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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY fir fSip! :f liiifillt A mbtM A II rfiT II! II II i i THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR - -R . VERDUN BOE IS AT Experts Say Germany Is Ready to Make Unequalled Sacri . fices to Capture Great Fort-Stakes All and If Unsuc cessful the Blow Will Be Irreparable Hurricane of Shell Fire and Ferocious Infantry Charges Feature of ' Battle-Each 1000 Yards Gain Cost 25,000 Lives By William Phillip Simms (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris, March 10. With a blasting hurricane of shell fire and furious infantry fighting the battle of Verdun is entering its third and possible final phase. The Germans are throwing massed battalions against the French center around Fort De Vaux, and assailing the French left repeatedly. There is a continuous roar of artillery southeast of Verdun as far as Fresnes. Experts are uniied in their belief "that Germany is prepared to make unequalled sacrifices to capture Ver dun. The French commanders show no semblance of fear regarding the outcome. Colonel Rousett, a retired French officer, declared Germany had planned a mighty blow against Verdun. If it fails, he said, the check will be irreparable. Tlio first -phase 0 the battle must have disappointed the German, it is believed. They captured only advanced positions, which were first blown to pieces by lavish shelling. Then they were checked and mowed down attack ing the bulwarks to which the defend eis retired. The second phase was one of prepara tion. Evidently the erown prince re-arranged his plans as well as his artil Jery. Now the third phase is developing with heavy attacks on both wings, and :i battering at the renter. Present operations are seemingly preliminary to a grand assault in which all will br staked on one fierce rush from three .sides. From a French viewpoint even the rupture of Verdun would now lie a hol low victory. Borne time ago I was al lowed to inspect the forts between Ver dun and l'nris. An almost solid mass of barbeil wire entanglements and eai Ihvvorks will greet the Germans if they smashed through Verdun. General .Toffre rs conserving his men against just such an emergency. De spite reports to the contrary, Paris is wcrenely confident. A neutral expert told' me Germany was paying 23.PIM men for oa.-h advance of 1.000 yards. Exports, declare General .Toffre is able to spare a few miles at that price. l'aris. Mar. 10. It was officially an nounced today that mst night's fight ing around Verdun resulted in no rh'inge. The situation on both bunks of the Meuse is the same. The statement reiterated nil Germans bad been driven out of Vaux village and denied the Germans claim thai Vore De Vaux and adjoining positions had been captured. Violent artillery fighting continued all night on both banks of the Meuse. There were no infnntrty operations. In addition to hotly denying report ed German successes Hround Verdun. It Aba Earth ! -. Mrs. I.cm Spry has four daughter' three married an' one urgly. Th' uc fashioned girl who used t' scrub an' sweep now has a daughter who take. arm development by mail. saw Wm J LEaAiR, Willi I' A I A the official communique said: "The German claim that Germans captured the fortress and village of Vaux is an insult to tho injustice of .neutrals. The same thing may be said with regard to the report spread by Germans that the battle of Verdun was started by an at tempted French offensive. Many Aeroplanes Crippled. Paris, Mar. 10. Two German aero planes, including one of the famous Fokkors, have been destroyed, and 13 others have dropped apparently dam aged behind the German lines, during a series of air battles around Verdun and in the Champagne, dispatches declared today. Liner Torpedoed, Crew Saved. Tnris, Mar. 10 The trans-Atlantic (Continued on Page Four.) RURAL CREDITS WILL BE SUBMITTED ALONE CONFERENCE IS OVER The Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Credits conference adjourned shortly after noon today after passing a reso lution to place three avowed anti-irriga-tiouists on the committee to draft the proposed constitutional amendment along with two irrigationists and one drainage man. This means that the rural credit's nniendment to the state constitution will come to the voters as an amendment separate and apart from the proposed amendment to vote bonds for irrigation purposes, also it sounds the ilentli knell to the irrigation meas ure as this is a sectional controversy and is favored by ouly the residents of the dry land sections of eastern Oregon while the rural credits measure is finding favor throughout the state. The dove of peace fluttered about the capitol dome a few times only to be frightened away by the noise of unre strained oratory und its