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THE WEATHER Fair and cool tK-day EC AST. M o-morrow, IT SHINES FOPx ALL wssterljr Hlehest temnerrftur state 58; lowest, 50. Detailed wcithor, jMniiitf marl 0114 on pj,5o la VOL. LXXXIII. NO. 261. PRI1 TWO CENTS. fxy NEW YORK, THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916. Cojiiripfif, 1016, by the i'u.i Printing and Publishing Association. Jstltl JK(i vvmor. 1 HUGHES AND HARMONY, IS LEADERS' AII'rCpT 1 1 'Initial Lightning. I) 11 It to .IllSt 100 hlM'U 111 T- mon! Election and IHMLLJAXT OI.ATOK: Oregon Forecast. SAV JIE'LL ACCEPT IF vvpv to tv i vnmi'f ' lUlli lO A J .UlJLo I I Mouse to Ho Invited Into ct"" ," frnm wlthl" ""' 1,1 1 OIIM Mi IH. 1IIWIUI 1I1HI few , lays n a likely "dull! huise' In the. Cliieao'o Conference to i rvrni of ',i0 convention ticm iieuim. uoi " The politicians, especially tho "regit- AVei't Split. larr." look on .Senator Harding ns a po:' ' slblo life saving appliance politically 1 considered. He has told them frankly .slliNr.TnN, May 17 ItcpuUlcan lhntIlc woul11 n a, pi the nomination leaders arc going to try to get together f"r Vice-President and that ho Ih not Ip advance of the Chicago convention on unlous about tho Presidency. Mr. programme that will assure harmony., Harding '-s very much pleaded with ser The belief here Is that preliminary con- xlcc ln Senate. f.Tcnre will tend toward the nomlna-l "e -'elected temporary chalr tion of Charles K. Hushes as the party's ' the convention localise he U rstidldate. F.vldeticc Is dally growing considered one of the most Impressive ttionscr In Washington that many lead-!01"1 Plmjuent public speakers. He has ers already have reached tho conclusion j "' " 1 political orator and Put the convention must choose Mr. Hushes or some one Mr, llooscvelt pos. tloly would not support. Under the cir cumstances the drift has set ln strongly tcn.ard the Jurist. Party leaders here believe that Mr. j r.oocielt would support Hushes nnd( ttiev also are satisfied that the Justice ) 1 accept a nomination tendered to hlmj b a unanimous vote, A report was put In circulation here tn.iUy by Progressives that at the openlnc session of their convention on J,me 7 they will nominate Mr. Roosevelt mid then await the action of the He pubhcins. Doubt Is expressed that Mr. Itnose.elt will countenance such pro ce.luie by tho Progressives. Statements made heie privately by Intimate friends 0! the r.-Presldent are to the effect th.v he Is averse to running as a third candalale under any circumstances, but tli it he might follow such a course If crtaln of the favorite sons were chosen. Vermont Add Impel. n. T e election of Hughe, delegates m Veuoont has given additional Impetus to the Hughes movement. Advices received from Oreson. where tiltm.ir es win no neiit on c riuay, are, tu 'he effect that Hushes sentiment g I io.v. ,' and that the delegates pledged head of lo e e..r.-"nting .r ,, Z,r.?n tu the Justice will gallop In ah ih.. .,.... th.it come, fron. th tourtr.v at large has a depressing effect 1 .1. ... .... r -i. uji,u lie- JHU1K.S,.". a ui me iniuuii: pmi candidates who were confident up to a.1 eek ago that they would be able to effect a combination that would give the , prize to the middle wesl. The news from Pennsylvania that Sen- tor Penrose has landed only about halfj, the delegation from that State ha.s been a blow to tho hopes ot the Fairbanks ...i'.nTu Penrose ultimately would land the Pcun iilv.i!ii delegation In a block for In-, diara s favorite son. As a result the 11 tvement to make Mr. Fairbanks the V, e-Presldentlal candidate Is sathering 1 tor e mid Ilia nninasers apparently are I ma.ns a play now to land the second Vloose .liny lie Asked In. I There Is good reason to believe that , ftogressive leadera will take part In the , Itepuhllcan conference to be held In Chi- , cio Just preceding the convention. In fi.it t.iere Wa disposition among regu-1 The tight of th contractors u, set Uis to invito Progtesslves to send repre- possession of the site of tho new inui.lc tH'ntatlvea 10 this conference In tho hope t ipal garbage plant on Arthur Kills, that hv an Interchange of views all ' Staten Island, to begin work on the danger nf another third party split may , buildings, began In earnest last night b. avj.iled. when a watchman put 0.1 the grounds In a letter received hero to-day from by the Staten Island Vlgllnnce Commit Gran, die W. Mooney, manager for ex-I tee was kidnapped by twenty-five armed Sei.,1' ir llurton, Mr. Mooney made epc-1 men cifli denial that ho had entered Into a Kdward T. Doyle, a Ptaten Islander, "favor to son" pact for tho purpose of ( sot title to a part of the meadow land p eve.,. in;; the nomination of Itoosevcll on Prall Island three weeks ago. He or Hiighes. I made the title over to tint vlsllance coin- Mr .M'smey admitted having met some I mltlee, which has been Increased to 10" of t i m-n Interested In other favorite members and has been authorized to ne iiooius, Nut denitd lit had ngrecil to , take title to all properly 0.1 the meadows: a .