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War Minister Tells United
Press That He Will Ask
That American Troops Be
Taken From Mexican Soil
Juarez, Max., April 88. "I will
demand withdrawal of American
troop from Mexico In the conference
with Generals Scott and Funston,"
declared General Alvaro Obregon,
Mexican war minister, In a atatement
to the United Preai today. "Tula will
be one of the principal polnU I wlr
try to arrange In the conference. The
othera I can not discuss. Noltber do
I want to dlacuaa the conference, as
I don't want to Injure its procedure
tn any way.
"I telegraphod to Mexico City thli
morning- tor Instructions regarding
the conference and until these arrive
I can not say whethor I will consent
to holding meetings on American soil,
I Intend to keep the entire confer
ence confidential until I meet Gen
erals Scott and Punston. (
"The situation In Mexico is rapidly
'becoming peaceful. There Is not a
- nxl bandit group of Importance
left In the state or Chihuahua. A
few atlll exist in the state of Durango
and Coahulla, but they are now nego
tiating for surrender.
"The Carranza government' Is able
to cone with the situation without
outside assistance. We have sufficient
troops and elements for this purpose.
, The pursuit of bands such as Villa's
must be done as In a hunt, not by a
largo column, as the outlaw bands
re small and remain In the moun
tains. "Villa Is not dead, but he Is sorl
ously wounded In the leg. He has
bad no medical attention and he la
In a grave condition. At last reports
Villa was In the mountains In the
wlclntty of Guerrero. He may be
headed for the Sonona border."
Obregon laughed when asked about
Ms rumored rupture with Carranza.
"No friction has ever exlslted be
tween us," he declared, "and at the
, present time there Is no reason for
any existing."
Obregon established headquarters
In the Juarez customs house room
-where President Taft met President
Porflrlo Dla. He Immediately con
ferred with Generala Trevino and
Gavlra, Consul Garcia and Ramon
Xlturbe, the Mexican envoy to Japan.
A third apeclal train, bringing Gen
eral Gutierrez and his party to the
torder, wu wrecked this morning at
Villa Ahumada when Ita engine waa
derailed. Obregon ordered a train
from Juarei to meet the atranded
passengers and bring them to the
border.
Obregon will not crosa Into El Paso
until Generala Scott and Punston ar
rive, It waa declared. In the mean
time he will lire in a private car at
Juarei station.
151 Paso, April 28.- The entire city
of Juarei turned out to meet General
Alvaro "Obregon and his glittering
ataff when they arrived at 9 a. m. to
day for the conference with American
representatives.
With Obregon were 200 tpt the
flnest Mexican soldiers soon In Juarez
In years as a personal bodyguard.
Troops lined the Btroots and military
hands played stirring nlrs as the do
facto government's war minister en
tered. He was accompanied by Gen
tirnls Trevino and Gutierrez, ' Mayor
Jobb llerrera of Parrnl and a num
ber of minor officials.
Obregon wore a dark grey, bolted
military coat. The other officers
were In full dross uniform, loaded
with gold braid and Ince. Even the
(Continued on Page 4.)
SEND eu ro
HKE ARMY
LINES III r.lEXICO
Columbus, N. M., April 28. A
four-mile long column of U. 8. cav
alry rode Into Mexico this afternoon
from the base camp here. This Is
the largest body to cross the line
since the first expeditionary forces
went south. The cavalry la reinforc
ing lines of communications.
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AGAINST AMERICANS
Nainlqulpa, Mex., by Wireless to
Columbus, N. M., April 28. Villa
sympathisers In towns along the
Mexico and Northweatern railroad
are actively trying to arouse the na
tives agalnat the American expedl
Hon, the San Antonio advanced base
wireless reported today.
This In connection with the Parral
Incident and Major Howie's report
that citizens at La Joya, Rosarlo and
Santa Cms ambushed his column,
showed the necessity for shortening
the lines of communications and hav
ing an understanding with the de
facto government before marching
further south. .
San Antonio wirelessed that two
tralnloads of Carranxlstaa had pass
ed through there en route to CusI
hulrachic. Tnmacblc and Santa
Tomas to reinforce the garrisons, and
ostensibly to quell any Vllllata out
burst inspired by the antt-Amerlcan
feeling.