present address is unknown. The conference today was sharply di vided on the question of separate amendments for a rural credit amend ment and another for irrigation and drainage. The eastern Oregon irriga tionists lead one faction which favored placing both amendments on the ballot as one measure and the farmers, labor ers and western Oregon delegations were united in opposition to this scheme anil favored a rural credits amendment as a separate measure. Chairman Mills was called away on business and 1.. E. Bean, of Eugene served as chairman for the remuindei of the session. A War of Language. I. X. Day, of Portland, and W, I.nir Thompson, of I.rikcview, were the lead ers of the irrigationists and A. F. ."hum way. of Milton, a member of the Farm ers' union delegation, lead the other faction. The war of words started when a resolution wns introduced to appoint n committee of seven to take s'eps to draft amendments an.l to conduct a campnign of education for the voters to secure the passage of the proposed amendments. ' Mr. Shumway offered an amendment SALEM innrnnuiA iiiitii ! E! About 1,700 Men In State Who Can Be Called Into Service If Necessary The only subject upon which the del egates to the Irrigation, Drainage And Rural Credits conference appeared to he united was the Mexican situation and a burst of applause followed the announcement that President Wilson lid ordered I'nited States troops into Mexico to capture Villa. In reply to inquiries as to the num ber of trooos which Oregon could con tribute at once, should intervention in Mexico occur, anil tho national guard be called upon, Governor Withycombe issued the following statement: "I have gone over the matter thor oughly with Adjutant General White and find that the following units cm be counted upon at once: "I regiment of infantry. "8 coin panics of coast artillery. ' 1 battery of field artillery. "1 troop of cavalry. "Sanitary detachments. "The pc.ice strength of the above em braces about 1700 men, and raised to war strength they would include ap proximately three thousand men. Our militia is today in a high state of effi ciency and General White has assured nie th.it it would be ready promptly in accordance with the mobilization plans outlined by the war department." When asked if he believed the militia would be called upon in the near future, Governor Withycombe said: "I do not think so, as I am inclined to believe the regular troops should be able to bring1 the Mexicans under Villi to justice. However, the situation has become very acute and it is possible at any time for new developments to re quire the calling out of at least a part of the militia. If so, T am very glad to s.iy that Oregon is ready and anxious to do its share, and so f ir as I am con ccrned, the adiutant general and his organization will have my most entnu siastic assistance and co-oper.uion in any steps which may prove necessary." SMALLPOX AT MOSCOW Moscow, Idaho. Mar. 10. Several fraternity houses are quarantined, ind social functions or all kinds are pro hibited today because practically the entire University or Idaho has been ex posed to smallpox. to this resolution to the effect that two I committees of three each be appointed : to serve on this committee with the at- I torney general to draft the measures j and in his amendment was named ( . h. Spence, master of the state grange; .1, j D. Brown, president of the Fanners' union, and T. II. Burchnrd, of the ted 1 oration of labor. j The irrigationists hotly opposed this amendment and ob erred to their In being drawn up by its opponents. W. I,. Powers, of Corvnllis, a member of the drainage delegation, offered a'l j amendment that one of the other three I members o'f the committee be a drain age member, and this amendment car ried. After an extended discussion, pre and con, with considerable con. a mo tion was made to nlfow the chairman of the conference to appoint the com mittee to represent the irrigationist and drainage men. This wns put to a I vote and carried 20 to 29 and the Shum way 's resolution came to a vote and carried with onlv a few scattering "nays." ! This served to convince the irriga tionists that they were beaten in any attempt to hang an irrigation measure ns a rider to the rural credits measure It was talked about the conference that the irrigation bill wns doomed if came up alone before the voters of the state but that there was an excellent rhnnce for the passage of a rural cred its bill, hence the stir right to Incor- 1 porate the two in one measure as the only salvation of the irrigationists. All Kinds of Suggestions. i Floods of orntory were unloosened and ideas and "my opinions" ran riot at today's session. Tho various' mem bers proposed all sorts of legislation though all were united on rural credits or cheaper money for the