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mfcrnaiiD or troops
HHjrMM CHAflD AFTER
Y1LLA
if Kto? April I.?Five hundred
fJ?ffttw eeedlere have been with
fesjsrn free* the cheee slier Villa end
jefft jangii tat? Jaares under cever
? ghrtneso lest night, The reneon
fa* ts? return of these troope Is not
taftftw* The latest repoiU from the
ejskfc indicate that VUla has gained
OtlMi gmsflisn pursuer* Wednes
4mk ssnliig Villa Wan at Seucillo, a
hsgagsad mtlea southeast of Chihuahua
Csw\ MWrdwg to Mexican advlcea
fagirie state that Villa and a small
~ folloT/ers were tiding |
moul ts. Behin d him
of the, BgeiinU ceval)-y are
_g to hoop ti p wtth the han
be* the jaded Wee of the Amor
unequal to the task. The
It bna carried the Americans
hemtnl mileo. in (he crow flies,
, tlMflr Wat at Cttom*** Beery
, er fee Amertonn advance adds to
owing to tno long, thlh
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tor* Ajrtt f~fert??? *?*
attea >. oe^jwhi
t**h*e*a^*rveri
Mae^ t^ swtnt^sUtor
t?e ^gaafioi a .tfjiwgsv ?
pYetnaty ngiry at osjee.
BasaMtt JUUOft.
r^ganottsVf?
iSSTe m
idrevtai slKiff
est and rniuUr
itofcis* f*i 4S>
niemt
''MM'Htksi
The; Ptreneh
stis*. frone Seuth Interrm to Kng
:>e|ag i hes) sweer suneaerlnsd. Several
i Bent wan torpedoed without
Peety-elght of the crew
leva
4?r
id, April I.?Although there
neon no recent official news con
eejrnrag the developmeata on the Oau
enene front. It nee haen learned from
gjgiati Maroon that the Bunstaa
swiftly- and that
Mr
Turussh
It Is gtlient that the Russian troope
pjenu etM through Persia to the M<
wises sales frontier have not yet
mf\m nanen Turkish forces. These, con
stating of the Bagdad divisions and re
M**reements sent southward aftsr the
snU of swtlls and Mush, aro rsported
,W be sneombltng la the Haikln pass
agd when the Russians reach this
pglnt they will be confronted no
I enger by mountain b?nde and rem
hunts of broken and demoralised dl
vistans but with the full strength of
^he organised Turkish army.
.Therefore, elthough an ultimate
junction with the British forces Is not
Mkhtad here. It is not supposed that
this consummation of the Russian
plane, will be easily reached.
The Oerman forces have passed
guiekly to a general offensive along
the entire northern front In Russia,
their attacks reaching the highest in
tanatty In the Riga region, where the
preliminary skirmishes have developed
InV a steady assault, supported by
the, heavy artillery. The Germans.
Sow ever, have been unuble to gain
territory by frontal attache against
the strong Russian positions and now
are attempting to flank the Riga po?
sitions from the south.
From the other potnti on the front
there Is little to report ?rxcept a con?
tinuation of mining operations and
aeroplane warfare.
Baltimore. April I.?An Indictment
ego lest ths Oerman coneul at Balti?
more. Carl Ludert ts. has been obtain?
ed** tor fraudently obtaining passports.
TIGRIS CORPS CARRIES STRONG
POSITION.
Twm mM 'a~~mi Taken by Roan, Con?
sidered Last Bartons Barrier Before
Force In Mesopotamia,
London, April I.?A victory for the
British ovsr ths Turka on the Tigris
below Kut-el-Araara has been re?
ported by Oea. Lake In command of
the British forces there. The Turkish
entrenched position at Umm-el-Henna
waa attaked and carried at 5 o'clock
this* morning by the Tigris corps. Gen.
Lake telegraphed, and ths operations
are proceeding satisfactorily.
The capture of Umm-el-Henna,
which la on tha Tigris about 20 miles
down stream from Kut-el-Amara, is
the mcst important news from this
theatre In some time and Is regarded
here as giving promise of the early!
relief of Qen. Townshend's force,
which has been besieged in Kut-el
Amara since the first week in De?
cember.
Umm-el-Henna is a strong position
at an important bend of ths river
lend Is said to be the last serious bar?
rier to the relief of Gen. Tow nahend,
although two or three less strong po
sitions still are to be overcome De?
fers Kut^l?Aimura la reaflhec.
