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If!- ?ff rf HWHWIWiHWHWJW WW WW IMIlMWHliMf WtfJHJslf ftt IISlH lllM" !" ST- WEATHM rr- Mit , 0(1; Milt . (II. SECON0 EDITION EDFORJD 1V1AIJL JL JlvIJd U JN JfcLi MS ttwsjnHssgssjsi d r i ' -jm yfft"" WMMMliMlrfMM MEDPORQ OftBdON. THCHHiW. APHII. --ii, lffl no. as S WIS UNO GERMANS BRING 'PEACE OR WAR iMrnawnrTn : STRONG FORCES WITH GERMANY 1 SS. " i TO VERDUN LINE A U rhtRbH Strong Force ' Russian Troops Ar rive at Marseilles lo Strengthen Verdun Defense anil Are Welcomed 1 by General Joffre Came From Archangel, Outside Submarine Zone More Troops Said to Be En Route, as Russia Is Long on Men and Short on Equipment. Troops From Russian and Serbian Fronts Brought to Strengthen Wes tern Line French Resume Offens ive, Capturing German Trenches Germans Occupy British Trenches. I 'AIMS, April 20.-A strong Torre of ItiiMMiuti trtMm disembarked at Marseille nt noon today. Th a Itiiesiiins are to fight beside tlm allied soldiers in France. General .loffre welcomed th Hus sions in n order of the ilay, saying their arrival wu another proof of the. devotion of ItiiMwiu t tli common ciiuso. Tlio llusinns nn believed to Imvo ' embarked for France from tin1 ott nf Archangel on lite White . this only ioit through which them in flee ewninuniention between Kiissin nnd her ullics in I hi- went. It is consid er d. prolmlil that the transports carrying tilt troops iiiuiIb n wide sweep out into the N'nrtli Allnnjit! bo i'oie hooding fur the Mediterranean, to avoid t It submarine danger zone in llio vicinity of the llritish Won. In thi connection it in to lie noted thnt I'nbli' advices ntiite thnt Kihkiii liml i'Iom'iI tlio lwrt or Archangel to nil oM'opl government traffic. Thi iimv indicate thnt other troop move ment from Archangel lo the western fimit are either uniler wnv or in con templation. ., Wclcontrtl liy .loffii. The .text of the order issued by Oenernl .loffre follew: "Our fnlthful ally, JIussw, vhoe nnniiM alreudv are fighting m valor inisly against Oermnriy, Austria nmi Tui key, wunted to give France fur. titer assurance of her friendship, more striking proof of her devotion in th (oimiion euuse. "Ihissiuu soldier chosen from the bravest in iter nrmio nnd commanded by officers of the highest renown, liiive come to fight in our rank. "You will receive them like brolh or. Yum will show tliem that wmw sympathy which yon feel Inward times who leave their count rv to onwie nmi fight nt our aide. "In the num of the French army, waleome the officer, nnder-nffi-eers and soldiers of llussiu who have debarked in France. 1 bow before the ItuftMian flag upon which there siton will be inscribed the glorious names of our victories.'' 'I'll Fill Vltlllllll HK. The Itusslau forces will be used to fill 1h gsps or the wostern front caused by the recent righting. The arrival of the Kuaalan troops la regarded here as an event of great Importance and of significance from both a military and political Stand point. The Itusslsns eame oa a great flo tilla of transport. Xot a tingle word of their coming waa permitted to become generally known until they had actually concluded tbe Journey and were landing on French toll. Xo eact detail a to the number of ltussian troops lire avullalde I'AIMS, April 'JO. French ieit nncc in the region of Verdun is coiu iellintt the (lermnn gwieral taff to withdraw lame furee from lhe Titi lon front in MaemlnuiH Mini ScHiin nnd in ltitia, aeenrdlng to infornin tion obtained tiwlay bv tho higliimt inilitnry nitthnrilim boro. The t'itxt divWon nf tho fir-t (ler mnn arrav conw and another division nnt yet identifiiil nre nid to bo nmoiig the trcwiHi which imvo jut been brotueht from the other front. The eighteenth nnnV oonw hiiiI th" olerenth llavanan ilivimnn, it ! oe elMreil, have betm brought front