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LULL IS REPORTED
IN VERDUN BATTL!
Artillery Continues Active. Bl
Only Two Infantry Attacks
Are Announced.
FRENCH BEATEN AT VAUX,
IS CLAIMED BY GERMAN
Palis Statement Tells of Repulse <
Small German Attack at
Cote de Poivre.
1AJS D<)X. March _'o.? high
inu about Verdun has agai
slackened according to today
Paris statement, the only iniat
trv attack reported being an tit
successful one by the tiennar
on the French positions on Pc]
|>er hill, north of the fortress.
The artillery activity has bee
intermittent, reaching conside
able violence, however, in tl
vicinity of Malancourt. on tl
ts o^t KrmL- < it tlir? \Ipn if?
Germans Bombard Malancourt.
P.\ It IS. March 2". i!: p.m.?Germa
fnr? es have bombarded Malancour
and an attack made by them on tl
French positions at Cote de Povre hi
resulted in failure, according: to tl
a nnouiicemenl made by the Krenc
war office this afternoon.
There has been an intermittent bon
Wardment in the region of Vaux.
Official French Statement.
The text of the statement follows:
"To west of the River Meuse the er
'my has delivered a bombardment t
considerable violence in the regio
south of Malancourt. East of the rivt
after a preparatory fire from the Get
man artillery the enemy deliver?
against our positions at Cote de Poivt
a small attack, which resulted in corr
pl^te failure. There has been an inte:
mittent bombardment in the region <
Vaux.
"In the Woevre district the nigl
passed quietly, with the exception *
a fairly spirited cannonading at Ia
Eparges. There has been nothing els
of importance to report from the r?
mainder of the front."
Berlin View of Battle.
RERUN*. March CO. via London. 4:2
p ? .\n attack made by French troot
on the village of Vaux. northeast <
\>rdun. was repulsed with hcav
losses, the war office announced today.
The statement follows:
Favored by good conditions for ol
STvation. ther* was very pronounce
activity on the part of artillery ar
aeroplanes on both sides. In tl
M' use sector and in the plain of tl
Woevre artillery engagements cot
tinned to be especially violent vestc.
day.
French Attack Repulsed.
"To prevent tis from pushing ot
line* further forward toward the d<
fensive positions of the enemy in tl
neighborhood of Fort Ttouaumont ar
the village of Vaux. the French d'
livered a fruitless attack with par
against the village of Vaux. Th?
w re repulsed w ith heavy losses.
"In an aerial battle Lieut. Baron vc
' Althaus brought down his fourth aer?
plane, over enemy lines west of T,
bona, while Lieut. Boelke brougl
down his twelfth machine over tl
forest of Forges. The enemy lo
r'wee other aeroplanes."
MAY TAKE COMMON ACTION.
Utilization of Interned Vessel* b
American Republics Discussed.
RIO JANEIRO. March 50.?Dr. l.aui
Muller, Brazilian minlister of foreig
affairs, in an interview with a repr<
tentative of the Tmparcial. who que
:ioned him regarding the statemei
fc-iade in the Nacion of Buenos A in
that the American republics are e:
/hanging views on the question of uti
jfing German and Austrian intern*
vessels, said that so far no common a>
tion had been attempted.
He added that there would be no m*
r i . e for surprise, how ever, if a con
iron or parallel action in this sen:
were undertaken by the different coui
tries, working under the same inspin
tion
From a reliable source it was lean
intii mr inatinuti K"v?*r!iment, o
te reports to the contrary in drci
lation in the I'nited States, lias tak?
no action toward requisitioning- ine
' hant vessels of 'lennan ownership ii
terned in Brazilian ports.
The neutrality of Brazil in the \vj
between Oermanj and Portugal hi
decreed.
DAY IN CONGRESS.
{
Senate:
M**> at noon.
Post office committee heard
nrotesis against changing method
>f pa> inent for railway mail
i isporta i ion.
'overnment armor plate hill
' ie oa ' ed
House:
M?-i at II a.m.
Dtbale resumed oi? Hay army
reorganization bill.
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
J
J Hfunlr!
Senator ''lapfr of Minnesota in*
i *? i '?! :? Ifiii exempting t ki**
. ?rop< r'y of the I >. A. K. >n the
? .riri'-t from taxation
House:
lle;?re>entat i\en <>f labor organiaations
appeared before the
House rornni.ittee on lahor to ad??r?te
the Nolan bill, providing
a minimum daily wage of $3 for
federal empol\e*
4
"ttGMRI IS NAMED
E FOB U. SJENATI
it Indiana Leader Appointed b:
I Governor to Succeed B. F.
