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7 4 S THE SUN, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1916.' i fell nil Ml 1 FISKE BARRED FROM i ANSWERING DANIELS Cli airman PiuIkpH of Hoiim; ('ommitteo Refuses Atlmii'nl'H Request o Kxplxifn. ASPERSIONN KK IM-iN'lKI) WAilltWOTON, Atirll . Ths refuinl of Chairman Padgett of the House Naval Affaire Committee to grant Hear Ad inlrml Klske an opportunity to reply to the testimony of the Secretary of thn Navy to-day placed a now aepect uiioti tho controversy that liaa arisen between them. Admiral Flak, resenting tlie Hecre tary'a Implication that disappointed am bition provided th motive for his criti cism of the Navy Department's policy, vv rote a letter to Representative Padgett asserting that "a serloua cloud" had bten placed on his own testimony and aiked Tor an opportunity to explain. In his Ittter he takea direct lsuo with the Secretary upon questions of fact. In reply Mr. Itodgett said to-day that the hearings had been cloned and that ho saw no occasion for reopening them for tho consideration of tho HMttcra which constitute the points nl Issue bo tween Admiral Flske and Secretary Daniels. .Mr. PndKPtt'a Attitude. "There In no publlo Interest to ho aubscrved." ho says, "by such an In vestigation an to tho matters of rccol flection of what waa said rclatlvo to the tranbiictluns of the past." It was atserted by .Secretary Ojnlcls that Admiral Klske predicted that naval oftlcers would take to cocalno as n result of tho wine mess order; that ho was disappointed because he vv.m nut ap pointed commander In chief of tlio At lantic fleet, and that he saw no hopo of preparedness In the navy unless men whose fathers and grandfathers had been In tho service wcro at the head of It. Tho refubal of Chairman Padgett to (rant Admiral Flake a further hearing has aroused the Ire of Kcprrsentatlvo Hrltlen of Illinois, who takes tho ground that Mr. Padgett exceeded his author ity. Mr. Britten says he will demand that the question be referred to the committee Itself for decision. Admiral Klrke says In his letter: "Referring to my testimony given be fore the Naval Committee on March 21 and 27, to tho testimony given on April 3 by the Hon. Secretary of tho Navy and to editorials In this morning's Issue of tho New York Worlil, Si;n and Herald, I beg leave to tcmjcst your ut tent Ion to tho fact that the testimony of the Secretary has caft n serious cloud on mine. "For this reason 1 respectfully request permission to apptur before th commit tee to explain certain occurroncc con cerning which I fear that the Secretary's memory has led him to do ma great Injustice. According to all tho papers that t have seen tho Secretary said that t told lilm that If naval officers were de prived of their wine they would takw cocaine. It la truo that I tried to w auade the Secretary not to prohibit wlno 1 and beer; spirituous liquors had been forbidden by Uw for fifty cars. "My arguments wcro cxprcsswl In i closely typewritten letter to him. font pages long, tUlod May 27. 1314, and revered my point.-, It would be nv esaary to read thin entlrn letter to got a correct Idesi of vv li.U 1 told thu Sccre tary. I bhould Uku to show u copy of tho letter to tho committee. "In tho matter of desiring to b com mander In chief of tho Atlantic lleet, I did make application for tint command, huch mi application was pettectly proper, as I hail terve.l Mte.e.ssfiilly In command of three dlvls.ons .it (lllf.ient times and w.io thui aid fur nix rations, which, many otticcra thought a mom Important pwdtlon. "1 wish ail opportunity, however, to convince tho commlttoo that I did not tell tho Secretary that Kletchor did not want the command; Mm Secretary a memory leads him Into error there." What I did tell tho Secretary was that Fletcher had told mo somo tune before that ho thought the natural thin-: to do when Admiral Hadger gavo im tho command rain to give It to in-, m.iku Fletcher aid for operations, and then inaliu Fletcher commander in chief when I retired Fletcher holm. . It-Mi en months jounger than I and m ju.'lor In rank. "I tlnd tlio fniiowing entry In inj diary nn the date of April 30, 19H . " 'Secretary of Navy. In nr. or.l.incu with my request, telegraphed Fletcher, asking htm If lie wuuld llko to change Place with uie.' 'I'letchcr wan then In Mexico. In command of the Flm division, which 1 had comniandod .i .uir anil u half before, and Admiral U'ln.slov, my Jiuilor. also a candidate for thn position of com mander In chief, Has nltu In Mexico. In command of tho special sen leu squad ton." TIih Anrestrnl Itri-orrl. Admiral llsko then e.plalns nt length the circumstances under dispute and adds: "As to my t.'lllns tho Secretary rmt only once hut many llim-s that Mf n did not put men at tho htud or th navy wlic.e fathers and graudfatheis had been In tho servlco no would never b able to obtain any degree of pre paredness,' I hao never entertained such Ideas. "My father was a clergyman, and not one of my paternal nu.vtorti fur more than 400 years has been In the army or navy, My maternal uncle was In the navy, but ho was killed ut thn age of 18, and my maternal grandfather was bii army onici-r In his eaily i!nr, but resigned and went Into the lumber busl ness. "What I did tell the f-ocrctarv wan that countries like Ormatiy and Japan have almi and Ideals different from ours; that in those, countries cverv man la In a measure, military, iik his 'father