Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 15, 1916, Page 1

P NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE T0 TEN. VOL. XLV-NO, 259. UNITED STATES T0 ASK KAISER FOR GUARANTEES Communication Will Be Sent to Ger- many Requesting Assurances Against Attacks on Ships Bearing Americans, WILL BE SENT VERY SHORTLY Cabinet Decides to Demand Evi- dence of Germany's Good Faith in Its Submarine Promises BUSSEX D}.NIAL NOT ACCEPTED A WABHINGTON, ., April 14 After & |:rn|unxmx nuhinul meeting teday 1t was announced that & com- munieation to Germany would go forward as planned probably within THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, SATURDAY “Big Four™ AMERICANS FIRED REGULAR REPUBLICAN TICKET UPUN BY !dflp AT | 5 | Unconfirmed Nebraska's For Delegntes-at ree: Mownrd M. Baldrige, Omnaha, Frank M. Currle, Sargent R. Gurney, Fremont, J. Kilpatreiok, atrice, For [h Alternates-at-Large n, Reaching Report Funston Says Troopers Entered City Without Weapons to Buy Supplies A L, O'Nelll nal Committ u ¥ Metirew, ¢ mahn DE FACTO SOLDIERS ATTACK ek fulge fmp a printed fo rented by correct wlon the Two of Regulars Killed and Re- Loabing o WANDAES mainder Retreat to Main Body sent noaet of “ha Outside Town tn fact, however, masking ( | who tr |ARE PURSUED BY ASSAILANTS four yen BAN ANTONIO, The cans at Tex whom April 14 the Mexi unarmed, that Hepublicnns h will find e he hilcans n to n rennle of tried loyn know hove ry Anmericans on Parral fired were according to an unconfirmed version of the incident current in Chihuahua and transmitted to General Funston the next forty-eight hours, Tt WA | ¢or Lasty success, sald the case wag complete without today the affidavits, which arrived today A f According to this story, forty of on the steamer St Paul Lorimer Intimates the troopers entered Parral, presum g . ‘ bly to purchase supplies, and were The plan to present the American case th Cl Z H " by came i she secumuintion of ovidence| AL Clearing House |nirea upon. Two men wore kitted that not the Sussex alone, but other w k d A H and the remainder retreated to the Ou o ot sons b sorrt Qaiend A oaingh BN o ot v e vel Iation of German promises to 1 side the city United Miaten, remains uncha d With nited remal nehanged OHICAGO, April 14.—Willlam Lorimer The wttneking force pursued ihem and the statement of fact will be a demand . for syidence of Cermany's. good fajth| "#UmIng the stand today in his trial on | wers met by a fire from the Americans ) ! hine | @ Charge of conmpiracy In connection | L A e il £0 JMSNe ol \ Atw e i bo' " Twith ‘the faliure of the La Salle Street | W"0 WOT0 HUENS & Machina gun, KHing The Idence collected b Becretary meny . mvep p fously by Shm o fers Attack Amerien y gan, president of the First Natlo Janaing was placed hefors the cablnet|py ol oo™ e T L diring house According to this story, the attacking to0 Mfldayits on the Bussex CARe | gogurding testimony by Mr. Forgan that | Party comprised Carranza soldlers and whie rijved on the steamer B Paullpe'y oy to1d Mr, Lorimer that the bank | elvilians, wera not before the cabinet, but It Was|way coins trom bad to worse, Mr, L Kt dn LE RTR ba suld other evidence was #o complete they | o w0 Fa Lot belleve Mr. For i 10 arral inclden wera not entively necesnary o th prep-|p.q void nim about that went from Chihvahua to General Bell, at neation of 1he case of the United Btates, The ndministration considers the Ger<| s Forgan testified to havin 7 ¢ § nian Aote pragtinily shows that & pbe|LL "”"llly:","":Hlf"”':hv"' '“"’ “;'.,:’.(m‘. “:,'”'; l:;u.,m.. rull .‘lmu.m-““-.» siven :u marine attacked the Bussex he had advised him (Lorimer) to lqul ARAsLmeniSl OLGigNy “ it er's qualifying words, “unconfirmed vor- Tentimony of Americans, “'"t' I""‘“V'"Hr_ Mr. Lorimer sald he be- | ., “pu “was current” in Chihuahua N YORK, April M, -Guarded by "M"“‘lr“ Hlvmm D?M -mr.