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Into Battle But Quickly
Retreats
WHEREABOUTS OF VILLA
STILL DEEP MYSTERY
Mining Company Advices Say
He Was Last Seen Near
Tepehaunes
By E. T. Conkle.
(Fluted Trefls staff correspondent.)
F.t Paso, Texas, April 12. A battle
is reported today to have lieou fought
l"tween .Timinoz and FiiiTal hut the
Cerinnzistas censors will not allow a
ivor.' of the forces engaged to be made
prhlie.
. f irst news of the fight came when
a Mexican Central railroad train ran
into the midst of it. With the battle
raping around hini the engineer stopped
and started back to Jiminez, whence
censored nccounts of the affair came
to the border.
It is not known whether Tinted
Stales troops are engaged. Mining men
n: I'nrrul declare tliat an American
force is near the battlefudd ami that a
Y'llista squadron is known to be in that
ti giou. Tho Juarez authorities main
tain silence.
The whci-oilbmif nf Friii,.; v:i.,
i' still n deep mystery. Rumors of his
diath are believed to have been inspir
ed. I y, Mexicans who desired the Ameri
c;mi expedition to witndraw. Mnrquese
1-Muo, u former Villista, now in the Car
rnni.sta army, arrived at Chihuahua
city stating that a Mexican from Ou
oivoro had brought positive information
of Villa 's death, i
However, mining company advices
t.-nd to show that Villa with a consider
able column of nieu ivas last reported
near Tepehuanes.
That the main American cavalry
f irce is in southwestern Chihuahua was
snown today by negotiations between
the quartermasters department of the
army anil El Faso denlers for the pur
chase of hay and oats in large quanti
ties for shipment over the Mexico Cen
tral railroad via Chihuahua Citv. This
is another indication that Americans
are in the neighborhood of the fight
reported raging between Parral and
Jiminez.
Fort Bliss received an unconfirmed
report that an anti-American proclama
tion has been circulated in Chihuahua
City on Friday. Presumably this post
er was suppressed by Carranzistas. as
biter reports said that constitution
alists at Chihuahua were co-operating
wiili American troops.
Mexican Snipers Busy.
Columbus, K. M., April 12. Incoming
tirmv motor truck drivers today report
ed that Mexican snijers were busy
around Casns G ramies. Bullet hole's
v-orc noticed in the body of- one ma
chine. The snipers fled when American
guards galloped out to fight them.
Army headquarters, upon receipt of
this news. reiterated its belief that
small bands of bandits are still roving
the country behind the expedition's
advanced positions.
Precautions have been taken to (ire
vent the lynching of six Mexicans held
here on charges of h,ivlng participated
in the Villista raid on this city. Mili
tary authorities plan to turn the pris
oners over to the civil courts at Doni
i"i.'. X. M., for trial on charges of mur
der. (C nrtinnarl on Pqire fsit.
i ABE. MARTIN
I OtK
r i .K
Of all th' campaign lie. "I'll be
home ever' jight nf'er th' election.
le.ir, " is til ' worst. A warnin' is all
ti' average American needs t' make
him take a chance.
ARE SUPPRESSED
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.Seattle Man Shoots
Nephew Without Cause
Seattle, Wish., April 12. Apparent
ly without cause, David M. Curette,
aged .12, a gripmnn on the Vesler Way
cable line, at ti o'clock this morning j
killed ins nephew, Joseph J. Ogris, aged
."!, a cent for the Great Eastern Casual
ty company, and then killed himself
with a revolver.
Ogris wis building a fire in the base
ment of the house where the Carette
and Oiris families both lived, when
Carette followed him, anil w ithout a I
warning, shot him twice. Ieath was
instantaneous. As he came upstairs,!
Carette was met by his 14 year old son j
Edward, who asked him:' "Did youj
shoot Joe? " ' j
Cirette replied: "Yes," and then I
stepped into the front room, placed a I
handkerchief over his face and shot him
sen in me tempie. lie (ilea immediate
ly. Mrs. Ogris believes Curette was men
tally unbalanced. He had worked as
gripman on the Vesler Wey line for 1,1
years.
Gang of Swindlers Said to
Have Robbed Victims of a
Million Dollars
San Francisco, April 12 Indictments
barging use of the United States mails
to defraud may be voted by the federal
grand jury here against a group of al
leged swindlers who .ire said to have
taken $1,00(1,000 from .1,1,000 victims by
the fraudulent sale of Oregon-California
railroad lauds, according to the
statement today of Henry 11. Childers,
special land office agent. 'who has come
here from Xew York to present theJ
e nience.
