A
a. 3
FULL LEASED
WIRE DISPATCHES
-
CIRCULATION IS
OVER 4000 DAILY
.
THIRTY-NINTH YEAR
MEXICAN BANDITS RA D
lEXfllTOl, KILL FOUR
Band of 150 to 300 Sneak Across Border and Attack Glenn
SpringsOf the Nine Soldiers On Guard Three Were
Killed A Deaf Boy Also Murdered and Two Citizens
Taken Away Prisoners These Will No Doubt Be Mur-dered-Cavalry
In Hot Pursuit With Orders From
Funston to "Get Them"
1
Alpine, Texas, May 8. American troops are rushing
today through the barren and desolate Big Bend country
in pursuit of the Mexicans who raided towns in that ter
ritory last Friday night, killing three United States sol
diers and a boy and kidnaping two American citizens.
The raiders crossed the Brewster county line and invaded
American soil.
The section is white hot with rage today. Cattlemen,
ranchers and others are rallying to the hunt with ven
geance as their watchword. Fifteen cavalrymen dashed
from Alpine at the first news of the raid to aid the small
detachment which had arrived from a nearby post to aid
the stricken settlement.
The Mexican raid began at 10 o'clock Friday night. A
force estimated at between 150 and 300 Mexicans crept
up on the settlement. They avoided the American border
patrol by making a wide detour, forded rivers and crossed
the intervening stretch of territory in the night.
Nine men of the Fourteenth regiment were in Glenn
Springs to protect the settlement. Other men in the vil
lage were C. D. Wood, W. A. Ellis, J. A. Deemer and F.
Compton, Deemer's clerk.
industry there and the store
many miies. a iew iviexican iamines made up tne re
mainder of the population.
When the attack began, the Americans retreated to a
hut, barricaded its doors and windows and began a des
perate fight against overwhelming odds. They were
routed when the Mexicans, despairing of approaching the
beleaguered Americans while they had " any ammunition
left, hurled fireballs upon the thatched rotof. Three men
fell as the little detachment fled from the blaze.
One was riddled with 10 bullets, the other two were
struck many times. Those who survived reached the
shelter of a rocky field and continued their battle until
daylight when the Mexicans, with triumphant yells, rode
away, carrying as captives J. A. Deemer and F. Compton
and leading pack horses loaded with loot.
No hope is felt here. for Deemer and
Coinpton. Knowiii" thp character of the
raiders residents of the district are prc
pnrod for tlio worst. The Mexican nt-
t-ick was centered against the Amer
ican soldiers. When the surviving troop
ers, most of them severely wounded, es
caped to the hills in the rear of the set
tlement, the raiders turned their atten
tion to the village store. At dawn, thp
biiild'ng ns set afire. Compton and
lioemor were tossed into a wagon and
IVcmer was ordered to drive.
The first alarm was spread by W. A.
Kllis and his wife who escaped on foot
anil ran to the hills when tin; invaders
nppeareil. Alter tne -Mexicans had de
parted, Mr. and Mrs. Kllis rushed back
and found thoir automobile, in which
they drove tA Marathon. .Sheriff Wal
ton and Dr. Perverse, with veterans of
many border clashes, sorted to the re
lief.
Mrs. Kllis graphically told flip story
of the soldiers' hopeless fight. The
troopers were asleep when a sentry dis
ABE MARTIN
i
Mis-i Tawney Apple's uncle v,hn, fn
tli' nle days before tb' town neat dry,
" competent an' highly re-pected
S!i i.i'er. did o' liipii.i fire" yistcr.lav.
A .i.iiy is a mighty fine thing, but it
os t' take nerve nt: ' rb.t'ics t ' g't
h ' i v. I., re.
W Jfll5
i
A wax factory was the onlv
the only trading post for
cerned the Mexicans stealthily npprach-
no; ai instance, rie tircu ins revolver
to awaken the settlement and the fight
ii ma ii;iiin-r
started.
Driven from their first stand, the sol
diers retreated to the adobe hut where
the conflict raged for three hours with
a double ring of Mexicans surrounding
the little bnnd of Americans. The troops
shot at the flashes of the Mexican guns.
Survivors of the raid began arriving
this afternoon. Mrs. B. V. Hart, on,- of
the first, fled from a ranch near B' u
quillas on Saturday when the bandits
raided the property as they were return
ing from the Glenn Springs nttack. She
fled to Glenn Springs,, hoping to warn
the settlements. En route she m it Hyde
Dosier, who told her me town hud been
raided.