farmer. How ever, a great many of the delegates were opposed to bonding the credit of the state for rural credits anil it was the prevailing belief that the commun ity system of voting bonds would meet with more favor with the rank and file (Continued oo Fag Two ) OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1916" SEVENTEEN DEAD AT COLUMBUS ARE CHARGED 10 VILLA Story of Cowardly Attack of Murderous Bandit Told In Detail 100 DEAD BANDITS LEFT ALONG LINE OF FLIGHT American Soldiers Asleep When Attack Began, But Got to Work Quickly LEAD ADD SEVENTEEN DEAD .. I'VE ONLY BEGUN FIGHTING SAYS VILLA Columbus, X. M., Mar. 10. "Americana will suffer for Mr. Wibon's act in recogniz- s(c ing he-whiskered Carranza," s): General Francisco Villa stated after the Columbus fighting to Julio Garcia, Mexican cowboy who arrived here today. " I have only started my cam- paign against 'gringoes.' Wait; they will yet hear from Fran- cisco Villa ' am going to in- vade the C'nited States, burn cities and kill every 'gringo' I can find men, women and children." s Garcia said he met Villa 20 miles south of the border, and camped for a while with him. sjc Columbus, N. M., Mar. 10. -Villista raids over the border into American territory continued today. The state of .New Mexico was in vaded at sevenl points. Between Co lumbus and llachitn bandits this morn ing and last night dashed across the line, looteit rancli houses, drove away cattle, horses anil wigous, wrecked farm machinery and destroyed build ings. Telephone advices said there were no additional murders. Colonel Slocum's report announced all raiders were clear ed from American soil before noon. Patrols sent word of lirgo bands en camped close to the boundary at many places. Just before daylight several mounted bandits, carrying loot, were seen crossing back to the Mexican sule. Villistas now estimated to number 4.000 are believed lurking within x few miles of the bonier. Wherever they are visible, patrols watch their movements closely. Soldiers from Fort Bliss have reach ed Victoria where they found the in habitants had been in terror all night, fearing an attack. The first batallion, twentieth infantiy, detrained at 7:13 i. m. today and pitched camp on the edge ' town. Villistas were reported on American soil early today within a mile of Victoria, which is four miles north of the border, but they did not attempt an attack. The first battalion, eleventh infantry arrived at llachiti at H a. in. Troop A of the Seventh cavalry was immediate ly sent southward to watch movements of a large band of outlaws reported near the border. Like Old Indian Days. Wierd sigiuls were flashed along the bonier during the night. They were presumably seat by Villistas. Here and there on the vast plains and on the slopes of the desert hills lights flared, fires blazed briskly for n moment ami then died. Ranchers watched the sig nals in fear, then gathered tiieir fam ilies in tiie strongest houses mil mar shalled the men together with rifles ready, prepared to repel expected at tacks. These tense scenes recalled stories of frontier davs when hostile Indians threatened settlers. Mexicans were j seen in every shadow and false alarms were numerous. Occasion illy a child cried with fright, but for the most parti they kept silent, and the bravery ot the women was widely commented on when daylight returned. South of the bonier, where the Amer icans must tight Villa if they invade, the country is desert like and barren. Water is s'-aree, roads are few ami In bid repair. The district is practically empty. Toward the Sierra Madres, to which Villa may eventually retire, the landscape grows rougher. It is over grown with cactus and desert vegeta tion, an.l the mountains arc grim and forbidding. Funston Wants to Pursue. Washington. Mar. 10. Authority foi American troops to invade Mexico ami (Continued on i'aje Seven.) E TELLS STORY OF FALL Dead Silence Prevails As Girl Tells of Her Relations with Preacher Oroville, Cal., Mar. 10. Gertrude I.amson, fifteen-year-old school girl, faced the supreme ordeal of her young life today. Attorney's for Rev. Madison Slaugh ter, whom she accused of attacking her, began cross examining her in an ef fort to discredit the story she told on the witness stand in the minister's trial. As she answered their sharp questions, Slaughter stared fixedly at her, and friends and neighbors whom she had known for years, listened eag erly. The girl's direct exnmiuation was re sumed when court convened today. In her first moments on the .stand, she tes tified that she understood the nature of the charges against Slaughter and swore she had had alleged improper re lations with him. Then the district at torney demanded when theso alleged relations began. Defense counsel stren uously objected. A lengthy debate be