Childers fully expects that the grand
jury will vote indictments when his
tacts .ire laid before the probers. He
asserts mill tne men ne is ntter obtain
ed sums ranging from to $1.10 from
their dupes on pretense of using the
money to pay expenses incident to pur
chasing Oregon-California railroad land
for them. When the so-called expense
money had been received, Childers de
clares, the bunco men would vanish and
hunt new victims. ,
He s.ivs ringleaders in the plot and a
number of their henchmen are in San
Francisco at, present, under close sur
veillance. Childers 'was specially ap
pointed to conduct land fraud in'vesti
agtions. He is working in conjunction
with the I'nited States attorney here.
.Thousands of Persons
May Lose Homesteads
San Francisco, April 12. The home
steads of thousands of persons in Cali
fornia, Texas nnd other states depend
today on the ability of modern science
to prove whether "C. P. Carpenter,''
and "George S. Jones" are fictitious
persons.
If they are found to be merely names
used by F. A. Hyde, who recently fin
ished a prison sentence for defr.uuliiig
the government out of lands, the hun
dreds of thousands of acres involved
will undoubtedly be turned back to the
government, just as stolen property re
verts to its original owner. The people
who innocently purchased the land
will bo losers.
The test case to decide this question
is now before .1. 11. Sanford, register of
the I'nited States land office. The se
curing of testimony has consumed four
years. Branch hearings have been held
in yens past in Texas, 1'taii and other
states and transcripts of the testimony
ire now in Snuford s hands.
When the Hyde expose came to light'
some time ago, charged jointlv with,
him were "Carpenter" and "Jones."
.o sucii men liave ever been located.
Thus far they have been found to be
mere names signed to homestead en
tries. Science has been cilled in to Trove
them fictitious. Theodore Kytkn, hau.l
writiug expert, after weeks of studv of
How Far Can
The Evidence
By Robert J. Bender,
t I'nited Press staff correspondent.)
Washington, April 12. On the eve of j
determining its .final attitude on the
submnrine issue, the question facing1
the administration today was seeming
ly: "How far can we go with the evi
dence in hand?"
President Wilson and his cabinet an
convinced that n German submarine at
tacked the channel steamer Sussex with
out warning while Americans were
aboard and that the Teuton undersea
boats have embarked on a new reign nt
terror in which they disregarded the
safety nnd rights of neutrals with amaz
ing recklessness. But conclusive proof
of this may be lacking.
A German note disclaiming rciponsi-
bility for the Sussel disaster is expect !
ei at the utate department today. The I
administration may show its evidence!
to Germany, suggesting that discrepan-i
rie between this nation ' facts und j
the hauler's contention may be dus to I
BE CREATED IN
Maratime Province of Che
Kiang Secedes From Old
Government
KWANG TUNG PROVINCE
REVOLTED BEFORE IT
Republic With Capital at Can
ton and 100,000,000
People to be Formed
Shanghai, April 12. Formation of a
new republic in southern China with a
population of 100,000,000 may be an
nounced within a few weeks. Follow
ing the lead of Kwang Tung province,
the important maritime province t(
Che Kiang has seceded from the apthor
ity of President Yuan Shi Kai.
Emissaries of the revolutionists have
arrived in Canton and are in consulta
tion there. It is thought likely that
Canton will be made capital of the new
republic. I'pou reaching there the
revolutionary agents reported that
Huan Fuk l.en nnd Kwei Chow provin
ces were about to issue declaration of
independence. The movement appears
to be spreading to nil provinces south of
the Yang Tse Kiang river.
In an effort to prevent dissolution of
his nation President Yuan has summon
ed revolutionary leaders to confer with
him at Peking. Southern provinces have
not yet accepted this invitation.
Shi Kiang Revolts.
Shnnghai, April 12. The province of
Shi Kiaiig has seceded from the Chinese
republic, according to dispatches receiv--cd
here today. A few days ago the
news that Kwang Tung province had re
volted was made public. Both hiivo
declured their independence of Presi
dent Yuan Shi Kai.
Yuan Ehal Kai Scared,
t'eking, April 12. An armistice has
beer arranged for the purpose of form
ulating a peace between the Yuan Shi
Kai government and the revolutionary
armies, it was announced today. It is
believed the fact that Yuan gave up his
attempt to make China an empire and
r 'turned to the presidency may cause
the rebels to come to terms.
