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Fall of Bagdad Comes As Sequal to
Series of Brilliant Operations Car
ried Out By British and Indian
Troops Large Numbers of Pris
oners and Quantities of Munitions
Captured Two-Thirds of Guns
Taken or Thrown In Tigris-
lONDON, .March 12. After an
nouncing the fnll of Bagdad In the
house of commons today, Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex
chequer, said there was every reason
to believe that two-thirds of the
Turks' artillery had fallen Into the
hands of the British or had been
thrown into the Tigris.
Knorgetic I'ui-siiit,
' Mr. Bonar Law said the fall of
Bagdad came us a, sequel to a series
of brilliant operations carried out by
British and Indian troops with dash
and determination for which no
praise could be too high. When
General Maude, commander of the
Mesopotamia army crossed the Ti
gris above Kut-el-Amara last month,
he Imperilled the safety of the Turk
ish army. The Turks immediately
retired on Bagdad and were pursued
with the utmost energy. A large
number of prisoners and quantities
of materials of all kinds wore cap
tured, Mr. Bonar I. aw said, there
being good reason to believe that
two thirds of their artillery was
captured or thrown into the river.
On March 5 British cavalry came up
with the Turkish rear guards 27
miles from Bagdad. After an action
tho Turks retreated In the night,
abandoning a position they had pre
pared. On March 7 British cavalry found
the Turks in position on the Diala
river, eight miles from tho outskirts
of Bagdad. The river, he said, was
unfordahle and constituted a formi
dable obstacle. General Maude
therefore withdrew his cavalry and
brought tho Infantry into action.
- Htllhliorii Resistance
Mpanwhile, the Turns had receiv
ed reinforcements and offered stub
horn resistance along tho. Diala.
General Maude throw a bridge across
the Tigris at its confluence with the
Diala. Notwithstanding the heat and
dust, Mr. Bonar Law said, tho Brit
ish made a brilliant inarch of IS
miles toward Bagdad and found the
Turks strongly posted six miles
southwest of the town. The Turks
were attacked at once and driven
hack to their second position two
miles in the rear.
On the night of March S, tho Brit
ish established a footing on the
north hank of the Diala. On the
9th and 10th the troops on the right
hank of tho Tigris, in spite of dust
storms, pressed their advantage and
drove back the Turks to within three
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WASHINGTON, March 12. Pur
chase of non-rigid airships for const
and harbor patrol work at a total
cost of .() '0,'-'30 whs announced to
day by the navy department.
The Cutriss Aeroplane company of
llul'l'nlo, N. Y., was awarded three for
!fl2L',ij(l; the Connecticut Aircraft
company, New Haven, two for .fS-4,-
000: the Gondvcnr Tire ami 'libber
company, Akron, Ohio, nine for .fHfiO,-
000, and the,!. P. Goodrich company
of Akron, Ohio', two for $8:1,000. Uc
liveries will begin in 120 days.
The airships are the first of such
type to be Iionirlit by the government
under the $.",.000,000 appropriation
for aeronautics.
Foreign Nations Notified That Ameri
can Ships Are to Carry Armed
Guards Navy to Equip With Arms
All Ships Whose Owners Apply to
It President Recovers From Cold.
WASHINGTON, ' March 12.-For-mill
notice that American ships Irti
versing the German submarine zone
urc to carry "armed guards for the
protection of the vessel nnd the lives
of the persons on board," was sent
by Ihe state department today lo em
bassies nnd legations of all foreign
governments in Washington.
Following is the text of the com
munication as made public, by the
state department :
"In view of the announcement by
the imperial German government on
January 31, 1017, that all ships, those
of neutrals included, met within cer
tain oncs of the high seas, would be
sunk without any precaution being
(liken for ihe safety of the persons on
board and without? the exercise of
visit anil search, Ihe government of
the United States has determined to
place upon all American' merchant
vessels sailing through the barred
areas an armed guard for the protec
tion of the vessels and the lives of
the persons on board."
The navy department's position is
that it will equip with arms all ships
whose owners apply for it.
President Wilson had completely
recovered today from the cold which
kept him in bed most of last week and
this morning held two conferences,
the first with Senator Martin, the new
democratic leader of the senate and
the second with Secretary Lansing.
CHAMRAGNE GAINS
TAIUR, March 12. The French
continued their offensive operations
in the Champagne last night. Fur
ther gains in tho region of Maisons
de Champagne are reported in today's
official announcement. Prisoners
were taken in patrol encounters at
different points on tfco front.
BERLIN, Marrh 12. Tho follow
ing statement on submarine opera
tions was issued today by the Over
seas News agency (the official Ger
man news bureau.) :
"Tho official report for Jlarch 11
states that 42,000" tons of shipping
were sunk. Together witli the re
ports ofMarch 7 and 8 this gives a to
tal of more than 11 1,000."