and grandfather weto bfeiro him and that such nations naturally h.ivo a greater mllltnry .spirit and u greater military ability than nations llko ours "Inferring to that part of tho Secre tary's testimony that bears on mv testi mony that tho Secretary directed the omission of a recommendation for in, 100 men from tho (iener.il Hoard's re Port of December, 1014, I should llko an opportunity to convince llio .nnmlt tee of tits correctness 0f m ri'iollcp. tlons by showing the entrWs m.ida In my diary lit the tJme." KENTUCKY'S CREW LAUDED, .ut n nesertlini nt .pr Orlrnim, With I.onn Sertlcr Ahead. Washinqto.v, April fi. Serretan' Daniels has directed that a hater of commendation be sent to the cimv of th.i battleship K'eiiturky. Comnminh i' Ikiiik las II nismukes notified the Depart ment that there was not u singlo iIikt tlon while tho ship mum ut New Or leans from February L'U in March 18, although the thlp had como I mm a pro. traded nay at Vera Cruz, wluro shorn Icavo was greatly restricted. One-half of the ship's company wai gheu hhurN leav tho day before the Kentucky's departure for Mcmimu waters on March IS and imt a man fall-d tJ return, although H was known that uuoiher long period of servhn In tropical waters might be rtiqu:cd nt GUARD MAN TRIED TO SWAY VOTE, O'GORMAN CHARGESmmmWm Sees Threat in Letter of Col. Sternberger, but Latter Denies Any Wrong Intent Militia Lose Test Vote. Washington, April 6. Senator O'Oor man of New York rroated something of a sensation In the Scnatn to-day by sending to the clerk's desk and having read a letter received from Col. II. H. Sternberger of tho New York National Ouard, whoso address was given aa the Municipal Ilulldlng, New York city. Senator O'aorman Indulged In romo sharp comment on tho letter front Die mllllla officer, which ha construed as an Implied threat of political reprisals against him. Tho letter demanded that Senator O'Oorman vote against section f6 of Hie army bill, which waa adopted to-day and which Senator O'Oorman voted for on tho roll call. Section G6 provides for tho creation of a voluntary army to bo trained at .... I. 1. -1 , .. . tll..-kt.M i uiin nm II tts wun ncm ui I laiuiuui, . N. Y., last year, and has been bitterly I assailed by National Ouard officers on tho ground that It Is designed to mini mtzo the Importance of the State ni II It la organizations. Tho letter said In part: "I. I desire to Inform you that th Hay bill as passed Is satisfactory to the National Ouard and I urge particu larly that s'ctlons 76 arid 77 of the House bill as passed bo Incorporated In thn Senate bill. 1 am opposed to section t.8 of thn old Chamberlain bill, which authorizes the President to or ganize volunteer In lime of peace. This to my mind Is detrimental to all tho National Ouard. Tn 'r Ilia IntlnriHT. I wish to call to your attention the fact that I shall use my Influence, not only with tho National Ouardsmen but with all citizens with whom I come In contract, toward pointing out to them that tho so-called continental army scheme Is Impracticable and will hao a bad effect If passed. I urge upon i you as Senator from New iork State, having about 18,000 National Ouards men In actle service at prefent and about three times that number who havo scrvfd In the National Ouard, to oppose any contemplated measure that I detri mental to the Interests of the National Ouard at large." In submitting the letter Scnatot O'Oonuau said: ' somctiiuiK w-as sain jcsicrnay oy certain Senators regarding an e tremcly offensive propaganda organized by certain citizens who nro especially Interested In tho National Ouard, 1 hold a letter In my hand addressed to me signed II. S. Sternberger, Col., written on tho letterhead of the head quarters division National Ouard, New York Municipal Ilulldlng. New York city. I. Ike n t'ommaud. "It will bo noted that It lacks the phraseology of ;ui American citizen to a Senator or any other public official. It is more In tho nature of a command to eliminate tho volunteer army provision from the standing bill. It Is based upon ii positively coltish proposition, namely, that In tho opinion of tint writer tho adoption of that provision will be. preju dicial to tho National Ou.uil. Uo lose sight entirely of tho larger and moro patrlotl aspects of tho question n to what Is tho best tiling for the country In tills grave crisis." AftT the Clerk of the Scnat" had p-ad the letter Senator O'Oorman added: "l have not the honor of any per sonal iicqualnt.tneo with the writer of that letter, and I sutpect he docs not know me. If be did he might know that ho adopted tho very worst form of persuasion with the Senator from New York. I am not accustomed to accept dictation from any source, mid In u matter 'if this gr.tsr character I resent any attempt at co-rclon from any source. t'riilsr Cicti. tritjnn. "Now with regard to one objection the writer of that letter makes agrilnst the provision for u volunteer army let me. make this observation: The head of tho National Ouird of the Mat" of New York Is Major-Oen. OT.uu, n man of un PRESIDENT AGREES TO SHIPPING BILL CHANGE ttiiie l'i.sini: Powor In 15c TnUen Vrnm lloiird nnrl .Mphmii-c Will lln Pushed. Washington', April S.As a result of a conference between President Wll Fon, Chairman Alexander of the House coinnnt'ce on Merchant Marino and 1' 'ismrles, Secretary of Commerce rtcd Held and members of tho Interstate Commerce Commission it Is practically certain that the provisions