THE ARIZONA. REPUBLICAN
AN INDEPENDENT PROGRESSIVE JOURNAL
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL, 18, 1916
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VOL. XXVI., NO. 331
ftT LEAST SEVEN
MAYBE THIRTY
WRECK
Gilt Edge Express of New
Haven Railroad Crashes
Into Local Train Standing
at Bradford Station,
W reeking Both
PASSENGER COACHES
ARE IN FLAMES
All Deaths Occurred in One
Car in Which AVere 37
Passengers and of Whom
Onlv Six Are Accounted
For
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BRADFORD, R. I., April 18.
Driving through a thick fog, the
Gilt Edge Express, west bound,
on the New York, New Haven 4
Hartford railroad, smashed into the
rear of a local passenger train that
had come to a stop at the station
here last night. The rear coach
was telescoped and set on fire and
at least - seven of the passengers
were killed. An eighth victim died
later from injuries. Thirty-five
other received injuries and in
some cases it was feared that death
would follow.
Early today a search of the ruins
was being made and it was be
lieved that other bodies would be
found.
The engineer of the local train
said that he had trouble in making
steam, and when he arrived at
Bradford he wired to New London
for instructions. He was told to
draw on to a siding at Bradford
to let the express pass and was
just moving his train from the
'main track whe nthe express bore
down upon him.
The accident occurred at 7:30
o'clock, and four hours later
wrecking and hospital crews were
said to have recovered thirty
bodies. 1 q
The dead were in the rear car of
a four-coach local train, bound
from Boston to New London, and
which had stopped at the local sta
tion when it was run down by the
Gilt Edge Express, bound from Bos
ton for Nsw"York.
This coach was telescoped, set
afire and burned. The ear ahead
also took fire and the flames com
municating to the passenger sta
tion and frtight house, destroyed
both buildings..
It was stated that there were
known to have been 37 passengers
in the destroyed car and that only
six of these had been accounted
for several hours later.
Among those believed to have been
burned to death were Miss Jane T.
Clark, daughter of William Clark, presi
dent of the Westerly Mill of the Amer
ican Thread company, and W. M. Bar
ber, also of Westerly.
Vice President Whaley, of the New
Haven railroad, declared shortly be
fore midnight that reports to the effect
that thirty or more persons had been
I hi rued to death in the wreck at Brad
ford were without foundation. '
"We are absolutely positive," he
added, "that not more than three per
ilous were killed, If that many
Great Confusion followed the col-I
iHiun anu u was long nerore a detinue
Idea of the extent of the disaster could
!e had. As the flames of the burning
cars and buildings died out, the train
yard was left in darkness and those
who went to the aid of the injured
worked under great difficulties.
The only telegraph lines In the town
went out of commission with the burn
ing of the station, and the only com
munication with the outside was by a'
ingle telephone wire. Over this help
was summoned from Providence and
New London, the former sending a
wrecking train and physicians and the
latter city dispatching a hospital train.
Estimates of the dead varied widely
and In the absence of a positive offi
cial statement the number could not
be determined at midnight. At that
hour the ruins of the burned cars were
till so hot that they could not be
thoroughly searched. Four bodies were
early removed and a count of those who
received medical treatment showed that
35 who escaped death were injured. It
was thought several of these would die.
A brakeman of the local train said
thut there were 37 passengers in the
rear car and that he had been able to
locate only seven of these. This gave
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Disposal Of Sisal Supply
Up To Trade Commission
Republican A. P. Leased Wire
WASHINGTON. April 17. Disposal
of the present available sisal supply
In Yucatan. Mexico, passed into the
hands of the federal trade commis
sion today by direction of the U. 8.
.enate and at the request of the
marketing organization of Mexican
planters, the Commission Reguladore.
The fibre will be distributed by the
trade commission to American manu
facturers of binder twine at prices
and under conditions laid down by
the commission. The 125,000 bales
said to be on hand unsold will insure
a sufficient supply of twine for the
forthcoming American harvest.
The commission's offer to place its
Block in the hands of the United
LAST WORD OF U. S.
