The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 10, 1916, Page 1

® a vacant house. No Matter if You're a Farmer or Notec You should read the stories now appearing in The Star about the Seattle farmer who made a million . ‘ 1 post. { installment is on page 5. Read : out of the BIG INCREASE SHOWN IN ‘DRUNK’ ARRESTS Police records show a steady increase in the number of ar- rests for drunkenness in Feb- ruary over January, the first month of the dry year. During January drunkenness dropped off so that there was an average of less than one a rest a day. The total number ot arrests for January numbered 26. But during February the total number jumped to 106, an av- erage of nearly four a day. March records to date show an increase over the February average. There have been 51 arrests in nine days, an average of nearly six a day. Mayor Gill wrote a letter Thursday to G. D. Conger of the Anti-Saloon league propos Ing that an “active, vigorous young lawyer of unimpeachable integrity” be selected to prose- cute violators of the prohibition law. The city council, he Says, probably will appropriate funds for the work, when Informed that the mayor and Prosecutor Lundin indorse It. He wants the league to name the lawyer. Prosecutor Lundin sald Friday that his staff, ff it had the co- operation of the police depart- ment, could handle the situation ef- fictently. Says Police Are Trying In his letter to Conger the mayor explains that the special prosecutor should “try the cases the same day with the same evidence, and follow HE GIRL wasn’t r the clouds She w You'll want to read each appeal immediately.” “Since January 1,” says the letter, | the police depart t and myself e been making every effort to enforce the dry law under the city ordinance, We have ob- tained many convictions, collected | a very large sum of money from fines, and generally, I think, have been much more successful than J had hoped for. Foresaw Difficulties | ‘Of course we all foresaw the which were inevitable, s that feature of the law Is icerned which allows unlimited | by drug stores on prescrip difficulties #o far says that most drug stores are ecting the law, but that a cer- ane of them evade it. | Ve proposes that prescriptions be | checked for a time, and the data| gathered and taken before the state | 1nedical board j The mayor said that the strong- ew, feature of the prohibition law, fr, bis opinion, is the provision al- iowing a fine of $1,000 for a second conviction | He said that “with the second | conviction it ought not to be hard tr superior court to get a long | time jail sentence.” Today's U.S.SAILORS IN MIXUP IN f TURK PORT GILL ASKS FOR PROSECUTOR LONDON, March 10. —German and American sailors have engaged in repeated street fights be- fore the American em- bassy at Constantinople, according to a. cable re- WASHINGTON, March 10.—Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston, com- manding the U. S. forces along the border, today sent the fol- additional message to the wereince: IT have just made the following disposition of troops for protection of the border: Maj. Gen. Funston “Three companies of infantry have been sent to Columbus, one to Victoria, two to Las Ciennegas, two to San Bernardino, two to Naco, and one to rd the San Bernardino railroad bridges. “These dispositions will relieve the cavalry, making it available for any call. “The Tenth cavalry has been ordered to Douglas, leaving a guard for Huachuca. Troop A of the Sev- enth cavalry, goes to Alamo Hueco tonight. Five troops of cavalry and a machine gun squad from the Sev- enth regiment should arrive at Lang’s ranch by noon tomorrow.” Where-Oh, Where | Are Mutt and Jeff? Somewhere between Seattie and Bud Fisher's studio, in the East, Mutt and Jeff are stailed again today. Hence this w. k. comic does not gam- bol acrot The Star's sport page today. Mutt and Jeff will probably arrive on the night express, and the mice In The Star of. fice may enjoy a faugh—If mice do laugh—and tomorrow Star readers will enjoy the re cartoon appearance of the characte It wouldn't be of much im portance if a few reporters dropped dead on the job; we wouldn't care a little bit if the telegraph wires went cold, but when Mutt and Jeff fail to show up in time for The Star matinee—and do it every time a storm strikes this territory— The Star feeis it necessary to apologize. Why not turn over to page 4 and read The Star nov “The Ranch at the Wolverine”? 