The evening world. Newspaper, March 30, 1914, Page 1

uN IN THE EVENING WORLD PRICE “ONE CENT. » 4000 KILLED IN sTE STL RAGING IN TORREDN, FEDERALS AT LAST STAND. semcesilipinine Slaughter as Mines Are Ex- ploded Under Feet of Troops and Guns Rake Ranks. VILLA PUSHES ATTACK. Huerta Troops, in Terror, Fast Deserting and Others Cap- tured Are Put to Death, (By United Prem.) TORREON, Mexico, March 80 (1 A. M.)—Fighting for the possession of Torreon is still in progreer. While Gen. Francisco Viila's Conatitutional- ist forces are gradually taking all the important positions of the city, they are meeting a resistance they did not anticipate. The loss of life on both sides will be enormous—mucb greater than in any other battle ever fought om the soll of Mexico. Fully 2,500 Fed- eral soldiers are dead, according to Rebel Jeaders, and it is believed as many more have been wounded. ‘The Rebel jo are estimated to be at least 1,500 killed. Gen. Villa's subordinates do not be- leve Gen. Refugio Velasco, Federal commander, has more than 3,000 able- bodied men now in action. When the Constitutionalists cap- tured Cerro de la Cruz early Sunday the meat crushing biow of the whole campaign was delivered against (he Federals. Tho latter abandoned ail their artillery and great stores of apimunition there. Some guns bad heen disabled before the Federals ra- treated and much ammunition de-; /atroyed, but the rebels found many guns still fit for use. Those were! ‘turned upon the small section of the| city still held by the Huertistas, the rebel gunners using Federal ammu- nitior. just captured. With the loss of Corro de la Cruz the power of the Federals to damd! age Constitutionalist forces was aced to a& minimum. tn of Federuls have deserted Mandred to the rebe Villa's officers say, stitulionalist joining 1 Von: on taking the outh ot allegiance, The Federal officers captured were ,o'clock, when he ran to John Bolas, COMPLETE NOVEL EACH WEEK coorrane Kibet New Che [*ctroatation Books Open to All. ] “Circulation entmentatatation .F ane ks Open to All.’’ NEW YORK, MONDAY, MAROH 30, 19 Te wee ‘Wertd). SUSPICIOUS STAINS FOUND ON SUSPECT | INGELLAR MURDER Saloon ruins ies Admits He Saw | Athlete Lying Helpless for Hours. Anthony Fuchs, who was arrested to-day by Detectives Thomas Phelan and Von Twister) on suspicton of mumering Arthur J. Slevin in the cella: of Costello & Holes’ saloon at No, 637 Sixth avenue, was committed to the Tombs this afteracon without ball. Slevin, who wae a graduate of St. Francis College, Montreal, and a former athlete of note, wae found dead in the cellar yesterday morning. Fuchs was the porter of the satoon. Detective Phelan found suspicious stains on his clothing when he re ported to work to-day and decided to arrest him. He was questioned | for three hours in the saloon cellar and was then subjected to a long) examination at Police Headquarters prior to his commitment to the Tombe Throughout these ordeals Fuche stuck to the story that he had ob- served Slovin lying in the cellar from # o'clock In the morning, when ho first Went there, until shortly after 31! one of the proprietors, with word that the young athlete was Jead. He ; declared that he had supposed Slevin was sleeping off a jag and had ob- served nothing wrong with him until | the task of ehaking down tha furnace had caused him to step closer to hin: INSISTS HE DID NOT NOTICE THE WOUNDS. Then he found that his head had! been gaxhed with an axe and his leather belt knotted about his throat so tightly thut the leather pressed into the flesh, He did not question Dr. Kutil’s declaration, when he was called from New York Hospital, that Slevin had been dead for three or four PREMIER ASQUITH | the country the Premier, representing disarmed and sent to the rear 98 hours, He merely sald that he had prisoners, Some reports eay all have| not observed his wounds or the blood been put to death. | which had partly covered the floor, HOSPITALS ARE FILLED WITH since no had-not gone near the body. THE WOUNDED. Fingor print experts examined the | EL PASO, TEX., March 80.