THAW'S SANITY
PHILADELPHIA, March 12. The
jury of six had its first sitting, today
in the lunacy proceedings started two
weeks ago by Mr-!. Mary Copley Thaw
against her son, Harry K.Tlinw.
The proceedings are being conducted
behind closed doors. Thaw was not
present nor wns District Attorney
Swan of New York represented.
Under the laws of Pennsylvania the
jury must first "inspect" the person
whose sanity it must determine, there
fore no testimony will be taken until
the jurymen visit St. Mary's hospital,
where Thaw is recovering from sell'
inflicted razor wounds.
Thaw rut his throat on January 11,
while poliie were searching-for him
on n criminal charge. While the New
York authorities were pressing for
his extradition, Mrs. Thaw instituted
the lunacy proceedings.
Dr. Kiiby, who has been ntteral'ii
Thaw, said today that his patient is
still "hazy.'
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TO BE SENATOR
SACltAMKNTO. Oil., March 12.
Governor llirnm W. Johnson an
nounced in a formal statement (his
morning that he would resign us the
state's chief executive next Thurs
day, March 1". The governor said in
making known his decision to relive
and assume his seat in the United
'States senate: "That he had in mind
but one thought my obligation and
my duty to the people of California."
Lieutenant Governor Stephens will
assume the governorship probably nt
noon Thursday.
The announcement followed an un
substantiated report that he would
resign the senatoiship and keep the
governorship.
Governor Johnson's second terns ol'
four years was slightly more than
half completed, lie was elected Unit
ed Slates senator running on the re
publican and progressive lickels by
nearly :i00,000 plurality, although the
stale went demnrral ic 1'or the presi
dency by a plurality of '1,700. The
governor is registered us a progres
sive. An effort was nfade by many of his
supporters! in the stale to persuade
him to remain in olTiee until Decem
ber, as some other governcrs, includ
ing La Kollette of Wisconsin, have
done under similar circumstances.
Governor Johnson will be succeeded
automatically by William I). Stepiiens
of Los Angeles, a former congress
man. Stephens was appointed lien
tenant governor by Governor Johnson
after ft considerable interval follow
ing Ihe death ol' Lieutenant Governor
John Kshclnian on February 21!, 1910.
WASHINGTON, March 12. Per
mission for clearance of the French
liner Ilochambcau from New York,
Ihe first belligerent merchantman to
arrive in an American harbor with
guns mounted fore, as well ns aft,
was today ganlcd by the state de
partment, which ruled that the lio
chamheau as a pa-cnger currying
vessel plying tiMial routes v.ns a
IH'Ueeable merchantman, entitled to
take adequate precautions ng;i in.-t il
legal attack.
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terrors for the I'nitetl Stat gov
PLAN TO AVERT
STRIKES IN CASE
NEW YORK, .March 12. Plans for
averting labor strikes In case of war
were announced here today by the
'National Civic Federation aud will
ho placed before tho national council
of defense.
Conciliation committees composed
jointly of employers, labor leaders
and the public' would he formed in
every industrial center. 'In this con
nection a statement by the civic or
ganization's mediation committee to
day said:
"There is need of early precaution
on this subject, not only on account
of the publicly anonunced Intentions
of certain radical organizations to
promote strikes and riots in every
manufacturing locality wbero they
can possibly get a hearing hut also
on account of tho experience in Kng-
land where It was found, after the
South Wales miners' strike involving
200,000 workmen that the only
means of settling and preventing
strikes was through such voluntary
efforts, the munitions compulsory ac
having proved futile."
LONDON. March 12. Carlos .rao-
ger, Brazilian consul general In Vien
na, has comllted suicide, following
an aborlivo attempt at self-destruc
tion by his wife, according to an Am
sterdam dispatch to the Central
News. Senator Jaeger's act was
prompted by grief over the death of
her children and Senator Jaeger took
his life in tho belief that his wife
was dead.
SHOWS GREAT GAIN
WASHINGTON, March 12 Nuvy
recruiting continues to show a great
increase. For the first eight days in
March the net gain wns 710 men. On
March 1 there were ,"0.0:i7 enlisted
men in the navy and on March H, .10,
7.":i. There are still needed for mobi
lization, including regulars und re
serves, 102,210.
Chinese Parliament by Vote of 431 to
87 Decide to Break With Teutons
Premier and Cabinet Appear Before
Lower House to Support Measure-
War Declaration Up Jo Parliament
LONDON, March .12. A Peking
dispatch to lteuter'.s says that the
house of representatives at a secret
session approved the government's
displomatic' policy, including a rup
ture with Germiinv.