The ride of Howxe and a squadron
of the 11th cavalry through Vllllata
ambushes, penetrating to the Dur
ango lino, 571 miles from the bor
der, will go down In history as one
of the most notable featurea of the
expedition.
The American column learned from
natives along the line of Villa's re
treat that Villa was shot In the bead
and the leg. Natives aay they be
lieve that Villa died. However,
American soldiers believe he la hid
ing in the mountains of northern
Durango. They found an Overturned
wagon In which Villa was reported
to have been carried until Ita canvas
top was Improvised into a litter for
him.
Near Santa Crui a native guide
led the Americans Into the ambush
where Trooper Kirby waa killed, four
men wounded and six horBes killed.
The Americans burled Klrby where
be fell. While the Americans were
entering Santa Crui snipers wounded
another trooper. The Americana
shot at the snipers, killing Lieut.
Beltran, who proved to be the may
or's eon.
While Major Tompkins was fight
ing a larger force of Mexicans recent
ly, it was learned, Aviator Rader,
circling high above, saw Howie's
column at some distance and sum
moned it to the assistance of Tomp
kins. Since then, according to to
day's San Antonio advices, the dan
ger of uprisings has been renewed.
SUBMARINE LOST
FLEET
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LondonApril 28. A German sub
marine was Bunk off the east const
of England yosterdoy, It was an
nounced, ofTlolnlly today. The crew
of 18 men surrendered.
Amsterdam reported that, a Brit
ish patrol boat' destroyed another
Gorman submarine betwoon the Shot
land Inlands and Ireland on April 17,
quoting Dutch newspapers which said
that two Dutch vorbo1i wero prosent
and their crews witnessed the en
countor,n,vrhe patrol; attacked the
submarine, said Amsterdam, when
the U boat's commander was exam
ining' the patters of one of the Dutch
vessels.' " ' ' .i -
MAK
SENTIMENT
GERMAN
SAMIL OF 50.000
CAPACITY IS C01I
New Industry Will Be Established on the Line of the
Coast Railroad, in This City, Seven Car Loads of
Machinery Shipped From Bntte Falls Being Due to
Arrive Within the Next Twenty-Four Hours
A sawmill of 50,000 dally capacity
is to be the next great inaunry to
be established In Granta Pass.
Seven Southern Pacific cars bear
ing the machinery and equipment for
the mill are to arrive In tbia city
wlthlu the next 24 hours, and they
will be set over on the line of the
new railroad ready to be erected at
the site and to commence sawing the
logs that will come in from the tri
butary country within the shortest
possible time.
The company that la bringing the
mill to Grants Pass I; to be under
the management of Edgar Hafer, of
Medford, who has associated himself
with representatives of the Twohy
company. The mill Is one that was
shipped in the first instance to Butte
Falls about four years ago, and was
to have been erected to cut the fir
timber there by the Hart Interests.
About the time the mill arrived Mr.
Hart died and the estate was closed
up without putting the mill Into oper
atlon. It waa taken over by the Owens
of Medford, by whom it has now been
transferred to the new company
which la moving it from Jackson
county to Josephine county.
The mill will be erected upon the
line of the Twohy railroad, on the
north aide of the river, and within
the city limits. When Mr. Hafer was
here a few days ago arranging for
the Bhlpment he had not definitely
decided between two sites In the lo
callty named, one being In proximity
to the box factory.' This will prob
ably be determined on the arrival of
the machinery tomorrow, the site to
be upon part of the land that waa
deeded to the Twohys by the city with
the railroad. right-of-way.
The new sawmill la but one of sev
eral new industries that are on the
cards for establishment along the
line of the new railroad during the
season, at least one other of which
WEE AUTHOR GIVES VIEWS Oil
IRE BURNETT IDRATIOII SILL
. San Francisco, April 28. Defend-
lng Japan's position in the protest
against certain wordings in the
Burnett Immigration bill, K. K. Ka -
wakaml, Japanese author and
student, today gave the United Press
a statement regarding the situation.
Kawakaml has published a number
of books on American-Japanese rela
tlons and oriental affairs.
By K. K. Kawakaml.