ON S UBMARINES WILL
GO TO GERMANY TOD A Y
-
CARRANZA DECREES
SHALL BE NO GRAFT
MEXICO CITY, April 17 Gen
eral A. Carranza tonight issued
a decree for the purpose of pro-
hibiting graft, which for a long
time has prevailed in the govern
ment railways, employes having
charged shippers huge sums fre
quently for . supplying cars for
freight and express. The decree
informs all government railways
that heavy fines and imprison-
ment will be imposed on those of-
fending. The new law will be-
come effective May 1.
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WASHINGTON, April 17. The day
:n congress:
The Senate
Met at noon.
Judiciary committee failed to reach
any conclusion on nomination of Louis
D. Brandeis to the supreme court.
Stnator Newlar.ds submitted the ad
ministration plan for continuing ap
propriations as amendment to river:
and harbors bill.
Debate resumed on the army bill.
Agricultural committee decided to
ask the federal trade commission to
superride distribution of sisal held in
Yucatan.
The House:
Met at noon.
Disposed of unanimous consent cal
endar business. - -..
Passed a senate bill fucreasing the
number of cadets at West Point aca
demy after striking . out a provision
which would have increased the pre
sident's appointive power.
Two unsuccessful efforts made by
Chairman Padgett, of Naval commit
tee to secure action on the bill to em
power naval and marine officers to
rerve under the Haiteien government
to train the Haitien conatabnlary un
til its officers have been developed.
Pii(,sed Beveral bridge bills.
Efforts to amend the army reor
gaiiization bill was defeated in rapid
heccession in the senate today on the
eve of the measure's passage.
Senator Reed's amendment to create
from six to twelve training schools
lot West Point and Annapolis in vari
ous parts of the country was defeated
'i7 to 31. Under an agreement reach
ed last week voting on the bill and all
pending amendments will begin at
five, o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Other amendments rejected includ
ed one by Senator Lee of Maryland
to increase the number of national
guard enlisted men from 22 to 350 for
each representative and Senator
Works proposal for an '.ndustrial mili
tary force of 250,000 men to serve a
month each y ar in the army in times
of peace, and 11 months In forestry
and reclamation services in the pa
cific coast and adjacent states.
Senator Borah's nttnclc on the na-
tional guard last Saturday in which he
declared that federal appropriations
were "Shamefully wasted and some
times embezzled" brought forth vig-
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WASHINGTON. April 17. Creation
of a separate army corps for aviation
distinct, from the signal corps, was
forecast by Secretary Baker today In
announcing a general shaking up of
the flying branch of the army by
the president and the war depart
ment as a result of the recent inves
tigation of the aviation service. If
this plan is followed it will pave the
way to the addition of battle aircraft
to the scouting and message bearing
aeroplanes now used. .
States government came after the
commission had been charged by the
International Harvester company with
withdrawing sisal from the market
in order to force higher prices, and
its representatives had made the
counter charge that the harvester
company sought to corner sisal in
order to create a shortage and dis
credit the Yucatan combine and its
American financial backers.
While the trade commission is dis
posing of the sisal, the senate sub
committee investigating the opera
tions of the planters' organization
will continue. It was said today hat
the trade commission might begin a
separate inquiry into the allegation
concerning the Harvester company.
NO CONCLUSION
ON NOMINATION
oe mm
SECRETARY BAKER FORECASTS
SEPARATE CORPS FOR AVIATION
Communication Which Will
Present Final Word on
Submarine Issue is Com
pleted and Will be Dis
patched Today
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WASHINGTON, April 17 The com
munication which is to be the last
word of the United States to Ger
many on the submarine issue, was
completed by President Wilson today.
It probably will be dispatched to Ber
lin tomorrow.
The document reviews Germany's
submarine activities since the Lusi
tania was sunk almost a year ago,
and makes clear that only an im
mediate change in the German policy
can make possible the continuance of
friendly relations between the two na
lions.
As the president was putting the
rinisning touches to the note, on
which he and Secretary Lansing had
been working for nearly a week, of
ficial word was received by the state
department that he lives of two Amer
icans had been endangered, by an at:
tack on the Russian bark Imperator,
hy an Austrian submarine. Carl Bai
ley Hurst, American corsul general at
Barcelona, Spain, who sent the report
said the attack was without warning.
One of the American citizens on
board was wounded by shrapnel shells
fired by the submarine. A full in
vestigation of the incident was ord
ered nt once by the state department.