-illume, as a representative of Mr. a.s fast as It can be secured. Doyle Burton, to combine against any other , built a cabin 011 Prall Island nnd a i d 1 .te. in a statement prepar.d fortnight watchman and a day watchman Tub St.v. Mr Mooney said : were kept there by the vigilance com- 1 1 .iv. novtr had any conference with tre purpose, of framing any combinations of h sort. I have nevi r made, any prijio'itiou of this kind. None has been nude to m by any campaign candlduto 'r .no one repiessntliig any other can didate. I pave never In any way, shape iianuer made any suggestion which ' u'd lay on any Ohio delegate any cibUsat ion (xcept that which thty volun tri a .sumed " CLAIM UO FOR HUGHES. Jnllei.i Adherents Snr He llnn Mnjorlly of . V. Ilelem.les. Ilepo'ts comlns yesterday from Wash Ingion to the Increasingly favorable tui'i of public opinion toward the noml r,.i on of Justice Hughes for tho Presl 'tm y by the Republican national con- ve-iM on encouraged Ills adherents In X w Vork to go a little further than ' tic l.avo hentoforn In showing what 1 hi si eliL'th 1s III the ilelcentinn feiim I 1 State. I'p to this tlmo tho Hughe n n 1 ive been cm tent to claim a major It i.f the delegates. Yesterday they t. ve .lie figures wh.ch they way piovo me .intention. t I' '-..is It.irned that tlie tabulations 1 n - (de twenty of the delegates lo Kllhu ! 1' t These twenty arc "signed up." 1 " are Hiiro to vote for (he former i"n on Ihe llrst ballot nnM to vote t"r him Juht us inns as the Knot man b s think Hi. re Is a chance of hi l'- 'i 1 g t mi nomination, r . 1. theie ae llfteen. perhnns elch Km delegates who n.e clatud as Minister Wollenbers, staten t it'll 11 en 'entilitiul " These men have so far not lertalns no alarm with icganl In the 1.1. Ihflr minds. Ihe other delegate, that !s In say fc -.i.ne, are claimed by tho Hughci 11 1 of -four is a majority of tho New Y ii.'eg.ition, and with forly-iilne on ' O.ei can ri b the lei.deiH feel t uiev have done falrlv well, inn iUiinns Iho difficulty ot linking a good Conffnucii on FIJIh Page, SENA TOR HA RDING NO W BOOMED AS ' DARK HORSE' WON'T HUX AS SECOND. ' Wamiimitun, May 17. Senator War- r''" ,,!,r,l,nB nf ol1'" w1'" "" ,lu Keynote at din national P.rpublliati ronvrntloii at Chicago, Is within the range of the Presidential lightning He has lectured before Chautauquas many times on the "I.lfe and Character of Alexander Hamilton.' He Is at home as a speaker at the political meetlns, In the legislative assembly, at banquets or a commercial consress. Ilnrdlnar n MrikliiK I'ljiure. Senator Hardlns Is Just past 50 ami ,!,! ..v..-.. ..f Blv f...i( I'itt .-.,lt nrii. wl011tli wlth halr fBMy tlnsed with cr.iv. in npiiearanco ne woks llko Poraker and McKlnley Wended. Mr. Hardlns Is a newspaper editor. When he was .1 youns man his father purchased an Ohio newspaper plant and - 1. .... ..la n'lti. Inttitr v.'.m hi. enthusiastic over James O. lllalne and ! the Chlcaso convention of ISM that he abandoned the newspaper, spent inot-t of his assets for a lllalne campaign hlsh hat and by the nld of a railroad pass Issued to his newspaper made his way to the Chlcaso convention. He tarried so Ions In his devotion to tho cause of the plumed knlsht that when he returned he found that an old ciedltor of the newspaper had taken It over under a juiigment execution mm ne was out of a Job. He went to work 011 the Democratic paper, but the editor got nnsry because he Insisted on wearlns the Ulalnc high hat and fired hint. Then he hired out to another hows paver In Marlon, Ohio, tho scene of his 1 earlv newspaper ventures, uui inc i.y ,.' , , . .u. u. an...i envelope lingered . 1 lo. B tha he Joined his own age, ull w ? ";""" ' enthusiastic lllalno men. each wearing .t Mr with U.St'O. which one of their , number not Mr. Harding nau in hcrlted. After ft vear . . one 01 uie m.ui.i . , , . . i..--..-- fnn, topped out because the Income from the plant was not satlsfactor . Mr Harding stayed and worked the more diligently. Later tho second Welded to 'Hilt and Mr. Hardlns purchased his In- . - ; na(TlT T I 1TTV iVITVlT A TIC BAND KIDNAFb GARBAGE SITE GUARD gj.(. Island Vigilance Kill- ployee Round and Oafred by Contractors' Army. mittee. James Farrr.cr. who was on duty there last night, reported shortly after 'mid night to the Ninth Hrnnrh Detective (lu tein that ho had b' en sitting In his shack at t ;Hfi P, M. when the mtUJllo of a sun appeared through the window and he was told to surrender Then ho was bound and gagged, thrown Into a launch, put out at the foot of Fiftieth, street, Hrooklyn, and told to go home. He says 1i1.1t about ten men. armed with shot guns, went In the launch with him while fifteen more remained on the Island. The Ninth Ilranch detcctlvrn sent to Harbor A nt tho Mattery for a police launch, and Detectives McKerrlck nnd Ackerinali went down In a launch from the Ninth Hrancii. Old Statin Islaliilcni said last night that the -sillce would not be nble lo reach the cabin on Prall Island because the water about then was too shallow for their boats. (Inffnoy, Cah.isen & Van Ktten. Ill" i (infractor, claim tltlo lo the Prall Island nieado,v land, which was held by Ihe vigilance committee, and members 0. the conimll'co said last night that It was these contractors who lr.d sent thn ariih'd force. swedtcF wiFTeace. (ioirrio. I llcrli.re Crlnln llwr Viand Islnilds I Pn.sed. Stockholm, via London, May 1". In both Chamber the Itlksd.ig statn inents were made lo-d.ty on behalf of Ihe Swedish (iovemniei.t to tho effect that If Sweden has recently witnessed a crisis during which she was on Iho vcige of war that period has definitely passed, The Oovernnient. through Foreign Itusslan foHlllcatlous on ui" .vianu IslamlH, and fl.at mere in noinius e.sn that coul 