The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 11, 1916, Page 1

‘ JAVIATION Pancho, The Tige: Bis Rise and Fall! Villa started out as a bandit—a bold, blood-thirsty bandit. He climbed from the bottom of the social ladder to a high military post. And now he has reverted to the bandit type again. Read about his interesting career on page 5 SHIP SUNK; _ AMERICAN _ ARE ABOA Washington Confronts a New Crisis in Tor- pedoing of Neutral Norwegian Vessel; American Passengers Are Saved; Prompt Action by Wilson Expected WASHINGTON, March 11-—A_ dispatch from © American consu! at Havre to the state department today de- _ elared ‘seven Americans were on board the Norwegian bark Silius, bound from New York to Havre, which was torpedoed without warning Thursday night, in Havre roads. The Amer- jeans were saved. Three of the crew were drowned. - The Silius was the first vessel carrying American re- ported sunk without warning since the kaiser's decree of sub- marine wariare against armed merchantmen became effective. Immediately. on receipt of dispatches describing the sinking, it was stated unofficially that the United States would hold to strict account the nation whose submarine made the _ attack, provided later messages confirmed the original meager message. Believe Attacking Submarine Was German It is believed the submarine was German. Secretary Lansing will not act officially until he has complete details. . Before proceeding, Lansing must have affidavits from _ passengers and crew showing “beyond a reasonable doubt” “that the Silius was torpedoed. That the Silius was unarmed is accepted as a fact, as was ‘a neutral merchantman. 01 this might make the case more gerious han any yet confronted” by tne nna during the sub-[m marine disputes. No power has ever hinted that non-combatants, whether neutral or belligerent, have no right to travel on neutral vessels. America Will Insist on Prompt Panishment Even if the submarine had made sure of the passengers’ safety, America would not, be satisfied, it was stated authori tatively. If the attitude of President Wilson and Secretary Lan sing, as frequently expressed in notes to the central, powers, has not changed—and officials grimly declare it has not America must insist. on an immediate disavowal, reparation and condign punishment for the offending submarine com- mander. li this is demanded, it, is believed the desired steps will «be taken’ without hesitation and without the exchange of notes, which marked former incidents of like nature If It Hadn’t Rained, Sally Man- vers Would Never Have Been a Burglar OR would she have met young Blue Serge as he jim- N mied open a little red leather jewel case, She had merely slipped into somebody else’s house to get out of the rain. Sally is the young New York woman in the Louis Joseph Vance novel, “The Outsider,” which The Star is go- print next week. The first Installment will be in ing to The story will run complete in the five Monday's paper. editions that follow. Vance has a way of spinning stories with galloping ac- tion, That Is the reason The Star decided upon “The Out- sider” for next wee Start Monday on six days of modern adventure. CORPS APPROVAL OF “CARRANZA NOT GIVEN | Carranza Troops 1 to Wear Red Band DOUGLAS, Ariz. March 11.—Carranzista troop’ operating with the U. 8. diers, will wear a red band |] around their arms to distin- ‘ y by Gen. P. . military governor of Sonora. WASHINGTON, March 11.— In a message to the United States government received to- day, Gen. Cacranza asked per- mission to send Mexican troops across the border in pursuit of Vilta Hf he takes that route of by Jesus Acuna, Carranza’s foreign min- ister. The American expedition into Mexico after Villa was neither approved nor disapproved. Acuna’s note to the state depart ment calis the Columbos raid “la mentable.” It states that a competent pum- ber of Mexican forces have been acting under orders to pursue Villa gince he took to the Chihuahua mountains. The Fr nana incident, seys the “Similar to fnew i) tates of Sonora asd aa bua" made by American Indians from U. 8. reservations in 1880 | On those occasions, it Is pointed jout, both U. 8. and Mexican sol diers ,crossed the line | pursue them. note, the RAID CELLS IN | JAIL FOR BOOZE F. W. Stewart, a county jail “trusty,” Is In solitary confine. ment in the “black hole” Satur- day, and 11 other honor prison- e we been denied former privil and locked in the East tank, as the result of the of nine bottles of whisky and a quart wine hidden in | their bunks. The liquor is part of that being held by Sheriff Hodge as evidence in pending Hauor cases of alleged prohibition law violation. By hia orders, several hundred barrels of it were being moved into lone large room for storage until | the cases are settled | Deputy Sheriff Scott Malone, who | was watching the “trusties” move | the stuff, caught Stewart in the act of pocketing a flank Search revealed other hotties hid den by the prisoners as they passed | their bunks to and from the evi {dence room As a result of their confinement the Jail kitchen Is short of help. AMERICAN VESSEL EDNA IS CAPTURED WASHINGTON, March 11.