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WOULD GUARANTEE BORDER PROTECIOA MAJOR GENERAL FUNSTON IE PLANNING REORGANIZATION OF BORDER PATROL. 5,000 MEN ALONG BORDER Funston's Almost Compact Column on Border Would Guarantee Against Further Raids. San Antonio, Texas.--Major General Funston began the consideration of a plan for the reorganization of the bor der patrol. Having under his direct control almost 50.000 men he outlined to his staff a re-distribution of forces that lie believed would guirantee the protection of American residents from Mexican raiders. Already forces at border stations have been strengthened and it was indicated that before the end of the week the greater part of .the regular troops and militia that have been sent into the three border states would be prepared and in position for quick service along the international line. It is improbable that more troops will be sent to Colonel Sibley in charge of the little ex)edition that crossed into Mexico near Boquillas as a result of the raid at Glenn Springs and 'hoqullas a week ago. Four de tachments are now operating close to the lines, scouting through a limited territory south of the border, but there never has .been any Intention of send. ing forward at that point a punitive expedition that would compare in size to that of General Pershing in the State of (hiihouhua. Army officers here are deeply inter ested in the efforts of the Mexican troops were reported to be making to -run down the bandits who raided the Big Bend district and who yet hold as a prisonler Jesse Deemer, an American storekeeper. It Is regarded here as not impossible thalt the Mexi can troops may cut off the retreat to wards the interior of the bandits and force them back within reach of Col. onel Sibley's cavalry. DECIDE UPON ARMY OF 250,000 MEN FOR U. S. Backed By a Federalized National Guard of 425,000 Men as Reserve. Washington.-A standing army of 206,000 fighting Men capable of being expanded in emergency to 254,000 and backed by a federalized National Guard of 425.000 as a reserve, finally was agreed on by House and Senate conferees on the army bill. The agree ment will be reported to Congress' at 0nse and the measure, the first of the Administration preparedness bills, is expected to be before President Wl son for his signature soon afterward. Advocates of adlequate National de fense regard the conference agree ment as a triumph. The compromise between the IHouse and Senate mecas ures was effected after weeks of struggle against an insistant demand f'rom IHouse confer-ees for a standing army of only 140.000 men. The miiinuu enlisted strength wouldi be at tainmed undler the confer ence agreemnlilt wit hini the next flye years aind it is stIpulated that at no time shall the total he less than 160,000. LIMBERK AND MECHANIC KILLED IN BIG AUTO RACE Newt York.--Caril I ,imberg, an auto mobile racer, anud iL. Pazllott i, his mlechanicihm, leadig ''e ild ina the fifteenth lap of the 1 50-mile race for the Metropolitan trophy-, wer-e killed when their machinie c-rashed into a guard rail on the Sheepshead Bay Limberg, wvho had been taking the turns near the Very tolp of the high saucer track, apparentl y lost control of his car, while rounding the bend at a speed of more than 100 mIles an hour. Both men were catapulted 100 feet over the rail and crashed to the ground about 30 feet belowv. The driv er was impaled On an upright plece of timber and wawas killed instantiJ Palotti died Onl the way to the ConeJ Island hospital. The machine, one of thrde Frencii oars imported for the race by Harr) S. ijarkness, crumpled under the im paot and burst into flames. Thue blaz ing car clung to the rail as other dri ~ers, flashed past without slackenini ed ignorant of .the fate of thel llow 'racer. A flash of flame and ~Iud-of black smoke told the spect tOrst thlat an accidient had happone1 pu sit occurred at the far turn >the two-mnile saucer fewv realized th ~-I arked a tragedy. " TRANGE FIRES OCCUR ON MEXICAN BORDEI 1Paso, Tex.--Army posts and at tions along the -border wore on the t ~(rd against incendiaries as a resu $', .0 f~ ires at Fort Bliss, where flamc '- s.txkucwn ot'Igin .destroyed a stor: /~athree cavalry stables, thr-c ~1~~* aud. some tents. Armny Qffices t(oiin that n invest REORGANIZING ATLANTICFlLEE] SECRETARY DANIELS ORDERS SIX OLDER BATTLESHIPS PLACED ON RESERVE LIST. 4,200 MEN MADE AVAILABLE The Men Thus Released Will Man New Dreadnaughts and Destroy. ors.-New First Line of Fleet. Wiashington.