The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 13, 1916, Page 1

5. YIELDS TO eres PRIVATE SMITH’S REWARD A Story From the Border By E. E. Perrenot smote bis nag with the heavy comb until ft enorted in affright mounts The Heutenant sneered ANGING around: El Paso. a Old Glory?” he continued, with biting irony, eyeing the heaa _* * # & Bo? Senor Smeeth he forgets wheech fiag is now h drop” in M hae #80, Waiting for “something to quarters flag in deep disgust, “For dos centavos I would hike acrows Capt, Jone Smith, clad intrue caballero fashion, at the head of Then he turned to the soldiers crowding about and spoke rapidly t Mexico, has been tiresome work for a cor- t® ol Pancho Villa and see rome real sojering some twoxcore half-untformed, wholly dirty and poorly mounted !” Spanish. They snarled and regarded Smith venomously. Fespondent. But he, perforce, comes in contact with Mexi seg ot Ee Pile Mexican#, was approaching the Httle town of Agua Nueva, some 2 Bui Smith was no quitter, He placed his hand upon his pistol fans—political refugees, fugitives from. civil ioe ' At which psychological moment a fikure clad in the garb of a kild # south of the Rio Grande what not, mostly scum of tl Justice, and Mexican peon, appeared, Mephisto-like, at Private Smith's elbow Agua Nueva was a partly American settlement, and Smith was * * ] of the earth—from whom many a Buenos dias, senor,” the peon #aluted, hie white teeth gleam- filled with anticipation, Firstly, because he yearned for the sight of “Lil hell I fore he "tt ONE ocala , a's oe gleaned by judicious use of a flask of 8 beneath bis Charite Chaplin mustach an American face and the sound of an American voice; secondly, be “Abbe l tf et ¢ e ain't but ONE Mescal and a little persuasive « Smith, a litte startled, grunted a question cause he was to be now afforded the first opportunity of paradir flag ick it up or die, you dog suas {uestionin Sia he ike t forded the first opportunity of parading , j is generally believed in El Paso’s “t jel he; at Whatteryer doin’ in th Kreaser his newly acquired importance before the eyes of any of his own The bandit’s hand flew to his holster, his own gun oO amale-town” to be true The Mexican’s eyen glittered evilly at the hateful appellation, countrymen 7] i in the suniixt barte But Smit! Quien sabe? but his lps twisted into a grin Ay'the troop rode {nto the little town the few Americans eath- § apie? Jn Rie: sunlight, tp narked ut Smith beat him s the troop rode into the little town lew Americans gath ‘y a o 0: e @ & 1 weeah to apeak to you, senor, Would you Ike to make some ered at the general store, over which proudly floated an American dedidi ee “ ni rivate Smith, —th airy, UL SA monee’ A beeg reward, eh? flag choa fell from his horse, a bullet in his throat. en matiny Hub!” quoth Smith Smith saw it first, and an odd, wistful look crept into his eyes a dozen rifles crashed as one Ae he plied a saw-teothed curryco The pawudo peon approached clore to the boy Then his second in command, Juan Ochoa, ex-bandit and desper ‘ ad P | t comb to hie qui "7 < ie ~ " a y mith reeled in his saddle and plunged to the ear Durst tnto profane soltloquy ale quivering steed, he Ssh! [am Lieut. Vincente Villareal of Gen. Villa's staff. ado, spied it. He raised in his stirrups, grasped the flag, tore jt from oy : i B arth, oe Would you like to join bees grand armee, an you have just said? {te standard 4 cast it to th ‘ound It's o1 | a a 1 s standard and ca i) © the group ek walhared won ele ee ae etter Smith, now, ala’ itt Sorap A whispered conversation followed Dam’ dirtee rag.” he said and pressed it to his’ blood-flecked lips ‘Kun of A hoss all mornin’, an’ shinin’ up a Three days later Private Smith did not respond to revetile, The The face ex-Private Smith went white under its coat of sun “GC ( ( =| Gude shavetail’s boots and spura in the evenin’, to say nothin’ of commanding officer, after a searching inquiry, reported him as hav. brown GOOD—OLD--GLOI HE MU RMU RED AS a ae ee naam. tiinen od Pick up that flag and put ft back!” he eritted thru his set THE LIFE SPARK FLICK ERED OUT. “FORGIVE— iad! 3 enlisted for fightin’, not thin kind of stuff,” and he Joe Smith had thrown up his job of currying refractory cavalry teeth MI to it was in a state of mental prone upon the starry flag. He seized it in a dying grip GOOD-BY.’ To Seattle Star Readers In these days of big events the UNITED PRESS is furnishing to you, thru The Star, the best and most accurate newspaper tele- zg NEWs : } nnn graphic service in the world. : THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS : } NEWS : EDITION VOLUME 18 SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1916. ONE CENT ——Srwe eravna’ se “FIRST CHIEF’ WILL LET TROOPS CROSS BORDER baa Sate a et ‘|GIRLS WHO'LL TESTIFY IN “BADGER’ TRIAL ef Expect Invasion Order | cavity catuers =| Secy. Lansing Reaches © | DECLARES U.S. MUST FIGHT _ Within 24 Hours; Cit- DASH ACROSS sn] Agreement With Car- ANARMY OF | | izens Guard El Paso] s“:"2 | ranza on Ultimatum auiienianapaamanbiadiadias The force to enter from i shaseaeieaia there will include the Sev- BY H. D. JACOBS py ee By Robert J. Bender we think we can whip Mexico in a : berson's is 90 miles west of |! WASHINGTON, March 13—Secretary Lansing ane Ei ireaks, wo wilt be weetully 2 / : EL PASO, March 13.—Threatened with organized re Columbus, N. M i Ae 4 4 i anaes a a - 7 . r ? x nounced this afternoon the state department h reac ee were Se ; J _ } sistance by an aroused Mexico, Uncle Sam's expedition t galt Weeee ohyatey syestad : me ; , ae a P ei Ne pe ane me a nationa ero ere. | . * agreement wi ven arranza with regarc o America 's Sees crush Villa is still held in leash today Slaughter’s ranch, 30 miles [| "© id can oe thousand men may rally, | © : : t 5 entering Mexico and with regard to the “military reciprocity” ations him” af oi j Regiments of infantry, artillery, cavalry and engincers|| ¢ast for Culbersow'a, thie | of scaigk oes ary Tee Senator Chamberlain of Oregon PBS jertte ' . . ‘ . |proposition made by Carranza. Et, saasharaien. duster pysod | ‘ * De. and forces of all army branches are en route in special trains Sixth field artillery accompa 1 ee ‘sites iia adeiedtici te lification i ' + x, de en . : | is believec ag nt is modification : fa the senate today " ae “i to the new “war front,” either to participate actively in the}f ied the cavairy. The Sev. 4 ; € aes cation Itt Saiae His remark {nterrapted Senator ae ore cig” " : : enth cavairy is already on points of Carranza’s proposals in his proclamation iss: B 8 speech, joining Senator : ‘ 4 . fk a jinvasion or to replace border troops sent across the line the ground. Fall of New Mexico in opposing a fn Sh % tig fy . i The order to “go in” is now expected to arrive Tuesday, Pa pest wp daphne dee jyesterday Caravan, a gd porsaa! ; : os 4 altho Gen. Funston’s policy of thoro preparedness before ad- the border Saturday night, J}. abies. ee to, made public — Jay in Mexico, The United States has entered| | @ i ae tae ; vancing and the negotiations of Washington diplomats with led to the report that the in. fin which he breathed defiance against the proposed Americam npon an enterprise the future of es » ie ; + hela ion from this point was invasion unless Carranzistas were permitted | President which is not to be forecasted,” said a =? a defiant Carranza may cause further delay es ‘i Anti-American demonstrations are reported from several Wilson to cross into the United States in pursuit of bandits, is regarded here as designed to meet Mexican popular oppo- Borah. “! am not criticising the) president, but we must seriously | Miss Dottie Coots, at left, and Lillian points er. soem te er ee ee. ee J Consul Marion Letcher at Chihuahua city is rushing ar sition to “invasion,” or to “intervention,” and to give Careum “We may have started a train of| oa 8 . - rangements for the transportation 0 families there to the