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r ,t LTPt? trt twf JR.. JL wJL JL 11- jL i JLI4 ii.hiiwmihi-is mi 0 Medfo yirw iwirwHfcmOTBwi .a? SECOND EDITION WEATHER TffHtafti fewY wttli friey I !. Wed. nttr, iwmiff, inwuiiniiii M MMiKoun ()in;no. 11 iiy. mm.mii . iwi NO. Mat RD HHff FIGHTING ONBOTHFRONTS Of BATTLE LINE fljifanlry Inactive Before Verdun Heavy Shelling West of Mctisc ii surprise Yiems ucrman irenen Britisli aim Russian Attacks Rc- cwilcil Berlin Claims Failure. I.iiN'DON. March 28. -The infon- l .olillllUc- inactive wiim irroiiii 11,, I even tin- notable artillery fire re- HiiKil I'm- oolite day- iii the Vnux- BlolMUIIlnUl region Cll-t of thP Mt'llMJ 1.1- -l.lcki lied. I.imIv lighting hit devchcd hihiikI 1 In- miter of mines sprung ( ilu Itiili-h near St. Kloic, oiith f pic. niiil thf notion ho spread to nliiifi-iit lino, according to the ot- n 'ml -tutenient of the Oeminn nrniy icniluunrler -luff today. London Ifuiiiouiiccd Inst night thnt the nritih iii.l captured six hundred vnrd of renchc in tlii region nflcr the mine were exploded. On l'i-l4'i 11 I'mul. cvv mu - !' troop- hnve nuil- il ilu- (Icrmau pu-ilmn Mi the en-l- n limit mar ro-lnvy, unit Iliivro ve lieen fie-h attack Hv the Ru- nii- in the ieinlty of Alokrsyce. jturlin n erl- I hut nil ihee el fort iitt with Inilnre, the attacking fitree P-il(leril)'.' Ilcnvv loc. The (! niinn flying squadron thnt naile :i rniil on Suloiiiki yesterday bliul numerous bomb- oii the new null. 'i 1111. 1 petroleum depot tint! on I iiin f the entente force north, l (lie city, the (jennnn iinnomieeineiit italc-. the nttuek n III rctitliutiult r tlie reecnt iillieil mid on the Teii- oiiii- po-niou nenr i.aKe uoirun. nl.'iiiki dl-pali-he- loot night gnvr ! rit-unltie- in Suloiiiki from the iid ut eighteen eivilinn killed niiil mmin-oiic wounded, nnd declared uit tht (icrninn- lo-t two of the fixe in nc I line- which tiiok pnrt. r ' (It-rmnn nun have c-umcil n i lirr tu the wel of I he river, ir cr. -helling tlie trench Hne- ilh ut Miilititeourt 111 (lie Mix-tor eif I In- recent tlenmin drive took e 1 mttii prince troop soutli lo 11 iil;i of the AviK'tmrt woods, fiom tiili .1 iii'M' ntteniit lo delioneh mnv w In' iiMrimr. A -urpri-e attack hv the French in in iiire-i or J'nrroy, in Immune, i M'ilil liv Pari, n Oermau trench uic blown up, nfter whii-h the nt- iickin fin I-- wiiliiln-u' null Home iribomr. t(H KhIIhii I'hhiI. Bitter fi-hiinu i" nsnin tnkins iliici' iilmiv the Aii"lrii-ItHlinn front. 'lie Aiiolriini lniini-linil ni iilliii-L on t,'iiliiceoln. t.ikiuu n treneh. but in oiiiitii .illai-k- I In- linlinii tureen nut mix -tieiM-i-di-d in n eiimiuerinff the Minion, inn iiiuk Aii-iniin irenein-n. I i' 'In if nti ii' front. ni'i'oriliiiL' In i' I'liiii'iil Uolni' lii'iiiliiuuli'l'- re ill. Vienna ili'i-lari'N Kiii.ii acli- V in (i.illi ill lll -Illk('i'il, the n " Inn iie.' nil. mpti'il mi nllaek ani-1 llie 111 iilinv of (lelicl-lll I: hu'.T iliirmu the lll-l uiH'k. Ilnli, tiinnen Untile n lleer-.fc. I 1 .ml oil I lie Tuikl-li iiilvjiiii'itl lae Ilu l-lliian,ili, 100 mile. eat the 'ie eiuial, iieeoriliiej to re-!