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ftr I if ' m nimof m 1 1 ii. it n 4 0 wmmwimmmmmmmmMmm4mmm muiiiiaf ft SECOND I 1 WEATHER tafjjjtaK MM AT HP1 1JL 1 "O T"0 T T "TT7' EDITION ium i mm n Pnr! f tfh Y flf fMi,r 1,1'Vy'1 y -!- GBflHUNSRENEW VERDUN BATTLE EAST OF IKE Attack With Strong Forces Results in Gaining Some Ground Near the Cl.auffour Wood 1688 Prisoners Taken by Germans Totnl French Captured in Verdun 3B.I55. . .;. .;. .;. .. ,. .;. .;. .;. : iinit(KJ.i). ,iiii in. via lnidou, Ttchlnud, (lit nio-i Itnptii tuni Tutl.I-li rll)' on llu Illn-cU sen, luis been uipttiivd ly the Ittt Inn-. : ;. .;. ., ., .;. . : : : PAWS, April 18. Alter six !' ic-t while eHiMtie were made up mxl Mock nf ammunition replenish ed, the (lenuuns again have begun concentrated attacks iinm dilfcreiit jM'intu if the French delensis lit Ver ilun. The fir-t iHiint selected wns tho L' mie-iiiile section between the Mcitse nixl Ooiiiiiiinnnt, winch form n Hiili i nt that -crinu-Iv iniiedes the enemy. Jt includes the tumoii Pepper lull. Appmueltes to this lto-itUm nre further enlilnded bv the Freneh but teries on the west hunk of the Meuse, mill it mii with the tiew to facilitate operation- ngninst the salient tliut the Geimiuis iiiinle their recent of t'emite nu'iiiit CumietCH nnd leiul Men's Hill. That having failed, they now nre trying the effect of direct wctrnig tactics, employing dense nn es ot infnntry in small spaces, I n I co tnr with little success. The net result of their el fort hn heen the gain of a small salient went of liiiiinuiiioiit, which, the Freneh elaitn, J- UMWOpW'lm'rt. - 1'ieucli Statement PAWS, April 18. Freneh firl line trenches in the Verdun region we-t of the Meuse, from leJ Man' lull to Oimicres, were bombarded M-tenluv by the Oeniians. Kat of tlif river relutie eahn pret ailed dur in).' the night. Yen te i day the nttuck Itctwccn Douniiiiinnl nml the Meuse was verv indent. The Herman forces includ el troop from live different division-. fast of the ( 'liau f four salient the Ocr.nnn penetrated n front line tieneh, but wen pnitlv ejected. (ieiiniiii Statement y ItERM.V. April I R. Freneh poJ- ttor.i on BtreiiiDucn. tuu vara uutn ot lUudremont farm, in tha Verdun ifeijton were captured by the Oer muui In their attack of eterday. the war office announced today. The (irnnaiu took priaoner 1818 un bounded men. The total freneh iiionera to date la given as 711 of ficers and :u.K5 men. pt The text of the statement foltewn: ' Western frent: Our artillerv ex ten -lively bombarded Hritiah iiohIUohh ta the region of 8t Klol. We eull.v il'iii'd a weak hand grenade at tack directed during the night agolnet one of the mine craters we had u u I ted. On both sides of Im Basse ca nal and northwest of l.oos, spirited band grenade fighting developed In the region of Xeuvllel and near Beit ralgne w exploded several mines f with good results. 'On the battlefield on both sides of the Mouse (Verdun region) there weie ery violent artillery duels. On the tight bank of the river our troops from lower iaxon) wrested from the Trench by storm positions on Btrein lirucli istone quarry) 70o yards south ot Haudremont farm and on the ridge ot bills to the northwest of Phiomont farm Kort-two officers, including tbiee btaff officers, and 1(4 men. were captured unwounded In addiuwu to Hit) wounded men STEEL TRUST RAISES WAGES TEN PERCENT . nl!K Vim. 1 I'" ' """I Stal - Mi'i I iilii.ilinii 'ml i .111 luiinied .timtlur hiIuuh in the wniie ut it- tuiploe, inn I'Uitinu to per t-t ut, fttcctive Ma 1. Tbi-. tolliiwp. u 10 ier cent nrtance mane in I In ii. u v Itolh l..velhei- n .n ILL BELIEVES , ViLLA'SFUNEI Consul Lotcher Fails to Verify Report Garcia Still Sure