Shively. Deceased.
j . V
APTinW MOT APPCDTACI C
nis i iviv i?u i nuuLi i nuuu
S TO PRESIDENT'S FRIENDS
I ~
)f Many Expre*s Belief That Demo
cratic Party Will Be Handicapped
by the Selection.
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THOMAS TAGGART.
INDIANAPOLIS, Intl., March 20.Thomas
Taggart, democratic* nationa
i- committeeman, was appointed Unite
}f States senator by Gov. Ralston toda,
to fill the vacancy caused by the deat
n of Senator Benjamin F. Shively.
r Mr. Taggart was handed his com mis
.. sion as United States senator at a loca
hotel shortly after he had arrived fror
French Lick.
*e lie declined to say whether he woul
be a candidate for the nomination fo
United States senator at the state con
vention next month, as. under th* ap
>f pointment. he will serve only until th
election n*xt November.
"I think." said Mr. Taggart. "that
0 had better qualify for this job befor
>* I set out to land another. It will no
take me Ions: to deride whether J glial
ie go before the staJe convention, afte
I have been sworn in."
Me said he did not know when h<
would leave for Washington.
"In my humble way." the new sen
ator continued. "I shall do all I cai
>- to support the policies of the I'resi
dent."
,s There were a number of democrati
>f leaders of the state gathered at th
v hotel when Mr. Taggart arrived.
The new senator has been prominen
in politics in Indiana for twenty-flv
years and has maintained the leader
r>- ship of the democratic party in In
?d diana practically all of that time. Th
id only offices Mr. Taggart has ever heh
were auditor of this (Marion) count
le for two terms and three times mayo
i- of Indianapolis.
Praised by the Governor.
After Gov. Ralston signed Mr. Tag
gart's commission he wrote him a let
jr ter saying it afforded him gcnuin
pleasure to appoint him United State
senator.
id "You have long and faithfully serve
p" your party," said Gov. Ralston, "a
*s great personal sacrifice to yourseli
p. both in labor and money. If the demo
>y cratic party has been sound in its plat
form declarations during the las
>n twenty-five years, then you have bee
o- sound in your advocacy of politfca
,i- policy, for without hope of persona
ht preferment or reward .you have cham
ie pined the cause of your party with
st dauntless courage and an inspirini
optimism.
"Your services as a public offlcia
have been characterized with marke
efficiency and the strictest integrity
While you have been, at times, severe
ly criticised by some within and som
y without your party, no responsible ma
has ever laid the betrayal of trus
against you.
ro "I know you will go forth to the dis
charge of your new duties firmly re
n solved to support the administration o
s- President Wilson and to preserve th
R. honor and dignity of our state and na
' tion."
nt
" Vice President Indorses Taggart.
I _ Vice President Marshall, discussin
the appointment of Mr. Taggart a
c_ senator from Indiana to succeed th
late Senator Shively until a senate
r>m can be elected, said, today:
i- "With due deference to all other ear
didates, no one acquainted with li
diana politics would have expected Go
Kalston to name any one else than M
- Taggart. The senators will find him t
be an agreeable and charming mai
n and one, from his public utterances, i
r- accord with the President. tie is ni
an orator. He will not be able to di?
ir cuss questions as did Senator Shiver
4M but he can vote a straight democrati
vote."
"" Views of the President's Friends.
Some of President Wilson's closes
friends l?elieve. Atey said today, tha
the appointment of Mr. Taggart a
Tinted States senator lrom Indiana wi
have a bad effect upon the President'
chances of carrying thai stale in Nc
vember next and will hurt ihe part
generally there. If is admitted by som
?.f these critics that Taggart is popula
among oeuevers in party organ izauo
and machine methods. Of all men in th
country he stands for organization an
the uses lo which ?t ran he put. but i
Is claimed that Indiana ha* often show
resentment at the |k>1Ih to any ma
wearing the Taggart label, and aa
whole will not relish the honor that ha
been conferred^>n him by Gov. Kalstot
Conflicting Opinions.
