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REFUGEES Til
PEONS VILLRUS
ID ASSIST Ii
Say Anti-American Feeling
Was Shown By All Mexi
I i cans They Saw
j-i-i
PARTY WAS INSULTED
ON STREETS OF CITY
Papers Say: "Mexican Eagle
Will Eat Stars Out of
' American Flag"
.
.SAYS VILLA TINANCED BY
INTERESTED AMERICANS
Mexico City, Mar. 15. Well
laiil pin us to force American
intervention in Mexico were de
feated by President Wilson's
acceptance of Provisional Presi
dent Veiuistiano Carranza 's
military reciprocity proposals,
Carranzistus asserted today.
Carranza knew of these plans.
He believed the Villa raid on
Columbus. X. M.n was financed
by American interests seeking
intervention.
Patriotic demonstrations con
. tinned today, foliuwrng tfie an
nouncement thnt American-Mexican
differences had all been
settled. Military bands paraded
the streets, playing itatiunnl
airs.
Ml Pso.Toxas, Mar. 15. An iron elnd
military censorship thnt even refused
confirmation or denial of the report
that Hachita, N. M., hail been seized by
by n Carranzistn army, caused the be
lief today that the American expedi
tionary force was about to move.
Hrigndied General John ,T. Persh
ing's ordern were for him to cross the
border when ready. Americans from
Columbus, X. M.. where Pershing has
established headquarters, arrived at
Doming, X. M., today, and declared the
soldiers were ready to march earlv to
(lav. The stringent censorship at Colum
bus makes it plain that the troops will
enter Mexico hours before newspaper
correspondents are allowed to flash de
tails. With the report that .1,000 cavnlrv
would make up the flving column to
encompass Francisco Villa, armv men
gave out the impression that it' would
not be an infantry expedition. Tt is
believed the in'fantry coming to the
boundary from interior posts will lie
used only for the purpose of guarding
the line.
General Pershing is keeping in wire
less touch with Major General Fred
Funston. It is expected the American
advance guards will dash upon Guz
man, a small Mexican town, and estab
lish their first base of operations there.
Latest reports concerning the where
ab,.urs of Villa said he was in Oalennn
district marching upon the settlement
of Americnn Mormons. General Gu-'
tierrez, Carrnnzistn nrmv leader, is due
to leave Juarez for Chihuahua immedi
ately personally to lead his soldiers in
their pursuit of the arch bandit. His
earlier statement that he had o'.Oui
fighters already at Villa's heels was re-vi.-'d
to the assertion that he had LOOP
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I ABE MARTIN
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Iff
''Ifavin' sciinethin' sent h'ime on ap
proval is 'bout tit only way you kin
get out of a store these days." said Lib
I "ash t 'day. If th' munition factories
lire workin' overtime these days, jest
think how fer back on ther orders th'
cigarette factories must be.
Will Make Army 100,000
Move Made to Recall Sol
diers from Philippines
Washington, Man 15. The Hay
Chamberlain resolution increasing the
size of the regular army to its full
strength of 1110,000 men was adopted
today by the sen.ite. It provides for
an immediate increase.
Jlolie .Smith was the only senator to
oppose the resolution during the debate,
lie proposed an amendment making the
enlistment term two years instead of
the usual four. Smith said ho was
igainst Ion;; enlistments, and that, in
the present case, he felt sure the re
cruits could be more easily obtained if
;ho term were shortened.
The senate enjoyed unlimited debute
of th'i measure until Senator Gnllinger
called for a vote. Then it was passed
unanimously.
Senator Sherman introduced resolu
tion suggesting thnt the American
forces be withdrawn from tiie Philip
pines. He said: "Twelve thousand
regulars could be sent to Mexico. They
would be ideal soldiers in that, tropical
climate. Furthermore, they have been
well trained in guerilla warfare. "
He said he would leave 5,700 native
scouts in the islands as a Philippine
garrison.
STORY NOT CONFIRMED
Ml Paso, Texas, Mar. 15. A
Villista band looted homes on
the outskirts of Hachita, New
Mexico, last night, according to
reports today over the El Paso
and Southwestern wire. The
local police were misinformed
that a large Carranzista force
had captured the town. All is
quiet there now. Early ac
counts failed to state whether
the .American garrison engaged
the raiders.
Hachitn. N. M.. is on the El
Paso and Southwestern railway,
a little more than 10 miles from
the Mexican border. It is about
40 miles directlty west of
Columbus.
