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"MWlW gL " wfmffr'rfnftrf ' "TT"T'r" -""is-3 Hvurwyir "'-Tfrpmrw' She "Waliftxgtatt me WEATHER FORECAST: Partly Cloudy Tonight (Pull Report on Page Two.) NtJJklBBK 8846. W A SHIN GrTON, TUES DAf . EVENING, MABOH 21, 1010. i i -A HOME EDITION a , GERMANS GAIN IN WEST, RUSSIANS IN EASTERN THEATERS Crown Prince's Forces Take New Strong Positions in Fresh Drive at Verdun. ISPAHAN CAPTURED BY CZAR Austrians Defeated on Dnelster By Muscovites Kaiser's Destroyers Routed. liONDON, March 21. German Rains on the west bank of tho Mouse, a Russian weep to the.Imelater In Qallcla. cap ture of Ispahan. Persia, by the P.us slans, and defeat of German destroyers -- .. . . l -1..1 lAftnw'. off the ucigian coast murncu ..... nr office renorts. Capture of Ispahan on 8unday Is re ported from Teheran today, virnnn. dlai-itchcs to Berlin admit tho evacuation of Usclczra, thirty-eight miles northwest of Czcrnowltz, after a terrific batterlnR from Russian guns. Fkr from bolne exhausted, apparent ly. the forces of the crown prince have atemptod a new drlvo from tno norm west upon tho French citadel at Ver dun, and Paris admits Gorman suc cesses. Occupation of tho Mclancourt woods in a massed assault has given the Germans strong now positions. Berlin announces capture of those positions and claims to have taken 2.KC! prisoners and much booty, A naval engagement off the Belgian coast Is reported to the admiralty. Four British destroyers engaged throe Gor man craft in a running fight, and forced their retreat Into tho Zcebrugge base. War Council Meets. Tho augmented war council of the cntento powers is meeting today In Purls. Tho commanders-in-chief of the al lied powers, together with the political leaders, have nssemblod to discuss plans of far-reaching Importance. Out of tho conforence. It Is hoped by tho allied governments, wll bo born a com Prehenslvo scheme to deliver from ev ery front simultaneous strokes to force a decision In tho conflict. . Six nations are represented. In the nnllntll n " Ispahan tho former metropolis of Persia; which has been taken by the ItuBAlans. lien 110 miles south of Te heran. In tho seventeenth century it wns ono of tho largest and most mag nificent cltlc4 In the world, having a population of nearly a million. Its pop ulation at present is less than 109,000. Dneister Position of Austrians Evacuated BERLIN". March 21. Austrian troops have evacuated the Uscleczvo bridge head and trenches northwest, after de fending tho positions for six months against Russian attacks, tho Austrian war oftjee admits. Tho position had been battered Into a heap of ruins by heavy pounding of Russian artillery in recent lighting. Tho bridgehead position lies on the south bank of tho Dnelster, thirty-eight miles norwest of Czernowltz, and has been the scene of desperate nghtlng. Retreat Ordered. "The Russjans, In the morning, had succeeded in blasting a breach 300 yards wide," said the Austrian war of tlco statement. "Nevertheless, our soldiers, thbugh attnekod by eight-fold superior forces, still held their positions, in splto of all losses during seven hours of the most violent Infantry and artillery tire. "At 6 p. m. Colonel Planck decided to evacuate, tic totally destroyed tho trench position. Small detachments, (Continued on Second-Page.) Great Entente Seen In Paris Conference Strong Anti-German Union Ex pected to Result From Ses sions of Allies. PARIS, March 21. A greater ontente, bringing not only France, England, and Russia, but tho smaller of their ujfles Into complete accord, will result jfom the conferonce to ha held here late this week or early next. y Military and political leaders of the alllcH wpro assembling hcrefoday In ad vance of tho meeting. XHey plun to re oiganlze for conccrlptK'actlon both In a military nnd po)JtCal way to shorten the war. jr -Promlcx Aflslldo Brland will preside over the deliberations. Prlnco Regent Alexander and Premier Pachltch of Serblu, are duo to in rive In Paris today. General Cadorna, Italian commander-in-chief. Is already In Paris, and will be Joined shortly by General Porro, second in command. I KtiRlanil will bo tenresented bv Sir I Douglas Hal. Premier Asqulth, and! SffifSS. orTCo Will represent Krance. General Glllnsky i will ho Russia's representative, and ' Premier do Hroquevlllo and 'General) Wlelemans will icprescnt Belgium. General Cadornu vis ted the French front today. The Serbian prince regent wun greeted ontlutxlastlcally when he, arrived. Lady Paget Greeted By Queen Marie in Bucharest mJCHAltUST, Mnich M.