- ir,.in Kuex, the iixiaiurn drup- n- ioit )nib and iluiiig extenive ani'i'.'e. i..iiulun ttmiren on dninnco mi' -li.ppiii .iiH-e Oemimiy'tf now ubiuaim. e iiiiiuiiifu wart beirun idiov lilt III li - lli.in 11 iurlnialiL luxrin. iib Mureh I... ve.el with an aic- eanie loiin.i..'.. ,.f 70.000 have lieen ink. oiu'-ihinl ..f this tonnnire he- i.ii,.- l.i iu'iitr..U. Tmliiv ilu. .ink. ' ll'l Mllll-ll -Itjiluer Kliiiue-of ijl . I i . i . . I "! :SJi (,.,, ,, lepoiteil. Tile el. tt mi- ui .1 PLEA OF DOUBLE i "WASlllXiiTOV, ,, , :'s rrBl pnt ilhon le.ogni' ' .1 plea of u j.ni hdvliiK a double tij.i .i v and c-oni- iit..l to six month a tvn vcar aen gnce in i.o-sed on Marion W. Roue, nraili(,.ut (ondnctor, of Jo,lin. Mo., nviu,, ol uitng li" mull ta iU. ml l;..-c lonlenderi he as ron-'.j. ... . - ... - WU ' '"' ' ' ' -III ion Ol .1 co-ion- ASK GERMANY IF RE Siihinnrinc Crisis as Result of Sink inn of Sussex and Englishman Again Acute Berlin Asked If Sub marine Sank Vessols If Torpedo ing Admitted, Situation Is Critical. WASIIISOTUN, .Mnnh 2S. The t'niled Stnle hii inipiireil of fler mnny, throtmh Amhiifindni flenird. whether Bny of it iiibuiMiiiie tor H'ilKil the ltiilih ehnnhel i-leniner Siiph, iimi thf hoie whip Ennli-li-ma n. SeeretHiy Fiiniti nnnoimeed nftet the enbinel meeting tinlnv thnt it Inn! been deeiileil to make such nn impiin. nnd Inter it wa leurned thnt the in ipiiry hnd 1hhi innde nnd in fuel prolinlily i nlivudv in lU'Hin. Tlie preent htntu of the eommuni- cation i thnt of nn inquiry it hn not ndvuneed to the clano of it pro tet or n dettinnd. The deiiiin lo nmke the inquiry nx reni'hed hv the preideiit find hi iiihiser nt todiiy' meetint; of tho cabinet. The iireideiit nnd enbinel member wi-re funiUliwl with nil re port eoneerniiitr the disaster which hnd renehed the lnte department fiom diphinintie nnd eonmilnr reprc--eiitntive in I Vance nnd I'iikIiiimI. Slliiatlnii Ci-HXe. While eablnet meml)ra declared the nit tint Ian Kruve they took the po sition thnt a break with Germany wm lint an Immediate proatteet. It wm aald, however, thnt If nermnny flilmltted toridoltiR tho Simaex u altuatlon would b broimht Hliout which would be moat nerioua. Cabinet menthera nsreeil that the deiMon would depend upon fler mnn'a reidy to the American In quiry. Should Oermany deny that one of her uttltniarinea attacked the Sussex the American government would reach It conclusion from the evidence now beinx collected by Its diplomatic representative aliroad. Cabinet members said the decision tn make an Inqiiirv of Cermany was In line with the itollcy of collecting 11 the Information before a decision was reached. InipiiirtlcHl to IINtingiiMi. Should neriuan.v admit the attack but claim the submarine commander exceeded his orders, officials be lieved that would be regarded as evi dence that it was Impracticable for submarine commanders to attempt to distinguish between armed and un armed tossels. The possibility that the attack on the Sussex might lead to a general clearing up of tho submarine issue was dlseusaed at the cabinet me. t ing. The member of the enlunet -.ml evidence in im c-ion of the I'iiuci! Ktntc Wit not i'iielii-ie enoiiyh tu w n iriini it dcei-ion at Uii- time. For tbio i ca -i hi it w decided to make in- ipiuie- of derma ny. A mnjoritv of the c.i binet memliei', however, he lie mi I (ireliinintiry report clearly in dicatcil the Ruex wn torpcdoiil. 