gan. The judge expected to mnke known his decision during the morning. As the little girl tove her testimony the silence was intense. Every catch in her voice, the slightest faltering, could be distinctly heard. Mrs. I.amson, her mother, nearly fainted on the witness 'stand. Her tes timony'consisted of an admission that Slaughter from the very beginning de nied the truth of Gertrude's allegations. Other witnesses testified in support of Mrs. Thomas Whiddcn's assertion that Slaughter and the girl spent long per iods alone together in an almond or chard. -Mrs. Whiddrn grew hysterical under cross examination and cried ex citedly that she was telling the truth, "and nothing but the truth," when de fense lawyers seemed to insinuate other wise. Stio!is to Her Story. Oroville, Cal., Mar. 10. On the wit ness stand todny Gertrude Lamson, 13 years old, who accuses Rev. Madison Slaughter of a statutory offense swore the minister had attacked her repeat edly. (Questioned by the district attorney, she repeated in detail the story she had tohl the authorities. Siie alleged that Slaughter had said to her: "Gertrude, I have been jsked to cor rect you about a friend you are going with, and this is the only way I can get your confidence." After tho alleged attacks, Miss Lam son testified Slaughter told her he would send her to the penitentiary if she made charges ag.iinst him, as he, she said, was a minister and n o I io,lv would believe her unsupported word against his. Cross examined, Gertrude acknowl edged she had always had an aversion for Slaughter. She admitted she dis liked him from the first that she feared him and believed him unkind. The girl said she was afraid to resist him. The Only Solution Says : General Pershing El Paso, Texas, Mar. 10. Brigadier General John J. Pershing, in cominnud of border troops here, today praised President Wilson for his detcrmi nation to punish Geuernl Francisco Villa. "The president is to be highly com mended on his attitude," said General Pershing. "It is the only solution of the situation. I told Carranza repre sentatives yesterday that if Villa was permitted to continue his lawlessness, his murders of foreigners and his de struction of property, the death knell of the Carranza faction would be sounded. "I urged the Cnrranzistas to ask American assistance in running down the murderer anil bandit, Villa, und his followers." I Salem Boy Ordered - To Mexico with Troops Bishec, Ariz., Mar. !l The Tenth Tin ted States cavalry stationed at Fort lluacliuca, Ariz., 10 miles west of here, has been ordered to Douglas, Ariz., to reinforce the Mexican border patrol, it j was wtnted tonight. The cavalrymen j will leave here tonight on a special t ru in. Second Lieutenant I,. A. Walton, the youngest brother of Cashier Walton, of the l.add & Bush bank, of this city, is a member of the Tenth cavalry. He was graduated from West Point Inst year and has already seen considerable ac tive service along the border. FIGHT WITH GERMAN SAILORS T.ondnn, Mar. 10 Germ in and Amer ican sailors have engaged in repeated street fights before tiie American em bassy at Constantinople, according to a censored cable received by the ex change Telegraph, comp my today. nornm Twn PRICE TWO liICO HflD jjllLi CHASE TO BEGIN AT ONCE Army of 8,000 Will At Once Invade Mexican Territory and . Not Leave It Until Villa Is Eliminated and Mexicans Taught To Respect Rights of Americans and Other Foreigners This Will Be Done In Friendly Spirit To ward Mexico, But It Will Be Thoroughly Done Washington, March 10. Eight thousand American soldiers will invade Mexico immediately. They will go with the single purpose of capturing General rFancisco Villa and exterminating his band of followers who raided Columbus, New Mexico. This was announced this afternoon by President Wil son in the following statement: "An adequate force will be sent into Mexico at once in pursuit of Villa with the single object of capturing him and putting a stop to his forays. This can and will be done entirely in friendly aid of the constituted authorities in Mexico, and with scrupulous respect for that republic's sovereignty." . . The president's declaration indicated Provisional President Carranza had informed this government he was willing Americans cooperate with him in ending Villa's banditry. Secretary of War Baker refused a statement as to the war department's plan of action. He indicated he might issue a statement later. While it wns not announced, it is probable that President Wilson will send a message to congress within a few days outlining his rensnus for to day's orders. He ncieo! similarly in or dering the fleet to Vera Cruz. Congress then immediately passed a resolution of approval. 