If the consul general's report is borne
out, it is probable that representa
tions similar to those about to be
made to Germany will be sent to
Austria.
As soon as the president had fin
ished the communication to Germany
he directed that Senator Stone, chair
man of the senate foreign relations
committee, be invited to the White
House, in order that he might be
informed of the intentions of the ad
ministration. Senator Stone probably
will see the president tomorrow morn
ing before the cabinet meeting.
Mr. Wilson himself was the only
official familiar with all the details
of the document tonight, but it was
learned authoritatively that it is the
most emphatic and vigorous diplo
matic paper the president ever has
approved.
Attacks without warning by. sub
marines on merchant vessels "since
Germany gave notice. Unit ships car
rying guns would be considered br
vessels of w.w have been closely
studied by the president with the re
sulting conclusion that promises made
by Germany have not been followed.
When the preparation of the case of
the United States was begun it wa?
found that sixty-five vessels have
i"en reported officially and unof
ficially ' as having been attacked
without warning by German subma
rines within the past few weeks. Of
ficial reports have not confirmed nil
these incidents, however, and there
fore all will not be included.
The attacks on the channel steamer
Sussex, carrying more than a score
of Americans has been included in
the evidence on the United States as
one of the strongest proofs of Ger
many's failure to adhere to her prom
ises.
Official reports from Berlin that
Germanv was willing to mpet the
United States "more than half way"
have encouraged official here to hoie
that the German government moy
make concession at the last moment
which may pi event a break. The
president, however, was reported to
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Recommendations -of the court
martial which tried Lieutenant Col
onel Lewis E. Goodier judge-advocate
of the western department were ap
proved, . as were those of a special
board of officers appointed to inquire
into the whole question of discipline
and conduct of the aviation section
of the signal corps. These steps were
taken:
Colonel ' Goodier was censured by
President Wilson as commander-in-
chief of the army, for having failed
"to observe the attitude which his
officers and seniority of rank re
quired him to observe among junior
officers."
Secretary Baker censured Brig
General George P. Scriven, chief sig
nal officer of the army, "for his fail
ure personally to supervise the dis
clplinary features of aviation corps
administration."
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber,
chief of the aviation section, signal
corps, was relieved from that duty
and censured by Secretary .Baker "for
disrespect to a co-ordinate branch of
the government, failure to observe
the restraints imposed by law with
regard to the personnel and pay of
members of the aviation section" and
for other reasons: and, the appoint
ment of a committee of the general
staff' to study the reorganization of
the aviation section was directed by
Secretary Baker.
Colonel Goodier's case was only in
cidental to the general shake-up of
the nviation section, although hear
ings in that trial, held at San Fran
cisco several months ago, served to
call attention to the conditions- that
resulted In the orders issued.
FRENCH REPULSE
GERMANS IN NEW
limy h
Teutons Launch Powerful
Attack Against French
Positions and Are Again
Swept Back . Except In
Chauttour YV ood
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Again the Germans have launched a
powerful infantry attack against the
French positions extending from the
river Meuse, to Douaumont, and again
they have been swept back, except
where they obtained a footing in a
small portion of the Chauffeur wood,
by the guns of the French. Heavy
casualties were inflicted on the at
tacking forces along the two and a
half miles battle front.
Tho Germans have kept up their
heavy shelling of hill 304, northwest
of VerdJn, and the second lines of
the French in this region, probably
with the intention of again throwing
their infantry forward in an endeavor
to capture these important points,
keys to the Verdun position on tho
west.
Elsewhere along the lines held by
the French there have been only
bombardments and mining operations.
Numerous German positions have
leen bombed by French aircraft.
On the British front in Belgium and
France the heavy bombardments by
Ihe British and Germans continue un
abated. The artillery activity in the
sector between St. Eloi and the Ypres-
Commines, has been especially marked.
The Germans have poured shells on
the Russian positions r.long the Dvlna
river at the Ikskull bridgehead and
about Dvinsk. and vigorous artillery
duels have been in progress in the
lake region south of Dvinsk.
In Galicia, along the river Stripa,
thf Teutons have made several at
tempts against Russian trenches, but
all of them were repulsed according
to Pctrograd.
