New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 2, 1915, Page 1

BEST OF 3. L NEWSPAPERS ] — %*‘— PRICE THREE CENTS. BRITAIN HERALD! HERALD “ADS” Mi BETTER BUSIN NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1915 —TWELVE PAGES. BRITISH HAVE LOST “510,230 MEN IN AR Premier Asduith Gives Total Casualties Up to Nov. 9 HONASTIR STILL HOLDING 00T eutons Capture Montenegrin Towns 3; —Premicr Salandra Intimates Tha Italian Troops Rcported to Have | Landed in Albania. British casualties, military and nav; al, from ‘the beginning of the to Novernber 9 last totalled 510,230 Premicr Asquith announced today. The naval casualties were 12,160. these being officers. Teutonle operations in Montenegro | @pparently are being pursued with expresses the belief that an extension ! vigor. Today's report from Berlin = i 5 Recorasiponroal Tor & (oW ariveliiiny| (C ISAouRISivES iun Lkl Montenegrin territory, in which Aus- YT ST T, trian and probably some German Jroops arc engaged. Occupation of Plevije, Jubuka and Bolipanie is an- nounced. Take 2,000 More Prisoners. In the operations to the southwest of Mitrovitza near the Montenegrin taken frontier, Teutonic troops have 2,000 adaditional prisoners and ‘tured two cannon. Conditions are more favorable for cap- e defenders of Monastir, according a news agency despatch from Sal- oniki. Reinforcements for Serbians. It is reported that Serbian rein- forcements are nearing the city and that if they arrive in time it is ex- pected that Monastir will be able to hold out against the Bulgarians. war of shhe total, 108,923 were killed, 6,940 of | WINCHESTER STRIKERS CLAIM 300 ARE OUT Company’s Statement Says That Ac- tual Number of Strikers is Not Over 150. New Haven, Dec. 2.—There seemed to be no material change in the labor troubles at the plant of the Winchest- er Repeating Arms company based upon statements of strikers and those made by officials of the company to- day. The strikers claim a few addi- tions to their ranks, and enumerating the number out in the several depart- ments they bring the total to about 300. On the other hand a company statement savs that the actual num- ber of strikers is not over 150. To those who were out vesterday were added twenty-seven men from the machine job in the gun making de- partment today, while it is claimed by the company that fifteen who were out have returned. The company claims that the men and women who are out are mostly young in years and have-been em- ployed only a short time, none over four months. It is further claimed that none of the old heip have gone out. The company in its statement t ty WARRING COUNTRIES Will Be Given to Members of Ford Peace Party, Says Lansing. ‘Washington, Dec. 2,—Secretary Lansing announced today that mem- bers of the peace party planning to sail on the ship chartered by Henry vvc.ljteeggrt:;ofirt‘ 1:3;;:1%?7?}? ;fig ;“1: Ford will not be given passports to erlin_continue to record mothing | ‘pen Serent countries, but only to neu- inore than artillery, mining and aero- plane operations. Russian Advance Repulsed. In the eastern fighting zone, Ger- man headquarters reports the re- pulse of a Russian advance, apparent- Iy not in strong force, against Gen- g&fl Von Bothmer’s position along the southern end of the line. Formal denial that it had consid- ered allying itself with the quadruple entente or that it had been asked to take such action is made by the Chin- ese government. - - -China ~has Herey considered the possibilty of abandon- ing’ neutrality, it is declared. Bulgarians Reinforced. M Arrival of further reinforcements for the Bulgarians before the French front in southern Serbia is reported from .thens. No Separate Peace, Defirite announcement comes from Ttaly that the Italian government has given its adherence to the agreement of the entente powers that no separate peace should be signed. It is reported that Italy’s action was not taken until Monday of this week, almost coinci- dentally with the rumors that Austria was endeavoring to negotiate a separ- ate peace- don’ during November. " 'to the govgrnment in the house .commons. lows: France. Sofficers 4,620 9.754 ing” might get aboard the ship and, Other ranks. 69,272 240,284 while playing the part of an advocate .é!