Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 13, 1916, Page 1

) Balletin VOL. LVih—NO. 62 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1916 EIGHT PAGES - PRICE TWO CENTS The B INFANTRY ulletin’s Circulatio e ATTAUKS | -FOR VERDUN CEASE No Engagements Since Saturday Afternoon, When Germans Captured a Small Trench ARTILLERY OF BOTH SIDES CONTINUE SHELLING South of the Somme River, in the Argonne Forest and in the Ban-de-Sapt Sector of the Vosges the French Guns Have Heavily Bombarded German Entrenchments—The Russians Have Captured Trenches From Germans in the Dniester Region of East Galicia and Have Captured the Town of Kirind in Persia. Except for artillery action, the fight- ing in the Verdun resion has virtually ceased for the moment. To the north and east of the fortress there has been no infantry engagement since Satur- day afternoon, when the Germans suc- ceeded in entering a small trench to the north of Eix. On both sides of the Meuse, from the northwest of Verdun, along the entire Jgront around the southeast of the fortress, the artillery of both sides has continued the tremendous shelling that has been in progress for days. The Germans claim to hava captured in the fighting around Verdun thus far 26,472 unwounded French officers and men and 189 guns and 232 machine guns. South of the Somme river, in_the Argonne forest and in the Ban-de-Sapt sector_of the Vosges, the French guns have heavily bombarded the German entrenchments. e " The Russians have captured ®fnches from the Germans in the Dniester re- gion of East Galicla and have made further progress against the Turks in Persia by taking the town of Kirind. The Russians admit the sinking of a Russian torpedo boat destrover by a submarine of the central powers in the Black sea oft the Bulgarian port of Varna. Part of the crew of the de- er was_rescued. Despite the unfavorable weather conditio:s io the mountains, the Ital- fans are keeping .up. the operations against the Austro-Hungarians. They are also intensely bombarding the Isonzo front. The town of Gorizia has had to sustain another hail of Italian shells. BRITISH AUXILIARY STEAMER GAUVETTE SUNK BY MINE Off the East Coast of England--Four- teen Members of Crew Lost. London, March 12, 8 p. m—It was officially announced at the British ad- miralty today that the mercantile fleet auxiliary Fauvette, of 2,644 tons gross, has been sunk as the result of st ing a mine off the east coast of Eng- land. Fourteen members of the crew were lost. The admiralty statement says: “His_Majesty's mercantlle fleet aux- iliary Fauvette has struck a mine off the east coast and has sunk. Casual- ties: Two officers and 12 men. The Fauvette was formerly in the service of the General Steam Naviga- tion Company, Ltd, of London. The vessel was bullt at Middlesborough in 1912. She was 315 feet long, 43 feet beam and 18 feet deep, BULGARIA HAS COMPLETED APPORTIONING OF SERVIA Divided Into 12 Sofia, Bulgaria, March 12, via Lon- don, and Berlin, 1.02 a. m.—Bulgaria virtually has completed the task of apportioning for governmental _pur- poses the occupied_Serbian territory, All Serbla except Belgrade has been divided into 17 departments and 86 districts. . In each department there has been installed a department court, in each district a lower court and for the whole country there are three #ppel- late courts. GEN. JOFFRE PRESIDES OVER COUNCIL OF WAR Great Britain is Represented by Gen- eral 8ir Dou i Paris, March 12, 10.15 2. m.—General Joffre, commander-in-chief of the French armies, presided over the coun- cil of war of the entente allies which re-assembled today at the French ar- my headquarters. ‘While the council is in session Great Britain will be represented by General Sir Douglas Haig, commander-in-chief of the British forces in France; Russia Dby General Gilinsky; aide de camp to the Russian emperor; Belgium by the chiet of the general 'staff and Serbia by Colonel Pachitch. MUTINY IN GERMAN GARRISON AT SHAVLI ‘Insufficient Food is Said to-Have Been the Ci . Petrograd, via London, March 12, 6.50 p. m—Telegraphing from Dvinsk, the correspondent of the Boerse Ga- zette reports that a muf has taken place among the men of the German @arrison at Shavil, a town in the Bal~ mmowms. it is safd, to in- The mutiny was suppressed by cav- alry, the correspondent adds, after one, officer and. three soldiers had been’ killed and a large number of men wounded. Nine of the ringleaders of the movement are said to have been tried by court martial and executed. BRITISH PATROL SHIPS DETAIN TWO STEAMSHIPS. | R Dutch Steamer Palembang and Danish Steamer Arkansas. March 10, 240 p. m. (de- London, layed) —British pairol ships have taken imto Kirkwall, Scotland, the Dutch French steamship Palembang, which left Phil- adelphia Feb. 22 with a cargo of petro- leum for Aalesund, Norway, and the Danish steamer Arkansas, bound from Boston and New York Feb. 22 with a general cargo for Copenhagen. LABORERS