Mrs. Hart met 50 of the raid "'n nt the
passes to the southward where they
crossed the border. She said th"re were
six American cavalry horses anion; the
Mexicans. She saw no prisoners. Friend.-;
of Deemer and Compton have abandon
ed hope.
They said they heard that Pecker
had been shot and his ranch looted, Lati
Saturday when Mrs. Hart reached Glenn
Springs the three slain American troops
still lay where they had fallen.
Onrnett Compton, seven-year-old
daughter of the storkecper. was found
dead with a bullet wound in her arm
and another in her side.. She had been
cruelly kicked nnd beaten. A baby
brother in thp same bed with her wns
not injured. The hmnp was looted.
Three wounded soldiers, who had
been given first aid are en route to
Marathon.
Cavalry After Them.
Marathon, Texas, May S . Two troops
of the Kighth cavalry from El Paso
nnd Troop A o'f the Fourteenth cavalry
from Alpine detrained here today. They
immediately plunged into the desert
riding hard fur Glenn Springs, scene of
recent Mexican raid. A motor truck
train carrying provisions accompanied
them. Two additional troops of the
Fourteenth are due later. Extensive
preparations have been made here to
supply the columns wfth food and am
munition. The soldiers nre raging
against the raiders and vowing to av
enge the slain.
Troops in Hot Pursuit.
San Antonio. Texn. Mav S.-
-At l.'a.t!
one full battalion of United
troops had moved from Mara
States'
lion in '
pursuit of the Mexican raiders who
penetrated the Big Bend count rv ef
Texis. wiGiii 21 hours after the 'first
reports ef tin' outrage were reeelvod.
WHAT FASHION DECREES
:l;
Los Angeles, Cal., May 8.
"Low neck" socks with pow
dered knees and silk kuit
bathing suits, of both the one
piece and skirt tyie is the lOhi
summer fashion outlay for
Southern Cilifornia. This was
clearly established at the pa
rade of bathing suit girls at
Venice yesterday. It was esti
ma;od that 50,000 persons were
ettiactcd by the parade.
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E
Composed Largely of Ger
mans and Irish, It De
nounces Administration
Fortland, Or., May 8. The Ameri
can Neutrality league, composed lirge-
ty ot Germans and Irish, was on record
today in favor of Senator Albert B.
Cummins or president. Its support,
however, was pledged to no candidate.
J no administration toreign policy
ivus denounced nt yesterday's conven
tion, held in the German house here.
bt .-olutions were adopted favoring ni-
tionr.lizntion of the war munitions In-
lustr.v, freedom of the seis, nnd open
instead of secret diplomacy. The move
ment for tl rata'. bailment of a naval
Las.1 at the mouth of tho Columbia
ivi'r wr.s endorsed.
F. H. D'Arcy of Salem presided nt
the convention, at which there were
210 delegates from various parts-of the
tate.
Dissension broke out in the conven
tion when socialist members ntlempted
to secure the passage of a minority
report against military preparedness.
The opposition wns squclcued, and the
convention went on record in f.ivor of
preparedness.
The neutrality league plans a vigor
ous political campaign.
BODIES ARE FOUND
Washington, May 8. The
bodies of J. A. Deemer and Coy,
who wero captured by tho Vib
listns who raided Glenn Springs,
were found with their throats
cut, nfter the Mexican raid,
Consul Blocker at Eagle ras
wired the stute department this
afternoon.
!
General Funston 's headquarters, how
ever, declined to state the exact num
ber of soldiers in the pursuit.
It is known that the detachment is
strong enough to cope with the bandits
if they" are overtaken. While hundreds
of arid miles lie between tho outlaws'
probable place of refuge and tho near
est railroad, General Funston 's orders
V ,1,e ,ro"',s1 WT, "; ,p ""p
. . , , , ,
necessary nnd catch the raiders at any
cost. Officers believe the Mexicans
will be overtaken.
Tell Carranza vo Cot Bus?.
By Carl D. Groat.
(United Press 'stuff correspondent.)
Washington, May 8 Representations
regarding tho Mexican raid into the Big
Bend country of Texas were made to
Provisional President Carranza today
by the United States. The state depart
ment's message suggested that he ex
ert his utmost power to prevent a re
currence of such an outrage. It was
further suggested thar n readjustment
of the Carrniizistii forces would bo ad
visnblu so that scattered bandit bands
could not again cross the border. The
message assumed that Carranza would
do all he could to guard against fresh
attacks.
I TODAY'S BALL SCORES I
,
National,
K.
Boston o
New York 2
Kagon and Gnwdv; Palermo
H.
Ill
E.
0
! 1
Stroud
and Hiiriden. Si hauer replaced Stroud.
Ii. II. K.
