WORLD'S DOINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
Brief Resume of General News
From All Around the Earth.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHELL
Live News Items of All Nations and
Pacific Northwest Condensed
for Our Busy Readers.
Efforts to amend the army reorgan
ization bill in the senate was quickly
defeated.
The first ten-pound box of cherries
shipped from California sells in Chica
go for f 100.
Premier Ryah, of Queensland, Aus
tralia, arrived at San Francisco on his
way to London on a mission "arising
indirectly out of the war."
Gasoline in St. Louis Wednesday
sold at 19 cents a gallon, a drop of 1
cent. The decline was attributed to
the importation of oil from Borneo.
"The French have captured the sub
marine which torpedoed the Sussex
and have made prisoners the captain
and crew," says the London Daily
Mail.
A second protest against detention
of mails by the British authorities,
with a demand for indemnities, is said
by the Overseas News agency to have
been made by the Dutch government.
Neutral shipowners are warned by
the British foreign office that all car
goes or bunkers of coal of German
origin in neutral Bhips would be liable
to seizure under the order in council of
March 11.
The Turkish government has intro
duced the gold standard, with the gold
piaster as the monetary unit. Long
standing debts will be paid in accord
ance with the former standard, a
dispatch says.
The foreign office of Chang Chow
Fu, Fukien, reports that 32 soldiers of
the northern army, and upward of 40
civilians not belonging in that locality,
have been killed by a mob. Disturb
ances also are reported in Haicheng.
In a speech before the convention of
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution, President Wilson says: "And
the only excuse that America can ever
have for the assertion of her physical
force is that she asserts it in behalf of
the interest of humanity."
The Overseas News agency made
public the following: "Russian sol
diers at Nikolayevsk, government of
Samara, mutinied and set Are to the
barracks. Twenty-seven soldiers per
ished in the flames. The men com
plained of ill-treatment by their offi
cers." An injunction temporarily restrain
ing the enforcement of negro segrega
tion ordinances of St. Louis is granted
by the Federal District court. The
ordinance prohibits whites or blacks
from living in a block in which 75 per
cent of the houses are occupied by per
sons of the opposite race. The other
makes similar restrictions on a basis
of 100 instead of 75 per cent.
The German crown prince, accom
panied by his staff and a number of
correspondents, approached to within
range of a heavy French gun on the
Verdun front, when one of the shells
exploded near the party. It is said
that Beveral persons were wounded
slightly and that others, including
Colonel Mueller, correspodnent of the
Berne Bund, were knocked down.
A rabbit drive at Lorella, Or, netted
about 28B0 dead bunnies.
Bits of the skeleton of a prehistoric
animal were dug up in gravel beds
near Baker, Or.
The sugar ratio in Germany has
been fixed at one kilogram 2.2 pounds
per person per month, according to
the Overseas agency.
The Danish steamer Frederick VIII
arrived in New York without 697 sacks
of mail with which she started from
Copenhagen, Christiania and Chris
tiansand. The mail was removed by
the British authorities.
Official announcement that Bailors of
the Pacific Coast will strike on May 1
if shipping interests fail to comply
with certain demands relative to wages
and conditions was made at a meeting
of the Portland Labor Council.
Evidence relating to the rise in
gasoline is being considered by the
department of Justice with a view,
it is understood, to determine if prose
cutions can be brought under the law
as it stands or whether additional leg
islation will be required.
The Overseas News Agency says
that according to wireless report from
Badajos, Spain, several Portuguese
provinces are in open revolt
The revolution in China is causing
some disquietude in Japan, where the
opinion is that it will be difficult for
Yuan Shi Kai to retain the presidency.
Chinese newspapers express alarm
concerning the reported Russo-Japanese
treaty, which 1b said to grant Japan
control in Far Eastern affairs. The
journals say that Russia's need of war
materials doubtless brought about the
reported agreement
Loss of the British steamers Angus,
8619 tons, and Robert Adamson, 2978
tons, by being torpedoed, was reported
by Lloyd'a. Both were unarmed. The
crews were saved.
