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Intelligencef
NEW SERIES, VOL. 1, NO. ?. W??kly. l?tobU??e* 18?; Dal?* Jan. 18, !'./.<.
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ANDERSON, S. C.,
MORNING, MA\32, 1914.
PRICE $1.50 THE YEAR,
THAW RELATES
STORY ESCAPE
-?
TESTIFIES HE PAID HIS AS
SISTANTS $6,000 FOR
THEIR SERVICES
DENIES THESE
CONSPIRATORS
But Were His "Employees"
Slayer of Stanford White Se
verely Cross Examined
(It>- \ ..,..:.?.: Pim.) '
MOW YORK, March ll.-Harry
Kendall Thaw went on the witness
stand today a;:? told the complete
story of his escape from Mattes wan.
A dual purpose, his attorneys said,
prompted him. He desired to con
vince the jury trying him and his co
defendants on an indictment charg-1
inn: conspiracy, that ho had recov
ered h!a reason. He wanted also to
take all blpme.
Thaw testified that the men the
State allege:? conspired with him
were not consprators, but men he
had employed to assist him out of
the State after he himself had effect
ed bis escape. He said he paid them
$6,000 ror their services, and gave
Hoger Thom p.mn. who accompanied
him to Canada, "a present of $1.
000." The " witness declared he
thought he had a legal right to flee
from the hospital as he believed him
self sane, and that had ho remained
There his reason ultimately would
itavp been dethroned.
Thaw told h!.i story after his at
torneys had made many vain at
tempts to get into the record tue
testimony of a bait dozen alienists'
and more ?an a score of laymen,
who have had *?--?^T>pe*tariU.v. lo-ob
serve his actions. Thp rurAnbttiit;
judge, however, refused to ridmit any
moro of thi3 testimony than was nec
essary td show that Thaw had suf
ficient mental capacity fa rater into
a conspiracy. The law of ?w York
provides that an insane person nay
commit a crime if he has s-i'lb:ient
mental- capacity to know that he is
doing a criminal act and nra an in
tention to commit it.
At-adjournment tonight with Thaw
still on thc witness stand under cross
cxaminaion he had- four co-dcrend
ants instead of five. After tie State
had closed its case. Michael O'lOefc.
on thc motion of counsel, was dis
charged as no evidence bsd been ad
duced to connect him with the al
leged crime?
Thaw testified later, however, he
? had five "employes." Sneers! Depu
ty Attorney General Kennedy. in
charge of the prosecution, consider
ed that Thaw bed so involved hi?
four remaining codetendsur* thal he
requested Ute court to cancel their
ball bonds and confine them until
a. verdict Bbould be reached. The
court complied. Thc defense will he
completed tomorrow and the case 's
expected to be with the Jury before
night.
Thaw still was sufferiag with rheu
matism, when he entered court to
day, it was late in the afternoon
when he stepped briskly to tho wit
ness chair. At first he kept his gaze
on th? face of John lt. S'.anchfield.
who was examining him. He appear
ed exceedingly nervous and began by
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D?WENSAI^B
BARNU
Special to The lulc'!iieiu?r.
COLUMBIA, March ll.-Governor
Manning tonight Issued an order re
moving the Barnwell County dispen
. nary board from office. The board
was composed of B. F. Peeples, F. A.
Wise and ?. 8. Oweus.
The general ? charges against the
board, AH found Try the governor,
were: that worthless and unsalable
liquors were purchased, that ordinary
care and consideration were not ob
served lr. awarding the contracts foi
hauling liquors In ike county, that one
of the dispensaries sold beer not
authorized by the board, that exces
sive prices were paid by the board for
several brands of liquors, that rela
tives were employed by th* board, that
each I seal dispensary, wan overstock
ed, that bottles containing less tbsn
one-half pint weve supplied to the
local dispensary hy the board, that
drinking whiskey in the dispensary at
"WHIiston was unrestrained. ?bet J
liquor waa offered for sale which had
not been subjected to chemical an
alysis.