1 prevail upon the country to abandon ler neutrality. Leader of the Socialist, Conscivatlve n ml LllnT.ll parties who t'l'ih th Moor after him ev pressed their complete cn.illilei.i'e In the (Siivcrntnciit The session was a con v Indus niantfeslatioi. of I be united 1 mini of the Swedish people nnd th Oovern nient nguliibt entrance Into tho conflict. Senator Warren G. Harding. te et on defericd payments 11 ml thru unp.o.ed h.m a foreinan The Marlon Slur K like the main of rii.i-t.it .1 seed and to-day It Is a proix r ever 'is' m't i'he only ' one who l" Kettln 1 a k I Income out of the newspaper, for , he turned it Inio a conperatlvt concern a few e..rs ado, c.illlns ln the old em- 1 liloy.es and permitting them to purcha-e , stock on deferred payment. Just as hi had stalled. Senator Hardlns also Is a business man. He Is Identified with many local Institution of .Marlon, a city of about -. nan imIh, 1. 11 mi. 11.. u .iirector in two 1 lui.ilier companies, stockhohlei ln s. viral manufacturing plants and u bank dlrec- "senator Harding began bis political carter as a follower of Senator 1'oraker and his last political struggle was In J.oinmat'.o;; Kr. "iPZZZx 'as St. te Senator, I.leulenar.t-.lo. ernor of Ohio and was an unUi-'eful candidate fur tio. ei nor In l'.'lo, going down uiub the avalanche that burled the T.ifl Ad- ministration In Ohio, It'.O.uOO Ilepub- llcans stayed away from the pol'.i Ideal for Itcuuliira. When Senator Burton declined to be a cindidate for the Senate in 1!M4 Mr. Harding entered the race against I-'or-akcr. defeating him and winning the elei tion by a great majority Senator Hardlns ' dcribe, aj the ideal leader jf the regulars. He is a party man I lie believes the way to correct errors , of the party Is by discipline within the party He clings to the McKlnley Ideals. He believes tho tariff will be the Issue this year, and Is a strong friend of American chipping. 'The tariff Is the paramount Ismio of 191." he said, "ft cannot Ik- relegated to the secondary class of Issues. Our foreign policy will be fieely discussed, especially Mexican affairs. Another Issue of. primary Importance, 1,0 Uu' f"r revision our merth.int m.ir.ne. ocean ships are of peculiar Interest to nil our p. ople. The ; i;"o"c or .111 vi i.igir hi ine interior 01 u e jus. as Keen in.eresv ; those who live inioii our seacoasts. Senator Hardlns believes that the ne cessity for American trade expansion makes it Imperative that emigres pro vide an American merchant marine. DOCTOR VANISHES OH EVE OF HIS WEDDING Onesls Assemblo for Poiisli keep.sie .Marriasre, but l.ride jrrooin Tan't He Found. Pofoiiiirrrsm, V V, Miv K Dr rreeman S. Ollrlen, a young Wnp plngers. Falls physician, who wa to have married Miss Agnes Olive Tlmmlns, a leader In Poushkecpsle's younser set, this afternoon, has been missing since ar'y Monday mornlns. He vanished at 1 ;.1i1 o'clock In the mornlns. at which time a Wnpplngcr I'alls policeman saw him driving his car through the village. More thnn 100 out of town fri.nds came for the wed ding, which was to have been informed at f. o'clock this afternoon, Tim police found the automobile In a garage at lleacou. The proprietor told detectives that the doctor drove his car In lit 7 o'clock ami said he wanted ,t washed and ready for him at !i. He failed to return. The doctor left two medicine cases In the car. Inasmuch as he often carried a largo amount .if money, some of his friends believe he has met with violence others advance the suggestion thut he Is a victim of amnesia, A dozen friends hid been Invlleil to attend a bachelor dinner at the Nelson House last night, but tho doctor failed to appear and the friends were told that I.u bad not arranged for Iho dlnnei Miss Tlmmlns says she last snw Dr. O'llrlen on Sunday night, when he was a dinner guest at her home The doctor ninl Miss Tlmmlns obtained a marriage, license the day before. Dr. o llrlen, who Is 2S years old, came to Piiughkc. pslo from !osieri thive years ago. Miss Tlmmlns, who is 2d. was graduate.) from Putnam Hall, a Vnss.ir preparatory school, Inst year. COL. BIDDLE FOR WEST POINT, linker Values Army llngliieer Miieeee.l I'.il, Toivniile. Wasiiinc.ton, May 17. Col, John Kid dle, IT. S. A. engineers olllce, In charge of river and harbor work ut the port of ll.iltlmore, was named to-day by Secre tary of War ll.iker as superintendent ot the Culled Slates Military Academy at West Point, succeeding Col, Clnrenco P. Towusley, He will lako charge on July I. Col, Middle wan l.orn In Detroit Feh- niiuy 2. is.'y, and wa graduated from West Point In issl lb. specialized In engineering and receiveii his commission ns Second Lieutenant In thi. Ki.glneer Corps nf tho army. During the Spanish American war he served ns a Lieutenant Colonel of volunteer and saw iictlvo ser vl.e In Cuba and Porto Itlco. He was III chaise of river and hnibnr wmk at Nashville, Tenn.. from ism to D!.S and nl San Francisco from IIMI7 lo l',il llo Is a member of the American Society of ' It'll Knglneers, the Society of the War of 1M1!, the Order of the Camion ''ml oilier lending clubs. IHIKAT IIKAIl SI'lllMl IVATim. t)r the c'ue uf tlx slun toppered kottlM. IV. AUTHORS TO VOTE ON FORMING UNION l.caiiiie to Consider Affiliating With Federation of La bor To-day. WANT MOVIK KOYAKTIKS May Tie l'p Industry With Aid of Camera Men and Mechanicians. The Authors l.easue of Ameilia. of which Winston Churchill Is