The White House officials today d?
i clined to discuss the appointmeri
ijome of the callers there, howeve;
were disposed to regard it as goo
politics, while others, especially thos
familiar with conditions in Indian:
felt that the selection would hurt a
democratic nominees this fall, frot
President Wilson down. The informs
tion is that if Senator Kern and som
| of the other democratic leaders of In
< liana ?-ould have had their way. the
(Continued on Second Page.)
i KAHN ARMY PLAN I
: OEFEATEDIHHOUSE
/ Amendment to Make Peace
Strength 220,000 Men Instead
of 140,000 Lost.
PARTY LINES WAIVED
5 IN HUH I UVtK BILL,
Representative Caldwell Says "Skeleton
Array Is in Mexico Fighting
Army of Skeletons."
I Representative Kahn's amend-1
incut to tlic House army bill to
make the peace strength \of the i
army 220.000 men instead of
140.000 was lost by a vote of 18-1
tu 10.1 after 'two hours' debate
todav when the House resumed:
work on the measure.
A proposal to outdo the kalin ,
'amendment by making the army!
j250.000 men was also lost with-!
out a roll call. A rising vote on I
the kalm amendment itself
showed .12 for it and 153 against j
it. Mr. kahn demanded a rec-1
ord vote.
!
\s the amendment would bring:
the I louse bill up to the proposals !
o^ the Senate bill, a vote was re-'
garded as a test on the disposition
of the House to agree with the
larger proposals of the Senate, i
The two hours' debate was di-'
i vided equally between those who I
d favor and those who oppose the
h increase.
>1 Party Lines Broken Down.
" T'artv lines were broken down a* de
a i?? ie pi wccucu.
Representative Caldwell, democrat, of
New York supported the increase.
e "The passage of this bill without the
amendment would be ridiculous, if not
* pathetic," he said. "Today in Mexico we j
^ witness a skeleton army fighting an army
1 of skeletons."
r Representative Towner, republican,
e of Iowa opposed the proposal, and Representative
Greene, republican, of Ver
mont supported it. Representative
i Anthony, republican, of Kansas and j
- Representative Dyer, republican, of
Missouri opposed the amendment.
c
? Cites Armies of Smaller Countries.
t Representative Gardner, republican, of
e Massachusetts, read the list of members
" of the military committee and pointed
e out that all the democrats here In the
last Congress voted for a little navy. The
* Hay bill, he said, was a surrender by the
pacific element, since it produced an
army of only 140.000 regulars.
*? * Switzerland maintains as large a
- standing army, be added, and Turkey a
- force four times as large. After all
e the discussion and the President's ap8
peal for preparedness, he said, the
"mountain has produced a ridiculous
mouse."
d Representative Crago. republican, of
t Pennsylvania, favored the amendment.
. saying that the men might be ob- ]
r* tained now. and to raise a force to
220,000 would postpone any call for vol- (
* unteers until the last emergency.
* Representative Watson, democrat,* of
11 Virginia, sadi the agreement of the <
committee to report the bill favorL'
ably, but with the privilege of amend- '
ing on the floor, was unique. He said I
a the President, Secretary Garrison, Gen.
^ Scott and the committee all urged a 1
force of MO.000 to 150,000 regulars in (
! peace times, while the Army War Col-'
lege suggested 200.000, and now Rep- J i
resentative Kahn produced a new fig-I
" ure of 220,000. '
e ,
" Arouse Much Enthusiasm.
Two Illinois republicans. Representa!_
fives Madden and McKenzie. aroused
if much enthusiasm by their different 1
e views on the amendment. Applause.
~ cries of "Whoopee!" and "Amen!" fre- 1
quently interrupted them. !
Mr. Madden urged that even 220,000 i
men in the standing army were not i
K enough in time of peace. In time of j i
s | war. he declared, a million or two mile
! lion men would not be too many
" "The people have been led to believe ,
that Congress would pass prepared- i
ness legislation," he said. "They will
i- not be satisfied with a half measure,
v. and the Hay bill as it stands is not .
a quarter measure."
Representative McKenzie criticised Mr.
o Cardner and other republicans who supn,
i?orted the proposed amendment for not
' striving to increase the army during the ?
sixteen years that their party was in
power prior to the Wilson administration.
i. During all that period, he said, they
. never lifted their voices in behalf of
' such a move. Tumultuous applause from
the democratic side greeted the statement.
Representatives Snyder, republican, j
of New York, and Olney, democrat, of :
a Massachusetts, also spoke for the j
amendment. Representative Campbell,
republican, of Kansas, opposed it.