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Alexander and Burns
Ciirty.
First game
0 4 1
2 8 0
Dell and Mo
lt.
. 1
Pittsburg
Chicago
Cooper nnd Wilson;
Allen. No other sche
7 1
McConnell and
iluled.
American.
. Ti. If.
N'ew York 4 H
Huston 0
() t
0
Mogridgc nnd Alexander; Gregg and
Agnew. Hale replaced Gregg.
it. ir. K.
Washington 2 4 (i
Philadelphia 4 12 1
.lohiiMin and Ainsinitli; Meyers and
Seining. Hnehling replaced Johnson.
1 l ii i i 4 : :,u
rt!lllrr" 'Oiihiiiiiu
B. U. K.
Detroit 1 7 0
' leveland 3 7 0
Pubue and Stnnage; lfagby and O'
Neill. .'
No others nchediiled.
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY,
1 Aiiio ri n tmuu
Ull BEGIN
THE FOURTH BIG
DRIVE AT VERDUN
Claim To Have Captured Sum
. mit of Hill 304 and Also
3,020 Prisoners
FRENCH SAY POSITIONS
GMNEDWERERETAKENHasGralCarg00fMuAns
Frontal Attacks Made and
German Losses Are Said
To Be Frightful
By Henry Wood.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Paris, May 8. French troons have re-
captured a iarge part of the ground 8t!,ln(V," '' " cn alVtm.
yesterday on both bands of the Hiver ' "d ' eo" ,sT'd f?r,.the '!"iar'
Mouse. A wi f ,..,..,-
successful counter nttack
lust night drove the Germans from coin-
The (l,.rmnn a.- . ... i t
ine Germans ,, ousted from
trenches they had oized on Hill 304,
sujd the official communique.
. A series of night combats threw the
Germans from the greater purt of the
500 yards of treiiches occupied between
Haudromont wood and Fort IJouau
mont. Military critics here declared today
that tho German attack yesterday was
the prelude to a fourth great offensive
against the fortress or Verdun.
The fight west of the Kiver Mouse
attained its greatest violence yesterday.
Kcpulsed in attempts to storm Hill :)4,
the Germans made a flank attack on
the French right, with some results.
The object was apparently to force the
French to evacuate nft 304 by threat
ening to surround it. Almost the same
form was employed east of the Mouse
wnere tor man'-, weeks the (
ermniia
havo been tt..KinW 1' u. .
- . - , , . unguis,
iijiu uiiu uiic-naii nnira north of Ver
du n.
Facing frightful losses by making
frontal attacks on well entrenched po
sitions, the Teutons are hacking per
sistently at positions in tin) renins
west of Pepper Heights hoping to dr.ve
through to the Mouse and force a recre
ment from strong works.
Yo'tcrday the. French first lii.e
trenches were penetrated on a front of
500 yards. .
The Gorman Story.
Berlin, May S. In a renewal of the
attack on Verdun from the northwest,
Germans captured the entire French de-
rciise system on the northern sbipc of
Hill
.sih, it was officially .nnno'injed
today, with ,1,020 prisoners. The Ger
mans havo reached the summit rf the
height.
Operations west of the Mouse were
executed with moderate losses nnd were
successful. The enemy suffered extra
ordinary casualties so that only -10 mi
wonuileil officers nnd J,2S0 unwound
ed soldiers were taken.
MONEY FOB ROADS
Washington, May 8. The
senate passed the Sehaklcford
good ro.nls bill appropriating
$7.,0U0,non for the next five
years. The house had already
passed it.
Masses In Germany Think
War Should End by November
(The following story just received by furthermore hnfl protested again to the
mail from Carl W. Ackermnn F'liitfd I Btntn department becruiso of his eonfi
Press correspondent in Berlin, was writ-1 j!'1'"1 m('HH"K''" '"ve Men made pub
ten before the German reply to the J "'Bprijn correspondents knew about
American submarine demands wns form-
uluted, and in view of the peace sug-
gestions which were made by Germany
a tew weeks later, it throws an inter
esting light on the war sentiment in
Berlin.)
By Carl W. Ackermaji.
n'nitcd Press staff correspondent.)
Berlin, April 12 (By mall) Though
there is unquestionably a strong under-
current of penco talk in Berlin nt pres
ent, officials resent the intimation
carried in a recent Washington news
dispatch that Chancellor Von Beth-
inannllolhveg had us lied Ambassador
Gerard to cancel' his vucation plans in
order to transmit pence offers from
Germunv. there i a general feeling
nmong nil elncses in Germany that the.perial chancellor to 'forego his vncn
war ought, to end by Tall. 'nmo persons ' tinn. The reason fur the request is not
declare peace shouln fe inude by No- known, but the ambassador declared
vember. The impression prevails here the story circulntod from Washington
I that all belligerents would like to avoid wns not true.
