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GERMAN AMBASSADOR SEEMS
TO EE CAtOKT IN PROBE
# GOVERNMENT PUZZLED
Wilson Is Up Against New' Facts
Which Call for Dismissal of Ger-
Bian Embassy Head \Mio Has
Striven to Maintain Pcaco—Dupli
cates Duniba’s \ Plight.
**
The-ama/lngly interwoven series
of activities of pro-tiemian a^en
cies in the l nlted States is now
antanglod in the already compli
cated relations with Germany to an
extent that promised fui-reaching
complications.
With Germany debating the ulti
matum of tbo United. States that she
forthwith- abandon her Bubmarino
—- ^operations against merchant ship
ping, the state department finds it
self forced ta scriou^ly-consider alle
gation's affecting the activities of
Countt vni Ilernstorff, the German
ambassador, which, If proven, must
at least seriously curtail his ketivi-
tlcs in this country.
Attorney Genera! Gregory has laid
before Secretary. J.anslng part of the
papers seized in the roeeut raids in
New York Oity which cu'mlr.ated in
the arre t of Wolf von Igel. whose
Immediate retease.from custody on
the { nurd that he was an a-eredit-
ed member of bis official fimlly was
made bv Ambassador von Ilernstorff.
Prei ottsly, Secn tary I.analng l^ad
ruh 1 that such of these papers as
were a part of the German embassy
records nui'-t be returned to the cm-
•tm-sv. To this ruling the department
r |f J • - haa ob • d. II : •
,1 claiirM was the offlclil pa
Ae ‘ti’e department with l
TROOPS TO THE BORDER
Confidentinl Advices From Ambassa
dor Gerard Renews Hopeful- „ "
ness Among Officials.
SOLDIERS TO STAY IN MEXICO
■ ; FOR A WHILE -,
K
bemva rtifferetree of optnlott between GERMANY ABOUT imcrainGNZA rishing his
CONCESSIONS TO AMERICA luuu * 0 l,utu UU!WI ' ™ tbs «.
German Ambassador that all of the
documents seized bo turned back Vo
the embassy as official documents
-and thus not StiblOTt to seizure. ''
When Secretary Lansing ordered
the papers turned back^the depart
ment of justice asked whether tills
applied to, all papers. The state de
partment said no, only to official
papers.
Then the department of justice
Confidential dispatches from
Ambassador Geraid At Berlin
Monday indicates that Germany
will make certain concessions to
asked the state" department to have I United States in response to the
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the German embassy indicate which
actually were the official papers.
Seeing the open trap, the embassy
declined to inspect any of the docu
ments, taking the broad ground tiiat
all were the property of the emba-sy.
The president, Secretary Lansing aVd
Attorney General Gregory now must
determine what the next step will be.
In this connection, the seizure ‘of
these papers has been of great ben
efit tq, the seefet service and depart
ment of justice investigators, who
have been keeping in touch with the
various plots against United States
neutrality.
N^mes of Individuals heretofore
not in any way under suspicion have
Imen brought to the surface, and it
would be possible from now on to
watch them closely. Even though
a matter of convenience, it sliould be
found advisable to turn theses papers
liack, the information obtained by
tiieir perusal will prove most valu
able.
In this connection, it has been
learned in Washington that definite
relationship has been established be
tween German sources and certain
l irisli-Amencans in tins couuiry.
I Names of a number of these men,
i some of them very prominent in New
l York, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago
, and San Franscisco, were contained
I in the papers seized.
These papers indicated that some
of these men had volunteered their
1 services to the Gernfan uccret ser-
j vice; others had furnished maps and
; other documentary information of
value. There men, whose identity
j the department of justice refused to
{ reveal, now are being closely watch-
! cd.
Developments In this ease have
, cc m pit lily ovniliailowed tbo inter-
1 csl in tho KubmurlitO issue, lly le-
note demanding the immediate
abandonment of tho present
methods of submarine warfare.