Following This Mexican Gen
eral With 1000 Troops
Leave Palomas
El Paso, Texas, Mar. 15. The Amer
ican expedition entered Mexico follow
ing a battle between Carranzistas at
Palomas and United States outposts at
the border, south of Columbus, uncon
firmed reports from Americans on a
train from Columbus arriving this aft
ernoon. General Bertani evacuated Palomas
immediately following the clash, ac
cording to these unconfirmed reports,
lie was said to be going toward Guzman
with the American expedition in full
swing across the border near I'alomas.
Xothing was obtninnble from Amer
ican officials at El Paso to confirm or
deny the reported trouble with Car
ruuzistns. According to the passengers no Amei-
I ienn soldiers were killed,
j They hail no knowledge of any Car
; ranzn fatalities. When the firing was
! opened by the Carrnnzistas. Americans
mobilized at Columbus were ordered to
arms.
General Bertani then led his men. es
timated at l.ooo, out af Palomas.
Tom Duvis. a ranchman two miles
from Columbus and his son Rov, who
brought the news of the outpost battle
and the subsequent crossing into Mex
ico stated the Mexicans killed between
10 and 15 employes of the Toledos Cat
tle company yesterday. The ranch of
this concern is located about 10 miles
south of Palomas. Many of its employes
are Americans. The elder Davis said
the company's manager escaped toward
Columbus with the news. Davis heard
rarranza's troops attacked the ranch
hands.
Cut All Wires.
Douglas, Ariz., Mar. 15. El Tigre
and Xucozari, two large American min
ing camps south of Dougflns. were cut
off from communication with the bord
er this afternoon when Carranza sol
diers mobilized at Cabullonn, cut nil
telegraph and telephone wires. Culiul
bum is IS niles south of the Xacozari
railroad.
Twenty-five Americans are isolated
at El Tigro.
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Funston Denies Story.
Snn Antonio, Texas, Mar. 15. Tinted
States troops crossed the border into
; Mexico at noon today, Major General
Fred Funston officially announced this
'afternoon He declared that there had
'been no resistance st the border and
I that the Cnrraaza troops were joining
'the American forces.
ALLIES SEEK TO CLOSE IRON RING AROUND
-. The
GREATEST OF ALL
BATTLES OF WAR
ABOUTJO BEGIN
German Crown Prince Hopes
to Break French Lines
North of Verdun
IF SUCCESSFUL THIS
WOULD BE SEVERE BLOW
French However Are Confid
ent Teutons Will Be Fought
to a Standstill
By Charles P. Stewart.
(Tnited Press staff correspondent.)
London, Mar. 15. Between the shell
shuttered town of Betliincourt and the
slopes of Dead Man's hill, the Germans
have driven a new wedge deep into the
French defenses, Berlin messages an
nounced today.
Teutons surround Betliincourt on
three sides, and a slight further ad
vance, it is declared, would force the
French to evacuate the city, French
strongholds on Dead Man's hill are
again imperiled by this resumption of
infantry attacks on Verdun.
Latest Paris communiques contra
dicted these German cluims. They admit
there were infantry attacks in the
specified region following an almost un
precedented bombardment, but assert
all charges were replsed except at two
isolated points between Betliincourt and
Dead Man's hill.
It is indicated mat tho assaults
there mark the beginning of a most
severe battle which may prove to be
the last phase of the Verdun 'fight, r
is believed that the German crown
prince hopes by a brilliant stroke to
break French lines northwest o'f the
citadel. If such a smash were success
ful, the French army on the Mouse cast
bank would be trapper) and it woub)
mean the capture of great quantities of
munitions, supplies and artillery am
munition, as well as the probable sur
render of many soldiers.
Paris dispatches said military ex
perts there were awake to the danger of
new (iernian successes. The critie-s said:
"Were, the Germans to gain Verdun
via Douaumont and Vaux it would lv
an empty victory. They would lose
.'iOO.OOO more men for an empty husk.
"Success via Goose If ill and Betliin
court might be more substaniul. The
French are holding the Lorraine front
on the east Bide of the river. Their
guns and material run the risk of rap
ture as the main brigades spanning the
Mouse might be commanded by the foe.
General Petitin's precautions guard
against surprise. The Germans are ex
pected to hurl solid musses against
Dead Man's and Goose Hills. A
French are convinced the Teuton wi'
be fought to a standstill."
Aviators Raid Essen.