‘otal 279,958, of peace, be in reality a spy. The de- X 4 partment is determined that nothing Mediterranean- of the kind shall happen. Killed Wounded Missing The state department does not con- © Officers 1,504 2,860 35 template that it could stop Wwireless Other ranks. 21,531 70,148 10,211 | megsages being sent out from a neu- Total, 106,610. tral European country calling the % Other Theaters. soldiers from the trenches, but the | PR Killed Wounded Missing | belief was expressed today that such Officers 227 237 76 | messages would necessarily be re- er rank 2,052 5,587 3,223 | ceived in belligerent countries by of- \%otal, ficial government stations and would Navy ‘(Marines be promptly suppressed. K?ll(it‘lh:‘\'o\?n)dod Missing Legal authorities in the state de- «Oflicers .. 580 161 53 | partment expressed the opinion to- b Other ranks. 9128 1,920 a0 (|aapthat L theipeace pariyWent (o } Total, 12,160, ¢ any belligerent country and attempted bo cpdna total, 510,230. to stop the war they might be con- o Mhe totals given as killed include | 8idered by the country involved as 0 hose, who died from wounds or otner | Promoters of seditlon and treason. rcpusey as well as the offi ocjifed outright ‘in battle. vo 3 01».' Bulgars Not in Monastir. S {Paris, Dec. 2, 11:30 a. m-——Tele ecember 1, the correspondent of th avas News agency says: o2 Bulgarians have not yet oc ay H 1 ed Monastir. The Serbian arm; " as evacuated the ecity, leaving onl ol or f troops to preserve order. It Inhibitants Warned. i posted {town advising all foared the tre inhabitants [ . |4 &Centinued On Eleventh Hige.) ceiyed by the board of trade at Lon- The total net Pwas given in a written reply by Pre- " mgier Asquith to a question addressed ot Thewlosses were distributed as fol- " Killed Wounded Missing ers and men Ccfilnpmng from Athens under date of few officers and a small detachment sup- osed.the Bulgarians are awaiting re- fiforcements before entering the city. “The Serbian commandant at Mon- notices throughout the who atment they might re- tral states in Europe. Secretary Lansing made it plain that passports were given to Ameri- can ‘éftizens for belligerent countries only when business made it absolute- ly necessary to visit there or when they were invited by some govern- mental agency in those countries. | Mr. Lansing explained that no dis- tinction was being drawn between members of the peace party and other American citizens and that the gen- eral rule of the department of state was being applied. The ruling, however, was general- ly interpreted as meaning that the United States does not regard unoffi- cial missions in efforts to make peace by private persons as business of an urgent character. Very few applications have been made for passports to visit belliger- ent ccuntries, the plan of the peace party being to assemble a convention in one of the neutral countries and put ito operation their plans, using a neutral capital as a base. Officials of the passport bureau have not held up any passports for persons of American birth, but it was admitted today that there have been the usual difficulties with reference to naturalized persons and the compli- ance with state department technical Fifty-three British ste;xmers and | regulation with reference to photo- * thisty-five sailing vessels were re-|graphs. ported sunk, according to advices re- Inez Milholland Boissevain, the suffragist, was refused a passport be- cause her husband is a citizen of a tonnage of these vessels was 66,049. | foreign country. The names of others Lives lost numbered €52. who may have experienced difficulty 2 Emmmo in getting passports were not dis- % British Casualties 510,230. closed. gndon, Dec. %, 1i:49 a. m.