‘hulm h‘)m but there was manifested a disposition #ir Charles Allom of the British forelgn ’* 24 F. Munday, viee president of the | ..".raait the report office, the evidence In the Bussex case "“"‘r Lorimer told of calling upon a | MAny of the officers at headquarters Which e been gatlicred for the American | W0 AUIIET SO0 OF SRR WP % | here regarded the story ws more prob tate department, arrived here on the o W"I "” elns Tadtks ablo than some of the versions that have stenmer Bt Paul, It included affidavits "”‘A”’ '”"""IM'”"W '_m'l,“",‘“:"ll' e fact | come out of Mexico, 1t was pointed out of tho wurvivors gnthored by attaches of | o5, 50 o noiy contaned the atory | that in previous diapatches soldiers had :»::MI{”‘:.- rean embuasies in Parls and | (o immediately following Mr, For- | @ntered the town for the purpose of buy ¥ gan's tolling Mr., Munday our bank | N supplles and in a friendly manner, Among the Bt Paul's 0% DosKENKerS |would not be taken Into the Clearing | And that it they had gone into Parral was Vdward W, Huxley of Vinglewood, | yiniu0 nesocintion, led me to belleve that | for that purpose it was probable that J., president of the I'v',uul Btates Rub- | ¢1e bankers of Chicago did not want any | they went unarmed ber Faport company of this sity, wWho lone hers who was abls to bulld up a fx i Dassenger on the Mussex, eKeaPINg | large bank, but they are willing to Yk Wyriank- e Pyl wninjured, Mr, Huxley stated posttively [our customers. General Funston continued his efforts that from the hour that the vessel left | *“The printing of the newspaper story | t00AY to get an official report from Gen the Britien whore untll the moment she |about the clearing house actfon caused | Al Pershing of the occurrenge, hut late was attucked and for nine hours thers- |a Fin on the bank, $1,000,000 being with- | 00ay-no word from him or uny othef after not another vessel was sighted ex- |drawn, but we were able to weather the | officer in the punitive expedition had o e i vk BokgseaiSgapl oo e e e been vecelvad. The last heard from Gen- P ernl Porshing was that he was moving St WG NS G R e i S k south from Hateve, and it is presumed commserion s oy emeners| Wyoming Btookmen | tis: ins commanay ottser of the de SULo o8 ADH). 10, Aonthe Btate dssartaient: | s | tachmont that get into trouble at Parral o o o ek P e ki Rl T Thermopohg Hed adfit Kl #hport Baoic inilte: d0ugd] rine on an unnamed vessel fn the vicin- | =4 manner, first to. b colonel, who them y of the ex at the hour when the would transmit it to General Pershin Intter met th mishap. THPRMOPOLIB, Wyo., April 14.~Btock- | wyo (n turn would have to overcome the Mr. Huxley also sald he was positive he sussex earried no ammunition, The werman note declared that a “violent (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) Navy League Asks for General Staff WABHINGTON, April 14.~Delegn o vy | the ammus! convention of the fafled to locate the troops, but did make enguo of the United Btates, which con what s sald to ba & new record in arm cluded 15 three-day sesslon here late SOCIETY NAMES DIRECTORS | )i}, = "o to b i e | aviation, flylng 310 miles in four hours yesterdn left for Annapolis, Md,, | and twenty minutes 10day, to witness a demonstration of the | ‘ : work of the naval academy. [ FORK, Meb, April U—(Boecial)=The See No Treaops. The leagiie's fipal session was featured | YOrk County Agricultural soclety met| mp.. puiieq along the Chihuahua-8o by the mdoption of resolutions demand. | Wednesday and elected a board of al-| .. "siots Jine, some distance over the ing that congress enact legislation | Féctors and adopted by-laws. The prob-| 0o or Sonorm in the nelghborhood of creating a nutional defense comminslon, | Able location for the fair was discussed, | p;;108 paus, but maw nothing of any a navy general staff and providing for | but no action was taken. The board a8 (ro55s notwithstanding a close serutiny an tmmediate ncrease in the nayy | elected follows o fthe country rfom an elevation st one | i George Funk, Arlo Diehl, D. W, Baker time of 00 feet : Harry Harrington, James B, Carlisle, A ( 2 - y n H ieneral Gomez was at Agua Prieta United States Has | *Tur & o sam n 7 Getty, Wik | poenesl Gomes was ot Avus Pristn ' liam Witte, J. W. DeBoer, Con McCar- | join fn the pursuit of Villa but : o . J e - i \ lla, but some M. Churchill, Leslle F, White, W. V.