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THE SUN, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1916.
ARMY IN MEXICO
TO GET EIGHT BIG
WAR AEROPLANES
New Cm ft. to Carry Two Men
jiml Will Cost $11,000
Kncli.
MU -II INKS TO 71 K
WaiYKHKI) IN Al'Jllh
W v-iiImitiin. Mnrch SO. Might nM.
t ..n.il .iriniliiiifH were onlrrril In-day by
t". sr r. t.iry if Wnr for use In cnuiicc
Willi the tmiKiilt a Villa. I'our of
l ii -c will be 1111 tlf a mm lilnoii ami four
rr l - Miiilrvnnl type. TMry will cost
Js.ihiO meli, exclusive ot cx'.r.i
So ii nf (lie new machines will be il".
: i iv I on llio border In nbout two
hi k. The lust of them will not bo
. i If until till nit April 30.
. Tiling to Secretary of Wnr linker,
n o uinoiiiii'i'it tlic purehuso, tho ncro-
wltl lie tlic most powerful evtr
l . ri'l by lite nriny. Tho tjpes uno
ii. I J on upon tho busla of Hidr puur
! .-il cirii'leiicv, the rapidity at which
I . nlt.iln a given iiltltmlo unit
t f allying capacity.
T y will be niiiliiril with engines
of ' ' horse. power, ns nguliist S5 horse
pnncr eliBlnrH now used. Kadi will Iw
cii'.'l'i. In curry a pilot aii.l an ob
server and sufficient guolene for a four
lu.ir sustained night.
x rapidly us tho plan-s nrr com-
led I hej wilt be placed nt thr d spcs.il
e' (ion. I't renins. Ut tho iht m.i
i iom sent to Mexico with the Per
- nc expedition only two are, now In
ir-lng order. Tho cmcruncy nppro
r ion which has passed Congress tor
expenses of tho pursuit it Villa In
i i. If a Mini of nionry whl.'"h will i n-
Ir Hie Ixpurtiiirnt to purchase a total
.i twenty-four new ucrnplincs. l-.r tho
rc nt. however, only tho otsht ordered
o-J.iy .ire to bo bou'.:ht.
Muri' Plot Chnru.cn.
' arses continue to br iiikIj n Ad
i.et at inn circles that Interested pnt-
s in this country are scek'ng dellb
I'.t.iy to stir up trouble be' ween the
I ' d States and the do f'l.'to i;ov
ermiicnt of Mexico In an nftumpt to force
t. rventlon. In this connect. o.i !t was
.irned to-day that agents of th Db
affnent of Justice havo unearthed
. io- e in New York anJ other cities
I ! to ehow that Villa I" Indus sup
d with funds from Ejurces In this
... i y
Thu far, however, the evidence j e.ild
' 'tivo'vn onlv subordinate Individual!"
d w II not le disclosed until all ctYort!
bee n made to locato thu "men
iVr up."
Pepirtment ascntu have also Investl
:ite.) rrjiorte that pro-German influences
. e behind tho nunrinent, but e far no
eilic.illnn has l'en given as to whether
v results havo been reached In this
n recti. in.
Sti-reta of State. tnudliir did not
.(.--.lite this afternrn to expre'it his
belief that tho Interview attributed to
itn. Kbrecou. O.irranz.t'8 Minister of
A.ir, (haramir the t'nited States with
i'Mnslbll!ty for tho VIIU outiHKen was
i ad out of thu wlioln elotli.-' Tho
creliry said all reits received by
ne Sliito Ih'P irtuient Min-ernlliK tb-i
llitiiile of Obienon show that ho Is
. vine eM'ij as-.etanie possible to the
icivsh of tho IVrehme expedition.
Moth Seeret.ir Uinslnc and Swretury
Hiker repudiated romaiks attributed to
' i- no. Slate Pepartmeni oiiiclais
t.ie border to the effect that Olirecon
i,i- dliappolnted lieciueo tho I'lilted
s tee- bad deprlveil nun t "i.eerai
tn..ite Killings which unduubtcdly lio
Miulil have enjoyed,"
'lli-lit nn .YruotlKtloiin.
(.'Meials of the State and War Oepart-
rre is refuse to discuss further th sta-
t ' if thu negotiations with Carranza
r .it ic to tho request to the I'nlted
s'rf for permission to ship supplies
i ieii. Pershing over the JleMcan
N. it'iwestern Railroad.
S etary Itaker lv.is already directed
ii Funitnn to tender shipments of
t " s ipi'lli', consigning them to civ-
s n Mixlco. to tlio railroad olrl-
. - if .In. ire.. Appaieiitly It Is tho
. i.it (-'arrauz.i will interpose no
o . 1 -ns to this plan and If he ilow
. chances are that efforts to
. i in further on this scoie will not
."empted.
1 War Department in advlied to
. i nc arrival at I'oit Itlnggold,
of the third siU.idroii of the
T i c.ualry. The iletaclmient was
" t icre from San Antonio to
kl
.Kii the border patrol 4u that
f'i ,i ions niong tioth coiuIh of Mcx-
i wi.o teported quiet lu advices to
'he Nivy lop.irtment to-day.
V .iough Uoveinmeiit officials on the
"- . of Information received by them
' e i Investigatois, discount the berl-
- ass of tlio movement, advices re
- "d hero by nienibers of tho dlplo-
.t c, .rps from Kurope.in legations In
b v ii, declare that formidable propor-
1 n'c being attained by a new
J ' ' m'ly anti-American levolu
i v iimveiuent led by I'ellx Diaz in
')i American offkiaU Insist that
IV IHaz is not even In Mexico, but
i 1 l.i.g .ii lhU country.
FLETCHER ON WAY TO MEXICO.
Neil inlinsaiiilor Arrlies I'rillll III
Conner l'ot In I'hlle.