REFUSED TO TAKE STRIKERS’ PLACES AT DANBURY Twenty Men Brought from New York —Not Told of Labor Trouble. Danbury, Conn., March 12 —Twenty strikebreakers were brought here to- day to take the place of laborers now on strike at the local yards of the New York, New Haven ana Hartford railroad, but when the men learned that a strike was on they refused to work. The strikebreakers, who came from New York, said they had been told there was on labor trouble here. ‘The men went to the city hall and asked for fare back to New York. In order to gprevent possible trouble the men were taken to the police station for a time. Later the road officials sent the men to Waterbury to work in the yar there. SECRECY OF GEN. FUNSTON’S PLANS RIGIDLY ENFORCED. High Officials of Government Kept in Darkness. ‘Washington, March 12.—Secrecy re- garding General Funston's plans for moving against Villa and his bandits has been so rigidly enforced at the war department that even high offi- cials of the government are in doubt as to whether American troops actual- Iy -had crossed the Mexican border. Secretary Baker announced late tc- night that the Twenty-third infantry, now at Galveston, Tex., had been or- dered to El Paso because of fear of Mexican attacks felt in many towns along the border. The regiment, about 1,000 strong, will be stationed at points designatea by General Funston. FIRE IN FERTILIZER PLANT DOES $550,000 DAMAGE. Barrels of Acid and Other Chemicals Exploded at Buffalo. Buffalo, N. Y, March 12.—Fire said to have been caused by a dust explo- slon virtually destroyed the fertilizer plant of the International Agricultural corporation here today. The loss is estimated at $550,000. Although the main buildings were burned to the ground, the fire lasted less than an hour. Barrels of acid and other chem- icals exploded in rapid succession, sending showers of burning liquids on the firemen and compelling them to fight the blaze at a distaance. Seven employes who were in the building when the first explosion oc- curred were slightly burned. COAST ARTILLERY ELECTION RESULTS IN NO CHOICE Captain A. L. Garvey of Danielson is One of Two Leading Candidats Hartford, Conn., March 12—t was learned here today that the election in the coast artillery corps, C. N. G., yes- terday to choose a successor to Ma- for L. J. Herrmann, resigned, resulted in no choice. Forty-four votes were case by Commissioned officers of the corps, but nobody received the major- ity. The two leading candidates were Captain Albert Mossman, Sixth com- pany, Norwalk; and Captain A. L. Garvey, Thi-teenth company, Daniecl- son. Another ballot will be taken next Saturday. Should that result in fail- ure to elect, the governor will have the appointment of the new major. OBITUARY. Theodore Voorhees. Philadelphia, March 12.—Theodore Voorhees, president of the Philadel- phia and Reading Railroad company, died at his home in Elkins Park, a suburb, late last night. His death was sudden. Mr. Voorhees under- went an operation in Minnesota early this year and returned to this ecity about ten days ago apparently in good health. He is survived by a widow, four sons and four daughters. Mr. Voorhees was born June 4, 1847. He was graduated from Co- lumbia_colleze and the Rennsselacr Polytechnic Mstitute and entered rail- ‘way service in the engineering de- partment of the Delaware, Lackawan- na and Western raflroad in 1869. Four Years later he became superintend- ent of the Syracuse, Binghamton and New York raflroad and successively ‘was in charge of the transportation ‘department of the Delaware and 'Hudgson Canal company, assistant ®eneral superintendent of the New York Central and Hudson River rafl- road and general superintendent of the same road. On February 1st, 1893, he was elected fivst vice presi- dent of the Reading any continued in that office’ until chosen prestdent, May %, 1974, upon the death of George F. aer. The exchange of German and Rus- sian incapacitated military prisoners will be resumed on April 3. K¥ich is Doublo That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in“rmprm to the City's Population Cabled Paragraphs British Puuu.-Gcrm-n Seaplane. London, March 12, 10.58 p. m. — A German seaplane was silghted ap- MnY North Foreland about noon today. t was pursued by British aeroplanes from Dover and flew sea- ‘ward. ’ MINNESOTA WILL ELECT DELEGATES TOMORROW Contests Are Confined to the Repub- lican and Prohibition Parties. St. Paul, Minn., March 12—Min- nesota’s first presidential preference primary election wil be held mnext Tuesday, when delegates to the re- publican, democratic and prohibition national conventions will be chosen. The progressives has filed an unop- posed list of candidates, who will be certified on the ballot as elected. Contests among those seeking en- dorsement as presidential candldates are limited to the republican and pro- hibition parties and have aroused but little Interest. ~ President Wilson is without