Ser bia. ' SEEMS TOSS-OP American Note 'Delivered lo German Government Von Bernstorff Vis its Lansing to Discuss Situation and Tells of Confidential Message Received. PLANNING DEFENSE Of VERDUN PAIHS. April 20. French lronwi took tbe offenwive hyd night in tho Votdun region on tho right bank of the Meiinp. The war office annonni'o nipnt of Hum nltoniocin nay thnt they enpttued MittH of f Ionium trenohi", oocupied h redoubt nnd took severnl hundred i)rionpr. The let of the ilnteinont follew: Oiitun (lerumii Ticnclic-. "In the Aruonne. at Hntito t'hevnti- chee. Iheie Iiiik bwn iwiiii' mine workJ whicli reultiil to uur nilvniilnge. Wo eniiied the explosion of n hiuhII iniue which doMroycd moiio HUiitominenn work- of the enemy. "On the left bonk of the Mennfthe hninlmrdmimt or our Neiiitid line con tinued lut night. On (he rigkt bank of the river nn'r lroow yohtoriljiy uvciiiiiir delivered a mirilrt nttiick ngninat the Oennnn Hwitioua north west of tbe Fond of Vauw Thi op uratiou made it poaniblo for u to on eupy certnin 4'tiiHii of the Herman trenchex, iim well na n fortifieil re donbt. In the eoui-Ke of thix nctiou, which ciiued henvv ot to the en emy, we took prisoner ten offieera, ixteen under-oflicerH nnd 21 1 men. In addition to thin, we captured nev- ernl innchine guim nnd a certain ipiuntilv of war material. "In the Woevre our artillery has directed a eoncent rated fire MiKtii the ciHiiuiuuieiitinK nmdwny of the en emy. 'There hn been no event of im- IMirtnu're on the itenHiudiir of tl.o front." BRYAN GOING 10 AVERT WAR WASHINGTON. April 2u Tele rnu from N illiaiu J Hran an nounelns th hour he expecta to ar rive bere nd reiterating the opln ton tnat it ould be a 'crime againxt illlition for thl couuly to go lino ur," were tbe ouly intimation ht. h Representative Bailey, of iviinnylvanta. Mr. Uryan' epoke n.an in tbe bouts, bad today of the Neiirekan's plana on bii Washing ton Visit. Mr. Bailey today recalled Mr. Hrtti, g statement that if war eeemed to hi in imminent n would come to W dliington. dropping anything ! might hava on'hnil. Mr ai-l Mr Hran 9uld attend 'i,i il diiiuei htrrf tonuUl lllltlsll Scrtloii CliptllllMl, HKItlJN, April 20, via Umlon. UritUh trenehe for a ttfstanee of (100 meter between lngeman-k and Ypren, Ilelgium, have been ooeupieil by Oermnn troojw, aceiuilimr to tlm officinl Mtatement given out nt anny hendipiartern today. The toxt of tbe offlolal statement Issued tda says: Weatein frent: In the Yprea sal- lent German patrols succeeded nt several poinU In penetrating the Kng- liah trenches. In one Instance on .the high road between Ungemarck and Ypros they gained about S00 meters of the enemy's position and firmly maintained them against sevorsl band grenade attacks. At this iolnt and near Wieltae and south of Ypre the number of prisoners taken amounted altogether to 1 officer and tos men. We also oaptured two machine guns. Bust of Tracy le Meat a quantity of gas directed by tbe,enimy last night against our trenches only kpread into the trenches of the French themselves. lint Ho In I'logiov. In the Mouse Rector the enem) di rected a llvel artlller fire agaliiat WWI.IN. April 'in, 'm London. -The American note to Oiirmnnv nr rivod in llprlin Into .vilotdnv ocn ing. AinhnMMdnr Oernnl prolmbly will pntient It to tio foreign office early thi nflornoon. WASIIIN'OTOX, April '20. -The rnitod Stilton govorniHont Inning an id it lnt word to (Ipiihoiiv in.lhp nib innrinp enntroveray, tnnied today with grnvo expectancy tn Heiliu, whore ntntn the decifon whether the iuiierial government shall nbnndiui lis jifenent method of etibnmrino war fare or hrenk with nahington. No time limit waa not in the com- municnlion, but the president U known to hold the hope that three or four day will be sufficient for it de cision. If none is forthcoming