Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1916, Page 1

Call Tyler 1000 If You Want to Talk to The Bee or to Anyone Conmected With The Bee, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE XLV REGULAR TROOPS [0 THE FRONT GO THROUGH OMAHA soldiers Stationed at Forts Robin- son and Meade to Reach Here Tuesday on Way to Mexican Border, TRAINS NOW BEING LOADED' VOL. | Orders Given t;—}in—nen to El Paso to Join in the Chase for Bandit Villa. FROM HERE TO KANSAS CITY| United States troops stationed at | Fort Robinson, Neb., and at Fort | Meads, 8. D., will entrain today on | the Northwestern and traveling spe- cial, reach Omaha sometime Tuesday, | or early Wednesday morning en | route to the Mexican border to join in the chase for Villa. The order indicating that the sol- | diers at Forts Robinson and eMade | were to go to the front passed along | the line Saturday when instructions | from the War department reached | the two posts to be ready to move to | the Mexican border on the shortest | possible notice. All Saturday night | pacing of munitions and camp equip- | ment went on and by Sunday after- | noon the men were ready to take to | the field. ! The order to move, however, reach the two posts until late Sunday afternoon and practically at the sam: time the Northwestern offices here re- celved instructions to have equipment as- sembled at the nearest railroad points to the two posts. Ready to Load Out. Last night the assembling of the equip- | ment was well under way, that for the use of the Fort Meade troops going to | Sturgis, 8. D., and that for the Fort Robinson men to Crawford, Neb, The Fort Robinson command consista of about 50 men and the usual number of officers. To handle this command and the camp equipage will require two trains, one train of utourist sleepers, carrying the men and one train for the animals, camp stores and supplies. The Fort Robinson troops should reach Omaha sometime late Tuesday. The Fort Meade command consists of the Third squadron of the Twelfth cavalry, about 400 men, besides the of- ficers, bringing the number of men up to 800.© There will. be about the same num- ber of horses as men. To move this command. will require four trains, tw, carry the officers and men and their baggage and two to carry the horses, tents and camp paraphanalia and forage, All Hustle at the Forts. All Sundy there was great activity at Fort Mede. Feeling certain that they were going to be ordered to the Mexican border, the day ‘was devoted to hauling forage and camp supplies from the post to the Northwestern depot at Sturgfs, Loading will begin early this morning and it is expected that all of the traina will be out and on the way shortly after noon today. The passenger equipment is on the way from Chicago, being run special and should be in Sturgiss early today. " If plans as outlined are carried out, the Fort Meade soldiers will arrive in Omaha late Tuesday, or-early Wednesday. . At Omaba all of the trains bringing soldiers from Forts Robinson and Meade Will be transferred to the Missouri Pa- cific and by that road hauled to Kansas City, where they will be taken over by the Rock Island and carried to El Paso. From El Paso they will be sent west, the Twelfth cavalry probably going to Hachita, N. M. “Texas Mavericks,” New Rough Riders DALLAS, Tex., March 12.—A regiment of rough riders had been organized long in advance of the present Mexican crisis and now awaits acceptance by the gov- ernment, according to B. W. Edwards, the organizer, a Daldas business man and vet- eran of the Spanish American war, He wired his offer today to the government through Hatton W. Sumners, Texas rep- resentative in congress. The regiment Is called the “Texas Mavericks” and fs composed of 800 men Avalanche in Venice Buries Hundreds VENICE (Via Paris), March 12.