the president and Theodore llooscvelt the vice. presi dent. Is conslderlns tho advisability of Join riK the American I'ederallou of Labor under the name of the Interna tional Pen Pushers t'nlon, or soinethlns like that A de.lslon ..111 he reached probably this afternoon at a mtetlnc of the coun cil and the executive committee to be held at the City Club at 1 o'clock. Col. Hoosevelt has been asked to ome Into twn and express hl opinion nnent the Atr.etlcan ..deration of Labor a .1 uon. principally the scarcity or touu. marine controversy. iiKmiiiK. Is not et In slsht" medium throimh which authors may Their liberation .ame as the result of .Wither the Pope's tnc.i!e nor I'resl- "t ..'ould be better to strive for peace better their condition, and, according to ""Id luarchlns by I.amrhornc's jlinl W0n's leply will be made public. ! now than later," concludes the writer. Iho bt belief ctcrday amons the I command and an early mornins attack. The Pope's messase was conveyed to the ' , .M-,r,,ll',v Crlspoltl's article Is con officers, he will be on hand. ' 'lth " l'-'U n.anaK.sl to escape by ,..sll,,.,lt ,,y ilur, otu..no. tho AK,st.,llc '"tl.ne th.l't iho p'slloilty of tl... It Is the purpose of those susKestlnn ' K01 furlune. The t.-captuie came with- ii,.,.Kate, and the President's reply to the Kaiser's abdication Is mentioned, and the Idtvi to make the Authors I.easuo a tuilon organization in every sense 01 the word, that is, as much of a union , j,lruclural ,rnn Workeis. the Hod farrier, or any of the r.st of thein. There Is no expectation, nor apparently 1I1V ,i0ire, to better the condition of ."- or theatrical managers, but there Is a iieclded conviction amons the boosters of the scheme that tho moving picture men should be brought to time. Coiniilltlee Hnsy for 11 WecL. A special committee has been at work for a week InvrMlsatlng the American I'Vderatlon of Labor and trying to find out from Mr .iompers Just what can be gained by alllllitlns 'vlth his organiza tion, and that committee will report to the council tw.d executive committee of the leauue that the Idea Is "a bully one grab It " The member of this committee I :it u Thompson lluclianan, chairman i 1 lie iicacli, Kins Parker llimer. ..eorsc Creel. Walter P Katun, Oenrge Harr.down the picket line', and the silent McCutcheon. Lewis Sherwlii. Leroy Scott . and Frederic C. Howe. It Is by no means a certainty, however. , that this committee Is going to meet the executive committee and the council in an altogether receptive mood. Humor of the plan to afllllntn with the Federation of Labor has already spread and In Its spreading has not met with uiiouallfled l ii 11,,,.!. 1 fit. I.ila ...in. a .if Ilia ultMilimi walltlng Delegate Thompson Huchanan nac , overloiuacious vesterday. It learned, however, that Hrander Mat- thews Is likely to lead the opposition. If opposition dues develop this afternoon. Mr. lluclianan explained yesterday that the authors are now and have been working uphill In their efforts with tha moving picture manager, Some timu ago a committee from the Authors League visited some of the priducei. suggesting uniform rontracts and other things and were, as lluclianan put It. "laughed at." This reception got the dander of tho authors up and now they propose to stiiko If the moving picture producer, will not come to time. It Is said, for in- stance, that mi author gets from S'iOO to $1,500 for an Idea or scuiario which It cost the producer not muie than !K.Qh) to prepare- for use and from which h ultimately reaps not less than $35,000 Waul a 10 Per nil. Mmrr, "What we want." said Walking Dele- gate lluclianan, "Is a uniform contract giving the nuthor something like 10 per rent. That is, for a picture which nets the producer or distributer $3r.,O0O the author should get at least JViOO " The American Feneration 01 i.anor wi 'successa''et'ot Znl actors followed the stage hands and obtained several things to their advan- taee. such, for InMance. ns extra pay for Appearing on Sundays In cities west of Detroit. Now w lie the authors are preparing . ... . .L . to linionizi. inemsc.ves ,,. niniiT.! 11 and mechanicians employed In the movie business nro alllllatlns with the Ameri can Federation of Labor. And Just here Is when the nuthors will obtain the dub they want. With practically all of the movlns picture emplovecs organized, the authors will be able to make their demands on the producers nnd If they are not granted call out the other employees in tint trade rind thus tie It up as fust as n tailor' knot. The Authors league now numbers ,r.. iim., t.200 memherH. It st..r.e,l ..111, n... more than 100 ftv the , .nil of this year It Is expected there will bo 11,000 members In a won, that the n.li u-rllvm uill ,,ieutiil ,.11.1 " front. The league numbers practically nil of the successful author of the country In Its membership. GERMAN TROOPS BEG FOR FOOD. s.tI Soldier Share XVII h l.nml utiirni slnny Deserllons, .special Cable Dttpalrh In Tun St s Ixindon, May IS. -A (lenevn despatch to the 7)ill(l Vrprrss says ; "(Jerman soldiers, chiefly elderly mem. hers of the Lamtsturm, on the Sniss Alsathui frontier, have begun to beg food from Ihe Swiss soldier, who out of pity an sharing their t.itlous with the Hermans, "Tin latter say they Imve pot tasted meat for a week They seem famished and depressed Desertions are becom ing morn frequent,'' GERMANS STORM KITCHENS. Vinrl.ittenbnr lln.ln