Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 28, 1916, Page 1

i UnlusAmonenn Troopers e " He Will Ask Authority to Rescue Them by Force Sl 3MC@p&mW‘flh Any WILLNOT CONSIDER ANY OFFER OF MEDIATION Reqmd:ahfidgntmy U)Mu‘bMuicoi-Forahduwed«byflnCa‘hPre- | vailing in Both Houses—Unconditional Surrender of the Only Way in Which Carranza Can Avoid Hostilities—British Consul at Chihuahua Re- ports Tlnt‘ the*Troopers Are Interned in a Penitentiary, and Are Being Well Treated—Connecticut Troops to Get - /Washington, June 27.—Unless Gen- ‘eral Carranza surrenders the twenty- !thres American troopers held at Chi- |huahua City before tomorrow night | President Wilson probably will go be- fore congress Thursday to ask for au- thority to rescue them by force. Pend- in gtheir release, the United States | government will not consider any offer of_mediation or arbitration. The state department had no inti- mation. tonight as tc when a reply to fthe note sent Sunday demanding im- | mediate release of the soldiers might bs cxpetted. It was delivered yes- terday at 11 a. m. Special Agent | Rodgers has been unable to forecast the action of the de facto authorities. Prompt Compliance by Congress ‘Ex- pec Prompt compliance by congress with any juest the president may make as to was foreshadowed today by the calm which prevailed in both houses. Although measures designed to for war were under consid- Protest From Carranza Agent. Eliseo Arredondo, Mexican ~ambas- sador- no intima of the course his gov- ernment intended to pursue and had not _even been adv of the receipt ,of the American note. On his own | responsibility, however, he sent-to the te t two communications. enforce- on_ship- ments to Mexico; the other recites | that Mexican citizens have been ar- | rested without cause in California and ' Arizona. They warn Secretary Lansing that {the present situation between the two governments cannot fail to be gravely | aggravated by these matters, although set. forth that the ambassador as- | sumes that local authorities, not the \:h‘:“ it, were responsible for ! | _ 8o far as 1s known, the state depart- |ment has ot been advised of the de- | tentfon of Mexicans. It is an open ! seoret, however, that a practical em- lmmem between the Unit- ed and Mexico is being enforced | éffectively by customs and army offi- | eers, without the authority of a form- &l proclamation. Chilly Reception of Arbitration. | o Efforts to sound administration of- anew today as to their attitude someé form of arbitration met ;Lt:"“ '»lmpuon. ‘Cha;les A. recently re-employed as General Carranza's legal advisor here, called on Counsellor Polk at the state | a He and Dr. Victor A. Pendon, of the Yucatan Sisa | had received word from | Louis Cabrera, the Mexican - finance minister that General &c:mg:: bl | disposed to appeal to arbitration provisions of the treaty of 1848, pro- vided the United States was willing to submit the dispute to peaceful nego- tlations. Mr. Douglas 1s understood to have suggested that the arbitration provided under Section 21 of the | treaty could well be employed to formulate a definite question as be- tween the two governments which in | furn might be setied by mediation. Tie s the conference with the clear im- pression that the Washington govern- ment would listen to no mediation uggestions. Surrender of Prisoners Unconditional It has been very plainly indicated unconditional surrender of the ers held at Chihuahua be the only immediate step Car- could take to avold hostilities. a md.;:um proposal might dered er their release is a Officlals have that | Souta ranza pothetical 4 be possible if the prisoners were p. No person interested in /maintaining peace between the gov- ernments has been able to obtain any ! ptatements as to what might be ac- ied toward mediation of the along the border. 18 reason to belleve, however, plan which did not tnvolve a status quo in Mexico and the hampering of General ns to guard the ine from raiders would ured OAPTIVE TROOPERS ARE BEING WELL TREATED. British Consul at Chihuahua Notifies ‘State Department. June 27.