Whether the concessions will he
sufficiently broad to meet the,
American demands appears uncer
tain. Officials reflected an air of
hofulness for an amicable settle
ment of the issue. -
It sGs understood Ambassador
Gerard has received broad inflma-
nmtions that the German govern
ment will go to great lengths to
preserve friendly relations with tho
United States. He is undei’stood to
have gained his-impresslons from
officials of the Beiiin foreign of
fice, ineluding Foreign Minister
von Jagow.
The Derlin government is con
fronted with finding a way to sat
isfy tho United States without
arousing the elemtn which insists
upon a relentless submarine cam
paign- Mr. Gerard’s dispatches
are of a highly confidential nature
and were received during the night.
RUSSIANS NOW IN FRANCE
TO HELP ALLIES IN WEST
of t
1,1
I
(ft
Idan
Hie
mtj
•|W»
Me>|
ban
•rr
was
Ire
the
of c
•me lime tlie deportment *
let It lie known that It
tiling fr-mi the stale de-
"ettaln diaunients which
r dfrectlv apc.n pint* Mgsin-t
I nurd •'talcs. Thc*e Includa
n- to coal roinmen e raiders off
Gtlantlr and I'aclfir rua*t»;
n | l<>t« aga*n-l t’aaada and
tib ns of lawman ageaclea in
co aba* It'n-s intend'd to <
>•« the I ultrd M tea.
)• pi
using to discucs
c» unlil rome w
cm Derlin to Ind
n action will be
U of
ill
rd comes dl-
iala what the
MORE TROOPS INTO MEXICO
General FunMon Orders 2.000 Addi
tional Holdiers lo Gen. Femhing.
Indications at the war department
bear out press report* from Ibe front
that the pursuit of Villa was tem
porarily at a standstill.
Gen. Funston has ordered more
ind
Great Flotilla of Transports Arrive
In Marseilles - and are Re
ceived With Cheers.
The arrival in France of a largo
number of ICii--iaii troops to re-
itiforce the western battle line lias
brought great joy to the l.ntcnto
nlliid countries, where it is lio|>ed
tli.it wiili ti.i in li.Hig -li iubb r
i 'rr at difi iut- (\ ith
the itrtvi-ti. French and UelglaAifr
a material rliange In the situation
may shortly develop.
Ifowr many Ru'-lans have lieen
sent arto-s the seas by Emperor
Slcholas is not known, but what is
rtiarartrri'ctl as a “great flotilla of
President Agrees to General’s Plant
for Redlsposltihn of Troops Who
Will Virtually Police Area Bouth
of Lino Where Carranza Has Been
Unable to Control Situation.
Behind a formal announcement
Sunday night that President tVTlson
had approved a plan for redisposi-
tion of the American troops in Mex
ico; there was a plain intimation that
the Washington government had de
termined to maintain a military
status quo beyond the border until
the Mexican do facto government
had demonstrated its ability to cap
ture or crush Villa and Ills adherents,
and prevent repetitions of tbs Co
lumbus raid.
In the interim It Is unders^od
the American troops will lie so
placed ns to safeguard the border
towns by virtually i*o1lcing the
nrea south of the line where Gen.
Carranza has l>een heretofore un
able to check bandit operations.
Secretary Baker announced tbo ap
proval of the rcdisposltion plan, aft<
consulting with tho president over a
Joirit report submitted by Major Gen.
Funston and M*Tor Gen. Scott, chief
of staff, in conference on the border.
The plan was proposed by Gen. Fun
ston and concurred Jn hy-Gen. Scott
Tb A Secretary Announced the admin
istration's decision as fallows:
“Gen. Funston has recommended
a rcdisposltion of tho forces in Mex
ico for the purpose of recuperation
and opportunity for further co-opera
tion with tho forces of tho do facto
government of Mexico. The recom-
mcndatjpa li.ca.bi cn annrovcd^anj
ciffiTUotTlf ft Jfp f’.ls discretion.’*
I in —i n iiR—wirwr—>i
Later the secretary dictated th«
following: “The statement 1 have
made indicates nothing whoever on
the auhtect of when the American
BRYAN IN WASHINGTON TO
WORK TO MAINTAIN PEACE
Dispatch from Torreon Bays AH De
»
Facto Forces aro Being Con
centrated—Great Activity.