London, Mar. 15. Allied' aviators
have raided Essen where the Krupp
works are located, according to Amster
dam dispatches today. Others were
i said to have attacked Munich and Giar"
bach.
Six sheds at Essen were dent roved,
the Amsterdam Telegraph reported.
The raid was not confirmed official
ly, but reports caused tremendous enth
usiasm. It is some time since war ex-
iron ring" around the Teutonic. a'.liance.
perts urged air raids on the Krupp
works. 1T0 miles north of Verdun, nm
Gladbach, 'M miles southeast of Essen.
Will Not Stop Torpedoing.
Amsterdam, Mar. 15. Berlin dis
patches today officially denied rumors
that the kaiser planned to abandon or
postpone his campaign of torpedoing
armed merchantmen without warning.
Austria Declares War.
Rome. Mar. 15. Austria has declared
war on Portugal, dispatches received
here todav declared.
Frsnch Hold losltions.
Paris, Mar. 15. French counter at
tacks resulted in capture of several
trenches on Hill 2o'5, northeast of Vei
dun, today's .ajj af t'iccj communis'
declared. The i ,nc?i Hold Bothincoiwt,
Dead Man's hill ad Cumieres worn'
spite pf strong Teuton charges. TC
new German infantry attacks have be
attempted between Betliincourt and thr
west hunk of the Mouse during the
night.
Cannonading is continuous on the
right bank of the Meuse, toward the
Woevre plain. "Elsewhere." said the
statement, "calm prevails."
Rushing Troops From Balkans.
Athens, Mar. 15. Large forces '
Germans from Mocedonia and Serbia
are being rushed to the western front,
it was reported today.
Enver Pasha Assassinated.
London, Mar. 15. Reaffirming the
report that Enver Pasha has been ns
sassinnted, the Exchange Telepgraph 's
Athens correspondent today wired th
Ismil Haki, president of the Commercial
Administration, had been appointed '
successor. Athens reports noted that
the Bulgarian leader Tufeksicff had
been murdered.
PREDICT MEXICAN WAR
London, Mai. 15. Newspapers today
almost unanimously emphasized the pos
sibilities of Francisco Villa involving
the Tnited States in n war with all
Mexico. The Globe said: "It seems
that America cannot draw back, having
once put its hand on the sword."
FUNSTON TELLS WHY
START WAS DELAYED;
TO BE LONG CAMPAIGN
were living on jerked beef. They huve
Snn Antonio, Texas, Mar. 15. "I
hope the American people appreciate
that, this is going to be n hard and very
difficult camp iigu. It may be a long
one also.
In this fashion today Major General
Frederick X. I'unston, in whose hands
has been unreservedly placed the task
of capturing Villa, summed up the cam
paign tor the t nited Tress.
Funston intimated tint Brigadier
Gpeinl John Pershing has his orders,
and will move when ready.
"One of the best features of this
business is the fact that our troops arc
in splendid shape for tiie work," Fun
ston said.
"From a physical standpoint they
couldn't be in better condition. The
time most of them have spent on the
border his hardened and toughened
them, lint is is going to be a hard
job.
Villa has fled into one of the most
naturally desolate countries in the
world. What nature did not do for it
in tnis respect, the fighting factions
have done. Tniess we go in sufficient
ly supplied with food and fodder to
handle the problem of subsistence we
would be defeated by nature long be
fore we met the Villistas, Thero is
nothing left in all that vast naked re
gion for us to buy or take.
"Our prisoners raptured at Colum
bus said that Villa and his followers
no other foodstuffs of consequence.
TEUTONIC ALLIANCE
Tht first iron ring which the en
tente ii'lie forged around the Teu
tonic alliance was broken when the
Germans blrsted their way throui'li
rbia. and joined forces with the
Bulgarians and Turks. The ring will
e welded together again if the Rus
dans follow up their recent victor
3 over the Turks in Asia Minor by
;tTecting a junction with the British
n Mesopotamia. By their attack on
Verdun the Germans are trying to
weaken or break the ring on the
west.
Carranza Orders AH Mexican
Troops to Co-operate
With Americans
FEELING IN MEXICO IS
ALLAYED BY CONCESSION
In Case of Break with Car
ranza, Yaquis Would Side
with Americans
By J. P. Yoder.