—Tar- | axe, which was found near the body, | rowing stories of the seven-day battle pyr found no marks on it. Neverthe- in and around ‘Torreon were told here jogs, Muche was charged with homt-| te-day by poesens from Chine cae and later will be questioned by + hua, who base th deseriptions OM) Assistant District-Attorney Skinner. the reports made by wounded Mexi-— steyin had told men about the sa- | can, Federal and rebol soldiers joon he was tho son of a wealthy! brought from the front to hospitals’ Boyton man who had disowned him. in Chihuahua, He had been a salesman, but drink More than 600' wounded Constitu- had brought him down until he was tonalists are in Chihuahua hospitals! pyt out of his lodgings and worked and more are arriving daily, Besides ghout the saloon at odd jobs for bis - food and the privilege of sleeping in | J _‘Continued on Fourth Page.) | the basement, A coe lie had mentioned two girls, one New York Employers name “Helen and snother named! Flock to World Ads. se," but the police do not under. | stond how jealousy could have had | anything to do with the crime, Post That New York business yu and ds in his pockets may lead to a if tery. tat ware is shown by tiese | FELL DOWN AND DOWN TO THE LAST DEPTHS. According to the story he had told, his firet job was for the Cudaby Packing Company in Boston. He ac-! quired a taste for drink and lost his job and the Aftor « 11,058 WORLD “HELP WANTED” LAST WEEK— ADS affection of his family. he worked for the Hulson conpany for drink dragsing bitin jown, 1 Veen of nes uife he siept io the saloon natural that an ems ‘ roe deal om was oa son of J, 4 Slevin, wi nA A chain of hart b hops in Heston, He spoke French plain you wouly sely to and other ¢ n jeneusnes, ? “ yg | vivough his knowledge of athletion Use a World “Situation Wanted” | jaa 'met a ber of New York Ad. To-morrow! sporting writers, for whom he often errands, Rapid Fire Gun on Train Car Used by Rebels at Torreon| ie | Hl ISALSO arth : i Fin Ris i ene Kt; oc ieee bay toute Resigns and the|$ [ir oat y ben eae Prime Minister Performs ; ee Re Pe | j % re a lay aie NP, eid Clever Coup. Revie <<. "hime ia tag et ¢ HOUSE GIVES — be u) ee Saath EOE eM ‘Sir John French and Gen. | Ewart Formally Give Up Their Commissions, LONDON, March 30.—Premier As- quith performed a olever political coup to-day when he accepted the resignation of Col. J. HB. B. Seely, Secretary of War, appointed himself to the position made vacant by Col. Seely, and then resigned from the House of Commons. While acting as Secretary of War he will continue to act as Premier. The full significance of the move 414 not occur to the opposition until the Premier had left the House of Commons after making hie announce- ment. He will now seek re-election to the House from Eust Fife, his constituency in Scotland. If he ie returned by his own people as doubtiess he will he—it will be taken as an Indication that the cause of the Government has the sanction of the people. Instead of the whole ministry restening and going before S$ OEE DFOEE-$900S- 99 99D BORCES n id NGTH3p Gita, g eee ry the ministry, goes before his con- etituency alone and asks for endorse. ment. PREMIER'S ACTION MET WITH WILD APPROVAL. The unexpected manner in which the i’remier met the opposition’s at- tempts to overthrow his government asa result of the army tangle threw the coalition forces into # frenzy of excited approval, even though As- quith did announce that Field Mar- shal Sir John French and Gen. John| $ Spencer Ewart had stood firm in their intention to resign. Failure to placate these officers fol- lowing the repudiation of the War Council note to Gen, Gough giving a guarantee that his troops would not expected to fight Ulster made. 4 action to save the Cabinet | PEDEHOC OE LHD: drastic necensary In annonneing that had signed his appro’ sumption of the War portfolio, Pre mier Asquith concluded: “T have taken the law to the high- est legal authorities to obtain their opinion, and all the lawyers aro) agreed that I must resign from the| Calls al House of Commons, 1 therefore,’ in| accordance with the law, retire from Pree nce Y King George | —~ a vn ere: COUNSEL FOR GUNMEN _|auto, WITH HURT CHILD, ASKS FOR A REPRIEVE! WRECKED BY TROLLEY CAR | ecutiv Mansion With} Application When Governor Owner Taking Little One, Who Was Struck, to Hospital When the House until my constituents shall Is Noi at Home. New Accident Occurred ane aren Be bate AvOb my Be-) ALBANY, March Format applic! Albert J. Sehwaraler, wealthy ceptance of this office on tat t Bro contractor, € enor losiner In a brief personal statement Col cation for commutation the death in in 6 ee nd tld Fr hin hin Seely told the House there was no/#entences ur u reprieve of the four ‘ thie with Jit touring car while ding with Tittle [difference between himself and his gunmen was filed at the Executive! Genevieve Miller. years old, of colleagues in the Cabinet on any! Ghamber to-day by their counsel, H.| No. 408 Kast One Hundred aad Fifty point of policy or principle, He sate | third street, to Lebanon Hospital! | L. Kringle. 