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--." . 1 - J Fair" tonight V V - and tomorrow;. 3 . liffht front . to- w - , 'jf' Si westerly winds. - .ft Humidity 52. t v . VOL. XV. NO. 2. PORTLAND. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1918; FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS RECIPROCITY Secretary' of State Lansing Announces United States and General Carranza Have Agreed That American Troops May Cross Border." RECIPROCAL PLAN FOR MEXICANS AGREED TO Forty - Minute Conference Held Today Between Pres ident Wilson and Secretary Lansing Results in Formal Announcement Being Made Embargo on All Arms. San Francisco, March 13. (P. N. S.) The embargo on all arms and ammunition to Mex ico was re-established today on telegraphic orders from Wash ington to the local customs of ficers, and no munitions of any kind will be permitted to be sent from this coast either to the revolutionists or to,, the 4s facto Carranza government. The order was signed by M. P. Malburn, assistant secretary of the treasury, and received by C. 1,. Brown, acting collector of ports. . Washington. March 13. (I. N. S.) Full acceptance of General Car ranza's reciprocal proposal .has been made by the United States govern ment. A telegram to this effect was sent 'to the !ead of Mexico's de facto gov ernment this afternoon, according in official announcement by Secretary Lansing. Carranza's proposal gives the right to troops of each nation to rross' the border of ' the other coun try In pursuit of outlaws. Secretary Lansing's telegram to Car ranza said this government under-', stands that in accepting the recipro cal proposal "that the agreement "is now completely, in force and that the reciprocal privilege thereunder may accordingly be exercised by either gov ernment without further interchange Of view." Gratifying to TJ. JS. Secretary Lansing said the Carranza proposal was most gratifying to the United States. He then Issued the following statement: "In order to.Temove t.11 apprehension which may exist 'in the United StateM and Mexico, the president has author ized me to give in his name public as surance that the military operations I; now in contemplation will be confined to the objects already announced, and that In no circumstances will the sover eignty of Mexico be threatened or In- Concluded on Pa ire Three. Column One) 1,000 LIS PRICE IS "French Gritic Declares Paris is Serene Behind Her Iron ? Wall of Soldiers at Front. Paris. March 13. (I. N. S.) "I am ready to sacrifice 200,000 men but I will get Verdun," said the kaiser on February 20. Every French expert today points out that the kaiser has lost full this number of troops in the three weeks of fighting. Nobody believes that the battle ;is yet ended. "The fighting will continue s ever during the coming week," says Lieu tenant uoionel Rousset. th foremost French critic. The kaiser will continue to hurl ht best troops against our Iron wall, but unless an entirely unexpected change occurs, Verdun will remain inviolate," says Major nvneux. Battle Will Be Kong. "The battle is bound to continue for many long days," says Marcel Hutln. "Germany roust fight on. to avoid a ghastly , defeat. says the Journal cHtlC- All trace of nervousness has disap peared la Paris. The prospect of con tinuation of the battle is accepted with greater confidence than- any time dur ing the past three, weeks. - L Statin and the Echo De Paris point -out that in order to pursue their titanic effort the German, staff must weaken other points of their front by withdrawing men and also deplete their reserves still In Germany. Preach losses Ugat. -K6W look at our own. situation," adds Le - Matin. Nowbera have we given ground in such a way as to com promise our defensive line, We have I victoriously resisted ? attacks - every where with minimum losses. When the I jumber or wounaea in ine Tcuaiea I Verdun region becomes known, the peo ple will' be staggered by the relative Irnimportance of our losses. ; - TV can reveal that these losses re I considerably lower, than our casualties during the Champagne defensive." KAISER WILLING TO PAY TO CARRY VERDUN President to Veto Bad Bill, Is Intimation He Writes Congressman Saying It Is Better to Waste Water Power Than Make Mistakes.. Washington, March 13. (I. N. S. Replying today to a letter from Repre sentative Kent of California, asking that Secretary of "War Baker make a study of the waterpower situation. President Wilson said: "My dear Mr. Kent: "I thank you for your letter of March ' 7. You may be sure that 1 will call the attention of the new secretary to the water power ques tion at the earliest possible moment. I have a deep and genuine Interest in it. I agree with you -that it is bet ter to let water power run to waste than to settle the question of how to use it in the wrong way. "I am watching, the progress of i - ' ... inn mmm MKmr4tF?jA)Ai J I pjsjsjsjsjsjnaMHMBBBBBBMBWB ,. . r i r .,. , ,,. . .., n. . ILLS SENATE VILLA LIKELY T( Mexico Well Knows How In-S adequate Our Army Is toi Handle Situation, He Says, Washington, March 13. (V. P.) "If we think we can whip Mexico in a few weeks we will be woefully sur prised. I believe Francisco Villa will become a national hero there. Sixty thousand men may rally about him." Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, made this declaration during a warm debate in the senate today. His remark interrupted Senator Borah's seeech joining Senator Fall of New Mexico in opposing a reciprocal military agreement with Carranza. TJ. S. Faces Grave Situation. "The United States has entered up on an enterprise the future of which Is not to be forecested," said Borah. "I am not criticizing the president, but we must seriously consider the mo mentous step tatcen. we may have started a train of events the result of which we cannot (Concluded on Page Two, Column Three) No Demonstrations Against Americans Consul Bealea Seported Trouble la Chihuahua; Songh Klders Organise; Send for Booserelt to lead. El Paso. Texas, March 13. (I. N.S.) Telegraphing today from Chihuahua city to the International News service, American Consul Marion Lefcher says: "My attention has been called to re ports of anti-American demonstra tions in Chihuahua' I wish to deny all such reports.- Th Mexican authori ties add the people show admirable poise and control," All Americans in Chihuahua., how ever, today were en route -to the bor der. Veterans of the San Juan Hill bat tle and Rough Riders were organizing here today under Lieutenant Bob Rein, hart. Fifty original members of the Rough Riders already are here. Rein hart has telegraphed Colonet Roosevelt asking him to come and lead the body. Orpet Hearing Postponed. Chicago. March 13.--(I. N. S.) The hearing of William; Orpet. charged with the murder of Marion Lambert, a high school girl, has been postponed. British Warships Bombarded. Athens, ; March 13. (L N. S.) German . . : hydro-aeroplanes . . .. Sunday bombarded British warships In'Asia Mir.or.-r:. - : . ... J BE DANGEROUS FOE the legislation with a great deal of anxiety. . "Cordially and sincerely yours, "WOODROW WILSON." Kent -asked the president to have Secretary v Baker give his attention to the question involved In the Shields controversy the control of water power in navigable streams. The war department' has jurisdiction over such matters. Armed Italian Ship Is Given Clearance Stat Depart stent Authorises Papers for America, om Stipulation Tassel's Armament for Defease Only. Washington, March 13. (I. N. S.) The state department today authorized Issuance of clearance papers to the Italian steamer America at New York, upon stipulation that the vessel's guns are for defensive purposes only. v Queen of Sweden 111. Stockholm, March 13. (I. N. S.) Queen Victoria of Sweden is 'suffering from an attack of bronchitis. ";Vf ?M LOST WITH SECOND MADE BY GERMANY IF &,W SECRET CODE BOOK . VERDUN FALLS KNOWN FEDERAL ATTORNEY T E Government Asks New" Trial for Convicted Man; Then Asks-Matter Be Dismissed, Ordinarily when the government suc cessfully prosecutes a case and suc ceeds in getting a conviction it con tests any attempt to gain a new trial. Legal precedents were smashed d bit in the local federal court this morning, however, when Assistant United States Attorney Johnson re quested Judge Wolverton to grant the petition for a new trial of J. C. Don ville, convicted on his own testimony of complicity in the Station A postof fice robbery of February 12, 1915. The new trial having been granted. Mr. Johnson went a bit further and had the case of the government against iDonvllle dismissed. Oonville It has been ascertained by ! careful investigation, had no part : in 1 the station A robbery and was in Seat i tie the day two armed men held un t the official In charge and secured $100 in cash and some 1400 worth of stamps. Yet Donville told federal grand jury ancrtyostofflce Inspectors on sev era! occasions that he was waiting In an automobile a block or two from the office the evening of the robbery, and that he took Carl Mack and G. C. Gran ville from the east side to the Orpheum (Concluded on Page Seren. Colnran Four) Western Fuel Case Penalties Affirmed SMASHES mm DONVLLE A Appellate Court Upholds Convictions of . Officials A Held for Set ran ding Oov erament by Tals Weighing. San Francisco March 13.