'I'lllllU W-! 'ri)I'lH)fMNl, Althoiich the majoiilv of the cab inet member- pn-int tlmuvht the Su-ex had been loitK-ilocd, iome agreed that the Mi-itioii ol the I'nitcd State- Kimlil be -uiioiiinleil with dif ficult v mill tlie Milking uf the ves sel wu iiduiittcd, or iinle-i. ocr whelmiiivr eviiieiiec -bmild be obtained, flue cabinet in." '"-r thought the -bio had been -link b a mine. See ret a iv Iin-iui; refncd to di-eus I lie nue tiuii us he i titer, it Hi, cabinet room, Se.ietaiie- Lane ,u . c.iuo welc Hot ii. -. nt. E Sill T III. Ml. ..-b., M.ii.b .' - .Il.tle M.i 1 lull l. KsJicrt, until 1. -eltl Imlli. r of t'lulll iblle i.ttlCC-, ille.l here In-t liluhl. a'i .1 7.' ciil-. I 'nt il a para I Mic -iroke tnic.-.l In- re tirement ntarl a year ago, be ered If .... x - , . ''' tha I,.... ;...!.,.. r i vi,i. J. f - ..1 - (MP,., - al,.,,(1llll. '. '.-..- li..,i ,.( ,ti-l"li-. In '..I l.lte- 1 FOR A IW YORK HAS JEKYL-HYDE? POLICE IN Z IL 0 " afi Mh1P QUARTER M m NEEDED M NAVY IN WAR HE WASIIIVUTOX. Mai-,, -.s. A iiiinv with about a ipinrtei of a mil- lion men would be needed by the , Vnited State in time of war, Ai-t-, nnt heeretnrv Koo-evelt aal loilny to the limine naval committee.- I'.ng- I land'- naval lone had been trebled . since the war, he -aid. a ml ml. led that , the In it ed States would pr.ibablx need n- la lite an inerene in .!.... n...t war. He gave it n hi opini the 1'niled Stnte- navy wa not -uf- fieient to cope with H fii-t-.ln--; power if the American policy hcu to protect all it emil nnd hwc--hiii- and relation with I'nn-Am. an' count ric-. , The Atlantic fleet mobilisation in 101'J. under Former Kecretnry Meyer, he ehariieterii(iil as a "juke." i Mr. l'oostvel( declined lo ilieu , tuiliev mie-liioiH nn the around llnil ' the miliev i oIelv within tht iui-iM- iliclion of .Secretary Daniel. lie j accused of murdering hts father-ln-piai-cd the pci'Minnei board'H recom- law, .lohii K. Peek, mHltiumlre drug- mendntioii to ru-e the niemlH'rhii. On the neeil for more men in the mix v Secretnrv lMi-exelt mid: "Fully to man all the -hip- in r. ...!.... .. I.S..I. -, ......l ... .... ....-,..,... .,...,... - .,. - .,. - -iiitable for war purpose, would take L'.i.ooii more men than we hnve now. ".Judging hv the experience of 1 '.up land, who-e nn x al force have in creased three time wince the war be gan," -nid Mr. Itoo-evcll, "we -hoiild lieen j'l.tHiii men in cap or war with n fir-t-cln Miwer. That would Im the oiit-ide figure fur n while, for the l'ir-t six moiitb-, de (icndiiig mi the number of -hip- we VMiuld build and lake into the service for eiiii-t plolcetioii. We -lloillll have to improvi-e ,i yic.it inanx -hips, if vxe could -. i!',im, niiil that would take in.inx men " FLOODS MENACE III I IU il'l. Mi. I,. M.ii.h JS. Southern ,Jt, bi'.