of the Ad ministration shipping lull permitting thn proposed s'npp'iig board to fix o.'ian transportation rales will be eliminated. In placi of Ibis section language , probably will bo substituted vesting In i the boa id power to correct flagrant In jiltlce ill ocean rates. It Is tho hop,, of Adni'nlsfi atlon olllelals tint thn effect ol Ibis rlialign will be to win over the , support -f certain shipping Interests wlilch had been alienated by the old board provision. ChalrniHJi Alexander sugcested the change lie Informed the President that It waa the H"iiso of ni.inv whipping vpt rti that tlm cir"0-c nf the rato fixing power by Hie bo ml would b Impracticable, and that It would cer tainty b uniiopuhir. Ills view Is under stood to have been shared imofllclally by tlm Interstato Commerco Commis sion. Tho.n who iitlrjulcd 1 1 to conference were ciretul to point out on leaving tho White llouso that they had not pret-umnl to tcH'.'h a Dual decision, but Chairman Alexander announced that tho mutter ivould be bil.1 before tho House committee Immediately. I To said that In all probability hearings would be held on this point. Just befnio this conference the Presi dent had a coiif(nnoi' with Acting Chairman Po'i and Koproirntatlve Oar ret of Ibe llouso Committee on Utiles. Thev hud offerul tn franio rules to ex pedite the consideration of tho pend ing Administration meamires. They hidlcatid that the next meiuiurn to be taken up after tho rivers and harbors bill would no tlm Philippine Indepen demo measure. The shipping bill, In all probability, will follow this. II. II. 'I'. In Hush i:feniiloiis. Having obtained tho slguatiiro of aetlnu Mavor fiow-lhn; to ninriil.i.. which were voted last August by the Hoard of l.stlmale, tlm Brooklyn Ihipld Transit Company announced .vrsterday that it would begin construction woik iih soon as the neiesswry coiibuntu of properly owners am obtained mi new trollev lines in Metropolitan avenue, front Dry ll.iilior ro.id tn Jamaica Plank road, p.orough of yineiis, on Klghth avenue, from Thlrt.v -ninth sliced hi Hay ftldgo avenue, ami on Fresh Pond road, bo. tween tlm Lutheran Cemetery linn and Mj rtN ve, .Hrwwsh Queena. usual military nblllt). lie Is probably the only olllcer connected with the Na tional Ouard In any State In this country who has been Invited to take .the course In the War College In this city, and he has completed It, "In the opinion of the regular army of ficers he Is a torn soldier. I am sure that ithe subordinate, olllcer who wrote the olfenslvo noto to me was not voicing tho sentiment of the patriotic citizens of thn (Mate of New York who are Identified with the National Ouard In Uiat State, and that this volunteer army provision will not Impair the efllclency of the Na tional Ouard Is shown by a letter written by Oen. O'Hyan under data of January 17, 1016." lly a vote of 3 to 34 the Senate voted late this afternoon to retain section 5 In the army hill. Tho fight was a strug gle between tho National Ouard and the Committee on Military Affairs of tho Senate, which acted on tho advice of the oftlcers of th regulur army and other military experts and created the volun teer army and the training camp plan. Tho Senate was deluged with tele grams for and against tho retention of tho section. Militia olilcers protested. And advocates of the training camp Idea urged the Senate, to retain It. Xo Parties In Fight. It was not an Administration fight apparently, for Senators who usually are classed as supporters of tho Presi dent on almost every Issue arising di vided upon this question. It was not a partisan alignment. The vote on the motion to strike the section from the bill was us follows. Ayes Democrats: Ashurst, tlank head. Clarke (Ark.), Culberson, (lore, llnrdwick, Hughes, Kern, Leo (Mil.), Lewis, Martin, Overman, Ttansdell, Heed, Itobinsnn, Shafrotli, Simmons, Smith (On.), Smith (S. C, Stone, Swanson. Taggart, Thompson, Varda man. Hepubllrans: Clapp, Cummins, Curtis, .lones, Kenyon, McCumber. Norrls, Page, Sherman and Works 34. Noctt--Democrats: Peckham, Krous sard. Chamberlain, Hitchcock, Hollls, Hustluc, Johnson (Maine), Johnson (S. D.), line, Nrwlands, O'Oorman, Pitta man, Pomerene. Saulsbury, Sheppard, Smith (Md.), Thomas, Walsh and Will iams. Republicans : Tlor.Oi. ltrandegee, Ca tron. Clark ( Wyo.). Dillingham, du Pont, Oalllnger, Llppltt, Lodge. Nelson, Oliver, Polndexter Smoot. Sterling, Sutherland, Warren and Weeks 3i. All of the debate to-day wns on this feature of the bill. Senator Chamber lain was visibly relieved when the Sen uto adopted section Jt. Mr. Chamber lain, who is In charge of tho army bill, gavo notice that ho would Insist upon night ssslous until the measure hud been passed. Letter Is MUeonslraed, Smrn Col, Slrrnterger, Col. II. S. Sternberger, who Is chief qu.irtcrmai ter of the National Ouard of New York, said last night that Senator O'Oorman had misconstrued his letter written In pposltlon to the continental army plan provided by the Chamberlain bill. "My letter," the Colonel said, "did not threaten Senator O'Oorntan. No thn-.it of any kind wan intended I merely In formed him that 1 should use my per sonal Influence with my friends In and out of tho National Ouard In an effort to have the continental army Idea defeated and to support the Hay hill, which would federalize the National Uuard. "In the I'nlted States vve have a Na tional Ouard of 120,00ft men which Is pretty well organized. Why start