—An avalanche has buried several houses in the Agordo district. The victims so far reported number 262, The Weather Temperatures at Omaha did not sterday. Highest yesterday.. Lowest yesterday Mean temperature Precipitation . o Temperature and precipitation tures from the normal: Normal temperature cess for the day s since Marc depar- | ) | 2 04 inch O inch 08 inch 9 inch + 1110 inches 7 inch ster, P cy for the Total rainfall si March 1 Deficiency since March 1 Excess for cor. period, 1915 Deficlency for cor. period, 1914 L. A. WELSH, Local For $200,500 had been realized from the sale of announced at the British admiralty today that the -m vette, of as the result of striking a mine off the east coast of England, »| Bury the Flyers with | Through a direct hit by one of the Ger MONDAY —— MORNING, M ANENT THE VILLA RAID-Pictures takea recently, showing the forces engaged in the brush on the Mexican border. ABOVE - VIMLISTA TROOPS . BEIOW = AMERICAN BORDER. GUARD. LANSING ASKS DATA ON SILLUS SINKING Seeks Information Concerning Loss | of Vessel on Which Amer- icans Were Aboard. TORPEDOED WITHOUT NOTICE WASHINGTON, March ii.—S8ecre- tary Lansing today instructed Consul Osborne at Havre, France, to se- cure and forward immediately all available details of the sinking in Havre roads of the Norwegian bark Silius, from which seven American citizens were rescued. Consul Os- borne had previously reported that the Silius was torpedoed without ng onthe night o2 March 9. If a torpedo did destroy the bark, which was bound to Havre from New York with grain, the govern- ment responsible will be held to strict accountability, Such an act would be contrary to all the assur- ances which the United States has secured. Withholding Judgment. Officlals seemed inclined, how- ever, to refrain from forming an opinion until it was known posi- tively that a torpedo and not a mine sunk the ship. Should Consul Osborne's investigation establish that a torpedo actually was re- sponsible, the United States officlals in- dicated they will view the matter as even more serious than if a passenger carrying vessel was involved, The State department considers that American sea- men have even a greattr clalm to pro- tection than passengers. A passenger travels at his discretion, while a seaman is complled to do so by his occupation. Big Sum is Raised For War Sufferers In Teutonic Lands NEW YORK, March 12—A bazar, sald | to be the largest ever held In this coun- | try, was opened in Madison Square Gar- den here tonight for the benefit of Te'- tonic war sufferers. The promoters an- wounced that before the doors opened 6,000 tickets. They sald they expected the affair, which is to last until March 2, would result in raising a fund of $750,(00. Count von Bernstortf, the German am- bassador; prince Von Hatsfeldt, counsel- lor to the German embassy; Baron Erih von Zwiedinek, the Austrian charge d'af- faires; Stephen Panaretoff, the Bulgarian minister, and the consyls general in New | York of Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and | Turkey occupled boxes at the affalr, Tney | were escorted there by members of sev- | German societies and sallors from | German ships interned at anchor in the harbor here. ‘Teutonic sympathisers in Syracuse, Albany, Utica, Troy and other cities of New York state are.alding in the success of the bazar, it was an- nounced. British Auxiliary Ship Fauvette Sunk LONDON, Marcn 12.~It was officially rcantile ship auxiliary, Fau- | 644 tons gross, has been sunk Fourteen mem- bers of the crew were lost. Wrecked Aeroplane BERLIN (Via London), March 12 man anti-aireraft guns, a French aero- plane fell down in flames betwen the mutual lines southeast of Chateau Salins The occupants were dead and were buried |Idea of Americans On Mexican Ground Galling to Natives EL PASO, Tex., March 12—First Chlef Carranza's attitude toward the United States as a result of Villa's brigandage is unknown to General Gavira, the com- mandant at Juarez. General Gavira stated to the Associated Press tonight that he had not received a word from the Mexican government relative to the crisis, but added that General Luls Gutierrez, nominal head of the state of Chihuahua, would arrive at Juaréz on a special train tomorrow for a conferen In reply to the question as to whether General Pershing would be a party to the meeting the general answered no; that the conference was entirely per- sonal, He was quick to deny the repert that the Mexican populace took a hostile view: of President Wilson's position. I have the greatest faith in Mr. son's disinteréstedness and friendly tives,” he sald, “and I am quite as posi tive that General Gutierrez shares my view. We shall be glad