—The Officials of the state department af of. British military and nayal | 53l today there seemed to be some ges from the beginning of the war | impression in Furope that the United Mov. 9, was 510,230. This figure | States government in some way was sanctioning the Ford plan, and they emphasized that there was not the slightest ground for such an intima- tion. Each application for a passport will be subjected to the closets scrut- iny, it being feared, as one official said, that “A wolf in sheep’s cloth- | The state department has refused a request to send an agent tc New York for the special purpose of issuing passports to members of the party. The number of applications for passports received so far is very small e cation, Only two more days remain before the peace ship is scheduled to sail, and it is considered doubtful that a great number of passports can be is- sued by Saturday unless the depart- ment receives a large number today and before noon tomorrow. Those who accompany the peace party, it was said, will have to make their appli- cations for passports in idenlically_thc same manner as any other American citizen. The department recognizes no special privileges in the issuance of passports. y iy and Ford himself has sent no appli- | ALGORN OPPOSED T0 RELEASE OF WALKER Should Be Treated Just Like Any Other Person, He Says 'MAY PRESS OTHER COUNTS Says Prisoner Has Not Assisted State in Clearing Up Mystery Surrounding Disappearance of Stolen Money But Has Been Sullenly Indifferemt. That State’'s Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn was not favorable to the parole of Willlam F. Walker of this city, who was serving a sentence in state prison of from one to twenty vears for embezzlement from the Savings Bank of New Britain and the Connecticut Baptist Convention, is shown by a letter he wrote to Ward A. Garner, a member of the board of parole. The letter reviews the pecu- | jations by Walker, his subsequent flight and his legal battle to remain away from Connecticut. The letter follows: Interview With Gondorf. Hon. Ward A. Garner, Warden and Members of the Board of Parole, Connecticut State Prison, ‘Wethersfield, Conn, My dear Mr. Garner:— On November 5, 1914, in a letter to Hon, Edward A. Fuller, chairman of | the board, I remonstrated against the parole of William F. Walker, now serving a sentence of one to twenty vears for embezzlement. I am in- formed that while some definite action is to be taken in the case * * * and I desire to renew my protest against his release. Since my former letter was written I have been over the case very fully, have examined a great mass of papers relating to it, and I have even interviewed Gondorf, one of Walker’s confederates, who is now serving a sentence of five to ten vears in Sing Sing prison. It is, of course, difficult to lay before the board by letter all of the facts and circumstances in the case, but I shall endeavor to present here a few of the reasons why Walker's petition should be denied. Crime Began in 1888, Walker is a man far above the average in intellect and, until he fled ‘the state in 1907, was one of the most trusted and respected men in New Britain. He was prominent in the social and religious life of the com- munity, an active worker in church, enjoyed the respect and con- fidence of every one, and, to all out- ward appearances, was a thoroughly honest man. As a matter of fact he hegan a carcer of crime as early as 1888 and followed it consistently until the exposure came in 1907. He em- bezzled money from individuals who confided in him, from the Baptist Convention of which he was a trust- ed officer, and from the Savings Bank of New Britain of which for years he Tad been treasurer. He not only con- tinued to steal money during this long period of time, but he managed to cover his peculations by the commis- slon of other crimes—oprincipally by making false returns to the bank commissioners and by various forms of forgery. Only $52,000 Ever Returned. His embezzlement from these in- stitutions and individuals was not a matter of sudden impulse. His steal- ings from the bank itself covered a period of several years. The savings Lank had about 14,000 depositors re- siding in different parts of the state, and Walker took from the bank ap- proximately $550,000 which rightfully Yelonged to them. Of this vast sum only about $52,000 has been re- covered. In addition to this he embezzled upwards of $50,000 from the Baptist convention, and I am carrying on the docket of the superior court at the present time a grand jury indictment charging six distinct counts for em- bezzlement from this association dur- ing the years 1905, 1906 and 1907. I am also carrying on the docket an in- dictment of forgery containing in all eight counts, each a separate offense committed during the year 1905. Sees Bank Commissioner; Skips. On the morning of