Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 12, 1916, Page 2

DODD AND BROWN | ARE FAR T0 SOUTH Officials On Border are Hourly Ex- pecting News of Battle With Villistas CAVALRY COMBING ElL. PABO, uo officlal advices for whereabouts of the advance of American cavalry pursuing Fran ciseo Villa, officials of the Carranza | COUNTRY April 11,—With | days of the guard | Tex government fn Juarez wought today | 16 obtain Information over the Mex lcan land lines of the position of the American troops. Apparently the 1ush of the American eavalry south vard has been so rapid that it has cnrried Colonel Dodd and Colonel Prown with thelr froopers far be vond all lines of communieation Fort Bliss belleve that when commandars get In tqueh with Genera Funston thay will report that the Ameriean troops have en gaged the Villistas in battia, Reports that a butile han heen fought with Villa bands srrent early today confirm thess Agmy officers at the sxpeditionar solith of Batevo wers o hut there was nothing to reporta. Cavalry Combing Conntry, While tha American eavalry 18 comb ing the country at the far end of the attenunted line of communications thers was Witle apprehension hare over thelr position, for it was confidently felt at Vort Bites that Dodd's men would fight themselves out of any uncomfortable position Beonts and refugeos with knowledge of the country south of Parral sy that the Ameriean troops will find it peculiarly Affieult 1o operate in num against Villa in the district where he 18 now flahting. ‘Thie Arrieta brothers are #ald to be tortifying the eity of Durango. but for what purposs haw not been indi onted Mexiean officials today had nothing to substantinte an unofficial report received by the Mexiean embassy at Washington that Villa was dead. Mexican Conwul Garein, who repressnts the Carranza gov emment on the border, snid it was all news {0 him but that he hoped it was true. Ameriean Troops Biticlent, The officiency of the Ameriean troops comes In for high pralse from Cieneral Francisco Bertan!, the Carranzista com mander at Madera, now on A trip to Junres. Mo snid Colonel Dodd handled his men In & masterly way In the Guer roro fight, holding the Villistas long enough to catns them to waste an Im mense amount of smmunition and then seattering them, The Mexicun authorities say they have heon unable to get any information about the revolutionist, General Balaxar, who orossed the horder for Mexico two days aK0. Balazar has, 8o far aa the Carranza government In concorned, simply alsap- prared, List of Wounded Americans, HAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 11,.—A re- port received at Goneral Funston’s head- quarters today from Geners! Pershing kave the names of the soldi wounded In the fight st Guerrero March 20 as follows: Private T. O, BMrown, Farrler V. P. Mandeville, Private Joe Garbell, Private J. @, Bennett and Private Walter N, Gardner. All are members of Troop C, Heventh eavalry. GERMANS GAINING WEST OF THE MEUSE (Continued from Page One.) village, but were beaten back with eon sderable losses, There was violant bom bardment of Dounumont and Vaux The text of the communication follows; “On the Jeft bank of the Meuse the Germans yesterday evening delivered an Homme., This netivity was accomplished attack againat our positions at Le Morte by the use of flaming liquids. The ate tack waus made from the Corneaux wood and was checked hy our curtains of fire and the fire of our Infantry, excepting on the east, where the enemy wacured A footing in & few small elements of trenches fm the right bank of the Meuse the Garmans ondeavored last night te expel i from the trenches taken by us dur Ing the last few days south of the “iliage of Dousument. Thix endeavor Alao saw the Germans making use of [ of flaming llquids. 