The big guns on both sides are in
rction at most of the Austro-Itallati
fronts. In the Sugnnn valley the Aus
trian delivered attacks against the
Italians from the Larganza torrent to
Mont Collo, but they were everywhere
repulsed.
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians ort
the Black Sea coast have captured the
town of Burmeneh and pushed farther
westward aarainst the retreating Turks
of Arsene Kelessi, less than 12 miles'
from the important fortified town of
Trebizond.
The Russians are anticipating no
easy conquest of Trebinzond, accord
ing to unofficial advices from Petro
grad, the town having teen heavily
fortified and reinforced with three
complete divisions of troops. The
Turks are declared to be resisting fe
rociously the onward press of the Rus
sians ntainst Basitut, northwest of
Erzerum in the attainment of which
the Russians hope to Join hands with
their men fighting in the Black sea
littoral.
The British government hereafter
will regulate shipments of American
packing houses to all neutral European
countries for the period of the war,
according to an agreement reached
between the government and the pack
ers in the settlement of. the cases
arising from the seizure by tireat Bri
tain of cargoes of packers products.
Riotous demonstrations occurred In
Athens when an attempt was made to
break up a meeting of adherents of
former Premier Venizelos, supporter
of the Entente cause. One report
cays several shots were fired and that
a nuinbr-r of the former premier's
followers were arrested.
The Norwegian ship Glendoon of
1.318 tons, and the British steamer
Harrovian of 4,339 tons have been
sunk, the former by gunfire.
Norwegian Steamer Sunk
LONDON, April 17 The Norwegian
steamer Repelera. has been sunk. Her
crew was rescued.
The French have captured the
submarine which torpedoed the Sus-
ex, and have made prisoner the cap
tain end crew." says the Daily Mail.
In the British air attack on Con
stantinople Friday evening two bombs
dropped by the raiders burst in the
war ministry according to a report
from Sa'oniltl forwarded by the Athens
correspondent of the Exchange Tele
graph company.
The diapatch adds that another
bomb burst in the powder factory of
Makrekui, which blew up. There were
rumerous casualties.
The Morning Post's budapest cor
respondent sends the following state
ment by Count Julius Andrassy, the
former Hungarian premier, published
In Budapest, commenting on the re
cent speech by the German chancellor,
Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg.
"The speech is actually the forerun
ner of peace. In which the chancellor
defines Germany's attitude quite dis
tinctly explaining what he wants from
Russia, what he does not want from
France and what he intends to do with
Belgium and also his views on financ
ing the colonies.
"The speech is a basis whereupon
peace negotiations may be begun-
conditions which leave, the door open
to counter demands. Every one of
his remarks; is a possible foundation
on which peace can be built. The
chancellor does not ask ' the annexa
tion of 3elgium but only that Belgium
shall not become a bulwark of Anglo-
French forces whence they could down
on Germany.
"The demand for indemnity for
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WASHINGTON REPORTS
OF CONFIRMATION
DISCREDIT REPORT
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MEXICO CITY, April 17. During
the day no messages have reached
Mexico City tending to cpnfirm the
report of the finding of the body of
Villa, and the general disposition in
official circles is to discredit the re
port.
. Messages from various sections in
the north, received by the war de
U. S. TROOPS AS FAR INTO
Mil S S
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17.
General Funston today expressed the
conviction that communication with
the American forces in Mexico could
not be extended beyond Satevo, with
the present number of troops avail
able. He also said that operations
further south were impossible unless
authority was obtained for the es
tablishment of a new border base, the
free use of railroads or the material
strengthening of the forces now in
Mexico. He said that in strengthen
ing the line to Satevo, the maximum
of its elasticity had been attained.
Detached columns of cavalry are
operating south of Satevo but only so
far as rations for man and horse
can be carried. The three detach
ments that met at Santa Cruz eight
miles from Parral, now have left
there and probably fallen back on .the
line at Satevo., General Funston ex
plained that the country in that dis
trict was absolutely devoid of food
for either the men or the animals
and that unless they had returned
to Parral, their return to Satevo
must have been necessary. He as
sumed they had not returned to
Parral.
The latest reports received by Gen
eral Funston- in which mention was
made of Villa gave as his location
the mountains north and west of
Parral.
Officers here are convinced that he
did not succeed in getting as far
south as the Chihuahua-Durango
state line.