February 7, 1907, George F- Kendall, then a bank commissioner, visited the Savings Bank of New Britain for the purpose of making the customary examination of its assets. While he was at work { Walker came in, saw Mr. Kendall counting the cash, and without mak- ing any excuse whatever, left the bank immediately. When Mr. Kendall was ready to count the securities, he asked for Mr. Walker (who was the only person having access to the safe where the securities were supposed to have been kept) and was informed that he was at home. The next day Walker was gone and, with the exception of two letters to which I will refer later, he was not heard from for more than a year. He was finally located in the mountains ' of Ensanada, Mexico, after the sav- ings bank had expended nearly $30,- 000 searching for him in all parts of the globe. As soon as he was arrest- ed he began a stubborn contest to prevent his extradition to Connecticut, and, it being a case of international extradition, he took every advantage of the many opportunities open to him for delay. He resorted to every process known to the law to defeat extradition—appeals, rehearings, and habeas corpus proceedings—all with (Continued on Tenth Page.) the ! ITALY NOT TO MAKE SEPARATE PEACE Gave Adherence on Monday to Lon- don Agreement cf Other En- tente Allies. Paris, Dec. 4:25 a. m.—Ttaly | ®ave her adherence on Monday to the Jondon agreement of the other en- tente allies not to conclude a separ- | ate peace, says a Milan despatch to the Matin. Lieutenant General Count Cadorna, chief cf the Ttalian general staff, who was to have visited France for a cenference with the French and Brit- ish commanders and for an inspection of the western battle front has beeen compelled to forego his trip, the Ma- tin’s corr2spondent says, because of the intensity of the fighting on the Italian front, especially along the Is- onzo. General Porro, under chief of the general staff, will be sent as & substitute and will arrive in . Paris December 5- o If it is true thal Italy gave adher- ence to the London agreement on Monday, and an earlier despatch from Rome said formal announcement of her decision was made to parliament by Foreign Minister Sonnino, the step was taken alimost simultaneously with more or less detailed reports that Austria had instituted through the Vatican tentative negotiations for a separate peace. It has been asserted also that Emperor Willlam’s visit to Vienna was taken to circumvent such action on the part of Germany’s ally. HEIR TO JAPANESE THRONE, Fourth Son Born at Tokio to Emperor and Empress. Tokio, Dec, 2—Empress Sadako of Japan, gave birth to a boy at 7:35 this evening. This is the fourth son of the em- peror and empress of Japan, the others having been born in 1901, 1902 and 1905. SMOTHERED TO DEATH IN MUD UNDER AUTO Two Men and Woman Lose Lives in Gary, Ind. Accident. VISITING NURSES END YEAR'S WORK Miss Hamrick Tells Association Members of Work Done NEARLY 7,000 VISITS MADE 751 Cases, An | Nurses Have Attended Increase of 183 Over Last Y(‘ar—i Funds Just Meet Expenditures— Officer Malone’s Tribute. In the absence of Mrs. Hedley P. Carter. who was unable to be pres- ent, Mrs. C. E. Wetmore presided at the annual meeting of the Visiting Nurses Association at #he Y. W. C. A. this afternoon. Directors and offi- cers were elected. The officers are: President, Mrs. H. P. Carter; vice president, Mrs. C. E. Wetmore; secre- tary, Mrs. Charles B. Parsons and Mrs. W. E. Attwood. Mrs. Carter’s report was presented by Mrs. Wet- more and a very interesting report was given by Miss Sarah Hamrick, who has charge of the work in this city. The association has had a fairly ac- tive year and much good work has | been acomplished. It is dependent for funds upon donations and sub- scripticds and has managed to com- plete the year’s work without ex- ceeding its means. The effort to se- cure fupds for carrying on the work is made in January and witfy the in- creased interest that is being taken in the accomplishments of the associa- tidn it is thought there will be a liberal response by the public when the call comes. Miss Hamrick’s Report. The report of Miss Sarah Ham- rick for this, the tenth year of thg association, was as follows: Our report must not fail to em- phasize the preventive, as well as the curative side of this woil. “Nur- sing the well,” to quote Florence Nightingale, ‘is even more important than nursing the sick, preventive hy- giene more importai\y than curative medicine. Through the education efforts of the school nurse, the tuberculosis nurse, the Board of Health nurse, and the instructive work of our own nur- ses, we are all trying to inculcate principles of enlightened domestic and personal hygiene. Florence Nightingale. Gary, Ind., Dec. 2.