to co-operate Wwith the United States." Inquiriés’ among well-informed Mexi- cans in Juarez showed that the idea of American .troops on Mexican soil is not altogether welcome. One Mexican in an official position spoke guardedly of the affalr, but expressed his real feelings in this form: “We are mow placing large forces in the field against Villa, and I hope we can dspose of him before the North Amerl= can troops croes the border. It would be much better from the Mexicans’ view- point to let us finish him ourselves. Then there would be no possibility of any clashes or misunderstandings.” Russ Torpedo Boat Destroyer is Sunk BERLIN, March 12—(By Wireless to Sayville)—~The Russian torpedo boat destroyer Leitenan Pushtchin has been sunk by a mine, according to a report from Sofia; Bulgaria, given out by the Overseas News agency. Four officers and eleven sailors of the crew of the destroyer were rescued by Bulgarians, The Leitenan Push'chin was a un't of the Russian Black Sea fleet and probably was lost in the Black Sea off the coast of Bulgaria. It was 210 feet in length and displaced 3% tons. Its complement in peace times was sixty-seven men, Germans Say Their Losse§ Not Heavy BERLIN, March 12 (Via London) March 11.—The German losses in the Ver- dun operations up‘to the end of week, though accurately and officlally still unknown, are said to reach a total | of only a few thousand in killed, wo and missing, according to a sta obtained through an authoritative source, Details of the attack on Fort Vaux, published here show that the general at tack began March 7. Covered by a hail of shells which kept down the fire of the French battories and infantry, German regiments pressed steadily forward until late in the night when a brilllant storm gave them posses- slon of Fort Vaux. HEAD OF PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD DEAD PHILADBELPHIA, Voorhees, president of the Philadeiphia & Reading railroad, died suddenly at his home at Elkins Park, a suburb, late last night. Mr. Voorhees recently underwent an operation in Minnesota and returned to this city about ten days ago apparently in good health. The funeral will be from his late home Tuesday. He Is survived by a widow, four sons and four daughters. CARRANZA TROOPS ARE AT MEXICAN BORDER DOUGLAS, Ariz, March 12.—Eleven hundred Carranza troops from Hermosillo, hurrying to Agua Prieta, on the Mexican side, reached the border of Naco today It was sald they are to be distributed along the eastern Somora horder to yuard together with the remains of the machine. imlnln.; campes. Iast | March 12—Theodore | MORMONS NoT IN PERIL FROM VILLA Sufficient Carranza forces Sent Into the District to Protect Foreigners. MEXICANS CROSSING THE LINE EL PASO, Tex., March 12.—The Mormon colony of Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, is no longer in danger from attack by Villa bandits, accord- ing to General Gavira, commandant at Juarez. General Gavira stated that suffiicent reinforcements had been sent into the district to protect the foreigners there and that the refugee b held in' readiness to for -“nerth probebly-would not be sent. The only train expected tonight from the south was a special carry- ing General Luis Gutierrez from Chi- hauhua to Juarez, where he is to con- fer with General Gavir: Juarez has preserved its usual calm. Genera]l Gavira has cavalry patrols out during the night. Anorlelrl Croas Over. In El Pasdb some apprehension was aroused among the authorities by the large number of Mexicans crossing over into Texas, but an investigation showed that they came to get out of the range of any conflict. Many declared they had seen much of war. Rumors concerning Villa recelving agents operating in Juarez have not stood the test of inquiry. The leading news- papers in Spanish keep off the In lon question in thelr editorlals, but several small shects that are said to break out whenever a crisls occurs have been taken in hand by the police, Although the border s closely patrolled by the Americans, the main object is to catch any contraband that may be pass- ing through to the Villlstas. The regular army of Mexico is given overy facllity in the way of obtalning supplies and Gen- eral Bertan! has placed a large order in El Paso, Officers