Mett to llW>nramaallea expedition
tha d^lon* In Mea?potamla nave
been a evbjaet on which the govern?
ment has bean more errtlctted than
any other, on the, question of reapon
Jbttitr ?? tha advance, with tnsdffl
Clsnt foseea, toward Bagdad. As in
" oaseof thar>t^aUea,th5erlUcs
- t^|s%^f rt
oi ta% Spedition tain* the
of too military authd^tiaa In
Moitsig^Mifn*.
Ith an otiouAiided contradiction
by Austen Chani*Hain, eecteiary
tor tndta, in the house of commoai
testsrday. sir. Chamberlain declar?
ed taat the advance en Beaded was
undertakes en ihe advice of the com?
mander in ehle* in Ateepotamia,
? mm., ,U*J*., ' ' g
?ratUOtttO?? OOttAG?.
Fsrnlshdd if
m
Irres
two Weeks ago when it Waa an
tea* the National Lumber
ifMererd h*a decided to bpon
eempelgn rW ihe building era
efs cctta#e for every rural
Knoci in ?ie?ta of south caro?na
|U Was aniiaanosd4 that the aii?a?uon
waa HiWiftl an how it migbt make
Ha ostar to assist in thia Wora prec
A way hns seen found to giro prac*
tlosl gsesstsnos for Uns social service
campaign, in the decision of tie asso
oUUos] to provide plana free for ths
building of nach a teacher's cottage
wherever the school author Hies de?
cide to provide in this manner for the
comfort of the rural teacheii In or?
der to prevent unauthorised persons
taking advantage of this offer, the as
societies will Insist that ths request
for plans be formally Men by the
school superintendent of tht county
rhars snsK a teacher's col tage is
projected.
R. a Kellogg, scorstary cf the
| me outbursts' association, who wrote
the survey of the teacher's cottage
problem In the nation, has gone
farther, and has now proper*kl dia?
grams for cottages such ss msy be
built in various parts of ths country,
and has followed out the plans which
have been successful In othei States,
and also ths types of schools In for?
eign lands where the teacher's cottage
Is a recognised Institution.
Mr. Kellogg has prepared a general
statement of the needs of any such
cottage, which will fit almost a ny lo?
cality1 when hs says:
"Ths teacher's cottage will of ne?
cessity be within the boundaries of
ths tract of land assigned for the
school house, or on a separate lot
near by. The building site should be
chosen to as to give the cottage as
good a setting and outlook as possible.
It should contain an acre or more to
furnish room for a .garden pitch, a
chicken house, a cow or horse stable,
and perhaps also room for some dem?
onstration work where elementary in?
struction In agriculture is Introduced
in the country schools Such courses
will Increase In the future, and it will
be well to provide for them in se?
lecting the cits and determining its
isise.
"The cottars should be of two or
more rooms, depending upon the abil?
ity of the district to build, or the pos?
sibility of combining with another
district for a union school with one
or more teachers The cottage should
be warmly and substantial built, for
In ths long run It is chaper to build
snugly than to pay fuel bills, and
the same type of building which is
warm In winter Is cool in summer.
Moreover, cheap, flimsy instruction
will prove most expensive In the long
run for the cottage Is to be a perma?
nent institution in the community,
and should bo built to give many
years of service.
"Special attention should be paid to
details of arrangement since the
teacher or teacher's wife will often do
eOVERHHEHT VEBHCT P?MWe
ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE IN CASES
OF SEA DISASTERS BEFORE
PRESIDENT.
Administration Considers That Ber?
lin's Position Must Demonstrate
Value of Assurances?Inquiry to
Wilhelmstrasse so Far Unanswered.
Washington, April 5.?President
Wilson discussed with Secretary Lan?
sing tonight the situation growing out
of the accumulation of evidence in?
dicating that German submarines
were responsible for the number of
marine disasters in which the lives
of American citizens have been lost
or endangered. Dispatches received
today containing the reports of the
naval attaches at London and Paris
regarding the explosion which dam?
aged the British channel steamer Sus?
sex and other messages regarding the
attacks upon the Brltiiih steamship
Berwindle and the bark Bengairn
were before the president Secretary
Lansing declined to divulge their con?
tents. I
All reports from abroad have in?
dicated that the evidence gathered by
the attaches tended to prove that the
Sussex was torpedoed. The secretary
said, however, he did not think it ad*
visable to discuss any of the Informa?
tion received until It wan complete,
So far no word has comb from Ger?
many in response to Ambassador
Gerard's inquiry.