—~The poluagton, Jume. H1—Tne Bt uahua I ; | source that ; Under Way This Morning. the others privates. Two are slightly ‘wounded. ‘The consul’s message, which was the first_report the prisoners to reach the department from him, also noted the detention of the Mormon in- terpreter taken with the cavalrymen. e news despatches have indicated that the men were being mistreated by their ‘Mexican captors. The consul's report follows: “There are 21 privates and two ser- geants of Tenth cavalry and one white interpreter interned in penitentiary. Two are slightly wounded, one through #ie shoulder and the other has flesh wound in the knee. Both recovering and receiving medical attention. They are sufficlently fed and well treated. They have ample room for exercise. Am assured that therg is no danger for their lives.” / CAVALRYMEN AND POSSES IN PURSUIT OF BANDITS Who Killed g Ranch Owner and His Bride of Five Months. e Curzon or the Barl of Derby would be appointed. General Pershing’s camp to help army recruiting. Films taken of either branch will be censored by army or navy authorities and then released to ‘theatres. EXCITEMENT RENEWED IN EL PASO LAST NIGHT By News of New Border Raid Near ‘Hachita, N. M. El Paso, Texas, June 27.—Excite- ment here over the Mexican controver- | 8y was renewed tonight with the re- ceipt of news of a new bandit raid acrosss the border near Hachita, N. M., resulting in the murder of Willlam F‘H{dfhm American ranchman ' and : The general sentiment seemed to be that the incident demoMtrated anew the inability of the Carranzs govern- ment to offer any protection to the American frontier and would serve to bring matters to a head quickly. Military authorities here tonight doubted that the marauders who are believed to have been members of a bandit stock thieves known to have a Jair in the fastnesses of the Sierre Madres south of the New Mexico bor- der would be overtaken before the; crossed into Mexico, pointing out thal tihe ranch is only four miles from the line. It is not believed however, in the event the American troops have cross- ed the border in pursuit of the ban @its that they will encounter any Car- ranzista troops, all available reports here indicating that the larger Mexi- can forces have been concentrated east and south of the district in Chi- huahua and westward of it in Sono- ra. ENTRAINMENT OF BAY STATE MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS. Departure of Cavalry Delayed by Diffi- culties Concerning Mounts. Framingham, Mass. June 27—The entrainment of Massachusetts military orgazizations for the border, which began yesterday, progressed slowly to- day, the field hospital corps and the gignal corps trains leaving over the lon and Albany tracks during the oon. - Cavalry and field artillery organizatiohs had broken camp ant, U about 25 Hachita, N. M., ker, the owner, and o his bride of five months. The district being remote, no report had reched Colonel H, G. Sickle, com- manding the border patrol, hers at & late hour tonight, but it was assumed that the raiders had crossed the fron- g:;i 1‘afrhnps with the pursuers close: n According to stories reaching here, the raiders had crossed the border and | committed numerous minor depreda- tions in the district. Parker, from whom the Mexican bandits stole a number of head of stock last week, at- tempted to drive them off, but was forced to retrait to the ranch.house: The marauders followed, broke through the door, and murdered Parker and young wife. They are sald to have made their way south, driving a number of cattle and horses before them.’ Immediately the news of the rald became known, citizens of Hachita and other communities in the neighborhood formed posses and motored to the ranch to take up the trail of the ban- dits. Shortly afterward cavalry de- tachments were ordered from Las Cie- :Lasl':s. Alamo, Huecho and other out- PREPARATIONS FOR PLACING NATIONAL GUARD UNITS Were Being Made All Along the Mexi- can Border Yesterday. San Antonio, Tex., June 27.