made the rounds of the auto- moblle sales houses In 1 Paso listing motor trucks. One company of infantry left for Ysleta and two others made ready to go tonight to Deming, N. M., the cen- ter of a district which has suffered much from brigandage in the past. Expect to Be t. The two mountain mule batteries at the fort are awalting orders to move over the roadless haunts of Villa The com- pany operating the ficld wireless expects to be among the first to leave for the front. There are at present no aeroplanes in this part of the country, but they are expected, since weather and atmosphere conditions are ideal for air scouting. {Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) | Back to the woods with that old- fashioned man who always “sees the first robin” in the gentle springtime, He is commonplace, hackneyed. public ig tired of him Make way for the new favorite. A little lively music, professor. Fanfare of trumpets. Spotlight | Here he is, public | the first mosquito. His name (the man's name, not the mosquito's) is Walter Sorenson, his voca- tion, dent'st; his avocation (see diction- ary), director of Carter Lake club, You know how warm it was yesterday. ‘Well, Director Sorenson was out at the club, and, as there wasn't any particular divectoring to be done, he sat down and sunned himself by the water's edge. “Buz-2-2-2-%," sald something in his ear. Director Sorenson looked up (a8 he solemnly swears, affirms, asserts, Asscverat ) the first mos quito of Not only the first mosquito, but the first flock of mosquitoes. (No, | what do you call a big bunch of mosqui |toes? Not a “flock.’ That's was you call sheep. Not a “herd” Maybe “swarm” would be best.) Anyway, he Jlll‘ ‘em. The | the man who saw S I 13, 1916 and saw | THE WEATHER. Fair TEN VILLA BREAKS UP FORCE, FUNSTON HOLDS MEN BACK Bandit Chieftain Reported to Be Disintegrating His Band Into Small Parts, Making Pur- suit Difficult. | | | | \ 1 » | | | J | | [BORDER NOT YET CROSSED Dispatches fron; El Paso and Columbus Say American Army Has Not Passed Line. OUTLAWS HIDE IN MOUNTAINS EL PASO, Tex., March 12.-—Sun- day passed without the movement of any American punitive expedition into Mexico. On both sides of the | border, however, American and Car- | ranza armies made noticeable prog- |ress toward concentrating their | forces for the hunt for Francisco | Villa in northern Chihuahua. The | plight of 500 Mormons, colonists at ! | i | Casa Grandes, who were expecting | | an attack by Villa, was reported bet- ‘ ter tonight. | COLUMBUS, N. M., Mareh 12— | Reports multiplied here today that Francisco Villa is disintegrating the | force of 1,600 to 2,600 men whom he | used to support or to mak e the | Columbus raid last Thursday | American military authorities sald today that if possible it would have | been advisable to go after Villa Thursday when his raiders feld southward. They were then demor- alized and were dropping loot and war material before the attacks of fifty-nine men under Major Frank | Tompkins, Requests of Colonel Her- | bert Slocum, commanding the Thir- | kins to be allowed to renew the pur- | suit Friday with a larger force were denfed pending the organization of the large punitive expedition. May Take Several Days. Today it was stated that this expedition, owing to Inadequate rallroad facilities, and the widely ttered position of the troops mecessary to constitute it, who have been on patrol duty, might require several days' preparation before it could enter Mexico, at least from this point, Meanwhile reports from Mexican sources stated that Villa %wtmuy was carrying out a plan to elude pursult by and hiding among the mountaines of his forcos were reported b be ap- proaching the Sonora state border. Others ‘were sald to be making their way south- ward and southeastward today toward the mountains of the San Geronimo dis- trict, from which the bandit chieftain started March 1, with the announced in- tention of Invading the United States. Reinforcoments from Hast, Information was received here today that two regiments of infantry and a battalion of mountain artillery were be- ing went here from the east, in addition to a battery of the Sixth artillery from Nogales, Ariz, and a signal company. Colonel Blocum sald he had been