All the de facto forces in Central
and Eastern Mexico havo been or
dered to conccnlrato. Already enough
troop trains have come rolling in
from eastern and southern points to
indicate that a military movement, of
unusually large proportions Is ubdfer'
way. Seven thousand troops have
reac’had' Torreon In" The last two
weeks. Probably half this number
have been sent northward to desti
nations thst have been kept secret.
All rolling stock In this vicinity
sr\d on the divisions to the east has
been taken over by the government
authorities for military use. Not
since Villa transported his army of
twenty thousand men last year have
so many soldiers appealed.
Troops have come In from Mon
terey, the Tampico district. Saltillo
and even so far south as San Luis
Potasl. One of -the first questions
the soldiers a«k when they arrlye Is
“How far from here are the Grin-
goes?”
Information brought to Torreon by
the arrivals reveals that troop trains
are crawling north from tho states
of Hidalgo. Tamaulipas, San Luis
Potasi and Xetivo Leon, with Torreon
their objective.
GERMANS HOLD'eOO.OCO
SOLDIERS AROUND VERDUN
l-'imch War office Estimates Use of
30 Division* — Germans
Claim Blight Gala.
On the Verdun front, where for
two menths the Germana and French
have been Vilmost continuously In
battle, too Germans, ai cording to an
estimate of tho French war offic**.
up to April 22, had tn
don
or about
x hum
d thirty dlvl-
Ired thousand
Nebraskan Hays a Rnptnre Woald b«
Unfortunate and War Un
speakable.
William J. Bryan, fonper secretary
of state, who resigned because ha
thought the president's policy In tha
Lusitania case was leading td war,
went to Washington Thursday. Rep
resentative. Bailey of Pennsylvania
and Calloway of Texas met him at
the station and had luncheon with
him. He did riot disclose his plana,
but said ho had come to render any
aid possible to prevent trouble be
tween the United States and Ger
many.
"I \vas on my way to New Orleans
to deliver an address,’’ hd said,
“when the news reached me tjaat a
crisis in the submarine controversy
with Germany had arrived. I cancel
ed all engagements and hurried to
Washington,., not with any definite
plan, hut in the hope that I could be
of some assistance in preserving
peace. ^
“Sipce my arrival I have had sev
eral coafyentes witli prominent
Democrats. I expect to have more
conferences within the next two days.
Beyond that time my plans are in
definite. cV.
“I am hoping for twro things In
this present grave situation: First,
that Germany will acrede to the
position of the United States; sec
ond. that if she does not diplo
matic relations will continue with
a view to reaching an amicable set
tlement of the trouble.
“We must remember that ther®
Is nothing final between frtynd*.
A rupture lictwcrn till* country
and Germany w'"uhl Indeed Ih» un
fortunate. If this dispute should
end in war it would be unspeak
able.”
“We are going to work to preserve
per;.,- if possible, Our r’.ana aro ten
tative and I cannot discuss thorn at
this time.”
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lies and
Ivt 1
aim
in tl
harl
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tho
Fre
to r
G
ant <
to hi
and i
a or*
mail
G.rn
•rmstlrn rants’ned In this
IO J
bin
the pun
and the
Hive expedition in
[sfers. offtrtr’s InMtnated,
\I e\
,co.
re Is reason to be-
precia Irit ortance ns prov
lit Vf
th
at sn ev«
a greater force will
ed orranFeJ wlolstlons ef
. d at tl
i# disposal of Gen.
silty of the United Steles
IVn
S If the
campaign against
n» and rhr meter that ha 1
Fra i
ro Villa 1
* to be continued.
xeen **ispe< ted.
A
II It
■e rcinfor
remrots were drawn
of Isdlfidinle heretofore
under suspicion were said
ffon
th
e border
patrol. What troop*
will
rep
lace then
i was not staled. It
fixed In this new evidence
may
b>*
that the
war department will
tie declared that should the
•e to the worst end dltfin-
ord**
r th
e fe w rei
• r tn v s*
training forcea of the
mv In fi I* a Vfeslfiasvfi
ttVM
t them.