-ait todav wa menac ed by -erioii- flood cinulltioiis. A two day-' raiii coming innncdntflv nf ter a twclxc-iiicb -now I nil -en I river- and creeks out of tluir bunk in practically the whole -tale south of the Straits o Mackinac. The -dual ion in the Rngiunw river valley probiihU wa- the mo-t duiiger- oii loiliiy. Itax t'lt.s al the month of the river, ami Snginaw, about fifteen mile- iip-treain, were threatened with further iniiiidution by the flood water- (wining into the Kagmuw from n doxcu tnbutane-. In Liin-ing, the Grand river wu -premling out and crippling imln-lriiil plant-. At fiiaml i;.'iiiL the (Iraiid nvcr .i- iienriitr tlooi t . . with a leeuld tlooil CI. -I lep.nti.1 lion, tnu li- ip the liv. , . HOUSE PASSES U . EMERGENCY BLILi WAslllM.lnS. M i. .'-. An emei'iii'-v .ippi .i.i ... 1 1, i. .. rh.'.ll,- ")(lll to p.l tnl the ,1.1. led -tl.llV'lll of the aimv and the punitive expedition into Mexico wa- pu-ed today.:' Keprc-i'iiiativc Xi v Y.'lk. the li.ii. ... n the hou-e liiid.m of ll-t lll.i lie! M. .11 1IN VALLEYS I , .sagajgHBg V- H.AN .JfeflBBBBBaW PR AK rnu w vVAlT E- irULL MADE BY WAITE i NHW YORK. March .'- The c.me ! nmlnt Dr, Arthur Uarieii Unite, kM ot lhRMl juplds. Mich., by d- ministering poison to him, la ex pected to virtually completed when District Attorney Swann goe ' .... ... , pUevUe l.OHPIti.1 to receive me , confession whlrlt Frank VVallo. bo her of the .cussed man tod brother of the accussed nan. ioiu , the d strict attorne today the voung , . . man waa ready and willing to make The proaecutor annonnceil that be would go to the hoxpltsl late lod.o go to the lioHpltal late tod.o SS-t a ceo m pa Frank brother declared, w.is pi ij make a clean breast of eveivthlni; ll-riesiiicle- (lejirwl t'p. In that ease, the district attoinev ssld, he hoped certs In dlsrrcpuneif In the evidence thus fur collected would he cleared up. "Il wm ue recaiieu. ne saiu, inni the negro maid swore that she saw Dr. Wolle pour liquid from a bottle ...... . .,X Into Mr. Peek's soup. We know that the poison from which he died was given In powder form we know a,is ( that all the iMtixon of that kind thut Dr Unite houglit wa in the form of powder and that the virulent dis ease germ were In ll.pild form con tained in bottles." It became known today that the district attorney's office already bad begun to accumulate evidence to com bat the Insanity idea which Dr. Walte Is expected to make. Investigation Indicates Wulte led g double life. In one he was a den tist practicing among wealthy resi dents of New York, the husband of an helress-to-be, and a polished g en- ( tlemnn who moved In socletv circles. !! ptmble Ul'e. In another phase ot his life thi-.v say, he maintained apartments for a woman other than Ida wire and planned wax a by which he uuld amass a fortune Feck died in Wttlle's New Yoik apartments March C', Juki mx weeks after the dialli of Ins wife ill the same room, ucoi.lnm to the police. (Continued on page two.) SUNK BY TORPEDO1 I.) i.VI MiV, M.i. h . Miiku.; .1 the Itriti-b -luvp.- , . Kii.pii-- "I Midland i- report ed n. a Id uier di-- CONFESSION A HIS BROTHER pat Il irom Aiii-leiil ini. Tin- -team- ( New Mei . .m.l I. ship t 'rower, from l.'iidon, mnvedbo wer r. , lust night Irom Ma-Ii. M"" " '"i " with all t lit crew ol' lite Kuiprc oj iLawioii in IHHU. Ml POISON CASE SAY SO .'