H
" Will Await House Action
s
Before Starting Debate
y
on Subject in the Senate
r
n Chairman Chamberlain of the Senate i
ie military committee has decided not to j
call up his army reorganization bill <
? until the House bill comes up. 1
n "It may be that we will take some
a portions of the House bill and revise (
8 our own. or we may merely submit the
Senate bill as a substitute for the
House measure." said he. "In any event ^
1 think I shall wait until the House
t acts before attempting to start general ,
r discussion of the subject in the Senate."
Senator Lodge, republican, Intro- |
UU?--U n ICPUII11IV1I a on III IIIC Oct I O" 1
e tar\ of War to report the number of '
*. civilians who liad military training: the (
II last ten years. He asked for immediate ,
n consideration, but it was blocked by j
Senator Works, republican.
L" Senator Hoke Smith, democrat, sub- I
e mitted an amendment, to require all en- '
'* listed men to spend ninety-six hours i
> ?ach month in general education to flt 1
ihe^i for return to civil life.
i
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UJS o\v>
Athens Thinks Rinnan*
Will Join the Enter
r* ni i 17 x
Greece riuceu in an r,mourruss[n
s Decisive Clash in the Bath
pears to Be Nearing
ATHENS. March 19, via Paris, March 20. 1
sion prevails in high political circles at Athens th
will abandon her policy of neutrality in favor of t
Should Rumania enter the war. Greek ofiicia
in an embarrassing position, the force of whi
Military representatives of the entente allies d
fact that at present they have no need for Grecc
to assume responsibility for maintenance and
Greek army unless they arc assured definitelv
the event of an allied offensive in Macedonia.
Verdun Influence Felt. villa*** of Mac
The course of the fighting at Verdun K'ozuna. which
Teutons and Bui
has produced a marked impression on jf|R fo a Routcr (
even the most determined non-inter- dated March 18.
a few casualties,
ventionists. and the royalist press is Owing to the
changing its tone in regard to the par- Teuton allies int
. * the consequent a
tielpation of Greece in the war. the neutral froi
* been agreed up<
The feeling of allied diplomatists forojKn govermi
seems to he that if Greece desires to "ated. Forces <
and the entente
enter the war now she will have to do. the dispatch add*
so on her own initiative, and will, no I m'o,e'nei't-hl,,!r'h
conditions with respect to territorial tinned villages.
north of Saloni
compensation. fronts, where th
in contact.
Bushing Military Preparations.
LONDON, March 20?A dispatch to Bulgars In
the Times from Bucharest says: PARIS, March
"Rumania's military preparations are ha? been invade
being hurriedly completed. All per- Karian Irregulars
sons exempted in previous years from across the bord
military service have been summoned j Demir-Hissar. a
to the colors, together with several \ dispatch from A1
thousand refugees from Transylvania, j date. Greek reg
The list of officers is being carefully across the front
revised, and several of the older offi- inJ? 1 , dead, tl
. . ? ? , r rench troops 1
L-ers, including the chief of the general Mayadat, on t
staff, have been pensioned and replaced Greece and Serl
by younger men." pursuing a Ger
y J Bulgarian territ<
Neutral Zone Wiped Out. geli sector, sayi
r patch from Athei
A strong French column, with light side were abou
artillery fro,,, tl,* Saloniki intrenched ?
camp, has attacked and occupied the patch.
FIGHT AGAINST ZAPATA OFFERS TR/
IS PUSHED, VIGOROUSLY FOR
Carranza Troops, Under Gen. Gon- j John E. Sloan
zales. Have Driven Outlaw Away j Over to War
From Railroad District. Type He Is
MEXICO CITY. March 20.?The cam- John E. Sloane
paign of the eastern division of the a. Edison, has o
constitutionalist army against Emili- partment a inilit
ino Zapata has been pushed vigorously the type he has
luring the past week. The railroad be- an(( supplying t.
tween Mexico City and Cuernavaca has immediately avai
been opened as far as Ttes Marias, (he Villa expedil
on the summit of the divide separating letter to the
Vlorelos from the federal district, and sh.ane says in p,
military trains are running to that "The speed of
point. miles an hour: i
Four brigades of troops under den. hours: its climbii
Gonzales have advanced beyond the ; mjnutes se
volcano Ajusco and rid the. country of ),as t)een declarer
Pandits. Word reached here today that ove government,
den. Aleseo Gonzales had captured the have seen in \
complete town of Tenancingo, in the leBlg here and a
state of Mexico, forty miles south of performance of
roluca Six hundred of Zapata's fol- aeroplane. This
lowers are reported to have been killed h,?? ,vl.?g
by the constitutionalist cavalry. Te- e d exten*
nancingo vai th? laat town of impor- ic * anfl bee
tunc* in . the slate-of Mexico held .by cidedly satisfacl
Zapata. HiosepoWer a mile
; WAR MAP.
fa Soon PEACE IS IN SIGHT.