4 g 'he iiassengers who ai rived
'"'rlay on the steamer Currillo ft out
Ki ii (i.i was Henry I'rathex Kletcnrr,
foruii r Vinlnssador to Chllr. who was
( Pmiiled inbassadnr to Mexico Krb
' c lie will probably go to Wash-
nsiriii ui.iiay to receive his Instructions
' - retary Lansing.
a ailor Klotcher would not talk
Ii i 'trillions In Mexico. "Let him
w ao laki'tli ids harness off," he
" 't'-.i Miiiliug that bo could not talk
" 1 I. duties weto done,
TEUTON SHIPS IN RELIEF WORK
Mir, Permit V. S. Ilrliclnu Ciim
inltsliu, ,.,r ntrriiril Vessels,
I.isi- ,. March :I0. Lord Ilobcrt
c( il. Minister of Hlockade, said to-duy
In Hi" lloiisn of ComiiHvns that the Gov
'rumeiit i decided, after consulting
oilier allied (iovrrnments, to permit
American Coinnilsslon for the Hcllef
"'IMghlm to charter tlermnn steam
nips now In neutral porta to curry sup
H'"i to Helglum.
Tli tiiRotlatlons will bo carried on
"oouiiii a Dutch company, It Is staled,
"flct cnndlllona will bo made by
n lioverninent to miiko certain that
'"irruny will derive no benefit.
Cubic, to Portugal Onaorrd,
'immerclal Cubic Company
,h following nnnouncement:
Alli r April 1 cablegrams to . or
iliroiicr, I'onugal will lie subject to
"'llhirshln an.l l..luv mill 1,1111,1 lu.
fltln 111 pluln language, Kngllsh or
fench. Special arrangements may be
win . for llt0 of code-Alt cablegram
wi l be at sendera ruK .CUIma will
" conmuerco."
VILLA KILLS 170 MEXICAN
TROOPS AT GUERRERO
Co n 1 1 ii ii til Kim first 'ohc.
mi ti 1 in or rutting ft lit ictir.it further
Into IiIh hum,. tuniiiitulus. This object
piuhuhly Iiiim horn effected. It In asserted.
GEN. PERSHING USING
MEXICAN RAILWAYS
Ulrrle. IVoin front Kn Miiiillea
-rr fleiitlfiil.
III. I'aso, Tex., Match SO. foininiinl.
catloiiM by rail and wire between Don.
IVrshlng'H new base at Madera, t'hl
bu.iliiia, mid his iiihance forces pursuing
MIl.i wero cut late to. day by Vllllxtns,
ho desliojil tr.icKaKe and cut tho
wlicB south of Miid(a. Ttie exact loca
tlon has not been ili-lrrmlupd.
No supplies can be shipped or troops
be. moviil by rail south of Madeia until
the bleak Is repaired.
A conference was held (his morning nt
the Mexican consulate In Kl Pnsn nt
which liens. Hell mid tl.ivlra of the
.liuirez garrison and Consul ilnrcla wero
present. Urn, Hell read to tien. Ulvllii
a telegram from Washington relative to
the urgency of shipping supplies to the
American rxpeillllou and Uen. Oavlra
replied that he would take the matter up
at once with Uen. Ohregoii at Qucrctaro
mid ndxleo Urn. Hell later what Ills In
structions wete.
The contenls of the telegram were not
given out. although It Is believed that
the text wa similar to the position taken
by Major lllllott. depot iiiiarterniaster.
who said that he was unwilling to ship
fulled Slates siippllcn to iiicre.iHnt in
the Casa Urandes country and did not
care to make shipments unless to the
Uiu eminent olllclaN direct.
Notwithstanding the permission granted
by the C.irr.inz.i oillcial for the shipment
of supplies by Individuals for use of
the Aineilc.in army In Mexico nothing
was sent over Wednesday night or to-day
from Kl I'aso by tho army.
The fact of tho seizure by Carranz.i
ofllcers of the only locomotives on the
Mexican Northwestern Railroad that are
tit for sen Ice 'makes It virtually Impos
sible to guarantee shipments under pres
ent conditions.
It was also staled by railroad olllclals
that under the m st favorable circum
stances a train of freight could not bo
made up and started for ('as. is Urandes
before Saturday.
The railroad men were n.krd If they
had as many as 10't cars that cm Id lie
used 111 the shipment of supplies, and
the reply came that they did not have
fifty.
Major Klllott. depot quartermaster nt
P.l I'aso. said to-day Hint the punitive
expedition lu Mexico has thirty das
supply of foodjtulTs in advance, part of
It already at Cisat Uratulcs and part
en route, and that he has no Intention,
unless pivitUely Instructed, of making
shipments to tlio C.im.is Ui.tndes ouutry
over the Northwestern Railroad for the
use of thr army, unless he can make hU
ARMY AGENTS COMBING
THE WEST FOR HORSES
Itcniomits for Cnvnlrv mid Ar
tillery Xoi'ik'il 10 SiYk
Soldiers itetiirn.
Coi.f.MHrs, N. M., Muich .".ft. A l.cigel
force if recruits was put to work to-
day clearing u tbdil for the trouts for
llio llew .leroplnms Wlltcll 11,11" Pern
ordered piircinisrd in the liist and sent
hen- fur Mi e aii service.
I.leut, llgar S. Uorirll left fir th
south to-day with d.si itclu-x and mes
sages fur Uen. Pershing and his force.
C.'illforii'ii. Arizona and New Mexico
are now being thoroughly gone over by
agents of the army buying horses for re
mounting and cavalry and artillery now
In Mexico. All available horses at all
the remount slatious f the army nine
been sent lieie.
The question of whether the soldiers
now on duty In Mexico will receive the
JO per cent. Increase In pay allowed for
actual war service Is agitating the men
here and those at tho frofH. No definite
Information has been received, but the
men are all expecting the increased pay.