-Reorganization of the first line of the Atlantic fleet was or dered by Secretary Daniels so as to place six of the older battleships in reserve and release a large part of their crews to man a destroyer divis ion and the new dreadnaughts Okla. honia and Nevada. The New Jersey, Virginia, Rhode Island and Nebraska were ordered in reserve at the Boston navy yard, the Connecticut at Philadelphia and the Louisiana at Norfolk. When repairs have been completed, they will be maintained with their crews reduced 60 per cent, but in shape for active service within 48 hours. These ves. sels will be included in the nine bat tieships to be used this summer for naval militia and citizen volunteer training cruises. All six of the ships are of the old turret type. About 4,200 men made available by the change will be divided betweer six destroyers and the new -dread naughts. There will be 16 big battleships I1 the new first line of the fleet, includ ing the Pennsylvania, to be delivered by the contractors on June 1. The others are the Minnesota, Vermont Michigan, South Carolina, Delaware Oklahoma, New York, Texas, Florida Utah, Arkansis, New Hampsiire, Ne vada, Kansas and Wyoming. With addition to 15,000 men in the Navy proposed inthe pending bill be fore Congress, Navy officials said that it would be possible to take several ships from the reserve and returi them to active service. The depart ment is also endeavoring to work'oul a plan by, which naval militia can be instantly assigned, for duty in casc of war, to duty in manning ships it reserve. NEW HOUSE ARMY BILL PASSES CONFEREES Regular Army 175,000; Increase 218, 000 in Emergency.-Assure Nitrate Plant. Washington.-Agreement of Senati and House conferees on the House Army re-organization bill has beer reached, and the committee ordered E tentative print of its report. A dead lock was in prospect after a storm) morning session, but in the afternoor the conference was calm and resulti came quickly. So far as could be learned the reg ular Army to be provided by the con ference bill would aggregate 175,00( fighting men in time of peace, whici may be expanded to 218,000 men ir an emergency. The Nationo~l Guard wvould aggregate 400,000 men, requir ed to take an oath of allegiance to th4 National Government andl to be giver representation on the General Stafi of the Army. GERMANS BEGIN ATTACKS AGAINST BRITISH LINES Lno.-Switching their attacia from the Verdun region against the French. the Germans have begur again a sharp offensive against th( liritish line around Hlulluch. Preceding' their movements witi the usual heavy bombardments, thE usual heavy bombardments, the Ger malns launched an infantry attacli against the British lines in the regiox of Vermelles and were successful ir c-apturing first line trenches over front of about 500 yards. The Britisia admit the loss of the position, but say that part of them were retaken ir a counterattack. Berlin says the British suffered heavy casualties and in addition lost many prisoners and several machini guns captured. pulsed. BANDITS ARE PARLE~iNG FOR EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS Marathon, Tex.-Major Langhornj of the Big Bend expeditionary force is parleying for an exchange of pris oners wvhich will release Ross Deemer the storekeeper captured by the Villi r raiders, acording to arrivals from thi border. It the parleys fail Majoi Langhuorne~ is expected to rush- the bandits who are reported concentrat t ed some distance south of the RIt tGrand. lHe has sufficient igupplies t' make a short foray into Mexico. BANDIT RAIDERS MAN(E. .ESCAPE INTO MEXICC B-frownsville, Texas.-Mexican band rits who shot and killed Curtis -.)a tlies, an Arnerican, near Mercede, s Texas, have escaped into'Mexido, ac - cording to Lieut. F. L. Vanhorn, whf e returned to Fort Brown atti ch4si S the Mexicans to the Rito Oigx.go hier keports at got th'oW ,# AI~IL (ORW (Copyrightj ADMITS SINKING SUSSEX .APOLOGIZES FOR ACT.-WILL PAY INDEMNITY TO INJURED AMERICANS. Sub. Commander Thought He Was Dealing With Enemy Ship.-Case Is Considered Closed. Washington.-Germany, in a note received by the state department by cable from Ambassador Gerard, ad mits that a German submarine torpe doed the channel steamer Sussex in violation of assurances given the United States, expressed regret for the incident, announces that the sub marine commander has been "appro priately punished" and declares readi Iness to pay an adequate indemnity to Americans injured on the vessel. It was indicated at the state de partment that the German statement that the offending commander had been punished would be accepted, and the Susex case cons dered closed except for arranging for the payment of indemnities to the several citizens of the United States who were hurt. There probably will be no attempt to negotiate for these indemnities or for final