Margaret Harper, aged 5, only
daughter of Mrs. Vivian Harper, of
Salem, Or., died from burns suffered
when she was attempting to light a
fire in the kitchen stove.
The governor of Kiangsi province,
China, officially declares his independ
ence of the administration of Presi
dent Yuan Shi Kai. The province has ,
population of about 20,000,000. j
PRESIDENT WILSON FRAMES VIRTUAL
ULTIMATUM 10 BERLIN GOVERNMENT
Washington, D. C President Wil
son completed his indictment of Ger
many Tuesday for her submarine oper
ations and it will go forward at once
to Berlin,
The communication, according to
those who have seen it, will leave
nothing to the imagination. It is vir
tually an ultimatum without a time
limit for response. As the alternative
of refusal to make thorough reparation
and give complete guarantees that
submarine operations hereafter Bhall
be conducted in accordance with the
principles of humanity and interna
tional law, Ambassador Gerard will be
withdrawn from Berlin.
It develops that the President has
been considering three courses to pur
sue with reference to Germany. They
are:
1. To present all the facts in pos
session of this government to Germany
and to demand an explanation of how
that nation can square its deeds with
its promises.
2. To send a note reciting that
Germany has violated the solemn as
surances made to the United States,
and notifying her that unless prompt
reparation be made Ambassador Ger
ard will be withdrawn.
8. To break off relations without
discussion.
It is not understood the President is
prepared at this moment to adopt the
third proposal. It is the second which
appeals to him and which probably will
meet with his approval.
Thirty Burn to Death in
New Haven Train Wreck
Bradford, R. I. Thirty or more per
sons were reported to have been crush
ed or burned to death in a collision of
trains on the New York, New Haven
& Hartford railroad here Tuesday
night. The accident occurred at 7:30
o'clock and four hours later wrecking
and hospital crews were said to have
recovered 30 bodies. '
The dead were in the rear car of a
four-coach local train, bound from
Boston to New London, and which had
stopped at the local station when it
was run down by the Gilt Edge ex
press, bound from Boston for New
York.
This coach was telescoped, set afire
and burned.
The car ahead also took fire, and
the flames, communicating to the pas
senger station and freight house, de
stroyed both buildings.
It was stated that there were known
to have been 87 persons in the de
stroyed car and that only six of these
had been accounted for several hours
later.
Among those reported to have been
burned to death were Miss Janet Clark,
daughter of William Clark, president
of the Westerly mill of the American
Thread company, and W. M. Barber,
also of Westerly.
Von Papen and Tour Others Are
Indicted for Plot to Destroy Canal
New York Captain Franz von Pa
pen, recalled military attache to the
German embassy at Washington, was
indicted Tuesday by the Federal grand
jury here" as the organizer and finan
cier of an alleged conspiracy to blow
up the Welland Canal in Canada. With
him also were indicted Captain Hans
Tauscher, alleged agent of the Krupps
in the United States and husband of
Mme. Johanna Gadski, the prima
donna; Constantino Govani, Alfred J.
Fritzen and another man whose name
has not been revealed. It was learned
from a reliable source that the last
named is a prominet German whose
name has been mentioned frequently
in connection with German propganda.
Federal officials do not expect to
bring Von Papen to trial. While he is
no longer immune from prosecution by
the United States civil authorities,
since he ceased to be a member of the
German embassy staff, the oll'enae
with which he is charged is not ex
traditable under any treaty with a for
eign government
The indictment, it is understood,
was returned with the sanction of the
Department of Justice, and is believed
to establish a precedent. No effort
will be made to have Von Papen
brought here, but the indictment will
be held in abeyance in case he should
ever return to the United States.
West Point Bill Passed.
Washintgon, D. C. A bill doubling
the number of cadets at the West Point
military academy, the second of the
preparedness measures to go through
both branches of congress, was passed
by the house after it had been amend
ed to eliminate a section which would
have authorized the President to fill
vacancies at the beginning of a scho
lastic year from the alternates whose
principles had entered. A similar bill,
doubling the personnel at the naval
academy, was signed by the President
several weeks ago.
