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4 -Mxt ,ii ium)miiimmimin ml mm f a FORECAST MM A AUAdk i i W & TWJCK futJfntffff TesfeHwf ft Mififntnm forto? ff. r tin f(iofff nn rr mmmt 0b& Afci 4 ne j-iatjnwmfrHtfrJVr&vaxteaca m Nfj'.DFOKn OUK'iQN, oi N M'tfll. 'I, I'Mi; VO. IH ''--' ' ' "r Mi?ni?AT? in Matt. Tribune W H H ' J JT ' m f 111 E : RECALL FORCES FURTHEST SOUTH TO NEAR BORDER: Pershing's Pursuers Withdrawn From Advanced Position to Cascn Granda Region, Vacation 300 Miles of Territory. According tfl bi Plan Outlined. 4 ' WASHINGTON. April 24. - Gemini Cnrranan hn agreed to a conference between Major General Seott nml General (b- regon. Amlmssndor liesignnte Arrcdoiido so informed Scere- tly Lin-nig today, nml nd lite conference would In held cither nl J tin rex r Kl Pu a soon n General Obresron could reach I In- border. f . WASHINGTON', April '21.- Gen eral t'nrmnxn hn n-k'l lor mi enily reply to hi- note nl April 12 siiggcst iii).' the American lioop be recalled I mm Mexi Tin-. wa learned of- liciolly IihIiin in connection with the fact that Kli-co Arredondo, Mexican ambassador designate, sought nn in terview with Secretary . Lousing. Stnte di'imrtiiifiit official declined to discuss till' matter. The Mexican ubn.v stoted llml I Ik- rcn,uct hint not been transmitted through Mr. Aircdondo so fur n known there. It is undci-tood to luive been mmlt' directly liy General Carta nxn and throimh Siecinl AgVnt I'odgera.nt Mexico City. A reply olo would 1m' ent tli couch Mr. IJoduer-. I'uu-tou'.s ."cv Plan Admwfst ration official todav looked lo Ueneriil Fun-ton to cunv out plan for redioitinn ot the A merle n troop in Mcxieo. The pl.iiH approved hv President Wilon ttiul Secretary J hiker were the out It r oh th of conference between Uen eriil I'untoii nml General Scott, elnel of tnff of the iinnv, who eni to Sun Antonio in. HeeM'tnry linker M-r-lioiinl rppn-entntive. The plnn ttvn iiitTpretel v'ner nlly that the United Stnte will inn in -tn in a niilittiry MuIiim ipio behind the internntioiuil line until the ('urrnnxu tfovprnment hnx demon-t mU'd it- nlulity to externiiniite Villa am) iii outliiwv. Meiinwhil' ii in uuderKtoiid I ho Amerienn foree will Ik o plneed ii to wileiuiid the Amerienn border. e-diiipoitin jixe the tute deuirt tnent the opMiiiunity to miike coun ter proHnl to I'lirrnnxu. Detail (iiiHNkul HetniU of the new plan luixe boon euifiilly mm i tied by (Jenenil i'lin Ion nud Cleiieinl Ilittrh L. Seott, hut it was indieuled that it dw not pro tide for the running of n neu iiinin lino of ooimminieHtion or ot the i--tiihlihinent of u new border hne. It i undoMood thnt (ieiieinl I'er lunj Will he in-liin led lo eull iii nil mobile detiielmnnt exe-pt ihne do in i: Mout duty nnd enter on n (H-riud I reciiki'mtioii. Over-niiflit, and early nnmiiitr re port trout General Perlunu made no mention of fightins at Kateto. Colo nel V. t. Hrowu. Major H. U Honb and Major Frank Tompkins are in the ninii of Suteo, however, and it wai )cnrdcd a not unlikely that the nport from Kl Po that they hud Imiju attacked there were untrue. I'ahlo Uiptw CVptuitxl Continuation of the capture by Cnrruiixn troop of I'ablu Lim. Villa' chief lieutenant, reried the late dcuirtuicnt today from Con--iiliu Liti'lh r nt Chihuahua. The n -.!