"e Allies is gup by CABLE;
g Position, as I ??
a j GALVESTON. Tex.. March
P 120.?"Immediate peace is in
sight," is one sentence in a cjible-.
gram received today from London
, ;i5._Thc-iinpres-iby a Galveston shipping firm, canat
Rumania shortly celing arrangements made for
lu- entente allies. chartering a considerable amount
ils would l>c placed t?nnaSe
tell alrcadv is felt. 1
::::S^ALLIED AVIATORS RAID j
fOE'S ZEEBRUGGE BASE
ikovo. Karadagh and t ?. . . ,
had been ont.red by, Sixty-Five Machines Participate in
iisarian forces, accord-1 Attack on Belgian
iiapatch from Saloniki.
The French had only Coast Town.
encroachments of the
o Greek territory, and
tdvanoe of the French. LONDON. March 20. 12:2."? p.m.?SixtyE>n"*h/?tTe
tlreek and flve a,lied aeroplanes today bombarded
nents, is now elimi- j the Belgian coast town of Zeebrugge.
?f the central powers
allies are face to face, i All returned.
>. and shelling, sniping ; Th(, f<)|IowinK ..flicial statement wis
owing are in progress ;
ood of the above men- made:
about thirty miles I . , _ , . _ . .
ki. as on the other Official Report of Raid.
p adversary forces are ,.jn tjie earjy hours of this morning a !
! combined force of approximately fifty
vade Greek Soil. , ... , ? . , ,
British. French and Belgian aeroplanes
-0.?Greek teriitoiy. ^ seaplanes, accompanied by fifteen
d by a band of Bui - !
i, who forced their way I
er in the vicinity of ' the German seaplane station at Zeeccording
to a Havas brugge and the aerodrome at Houttave,
-hens under Saturday's I ,
. * near Zeebrugge.
ulars drove them back
ier. the raiders leav- "Considerable damage appears to
ie dispatch adds. have been done. The machines on the
have occupied Hep and average carried 200 pounds of bombs.
i.ian Ma*eed o11ia8'after An ,he """'hines returned safely,
man contingent into "One Belgian officer is reported seri?ry
opposite the Giev- ously wounded.
! ^avas d*5" "All the British machines referred to
is. i iie losses on each
t thirty killed. The were "aval."
crested forty peasants
pionage. says the dis- ? * ? u.
Base for Submarines.
? ? Zeebrugge is on the Belgian coast.
twelve miles northeast of Ostend. Since
iCTOR BIPLANE the German occupation this port has)
become of considerable importance,
USE IN MEXICO particularly as a Get man submarine
base.
It is one of the principal points from
which submarine operations in the
e Willing- to Turn .\orth sea are directed.
Department One of
Supplying Allies. MULHOUSE AIR BATTLE
GREATEST OF THE WAR j
. son-in-law of Thomas. j
ffered to the War J>eary
tractor biplane of . ...
been manufacturing BASM.. Switzerland, March 20. v.a
o the .allies, which is Pari* he,, twenty-three
liable for service will, al,ied ael"l'la"es ,a,ded Nuthouse. L|
lion in Mexico. Jn his Alsace- ",r k d ""?
War Department Mr the wa'' '"?k PlaCe" Accounts Jus"
irt ' reaching here declare that more than
,, . . ? fiftv machines were fighting at such
tins machine is 80 .. . ..
close quarters that the t.erman jintiis
lange or night 4 'g ajr craft guns had to cease firing in
ng speed. 3.000 feet in order to avoid hitting their own 111aiconds.
This machine chines.
, . . .. . one French airman rammed a (Jer.
epresentatives of rnan machine, which fell in flames. Five
i to be the best they German aeroplanes and three French
merica. In its official fell, the occupants of all being killed,
broad it th? Even * hile the allied airmen were
, excee?ed fighting they dropped a number of
an> other American bombs upon military positions,
type of machine has Many thousands of persons witnessed
ively in different serv- combat.
n declared to be a de- The allied air raid on Mulhouse was
tory prpdudt of tills reported in yesterday afternoon's
slrhyirig capacity." French:'official statement.
