograd., Atarch -12. The - greatest
battle since ' that at the Masurian
Lakes wadmttsd -today, to, -be de
veloping at Przasnyss. Ar big Rasalaa
force, it was announced. Is In contact
with the Germans,' who are advancing
from the north and west
The objective pojnt of the Germans
Is the fortress at Pultusk, ,30 miles
north or .Warsaw, commanding ; the
ioaa to Warsaw, jsef ore the Germans
can reach Pultusk they must recapture
jTzasnyss -ana - force back -the Rus
sians, ror a distance of 25 miles
it was also oriicially announced
that the Germans are on jthe offensive
at Lomza and at Ostrolenka, and that
the , bombardment f ; Ossowets con
tinues, i.
; Germans - Capture
7500.
Berlin, by wireless to Bayville. L. T.
March 12. In two battles In.-Poland,
one at -Przasnyss and another' at Au
gustof, 7500 Russians have been taken
prisoners, the war office announced
this afternoon.; The prisoners include
two regimental commanders. ; -
The government ridicules the Rus
sian claims of victory "st Prsasnyss.
It declares' that during tjhre last eight
dayg the Germans have bautured 11,
460 men.
British forces, attempting to ad
vance from Keuvechappeile In France
have been repulsed with jheavy losses,
the statement asserts.
The most decisive .German victory,
according to the war office, has oc
curred northeast of Augustof, where
4000 Russians, three cannon and 10
machine guns were captufed. The Rus
sians, it was declared, are retiring
from this entire district. A series of
successful German attacks northwest
of Ostrolenka were reported.
Belgians Adrance on Coast.
Paris, March ,12. A lull has oc
curred In the fighting In the Cham
pagne district, and .at almost every
other point, .sceording to an' official
statement issued today by the French
war office.' Two Belgian divisions, it
was claimed, advanced between 400 and
io. -.-yards - at airrerent points on the
seacoast, notably southeast " of Nleu-
port. ,'.':;'., ':: J :-. : x
Westende Is Bom barded
Berlin, by wireless to Kay v ill e. L. 1..
March 12. Two British Iwarsnips and
several torpedo boats - fired S6 shells
at German positions at Westende yes
terday, it was officially announced
her today. . The bombardment. It was
claimed, was ineffective land the war
ships - retired when the land batteries
became active. - -
British Take Lepinette. :
London, March 12. Farther British
successes: were reported in fighting
between Armentieres and La Basse in
advices received, today from Field Mar
shal Sir John ? French, j The. British
also have captured the village of Lepi
nette.Jt was declared.-
McAdoo Operation .
Proves Successful
y '
Xrs. Oraysom, Taantlerov and Old Xe
ot Appendix of tb Becretary of
ths Treasury. - - j -
Washington, March i. Dr. Cary -T.
Grayson, : military aide ..to President
Wilson, and Drs. Kauntleroy ami K..H,
II. Old 'operated here tdday 'on Secretary-of
the Treasury William G. Mc
Adoo, who is 'Buffering from appendicitis.-
' . ... --
The following bulletin regarding
Secretary McAdoo condition .was is
sued shortly-after noon -v
' '."The -operation 'was entirely satis
factory. A normal condition obtains."
S i YR A FORTS
REDUCED; CITY
TO BE SHELLED
Non-Combatants Given 24
Hours- to Leave City by
Commander of the - British
Fleet; Land Batteries Hold.
FLEET INSIDE HARBOR.
SHELLING BATTERIES
Expeditionary Force Sent by
France to '. Cooperate
: Against Turks.
" The War tUanp.
United States Berlin dls-
patch says Germany thinks
sinking of Frye unwarranted;
strong American protest expect-
ed. Will be received in con-
dilatory spirit, responsibility
placed on Captain Thierichens
of warship Eitel Friedrich.
. Poland Announced greatest
eastern battle since Masurian
lakes developing at Prsasynyss.
' Germans advancing from north
and west against Pulutusk
fortress, 30 miles north of War-
saw. Germans on offensive at
Lomza and Ostralenka, bom-
.herding Ossowets.
Turkey Non-combatants
F5myrna given 24 hours to leave.
Demand for port's surrender re-
; fused, bombardment resumed.
French expedition en route to
Dardanelles. Reported British
troops en route from Kgypt.
Constantinople asserts 1000 to
2000 British troops repulsed In
attack on Dardanelles forts.
England German submarine
chased liner Lapland with pas-
sengers on board,, off Liverpool.
: England will answer today
American note regarding food, "
situation, rejecting demands.
France Lull in fighting
nearly everywhere in France.
,: (CtltM Ftih UiM 'WIra.
v London, March 1!. Botnbardmant of
Smyrna, principal port In Asiatic Tur-key.-9:
vid !VIy after . the
Turkish -ommandr 'had refused the
demand for . surrender presented by
Admiral Pelrse, In command of the
British investing squadron. ,
,. Athens dispatches reported that the
outer , forts of. the city had. been re
duced and that British warships were
now shelling ths batteries from in
side the harbor.. t. . M
The demand that the garrison capit
ulate followed, notice by Admiral
Peirse that hit would give the . Turks
24 hours to remove noncombatants out
of. the city. Immediately Mosler;
couriers- sped through all parts of
Smyrna, arousing the populace, sni
soon a procession of people toward
the railway connecting Smyrna with
Constantinople began. v -
The French government has offi
cially admitted that" an expeditionary
force is en route to Turkey to cooper
ate with the Anglo-French fleet now
. IConclnded on Pare Two. Cnlnmii 1r.
GE
ASK PERMISSION TO
v SOE FOR WAR'S END
Various Othec - Organizations
Petition Reichstag in Ef
fort to Put Stop to War.
Unlte4 rreas Leaaad ,wir. . '
London, March 12. A cable from
Amsterdam this afternoon 'stated that
the- vossische j Zeitung declares the
German Agricultural union, a farmers'
union, and various similar sssocla-
tions have petitioned the Reichstag
for permission to discuss terms of
peace. ,
WHAT SOME
PEOPLE WANT
Here are a few things people are
looking for. You will find many
others in The Journal Wast Ads
today where these items also ap
pear: '
- Vevltry aU rigeoas 37
"WANTED Setting hens, Ply
mouth Rock preferred."
Wasted To Beat T
"WANTED i or room house,
walking distance."
Antomobiles-Aeeessorles ' 44
"CASH for intermediate sliding:
gear for 1909 Rambler car."
X.anachs and Beats
"WANTED Launch... What have.
- you?"-
Situations -Mais 3
"WANTED A situation as Jani
tor of an apartment house, or
position on a farm. Have expert-
ence In both." . .
If one of, the things you want
is an automobile read the Auto
mobile column of The Journal
Want Ads this Sunday, and see if
some machine does not meet your
requirements and pocketboole. You
will find many good machines of
fered at attractive prices.
RIYIAN
FARMERS