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-r ,r ' VT.jTWHWW; vf. T(UTOjjpn?;' yrPWvvn. ' j "" '' ', Uiel8Jhlti0t0ii Wm WEATHER FORECAST: Partly Cloudy; Warmer (Pull Report on Pago Two.) HOME EDITION NTJMBEB 8840. WASHINGTON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAKOH 24, 1910. PBICI1 ONE CENT. vx'Tsm&?' H ( I t l't GERMANS LAUNCH TERRIFIC ATTACK ON FRENCH AT VERDUN Decisive Battle Believed to Be Raging 'at Melancourt and About Dead Man Hill. JOFFRE'S LINES IMPERILED Bavarians Attempt to Cut Off Communications of Troops at Bethincourt. AMSTERDAM, March 24 Flushing correspondents of Am sterdam newspapers today re port sounds of heavy firing In the North Sea from the dtrec ' tion of Ostend and Weatende this morning. Skippers believe an important naval fight is go ing on. LONDON, March 24. German troops have resumed heavy attacks against the French front northwest of Verdun, according to Paris dis patches today. Following a twenty-four-hour lull, the German batteries turned a terrific fire on the French po sitions south of Malancourt and around Dead Man Hill. French yins roared in reply all day yes terday. It is believed in Paris that the decisive battle on this sector has begun. PERIL TO FRENCH. By battering through the French linen In Avocourt wood, the crown prince bent the French front In the shape of a-'dangerous loop. The neck of this loop la less than four miles wide. German artillery posted on the ridge pear Dead Ma.iuJ4lLL.pn. Jfte northeast side. Is sweeping the four miles ot wooded plain with a heavy Mre. On the southwestern side. Bavarian regiments' are striving to cut. through, tho Intervening four miles, cutting on French forces holding Bethincourt and Malahcourt. Dispatches from Berlin declare that the French are In an extremely pre carious position. Berlin claims to have captured two more trenches In the Haucourt re gion. The Germans pressed forward south of Malancourt, against the south western side of tho French salient. Tho advance further Imperils French positions at Malancourt and Bathln court. From Paris comes news of a heavy bombardment of German positions In the woods south of Malancourt and around Douaumont and Damloup. In the Woevre region the artillery Are was most violent near Houlaln vllle and Sparges. French troops occupied a mine crat er near Hill 285 IntheArgonne. Savage Slav Attack Made on Riga Salient PETrtOGRAD, March 24. Savage. lighting Is going on at Jacobstadt. clhty miles southeast of Riga, where the Russians, using liquid flro and gas bombs, arc battering In the German salient. At the same time, the Slavs are at tacking vigorously at Frledrlchstadt. west of Jacobstadt and at Illuxt, to the soutn. General Kuropatkln's aim. apparently. Is to squeeze von Hlndenburg out of this Important salient by threats of envelopment, forcing The retirement of the whole German line from Riga to Dvinsk, on a front of HO miles. Handicap to Germans. The success of this offensive will remove tho German threat against Riga and Dvinsk and handicap von Hlndenburg In any aggressive campaign he may un dertake on the Russian front. Despite optimistic statements from same sources, best Informed critics here do not consider Kuropatkln's attacks tno beginnings of a great Russian of Jcnslve; Tho spring thaw, due within possibly a fortnight, is expected to im pede artillery movements and force, a lull In tho lighting on the northern l rout. , . When the ground becomes Arm again, big offensive movements by both the Hermans and Russians arc certain to dovelop. To Improve his defensive po sitions to meet the expected German attack, General Kuropatkln is .spread Ing out German wedges in the Russian line and moving to capture highway In tersections and dominating positions. For Strategic Railways. South of Dvinsk. tho Germans are counter-attacking vigorously. The on rusn of tho Russian troops has tempo rarily been halted by tho enemy's on slaughts. Both sides arc battling for the possession of strategic railways of great Importanco In tho expected spring nffenulves. Kusslnn