8 clearly “An Outsider” eally “‘nosy.”” Yo SE 'Do Women Prefer Cave-Man Lover?! Edna Mayo, Who Is the Willing CONTEST PRIZES For the best essay, $10 enh. For the serond best easay, $5 cash. pass to the Rex people best eaenye, pass for two ood for any show at the Rex ULES OF THE CONTEST ? ) | must not exceed 150 words fn length, and must be written on one side of the paper only. Name and must be written in the upper left- hand corner of the first sheet, to- gether with the number of words in the essays ONLY WOMAN READERS THE STAR MAY PARTICIPATE. or Kasays must be addressed to “The are The Star, in Contest, ¥riday, Mareh 17. Torn cite Tt ae aa hue HOUSANDS of years ago Stairug lived with his brothers In a cave. When hunger came upon him he took his big, gnarled club and went out and slew a wild brother displ him, he struck him down. was a man of passions. What he wanted, he took. He was bi nd hairy and brutish—a savage, with a . ‘s Instincts and resources— and he fell in love. The woman knew he was in love, and rebelled at his ad- vances. She ran from him, but | he caught her, and with her | nails she scratched long strips out of his naked fiesh. He let her go, and, in a frenzy of rage, struck her over the head with his club and dragged her far into the moun- tains. There, in another cave, Stal- rug and his woman lived and loved and ra Today the man “proposes If the woman loves him she ac epte-—but what ta it In the man jthat inspires love? Scratch the veneer of civiliza tion and you bare the naked, sav age soul of man 18 1T THAT WHICH THE WOM. AN REALLY LOVES? “The Misleading Lady” is the name of a photo-drama coming to the Rex re, starting Sunday It 1s a big feature play, with Hen ry B. W who played the lead in Birth of a Nation,” and Misa Edna Mayo, in the lead ing roles. It is said blooded romance reddest modern to be the of the dress of the muthor | it reach the offier before 5 ( SH., FRIDAY, MAR Victim of an impetuous “Cave-Man Style” Lover—in the Movies primitive ever produced—an Es- sanay In five acta. It is a story of cave man meth ods introduced into modern so clety. see leads aman to bare his love before her jesting friends. But when, after he succumbs to her oc ms, she | laughs at him, he kidnaps her, her to a mountain lodge, chains her to the floor, She | hates him, but wed by hi | overpowering mastery. domineers her, browbeats her. Hie reckless daring, his brute force win her admiration, One day, goaded by his delib- erate taunts, she felis him with a blow. The woman instinct is aroused, the mothering love comes into p' The man is here to nurse and care for, and a great love is born, . 4 | Agirt Now! Think it over, girls . Is It the old spirit of Stalrng, with his gnarled club, with which the woman of today falls tn love? Does the erage young woman prefer the love-making methods of “parlor-broke” men, or does she }long, down deep in her heart, for Got into the game, girls. What do you think about it? VILLA’S COUNTRY IS BARREN DESERT) EL PASO, Tex., March 10. South of the border where the| Americans must fight Villa, if they | invade, the country is desert-like and barren, Water Is scarce, roads | are few and in bad repair. The district is empty Toward the Sterra Madres, which Villa may eventually the landscape grows rougher. It is overgrown with cactus and desert vegetation .and the moun. tains are forbidding. Villa knows every country. to retire, foot of the ° — « WEATHER FORECAST | Rain tonight and Saturday. | ¢ ° Jaremmoenarntteateert-steetian u’ve run a vacant house yourself, probably, when gathered and you knew it was going to rain. That’s what she did. But it WASN’T . : to what she heard inside, but— An Outsider,” by Louis Joseph Vance. It’s the new novel-a-week, which will begin next Monday in The Star and end Saturday. TheSeattleStar [4ST © : THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS : } VOLUME 18 ox 7 Nrwe CH 10, 191¢ ONE CENT 18.000 U.S, TROOPS ORDERED INTO MELICO AFTER VILLA LADIES, HOW ABOUT IT?) BORDER TROOPS. TO HALT ‘FOLK IN cade Homes and Wait | Continued Raids of Thru Night | Villistas |SIGNAL LIGHTS FLASH DETAILS OF FIGHTING I've Only Begun to |) iste se: oe tose» Fight, Says Villa Vitlistes continued today. The state of New Mexico was eS yenee. NLM, ett “Mr Wildam's ect In <tecog- tween Columbus and Hachita, invaded at several points, 6: Mr. Wilden’s act in <recog- bandits this morning and last nizing bewhiekered Carran- night dashed across the line, za,” Villa stated, after the looted ranch “ houses, drove |] Columbue fighting, to Jutio away cattle, horses and |] Garel Mexican cowboy, wagons, wrecked farm machin- |] whe arrived here today. ery and destroyed buildings. “| have only started my campaign against the ‘grin- goes.’ Wait; they will yet hear from Francisto Villa. 1 am going to Invade the United States, burn cities Vintie now estimated at 4,000 are believed lurking with- in a few miles of the border. Gibson ranch, near Hachita, reported armed bodies of Mexi¢aps, | varying In strength from 50 to 200 and kill every ‘gringo’ | can or thereabouts, prowling in that re |] find—men, women and chil. gion. ‘The residents are panic- dren.” stricken Garcia eald he met Villa American ranchers and farmers 20 mites south of the border |/ along the border have deserted and camped for a while with him, | their homes and have brought thetr |} families to Columbus. Others have gone to El Paso. 7 a Many inhabitants of Columbus COLUMBUS, N. M., March 10.— | tearful of remaining here, have hur Soldiers from Ft. Bliss today reach-| seq to Deming ed Victoria, N. M., where they . found the inhabitants had been in| Troops Entrenched terror all night, fearing an att Before Douglas Refore the town of Douglas. American troops have entrenched ready to repel any attempted Mex The first battal th infantry m, today and pitched camp on the edge of town. Villietas were reported on Amert./ clan raid can soll early today within a mile] There was, much uneasiness in of Victoria, which is four miles} Columbus las! night. People feared north of the border, but they did/ Villa might return for another as: not attempt an attack The first battalion of the 11th in sault A company of militia and armed fantry arrived at Hachita at 8a. m.| citizens soined Col. Slocum’s patrol, Troop A of the Seventh cavalry | ready to meet the raiders if they was immediately sent southward to | came back watch movements of a large band) put daylight revealed no trace of| of outlaws reported near the line. | Villa or his men. Signals weré flashed along the| ‘rhe Americans who chased Vi) border during the night lets He whttn Geer te “Mavionn: bot ‘They were presumably sent by w der have returned They reported [having killed over 100 in three Pitched battles on Mexican soil All Am can soldiers today on thelr own of the line. Villa Has 5,000 Villiates, Here and there on the plains and on the slopes of the desert hills Nehts flared. Fires blazed briskly for a moment, then died, Ranchers watched the signals in fear, then are gathered their families In the| Well Armed Men | strongest houses and marshale Col, Slocum reported the cavalry | the men together with rifles ready, | only penetrated five miles into Mex prepared to repel attacks ico, but unofficial accounts said} they traveled 18 miles south of, the| line Villa | The scenes recalled stories of | frontier days when hostile Indians | threatened settlers. is now reported encamped Mexicans were see. in every "i |the masterful man to come and just south of the boundary. Re. | take her? pees nae false alarms were sides the 1,500 men with whom he | To find out, The Star offera a| "mere attacked Columbus, he has 2,500 leeriee of prizes, Including #16 |, Occesionally a child cried with| Stheral scattered over Woatern Chi ‘ |fright, but for the most part they | lcash, for the hest 200-word Fee tor athe tonvene of eky | hiahua, all well armed and mount on: “DOES THE WOMAN OF TO. | Kept stent, widdls comimesied on |" DAY PREFER THE CAVEMAN| bade rari Galea 1} “Julio Garcia, Mexican cowboy METHODS OF MAKING LOVE?" | Whe" daylight returned who camped with Villa after the Co Rules of the contest will be lumbus ficht, confirmed the state-| found elsewhere Another American menta of Mra, Maud Hawk Wright, | by rd American woman held prisoner ans for nir Rancher Murdered days, with against the Un HL PASO, March 10.—Villistas| statos by the bandit leader and his raided an American ranch west of | followers | Columbus early today, murdering! Mrs Wright was the guest of the owner, whose name is Hopps,| Col. Slocum’s wife today. recover acording to a telephone message | ing from her harrow experience from J. B. Blair, merchant of Co-| white in the raiders’ hand jumbus, N. M | She declares she was captured Villistas | March 1, when | Wright ranch Woman Prisoner Tells of Fighting ra Gillies Sentenced OLYMPIA, March 10.