In reading the newspaper accounts tn "gentlemen's agreement"
of the Japanese protest on certain ,,n 1918' wnen " terminates,
phrases of the Burnett bill, twoj What Japan resents Is an unneces
polnts must be kept In mind. First, ; &ry affront, as is Implied In the
the Burnett blll-ls In reality a Japan-'Burnett bill. The Japanese govern
ese exclusion bill, directed partlcu- ment thinks, and with good reason,
larly against the Japanese. that It has done everything to meet
Secondly, Japan's intention In pro- America's wishes In the matter of
testing against It Is not to seek, elth-, Immigration. Naturally, she does
er immediately or eventually, free , not underatand why It has to be made
Immigration of her nationals Into 1 n object of such a thinly-veiled In-
thlfl country.
The Burnett bill does not name the
Japanese among the races It wants
to exclude, but proposes to exclude
all aliens ineligible to citizenship.
On its face, the provision is applicable
to all AslatlcB. In roallty, however.
It hits especially the Japanese. That
is why Japan thinks the bill Is a
direct challenge to Japan's honor as
well as to her sincerity In adhering
to the "gentlemen's agreement."
The second point 1b equally import
ant. Let no American think for a
moment that the Japanese protest
will materialize within the next few
days. The officials of the railroad
company are fast mobilizing ma
terials for the prosecution of the
work of extension of the line through
the Illinois valley, all signs pointing
to the taking up of the work of grad
ing within the next few days.
The surveying crew Is now work
ing in the direction of Takilma, and
has made a new survey that may he
adopted in preference to the old one
in reaching Takilma from Kerby.
The new route swings much farther
into the valley and will reduce the
distance from the railroad to Hol
land, putting that town nearer the
road.
T. P. Wagner, who waa in the city
from Kerby during the week, says
that the people of the Illinois valley
are Jubilant over the assurance of im
mediate extension of the road Into
the valley, and that there Is renewed
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erous mines are changing hands and
mine owners In general are getting
development work under way that
they can begin the shipment of ore
as soon as the rosd reaches the val
ley. Mr. Wagner also states that
there will be much agricultural de-
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rails, the valley of the Illinois, con -
talning 120 square miles, having
been only scratched by the plow as
yet. There is ample water from the
rivers and creeks to irrigate the en
tire valley. ...
A carload of machinery for the
Fldler's gulch mine, recently sold by
Wm. Nell and associates, arrived last
night and waa taken out to Waters
creek on the new railroad, and will
be transported from there by team to
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rived to place the machinery n oper-1
atlon. A millof the Mark, type of
50-tons daily capacity is being In-
stalled upon the property.
against the Burnett bill signifies Berlin, April 28. Fighting around
Japan's Intention to remove the bar. Verdun during the past 24 hours has
put upon the Immigration of her na-Jnot materially changed the situation
.tlonals. Japan is, of her own ac -
cord, willing to restrict the emtgra-
tlon of her subjects for these shores,
; and has faithfully adhered to the
, "gentlemen's agreement" It the,
Untted States approaches Japan In a
manner that will not Injure her sus
ceptibilities, Japan will he glad to
suit at the hands of American legis
lators. If the utterances of Japanese
statesmen and publicists indicate
anything, they indicate that Japan
is amenable to any friendly confer
ence on the question of immigration.
Their knowledge that the "gentle
men's agreement" is an unfair and
discriminatory arrangement does not
prevent them from abiding by It, for
they are willing to concede that in
ternational relations can not always
be adjusted in perfect accord with
J8tlce and humanity. When San
OK RUSSIAN
TROOPS LAUDED
AT MARSEILLES
Marseilles. April 28. A third con
voy of Russian troops landed here
today.
The Slavs marched through the
streets to the accompaniment of mili
tary band music to a camp Just out
side the city, where they joined the
members of the first Russian con
tingent. There was no mentlpn of the num
ber of Russians. Berlin newspapers
said there were only 5,000 men in
the first contingent. Shipping men
In New Tork learned that 100,000 to
250,000 Russians would be moved to
Franee.
' London, April 28. Major General
Sir John Maxwell has arrived In Ire
land and assumed command of Brit
Ish troops rushed to quell the Irish
rebellion there, it was learned today.
The point at which be landed is kept
secret. All news from Ireland Is
1 sn1r MtniAMil '" Tlnfh ' nroit and
" V 7;.w .ZZ mk
'Public admit that the Irish rebellion
, wuiva JUkl VUU9 tiuwuu ta .us B-
est crisis since the war began. .
(Note.- The fact that the censor
passed the last phrase Is -indicative
of its seriousness.)