-j-(P! N. S.) The jail sentences and fines imposed on the three officials of the Western Fuel company' convicted of defrauding the government out of : hundreds of thousands of dollars of .customs duties and drawbacks' by fraudulent weighing of coal Imported -into San-- Francisco, were- affirmed today by the,. United States circuit court of appeals. . The men convicted were James B. Smith, vice president and general man ager of the. company, sentenced to a year and a half in jail and 110,000 fine; Fred C. Mills,-, superintendent, " sen tenced to one year in jail and . J 5000 fine, and Edward Mayer, sentenced to on year and fine of $5000. The sen tences were imposed by Federal Judge M. T. Dooling. - Civil suits against the company by the government to recover J SO 0,0 00 of the - customs , duties alleged , to have been fraudulently withheld, are now pending. S - h - " " SCENES ON MEXICAN BORDER Fort Bliss, Texas, a typical United States army post on the Mexican border. - United States troop guarding the border awaiting the dinner call Some of Villa's men on the march. r i. - ,..4 t, it -nn in II iii nil " s Hft A,jcevh'JgswsJhei(ssja IT , Pi Private Messages Confirm Reports of Disappearance; nvestigation Begins, Los Angeles, March 13. (P. N. S.) Confirming the jeport that a second secret code book of the United States navy had been lost, private messages were received In Los Angeles today txarlng many startling revelations re garding the lost book, which Is ds clared to have disappeared from the United States ship Farragut, a torpedu boat now stationed at San Pedro. The book contained the radio coda of the entire service, it was stated. This means, according to the dis patches, that no further radio mes sage can be sent fn the United States navy service with any degree of safety. Search la Unavailing. Under secret orders from Washing ton, every ship in the service has made an exhaustive search for the missing book and every ship in the Pacific fleet has reported that It was not to be. found. The navy department at Washington missed the book first when the semi annual reports were received and checked up in Washington. It is thought that some of the naval militia officers on the Pacific coast are re sponsible for the loss, but this is only a supposition, the messages state. These men, not being in the direct line of officers, are believed not to have realized that the loss of the book was so serious. Sweeping Investigation. Begun. For the past three or four days hundreds of wireless messages have been going into the air trying to lo cate the code manual, according to the advices, but so far they have failed to find any trace of It. The code book is called the ."Service Radio Book," and it is used to prevent foreign nations from understanding any messages they might pick up. Admiral WInslow, commander-ln chief of the Pacific fleet, has sen hundreds of messages to the ships un der his command ardering them to make Special search, it is said. A sweeping investigation has been started in Washington to determine who is responsible for the loss of the i i- I Mrs. Villa Has Bed From Los Angeles Wife of Bandit Chief With Special Agent and Wife and Six-Honths-Old Baby Departs for Barts Unknown, Los AngeTes, - March 13. Vu. P.) Mrs. .Juanita. Villa, wife of ihe much sought Mexican outlaw, has fled from her home here today. - Servants said that ,Mrs. Villa, with her six-month s-old baby, accompanied by Andreas .Farias. Villa's special agent, and wife, left yesterday for parts unknown. Brakeman Is Injured. Roy T. Burklew, 43 years old, a brakeman of the Southern Pacific, was badly mangled early yesterday morn ing, when his. foot . was caught to a train which he was uncoupling .at Os wego.' One of his legs was so badly shattered when ti was ground between cars that when he was brought to Good Samaritan hospital it .was necessary to amputate It.. Burklew is married and lives at 321 Holladay avenue. vv 'I ' , ' ' ' "4. .jov.Ji, :V';.-SS 5 J! s A Colonel House Is Saitf to Have Been Presented With Out line for President. Washington, March 13. 