-Larty Paot Hccompanleil by fifty-four English doc tors and nurses who remained In the hospital at Uskub, .Serbia, when P-ul-gailan troops entried the town, has nr lied here from Koflu and has been re ceived la audience b Qua Marl. Warm Debate Marks Close of Armor Plate Plant Fight in Senate Oliver .Gives the Lie to Charge Product Sold Cheaper Abroad Than Here. SWANS0N BACKS PROJECT Declares Tillman, Measure for Government Factory Fair to Everyone Concerned. Senator Swanson of Virginia, nmon. others, today In the Senate champloneo the cause of the Government armor plate factory. He doclnrrd the success that had at tended the Government manufacture of powder, guns, mines and tamerinra fullv jusiuieu me proposed plant. Ho assert ed It would take the Government soiit of tho grip of tho armor plate trust Senators Oliver. Penrose, Harding and others, strongly opposed the Gov ernment protect. Senator Oliver, however, said ho was authorized to say the Mldvalc Company would not raise tho price of armor pinto If the factory was established. Senator Oliver gave tho Ho direct to, .tin... Mrk. t . .. ...u.v mm novo nccuaca me armor-makers of selling armor moro cheaply to foreign governments than to the United States. Only a tew sales of samples at lower-than-cost prices, with tho Idea of gottlng more trade had been made, he said. Vote Starts at 4 o'CIock. The Senate will begin voting on tho htll and amendments at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The measure will bo passed, tttiong opposition to It exists, however, in the House. The bill provides for more than One factory. If needed. In his speech to day, tienator Swanson alluded to thei possibility of taking over, somo of tho existing private plants. Ho dwelt much on tho extortlonato prices which tho Government has been charged for armor plate. Senator Swanson cald: , "Desirous of enccuraglng thoxo plants In order to have munition plants In this country, the Government has acted toward them with tho utmost clinor- oslty and liberality. Desirous' of treat ing' incse concerns. with lite utmost con' wl"'1'10 "'wost con- ior plant, or do both. slderatlon. the commltti ld uea tno secretary of or purchase an armor ii f tho owners of these nlaxifs desire thoy can celt their plants to the Govern-I Tho governor's decision ended a AnVSt? ""Wlon-wlde P"te,t ngu.nst the death - "If they do not deslro to sell tholr r-mteneo Imposed on Mrs. Wnrren innis. iney can. unuer me termH of this bill, dispose of their machinery nnd tools and other equipment. In 1CTT the Bethlehem nnd a C metric eomnnnl-sa. through their officers, offered to sell their plants to tho Government at a fair and reasonable price, nnd It is pre sumed they arc willing to do jo at this time. Measure Just and Fair. "Thus Mr. President, from whatever standpoint viewed tho pentfTnc meaturo is Just, fair, and reasonable. It pro poses that the largo prollts arising from the manufacture of armor ulato should remain wun tno uovernmunt and no longer go to private Individuals. "It proposes to hae a pTant whero tho secreu of tho Government In con nection with tho construction of armor can bo protected and iifid alone by this Government. "Tho Manufacturers of armor In their testimony clearly indicated that they aro unable to manufacture armor as cheaply and economically on tho Gov ernment. The till proposes to prevent this economic waste and to permit these concerns to go Into other profitable un dertakings. "It gives an opportunity to the own ers of thcsi plants to dispose of them nt a fair nnd reasonable nrlce to tho Government. The bill will Placo ono of the chief element of our defense nnd security In tho hands of tho Govern ment, whore It can safely