(Tnited Press Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Mir. 15. Washington
today anxiously awnited first news
from the .Mexican battle ground. The
American expedition was supposed to
be moving against Francisco Villa. Al
though officials as well is the public
were blinded by n comprehensive cen
sorship, they believed Brigadier Gener
al John .1. Pershing to be either already
in Mexico or so situated that he would
be there before the day ended.
Formal announcement that he had
crossed the bonier might be delayed, it
wis admitted, for military reasons.
The opinion grew that Carranza
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Nothing Gained By Hurry.
I believe our aeroplanes .uc going
j to be most valuable to us in scouting.
(They'll be the first we ever used un
ider tiiese conditions. I have great
1 hopes of their success.
1 "I hope the people will understand'
j tho reason for the apparent delay in
I crossing into Mexico and stnrting our
I chase. It won lil have been sheer folly
for us to Inve continued the pursuit of
Villa on the day he raided Columbus,
j Ue would have had only about '.'50 men
gainst Villa's 1500 or possibly more
followers. Our men had no supplies
; with them. Thev might have continued
'the running fight, and killed a few
j more, but unless we had nctu illy cap
tured Villa there was no particular mil
itary advantage to be gained. In fact.
Villa's forces so out numbered ours that
there would have been iliuger in lis
continuing the pursuit.
! "Our men mignt have been surround
ed, and another Custer massacre would j
! have resulted.
j "From all I have learned I believe
Villa raided Columbus as a result of
one of his i liar icteristic brainstorms.
These fits of his blind, unreasoning
anger are well known. When in the
grip of tlicin. he will do anything.
"Back of that rage was the hope, I
presume, that intervention inigiit re
sult in swinging the tide of Mexican
j popular favor toward It in. so he would
1 n g i i u bo made a political factor there."
E IP i
HOLD UP HEWS OF
BORDER EVENTS
Defense Tries In Vain to Get
' Her Raliied Will Try to
Prove an Alibi
Oroville, Cal., March 15. Words
from ltev. Madison Slaughter's ger
mons crept into tho letters Gertrude
Lamson, 15 years old, wrote dnnying
her immorality charges against him,
according to her testimony under cross
examination in Slaughter's trial to
day. The girl said she inserted the phrase
"I pray God to forgive and forget"
because she had heard Slaughter say
it frequently in the pulpit.
Gertrudo today blamed the entire in
spiration for the letter of denial on
her mother's alleged coaching. She
reiterated repeatedly thut she was
"telling the truth" when she accused
Slaughter.
As the girl manifested signs of labor
ing under a great strain, Judge Gregory
occasionally ordered brief recesses to
let her regain her composure.
Defense attorneys sprang a sensation
when they suddenly charged that Char
lotto. Kegan, an officer of the deten
tion home, who has custody of Ger
trude, was signaling to her from the
audience. Judge Gregory overruled
the objections.
Many women have asked the district
attorney for permission to adopt the
girl. '
Fifth Day on Stand
Oroville, Cal., March 15. Gertrudo
Lnmsoii started her fifth day on the
witness stand today, testifying ngainst
Rev. Madison Slaughter, charged with
attacking her. She was taken repeat
edly over ground covered in her direct
examination. Every effort was made
to confuse and trip her. At times she
complained of headache or had spells
of trembling but she always adhered
to her reiterated statement:
"Everything I have said is the
truth." "
The defease cainied today that the
prosecution had shifted the date of
the alleged attack from November 7
to November 11, because it was dis
covered the girl was infused in .bar
story of what happened Xuvember 7,
anil it was further ascertained the
pastor had a clear ulibi for that oc
casion Defense lawyers asserted ho
also had an alibi for NoveinKcr 14,
and that it would be proved when the
time comes.
General Funston Admits It
But Doubts Story of
Fighting
Han Antonio, Texas, Mar. 15. Major
General Frederick Funston admitie
this afternoon thnt Colonel Doild's cav
alry command hail probably crossed tin
border into Mexico. The Tnited Press
asked him to confirm reports of cavalry
fighting on the Mexican 'side.
Funston replied: "Dodd's probably
crossed, but he's out of communication
with concentration points at the place
of crossing, which was about !!) miles
from Columbus in a sniiight liae from
the town."
Fuasloa also said: "The report that
our cavalry has been in an engagement
is interesting, and may be true. Frank
ly, I tun out of toucTi with Colonel
Dodd 's column, lie will get into wire
less communication with General Persh
ing before evening, I expect, and then
I'll h"iir details. Reports of fightie
so soon lifter crossing were unexpected,
ft is possible that word of operations
along the border may have seeped back
through the telegraph operators not un
der censorship before it reached me.