—Two men and a woman were smothered to death in the mud under their automobiles | which overturned and ground its oc- | cupants into the muck of the West | Gary marsh last night. Gary police are searching in the vicinity of the ac- cident, believing that another man may have met death in the mishap. The fire department was called to extricate the bodies of the three vic- tims, which have been identifled as those of Mrs. Anna Adkins, 25, of Hammond; M. H. Goodrode, 38, of Chicago and Jack Thompson, 45, of | Needles, Cal. Goodrode and Mrs, employes of S. A, Davis of Chicago, Mrs. Adkins’ brother-in-law. Another man seen in the automobile has not been heard from. The wrecked automobile was dis- covered by a pedestrian who noticed the tai] light of the car gleaming at the side of the road. He investigated and saw one of the woman's feet sticking out of the mud. PAVE WAY TO ACT ; ON CLOTURE RULE Adkins were | Agreement Reached Proposing Limi- tation of Debate to Prevent Filibustering. Washington, Dec. 2.—The contest over the adoption of a rule to provide | for cloture of debate was renewed when senate democrats continued tae caucas today. The way for action on the measure had been paved as the result of an agreement reached by the special rules committee proposing Jimitation of debate to prevent filibus- tering. The cleture rule would pro- vide means for forcing a measure to a vote whenever filibustering tactics be- came apparent. Several democratic senators had an- rounced their intention to oppose the rule. A lively contest also is promised over the caucus selection tomorrow of a president pro tempore of the senate- Senator Clark of Arkansas, who is a candidate for re-election to that place will have Senator Pomerene of Ohio as an opponent. The opposition ‘o Senator Clarke is based upon hisan- tagonism to the ship purchase bill at the last session. Administration sen- ators had sought, however, to alla the opposition for tne sake of party harmony. Democrats of the ways and means committee again worked on commit- tee assignments in the hope of com- pléting their task today. The republi- cans of the house also caucused over the assignment of the minority (o committee pla : = THER. Hartford, Dec. Hartford and vicinity: Cloudy, probably snow tlurries tonight. “The Life of Florence Nightingale,” published a year ago, brought in- spiration to all interested in the de- velopment of modern nursing and the well being of people of our time. We can but feel the importance of this, as our nurses enter the doors of nearly 800 homes of this city, where human need and human suffering are found and that the working out of New Britain’s betterment, should be- &in in the homes of her people. 6792 Visits. During ‘the year just closing nurses have visited 751 cases. They have made 6792 visits, an increase of 183 over last year. Owing to the | hard times early in the year fewer | people were able to pay—leaving 501 non-paying patients. Seven patlents were transferred to the hospitals: there were twenty-five deaths and 593 discharged as cured or convalescent. Still under care, twenty-four, The nationalities of patients visited: American 122, Italian 90, Rusian 10, German 55, Danish 3, Colored 3, Hebrew 70, Swedish 45, French 30, English 30, Swi; lish 106, Irish 1 2, Qreek 12, ol 1, Norwegian 3, Po- 5, Persian 4, Austrian Lithuanian 47, Slavon- | Classification By Age. New babies 134, babies from four days to two years 166, children from two to fiftcen years 79, patients from fifteen to sixty years 328§ from sixty to ninety-six years 44. Maternity cases 158, Af which 78 were boy babies. Other cases treated were pneumonia 17, assisted at 59 op- erations and made 500 surgical dress- ings. There were 100 donations received, and these were given where most needed, reaching ferty families, fifty loans were made from our supply closet, milk was furnished for four babics from one week to six months and eleven Thanksgiving dinners, The physicians calls numbered 206. Treasurer’s Report. The treasurer, Mrs- Fannie E. Att- wood reports: Balance on 1914 Receipts during year hand 1, Dec. Disbursements, Nurses’ salaries .