0U. P.) It was authoritatively stated tolay Presi dent Wilson has been infornied of the peace terms Berlin is likely- to make If Verdun falls. Colonel K. JIT. House, the president's emissary to Europe, was said to have been presented tie. tenta tive terms as modified by! recent months of warfare. He did not go to Berlin for that special purpose, but while thjere he did receive an outline of the proposi tions. .High Uerman officials) here testify to the correctness of his out line, which says the kaiser will: make the following demands: Return of all German colonies. No indemnities. Montenegro, Serbia and Albania to be divided between Austria, Bulgaria and Greece, 1 Autonomy for Poland. Freedom NaT Turkey from British in fluence. Germany to return Belgium and northern France. Russia to assume possession of Per sia. Great Britain to remain as at pres ent, neither giving nor receiving any thing. High authorities said neither side was in a position to demand indemni ties. With regard to the kaiser re taining Belgium, it was said: "There is no longer any thought of that in Germany." Newspaper L'rges Courage. Berlin, March 13. (I. N. S.) (Via Amsterdam.) The Koelensche Volks Zeitung urges the Germans to main tain courage, saying: I "The last part of all wars is always' the most painful.. We are ready for peace, but in maintaining peace we can not be alone. As long as our enemies , will not admit that their attempt to crush us is futile we must go on. We can only win by sacrificing eVerythlng and using every means to the utmost limit. If we do we shall win." Attempt at Belief Cost British 5000 Turkish Beport Bays British Mads U&. ' successful Attack to ' uoco Be leaguered Knt-el-Antara .QarrlsQa. .Berlin, March lt.-iS. P.) Five thousand British were killed or wound ed in an unsuccessful attempt to re lieve the beleaguered garrison of Kut-el-Amara, ' the Constantinople- com manique declared - today. The an nouncement declared there had been fighting around Fellahe, southeast of the city. . j AmericaivlCollBgiaiis rri ''.'T-'"r : -f -2"-A - YYin iieffion oinonor Twelvo - Servlag , Witb . Trench Amhm- lance Corps Are Cited for Bravery and Will XtcdT pMorttloai Paris. March iZ.-CV.': P.i Twelve American collegians. who are Serving war i ii wee i iii i n sai i mi in i isii i nir" r i f iinr irt iii with the DTencti araDuiane corps at the front today were clted.or bravery In the orders of the day. They will be decorated with -the cross of the Legion of Honor-- . , A - ."' i , WATER SUPPLY OF VALLEY TO BE PROTECTED Willamette Cities to Be Giverj Preference Right to Pur chase 0. & C. Grant Lands to Get Pure Water. M ARTHUR SPEAKS FOR JULL RUN RESERVE Senator Lane Supports Plan for Aid of Actual Set tlers on Land. Washington, March 13. (WASHING TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.) Senator Harry Iane today advised the house public lands committee that act ual settleVs on Oregon & California grant lands be protected and as much as 3200 an acre under a timber statute be allowed each settler to pay the clearing cost. To protect against spec ulation he suggested that the land be patented onlja'as cleared, the patents to be long delayed. Representative Hawley urged that provision be made to protect the wa ter supply of Oregon City, Salem, Eu gene, Corvallis, Cottage Grove, Al bany, Roseburg, Myrtle Point, Oakland, Med ford and Ashland by putting neces sary lands In the forest reserves or giving cities preference right of pur chase. Protection of Boll Bun Water. Representative McArthur urged sim ilar protection for the water supply of Portland. "The land Is not worth 18 cents to the settlers if sold in large tracts to t Imber companies, and they are left with the immensely big task of dig ging out stumps." said Senator Lane. You should keep close to the terms t the grant and make sure it goes to real settlers.' Lane aubmltted for the committee's record a letter from. J, B. Zelgler of Portland dealing with plana for dis posing of tire grant.- Protection for Valley Cities. Chairman Ferris asked Representa tives Hawipy and McAjthur to draw amendments to the bill protecting the water supply of different towns under the two plans proposed ot. placing in forest reserves or allowing, cities to purchase. Hawley will prepare an amendment concerning the prospective (Concluded on Page Two. Column One) Fl William. Stevenson of North Yakima Was Probably Murdered; Man of Mystery North Yakima. Wash., March 13. William Stevenson, recluse and miser, for 15 years a resident of the Moxee valley near this city, who carried $4000 in gold from here to Portland for deposit last week, was found dead on the Northern Pacif lo tracks at Rav ensdale Sunday morning, near Auburn, Washington. He had long been a mys tery to his neighbors and had an un known sotirce of income. He owned a small ranch here, but it Is river land and unproductive. He never had more than 20 head of cattle. He claimed to be an old miner of Virginia City. He was 72 years old. Stevenson demanded gold In every transaction and paid In gold. It Is thought he kept his gold buried at or near the shack where he lived alone. Made Big Deposits. Certificates of deposit on his person how he had deposited in Portland and Seattle banks 111, 910 In the last 1: months. His only known source of In come in that time was 12600 frcm wi '(Concluded on Pag Two. Column Fonr) Mine May Be Cause Of Sinking of Bark members of Crew of BiUaa Differ as to Cause; Bo Submarine Was Sigbt- ed Srrea Americans Aboard. Paris, March 18. (U. P.) Dis patches from Havre today threw some doubt; on the' report that the Stilus, Norwegian bark, with seven Americans aboard, was torpedoed without warn ing. So submarine was" sighted. Most of the crew said a submarine was re sponsible. Others, claimed a mine did the daaiage. Hawaiian Judges Named, Washington, March IS. :I. N .) The tiomlnation of Horace Vaughn of Honolula to be United States judge for the flonolultf district and the, re- hominatioa of Alexander Q. M. Robert son to be chief Justice of the supreme court of ilawail were sent to the sen- ate todayj. . ' X i' JVeocba Flyers Drop 3d Bombs. Paris, March . 13. U. P.) Thirty bombs weva- oroppeo, oy French aero planes ore Con fiaua railway station it was announced- today, j The roa cbioes returned unharmed. . Klsewhere there were no aerial operations of lm portanctr - . T . v BANKED MUCH MONEY PORTLAND BODY IS UND NEAR TRACKS Prescott Mill To Start Up in About a Week Lumber Market Has Improved Suf ficiently to Warrant Setting the Wheels in Motion. Saws will begin to make the dust fly at the Beaver Lumber company's mill at Prescott, on the lower Colum bia river, in another week. For 1 long months the plant has been idle because the demand for fir lumber was not satisfactory to the owners of the property, which includes a tract of timber back of Scappoose, wherelo ging Is conducted under the name of the Nehalem Timber company. The Beaver mill has a capacity of 100,000 feet in 10 hours and will em ploy 75 men. The output Is shipped largely by water, although the plant has rail connections over the Astoria line of thJ S.. P. c a. Henry Klrk. manager, stated this morning that, while he is not exceed ingly optimistic, conditions have im proved now to the extent that the company concluded to set the wheels lr motion. He believes, however, that too heavy production might Injure the industry in spite of the -active demand for fir on rising quotations. The logging camp has been In opera tion for some time. IS EVIDENT AGAIN AFTER LULL LASTING WEEKS Renewal of Smash at Goritz Imminent; Austrians Rush Reinforcements, By Henry Wood. Rome, March 13. (U. P.) After a lull lasting for weeks the Italians are again aggressively active today along their entire front. "Formidable artillery dueling is In progress on the Carso plateau. A re newal of the smash at Gorits Is be- lleved imminent. Daily Infantry fighting around1 Go rltE bridgehead Is reported. The Ital ians are attacking Podgora, an en trenched camp before Qoritz. ' They raptured several trenches, tightening their steel ring around the bridgehead. Austrians are rushing reinforcements. The system of avalanche warfare inaugurated by the Italian Alpine troops is now being waged by both sides on the Tyrolese front. Huge mafses of earth and rock have ben sent hurtling from diziy heights down mountains, burying scores of men alive. The Austrians lost more than 1000 men in this way in less than two weeks. - One shelt. fired at a mass of earth looming above an Austrian column passing single file along the edge of cliff swept 200 men Into a gorge 1000 feet. This gave military strate gists the idea that whole regiments might be obliterated by such tactics and the hurling of avalanches is be coming a science. ' Starting avalanches by - exploding mlnesis dangerous work. The sappers must climb to mountain summits above the doomed encampments and set off their mines during the night These heights are always closely guarded by enemy sentries, who must be evaded or disposed of. .The hurling of landslides has proved effective in blockading highways and hindering troop movements. General Offensive Reported. Borne, March 13. (I. N. 8.) A gen eral offensive by Italian troops was reported today. Heavy artillery has been concentrated for bombardment of Goritz. Trenttno also was the scene of much activity. Embargo Placed on ' E&stbound Freight San Francisco, March 13. (P. N. S.) An embargo on all eastbound freight was declared by the Southern Pacific company today on its Sunset Gulf route to -New York because of the "conrestion at eastern cities, A statement issued by the freight department reads: "Until further notice the company 111 suspend acceptance of .freight eastbound by the Sunset-Gulf route to New York. . The space available in New York for unloading, rehand ling or forwarding freight has reached the point of congestion. Thi is a condition which the company Is unable to relieve." Southern Pacific officials announce that they will resume receipt of east bound freight over this route as soon as possible. The embargo does not affect other eastbound Southern Pa cific routes. Great Bard Can Be Quoted Concerning Posies of Portland 4 ; There is pansies. that's fori thoughts," says Shakespeare. And he is right, as usual ait but the grammar. For snsy" is the French "pensee". - In disguise, and -pensee'" is -thought." Back of s "pensee" is the good ' old Latin "pea- m sare," meaning "weigh." - or' -ponder." ... 