Pirate Gets Life Term,
Wilmington, Del. ErneBt Schiller,
alias Clarence R. Hudson, who forcibly
took possession of the British steamer
Matoppo, off Sandy Hook on March 29,
terrorized the crew and compelled the
captain to change the ship's course,
was sentenced to life imprisonment in
the United States District court here
Wednesday. Schiller pleaded guilty to
the charge of piracy. In a statement
he denied that his motive was robbery.
He declared he had seized the Matoppo
"for the cause of Germany." believing
she carried munitions for the allies.
$205 Gold Nugget Found.
Grants Pass, Ore. One of the larg
est gold nuggets ever found in the
Southern Oregon placer fields was
brought to Grants Pass Tuesday by
Ben S. Watts of Williams, It meas
ured three and a half Inches in length
and like distance In width with a
thickness of about half an inch. It
weighed 11 ounces, 11 pennyweights
and 16 grams when placed in the
scales, iU value being $2Uu. It was
found 26 miles from hero.
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Lieutenants Edgar S. Gorrell and
Herbert A. Dargue, now with General
Pershing's troops in Mexico, made a
record flight the other day when they
went from San Antonio, in Chihuahua,
to Columbus, N. M., a distance of
more than 350 miles in less than four
hours. They made a single stop, that
at Casas Grandes, where they heard
reports that Villa had died of his
VOTES ARMY
Makes Total, With
lion Volunteer
Washington, D. C. An Army re
organization bill that would produce
regular army and reserve military
forces in the United States aggregat
ing 1,000,000 men was passed by the
senate Wednesday night without a rec
ord vote. It is a substitute for the
Hay bill, passed by the house and the
differences will be worked out in con.
ference.
On the eve of a joint seession of the
houses of congress to hear a message
from the President on grave interna
tional issues, the senate hastened com
pletion of the bill amid scenes of ex
citement, repeatedly rejecting all
amendments pending to reduce the
proposed strengthening of the army.
The argeement to vote Wednesday
was reached two weeks ago, and Vice
President Marshall, enforcing the de
termination of the administration lead
ers, ruled that a vote was required by
midnight.
The amendment making the army's
peace strength 250,000 instead of
180,000, as provided in the bill as
framed by the military committee,
was adopted, 43 to 37, 21 Republicans
and 22 Democrats voting for it. A
proposal to make the figure 150,000
previously had been rejected, GG to 13.
A peace strength of only 140,000 is
provided for the army bill passed by
the house, and a sharp contest over
Ten-Hour Law Argued.
Washington, D. C. The Supreme
court Wednesday took under advise
ment at the conclusion of oral argu
ments the constitutionality of the Ore
gon ten-hour workday law for men in
mills and manufacturing establish
ments. The statute, the first of the
kind ever brought before the court, is
being tested in the case of Frank Bun
ting, a mill employe convicted of vio
lating it. His counsel, W. Lair
Thompson, attacked the law chiefly on
the ground that it was an increased
wage rather than a health measure.
Author Leaves $250,000.
White Plains, N. Y. The will was
filed here Wednesday of the late Rich
ard Harding Davis, novelist, and war
correspondent, who died in his country
home at Mount Kisco on April 11 last.
The main portion of his estate, esti
mated to be worth about $250,000, is
placed in the hands of a trustee for the
benefit of his widow, Elizabeth Gene
vieve McEvoy Davis, and his daugh
ter, Hope. The will directs that tes
tator's body be cremated and orders
that his personal property be divided
among designated relatives.
Hatters to Ask Pay Rise.
Danbury, Conn. Demands for a
wage increase approximating 10 per
cent are to be made by union hatters
throughout the country on May 1, or
as soon after that date as present
wage agreements expire, it was
learned here Wednesday. This ac
tion, it was said, was authorized by
the National board of directors of the
United Hatters of North America, at
a mutiny held last week ill New
York.
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Lieutenant Herbert A. Dargue.
wounds.
Lieutenant Dargue said: "There
seems to be no doubt that Villa was
wounded; conversations with natives
and with physicians having convinced
me that he was shot through both legs
and one of them being broken by a
bullet, while another shot lodged in
his stomach. A man in that condition
without medical attention could scarce
ly live long."