The governor in hit order stated
that the charges of habitual drunken
ness on the part of the members of
the board had not been sustained.
The board
versity of Si
hp re today
ees of the Ual
irttn* in session
I the resigna
REASONS Fi
AMERICAN
By Commander of Gem
Issued Y<
(by AMorlatcd PTMB.)
NEWPOF'T NEWS. Va., Mareil ll.
-Commander Thierichens, or the
converted cruiser Print Etlel Fried
lich, which late today went into dry
dock for repairs, submitted two
statement] in German tonight to Col
lector of Customs Hamilton, of this
port. One stated bis reason's for sink
ing in South Atlantic waters January
28 last the American 3ailing ship
William P. Frye and with her cargo
of 5.200 tons of wheat consigned to
Queenstown. The other related to the
length or time that will be required
to repair his ship.
Collector Hamilton announced that
he regarded thc answers of the Ger
man commander a" state papers and
that he would forward them to
Washington. It was learned, how
i over, that thc commander of the
German ship frankly has st.. led to
[ American government officials that
ba sunk the American ship Frye be
cause bc regarded her cargo as con
traband of war.
In the communication relating to
thc repairs necessary on the Eitel
Friedrich, it wa.3 believed that the
German commander stated that the
vessel could be made soaworthy
witblo a Tow days or a week at most.
Whether 'JS stated that lie wished
to depart at- soon as American naval
authorities could pass on repairs that
are to be made, was .not disclos
ed. The German commander pre
BULWARK. 'ROUND
OUR NEUTRALITY
More Stringent Measures for New
York Harbor Are Con
sidered
-.
WASHINGTON, March ll.-More
.stringent- jnfimwfn , X or. ... suaxdiag
{LCOinat vf'-tlattnn?i nt IUMIIMIIUI, ?.?
about New York' harbor are under
consideration, to be put into effect fol.
lowing the arrival there of the naval
yacht Dolphin, the destroyers Drayto *.
and McDougall, and the coast guard
cutter Mohawk. ,
These measures, it was understood
tonight, wili include more caroful
patrolling of the waters about New
York than bas been in effect during
thc winter months and steps to mske
doubly certain that no vessels leave
New York without proper manifests
and clearance papers.
Dudley Field Malone, collector of
the port of New York who is in direct
charge of the situation, conferred to
day with President Wilson and other
officiais. He said later, however, that
he talked with the president about a
departmental matter..
MAROONED BY EITEL
Forty Englishmen and Frenchmen
Left on Easter Island by
Cruiser.
PANAMA, March H.-The atcam
I ship Nordic arrived herc today with
! 4,0 Englishmen and Frenchmen on
board, taken off Easter Island, where
they were marooned by tho German
I auxiliary cruiser Kidalton and the
French bark Jean December 8.
. The Eitel Friedrich was towing the
Jean when 'she encountered the Kidal
ton. The cruiser removed the stores
from both the barks before sinking
j them.
?ELL REMOVED
tion of Prof. F. Horton Colcock, bead 1
of the department of mathematics.
The resignation becomes effective next
September.
Tho committee on organisation was
instructed to ?elect a suitable sucosa-J
sor and to report at the next meeting]
of the hoard. TPi board provide 1
for the expenditure of. the money ap- !
propriated by the recent legislature.
It was decided to at dnee begin work
on the erection of a grandstand and
a fence around the ball park for which
purpose the legislature appropriated
42,500. The work will be done b.v the
students, lt was decided also to in
stall a heating plant ta the LeConte
College for which purpoee there is a*:
appropriation cf $12,500. AU of the
? members of the board were present-,
and Governor Manning, chairman,
presided. The governor ts expressing
deep interest in the university snit
urged the board to make lt a rea? uni
wirti).
u^?^rressman Lever was the pria-.
clpal speaker before the annual ban
I qnet of tb? Metropolitan Club lo this
city tonight.