opposition on the democratic tallot and the prograssives are with- out a candidate although the delegate candidates on the ticket express a preference for Governor Hiram W. Johnson of California. Three presidential candidates have filed on_the republican ticket, but the candidates for delegates have named only two as their choice. They are Albert B. Cummins, United States senator from Towa, and Henry D. Estabrook, of New York, the third candidate is Willam Grant Webster, of_Chicago. Two women are among those seek- ing_selection as delegates on the prohbition ticket, which has Eugene N. Foss, former governor of Massa- chusetts, and William _Sulzer, form- er governor of New York, as presi- dential candidates TRIAL OF FORMER WARDEN OSBORNE BEGINS TODAY District Attorney Expects Trial Last About a Week. to White Plain: March 12—The trial of Thomas Mott Osborne, form- er warden of Sing Sinz prison, upon an indictment charging him with per- jury in conrection _with investiga- tions of the prison will begin tomor- Tow Lefore Justice Morschauser and a jurp in the supreme court here. Both District Attorney Freders Weeks, who will prosecute Mr. borne and George Gordon Battle, of counsel for the defendant, have indi- cated their bellef that it will take not longer than two days to complete the jury. The district attorney expects the trial to last ahout a week. Other indictments pending against Oshorne accuse duty torne: first. The perjury charge against Osborne arises from what are alleged to be corflicting statements before Commis- ioner Diedling in October and before the grand jury in December regarding his knowledge of immoral conditions in the prison. GOV. BRUMBAUGH'S NAME ON PENNSYLVANIA BALLOT As a Candidate for Republican Presi- dential Nomination. him of neglect ot and immorality. The district at- elected to try the perjury case Philadelphia, March 12.—Governor Martin G. Brumbaugh, in_Tesponse to a letter from Henry G. Wasson, re- publican national committeeman from Pennsylvania, urging that he be a can- didate for the p: idential nom!nation, tonight made public his reply, aceept- ing the nomination. Mr. Brumbaugh's name will, accordingly, be placed on the presidential preferential ballot to be voted in the primary election on May 186, In his letter Mr. Wasson, who was elected to the national committes by the followers of Theodore in 1912, urged the governor to assume the leadership in a_movement to secure a delegation to the republican national convention which would be agceptable to the progressives as well as the re- publicans. _Political leaders believe that the governor’s announcement pre- #ages a fight in the republican primary between Governor Brumbaugh and United States Senator Boise Penrose for the control of the delegation from this state . FIRE ON BRITISH STEAMER WHICH WAS ABOUT TO SAIL Mattaua Towed Back to the Dock of . St. John, N. B. St. John, N. B., March 12—The Brit- ish steamer Mattaua, which was about to leave for New Zealand, fully load- ed, was found to be on fire today in one of her forward holds. She was at anchor off Sand Point, but was im- mediately towed back to the dock and three tugs and the local fire depart- ment poured a dozen streams into the hold. ~Shortly before low water -the steamer’s bow dropped until it rested on_the bottom. The cause of the fire has not heen ascertained. S AMERICAN CONCERNS ORDER EMPLOYES OUT OF MEXICO Because of Excitement Among Lower Classes of Mexicans. the Laredo, Tex, March 12.—American concerns operating in the Monterey district and in the district of Mapimi, state of Durango, have ordered their employes ‘to leave Mexico at once, owing to suppressed excitement among the lower class of Mexicans, according to American passengers from that sec- tion, 250 of whom reached the border here today. There is no apparent ill- feeling against Americans In Neuvo Laredo and the border in this vicinity is quiet. BODY OF A MAN FOUND GROUND TO BITS On Raliroad Track Just South of the Station in Waterbury. ‘Waterbury, Conn., March 12.—The body of & man believed to be John Daniels, a railroad employe, of this Sty was Somnit) gronnd o nita this morning ng iroad track just South of the ptation. Fortions 8¢ tne body were picked up along the track for a distance of more than 300 feet. Not enough clothing was found to con- tain marks of identification. Danlels, Who hes not been seen since Saturday night, wae employed at the coal sta- tion hear where the mangled remains were found. Movements ofr Steamships. New York, mll:’ 1d2.