Not many details of the Parral in
cident were added today to the in
formation already received. General
Pershing reported the names of the
Tompkins Receives Threat
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GENERAL PERSHING'S HEAD
QUARTERS, (By wireless to Colum
bus, N. M., April 17) Army officers
here stuted today that Major Tomp
kins received a written threat from
General Lozano, commander of the
amtnza garrison at Parral, that the
American troops would be attacked
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CAMP OF GEN. J. J. PERSHING
AT THE FRONT, April 12 (By wire
less to Columbus N. II., April 17.)
An auto train carrying the personal
guard of General J. J. Pershing, and
food and clothing for his staff was
attacked last night in the mountains
near here by a (band of four hundred
men believed to have been under the
command of the Villa General Taran
go. After a fcharp fight in which one
of the attacking force was killed, the
Mexicans were driven off. There
were no American casualties.
The attack was made while the
train was traveling through a brush
covered mesa lighted by a half moon,
several miles to the rear of General
Pershing and his escort who were
penet rating Villa territory on their
way south to establish new head
quarters. The engagement occurred
within a few miles of a constitution
alist camp.
The Mexicans made a series of at
tacks on the train, extending over a
period of about twenty minutes. The
first attacks made upon the forward
truck were slight and ineffective. But
after being driven off the Mexicans
returned, apparently believing that
they could succeed in cutting off the
rear truck. The truck men saw the
band creeping up on them between
the boulders at the side of the roafl,
bjiit held their fire. When the bandits
rose to their feet to rush the ma
chines the Americans poured five
withering rounds into their re t
putting the Mexicans to flight. Num
PERSONAL GUARD OF PERSIC
IS ATTACKED BI VILLA BANDITS
OF VILLA AT SAN BORJA
partment continue to report defeats
of raiding bands and their dispersal.
In the war office it was said today
that the only sections of the coun
try now troubled with organized
armed resistance, are the states of
Chihuahua and Morelos. In the lat
ter constitutionalist troops are
marching from four different direc
tions in order to surround the bulk
of Zapata's forces.
NTS ARE SENT
dead and wounded, which include
that of Lieutenant James Ord. of the
Sixth infantry. The others wore of
the Thirteenth cavalry. With the
exception of one of the wounded, the
injuries were described as slight.
General Pershing said that the of
ficer who invited the American force
to enter Parral was a captain of the
garrison there. He appeared at the
American camp on the afternoon of
Tuesday and courteously invited the
Lroopers to ride into the place and
spend the night with the Americans.
He left the camp after breakfast
for Parral. Major Tompkins had ac
cepted the invitation in good faith
but as a further precaution, he sent
forward a courier to apprise the gar
rison of his coming. What became
of the courier has not been learned.
LONG TIME NO FALL
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OGDEN, Utah, April 17. Atter an
hour and nineteen minutes without a
fall. Jack Harbertson, local middle
weight wrestler, threw Sam Clappam,
English champion across the room,
renoering him unconscious for a
rhort period. Clappam's physicians
refused to allow hm to continue.
o
ALBERT F. BREWER DEAD
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OAKLAND, Cal., April 17. Albert
F. Brewer, superintendent of the Utah
Montana division of the Oregon Short
Line, with headquarters at Pocatello,
Idaho, died suddenly here tonight He
was 54 years old. Brewer was widely
known in western railroad circles. For
some years he was superintendent of
transportation for the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad at Denver.
if they advanced to the city. Accord
ing to the same officers the fight at
Parral was the result of treachery.
Major Tompkins's men being ambush
ed by soldiers of the Parral garrison.
The attack on the American troop
ers is deeply resented by the officers
who assert that the hostility of. the
Carranza garrison has blocked the best
trill to Villa's hiding place.
bers of the Mexican bullets pierced
the bodies of the trucks and one- of
them went through the cap of a
chauffeur, a resident of Philadelphia.
The Americans reported they believed
that they wounded some of the Mex
icans as they fled into the brush.
General Pershing himself made a
speedy but uneventful trip to the new
headquarters, encountering numerous
constitutionalist detachments under
General Garza, all of whom gave the
Americans friendly greetings and
offered their cooperations.