artillery is tuning up along tno wnoio STO-miio rroiu. un sectors that have been inactive for many monthn there are Indications that Infan try clashes, similar to ihtfoo now occur , ling In the north, aroftbout to begin, ' as u prelude to the lfer offenslvo. (n tho extreme southeast General lvnnoff Is meeting wJh no sorlbus resist ance In his campawh to clear Austrian troops from theJhorth bank of the untuiir, New York Dentist Who Is field in Poison Case ISiSiSiSisK rf? tJ VvjA,:?;f '"I w&y p-l Photo by Underwood & Underwood. DR, ARTHUR WARREN WAITE. WOULD ELIMINATE F Admiral Fiske Recommends Es tablishment of Permanent Chief of Operations. The elimination of the Secretary of the Navy, to all practical Intents, was the suggestlo nof Admiral Bradley Flake to the House Naval Committee today. , The admiral, over whose appearance Congressman" Britten- and Chalrmrn Padgett had fought for weeks, the chairman finally consenting, startled the committee with his proposal. He recommended the establishment of permanent chief of operations who would have authority over the prep aration of the entire navy for war, and who could not be overruled by tho Secretary of the Navy without authority of Congress. "If we have a Secretary who comes In every four years and changes the entire Btrategy of tho navy we will never get anywhere." Admiral Flsko said. "We should havo a law that would make It impossible for the Sec retary to change conditions and the policies of the nevy without appearing before Congress and securing consent." Chairman Padgett clashed frequently with Britten and Roberts, of Massa chusetts, "big navy" advocates. fadgett endeavored to bring out by cross-questioning Fiske that navy of ficers should not have authority over the civilian heads of the Navy Depart ment. Flsko said there should not be divided authority, lie said ho would not place the naval officers over the civilians, but that the chief of opera tions should have a more extensive au thority. "It would take five years to put our navy on an effective basts," Flake, said. "This opinion has been Indorsed by every naval officer I have talked to. Our navy will never be as effective as those of other countries until the system Is changed. Since 1IW7 there has been an lncreaslng-ireallzatlon of the Import ance of "continued policy of strategy. It Is easy enough to have a big navy, but not so easv to have a ?nn,i nn. The policy of strategy ahould be made continuous." Britten said he feared that a Secre tary could come In and nullify all of tho effective things done by his pred ecessors. "I have tso fear that any Secretary who may be appointed will do anv such thing," chairman Padgett retorted. "It has been done," Britten replied. Unknown Woman Dying in Hospital Police Trying to Find Relatives With Meager Clues Before She Succumbs. An unidentified white woman Is dying at Emergency Hospital. Te police are bending every effort to lecnte her iclatlves. She Is suffering from uremic poison and physicians fear she cannot live, much longer. Park Policeman Berkeley lmr rr.n.i the woman early yesterday at Thir teenth street and Pennsylvania avenue' northwest and assisted, her to the hos pital. There she .declared her name was Clara Wilson, nnd gave several homo addresses, before she lapsed Into un consciousness. Tho pollco were notified of tho woman's condition early today, ' Detec tives, Evans and Warren wore Immedi ately assigned to the caso. They visited all the addresses she had given, but found no one Who could Identify her. The only possible clues to hor Identity Is a laundry ticket, bearing In Chinese characters the number 491, and a tele phone nubber. The woman Is about twenty-threo yeai-H old. five feet four Inches tall, weighs about 1) pounds, 1ms light brown hair, and a round, florid fnce. She wore a blnck skirt, a lavendar htrlned waist, a green root with white buttons, and a black felt hot with a feather. She carried a umall hand satchel. SECRETARY 0 NAVY T SAYS PROSECUTOR Acoused Son-ln-Law of Million aire Victim to Be Taken to Tombs. RECOVERING