- -.ml I.hmx wn hciug held in i il iIkii mill AineiiiMii ol'ticiul (Continued on page (x) t 'I'l I 1 V'w 1 .... , '1 I 'i . n.i. r rtllll '. .iom . . ." . , Sko,.lolllll- Hi- n'llllll lo -l.ti-ltlhej , II I I.OOII.OOO Iii .111 1' Hindi o.ui ii .Fur I (louted. Till l.cw ii.e.ir to la the runeit Version of u tornier le (Mir of the iiciu.v.i - - - . , Itli 1, id ,-n. ii 1 oiin mill to TO MAKE CERTAIN Confidential Dispatches From Am bassador Gerard Indicate That the Kaiser Will Go to Great Lengths to Preserve Friendly Relations With United States. WAKIUXUTOX. April 2l.-ronfi-dential dhipiitche from AmlHiHwadot fieniid at thrlin indicate that Ger many will make certain eonceitsionii to the Tinted Rtnte in rejvofliie to the note demanding the ImmtNliafV abandonment of present melhmlM of Milium Hue warfare. WlH'lher the eonveHionn will be ttifCicicntly broad to meet the Ameri enn demand appear uncertain. Ilowewr, offieinU refleete! nn air of hopefitlm'HH for amicable settlement of the icwiie. It i iidcrtood Ambasador fler ard bn received broad intimation that the uovernnient will go to great length to preserve friendly relntionx with the t'nited State. He i under htood to have gained hi itnprewioiiM from ofticialo of the lk'iiin foreign office, including Foreign Mmitcr Jagow. The IWrliiu government i confront ed with finding n way to ntit'v the 1'nitcd State without nruing the element which inil upon a relent les Milinuiiine cauiMiign. Mr. (Iciai'ilV ili-patehcN are of n ) 1 1 1 1 1 emilldi litnil ll.it lite and Were Hi iii! ilnl III'. I III' lllu'lll. PLEA; IR 11 CHILDREN Ni: MHi'K i'i -'I Tunpoi.iM IIIMililH Wn- i.iilti In lie the plea of Ml-. Id. I Mullen I'oiiel III her trial bciiu today for the murder of her two children, December ".'U. llll 1. Prior to the murder. Mr. l(ogcrM, who win- then known a Mr. Ida Suit' ten Waller, lived in the Hronx a the wile of I.oilv Kit on ogcn, a lawyer, the father of her two ehil dien, but to whom -he wax not then married, linger had married Mix Caroline Oiddinu. the iter of a pro feor nt Odumbia univenity, but di vided hi time between her more pie tention home and the Hronx np.nt ment. i lK'niiring of ever being ulile t marry Hogerw. Mr. Walter hud ad mitted she administered Miion t li i . two-year-old boy John and to l.i- ida, a girl of eight month, mid tn J hciclt. ihe eluldren died, but Mi-. W.illciv. reeovereil. Alter her nrrcut Koger intn ii l hi double life and publicly can. to the Mipport of the woman. Mr. ( .n oliue Qidding Hogcrs obtained n n orce and I'ocer in July lnt m. li ned Mt. Walter. A thud child ha inee been bom t' them. Mr. iii.''i .iiM'iir in the cac i the i hiei 1 1 1 1 toi In- wife. LtlXlMlX. Uil -M A hotile iiernil.iue iiim'.iii-iI oi r Dover tln luorniug and w.t iitt.n kid bv liriti-h gun'. It w drtveii oft .iin1 droppul no bomb. The follivuiz oil in. I -tatemeut va made: At 1111 tod.iv n ho-tile aero p'ane appc.ired ovci Dow r lioni the i.i-t It elided ovel the (own at a lui.'lit i-tllliiited at (ilMKI leet. ".Vlitl HIM I i'f iinii- nt nice i line into jietli i I In ho Ii1. in. ii Ii I i wa driV' i m v i i. Ii- i i. lllolK'll. n- llll o l t -I I 1 II 1 1 .11 lo. ..Il ,e,l i GERMANY IN I INSANITY WOMAN ID VILLA LOCATED ; IN MOUNTAINS Pursuit Into Hills Northwest of Par ral Not to Be Resumed, as Further Chase Is Regarded as Impractical Except for Large Force of Men Concentrated at Casas Gramlcs. SAX AXTOXId. Tex.. April 21. I'raneieo Villa, bghtlv wounded, hut not incapacitated, wu leimrted tiwlny to have moved into the mouti tninon region ttorthwet of l'airiil. Thin information, which ha reached General FiiihIoh, i from a mtrce