rest, and not make It dependent upon the sclMntor ests of Individuals. Would End Trust. "Tho passage of thh bill will mark the end of the domination of the notor ious armor pjato trust tht for more than slxtoen eara bus levied Immense exactions upon tho Government of tho United States. "It Indicates no Intention on tho cart of tho Government to engage In pri vate business and commerco. but its desire Is to obtain Its own armor in the best and most economical way and in a manner that preseryes Its valuaolo secrets and now discoveries. This bill Is fair and Just to the Government, fair and Just to thosi encaged In manufac turing nrmcr. and should bo promptly passed bv Conxrers. "Every dcUy In this matter Is attend ant with dangers, and Congress should act promptly and daclslvelv unnn matter of such vast and far-reaclilng importance " Kitchin to Fight Ship Purchase Bill Serves Notice He Will Not Sup port Permanent Government Onai-oiinn n. ......... v,iiiun i emme, Announcement that he will oppose tho Purchase bS, , Its LrMent frm, wa.a made lay by House Democratlo Leader Kltchln. "I will vote against it unless they amend It to make suro that permanent nnvcmnn.ni ..llnn , ,V- 'onnaneni flvc7,m' ?? iS!'?1 of the "hipB '" not intended, said Kltchln. m not, '" favor of this permanent uuemuon pan, puuing tno Qoverniiient Into tho shipping business." Kltchln's statement was a bombshell for the Administration. It showed a sharp reversal of his former attitude. After a recent conference ulili iim r... !?enit,.Ku.chln. 8,aled n,s objections to the bill might be overcome and he might vote and work for the measuro's puss- Int The bill was being flnullv drafted to day by the Houso Mnrchanl Mmlne Committee. Prospects wcie that the committee would not change tho bill to msst Kltchta'a objections. y Copyright, llarrtcKnlng. SENATOR OLIVER, of Pennsylvania. ,C. Mrs. Ida Ball Warren and Her Friend Killed Her Husband. Woman Was Condemned. UAI.Kiaif. X. C March 21. Gov ernor Crnlu today crmmulcd to llfo imprisonment ihe " det . Christy for the mi: death icntoncea Warren -Jmrt'tf murder of G. J nrrm. roi the murder of lior husband. Wnr- lon win killed by Mis. Warren and Christy so thulr Infatuation tvotild not be Interfered with. Mrs. Warren Was to die March If. It was Indtcatcd ycrtrrday that no clemcney would he shown Christy. That Governor Cralc commuted Christy's sentence because ni ho was (juotcd yesterday. h believed both to be guilty, nnd because he could not shev mercy to Mn. Warren with out Including Christy, was believed here. Governor Craltr Is preparing a form al statement in explanation. Millions Lost in Tobacco Revenues Alleged Conspiracy of Manufac turers Said To Be Costly to Uncle Sam. Millions of dollars have been lost by the Government, It was stated by Tress ury Department officials today, through tho alleged conspiracy of tobacco manu facturers. Wholesalo arrests In Now York and Brooklyn are but the first step In a national campaign against alleged Irregularity In tho sale of tobacco. Tho Internal Revenue Department is making Investigation throughout the country. Evidence la being obtained against manufacturers, who. It Is al leged, aro not complying with revenue laws and aro thereby defrauding the Government of large amounts of taxes. Wilson Would Rush Water Power Bill Urges Senators to Hurry Action on Best Possible Measure. President Wilson today urged 8enate leaders to "get together" upon somo sat isfactory water power bill that can be passed at this session. Tho Hhlelds bill, passed by tho Senate, falls to moet the nnnmvni nt i. .,.. sorvntlonlsts In tho Sonoto and House SiS i? JlCT c"ntcr: ?1 'with Scnutors tvLilfr crn;,J,,.mc3' nes. Hwanson. Walsh ami Murttn on tho udvlsablllty of framing would moro uuuincr mcusuro which satisfactorily cover the question. Senator Myers haB altendy drawn nnothor bill providing for water power legislation on public lands. The President today told the Senators of his personal Ideas on water power conver- f.Vi0li and,no Piobnbly will bo em bodied in tho new legislation. A plan for getting tlirou;ii 8uch a measure now without Interfering with tho pi ogress of national defonso lols- will bo dovoted to lUBhlng It through. Thirty PatientsinPeril As Hospital Is Burned CHESTER. S. C . .March 21,-Thlrty pntlrnts, sovcral of ihem on operating tRbleH, narrowly esciipd ilcnth today dftjitrovAtl bv nr L'lth iAu. J - .. .