FROM DRUG Dentist Reviving From Effects of "Sleeping Powder" Taken After Arrest. NEW YORK. March 24. DIh trict Attorney Swann announced this afternoon he had forged the last link in evidence which he claims will hold Dr. Arthur Warren Waitc to answer for the death of his millionaire father-in-law and mother. NEW YORK. March ?4. Dr. Arthur Warren Walte, suspected In the ms terlous poisoning of his millionaire father-in-law, John E. Peek, of Grand Rapids, Mich., and tho latter's wife, will be moved from his palatial apartment overlooking the Hudson today and lodged In a cell In the Tombs. Detectives, who guarded Walte closely throughout the night, said that he Is slowly recovering from tho effects of the drug he took whlie they were Unking him with tho death mystery. Before night he may be arraigned on the for mal charge of homicide. While the watch was being kept at Walto's marble-walled apartment on Riverside Drive, District Attorney Bwann went over the evidence In what he asserts Is the most puzzling crlnio story he has over dealt with. Charges Against Doctor. The district attorney gave out today tho following amazing charges already made In the probe of the Grand Rapids millionaire's mysterious death: That Dr. Walte. the night beforo Peck died, "poured something rrom a small vial" into a pinto of soup nnd also Into a cup of ten placed before his father-in-law. This charge was made by Dora Illlller, the West Indian Degress maid: ' That Dr. -Tflfaltn. while nuUtftalnlTu; va home for hi beautiful wtfojn tho ex clusive, Coliseum apartments, also main tained ' sulle in the fashionable I'Iim Hotel, near Central Park, for a myste rious woman who has disappeared; That Dr. Walte apparently had no practice and found time to become the Indoor tennis champion of New York, though his living expenses must have .totaled $50.ow a year. . Search Is being continued today for the mysterious woman, who Is said lo have slipped out of the Plaza Hotel while detectives wero hot on hor trail for an explanation of her relations with tho doctor. Though the district attorney does not (Continued on Third Page.) Allies Reject Plan To Disarm Liners Joint Reply Received Today at State Department on U. S. Proposal. The Joint reply of tho altfea to tho Htato Department's proposal that mer chantmen bo disarmed was received at the State Department today. It Is understood from the highest au thority that the proposal was not ac cepted, the allies replying that the sit uation and conditions of naval warfare did not warrant them in subjecting those, vessels to the risk of disarma ment. SUGAR TARIFF RAISE PROPOSED BY GORE Would Bring to Treasury Revenue of Over $100,000,000. If a plan which was proposed by Sen ator Gore In the Senate Finance Com mittee today should be adopted, sugar would bring In to the Treasury a rev enue of over $100,000,000. Senator Gore urged that In addition to existing duty, sugar near an additional half cent customs tariff, and an oxclso tax of a cent a pound, this to be an emergency plan to last through the Eu roepan war. Tho committee did .not act on the sugar tariff question, and will meet again tomorrow. Senator Goro said his plan would bring In 160,000,000 additional rovenuo from sugar. A problem which members of the com mittee are considering In this connec tion Is hoW to meet tho cost of the Mexican expedition If It is prolonged. U.S. Troopers in Mexico Wear Sand Masks The sank mask is the latest in military dress. The Mexican campaign through n desert land mothered this invention, which is gay and colorful, not monstrous like the gas masks of Europe. In fact, all there is to a sand mask is a handkerchief pulled up over the mouth and nose, in bandit style. Red bandan nas arc the tiling. EVIDENCE AGAINS WAITE IS COMPLETE HOUSE TO DECIDE IF DAVIS SPEECH IS UNFIT FOR RECORD Congressman Madden Scores Texas "Cyclone" for Scur rilous Remarks. 