ad- vised that the first squadron of the Thir- teenth cavalry also had been ordered to rejoin the regiment. The Thirteenth, on mccount of its exploit. Thursday in beat- ing off an overwhelming number of Mexicans after a stiff fight in which they inflicted possibly fifteen times the num- ber of their own casualties, is said to have been assigned to the duty of taking Villa's direct trail. But owing to the exigencies of the patrol duty to which the army has been assigned ever since the outbreak of the Madero revolution, the regiment has had on duty here only two-thirds of its strength, The first squadron, under Lieutenant Colonel Trivers, has been stationed at Marfa, Tex.,, more than 250 miles east of here, and igned to patrol a stretch of territory eighty-five miles in extent. It might be several days before this squad- ron will be assembled here. Other Units Widely Soatter Other units sald to have been desig- nated for aervice in Mexico are quite as widely scattered because of demands for protection and patrols At vArious points. Infantry, artillery and cavalry deemed necessary for the expedition are scattered at intervals from seventy-five to 150 miles from Marfa, Tex., on the east to Yuma, Ariz, on the west. There is only one line of raliroad by which the concentra- tlon of these troops can be accomplished. ‘This line is closely guarded to minimize {Continued on Page Two, Column Three.) ‘Man Who Saw ihé First Robin Must Now Take the Back Seat Mr. Sorenson is & truthful man and a man of sobriety. His word cannot be doubted Moreover, the writer of this article saw the mosquitoes, too. The writer of this article is In a class with Washington a8 regards truthfulness, and, as for sobriety, “licKer” has never, no, never passed his ruby lips. When the writer of t. a. corroborates | the observations of Dr. Sorenson all doubt |is dissipated, evaporated, blotted out, made null and vold. The writer of t. a. thus quafies as the second man who saw the first mosquito. The mosquitoes were tame. They didn't offer to bite either of their intrepld ob- servers, Dr. Sorenson declared the hatching of the mosquitoes at this time & wmost propitious thing. “A little of this warm weather” he said, “will hatch out a lot of them and then we're sure to get some more freez ing weather and that will kill them all off. There oughtn't to be any mosquitoes | here at the lake this year.” | “You're right, said the w. | “there oughtn't to be, with accent on the oughtn't of t. a, the acute | teenth cavalry here, and of Tomp- | Bome- otel S0 7_‘\‘] N KEEP BABY WELL | HEALTH EXHIBIT| Experts Tell of the Efforts Being Made to Reduce the Infant lity. On Trains, at X alI Stand |MILK IS \ To the accompaniment of the faint | wall of a tiny infant, the one thing needed to make the baby health ex- hibit at the court house realistic, “Baby Health week” in Omaha was inaugurated Saturday afternoon |The infant was sleeping peacefully [in its go-cart while the mother was 'llllonlnx to the lecture program, but soon tired of such a peaceful occupa- | {tlon and made its presence known. To make sick bables well, to keep well bables wetl aad then to make | well babies better—these are the |alms of infant welfare stations, the latest move for “‘better babies,” ac- cording to Prof. Albert E. Johann, ! director of hygiene in the Lincoln publie schools, in his opening talk, Application of sclentitic | the ¢ ALSO IMPORTANT | knowledge to of bables was a voint strongly | urged by Dr, Johann. “Lets of mothers | have the information, bu. they don't use | 1t for fear of mothers-in-law other | relatives whose opinions are contrary,” he stated. Superstition, laziness and pov- | erty the causes militating against | proper care of bables, according to Prof. Johann, Civie Rights of Iufant, A crying need for Nebraska s an in titution for the development of retarded | mental cases. This fact was brought out In the lecture of Prof. Alice M. Loomis | of the home economics department of the state university on “Civie Rights of an Infant.” | The right of the child to be well born, involving the necessity for successful | eugentes legislation; & solution of the housing problem, since it has been dem- onstrated that apartment houses or | crowded quarters retard the