a new organization which nobody knows any thing about' If the guard were federal ized ll would bo a real support to the army It Is well known that tho Na tlonsl Ouard of New York Is eillcient, and If the mllltla of all the other States could bo brought to the same state of efllclency wo would have a pretty strong force. This could b done through Fed cral control, "My altitude Is exactly like that o? Major-Oen, O'ltjan. head of the New York National Ouard." HOUSE GETS DEMAND FOR DU PONT INQUIRY Others Art'iisotl of LnMirin? to 1 1 ii vt l S. Dui M itisr Nitrate IMimt. Washington. April 6, A demand for Investigation of lobbying activities by ngenta of the du Pont Powder Company, tho American Cyanide Company, the Alabama Power Company and subsidiary and assoclalo concerns in connection with the effort to brlip; about the erection of a nitrate plant at tho Mii'sle Shoals site on the Teunisen Hlver wai in. ol.i in the House tn-dav by llepreseu tallvo Madden nf Illinois. In tho long preamble of a resolution he Introduced directing tho Judiciary coinniltteo tn make tlio Inquiry Mr. Madden refers to the repot t that a lobby haH been al work In Warlilligtoii for mouths to ludtiei tho llmii to approve tho provision in tho Hay army bill, which waa afterward stricken out for tho erection of a nitrate factory. In thlH connection ho mentions the names of p'rank H. Wnsliburu, president of the American Cyanide Company, and .1, W. W'orthlngtnn, president of the Alabama Power Company. Ho also suya It has been u-sserted that theso men Induced itrmy engineers "through tho Inllueneo of r-'nators" to malm borings without authority for tlm propoa'il dam. The sanio engineers, he adds, urs'ed thn i ;oveiniiient to go Inln partnerhhlp with tlio "Mussle Shoals people" and appropriate $IS.UU0,O00 for tho work. "If tlm Oovernmeiit does build a nitrate plant nt Muslc Kho.ils," he adds, "It will bo compelled to deal with thn Alabama Power Company and the Amer ican Cyanide Company, which have In terlocking directorates," and "tlio mn who are now lobbying Ju behalf of tho Mtiasln Shoals project have steadily at tempted to conceal tho fact that they are working In behalf of the American Cyanide Company rind tho Alabama Power Company, tlio latter of which la just about to attempt to float 100, iniO.uuu In bonds." STATE RESTS L0RDEER CASE. IS nf ail Connta llroppcrl Defend ant in Take Stnnd, Citii'AC.o, April fl. William borlmer, on trial for alleged conspiracy In con urctiou with tho ioll,iiHe ol' Hie I.a Salle Htreet Trust and Savings Hank, nf which he wan president, won a partial victory to-day when by agreement of the Statn and the defence, eighteen of the twenty-nine counts In ono Indictment T.ere ordered stricken out on tho ground that they were repetitions, Tho State closed Its caso fooii after noon. It Is expected that !orlmcr will take the stnnd In Ills own defence. BAKER ORDERS 5.000 1 15,000 Aloro to Follow When Secured Regulars to On Into Mexico. BOUND TO "GET VILLA Washington, April 6.- Prellmlnar, It Is understood, to 11 largo Increase In the strength of the American expeditionary forco In Mexico the War Department gavo orders to-day for tho despatch to tho border of all recruits who havo been enlisted since March 15 tinder tho Hay resolution providing for nn addition of SO.OOQ men to the army. The number of recrulta enlisted to I date under this act approximates 6,000 men. As rapidly lis they have been taken Into thn servlco they havo been assem bled and placed under training at Jef ferson barracks, Missouri : Columbus barracks, Ohio: Port Logan, Colorado, and Port Alcatraz, California. (Jon. Kuustou has rc.uested that they bo sent to the border to tako the place of seasoned troops to be added to (Jen. Pershing's command. Oen. Pumttun has also rocommendnd that a battery of the Fourth Kield Ar tillery, which had ts-en ordered to Pan um.i, be kept at llrownnvlllo In view of tho uncertain outlook In the Mexican situation. The rrcummendntloii has been approved, The need of additional troops In Mex ico is increasing every day that tho expedition proceeds further Into the In terior and adds to the line of communi cation with the border that must Ihi maintained t all hazards, It Is belluvcd hero that ns soon ns the recrulta arrive on the border Oen. Kunston will throw several additional regiments across thn boundary from Columbus to guard this line. Secretary of State lauislng had a lonr conference at the White House this afternoon with tho President concern ing tho negotiations with Carranza for permission to use the Mexican North western itallroad. Although ho de clined to disclose what took place at th conference. It Is understood the Ad ministration Is far from pleased over the delay on the part of Carranza In granting the privilege asked for A despatch received at the State De partmeut to-day from Special Agent Hodgers at 'Juerelaro simply stated that Carranza still had the matter under consider itlon. Following his talk with tho Presi dent, Secretary I,nslng sent new In structions to Hodgers directing him to uro again upon '"nrranza prompt ac tion, explaining. It Is understood, that unless permission wcro granted for tho tiso of the railroad It would bo neces sary for the Culled States greatly to Increase Its forces In Mexico. Pesplt.