.mm- MnvRtrs PIN HClRCSS 1MSTRICT WTV rtHM OR WAITC 1M STUPOR. BRITISH CRUISER OF RAIDER GRIEF I l.tiMuiN. Maieli JS. The llnti-h jcuiiMlleil crill-cr An.le- get- the I credit lor -inkina the (lennaii rnider Ureif, in the North ea, Fehniarv 'Jil, in additioniil detail- of the buttle piibli-hcd (imIuv. Alter the Biilih nrmed mendinnt mini Alciiiitniii hnd eimaind the (Ireif ami had liccii rendered helnle by n -hell which shiitlered her rudder, one ..I her consort, the Andes, npiieiired nnd made il iniMiiible fur the Oreif to c-enpe. Shells -wept the deel. of the (ler m. in raiiler, driving tint men from -nine of her gun-. T'fie raider fired -cMi'iil toiH'doc which the Andes c-e.iped through -killl'ul luindliiig. While thii- engnged, u third Hritish I xi el of the light eriu-er t'c, nt- 'tinele.l by the sound of filing, np- 1HlltV) ,, die -eene. Although at n , great ill-lance, the cruiser alrendy had joined m the action, htr gunner Mndiug I he rnnge and hitting the Oi-eif with niuiirkuhlc picci-ion. Hut the Andes hud the (rreif afire fori nnd aft and the raider blew up with u terrific e.plo-ion, tho theory being thnt she curried cargo of . - ... .... ., ... , I" -..".. ." - ,,'' ,,"' T, """ ( ,.,.,.,.,. ,...tl!Iriitiiliili'tl the Andes B . ,.,i:...r and j.iu- In i the .n.lit lot -ink inv ,,,, """ DIVORCE NULLIFIED: A ;i SAI.KM. ore. M.inb ." A ill- , yori(, 0U,., i,, p. ) llimue from . K Hague, who were married J, 1H9H HM(, who nnv . p,huim. was declared invalid dx Hie Oregon supreme court here toila Hague, wha recently man led aauin, finds uj,Hgef j,y today's decree the un- iHwrul husband of another woman. According to the opinion, the par ties were married In New York. Aft er bringing suit against his wife In Klamath nnd Multnomah counties, only to have them bio. ked uy her appearance on the siene, Hague fi nally obtained a divorce in Clackamas county liy publications of summons Whou Mrs. Hague beard of the de cree she had the case reopened, hut the circuit court ruled against her. Hague alleged desertion, but the su ,., eo,irti , tt,,,0 l0 holding ,, , ,,, nation of summons was Insufficient held tli.n the husband had de-erted hi win It was lirnutt lit out tliai II.ikik i.i.ntly has ui.irilid LI, i la IM I. -,i in Illinois. 10 w.s.iii;tu. i i h j- ihe Ill.lliHl l.l.ll- Mil'. l 1 li. I I.I ' .ll'l 1-lllUL' .11. Ih 'I ! ,1'W .UK' inl who loilVfht Willi tier I'liuiio, the Apache chief, wlm-i lli.'hl lulu M vie., l.il l the la-t ex l ilitioii aci" - tin In i.lir h Amen .-an trimps, 'III. i' ,. -it. 'Nil old ariior- at li i ,n Iii ugeucv, "ii M' lie, Aria., " - I ... i icl Slid I . Ueiierul I (iei.i nil -. nit i- .. illll.il Ullll III l V mi -i.n.ilh . ' Mi. in ,i id in Ihii) ANOES DESIROYER SPOUSE mm CUE SI PERSHNG - ASK CARRANZA : TdDCDVADflllT RAILROAD USE Memorandum to First Chief Requests Immediate Answer to Proposal for Use of Traffic Systems Problem of Supplying Troops Proves a Pressing One. WASHINGTON. March IS. A memorandum to Oeneral CmnrnU, W ,iUtlin. ((.vo,Ments asking for an Immediate reply to the leiiuust for portttlssltm to use the Mexican railways to supply Ameri can t roups In pursuit of VIIIh was prepared today at the stale depart ment. Il will be forwarded to Queretaro probably late today and bo delivered liy