|dispatch a few day Ago of a fores in ASHINGTON. Aprl 14 —Bacretary | BATKER, C. N. Beaver, Luther Dishl, A.|the direction of the American line of com Lansing ncknowledssd iate today that |4+ Martin, A. W, Thompson and W. E.|munication. The search that and 1 ted Htate in possession of evi- | Gould, other forces will | ntinued. Just what dence socured by the French naval forces | The board will hold another meeting | precautionary steps have been taken by Solin & tured German submarine crew, | next Wednosday Genernl Funston to susrd and nAing to Khow fdentity of 1) > - t any eventualities were not revealed ‘ ! He rocelved dy the day no new fr " tr " ne SURVIVORS OF SHELLED st et ; - The Weather Temperntures ot Omaha Vesterday Comparniive Local Neourd \ Wopnris frum Statinns ot T F W n “ ™ UL L ) " ' . | YORK AGRICULTURAL Concerning another conversation which | EI Paso, who forwarded it to General men from all parts of Wyoming, Bloux City, Ta.; Omaha and Denver, who are attending here the forty-second convention of the Wyoming Stockmen's learned through | difficulties of communication by courler or aeroplane to a wireless station. Funston’s orders to officers along the line of communication to guard walnst attack and to dispatch sconts to annual General assoctation, reports hlle to that rto t the made publio todsy that Inspeotors at the | oo eain movements of any body of Mouth Omaha and Chicago stoek yards | troops, are being carrfed out along the have saved the association membeny entive line, it is underst 3, Tdeuite $1,000000 through the recovery of more | o td TO6 T 08 1 ”P' p 3 kg “;‘"‘" than 8,000 estrays Officers will be . s 1,88 aerapant scouting nulfo Gomez for some trace of Gseneral Ar forcag that reported preparing to move toward Casas Grandes elected today SHIP OHIO ARE LANDED | v o JURE YWON, Treland, April 14 sending Into Me ' v o i the crew of the Lan- | alonk rd t | I tny. A At with elg | wise to ¢ ' Baldrige Is Strong for Hughes as Guaranty of Party Harmony . " . ‘oney y e am " " . MORNING, APRIL 15, HOSPITAL CORES 1916 TWENTY FOUR PAGES. NINETEENTHOUSAND Great Britain Pays For Cargoes of Meat Seized Early in War TROOPS ON BORDER United States Regulars are Watch- ing All Points from Browns- ville to 8an Diego. MORE MEN SENT INTO MEXICO PASO, More 19,000 BL 1 than Tex., April United States regulars are guarding the Mexlcan border Brownsville to San Cal,, today Tex while hurried southward from that the line from Diego, troop movement N. M., communications, Columbus, whow of reaching 100 miles into Mexico to the advance guard of General Pershing's exped! tionary being rapidly strengthened any emer American scouts are watch which leads Casay Grandes over force, in 1o meet sency. ing the Pulpito pass, rrom Bonora into the distriet of Chibhuahua for the of Arnulfo (Gomez, commanding a body of 2,600 state, AppoOArance General Carranzista infantry and cavalry General Gomex walting orders from the Mexican minlster of war, Gen eral Alva Obregon, to move Into Chi huahua for the announced purpose of taking up the pursuft of Villa. In the avent of trouble with the de facto gov arnment General (Gomez would be In po sition 1o strike the Ine of American communications at Casas Grandes Official advices giving detalls of the fight at Parral, where a detachment of 140 Amerfean cavalrymen attacked by citizens, are still anxjously awaited Mexlean Consul Andros Garela had ne further Information than was contained In the message from General Obregon There are unconfirmed reports that the battle fn Parral was m@e desperate than indicated In tha Mexican official advices and that it lasted for threo hours. One report has it that more than 100 Mex| can clvilians and Carranza soldiers wore Kkilled and wounded, and that one Amer lean moldier was killed and several wounded., The Americans were sald to [ used a machine gun in the battle The advance guard, which met tha un expected attack {n Parral shably has passed the Chihuahua-Durango line and now 18 In n district where Villa has a atrong following, and where there Is I o for