Governor Manning signad the act
whlcn prevents the purchase and dis
count v)t trade checks for laborers'
>R SINKING
SHIP GIVEN
ian Cruiser in Statement
esterday.
vlously made lt clear, however, that
it waa not hit? intention to intern
his shin.
AB to condition of the Eitel Frie
drich it was reported that whereas
oh? has been making 18 knots an
hour at the beginning of her historic
wrecking career of merchant belli
gerents in two oceans, she scarcely
dared make 12 when shf reached
American waters early Wednesday
morning.
After the German cruiser went in
to dry dock tonight sh,, discharged
the crews of British, French and
Russian ships she hud sunk, having
released the American crew In the
afternoon. The French crews left
late tonight on the Old Dominion
Une for New York. A few Russians
went with them. The British crt>ws
pian to return to England on British
ships' laden with horses from this
port.
Commander Thlerichens assured
officials hero that neither bc. officers
or mon of the Eitel Friedrich would
set foot on American soil except on
official business. He made this state
ment to Collector Hamilton after
stating that it was his intention not
to intern his shin.
I __ . t. V.. ... - .tl. * -
t ii .?w>??*"t m." J an>p/aiu IU
night the released sailors nf Brit
ish snipe, after receiving their kits,
marched to street cars, singing "lt's
a Long, Long Wny to Tipperary."
FRYE
,Was Pride x of American Sailing
Fleet in Size and Equip
ment
Btructlon ot the William P. Frye by
the Prinz Eitel Friedrich struck |
from marine lists the "pride of the
American sailing fleet In point ot
size and equipment, and one of the
largest square-rigged craft in the
world. Her loss falls not upon an
emotionless corporation, but upon I
individuals members or connections]
of thc Sewull family, famous among
New England shipbuilders and own
ers since the days when American
clipper ships carried commerce of
the world in all the seven seas and
fought the losing battle against I
steam craft that ended American1
maritime prestige.
The F*ry0 was built in Bath, Mc]
and granted registry in 1901, with
thirty-eight persons; six of whom I
were women, appearing as joint
owners. That ownership has never
changed. The ship was named after]
Ute late Senator Frye, of Maine, and
it is recorded that he declared him
self morA honored in having his!
name upon ?sn American-built, owned
and operated sailing vessel than, as I
If the fleetest of Atlantic liners bad
borne it.
Tbe Frye's gross tonnage was 3,
374.
PK RDI NAM? BURG DLA D
Formerly Anrhdnke Ferdinand
Charles of Austria.
MUNICH, *!a Amsterdam to Lon
don. March 12.-(2:52 a. m.)
Ferdinand Burg, formerly Archduke
Ferdinand Charles of Austria, is
! dead.
Ferdinand Burg waa 51 years old.
Pie was a nephew of Emperor Fran
; eis Joseph and brother or Archduke
Francis Ferdinand. Ute heir to the
Austro-HQhgarlan throne whose as
sassination had much to do with the
j outbreak of the present war. Thc
name of Bnrg was assumed by Arch
duke Ferdinand Charles in Ititi and
I ail his privileges as a member of Ute
.Imperial family were Renounced
when he married in Switzerland the
daughter of Hofral Czuber, a pr?
I fessoi; of engineering.
RITCHIE 00WX8 WK I, WU
Fermer World's Cham plcn Light
Weight reates Bark.
NWW YORK, March ll.-Willie
Ritchie, of gan Francisco, former
world's champion " lightweight, out
fought and eutpotned Freddie Welsh,
of England, tho present titleholder,
in every round of a fast ten-round
Pout he/e tonight,
AU through the fight Ritchie did the |
forcing while Welsh spoiled some of]
his good work by hotdtng In several
rounds. The champion's showing dis
appointed bis manv followers who.
confident of his ability to repeat his |
two ?r?vions victories over Ritchie
5>'< freely at odds of 7 to E on thc
Englishman against the Californian.