Special Representative Rodgers to lleneral, Carranaa Mini Cleneral Obre gon. The memorandum paints out that the problem of supplying troupe, now .more than 300 miles from I he hor der, is a preaslng one and naod not Iv delayed for the protocol covering the general altuatlon. Protocol SiiKttemtluti-. General Carrauaa's suggestions as to modification and ait (lit Ions to the draft of the protocol are attll under consideration by the state depart ment. As considerable Hiiih may be riHiiired to bring the agreement Into effect, the American government wilt urge that the ImmeUlate use uf Mex ican North western rail lines be con sidered at once. Stale department advices from all parts of Mexico todiiy gave renewed evidence of unlet acitulescence In the pursuit uf Villa by American troops. The governor of Chihuahua has Is sued a provUttitatlou sett lug forth the good relations with the fttHed States and explaining the American expedi tion after the bandits. It urges that no uneasiness lie felt by the Mexi cans ay to the good faith of the 1'nlted Statea and counsels loalty to the Carr. gorernment. !.. r iikIIix-U Soiwlil i -' oi iikiiiiwu-mmikiii. Neither the statu nor the war .nner me siaie nor in ear partment received any messages de- re- Kardlng the use of Mexican railways. No answer to the request to be per muted to ship stores over the Mexi can Northwestern railway was re .lived from lleneral Carransa. It wu thought probable that Secret a ry Lansing would urge an early answer. The war department la proceeding with arrangements to buy additional aeroplanes. A doaen Indian chiefs from Art sons are to lie enllated as gulden and wonts for the American columns In Mexico. Major-Uenerat Funston had asked for the services or the warriors and Msjor-tlenerat Scott, chief of ntsTf, today authorised their employment. The Indian rhlers are familiar with the M evh an .oiiiiin ilirouuli which the Vim i ic, hi liooi- are inil-tllm: Villa. STEEL INDICTMENTS BY I Vol N(iSTN. .. Mai-b -'h. -Judge W. S, And. I -mi toilax .united the motion to iiia-b the lli.lletincnls recent Ix ret u inc. I hue agaiu-t live -teel companie-, cbarKilig them Willi con-piriiig to tix Ihe price ut labor! ami -led producU. The indictment again-t the I'luteil Ktnte. Kteel col li.. ration uud K. 11. (Jury, head of Ihe ctH. nil ion, till -laud, u Ihe motion to ipiu-h did not include tbc-e two .1. leiiiliinls, iikiii whom ' service has nut been secured. The steel couiMU.v .ilt.irne.v- attacked the mdietmeiil as being too iiult'tjuile and uiicerlain, di pin ing the ileleiidai'it- ol the eoll--tltiitloli.il I'lj hl- at i fast Rfi nnrii . 'vVu.v.7 tri.!.r nl LLnul UU,UUU:di..i ii.ou-.in.i ,i..ii, i. UKKI.1N, March '-'. I(u--iuu ea ualties in tbe pre-eiit ulfeuive aguin-t Field Mar-bal ..n I linden -In il;'- .mm,- ur. '-tun. in , I in nn ( l , l-l ,, . S. u - ,IL. I , I I, Ml I III to .1 i I.. I, . , in , l, , . , ' ,i Ml. E IKE AGIST VILLA Body of Picked Cavalrymen Concen trated South of Namliiiiipn to Make an Extended Dash After Ban' dit Quiet Prevails at Front Lack of Train Service Hampers Troops. Jl'AltKZ, Met.. March 2S. There in the pursuit of I 'audio Villa, ac cording lo h telegram