ranza legal and moral grounds for consenting to the Amerie evente, the result of which we can- border ‘i can move es Soe os s DEPUTY BRINGS PASSENGER ON |Villistas Split Up Into Bandit Gangs MAY BE CALLED: Xs a first_move in ite “ithe war” on Villa, the admiqall Corralitos ; quence.” Villa was last re me rted heading south from istration placed an air-tight embargo on all shipments of arms eat « | Gomber said they were mostly Is | It is evident he is either determined to execute his threat of (Army Men Say Guard Is| Even mine explosives are barred. Individuals attempt- Dalia Manketed Indiane. wiping out the American « y, or else flee toward the Needed as Border 4 th 11 be halted by Amen He stked Senator Smoot where 0 § is b d th ndit chief has ded his ing to cross the line with weapons will be halted by 4 - WE Mexicans got their rifles, | Leaves San Francisco With| Murder Suspected When Body | mountain It believed: the ys “We me cyl ee ; Patrol P Sys otek: A alee teks sss 7 “ ” f his men were reported an sentrie million roun arranza ammunition 18 the U. 8 interposed Badger Game” Wit- Is Found Beside VETERANS ARE READY! * : A Senator. Warren. “We made a negses. Track lin northern Diirango ; ; ETE , held up at Douglas, Ariz. It is believed Carranza will regis- grave mistake in allowing the guns | At Onejos, north of Torreon, a train of the Mexican Na WASHINGTON, March 13.— [ter an emphatic protest against this embargo. to be sent into Mexico.” re 1 se cans aboard, was held up THEY COME WILLINGLY IS BELIEVED WE ALTHY tional railway, Eh ‘sevaril Axiorl sho . ; Mare f f Secretary of War Baker today | Tyoqps Travel Under Sealed Orders “Mexico now well knows all i. were beaten < ‘ . vit’ by Villistas. They were beaten off after a sharp fight with] gecisred he hes net plénned to facilities for making war. 1 on - heriff MeGiili Claim Agent A. M. Lee, of |, Ls ‘ * Smoot. “They know they've Dagan ener speared the Northern Pacific railroad, | 9) Carranza guards call out the militia to help ex: | Dispatches from the border today say American concen hed Sheriff 1 ‘ th infantry, 700 strong, pass : mechine guns then frit Bal | Ye WD es ip a ee dpa is investigating circumstances | The remainder of the 20th infantry, 700 strong, passed! terminate Villa, but army men [tration against Gen. Villa is in full swing this afternoom, Know the senator from Oregon) that he will leave San Fran: | jeaging up to the death of Will: [thru Iil Paso last night aboard a long troop train bound) frankly tate the situation Is |The Sixth infantry marched out of Fort Bliss and headed (Chamberlain) was right when he| cisco today for Seattie with iam Stevenson, of North Yaki- | 5.1 hai dee hones y situa | ‘ antry mar d j sald we could not get over 30.000) wigs Lillian Peterson and Dot- ma, whose body was found ly. |{Or Somewher such that this action may be | westward enroute to “somewhere on the border Other men to the border within 30 days, | \ h id tracke | Cees C A in ELP necessary. bodies of troops are movin tie Coots, arrested there in con- ing beside the raliroad tracke Citizens arr, rms in aso ps 2 if and that they must face a Mexican| te Coote, ar! y near Ravensdale, early Sunday y One of the highest war offl- Railroad employes have been told they would be expelled army of at least 60,000 or 70,000| nection with the elaborate mornin | Scores of excited men swarmed around the slowly mov 7 ; f ‘+ men, all well disciplined and equip-| «badger game.” with which a i ues aang pes ling cars: yelling: “Give those Greasers hell.” cials asserted the scarcity of | from service if they gave out information about military | > t cars y sT@s reguier troops might result in | P| ons. ¥ ped | blackmail syndica enger on the N. P. train which Hundreds of Americans are going about the streets armed.