Ritchie ci no time dnr'ng the bout j
? gave his back?? room tor anv doubts
' ?f his being able to more /ian hc3d1
his own. Ho rushed all over the ring,
.ending lefts and rights to the bead
j and body th* body punishments being
\
OF PLAN TO KEEP KAISER
TRAN5?W*1NG MORE
MEN TOJ^ysSIA
SUMMARY OF
DEVELOPMENTS
-
Secret Report Say* Twelve Ger
man Submarine* Are Un
accounted For
--
The French war 'office explains
"the eiscntlal purpose" of operations
In the Champagne ?district, which
? havh extended ' over>|be period from
"February ' 16. . aa . befua -deslaned to
pievent the Germans; from transport
Jng troops to Russia ; by keeping tte
greatest possible number of airman
forcea engaged in that reglo., and
imposing on them the greatest pos
sible consumptions '?X war munitions.
This statement made in answer
to that issued" pr?t 'sly by the Ger
man government, w, ch declared the
Allie* und ?aiie? io break through
the German lines in the Champagne
region rmi that the winter in that
district had come an end with the
situation virtually unchanged.
The French statement says the
purpose of the Allies has been com
pletely attained because with heav;
reinforcemeuts tf?e Germans lp lied
to take advantage of their position
and lound it impossible to transport
troops to Russia.
Meanwhile battles developing in
Poland and the Carpathians give no
signs of cessation, and the relative
(Continued oni Page Four)
Ia Way Southern Pacific Head
Speaks of Government's
Attitude
SAN FRANCISCO. March lt.
Julius Kruttschnitt. chief executive -of
the Southern Pacific railroad, testify
ing again today in the Central Pacific
Southern Pacific dissolution suit, voic
ed this opinion of the government's at
titude toward railroads:
I "The government ls a great big man
wielding a great, big stick, and the
stick is growing bigger and being used
oftener.
'The interstate commerce commis
sion is one msn choking another man
to death. .
"Government management of "enter
prises is a failure."
The ideal condition for the railroad,
Kruttschnitt asserted, would be "a
single private control of all railroads
In the United States not exposed to
governmental regulation."
These were answers given by Mr.
Kruttschnitt to questions put ny Ed
ward F. McClennen, counsel for the
government^.
The witness refused to retract a
charge he made yesterday tlr.it Form
er Attorney General Wlckersbam had
forced the Southern Pacific Company
In a tentative sale of the Central Pa
cific to the Union Pacific.
"I will admit, however," the witness
said, "that in my h's- and exaspera
tion I overstepped 'ue mark when I
said we were being robbed of the
Central Pacific This present suit ls
unnecessary and the separation of Uie
two roads is monee rous. The whole
suit was conceived as a good way of
helling the Union Pacific to unload a
large block of stock.
"It was evident to me, and to any
man who followed the unmerglng at-,
tempts of the Southern and Central
Pacific roads, that the aim of the at
torney general (Wickersham) in forc
ing the salo of the Central Pacific was
to help the Union Pacific to dispose
of Its $126,000,000 of Southern Pacific
stock.
"I think thc reason Mr. MCKeynoldn
brought this suit ls because he found
thc papers'in lt all ready, and he sim
ply allowed it to driit along." xs
Kruttschnitt reiterated repeatedly
that an unmerglng of the ro^ds would
not affect trans-continental fates.
- .i.,,
MtMMM?MMIMM
. .
o (jolt Habaullas Wan o
o LONDON. March il.-^A Datly o
c. Exprens dispatch from The Hague o
o saya : o
o "A secret report has been sent o
o from Cushave.i to the admiralty o
o that 12 submarines have failed to v>
o report at their bas*, eight of them o
o being among. Germany's newest o
0 boats., o
o "The naval council will meet o
o today or tomorrow under the o
o presidency'of Emperor William ?.
o to discus? whether or . not lt o
o would be better tc abandon the o,
o submarine war." o
o .{
STRONG PR?