the “Ciringe From different aect t lower Chi hushua cor gue reports of Alac . arl from ecor nditions, and the de facto government Is having diffi ( Antaining order Riots Are Re pm ted Throughout Mexico CEDAR COUNTY PUPILS ENJOY SPELLING MATCH tlon of the courtes " 1.0 o' o handed resenting and Me Amonunt m w secret companien enting repre & Bulgberger an ATy fean attorne whown by th the long doclared the tlement and hroad-mindednoss of the gotintors. cept. the or [’ om thin not Kdward afternoon wkraod od Monars when the and the company \ yesterds a he Jritiah DO Aprll 1, ~Final enched In the Chicago meat ase today when a check to Chandler V. Anderson the Armour, Bwift sottloment pack wan rep Hammond Lioyd ¢ Hehwars for the ™he forelgn Anderson and Amer W expressed warm approcin and spirit of falrness British offlcials throughout complicated negotiations success In reaching the 1 hope the 1me will s of United States and Edward Grey was largoly due to the replied They patienee British ne people of America will-flg a reat videne Writain of the destre friendly settlemont of the further o e of townrd of the paok the the government to maintain its spirit nd falrness and new onditions of war pite Al arising ers here declare this is the biggenst Britte of Justice airricultfe from the cnme over United Btates and any Grain Ships Held in Port by Lack of Men for Crews p for mettlement bhe other cou " ntry 1 the PORTILAND, Ore., April 14.=Thres for elgn vessels in the harbor here, grain Inden for Kurope, lacked in the aggre gate th ne sallors of naving enough to enable them to leave port today. They are the Norweglan bark Ollvebank, which needs flve men; the British bark Allce A Lelgh, which needs twelve, and the In ergarry, which needs fourteen Plenty of sallors are avallable for ves eln bound elsewhere than to Buropent waters, but t refuse to brave the dan Kors of the Bure ean Acns w agenclel excopt at heavily advanced wiges Carranza Quietly Takes Possession MEXICO CITY mpar who ity After Ved Hia April 14 General (a arrived on the outakirts of enterday, entered the city ‘ K this morning, a entry W nheraided and I N Kniged 1 wrrived Pas Wefor 1 o i tmgtflv cessful orul Agua Prieta orders from G to BLLLETIN, DOUGLAS, Ariz Arnulfo Gomes this Mesiean minister columne of Infantry Colonia Chthuahua Sonora GENERAL AT FRONT, plane 11 Paso Junetion, mounted men General attacked train last night and were driven off fight, casualties for Villistas of mand, after a short to ty American was killed General Pershing mo penetrating far found numerous con General Americans & tordny tarritory stitutionalist detachments under | Garza gAve triendly greeting and co-operation planes which who adventures, Gleneral automobile Two Short Hights The fight, which occurred o'clock last night, was several the rear of aute Perahing and his escort twenty minutes, When the bandits, tried to capture Amerfeans poured in fi ended the two attacks, (Continued on 'STATE TREASURER RECEIVES SURPRISE FROM WYOMING cted south where yente but all Pershing train of ord-breaking trip. fight the against a lnst attack was & rush against the rear from of April he w Page Hiaf A Chihuahun an all dny traveled aupply trucks, first April wan WAr, April April 14.) belleved Tarango's com nito There were no Villista WAIT/Na z‘o IdFMoVE WOUNDED, @V Frirt. ,wemn VILLISTAS ATTACK AUTO SUPPLY TRAIN Forty Mounted Men Make Unsuc- Attempt Food from Pershing's Army FIGHT LASTS TWENTY MINUTES 14 still morning waiting neral Alvaro Obregon, to lead his and eavalry Moreles, PERBHING'S une od his camp yos- the truek, tely to came up the s volleys, There were first u alight one and here SINGLE WAITING FOR LULL IN BATTLE TO REMOVE WOUNDED--Here are a few mem- bers of a French hospital corps at Verdun waiting for a lull in the heavy bombardment to remove their wounded to a base hospital in the rear, Capture CAMP (Via Aero~ 19; wupply into reach nll had remarkable came through safely about miles in 10blles carrying Genernl 1t lasted about forward truck ] Correspondent 1. (B #4060 that he fth, 1t In In the ng fr the Lre naha 8 Two, Press