OF 250,000
Reserves, One
Provision Kept.
that feature is looked for in confer
ence. .
Another amendment adopted would
create a reserve regular army force in
time of war, to be composed of school
and college youths, and to provide a
means of recruiting the proposed vol
unteer army force. This is expected
to provide a trained reserve of from
200,000 to 400,000 young men. The
proposal submitted by Senator Hard
wick was agreed to 56 to 24, the result
coming as a surprise to senators on
both Bides of the chamber, since pre
dictions openly had been made that the
volunteer army feature, already in
cluded in the bill, would be rejected in
conference.
Senator Hardwick's amendment pro
vides for military instruction by com
missioned army officers under direction
of the secretary of war in every school
and college in the United States hav
ing 100 or more male students over 15
years old, when authorities of such
school apply for such instruction and
the requisite number of students agree
to accept the training and become a
part of the reserve force of the army
of the nation. Application for the
training would be purely voluntary,
but all students over 18 years old re
ceiving training would be subject to a
call to the colors by the President in
time of war, actual or threatened, dur
ing their training term.
Blue Overalls at Premium.
Chicago Blue will be the excep
tional color for overalls this year, and
only the aristocrats in the trades will
wear them. The lack of proper indigo
dyes is sending up the prices on this
article of apparel. Brown and white
will be the prevailing shades. Un
bleached khaki is becoming popular,
and white is setting a vogue.. Logwood
vegeable dyes from Jamaica is being
extended to goods of this character,
with varying results. The best dyes,
that come from Germany, produce in
digo blue that has long been popular.
High Liquor Tax Likely.
Washington, D. C. Estimating that
the government will have to provide
for $225,000,000 additional revenue in
the coming general revenue revision
bill, the house ways and means com
mittee Democrats are seriously con
templating increasing the tax on beer
to $2 a barrel and on whisky to $1.50 a
gallon. This would produce about $33,
000,000 more from beer and $50,000,
000 more from whisky, and the com
mitteemen are considering raising the
remainder of the $225,000,000 by a
franchise tax on war munitions.
New York May Aid Widows.
New York A municipal movement
to provide pensions for widowed moth
ers with children was begun Wednes
day with the adoption by the board of
aldermen of a resolution under which
would be appropriated $300,000 to be
placed at the disposal of the Child
Welfare board.
If the resolution is acted on favor
ably next week by the board of esti
mate, tiie proposed allowances will
be granted.
BANDIT VILLA DEAD;
BODY IS EXHUMED
Persistent Mexican Reports Say
Carranzaistas Have Corpse.
VERACITY OF RUMOR STILL DOUBTED
Incidents Confirm Story of Blood
Poisoning Supposed to Have
Ended Outlaw's Career.
Mexico City Villa's dead body has
been dug up out of a two weeks' old
grave by Carlos Carranza, newphew of
General Carranza, the first chief of the
constitutionalists, and is now being
brought by him and an escort of sol
diers to the city of Chihuahua. This
information was contained in a tele
gram received by the War department
late Sunday.
El Paso Francisco Villa is dead and
his body, disinterred some days after
his burial, is in posssesion of the Car
ranza troops, according to a series of
telegraphic messages received in Juar
ez Sunday by the Mexican officials.
For more than a week reports that
Villa had died from wounds have been
current both here and in Juarez. Sun
day's accounts were the most circum
stantial and apparently reliable yet re
ceived. They were accepted with re
serve by American officials, including
General Bell, but the Mexican officials
expressed confidence in their relia
bility. The dispatcher of the Mexican West
ern railroad at Juarez reported to Gen
eral Gabriel Gavira, Carranza com
mander at Juarez, that he had heard a
conversation over the telegraph wires
to the effect that Villa's body was in
the hands of Carranza troops. Gen
eral Gavira notified Consul Andres
Garica here, who rushed messages to
the telegraph operators at Madero and
Cusihuiriachic operators answered con
firmed the report and said the body
was being taken to Chihuahua.
The telegraph operator at San An
tonio, Mexico, 50 miles west Chihua
hua, telegraphed Consul Garcia that
Villa's body was in posssesion of Colo
nel Carlos Carranza, nephew of Gen
eral Carranza, who was taking it in a
specail train to Chihuahua.