4 | ‘The child’ had been struck by a mud The Governor was not present whe ™Peuard at the automobite at Malrcee he had pressed his resignation be- cause there appeared, although such Was not his intention, to have been a! Mr. Kringle called, javenue and One Hundred and Fifty bargain with the army officers res) with the applicution was the peti-|sioth street, Mr. Schwaraler p eerting the service they would ren-| b der to the Crown, Neither hud sir Hon ef jurore asking that the Met ps, BlAted: Ber Is the machuy Join French nor Siv dohn Ewart the! St@¥ be granted until the outcome ant aartem ‘or the hospital vith be FRENCH AND EWART FELT IT ¢ SS cond trial Sai a SUCH Sra elin tra A NEEDFUL TO RESIGN. || Ww Ww «RAID™ A BOO Geiiecitis tisiatme Col Re said he did not wonder, of T™* °T* A BOOMERANG. Parting inte a cross str Mi | however, that the House hud resented ¥ had consumed $10) worth |Sehwaraler put on full speed, ant the idea that there should have been ; Avett restaurant, No, {then tried to cut in ahead of a trot such a bargain. ‘These two officers] ity pafayette atrevt, tonbay four men {le} ear in Phird avenue. He did not had in these peculiarly ironical cir-jtendered a meal ticket to Abraham quite make it and the car ' cumstances felt it to be thelr duty to Leasman, the propriete, Lewinan res into th hine, crushing | Alnat resign and it was clearly the duty of ig vated pillars, At test wid the Secretary of War to do the same oleae t that every one ia mat in order that it might never appoar was badly hurt or killed, ant that a Minister of the Crown) had a ambulanes was summoved fr mae # beargain with Crown servants Lebanon Hospital Hoth the owner regarding what should be done le machine and the poli man ¢ vindrew Honan faew. leader of the aped without WVU $a Opposition, thought it would be ime hye : my eet possible proceed with the Trish Li . bared ino the ae 1 Home In the nbeence of ti ther injuries were n Premier, but Premier Asquith ros sl Py A in marked that he would be at hand if|"#°)), visti?! watd. Khe ty We Ae end the Ls enc tha maven to Automobile Was cumplelels | dur the nivale to Mayor ' Weaunued on Becond Fagen 14 16 P ‘WILSON REIECTS -DMDLEY F. MALONE ASHIS SPOKESMAN “My ows. Tears Tongue Is My! Mouthpiece,” His Comment | on Attack on Glynn. | WASHINGTON, President Wilson w: March 30— joked to- bSESSSGCSEISS Coseo Stes poo AGES PRICE ONE CENT. BOY KILLED TEACHER T0 GET REVENGE FOR DISGRACE AT SCHOOL 17-Year-Old Pupil Tells, According to District-Attorney, How He Lured Young Woman to Scene of Murder. FATHER OF VICTIM SHAKES PRISONER’S HAND IN CELL. Gianini Tells Where He Threw | Wrench With Which He Slew Miss Beecher on Lonely Road. LITTLE FALLS, N. Y., March 30.—Jean Gianini, under. arrest fer 22229599408 y Hf Dudley Field Malone had spoken for the Administra@on when he expressed opposition to Gov. Glynn's recent appointments in New York. The President r plied that the only “mouthpie of the Administration was his own tongue, and that he did not intend to reflect on Mr. Malone's utterances, but merely wished to indicate that the views expressed wei vidual and not inspired. Mayor Mitchol to-day condemned {the action of Gov. Glynn for giving \tho major portion of hia State ap pointments to men aff 1 with | Tammany Hall “As a Democrat who wishes to seo jan independent, — self - respecting, honorable and progressive party, as| contrasted with the old party of} which Murphy and hia friends are} the leaders, I have great regrets over major portion of Gov, Glynn's! ine ite appointments,” sald the Mayor. “But 1 wish it distinetly understood FACTORY FIRE DRIVES found beaten and stabbed to death in the woods near Poland, has con- » | fessed his guilt, according to District-Attorney Farrell. | Gianini says in his confesston, which was made Saturday and dis | closed to-day, that he had asked Miss Beecher to go with him to see | parents in regard to his reinstatement in the Poland High School, from which he had been expelled at the young woman's instigation. He told ‘her, he says, that they were at a farmhouse about half a mile beyond his home. ad | Hefore their arrival Mins Beecher hecame frightened, he sald, and tm vpon returning, Glanini de- clarea he then hit her with a wrench which he had concealed in his pocket and knocked her down, Then he beat her, stabbed her several timéas with a knife, dragged her body inte the bushes, went home and to bed, The body of the murdered girt wag If WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN PANIC FROM HOMES Workers Also Escape Hurriedly