The aeroplane detachment was the
first of the Americans at the new
front, reaching there yesterday after
remarkable adventures through which
they passed safely.
Pershing's Columns Are Now
In Villa's Own Stronghold
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CAMP OF GENERAL J. J. PERSH-
ING AT THE FRONT, April 13. (By
wireless to Columbus, N. M., April 17,
Delayed). Headed by General Persh
ing. American cavalry columns have
completely penetrated Chihuahua tc
the southern extremity of the territory
where Villa's strength was greatest.
In the region through which they have
passed in the last few days; many of
the natives still regard Pancho Villa
as an idol.
LACK
OF DEATH
Both at State and War De
partments No Word Is
Received Indicating Ban
dit Villa Has Suc
cumbed TAKES TWO DAYS
TO MAKE TRIP
Spot Where Villa Was Re-,
ported Buried Is Two
Days Journey by Wagon
From Railroad. This May
Account for Delay
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WASHINGTON, April 17. Confirm
ation of the death of Francisco Villa
still was lacking tonight both at the
state and war departments and at the
Mexican embasy. The only dispatch
from American sources in Mexico tend
ing to lend color to the report was a
brieP'statement from Major Howze, of
the Eleventh cavalry, now near Parral,
that he had information which led him
to believe that the bandit and a small
party of his followers had fled some
days ago toward San Borja, which is
close to the place where unofficial
Mexican reports say the body was
found.
The outstanding feature of the day's
messages irom me uo.u -
t u-ut Hpnartmpnt thut six Mexi-
cans who confessed to having taken
part in the raid on Columbus, N.
had been captured and sent to Colum
bus for trial by the New Mexico state
authorities. Another official report re
lieved anxiety as to the supply problem,
for the troops at the front. It said the
forces now were fully supplied, with
the exception of a Email shipment of
horse shoes and clothing, which would -go
forward tomorrow. An ample sup
ply of gasoline was on hand, the mes
sage said, for the motor trucks and
aeroplanes.
The body supposed to be that of ilia
was said by the last Mexican report to
be enroute to Chihuahua City. It was
pointed out at the department, how
ever, that the point where it was found
was nearly two days' journey by wagon
from the railroad. That may account
for delay in obtaining confirmation or
denial of the reports that the bandit's
career has ended.
If General Funston and General
Pershing have taken any steps to make
certain the identification of the body
they have done so on their own ini
tiative. No instructions to that end
have been sent from Washington,
either to consuls or military com
manders. This fact may be significant of the
altitude of the state department. It
was intimated today that the United
States government might be willing to
accept a formal declaration from Gen
eral Carranza that Villa had been
killed and order a recall of the troops.
Senator Stone, chairman of the sen
ate foreign relations committee, after
a brief conference today with Secre
tary Baker, expressed the view that
the Carranza authorities hardly could
have any object in circulating a report
of Villa's death unless they believed it
to be true.
He agreed with Secretary Baker and
other officials, however, in accepting
the reports of the finding of Villa's
body with utmost caution. Mr. Baker
took no pains to hide his doubts, al
though he expressed a fervent hope
that it should prove true.
It is generally admitted that every
day that the troops remain in Mexico
increases the possibility of serious
clashes. While there has been no evi
dence of any opposition to the move
ments of the American forces by mili
tary or civil officials of the de facto
government the Parral incident has
served as a warning that the civil pop
ulation cannot always be controlled by
those in command. The attack on Ma
jor Tompkins' command at Parral came
after cordial relations had been estab
lished with the Carranza military com
mander there. The Mexican officers'
best efforts were unavailing to curb
the disturbers, many of whom were
said to be his own soldiers. It is known
that the Washington government would
gladly withdraw the troops tomorrow if
it could consider the object of the ex
pedition accomplished.
In some quarters the suggestion was
made that reports of Villa's death
might have been circulated for the ef
fect on the Mexican people, and they
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Sweeping in fan -shaped formation
over the district these columns are
conducting a widespread, systematic
and patient search , for the . bandit
chieftain. No " isolated canyon or
mountain height which might afford
a hiding place is neglected by the
already fagged cavalrymen.
- The troops occasionally encounter
ed several small bands .of Villastas
who were in the vicinity but these al-
I ways have made for cover before the)
I Americaa cavalmmen caught them.