Only Columbus it.self is under censor
ship." ROASTS PREMIER ASQUITH
London, M ir. 15 In the most violent
attack on Premier Herbert Asouith
since the war began, Sir Arthur Mark
ham, in a speech in the house of com
mons this afternoon, culled niin "only
a professional politician."
"The only thing Asipiith has stuck
to since the beginning of the war is his
snliry," cried Markhain. "ilo is re
sponsible for our present unsatisfactory
position. ' '
Governoment members yelled him
down, excitedly demanding trat he
withdraw his "insults."
CHARLES A. PIPER DEAD
Portland, Orer Mar. 15. Charles A.
Piper, aged 51, brother of George U
nnd Fred W Piper, of Seattle, died to
day after a long illness Edgar B. Piper,
managing editor of the Oregonian, is
another brother.
GETS STATE POSITION
Olympia, Wash., Mar. 15. James Al
len was today appointed by Governor
Lister to succeed W. H. Roy ns state
highway commissioner. Since 100'.) A
len has been chief stnte highway en
gineer. Prior to thnt he was a locatting
engineer in railroad work.
THE BORDER
SOIE THE TODAY
This Indicated by Army Move
ments, but Censors Cut
Out All News
AERO SQUADRON AND
FIRST CAVALRY ARRIVE
Paper Says: "Villa Has Cap
tured Texas and President
Wilson Is Fleeing"
GARRISON REVOLTS
$
Doming, N. M., Mar. 15. (By
telephone to El I'asoJ Amer-
icun troops have not crossed the
border into Mexico, according to
automobilists urriving from
Columbus at noon today. Camp
has been broken, however, and .
tho expedition is ready to movo
, at a minute's notice. .
The Carranza garrison at Pal-
omas revolted and declared for
Villa, according to unconfirmed
roports. The story was that the
mutinous troops had started to-
ward La Ascension.
;K
El Paso, Texas, Mar. 15. Military
censorship has been thrown so closely
around Columbus and tho border coun
try today that it is impossible to ascer
tain troop movemouts, although many
firmly believed the American expedi
tion had started.
i Control of the telegraph ana tele
phone was taken over by a squad of sol
diers acting under orders from Briga
dier General John J, Pershing. A lonir
distance telephone cull to Columbus
merely brought n reply from "central"
that Bhe was under military censorship
as well as everybody else there.
A censored Columbus dispatch from a
United Press staff correspondent tobl
of preparations to establish a base of
operations for tho pursuit. Railroad
switches are being built by army engin
eers. Troop movements were not men
tioned in the mcssngh,
Tho censor permitted mention, how
ever, of the nrrivul or Te nnro squad
ron from San Antonio with its consort
of motor lorries. The United Press
correspondent's message was timed
9:30 a. m. today, but it does not neccs
surily contradict rumors that a start
has been made, becnuse newspaper men
were not expected to bo permitted to
enter Mexico with the vanguard.
Officers of Fort Bliss refused to dis
cuss rumors that the border had al
ready been crossed.
Rumored Mexican Attack.
The El Pnso and Southwestern rail
road telegraph department's statement
that Villistas had looted a few houses
on the outskirts of Muchitn, N. M., ap
parently disposed of the story that a
Cnrrnn.ista force had seized tho town.
It was announced that Palomas ha''
been evacuated by the Carranzistus, and
thnt 1.000 of them were marching to
ward Guzman. They nre led by Gen
eral Bertani, according to n statement
from General Gutierrez, nnd will join
the constitutionalists hunting Francisco
Villa.
Mexican Consul Garcia 's statement
that 40 de facto government soldiers re
mained to garrison Pnlmos seemed to
give the direct lie to rumors that the
American expeditionary force had al
ready entered, unless tho dn facto
troops have definitely decided to co
opernte. Reliable Casus Grandes advices snid
n number of Ciirrnnzi'stas deserted from,
the garrison there nnd joined the Vil
listas, being cnuer to fight against tho ,
American invaders.
According to word received by Bishop
Hurst of the Mnrmnn church, the Amer
ican Mormon colonisis reported men
aced by Villa have safely arrived at
Cnsns Grnndes. They said Villa and
his men were "hovering in the vicin
ity." Bishop Hurst said he hoped Currnn-zi-stim
would escort the colonists safe
ly to Pearson, where a train to carry
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