with in h reasonable time tho slop necom, pliehing n break in relations, with nil its grave possibilities, will he taken, fount Von Hernslorff, flonnnn nm blissador, would receive bis passjxirls and American Ambassador (lernnl at Huriiii would be instructed to come home. It was staled thai a rnptttre would not ucppftsitrilv oNlond lo noiinuln, al though diplomntie oiipIoih generally included such ornoials. llciiiKtoirf n Visitor. Count Von llenistorff. the Oermnn ambassador, went to the slate depart ment I mlay fo n confei-encH with Saorctary Inaing the wdlmnrine. wnrfare situnliou and also lo discuss the asrest in New York of Wolfo on Igel, aeereinry to former flcnnnti .Military Altaeho Captain on Papon. Soeretarv IuWiu; nnd the (lerumii ambassador were in coHfetence fully twenty minutes. After the nmbnssu dor hud left the secretary of state would make no stutrTHeut. After the conference it wns learned that Herman diplomat regard the re ceipt of n replv from flermnnv within two or three days na physically im possible. It wns thought a redv nould ttot lie leceived here before ten days. It was tminted out thnt lCnster Arnndav i holiday in Hennany, nnd that neeossarv con-nllutiuns of of fieiala would cause almost another week to elnMo before the Hormau de cision could be transmitted here. Pourc or War u 'I'uss.l'p, Aiubgsasdnr Von Ilernstorff refus ed to dlsvuss his conversation with Secret a iy lnnaing, hut indicated his onll was not prompted bv the arrival of instructions from his uownuueiit. Itegarding the hope held bv (lermnn officials here for an amicable settle ment, one official described the pros pect as a "toss-up." Keeretarv lousing exuliiined in de tail to the Oennnn ambassador the position of the Fnited States and Js understood to have expressed the sin cere koi that the attitnde of the Oennan government would be so ad justed as to meet the Kition taken by the Uniteil Stales. Tho ambassador was understood to have informed the secretary of the details of s message he sent yester day to his government makiug cer tain reeommendu lions which he be lieved, if acceptable to his govern ment, wwild be sHtit'actiirv to the United States, lu addition, the ninbuisudur in- i " j -jf MSA ttii w J BRITAIN AVERTS MEXICO MOVES CABINET CRISIS WliLITARY INTO O'ERCOMPOLSION PARRAL REGION Compromise Agreement Reached Be tween Ministers on Subject of Re cruiting Reopen Voluntary Enlist ment Scheme for Six Weeks, Then If Unsatisfactory, Compulsion. (.Ynenil Hun. licit (left) Is Imin.illuteh In rlmrgo or tlu ciilun ile- f,.Mr, the nuiii ho held out ngnlu-l the first Ricnt (ciiimn ru-li and picwiitcil the foit fnnn Im-Iuk mcrulicliiHil In the ilCHicnt tnwniil Paris. General .loffiv Is ciiKngis! nuipplng out fuillier plntw for defense or Verdun. TWENTY PERISH WITHDRAWA $750,000 DAMAGE I OF VILLA'S PURSUERS T.ONIION', April '20. It i 'tnled utlioritntivelv that n setlleinont bus been reached in tbe cabinet crisis.' Troop Movements Hint to American Forces to Get Out Made Without Carranza's Knowledge, Indicating That De Facto Government Has Not Full Control Over Army. IN KANSAS CYCLONE KANSAS CITY, Mn., April 20. -Report received up to noon today from lhl tornndo-awopt sections of Missouri and Kansas, indicated the death lUt in yesterday's storms would rench twenty. Over 100 persons were injured. Property damage prolmbly will amount to more tlign $730,000. Ktver, Motmii iiOMy',ilia)nri, still was cut lift from comtniinlcnlion today nnd il was imimssilde to eon firm reports thnt si. iwrsons were killed. Tho denlb list was added to bv ro poita from rniontown, Kourfmn county, Kanana, which said four jmt hoiim bad been killed there. Clean, Missonri, reported the dcnlh of John Farria and wife, who lost their lives when a tornado recked their home. Two deuths and the