JoUrc. in w<
Ians In an order
hey were “soldiers
ra\ c»t itf li e Rot
ommanded by o(n
vt renown.’’
the r°l*u
gathered
at the
*or of
lately!
id the
quay
leo. The
of the fi
the etat
omlng the Bus-
the day. said
hosen from the
an armies and
rs of the high-
MEXICANS FIZZLED
11 he wl'l
vho’e rnh
Is ii?»
depart tm
Mr. Tinker deellr
Gen. Funston’* re
eluded his prevlou
the border base h*
tomb
vcme
of rearm anleatlo
lie stale* positive)?
no additional regime
ordered lo the horde
etich order was In
The secretary made It
military officials of t
were not consider!
withdrawal from Mesl
■mail ,ln t|in ftvhjm- «.r tn r«*nfo-<~n
uni's, which, tuucrcd hcaagjit-'o*.
Tho Germana Halm tho capture of
French trenches In tho Verdun region
southeast of Itaurourt and we*t of
Mead Msn’a Hill, while Paris records
rawn from Met-1 the taking of several German posts
rt of withdrawal In the Avoconrt wood. Hill S04 ia
t-negotiation by i sgain i under the heavy bombardment,
t.** | of the Germans.
Artillery duels have everywhere
d to ssv whether
nmmendatlon In-
• urrestlnna that
shifted from Uo-
. N. M.. to Presidio, Texas, or
ther point to Shorten tha Una
however. Shat
its had been
r and that no
contemplation
e'ear also that
lie government
the
CLASH IN MEXICO?
Monday Bring* News of Reported
Reported Right at Hatrro.
r-»o i
featured the flahllng In France andlTht
I Belgium, being particularly severe; tru<
On the Hciglsn e-ett
port and DMmude i
omme. where the
haa concentrated Its
r between Nieu-
nd south of thy
French artillery
fire on German
relati
be broken off with
wholesale prosecutions
■MMt Inst itVc 1 by the United
States Even If the submarine dis
pute |s nillustrsl. official* say many
criminal pmsecutluus must be under
taken.
States Into the southern department.
The availability of the Texas Na
tional Guard to maintain the boun
dary guard at points front which
ti
Iter
would
t
sntisfx
currer
met w
f •
rr'* •
at sir
The
l
'rt* that Count von
•rlly n<
In of fir 1
i ro offi
rials evl
• ‘
noted
■nstorff
• sport* even
dlsputo wrts
have been
rs, but havo
firmation, in
Etreng deter-
>op* ordered lnt<
no has .been dh
Mexico are draw a
MMd.
WILL KNOW SOON
no u
1 a
dlspo
horiti
ion
ion .toI
rt New 1
York
for having r
node p
ihlic what
evidf •
rco they oMa;
In d In
tho nrrort
of Y<
>n Igi l. inslt
*:>d. Of
carefully
i"'’rd
(vc; tho fact
thrt
they- had
1;" ’ ‘
<1 uo nn cir'i*(
*lv new
line of !n-
1 riry
which promlr
cd uerlo
iuj compll-
cat
C'o'in
In N* w
*W(*re ii
voo
Yor
V
irff Mr-
ihn;-«v
to
criJifiso
denartment for ilk cha'ne
tmlo. Tlmy sold Hint on
state donnrfm'nt Couti
bad agrii il that all of ta ' ■
pelf w"*
officials j
the state •
e of atti-l
Tliursdav j
llor Folk
elzed doc‘
un/outs ‘honlil ho tarnod hark to tho
Crrn’au en h sry, but that since then
Seen t: rygj • nsirg had do ided these
paper - nirst he examined.