settlement of the Lusitania and other cases pending, however, until sufficient times has elapsed to indi cate how the last American note was received in Berlin and whether the new submarine policy is being lived up to. Results of an investigation, based on facts supplied by the American government, 'the German communica tion says, has shown that.the conten tion originally set up that the explo sion on the Sussex was to be traced to a cause other than a German sub marine attack, cannot be maintained. While asserting that the submarine commander thought he was dealing with an enemy warship. Foreign Min ister von Jagow admits that he form ed his judgment too. hurriedly and therefore did not act fully 'In accord ance wit hthe strict instruction which called upon -him to exercise particular care. GERMAN LOSSES IN APRIL NUMBER 91,182. London-An official Uritish esti mate of German casualties in April, issued here, places the total at 91,162. The number of German cashalties since tile beginining of the war is giv en as 2.822,079. These figures were given in the following statement: "German casualties: Exclusive of corrections, were repor-ted (luring the. month of April, 1916. as follows: Kill ed or died of wounids, 17,455; (lied of sickness, 2,395; prisoners, 1.921; miss ing G,217; severely wounded, 14,557;. wounded, 4,001; slightly woundell, 38,979; wounded remaining with units, 5,637. Total, 91,162. "These, added to those reported in prevousmonhsincluding corec the totals reported in German official lists since the beginning of the war to: "Killed or' died of wounds. 664 ,552; died of sickness, 41,325; prisoners, 137,798; missing, -197,094; severely wounded, 1,023,212; wounded remain ing with units, 117,056. Total 2,822, 079. "These figures include all German Natlonalities--Prussians, Bavarians, Saxons and Wurttembergers. They do not include naval or colonial troops." AMERICA AWAITS OUTCOME OF EL PASO CONFERENCE. Washington.-Further developments - in the 'Mexican situation await a defi > nito oucomo of the El1 Paso conference > between Generals Scott, Funston and Qbregon. Officials here thought it unlikely President Wilson would accept any -agreement that looked. to withdrawal of the American troops, even' with promises that a comnplete. patrol of the Mexican Bide would be established by the De Facto 'Govdrnment. 'The Scourse of Geiefal Obresgon at 11 Pato Shas been puzgling~ to A4.inlistration 5 (ciaRls, who" believe .t)a 'i General ~,Orransa has givqn -his essentso the (411. Ila. MORE TROOPS TO BORDER PRESIDENT ORDERS 8,000 ADDI TIONAL TROOPS AND 4,000 GUARDSMEN TO MOVE. Clearly intimated That There Will Be No Change in Attitude of Wash ington Government. Washington.--With 8,000 additional troops under orders for the border in cluding 4,000 National Guardsmen from Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, administration officials felt that im mediate steps had been taken to pre vent further raiding of American bor der towns by bandits. % Meanwhile, the final outcome of the conference at El Paso between Major General Scott and General Obregon, the Carranza war minister, was awaited with considerable anxi ety. President Wilson and his cabinet discussed the Mexican situation, but the president had authorized the new troop orders before his advisers gath ered. Officials were frankly pessimistic after the meeting, over the delay of General Obregon in ratifying the agreement he negotiated with Gefteral Scott covering co-operative border operations. Reports from Mexico City indicated that the agreement had been approved by General Carran'za, and officials here were at a loss to unuderstand Obregon's action. It was clearly intimated in all quar ters that there would be no change in the policy of the Washington govern ment; that the troops would stay in Mexico until the border was safe from jpcursions; - that raiders would be pursued across the line every time they became active; and that the whole strength of the National Guard wvould be used, if necessary. Secretary Baker said the question of calling guardsmen from other states into the service was not under immediate consideration. SOME FIGHTING ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER LINE Several Skirmishes Along RIo Grande Where 500 Mexicans Are Operating. Marathon, Tex.