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VOLUME FORTY-TWO
Wilaon's Ultimatum Reaches
Ambassador Gerard in
^Berlin.
W'
,'^fe
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GERMANY TO BE
GIVEN FEW DATS
"WaehlngtonThlnksThrae or Pour
Day* ftiffiolint Tim* .In Whioh to
Agra* or Refuse t» Comply With
Demands—Aerlln ^Government May
TaW Ons Week—Von Bernatorlf
Holds Conference With Lansing. ".,
Barlln, vli London, April 2ftr
The American nota to Garmany
arrlysd iir Barlln yaatarday eve
ning, Amhaaasdor -Gerard prob
ably will preaent it to the/
offioa aarly thia aftemoor
11 Washington, April 20.—The United
States government, having said' its
last irord to Gennany in the a
rtoe- controversy, turned today
\V.
grave expectancy to Berlin, wh^ro
rests the decision whether the im
r" perlal government shall abandon Its
§.• preaenit methods of submarine warfare
or Create with" Washington. No time
limit wm «et in the communication
^A:nm the president le known to hold the
?4 opinion that three or four days would
be a reaaonaible period to allow Qer
many tor a decision.
If none la forthcoming within a rea
~aonable time the-atop aocomplMhing a
break In relations will be taken. Count
BanjstonfiC German amfbaaeador,
jfSTWould receWa his paasporta and Am
W erican Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
would be expected to come home.
Bfmittrir 6aaa Lansing.
Conn* von Bernatortt, -the German
inliaass'lnr .went to th* state depart
meat today for a conference with
--«6screitanr LanslngOn l^jalBitoarin*
warfare sltoattoh and also to diacuaa
vi
thi arreat fa NewTork of WolfgJyOft*
$' Jgel, secretary to former Germail mlli
tary attache, Captain von Papon.
tBaenrtaiar Lansing and the German
ambassador were in conference fully
twenty minutes. Afiter the ambassador
l«ft the secretary would make no
statement.
Bernstorff Njt So Hopeful.
I'm-Secretary Lansing explained in de
tail io the German ambassador the
poeltton of the' United' (States, and ex
pressed tJbe sincere hope that the Ger
to*n ^o^rernment might see the justice
of th^ United States demands,
fl^^mbaaiador Bernatorff yesterday
4 inade reoommendatiooM, to his govern
il ^netilt whtoh he believed, if acceptable
iwvernn®nt .would be satlafac
tory to the UoUM States.
fiddltloh he informed the seorer
,i|ary .irf a message of a highly cooflden
^C tlai nafcure he had received from Ber
lin. Xairt night Count von BernstorfC
^^pppk* hopeful -thait some way would be
found to .prevent a break. Today his
ma.nner was not so sanguine.
r) After rdturnlng to the embassy,
von Bernstarff prepared a long
idtax&tch to be sedt to his government.
^e^was represented as having sought
,'^lk' aecretarya views in regard ito a
t«mtatlve proposal that Gennany issue
1
ttnmedlat^y a declaration covering all
Bi|bmarln« operations, similar to that
Mined Jan. 7 gt the operations in the
.:?|fesfltterranaMi.
viiCount voiv Bernstorff appeared to he
I ttn^A-eased by the necessity of prompt
Jbotton by Gernmny.
Na appointment -for another confer
«Qce with Secretary Lansing has been
'/aiada toy the ambassador. He neither
l«t Qior received any communication at
jSftwr.-riScretary's office.
'©armany -Wants Mora Time.
'After the conference it was learhed
^lif^it the Gennan diplomat regarded the
inweipt of a reply from Germany in
:'tmp
or fhrea days as physically im
iteasible. It was pointed out that
{Okater Monday Is a holiday in Ger
aniny. and It was believed conferences
£Of. }fficiala would require another
ak.
nbassador, Von Bernstorff refused
^-discuss hi« conversation with Mr.
iBing but Indicated his call was not
apted by the arrival of instruc
f^/rom his government.
jruriSlng the hope held by German
here for a settlement, one
lelal daacribed the p?ospect as a
^up." •••.•'
Ward From Gerard
'r\ A^cretary Lansing said early today
^^nbaasadior Gerard had not up to that,
'^*ie notified the department of the re
SPS^sdlitet of the American note, altho press
dtflyatchef announced its Arrival last
fanning. Neither had Mr. Gerard re-
JwftM having received f^ojin, the Ger
iorel«B office anothei1 memo
--Mndum on the Suseex case,
S ^WTiether all Gemaif'1 cftWSuls and
^$ORatiilai' agents We dismissed ^nd
representatives of this country in
irtihy recalled in caa® of a break
^discussed. Bt was stated that a
tore.would J»ot nedetaarfly extend
'eonauto altho diplomatic' customs
jeraUyincluded such officials,
joining the phrase In the not*
_ing *al«.tlons altogether," it was
ith«:|flMias« 'waa. irttended to add
Ta tfciird ^Wireless Statlons.
froth the Philadelphia and
javy ^ards haye been •60^
i^«W»~4rtW)flna?tf\^U!Pkerton,'
"rille, ,Ii.-1.
leas communicationa was contemplated,
said Mr. Daniels.