'RECORD IS NOT A CESSPOOL' Illinois Member Declares His Colleague's Remarks Should Be Barred From Publication. A speech Inserted In the Congres sional Record bv Congressman "Cy clone" Davis, a Texas Democrat, mused the appointment of a special House committee today to dotermlno whether the Dl speech was "unlit to he printed " OonirrMsryw JInn'n H. Matfden. of Illinois 'filed i'le nttentlon of tlis louse t-( Mr. 1avls" remarks. He de clarrd tlkt they were "Indecent and not fit for publication on the Records of Congiesr." "I do not Intend that tho Congres sional Record shall he used as a cess pool." said Mr. Madden. "Some of ho language contained In this speech Is sitch that no respectable newspaper In the United State would print It. Lan guage that tho newspapers cannot print should not be allowed In the Record nr this tiouse. Are Called Libelous. The Illinois member added that Mr. Davis' speech contained "vile epithets that could not be published In a news paper nnd would be libelous If pub lished anywhere else, but the Rec ord." "He seems to have wasnea tne ainy llnen of some Texas controversy," said Mr. Madden. Mr. Madden drat moved that the speech be expunged from the Record fortnwitn. It was suggested by Congresiman Garrett. Garner and other that the practice of the appointment of a special committee to consider th fltnesM of nny Fpceol' of doubtful proprlcK. On rare occasions herclofore the House has caused speeches to be stricken from Its Record. Committee Is Named. Mr. Madden then moved a commit tee of Ave to Investigate the Davis speech and Speaker Clark n,med Con gressrren Webb.' of Jtforth CfrflUn. UJVkTcy, of Kentucky, Montague, of Virginia? Cooper, of "Wlieohkln and Vlatt. of New York. During the hubbub .Mr. Davis arose and nshed "under whet rules were wo proceeding nr.d what right have I as & member of the House" The Speaker Informed the Texan that the Houae was proceedings under Its general rules, and that If a commltttee were named he would have a right to NDDear before It In oerson or bv counsel. This seemed to satisfy Mr. Davis. The Davis speech was printed under unanimous consent for "extension of re marks," and was not delivered on the floor. It was published In the Wed nesday Record, and was In reply to certain criticisms made of "Cyclone" by a Texas newspaper writer Mr. Dav's also paid his respects to Minority Icsder Menu, with whom he had had a verbal tilt several days before. Some of His Language. As asserted by Mr. Madden some or the language used by Mr. Davis Is re garded as unprintable. Some of the milder terms used by "Cyclono" In his reply to his Texas critic were: " To call this man a child of the devil would be to slander the devil. "It Is supposed that he had been hibernating with fallen women and depraved men In boon companionship wltn gruesome gangs of gamblers, thugs, thieves, and sandbaggers. "I Con't know this man. If man he be; he may bo some pusillanimous puppct.( and ponderer for the liquor "Cyclone" said In the opening para graphs of his speech that he had been attacked becaus- ho paid tribute to Gen. Nelson A. Miles in a prior speech on the floor. Because he called General Mlks n "grand old patriot." expjlalned Ih Texas member, a Houston (Tex ) newspaper had waved the "bloody shirt." The prior speech also attacked J. P. .Morgan, the llnuor traffic, "money mongers and sordid tr"st master." and the preparedness program. Thts, he said, "made Morgan's minions and the defenders of the damnable liquor traf fic who runs newspapers furious." WORTH GWYNN ROSS DEAD AT HIS HOME Former Head of Revenue- Cutter Service Succumbs. ' Capr. Worth Uwynn Ross, retired captain commandant 'of the Revenue Cutler Service from 1905 to 1911, died at his home In Now Bedford, Mass., this morning, according to a telegram re' eclved'at Coast Guard headquarters. Captain Ross was one of the first officers graduated from the Revenue Cutter Bcrvlce Academy, He was well known In Washington. He was a mem her of tho I.oyal Legion, Naval and Mllttar Ordor of the Spanish-American War. and tho I.otos Club, of New York. Captain Ross was a native, of Clove- lana, wnero ho was born April 19, 1854. ills father wns Gen. Samuel Rons. IT. R A., who was larcelv Instruments In thn establishment of the Hovenue-Cutter service Hcnooi of instruction. Washington Man Injured In Automobile Accident PHILADELPHIA. March M.