—Prepa- rations for the placing and mainte- nance of the national guard units were being made all along the border to- day. While the gquartermasters de- partment was working out detalls for | durin; caring for more than 35,000 additional men, General Funston and his staff Were engaged in revising and fixing the long list of ‘troop stations, with a view to starting a big, sweeping army across the border, if necessary, and at the same time leave adequate protec- tion for ihe border towns and ranches o:l the American’side of the boundary e. Reports from General Pershing’s col- umns and from the forces along the border reached headquarters juore fre- quently than on other days, but nearly all had to do with the routine of a big army and carried no news of clashes With Mexicans, either bandits or troops of the de facto government, SUPPLIES FOR ARMY OF 200,000 MEN Have Been Provjded Along the Mex- ican. Border, "Washington. June 27.—Supplies have been provided along the Mexican bor- der for an army of 200,000 men for the next 30 days, according to_an an- nouncement by the quartermaster's de- partment of the United States army, t alsc was learned from the same 2,000 . motor transport trucks had been from 20 different automobile manufacturing concerns at an average cost of $8,000 each, and that bids had been asked for 400 passenger automobiles to be used by the officers of the various com- mands along the border, —— MOVING PICTURES TO BGOST RECRUITING FOR THE NAVY: i el i Secretary Danlels Has Accepted Offer{ 5" of Weekly News Services. ‘Washington, June 87—A five moving nfilcturu y to boost aivm, entraining late’ tonight, but their 'departure was delayed by difficulties 'concerning their mounts. “ Four regiments of infantry, a hospi- tal corps and an-ambulance corps were sent away from the camp late last night and early today. $26,000,000 FOR ARMY $ AND NATIONAL GUARD Amount Named in House Committee’s Emergency Bill. * ‘Washington, June 27.—The house appropriations committee today re- ported an emergency bill providing $26,000,000 for'extraordinary expenses of the army and national guard caused by mobilization for Mexican border sérvice. Most of the amount goes for equipment and transportation. Another bill reported by the com- mittee today provides for continuing all ordinary expenses of the govern- ment through July. It was made nec- essary because a number of annual supply bills providing funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1 have not been passed. NEW HAVEN EQUIPMENT USED IN-MOVING MILITIA It is Feared a Shortage Will Result for Fourth of July Travel. New York, June 27.—Many coaches and sleeping cars have been appro- priated from regular train service on the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad, it was announced to- night, in order that the movement of troops from Massachusetts, Rhode Is- land, - Connecticut and New York might be eXpedited. A shortage of equipment has resulted, which, it is said, will be felt more particularly g the few days before and after the Fourth of July. PENNSYLVANIA ROAD FEELS CAR SHORTAGE e Because of the Number Required for Transportation of Troops. New York, June 27.—Owing to the large number of passenger cars Te- quired for the transportation of troops to the Mexican border, the Pennsyl- vania rdilroad announced here tonight, it will be compelled within a few days to withdraw temporarily many cars now in the regular train service. It may be found necessary also to annul some trains for a timi FUNSTON SENDS URGENT REQUEST FOR TROOPS Pennsylvania and Dlstrlct of Columbla Troops Asked to Hurry, New Yo J AT —At the t d*h-un:l Funston, o ':' g:"nt ‘“.Wood..’h Conn 2‘:"“ ne; comm; the dej ent of the east, rn.rn A Df sylvi and District of Columbia troops to -mh‘lm for t.hoLbu?!av at the ear] tnu! le mament t was be- lieved at headquarters some of them wmight start tonight, WEARISOME WAITING X / FOR MEN AT NIANTIC, WIIl All Be In Transit Before Daylight Today, “Camp Holesmb, Niantic, Conn., Ju 27—Connectiout’s guota of mmon';!. rd for Mexican border duty will all be in transit before daybreais tomor-' DS et ) . the or of Major Henry ¥, Beebe, was to be eiitrained during the night, aithough mm ‘were not geed at a late hour it t':n be placed abeard cars until ITALIANS - RECAPTURE ; IMPORT ANT POINTS OF VANTAGE. There Has Been a Slackening in the Intensity of the Bombardment, on the Various-Sectors Aroynd*Verdun . —Four German Aircraft Destroyed. The Austrians in