N
-Bryan to Vlait Waahlngton.:
Telegrams from William Jennings
Bryan, announcing the hoUr he ex
pects to arrive here and reiterating
the opinion that .it would be "a crime
against civilisation :for this country to
go into war,", were the only Intima
tions that Representative Bailey, of
Pennsylvania! Mr. Bryrfh's spokesman
in the house, had today of the Ne
braskan's plana on. his Washington
visit.
Mr. Bailey today recalled Mr.
Bryan'a statement that, if war seemed
to him imminent he would come to
Washington. Mr. Bailey said 'Mr.
Bpran wouM attend a testimonial din
ner here tonight.
No Aetion'oy Congreaa.
Senator Kern, majority leader In the
senate, said at the White House .today
there was a general disposition in the
senate not to discus® the president
note to Germany. He added that no
action on the part, of congress was
called for and he did not exrpect any
would be taken.
BIG J.UDGMENT REDUCED
Court Cuta Wftiphiar Verdict Vor
V. 925,000 in Two.
Special to Tlmea-Republlcan.
Montezuma. April 20.—Some time
ago the case of Lamphier vs. the_M.
A St. lu R'y was tried here. The
plaintiff had been in [charge of a water
station, had siijmgd and suffered a fall
which left hfm i^Brippto for life. He
asked $60,000 damages. The attorneys
for the company 'apparently relied
upon law point* and introduced no
evidence. A verdict for $25,000 was
returned. A motion for a new trial
has been pending since. A few days
ago Judge Talbott rendered his decis
ion upon the motion, denying the new
trial but reduced the judgment to
912,600 whlcp defendant agreed to ac
cept.
WILL RELEASE IGEL
AND RETURN PAPERS
Attorney Qeforal Gregory Forwarda
Request of «tata Department to Dia
trict Attorney Marshall—-'Statue of
Igrf'a Offioa at leaue.
Washington. April 20.—Atorney Gen
eral Gregory has communicated to
District Attorney Marshall, at New
•York, the state "department's request
for the release of Wolfe von Igel. and
tha return of seized documents, Sec
retary (Lansing" said today.
Photographic copies of papers taken
from von Igel can not he used in court
if the originals are returned.
Whether yon Igel'e office In New
Tork can be considered as property of
the embassy aartd, '•German teirlton^
will depa|td upyn .tfea I
(Baf's l'Kttorney Demands Papers, i:
New York, April 20.—Another de
mand for the return of papers seized
in the office of Wolfe von Igel, under
indictment in the alleged German plot
to destroy the WeHand canal, was made
today hy John B. iStanCbifield, the de
fendant's attorney.
District Attorney Marshall said Mr.
fitanchfleid had maintained that yon
Igel's office, formerly that of Captain
von papen, was in effect German ter
ritory!, and that the intrusion of the
United States agents constituted an
"invasion."
Mr. Marshall said that he replied that
the matter rested for decision with the
Washington authorities meantime he
had no alternative but 40 proceed with
the case.
STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNEY.
Council Bluffs Wins First Place in
Games -at Boone.
Boone, April 20.—The state volley
ball tournament closed here last night
with Dea Moines [fend Boone tied for
second place. Council Bluffs won the
tournament and took home the plaque
offered to the tourney winners.
Burlington copped consolation hon
ors without a Victory.
Marshalltown and Des Moines ara
In the race for the nie$t state gather
ing, with odds In favoj? of Des Moines.
A committee to be nampd'of one man
from each team here yesterday with J.
E. Marshall, of Council Bluffs, chair
man, will perfect an -organization and
place the association on a permanent
basis.
A banquet was served last night in
Northwestern Hotel to 200 persons, at
which short addresase were made by
members of each visiting team. Sec
retary J. C. Manville, of the local Y.
M. C. A., was tosttnaster. The result
of tourney play yesterday follows:
Council Bluffs 32, Bobne 15.
giame-.Nuld"beiiata|aa^i.^-
ito-4oaur«
iiproiecUart- TW»' decialon waa
w'tim* ago to atransthan^ the
t. .?
TO WEST FRONT
States.
lt
Waterloo 29, Burlington 24.