Official information regarding the
attack upon the bark Bengairn was
received today by the State depart?
ment in the form of a dispatch from
Consul Frost at Queenstown, who re?
ported that the vessel, earning twd
Americans, had been sunk by shell
fire after having received "ample
warning*', and that there were no
casualties. Consequently In this cage
at least officials see no ground for
complaint by the United States.
It became known today that tob,
administration considers that the en*
tire situation now hinges upon Ger?
many's attitude in regard to the Sus?
sex and other vessels about w hich In?
quiries have been made. The offlciai
View was represented as beinif that it
HOLLAND MAKES DEMAND. '
England Asked to Return Valuable
Securities Seised from Dutch Mail
The Hague, April I.?'Holland has
demanded that England return val?
uable securities and documents seised
in the mails taken from Dutch
steamers by British warships.
Got. Maiming Considers Many Names.
Columbia, April 6.?Many names
have been submitted to Qov. Manning
for appointment on the board of re?
view for the South Carolina tux com?
mission. This will be one of t tie most
important boards to be appointed
during the year and Qov. Manning is
giving each name careful considera?
tion. He will try to* secure the best
men possible for the places.
Each congressional district will
have representation on the board. It
was said at the governor's office that
the appointments will not be made for
some time. .
her own work, and steps should be
saved. A good water supply Is the
first essential. If possible a bath room
should be provided, and most certain?
ly a cheap but effective method of
sewage disposal. These are Items of
rural sanitation which are sadly neg?
lected. The proper handling of them
will be a permanent example to the
rest of the community, and a great
factor In the improvement of condi?
tions of country living.
"The cottage should be built of the
materials most available in each lo?
cality and best adapted to Its needs.
These are eaaily ascertained upon
consultation with the nearest lumber
dealer or building supply man. The
exterior may well consist of drop
siding, rustic boarding, or drop
shingles, the interior trim of either
hard or softwoods, and the floors of
hardwood or rift-sawed softwood,
which will wear for a long time with?
out splintering. The exterior should
always be kept well painted so as to
make an attractive appei.rance, and
to preserve the structure. The interior
trim should be stained -ather than
painted in order to bring out the
beauty of the wood-work, and har?
monious schemes of color and decor?
ation should be worked out to secure
an agreeable, home-like atmosphere."
Speaking of the work the author
says: "The building of such cottages
is the next big step in the improve?
ment of tho rural schools in the Unit?
ed suites and I imagine when you
look into tho subject you will be as
much surprised as I was to find how
many cottages have already been built
in such States as Washington, Texas,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, North
Dakota, and Minnesota. Moreover,
thero is urgent call for them in at
least, some sections in almost every
State."
CLOSING IN OH VILLA.
MEXICAN AUTHORITIES REPEAT
STORIES OF BANDIT'S DES?
PERATE PLIGHT.
Plot Found in Juarez in Interest of
Diaz or Villa?Leader Reprieved at
Midnight?Carranzistas Reticent on
Details.
El Paso, April 5.?The story
that Francisco Villa is wounded and
that his capture Is imminent was as?
serted again tonight by Qen. Oavlra,
Carranza commander at Juarez.
Gen. Gavira made public a tele?
gram which he said he had received
from Gen. Bertanl at Madera stating
I specifically that the bandit had been
shot and was in hiding somewhere
between Bachinaba and Satevo.
The message is confirmatory of re?
ports from Amoricfc.1 h cad quarters
that Villa wan he. ling towards Sa?
tevo. While the :?tory Unit he is
wounded still is accepted hero With
considerable reserve, it is pointed out
that several days have elapsed since
the fugitive v. as reported in the neigh?
borhood of Satevo on his way to Par
ral and that nothing has been heard
since of his movements. If Villa was
in full possession of his health and
traveling at his usual speed of 40
miles a day, he could have reached
and passed Parral by this time, a
fact which could hardly escape being
reported.
Bachinaba is on the eastern side of
the continental divide, about 80 miles
from Guerrero, with which it is con?
nected by the famous Bachinaba pass.
It is through this pass that all ac?
counts agree Villa made his way after
Se defeat of his followers by Col.
>dd near Guerrero. From Bachinaba
to Satevo the trail runs about 70
miles through a broad, well watered
and fertile valley. On each side ol
the valley, however, there stretch
for many miles the wildest mountain
wertes in Mexico. To search this would
take weeks, according to Americans
familiar with it
Mystery is involved in the con
demnation to death of the three ring
leaders of the alleged plot to seise
Juarez and their sudden reprieve at
midnight by Gen. Gavira. Both Gen,
, Gavira and Consul Garcia have alter?
nately described the plot as that ol
Villa and Diaz followers. As Villa and
Felix Diaz represent opposite ends ol
the pole in Mexican polities, the for
{ mer being the so-called champion ol
the peons and the latter representing
the property and clerical classes, there
is much speculation In El Paso as tc
the details of the alleged plot. The
Mexican officials refuse to discuss the
matter. The alleged conspiracy wai
supposed to have been hatched in El
Paso, but the American authorities
deny any knowledge of it Fifteen
Mexicans suspected of being Villa fol?
lowers were arrested here today and
are being held for investigation.