the region south- east of Trent are still falling back be- fore the advance of the Italians who haye recaptured numerous important —_— A X CHAIRMAN ; REP. ~ NATIONAL-COMMITTEE. i : ; 328 ——e IS.FRIEND OF HUGHES DIVIDED ON MEASURE. was ‘The:New Chairman is Not Allied With Any Factions—Is Acceptable to Re- publicans and Progressives Alike— Roosevelt May Stump for Hughes. New York, June 27—Developments at the tem; points of vantage. The towns of Po- | mittee on sina and Arsiero again have fallen in- to the hands of the Italians, while in the entire region between the Adige and Brenta rivers and mountain positions- have been re- taken. The Austrians, according to the Italian war office, vainly attempted to hold baok the ltallsne by = congen- trateq artillery and machine gun fire but the Italians would not he denied. There has again been a slackening in the intensity of the bombardment on the various sectors around Verdun,’ and only one infantry attack was-at- tempted Tuesday. This was launched by the Germans on the part of the village of Fleury northwest of Ver- dun, which is held by the French. was repulsed. L4 he Germans also essayed an at- tack against the British southeast of Ypres but this also was without re- sult. In patrol engagements, the Brit- ish at many points entered German trenches, inflicting casualties on the defenders and making some prisoners. Four German aircraft have been brought down by British airmen in aerial fights. The British lost one machine. On the front in northern Russia the Germans have bombarded Russian po- sitions and followed them up with in- fantry attacks. Petrograd says that _|all the attacks were put down by the Russian fire. The official statement issued by the Russian war office places the number of prisoners captured by General Bru- siloff’s army between June 4 and June 23 at 198,972 officers and men. The number of heavy guns, machine guns and bomb throwers reached more than MARTIAL LAW IN LEIPSIC FOLLOWING FOOD RIOTS :Mob_Storms. 1800 Shops of - Bakers; | yr. B tohers and Provision Dealers. Berne, via London, June 27.— have reached here that serious riot- ing occurred in Liepsic at'the end of last week and that abont 1800 shops, chiefly those of bakers, butchers an provision dealers, were “pillaged b; mobs. It is said that Czech soldiers brought from Austria, fired upon the crowd, and that martial law has been proclaimed in Liepsic and in the Duchy of Brunswich. EXPLORER SHACKLETON HAS REQUESTED AID Asks That the Steamer Uruguay Be Sent to Elephant Island. Buenos Aires, June 27.—Lieutenant Sir Ernest Shackleton, whose efforts to rescue the main body of his Antarctic expedition left on Flephant Island proved futile when the steamer fur- nished by the Uruguayan government for the purpose met with adverse ice conditions, has requested the despatch to Elephant Island of the Argentine Antarctic steamer Uruguay. It was the Uruguay which rescued the Swed- ish sexpedition in 1913. The minister of marines states, how- ever, that it is impossible to send the Uruguay to rescue the Shackleton party becguse she is not in service- able condition. No other suitable vessel in Argen- tina is available for the work and it is feared here that the chances of res- cuing the stranded party this season are sim. L e TENDER DIXIE CROWDED WITH AMERICAN REFUGEES She is Due to Arrive in .Gllvuton Early Friday. Washington, June 27.—Captain Bur- rage, commanding the battleship Ne- braska, at Ver Cruz, reported today that the tender Dixie, crowded with American refugees, had sailed from Tampico for Galveston. She should arrive. early Friday. The captain said two children were born today to Amer- ican women on the Dixle. Consul Guyant at Progreso notified the state department that he was leav- ing and would arrive at New Orleans in a few days. American refugees at Ciudad Carmen have left that place for New Orieans. RELEASE OF THE STEAMER FREDA 18 REQUESTED. Was Suspected of Having Hospital Supplies for Carranza. _Washington, June 27.