Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1916, Page 2

s o e 2 [ ——— EIGHT AEROPLANES ORDERED FOR ARMY Special Board Will Test Machines Which Will Be Rushed to Ex- pedition in Mexico. FIELD REPAIR SHOP ON WAY WASHINGTON, March 30.—Im- mediat® purchase of eight aero- planes to he sent at once to Briga- dier General Pershing was author- ized todad by the War department A special board of signal officers has been ordered to inspect and test the machines. The board will be cemposed of Captain Virginius E. Clark, head of the department of motors of the aviation school at San Diego, Cal.; Lieutenant Thomas De W. Milling, head instructor at the San Diego school, who are now en route here from the Pacific coast, and Lieutenant B. Q Jones of the signal corps. Reports from Major General Funston Iy strese upon the nesd for more flyers with the advance colums in Mexico. Of the eight machines which accompanied the expedition, two have been destroyed and four others have been temporarily disabled, leaving only two in service A portable machine shop to repair dawn- aged aeroplanes on the field has been sent into Mexico. More horses are also to be sent to Gen- eral Pershing. Several hundred are being bought in California and an estimate for 200 more has been sent to ocongrems Every cavalry horse In the army re mount stations has been sent to the border ARMY PREPARES FOR LONG CAMPAIGN (Continued from Page One.) @rn raliroad 4a a sole 1ine of communica~ tion because of ita physical condition and Inek of ability to carry heavy trainloads of supplies. Three companies of the engineers’ de partment are working to keep the road leading south from Columbus to the army basp in Mexico in good condition. Funston Keeps Plans Secret. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March .- Washington has imposed strict secrecy on General Funston regarding plans for using the Mexican Northwestern railroad under conditions imposed by the Mexican de facto government. He would not say toduy whether the immediate use of the line would be ordered. General Funston received from Wash- Ington last night a code message belleved o have contalned Instructions for use ©f the Northwestern and orders that sup- plies be tendered for shipment from Kl Paro to Casas Grandes. He declined to comment on the message this morning. Hope was expressed in military circles that further negotiations betwean the Btate department and Carranza might rosult in the Mexican .onm-wlt ‘making ©ertain coricessions by Which the ship- ping problem would ha made easter, For one thing the army desires authes: Mty to place guards over supplies in transit, even If the goods must move as «ommercial freight. Because of the feoling that the raliroad will not solve the .t lem under conditions imposed for its use, the operation of motor trucks between Columbus and the field base will be con- tinued for the present, according to in- formation secured today. Will Try to Modify Concesston. WASHINGTON, March #.—The State department will nesotiate with Carranza further to bring about a more complete understanding regarding use of Mexican #ailroads pending the completion of the propesed protocol with the de facto gov. ernment to cover the entire subject of the futérnational pursuit of Villa. ‘The arrival of the third squadron of the Third cavalry at Fort Ringgold, Tex,, was reported in War department dis. patches today from Gemeral Funston, The détachment was sent to that peint to strengthen the border patro! in that vi- clnl'.y Huvy department advices from Mexico réported conditions on both coasts quiet and generally satisfactory. SOUTH'RT NEBRASKA TEACHERS AT MEETING x COOK, Neb,, Imh 30.—(Special Tele. sram.)—Enrollment at the Southwest Ne- braska Teachers’ assoclation meeting here toda:' reached the 30 mark and by tomorrow evening, when the declamatory ,contest will conclude the meeting, will doubtiess exceed 40. ——— representatives, s, prob- | by der. No detalls were given other than that the assassins had escaped. MANY INQUIRIES INTO TRIPLE TRAIN WRECK ARE BEGUN (Continued from Page One.) fnvestigation wers Bngineer Herman Hess of the second mection of No. % and Towerman A. R. Ernst of Amherst Engineer D. W. Leonard of the first section of train No. 8, which pulled the death car,” asserts he stopped his train on a signal originating in Ernat's tower. Engineer Hess declares he saw no sig nal when he brought his section beom- ing along at a fifty miles an hour speed | about three minutes later Brnst asserts he set no stop signal, de- claring the line open for Engineer Leon- ard to go ahead 1t Ernst is held culpable in the investi- gation, the blame will trace back to A baby's tiny crib in the Brnst home at Elyria. The baby was born Sunday night. Sinos that time Brnst has had little sleep, rafl- road officials say. Brnst Says He Was Awake. Ernst, the towerman, stoutly denled that he was asleep or had been incapaci- tated by loss of sleep. The signal stmply talled to work he said. t the signals had been working prop- erly, the block signal light two miles away would have flashed a caution and the block a mile away would have sig- nalled Heas to come to a dead stop,” sald Brnst. “Hess was too §0od an on- gineer to run past two signals set against him. “I was on the lookout for for train No. #. When it was two miles away I threw the signal lever into the clear, giving No. 8 a clear path. I realised there had been a signal fallure when the train stopped. When the train had stopped. I again jammed the signal lever into the for the train started ahead. Then ihe crash came, I didn’t have time to atop the Twentleth Century before it, too, crashed into the wreck.” H. W, Belnap, representing the Inte state Commerce commission, opened the tederal Investigation. A. S Ingalis, general superintendent of the New York Central lines west of Buf- talo, spent an hour in laying before Beinap all that the rallroad officials had learned so far in their investigations of the cause of the aceldent. The Interstate Commerce commission after conferring with raliroad officlals and others, announced that they would go to Amherat at noon today to make a first hand investigation into the wreck Four More Rodies T tified. The name of John Hearne of Gallipo- O., was today stricken from the list of dead. Hearn's father telegraphed today saying his son was not on any of the wrecked traina. Additional identifications of dead this morning were: HARRY WHITE, Pullman porter, Chi- C. BOYLE, Hillvills, Pa. DR.J. M. GRAY, Jerry City, O FRED WEAN, address unknown. With the elimination of the name of J. H. Hearn, there remained today six bodies of men and four of women awalit- ing identification. Mayor of Ojinaga is Assassinated BL “PASO, Tex., March 30.