| the ealting of bet | ae % je calling of both militia and The Sixth is traveling under sealed orders. From va- ‘Can't we use the militia in tn- to have robbed rich a left here at midnight Saturday, Ti ya ati yading Mexico?” demanded Sim-| men of large sums of money tee ee Tee depeed | They fear the depletion of the garrison here may encourage| Volunteers, sseun tnGiiciad eoareea enone labored ito ine mons Both are young and exceptionally |}, geatti Me s to attack El Paso ‘“ | ns ¢ and Portland banks exican i These troops could be used | }ieved to be Co s Chamberlain replied ‘The na-| pretty. They were arrested in San amounting to $11,910 | Brie. Gen. Pershing, in. command, tol be ‘city authori Ch apicn aha wale lieved to be Columbu : : - Ms 9. the, herder, ot rhe 16th infantry is to follow. It is believed the 16th tional guardsmen could be used 48 Francieco last Wednesday in neigh Aitho H.'™. ( ii, at wh Id } tected - y od ho H.N. Connell, at whose un s the to ould be protectec ro @ border patrol. They are not) poring apartment hous: ties the town w if least. will go to Columbus, where upwards of 5,000 men are to be trained like the regulars, and many| “We want them principally as dertaking estabiishemnt in Auburn Many deputies were sworn in and patrol the streets, car Sp: eterk sai ; doubt their effectivenern in war-| witnesses against the higherups in| the body of Stevenson in lying, «ald | 4 ye is rifle J ; ‘pre igh Ho ns are ready | concentrated by the time the order to march is received. fare. This is not simply a case of the blackmail game,” sald Prose-|Monday he believed the dead man/ Tying automa # reas dated Cae iy : ng to enlist, according to | U. S. chasing a few bandits. We are|cutor Lundin. ‘It is the higherups had fallen from the train, Claim Reports that the Carranza garrison at Juarez was mu-/w. C. Miller, president of the U |Many Carranzistas to Oppose about to fight a big force that has|we want to get, not the girls.” Agent Lee scouts the accident the-|tinous and making threats against Americans caused appre-| Volunteer association f been fighting and training for sev-| Using their aftractiveness as bait ory |hension. A former Carranza official here asserted all Mexico| He wrote from Indianapolis a Indications are that, in spite of the agreement of the eral years for wealthy victims, it Is said, girl "The train. in steel vestibuled ‘ | Secre! : | provisional president, a considerable number of Carranzistas ild rise against the invaders Secretary Baker, declaring a regt-|T i We need not fatter ourselves | sirens lured many prominent men he said, “and there ts no observa-| WOU age 4 R ‘afi / " will ultimate oppose the entry of an American army inte that Mexico—that Europe, does not/to houses located in various sec. tion coach attached. He mut’ Dyedict Mutiny of Carranzistas nent of rough riders familiar with Sraty ) ) ? know an about our armies.” ltions of the city, where photos either have jumped or been thrown the border could be recruited a) Mexico : : : | were secretly snapped off.” “The Carranzas hate the Villistas, but all Mexicans hate} teow weeks. The constitutionalist generals are awaiting instructions 23RD INFANTRY OFF Large sums of money are said to = Stevenson's body was found @ 414. Americans more,” he declared, adding that even if the from Carranza. Meantime the Carranzistas are apparently have heen extracted from the vic. mile east of Ravensdale, by Tran-| ,,/ ; f : : “first chie vreed to the American expedition, he would be congen e ie along the border \t when the pictures were shown | quille Seconde, a track walk first chief” agree MOTORBIKE HITS BOY) ‘ . — Ca is estimated there are more than 10,000 of them ia land divorce suits threatened Cashier Burneide, of the Dexter! unable to control his soldiers Miss Coots and Misa Pete Horton National bank, said Monday With a rebellion on his hands, Carranza, according to this Noakes Mexico, and an unusually large number scattered Thomas Slater, age 7, darted hi along the boundary t 24rd both protest their innocence a man named William Stevenson) | ¢¢ would cease to regard the move as a “friendly in sanounced Le “en peng er vssorat They are said to be anxious to| had made a deposit in that bank on | O!! ial, w uld ¥ ce } 1 . front of a motoreycle driven by had been ordere rom Galveston ion” and the United States would be compelled to con-|jonn Anderson at Terry ave. and| >, Te atlveston | return here to tell what they know | March 10 of $4,000 evenson's | ¥a5 . Basen to yes age pipes of the operations of the “badger | address wax given as North Yak-|quer Mexico instead of merely capturing Villa Olive st, Sunday afternoon. The! Mexicans. gang ima | The Carranzistas manifest no inclination to co-operate|machine knocked him down, break ing his leg and injuring his shoul tack by 4 Mine Isabel Clayburg, who {#| Another certificate found in his ; ing Ao “scourge : charged with conspiracy, with| pocket showed a deposit had been| With the Americans in running down the “scourge of the/ gor. ‘The boy lives at 1805 Bellevue | MOVIE ACTORS ON STRIKE’ |Louls P. Bichler, a private de-| made inthe Ladd & Tilton bank, at| border.” If they do work with the Americans, it is con-lave, Anderson was thrown to te!/Carra nza will: Consider Situation LOS ANGELES, March 13.— | |tective. and Miss Peterson, to) portland, on Fri oot, It wan for sidered fewer regulars will be needed and Villa would more ‘ground and his back injured. He was booked at police headquarters blackmail muel |. Silverman, and | go919 ‘Two apecte each hele ¥ alae - oweve ed ‘ . . Four hundred moving picture ee Tee te anil fiabting (eee T f 1 Mi quickly be exterminated. H wever United States army men] iN) ioihased MEXICO. CITY March 13 1 It is believed Lansing will see zctors went on strike today be- | other wea $2,000 in Gold” and $ » Gold, t for Carranza’s military ability t ; d thi they said, they had been extradition at Lon Angeles were found empty in Stevenson’s|®'splay contempt for Carranza st on aa fasta e “ Venustiano Carranza, provisional oe aust e agers request, and that g es rs , : ope the crisis will soon pass r nude for $1 Hearing in habeas corpus pro overcoat American Troops Mobilized president, today summoned his cab- | 2. ¢t pred hae They demanded $5. cl will bo hela there Twn |""Gniy" fo conta in cash was touna| 421000 American ene ve pune, CNTERVENTION PLOT irc co iscct simediateiy at Quera- «ye houterants,” Suey wan the y ‘ chete welve ousane ric are ob y for n a Su h oe de a e in his pocket P Q Twelve thousan mericans are mobilizing for the hu |tero, 100 miles nor st of he first word of the Villa raid on Co His ticket read from Seattle to! for Villa MEXICO, CITY, March 13.—Vil-|to consider the Mexican-American |!umbus, N. M., and the subsequent - ° 1 | North Yakima Th bil «} led by “ ‘ a . edith * 7 j 1¢ mobilization is shrouded in mystery by censors. |la’s a k upon Columb: N. M.,| situation developments. Later editions car FOOATS TIDUS AT OBATTLE ‘ is rded by the off organ| No action will be taken until|ried the news of Carranza’s maul 6 Oi High. low | | | Sole are orant of their destinations. Crews of troc re Members of the Chamber of Com rm led ch Sahl idiere ate, igporan . SOP) of the Carranza party in Mexico,|Secretary Lansing replies to Car-|festo to the U : one 100m. m., 7:12 @. m., 10.0 fe || merce will sive ° a - _ wee oh : Gstpem., ate | ] : ae team teh te Tuesday; | Itrains are ordered to “keep going until the commanding Ott | 1 Pueblo, as a plot to force inter-|ranza’s request for reciprocity in| Americans here are not exhibit of gated “ Hada Bey iw Washing M ‘9 nig the United States the matter of military movements, | ing any ton hotel Fri 2 : — Ri Fl Bu. Sno yRoten A Louis J. Vance novel, complete in six issues, starts today in The Star. ‘*The Out- as 3: is its title. It tears the veneer from the kind of life many young women crave-« tfollowers into guerilla bands. Some « WASHINGTON, D. ©., March 13. —Seeretary of War Baker today @ cer says stop.” screen ; wiiop_ by the struggle for recognition in New York. No long waits. Starts today,ends Saturday