1t was met with # sangulnary eheck “There has been a violent bambard ment in the reglon of Douaumont and Vaux and In the Woevre dist there have beer of artillery five. The on the remainder o some outbursts night the front This morning a Fre quished a German ae | alr pliot splane. which Badony ille van toll The thin our lines nea wo enem ato YOUNG REPUBLICANS | AT BOOSTER BANQUET | Ap n alne 1 1 Men » 4 1ts mem e ai club tonight o » AL s ba which many -..l-uu. Yur . Whre J ng for » prosent 1 Walter (e Among the wre Ken wdy and (heats Ry for stareiar . arten snd ¥ \idrews s A Ney Mlarney gonera HYMENEAL. Wuse Nelsou ween married o seday. M he | of the Mride mp v " o Want Paper of Owe HOWA CITY A i Sarmin ) lowa wiudenis sonile NEPILE Rl iies b Aent Moniid s » e | | | Te- | | THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AP Here's a Free Ad for the Fee Grafter |Official Record Shows Hlm Pockotmg for Himself M()rg Money Than He Earns for the Taxpayers Th(- Rost of the Story J ’ Cmmlu( Ic-rl(sofllw Bob’s orriee or Deceiving Exhibit == Omana Maroh Ju 1916, Robert Bmith, Clerk Distriot Court, ponse to your reques vering your yoars of your predecessor in wérvice and '. . office 1 submit the following: Under Predecessor 1900#+1907 Totsl Pees Reported §194,470,80 Total Bxpenses 265,033, 4 Total Burpl 14 t: (.:o. ;:z l\lrl”l‘. i‘. 28,637.% for & yours of Under Robt, Bmith 1908--1915 $294,138,50 A84,299,28 $109,879.12 The above statement shows that Robert fnith e Clerk of County Tressurer more than & like period, FRANK e District Court paid the 4241,7% net surplus in fees his predecessor in office during «0ffioio County Comptroller, Auditor of Yee Office and Claime, DREAHS PREPARED BISHOP FRANCISCO VILLA New Head of Financial Department of Baints' Church 8o Tells the Members. IN READINESS FOR NEW WORK INDEPENDENCE, April 11,--(Bpe oinl Telegram,)J. E. Wildermuth Parko, N. D, was the spesker at the morning preaching sorvied of the general conterence of Latter Duy Bains, A Wom an's auxiliary econference, a lecture to the priesthood on “History of FEduea tion,” by Prof. Foyd McDowsll, young people's prayer service and the dadly morning testimony service were among the severnl meotings of th forenoon After the opening of the afternoon busl ness session, Benjamin K. MeGhuire made an address to the mssembly, in which he stuled thut he had heen prepared by dreams for the work this conference has placed upon him, that though it meant for him the severing of business asso. cintions, the smothering of professionak ambitions and aspirations, the sacrifice of fruite of long yeam &f proparation and study, sti!l he was willing to accept the enll, und counted it a privilege to enter this widened fleld of usefulness to the chureh He wspoke with great wava of appreciation and sympathy passed over the vast assembly st the eamestness and consecration of the young bishop, Bpeaking for the “Laurel olub,” n society of local latter Day Saint women, Apostle John W, Rushton presented (o the conference an invita- tion to contribute to their fund for the erection of & sultable mausolevm for the Iate president of the chureh, Joseph Smith, whose body has Iain In w private wvault hers ainee his demise In Decem- ber, 1914 Make (o he Divided, The recommendation from the first preaidency and twelve relative to the di on of Independence siake into three separate stakes, which has been discussed before the conference for two days, came to & delegate vote lale this afterncon 1t wan carrled by a vote of 618 to 371 ‘The reorganization of the Lamon! stake in accordance with the recommendations, wan ordered also by » avy vol John ¥, Garver will succeed John Smith as president of that stake, the luttor resign ing becauss of advanced years, having filled the office since the organisation of the stake in 1801 The city of Independ ence thus becomes “‘until such time as it #ball be organized as the central stake In Zion," the Tndependence stake with Walter W. Smith of Philadelphia s pres fdent and Mark I, Stegfried of Independ ence as bishop. This includes the wranchew known as Southaide Independence, Bnock's hall and Walnut park. “Creater” Kansas City In organized as the Kansas Oity stake with at ehureh Ninth and Lydia streets Toseph A dent. The rest of the territory whw in luded in (he Independence stuke will be organise as the Tolden stake W¥N 71 I that city, David J. Krahli Hunt, both of Independence a8 prosident and bishop, respectivel The patronesses of (he snitarium wers harge of & program this evening in the W m, while a seasion of the Inalitute was held in the N. Hoxle of New Yark in toeling, and center Contral Tanner s named as presi Charles J n musieal A wer room harge Prof, R, I, Elliot Eleoted President of Chadron Normal |* April Mate | onting, | PER e b held M soutive session ore Mon " evenlng Billait ard and 1 wormal seh et ‘hu»lnx come {eral Carranza's p of | ont Alspatches to th i To the BMditer of Doar Birie OMAnA, WRD Apral 7, 1916, In response %o your requess for & stateuent ®0 to the fess of