Street Distri bution Ilecaiisc nt Hint. Special Cable lleipntch In Tun Sun. AMHTritPAM, via Uindon, May 17. Tho Ilcrtlner Tnyrhlatt announces that the municipality of Charlotte!. burg has cancelled II scheme of food distribution In tin. street In consequence of im lnc. dent which occurred Monday. On that day, tho paper stales, two mobile, kitchens with l!nn Hires of food .un. sent Into the streets, wlieic.ipon a crmvil of 4,000 person slorinoil Ihem, making it Impnstlhlr to distribute the food. The Taaclilalt tui'i that the scheme was Inaugurated with Intiuftkiont meana. U.S. TROOPS IN WILD NIGHT BANDIT HUNT Major Laiifrhorne's Forces Snr round Mexican Town, .Save, Dormer and Payne. TIMP ITLL OF I'KHILS Dash Over Desert Made With out Ifosl After an All Day March. ii. i'i nvii i einn.k II; IMnit P. (.llllliiNs. IUnciio Hant I'i!, Mr. Pino. Coahull.i, Minlco, elshty-llve miles south of Ub nn Slirllli?!'. Te.. Mm- 11 ) M.v Ir.lti I ' Miurl. i to I.enieis, Tex., by army I fl..T.t .elt'rt ... .t ,.ii.n. 'e... .1.... t? ...... 1 ....iliiiiuii, ,t-., James 1) enter American and Monroe Pane, , nesro Itlzcns. held prisoners I15 Mexkan b.iiidlts t-lno- May C. wile rescued at this nhu e tn-.hiy by I'ldteil Slates tioop" undi 1 command of Major . ,e , 1, . ... 1. i,.ini,iio.ne. lloth prisoners are In sood health, aN U uh they have suffered fro... prlva- out the firing ut u shot. Last night after a Jiard day" march-1 Ins across the desert Major Lahshorne 1 tamped his two troops at a water hole , llec.uise of the exchanse of continual which Is c.illn! Asuil.i and Lis 1.1I- rations between the Vatican and the clas, It Is situated in the midst of a President peace rumorHwere again ctir- t.i.-l. ti mil 1 1 1. lit ...fit b,..nid 01 hfivn lifi.li .,.. In illi.lnwillii "lrr1..a lii.r.. u llSlinl. Iiilwtu.a lit, fri. in Hi.. ....lift-.. ,tf Ih.i ile.Tf. 1 A f . w lam. lies of Mexican peons live about the s tall oasis. , At lo o'clock at night a Mexican boy reached the camp. He as taken before ' .Major I-anghorne arid MUcstloned. He 1 sam ne came irom rne 1.1 rum ranc.i, tl.lrtv miles fniihei south, am when pier-.d for information ciii i rnins the trail of the bandits admitted that the band had been making Hi Pino H" head-! platters since the raids on the American border settlements. (initio' 111 1tol1e Home. 'They have both men with them, he told .Major Umglv rne. "They are cap tives 111 the 1, shaped adobe hou'-e almost ,n the centre of the puibla. 1 have (-ccri them, ml Jefe. I have come from then just two day s ago " "Hoots and saddle", was wnispereo ilgurea .stretched out 011 the hot ground uimn to life In half an hour the com- Miami was on the move In the directum of 111 Pino. Fearing that the horses by reason of their long march during the day wvuld 1 N unable to make the extra march at ! night without rest. Major l.inshorno d.- 1 ...leil ti make ,111 auto d.ish for the ..,. ...iiir. .iIm iiwl!,. MwOor t M I II ill T t .eivue. iniis'sling of one motor truck and three aub'S Picked men from the two troops of the Cishtn Cavalry weie placed 0.1 these i.ir. In tie darkness and the bustle of dip.irture I Wis rnrtun.it. enoun to secure space on tin truck. The whole lemmand moved out of camp In a body and 11 mile away a hall was made, where Major Langhorne gathered the command alxmt him and shiUi direct to the men. "We b'ileve that we have correct In- formation as to where Deetner and 'Payne are right this minute," said tl ' Mnjnr. "and we are making this itTnrl 1.. rescue them from tin bandits, livery minute count. May be by this time they are aware of our ptesence thus close oil the trail and will lie on tho move It might be th.it thev might exe. ute the prison rs btfou going .el.-ci Twenty .Men. 1 Kverythlns depends upon speed I Mow of .ou w,ln.,i to so with tho autos In which I will proceed, but the troop commander have selected the twenty men who will make this dash against a force which, we understand, number about sixty It is going to be no n.ip. It Is you men back 011 th- lerses, m... i ..t.w.. "''w,.. be able ,0 make a short cut to the west. We with the machines will have to follow the road. If you can make the ranch by daybreak and If everything goes right I believe we will b" able to capture them and save Deem, r and Payne"' 1 ,f .,. u- I.,,.. ,1... .in.i,. e- . ,,.-.. .... .... .. ' ' " " on 11 ui 11 ii'u in" ii.ii ..ii ui.- iihui m took the shorter ,ut ...it through 1.....1 ,..1.1 1 ..,111 blistriing hoi from the day's sun. There was a 1.10011, but cloud rags dimmed It. our prosit was nn' wil l tu head - lights turiud off Six hours of pushing and lifting, pull- ing and digging 'he truck and motors from the s.u.d sullies, mane the sue- ,,..s of the night's plans look dimmer and dimmer, as every minute daw n ..,., nearer over the eastern mou.i- i..., V llelit novverod truck ill bad . 111-'.. I povvere.1 iruciv III 11.111 ,o two au.os, with civilian drlv - nade It in.poss.ble to make the c nidlllon, ere. m .ii...n.,n IilIii, iiii.uuii.1 ...... 1 We were Jolneil by the l.oi-c nt a Tu,it not moie tli.in four miles north of ,, north end of the ranibllng lino f mini inns vviiivii in iiiii.