—-Arrl.irvgd: steamers Pannonia, mdon; Siay, Copenhagen. s Silius Torpedoed Without Warning AMERICAN CONSUL OSBORNE AT HAVRE SENDS REPORT 7 AMERICANS ON BOARD Four German Submarines Reported to to Enforce Germany's Announced Policy of N be in English Channel val Warfare. Parls, March 12, 550 p. m—J. B. Oshcrne, American consul at Havre, in his report to Washington on the sinking of the Norwegias bark, Sflius, is understood to bring out clearly that the Silius was torpedoed by a subma- rine. Seven Americans Were On Board. The seven Americans who were on board :he bark were looking after a cargo of oats which was consigned to the French government. These men and the members of the crew have been questioned by the consul, who has cabled a summary of thelr testi- mony to Washington. Their testi- mony, it is said, leaves no Goubt that the Silius was torpedoed _without warning. A full report on the sink- inz of the vessel wiil be mailed to Washington. Submarines in English Channel. Four German submarines are re- ported to be in the English channel, prepared to enforce Germany's an- nounced poiicy of naval warfare. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LOOK FOR RAPID PROGRESS International Questions Appar- ently Out of the Way. With Washington, March 12.—Ordering of American troops into Mexico to pur- sue General Villa and the administra- tion’s victory in the armed ship con- troversy have had a steadying effect upon comgress, which for several weeks had been a storm center over international affairs. The vain effort to give official warning to Americans against travel an armed merchantmen of belligerents had turned the con- gress from its regular course of busi- ness and there were fears of another outbreak to hinder the progress of leg- islation further when Villa and his raiders committed the murderous as- saults at Columbus, N. M. But the prompt_action of the administration has served as an effective check thus far upon congressional agitation with regard to Mexico and no legislation on this subject is now contemplated, un- less there should arise entangling alli- ances with the de facto government In Mexico. ‘With these issues apparently out of the way, congressional leaders hope to make rapid_progress with important business at hand, particularly the ap- propriation bill and the national de- fense programme. Within ten days at least the house expects to have the army reorganization bill before it. The senate already is at work on the gov- ernment armor plate plant bill and will deal with the senate army reor- ®anization bill befors many more days. That the military activity in Mexico will serve to hasten the completion of the defense plans of the administration is admitted, even by the staunchest pacificists in congress, nor does anyone deny that it will win votes for pre- paredness. MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO CHANGE NAME OF BOWERY Because of Il Impression Caused by Song of Years Ago. New York, March 12—The Bowery, immortalized by poets, short story writers and composers of popular songs, will become Central Broadway if merchants and bankers whose places of business are on the famous thor- oughfare can persuadw the board of aldermen to agree to the change in name, it was declared at a meeting to- ay. The business men pointed out that the fate of the Bowery was sealed by the song heard many vears ago: “They do such things and they say such things “On the Bowery, the Bowery “T'll never go thére any more. It was sald this song, which went all over the country, made such an impression that people quit trading on the Bowery, which until that time had been an important business street. BRAZILIANS ARE IN SYMPATHY WITH PORTUGAL ‘Enthusiastic Demonstration Made in Streets of Rio Janeiro. Rio Janeiro, Brazil, March 12.—Ger- many’s declaration of war on Portu- sal has called forth expressions of sympathy in various quarters with the cause of the entente allies. Last night there were enthusiastic demonstrations in the streets of the capital. The Epocha, commenting on the govern- mental decree of neutrality says: “We are got neutral. We entertain the most ardent wish for the victory of Portugal and the allies and in or- der that that may become a reality the majority of Brazilians will do all that they are able, both from a material and a moral point of view.” $50,000 GIFT FOR RELIEF OF ARMENIAN REFUGEES. From the Rockefellor Foundation— A Total of $150,000 From Same Source. New York, March 12.—Tke Rocke- feller Foundation has contributed an additional $50,000 for the relef of Ar- menian refugees now in Tifiis, Con. stantinople and Tabriz, according to an announcement here today by Dr. Sarguel T. Dutton. secretary of the American committee for Armenian and Syrian rellef. A total of $150, 000 has been contributed by foundation for this purpose. e Two Earthquake Shocks Recorded. Buffalo, N. Y., March 12.—An earth- Quake shock that probably occurred in the Carribbean Sea, the West Indies or Central America’ was recorded on the seismograph at Casisius College today, the indicated distance being 1,750 miles. The preliminary shock oc. curred at 2.35 a. m., the main shock from 2.44 until 251 o'clock with final tremors at 3 o’clook, % Man Leaps from E. River Bridge FROM MIDDLE SPAN OF WIiLL- IAMSBURG BRIDGE A PLUNGE OF 145 FEET Conductor of Car Pursued the Man, But the Latter Climbed Guard Rail and Jumped Before the Conductor Could Reach Him. New York, March 12.