Allsof the’dosuments seized in (ho
fortnrr officos of Captain I'ranz von
Papon in Now York are now in.'Wash
ington. President Wilr.oh has asked
Sectotary l-an irf;: io pass upon the
renewed dcinrivd of Ambassador von
Ih n storff (hat. th.y he turned hack
to him intact
^
ory : holds'.'lire papers, lidving ealled
upon'I'ailed Stale t District Attorney
Marshall, of New Y'oik, to turn tliem
over to Lira. ■—
Aiuhasoador Gerard u> Bend Forecast
of the German Reply.
Ambvrradcr Gerard, r.t Berlin, Jg
exTecYrd to b« in a position In the
next twenty-four hours accurately to
forecast llid contenls of tho doeu-
T-cnt by whlrh,Germany will answer
the recent Auierivau note. It Is con-
fdrnlly leheved that tho German re
ply will be band*' 1 to Ambassador
Gerard on Wednesday or Thursday,
atid then about'two days will he re
quired for the work of coding, cable
transmission end decoding. From
Mr. Gerard's informal conversations
with officials of the^ Berlin foreign
offico ia expected t<jr r£me tho ad
vance word of wnat is fo be expected.
General Gartrw Fear* Fffert of Ad
ditional Troops on I'aoplcv,
Tbo erosatng of additional Ameri
can troops into Mexico from Colum
bus Saturday caused a feeling ap
proaching dismay among Mexican of
ficials lo Juarez, who wers positively
conriaccd that Gen. Pertibtug's expe
dition war on tho point of with
drawal. Gsvlra, the Juarez com
mandant, was frank In bin expres
sions of concern.
“I do not understand why addi
tional troops aro being sent in. I
understand that the government was
considering the wifbdraxoal of its
forces and this move puzzles mo. I
coniess it causes mw some anxiety o
I fear It will have an unfavorable
•effect on tho Mexican prrrpTc* wbtJU'TTT
not bo n
better tl
i tbo MvTirmvpeoprp wtrTJ irTtl ',,1* . *.. , Vk - -Tn
-i.ro i.n.cn--* it, i <• A-ne. at V»a«L. Ihern will
.Me to um.e.sund it any funlfy fo ’ t », # „ t! , trt dnr
1 *' make counter, proposals t
ADVANCE IS SLOW
of
TRANSPORTS V/ERE LATE
Itussian Troopships Were Delayed by
‘ * Storms in Mediterranean.
Marseilles. Franco, reports Fri-
day: The arrival of the transports
. whiclt=#raupl:t the Rpcpian troops
j sent to joint the Entente forces on
; tho Western front had Irmn expected
embassy documents, j-sinco Tumlay but a heavy storm in
Mcahw(;iIo Attorney Genorpl. Greg-j the Mo'ditermreijn delayed their
j’rtacliing here luitU. Thursday.
| Every precaution for/Oteir protec
tion had hern owing to reports that
hostile pnhni.Tiros'were-cp' ratlng in
the mediterrnnenti but the vryago
was concluded;without untoward In
cident. ,,' •
BritLsb Admit Defeats at ITands
TJeo Tu:k* Near Tigri*.
Flo^s In tho Tigris region nro
proniiigLc formidable ob tnelo to the
ail vane i of tho British re'.lef force,
f'en. Gorringe, In an' ther attick Sun
day nlortrftig :on ttie strong Snnnai
Y'ri position on ttie north l)aiik of the
iiver, mot tho fin e falo as a simi
lar ntteck on April 9.
The liriti.'U f ’.itceeded in penetrat
ing the second line Turkish trenches,
but were unable to maintain tho posi
tions fn the face of a Turkish coun
ter attack. Nothing is said in the
official statement about tho losses
sustained, but it is’fcarc'd theso were
serious. k
NEUTRAL SHIP SUNK
Dutch Steamer Goes to Bottom
Fix Minutes ITJday.
in
stated in official
:ovommetit.,is em-
Tt is Trankly
ch'clcs' th t the
bctl i a'-yt-cL-•■ct j-art h tt^U* »u<>-
nent In deciding what to do in this
case. There* is no dcsiro to eotn-
plicoti* the tkuinan situatini by
injecting a new and trjuol.h sumo
elenient into if, But tliere al-
leost an alisuli.to par;d!e! Ivetween
the (•T-eC’-s of Ambassador von
lierr.storif iy H'* pif scut instjHice
and that which wa* presc:’.tc(|Avlten
Aeis'iI.iu enih;*s.-y dnctiieepts raiAv
iiit,< posses*Ion of tlx) United
Ftates 'poveroinent through the
Riitish nml.*«ritic*..
