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WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1910.
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TWO U. S. SOLDIERS KILLED
DODD'S CAVALRY DEFEATS
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BRITiSHTROOPS
ARE RUSHED TO
QUELL REVOLT
Birrell Hastens to Ireland to
Direct Suppression of Sinn
Fein Insurrection.
CENSOR BANS INFORMATION
Irish Capital Only Spot Affected,
Reports From Other Centers
Assert.
LONDON, April 26. Govern
merit troops hastily transported
from England and rushed forward
from Belfast, have reached Dub
lin and occupied St. Stephens
Green and Liberty Hall, in the
heart of the Irish capital, Premier
"Asquith announced in Commons
this afternoon.
Martial law has been declared
in Dublin county. , !
Chief Secretary for Ireland Bir
rell announced that he vnill leave
for Ireland this afternoon to direct
the suppression of the revolt, if
possible.
DUBLIN CUT OFF.
Prompt and enorsetlc steps arc being
taken liy tho government today to put
down tho serious Insurrection of fjlnii
Fein oluntecrs at Dublin.
Thu censor permits this Met without
othor details to bo cubled.
Dublin u still cut of lt-om telegraphic
communication, and. according to the
Lest available Information, tho principal
part of th Irifli capital is still In tho
hinrtn of thu rebels.
11 Is bolloved that serious flgbtirur be
tween the Sinn Fein forces urn", tho
f:ovcrnment troops continue, though
he revolt thus tar has not spread to
other districts.
The general pestoffleo, captured at
the tvglnnliig o tho disorder. Is still.
It Is beret ed. In the hands of thr. rebels.
Tho Dally Chrdiilclo points out edi
torially that the oillclol statement from
the press burevi last night did not
.. claim tlio recapture of "an Important
position seized, by the rebels " and re
marked that tms omission suggests
that the rebels are still holding out.
Twelve Men Killed.
Twelve1 men had" ,been killed on tho
government's side, according to the Inst
report received from Dublin. The num
ber of casualties among the rebels Is
not known. It Is believed to bo con
siderably heavier, ns they wero lacing
an organized military to ice.
The casualties on the government's
side, as given out by the o.llclul preia
bureau, are: Dead Three military
officers, four or five solaicrs, two "loyal
Volunteers." two pollcjmcn
Wounded Four Or 'wo mllltruy offi
cers, seven or eight soldier, six "loyal
Volunteers."
Dispatches from several parts of Ire-
(Continued on Second Page.)
Ask Wilson to Fix
Week for War Aid
Delegation for Churches of Christ
Want Period Following Me
morial Day Named.
An appeal was made to Preo'dont
Wilson today, by a delegation repre
senting tho Federal Council of the
Churches of Christ In America, to des
ignate the week proceeding Memorial
Bunday, Muy 2S, bh aperlod for nation
wide contributions. through tlio
churches', for the relief of war suffer
trm of Europe and Asia.
The delegation consisted of Prof.
Bhaller Matthews, president of the
council; Frank Mason North, chairman
of the oxecutlvo committee, and Chailes
8. Macfarland, general secretary, ind
the following membero of tho advisory
committee located In thls city: Tho
Rev- John I.ee Allison, tho Rev. SanuW
II. Greene, John H. Lamer, the Hot.
George A. Miller, the Rev. Charles F.
titeck and G. W. Owftrtzcll.
The delegation submitted a letter to
the President, who agreed to take the
proposal under consideration.
Buys British Ship oT
2,000 Tons for $120,000
MOBILE Ala. Arrll 20. Another
proof of the increased valuo of ships
was shown toOay when the 2 0oj.ton
III HUli ship Illnem.ia. now it New
York, brought $120,000 frr.m J. .1 l'eoro
fit Co., of Mobile. The Ulnemoa U
chartered to carry oil to Australia at
IL20 par case.
Titled Irishman Held as
Pro-German Plotter
(Copyright by Ilrovin A Dawon. From Un
dernood & Undtrnrood).
SIR ROGER CASEMENT.
PEACE TELEGRAMS
FROM ONE SOURCE
Arms Embargo Body Said to Be
Back of Messages to Con
gressmen. Hcnators and House members have
no further question that tho unpre
cedented number or telegrams protest
ing a'galnBt trouble with Germany havo
been inspired by a common source.
Senator Stono of Missouri, chairman
of tho Foreign Relations Committee,
had In his hllnds today a circular let
ter In which persons receiving It were
requested, to wire their members of
Housa and Senate. Five dlffcront
forms of telegrams were submitted and
tho recipient Invited to pick cither of
them. Senator Stone did not give out
tho namo of tho person or organiza
tion signing tho letter.