Howard To Be Witness
at Inquest Over Wife
Omaha, Neb.-April 12. Joseph How
ard, vaudeville singer, was subpoenaed
todiy as principal witnes at the in
quest into the death of his wife, Irma
Kilgallon Howard, daughter of Michael
Kilgallon, Chicago steel magnate, and
former Countess De Beaufort. Mrs.
Howard committed suicide Monduy
night. It is supposed she was jealous
of Ethelyn Clark, her husband's singing
p.irtner.
Another important witness at the
death probe is Mrs. Lambert! in whose
hotel apartment Mrs. Hownrd killed her
self. Mrs. Lambert i is also M actress
and is on the same bill with Howmd.
Howard said today that thottilan'
engagements might-prevent him from
attending the funeral of his wife m
( hicago, where her body was taken last
night by her father. His turn was rath
er cooly received by the audience last
evening, but he went through wilh it
just as if nothing had h ippened.
tiie handwriting of Hyde, declares that
the names "Carpenter" and "Jones"
were written by the same hand.
Several weeks will be necessary be
fore u decision is reached.
We Go With
Now on Hand?
submarine commanders' erroneous re-
linrlj r.c n n-l.' ..
i"'"-i " uin-i ii-iinuns. i ins inn
juwrt wfiijiuiij uiai ii is impossiiue lor
hi-r to keep up the present nubuiarine
campaign without continually jeopardiz
ing Americans. Then the I'nited States,
it is forecasted, may ask German v to
take steps which would reader further
strained relations impossible. There will
be no dickering nnd no prolong d dis
cussions, it was again declared in of
ficial circles.
Gerard Sends Long Message.
Berlin, April 12. A long personal
message from American Ambassador
Gerard, it was lcar,,i'it today, accom
panies Germany's reply to the Ameri
can queries regaiding' 11 alleged sub
marine attacks on the channel steamer
Sussex and other allied vessels, which
was forwarded by Gerard to the Wash
ington state deportment last night. This
personal note is understood to be a con
fidential report on the German attitude
toward America's stand.
SOUTHERN CHINA
MEXICAN PATRIOT
WAS ALSO "THRIFTY"
. El Paso, Texas, April 12.
Five million dollars in loot gath-
ered during years of campaign-
mg by General Tomas I'rbiua, a
trusted ilia lieutenant, has
been recovered by Carranzistas,
Consul Garcia announced today.
The treasure was buried on
Las N'ievas ranch in the state
of Durango. Among the articles
round were 2.i chests of gold
coins, much jewelry, 20 bars of
gold bullion and considerable
silver bullion. Included in the
find were many golden altar
ornaments stolen from churches
and ifSOO.OOO in bank notes.
K: Carranzistas under General
Francisco Murgia have been
searching for months for the
cache. When Villa nnd Car-
rnuza split and Villa needed
funds to tiuance Ins revolution
he, demanded that I'rbinn give
him half the buried loot. I'rbina
retused. Villa thereupon killed
him, but he was unable to find Me
the treasure.
Wrote Many Novels and Plays,
and Was Famous War
Correspondent
New York, April 12. Richard Hard
ing Davis, the author, dropped dead of
heart failure last night as he was talk
ing over the telephone at his home in
Mount Kisso, it was le.uned toduv.
Davis was receiving a telegram over
the telephone about 9:30 p. in. when
no was stricken. When he did not re
turn from the telephone, his wife as
sumed that he had gone into another
room to read. Atter some time, when
he failed to respond to calls, Mrs. Da
vis and her daughter, Hope, investi
gated. '
Tiiey found I'.ivis dead on the floor
He was apparently fairly well yester
day, nlthough he had been in uoor
health for two weeks. , His widow said
he remained around the house because
he was not feeling in the best of con
dition.
Richard Harding D.ivis wns nnthor of
numerous popular novels ind also wrote
several successful plays, but he was per
haps best known as a war correspond
ent.
His first war wns the Turkisa-Green,
which ' e covered " for the New Yorl
Herald and the London Times. Later
he served as correspondent in the Spanish-American,
South African and Itusso-
Jap.ineso wars.
In the present European war he went
to France and Belgium, being arrested
for trviug to reach the front without
official permission. Disgusted with
this treatment, he left and returned to
his home nt Cross Roads farms. Mount
Kisi'o. New York. After a brief rest
here ho started out again nnd joined
the .lilies when thev marched in an at
tempt to save Serbia. He remained
with the entente armies during their
famous retreat to Salonika, then came
back to the I'nited States.