MOTOR TRUCKS PROVIDED.
Funston Informed That War Depart?
ment Has Met His Demands foi
More Transportation.
San Antonio, Texas, April 6.?Gen.
Funston was advised by the war de?
partment today that his request foi
more automobile trucks had been
granted. While the addition of 18
more trucke to those already carrying
supplies along the line of communi?
cations to the troops In Mexico will
serve to relieve the situation, staff of?
ficers still regard the use of the rail?
roads from El Paso as essential to the
success of the campaign against Villa.
With 6,000 horses and mules to
feed every day and approximately that
many men, the quartermaster depart?
ment realized the difficulties with
which it had to contend.
No reports from Gen. Pershlng as
to operations south of Namiqulpa were
received. *
ROOSEVELT SEEKS NOMINATION.
Bull Mooser Trying to Get Back into
the Republican Party.
Washington, April 6.?Col. Roose?
velt's announcement that he will run
on the Republican ticket If they want
him Is regarded as a bid for the nom?
ination. It will result in an imme?
diate line-up within and without the
party. Middle West Republicans are
hastily forming: combinations to de?
feat Roosevelt's nomination, while
the Hughes advocates are trying to get
him to come out into the open. Pres?
ident Wilson will answer some of the
issues raised by Roosevelt when he de?
livers the Democratic keynote speech
here on April 13th, before the Com?
mon Council Club. Roosevelt's pro?
nouncement was the chief topic of
conversation in the capitol today.
Washington, April 6.-?An attempt
to put the army on the water wagon
like the navy will be made in con?
nection with the Chamberlain bill.
Senator Hoke Smith announces that
he will Introduce an amendment to
prohibit the presence of alcohol In any
form on army reesrvatlons. Indica?
tions that a vote on the motion to
strike out tho volunteer army feature
of the bill will bo taken before night.
In Golden Festival and Voting Campaign
Nobody Can Lose?There are Awards
for Every Candidate Besides the
Two Automobiles.
Second Extra Vote Offer of 140,000 Votes Opens the Door of
Opportunity to Even the Most Backward Candidate?Any
Candidate May Still Win in Voting Campaign.
VALUE OF EXTENSIONS.
Candidates who have taken
short time subscriptions, for
six months for the Daily Item
or one year for the Daily Item
or the Watchman and Southron
may secure credit for the full
scheduled votes by getting the
subscriber to increase the
length of Iiis subscription to
one, two or three years. The
Candidate will be given credit
for the difference between the
number of votes issued on the
short time subscription and the
full number scheduled for one,
two or tliree years.
Where a candidate can in?
crease the time of a subscrip?
tion from one to two years this
same rule will apply.
Any one who has subscribed
since tne campaign began, will
he considered a new subscriber
throughout the lif e of the Cam?
paign, and all payments made
by such subscriber will be
credited with the scale of votes
one new subscriptions.
Up to date the Campaign man
hasn't heard of any of the candidates
getting arrested, although many of
them "rest" periodically of their own
accord. These beautiful spring days
have a tendency to make one feel
like laying work aside to enjoy the
sunshine and "rest." But right here
is where the really strong candidates,
the steady worker, is going to win
over the others. The Campaign Man?
ager remembers a certain candidate
in another campaign who could have,
and, in fact, would have, won a valu?
able prize had ehe not rested during
the second extra vote offer, and then
another week for good measure. She
became discouraged after the first
EXTRA VOTE OFFER, and did very
little real work until the last week,
when she found that many did not
have as high scores as they had pre?
tended. She at once went to work,
and while sho received a valuable
prise, she narowly missed the one for
which she was working. She could
easily have won the prize she coveted
had not three weeks of her most valu?
able time been thrown' away.
This story reminds the Campaign
Manager of the two typewriter sales?
men he once knew. They worked for
the same firm, but In different terri?
tory. The job carried a straight sal?
ary and commission, but the sale of
a certain number of machines was
considered a month's work and the
salary paid accordingly. One sales?
man was a brilliant fellow. It was
not difficult for him to sell his
"month's work" in one week. Then
he "rested." He used to say, "Well,
I'm clean for this month, so I guess
I'll plug along." And he did. The
other fellow wasn't particularly bright
or clever or flashy. It took about the
entire month for him to dispose of
the required number of machines.