physical and | mental development of the growing child, and the transfer of the regard for one's | | own children into concrete activity for | the good of all chidren were points em- | Phasized by Miss Loomls. Mrs. Emma Reed Davisson, head of the extension work, department of agrioul- | ture of the state university, gave a dem- onstration of infants' clothing and Prof. | J. H. Frandsen of the department ot| dairy husbandry an {llustrated lecture ol Milk and Its Relation to Public Health, Mrs, B. M. Syfert, president of the Omaha Woman's eclub, presided at the opening meeting, Introducing Mrs. K, R. J. Bdholm, to whom the greatest work for assembling the baby health exhibit 'was delegated, Mre. Edholm gave a breit Good Teeth Reduce Detective | A dental Infirmary {s one of the crying | neéds of this community, according to Dr. Willlam L. Shearer, one of the speak- ers on “Mouth Hygiene" at the baby health exhibit Saturday evening. The [work of the infirmary would be to cor- ‘ect dental and oral defects In children, hus reducing the percentages of defec- ves, incorrigibles and various forms of | tlinesses. COPY TWO ( — g JENTS FRENCH ROUTED AS THEY TRY T0 REGAIN CROUND German Official Report Says Gallic Assaults in Massed Formation Repulsed with Heavy Losses, PARIS CONFESSES REVERSE Statement Admits Invaders Capture Small Trench on Eastern Verdun Front. | CANNON FIRE PRECEDES CHARGE PARIS, March 12.—German troops after a heavy artillery bombardment attacked the French positions on the eastern front of the Verdun sector vesterday afternoon and captured a small trench to the north of Eix, ac- cording to today's official statement. i BERLIN (Via London), March 12, French assaults in massed forma- tion against the newly won German positions on the left bank of the Meuse, northwest of Verdun, were repulsed with heavy losses to the at- tackers yesterday, says the official statement today. Since the present operations were ‘commenced in the Meuse region, the statement adds, 26,472 unwounded French officers and men and 189 guns and 232 ma- chine guns have been captured. Germans Are Given Ether Before Charge, Asserts Englishman LLONDON, March 13.—~Lord Northcliffe, who has just visited the Verdun battle- field, in a message to the Weekly Dis- patch, declares that Verdun is a great deal more interesting than important. Comparing the prej rman troops | with those who foriht early in the war, Lord Northcliffe sa; ast woek I saw German prisoners who | had escaped the hellish fire of the French 7's at Verdun. Where had gone those splendid stalwarts captured at the battles of the Marne? Much of the rank and file now left of the wermans s under- slzed and badly dressed, with faces that bear a look of fright which seems like it would last a lifetime. There appears such a look as would move a heart of steel. With two exceptions among those with whom 1 spoke, all were utterly weary of warfare and o B o ~ “Not a word is hinted in anything sent out from Germany of the horrible slaugh- ter to which the German troops have been subjected this wees. . Thursday was a black day for the Getmans, when, drugged with ether, the men came on in mass formation, to be mowed down by the French 7's and machine guns, as usual.” Horse Balks on Rail “I want some big-hearted philanthro- plats to come to the rescue of the poor jlittle mites who are belng retarded in |their physical and mental development by these defects. I want them to say ‘We will give you the money to start this thing!” You men and women would do #0 If you realized the great need,”” was the burden of his appeal. “Though this movement has the hearty support of every dentist In this country, there wouldn't he enough dentists in the state to carry on the work it every child who needed this sort of treatment would apply at the in- firmary at once. Dr. Shearer told of the wonderful good accomplished along these lines by the Forayth Dental infirmary in Boston and that of the National Mouth Hyglene asso- clation In Cleveland, f{llustrating these points with stereopticon slides and quot- |Ing many medical authorities In favor of the work, | | | | | | | Talks on Moutn fiygrene. Dr. Horace Warren of Missourl Valley, who spends the greater portion of his | | time lecturing to achool