I another winter campaign. This report, however, wns cabled to
Some knowledge of this feeling it is nil the world and paused much ill feel
I believed here, reached Washington nnd ing here. I'nlil Gernrd made n sntisfac
inspired the latest pence story. Ambns-; tory explanation, it appeared thnt he
. sador Gerard has denied thut the chnn-! hnd placed n false interpretation nn
irellor n-.entionrd peace in the confer- j statements made to him by the chnn-
enei! mai gnvo rise to tho report and
MAY 8, 1916
THE PRESIDENT'S ANSWER
Washington, May 8. "The
heart of Amrrioa is much too
sound to be invaded by mili
tarism," was President Wil
son's answer to members of the
American Union Against Mili
tarism, who are opposed to the
proposed increase in the army
and navy.
and 300 Passengers, Lat
ter To Be Saved
New York, May 8. Two German sub
marines accompanied by a commerce
raider tiro believed to have escaped
from Kiel and nro reported at large in
the Atlantic today,
The report circulated said that orders
nes to
;irpeuo me uunara liner urduna, carry
ing a iremenaous cargo or war muni
tions and 300 passengers. It is rumored
lnRt formally would seek to prove by
. .i ,.H u ..:
i '"! "ici unit siiiimnriuing count no car
ried on legitimately, the plan being to
I unload the passengers and crew before
sinking the steamer. Cunard line of
ficials denied having any such informa
tion. lhero hnvo tieen ,no wireless
messages from the vessel since it sailed
May 2.
The storv that the -submarines were
sighted and the belief that they were
neuiieu tor America was tiasetl on an
account of a mid-ocean attempt of two
nppnrent ranters to capture the French
liner Venozin 100 miles from Bordeaux
en route to the Unifed States.
The pursuing boats steamed townrd
one another, meeting 'fnr astern of the
Venczia, nnd conversed for a few mo
ments. At the same rime two pnle
streamers or smoke
were seen risine
I from tho side of the second nursner.
mi , ,. , , - 1
I . 10 '"' lrom
rines. At this point tho ?nrg"P ni1
faster of tho raiders gave up the pur
suit. The smaller followed until dusk,
occasionally firing a shot, but none of
the projectiles fell closer than BOO
yards away. The chase was abandoned
nt dusk.
According to a British naval reserve
officer, four raiders escaped from luel
on February 2S. The Grief wns sunk.
The others have not been heard of
since.
Just Target Practice
New York, May 8. The "Gorman
commerce raiders" which tho French
steamer Venczeli.i esctped from lOo
miles off Bordeaux wore probnbly Brit
ish or French cruisers engaged in tar
get practice. This wns the opinion to
day of Captain Gaunt, British nnval
attache, after talking with (Jiptain
Bouifaci.i of tiie liner. Launches fow
ling targets were prabably mistaken
for subinnriues.
BIO LINER SINKING
London, May 8. The White
Star liner Cymric is reported
sinking, according to nuthori
taties information this after
noon. Tho nature of the accident
was not learned. Tho Cymric
sniled from New York for Liv
erpool April 2il. It had a gen
eral cargo and no passengers.
Gerard 's conference
Von Bethmann Hollw
with Chancellor
g. I hey were ro
quested to entile nothing about it
be-
cause or tlio tear thnt wild rumors
would spread as to tho purpose ot the
meeting But, since the state depart
ment "leaked" come information to
the public, the farts regarding the meet
ing nre now passed by the censor.
Several months ago Ambassador Ger
ard asked for a lenve of absence to re
turn to tho United Stages to take part
in the coming presidential enmpaign.
He was at that time u receptive candi
date for the democratic nomination for
governor of New York. In March he
received word from Secretary of State
Lansing that he could lenve bis post
here. Later he was nskcu by the iin-
cullor, , ,
GERMANY'S PLEDGES ARE
ACCEPTED BY PRESIDENT
This However Applies Only to That Part of Reply WhieH
Covers Orders to Submarine Commanders, Rejecting
Everything Else-Position Is Taken That the United
States Is Dealing With England Without Any Reference
to Negotiations With Germany-Neither Can Tell It How
to Act Towards Other
By Robert J. Bender '
(United Press Staff Correspondent.) .
Washington, May 8 President Wilson will not move
to bring European peace at this time. The veiled sugges
tion that he do so in the German note was not heeded at
the White House. It was learned on high authority that,
acting on the advice of the American embassies in London
and Paris, the administration will not make any peace
proposals until the promised great offensive of the allies
has been launched.