Nineteen sick SKldlers arrived from
the front to-day and were sent nn to
Kl I'aso. Roy Ulbson, Sixteenth In
fantry, has a "wound in his foot ; the
others are all suffering from fever or
Intest nal trouble. None of the nei. are
helm? keni hcie at piesent, reserving the
Columbus Hospital for wounded men
liped.ug quick attention, i-iiiesx iiiiui
tlon.il autoiniiblle hospital ambulances
Mrlve here nliy scilousiy sick or
wounded men will hove mucn nmcring
to endure before reaching the border.
Most of the sick and wounded nave nccn
brought out In freight trucks.
234.482 ON TRAINED LIST.
Hiry llmr llnil Slllltnry iimirnr-
II011 In l,nl Ten Vrnra.
W.vstllNiiTov, March 30. The United
Slates has trained 'JjI,S- men to mili
tary tervlco lu the last ten years, ne
cording to a icpurt made by the Score
tary of War to the Senate to-day In
response 10 a resoiuuuu ihu.iuvc.i "i
enator l.ode.
lernrilitiir 10 Secretin y Makers repoit,
there weio discharged from the. regular
army after a course 01 miuiary irainiiw
,:r 7i! fr.mi the organized mllltla 126.IS9
and from schools and colleges which give
military Instruction 10,317, making In all
-3M-v . ..
It Is the purpose ot mo ,-ciiiuc in can
ing for the Information to try in some
ray to open a way for the return to
tho service of these trained men or so
manv of them as may be available for
such service.
S00RE REICHSTAG RADICALS.
Soclnllslsi llrplorlng; Tlirlr Attack,
I pbold (ioieriiineill.
m-iinv. il.i Amsterdam, March 30.
Deputy llaase, formerly number ot the
Socialist party icinrsciiiniK'n ... ic
Reichstag and U""' leader of the new
radical party composed of the minority
t i lie Soclullst oi'ganlzntlon, Is assailed
for breacTI of iliscipnm, in a inuiiurniu
of the Soclullst party conimlttee, tho sub
Btanco or which was given out by the
Oveiseas News Agency to-day. llaase
und his followers are reprimanded for
heckling the Clovernment In the Reichs
tag session two weeks ago "withouf giv
ing tin- slightest notice of their Intention
to tho committee."
The inunlfcsto declares that the
charges of the Haaso faction that the
German Uovernmtnt Is not doing what
It could nnd should lo hasten peace are
unjust. It l imlllted out that the Kn
tente Oovernnients have up to this time
declined ull overtures for peace negotia
tions and that nil efforts of the Herman
Socialist pary ,0 prevail upon tho So
clallst elements In I'rancc nnd Knglund
to cooperate I" general movement for
peace hnvo fulled.
Nriv Kalonlco Air llnlil l-'rnlrnll,
I'Aius, March 30, Another nlr raid
on Salonlca was attempted yesterday by
the Uermana, nccordlng to a J lavas
deHwtch from Halonlca. Krench avla
tora drove oft the Germans before they
could do any damage In the city, al
though bombi were dropped on Orfanl.
shipment dlrrcl to tho United States
llovernmeiit,
"I know," the Major continued, "that
three cars of foodstuffs and supplies
were started across to .lunrez on Wednes
day with n cw to shipping to Casas
Urandes, but thr army had nothing to
' , . ..... . ....... ii
no Willi uic Hllipmem, i nc inrrciiaiiiiisf
III those rars Is consigned to Individuals
at Casus Urandrs. mid they arc shipping
and disposing of It entirely at their own
risk. T
"Only thin moinlng two l!1 I'aso mer
chants were to sic lue about making
shlpineiilM lo Casas Urandes. I told
them that If they would idilp direct to
the tin riiinent mid assume nil the risks
wr would make a contract with them.
This they refused In do.
"Last lilchl wr shipped seen solid
carloads of provisions lo Columbus. If
merchants In III I'aso should establish
branch houses In Casas Urandes or W
low that point mid ship In supplies. 1
suppose, as the army might icqulre
things In that country, It would buy
them, hut for me lo guaraiiteo foodstuffs
shipped down oer the railroad and
iliandled as a private transaction Is
highly Improbable."
.Major lllllott said he had an abundance
of supplies on hand, and that with the
start already uncle by the uo f trucks
he could k(ep aliens of the game In sup
plying the soldiers at the front.
Ten motor trucks were shipped from
thr depot qiiarteruiaslrr's ilep.irlment
to-iliiv to Columbus, and the Infoiina
tlon wiim given out that twrnty-scvrn
iidilltUmal ti licks wou'il nnlvr In Kl
Haw) to-lilght and be shipped through
to the boidei town at once.
Thr placing 111 service of thh ly-sevrn
more cars swells the number available
for Immediate servlie to I7:t. From
automobile row In Kl 1M comes the
Information that eighty-one new ti licks
are due within the Mist two weeks of
April.
Hlshop I. II. Hurst of the Moliuon
Church declared to-day that Taylo;
Rros. at- tlimnali with planning to im
port bilge quantities- of foodstuffs with
b view to selling lo the soldiers and
tilling up such gaps os tulsht not be
supplied by the motor trains out of Co
lumbus. Andres Uarcia. local Carrmiza Con
sul, wits nkid lo-diiy what measures
would be required In older to ship mu
nitions and guns over the Northwest
ern. He replied that such m-tlclrs could
scarcelv br classed as primary mer
chandise and would be dutiable, alio
prohibited at present.
Questioned If such supplies might not
be placed 111 sealed ears ulid shipped
south In the same manner as tno am
munition cars of the varninzlatas wheu
they ti.isctl from Kaglc I'ass to Agua
J'rletii he replied that the conditions
Were not identical.