—Con firmation of the capture of the American steamer Edna, formerly the Mexican merchantman Mazat lan, by a British cruiser, was re ceived here today § as taken into the port of Stanley in the Falkland Islands. She is owned by Sudden & Chris tensen of San Francisco. Representative Julius Kahn, thru} the state department, today quested the vessel be released He sald the cable to its owners, describing the ture, was undat ed and didnot locate the scene of the capture. re. then last The was in one day the Mazatlan, November, for Edna Seattle TO 2,500,000 NOW March 11 losses up to the beginning March totaled ¥.500,000, it semtofficially claimed today NEEDS SILK HAT NOW The yeas who broke thru a win home of Y French of | BERLIN, | dow into the nents. He took away three | tress suite and left his own worn out coat, freely to ahi SNe PAPER SATURDAY, MARCH 11 WILL SEATILE'S. TROOPS | READY Lawton troops are ready to move to the Mexican border on two hours’ notice. In two hours’ time, if orders should come from Maj. Gen, J. Franklin Bell, commanding the western division of the army, at San Francisco, every man Stationed here could be board- Ing a train, fully accoutred, to join forces on the Mexican front. A ‘spirit of pent-up | pervaded the barracks. If troops are sent into Mexico,” said a Heutenant, hopefully, “un- [doubtedly more troops will be or | dered south to fill the gap on the, border” 200 Men at Ft. Lawton Private Trecor, E company cook, | offered two weeks ago to weer twoegainst-one that his comnany ‘would be at the front before June! 15, his comrades told a Star re-| porter Saturday. } His proffered bet went begging | |The odds weren't big enough. | Trecor has been in the service for) years, and is a close student of af | | fairs. j resare 200 men stationed at | | Lawton. They represent Com: | panies E, F, G and H, 14th tnfattry |Two machine gun squads and a unrest has readiness to move at a moment's notice Friday afternoon. At 4715 p. m a sharp, clear bugle sounded in front of F company’s barracks, It was pa rade drill. Drill With New Zest Five minutes later, Uncle Sam's) Jat “attention.” The 14th Infantry | band played a spirited march A Heutenant shouted a few short commands. The men went thru the drill, the same as they have done every day for years. Rut there was more “pep” In the | somehow, than on other Richard H. Wilson, com-| manding officer at Ft. Lawton, ts jaway on his an 90-mile ride. Lientenants freely said, tn his absence, that they believed there in a chance of being ordered South. jand within a comparatively short time. | All Ready at Bremerton At the Puget sound navy yard | |wailors and marines, six cruisers and a gunboat are ready to sail at any time, Slight repairs are being made to some of the ships, Itheae would not delay sailing } “The national guardsmen would | lall be tickled to death to see a lit tle service,” said Adjt Maurice Thompson. “As likelihood of our being called, course, we can tell nothing to the of We “troop” of cavalry consisting ot | troo) regular army men were standing | WC quickly. perate and treacherous foe, there is no doubt Funston’s men will probably | casualties. By an overwhelming and sudden envelopment of all bandits, vent fighting over an extensive area and also to shorten the “little war.” If Villa is not — | —< quickly and decisively, military operations on a much larger scale probably will ibe necessary. 1916. GET * * & : THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT ONE CENT ¢ A group of Villa’s cavalry men, This is the type of men that form the bandit chief's bodyguard, and which the American soldiers must fight THE NEWS on anw THAIN A BAPTISM OF FIRE — 2 aw Gen. Funston Placed in Command of Enveloping Movement. WASHINGTON, March 11.—Behind a veil of censorship already established by the fF Despite the fact can expedition into |war department, Maj. Gen. Frederick F. Funston today began mobilizing “reop” of | cavatr | on the Mexican border to execute the task of capturing Francisco Villa, de An ‘order to hold themselves in, OF alive. Secretary of War Baker said today he did not know yet entered Mexico. - Mexico had started yet, Chairman Hay of the house military committee declared, after a conference with Secy. Baker: “I beliave our troops are now — ll across the border on their way to run down Villa and his bandits.” The war department is busy mapping out a campaign which will allow the largest possible number of troops to return from Mexico alive and unhurt. 2 that high army officials said today they did not believe the Ameri- To minimize American losses, instructions to Funston directed him to strike hard and: Facing a campaign of guerilla warfare in unfamiliar territory against a des- suffer heavy the army hopes to pre- President Wilson wants to avoid a campaign entailing use of militia or volunteers. Americans must march thru a wilderness of mesquite-tangled desert, where water Funston’s word that ambulances would accompany the expedition gave grim that casualties are expected. The signal corps aeroplanes will receive their baptism lis scarce. Many obstacles will be encountered. The establishment of bases of supply at — various points along the border is a prime factor in the success of the movement. must wait and see what develops.” | of fire scouting after Villa. : The war department today recommended to Funston that a squadron of eight aero- The state wilitia is ready at any | for field