- the fact that the State Depart ment indicated u much as a week ago that Carranza would have no objection to the sending of supplies over the rail road to Oen. Pershing It was stated at the War Ienartmeiit this afternoon' that as far as official reports from Oen. Kun ston dlolofi the Carranza authorities at .luarez have not accepted the ship merits offered. Whether the prin'rastluatioii of Car ranza over tho railroad question Is In any way connected with the statements attributed to Consul Oarel at HI Pa-i Slid other Cvrani.i niTicials silgg. illeg tile proprletj of the America II fopes withdrawing from Mexico Is a matter of considerable speculation here It was authoritatively declare! In White House circles late to-day, how ever, and following tho onferenc be tween the Piesldent and Secretary Lan sing, that the Administration Is as de termine, I as ever to 'Vet Villa." and lias no Intention of atiai donlug the caje 1 Secretary Lansing s.i.d this evening I that as far as he was advised there was ; no intention or withdrawing me troop ut this time. That financial conditions In Mexico are improving, Is asserted In a state, ment made public to-day by Hllseo Ar redondo, ihu ambassador designate us follow." : "Cables from Mexico ilty to the con lldentlal agency of the Carranza govern ment announce that for tho llrst tlm In many weeks, the exchange ratio on "onMltutlonall't paper Is less than ;o to 1 i.'ffers of gold at the rate of ono American dollar for twenty pesos found no noller.! nt Uiat price, whereas during tho early part of March the ratio was approximately 10 to 1. "Tho government monetary commis sion has been Instructed to continue the salo of gold exchange; nn New York for paper until the peso reaches a f.table value of ten cents gold." CARRANZA PUTTING RAILWAYS INTO SHAPE 1,000 Fiviji'lif Cars Koimirod, New Kondliod From Ciipi lul to Torn-oil. .vieru! Cnftfe l( if ifec (o Tnc M MKXtco rtiT. April t. Hallways I). rectnr Panl. in an Interview to-dti. re clarcd that H Cmveoiuiieiil has rcpalte.1 and made avallalile for ll'o I .film freight cars in a month. II" sas that Ihu Administration has bought a largo liianttty nf material, Including half u million tlc-H. Tho officials hope to have tho trains running between the capital and Torrcon within two weeks. Several trallilo.ids of Oen. Obregon's Vaipili am a' riving lic e. 'He Minister of War Is cxpooled to-morrow. Pesos opened at 4 j ci Ills and closed at .LOO cetils, milng to Increased de mand for foreign drafts and tho pin chasing of gold by the Pearsons This followed nn nil dill stalcnient In (o-dii'H press regarding ? :.0,0itJ,iii0 guaranty fund for currency to bo established lij thn AiliiiiulHi ration in draw upon. BRANDEIS ACTION HITS SNAG. irnntora Shields mill Hoke Smith Sot Won to roiiflrniiltlon. Washington, Apul ii. Pcmocintlo Senators who have had chargn of the nomination of Louis 1, Tlrandcis to the United States Siipieino Court wore gi rally disturbed to-day over tho uncer tain atlltndn of Senator Shields of Ten liessro and .Senator lloke Smith of C.ois'I.i. Peiuo.-ratj., who admit they have not ci been convinced that a fa vorable report should be made, Tho Hepubllcnu members of the coin niltteo are opposed to confirmation. All tho Democratic members except Senators Shields and Smith arc believed to bo favorable. There is certain to bo much delay and It In admitted that tho nomi nation may not coinei out of llm sub I'oiiunltice with a favorable report. It 1 will bo taken up lor consideration by ! the full rnmiiiltlce. on Monday, The Judiciary Committee Is m.ido up of leu Dciiiocratn and eight llcpubll. cms, so I Imt if one Democrat volesl unfavnralib thn vole to report Ihe nomi nation would bo a ho ami would fall. If two Democratic Senators should vote against a report there would be a ma jor lly against favorable action. $143,000,000 I our GUARANTEED MORTGAGES nwutttandlng attttts tho public confltJtncfl In which this company Is held. LAWYERS M0RTQAQE CO. RICHARD M. KURD. rWflt CMlt.l.turtilu Jklr. $9,000,000 M Lttxrty Rt..N.T.lS Moatifue 8t.,Bko. D. S. SHOULD QUIT MEXICO, SAYS OBREGON Continued from Flr.it Page. tho fourteen Indians detailed to trail Ocronlmo. Another Indian celebrity Is "Charley," whose number Is O i", who was one of the two Indians nho eventually lauded Oeroulmo. Charley's companion "Peaches" began a march of seventy miles to get to Port Apacho In time to Join tho scouts lx'causo hn was too pour to buy a horse, ami after walking that distance arrived at Port Apache threo hours ufter the train had pulled out. Capt. Hazzard said he would not bo surprised If "Peaches" walked the rest of tho way. Charley Khlpp Is the most distin guished member of the party from view point of letters. He Is a college man and a Judgo ut tlio Whltu Mountain Agency. Chow Hlg, who number Is T C, la the sergeant of tho pirty, und "OhleWe..n" Is the first sergeant. "Loco Jim." who Is literally full of scars and bullet holes. Is n veteran fighter. Illppnllto Villa, brother of the bandit leader, will not bo extradited from Ha vana for trial here on the charge of cou Bplrlng to blow up a railroad train containing Cirratira troops, the time limit having expired. Nows of wholesale murder by a VII llsta band south of Torreon reached the border to-day. According to this Infor mation brought to , ie bnnltr, many passengers. Including women mid chil dren, were killed by bandits between Tor reou and Zacatee.is on March is, when tho marauders wrecked the train on which they were riding. The Vllllstas. according to the story told, wrecked the train In a hilly sec', tlon, tar from Hny place of habita tion, rind shot down the passengers, one by one ns they emerged from tho wreck age. When all the passengers were kllhd or wounded, the bandits set fire to the wreckage and cremated the bodies. A military train following tho pas senger train, reached the wrecked train shortly afterward, but turned back to Trreon without rendering aid. 