"Tlio Canaliza bioops wero simply
passing through the I'liltnl States to
carry on n i-.impalgn In Mexico, while
the American troops are lu Mexico and
fighting," he said.
.CABINET FACES
RECRUITING CRISIS
I'liionist mill Lilieral t'oiimi it-
tees of Coniinoiis May Join
for Full Compulsion.
lift uit Cahlt 'envif- la Tin; Siv
laiNtKiS'. .Marcli a A serloiM Tar.
llauientary sltii.iilnti Is di'ielnplug mi th
oui'sMiin of recruiting The s''ch nt
Walter II. Umg. president of the UhiiI
l.overnnient Ibianl. in the lli.iie of
Commons on Wrdiiesda coutlrmed the
I nloulst War Committee m tin. view
that the Uoveriinient I not tireiiand
even now to accept the principle of
iual service and equal sacrifice."
The committee will meet again on
Tuesday, and It seems unlikely that
II. mar Uuc will be lu a position to
glvo assurances that tr.o Uovernment
has adotited an attitude toward the solu
tion of the recruiting problem by accept
ance of the principles of compulsion for
all men of military age.
The committee has i.ime to the con
clusion that the only possible step the
Uovernment can take is to declare for
national sendee in th widest sense.
The eoinmltlee Is prcpand to press the
demand If necessary to a division mid
.1 request for debate may come sooner
than the Cabinet expects.
The Liberal War Committee also will
tin-et on Tuesday to consider Its posi
tion. A Junction of thr two groups in
the division lobby would create a rritlcil
I'arllaniontary situation. The House of
Commons Is restless and a decision can
not be postponed many da.vs.
DUBAIL GOVERNOR OF PARIS.
Veternn of l'rnnco-riilnii Wnr
Micceeds Mlliinour.
Paiup, March 30. Hen. A. Y. K. Du
huil was appointed Military Governor
of Parl to-day in the placo of Uen,
Michael Maunoury, whose 111 health
caused him t" retire.
Uen. Dub.ill. who Is 115 ears old and
saw service In the I'rance-I'nusxlaii war,
was ui charge of the Vosges district
during the tlrst part of the war and
succeeded III stopping the advance of
Hen. von lleerlngen during the progress
of the Herman armies toward Paris.
( Jen, Mauiiouiy was ill command of
the I'rciieh aarrlrou force which left
Paris and attacked and crumpled lip
the right wing of Hen. volt Kluck's army
at the "high tide" mark lu tho Herman
Invasion. He was hailed us the savior
of Paris. While on a tour of Inspec
tion of the Herman position from the
first lino of Kreiich trenches In March,
l!H!i, Hen. Maunoury wiim struck by a
bullet which destroyed his left ee and
broke hie. Jaw.
ALLIES IN FULL ACCORD.
Ilnllnii Premier Sit Transport
Problem Unit Hern Soiled.
IWlilB, March 30. The representatives
of the allied Uoveriiments wero In com
pleto accord at thn Purls conference of
tho Allies, according to Ihe statement of
Premier Salaudrn of Italy In an Inter
view lu die Matin,
"Wo arc nil without exception satis
fied with tho resolutions passed nt the
conference of the Allies," he said. "Our
votes were unanimous and their sub
ject matter leprcscnted concrete reali
ties." Premier Sahindru said thn delegates
were particularly pleased ut the promi
nence given during tho economic do
bate to thu subject of shipping and
freights.
"Wu recognlie," ho said, "that a state
of wnr Implies ccrluln restrictions and
privations, but Ihesn 'privations mny bo
reduced to minimum by the loyal co
operation of ull. I believe that a Judici
ous and eiilltiihlii system Is about to he
adopted which will relievo the transport
trouble from which both you nud we
have been HUffering."
'Dip Cliurchninn" lo lime.
The Ciwrrniitrm, which has occupied
a building opposltn the old Astor Li
brary In Lafayette. SllVct for lhlii
nlno years, will move to 3S1 Fourth ave
nue about April 15. This Journal, which
Is the national weekly of the Protestant
RplBCopul Church, begun Us existence
In Ann street In 1830. Tho Rev, diaries
K. Gilbert has been editor for the lust
three yeaw.
A DIME IN MEXICO
(.'IiIiipm' Mi'irlinnts mill Nntive
Housewives Pmiiler to
Troopers' Tnste.
"JEltKP T'KOVKS Til' TOP
lir.i.p IhiAtigf.vr.TKf.s. I'lilted States
Mxiiedltlniuiry Korces, lu Camp on Sun
Miguel River near Cnlonln Dublan (by
Army Aero lo Columbus, N. M.), March
30. A ten vent piece In a United States
Mildler's pocket lu Mexico Is a most
resllrss piece of mental. Thr desire to
go somewhere and buy fomenting Is one.
hard lo overcome by men who have been
out of touch with newspapers, tele
phones, railroads ulid street cars for any
length of time,
Colmila Dublati mid Nuev.i Casus
Urandes alToKl but little opportunity for
even tho limited Mumping proclivities of
the subnets, but the Mormon Housewives
of Ihe first settlement nnd thr Chinese
merchants of the second place have gar
nered many American dollars for the
output of their kltchviis mid the rem
nants of tlirlr stocks,
Thr thrifty Mormons, with rugs, but
ter, cheese, fri-di lucid, Jellies and pre
serves, have bicn responsible for all
of the variety in ciunp rations, but this
bargaining lias only partially satisfied
tliri soldiers. Vee Slug, Hie principal Chi
nese merchant lu Nueva Casas Uraude",
has become Isililer In his display of hidden
stock as each day lie learns Hint the
United States forces are willing to pay
money for goods iccelved Instead of
the paper bills or blunt enullscatlon or
ders of the various Mexican fiittlnns.