—State depart- ment officials today requested the freasury department to release the gteamer Freda, held up at New Or- leans with a cargo of hospital supplies for Progreso, which custom officials suspected were destined for the Car- MEXICANS AND AMERICANS 2 CLASH IN NORTHERN SONORA Report Recelved From Brigadier Gen- eral Calles. Mexico City, June 27—There has beex;fl 2 ‘clash betweon Mexicans ang Am jcans northern nora, - cording to nn report received -from Brigadier General es, - military governor of Sonera. - No detafls were given. i = Movements of.ham;”lp. ok New York, June 27.-=Sail steamer vfi-;hx rk, }“ € N\""‘W ‘s Yo une 33 Liverpool, numerous . peaks | Th y | tonight 3 it had accepted an invitation to dine with Mr. Hughes to- morrow night. Personal Trend of Nominee. Mr. Wi lawyer, former it- master of New York and until 1913 chairman of the public service com- mission of New York, is a personal and political friend of the nominee. His selection results from Mr, of New York, known to him person- ally, a man somewhat removed from recent political develcpments, not al- lied with any faction of the party and mceceptable to republicans and progres- sives alike. Sub Committes Held Formal Meeting The organization sub-committee which ratified the nominee’s choice, held its formal meeting in the recep- tion room at Mr. Hughes’ headquar- ters. 'Mr. Hughes was present. Ear- ly in the day the sub-committee held an informal meeting at the hotel where 'W. Murray Crane, its chairman, is staying. Reports were current the selection of Mr. Willcox had met with some opposition at the informal meet- ing. After the formal meeting, how- ever, it was announced that all mem- bers of the sub-committee had voted for Mr. Willcox on the first ballot. Chairman Willcox announced . that he soon would open headquarters in New York and would devote his en- tire time to the campaign. The other officers of the national committee and the executive committee will be ap- pointed by the sub-committee which also will name the two vice chairmen for the Chicago and Pacific coast of- cosevelt to Dij With Hughes. Colonel Roosevelt’ acceptance of from an exchange Colonel Roosevelt l& over the gr%mfl from Oyster Bay with Mr. ghes. The dinner will be served in Mr. Hughes' suite and there will be cov- ers for only two. It was indicated that the topics discussed would not be divuiged. er Colonel Roosevelt will make a tour in'behalf of Mr. Hughes was discussed at the Hughes head- Quarters today as well as the proba- bility that Former President Willlam H. Taft would be asked to make a number of speeches for the ticket. CRISIS OVER THE IRISH . HOME RULE COMPROMISE Rumored That Members of British Cabinet Have Resigned. London, June 27, 1115 p. m— Throughout today the air was charg- ed with rumors of a serious crisis over the Irish home rule compromise. The fact that there were two prolonged cabinet councils, in addition to party meetings, seemed to confirm this view. An evening newspaper annouced that the Marquis of Lansdowne, minister without portfolio, and Walter Hume Long, president of the local govern- ment board, had actually resigned, but that their resignation had - not been accepted. - Rumor also connect- &l the name of Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, with the minis- ters likely to resign. The Earl of Selborne in the house of lords explained that nothing was expected to be announced edefinitely concerning the situation until after a meeting of unioists tomorrow, at which it was' still hoped that the in- fluence of Andrew Bonar Law, secre- tary of state for colonies, who sup- ports Premier Asquith, and David Lloyd George, the munitions minister. wro framed the Irish compromise, might possibly avert a rupture. To- night, however, it was announced that the unionist meeting had been post- poned until next week at the desire of Mr. Boar Law and the government, who wished further time for consider- ation for the Irish proposal. This post- ponement put a new complexion on affairs and permits of the hope that the crisis will be avoidead. ASK REDUCTION IN FREIGHT RATES ON RAW SILK Connecticut One of the States Inter- ested in Hearing Now in Progress. New York, June 27.