Vote- Is lilt to 87.
PICKING, March 10. (Delayed
Premier Tumi Chi Jui, accompanied
by the enlire cabinet, appeared be
fore the house and the senate today
and stated that the cabinet nnd the
president had decided that China
should sever diplomatic relations with
Germany. The house approved sever
unco of relations by a vote of Kll t
87. The senate will vote tomorrow
It is expected to support the cabinet.
The premier said the cabinet would
not make a declaration of war with
out submitting ils decision to par'.ia
nicnt.
The Chinese foreign office an
nonnced on February & that it would
sever diplomatic- relations with Ger-
many if the unrestricted submarine
warfare decree- witM-twit1 into effect
On March 1 4 the Chinese cabinet
agreed that relations should he brok
en hut President Li Yuan Hung re
fused lo accept Ihe decision of the
ministers and Premier Tunn Chi Jui
resigned. Three days later, however,
the premier resumed office after
President Li Yuan Hung agreed to
give the cabinet power to frame the
country's foreign policy and also on
condition that parliament should vote
on the question of a breach with Ger
many.
Sun Yat Sen Protests
PKKING, March K'. A message
sent by Dr. Sun Yat Sen to Premier
Lloyd George urging F.aglish officials
to cease striving to induce China to
join Ihe entente, has been widely piib'
lished in China. The Chinese news
papers ntiack the message as ridicu
lous and ridicule Dr. Sun Yat Sen's
suggestion that if China threw in her
I'd with thr' allies it might, provoke an
other lioxer uprising with a massacre
of foreigners and ereale dissension
among the members of Ihe entente.
The newspapers deny that China is
being coerced by Knglaud and declare
(hat Dr. Sun Yat Sen is unwarreiiled
in an assertion he makes that a Mo
hammedan uprising is possible. Thev
condemn Ihe radical leader as a trou
ble maker. J '
Dr. Sun Yul Sen was Ihe leader of
the revolution which created the Chi
nese republic. Nothing has been pre
viously received here in regard lo his
communication to Premier Lloyd
George.
IX)NHON, Mar. 12. Tho sinking
of the Norwclgan steamship Htorstiid
In the service of tho American com
mission for relief work In llelglum,
occurcd In latitude 51:20, longitude
1 1:50 (In tho Atlantic off tho south
ern end of Ireland.) The submarine
fired about fifteen shots at a range
of three to four miles. Tho Storstad
stopped and hoisted the Belgian, re
lief signal. The submarine sub
merged, but half an hour later the
Storstad, which had not resumed her
voyage, was torpedoed without warn
ing as she lay stationary In tho wat
er with all the crew on board. She
sank at 12:10 p. m.
The crew, Including one American
has been accounted for In Its entirely
but the fourth engineer died of ex
posure before the men were rescued.
Wayne County, Indiana Swept by
Cyclonic. Sstorm 500.. Families
Homeless Property Damage Runs
Into Millions Path 500 Feet Wide
Cut Throunh Center of Town.
NI'W CASTLE, Ind., March 12.
Willi Ihe coming of daylight, search
of the ruins left in the wnko of yes
terduy's tornado which caused the
death of ut least 21 persons here, llic
serious injury of 200 others anil about
$1,000,000 property damage, was re
doubled nnd it was believed several
more bodies would be found. More
than 500 families were made home
less, about ball ot whom will re
quire immediate financial assistance,
it was estimated.
The tornado struck the oily from
Ihe west nftcr leveling the rolling mills
of Blue River valley. It swept thru
the entire width of the city from Sixth
to 2.")th street. The first homes in the
palh of the twister were practically
leveled to the ground nftcr which
tho wind apparently rinsed slightly.
taking the roofs from the houses from
Tenth to. Twentieth streets, Whero it
iiguin dipped, sweeping practically
every house before it to 25th street.
The greatest damage was dono in the
south part ol' the city, whero n great
niauv of the factory employes reside
and several thousand wete homeless
throughout Ih'o night. Two hundred
special officers were sworn in by
Mayor Watkins and a strict patrol ol'
the affected districts was maintained
Oils Wide l'lltll.
The tornado cut u path from 1100
lo 500 feet in width through tho rily
for n dislunce of eighteen blocks. It
entered the city limits near the south
west boundary and worked its way in
a zigzag manner north for two block:
und then east. It turned south near
the eastern limils nnd left the cily in
a southeasterly direction.
Because yf darkness nnd a heavy
fog last night it was impossible to
tell the extent of the dnmu'.'e. A el
wind was blowing and added lo the
suffering of those not rescue
promptly. Three or four ruins caught
fire and at least one hodv was found
badly burned after Ihe fire was ex
tingiiished. The storm lasted only u
few minutes.