The rni lolerterei.
lie started the election of a wooden
budding to-day In a clearing on the
east bank of the river mid within two
bundled yanls of camp headquarters
Ills ainiouticeineiit that he would open
a restaurant and laundry where orders
for the gastronomic amalgamation of
"el ham and la egg" mid the purifica
tion of Infantry socks would rrc-lie pur
tlcular attention Is no lunger news In
the rows of khaki tents.
Materialization of the Chinaman's
plans were slightly delayed when It
was found that his budding restaurant
Wiis over the ground wire of the Unlled
States Signal Service Corps. To pre
vent some of the lush orders from the
counter to Sing's prospectively busy
kitchen becoming hashed with army or
ders traversing the metal thread under-
neut'i, order were given wh.ch caused
a speedy removal of the restaurant
frame and the permanent separation of
matters military and epicurean
Sing 'Ik u brother of Yce Hen. who
lives In Juarez, lo the dismay of United
States Immigration officers In Kl I'aso,
who know only too well the crafty lilna
man's right to the title of "King of tin
Chinamen Smugglers."
It Is openly said that hundreds of China-
men. operating laundries and chop suey
studios lu the United Slates are paying
dally toll lo the wllj Yee Uen. who
smuggled them across the Isjrder and
holds It In his power to lstray them.
. Kitchen n Cmorlte.
Hut speaking of the "cats." the army
never lu-is opportunity to sing the
pnilse of one Chlcacoan, whoee viry
ii. mm is sMieii) in.iii.s with sizzling saus
age, savory stews and gray gravy.
Iluzc.icott Is the inline, mid irs.eded by a
i iimidlmeiit.il v 'V. nil, iln" Is sutUii nt ad
ilnsw f"r Ho- giuv hatred viteran who
l a. jieitected t'i,. new I't.ited states Held
kileheli, M 111. Ii the nunc loipis will be
mli.ptcil bv the War I irpartm' nt "H a
pint (il the re-ill ir ii. hi iiiinneiii
( apt. Hu.. .unit bas shamefacedly
I hat he has n so busy showing th"
buys how tlir new soup cart works that
lie'has not bad time to write Mrs. Huzc.i
coit. who Is anxiously waiting word at
her home.
"I was ilemonstiuting at Unit llll's
when tin; orders came," slid Capt. Huz
ciicutt, "and I Just couldn't stay back
when the boys began to pack up. I'm
nut quite as oiiug as I was when I took
pait lu the Wounded Knee campaign or
a few years later when I followed the
flag In I'orto Itlco. but this campaign
has made ni" feel like a hoy again,
"Those two army mules have been
pulling the soup cart all the way from
Columbus and she's been cooking away
every mile of the distance. The mm I
was'with could never slop, hut what I
was right Ihete with the hot cotTie and ' lort''1 " """" ctinreted with Amen
tia; beans." ' ciu uinmuintliin companies alleged to
'have been i:gan!ed by Col .1, Wesley
rlmt .lerUI Tried. Allison, friend of Hen. Sam Hughes.
Tne Iluzc.icott, which Is the name of would dlsru-s the charges made iiKn.ii.-t
the moving kitchen cart, has a capacity j Hen. Hughes.
of seventy-livo gallons of food, nil of. Oilier men who ale luteiested in the
which ran be cnoklng nt the same time ( International Arms and Kuse Company
und while the kinlien s In motion, Th- , and the American Ammunition Company
Captain (lalnis that It Is superior to the
I reuch. Kngllsh and Herman th Id
kitch'ius and bakeries, which are only
adapted to the prep ir.itlon of our kind
of fiio.l at a time.
Some of the soldiers had their first
experience with "Jerki" last night, thn
new ration which Is to be Issued 111 il
few days. The. tlrst samples were tested
by negio troopers who happened (o be
stationed on V'1' duty at a slaughter
house on tho outskirts of the camp.
Kor four days Mexicans ami Chinamen
III Hie employ of the Corralltnx ranch
have been slnuuhUring calllo there and
cutting (he beef Into strings, one and
two feet 111 length. The y.ild ninound-
lug tho slaughterhouse Is strung with
wires und topes from which the beef,
after being spiiugled with sail, is hung
to dry for three or four days.
1'rnni one of thr Mexican laborers
thn negrti, trcopcrs were quirk lo leatn
that a piece of Ji rkl op the end of 'i
gieen wood stick and held over the
coals of a lire gives oif u must Inviting
odor of roasting beef, a smell which
was not Isdleil by tho tuste, Army of-1
fleers belleie that Jeikl will be appro,
dated by tho troopers as a relief fiom
biciiii and salt polk mi forced inarches'
where tho columns get out of rommunl
cation with their flesh incut base.
The Mexican niiny and even the
Chinese merchants of Casus Hrniiilcs
hnvo a decided advantage over the
I'lilted tilubti fmces III the inntter of
Inipoiled unipllree on iiccount of their nn
restricted iisn nf the Mexican Norlhwist
eiti Ituilioud, xv Ii III i ciiniiects direct with
the border ut Juuirz, nnd lasses tlinns.it
beio n bate Hon ,vanl.( fiom the I'nlted
Stub's enmp.
RESTORES RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.
.Inpnil Mild In Ulli- Iliick Tllrer
TnUeii In Wnr of 111(11-.-,,
Spteitil Cable Hnpatc ti Tin: Si.v
Lo.NPoN, Muich 30. It Is s(u(ed (hut
Japan lias rrslorrd to Itusslu thn war
ships Prrosviel, Poltnva nnd Vurhig,
vvlilch wero tnken 111 the lltisn..lnpunrsn
war and renamed respectively (he Sag.
mill, Tiingu and Soju.
The Sagninl (PercsvlelJ and Tungoi
(Poltava) t(Mik pint III the battle of the
Yellow Sen on August 10, mill. Il.illi.