$2,718.22 Nurses' expenses oo LB Other expenses 201.19 $2,993.66 Deposit for emergency fund 500.09 $3,49 Balance hand Nov. 30, 1915 on Office Mal s Tribu ESTABLISHED FORSTER’S FRIENDS PAY OFF HIS DEBTS And Waterbury Prosccutor FEnters Nolle in Case—Accused Makes Explanation. John V. Forster of Winthrop street, who was arrested Monday by Detec- tive Sergeant Samuel Bamforth and turned over to Sergeant Keegen of the Waterbury police vn a charge of obtaining money under false pre- tenses was released from custody in the Brass city today when the prose- cuting attorney entered a nolle in the case. Forster was orginally arraigned in the Waterbury court on Tuesday but the case was continued until yester- day. when it was again continued until this morning in bonds of $300. He was charged with passing worth- less checks. Yesterday afternoon a number of Forster’s relatives and friends visited Waterbury and called upon the cred- itors of the young man. Upon the surrender of spurious checks they paid the face value. The state, being content with this disposition of the case, did not press the matter this morning. In attempting to clear his name of the smirch. Forster explained that there was a considerable sum of money owing him. His debtors had promised to deposit it to his credit in the bank at a certain time. Believ- ing that this had been done, he is- sued the checks with the belief that they would be met by the money de posited: The money was never de- posited, he claimed. THREE MORE BRITISH STEAMERS ARE SUNK Colenso, Orange Prince and Malinche Sent to Bottom By Submarines. London, Dec. 2, 10:156 a, m-—Two more British steamers, the Colenso, and the Orange Prince have been sunk, presumably by German subma- rines. The Colenso, 2,532 tons, sailed from i Middleboro, October 28, for Hull, where she arrived October 31 for Bombay. The latest maritime records show that the Orange Prince, 2,296 tons, was at Liverpool October 7. Liondon, Dec. 12:58 p. m.—The British steamship Malinche whose crew was reported yesterday to have reached harbor in two lifeboats, has been sunk. The Malinche, 1,868 tons gross, probably, was sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean, where the Ger- man and Austrian underwater craft have inflicted heavy losses recently on shipping of the allies. A dispatch from Malita last night reported that the Malinche's crew had reached land. ROBERTS CHILD DIES. Deformed and Paralyzed Baby Not Operated Upon. New York, Dec. 2.—Margaret Rob- erts the deformed and paralyzed baby whose birth here caused a similar dis- cussion as that over the defective baby allowed to die recently in Chi- cago, died today in the Babies’ hos- pital. No operation was performed. The infants’ lower limbs were par- alyzed and its feet deformed but its mental condition was thought to be normal. Dr. Maurice Rosenberg. the phy- sician who attended Mrs, Roberts asserted after the child’s birth that a simple operation could save its life and mentality although it would be a lifelong cripple- He offered to per- form the operation but after consid- erable controversy it w s decided to leave the child's fate to a board of physicians. This voard decided against the operation. 9 ONLY FRIENDLY VISIT. Berlin, Dec. 2, by wireless to Say- ville.—"Vienna newspapers,” says the Overseas News Agency, “commenting on the German Emperor's visit to that city, state that there was no special motive behind the meeting between the two monarchs. Friend met' friend with simple cordiality, in striking contrast to the theatrical descriptions of the meeting as made by our enemies.” AUSTRIA MAKES INQUIRY. Washington, Dec. 2.