o-day taken by her parents to their’ hoge In Sennett, Cayuga County, where funeral services: will be held to-morrow. Before his departure ber father, the | A. W. Beecher, vine ite janint’'s father to offer him hy und consolation, “Eeannot belleve my son ts guilty,” sald the elder Gianial, “but if he ie i'd rather be in your place than tnine.” This morning Rev. A. W. Beecher, father of the murdered girl, called at the Herkimer jail to see the slayer of {his daushter, The clergyman put From Blaze in the Gas Vayar House District. ——. Dense, stifling amoke fr in the factory of P Mit pany at Nos, 609 and 611 teenth atreet, in the heart of the Gas House district, Invaded the a fire ant Se en- tenement [that T now speak as a plaln, every-| rouge in Avenue HB between Seven-/out his hand and there was @ warm, day Democrat who he the interests’ toonth and Kighteenth atrevts thia af. ndclasp between the two, of his party at heart, i de not wish yaiy and drove hundreds of wo Jean, there Is one question FE want fo Hgure in thin as on official, MY nen and children in pantie to the! to ask you. Did Tide walk up the Inion of the Glynn appointments greet, The blaze was confined to the| hill with you?" asked the preacher, are merely those of a private eltizen.| ninging in which It originated | ‘The boy quickly returned: “Yee, I CONCEDES RIGHT OF GLYNN TO) tye POR. Mitehell Company mans! tald her that iny father had bullt a MAKE APPOINTMENTS, ufactnres curled hair, pickings, feather Bey house up there, She said, ‘Well, “Of course, Mr. Glynn is the Gov- down and materials for bedding and) | Wil write your father, ernor of the State and he has a right! pillows. It occupies a four ry build-| ‘The conversation ended abruptly. to ‘make whatever appotn Mts Hebing at Seventeenth street address The bey showed absolutely no emo. sees fit, I do not even question hi| and a two-story building adjoining in| ton. [motives in making those apnoint'the rear and facing on Hast Kighteenth| The evidence against the youth was ments. ut those av; vintments do! greot. < presented to the Grand Jury thie hot represent the best Interest of the! phe tive started in a Ktoraze room on | fternoon progressive Democracy of New ¥ ae 4 floor and spread so rapidly Distriet-Attorney Farrell and Core: “What do you think of Gov. ¢ shat tho twenty-five { , ner Huyck as a result of some time ay the louder of the 1 ravi fi hmpcinpavatrio the 4h spent with the boy's companions have In the State?” the Mayor was a , their coats and hats ini Mr. Mitehet laughest, i nenetinie thet vit, sworn to before a Justice of the. J want to be ex A front ANSWere | ne lowor threo fi ° » in which he avsarte that ing that question just now,” suid the at Gade, AEce ae Gagine 28 Glanint attempted to have him essiag | Mayor. : be pane a In the murder of the school teseher | “You have sald that you ice grieved | turned In a second alarm and later the two boys were to blew le the major portion of Gov,| This brought two frebouts Anil tng sate in the Union Store at Polemd, Glynn's appointments. Can you ape-| With thelr aid the fre was drowned! ae boy, Brainend Wilt, eighteen lelfy one appolntoe and give your |Out The loss iw eatimated PY M1 yeany old, absolutely refused to bee reasons for opposition to him? the) Mitehell at $16,000 come a party to the plot, he swore, M Was asked Directly to the east of the factory] siieg Beecher’s effort to swerve have said | am opposed to ary ble tun! f the Consoltdated | young Glanini from his path of incor- most of the appointments,” said Cie Company which were filed with! Hetbity may have hean the indirest the Mayor "but at the same time = Bs, was aulekly piped eff cquse of her murder, in the opinion I cannot take any of them up and to tanks in Bishteenth street and) of Herkimer County authorities, ‘The state my opposition, It scems to Nineteenth street to avoid the danger | young school teacher, the daughter of mo that no particular purpose vf ut Shplenints ES oe | the Rev. and Mrs. William A. Beecher would be served by my doing so, at this time at least.” | Tt is said th r partly blames Goy, Glynn for the failure of the pas- eage of the Police bills, May et a ee ae FE jor Sennett, Cayuga County, hae tor STEAMSHIPS SAILING TO-DAY, | zoverai years imbibed deeply religs fous spirit and planned to quit schee) Grosse, Bremen, 10A.M,| teaching this year and offer herself as vines, Brosil........3P.M.|@ Presbyterian missionary t= fordign K. Wm, der Gros indian the murder of Miss Lydia Beecher, the young school teacher who was % see Pecntauieiee mcmeate et tg >