—John F, Gillies, former claim agent of the) Her husband was taken away and} industrial insurance commission probably killed. convicted of forgery, was sentenced! ‘The bandits made her surrender | to four and a half years of hard] her baby to a Mexican family | labor in the state penitentiary, by Villa Shortly after seized Mrs, Wright said she heard him threaten to invade American towns. He started for Columbus at once. Altho he ordinarily wore civilian | Hes will have to serve them out at| clothes, just before leading his men hard labor. against Columbus, Mrs, Wright said That will add about two years to a his sentence. (Turn to page 5, column 1) | her, | Judge Mitchell yesterday, Court costs amounting to $2,000 were also charged against him If they are not paid in cash, Gil. Oo pee een sapere | TERROR RAIDING New Mexico Ranchers Barri-| Cavalry Distributed to ai! | constitute the advance force which is to do the active work | military os # — i ia So ch a i President Takes De | cisive Action; Bandit | Leader Reported Resuming Attack EL PASO, March 10.—(Bulletin.)—J. B. | Prominent Columbus, N. M., merchant, tele this afternoon that Gen. Villa, with 2,000 men, |reported moving to attack Columbus again. Blair the town is excited. Residents are hiding in their houses. The Thirteenth cavalry has been ordered out meet the expected attack, Blair asserted. WASHINGTON, March 10.—Eight thousand Amegi soldiers will invade Mexico immediately. They will go with the single purpose of capturing Ge Villa and exterminating his band of followers, who raided” Columbus, N. M. fe _ _.This was announced this afternoon by President Wilson in the following statement: “An adequate force will be sent into Mexico at once im | pursuit of Villa, with the single object of capturing him and putting a stop to his forays. This can and will be done entire. ly in friendly aid of the constituted authorities in Mexica and with scrupulous respect for that republic’s sovereignty.” é |Carranza Agrees to U. S. Co-operation The president's declaration indicated Provisional Prest~ dent Carranza had informed this government he was will to have Americans co-operate with him in ending Villag 4 banditry a While it was not announced, it is probable that Presie dent Wilson will send a message to congress within a few |days, outlining his reasons for today’s orders. 3 He acted similarly in ordering the fleet to Vera Cruz Congress today passed a resolution of. approval of the? president’s action. The American expedition will consist @ chiefly of infantry, with at least 2,000 cavalry, a detachment? fof field artillery and several batteries of mountain guns on] pack mules. The mountain guns are especially adapted to” the guerilla fighting which is expected | Flying Column Will Lead ree flying column” of 2,000 men, mostly cavalry, will of searching out Villa and making tentative plans for the campaign. The Americans probably will be concentrated at or ar Columbus within 24 hours, From points east and west of Columbus the rest of the expedition will be hurried toward Mexico, until they have gone southward far enough to turn toward each other, there= by surrounding Villa if possible. _ Gen, Scott is in active charge at the war department, Secretary Baker has decided to leave matters to Scott, bee ing unfamiliar with the crisis himself. ‘ ge was acting secretary of war after Garrison re signed Senator Stone Makes Angry Speech When the cabinet met, several ted to the belief that. America’s “get Villa, dead or alive.” ne were commit. should be to members first action Tension in the house and senate increased, Senator Stone was angry He referred to the Villista invaders as “murdering whelps” and intimated he might le n organized demand for aggressive action nator McCumber introduced a resolution demanding that something be done. It declared that for two years murders of Americans and of brutality had been weekly occurrences, that the gov— acts jernment had exhausted every effort to keep from interven- and that all efforts had been worse than fruitless. } olution se the Ame in attitude only embold- @ < andits t to referred McCumber’s ign affairs committee, Senator Gallinger Favors War Declaration | atrocities fo cor to the senate The senate met with the air of a man whose finger ig on the trigger, but who is not quite ready to fire. nator Gallinger was ready to introduce a flat declara- war on Mexic nator Fall had ready a resolution calling for an invad= ing force of 500,000 men ‘ Nearly all members had telegrams hotly demanding sum- mary action. Most of them were disposed te see what the branches would do risking a senate oute before break,