-u me ii.iiiiiini Santa IV '1 I'lni. The, settlement Is, on the desert, bill s bull over ,. ;nt' j from which It It, Impossible to obtain , water by deej digging. ' spill Inl" I"'.. Pitrlles. I.envlns almost one-half of hi emu-1 nrirul btililcn behind a slight rNe In the I ground, Ma lor Lnnghorne divided the remainder Into two patties anil advanced eti both (.Ides of the Mitlement In shoit older the men h."d formed a cordon nlm.it Ihe town and had lii-:un lo drnvv the clicle tighter, As the ilim of trooper close,! In. each niaii with lille ready, Mnjor Langhorne and five men galloped .town the mail from tr.e west side of the gioup of huts, He dismounted In front of the one story 1, shaped slrnctuie which appeared to t e tlie most pretention, There had not been a movement anions the towns people, If there were any, nnd we were beginning to express our doubt. With an automatic in his hand, the Major hanged haul on the wooden door ami stepped n. ck ano rive pace s reauy to lire at the first h;stlle move A slinf- (litis was heard on the other sldn of tho door. Mr. Deeuier. are you there"" thej Deeuier, ate you there"" the Major asked, The shiitlllns Increased. "Just a minute, .ir," c.iino a man's voice In Knsllsli from behind Ihn door, a small chain rasped lis way through rou sinp'es nnd woodin bull iiplillcd it Then the door opened ami an enor mous dark vlslnned man, barefooted, we.ir lug black trousers nnd n white shirt. Continued1 on iVcoiid Page. POPE DIDN' TASK WILSON TO ACT Pontiffs Message Only Expressed Hope That U. S. Would Not Become Involved in War With Germany President Sends Reply. .vslllMiTo.s', May 1" President WIN Mm ban replied to Pope llonedlct's icccnt .,.,. . , , , I'lilteil .States would not be di.iwn Into . the Kuropean conlllet as a result of the submarine Issue with (leriminy. The reply gratefully acknowledges the Popc'H Interest on behalf of a peaceful ! Dilution of the controversy and adds that 'the Cnllod States has done and will do. ... ... ,.. .u i. I e.erythlns consistent with the honor nnd I I lntcsrlty of the country to maintain p. jce. Tl l ..f II.,. I rlilelitM I .lie ennuumeniem m ui- - reply luoUKht with It the first dellnite '..(.i.. .1.- .....-..,..' .unci. 11 iniorinaiion as 10 1110 .-ii.n u;i-i 0f n,,. pope's lecent cotninunlcatlon. It ., m,w dellnltely Mated thafthe comrnu- tiuallon did not convey any siiKSestluii ii. it.i.i..ni . 1.. ih iioielliiess of his coinltm' forwaul as mediator of the , . . , llutopean war. The Pontiff conllncd his nussace to an appeal to the President to WfJlk for ,.ae..fUl aolutlot. of the sub-. Vatican was transmitted In the form of n letter acknowledging Mgr. Uonz tno- communication. lli..- ...r .! I. ill. annlo.l he linprnf fi r ! Larislns One circumstantial lepoit cabled from j abroad was that the pope had communl-. cated with the various neutral ov-( eriimcntH suggesting that they make 11 ; concert.sl attempt to inmate peace par- levs ,.,. ihe belllu-erents and there-1 ,y bring the European war nearer to ! its close. Secretary Lansing suld he had no knowledge of any such proim-al uml that the I'nlted States, the leading neutral country, hail not been up proacneii , on the subject. The Pope's solicitude, over the rela- .us between Hermans' and tho Lulled Hons States Is understood to have been prompted partly by his fear that the position of the I'nlted States as a pros. liecuve jueoiaior mmiil lie umii-rinio. ... . , ; ' , Pontiff looks to tho I'nlted Slates to play an lmtortant role In the peace P"tirpalers when the time Is ripe POPE'S PEACE VIEWS. sold 10 Perl That Mentrnl .Medl ,. w H ., ii. "r ' Hfi-iffi In Tin: St - tr,if vtn t.ntii.An M 'i .? Tlmr I. gncul reason to believe that pope Hem- diet is convinced that neutral me-iiatlon is unlikely to lend to peace even if It FOUR DISTRICTS IN NEW BORDER PATROL Ccn. Funston Divide, t'p .Mili tia and Iteirulars to Cover Kntire Territory. SO. MK STAKT FOH I'OST.S San Antosio. Tex, May 1T-Ilrlg-Clen. John A. Illilen, commanding the Texas troops, made up of at least two 1 regiments, will be sent to the llrowns- ,9 district Thev will move within .1 , few da,. G n. K ; nou.uement to-dro .1 tho 1: '1'' pivo out his plan In brief for dlstriettni, the Texas bonier. Four nimry dls tr cts I ive bee , . formed for Texas, f.en. .lames 1 arker, ! with pr-nt ""rt'" , J' ) 1 innin will be in clcirge of tin' iirowns- - pvtend from the f w,t' w,,li.ril to Arroyo del , ; Tisre, near the tow,, of llo.ila. up the 1 river from lllo Oratnle , it ,v lien. nuien wm V.,V, ,V ,, ., .11 V,' 1 .-,11 1 "1 lnn " ,"B , '.: ' 1 1" nei in ... o " ,, Oeu. William A Mnnn will command the Ltredc. dlsirle I .,' rt,M" " " '.,''. . ,.,,,,, iii c(. ''''.,;" ,. ,V.. i. .kv aisirlcL vvhlch w 111 nmnd th 1-( h I .vss ;'m,w n' 'h lm t err too of the Laredo section up the Itlo .Mm o to lllocker ranch. The district ahovo .,.,11,. , 1.-1 li.sji U In llin lltn 1 - h Jirac lei o VA I .im I , he U o Vlmon L Par.iicr.er of the Nine- ,, .,.,.-.. " V. ,t the two Tevis infantry ' ' "V . '.J.'' . ? ' . . .. .? " 1 T-Vn" "VtKtriiT III b left to the division Hulen o'ther regiment, the batten r ,, ,,tr..0 ' ' of vajry, .n i, ,.t has not ,evn decided. It Is jsisslble they will go to l!.il. Mann's district on the east M) ,lH , !, ;ls ,.(Hn touch as possible with brls.tde hcadiiuarter.s. The Colonels ci.miuandltis icslments In the llrow nsvilln country have nail ills tilcts to themselves. Hut these will be con, entiittci! Ill the large unit and thn i ommanilaiits will bo subject directly to the unlets of den. Parker. These com- i in.inilituts nr. i oi i.ini-vson m w,e iiuin i Cavaliv. Col. Hullard of tho Twenty sixth Infantry and Col. liumiiier of tho , Twenty-eighth inlnntry l.leiit.