BE MADE Ti
Unless Kaiser Makes Pro
ing of tl
WASHINGTON, Murc? ll.-Unless
thu German government voluntarily
offers to make restitution for the de
struction of the American ship Frye,
sunk by the converted cruiser Prinz
K/.-l Friedrich in the South Atlantic,
and' expresses regret for thu occur
rence, strong protest will be made by
the United States with a request, for
reparation.
No announcement concerning the
case probably will be made, high of
ficials said, until after an investiga
tion of all the facts had been com
pleted. President Wilson, at the
White House, stated during the day
that a searching it.vjuiry would be
conducted.
Officials were unanimous in their
opinion-and it was sL.ired largely
by diplomatists, too.-that the com
mander of the Prinz Eitel had no right
to send the Frye to tho bottom. Of
ficials considered it probable that the
German government, after being ap
prised of the facts, would admit tho
error of the naval commander and
agree to make tho usual reparation.
Some officials thought sufficient
amends, after the payment of dam
ages, wsuld be court mart la ll ia g or
the German officer.
Caotadn Boy-Ed., naval attache ?.f
LEGION
Organizing First Line Reserve in!
Case Country is Threat
ened
NEW YORK, IV. . ch H.-Officers
were elected and provision was made
for a council of nine advisory mem
bers at the first meeting today of the
board ot directors of the American
Legion. Inc,, which is organizing a
first 'liite' resBTtw fur"ithmedlsu? caitrin^
ease Ulis country is threatened with
war.
The officers are: President, E Or
monde Power; vice president, Julien
T. Davies, Jr.; treasurer. Henry
Rogers Winthrop; secretsry, Dr. John
E. Hcus?man.
It was announced that these men
haye accepted ' Invitations to become
members of the advisory council:
Theodore Roosevelt. Elihu Root. Jacob
M. Dickinson. George von L. Meyer,
Truman H. Newberry. Henry L. Stim
con and Luke E. Wright.
In its announcement of these ac
ceptances the legion says: "They
shall consult with the board of direc
tors in matters of importance so that
Ute. board of directors may have the
benefit of the judgment and experience
of these men of national reputation in
directing the policy of the American
Legion, Inc."
The advisory membership, it was
announced, ls limited to 300 and will
be representatives of all parts ot .the
country.
COTTON EXCHANGE
S?miger* Approve Two Important
Amendments.
NEW YORK. March ll.-The board
of managers of the New York cotton
exchange today approved two amend
ments to the by-laws which will bi
voted upon by the members on March
22. The amendments provide fat ne- '
gotiable warehouses receipts shall be 1
deemed a liquidation of a contSict If
they are accomplished by a certificate
of grade either by the Inspection
bureau of the cotton exchange or the
secretary of agriculture. But if'the
receipts are accomplished only by de
liverer's written notice of the grade,
the rcelver shall pay only 80 per cent,
of the amount of the invoice and'de
posit the "remainder, In trust pending
final settlement.
JAPANESE DEMANDS
England Has No Objection? Provld
ed Her Nights Ale Not Molest- '
ed?
LONDON, March 12.-Replying to a
question In the hr use ot commons yes
terday regarding JiVanese demands
on China, Neil Primrose, under-sec
retary ot foreign affairs, saki:
"The British government bas no ob
jection to the expansion of Japanese
interests in China, provided it inflicts
no injury on British interests."
Answering the specific inquiry
whether the integrity of China was
threatened. Mr. Primrose said :
''If there waa any reason to sup
pose that these negotiations between
China and Japan could not be settled
by diplomatic methods, or if there was
any protests of developments which
might impair the 'independence or In
tegrity of China, no doubt consulta
tion? would take place to see haw
Japan wight secure wbat was due her
without such impairment. It ls one of
t'.o objects of the Anglo-Japanese al
j Banco to sect.re the Integrity ot
Chins."