--Captain Fox, of the Texas Rangers, reported to Colonel Sibley that seven American soldiers and members of a posse had engaged a small band of Villa bandits across the Rio Grando and had killed several of them. Trher~e were no American losses. Captain Cole informed Colonel Sib ley that there wore several large bodies of bandits, probably 500 in all operating along the south side of the Rio Grande. HeT said he was con vinced that there wore many Mexican sympathizer-s with the bandits on the Americani side who were keeping with them. "1 went to Glenn Springs recently and with a detachment of men scouted the Rio Grande carefully be tween Bloquilas and San Vicento. I am convinced that there are no or ganized bodies on the Americ'an side of the river," said Captain Cole. "There are several on the Mexican side. At Tajitas there is a body of 200 Mexicans, while another of 200 or so Villa bandits is making south for Bloquillas. "Only two (lead Mexicans have been found, but undaiubtedly there were others killed in the Glenn Springs raId. There Is a detachment of one cavalry troop at Glenn Springs and another at Terlingua." Colonel Sibley will go to Boquillas whore lhe will join Colonel Macombe and Major L.*nghorne. Hie said he did not know whore he would make his headquiartr. "We will meet ever-y condition that confronts us," saId Colonel Sibley, who is an old campaign~er in the Sioux country. A signal corps was busy this after noon erecting a telegraph lineesouth of Bloquillas. Texas Governor'. Opihlon Austin, Texas..-4overnor Ferguson on his return to Austin, issued a sign. ed statemient In whiich he deglared that now was the roau as m Ui MEXICAN GOvaR NrA15NTr WILl CONSIDER NO'TI-RaG BUT WITHDRAW4L 0P TijOOP$. U. S. REFUSES TO WITNDRA Obregon Conceded Demands of Con ferees and Is Then Forced to Re verse His Attitude. El Paso, Texas.-Atter almost twc weeks of discussion the conferees o General3 Scott and Fi.nston and Gen oral Obregon, Mexican Mifijster of War, over American troop dispositio in Mexi-co came to an end without any agreement being reached. The matter was referred back to the American and de facto Govern ments to be settled through diplo niatic channels. With th6 negotiations here ended and the discussion- reverting to Wash ington and the direct control of Pres ident Wilson and Secretary Lansing more became known of the develop ments o' the fortnight just passed. It is now stated positively that the Mex ican Government, so far as that part represented by General Carranza i concerned, has not for one -instant admitted the consideration of any oth er subject than withdrawal The situation is almost exactly where it stood before the conferencee began. The Mexican Governmen: still insists on the withdrawal of Gen eral Pershing's columns upon a cer tain date and wants that date to come quickly. It is known that Genera Obregon has ben willing to make concessions in order to reach an agreement with the American confer ees. He has been over-ruled, how ever, by the first chief, Venustian: (arranza, and his advisers. Aftei practically conceding the 'demands o the American conferees he was corn pelled to reverse his attitude. MEXICAN BANDITS AGAIN RAID AMERICAN SOIL Cross Border and Attack Civillar Soldiers; Obregon Warned. Marathon, Texas.-Mexican bandit; again crossed into American territor3 and attacked civilians and soldiers The raid was made four miles nortl of Boquillas at an ore terminal statior and directly behind Major Lang horne's column which, up to that tim: had not crossed to Mexico. After a short skirmish the bandits fled. Theonly break that can possibly come would follow an attack by Car ranza troops upon American troops it was said. It is understood that General Ob regon has been warned that such an attack t will be the beginning of re prisals. Significantly enough conditiont along the border were emphasized by the receipt of dispatches fron Marathon, Tex., stating that Mexicaz bandits again had crossed into Amern can territory and fired on Americar soldiers and civilians. According to another report a miu itary automobile conveying messagei from Maj. George T. Langhorne t( Colonel Sibley, commander of the ex peditonary force in the Big Bend (di5 trict, has been made the target foi shots fircd by Mexicans. TURKS DRIVE RUSSIANS OUT OF POSITiON8 Constantinople, via London.-ln n battle in the Mount Kope sector on the Caucasus front, the Turks drove the Russians, out of positions nearly 10 miles in length, capturing more than 300 men and four' machine gumi according to official announcement by the Turkish War Office. UNCLE JOE CANNON WILL ADDRESS N. C. SOCIETY. Washington. - Uncle Joe Cannon has acceptedl an invitation to address the North Carolina society at Wash ington on the evening of May 20. Whitehead Klutta also will be in the speaking program. AMERICA WILL ENTER PROTEST TO ENGLAND, Washington.