-Col, Parinerter of the Del liln dlstilct will have lominand of several Coast Artllleiy companies, probably Seven nnd Six companies of the Nine teenth Infantry Tinp movement to stations out of thn mohillatlmi camp was started to-day. Also other troop nrilved. Threi. com- panle of Coast Artillery, the Seventy . , Seventy-fourth nnd HMh, left J . , , , lal1, I)(0MH , various ,,rl,K,.H alld town In Ihe Del lllo dlsti lct. 1 mm,,, iritlrteeiitli li,f;i.itrv' letieheil the emm N'ew York lo.ilav ninl will ',o held hero for emergency purposes. Pope Itecnlls A.inclo to llrnssels. Hieaut lAtlile ltiolch to Tub Si". Itnvir:, May 17.- -Pope Iteneillct has recalled Mgr. Tacii, Papal Nuncio to H.ussels. It Is probable that Msr, Taccl will bo succeded by Msr. Locatilll, for mer Papal Nuncio at Mutnoa Ayron. AS MEDIATOR, nhould he solicited by Austria and d- jnany. since the Allies, It I said, are bound to refuse to consider peace condl- t0tll( offered by the Central Powers, Th j;nlcnt0 Powers feel, P. In believed here, that tho mere fact of an Initiation of pourparlers wouM be misinterpreted as it slon of weakness, and exhaustion. I'or thrmi reason, when the Pope np pi.il.il to the bi'lltaercnts he .lid so without tho Intermediation or neutrals. The Pontiff Is said to be convinced now Inoru than ever that any attempt at n(,(llalon wouM fc( ,, hvc0 u.(Uf to assume any Initiative. He K however, strlxlnii to facllltato a UIM'Ct eXCII.ItlKe Of llIe.lH, rt....... ,.,.,.,.1.1 n, lllmile . : , tti,e articles are often Insiilre.l. ... .1... s-...i...il iwriiuiK 111 me iiinuuu newspaper .Ifoinoifo of Turin, points out that It Is ' " 1 LIZ ' tV ...Ver ! explains, abdicated and lost power 'over Kr.mce. whereas the Cerman dynasty lasts. The (brmans will con- o' e to ufcm, nu ne?ene, t-.-u ,.-- ,.nllj. .. ..in nreu.ire for rcvense Hence, the writer arwues, It in useless to I'roloi.B the war Indellnltely, ,,..rtlcularly although It Is alllrmed by the writer that ucti a ining 1 imp. sioie, m.i. . 1 1. milted that If the Kaiser should abdi cate the war would end. THINKS GREY FOR PEACE. ll.eiiiii.il Puller ! Ills Words In dicate lleslre for Mcillntlon. fiptctat CaUt lirswtcfi In Tun Cin AMHTnittMxi, via London. May IT. ,.., ,,, .,,-,... c(1....,ist organ 1 " "mrl'H hov.laitsi ori.an welcomes a statement by Sir Kdward Oiey, as published In Iho Chlcaso Dally v, us, baying It might be Interpreted as ,,n attempt at mediation. The piper i,,iis. ".v serious and objective treairnent of 1 Sl, Kdward (irey's statement could only , ,)n,.j.. tl, arousing a desire for peace ..,., ..i .,iu i i..,. n. ,,.,, ,.,. ,,., ,r ;. "comr'u. YVV ar f the opinion that after nearly twenty-two months of ,.,..nKlnL- uliraritle critics, neiire could, he discussed seriously and 1 . ,. Sir Kdward's statement angered I the Austrian newspapers, which de I nniinc It as containing "hypocritical lies," declaring that llrltlsh Intrigues alone caused the war. "Such cool lypr," says one paper, "can bo explain, ! only upon the j ground of moral Insanity.'" Another says that it reflects CSreat I Britain's helplessness ami that Kugland i iiiimt emi 1(1111.. 111., u.ip tine Mtul iu 101 Still another Journal ilecl.ues, "The reply ' to Sir Kdward liiey's bombast will be given upon the b.ittl. II. Id CAPERTON ASKS AID IN SANTO DOMINGO Admiral'-. ."HI0 Marine, in pil ... , fllld .More .Meil Arc Itnsbed to Him. NINK WA I. SHIPS OlfliKI.KI Washisiito.s', May 17 --The situation In finto Domingo Is giving so much concern to the Navy Department that nine American warships have been de patfhed to waters- of Dominican port p the fine of marines In Santo D, mirigo city . to be speedily strengthened. Advices have been leceivod siion lug that the present force of marines might be hopclesMy outnumbered and seriously en dangeired unless enforcements are sent without loss of lime. Kear Admiral Caperton to-day asked that the 500 American marines In Santo Domingo city b leenforced a once. Th .N.ivv Depirtmeiit autl.or.ed tho despatch of adil.tion.il marines (rum Hajti The Panther, Ilasshtp and tender to thn First and Seojiul destroyer divi sions and l:i command of Commander Harris L.uilng, unived at Santo Do mingo city to-day. Though no detailed reort of the threatened Dominican uprising has been received tho chief cause of alarm N that the llttln American force of marines might be outnumbered 10 to l In cn.sn of serious disturbance. The only aid at h.iiud would bo from the destroyers now tu Dominican w ater, nnd this would nut materially assist any American party Inshore. Tho Navy Department has leen ipiletly ile-patiilng vessels ta Domini can waters to meet any threatened emergency and It Is probable, that more ships will t-o. Additional marines may also be sent from the I'nlted Slates, Ileal Admiral Capeitou on his flagship, the Dolphin, is now at winto 'Domingo illy. Ueslilc the Panther Ihe tiansport li.ilrle, In command if Com maiiiler WalLi ('roMcy, Is also there ihe eleslioyer Flnsser, in command of Lieut it.ilph Walling, I nt Macoils to gether with thn Sterett, commanded by J.ieut, lieoign Simpson. The Lamson, In command of Lieut Henry Keller, and the Held. In ciniiiiuind of Lieut. Charles Slaylon, are at Puerto Plata, Thn Walke, comiuandi'd by Lieut Itnbeit Theobald, and 'he Terry, coi.im.tnileii by Lieut William Nicholu, lire at Saiuiiez. FRANCE WON'T CUT PENSIONS. W'noiided ble In Work. Will s,,f. fer No lleiliiellnii. ,s;iilnl Cable He'iHttch la Tilt S Pxiits, May 17.