of Its Truth Cabinet Considers Situation, An nouncing No Clinnnc in Policy Pursuit Now Veers to Westward. SAX ANTONIO. Tex.,'Aprtl IS. Oetiernl Ikdl, refMirtinjt from Ml l'w to General Fmifton, gnvo It a hi opinion that after an thorough nn in veitigntion a he eoitbl make, the n jHrt of Villn'H denth hnd been manu factured in .Inures. Conxul I.oteher, who 4itiil lie had been in eommnnien lion with Citsiliuiiaeliie. nUo linn fnil wl to erily the report. Still Itellou". lteHtt F.r. PASO. April IS. i:plnining the faith of Cnrrnnsit offieialn hete in the repml tHnt Villn'a lioilv wa found at San I'ntneieen Itorjn. ilei eun CoiihuI (Inrein niiiil teday: "Our belief in Villi' death i e Mtrotitf a ever, and we expect ollieml confirmation nn moment, heenne we know the difliciilltc in tnni-MH-t tit ion Hi I'md. It initut lie temembei ed that the liod mut be carried oer a rough mountain tiail of foitv mile or ko, and doitblle rcfpiircn ilelieate hnndliuir. F.erv one in the diMriet aiouml Ctiei believe, the leport. The lelegnipher at Sun Antonio told n be would rttitke hii life oil it- Im my tnie." Nti ('liMtine In I'olley WASHIXnTON, Aptil IS Pi evi dent WiNon nnd the cabinet went oet the .Mexican Hituntion ngnin I till v at the enbinet mtM'ttng todav and attci wnrtl ii.wa aoootfwfed that them wax n clwiHirq iu (lie situation nor in the American government V imiIicx. Oenernl Periling' n.Mtitou what iM-eutred at Pitrrnl hove been Iran-.-milled to Hpeeinl Agent Rodgew nt Mexico Cilv to be comniiinicuted to General ('arronxa oh n matter of in formation. They nre at variance with the ir-ion communicated to Sccretnrv l.iun.inu by tho Mexican embav here. The depart moil t ha information that Oenernl Carranxa will retnuin in Mexico Citv ilv a dav or two longer. Calilnel lteeH Chv Secret urv Iteker laid before the enbinet todnv long reiort4 from fien I'ful Funton reviewing tho whole sit uation on the border nnd iu Mexico. From the Mate department, the president and the cabinet received nn outline of the diplomatic ttlepw taken or contemplated muco the I'arransa government urged the withdrawal of American troow. A decision to what course now to pursue is to be ivnebed between the niilitarv and dipbunntic opecti of the sitnation. Oenernl Kuuhton's dinatchex enme lnt night and are the fullest diM-u--rmmi ot bix problem be e hu sub nutted. Thev contain no mention of the reported death of Villa. That was the only hint of their content Keere tary linker would reeal. The ub xtauee of the met..aes, the secretary aid, was beond the realm of public dicufeion at this time. I'liCktilt ving' Wo-tHiinI It i understood thai the refxirtH show (ieueral l'erhing' men to be south now of the farthest southern point at which Villa's train has even ludeiiniteiv been located. The pur suit i- swinging we-tward into the more mouutuinoii region. Keneued siupiuu' aiountl I' I wii-. imt npoiteil In the dei.illii lit, (Continued on page two.) T SENATE SUGAR BILL VA.slHSTX. April la.-Pres ident Wil-'M f "l- the -mate bill mi-Imii.ii tin pi o in "I -'i. ii mi I he tn i ' nut iP I'tJo tn i i I. n ii to the i " i -'i (jt i i - 'i "' i initelx tii i - i ii i seiuit' ' ' ' ! pre it i I me llllli-iire were m m tiiuiii , .iijii A ffi MKDFOItD SGENES IN PARRAL Top, left lili; pnbll pail, iiMbltcUiite iiKeil iu Ml(i.n itie; Mali's lllens in liu-ln.s (u tl ( ijtj b RESISTS ARREST B YFIST XKW YORK. April IK. Wolfe Von Igel, secretary for Frani Von Papen, former military attaohe to the German embassy, was arrested here today in Captain Von Papen'a for mer office after a fist tight with four agents of the department of justice. Vou lgel la (he fifth man indicted yes. terday with Von Patten, charged with