In reply to these messages, tele
grams were sent to the Carranza gen
erals in the field and to officers in
Mexico City, Chihuahua and other
points, asking confirmation, but no an
swers have yet been received.
Apart from the telegrams sent here
there are some known facts which
have been pointed out by Mexican
officials as lending strong support to
the truth of the report that the bandit
chief's career has been closed by death.
Villa has been suffering for more
than a year from a virulent form of
blood poisoning.
He was treated for this disease
while in Juarez by Dr. W. L Brown.
Dr. Brown says that the condition
of the bandit was such that even a
minor wound would be fatal in ten
days unless treated promptly and with
the best medical skill and care. Even
under the most favorable conditions
such a wound would be of the gravest
character.
Austria-Hungary Will Avoid
Break With United States
Buda Pest The probability of war
between America and the Central Em
pires is a grave concern to Austria and
Hungary alike, for millions of Hun
garians and Austrians in America
would suffer considerably in case re
lations were broken off and everything
is being done in the Vienna foreign
office to persuade Germany to evade a
rupture if possible. Austria-Hungary
insists on being consulted in the mat
ter and negotiations are going on be
tween Berlin and Veinna.
Should a break occur, the Austro
Hungarian government will not take
official notice of it and even if it
should come to war between Germany
and the United States the monarchy
will disregard the alliance as a con
sideration, as in the case with Ger
many and Italy. The press is devot
ing marked attention to the situation.
Author "Peck's Bad Boy" Dies.
Milwaukee George W. Peck, 75
years old, former governor of Wiscon
sin for two terms, and at one time
mayor of Milwaukee, died here Sunday
after a short illness. Mr. Peck was
one of three Democrats who, since the
admission of Wisconsin to the Union,
in 1848, held the position of governor.
In 1892 his opponent on the Republican
ticket was ex-United States Senator
Spooner, whom he defeated. Mr. Peck
achieved national fame as a writer of
humorous tales, his best-known book
being "Peck's Bad Boy."
Deaf Boy Equals Record.
Vancouver, Wash. Louis Kotula,
the Polish pitcher for the State School
for the Deaf, is thought to have equal,
ed the world's record for striking out
batsmen in a nine-inning game, whiff
ing 21 of the players of the Benson
Polytechnic School nine of Portland,
Saturday.
A week previously he struck out 18
batters in a game with Lincoln High
School, of Portland.
Kotula will try to catch on with the
Tacoma team in the Northwestern
League this summer.
Mary Phagan Suit Ends.
Atlanta, Ga. The suit brought by
Mrs. J. W. Coleman to recover $10,000
from the National Pencil company on
account of the death of her daughter
Mary Phagan, for whose murder Leo
M. Frank was convicted, was dismissed
in Superior court here Saturday after
attorneys announced that a settlement
out of court had been scrreed upon.
Mary Phagan's body was found in
the pencil factory.
NEW CASES COME UP TO CLINCH
SUSSEX CASE; NEUTRALS WATCHING
Washington, D, C While President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing Monday
were engaged in marshalling the ac
cumulation of evidence that Germany
in her submarine warfare had violated
solemn pledges given to the United
States, official word of two more ship
ping disasters apparently due to illegal
acts by German submarine command
ers was received at the State depart
ment. Consular dispatches that the steam
ship Margam Abbey was attacked
without warning on April 8, and that
the Aberdeen bark Inverlyon, with a
cargo from Portland, Or., was sunk by
shell fire after the crew had been
forced to the Bmall boats more than
100 miles from shore. Americans were
aboard both ships, and were endan
gered. These two cases are being investi
gated and may be included in the
American indictment of German meth
ods of conducting submarine warfare
which it was understood probably
would be ready for transmission to
Berlin early next week. .
The President and Sercetary Lan
sing devoted a large part of the day to
consideration of the submarine situa
tion. They had before them several
affidavits secured from American sur
vivors of the Sussex and other vessels
recently attacked and documents con
taining information forwarded by the
British government.