—An unidenti- fled man about 40 years old leaped to his death here today from the middle span of the Williamsburg bridge into the East river, 145 feet below. He alighted from a trolley car on which he had been a passenger. The con- ductor of the car, suspecting from the man’s actions that he was intent upon suicide, vainly pursued him. The man climbed upon the guard rail of the bridge and dived off before the con- ductor could reach him. The body has not been recovered. LAXNESS IN PERMITTING INSANE IMMIGRANTS TO ENTER. Charged Against U. S. Government by New York Charities Association. New York, March 12—Laxness in permitting insane immigrants to en- ter the country and failure to reim- burse the state for their maintenance and care while patients in state hos- pitals are charged against the United States government in the annual re- port of the New York State Chari- ties Ald association, made public ¢o- day. Allen insane in state hospitals on October first, according to official figures, numbered 9,208 or 26.86 per cent. of the entire patient population. The reports point out that there has been a heavy falling off in deporta- tions during the year on account of the European war and the interrup- tion of transportation. There are at present more than 400 aliens in the hospitals, who cannot be deported be- cause of the war. Tt costs about $210 a vear to main- tain a patient in a state hospital. With 9,208 aliens in its institutions, the state is compelled to pay nearly $2.- 000,000 a year for the maintenance of persons who are ncither citizens of the state nor of the United States. “It would seem imperative.” savs the report. “that renewed efforts be made to impress upon the federal government its duty and responsibility to pay for the maintence of the alien insane, “necessarily held in the New York state hospitals. The assocla- tion takes this opportunity to urge with all possible vigor and earnest- ness that pressure be exerted upon the federal government to secure the verformance of plain duty COMMONWEALTH LEGISLATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS Laws Enacted in Many States Amended in Others. Washington, March 12.—Unemploy- ment problems were given attention by many state legislatures Jast vear, according to a_summary of 1915 labor legislation issued today by the de- partment of labor, resulting 1n the en- actment of a variety of new statutes. Tilinofs established a commission on unemployment: California and Ne- vada started invitations of the ques- tion: Tdaho provided for dealing with It through county boards: employ- ment officers weer established in sev- eral states and many other licensed private employment offices. Laws dealing with the emplovment of women and children were numer- ous. Minimum wage laws were en- acted by Arkansas and Kansas and Arkansas and Pennsylvania wrote ad- vanced child labor legislation on their statute books. _ Californfa, Massa- chusetts and Washington ~_amended their Jaws and Idaho named a com- mission to deal with the subject. Several states strengthened their safety provisions and there was & rapid growth of legislation providing for industrial commissions to admin- ister workmen’s compensation, factory inspection and other labor laws. AMERICAN RUBBER BADLY WANTED IN SWEDEN Automobile Industry Demoralized For Lack of Rubber. New York, March 12—With the hope of making arrangements for the shipment of American rubber to Swe- den for the benefit of the automobile industry in that country, Wily- Schroeder, an automobile dealer in Stockholm, arrived here today on the steamer Hellig Olay on his way to ‘Washingtonton. He declared the au- tomobile industry in Sweden is de- moralized for lack of rubber. Armed with letters from Swedish government officials he had recently been in England, he said, in an ef- fort to induce the British authori- tles to allow passage of sufficient rub ber from the United States to relieve the situation. With similar creden- tials he is now going to Washington in furtherance of the plan and will see the Swedish minister and the British ambassador. _ Schroeder identified himself as a naturalized American representing_an American automobile concern in Stockholm. CARRANZA TO COOPERATE WITH UNITED STATES. In Order to Punish Villa and His Band For Raid on Columbus. Mexico City, March 12.