--. wl M rn mo o. . rinvni' nnunitni -ii .. -w - " w, v u fV,WV MURDERESS SAVED FROM CHI INN HCM11S0 BIWS PLANS TO Allies Purpose to Prevent Her From 'Ever ."Raising Her Helmet" in Future. TO COMPETE WITH AMERICA President of British Board of Trade Declares Rivalry Will Be Friendly. By WILBUR S. FORREST. LONDON, March 21. Germany will never again "raise her helmet" In a world encaged In peaceful pursuits. President Walter Itunclman, of the board of trade, declared today, offi cially outlining1 for the first time the allies' commercial plans after the war. England does not contemplate a. throttling that will leave the German people crushed In poverty, unable to rino again, he said. "But peaceful preparations as a moans to a military end will never again bo tolerated by England Prance. Rusila, and Italy," Uunclman asserted. "Nor can we submit to most favored nations' clauses In commer cial treaties bolnir uttlUcd to the detriment of any one of the allied countries. Wo object to Germany using her resources and commercial if-latlons .with us for purposes of nggrorion' as she did In preparation for this war." America Must Prepare. llunctman'a statement Is of the highest Importance In view of the forthcoming allied commerce conferr ence In Paris, which he will attend. American traders and manufacturers, he Indicated must prepare fur a ilgld. though fHendly. British com mercial competition. In neutral mark ets after tho war .,,.. "The coming conference In Paris will approach nil these questions with these points In-mlnd. Wo aie all determined to resist Germany whtrexer we find her ttylug to establish political predomina tion In foreign countries by commercial means. Wo an" actuated by the necs- I... Fnfe 11-fM.aA . A I Inall ttf MllMI this war proNlded cf n complntn Junker ltd cy at homo ar.u i.uroau. it is a lC3 fur- son nono of tho njllrs will ever "Great Biltaln hna a clean record on this subject. We ve never used trado rtlutlor.s fcr warlike purposes or for preparation for war. Our fret tradii Is traditional have at all tlmei dis couraged Government assistance or di rection of commerce. Me have allowed our mnni.iocti.rcra nnd traders to de- elnp their business relations wnere rver they could on their own merits and for purely fcuitlncis rensons. To Compete Against U. S. "Wo have competed against ourselves ns much as against foreigners. Our pol icy In the ptist has -Rradoally veered from 'Lalssrx Palre, to 'halites Passer." "You ask what effect this will have on our commercial relations with Amer ica. I teply that wc will ronthibo to be good commercial neighbors to the i nltcd State or the American contin ent. Of course, wt will compete agulnat (Continued on Fifth Page.) Cody and Red Chief Converse By Signs Blackfeet Head's Vocal Greeting Sounds Like Steam Exhaust Frpm Dinky. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and Mountain Chief, head of the Blackfeet tribe, made "sign talk" In the office of MaJ. Gen. Hugh U Scott, chief of staff of the army, today. Colonel Cody called to pay his respects to General Scott, whom ho had aided in Indian campaigns. Thb -Indian chief has been a frequent visitor at General bcott's office because the general Is perhaps the only man In Washington who can converse with him In sign lanruagc. Colonel Cody made a few cabalistic motions with his hands as ho approached the Indian. "Blackfoot, howdy," he said. Tho Indian grunted, touched the top of his head, and shot his hand Into the air. accompanying tho motion with a vocal discharge that sounded like the exnausi or steam rrom a. dinky engine. To Colonel Cody It tniant; "You haven't as much hair on the ton of your head as you had when I last saw you." Then Colonel Cody and Mountain Chief stalked deer, chased the buffalo over tho plains again and recalled some old Indlnn fights, all In sign language. Colonel Cody was accompanied by "Johnnie" Baker, the crack shot of the old Buffalo, Bill show. Trooper Blinded By Glare of Mexican Sand EI, PAHO. Tex., March 21. Somo of the hardships of the Villa pursuit wore revealed today when a negro trooper of the Tenth Cavalry, who was with Colonel Dodd, nrrlved to be treated for blindness. Ho had been rendered blind by the glare of the Chihuahua desert. Five members of the Sixth Infantry and the Engineering Corps, who wore In the Columbus division, also arrived at Fort Bliss hosnltal to bo treated for accldqntal Injuries. " "Kill Americans," Order Of Carranza Officer EI. PASO. Tex.. Mareh 21. -Letters from Americans in Cananea. Sonora, touched hent tndnv with cm,..,.. ..r . ----- ..-.-.. ... ...... tvt'Vllp u. U nrrunza enntn n who. in a ,,i,h.. .j llt IBS 10 U" iroon on Friday, in the stieetn of tho Mexican mln'iic town. .. loited lb. in tn macMtcie nil Ameilfjiu. ... . . , " - . ... m ,j(m,iu ,-ii- Moxcrnor 'hIIoh Immediately oitlArol le I'ant.lll. ri ftrr-t. Tim Inn.... ..i.i the speech uroiued 111 XeoUng. TIE GERMANY DOWN FIDECIMES is LEAST FAMILY OF 5 839 CI LION HEREin VILLA Postal Clerks' Federation Offi cial Submits ('Figures to House Subcommittee. APPEARS FOR NOLAN BILL T. S. Kelly, J. D. Machen, and J. L. Rhodes Speak in Behalf of Minimum Wcge. Additional figures showing that It Is Imposslblo for a family of five to live properly on tho small salaries' paid thousands of Oove'rnment employes who get from 1600 to W00 a year, were pre sented to a subcommittee of the House Committee on Labor when It resumed hearings today on the Nolan bill for a minimum wpge scale of U per day tn the Government service. A family In which there are three children of school age cannot live here on less than to. a year, according to figures submitted by Thomas Flaherty. secretary-treasurer of the National Fed eration of Postal Clerks, who said his table was complied by It. It. Keln. pro fessor of economics In George Wash ington university. Some Items Omitted. Yesterday Arthur Holder, of the American Federation of Labor, estimat ed It would require $767.95 to support a ramify of five. Mr. Holder, howovar. omitted several Items Included In the nein utile, 'uch as newspaper, recre ation, and car fare. Prof. Keln's table, according in Mr Flahorty. estimates that a family of flvo must pay rent of 163 per annum, and the annual food bill will be 3W. Other iicma wero: insurance, J22.S0; clothing, rb6ea, etc., J101; doctors and medicines. : fuel and light. $12; car fare. $30: furnishings, $18; newspapers, $S; recre- moii ana amusements, $; miscel laneous, $10. Mr. Flaherty told the committee today "u"""lue "eiter carriers In post orflces here and elsewhere are woefully u"dn'a These crrleVa, h"W - Ii man.jr ntel the service under hLm,?nre.h,en,on ausc application Chances Played Up. "Do not the correspondence schools have something to do with that state of affairs?" kpd Congressman Van "Ves, they play up the chances In the -..inmirai service." said Mr. Flaherty, The witness read several letters he sam he had received from substitute earners. Theso men. he said, are barely ahead of starvation. fni ihihJt,WM I? worth while rals- a"w.vhs Twngr1"' m ,her -hSnCk0,"jTre'- sa--w ",- , "" '"ore nappy," J?'0'" one of the letters feai committee by Mr. Flaherty. was the read to Hit Tragedy of Postal Service. Mr. Flaherty referred to the hard work a carrier undergoes In acquainting " "" ""i ns new duties, such as learning the routes of the city In which thosMrwcl to the u"y of ci.S0ile .?.' JJ?.e r'?ctlon of older he said. wertukenC'fr;'rn thed'el.ry recotnii iBi'; . ".J ?f?icrw"-k was In department. buVrMnFlUertysarthey s&Vw,nwi,Hd ,? J Sssfts r'wTKffi!!"