This reply may be en route to Berlin even now. Presi
dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing conferred last night
with regard to its contents: The fact that it will not be
made public until this afternoon was believed due to a
desire to allow the note time to reach Germany.
The communication will be a formal acknowledgement
f the receipt of the German reply, and it will indicate, it
is declared, that this government, accepting the new
pledges, considers itself in no way bound to the condi
tions of the answer. '
The president is known to take the position that the
United States is dealing with Germany apart from its
negotiations with Great Britain and that it will continue
to deal with Great Britain without any reference to its
negotiations with Germany.
It may be stated on the highest authority that the
American message may be summed up briefly as accept
ance of that part of the German reply which covers orders
to submarine commanders and rejection of everything
else.
The answer will eliininnto the possi
bility of a break on any episode which
had happened in the past. Future
friendly relations depend on German ad
herence to the new orders issued to sub
marine commnndcrs.
It was learned that tho statement of
Carl W. Ackermnn, Cnited Press Btnff
correspondent in Berlin, that the time
was opportune for another trip of Col
onel House to Europe in the interests of
pence occasioned no surprise at the
White House. It is no secret Hint Ger
many is nnxious to get started to the
preliminaries for peace negotiations.
Keports trom the American embassies
in London nnd Paris, however, ninde it
plain that prospects of this govern
ment's exercising the important func
tion of starting negotiations would be
completely nullified were an attempt to
end tho wnr made nt present. President
Wilson has no intention of making a
movo toward pence when his advances
might bo rebuffed, Proposals must
Leading Paper Says "German
Reply Shows How Wilson
Can Help Humanity"
Berlin, May S, Word from Washing
ton that President Wilson would accept
the concessions made in the German re
ply to the American submnrine demands
caused the greatest satisfaction here to
day. The public believes that the German-American
controversy is definitely
closed.
Newspapers nre discussing the pos
sibility of President Wilson being ac
ceptable to Germany as mediator when
the time to consider pence terms comes.
Certain papers in vei.r ffunrded phrases
pointed out that the ponce reference in
the Gerninn note afforded Wilson nn
opportunity to move definitely townrd
pence.
"The note contains a passage of tho
utmost importance," said Vorwaerts,
referring to the stntciuent thut Ger
many twice recently declared its readi
ness for pence. Conservative publi
cations ventured the opinion that be
hind the action of the American gov
ernment wns hidden the intention to
step forward as mediator in the war.
. "Perhaps that passage in the note
tvill (ive President Wilson an opportun
ity to make public the ternm of pence
he believes possible," said one influen
tial journal.
The National Liberal Gazette said:
"President Wilson can perhaps do more
Itlinn merely mninlniu Geruiaii-Americau
PRICE TWO CENTS f,3"0'
come from both sides, or the suggestion
from one belligerent must be in such
form thnt this government will have
rnnson to believe it will bo acceptable to
tho other sido.
Tho general feeling among adminis
tration members was that peace without
tho fighting of another winter cam
paign was possible and even probable,
but thnt the first move would be a
matter of months rather than weeks. It
was hoped that pence suggestions might
take definite form before snow falls,
but that depends on the success of a
allied offensive or on Germany's back
down from its present position.
The Champagne bnttlo has demon
strated that the allies aro seriously con
sidering tho relative costs nnd values
of a generm offensive nnd continuance
of their virtual scigo of tho central em
pires. Jt tlio latter course is necidcd
on, it is recognised that there is little
probability of Great Britain altering its
blockado plans.
peace. Fatuous thrown such unheard
of power into this man's lap that he
could do still other things for blecdinjf
and suffering Immunity. Tho German
reply shows him tho way."
A majority of the papers do not era
phnsizo tho pcaco reference in tho note,
possibly fenring that British journal
might accept the comment as an indica
tion of German weakness.
WHEAT ESTIMATES
, Portland, Or., May 8 The
government, wheat estimate; for
tho United States, issued to
day, places the condition of
winter whent. throughout tho
country at h2. percent. Aban
doned acreage is fixed at 4,
2.'l(i,n00. The winter wheat
crop this year is estim iled nt
4!!),0()0,0ll) bushels which will
inako a total crop throughout
the country approximately nine
hundred million bushels. This js
is somewhat more than hail
been estimated previously. Last
year.' crop exceeded this figure
about two hundred tiiousand
mini shels.
THE WEATHER ;
Oregon: To
night und Tues
day showers;
southerly winds,
fresh to strong
nenr the coast.