5 r 4. Aod these' philological ob. "-j .serrations should prepare ths T minds of all- readers f Tha m Journal for pondering,, tha' ' H i facts concerning - too ..only ex- elusive pansy farm on - earth,'-- "-' ; . " : as presented onttte editorial - page or this issue.- "Only a Pansy Blossom'. might fc'ava been . the song,- 23 years? ago. of R J, Steele, owner of this remarkable - farm. And -now look at him and his paWes! - - ' ITALIAN ACTVTY COLUMBUS IS OBJECTIVE OF U. S. TROOPS About 5000 Men Are Being Concentrated There and It. Is Believed Expedition to Capture Villa Will Leave From That Point. CARRANZISTAS SHOW a AN UNFRIENDLY SPIRIT Refugees Reach American Side After Fleeing From Mexican Towns; Fate of Mormon Colony at Casas Grandes Unknown. ' ; ' m ' m m - - - m . Boosts Crossed Border. Douglas, Arts., March 13. (IT. P.) Culberson's ranch, Sf . 4 miles east of Douglas, was of- ' flclally designated - today as one point from which the United States troops will enter Mexico. The force to enter from there will-. Include the - Seventh and Tftpth United States cavalry. Culberson's is 90 miles west of Columbus N. M. The Tenth cavalry started In on a forced march from S laugh - lei's ranch, 30 miles east, for : Culberson's this morning. OftV battery of the Sixth Field artli- lry accoeanled the cavarly. The Seventh cavalry is already on the ground. A scouting party of one of $ ficer and nine men crossing the border Saturday night, led to the report that the invasion from this point was already on. The result of the scouting party's effort is unknown. Ban Antonio. Texas, March llftf.. P.) Major General Funston this afternoon- announced that Brig. Gen, John J. Pershing would lead the American expedition Into Mexico. Pershing's appointment was generally anticipated by military men. EI Paso. Texas, March 13. (I. K. 8.) Reports were current here today that the first expedition of American troops Into Mexico will be made front the Arizona state line and that the troops may. cross the border some time today. Several troops of cavalry are under- stood to be gathered on the line near: San Bernardino, Mexico, and in all live lihood, It is said, this force will be dis patched. ... j By II. D. Jacobs. El Paso. Texts, March 13. (U. P.) American concentration against Oener-- al Francisco Villa and his . followers is In full swing this afternoon. The Sixth Infantry marched out of Fort Bliss and headed westward, en - route to "Somewhere on tbe border." . Other bodies of troops are moving. The censorship has not yet been es tablished over dispatches from . the front, but railroad employes were told . Concluded on Face Three. Oolnoa Ttir) EGYPT AND CANAL ARE 'SAE FROM GERMANS FOR AT LEAST A YEAR ". - -t r Writer Says Transportation; Problem Makes' Move ,1m- possible; Stories 'Amuse' By WUIUm G. gbepberd. ; Romev March 13. (U, P.) Egypt and tbe Sues canal are absolutely safe from the Germans for at least one - " more year. : - - - - -f While at Athena I obtained this in formation direct from a reliable source lr Constantinople, The Greek Censor ship prevented it being seat at that." time. -.' 4 . t ' - February was tha last jnonth when the shifting desert sands east of ths ' canal were firm enough to sustaiH , inarching columns. The movement -of ' rtiilery and supply wagon on the desert will be impossible for 'months "I Stories that the Germans are build-. , Ing railway and supply roads in the " ' desert are fabrications. - They4 caespd " great amusement - In- Constantinople - ' where the character of tha desert re gion Is wall known. "- German staff experts estimated that camets, traveling from the end of 'the rjumascus '.railway toward the canal. ' could carry only five pounds of ammu- tiltion each besides their own forage. Egypt and 8ues are left out of tw Turkish German plans for: a year to " come at leasU ' The Germans, however, -will . continue ,to threaten tha eansC hoping tb British will We- frightened -into keeping 00,J00 men idle in Egypt.- - - .4 .. ' Head of guprjlte HfXi.K , - Lonlou. March 13. IU N? SJ The Daily Express says: ; A seftsa V t ion lias been caused at; the war of- -fice through the resignation of S. Loud from the directorship of ' supjiiies." - ' v . t- - . "