CAPTURE TRENCHES
Another neutral ship was sent to
the bottom Friday in tho dangerous,
waters between the British and
Dutch coast, tho victim being tho
- - - i Batch Bteamtef- 1 fcodewijte Vaw- Xaa 1
sau bound for Rotterdam with cargo
of salpeter for Holland’s farmers.
She was only six minutes In going
Take 000 Metres of British Positions
* Around Yprcs.
Around Vpres tho Gormans, ac
cording to Berlin, attacked and occu-
piml ? ix 'hundred me.res of British
kirns. Tha British official re
down, accbrdi?!g to the-advicos and
five of tlie crow were drowned.
AIR RAIDS DY FRENCH
, In
the latter Hnmedtata
>> t’ftat .Awiitfa tda?!
Dumta bo f^eal! 1. and
' tee paper!
United* Sis
xdor von Ih
tl
si Ai
t!ii# was;
rrs now in
v indb-
nstorff
Uccira
w> -h «
BeVWgi.
Hoag t!
Du aba bt^pg sett karst.
Ti * pUa« of lk* towra*x.vwl to
kaoAIa Um lw* afisaLiM »Uli ar* tv
port concedes a Gcrpmn‘gain,-but
say j that epept (rr l"‘o craters and
one trenclnl near Kf. Eloi and on the
nc*ns were expelled fr jtn all tho posi
tions they’raptured.
British Regain Ground.
e lire the Rtitish hare
retaiaieg a part of t e
hasty aTfa hej;>-c^*e
i-get \ielitian of th« ( tuecw
a Ualied Stateo asd ( grojed' recently lort to fho nortjtj.cf
onribt« for Ajn- Tprez. their ••tack re- .Flag i.*f the
r raptura of about two tinl-ed
yardi of tke rt* hnndrH captured
ky lAo Germana oa April 1». . *-•
Bombs Dropped on B.ul^ars and Ger
mans on Sunday.
Raids by two Frenrh aerial fiquad-
rons Etationcd on the SHonikl front
-are rc/m-C'd In a Hav :,i di-patch
from Athens. One ntu-dron dropped
J omhs Sttnda** rr.orninc on nulgerlaa
forces as? cm bled at Strumitra sta-
ilpn. The other attar!: was cade ca
bet
|iie«tlon of
tiiat mat
ter being wholly In tbo hand* of the
■tale department.
It wat'announced that Gen. Bcott
had completed hi* mlsaion to the bor
der and would return to Waahlngtoa
In a few day*.
The new military plan leave* the
pursuit of Villa at a st.imWttl!. hut
free* Gen. Funston'* hand* to make
the position of the force* In Mexico
secure by grouping them In posts of
snch strength an to protect them
from attack hr Irresponsible element.*
of tlie de facto government’s forcea.
It also will servo an a plain warning
to Gen. Carranra that he must bend
every effort toward retting eomplete
control of the territory soYith of the’
most advanced American post If ha
hopes to havy-thc troops recalled.
During- Iba roorrAopement- of the
ill ho oppor-
r-vrtment to
proposals to Gen. Car*
rnnz.t that he rau*t brrfd every effort
.toward getMng complcfn control of
tho territory south of the met ad
vanced American po*t if he hopos to
have tho troops recalled.
During tho rearrangement of the
I'ne, nt least, there, "ill ho oppor-
tur.lty for the state department to
I make counter profiorats-to (Ton. Car-
r:.n: a, urg ! ng preateY\co-operatlon ns
a means to-canto early withdrawal.
Tho halt wB' a’ o give thq men and
horses of the Ae.i':! *.a*i Dy'ng col
umns a chance for mm h ni' -Tgij rest
'Vtth tlie troops concentrated in
positions v here they c-*n control the
entire territory around them if the
need arises,.it may'he argued to Gen.