of Paris Derides German Explanation of the Sussex Attack I ]()Uh 3 Column | telographed THE WEATHER. . oy Fair COPY TWO CENTS, LANSING AGREES T0 PARLEY OVER RECALLING ARMY Secretary Lansing Says Carranza Note and Fight at Parral Have Not Made Any Change in the Situation, NO NEW ORDERS TO FUNSTON Officia] Report of American Com- mander on Parral Incident is Anxiously Awaited WILL NOT TALK OF THE FUTURE " N MEXICO C1TY, April 14,The Mexbean government will insist with inflexible ination that any armed of the United States which enters Meican tervitory In the guise of a punitive expedition must be limited (o 1,000 men of one service alone, cavalry, according to n statement made to the Associated s today by Juan Neftall Amador, substitute secretary of forelgn rela- tiony expedition WABHINGTOUN, April 14 Bec retary Lansing announced today that he wan prepared to treat with Gen ral proposal for the withdrawal of American troops from Mexico, It was added, however, that immediate withdrawal was Carranza's 1o in contemplation The United Htates will inform General Carransa to that effect soon and discuss with him the time and manner of the removal of the troops, The secretary’s Announcement was taken to mean that tnanmuch as the United States fully ex pocted to withdraw the troops when the Villa 1ded nome formal ar rangement will be made, He said the 1nited taten had not ugroed to restrict the pu nitive expedition to the territory it had ed by March 25 and that there ntly was some misinderstanding on Gonaral Carranza’s part In that respect ncretary Haker sald today there had haen an yet no change fn General Puns ton's orders, but declined to discuss ques of policy ralsed by the Carranze The border commander's hande were entirely free, ho mald, to make any necessary disposition of the 0,00 men under his command, Dispateh of troops to strengthen (he supporting lines or the shifting of border forces to places best chase was vetary Lansing tiona note, adapted to eventunlities ave Matters of which General Funston himaelf (s the only fudge, in the War department’s fow An official version of the Parral fnel dant 15 awnlted anxiously. Bince General Carransn sharply oriticised the American commander in {ranamitting o report of what happened officials here feel it i necessary to have the American officar's own report before any conclusion can be reached No Further Vighting at Parral, American Consul Kdwards at El Paso todny his reports indicated there had been no further fighting with American troops since the affray at Par ral Wednesday night Consul Kdwards sald Americans reach ing ¥ Paso from the interlor of Mexico t varled rumors of the fighting at no confirmation of the re port that 15 Mexicans wers killed. All hin information was that the Amerfeans retired from Parral Wednesday and there was no news of further hostilities Arrival in the suburbs of Mexico City lnat night of Gieneral Carranza with his retinue from Queretaro was reported by Special Agent Rodgers, who sald it was belleved that Carranza planned to re main there during the negotiations for withdrawal of the United States troops and be in close touch with General Obre. Parral, but gon and other oablnet members, State department officlals do mot be lleve Carranza plans to permanently make Mexico City his capital as yet. Congress Watches Sitaation, In both houses of congress Mexican de velopments were watched closaly, and there was an undercurrent of sentiment ehtefly mmong republicans, that the em- argo on munitions of war everywhere in Mexieo should be enforced Chalrman Stone of the forelgn rels tlons committee, after conferring with ecretary Lansing, sald the State de partment had information not made puk The problem confronting this gevern nt 8 how lonk would be wise 1t pan exped force In Mexioo. A Senator I have never be leved that would nehieve the capture Vi ad A price v Villa's A ry o 1 not him ] ! t . anss would lke i nable 1o . v int and ’ " \l ’ ( ) o aning B rQ) adly mean buying a lot [ Hew roitug wnd \ sohiold ol Mivifty ViVe liny of the gy Wil v little | Wa Al Somebody \ we of them ! offered vhoay