children on mouth hyglene, disclosed some salient facts on h hyglene, nety per cent of dentistry today is {unavailing because It doesn't go to the | root of things. Dentists have been ham- {mering away for hundreds of years with- | {out finding the cause for diseases of the | is outrageous! | d preventive care of the teeth, these are the cssentials,” he em | phasized | The close relation between diseases of | ithe mouth and diseases of the entire sys- tem were brought out by Dr. Warren, who clted a case where Inflammation of the knee had been cured by proper at- tention to a defective tooth. | The dental surgeon from Missouri Val- {ley threw a small sized bomb into the | |audience when he declared that General {Grant dled because he did mot brush his teeth as he should. The defective teeth, {Which the brave general had not the nerve to have pulled, then brought on,the dis- ease of the tongue from which he never recovered, according to Dr. Warren, Muscle and Tooth Hrush. “Muacle, tooth brush and Intelligenc are the only things necessary for the care of the teeth, not the best brand of tooth | powde declared Dr. Warren.* “Thirty | seconds Is long enoush to brush them it |done properly. | | | “The mouth {s the portal to the whole body. Keep it clean. If you had as much tilth on your face as you have in your mouth, how long would you allow it to remain? “Don't eat or drink after you have cleaned your teeth. Keep them clean.” The importance of careful mastication of food and refralning from taking any fluid while there is food In the mouth were also emphasized by Dr. Warren. Mrs. J. N. Paul of 5t. Paul, president of | the Nebraska Federation of Women's | Clubs, presided at the meeting. Mrs. Paul 1s strongly in favor of medical inspection in the achools. “If there had been com- | petent medical inspection in the schools | many mothers would not now be mourn- | ing the death of loved ones in this scarlet tever epidemic,” she sald. Track, Three Killed | PHILADELPHIA, March 12—A balky horse stopping on a crossing brought death to three persons on the Pennsylva- nia railroad at West Berlin, N. J., today. The horse was drawing a carriage in which were two women and & man and balked on the track ah a fast train from Atlantic City to Philadelphia was ap- proaching, Before the engineer could re- duce the speed of the train it crashed into the vehicle. The dead are: Mrs. Sallle Cook, 65 years; Anna Cook, 21; her daughter, and Henry Myrtetus, 21, the driver. Here's a Chance for Telegraphers to Go CHICAGO, March 12.—A ecal! for volun- teer telegraph operators for service with the troops that are to pursue Franclsco Villa in Mexico, was issued here today by the traffic manager of the Centinl division of the Western Unlon Telegraph | company. A heavy increase in telegraph traffic is expected from the small army of news. paper men that is to accompany the troops, the company sald. Government d army messages, as usual, will be given preference [OVER TWO MILLIONS OF ACRES SUBJECT TO ENTRY WASHINGTON, March 12.—More than 2,000,000 acres of public lands were desig~ nated by the Interlor department as subject to entry by homesteaders in Feb- ruary, it was announced today. Some of the land already has been settled and applications have been filed for settles ment on much of the rest, The land opened is scattered throughs out nearly 200 counties In nine western states. In Arizona, 17,00 acres were opened; in California, 73,00; Colorado, [ 160,000; Kansas, 17,00; Montana, 00,0003 North Dakota, 250,000; Oregon, 130,000¢ South Dakota, 1,000,000 acres in the Belles fourche, Lemmon and Rapld City dis- tricts; Wyoming, 270,000, ATKINSON RE-ELECTS SUPERINTENDENT WEYER ATKINSON, Ncb., March 12.—~(Special) —Superintendent ¥, E. Weyer has been re-elected at an Increase in salary for the ensuing year. During the three years Superintendent Weyer has been at the head of the Atkinson schools, progress has been made in every department of work. Among a number of important improvements made are the addition of |manual training and typewriting fn the high school, sewing and musie fn the krades. Superintendent Weyer has not yet accepted and it is feared that he may not as he wishes to comtinue his graduate work in an eastern uniwersity,