'HOT ONVILLA'S TRAIL,' WIRE FROM COL. BROWN .Mi'fMiirc .Soul From ui In ilicatos F. S. Foiro l.s llp.'uliiiir for I'liiT.il. SvN Antonio, Tex, April --In a message reeelved at Gen. Punston's headeiuarter.s to-night Col. lirown of tho Tenth Cavalry said he had left Cul hulr.ieh'c icimmonlv called Cus!) last Tuesday "hot m the trail ,,f Villa" Thl.- I- the lir-t nev. from the iron since tilt rcjiort of liio tight III whie.i th.rtv Mexbaiis were reported killed It came from Cul. Itnnvn through the American Consul, Lender, at '!uhtihui und Oen Hell at Ll Paso, to head eiuarters Col. llrowu repot led that on April ' contact w.i bail with a band of 1J Vdlistas In which tlireo Mexicans were kilhd without American casualties. The message supports surnusen of army olil cers hero that tho Americans are In the neighborhood of Satevo That the tele gram was filed at Cusl did not neves, sard" mean that all of i 'ol. Hrown's detachment was there It i pointed out that trails had nom tin- vn-mtv of Cusi east . -o'llii toii-ard Sateio and on to Parral and that it it. prob.iiile Americans have been pushing forward on these, even while some troops re 'Mi'nnil back at Cusl and clscwhoro to suppoit some tort of llm. of communi cation. In the repoil of tlio second llsht It wai sal,) that lliown's trempn were pur suing the Mexicans through San Antonio. It Is loslc.il to assume, that Hits pursuit continued, It Is declared, and that a detour was m.ido from the line of tho ohase by detachment to Cusl for some purpose, thus permitting tho message to be sent by telegraph from there. A rail way rims from Ouertcro to Chihuahua. Hetween the two points a spur extends southward Cusl Is on this spur, in a direction southwest of Sail Antonio S.ilcvo l abieil tlft miles e,it p. south nf Cnsl Tims ilcinchnif ids of the Tenth Cavalry could be at i'til and S-ilevi) and on several Walls beiueen without being nut of loueh with one another. About three di.vs have passed '-ince Hrown scut hi message from i'uh In Unit llnio troops could hive pa-ed Satevo and go e on toward Parral, if they found thai such i toulo would keep them hot on Villa's trail. It Is considered more than likely that the American now nro smith of S.itevo 100 MORE AUTOS WANTED. I . f mu lllils for TrnoUs for Mexican Nervier, Through Depot liimrlennaster Col A L, Smith bids for s-iolher batch of 100 auto trucks will be asked for In II few dn.vs. Whnn bids for the last 1(10 machines were nshed It was not thought that tlie.v would all be called for ut once, but Out I'linstoii ordensl them soul to tho Mexican border as soon an iMSflble Tho cars that havo been purchased so far, which total about i'Sn. are all oiiulppcd. and have chauf feurs und mechanics from the fnctorles. 'I hero Is ono repair car to each com pany of twent.v-llvo ti ucks. The chiiuf fiurs und mocliuulc may enlist In tho army If they earn In. Onriir 1 1. 'a Milling Delayed. A cracked piston rod prevented the sailing .vcstenlay of tho Scandinavian TVIliericau sleauislilp Owf 11. foi Cluis tlausand and Copenhagen. The pinion will be replaced and the liner will get sway to-morrow Among the passen gers delaed Is David H, Kranols, Amer ican Ambassador to Russia. rKCUI. NOTICEaV ASK FOR and GET HORLICK'S THE ORIGINAL MALTED MILK ChMp aubttlttitci cot t Y0D iaa prica. FUN GOES WITH HARDSHIP FOR THE TROOPS IN MEXICO Play First Baseball Below Rio Grande Mormon Lassies Exchange Goodies for American Money, to Relieve Taste of the "War Babies." t.eorge II. Dements, special rerreepondent of "The Hun" with the punitive eipedltlen Into Mexico, ha sent out from the various army bate accounts nf what the American ferce are doing besides ehanlog VlllUta. Mny Interesting happenings are overlooked In telegraphing the new of fast maxeh.es, tights, c. Incidents that make the every lay life of each eoldler In Mexico one of great variety are told In the following letters. !6 MILES IN A DAY. Heart Breaking March Over a Waterlrsa Desert In Mexico. fprrtnl CnrrtnMtdfnl of Tn Sen. Field HtAPQUAttTtns, Punitu Expe dition. Unitkd Status- Aiimt, Nkati Hoca OiiANor, Mexico, via Columbus, N. M., March 1'S (passed by censor). -Twctity-alx mllca of waterless desert were traversed to-day by the American troop- It was a heartbreaking march nml one which proved beyond cavil the stamina of the American soldier. It ntforded, too, many opisjrtunltles for of tU'ers commanding American troops to show the mettle of which they are ntado and the devotion they have for the men under their command. The sun was hot and blistering: the roadway, or trail, liberally strewn with fllnt.v pebbles when It was not des-p eand, It was a bad road and a bad day for cavalry; what It was for the "dough bojs," hiking along on foot, may be Imagined. Had as the conditions were the dis tance was negotiated without tho loss or Incapacity of a man, horse or mule. It Is true that many of the men had blistered feet, and probably n half doieu reejulrcil lifts by Ihu ambulance accotti panylng tho column. Hu tho officers were watrhful and when they found a soldier In distress they took him