thnt eatie him to regard it a au thentic. Villa wa lnt reported en at Xouonva, uboitt K.'i mile hv trml outhwet of Sntevo, where the nn'-t advanced of General I'ci'hmg' forces were yetcrdov. I'iii'iill liiipiiuileal Although convittecil that Villa ha lioen locateil, hi immediate pur-uit will not be rcuiucd. To lollow lain into the mountain of that region vv it h mnl detached force-, cither ot in tantrv or en v airy, it rcgaidcd a uu practical, and the plan for a con cent wit ion of neneml I'ee-hinir' annv will lie earned out along the line reeomiueiub'd bv General Fun-ton. The detached cavalrv force above Satevo will fall back on the nmiii Inn. which will he gathered into -iinimtr unit along the existing hue ! com munieation when the tiMoi. .mil animal will begin a jicriod of ie'iii crnlioii iM'iidiug development nn ident to the didomnlic exebanue del w ecu the two gov eminent. General I'erhing, it i e.ieeted, will ret u in to hi headipiarter at Colona I)ublan, in the ouviroait of c.i-ii- Grundo. .Supplies Held t'p Little dilMculty lu-vy is being ex-H-ncuccd in getting supplies over the Noithwetern to Caa Grande, but the u-e of the direct line Irom Juarex i" ( hiliualiua ha been a failure. Xot .iii.v of the niipphc -enl to Chihuahua h.ive been ofi wauled and report to hcndiuur'en confirm earlier unol lie in I report that they have hoen held at Chihuahua by Carranxa nutliori ti"s. The troop that have been moving for the lat lew dav lowanl Coluni hii are entering Mexico almost as soon a they arrive at the bonier haVc, ami it i exacted that the en tire 2iUK) will lie along the line of communication within a day or two. Gcneial Sentt uiil today he had not determined when he would leave Sun Anloiim. A minor I lint be would nt ..nt n in u.i- t In, t he wu- i!iiuning to nn 1 1 li in i ii iiiiiin nt F.ngle I'.l- - I ll I , Ml . I I I.tlSlillV. .nl 'l oiitiuunig llii'ii .nl v mil in (it in .in I. .i-l Aim a the tiilih expedition. irv loirt- have oi'i-upied the town oi Koiidoa, in the ditrict of Iraugi The t at emeu I olt m: "Telegruphiiig on hiudny, (ieneial Smuts rejxirt that tmop under Oen erul Vanderv enter, utter detcuting tho enemy before Kondou, Irnnjti. on A) nl lit, occupied that place. I'rinoner were taken and a couiderahle iiiim larol castiiiltie in I In ted on the to r- lllllll l'lllt'C. CHILLY WEATHER NA A A OCCUPY KONDOA EASIAERIA WAslllXti'HA. Api.l -M The annual Ka-ter ig-ioiimg, an event looked forw.ird t" with Htc keenest inti le-t hv tin ilnMnn ol W.l-hlllg-toil, wu- hi il on ti wliiit- hoii-e .in i- .'- i .1 . Ii '. Oi III! 1 v i il H I I I l I I 'i I ' ii . I i I I i l . 1 1 t ii mi The "inl'lnn ot huh uniem- M I "- I I II I i 'I lie i an el il linin liiv. tuul In !. Ml. INiiii taken -liii i- -In' iii'iaiue Iiut'il. Ileie It I. Hi iiii'VltuHc Mc. ll-ou i moill-lilv ntllit'il a I E WASIIIXUTOX, Ajjl ai.-Kecu-lar teamhip t nil tie between cities on the Atlantic and I'.u'ihc coal poll by way 1 1 I'auaiiia until ha ceased to exi-t, itnce in the intermouiituiu frciuht rule en-e todnv told the interstate i-oinmcree coiuiui ion, and the so-cal!ei trnitcoui men tal railways aic non without couiic tition. II. I. Hamilton, gciieinl niiui uger of the Luck' n'liK'h Steamship company, which lonucrlv oficriited n ffeet ill the eoa-l to . oii-t trade, mi id bin company would not rcumc the traflie for at bn-i I.mi year. Mr. Hamilton iih'.iici a a wit ness for the oiuainatloii. li-klliu leadjii-tinenl ol a . t -, whiih arc seeking to pron tloie i no longer reason lor contimnii. lower through rate to 1'aeiiic m.i-i point, oiigin ally etahlilied to n,. t water couiH tition, than to intcimxiliate point, Orgamatiou n in' lilting I'neilic COIi-t nppoe the le,niiinieut. Klul-road- oppo-e ,iii ilinige ill eillug rah-. Thi'v proh.ihK will intioduce no wilm --i -, hut .in i M'cti'd to ii'K on ci-o-c,iiiiiiiiih"ii nud iiion nr liiimi'iit. Mr. Ilaiiiilloii -.ml in- wilbdriw ln- -liip- hccaii-c h i'i get much mini I oi their crv n i - in foreign tuule. Not urn. Iu,. foiui, i' 1'iigaged in il i ii.iltir wa nl iii t oM'ratiug in iIoiih'-Iii' tiade, Ii. i. ded. Onlv mi oi I'li-iolliil tlinii, -l, nier, he -mil, now iliii 1 1 in i i ii, l to eu.i-t. r. Hamilton -ant tli i ilroad nic r'i ry nig todav at ! . three linn- i iiiiiili Iraltie lion i . Atlantic to i' i I 'a c i lie n- tin i i i . I a vi a r .i.mi. PL Kl, I'mO. 1.x .i .'I , lonling to Mi n in arriving here tin in tin- Intel lor i' .oris have been IMinl that Villa i loniiui-' ninth ' of attutklni! VionlliiK to i oinc :un fol nlnml later l .i thu Torreon ' ineu, unit fteu c command mini- iK.ila with the i. tin American foix them the liaiulit i lower and will ' 1'adro F)rucainoi.ic dl.trlit, who liu-i I i era! Kanuelos, who bi-iH iii'io M l'-l!l II I l the ( ro.in Wi .in i I COAS m STEAMER R THROUGH PANAMA uor in Id U1EST Hi BEST PICTURE il List' llir lit i giHiil plilmc of ' lust l:ii nl i hr In ml ' lui Ik'cii cap. otiliiit- mi' lou-pli iiuii-lj win n, ami usual. E LUIIARI , I'CKING. A -nl 21. Coulidetice in i tilt ability of the new Chinese cabinet to re tore peace wh expressed lodnj hv Tuaii I In-Jin. who on Satimliiv ueccpted the premiership, in an inter view grunted to'tho eorrepondcnt of the A oiiatcd I'ress. The lirst task ol the enhiiiet, he said, would be fo restore iinitipiilily. In rcplv to a iiieti,n regarding the reM-etive power ot the presi dent ami the new cabinet, I'remier Tuan Chi Jtii said: "China now ha a nsnihle cab inet mid premier. The cabinet will move oulide the ialnee giounds and only iniitteiv of the greatot imMr I a nee will be taken to the president lor dicuion. The mililaiv hereaf ter will he under the muii-tei of war. It lui been fouiid that it was not good tor the country to have the army wdelv under the pnnlcnt. In event of a deelurntion of war. Ihe president will act upon the advice oi the can met. The ff ii nml meeting of the new enh iiiet with President Yuan Shi Ktti will lake place toniorinw, v SHANGHAI, Apiil Jl Two him died mid titty men of ihe n-scuihly met here lal inn lit and adopted ti -olulioii dciioiiui-iuu I 'resident iiau Shi Km'- ait and rcliising to .HMpt him -mIuIioii ol liii Hilitieal -ituatioii that imliidi'il Viinn Shi Kai a- preident. It i- umler-toiHl that two prominent toniunei- rccently .iiiioiiilieil li'iidei- ot I he -uUlhcrii luiitv !ikiiiLr uuai.intK- tor the -ii'i and iinpi'ii oi nini Shi Kai and hi- -uppoili-r- ii I lo republican ileimiiid ihe iuih-iii'Iiimi'ii of Yuan Shi Kai JU'il In- cull rir ol innate advi--ii i"i liuli In.i-Mii, ami al-o that i .i iKinlir ,n i .in. 1 ol 'inhlie tiniil ' "i i" .u.i i . id jini.oon.iMHi FLOODS LOWLANDS I.A Ho -I., vi . piil .'I. Tli ice liuudiiil liii ot tlic ( lin-ago, I' II IllU'lou i (Jiiiiii i,iilo.ii,il F.i-t W iiioii.i wu i pi i iiil ii uav hv thu ll-c ot the Ml-l--i'i river SiindiiV and w.ilci iii-hiil o ii tlioii-iniiU of i ii - i i i I I 'Nil .Hill III Ilnl. ill ll -i V CI ll .1. Ii,. Wi ...,,- i. i i ih. ii i llni !i with tivim ml ii- Con e. I oil. I CHINES PREM ER P IECA IN F ES FRENCH NIBBLE y AT LINE Comparative Lull in Verdun Battle Infantry Genorally Inactive French Report Mnkliifi Further Progress In Hand Grenade Attack Northwest of Caurcttcs Wood. PAMIR. April 2 1 French troope made iirogremi laet night on thu Ver dun front northwest of Canrette wood, the war office announced this afternoon. They annexed with hand grenade and took thirty prleonara, one an offleer. Slereral German re onnolterlng part lea were illaperaeil sou Hi cunt of llaueourt. There was rather heavv liomhatMment at lead Man' hill. Kant of the Meuee laet night wax rumparatlvely palm. The text of the statement fellnwe: "North of the Alene a Herman rec nnnolterlng party endeavoring to pen etrate our linen on the plateau of 1'bIm.v wan repulsed with I ante "Weet of the Meime laet night we dispersed several recontiolteriiiR par tles Sniitheaat nf Haurniirt and uorthweat of the ('aurettea wood we mints progreMs with IihhiI grenades In enemy ronimunlrHtlng trenches ami took nhout 30 prhmnere. Inrlud inx one offleer. ' '1'he eiiem.v has delivered a fairly spirited liombnritment In the region or Dead Man's hill. I'iis( of Meii-e gulct "lst of Ihe Meuee ami In tho Woevre district Ihe night passed with relative unlet. At I'liargea the ex iiIohIou of a (lermuu mine caused us no damage. ' "In the forest of Apremont our ar tillery has shown activity and It has heen efficacious In eomhattlng the trench guns of our adversaries. "In the Ynsges we have captured a small Herman positing in the vl ilnilv of Hon ilomme. "In Helglum during the day of April 23 and the night of April 23 2 1 French aerial squadrons bombard ed on two different occasions the railroad station at Wvfwege, east of tho forest of llouihulsi. Many of the missiles reached their objective. All our aeroplanes returned unscath ed." UcHiiau SfHleiuent HICI.MX, April 21. French at tacks on the Herman lines In several ector of the Verdun region have been repulsed, the war office an nounced toda . The chief French ef fort was directed against the vicinity nf Thlamoiit farm, but It broke down In front of the Merman trenches. The official statement says: "Western frent: The, artillery along the entire front has slioAn greater activity than during the past everul days. Huccessful German patrol operations took place at sev eral Klnt. 'Hoiith of Klol, Hrltlsh detain ments were repulsed "In the Meuse sector minor French hand grenade attacks yesterday against our forest posit Ions northeast of Avocourt were repulsed. "Weak enemv advances during the night cast or Head Man's hill fail ed. "A Ktiiinx utlaik in Ihe in Ighhor hood of Thiucouit faun tuoke down rompleieh In front of our lines ' PLANNED FOR LOPEZ I I. PA so, lis., A 1 1 i. Public i iciilion in the pliia at ( hilmiiliii.i til i- to end the c.ucci o Pnbio l.oH, the Villa bandit captured on Suturdav nc.ir Santa N -ah, I, in cord ing to pa-Mim-i- at 1 1 nn.' here from t hihiiahn.i. A -iinil.il late will be uieicd to the th icc nan who were taken with l.o A telegram leieiml today by Gcn eial (iuvirn, commander of the Jnarc ii.irri-on. lioiu (Icncial tiutierrex, mil- mviiuoi oi ( loliii.iiiuii, staled .).. li.i.l In i n il - i itelv idoil- I i ,1.11, mi il hi 1 D B N ffl . w, 1 1 louild oil . i lu hore, ousht into identified. einin i Ui'd I loin i i w In i c he wa I I I i! ol I iiil W.I- I III I I ll