-Thomas F. Brennun, thirty, of Washington, D. C. was among four men who were In jured, one of them seilously. In a col lision between a touring car and a mo tor truck hero today. He suffered a broken arm and bru'scs, and was taken wih tho other men to tho Women's Homeopathic Hospital. The name Thomas K. Hrennan does not appear In the City Directory. VILLA TRAPPED, FIGHT NEAR, SAYS CARRANZA; "LID OFF" IN SENATE CULLS IT MOnO TO VILLA Senator Lewis Introduces Bill to End American Trade With Bandit Chief. STONE ATTACKS ALARMISTS Charges "Sinister Forces Are Working to Embroil' U. S. and Mexico in War." The lid blew off the Mexican sit uation in the Senate this afternoon when Senator Lewis of Illinois in troduced a resolution declaring that persons in this country furnishing arms and munitions and other sup pUes to Villa were guilty of trea son. Immediately after that, Senator Borah presented a telegram from Douglas, Ariz., tclljng of the dan ger to the people there from Mex ican troops on the other side. This telegram was addressed to Senator Fall, who is absent, and was similar to a message receives jy Senator Ashursy . j- SUJNED BY AriOKNfcrt Roth messages were signed by a prominent attorney. D. A. Rlcnard son. Senator Sheppard of Texar, present ed a telegram from Douglas signed by F. W. White, which said raports of yesterday were exaggerated, hut which -asked for troops. Senator Btone, aroused by the evi dent disposition to discuss the Mex ican situation, arose and In a bitter speech rebuked Senators for alrlnif telegrams of this kind at this criti cal time. The result was a series of sharp colloquies with Senators Borah and with other Senators. In the course of his remarks. Sen ator Stone charged that sinister In fluences were at work In Mexico, co operating perhaps with Influences on this aide, to embroil the two coun tries. He said Senators could do as they wished. They could say what they wished. "Rut Just what good Is to te accom plished by It surpasses Intelligent under standing." he declared. Knows Situation Is Serious. "Every man with sense enough to come In out of tne wet knows the situ ation In Mexico Is a critical one," added Senator Ston. "It Is crltlcul in thli scniic that an effort Is being made by numerous people In Mexico and num-j.-ous tllilator Influ ence:) In Mexico to cxcito the people of that unfortunato country and to mis lead them, to impress them with tho Idea that the Unite J States contemplates aggression tg.ilnst tho Mexican Govern ment, agalns; the whole people, to their Injury. Ho declared shulstcr Influences were at work In Mexico and this country to "prcclpitatu a situation the end of which we know not of." He pioreoded to read from consular reports to sk to show the complica tions had been txacceratcd. Rebefs Condition Reported Serious Several Ribs Broken and Internal Injuries Sustained in Fall at His House. Surgeons at Walter Reed Hospital to day took x-ray photographs to deter mine the extent of the Injuries sustain ed by Lieut. Col. Samuel Reber, U. B. A., In a fall at his home yesterday. Colonel Reber's condition was reported as serious today. Several ribs are iirokcn, and he is Internally injured. It has not been determined whether ho sustained a broken hip. Ho Is attended by Capt. W. II Moncrlef, chief surgeon of the hospital. It will be Impossible to state the ex tent of his Injuries, hospital plinlciann said today, until tho X-ray photographs are developed, Colonel Reber suffered several attacks of vertigo at his office yesterday. When ho went homo In the early afternoon for lunch ho ascended to tho third floor to visit his tro young sons, who were quarantined with measles. He was attacked with vertigo at the head of tho stairs, and fell over the banister to the first fl He W4 unconscious when plclcd t Tho Investigation . . . nv..ttl.n rectlon of tho signal ec f wlilsh Colonel Rebel Is the hi liat been suspendr 1 