In hand. They saw that lie had water, and If he was really suffering he was temporarily relieved of his gun and pack, many of the otlleers even going to tho extent of carrying the packs themselves. Many, no doubt all, of the mounted officers gave up their mounts to footsoro soldiers for llttlo lifts along the toilsome road. When camp was finally reached and dog tents were pitched on the banks of the brawling mountain stream known lo-;allv as the Rio Moca Orande, and though In fact It 1. a part of the river set down on the maps as the Ulo Casas Grande", and mess was served, there was a rush for a bath In th cold waters of the stream, misters on sore feet were pricked ami tho feet dressed with adhesive tape. In accord with the latest r. gulatlons of the medical department of the army, and the men who had made a record breaking hike in such a largo body were ready for another march to the southward. One of the popular conception of a marching army Is a great mass of men In formation, of course, with bands plavlng and flags flying. Nothing like that in this expedition. There are no hands and thus far there has len no dlsplnv of the national emblem, not even at the tents of tho headquarters staff when thev are pitched during the brief i.m,l iiifr.iiuetit slop. ..... i To the non.ocM'b.itants the failure to l.llMdav the dig was taken to mean a ' ,estre'..n the pari of the representatives i .. .i... r,,.,rl,,jTi I'.nvenimcut to make the expedition look as little as possible like a national movement simply a po licing of the country In search of a com mon criminal. At headquarters It w-as explained that when the army I In the Meld It I- a rare thing to d!spla toe standard and that anyway It were wiser that the men who would have to earr.v the Ib.Bs le armed with rifles and be addition to the lighting strength of the column. COLOSA DIAZ'S RUISS. tmrrlran -olillcr. Deplore Drvas tntlon of Xl.-xlco's Xrcad'. ,sr,eMl rorrfi"'irfent n' Tnr: Si" Kinu. llBAPQL'AUTErt. Pt NITtVi: I.xrK-I-.KNPV Cor.rui.iTOH. Mexico .censored), hv maO to 1,1 Paso. March '.'?.- It '' ,, aume that the nr.lor of U.e Ameri can soldiers was not rtamixMied b the can e. ii former Anictl- c Clemen,' kiiowo a, Colon, Oh... ZnZri ,.v .'1;; ruins of what were once eom.ortabli. snd In ni.inv c.isie luxurious homes ""A is tn'e the devastation at . . olona Pli was not the work of NUM. ll- the men w.ho srvw the results of the ta d iTpo'n Columbus wire not Inc ncd to draw tine distinction. to the pcr .onall. v of the perpetrators of the crime i-olona Dlaa was de-trojed during the , dte" d. vm of the Oro7.co revolt, by or 'nV U.e instance of V.eneral- Antonio Holm., on" of the lieutenants of the late P nu.il Ororco. The lew houses left stan i g after the IMJas raid are now olvuped bv Mexlcns. who s..y they were left as caretakers by tho former owners, who are now tefugces In the ''rl.me":; , e C..M.M DUr. w,,h Its shaded street.'. s .ii.rcl.e, nnd sch.s.l.. its market place, it ornate ) ., d out park. Its pc.u h. p, a. and apple orchards Its vlnevard and trrlButed tlelds of alfalfa, wae.it. corn and other train- and vegetables, must have been a clin-e .ippi.Mcli to tb. Arcidy of Hie w.ets That such a settlement should havo Veen laid waste nl tlio l-diest of a nan who,e only gMCv.m... vas that It was tniilt up by foreigner seems clearly a crime. IHSI'IRKD 'V PLAXKS. Trooiiers In Mexico Clirrr.-d by sight "War Unities" Pond. .vpeeiitf 'nrreiiiief"f of Tnr Scs Firm lliiAPufAinntB. Pt vitimj Hv rmtrioN. I mtiip Sr.vit.it Ai-.mv. Ci iiro P.i'iv vl i HI Psf". March at Since leaving Hoca Orande tho lino of march has been along the banks of the Hlo Casas Oriiudes nod water ha- been plentiful, to the great delight of the men md to the comfort of thn animals. The camp tn-nlght H located on the tvinhs of the river und spread over a meadow thousands of licit a In extent md covered with a lush growth of Sue. ration--it species of grns which, while not the most nutritive In the world, still aflnrds good grar.lng for the horses and mules. Shortly nfter camp whs made this afternoon n fleet of aeroplanes flew over on Us w' south- final destination un 10 PER MONTH ON PLEDGE QqF PERSONAL PROPERTY THE PROVIDENT LOAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK MANHATTAN. FewrO A"ie. cor. S.Uh Strset. EMrldre Htreet. cor. Itlrtngtos It. rerrnth Ate.. ImI. 48lh sad iota l.i Iilatou Ave., ror. I241U rtlroav. firand Btreet, ror, Cllutou straut. KUt li St., b(, lhifloo A. Ji Aim. fcMt Houston til., tor. IMI ot. known, but supposed to be the sub-base already established nl Nuevas Casas (irandes. It was an Inspiring sight and for the first time witnessed by an Amer ican army in tho field. The planes flew In column formation with pointer and flankers. Just an an army marches on the surface of the earth. The expedition Is accompanied by nn army of guides irvd scouts, for tho most part old time cowriunchern who have ridden the ranges of this section of Mex ico nnd are familiar with every foot of the ground from the border to the south ern end of the tlablcora plain and fur ther south. They wear the high heeled boots, big spurs, brightly colored neck erchiefs and gaudy shirts often affected by the cowboyj of the southwestern States and give a touch of color to the sombrely arracd troopers and Infan trymen. Scoots on lloth Flanks, The guides lead the way, riding well In advance of the main column, while the scouts ride the ridges on either