U. S. DETERMINED !t
TO CAPTURE VILLA I
Reports Expedition Will Simply
Keep Him Far From Border
Ridiculed. R
DENY TIME AND MONEY
ARE CONSIDERATIONS NOW
IT
War Department Officials Point Out
That Bandit Cannot Escape Trap
Now Inclosing Him. ,
Reports that the administration
may soon he sati>ried with driv-'
injt Villa far from the border and
eventually w ithdraw the troops i?
now seeking to rapture >>r kill j
him are spoken of as ridiculous E
by high officials. It is declared
that whet i the decision was1
reached to send a punitive expedition
after the bandit the die was
cast for a definite conclusion, not
matter how long or arduous <.r!
costly the campaign.
Under no circumstances now
imaginable is the President likely
to withdraw the forces of thist
countrv. it was said today on the!
best of authority. To do so would j
be to invite worse acts of murder j
and arson than ha\e already been ;
committed, and would cause the
flag of the country to be a subject
of genuine derision.
Will Be No Withdrawal.
Orcet relief would Ite felt b> the!
President ami bis advisers, it was said
! today, if the campaign against Villa j I
could be brought to a favorable con- ^
elusion soon before complications force ^
a larger development of the armed ,
l(
forces in Mexico, but there will he no
1 tl
withdrawal until the original mission
has been successful, even if Villa's } O
j forces are increased to a large army, i
j The tenacity of the President in bring- '
ing about the downfall and overthrow! I
of Huerta was pointed out today as ?*? j f
, sure notice to Villa thai his time is!
[drawing near. I J1
ruKHrMiuii^ im?v ?. WIIII ...... ,,
ities that Villa, if he lias sense enough
| to see the handwriting oil the wall. It
' may make his escape to some foreign
i country and save his life that way.
Officials point out that this will be next
to impossible now. livery steamer de- n
(parting from Mexico would be watched I
and overhauled if the government j
found that Villa was preparing to flee.
mid he would be dragged bark to his j
doom. |
Await News From Expedition. i a
1 Information that the American expe-j \
ditionary forces in Mexico have estab- !
lished contact with Francisco Villa P
and his band of outlaws was anxiously ?
awaited today by the War Department.
latest unofficial advices received here
said that Villa and his bandits, fleeing
before the American advance, had
I reached his own country in the Guerrero tl
district, where army officers say he may p
elude his pursuers indefinitely. They believe.
however, that if Villa makes a ti
stand the campaign will be brought to a
quick conclusion. Hut if he abandons w
his men officers say he could find a re- u,
treat in the nearby mountains, or. in the ;
garb of a peon, go so far south as to j i'1
make his. apprehension impossible. i ,
Elaborate scouting plans, it is said. I
have been made by Gen. Pershing to si
meet such a situation. As a last resort, j
trusted Mexican scouts, who know the |
retreats of the bandits, would l.?e em- j J?1
ployed to run Villa down. ! g
Assurances Given to Carranza. "
Ol
Gen. Carranza has formally protested
against American troops occupying g
Casas Grandes in their pursuit of ni
Villa and the American government fr
has replied that the troops have been w
ordered specifically not to occupy Casas ^
Grandes or any other towns or cities 2.
in Mexico. w
The protest and reply were included J
in an exchange of notes between Act- a
ing Secretary Polk of the State De- j 11
partment and Ellseo Arredondo, am- !
baesador designated to the United j lij
States from Mexico. After a confer- al
' st
ence early today between President j
Wilson and Mr. Polk it became known I
that Mr. Polk in a note forwarded to j
Mexico yesterday said instructions had
troops away from all towns. t'
Carranza Wants Information. *
Cen. Carranza today replied to the ai
American government's request for use I"
of Mexican railroad lines for movement sa
of supplies to ;he punitive expedition j P<
with a request for .more complete in- bt
formation of exactly what the War I?e(CotUinued
on Second J'age.) <:1
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since last Thursday to locate !
the lost ear. bit' neither The i
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iARRANZA FACING
DILEMMA BECAUSE
OF RAILROAD ISSUE
efusal to Permit Use of Lines
Will Fmharra?? II S
? "i biiiwui uww v? w#
Troops.