-11 I'' culliially an nounced that the' dnveriinient Iiiih no In tention of diminishing or suppressing the pensions awarded to those mutilated ill the war, even If they tire alio to earn their own living through a new educa tion The announcement icniovrs a doubt which hid been Interfering lth the woili of i education of tho maimed. LAWYERS' WIRE TAPPED DURING MUNITION DEAL John S. Seymour Amazed to Learn of Listening In; Denies Any Crime. NOT DOXE EXCEPT HV POJJCE OKDEtt J. L. Swa.vo Says Inquiry Should JIavc 5een 3radc in Farrell Case. KINGS G1IAXD Jl'JiV KXA3IJXES WOODS Major Says He'll lie (Hail to Tell Facts to Thomp son Committee. Joint S. Seymour of the law firm ot Sernour & Seymour, with ollices la the Hiiultable Ilulldlng, learned to his as tonishment yesterday at tho Thunpson I'Klsl.itlvu comnillte.i hearing that th telepborii, wire leading Into his olllce had Ixeri tapped by order of the Police Com missioner five or six weeks ago during iiesotlatloiie that Involved large financial interests and a war munitions contract for tho Allies. The news was a conipleto revelation to Mr. Seymour, but It wa by no means the only surprise that emerged from this Pandora's box wlr tupping -which the committee iieclded to i open ju Just befoie Mr. Sevmours astonish ment John L. Swaje, g.nei.i: ounsel to the New Vork Telephone Company, who described for the eommittie's trilightcn meiit ;he police practice of tapping tele phone wires, assured Frank Moss, tho committee' counsel, that it was an In variable rule to tup telephone wires only wbero crime was suspected as havlns been committed or Intended. Mr. Sey mour, ..ml later his brother, Frederick Seymour, declared ciuplt.itlc.illy that there was nothing in their olllce In which any clime was lnvolvi d direct. or Indi rectly. They s.ud there could have been none excipt a online n ...1 or bualucsd motive that would ptmnpt any spying upon their affairs. Inl teil Morgan lllllees. 'Was the Morgan firm Interested?" asked .Mr. Moss while John S. Seymour was on the witness stand. ' My brother and our clients,'' an- sweted Mr. Seymour, "went down several tunes to the Moigan olllce. It wa an 'executed contract when the conferences In our nfllce began. The Morgan firm, I, hoUrsVi ,,., ,t m,anc:al interest III patties who were not our clients Lut who were dealing with our clients," I Frederick Seymour when he took th ! wlu,eM hUmI " ,ti 1,13 ttjy 10 I)lstrlct I Attorney Swann's cilice to lodge a com- p.ulnt on Ihe Information that his brother had obtained at tie mornlns session of the is.mn.lt.ee. ile did not lll.lko tho complaint, but. Mr Sivann n.ilJ, h agreed to appear beloio the drand Jury, waiving any Immunity that might b ccinsldired in the cafe. Ho also said his cjimplalnt depended nil th' development of certain lines of Investigation being made In his firm - behalf. John S. Sey mour hud snld In tin. committee room that he would spend the rest of his Uf trying t find out who directed uusplclon at his olllcti. The prlnclpil points In th other testi mony before th ci.mmittie were thess. John L Sw'.iyze, the telephone, couti eel, said his company feels that tho law Imposes upon II .. duly to aid public officials ln apprehending arid detecting crime by telephone, but tlie company also would gladly coi.por.uo with thfl committee) in framing a law which will relievo It of thai "serious disturbance" -ml stop nil wire esp o.i.ige The I'nrrell t use. The company's counsel admitted that In the tapping of the wire of the Uev, William Farrell In conm i itnti with tin. reient charltb's Investigation an lininiry should linvti been mule before the "tap was put on" llo il-.l nut know it wait Father FarreU's v. Ire, be s.ud, or he would have made imiuli) A a gen eral practice hitherto, howevei the com pany li.i not I mtti it .-it Into the grounds for the police suspicion w In n they re quested a wire to be t.ippel except 111 the case of a prominent ...r o. a s! nllli'.int location Put Mr Swajz.i an nounced that henceforth In w Ii 11, ike . personal luvcstlgati"ii nf ev. . . police leiiuest fur .1 tup The Thompson lommittie. we. t 'nto executive session with Mr Svv ne at the close of 'ho examination l.f, night to consider the other nanus on ue 111 of 3."0 telcpliui.e wire t.ipp '.gs in th last year and 11 half Sei.at. i luumpson would not aimouiice ids fuairc oiirse III thn wile tapping Impl.ry lie was Interested to hear tha' M..Mir M.tchil hud said yesterday morning that ho was willing to te'.l all Ihe fail, but the. Sen ator would like a bitter idea of what those facts .ue bi foro I. s mmltle plunges into them The Seymour tlevelopuie w ,1 thn most martllng of the day I lecalled that tin 00 or fmiv v. thn two lawyer Were told b i that a detci taplione had I" 1 their office, but no ti.n 1 ' ' veiled after several l,"'i ' ' and the Seymours rcfusi I nnv one liad tried ' ' f oi,... .iilalrs. The mam " w 11 b.t ci ago t vc .d in h.iMon that ttvlr .. "e I th . ' i,w s to II, 1,1 t on 111 ' ! Inter 1 snes to t. 'iiiush vtn In n abitj e latter, eli-pllllllq H Mr Misjj District Atloim y's efT , e I the clrciiti. stances ot ihe t the Seymour "Ifnc and est concerned ' ' ' "' " make a COlllt"' , ' ' - 1,1 1 bath Scmihui. ' " ' ' . vestlsatlnt. 0' '1 '" ' Ilulldlng age" ' "Were you awire it wlro lml been tapped " ill I! ls