temporarily. j!' Itijbor '; a son-in-law of l.leut. r e.ton A. Miles. He Uvea at 1831 Jefferson puc. FURNISH K Decides Against Call For Gaurdsmen There will be no mobilization of the National Guard on the border at present. The President and his Cabinet decided today that there is no present need for a call for volunteers nor for the militia. The question of calling out the .guardsmen for patrol duty was gone into in detail. The Administration believes that mobilization of tht militia on the border would embarrass Carranza and make it more difficult to con trol the situation. In view of the early encourag ing reports today officrals view the situation optimistically. DOUGLAS DECLARED IN PERIL OF MCK Telegram to Senator Ashurst Says U. S. Forces Are Or dered Not to Prepare. "With a. Mexican army of 3.C0O cavalry and forty ileces ot artillery- camped within ten ' blocks of the' center ' df i VtowAnTTVctWr hdVlfhA'irterican' forM ordered not to prepare for aeltve defense for fear of offending tho Mexi cans, the Arlzons. city Is In grave dun- I ger of Imminent attack, according to a telegram received today by Senator Ashurst from D. A. Richards, an at torney. "Do all vou can for us before It Is too late." said the telegram. Senator Ashurst was undetermined this morning whether to present the telegram to the Senate or j;o the Wur Department. In both quarters, he de clared, his pleas for aid have, been received rather lightly. The telegram was called to the ntten tlon of the War Department, which. In turn, advised Oeneral Kunston of it, without any recommendation. Funston la empowered to handle such situations aa he sees lit. Army Men Not Alarmed. The Carranxlstos have had a large garrison near Douglass for some months. In November It was about 6.000. Army men are not inclined to regard the situation there as in any way crit ical, tor they believe, even should there be an uprising, the American forces, far better trained and equipped, could easily cope with a vastly larger num ber of the Mexicans. In the Carranzlsta garrison arc a large number of boys of from twelve to four teen years of age. Few of them are even fair marksmen. It Is said, as was demonstrated In the Vllllsta-Carranxa clash at Agua Prleta several months ago. when several million rounds of small ammunition were flred away with comparatively Insignificant casualties. Tho telegram to Ashurst reads: "Mex'can general has fortv pieces of artillery and 3,000 cavalry stationed ten blocks from center of Douglas. Seven thousand cavalry stationed six miles south of Douglas. We have only 1,800 Infantry, 300 cavalry, and four pieces of artillery. Our troops stationed two miles oast of Douglas. Mexicans Have Entrenched. "Am reliably Informed It would re quire one hour for our troops to reach Douglas In case of night attack. Our army forbidden by Administration from matting any active defense preparations for fear Mexicans might misconstrue such preparations. "Mexicans have entrenched against United States side, and have barbed wire entanglements, we have no en trenchment. Mexican troops could easily repeat Columbus massacre In Douglas on much larger scale and re turn to Mexico with similar loss. All ot these statements can be verified by our army officers here. Help us If you can before It is too late." Senator Ashurst said his Informant was a responsible attorney, NEW COMMERCE " BUILDING CROWDED Redfield Tells Appropriations Com mittee of Conditions. The nev Depaitmcnt of Commerce building at Nineteenth street and Tenn t"j'ven'a avenue Is becoming over crowded, according to testimony given to the Appropriations Committee of tho House by o.flcUli of the department. Members n( the Federal Trade Com mission have asked for an Appropria tion for n icporate building, been use picsent hcaiUiuarlers ar Inadequeto nnd crowded, Interfering with the ef ficiency of tho force. Members of tho committee suguested that the lrnil commission ask thrt Soc ietal v of ''oinmerce for more main In the Commcref building. Secretary Redfield told the committer today that he did not