2,000 Cavalry With Army. The American expedition will consist chiefly of infantry with at least 2,000 cavalry, a detachment of field artillery and several batteries of mountain guns on pnek mules. The mountain guns are especially adapted to the guerilla fighting which is anticipated south of the Rio Grande. A "flying column" o'f 2,000 men,! mostly cavalry, will constitute the au vance force which is to do the active work of searching out Villa and making tentative plans for the campaign. The Americans probably will concen trate at or near Columbus within 21 hours. From points cast and west of Columbus the remainder of the expedi tion will be hurried toward Mexico un til they have gone southward fur enough to turn toward each other, tncreiiy surrouuiling ma ir possum-. General Scott, chief of staff, is in ac- j tivo charge at the war department. I Secretary Maker lias decided to leave matters to Scott, being unfamiliar with tin' crisis himself. Scott was acting sec retary of war after Garrison resigned. Representations to Mexico thus far have consisted only of advising Flisen Arrendondo. Mexican representative, of the situation, nnd expressing a hope that Carranza will not object to the pursuit of Villa on Mexican soil. "Get Villa Dead or Alive." When the cabinet met, several mem bers were committed to the belief that America's first action should be to "get Villa, dead or alive." Meanwhile tension increased. Senators Stone nnd Fall poined in usking the senate to sus pend action until the troops hnd com pleted their present operations, nnd un til further information of the Colum bus outrage had been received. Stone was obviously angered elenr through. lie referred to the Villista invaders ns "murdering whelps" and intimated lie might icnd an organized demand for aggressive action. Senator McCuinber introduced a reso lution demanding that something be done. It declared that, for two years, murders of Americans and acts of fiendish brutality hud been weekly oc currences, that the government had ex hausted every effort to keep from intor- , ' ni . I t 1 veiling, ami mat an einnts uu rn worse than fruitless. The resolution said the American attitude only em boldened the bandits commit furth-J er atrocities. McCuinber s measure wns referred to the senate foreign commit tee. The senate met with the air of a man whose finger is on the trigger but who is not rpiite ready to fire. Senator Gnllinger was ready to introduce a flat declaration of war on Mexico. Senator Fall had ready a resolution calling for an invading force of fin.OOD men. Nearly nil incmhcres had telegrams hotly demanding summary action. Most of them were disposed to see what the military branches of the government would do before risking a senate outbreak. fcwTa on trains and nkwb CENTS stands five cent The Official Beport. Wa-shington, Mar. 10. -Colonel Slo cum's official account of tho fightinff around Columbus, N. M., as given out by tho war department today, follows: "When Villa's troops fell buck front Columbus, we followed them with an extended line At the saino time I sent Major Thompkins with threo mounted troops to attack Thompkins followed the enemy about 'five miles into Mex ico, having three bloody fights wit1 them. Finally the enemy mndo a stand with i,t eiitiTO force. That halted Thompkins' advance. "We had a corporal killod In the pur nuit. The Mexicans as they fled drop ped considerable material and loot they had stolen in the town. "I nm reliably informed it was Villa himself who attacked with fifteen hun dred men, leaving about 1,000 on the river east of Boca Grande. "From his spies in Columbus, Villa was informed that them were but four troops here with threo machine gun crews. He intended to enpturo the town, loot the bank nnd kill all Americans. "Our casualties -rre five wounded and Rcven killed. Lieutenant Benson, was shot in tho arm. and Captain Wil liams, adjutant, slightly wounded in tho hand. "Eight civilians were killed in town, including a woman. Wo have burned tlin bodies of 27 Mexican soldiers. Most of them were killed in town, some near tho bank. Many other dead Mexicans lio on Villa's line of retreat about a milo west of here. They have not yet been collected. "Mexican troops under Villa's per sonal command, by his orders, made a. chnrge through our camp. Our troops turned out quickly nnd drovo back the. Mexicans, killing 17 in or about camp and about 10 or 12 in town." Crush Villa the Slogan. Washington, Mar. 10. "Crush Vil la" is tho new American slogan, suc ceeding the former administration pol icy o'f "Huerta must go." A complete cleanup campaign against Mexico border bandits especially Villa, is promised, with fighting for uu in definite length of time by an Amer ican border army of about 19,000 men. According to present administration (Continued on Pago Eiaht.) TIIE WEATHER CIHP WEATHER) Oregon: Un settled tonight Saturday, south erly winds.