-—The state de- partment has received from the Aus- tro-Hungarian government through Ambassador Penfield at Vienna a for- mal inquiry regarding the statement recently 1ed at the department of justice, which : construed by the ‘Austrian embassy here as being in confirmation of the charges made by Dr. former Austrian con- sul Goricar, a The the association ling of | recially by members of were highly pleased at the re: to service a tribute work and e the of Miss Hamrick Policeman A. (. Malone. It follows: rman of the nurses commit- | 1S | Friday generally fair. § e as received the following letter that emphasizes the feeling of the | ¢ association as to the efficient work (Continued On Eleventh Tages) |t Central powers will TEUTONS WARN GR Nov. 30, via Pi 4:20 a. me—Representatives of Ause tria and Germany have informed the Athens, Dec VILLA THREATE! ANOTHER ATTS ON AGUA PH Concern Felt for -Ameri Territory Where His tered Forces Are Roam REBEL GOVERNMENT MAY BE REORGA “Sovereign Convention” to Soon at Juarez Likely to E President of Mexico—Yaq Who Surrendered With 1, to Carranza Troops Said to H caped. Douglas, Ariz., Dec. 2.—Pro another attack on Agua Pri consequent menace to this across the border; concern safety of Americans in territo Villa’s scattered forces are and the possibility of a reorg: of the Villa government and tl tion of a new president by thj ereign convention™ to be held Juarez, are the chief points o est today in the series of quie ing events in Mexico. General Alvaro Obregon, ranza chieftain, is at Agua P day to assist Col. Dato Camj arrangements for defense threatened attack by Villa fo der Gen. Jose Rodriguez, be advancing rapidly toward tl der town. Until the arrival o troops, being transported, wi permission of Washington, ove ican territory, the Agua Prief son is conceded to be wholly quate to cope with Rodriguez’s| ior forces. Captured by Rodrigu John Cunningham, an Oklahg torney and Gus Hendrickson, Southerd and Rafael Varela, owners, all of whom are repo have fallen into the hands o riguez’s troops. Anxiety over Americans in ndg Mexico has been heightened hy that Villa has advised reprisals Americans because of ‘the States government’s recognition Carranza provisional governme the aid given in permitting O za troops to be transported over can territory. In response to ings by Gen. Obregon, American| left the gold mining camp at Bl Sonora, for the border. Ameri ployes of the mining works af} anea, however, apparently ha heeded the warning and most of] remain in the danger zone. “Sovereign Convention.” Call for the meeting of the ereign convention” of the Vil ernment was sent out by Lazol zarro, president of the conventios at Aguas Calientes a year ago. According to Col Hipolito brother of Francisco Villa, repre tives of Gen. Emilio Zapata wi tend, all Villa and Zapata X having been requested to send as| gates a representative of each 1,000 troops. 8,000 Troops Ready. It was announced that 8,000 in the vicinity of Chibuahua would be moved to Juarez wi convention, the date of which b been given out, is held. Other developments included cree by Gen. Carranza divoreing can railroads from military vision and placing them under control of Alberto Pani, preside the National Lines of Mexico- According to reports received Nogales, the entire command of men of Gen. Urbalejo, Villa's chief, has surrendered to Ca forces at Corbo. Urbalejo him said to have escaped. ~ Villa Officers Shot, Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 2.—Two la generals, Orestes Peréya and Jiminez, with fifty other officer their command, captured after a tle on the Fuerte River in Son| were court-martialed and shot, cording to a telegram received yes| day from general Obregon at Nog| o by Arturo Gonzales, Carranza mercial agent here. Villa’s power now has been pletely broken, Obregon said message. in Villa to Reorganize, Greel government, according to the Neon Asty, that if the demands of the juadruple entente ave granted the “cease to consid- as friendly terri- G Macedonia ory. e El Paso, Texas, Dec. 2-—A reon ization of the Villa governmeng Mexico and the election of a new sident are to be considered at meeting of the “sovereign conventl of the Villa government,” soon to hetd at Juarez according 1o announ ment last night The announcement, made by Co) nel Hipolito Villa, brother of v northern chieftain and financial ag of the Villa organization at J stated thal delegates - representd General Emiliano Zapata would present, and that 8,000 troops now and aroind Chihauhau Oty would (Continued on Tenth Page)