-The American Gov emnent is preparing to protest tc Great Britain against its policy of ro fusing to allow the shipment of hos pital supplies by the American Red Cross to Germany and her Allies Secretary Lansing received a lettes from former President Taft, chairmar of the Central Committee of the Rled Cross, urging such action and it was learned that the matter would be tak on up with~ the British government. CALL CONFERENCE SOON TO CONSIDER PEACE PLANS. New York,-In response to an ap. eal, fromn The Netherlands Anti-WVar -Jouncil, -'a meeting at which will b~e considered a proposal that Pr.;sident 'Wilson be urged to promote a con ference Of neutrals to offer mediation in the War, will be called soon In this country. Hlamilton Hiolt, chairman of the Aeron blai e of the Central O. STATE FRDgitATobOP WO4BNro CLUBS HOLD SESSIONS IN ANODR$ON. IHEY TELL OF MANY TI INGS let, of Active Campalqn Agalnst $ilit. eracy-Have Banquet At Andbr. V. son College. Anderson.-The 18th annual sesesion of the Federation of Women's Clubs was hold here, the work consisting of routine reports and - addresses and many interesting features with a ban. quet at Anderson College. Mrs. J. W. Allen, presidet, made her splendid report. Mrs. Allen stresq ed the import Ie o the l oe t~i state and toli o w te naht i1t won. in Spartanburg by Mii seiden. 'e commented 4,:z the i arnir A. Johnstone of tih.e sta;.atrd of elen ties and etat ' 'h. -> the . ba'i helped in the i u-ition of tlih they were in u to hi i board in any' *. ty A!. ii : report she gaN A: i ; w!u: , have -been fcra, I .ri e. The legislativi honuis 1. e ed two matte..! to.um i*raun make women a oigibl as hool library truste, ;:1a : i i hon' established fo- n; on Ae ie i f ,. minded of th- .ati. "No illitera( t Movi b onh c<. 1920" is 'the slogau (if A,, e department, hii. w:,r,(, Aiken, reporten .A giving ten s, :m e Winthrop, twc- . Memminger, o!, Coker. Refere.*' ' -the compulsor - state, the repc is becoming a( - ation is pushih, The repo'rt ol lic health was - - an. Dr. Rosa H. Ga a '. A~n address on chi :. 'outh Carolina was made by Miss Iiary 4 Frayser. Then came the reports of four clubs of the graduate nurses' as. sociation - Charleston. Columbia, South Carolina Graduate Nurses' As eciation and Hospital Club of Green. wood. Mr. T. M. Mordecai of Charleston madea statement of the model school made a statement of the model school of social and industrial conditions was made by the 'chairman, Mrs. John Gary Evans of Spartanburg. An address was made by the Rev. D. E. Cainak of Spartanburg, presi dent of -the Textile Industrial Insti tute. Miss Louise Selden of Spartanburg addressed the federation on the moon light school work in Spartanburg county. She told of the establishment and operation of m~ny night schools in which over 2,000 persons were en rolled. These night schools have helped to a wonderful degree in de creasing the illiteracy Percentage of Spartanburg county. Nurses Complete Course. Columnbia.--Pogrammes have been prepared and invitations are being is sued for the graduation exercises a' Smith Memorial chapel on the evening, of May 25, when five young women will receive their diplomas from the Columbia hospital. The address will be delivered by John E. Swearingon, state superiatendlent of education, and diplomasg and pins will be presented by William Weston, M. D. Several violin selections will be rendered by Mr. Schumacher, dlirector of the War vest Jubilee band. Thue young wvomen to receive diplomas are: Lucile Wilson, Olivia E. Wats, Chloe Berry, Emmie Klugh end Sara S'tack. Greenville Votes Bond for Sohools. Greenville-By a vote of 77 to 5 Greenville school district, whieh 10 Greenville city, voted to issue $50,00( school bonds to supplement the $75,000 voted some months ago. The $125,00I will be used to erect a high -schooi building and two or three new gras nar school buildings. .Georgians WIn State Debate. Colulnbia.--Theo University of Geo gia won the annual Tennessee-Souq Carolina-Georgia triangular debaw held simultaneous a few nights agv Georgia defeated Tennessee at Colure bia; Georgia defeated South Carolina: at Knoxville, and South Carolina di feated Tennessee at Athens, Ga. Se ond place in the degate therefore go' ,to Carolina. The query was: "P. solved, That the United States shou' extend its policy of subsidizig ,merchant marine engaged in forels commerce." The debate in Columbia was held the auditorium of Chicora Cellege f" Women. The president of the St. University, William Spencer Curr? presided, and made an address of v come. The debaters from Georgia w .R. M. Leevy and 3. B., Mallett, fronm Tennessee were ID. H. Mal and J. A. Fowler- The Judges w( George Armstrong Wauchop~eJ1 Thomas, George Me~utcheon,3t' }dorse and Yates Snowde. The~ a' fling team fayored the, neafie. M~ K'noxville the affi aL* Ig~ and at Athond the anaeive . 'kp no in