Robt. Bmith, s Clerk of the Distries Oourt, for the 1ae% eight yesrs, | subsit the following: Total foes reported Douglas Co, paid for Oriminal, Juvenile and Mi Apd for Lnssaity fees Total Rxpenses of offibe Of $his amount Vhioh shows fees the expenses of the o of 9 show thet lnhnu un foon for this lengt would be DEAD I8 REPORT FROM QUERETARO (Continued fr froi They wers unsub; partments, The ¢ of Villa's recent In}: rigors of his long which of his men, rough have hesn unable ships of the flight tion Nearly All Officis troops In Mexico an able for an emerge: War department 1t chief of maff, In Mexico, Iine of communieal General Beott 4000 troops remain The only posts are the Secor tween Fort Myer, Allen, Vt.; the Thi fantry along the g teenth Infantry, Wright, Alaska, an the Twenty-first twoen San Diego, Wash. and one troop of t General Noott word of the chase celved for several d oral Pershing or ( | tieulty of communic sorship extending ment Itaelf, left the department cent operations The department General Pershing s Gianera orals Herrern and G Punstoh telegraphed ther word had shing American Conaul aparently In alding kot supplies. Cener today that Genern belng fn touch with extimntes of the He not engaged on the troops dlvided nd Fort Lawton, Okl ; it Fort Riley, Kan., come om Page One) m Querotaro, provislonsl capital siantinted by the Int e War and State do freumatantial ury, howesver, and hurried flight, in he has been variously reported as heing carried on a litter on the shoulders or In n carringe over the Mexlean trals, gave color to the | possibiity that the bandit chisftain may to murvive the hard in his disabled cond) roops nt Vront, nymber nd on the mJ»r avall ney wer oday. ( announced that ol neral Beott tons How greatly the mobile army has been drawn upon for the Mexican expedition and border service was nlso disclosed by estimated that only the United States in border. id cavalry, Va., ird and Thirtisth in reat lakes; the Four between Infantry, dividéd be Cal,, he wervice school Has No News, General Scott alwo stated today that no of Villa had been re- ayn, elther from Gen ieneral Funaton, Dif ation, as well as cen the War depart | Scott deolared, had In ignorance of re to anked f coutarence detalls of with Gen itlerres, but General 4 today that no fur from General Pey Letcher of Chihuahua ral Pershing to Funston reported | Pershing Letcher and al reported \ Coneu expected to get supplies from Chihuahua Hpecial Agent Rodgers partment quarters at he was deta nection with i the hide All Btate sald to report con Mexico. The depa Information regard tivities of nasigned Queretn 1 In yme tra of the Btate de o Carranen’s head raphed to Mexico ( y relal questiona affect mining taxes dlapat and phout without reported na qulet thy rtme ing the General Salasar John Maynal d Harlan | | Defeated l HICAGO, Aprt wiurne from tha ated & aweoping an Harrise arte Lwanty alx seamed wards the HICAGO parts of the siat Aleats that Johs fefentad t e walon wilen The Sul reted the o Apeit today partholpated wpubib e dery args vols by | in Illinois Preference Primary |- rat y for the It form May apture ward s NI five the vem Pron & on taday a primar Maynard Marlan wa . \ P AR detnoe 1o Minale nOIhe secand prest aatenal nathon * primeipa \duntin ne pandidale onl Wiles ¥ Womnman sas “f remces sor Lawrenee tonlinrml Wil Gen- raports and the given at the 18,08 troops now constitute the border patrol Ceneral Pershing has about 12,000 men ineluding those holding his remaining at army divided be- and PFort Ethan Fort and Vancouver, with one battalion at Calexico Thirteenth cavalry ot - e 294 ,120,00 91,064,28 31,799,90 104,569.50 fosn 10 exoess of what Dougles 7,074.99 Mr, Swith’'s of the of time 9,200,00 Yours Sruly, "Il‘l DEWEY, L10fcko Cownty Comptrotiss - Hedier Pos Olhin 308 L 10 e BIG PRAIRIE FIRE DOES DAMAGE AT NORTH LOUP NOWTI LOUP, Neb, April 1) Tologram,)—~A disastrous proirie broke out six miles south of here this afternoon and, alded by the hot, dry wind which swept the prairie since morm ing, did much dumage before it was kot undar eontrol, Bulldings were saved with groat diffioulty, withough much hay was turned from Farnest Paddock’s farm an far as 1a Post's This In the first dlsastrous prairie fire for meveral years in this loeality (Bpecinl fire Don’t Be Bilious, Headachy, Sick or Constipated Enjoy life! 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