—A hearing was held here tonight before Henry Thur- tell, examiner of the Interstate Com- merce Commission, on the application of the Silk Association of ‘America for a reduction in freight rates on_raw silk. While the Pennsylvania Rail- road company is specifically named in the petition, all carrying lines of the country are involved in the procged- ings. ‘Sixty-fiye members of the silk association who, it is said, control 80 per cent. of the looms and spindles of the industry in the United States, rep- chiefly the states of New Th fi:iy e e o 1ere a wi be covered by the Tn Commerce Commission. The men _assert that freight rates have been advanced fifty per cent. while the railroads claim there has been a reduction of fifty per cemt. " Gteamer Sunk in Collision. ,k.g:yn Ste Marle, hst"m:l mp-ny of eams] com] -mwmpma;ymm %fl:hmmmmn.owng Massey Steamship company of | Duluth.. The. Hill collided with' hnm«m.ama&:m off Persian sian. Island jroni invitation resulted| notes. All &lnfiq minimum prices on the Stock BExchange will be removed on July 3. S ¥ The 72nd annual convention of the American Institute of Ilomeopathy at Baltimore. S Bril # in gold, the steamer - arrived | New York from Liverpook The new torpedo boat destroyer Smnnnwupheadahmum-t The nineteenth annual convention of the Polish Singers’ Afliance of Ameri- co opened at Pittsburgh. z SR Troop trains and traifis carrying military supplies will have the right of way on all railroads. 7 Maj. Gen. O’'Ryan’ abandoned his fie]d headquarts itman. and moved to New York.. Wireless communication with Eu- rope by way of Sayville, has been temporarily An infernal machine, holding nine sticks of ite; was found in the General Post Office in New York. All_militiamen _employed in Gov- ernment navy yards are exempt from service Secretary Danlels announced. An order for 35 locomotives was re- ceived by the American Locomotive Co. from the New York Central Rail- Howard 8. Egrn& ofJOe-nlg g‘m-:} has presented the New Jersey Naf Guatd with a seaplane of the latest type. 2 Customs receipts of the Republic of Nicaragua in March amounted 108, compared with $67,608 in 1915. to $88,- March, A two ton motor truck will be pre- sented to the First Ca Regiment, N. G, N. Y., by 38 and sugar firms. * g Mayor Mitchell laid th s of the New York City Reformatory’s new building at New Jampton, Orange Co. i The Utah-ldaho, ed the buildings of Sugar Co. $50,000,000. Prices for fine granulated sugar were advanced 35 points to 7.65 cents a pound by the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Co. The International Association of Machinists met in convention at Bal- timore. The delegates reprseent 100,- 000 machinists. - r Co. purchas- e Oregon-Utah for a prive reported to. be Manufacturers have been requested to submit prices for 750,000 pairs of shoes, to be purchased immediately by the government. Clarence Crane, 19, and Ralph Krouse, 18, of Bine Brool N. J., were drowned in the Passaic River when Crane's canoe overturned. Disabled by a broken shaft, the American' steamer D. N. Luchenback, Rio Janeirv for New York, was towed into Port of Spain, Trinidad. The British steamer Ping Sue; Liverpool for Yokohama, . was serl ously damaged when she ran ashore near Cape Town, South Africa. A conference report on the rural credits or land bank bill was adopte] by the house, 313 to 10. The report now awaits action in the senate. Eight members of the crew of the small British steamer Astrofoger, sunk in the North Sea by a German sub- marine, were landed at Lowestoff. The steamer Itaska and the barge T. J. Hooper, bound in tow from New York to Jacksonville respectively. for Boston, were fioated from Shovel Shoal on which they were stranded. Thetinterstate commerce commission suspended until Oct. 29 proposed in-| 000, creases in freight rates between New York and points on the Rhode Island company’s lines via Providence, R. L Death sentence of 34 British consci- entious objectors to military service have been commuted, British Under Secretary for War Tennant announced. com- Field Marshal German mfim’“ on the ad ce toward Paris, ‘been retired onv:‘cloount of poor health. He is l:wly von Buelow, ndency over To have Induced her act. | d:“mmmt, Me., -the a - has left for Newport for the manoeuvres in Narragansett Bay. in the Supreme Court st w%n‘!u & N’ Y., r«mefi.