' It became known here that the con
templated action of the United States,
which is expected to bring the sub
marine controversy to a clear-cut issue,
is being watched closely by the diplo
matic representatives of other neutral
nations.
Engineers to Aid in Inventory of
Nation's Industrial Preparedness
New York The names of 250 prom
inent engineers who are to organize
state boards throughout the country to
make a complete survey of American
manufacturing and producing re
sources, as a first step toward indus
trial preparedness, were announced
Monday by the committee on industrial
preparedness of the Naval consulting
board.
The engineers, who will serve with
out pay, become associated members
of the Naval consulting board, of
which Thomas Edison is chairman.
Following are the names of some of
the directors:
Idaho M. S. Parker, St. Maries;
Stanley A. Easton, Kellogg; George
F. Waddell, Squirrel; O. G. F. Mark
hus, Boise; J. Shirley Jones, Moscow.
Oregon George C. Mason, Bert C.
Ball, O. B. Coldwell, Portland; A. M.
Swatley, Corvallis; O. F. Stafford,
Eugene.
Robbers in Autos Capture Six.
Spokane, Wash. Two masked high
waymen, traveling in an automobile
which they captured at the point of
guns, ran over a large part of the
South Side between Canno Hill and
Union Park for nearly four hours Sat
urday night and Sunday morning.
They held up, robbed, assailed or muti
lated citizens, chased automobiles,
defied pursuit and concluded the
night's work with a profit of $44 and
six passengers in their possession,
among them a woman.
Shortly before 3 o'clock the high
waymen reached the eastern outskirts
of the city in a futile search for more
"live ones" and disappeared.
"Don't you want a souvenir?" called
back the younger of the robbers to the
woman. A coin waB refused, but a
cartridge was accepted.
Body of Lost Lad found Near Trail.
Eugene, Ore. Lost in a snowstorm
after wandering for many miles in the
wilderness of Saddle mountain, the
wildest region of Western Lane coun
ty, Lyman Maddaris, aged 19, perished
from exhaustion and cold when within
sixteen feet of the trail.
His body was found Monday by a
searching party, which started out to
investigate a report that fresh tracks
of shoes without nails, such as worn
by the boy and very uncommon in that
section, had been found near the trail,
giving hope that the lad might yet be
alive,
Maddaris left the home of Thomas
Cullen, at the south end of Saddle
mountain, in an effort to reach the
home of his father on Big creek, Jan
uary 15.m
165-Foot Pole Shipped.
Chehalis, Wash. From the piling
camp of Henry Hall at Onalaska will
be shipped one of the tallest flag poles
ever set East from the Pacific North
west. The pole is 165 feet long and
measures 30 inches at the base and
eight inches at the top. It is con
signed to a concern in New York City,
where it will be located. It is under
stood the shipment will go East via
the Great Northern and that four flat
cars will be required to transport it.
In addition to the flag pole the cars
will be loaded with other poles.
Motor Train Is Attacked.
San Antonio General Pershing re
ported to headquarters Monday that a
motor truck train carrying aeroplanes
was attacked by 40 bandits Friday
night 15 miles north of Satevo. The
Mexicans were driven off and one of
their number was killed. General
Pershing was with the motor truck
train at the time of the attack. There
were no American losses. General
Pershing also gave the first report of
a series of skirmishes with Villa out
laws near San Francisco Rorja and
Balleza.
Coffee Consumption Big.
Washington, D. C The Ameri
can people consumed last year more
than a billion pounds of coffee, or 40
per cent of all sold in the markets of
the world. Germany is normally sec
ond, but ownig to the war, her im
ports have been cut off. France is
now second, but consumed only one
fourth the amount used in the United
States. The American per capita con
sumption is 10 pounds a year of coffee
and seven pounds of tea.
CARRANZA LIMITS
PURSUERS T0 1000
Mexican Government Welcomes
None But Cavalrymen.
GENERAL'S INSISTENCE IS "INELEXIBLt"
United States Meanwhile Makes No
Change in Policy of Pursuit
Funston's Orders Stand.