—Alberte Rodrigues, the Carranszista mayor of Ofinaga, across the river from Presidio, was assassinated last night, according to a message received in Juarez today General Gavira, Carransa comman. ATHLETE CHARGED WITH PASSING BAD CHECKS BOULDER, Colo., March ¥.-—John & MoFadden, reported arrested at San Diego, Cal., on & charge of passing worth- leas checks, ranked as one of the best all-round athletes ever developed at the University of Colorado. McFadden was captain of the foot ball eleven in 1810 and during his college career was captain in every branch of sport. He was consid- ered a bright student, but college author- ities say he applied himeelf little. Auther- ities atate that Mc¥adden previously had passed worthless checks which had been made good. RETIRED BUSINESS MAN OF HASTINGS ENDS LIFE | ree HASTINGS, Neb, Mareh 0.—(Special Telegram.)—K. J. aPrker, retired business man, committed suicide by shooting him- #elf at his home last night, probably of despondency over financial troubles. He left & note giving full directions for the funeral, even the selection of the under- taker. Whatever may be your need, a Bee Want Ad will get it for you, THE BEE: MARTY KRUG LIKES LOOKS OF PLAYERS Bunch of Prospects Now at Beatrice Pleasing in Eye of the Boss. BROWN IN LIGHT OF COMER BEATRICE, Neb, March «(Special Telegram.)—The Rourkes had the best workout at Athlstic park this afterncon since the camp opened. Marty Krug in referring to the new players, sadd “Ireland and Kilduff at second and short are fine prospects, fast in the fleld and clout the ball hard. Miller at first compares with Chick Autrey. He is a heavy hitter and fields his position well E) ““The pitching staff looks good, ani 1t 18 hard to plck the best in the list of | new ones, Allison, Krause, Merz, Ains worth and Big Chief Brown. Cy Foreyth discovered Brown and is his keeper “Rourke and 1 are more than pleased | with the showing the boys are making and by next week If the weather remains trim to make ‘em all travel.” Allison and Merz are the Sherlook Holmes of the Rourke family as they recovered two of the thres gloves stolen from the camp Wednesday night. They have applied for positions as city detec- tives on the police force nunns thelr stay here BORDER HEARS A RUMOR VILLA HAS (Continued from Page One.) broke away from his captors and got one hand locked about | v throat before he was beaten off. Next Villa ordered the five stood up beneath s huge archway where he told them he’would hang them. Robes were placed about thelr mecks and they were jerked into the alr, but were not per- mitted to dle. Just when loss of con- | sctousneas approached they would be lowered to earth with demands that they reveal the hiding places of the horses sald to be hidden about the ranch | There were no horses so far as investi | gation has disclosed. The prisoners also }w-re offered thelr lives If they would | | Muclo Polanco, tell where money was hidden or point out valuable documents. Shot Five Times. After several mock hangings, Villa or- | dered the five men taken into the gar- den, where each one was shot five times To the Hdents of the ranch, all Maxi- cans, Villa sald “You may bury them or not as you please.” They were all burled in one grave after Villa Teft. Before going, ber of the family, Gregorie, Jr. years, whoss life h od, back to the young man's mother and to her he sald: T am going to leave you this one son to support you. You ought to thank me for leaving him.™ Next the bandit imprisoned each of the workmen on the ranch placing them in separate roo ‘When he had them locked up and ail terrorized, he went to each one in turn, werning him in these words: T am coming back and if I do not return, some one else will come in my place. Whoever comes will kill andyone here whom he finds working for Americans.” NEBRASKANS PAY VISIT TO NATIONAL CAPITAL (From a Staff Oorrespondent.) WASHINGTON, March 3.—(Special Tel- egram.)—E. J. Hainer of Lincoin is In Washington on matters before the Treas- ury department and the Interstate Com- merce commission. J. H. 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It fa presumed that the Inquiries already have been made They concerned the cases of the Sussex the Fnglishman and the Manchester En gineer Count ven Bernatorff, the German am- bassador, returned to Washington tonight from & vislt to New York. He sald he | had no word of any kind from his gov- | ernment relating to the recent develop- | menta. | First official infermation concerning the sinking of the Eagle Point was con tained in a dispatch received late fn the day from Consul Frost at Queenstown This read as follows: ‘British | vesterday land. All without warning 100 miles from saved. One American.” In Government Service. Consul Frost immediately Wwas in. structed to gather additional informa- tion. Press dispatches from Canada last night made the flat assertion that the Fagle Point was in government service. The State department had no Information on this subject. If the ship was a gov- ernment auxiliary, the United States, of course, would not be concerned in the attack upon it Villa is Educatin Boys in Militagy Schools in U. 8. SAN RAFAEL, Cal, March 3.-8ix Mexican lads are being educated at a local military academy at the expense of Francisco Villa, it bhecame known here today. They have been studying here eince 1913, with $18,000 tuition for three years pald in advance, The Mexican out law also spent $5,000 in giving six other youthful proteges a years training at another military academy here two years Colonel Carlos Jauregul, former fiscal agent for Villa at E) Paso, brought the twelve boys here in 1913, The fact that Villa was sending them through school was kept a secret until recently Today at RAYMOND'S 1513-15 Howard St. Mattresses and uphol- Name of insured Total premiums paid Company stered Box Springs is the feature of our two large windows. 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