&wn!m for $20,000 to Grace Knowles,'of Yonk- ers, in her action against the New Haven to recover dsmmages for the death of her husband. € R ecornerstone Failure of the Conference to Agre Leaves President Wilson Withor " Power to Use Militia for Aggressiv Work Outside of the United State . ulu-ennt:-ndhouuo:‘}he&ym olution draft natio guardsme; into federal ‘were unable t he Senate Conferees Yield. The senate conferees yielded on all other amendments restoring the lan- guage of the resolution as it passed the house. This includes restitution ol the d lon that.“an emergency ists which demands the use of troops in addition to the regular army’ and of the qualifyirg clause referring to Section IIT of the army reorganiza- tion act under which only those will- ing to take the required oath could be drafted. Use of Militia Restricted. Failure of the conference leaves the president without authority to use the national guard for aggressive pur- poses outside the territory United States. What will be don¢ ‘with the resolution in view of the de- termined stand by conferees or both sides regarding the relief pro- vision, members of the conference committee would not predict. . Chamberlain Urged Relief Appropria- tion. ‘When it was apparent in the confer. ence that an impasse had been reached Senator Chamberlain. urged that bott the relief appropriation inserted bj the house and the senate substitute providing for exemption fsom service of enlisted men with dependents be eliminated. Representative Hay, chair- man of the house conferees, would noi agree to the proposal, but it was re- ported tonight that administratior leaders would make another effort fo agreement along those lines with ar understanding that relief be taken up later as a separate measure. ‘A bil already has been introduced by Sena- tor Johnson of South Dakota to ap- %flm :‘:,m.ouo for relief of de- during the Mexican emergency. Several Hours of Discussion. The Hay resolution, adopted by the senate yesterday, was sent to confer- ence as soon as it was reported back to the house today, all the senate amendments being agreed to withous debate. The conference disagreemen! followed several hours of discussion ir the committee devoted chiefly to the relief proposal. Naval Militia Bill. ‘While the conferees were in sessior the house naval committee reported favorably Chairman Padgett’s bill un- der which naval militiamen could be drafted into the federal service. The measure provides for complete federal ization of the naval militia, including federal pay on the scale of navy reg- ulars during active service and re- tainer pay not exceeding $120 a veai for enlisted men and up to $500 for officers in time of peace. Daniels Approved Padgett Bill. Secretary Daniels wrote the naval committee that the Padgett bill would greatly increase efficiency of the na- val militja as a reserve force. Any naval reserve force, he wrote, “woull be of little use to the naval service un- less it could be placed aboard naval Vessels and sent to any destinatior within or without the territorial wa- ters of the United States where the military situation might require. Chairman Padgett plans to bring th measure up Monday. GENERAL TREVINO IS 3 PREPARED FOR WARFARE Troops Placed So That They Can Pro¢ tect Chihuahua City. ‘Washington, June 27.—Mexican re- ports tonight indicated that General Trevino, commanding the Carranzs army corps of the north, has practical. ly completed the disposition of hir troops in preparation for possible hos. tilities with the United States. The command, the strength of which is va- riously estimated from 25,000 to 40, ), has distributed along twe raflronds in Chihuahua, the Mexicar Central and the Mexican Northwest. ern, and in the Santa Maria River val lay in such a way a< to menace th( American line of communication ant present an obstacle to a possibl toward Chihuahus ‘manoeuvers, Genera Pershing has gathered at Colia Dubla: more tha ntwo hundred motor truck- ;::-p‘;?tm in t:; mmeoq'th ca across country rap idly the communication has connaissance flights. R DT et 5, PROTESTS ACTION. OF SPANISH AUTHORITIE! In Furnishing Suppliss to Germas Submarine U-35. June 27, 430 p. m—Rear nnl:u"'b-m-v.'m writes_to s