Dually were sunk lu thr harbor of Port
Arthur und were kubeequcntly lulscd!
and repaired. These two vessels ure old
battleships, the former built in isys, th
latter In ISl'l. The nut t n batteiici (.f
both comprise four 1- Inch guns.
The Soyu (Vnrnlg) Is a Phllnilclphln I
built proiected cruiser, sue was inillt
In 1S0! and was sunk nt Chemulpo on
February 0, 1905. She was raised and
ban been used by the Japanese uh ii
training hlp. .
'WAR FRAUD INQUIRY
(Icn. Iliifrhes, Ordered Home,
Denies Any l'nrfc in Im
proper Trnnsnetioiifi.
MAY EXTIIA1UTK FJMKNI)
Ottawa, March 30. The Itotden Hnv
rrnment nnnoiiuced to-duy tho creation
of n royal commission to Investigate
nllegntions of graft In connection with
the letting of fuse contracts to United
Stales llrnis by (he Canadian Shell Com
mittee. Urn. Sam llughis, named a Instru
mental In placing the contracts and who
ft iw Is In Kngl.ind, was called home
to-dny by a cable from 1'ieinler Hor.ileit
to apcar before the Investigating com
mission nnd till what he knows of the
transaction.
The loniinltsltin will be composed of
Sir William Mered'lh, Chief JuMlre of
the Supremo Court of OuturK nud .lus
tier Duff of the Supreme Court of Can
inl.i. Counsel will be tinnied by Sir
Wilfrid Latirhr mid Sir Robert Hordeii.
The contracts lo' be Investigated wero
rnteied Into with the American Ammu
nition Company, Incorporated In Vir
ginia: the liilernatloti.il Arms und l'uc
Company of New Yirk. thr Kdwards
Valve Company nnd (he Providence
Chemical Company. They were valued
nt neal ly :.,, nno.nOO.
Hen. Hughes's connection with one of
the contracts has been proved by the
production lu Parliament of the follow
ing document:
"I, MdJoC-Ueneml, the lion. S. Hughes,
Minister of .Militia und Defetue of the
Dominion of Caiud.i, lu ucinrd.iii.-e with
iiulhoiltv duly conferred upon me by his
Hrltnniilc Majesty's Government, lurcby
ratify and confhm on Its behalf Hie fnrr-
going ngteeiiient between the American
. ...... .. . .
Ammunition Conrp.iny. Inc., nud the
Shell Committee, Kited :A (Klawa.
Canada, this nineteenth da.v of .tune,
A. D. iiur.."
This company was given an order in
volving nearly JJI1.000.nuO und a msh
iidvaliie of tisjie than 11,500,000.
Ii u cabled reply to Premier Itorden
to-duy Uen. Illlghra .!):
"lieic-e Ktato lo Parliament on my
behalf that I Imve no Improper connec
tion with contracts rcfc.rcd to or any
nthe- contracts. If uny suggestion lo
fie contrary I ninilc I respectfully de
mand full Investigation. I shall sail on
tltst available boat."
The Liberals, who brought the charges
before liirllament, allege that nearly
J vii.ii.iu.ctio has been lost to llritaiti and
Canada In cniinectloti with contracts for
shells placed by the Canadian Shell
Committee.
OFFERED ORDERS HERE.
Hut Not nt the CmiiiiiIIhii I'lgiirrs,
M IHrcclnr.
A dlicctor of the American Ammu
nition Company said jesterdny after
noon that fo the best of his recollec
tion 15 ! Yoakum and K. W. Ilasslck
of Itrldgeport, Conn., had secured sev
eral munition contracts from the Cana
dian shell committee and brought them
to New York, where they were offered
to the companies mentioned. Yoakum
mid Ilasslck. uccotd'.tig to this dlnctor,
were In r Ivr coiniiil'-sliins for the
business they s,,ured. He said that the
arrangement called fur no such figures
its UOteil In i Mt.iw.i.
The ofliei is of the American Ammu
nition Company ire Kdward It. Cadwell,
president. Samuel M. Uneii, i lie-president;
A. M Hall ".M, treasurer. Among
the directors arc Mr. Cadwell, S. Pris
cott. Mr. Hall and Klgon Vlsbee.
officers of the International Arms and
I'use Company , alo uifiitluiifi! In the
Canadian (barges, are John A. Harris,
president : J A. McCanii, secretary, and
R. I.. Patterson, treasurer. Among th"
directors ate Mr Harris, Mr. McCann.
Mr. Patterson und D, II. Ilaynes.
A statement published yesterday that
Mr. Ciidwell is a director of the Stand
ard Screw Comiany proven to be er
rctieous. He lesigned from the board
of that company In l'.'l.i
Neither II. I. Yoakum nor K. It. Cad-
'll. mentioned In dcsvutclic ( rum Of
,ild tint the charges were absurd, As
an Indication of the former company's
nl.itlous with thr Canadian Uovernment
It was said that another contract for
morn than I.iuhi.OiiO fuses had been
signed yesteid.iy by representiillves of
the concern, and Vice-Piesldent Gordon
of the Imperial Purchasing Commission.
Later Mr. Cordon attended conference
In the offices of the Huaraiity Trust
Compa "
It also was Mini that Mr. Cadwell,
who organized the Iiitcrnailon.il Anns
and l'use Cnmpiny, hail si en Col. Alii
sou but once und hardly knew linn mid
that he never had heard of Kilgene
Llqilalill, the hotel oif bet-lra binler who
was represented as bung Col. Allison's
partner. Col. Allison Is supposi d to be
In Florida.
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BUSINESS MEN'S PRESIDENTIAL LEAGUE
Suite 1615165 Broadway, New York City
DANIELS SEEKS END
Secretary Heads for n 1'rojee
111c Plant I'nder Federal
Ownership.