In other qunrters, nowevcr, an or
ganization styling itself tho Arms Km
bnrgo Conference Is said to bo back
of tho movement. Various Uerman
Amcrlcan societies nro credited with
urging it along.
Some talk was heard today about n.
Congre'stilonat Investigation by tho lob
by committee. However, this has not
taken form, and as momherfl view the
right of petition as sacred such an
inquiry would probably not get tar.
More Telegrams Today.
Another enormous flood of telegrams
rolled over tho Capitol today.
From all the leading cities of the
country and a, number of smaller cen
ters, tho telegrams protesting against
a break with Germany and against war,
and urging pcaco are coming.
Night before last, it was estimated
2E.0W euch telegrams reached Washing
ton. Lrsl night tho number was still
greater. It Is estimated all the way
from :o,ooc to 35.000.
Many Letters As Well.
Moreover, It Is said tho end is no
whero in sight, and that before the
propiganda Is over a halt million tele
grams, to say nothing of many letters,
will have been sent to Washington,
That th movement represent an or
ganized effort Is no longer open to
doubt. No inch dolugo of messages,
has ever beforo overwhelmed tjenatottt
and Roprctcntatlvi's. Cities like Chi
cago. St. Louis, Milwaukee Buffalo,
Cincinnati. Now York and others where
there uro large German-American popu
lations ure sending the great bulk of
the messages, but they are also ar
riving from smaller places.
Taggart Nominated for
Senate by Acclamation
1N1.UANAPOI.IS. April 26. Senator1
Thpmas Taggart wiih today nomln-
nti.ri Hi. rnnlnmntlnn fur thn Tf.il.n.4
States Semite, to fill the short term left
vacant by tne ucuin or senator is. F,
Bhlvcly.
DelegatoM to the democratic State
convention gave Tuguart a rousing
ovation.
Georgetown Observatory
Reports Earthquakes
A severe earthquake of forty minutes'
duration. 2.200 miles distant, was re
corded by the selsmogrnph nt George
town University observatory last night.
Tho tremor wiih tlrst recorded at 9:37
p. m. A lesser shock waa recorded earlv
this morning, continuing from 2:23 until
HH a, m.
FRENCH AVIATOR
CRIPPLES
ffPPELIN
TWO
MILES
Thrilling Battle Aloft During
Early Morning Hours Over
Belgian Seacoast.
TORPEDO BOAT ATTACKED
PAIWB, April 26. A French aeroplane
nt 3 o'clock this morning attacked a
Zeppelin oft Zeebrugge at a height of
13,200 feet, throwing nine Incendiary
shell at the dirigible, which Is believed
to have been returning from last night's
raid on England.
Tho Zeppelin tilted Its nose skyward
mnd moved off, but apparently was
damaged, the French aviator reported
In official dlsDatched.
At tho same hour another French
ncroptitno attacked a German topedo
boat oft Ostend. firing several bombs.
The torpedo boat was struck, but the
extent of the damage la not definitely
Known.
Destroys Fokker Plane.
Only brief dispatches have reached
Paris. It appears that a fresh squad
ron, following out the new policy of
mcctlnsr Zeppelin raiders, darted toward
Zeebrugge when word of last night's
raid en England was telegraphed to the
f rench 'coast to Intercept the returning
Germans.
In recounting these activities, the war
office announced 'thBt French aviator
brought .down onn. of the famous Ger
man Fokker fighting planes at I.une-
vllle. near Nanrv. and that tho German
pilot vxs made prisoner.
The attack upon the 5pplln resulted
In a thrilling battle, morn than' two
miles In the air above the Dclglan coast
in the darkness.
Climbing to a height of morn than two
miles, a speedy French neroplane ma
neuvered until It was abovo the air
drendnanusht, nnd began hurling down
projectiles. The Zeppelin rearchllghts be
gan sweeping tho skv with wide arcs of
light and sending streams of machine
gun bullets toward the seceding aero
planes. Attracts Torpedo Boat.
The arooplane discharged practically
all Its load of bombs before tho Zeppe
lin, apparently crippled, turned Its prow
skyward and climbed to still higher alti
tudes at a dizzv speed.
Meanwhile, one of the Ficnch planes
naitlclnatlng In the dash along the Bel
gian coast soled a Ocrmsn torpedo boat
In tho darkness off extend and bom
barded the small warship.