have It, and that tht other bureauj were also crowded. OUTLAW BAND Ml EXTERMINATION ISCLAIM Constitutionalist Consul Asserts Bandit Can't Escape Iron Ring Around Him. NO NEWS YET OF BATTLE Brigand Will Not Permit Troops to" Capture Him Alive, Is Be lief on Border. EL PASO, March 24. Villa fU surrounded and may be engaged by American troops, reports from ..exican sources stated today. A message filed by Col. Francfeco Bcrtani after his column had root ed Villa's force just east of Nanif .iupa, in the Sant xvz canyon said the VilHstas were surrounded by his troops and by United States soldiers under Brigndic Gener'al Pershing Cturanza Consul Garcia, who made public crtani's report.startd there was no possible chance of .Villa cutting Jrl; way,outr.and.-4hat his capture was momentarily ex pected. NO NEWS OF BATTLE. Consul Uarcla shortly before S a. m. today said he had not received any word from the front, although he expected the fighting with Villa to start at day breau. Fort Bliss authorities said they had no word from Pershing to Indicate that a battle with Villa was at hand or that Villa was surrounded. Major Sample, commander at Colum bus, stated he had absolutely no In formation of any engagement between Pershing's troops and Villa. The,armyB wireless is now In good working order, bompie said but early today he had re celled no Information. hil'lf".0 f5mlllar wlt!1 v,I,a' tn'M nd his hatred for Americans believe he will never be token alive, and that his en- ilrf.nc..mJ,lJfnA may b0 wPcd ou' I" " predicted tight. Oarcla said Villa might try to escape ?,.,"ur.pr,'"s during the night. Uortanl reported that In the prelim!- rar&.en,?lgement the Vllllatas rotreated to t.l Oao, flvc miles south of Naml- Uhn?,".' infttehrJLMlnB' " billed and about 100 horses captured. Got Behind Bandit. The American troops In touch with the Carranzlstas surrounding Villa are bclloved to be either Colonel Dodd'a cavalry column or Pershing's men. who got behind tho bandits by a railroad trip from Cases Qrandcs southward. This repbrt of Villa's whereabouts did not exactly conform with the story brouR-it by rtarcla Florcs. & re putable Spanish business man of Chi huahuu City. He declared on his arrival In 151 ft:i,Sal.VI,l.':eM up a Ml ? Na tional train at Montezuma nearly lOti S.'.?,", SLJiai?lqulna- Wednesday. Yli,a.ind 2 00 followers wer seeklnir American passengers to kill aild Flores. He was positive It was Villa, In person who went through the cotchej. ith ,J?la,r.d!y ?r,n"led Possible that the outlaw' large force could have covered the difficult country to Nam lqulpa within a dav. I'lores reported VIII said that Gen. Luis Herrera had rovolted from Car ranza and Joined them. On the other hand there Is evidence that Herrers. is itllUoyal to tho de facto government! Threw Off Yoke, Report. Other reports say Herrera recently an nounced he would no longer be dicta ted to by the de facto government Ha was said to have been angered by being displaced from command of the Chihua hua garrison. Herrera was reported to have made an antl-Amerlcan speech at Parral re cently. Since the rumor spread that ho had repudiated Carranza. Herrera told his followers In Chihuahua City that the American troops had no right to be In Mexico, He said he would not Join Villa, however, according to these ra ports. urlg. den. George Bell, Jr., command er at Fort Bliss, Is one of the few offi cials here who believe tlm rumors of 'Herrera's swing to Villa. He de clined to make public to newspaper men thn source pf his Information. Udll held a conference with J, O. Crockett, vlco president of the Mexico Northwestern railroad, and Consul Gar cia, to discuss the use of the line by the American expedition. It Is generally believed tho railroad will be used to transport provisions, supplies, and am munition to pershlng's base In the Casts Qrandes district. General Bell put out the usual strong provost guard In Kl Paso, and along the border last night. Heavy patrols wero also on duty throughout tht night. The local sltuaUon continued qult da- 'W.I 4 T r