UPHOLDS NAVY SCHOOLS
WArlltNr.ToN', March 30. Secretary
Daniels attached to tho Administration's
preparedness programme a limited policy
of Government ownership nnd oiktuHoii
of plnnts for the maiiufaciuro of muni
tions of wnr when he appeared be-fore
the House Naval Affairs CoiiuulHee to-1
day to explain his estimates for the naval
establishment for Hie coming' year.
"Kvrry dollar spent for preparedness
sluill bo spi ut for preparedness at a fair
profit," was Ihe ptlnclplo the Secrclaiy
laid down. '
"When competition Is ihstroycd," he
added, "the Uoveiiuneiit shall be lu a
position to tnatiufaiiure nil or a part of
the supply of a necessary product in
order to control the price."
In line with this policy Mr. Daniels
not only inged the passage of tho pend
ing bill authorizing tho construction of
ii Government armor plant but appealed
to the committee to appropriate $70.", till
for the construction of a projectile plant
and recommended some Items to enable
the Department to manufacture torpe
does and mines.
Mr, Daniels did not have nn oppor
tunity to give to the members of the
House eommit'ee the Information they
are sicking In regard to the live year
naval building priigtamu.o or the mo
tives by which be wag actuated III modi
fying the rcconiiReiidatioiis of the Gen
eral Hoard. This siibjeit will ! taken
tip (o-niorrow when the committee re
sum s the hearing.
Defend Ills m j schools.''
The Secretary did, however. In his
! owning statement defend his "navy
.' k..i.,.iu' r..- ,i... ,..iiuM.i ... i,Ai..t.
schools" for the enlisted men on Hie bat
tleshlps of (he licet and urged the eoin
mltlee (o make adequate provision for
obtaining a teacher of Kngllsh nt An
naos "as goisl as any at Harvard" to
tialn the future olllccrs of the navy (o
correct expression. He also asked the
committee tu furnish a professor of
modern languages of (he same standing.
He told the c.imillltU.- of the illlllelll
lies ciuounlered In gating men for the
navy mid of the cetisoishlp he hud exer
cised over the distribution of lectillt-
inv literature. He said ho had burned
a bushel of Illustrated folders, which
showed men "going (o the tropics and
associating with half dressed women,'
ticcaUM he regarded them ns Indecent.
In Ids recital of tho needs of thr navy
the Secretary was most emphatic lu his
ap.eat for plants to fdvx- the Hoiern-im-nt
the whip hand over munition
milkers who destroy competition.
"It Is ll w.se poiry for the HoV
TmneM III (.Plaining most munition
supplies," b" said, "to go Into the open
market. Hut when private lonoerns de
stiny conils'tltidii tlin Hoi eminent must
stop In mid do the manufacturing lu its
own defence. To obtain armor, tor
sudors, jirojectlles, mines and such mu
nitions thr Uovernment ought to have
Its own plants, lu which the results of Ito
ci'riui''nt could be kept secret and by
which It could rrgulule the price If
iiecessnry."
Projectile Plnut reded.
T'-e nr.'l'sMty fn, the .reetlon of '
projectile plant was described by Sec
I'tary Daniels ns uig-nt "if Ihe ships
of the IN ci air to l.v I i i supplKil Willi
II inv It minor p. ere ng shells.''
Tne in.iiiufaetuiers bad hi en con
stanily iiicre.i.-01'v their prims for sln-ll
of all kinds, 'ie said, mid have finally
artlved ill ttie iwiiiit nt which they ir
fiif" to bid nt all on the sp.-rlil.ntlon-.
laid down by the I sqiarltuent i ailing for
shells of high quality. Specifications
were sent out to morn than I no i-inurm
for smaller slit Its, ! added, and only
two respondisl with bids,
"Of all the recommendations I have
to make to the committee" he sola,
"1 would put this Hist. With such a
plant the Uovernment will be ubl to
manufacture the kind of s.iclls It needs ,
It will retain the piollt now paid pr.
va to mnnufucturers and the work will
be done tuor" expeditiously"
The Secretary was almost ns urgent In
recommending the pass igu of the bdl to
establish u Hoveruinenl armor plate
plant. The isffer of the armor makers to
supply the navy wlih all Its ne., Is at a
ptlce to be Jl veil by tin1 Federal Trade
Commission h" did not tegnrd ns advan
tageous. "The Government ban already paid In
exorbitant prollts tor all the armor plate
plants In eiisteme." he s;i,, "If we
should adopt the proposal it would not be
long before the price of aiinor would go
up again."
As a further Illustration of th" nil
vantages of Hnvcriiiueni manufacture
Mr. Daniels cited leducilnus that had
been brought about lu the price of pow
der as soon us the Uoveiiuneiit plant bad
been established.
The private manufnctuieis fln-t re.
mandril 1 n pound. This was reduced
to SO cents when the Uovermiieut began
to manufaiiiiie. Now, he added, enough
Is iiiaiiiiliicliiieil by the navy for Its
needs III tune of peace at a i ost of '.'t
cents u pound- ", I cents with tin- over
be,. 1 (halites, lulirrst mid such Item"
und the pMce 'ii tin open market is
"The iliffcremo between 5:1 and III
cents lu a programme of preparedness,"
he said, "Is well worth saving,"
Similar savings of $1(5 on mines and
JVIoRE than two-thirds of our
product is composed of grand pianos
the ideal instruments tor tlic music room
in the production of which Mason & Hamlin
Co. hns set u new standard of excellence
through its unique system of construction.
An investigation will reveal their superiority
in tone and durability, which hns made them
the most highly prized pianos of the day.
MASON & HAMLIN CO.
313 Fifth Avrnuc, tit .".'Jnd Street
Jt.OAO on torpedoes imde ut Government
plaiitn were put forwanl as examples of
what might be expected fmni tho exten
sion of this system.