conspiracy to blow up the Wetland caiml. When the four agents of the department of Justice entered his of fices today he put up a right In which he was assisted b) tieorge Von Skall, an emiloe Von lgel. before he was overpowered, succeeded In reaching a safe in the far corner of the room, bauglug the door shut and turning the combination. He was not sub dued, the federal agenta said, until they pointed revolvers at him. "Oo ahead and shoot." his raptors reported him as sating "It will only cause war between the United States and Germany. You have no right to invade this office. It Is German territory. These are Russian meth ods." Von lgel made a similar statement when arraigned later before Justice Howe. iJicklug a lawjer. he was told by toe court that his arraign ment would be postponed until later when his plea that he had been illeg ally arrested could be formally enter ed. Von Igels asHlstant. Von Hkall. at tempted durlan the pioieediiiB to get Count Von Ueinsiorff. the (Jer man ambassador .it lo-hliiKtoii, on the telephone, hut failed BACK BY TURKS M)D(), iril Is Mulish lin on tht south Miik ot the Tiijtli iu Mesoiiotamia have '.- n foited back b) the Turks for t di-mnie in some plates from Sou to duo yards, aays a official statement given out today by tbe offlel.il pri fa Imie.itl Tllf Il O till OtfP I ll rtlllUIlt IV - I I. I I f t 11 -It I'" ' I , . I I. ' ' ' 1 i i ' i w PAPEN FIGHT BRUSH FORCED n' beiw lounlii .ilUO"1 w,rf" "' in Ml on i' 1 Ii' ' .. Hi 1 ' 11 of OHhMO.V TI'IM'W. WMfll. ! I'Mii WHERE MEXRftN CIVILIANS ATTACKED UNITED STATES SOLDIERS iO. and the latliedial iu I'anal. top, rl I'elou, left putt r (lie main street Ktitln-r ami entei lain t i-it-.r-. Iielow, HLNG FID ON T DRIVE COWMW'S, N M.. Ai.nl IS. A speedy motor train enn.ving Oeiieinl Mm J. Pemhing, exditionnrv com mander together with his e-eott, mis fired upon during a drive m ! nt night from Siitewi to the wirele sta tion nt Xamupiipu. according to re jmrla received here. No official continuation of Hie re port could be obtained bv milittm au thorities here, nor could it be leu men whether the report wan based upon I the attack upon Oenernl Pershiii ;' mipplv train mi it- way to Knteo on April' J 1. According to the rewi1, Otneriil I'ersliing wan on In- wuv to Niimi (piiW to attend to the sending of de tailed dispatches eoneerainff the en gagement at I'orrul when Mexicen in ambush near Pro nlencia oi ned fire on the cow. There wei on'" about ten sinners nil of liom fled when the Americans returned their fire. Vrnic of the Mexienn bullets tok I feet, the leports said, and Genera t l'ei-li-ing regarded the imnlent as trivial. A dispatch feceiud from Jottep'i M. McMullen a truck captain, said that a truck truin due to arrive heie this afternoon was hiinuiug tliirtv me siek and woumltd men. Xo repocU concerning the mm.ils were rewii'! bf Major V It. Simple, eomin.'tud unt, uud it -- n"t known here whither tin n i "' AmericaiH t: Ml M IIII-. GRECIAN RIOTS PROVOKED BY 1 TIIKS, il Is The Liberal iiMirninj: p.ipeih i umiiii'iit tit II '-i I to i J v ou tlie aition of the polite dm mi. the noting Sunday while the gov rtimenl organ t mi the Maine on the llherals. It i uunoiiured that liberal meeting will be resumed al itor Kaster, the lit" ral party ineau j while taking aeiiou agant the po I lice authorities (or allowing, It If I alleged, the nietene at their meet jinas of ugeiits whore otJet-t was to I'limil.e r otoiif . v i nl- I i iv ii in i . in ' t' i w it a of '. .i ii .1 I i ii III I , ' t of I i ! Hi Ii I "Vi- NGH I NAMiQUIPA m I llxh f n speei h ax the fundamental ri lit ut 1 1 . 1 ii ' 1- 1 1 I 1 l'i K d"SB3 I ll ff fflwuit i fetf gl't ti of the flm -I building'- In the tit) showing the tiluli tjpe o( of I'anal. 