li'Iltlv th, . tf COMMITS AS OF Democratic Committee Leader to Re tire Frem Politics After St. Louis ConventionIs to Devote Himself to the Law Action Rcrjretlcd by President Wilson. WASIIIXnTOX. April 21. W iam F. McComha, ehairmaa of ihe ilemocrntie national eotaiaiUoff, In lar notified 'l-resideul 1lam thttt he will be unable to coatlan in h1 present voition after the tlemnwewUe national convention in St. Lll and will lie unable to direct .Mr. Nlkww! campaign for re-election. Iteplylng to Mr. MeCemha loiter the president expressed ref ret. Fred It; l.yneh, national commlttoaiHfln from Minnesota Is expeetod to sue reed Mr. Mr Combs and eonduet thn campaign. .Mr. MeComba wrote this letter to the president; Is'ltcr to 1'iosltlcut "I have Just formtal a now part nership for the practice of law, which will beeoma effective on the flrat of May. The ehange will uecntteltato m.v devoting substantially all my time to my profession. My political ac tivities must be largely curtailed. My arrangement, however, will Justify my proceeding through to the ond of the convention at St. I.oitli. "The democratic organisation In loyal to your policies and purpose. We all reel aaaured or a triumphant reault for you and for the. parly tiotn Ineas throughout (he country In "No vember. "For five years now I have heon In Ihe active service of the party and It I with a keen feeling of rcgrot that I am forced to conclude that my actirltlea are of necessity to be more limited. If within the limit of my time I ranthe of assistance, ho as sured that I nm always available." The president replied as follewa; I'rcwiilcut' Iteply "I have vour letter of April 10 apprising me of vour Inability to re tain Hie chairmanship of the demo cratic national committee for the ap proaching campaign. "I fully appreciate the necaaelty you feel yourself to be under to re sign after the convention shall havo been held In June; I know that you would not have reached such a il eels Ion had not your new business rela tions made it unavoidable. I do not reel at liberty, therefore, to urge you to make the sacrifice that a reten tion of the chairmanship In the air t-u instances would Involve. You have made many and great aacrlfleea al ready for the party and I knew that I am apeaklHg the sentiments or all loyal democrats when I expreea the very deep appreciation I have felt for the great services you have render ed " Mr Uvnch. suggested for the chair manship. Is now chairman of tho ex ecutive comlttee of the national com mittee and In active chalrge of pre liminary work for Mr. Wtltea'a ro nomlnailon. Homer 8 fuming ef Connecticut und loseph P. 'J'MWUlt. Kfiietarv to tin. president, alto Have heen meutloncii h possible succsatpra to Mr Mi ( oinlix piiltTI. H. pril 2 I To meet riuh outers placed hv numerous con cern, A F Smith, president of tho rtiulth und Watson Iron worka hare, left todav for New York to purchase boilers for ton donkey engines lo a used in logging camps. Mr. Smith will also represent the Oregon Ship building association, recently form ed In Portland, aiul expects te eloan contracts for two oi more aieantahlpa of 5000 tons capuiilv SEEKS INFORMATION OF NORTHWEST'S DEFENSES CHAHAN CAMPAN WASHINGTON'. Apiil 21. Tho senate today adopted a reaoliitiou by Senator Chunibciluin (tailing upon IliO -ecu i. n v !' w.'i lor information oft tin imiitiiv i n i ,ihj Jitnl the nntr.bi D ..I mi l .1. I. ii (MSf YaiJini,l.)u attd ivtgfo m , . . i o "TfT"' Kf "i1