It was reported that the counties
of Meath, Louth and North Dublin,
besides tbe wetsern counties, are cen-
iters of revolutionary activities,
1 T . , ' t.
Limited telegraph service to Ire
land has been restored. There are
wild rumors in circulation regarding
more street fighting in Dublin, but
nothing definite is known.
In England the public is demand
ing Sir Roger Casement's early exe
cution. Newspapers reported that he
Is "strutting about in his cell In the
( Tower of London, boasting of his
success in starting the Irish revolt
against England's rule."
Caaement na8 partly confessed, the
ment Awl DUt has refu8ed
conspirators. He
gald the counted on
harassing England with a series of
,atr and sea raids during holy week.
iWhlle these were on It was planned
, to land Casement with a picked force
of Germans on the Irish coast, gather
recruits and march on Dublin.
, SITUATION UNCHANGED IN
I THE BATTLE OF VERDUN
l there, It was declared today by the
war office.
East of Vermelles 46 British, two
machine guns and a mine thrower
were captured. German airmen
.shelled enemy barracks at St. Mene-
hould.
GERMAN AIRSHIPS
BROUGHT TO EARTH
Paris, April 28. Numerous air
raids on the western front In which
German planes, Including a Fokker,
were downed were reported officially
today. There were no other import
ant activities excepting an intermit
tent bombardment northweBt of Ver
dun.
Franctsco expelled innocent Japanese
children from her publlo schools In
1906, Japan returned the "compll
ment" with a gift of $246,000 to the
earthquake-stricken city at the
Golden Gate. When California again
slapped Japan In the face by enact
lng the anti-Japanese land law, she
replied with an expenditure of $!,
500,000 for the exposition at San
Francisco.
It Is to be hoped that Japan will
In the future prove as patient and
gracious as In the past.
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VESSEL IS
LOST
Battleship Russell Is Des
troyed by Hittcg lice ia
tbeLlediterraseaad 124
of Its Crew Drown
London, April 28. One hundred
and twenty-four officers and men art
missing today as the result of the
destruction of the British battleship
Russell, 14,000 tons, sunk In the
Mediterranean sea after striking a
mine. It Is believed that the men
perished. .;.:!,?
London, April 28. The British
battleship Russell has bees task !
the Mediterranean, It was officially
admitted today. It wu constructed
in 1910, was of 14,000 tons, and cost
$5,000,000. The normal crew was
750 men.
London, April 28. Admiral Free-
mantle, Captain W. B. Smith, 22
other officers and 676 - men . were
saved from tbe British battleship
Russell when It was destroped by a
mine In the Mediterranean, the admiralty-
sail today. The total num
ber of men aboard was 824.
GERARD AND THE
KAISER WILL TALK
Berlin. April 28. American Am
bassador Gerard is due to arrive at
the grand army headquarters , this
afternoon for a final conference with
Kaiser Wilhelm, preceding the for
warding of a reply to President Wil
son's note demanding a change' In
German methods of submarine war
fare. - f - -
First Embassy Secretary Grew ac
companied Gerard in the latter's spe
cial car. They expected to return to
Berlin on Sunday.
Gerard had not up to tbe time ot
his departure received answers from
Washington to two messages he sent.
following two conferences with Im
perial Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg. He Instructed that the re
plies be forwarded to him by courier
if they were received before night
The Hague, April 28. Positive as
surances have reached Ambassador
Gerard that there will be no diplo
matic rupture between the United
States and Germany In the present
crisis. It was learned today. Attaches
of the American embassy at Berlin
on Saturday began packing their bag
gage, hut on Wednesday assurances
of a nature yet unrevealed caused
abandonment of their preparations
for departure from Berlin.
The American colony in Berlin
learned yesterday that there is no
prospect at least of an early break.
This Information was sent In mes
sages to leading Dutch business men
last night The messages said the
crisis had apparently passed, but If
for some unforeseen reason a break
should come, it would not come be
fore May 5. No reason was given
for the fixing of that date.
There have been no demonstra
tions In Berlin, but since the presi
dent's InBt note Americans appear
ing in public have been made to feel
uncomfortable. Most of them remain
indoors as much as possible, on ad
vice of tho police. ,
This dispatch corroborates the ad
vices of Carl W. Ackerman, Untted
Press Berlin correspondent, who yes
terday stated that he had learned on
good authority there would be no
break In diplomatic relations.
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