'the nuiiw points lo (lie nieiiiaii (lti' wtieie fulled liKlii a lilal McUtnu inaikel staml. BRITISH CABINET TO AGREE I.ON'liON. A pul 1 Piemier A iuitb will not make lint exacted Mtntemeiit in the house of commons on the recruiting imestiou today, ac cording to an official announcement made nt 12 Downing -I reel. The )Htioueineut ot Premier A ipiith's statement of tbe recruiting question, which he had proiuiaod to make iu the bouse of commons lliot aftcinoon, was taken as uu indication that tbe cabinet mmi-lci- were un able to reach an agreeineut on this subject, which has bi ought about the most serious cii-is the prune minister has had to meet in hi- eighth year as bend of the gn eminent. The deci-mn came ns a complete surprise to those not Mithin the inner circle, but it later truiigred thai negotiation hud been in progress during the night and early morning with that end iu view. He-ides (lie cabinet ncding, there was u conference oi t'n- -tM'cinl com inittee iipKintcd to in.tl.c u final ef fort to blllig about a -olntion of (be problem, but like the i .ihinct, it was unable to reach an agreement and a MMtMHiemeut ot the premier statement became iiiipiiutnc uule- un immediate break up of the coal ition wan lo be tni'id. The sH-eial conumltec cinlsted ot I lav id I.IomI (icoigc, the uutilstcr of munition-, who, putting nil liis old principle- In hind linn h.i- enme out -trungh tor iiniipiiUnis -ervice lor nil men ot miiitui a.' . hnld Ma'-lnl Karl Kitchenei, -tent ir lor war, who iil-o tu ni- i iiii-i iipiinn , IK ucrul Su William Hobclt-oii, ilii i- expect -til to follow the cii'ii-' nt In- chiel ; Wiiltt r J Inn i- I.oiik, pn -uleiit ot the Iniiil L'luennneiit bouiil. ifpresenting tin uuioiii-t incmbti- in tbe cabinet, .nut Aithur Aiider-oii, pie-ident of tlie I, ii. ml ot eiiuiMlion, who, like tli liilioi p.iii1 , i- npp i ii in aiiN I Hither I tl I. -t' t nt I HI p I1 n I REPORl UNCHANGED; osi wTiMiru:. Apui is - 'i'u 1 kii-h ol filial Matenifnt todu) says: Irak front, The situation is un changed. ...,,i-- - Uv, 0 'T'horuk and on our left wing them ' - 1 111 lil 111. 1 1 1 hi 1 111 tm UNABLE PON EC II TURKISH CHINESE REBEL L E WASHINGTON, A pnl IS. An anuislics has been declared between Chinese revel and President Yuan Khi Kai and tieaee negotiations are iu progresa, the state deimrtment has boon officially informed. Proininent lenders of both factions nre endemoring to reunite the prov inces. The American minister at Peking aihised the deimrtment that Presi dent Yiiiiu'tf agent in jmhicc negotia tions is his former vice-president, who resigned when Yuan promised n monuiehy with himself as emeror. Him former war minister nl-o has agreed to aid in enee mrle-, Tlie Cliinese legutiou also Mt'eived dispalebes of the same nature, The understanding is that one of the pro visions of the anni-tiee slipulatea that Yuan Shi Kai shall remain at the head of the gin eminent nn4 that the condition was made li -omc of I tlie rdiel i hlcts lhelii-ili-. PITTSItl HO. Aptil 1. Kiguiei made public here today show that .'tll,00(l,t0il Im- In. ii impropriated bv industrial nn lor the con- -tiuctiiio in tin I'nt-lnirg district of ' Im -pri'ilui t cuke ovins, while an ad ditional In. unu, nop will likely be up piopiniti il in the neai lot are. With these piojcefs completed ail tboritiei -ii v we-teui PeniisyU aiitn will take a comriiaudiug sisition iu the dw-lull- and cluiiiuul indti-tries bee hi -e nt tin miIiu nt the b-prod-iii I-, un nli nt In tin union!. icliue of nke. I L IN ITALY DESTROYED D ARE ISC WTH P N HO UK. liuil b, u.i I'ailii The iiniteut cutheilial at Ainlria, near Marl, was (liktru.d h lne today The fire began iu Ibe renlilenie of lite bishop, from which vlonsignor skldl was rescued with difficulty. Andriu In the t ilh tentury was the !uorll. iciutiiiii of t'mpeiui I "red I 1 I I 1 1 11 I M Will fiilfi "shower rVMfttMHrr. ilem Ml, .ifffl. IW7. Pr. .Oft. WWWWaltiBHVWWWliritliW 4 VO. 23 Von Bernstorff Told by Lansing That He Cannot Discuss Issue With Him Note Is Final Word and Most Viorotis Diplomatic Paper Yet Sent Threatens Rupture. ;. .;. .;. .;. 