0 GRANT THE REQUEST 1
WOULD EM&ARRASS HIM
irst Chief Thinks Enemies in Mexico
Might Make Action Basis
of Agitation for Vilja.
ENFORCEMENTS TO BE SENT
xpedition's Increased Activities and
Gradual But Certain Approach to
Bandit's Hiding Place Make
More Soldiers Necessary.
Kl. I" A SO. 'IV*., Ilarrh XO I Ilia
hhm doubled rant and onlh lo \amiqttipa.
Hiiordiim to a telegram recritfd
by (irn. <>a\lra at Juaret today.
He report* that f'arranna
troop* are advancing; from the
Month. while the Americana are continuing
their tnareh from the north
In an effort to elo?e the net around
the bandit.
After lent ins Kl \alle. where ha
had abandoned thirty of hi* wounded.
\ ilia turned directly went to
*an Miguel Hahrirora. aald 4>a?lra.
who explained that he had learned
the llabricora. where \ Ilia wa* reported
yenterday. wan San Miguel
llabricora. and not the Habrlrora
near the lake of that name nwme
milcn further to the *outh on Mm.
I'hoebe Heamt'* ranch.
El. PASO. Te\.. March jo.?
'he problem of graining the
"nited States government pcrlission
to use Mexican railways
1 transport supplies to American
roops pursuing Francisco Villa
vershadowed everything cl-c in
tic Mexican situation here today,
lie reply of < ion. ( arratiza to the
cCjucst of the government for
lerniission to use the railroads
as expected to he sent lorvvard
i \Va-diiuj;t<m today.
A refusal will embarrass the
pcration* of the American troops,
bile the ?iantiii? of the request.
was declared, woidd be bound
> be seriously misconstrued by
considerable section of the
lexicau jxjoplc. and to be c.\loited
by the enemies of < ien.
arrauza.
Advance Forces the Issue.
The unexpectedly rapid advance of
ic expeditionary columns under Gen.
ersliitig has forced the railroad queson
to an issue. Americans familiar
ith the country into which the colmiis
are now entering assert that it i*?
imperative that the railroads he placed
L their disposal for the bringing up of
jpplies. '
In*. I. J. Rush. former I \ chief surpon
of MtidonVs army, asserted touav
lat the speedy transportation fa< .!ies
were essential to further progiess
f the American troops.
"The American forces are reported at
aleana." said Dr. Bush. "Twenty
dies south of there is K1 Yalle. and
om tnat point the x?nly practicable
ay of bringing up supplies is by rail>ad.
The valley converges here into
narrow deep gorge in which about
000 people live. The territory in
hieli Villa probably will remain is
lib raced in an imaginary line between
hihuahua and Minaca, with the Mexi
in Central ran roan on one siue ana
te Sierra Aladre on the other. Hi*
>ldiers have the adantage over the
mericnns in that they will travel
?ht. with only a few days' provisions
id are seasoned men. well able to
md the hardships of mountain camxi^'iting
in" that climate."
Villa Spreading False Reports.
Dr Hush said that he had no doubt
iat Villa was spreading stories of his
onderful victories over the Atnenuis.
of how he had captured Texas,
id that Carranza had gone'over to the
nited States. It would he easy, 1a*
lid, for him to make the ignorant
?ons among whom he is operating
ilieve the wildest stories.
Another serious situation has been
used by the action of (Jen. Calles, iniliry
governor of Sonora. in demanding
at the j-h Colorada Mining Company
New York reopened iis mine si Herusillo
at once. (Jem Calles lias wired
e New York offices of the company
at if the mine is not reopened imm*-ately
he will take It over and run it.
I'he property is said to be a rich gold
ine and formerly employed 1.000 Alexins.
according to (Jen. Calles. He deired
today that he had no intention
confiscating the mine, but that the
ixicans were suffering through being
town out of employment, and that he
ended to put them back to work.
Phe governor said that the La Coloraad
mpany was the only one that had susnded
operations in Sonora, and that
ere was no reason for the action that
could see, and would give ample predion.
To Send Reinforcements.
ncreased activity on the part of the
>ops stationed at Columbus and the
rival during the night of a number
troop and supply trains indicated
lay that additional forces shortly
11 be on their way to augment the
nitive American expeditionary force
w in the field in northern Mexico.
addition to the troops which delined
there, a large part of which
re cavalry, many passed through,
tlnd, apparently, for aom^ point west