injury of Ihuty persons wet reMrted from Arthur, Mo. The wiud swept n path four miles long and a quarter of a mile wide near Fort Scott. Kan., rating oil building in its path. The little town of Hcriin. in Itour biiu comity, Kan., which leeentlv w. titioned state officials to change its name, was badly dumaed. All of the Knn-nx storms broge during the doyjight. Mlack clouds guc lu-oplc ample w .lining nnd most of Horn wire able t -it into toim cellais. LAND GRANT BILL DEPENDS ON SCOTT NOW COMPLETE SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 20. Fsrlv withdrawal of (he Innips sent into Mexico as a punitive expedition or the anlhnniatmn or military oper ations on a large scale must be the result or (leneral Hugh L Scott' in vestigation of the situation, in tho iitittiinii nf ii mi v officers here. (leneral Pershing is pot uushing hbj campaign against Villa and will tint until b uets fnnn hendounrler au thority mid facilities to opernto mors freely. Officers here believe the finds in the ease, showing the futility of et tendingnwrutionM along the existing lines, will convince Secretary linker's envoy of the boHdeno.H of further pursuit unless (lie commanding offi cer in Mexico is given more ell'ectivo backing. Villn, if he is yet alive, can be eu light, officers here believe, but only by the adoption of n plan thnt Mexi cans generally almost certainly would characterise us n war. Aruiv offi cers are convinced further oiorations must lie undertaken with the under standing that armed iipisoilioii rrvtu both faction will be met. , (leneral Pershing is holding luiftct his 10,000 men stretched from Colum bus to Hiinls almost IIM) mile from the border. The mobile cavalry (de lachments that have been scouring tbe district beyond Katevo now are in env communication witn tne main minion und will hold their toitioi I or the present. (leneral Pershing has sent through Isevciul icpoits ill the lis fort -eight In. HI-, but (lelicl.lt KilM-l"li I'll- llllt I llljllll (III III lllltlhl . I.ONHON, April 20. At n meeting todnv of the llrilish.onbiuel nu ngreo- ineiil vvn ronoiiod tipon the prnposnls which the minister will mnko to r linment on tho subject of recruiting. Their proposals will be submitted nt a seen't session of eaob house of uir hninont on Tuesday. The foregoing was announced in an officinl state ment issued this afternoon. It is understood that a proposition advanced by Attliur Henderson, pres ident of the board of education, nnd ii labor lender, will have tbe effect of reopening the voluntary enlistment scheme for a month or six week and thnt Ibis proposal was accepted In principle by the cabinet Willi n view lo ascertaining; whether sufficient men would come forward for military service without the introduction of general compulsion. lleuiiiniN of liiilior. Tbe labor members, however, de manded that all facts and figures re- gn riling the militarv situutinu nnd to- ipiirement shall be submitted to the house of common before tbov con sent In any nionsure ir univorsnl conscription. This tins nnt boen of I'imnllv confirmed. Un to yaatordny the labor momperri Unit steadfastly refusml to llstim to any proposition eonoernlng universal conscription. It la undnnitood, how over, that at the cabinet uieetliiK yesterday when the ministry was about to be disrupted. Arthur Hen derson made a oomiiromlto proposal for a further trial of the voluntary service which was to he followed by compulsion If the necessary number of men demanded by the army coun cil was not forthcoming. The announcement that the cabl not crisis has been settled will bring groat lellef to a majority of the llrtl bib people. The in-ospecl of a general eluutlon or any change lu the ad ministration at one or the Important atagos of the war was recognised us dangerous. Kl. PASO. Tev., April 20. Fran cisco Villa imssod through Ttoyn, about twenty-five mllo (mat of Pnr ml, two dnya before tho ougugement between Ainpricnii nnd Cnrrnnza troop, report toeoivod hfrp today Id. (Continued on page U) VILLUS GUILTY OF F DEGREE MURDER (Continued on last page) , ib.ii he F.I. PAX', T. v . April -' The sit Yilhstas pl.iied "ii nmi t lH-ming. X. M., ve-tcrduv, charged with killing Charli- U. Miller ui the Columbus raid, todnv were found guilt v of mur der in tlie lir-t dctrree. :.,i or.lui,' I" ,.,,! IH.IM.I II. I. 