Carranza tl at they form a wall
against wh'ch he can drive tho ban
dit* from thq South.
Tlie Intimation would ho that
cither this must be done or Carranza
forces themselves must etush out ail
brigandage before withdrawal of the
American forces could bo arranged
for.
It Is possible that to avoid the pos
sibility of clashes such as that at
Parral, the new Ameilcsn bases will
I)e established at poIrtfir'pjmPwhAre
north of tho present a Ivanreil posi-
tion-s.—A minor withdrawal It was
said, might aid .Gen. Carranza in
granting the additional co-operatida
Which W-ill 1*0 P'lO-oesled.
It is known that the possibility of
asking Gen. Obregon, Carranza’s war
rnir.hfer, to come to tho border for a
oprfpreree has been suggested. Be-
cau c e of dho jealousy Carranza is
said to .feel over the position the war
minisfer occupies, Ih the minds of the v
Mexican people, however, doubt is
felt as fo fie practicability jof carry-
Ing out this plan. '
All recent reports indicate the
^pressing nec 1 of relief for Gen. Bcr-
rhlne’s nd*anro guard, particnlarly
the cavalry. Men were.described as
physical.'v strained, .without, ahoes,.
their \mIforms frayed and their
trcnchv*. Trcnehyy taken by tha
Ovrmana from tha nritlab on lha
Iorremarck-Yprca road* have bean
evacuated owing to flood*, which
made their eopaolidatlon Impossible.
WOULD RE A CRIME
•1*7a* Nays I'rvsldent Bltonld Not
Fiuharre** Congress.
Former Secretary of State Itryen
continued his conferences with Dcm*
ocrstlc members of congress Friday.
Mr. llrysn's view.la thst “It would
he s crime to enter the preeent war.**
The former fccretary hopes thst di
plomacy In the submarine controver
sy will not fell, although hla chief
concern, he aald. Is with the problem
of diplomacy dors does fall.
“Tlie responsibility for declaring
war Is upon congress, not open the
prenident.” declare* Mr. Bryan, “and
It Is fair to sssnme thst when the
duty of acting fails upon congress
tire president will bn willing to re-
frelw Trotn enih*rras*lng mngrows
he ana anxious that he should not
bo embarrassed.”
il^ve the report to bo
ated that several negro 1
soldiers hsd h< **a kilh d in the fig.ite
tng. . Ncltkem General Bell, at Fort
Bllta. nor military headquarters at
Columbita, N. M. hat any Inform**
tlon regarding the report.
According to Mexicans arriving
from the interior to-day, replies havo
been spread that Villa Is eotnlpg
north egaln with the object of at
tacking the American force*. They
say the bendlts he* t>me three hun
dred followers sad will be Joinvd
Jeter by Pedro Braczmonte, of tho
Torreon district, who.haa fifteen hun
dred men, and General Dsnueloe^
whoso rotutnand numbers one thou*
sand men.
Bublie exeentloa tn the Plaza at
rhlhnahua.GHy is to end tho esreor
of Pablo Lopes, the V||U bandit rajK
lured Returdey near Santa Ysabol,
according to passengers arriving. A
similar fate awaits tho thro# men
taken with Lopes.
FOOD RIOTS IN MEXICO
Peon Cle** Relieve* Gringoes Have
Caused Widespread Starvation.
Food riots in which women and
children havo been crushed to death
—i:ot prostrated, but killed outright
—havo been frequent occurrences in
Durango City, Mexico, for more than
a month. Tho peon class Iras attri-
; E’f'd the “Coming of tho Gringo
s )idkrs f ’ into Mexico as the cause of
the starvation conditions.
Placards calling on Mexicans to
rally against the American Invaders,
and declaring for ‘-‘Mexico Fn ra Mex-
icarcs’’ havo boon found In nearly all
of tho large settlements In Durango
state.
ERiTISIl LOST 4,COO
Turks Say Lighting on Tigris Was
'/ju. Very Bloody to Invaders.