Davis was born in Philadelphia !i2
years ago. He began work .is a news
t'nner reporter, after having attended
Lehigh and John Hopkins university.
Tn ISftS Davis married Miss Cecil
Clark of Chicago, but she divorced him
in 1902. Four vcars ago he married
Miss Messue MeCov. Instead of going
on a honey moon the bridal couple give
on outin" to severnl hundred poor chil
dren of Xew York.
Davis wrote more than 30 novels and
books of sketches, including: "Sol
diers of Fortune," "Gallagher,"
"Princess Aline," "Van Bibber."
"Three Gringoes in Venezuela," "The
King's Jackal," "The Lion and the
1'nicorn," "In the Fog." "Hanson's
Folly." "Captain Macklin," "The
Hir Sinister," "The Scarlet Car," and
"The White Mice."
"Dullness Intensified"
Describes the Market
Xew York. April 12. The Xew York
K veiling" Sun's financial review todav
said :
The street continued its wailing atti
tude today nnd the market duplicated
yesterday's unsatisfactory session, with
the dullness intensified. Aside from a
little commission house liquidation, in
fluenced by a heavy tone dealings were
professional and the market was in
flecnred by the same uncertainty in
German American diplomatic ex
changes.
The ii regular ami hesitant opening
wns followed by a general reliction
v.hich resulted in losses of one point or
more in specialties like crucible steel.
Baldwin locomotive, Uoodrich tire, iner
centile marine preferred, Maxwell mo
tors, industrial nlcohol and Butte and
Superior. Steel started fractionally
lower and was extremely dull. Rai
w.iys displayed no vitality nnd as n rub
were heavy.
Stocks were fairly well taken on de
clines and the market hardened but
there was nothing betokening n strong
recovery. Trading degenerated to u
monotonous round of trifling move
ments in a limited number of proper
ties. The bond and investment division
v.as dull ui sympathy,'
ENGLAND SETS IIP
A FLIMSY EXCUSE
Ignores Fact That She Entered
American Territory to
Take Germans
JUSTIFIES ACT BY WHAT
GERMANY DID IN BELGIUM
Says Germans Past Acts De
prived Them of Protection
by Neutrals
Washington, April 12. German sub
jects seized by 1'ritish naval author
ities from the American liner China
were engaged in unneutral service shift
ing .1 Teuton base of operations to Man
ila from Shnnghai, Great Britain con
tended in replying to this government 's
protest, tne state department' revealed
todav.
Great Britain, in its uote to Amerien,
outended it had a right to seize the
Germans although they were not actual
ly illicit witn onemy fighters nnd had
not violated the sovereignty of onv neu
tral.
It held that the Trent case in the Am
erican civil war upon which the Ameri
can protest was based was not to be
ompared with the liner China situa
tion. In this connection attention was
called to bomb plots and other Activi
ties ot tiieat Britain s enemies in neu
tral countries.
I'pou reliable authority it was learn
ed that the note said:
"German residents in Shanghai have
been engaged for some timo in the col
lection of arms and ammunition both,
for clandestine transmission to lmba
and possibly for arming a commerce
raiding ship like tho Aloewe.'
In concluding, the message expressed
a hope that tho Fiiited States would
not teel disposed to further contend
that the British action was not justi
fied. It said that the seized persons
were in effect. Gerinitis whose past ac
tions deprived them of any protection
from a neutral flag. The-'note argued
that Germany had seized all men of
military age in France and Belgium,
rendering invalid the rules laid down
in the Declaration of London.
May Have Governor's
Day at State Fair
Governor Withveombe his received
an invitation from Governor Finest Lis
ter, of Washington, to nttend the Wash
ington state fuir, at North Yakima, on
governors' day, Sentember 1. ll(i.
Governor Alexander, of Idaho, will also
be present, making three executives nt
the state fair th.it dnv.
Governor Withveombe has based his
acceptance upon the principle of reci
procity; that is, he has asked Governor
Lister to come to the Oregon state fair.
and after consultation with Secretary
Lea, of the state fair bo ird. it is prob
able that Friday, September 2flth, will
tie set aside ns governors dnv, at the
Oregon state fair, if it is possible for
uovernor l,ister to ntteud. Governor
Alexander, of Idaho, is also being urged
to come.