—General Carranza’s reply to the note of the Washington government asking per- mission to sen dtroops through Mexi- can territory in order to punish Vil- la_and his bamdits for their raid on Colambus, N. M., was made public by the Mexican government officlals late last night. The reply, which says that Mexico will cooperate with the United tSates troops by sending and Villa Disintegrating Mis Force. Columbus. N. M., March 12—Re Iast Thursaay. f Condensed Telegrams The Superior W, Allies, met in Paris. Council of the The republican state central commit- tee meets in Hartford tomorrow Joseph Asher Sheldon of New Ha- ven, aged 102, is sick with grip. military, were called to the colors. rived at New York from Bordea The Grand Trunk declared an embargo on all shipments. by England. totalled 3,116 tons. to clear the paths. e tion of preserved fruits. The bronze American eagle on flagpole on the White blown off by a heavy wind. from South Africa except Britain, has been prohibited. to Presidential primaries on April 25. Miss Nebraska Cropsey, ate. Announcement was made Western Union Telegraph Co., by land. saved. Representative Randall of Californi gasoline. completely tied up three transconti nental railroads in western Washing: tou State. After 25 years' refinery in Philadelphia of the Ameri can Sugar Refining Co. will operaions. Huerta, former dictator of Mexico, ar- rived at New Orleans from EI en route to Havana. An Athens dispatch reports street fighting between Americans and Ger- man sallors in front of the American Embassy in Constantinople. The submarine E-2, in which 5 men lost their lives by an expiosion at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on Jan. 15, has been ordered out of commission. Four men trapped in the towboat J.| 2 0. Watson when she overturned in the Ohto river near Wellsburgh, W. Va., escaped by kicking out he windows. Repairs on ships In the Mare Island Navy Yard are being rushed in antici- pation of the ordering of the Pacific Rleet, now at San Diego, to Mexico. Fifteen hundred naval apprentices in barracks B and C. at Newport, R. I, were quarantined because of the sud- den development of 15 cases of measles. 1st Illinois Cavalry, National Guard, wired President Wilson, asking tha his regiment be among the first sen to Mexico. tute of Technology Commerce Committee of the Senate i state Commerce Commission seven to nine members. Arthur S. Jacobson, been crazed by love for Gaby Deslys, to whom he left a note. More than 75 persons, them women, were arrested in made Detroit their headquarters lately. indicated on the border south of Del dent Wilson's decision to hunt Villa ana his bandits. CARRANZA ISSUES A Not Be Allowed Forces. Mexico City, March States to violate Mexican territory by sending in an armed force. festo: “I am sure that T interpret in this matter the national sentiment and that the Mexican people will comply in a General Luis | gignified manner with their duty, be Gutierrez with 2,600 men, bears the | the sacrifices what they may. to sus- signature of Jesus Acuna, provisiomal|iain their rights and sovereignty, if, president’s misisters of foreign affairs. | unfortunately, this drags into a war— a war which the United States can never justify. We will not be respon- sible for the disastrous consequences. ports multiplied here today that Frani | Upon the heads of the traitorous Mex- clsco Villa is disintegrating the force | icans who within and without of 1500 to 2500 men whom used to|country have labored to produce this support or to make the Columbus ratd ! result. will fall the inexorable justice of the peaple. All Portuguese reservists, naval and The French line steamer Chicago ar- Mme. Rosika Schwimmer will retire from the Ford Permanent Peace Board. reported to have srain German merchant steamers seized by Portugal will be used to carry supplies Exports of copper from Atlantic ports for the week ended March 9 Two elephants in the Central Park Zoo were hitched to a large snow plaw Gen. Edwin S. Greeley of New Hav- who was injured in the wreck at proclamation prohibiting the importa- the House was The export of wet or dry salted hides Great President Wilson has authorized the use of his name in the Massachusetts known throughout the country as an educator, died at her home at Pittsburgh, aged so that spies may be put to death ia times of peace was passed by the Sen- the of the resumption of cable service with Ice- The Swedish steamer Martha struck a mine in Falsterboro Sound and sank in Swedish waters. The crew was Flood caused by heavy rains have idleness the Franklin resume Jorge Huerta, son of Gen. Victoriano Paso, centration Milford, is improving. The captain and crew of the Ger- man commerce raider Moewe ve Sa: San Antonfo, Texas, March 12.