service, with 1,600 which could be increased to 00 in ten days, Thompson says Every soldier in the western de-| partment of the army was under! ders today to be ready for field | |service in Mexico | } Instructions came from Washing. | |ton for all to be prepared | ‘HANDPICKERS _ GETTING BUSY Lafe Hamilton, for sheriff. Lou Smith for [sioner from the county commis listrict This is the slate adopted at a} south ship |planes at San Antonio be engaged in active service. President Wilson was yachting today, but he kept in touch with the situation by wire- Solidly supporting and approving the president, congress has obliterated all partisan- and members promised to keep “hands off.” ‘After Sen. Stone had given the senate foreign committee official news of what the |administration had done with regard to Mexico, the committee, meeting today, unani- |mously consented to all steps taken. * * oe * * MORMON REFUGEES SAVED FROM SLAUGHTER; 'U. S. OFFICERS EXPECT ORDERS TO MOVE TODAY ranches in was | Osawa, | 14108 Main st., Friday night, prepar-| ed himself for further evening en-| BY H. D. JACOBS and Col, Herbert Slocum |United Press Staff Correspondent) mand.of the U. S. troops on the EL PASO, March 11.—G border, Pxpect to recelve marching Francisco Villa's plan to mas- jorders today. sacre American Mormons flee- ‘Troopers, privates and non-com ing. from Mexicd to the U. 8. |missioned officers of the Fourth hae been foiled, Carranza Con- |cavalry and the Tw h In sul Garcia informed the United | fantry, today crowded i Press today. joffices, sending money orders. and Carranzistas, Garcia declar- | messajes of farewoll to relatives ed, have halted all trains ‘on and friends. the Mexican :& Northern line, by which the Mormons were traveling, pending the result of Villa's new moves. The exact whereabouts of the Mormon party is unknown, but Garcia Is confident they will now escape the trap. “handpicked” meeting at noon Sat jurday at the Arlington hotel The primaries won't be held till) September, but the professional politicians are already busy, It was a secret meeting, but, like} r of such secrets, thére was a} leak | The » chief “handptekeri were | | John Wooding and J. B. Knicker: | | bocker. FLEET BOMBARDED BERLIN, March 11.—Ger- man hydroplane bombarded a Russian squadron near Kallak- ra, on the Black sea, yesterday, | | it| was officially announced today. Many hits were ob- served. Prospect of real action after years of routine work on the border, | Carranzistas to Aid Americans | All the men are apparently |good trim for the campaign phate we had positive in-| The Carrangistas are apparently Pi Ne a planned to in | preparing to aid the American ormation thvormons. at. Guzman | forces. General Salles, veteran Car teroept th lranzista warrior, bas distributed his te ‘re all, men, women and ines paca |men strategetically for the fighting } , Calles, as military governor of ¢| Villa Traveling Sonora, telegraphed Provistonal | Light and Fast President Carranza, informing him left La Ascension at day-|that the Americans were about to 1k, it was reported, heading for | invade 200 fol 8. Carranza sent goad , i. known to have fresh | expressing regret that the FHS om, 116 Tt, 208 Me travels. thght and fast 8 EADS tb call dier Gen. John J. Pershing | In | Generally fair tonight Sunday. If ~” WEATHER FORECAST TODAY'S TIDES AT SEAT in com-'! ‘They are greatly pleased at the | | All talk here is of the hunt for} ad found such action neo IFertes ui of troops will not start b Gen, Pershing has received 30 word giving bint of when the smash is to be laynched. He said all communications with regard to the invasion had appar ently passed between Mexican Shot | Baker and Gen. Funston. by American Sentry |. Pershing’s officers ‘Tne rigidnéss of the American | *wever, that they belleved the dag | 2 jvasion would be started simul patrol around Columbus, N. M., {8 | taneously from El Paso, Columbus, indicated by the fact that a Mex-| Douglas, Eagle Pass, Tex., and per ican who failed to halt at command |haps Brownsville, with the pure was shot by a sentry pose of making a clean sweep of Columbus was restless all night, | all_ bandits. expecting another attack. It is be-| Pershing has sent a detachment — |Meved that warning of the Amert-/to pursue a Mexican wagon train jean expedition reached Villa, how-| moving westward. along the border ever, and that reports that he was|with several bundred thousand jreturning to attack Columbus|rounds of ammunition Villa had j|again were baseless. leached near Chihuahuahuita, @ | Army men deplore the publicity | Mexican settlement on the Ameri+ |which has been given their plan of | can side. }campaign. They believe this pub | If the Villistas approach the bor |Heity prevented them from sur-|der to save this wagon train, army” prising him men admit a clash would result, With the death of another None is positive when it| wounded soldier in the hospital at It is believed the main/ Fort Hliss, the total number of American dead as a result of the Columbus raid {s now 18, American Mexico south of Osborn Junction, arin, | |have been raided, live stoek kflled, ‘and property damaged sypposedly | iby Carranzista soldiers ho. had been drinking, according to reports today Villa. | will begin vefore Monday, Secretary *) | admitted,