JTEST WILL
0 GERMANY
per Restitution For Sink
ie Frye.
the German embaa*;. ?' wa? under
stood hore, hau gone to Newport News
from New York to obtain iront th??
captain of the Prinz ?itel a sworn
statement of the facts for the Ger
man government.
Examination of precedents in inter
national law revealed to state depaic
ment officials, they said, that the ?cu
tral rules of maritime practice have
prohibited the destruction of a neu
tral vessel under Gie circumstances
In which the Frye was found in thc
tjuth Atlantic by the Print Eitel.
Many arguments have been urged
from time to time against the destruc,
tlon of neutral vessels and when in
doubt American naval commanders
have been cautioned always to dismiss
tho vessel. Before destruction in any
case, the trew, passengers and papers
must be taken from tho neutral ves
sel on board the belligerent ship.
i ?".??>'- ?re lu?? l?ii?iit-i?iuiviv sub
ject." says one of the authorized pub
lications of the United States naval
war college, "to all the dangers of
war to which a war vessel of a bel
ligerent is subject. Such a position
may be an undue hardship for those
who have not been engaged In the
war and one to which they should not
ho oxnoRwi."
WARSHIPS OFF
VIRGINIA CAPES
British Men-o'-War to be Com
petted to Respect Neutrality
Laws
NORFOLK, Vt,. March ll.-With as
surance that five British warships are
only a few miles off the Virginia
capes, the coast guard cutter Onon
daga went out to rea Ufuay to inves
tigate and enforce the neutrality laws
of the United-States. .*=.?>? - - '.
The warships were in constant wire.
leas uu?jLVtu?iO?tt?U ~it?~, C?ch Gt ii CT
and the sound came in with such
sharpness at this port that lt was de
cided that the ships could not be very
far off the capes.
Tb? coast guard cutter Apache ar
rived today and will, lt ls said, assist
the Onondaga in patrolling the coast.
WHEAT SUPPLY
Les? Than Both Last Year and Year
Before?.
WASHINGTON. March ll.-Wheat
held In country mills and elevators on
March 1 amounted to 86,000,000 bush
els, the department of agriculture es
timated tonight, compared with 94.
000,000 bushels one year ago and 118,
000,000 bushels in 1913.
Xew Compressing Method.
MOBILE. Alu.. March ll.-The Brit
ish steamer Albanian, which cleared
from-here for. Liverpool today, bad
aboard the . first 1,300 bales of cotton
compressed by a new hydraulic pro
cess which ls said to reduce the site
or the ordinary compressed balo 40
per cent Shippers said the cotton
was accepted after the Albanian's
captain had loaded what be consider
ed a regular cargo.
Tho compress Invention is said to be
in improvement upon another Flea for
super-compression.
NEljTRALrrYPl
OF sn
(By AaocifcUd Prese.)
WASHINGTON. Ms'3h 11.-Navy
and state department officlsls still
had nuder consideration tonight the
length of time to be a'lowed the
i?rlnt Eitel Friedrich to make re
pairs at Newport News and the dis
position to be made of the prisoners.
The first point will be decided af
ter an American naval constructor
makes an investigation of the re
pairs needed to render the vessel
seaworthy The release ot the pris
oners will depend somewhat on the
representations which may be mada
to the United States by the various
emba3sles or legations who have
nationals aboard. As yet no com
munications bave been received by
the state department from sny of
the foreign government rt concerned.
Pending s determination of these
questions. Rear Admiral Beatty, ot
the Norfolk navy yard, called on the
commander ot the Prias Eitel, for
mally requesting him hot to nse the
shlp'a radio apparatus while in port
and not to allow the officers, crew
or prisoners on shore without per
mission of the collector of cus
toms, to all of which the German
captain agreed.
Rear Admiral Beatty after his con
ference sent th? following message
to Secretary Oatt) tels :
"Fijquest concerning wireless re
ceived. Acted accordingly. Am wait
ing for Newport News Shipbuilding
Company's statement about probable
time needed for necessary repairs.