—It B e became known today that the plans King George of England signed a|for the campalgn against Francisco Vi'la have been affected by the border situation elsewhere than at Colum- bus, N. M. The situation, it is said, Is so important as to have hindered rapid concentration of the punitive exredition that will go after the per- petrator of the Columbus outrage. Great excitement has been noted, it is authoritatively stated, in the Car- ranza garrisons at Nogales, opposite the Arizona border town of that name at Picdras Negras, which fronts Eagle Pass, Texas, from across the Rio Grande. To Await Arrival of Troops. “We do not curselves know fust when the expedition that wil search P for Villa will start into Mexico. It o will go forward just as soon as a A bill recodifying the military law | sufficient force with an adequate commissary can be organized. It will now be held back, however, until the troops now ordered to the border have arrived. This was the statement today of Major General Frederick _ Funston Until Commissary Arrangements Are Completed — Looks for a Long and Arduous Campaign—Declares It S Will be No Swivel Chair Affair—Unlike Ordinary War- fare in That There Can be No Surrender as Villa Men Would Kill All Americans—Civilian Scouts Acquainted With the Country Have Been Hired—Valuable Scouting Duty is Expected From the Aero Squadron. while he was outlining at Fort Sam Huston, southern department head- quarters, as closely as military expe- diercy would permit plans that will be directed against the Méxican leader. He added: “There is no use going at this thing haif-cocked. The task ahead of us will be long and ar- durous.” Uneasiness Along the Border. The uneasiness along the border has extended to the large Mexican popu- lation on the American side. Troops will ask Henry Ford to use his brains and money to solve the high cost of now stationed in the border towns are sufficlent to cope with any situation that may arise, General Funston says. However, as it is his intention to use these troops In the search ror Villa and as thev cannot be moved until other detachments arrive to succeed them on the border patrol, compiete organization of the expeditionary force has been delaved. the cannot be sacrificed to “The said. pared for this thing. Fear of Residents Border Towns. Army circles feel bound to respect the fear of residents in American bor- der towns that, surances representatives, uprisings may follow actual occupation of Mexican ter- ritory by felt ‘that notwithstanding as- from General Carranza's American soldiers. It the welfare of the vorder the doubtful success of a hasty and therefore un- prefared pursuit of the fugitive Vil- General Funston's statement today regarding the uncertainty of the puni- tive expedition's American soil and his partial outline departure ‘from Impatience of the American people for speedy action People Must Be Patient. people must be patient.” he “We must be adequately pre- Colonel Milton J. Foreman of the Frank A. Vanderllp of New York and Pierre S. du Pont of Wilmington, Del., have been elected life members of the corporation of the Massachusetts Insti- Chairman Newlands of the Interstate to enlarge the Inter- troduced a bill ntec- medical stu?- ent, committed_suicide in his room in Philadelphia. He is believed to have several of De- troit, when the police there began a oundup of Eastern gunmen who have No ill-feeling against Americans is Rio, Texas. The better class of Mex- ss satisfaction over Presi- icans_expre: Prost- MANIFESTO TO NATION laring That United States Would et e to Send Armed ll—Ge,nerll Carranza tonight issued a manifeste to the nation declaring that under no circumstances would the Mexican gov- ernment grant the right to the United General Carranza says in his mani- o this “In the first place, we must use, as much as possible. scldiers who are ac- customed to Ofexican border duty. i | However, these men cannot be remov- t| €4 from their present posts until they are relieved by troops drawn from other depariments and hurried to the border. Teareporiation No Easy Matter. “Transportation of the rellef patrols is not an easy matter. Many of these troops consist of scattered depart- merts that have to be concentrated. sometimes by means of difficult marches, before they can be sent southward. Concentration and transportation of troops is not all of our problem, how- ever. We are zoing to march into a country that will afford us little or no forage. The commissary must be adequately supplied. Soldiers Must Be Well Fed. “A Villa follower can live on little or nothing. An American soldler must be well fed If he is to give good service. “We won't gain anything by haste. -| To send an adequate foree. wasuf- ficiently prepared, after Villa would hinder and not hasten matters. Speaking regarding the course the campalgn will take, General Funston sald: More Than One Expeditionary Force. “There will be more than one ex- peditionary force, althoush I am not at liberty to say how many or from what points they will start. They may make simultaneous entries. into Mexico or they may be sent forward at intervals. They may all leave the same point or they may depart from different points. . No Swivel Chair Campaign. All this will be left to the discre- tion of the expeditionary commander who will have complete charge of all | the forces in the field. I don’t belleve swivel chair campaigning. ocessarily, the campaign will de- velop new situations and the disposal of the troops is contingent upon these developments. T may at Intervals vis- it the fleld forces. “Of course the expedition will not await the arrival at the border of 1l the