LOCKED JAIL AFTER HIM
Klamath F.ills, Or., April 12. Escap
ing from the jail here today, Loren
Kreiga, burglary suspect, fastened the
prison door fro.n the outside with a
itrange padlock so when the sheriff
lime to investigate he had difficulty
in breaking into the bnstile. The oth
er prisoners said thev had no idea how
Kreigh escaped.
hreigli was captured this afternoon
iv Deputy Sheriff Low.
Another Ocean
Found in
San Francisco, April 12. Somewhere
in the South Seas an unidentified mys
tery ship is drifting today, according
to cable reports received by the cham
ber of commerce from Australia.
These messages said the bnrk Lulu
from British Columbia found the dere
li.'t .luiiuary Hi off honth .Minerva reef.
Investigation revealed everything
aboard it wns in perfect condition, but
every bile of food and every pound
of cargo had been removed.
On the nfterhouse a wear's washing
flapped from a cord. In the galley
plates were spread, as if in preparation
for n meul. The vessel's iiamo had
been carefully obliterated and it as
evident every effort had been made ti.
conceal its identity.
Being unable to take the strung''
craft in tow tho Lobo seamen lift it
When last seen tho derelict, paiuetd a
dull gray, was slowly merging into n
wall of mist, and men on the I.obo heard
the clang of its bell come faintly over
the wuter They believe tho bell rang
FOR HER ACTION
Larry Doyle Scored
First Run of the Year
Philadelphia, April 12. Before a
crowd of 19,000 shivering fans, Larry
Doyle of the Giants in the first canto
today scored what was probably the
first run of the year in the major
leagues. It happened at 3:02 p. in.
Doyle singled after Burns had
fanned. Fletcher singled and' Doyle
daShed to third. Then he romped home
on Kauff's sacrificed fly. Fletcher
sprinted to. third on a passed ball and
scored when Merkle reached first on
Bancroft 's wild throw. A minute later
Merkle was caught snoor.ing off the
sack.
He Scorns Hash and
Demands Goose Livers
I Kini Vmiu-iapn. Anril 1 5. Seorninff
h ish and spurning tripe saute, Adirin
Leizai, immigrant detained at Angel
Island, is a iiungiy man today but he
steadfastly refuses to eat government
good. He savs he will touch nothing
in the way ot edibles until he is given
what he denmnds including goose livjjrs.
Says His Brother Was Shot
In the Arm-Defendener
May Recover
Auburn, Cal., April 12. Jim Cox,
hunted by bloodhounds and posses as
ono of the men who shot tonstihlo JJO-
pendener here last Sunday night, Bur
rendered at 10 a. in. today. Ho was
placed in jail here.
Cox wns brought to town by a broth
er who lives in tho Long Valley dis
trict and who was not concerned in tho
Dependcner affair. He was not wound
ed, but declnrcB that Ins brother Al
bert, .ilso implicated in the shooting of
Dependener, is carrying a bullet in tho
arm. Jim asserted he did not know
what had become of Albert.
When the prisoner surrendered, offi
cers., had just ,ubout decided he was
dead. There was a report that he had
been fatally wounded while fleeing
from town alter the shooting.
Bloodhounds from Folsom prison have
been t.iken to Truckee iu the hope that
tiiey might get trace of Albert. Offi
cers believe he went there on a train
from Dutch Flat. Passengers on the
train declare they saw a man answering
Albert's description, nnd assert that
his arm was bandaged.
Const.ible Dependcner will probably
recover from his wounds, unless he suf
fers a relapse. The Cox brothers shot
him when he refused fo release another
brother whom iie had arrested lor cre
ating a disturbance.
"Seeds" for Big Drunk
Were In the Boxes
Taconin, Wash., April 12. Prosecut
ing Attorney lieinnnn was preparing to
day to take action against the Pacific.
Const Setainship company for transport
ing intoxicating liquors into the statn
illcg.illy in connection with the seizure
by county officials of several boxes
labeled "seeds" which arrived here on
the steamer Governor from San Francis
co last night. The shipment, valued at
$1,000, was consigned to the Gill drug
company of South Taconin. George Gill,
president of the company says he has
permits covering all the liquor seized
.ind he will apply nn order to enjoin tho
county from confiscating the shipment.
County officials claim the boxes wero
not propei ly lettered and that the per
mits were not attached us required by
j law.
The steamship company is liable to
a maximum fine of .$2011 if convicted.