The entire cilv turned ils atlenliun
lo rescue work with Major P. A. Da
vis of the Indiana National Guard am
Mayor Watkins in charge. Three
companies of Indiana National Guari
were here before one o'clock.
A cilizen's relief committee wit be
ing organized.
Damage Wide Hpl-cud.
Oanmunical ion with nearby vil
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T
SERVE FIVE YEARS
WASHINGTON, MiirelM'J.--IVrii-triitiary
scntt-nn! ol' five yuiiN -iivrn
t former I'resi-lrnt TIidiikim li.
Shf'riliin u' lln Ki t -1 Ntilinnal Hank
n' Koscljurir, On.'., tW iiiisiippmpvint
injr hank luiuls wih Imlny nm-ie ef-fV-rlivc
by the wipn nin niirt wlndi
fi't'iiscd to review Ins eonvietinii.
WASHINGTON, M-in-!i 12.-Di-fisinn
on ron-4ittitiinniity f llic
Aamson railm;ii t;iw was imain
jtiistponi'd today hy tin? hupn-im'
i-onrt.
WASHINGTON, Mi.nl, J2.- I'ara
mount federal anthniily over naviga
ble rivers and oveiMttient exemption
from dainauo liability in their im-proveiiM-nt,
the supreme court derided
today in Kent ueky t t eases, due-,
not extern! to their imii-nav i:able
tribnaiierf.
Breaking of Axle of a Forward Truck
of a Steam Dredga Tears Up J5po
Feet of Track, Piles Up 13 Cars',
and Blocks All Traffic 18 Hoboes'
Riding Train, One Dead, 5 Seriously
and Balance Slightly Injured--More
Bodies May Be Found
Breaking of the axle on the for
ward truck of a steam dredge, con
signed to the Puget Sound Dredging
company of Seattle, tore up 5 00 feet
of track and piled up thirteea
froight cars of north bound freight
iNo. 22 2 along and across the right
of way at Voorhies crossing, three
miles south of Medford at 2 o'clock
this morning.
Klghteen hoboes were riding In
the cars. One was killed, nve ara
sorlously Injured and none escaped
without minor Injuries and cuts.
The dead man was J. M. DavIdBon
of Modesto, Cal. He was taken from
tho wreck to Sacred Heirt hospital
where he died at 8:15 this morning.
Ho suffered a fracture of the hip
and compound fracture of the pel
vis. Davidson was 38 years old.;
Jjisii or Jlijureu.
The Injured aro: McElllgot,
53 years old, head out and internal
Injuries; expected to die. "''
J. 1'J. muriay, yeuia uiu, ui
Now York, Left foot crushed and
bend cut. Murray was taken from
the same car as Davidson who was
killed.
J. White, Los Angeles, arm crush
ed and faco cut,
II. O. Whito, brother ot J. White,
(iardina, Oil., loft arm severely
bruised.
Tom Williamson, age 38, Illinois,
severo bruises of the left shoulder
and hip.
Davidson, .McKiiigot ana Murray
ivero taken to Sacred Heart hospital,,
the '.wo Whites and Williams to tho
county Hospital.
May bo More Victims.
More bodies may he found as the
wreckage Is cleared away, one of
thoso escaping with minor Injuries
slating that following the wreck he
had been unable to locate his part
ner, who was in another car. An
other who escaped stated that five
men were sleeping In his cnr. He
lias found only ono ot the number
besldo himself, ho Bald.
Thirteen cars wero derailed 111
addltfon to tho dredger, two being
put buck on tho truck with little
difficulty. Throo oil tank cars, load
ed with crudo oil lire slowly spread
ing a black lako around the wreck
ago. (Continued on. pago five.)
SALAZAR REBELS
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Tl'AKKZ, Mexico, March 12.
Salazar's band of Villa rebels fired
inl o n Mexico ('cut rat pnsscngov
I rain at I.ngunn station Saturday,
killing I.". of the de facto escort arid
wounding Ihree of the passengers, ac
cording to employes of tho Mexican
Central who arrived hero on a train
today. They also said twenty of Sala
zar's men were killed nnd 22 wounded
by Ihe Cnrrunza escort during the en
gagement following tho holdiu up oZ
the passenger train.
Tho Villa rebels were reported to
have surrounded tho train, over
powered Ihe escort after n brief fight
and lo havo robbed the train of every,
thing which could be carried away.
The Iruin was Botithbniind, ani after
robbing it tho wounded passengers
wero sent to Chihuahua City by the
rebels. A trnin left here enrly today
for the south with n largo escort ot
Vaijui lmliuus ou board.