4, 4. .j. . . . .j, . .j. .5, .;. WASIIIXtno.V, Apill IH. - I'lv-ltlent Wilson will go ! before congittss loiiiorroiv anil lay tho cut lee (ierumn submit ! lino lne before ImiIIi bouses, A bi-emk In diplomatic rela tions Is said to Is' Imminent. Tbe ptvsMcut already has completed the innitniinlca linn be will ilellxer to con-giu-s. t'jt lo the ptvscnt It luiil 1hhii IIioukIiI bo would send bis commiiulcntlnii to lleilln. It hus iUh'IiUhI, bow eer, that the situation lias bet mm -o serious as to i-c-ipiltv initio din-tic steps. , - WASIIINdTON. April 13. Count Von Hernstorff, thu Uurimin mnbas snilor, called 011 Secretary Lansing late this afteriinun ami wa told by the secretary that lie oould not dis cuss the Miihtunriiiu isstto with liim nt this lime. It woanuonneud nftor ward that the situation was tinulittng rd and it was stated that thu dis Hitch of the note to nertnniiy would not be delayed because of tlio isit. W'ASIIINOTON, April 18.Tlio enbinet discussion of the mtbiuariiiii eri-i. (minx rc-ufled in no distaHO in i'ic -ttuation and it a- niiiiiiunui'd that nothing had eomc up to prevont tbe dispatch of the Anuuican imte to (icitnnny, as planned, probably to night or tomorrow. Afier the cabinet meeting it wiih learned that some Hiinta had not been finally agreed upon, and it was un derstood there might be some change in the note's phraseology as drawn up by President W'lUon yesterday. It was said the points left open might be closed ut uny time and the eommuui cntion sent forward. Just what those points are was not revealed. The American goverautent's eom muiiieutioit tn Germany designed as the Inst work of this government m the submarine controversy, is said to be the most tigoroim diplomatic imper President Wilson and Secre tary lainsing eter have drafted. It covers the activities of German sub marines since the lAisitania affair ami is intended to force the question of a speedy settlement of the subma rine issue bv making plain that only an immediate change in Iterlin's pol icy can prevent a rupture in' the trieuill iclalion- between the two count rn I5E 10 e; SKATTl.K. Wash., April 18. Tle Yakima ludians having promisetl to obev the slate fi-h luwa hereafter if grouted iwrmusiun to hold one great fen-t next Saturday, State fish Com missioner Hurwin yesterday teie gi a 1 died to his deputv at North Vak 1111a, iiuthoriring the Indians to eatoli all the -allium thev please for the big lav. The Indians have insisted, per sonallv and iu tbe courts, that their treaties with the L'uited States gave them unrest rieted fishing privilege. They hate finally surrendered. For Kiitunluy's carnival a gathering of l.'itMJ Indians on the banks of the Yukiiuu river near the Piooser daui 1- expected. Thousands of salmon are iuiMiuniled Iielow the dam- It 1" returned that the Indiuu- shull take tin m with dip nets and not use spear and club. RUSSIAN BARK SUNK BY GERMAN TORPEDO E 10 KAISER ON SUBMARINES GOES FORWARD .UNDoN, Apnl 1. According to a dispatch to Lloyds, the Uutaiau bark ftchwatiden, which lit (ueeu 01 1., Sentland, Murch a for Mobile, Ala . I1.1- linn totpediad and -unk by 1 in in 1 'in nun., Tlu i ri a mi-. $t ,' i . -' 111 In- iilv .. O -. I - - ! I 1 I tD I I I I..I. 1 1 r I