10
EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE
OF KEEPING CAPITOL
VERA CRUZ LINE OPEN
ANSWER OF CHIEF
SEEMS FAVORABLE
insofar as H Gives A*?ura?KC
of Intention to Protect
Foreigners
WASHINGTON. March H.--Th*
United States today sent another note
to General Carranza in reply to his
response last night to the notice thai
he m. ? Gen or ai Gbregon would be held
personally responsible for the safety
of Americans and other foreigners tn
Mexico City.
This latest note is understood to
have emphasised Ute importance ot
keeping railway communication open
between the capital and Vera Cruz, it
was dispatched so quickly after ??e M
rotnl of <"u?i???UM? ?Um. ititi
-r - - -? . - ? - " ' ' #?. ^ .M^? ?MI? HM
pression prevailed in diplomatic quar
ters that tho United States had de
termined in advance to make repre
sentations for the unrestricted pes
sage ot Americana and oK?er terelen -
ers from Mexico City to Vera Crus.
Carransa's note produced ao format
comment. Insofar as It gave assur
ances of an Intention to protect fe'r,
elgners lt was regarded favorably. .
Carranza's denial that General Oh
regon had intended to incite the pop
ulation ot Mexico City or to prevent
the entrance to the capital of food
supplies was followed in the note
which went forward today by a re
quest that if this were true trates
should bs furnished to carry freight,
into the city. The note a&o. it is be
.?t^ ? Wto??w??.
ol nr. early evacuation of Mexico City
and again asked for arrangement* to
police ibo city brm rr Gorrjvu ? ?vmC^Z
withdraw.'
Secretary Bryan also directed an hi.
quio* to be made by the Brasilias min
ister concerning the report furnished
by Senor Juan Riano, the Spanish
ambassador here, that four Spaniards
lied been killed in Mexico City. It bsd
been reported also that a Swedish sub
ject, bad been killed.'
On the whole1, officials thought the
Carranza note relieved a critical situ
ation, but the warships ordered to
Vera Crus were not recalled and the
opinion prevails that they will be
"kept there indefinitely,' possibly to
take away foreigners,
A statement issued by the)? Villa
agency here says:
"The Washington agency of the
convention government of-Mexico is
Inclined to believe the reported evac
uation of Mexico City by Obregon and
Its occupation by General zapata pre
mature.
"The convention at Del Rio,- Tex,
wired. Enrique C. Ll?rente. Villa's
Washington representative, this after
noon that SOO Seeing Carransistas
had reached Las Vegas, across the
Rio Grande River from Del \lio. They
were headed by Governor Acuna, who.
after fleeing from Piedras Negras and
taking refuge on the neutral soil of
the United Stetes at Eagle Pass, re
turned tn Mexican territory.". .
HASES
SWING OF SHIP
Shall Inform you as soon ai possi
ble."
F. J. Gauntlett, representing the
shipbuilding company, asked Secre
tary Daniela tn person whether the
navy department had say' objection
to the docking'of the Prinz Eitel.
Mr. Daniels said the department did
not object. Th. ship was docked al
most In stone throw of tbs battle
ship Pennsylvania, to be launched
next week.
The question of the release of the
prisoners Is expected to bc passed
upon within a day or two. AU enemy
subjects not liable to military ser
vice probably will be pleased, but
they will not be at liberty to enter
the United states until they; have sat
isfied the immigration regulations.
Others, lt is taken for granted, will
be paroled on promise not to engage
In hostilities again. If the Pries Eitel
decides to intern, her own officers
and crew will. be interneI and her
captured prisoners releastd uncon
ditionally.
These questions were referred tor
sn opinion to the neutrality, board,
composed bf James Brown watt and
Captain* Knapp and Oliver, of the
UnitedStatds nary. Their report to
Counsellor Lansing, of the atete de
partment, has not yet been appro Sed.
All reports of the neutrality hoard
are of ev? advisory character sub
ject to the approval of the state de
partment and until a diclston te an
nounced their nature te rat dlsclps