'II" I " '- IMll '..' V ti.Hi lit" HOUSE SUGAR BILL FRIED BY CONFEREES WASHING rN, April jo I.egn biti.in l.-iMiiluiir tlit tree sic'jr 'liuie of tke'tunli. which was to lime be come effective May 1 next, wilt lie pus-ed immediately by congress. This wus pjisscd upon by.u caucus of sen ute democrats last night when they voted to accet tlie house repeal bill ui-teud of tbe senate substitute pro viding for the continuance of the ex isting duty on 1 cent n pound on su gin until 1020. A a result the pre--', 11 ilit "ill ! ' 'Milium .1 unit tin- WASHINGTON. i"il -' H" Oregon-Ciilifoiiiin I I gram bill, designed to rosin e ' the tedernl government title to -'. HMI.OIH) unsold acres of the original grant to the Southern Pacific rnilrud, wa com pleted today by the lands committee und probubiy will be introduced in the bouse tomorrow. It has the ap proval of the interior, agricultural and Justice detgrtnients. Provision is made tor tlie institu tion of suits to determine what umouut, if any. is due the railroad couiputiy. The Wind would In divided into four rla--e- wuterpowei -itet, mineral, tllilliel lilld li- l nil UI .il. NAVA INCREASE B IN CRITICAL SUM CONSTANTIMU'I.I . April .'it - The war nftiee uiilioiilicen jhilt the position of the llnli-li armv wlinh m lieing besiised at Kut-el-Amura is becomiug very critn'Hl uud thut the BntUh comUmi'der ha ordered the eivibur populotiua t" ovueuate the i"Vti Ott .icant oP tl -i .u i its ! 1 ....! L PROVIDED BY BILL WASIIIM.IMN' V,. .i -" Hub- stantiul iu reuses in Hi" naiuiug personnel ol tbe luitv are nuide ill the naval appropriation lull, ileteriu liiud upon li tbe house nuvul suli eommlttee. The full lomuiittee will meet next Thursday to take up the bill aa now drafted and to pass on tbe building program. The bill Increases the enlisted force by between 13.000 and M.OUO and the marines by 3000 A new provision I Incorporated for a medical corps or 2 '" to 3000 men and for a general reorganisation (if the marine eorpa. with one major acneral commanding and thrre brig adier generals, and for a marlue re-lerve. There is considerable increase In the number of gunners with thirty five or forty gunnery sergeant. Civilians am authorised t be ap pointed from teehnlesl schools for service aa engineer as recommended b the secretary of tbe navy. An appropriation of $1,500,000 la made for erection of a naval muni tion plant, expected by tho eommH- (Jee lo cost ultlmuleh nelween IJ, I, in ,H,i . nu. I, 'Hill l'l1lMlso AlllU'llllllVC Attacka upon the cabinet have been confined to a email group of London newspapers which have a wide popular circulation ami to a few polltleiana. The only alternative to the pres ent cabinet proposed waa tine to be beaded by l)avld l.loytl George, min ister of munitions, or by Sir ICdward Carson, the Plater unionist leader. and, according to political observers a considerable portion or the iwiN lack confidence In tbe stability and capacity or both. A large majority or the provincial uewapapers this morning slroily demanded a continuance of the pres ent cabinet and their voice orteu Is a better Index of the nation's views than Is tbe l.ondon press. The crisis which now Is overcome or postpone! undoubtedly lias brought tbe gov ernment nearer to a dissolution than any of the previous