TRANSPORT FOR MEXICO
Washington, April 12. The army
transport Jluncock sailed today from
Galveston for Vera I'ruz with supplies
for I'nited States ships there. It car
lied no marines.
Mystery
the South Seas
when the vessel took an unusual pitch
011 the heavy swell.
CITY GIVES $10,000
TO PROSECUTE CAPLAN
Los Angeles, C.il.. April 12. Ten
thousand dollars will be spent to prose
cute David Cnplaa for complicity in the
alleged dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times. Tho bourd of supervisors de
cided today to giant this amount of
money.
H. II. F. Diamond, a real estate man,
of Los Angeles, was selected as tho
thirteenth or Alternate juror to try
(apian,
(000,000 FOR MOTOR TRUCKS
Washington, April 12 Tho sum of
HOO.UOO has aire uly been bpent by the
government for motor trucks and g
'tank cars for tho American expedition
in Mexico, it was learned today at the
jwar department. - .
BRITISH BEATEfl
AND 3000 KILLED
' AT KUT-EL-AHA!
Attempt to Relieve Garrison
Fails-Battle Raged More
Than Six Hours
FIGHTING AT VERDUN
IS HOT BUT STILL A DRAW
German Attacks and French
Counters Are All In Turn
Repulsed
Berlin, April 12. More than 3,000
British wero killed nnd thousand
wounded in nn unsuccessful attack on
Turks enst of Kut-oi-Atnara, according
to today's Constantinople communique.
This is the most disastrous defeat th'
British forces have suffered since they
first attempted to reliove General
Townscnd's besieged garrison in Knt-cl-
Amnra. It occurred, the communique
said, near Felnhie, 2. miles east f tho
city in a bend of the Tigris river.
"After an hour nnd a half of artil
lery bombarding the enemy attacked
with all his force," declared the Co-
stantinoplo account. "The battle raged
for six hours. At the beginning, the
eiujmy penetrated parts of our trenches,
but we bayoncttcd all who entered ont
works. The remainder were defeated
heavily. In our trenches and before
them we counted three thousand British
dead."
All Attacks Repulsed. -Berlin,
April 12. Germans advanced
during the night at several places in
Cailotte woods, northeast of Verdun,
it was officially announced today.
Three French counter attacks 111 toe
Popper Heights region broke dowu un-
der artillery fire, irench attack
northenst of Avocourt were checked, the
war office said.
In a patrol raid on British positions
near La Boiaclle, 2!) (englishmen were
made prisoners and carried away to the
Gorman trenches.
righting on West Front
Paris, April 12. Again transferrin?
their activities to tho west bank of the
Mcuse, German forces today attacked
Caurntte wood on the northt'astnrii ap
proach to Dead Man's hill. Their charge
was made behind a shield or llumio-t
liquids. The assault spread southward
to Cumierea woods. Kvcrywhcre, said
tho Pahis communique, the attempt was
repulsed.
Tho Germans nave not attempted a
new attack enst of the Meuno but their
ntrillery is very active between. Douau
mnnt and Vunx, whero Teuton infantry
suffered heavily in making attacks yes
terday. Attack Greek Frontier.
Athens, April 12. Newspapers de
clared today that the Germnus had
started nn offensive on the Greek
frontier, capturing the pevetepa forti
f'entions from the nllies.
Portuguese Cabinet Quits.
Lisbon, April 12. The Portuguese
cabinet has resigned, it wns divulged to
day. This is considered proof that
Premier Almeida's measures wero not
satisfactory to his colleagues.
Orientals Enthuse
Over Red Cross Society
San Fninciscn, April 12, L'nttiusiasiii
in the Keil Cross campaign for 2.1,00(1
new members has spread to the Oriental
section of Sun Francisco where th
Chinese and Japanese women are vol
untcerie to enlist as members. At a
meeting of the officers of the San
Francisco chapter of tho society today
T. Yamasaki, Japanese consul, scut a
communication snying that his country
women who reside here would like to.
volunteer their services.
A similar eouiinuniciition was re
ceived from "Voting Chinii," a Chines
local publication, which declared that
tho Chinese women do not wish to bt
outdone by tho American women of the
city. Members will be received from
tho Oricntul section, according to the
Hod Cross officials.
THE WEATHER :
Oregon: Fair
tonight a n d
Thursday; heavy
frost south and
east portv ons
nnd light frost
northwest por
tion tonight; va
riable winds be
coming custerly.
erne Btt-"