Hits wero observed, the officials said,
but In the darkness It was Impossible
to ascertain exactly how much damage
was done.
Peru Airs McAdoo
'Slight' to Countries
Minister of Foreign Affairs In
forms South American Gov
ernment of Incident.
LIMA, Peru, April :. The Peruvian
minister of foreign affairs today, dlb
palchcd tc all South American govern
ments a detailed statement of the al
leged Insult inferred to Peru by Secre
tin y McAdoo's international high com
mission. The statement recited the fact that
arrangements had been made for the
elaborate entertainment of the visitors
from, tho United Ktatos, at great ex
pense, but that the McAdoo purt7 de
parted a few hours after reaching
Callao, without satisfactory reason.
Tho newspaper. announced that all
South Amcilcan republics were olllclal
ly Informed of tho Incident In the belief
thnt President Wilson would be forced
to make some sort of an apology for
the action of tho McAdoo party.
Dispatches from Child today said the
Chilean M'ress Joins v.lth tho press of
Peru in denouncing the Incident here.
Conciliators Named
For Terminal Co.
Secretory Wilson Appoints Com
missioners to Try to Settle
Labor Trouble Here.
Plans to settlo tho controversy be
tween the Washington Terminal Com
pany and Its employes, whoio com
plaints tho company's of'lclnla refuso
to hear through a committee or tho
workers, aro being foi mutated by De
partment of Labor conciliators appoint
ed by Secretary Wilson today.
William blackman and Dr. F. G.
Davis, the conciliation commissioners,
will (all n tho company officials una
representatives of tho employes Into
this afternoon with a view to having
both sldbs ugrco to u scries of con
ferences. Entrance of tho Department of Labor
into the slliiatlnn marks tho final ef
fort of tho (inpljyes to amicably adjust
tho trouble, according to their Isadora
today.
Trooper Dies on Border.
Coipoml Emit Trolso, Company G,
Sixth lutantry, whoso home was In
New York, died yesterday In tho San
Antonio, Mcx., sick camp, the War
Department was advised today.
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Attorney for Woman Who Pois
oned Her Babies Declares
He Wants No Compromise.
PROSECUTOR ALSO SUMS UP
NKW YOniC. April 26. Demand that
Mrs. Ida Snlffen Walters Itogera be put
to death In the electric chair or aet ab
solutely free on the charge of poison
ing her two babies by the administra
tion of bichloride of mercury waa made
by her own counsel to the jury In his
closing arguments today.
"We want no compromise," he said.
"I ask you to give Mrs. Rogers her lib
erty or givo her death."
"These mothers who have come here
to testify did so because they believed
In Mrs. Rogers," continued Attorney
Chanter. "Do you think there Is a
slnglo mother In all the world who
would come hero In her behalf If aba
thought that this woman had deprived
her babies of their lives In cold blood?
And these women know tho feeling of a
mother toward her babies far hotter
than the male experts for the prosecu-
Pr'osccutor Martin urged the Jury to
return a verdict of first degree mur
der. He declared that the State by the tes
timony of three alienists, has met the
Plea of the defense: that Mrs. Rogers
was Insane when she fed bichloride of
mercury to little "Jackto" o6V Lorlria
and has proved that she poisoned the
children only because she believed she
could not marry their father, Lorlya
Elton Rogers,, the attorney.
Two Jurors Weep.
Two of the Jurors, all of whom are
married men, wept.
"I defend neither the life Mrs. Rogers
lived, nor what the man Rogers did,"
said Chanlcr, "but I do say she loved
her babies and nevei would hove killed
them If she had been sane: and I do say
that Rogers has been a real man ever
since tho night the babies died.
"Humanity and motherhood stand be
fore you at the bar and you cannot In
Justice to them, do anything but bring
this miserable and unhappy woman a
speedy and full deliverance."
Rogers' first wife, Anna Duprce Rog
ers, was the only woman and almost
tho only Qerion In the court room who
was not weeping as Attorney Chanter
closed the final plea for the black
garbed and heavily veiled defendant.
Mrs. Rogers Faces Jury.
As Chanler portrayed the defendant
to the Jury as "a gentle, refined, and In
nocent woman, or n field at the time of
the murder and a fiend as she sits here
before you," Mrs. Rogers for tho first
time durlngthe trial threw back her
veil and turned slowly In her chair to
face the twelve men.
A moment she gazed at them, calmly,
then broke down and cried. She sat
alone. Her attorneys were at a tablo
several feet from her. Rogers, sobbing,
sat across the room from the mother of
the slain children.