Mexico City The Mexican govern
ment will insist with inflexible deter
mination that an armed expedition of
the United States which enters Mexi
can territory in the guise of a punitive
expedition must be limited to 1000
men of one service alone cavalry, ac
cording to a statement made public
Saturday by Juan Neftali Amador,
sub-secretary of foreign relations.
. Washington, D. C. The United
States States is prepared to treat with
General Carranza, as proposed in his
note of Friday, for the withdrawal of
American troops from Mexico. Pend
ing the outcome of the diplomatic ne
gotiations, however, the status of the
expedition will remain unchanged and
the pursuit of Villa continues.
This was the situation as officially
described after President Wilson and
his cabinet had considered the new
phases of the Mexican problem raised
by General Carranza's communication.
Secretary Lansing said he was pre
pared to take up the subject with the
de facto government, but would not in
dicate when a reply might be sent.
Secretary Baker said no orders had
been sent to General Funston and that
none were under contemplation.
Both secretaries said there had been
no change in the policy of the adminis
tration which prompted the pursuit of
Villa.
From other sources it was learned
that the success of the Carranza gov
ernment in demonstrating its intention
and ability to continue the pursuit and
extermination of the bandits, should
American forces be recalled, would
weigh heavily with President Wilson
in reaching a final decision. In that
connection an official report from the
commander of the American forces at
tacked at Parral, Mexico, last Tues
day, by civilians is anxiously awaited.
General Carranza's information, trans
mitted, was that his soldiers had done
everything in their power to stop the
firing at the American troops. Unoffi
cial versions of the incident, however,
have asserted that Carranza soldiers
were among the attackers.
Seattle Dumps 1000 Cases
Contraband Beer Inti Bay
Seattle, Wash. Mayor Gill was on
the job with his coat off Saturday with.
Chief Beckingham and Port Warden
Paysse, when eight trusties of the city
jail and several volunteers from the
fire department began the work of
transferring 1000 cases of contraband
beer from the Bell-street dock to the
fire boat Duwamish.
Later the Duwamish went up the
bay where the water is plentiful and
deep. There the whole cargo of booze
was unceremoniously dumped. All
three officials worked side by side with
their assistants in doing the "heavy
work" of moving the cargo onto the
ship.
Despite the protests of Prosecuting
Attorney Laudin said that the court
was "taking the teeth out of the dry
law, " Judge Ronald in the Superior
court refused to permit the sheriff to
remove the expensive bar and fixtures
of the combination drug store and soft
drink establishmet at 115 James
3treet, which was raided Wednesday
on Mr. Lundin's orders.
"We have proof that the law has
been violated, " said the prosecutor.
"Under the law we have the right to
seize and remove the fixtures of &
place, as well as liquor, on the author
ity of a search warrant. It is pre
sumed that some discretion rests with
officers of the law."
' Germans Enforce Public Modesty.
Berlin What is characterized as a
recrudescence of the spirit of the blue
laws is observed in some German cities.
In Munich the police have been author
ized to act as censors of women's dress
and have been ordered to arrest all wo
men who are dressed too conspicuously.
The first victim of these instructions
was a young woman who was on her
way to meet an officer. She was taken
to a police station and compelled, ac
cording to the newspaper reports, to
wipe the powder and rouge from her
face.
Packers Paid for Seized Cargoes.
London Chandler P. Anderson, rep
resentative of the Chicago Meat Pack
ers in the prize court cases involving
cargoes valued at between $15,000,000
and $20,000,000, stated that a settle
ment with the British government had
been agreed upon and the money would
be paid. "I wish," said Mr. Anderson,
"to express my appreciation of the
fairness with which the negotiations
with the representatives of the Brtish
government have been conducted and
the friendly consideration with which
I and my clients have been treated."
No Progress Made at Verdun.
London Before Verdun the infantry
has remained inactive and only in the
sectors to the northwest, embracing
Hill 304 and the front from Le Mort
Homme to Cumieres, has there been
heavy work by the artillery. Berlin
reports that unfavorable weather is
hindering artillery operations. The
Germans in the Lake Narocz and Iks
kull bridgehead positions on the Rus
sian front have made attempts to ad
vance against the Russians.