? '"I helr long Nolan; Mr.F.ahe7ty agVeedV 'Ma "' Urge Pasaage of Nolan Bill. of0,,hhor bTiVTiS Who7s,n , Arlington LpeVlmcnttu Parm ' f " Railroads Would Arbitrate Mail Pay Urge That interstate Commerce Commission Settle Contro versy With Postoffice. Kalirood. and the Postoffice Depart ment are In a hopeless deadlock In their mail pay controversy, and tho only so lutlon Is for the Interstate Commerce commission to ar.Ntrate. Samuel Ilea, of tho Pennsylvania railroad, today told the Senate Postoffice Committee. . T&e TODer'.tlon of the parcel post, said '" F;.Joh.nMon.' Pwlflont of tho worfo k ami Western, hod made the whole mall. Shnn 3n ,"," ,?t:le of rate", which only the Interstato Commerce Commission could settlo fairly to the Interests of all users of malls. y U. S. Gunboat Wheeling Off on Secret Mission Pecietarv DanWs today declined to lf.Yen,,i '"' ''"tiiuttlon of the funboat Wheerntr. iirdentl from New Orleans to ' souther-i wulni-s .ho iTuir.i.i Xortli Ctrollna. with four iNdrj'lonej .n board, has been ordeiod from Pons'irola to Guantanamo to Bar UcioaU In maneuvers. CAVALRY DASHES SOUTH TO ASSIST Dodd's Troopers in Forced March From Cruces to Re-enforce Carranzistas Who Are Believed to Have Cut Off Bandit Leader's Retreat to Santa Clara. MEAGRE NEWS FROM BATTLEFIELD American Force Establishes Base Near Casas Grandes Three Columns Sent To Attempt To Block Retreat From Namiquipa To the Hills EL PASO, March 21. American cavalry squadrons are hastening by forced marches southward to trap ViHa before he can reach the Santa Clara mountains. The bandit chief is still engaged with Carranzists near Namiquipa, according to all advices reaching here today. General Gavira, Carranza commandant at Juarez, has received but brief information, but indicates that the. Villistas have been cut off from .further retreat southward and are being crowded northward in the path of the ad vancing American squadrons. Col. George Dodd's cavalry is reported today to bd hurrying from .Crusts toward Namiquipa to re-enforce .jCarranza troops uhdeY;Coionel CanQihgagdi4n a fierce running fight with the. outlaws. FOJXOWED HAlfcD RIDE. Following its record-breaking ride from Hachita, Dodd's cavalry is reported making another forced march to aid the Carranzistas in cutting off the flight of the Villistas. Encircled by Carranza and American forces, Villa is making a desperate effort to reach the Santa Clara can yon, in the Guerrero mountains, twenty miles east of Namiquipa. General Gavira, Carranza commandant at Juarez, early today said that he had received no further details than that the Carranza troops and Villa yesterday evening were engaged in a desperate conflict and that American le-enforcements were rushing to the assistance of the Car- ranza attacking forces. Gavira sent urgent requests for additional informa tion and replies are momentarily expected in Juarez. GAVIRA DENIESREPORTS. Gavira pointed to the battle of Namiquipa in denial of reports that Carranza troops are disposed to let Villa get away, and give him an equal chance with the American army on his trail. At 8:30 a. m. today General Gavira said he had not been advised of the result of the battle at Namiquipa. The dispatcher of the Mexican Northwestern railroad, near which the fighting is reported to be taking place, said no word had been received since last night, it is not known whether the wires were cut or the Carranza forces were, withholding information. General Gavira was asked if Villa had been killed or captured and to both answered "no." Carranza Consul Garcia, of El Paso, Visited Gavira'$ Juarez headquarters to learn the outcome of the battle be- tween Villistas and Carranzistas. COMMUNICATION WITH FRONT CUT. ' Garcia said communication with Namiquipa was cu$ off. He did not know where the trouble was, but said it! was effectually preventing the arrival of news from the battlefield. The absence of news from the battlefield since Juarez officials late yesterday received the first word of Villa brought at bay, leads to fears that he has cut his way through-the armed ring and is temporarily safe. To trap Villa, if he escaped the central column from Q uses, Brigadier General Pershing has sent cavalry squadi rons southward to the Babricora ranch and to Carmon, on cither side of Namiquipa. One of these three columns should be within striking distance of Villa's rear guard within twenty-four or thirty six hours, m Several aeroplanes with the expedition spent last night on Mexican soil near Ascencion. They were within u few hours' (light of the Namiquipa battlefield and may BATTLE t