reeeivo.il hero today by flenernl fin vim, Cumuixu. commander nt .Inures. A message from nenernl lVertnni nt Mmlcrfi slat ed that nothing had occurred at t'niin flrnnde, l'earon, Dolores, Xiihiierachic, ltnhricorn and Jladern. flenernl Itertnni wo without fur ther infonnalion from nny iwrt of tho Mexican front. I'HOt.D HICADQirAltTNItC. Amer ican fCxpedlt lottery Korco, Colonlu Dnblan, Chihuahua, Marsh 18. ( lty Wireless to Columbus. N. M.) I'repamtlons for closing In on Krnn clsco Villa In a quick, thoroughly preparwl cavalry drive worn being pitahml forward rapidly today at the field headquarters of llrlgntllor flen ernl J. J. Pershing, expeditionary commander. A body of picked cavalrynton has been concentrated and now Is In re serve at the front eoitiexvhore south of NiiiIiiiIim on tho uorthenHtorn edge of the Guerrero district. Theso men are pmpareil to make n (Irish of Indefinite duration aa sonn as tho banditclileftHlg Is located. Cnvnlryiiieii Clioseiij It Is known that Amorlenn tut II -tary leaders look to the tgVHlry for the actual capture of Villa. With the establishment of the new American advance base. 110 mile south of Cases (irandea. and with de velopments apparently Imminent, It Is believed that the field headitinr ters may he moved shortly from Co Ionia Dublan lo a point Mearer the front so that (ieneral Pershing mav be In closer communication with the troops In the American vanguard. American reports Indicated today that quiet continued to prevail along the American line and that there bad been no engagement In which Amer ican troops had a part. Ml, I'AHO. Tex.. March 28. Tho pursuit of I'liueho Villa may he ham pered, if not actually halted, nnle the Mexican railroads are made available a the main line of ootn miinientioii with the American army now advancing into .Mexico over U0I) mile from the border. Military men expressed thnt view today after -t inlying dispatches from the front that Villa wa- -till in full flight -oiithwurd ami nicetiiiir vvith little, if mix, oim-it inn L I E WASH I Nt III iy, March -'. The -ub-committce compli'ied the Culi-fnriiia-tlregiiu laud grant bill fur -ubiin--ioii to the public lunds com mit lee. The change front the I'Vr-ris-t haiiibcrlaiii bill include the method of laud chisifiintioH, plans for the -ale ot timber, dipoitiuu of ihe proctiedn of the -ule of limber nnd lauds, nnd the settlement o the claim- under the executory ooniraet. I'uder the sub-cunnittee plftH, tlie -tutus of the executory contracts xvUl be determined in the courts; the pro ceed of the grant lands will be di vided with counties getting -10 P cent, the stale -chools &, the n-elft-inntion fund IU, uud ike general gov erunieiil. III nr cent. Tbe lauds protecting the eily water-beds are withheld from disposi tion fur two year-, aud the na)wid be imid immediately ury. One hun- apprupriut- ed im 1I.1--HM11- tbe Ignde. PREPAR QUICK in ND RAN BILL NOW U PITTMAN OF NEVADA ON FOREIGN RELATIONS WAslllSdTOS'. March 2S. !ena- im I'im. i 'li ul tcadu wa- oteete.l . .1 n i . iii, ii in on the tiirciiMi ' I., nl-.'.l hv th.v I ' , I -i.HM l ,,l ludlttlUl, Irf ft y. m f" - '"ii ,, ri. 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