Frequently, however, he would get
It done In three weeks. But the fourth
week he worked harder than ever and
spent time drumming up new pros?
pects. H6 didn't have much time to
sit around and consider that he was
"done."
Because you got In on the FIRST
EXTRA VOTE OFFER, don't rest on
your oars. It will be the other fel?
low, who is never "done," who will
wear the clothing that smells of gas?
oline from hie own car. Get in on
this EXTRA VOTE OFFER. Each
EXTRA VOTE OFFER decreases In
size as the campaign approaches its
close.
Many candidates became discour?
aged because numbers of their friends
and acquaintances keep putting off
giving their eubccrlptlons when asked
for thorn. In any way this i3 but
natural, as the average man in a lo?
cality where there is a number of can?
didates wants to help the one he
considers has tho best chance of
bringing a prize to the community in
which both live. Of course this is a
little hard on the candidate, but if he
or she can keep a stiff upper lip and
keep on making a littlo progress each
day by calling o:* people who are gen?
erous enough to asrlat them when a
subscription secures tho most votes,
they will be ahead of the game at tho
last of the race, ami receive the sup*
SECOND EXTRA VOTE OF?
FER.
Every candidate bringing or
sending to the Campaign de?
partment a Club of $15 in
Nsubscriptions, NEW OR OLD,
to the Daily Item and Watch
and Southron or a combinna
tion of both, between Wednes?
day, April 5th, and 10 p. m.
Saturday, April 15th, will be
awarded a voting certificate for
140,000 EXTRA VOTES in
addition to the regular scale.
This is positively the largest
vote offer that will be made
during the remainder of the
Campaign. This offer includes
all six months snbwriptlons to
the Daily Item turned in since
the Campaign began.. Candi?
date* failing to secure enough
subscriptions to get in on the
first extra vote offer, such sub?
scriptions turned in by them
rince the Campaign began will
be counted on this offer.
REMEMBER: This Extra
Vote Offer will not be repeated
or extended and will positively
! dose at 10 p. m. Saturday,
; April 15th.
? There is no limit to the num
! bcr of Clubs any one candidate
J may send in. Get busy today
? and secure as many Clubs as
X possible.
tllllM..Ml
port of many from whom they had
not expected subscriptions.
See that you are such a candidate.
The stronger you come In during; the
SECOND EXTRA VOTE OFFER, the
stronger you are apt to come in the
last week and the last day of the Cam
I paign.
MILLIONS ON FLOOD CONTROL.
House Committee to Recommend Ex?
penditure of $45,000,000 for Levees
and Revetments.
Washington, April 5.?Although the
house committee on flood control has
adopted no programme in regard -to
'work on the lower Mississippi, indica?
tions pointed it would recommend
the expenditure of $45,000,000 for the
construction of levees, bank revet?
ments and general improvements to
control the flood waters of that stream
and aid navigation. This will probably
cover a five-year period, approximate?
ly $9,000,000 being appropriated an?
nually. ?
The Mississippi river project may
be voted on by the committee as a
separate measure or coupled with the
plan for the improvement of the Sac?
ramento valley in California. A dele?
gation of Californians appeared before
the committee today in the interest of
the latter project.
PUT TO DEATH BY MOB.
Father of Alleged Criminal Assailant
Lynched.
Kinston, N. C, April 6.?Joseph
Black, a 50-year-old negro, was re?
moved from the Lenior county jaH
here today by a mob of armed men
and lynched. The body was found
several hours later at Lizzie In Greene
county. Black was the father of 16
j year-old William Black, who was
taken last week from the Greene
county jail to the State prison in
Raleigh to prevent a threatened
lynching. William Black is charged
with having criminally assaulted a 6
year-old white child In Greene coun?
ty Friday last. After the crime was
committed the boy went to his home,
where, it is said, his father supplied
him with arms and assisted him In
an attempt to escape. He was cap?
tured by a posse after a running fight
in which one of the officers and ha
himself were slightly wounded.
Joseph Black was later arrested
and charged with having assisted his
son after the crime had been com?
mitted.
Washington, April 5.?American
Consul Frost at Queenstown cabled
the State department today that
the British bark Bcngairn, sunk off
Fastnet April 1, was destroyed by shell
fire of a submarine after warning had
been given and that all of the crew.
Including two Americans, were saved.