difficulties. LAIESI CONFIDENCE Git YEI INVENTED CHICAGO, April 'JO. The verv lut eal iu confidence games was unfill ed here today through the arrest ot Harry Watson by agents or the de partment of justice. Watson, it is said, rode in and out of Cbicugo on iiassena-cr trains ones tinning passen gers as to what kind of money tbey carried. When he rouud unusieclmg persons earring Canadian money, it is alleged, he informed them that it wns unlawful to transport British money from one slate to another nnd he would Inks the money. His arrest came as tbe result of a complaint of a pusscnger. who said Watson "eon fiseuted" I Hi of his Cuuitdiun lll'ilic). WASHINGTON', April 'J0.-Offi-eial advice to tho state department today noting recent movements of Currnnn troop from Chlliuahiia to tho Parrnl resion. caused concern among administration officials. Tho si . t il ll .1 ilmpateiie expiOMseu tuo opinion tnni tho movement wa intended n n hint to the American forces thnt (hoy miglit expect at least a allow of op position if thoy sought to pouotrnto farther into Mexico than tholr pros enl Hisilion. It was milled, how ever, Hint there wns every indication thnt tho movement wns mndo without the knowledge of Gmiontl Cnrnmzti. Xo est tlim t ns tn tho numbor of men involved was oommunlontcd. Of ficials hen, however, bneiug tholr lieures on tirovions ronoits ns to tho strength of various Currunni parrt sous iu tho vicinity, boliovc il oould not Imvo exceeded lflOO men. Ac.- cotdiug to the dispntolifs, It wns tho impose of the commander who nr "luni.1 the moto lo ostabllalt tho force south of tho most advnnood position of tlunenil Pershines troops nonr Pnrrnl. " ' At my Without Dibciplliic. The most ImportntiL nnpoot in tho official viewpoint hero, it wiih inti mated, is tbe iudiwilloii thut tho do faclo gnvenimeut hua not full control over all it military fnrcoe. It was learned authoritatively to. day thut the United States has ack nowledged through Special Agent I lodgers at Mexico City the receipt of (lenernl Carranxn's note suggesting the withdrawal of Uie Ainericau tronw. The iust ructions to Mr, (lodgers went forward some duys ago. (leneral Carronxa was Informed thnt bis argument was being given seri ous consideration. Another liiesssue todnv I old of ad ditional brigandage iu tho Mnmtlim region, which Americans are lenving, Tho disorder wua ilesortuod an duo to baud of thieves taking advantage ef disturbed conditions. General Carranxa, tbe depiiitinotit has been informed, has framed a new mining law making some ooiiueooiun to the mining eomiauies. It is builov ed bv those who have stndlod IU do tails here that it will ml provo swtia- factory to mining interests generally. The lax law of March 1. 101.. is re traced under the new lave. Nothing on Villa. There were no official mswagos to the state or war detriments uagtiilg with the reported death of Fnmuicoo Villa. A message to the Mexican etHlm? last night und press reports said Gun eral Obregon, the war minister, was inclined to iilnee iimfideuce in re ports that a search party of twit Mexican officials and an AmeriQM.ii officer hud examined tut grave. Ooii erul O-brcgou has been ileseribeil pro vioiisly a very dubious of Villn's death and if he has now ehangttd tlint mcw oil nulls fed he must have new information. The wnt deiuirtiiient had rvenlvwl m eoiiliiiiuiiiou of press reimrta ik&$ a -hipineiit ill hay . ia the Mexistui Niiriliwesterii liml been seised by C,u run, i ol t nulls. CONVICTED OF MURDERING BAFF i i i i i XFW ()KK, April 20 Giuseppe Archu-llo ind Frank Ferruia. receutlv convicU'd of the murder of Ilaruet lluff, tlie poultry dealer who wus sliot to . . ,itb at the alleged iuaUgntifli qf. rivii in n.n hi i, 101-J, wore fen teneed to die in tho elactlio clittif tin) Week ol M.iv -'4, m vS? 33