G. O. P. Primary to
BeHeldHereMay5
City To Be Divided Into Twenty
two Election Precincts
for Purpose.
Friday, May 6, was designated today
by the Republican election board of the
District as the date for the primary
here to select two delegates and two
alternates to the Chicago convention,
June 7.
Announcement of the primary date,
which has been eagerly awaited by the
twelvo candidates for delegates and al
ternates as well as all the District Re
publicans, waa made by Charles Lln
Iflns. Charles H, Rauman and Jesse H.
Foster, who compose the election
board. The board members have held
a number of sessions recently and to
day agreed upon May S.
The board announces that on May b
the city will be divided Into twenty-two
election precincts at which Judges and
counters will preside. The hours for
opening and closing the polls on May
5 have not yet been fixed.
President Shakes Hands
Of 1,500, Breaks Record
President Wilson broko all records
for handshaking at the executive offices
this morning when ho received a crowd
of l.fOO tourists from all parts of tho
United States. Although the President
has gone better than this at tho recep
tions at the White House proper, his
offlcoi were nevor as crowded as thoy
were today.
Burned by Explosion.
Albert Denham was slightly burned
about the hands and face when a can
of cement exploded in a blcyclo shop at
429 Tenth street northwest, today. An
alarm of fire was turned In, but the
blaze was extinguished by chemicals.
Thornton Selected.
Former Sonator William Thornton of
Loulstnna has been selected by Picsl
dent Wilson or civilian member of tho
board of ordnance and fortifications.
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Donor of $25 Check Says "Every
District Resident" Should
Aid Stricken Family.
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The Ippolito Fund
Contributions already received
for the Ippolito Fund:
Previously acknowledged SUWO
West End Laundry 6.00
Cuno H. Rudolph 10.00
Central Citizens' Association... 10.00
Mrs. X. Mushcr 15.00
J. Robt. Somervllle E.oo
West End Citizens' Association 10.00
l'rofenaional Chauffeurs' Ass'n. 10.00
Wilton J. Lambert 10.00
It U vJi t t 1.00
M. F. K 1.00
Total 377.00
"livery District, resident should con
tribute to this worthy cause."
This was tho sentiment expressed by
Mis, N. Mushcr, whose check for Xii tor
the Ippolito relief fund was received at
The Times office today, together with
several others for substantial amounts.
Similar sentiments were expressed by
a number of other writers to Tho Times
and subscribers to the fund being raised
for tho heroic crossing policeman and
hla large family.
Martin J. McNamara, president of the
Central Citizens' Association, nnd Mor
ris Hnhn, secretary of the West Knd
Citizens' Association, voiced the same
opinion In sending to The Times tho xig
contributions made by their respective
organizations.
Among the contributions received by
The Times today was a check for $10
from the Professional Chauffeura' Asso
ciation. In sending the money to The
Timet, Milton D. Smith, president of
I7ie association, wrote:
"This association, which comes in such
closo contact with the traffic officers,
feels that It should go or record as
showing Its appreciation of the hard
ships tnese crossing men are up against,
owing to the fact that there is no pen
sion lor these worthy officers, we wish
to contribute our check for J10 to the
fund now being raised for Officer Ippo
lito, who waa Injured In so noble an
act as trying to protect a little child.
"Next to 'Safety First.' our owji slo
gan H 'Watch for Children.' So you
ftie we are doubly Interested In this par
ticular case."
Toduy's contributions came from per
sons living In various parts of tho city
and In different walks of life, all stat
ing they were Impelled to mako do
nations because of the crossing police
man's spontaneous and Impressive
heroism.
At tho Emergency Hospital today It
was said Ippolito had spent restless
night, and his general condition was
about the same us it had bcon for the
past twenty-four hours. He Is conscious,
nnd recognizes his wife who sits at his
bedside throughout the day, but talks
very little.
Attending physicians said an operation
would be performed on the Injured po
liceman's head, If he Improved within
the next few duys und gained sufficient
strength to undtrso the orde&L
IN BATTLE
VILLISTAS
SEVERAL WOUNDED IN
CLASH WITH BANDITS,
COLUMBUS REPORTS
Second Cavalry Routs 300 Outlaws in West
ern Chihuahua Mexicari Insistence oq
Withdrawal of U. S. Troops Expected
From Obregon at El Paso.
COLUMBUS, N. M., April 26. Two United States
soiciiers were killed and several wounded In a battle with
Villistas last Saturday, according to advices reaching here
today.