troops now being dispatched from other departmental stations. It will be gotten under way just as soon as possible and as other troops arrive they will be sent forward as rein- torcements. El Paso Base of Suppliss. “Bl Paso naturally wil be the base for our mmy. Bi Paso will be sup~ 1 in of the projected plan of campalen were in reply to what he termed the PLANS FOR CAMPAIGN AGAINST VILLA - Situation on Border Has Prevented the Rapid Con- v of Troops ‘ plied throygh Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.” The general explained that the first aero squadron and the regular scouts of the army would not do all of the scouting of the expedition. Hiring Civilian Scouts. “We are hiring civilian scouts”™ he said, “who are familiar with every foot of the territory we will pene- trate—Americans who have been working down In that country for S Aero Squadron of Great Service. It is the general's expectation that the aero squadron will be of great service. “Of course the fivers have seen duty down on the border.” he sald. “They could not accomplish much, however, for thickets and stretches of bushes made cbservations difficult. Out in the open mesas of the territory will traverse. however, the boys mrder great assistance.” Advance duty service in the small @otachnients that are thrown out by armies as “feelers” will be the most hazardous work the American soldiers will_encounter, General Funston bes! leves. i Means Fight to the Death. “Villa_troops will at times surpriss, these scouting parties,” he said “In ordinary warfare our men might, $f hopelessiy outnumbered, and e sistance was futile. surrender with safety. To surrender to Villa, how- ever, would be worse than suicide . men would kill every they can lay hands on. en-: counter with them means fight to the death for our men.” Aero Squadron For El Pase. It has been decided that the first/ aero squadron will not sttempt _ & flight to the base of operations. B training of the elght machines, the ae.| Soesory tmicks and motor cycles and| supplies began today but was met completed. The squadron will not| get away until tomorrow when it will' procecd to El Paso. Hospital company No. 7 and Ambu- lance company No. 7 left before day- break today for El Paso to be dis- patched when needed. They were| followed shortly by the Second Bat-: talion of Engineers, Compaynies E. B and H. There will be no other move- ments from San Antonio before fon- day it was reported here that a guard 2 been placed over the Southern Pacifec viaduct at Del Rio over which the various detachments from Fort jam Houston will pass. MOVEMENT OF AMERICAN FORCES INTO MEXICO Secrecy Being Observed at of General Funston. Instance ‘Washington, March 12.—Orders cal- culated to complete every arrange- ment necessary for the movement of the American forces into Mexico have been issued by officers of the general staff and heads of the various bu- reaus of the department. Nothing bas been omitted in the programme recommended by General Funston. Major General Tasker H. Biiss, chief of the mobile army division, inform= ed Secretary Baker today that mm- chinery had been perfected to meet any contingency that might arise in- cident to the Mexican campaign and could be set in motion at a_word. Similar reports came from the ad jutant general, the inspector general, the quartermaster general the surgeon general. the chief of ordnance and the other divisional officials. Nearly every officer, official and clerk of the war department has ben busy since the president’s announce- ment Friday that the army would be sent into Mexico to punish Villa and his bandits. Every move by the de- partment to evecute the presidents order had been cloaked in secrecy in accordance with General Funston's suggestion. Secretary Baker spent today com- ferring with officials of the general staff regarding the various phases of the situation. Direct telegrfaphic communication between the depart- ment and the border was established. Ofiicials reiterated expressions of confidence that the forces _ already along the border would be sufficient to carry out the campalgn. It was sai@ that no additional orders for to proceed to the border would be is- sued, at least for the present. The three cavalry reziments ordered south wiil constitute the only movement of troops from the interior posts um- less the present arrangements wers altered. Should Gemeral Funston ask for additional forces, however, _the Fiftr cavalry, stationed at Fort Myer, Va, Fort Leavenworth, Kas.' and Fort Sheridan, Tis, will be seat immediately. Orders ~_immediately, will be given to the commanding of- % ficers of this regiment to hoid them-i - selves in readiness to move. gate-at-Large. * Boston, March 12.—Former Governoe David L' Walsh was selected to the Hst of candidates for delegates-at=" 2t the Massachusetis presiden. on Ap: a R 0 yesterday. It was stated he was unanimous choice of the commmittee. Colorado bas the highest bile road.