The advantages o be obtained fiom u
naval experimental l.ileiratory nnd the
plan fur the mobilization of Industries
Secretin y Daniels left to be nsi erf lined
from the testimony of Thomas A. Kdisou
and thr eiiglneris who nppcariil betorn
Ihe committee two weeks ago teeoni
mending an apptopilatlou of $'.'5, (inn for
the expenses ot the naval consulting
boarrl,
"We are doing In times of peace." he
said, "what Kiigland and l-'i.incc did
tinder stress of war. We havo listed
eveiy ship that may be available for
n.'ivul irsrs In thr rvrnt of hostilities.
We ure hi touch with the rnllro.nls mid
we nte beginning to know what we will
have at hand."
The personnel problem was discussed
at length by tin- Secretary, who sail
It would be Impossible to add '.O.nnn men
to tin- navy in a year as has been sug
gested. "We now have dllllculty in keeping
the present quota full," he said. "be.
cause of tho high wages ashore." He
gave us the chief ditllculty the lack of
men trained lu sis-cltil locutions to meet
requirements of the nivy, Which tie lie.
scribed us an Immense machine shop.
(utlcers In special lines, such a- en
gineers, weir also needed, he added.
AMERICAN DOCTORS PRAISED.
Iirrionn; nnd list r In lteiiies) Ad.
dltlnnnl .lied lent KxpeiHliiiiis.
Arthur ion Vilcsen, chairman of the
American Ph.vslclans expedition Com
mittee, has received a letter fiom Un
American KmliHSsy In Herlln iittestlng
lo tho success of the two hospital nulls
of doctors and nurses which havo been
sent to Ueriuaiiy by the eoinmltlee. ,
third unit Is on the way mid Herman
mid Austrian niollcnl authorities
asked Ihe iiiiiimittee to organ." addi
tional expeditions
Kaeh unit has be,. : rqiiiiieil io take
calo of three lilt ml r. I or more wound, d.
Tin- soldiers ni" tuated ngardless of
tlnir iiiitlonallty Willi (Hie exception
ull (he phvslciuiis arc American Inn n.
There is more snap, style, sanity,
service and satisfaction in
Saks $20 Suits
for New Yorkers
than in any other suits offered
at that popular figure.
HHHE fact is, Saks Suits are not made
merely to sell at $20, but to outsell
any alternative at the same price!
We are not interested in producing
Suits just as good as the average at
$20, but something substantially
better.
Better fabrics, better selections, better
models, better tailoring, better finish bet
terness that is sustained through all the
ramifications of making, from the selecting
of raw materials to the last refining proceses
of Style.
Selected ai Random
New Check llffeii. with p.iliii pin Kris-,
soft roll lapcli anil novel curTs,
A ira Sift Finish Wnr-icil, tlu iimkiis
nslunt, bolli dial and vest with roll (ollar.
1 A IHiip Scree minor s Ii a r p I vvuisicil
und with unusual s p r i n '.' at I lie hips.
A Snhor Mark, wltnsc rolling' hinds and cusv
lines ure tlic vcr.v iulovicaliou of slvlc
All Colors All Patterns All Weights
All Weaves All Models
All Variations of Cull, Collar ami Coiilnm-
And All Better Than Ihe Average
ttroadway
FRANCE NEEDS MEDICAL AID.
Prominent Anii-rlenii "eiiil Out
ooiitrj i I lie lull for Help.
A couiilrv ivnlr appeal In beiialf of th
propa' of IVullec l.s about to br Intllle to
Americans over the signalling of Josi ph
II. (iioale. Augusl lleluioul. A tlarton
llepbll.li, Kdwill U M.illll. I'll. Hies W,
Kllot, prcs'ih-iit inteiiiiis of Harvard,
und lie ii I,. Illggiosoii
,A despatch (l inn Ihe American relief
lieiirlng hoii-e in ir!s calls attention
to tile ptessmg need lor assManco In
e.nltlg for the Fundi wounded lis a
lesult of the Veiiliin drive and III"
probability Hint Ike need, unless promptly
met, ill mere. is., gn-.iilv In the spring.
Surgsiis' gowns, adhesive plaster, ub
soibeiit pliotcr, giii.e, atiiestlietlcs, rub
ber sheet'lig, Miekj. and lubber gloves
are desired p.iltlenl.iiiv .
I oll.ltllilis of supplies should be sent
to IV war ilb'f learlng house, UJ
('ha-ltoli striet. and el ks nud cash
to the VC'iiiiu Allbd Ri lu f Ciimuilttce.
"On I'llth avenue
100 AUTO TRUCKS FOR ARMY.
Illdi llpened nnd I iiiitrncl Will Re
I. el lu n IV" llu.is.
' Dep.. i (juaili tin. i-Ucr dd A L. Smitb,
IC. S. A., i.pennl bid' V"s(rrdny for 100
more anio trmk- for Mexban set vice.
I They ni"' to be ib diei.-d on .ill from
S'Xte. u days if'ir the coiitiai Is are
signed up lo till!. lliolllhe.
ii'wdU: -three i-ompautes Mibmlttcil
bids The lovvist w.i- $l,."ifni per ear
up to J.'.'JU". ll is cxpirteil that the
j War Drpaitmenl wld give out tin; con
J tract In a few da.vs. Some of the nun
, panics are icnly to supply a number of
11110 11. lies n( one,-,
I, Itili ti(Ui-l nod Xliesei
Iti'lnriiliiK.
er -;. I i Tin v
,.., . i.,i i. i a London l .i. .. ;:u
! l..d llllob P.i---I. w to eight doeln n
1 1 in I ,i ini'.die on -is, ii i ,,. (i iirre
j from Serl. a, ti.ivill'og Hx w.k of Prt
logi,id Tin v are on tli'ii i;. home.
at :illh Street