flank, guarding against surprise by any body of the enemy that might have the temer ity to attempt a dash wdth a view to putting a wagon train out of business. I'or the most part these scouts are a taciturn lot nnd muuh Inclined to Hock by themselves except tit mess time. As n rule all civilians iittuchul to the expedi tion, whether correspondent!) or scouts, are expected to conform to military rules In the matter of sleoplng In a bunch In a designated place where they may be found In raso of need, und In keeping their horses on the designated picket line, whro they may be watched by the sen tries posted every nlgliL The scout likes to bed down where his unerring Instinct tells him ho will be sheltered from 'the wind while Im sleeps, and he also likes to tie his horse with about fifty feet of rope away from the rest of the herd, where he may graze and augment the ration of oats Issued each day to evry mount. Jlo Is willing to obey orders, but ho cannot under stand why the orders should go to the extent of depriving him of the oppor tunity to sleep where 3i pleases or of tying his horse where the animal may fill his stomach with the good grass to bo found everywhere In this section. He Is learning, however, and the furth"r south the column proceeds tho better dlsclplltitd the. scouts !s?eonie. The American army long lias had the reputation of being tho best fed In the world, and that reputation Is leng maintained, The food Is abundant, sound, of good quality and well cooked. Ham, bacon and canned corned beef are the staple meat rations, though fresh beef Is Issued every other day as a welcome change. "Hard Tack" In Mexico. Thus far there has been no dearth of potatoes and leans, but It Is hoped that as the column proceeds Into th Interior of the country supplies of fresh "lesuni bre..s" may be added to the dietary-. Por bread there Is ample supply of what l. labelled "hard bread." whlci'i Is simply a hard baked "cracker." not half as hard to bite Into as Is tlio nter cracker served with cheese In the fashionable rating places f civ lllzatlen and cjvll llf. When posn,e (he hread supple is augmented by Issues nf freshly baked lire.nl wh n ronie from big army bakeries established by the army at tue Columbus base. This b-i.ul conies In the form of Immense four pound loaves and Is known among the men as "war baby" bread On the march south "war babies" reached the troops but once lie. fore the column reached Ca.is Orande.s, but teat was bcMu-e the column travelled so fast that the bread wignns were unable to reach the camping places oftener. When the column rea-hed tho base In the vicinity of Nuevas Casas Or. miles ovens were set up at that point and "war bahlm" Issue. dally and 'fresh from the new base, bakery. It Is noticeable that up to this tt lie the men of the expedition havo adopted no song, as did the men who coiwiused the army of Invasion In the Cuban cam paign whin they popularized "A Hot Time In the Old Town To-night," or as did the llrltlsh army when It made "it's n Iig, Iiog Way to Tlpperar" Its , '. culm; siiiik .is a matter or fact the men or mis expedition arc a peculiarly s'lent I. it so far as singing concerned The nhsrir, of hands may have some thing t.i do with this or It mav be the rapidity with which the armv'ls heln pushed a ring. "h'A'S"JX MEXICO. Plrl Unit (.nine ,.n, Horder lij "Punitive- I.eHKur." pei Corrrtpotu'etit ,i'Ts Sis Pmi.li HEApQi'AiiTEr.s. Unitkd SrvTt-s Pt'MTlVK H.xmUTIoN, .cAll H(1C' Oraniu:, Mexico (by Truck to HI p.tMJ, April I i ( 'ensured 1 That baseball is the great American game and that It follows the Hag was thorough! demon strated w.thln a very few bonis after tie tlrst mills Of t!,e put Oil, cxpednio'll cross,,! . International hue about n r way between Columbus, ; m , ,,, j Palomas, the tlrst Mexle.u, t.m to 'be reached and occupied if an abandon. ,1 town can be said to be ivcuplnj The column reached camp .are ,i nleht. but before taps were sounded and the light.- put out for the night n WrfH dlrcoverei! that nn inveterate ' h.,, brought along a baseball and a cat.i,. er's mitt and It was arranged that thete should be a gain" at the veri first hap which would glvo time for at'leasi three innings Next morning It i,s lUHinced nt hoii.biu.irters that the dav would be spent In camp, i,n, prcpar... tlons for the first game to be played on Mexican soil by members of th.. expedition were begun Immediately rt(T breakfast Capt Klrwan of Company . Sivth liifnntr, himself n "fan" of renown In the army world, took charge, nnd with the arslstance of Damon Hut, on tho sporting writer now acting ns ii war correspondent wjth th, nihan.e column, had u "diamond" laid out and two teams selected for the opening gaoiu of the "Punitive League." The smuggled baseball and mitt wen requisitioned and with u pick handle for 'i bat the game was on Col H,M. com of the Sixth Infant r,v pit,., , i llrst ball across the plate. Major U oo acted as umpire. Plve innings ueie played. No runs were scored Tn rors were not recorded It was pton ably the tlrst game of baseha 1 cier played In Las Pi.loin.is nitoNx. Courtlandt At., ror, llstli Strsav. " . HltOOKl.TN, rmltn St., enr, l.tvlngatoo St. liraham Atpdup, tor. Ilarwrolia 4. I U Win Avenue, cor. Itockawar Kt. I'KIt CtNT. CHIAItliKII UN LOANS KKfAlU WITHIN TWO WEBKU niOM UATE rpHERE is notliiiu; growing child.. , need so much as fresh air and plenty of it. 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