The Turkish account of
of April 17, r?a the Tigris, -'declares
tho British wera fie A .a A w;ih the
loss dr mora'llnrv fci thousand iu.on
In killed and wounded. Tho Turk:
rocaptur: d th’o positions tho British
h-d previmn iy tnkenv and with them
tliirtocn machine guns and a few
prisoners. A‘ au'bs« luent attack on
April 19 was repulsed. t
)PLAN for break
U. ft. Ready to Uare for Ultima Now
ia Germany.
Tho United State» has made ten to*
l 1 ■ ■ • * ' • every coa-
cilvabTe aitnadoa which would re
sult from the severance of diplo
matic relation* with Germany. For
r nsons they Indicated were obvious
officials demonstrated it unwise to
diEcuss tho detail*.
There Is reason for believing,
however, that Eome of the plaas havo
tx do with the safety of American
cit zens in tho German empire, and
that others have to do with Ameri
can Bqporvlsfon of German interests
in the countries at war with Ger
many. —- -
. NEED .MORE TROOPS
Far is. Fays Germans are Withdrawing
Soldiers From the East.
French resistance In the region of
Verdun is compelling the Gorman
general staff to withdraw largo
forces from tho Teutonic front in
Macedonia and Serbia and in Russia,’
according to information obtained
from tlie highest military authorities
in Faris, France. Tho First division
.of tlie First German army corps and
another division are Kaid to ho
aim ng tho troops which, liaye Just
hern brought from tlie other fronts.
Taking 1-a.st German Colony.
Tho-Brifis’i campaign against Ger
man East Africa is being, actively
waged, and -Gen. Smuts, in com
mand, has reported the occupation of
Fmbugwe and Salmga. which places
columns of the expeditionary forcesi
con e one hundred mile* inxido-the
border of the German colony.
hors
sq;
^ns reternoa undamaged.
. . Aeroplane Over Dover.
' A hertlle aeropL're epp*ved ore.
Dov-r Monday naming and »*« at-
trefced by Prttlrh gnao. It vat drives
otf os'* dsupgod no keahn.y >
td. Many nexy mount* have
been fSrward-'d and qaaotltlrii of
■toti.inp have been sent them. Ths
-ho- ftoid ■ witli astv the
pntflttlng*. ;
Merom'-nt* of Carranza troop*
■ the border have been closely fol
lowed by On. FunHon and were re
torted to President Wilson fcy Secre
tary Baker. Gen. Funston U sa'd-to
have demons!ra'ed. that naVaa there
la tkorongk co-op«ratioa ketweta the
Aiito Huns Into Train. >
D. B. Baker, a ..*cll ^now-n young
merchant of Estill, was killed end
J. O. Walker, a farmer, was probably
faLaRy Injured ^Sunday—aftenlbon
wh'-n Heir - .'-p. r — ched Into
a passing Scabo-rd Air Lino rail
way train at FstHl. , .
American troops and those of the de
facto rovemmer.t of Mexico, It wFl
k* difficult for the pursuit ef Villa
to cop Up no seereeafaUy.
The Eighteenth army corps and the
Eleventh Bavarian division, it is de-
eiarr d, Lave been brought from
■Serbia. , ; _ _■
HANNING \d WILSON
Goverhor Informs President of Attl-
tudo of Citato Clubs.
Governor .Manning wired the fol
lowing teVgram to President Wood-
row Wiipon Saturday night:
“Democratic clubs In South Caro
lina met this evening for reorganl-
z«t! .n for the coming campaign. Our
expectations are realized in endovea*■
meiGS of you and your adnaaistra-
ttoIi. , ' ■
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8. R. Ljosos Rnildiag.
Tho geamol-headnuartesa kalWIag ■
rtf the ftoutlyern Railway company
was swept by fire of unknown origin .
to TVa.-hington Sunday. Many Intpor-
tant records wera lost, but officials
said that most ef them were saved ky
fireproof vaults on tke lower floors.
Tke monetary lo*~s was ««*Jmated at
two bundled thoosand dollars.
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