A column under Colonel Dodd, of the Second Cavalry
Brigade, defeated about 300 Villistas in western Chihua
hua. The bandits! losses are not yet known.
In a personal encounter near Satevo, Lieutenant
Graham, of an. advanced American detachment, killed a
Mexican who had ambushed and fired at him, according to
a repojt herA'today. Ofncers)nirincomirigTruck'irain also
stated they were fired on by snipers within three miles of
the border south of Columbus.
Details of the hard riding by the American detach
ments in the height of the Villa chase continue to be re
ceived. Thirty-two troopers in Major Howze's column lost
their mounts, hard riding wearing out the horses.
The bodies of the two American soldiers killed at
Parral have been buried in Mexico. If relatives request it
the bodies will be disinterred and brought back to the United
States.
Lieut. Col. Tyree Rivers, of the Thirteenth Cavalry,
has gone to Fort Riley, Kan., to recover from an attack of
pneumonia, which nearly caused his death in Mexico.
MEXICO CITY, April 26. War Minister Obregon,
en route to Juarez for a conference with General Scott, ar
rived at Torreon today, and is expected to reach Juarez
some time Friday, according to official dispatches. It is
considered certain here that the conference will result in the
early withdrawal of American troops.
Obregon Will Insist
On U. S. Withdrawal
EL PASO. April JS.-Speedv with
drawal of the American expedition will
be Insisted upon by War Minister Obre
gon In hi sbordr conference with Chief
of Staff Scott, according to Iocs,! Car
ranza officials today. '
The do facto government's plea will
be that It cannot pacify the Mexican
nation as long as the United States
troops are In Mexico. It will demand
the evacuation of Its territory en prac
tically Its own terms.
General Obregon has reached Saltlllo
on his wav north from Mexico City. He
can roach Juarez bv Friday. If that city
U. S. Troops Active
Behind "Deadline"
Pursue All Villistas Reported
Back of Advance Base, 300 -Miles
From Border.
OENI5RAL PKUPHING'S HEAD
QUARTRRfi. NAMIQUIPA. Mex., April
2 tvla wireless to Columbui,, if, M.).
Several columns of United States troops
are actively engaged today In pursuing
Villistas reported In the mountains
along the . American comm Jnlcotlon
llnea which now extend only M miles
from tho border.
Villa hwj been reported with vat'.oun
bands. Uvcry clue that docs not carry
the expeditionary forcen beyond tho
now limited field of operations Is being
run down. The advance h.iso haa now
been withdrawn to a censored loca
tion within 300 miles of tbo border.
The troops re-enforced and strvnuth-
end! bv concentration nlonr tlm hnri.
ened lint- are r.om'jletciy .quipped hiu!
supplied to hold their present positions
for some time even If commualcatlons
Tvere cut
Is his oblectlve. Speculation still dealt
with Laredo or Eagle Pue aa the pos
slblo location of the conference.
While Corranta officials pointed to tho
reopening of Parral and Magistral
mines next week, as an Indication of
returning normal conditions, at least
three revolutionary movements wr
under way today.
den. Eduardo Roquer, formerly vt
Philadelphia, Is reported to have cross
ed Into Mexico east of El Paso to start
a new revolution.
General Salazar, who recently Invaded
Mexico, wus said to be heading for
O.llnaga. Carranzlstas apprehend no
danger from cither of these movements,
as they havo no following or financial
backing. A small detachment of troops
were sent from Juares In pursuit of
Roquer.
Carranza secret service men are
watching Felix Diaz revolutionists, who
are said to be making their plans In
El Puso.
Operatives of the Alvarado Mining
Company, the companl Agrlcola and the
National Mines und Smelters will leave
Juarez next Monday to reopen their
mine near Parral and Magistral, closed
since the Parral antl-Amerlcan riots.
The Carranza government has promised
protection.
Broader, actual co-operation between
the Mexican de facto government and
the American man hunt will bo the chief
themo of the Obregon-Scott-Funston
border conference.
Army men said today tho two Ameri.
can generals have been grunted a wide
latitude In treating with Carranza's war
minister, though they are not author
ized to commit this Government to any
restrictions
In the first place. Rcott and Funston
will try1 to show Obregon the necessity
and Justice of continuing the American
AYni.flltlnn fi th tl.A K.IHM mi.-.!
I will how him clearly that the United
. Htatea has only tho one object of break-
ling up Villa's bands, so that there may
be no repetition of the border outrages.
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