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Boone 88, Bilrlinirtpni 22,
Fort Dodge' 27, Waterloo 1«.
Council Bluffs 32, Des Marines 19.
Waterloo 34, Boon* 17. •y^^ivt
Des Moines ^1, ^rthjgton
Fort Dodgff 80, Burlington 24.
_pouncll' Bluffa 41, M^iahalltown IS.
Waterloo forfeited to Cottnicil Bluffa
.1 to 0. ,:r
Marshalltown 37, Arlington 28.
Dea Moines ^4, MfLrshaUtown 38.
Boone 3«, M^arahalltown 24.
Council Biuffb 39, BUrUngtoii l2. |jS
Waterloo 5i, Mai 8hi1Jtovr^ 13i i®.
Council Blurts 32, Fort Dodge 18.»,
Boone 26, Fort Dodife 28.
Fort Dodge 35. Marshalltown JO 1
Boone 31, De« MftIne« 25.
Des Moinea ,29, Fort Dodge 28,
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-MAY -POSTPONE '(0.tPfllNQ.|||
i.
Grounda ,Mayf ^n»v*nt Wastarn
League Gam* at Daa Motnes.
Des l^omw April-"20. Cold wet
weather threatened today to put a
damper on the crowd, at the opening
of the Western Lieigue here today.
Oihaha arrived! for-the ©pento* /but 4
two days', rain put the diamond is such
a condition that it .-waa doubtful if tha
'4" v-'
Rec'onaidar, ttugar Amendment.
aimmnnL the. Benate -finance com
aodttee. .today mav«4 that' thj». aenata
recede frortt. Its to tha
/hcuae fre JHe ob
tained consent that the senate con
sular hla m&tldn, hegifcnln* at^p, qrt.,.
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*21.
Strong Force Landed at
Marseilles to Fight ^Be
side French.
OTHER MOVEMENTS OF
TROOPS PROBABLE
Closing of Port of Archangel to All
But Commerce For Ruaaian Govern
ment May Indioate That Troop
Movementa Are Either Under Way or
Ara Contemplated—French Take Of
fensive in Verdun Regionr
A strong force of Russian troops
landed at Marseilles today and will
fight beside the French at the front.
Their arrival was recognized by
General Joffre in the order of the
day. They are believed to have
embarked for France from the port
of Archangel, the only port be
tween which there is free conumun
ication between Russia and her al
lies in the west. It is believed the
transport made a wide sweep out in
the north Atlantic to avoid the
submarine zone.
In this connection it is to be
noted that word was received in
New York today thru private cable
advices that Russia had closed the
port of Archangel to all but gov
ernment traffic. This may indicate
that other troop movements from
Archangel to the west front are
either under way or in contempla
tion.
The French again have taken the
offensive in the Verdun battle and
In attacks against the German lines
on the right bank of the Meuse,
Paris declares, have captured por
tions of German trenches and have
takein several hundred jiriaoners.
According to a London dispatch,
the British coalition government
has been given a new lease on life,
a settlement having been reported
in the cabinet crisis.
A plot of wide scope conducted
for the purpose of causing, a revo
lution In India, is announced from
ILdndon to have been uncovered as
a result tof the seizure last Febru
,ary of -German ptd "Austrian sub
jtctrf on the liner,j China bound
from Shanghai to" the United
Paris, April 20.—A strong force of
Russian troopa disembarked at Mar
seilles today. They are to fight be
side the allied French, soldiers in
France.
General Joffre welcomed the Rus
sians in an order of the day, saying
their arrival, was another proof of the
devotion of Russia to t)je common
cause.
The text of the order issued by Gen
eral Joffre follows:
"Our faithful ally, Russia, whose
armies already are .lighting against
Germany, Austria and Turkey, wanted
to., give Franco further assurance of
her friendship more striking proof of
her devotion to the common cause.
"Russian soldiers, chosen from the
bravest in her armies, have come to
.fight in our rahks. You will treat them
like brothers. .You will show them the
warm sympathy you feel in their com
ing to fight by our side. In the name
of the army I welcome the officers, un
der officers and soldiers who have
arrived in France. I bow before the
Russian flags on which there will soon
be inscribed the glorious names of our
victories,"
French Troopa Take Offensive.
Paris, April 20.—French troops took
the offensive last night in the Verdun
region on the right bank of the IMeuse.
The war office announcement says that
captured part, of German trenches in
cluded a prominent redoubt. They
took several hundred prisoners.
French, resistance in the region of
Verdun is compelling' the German gen
eral staff to withdraw large forces
from the Teutonic front in 'Macedonia,
Serbia and 'Russia, according to' the
highest military authorities here.
The first division of the first Ger
man army corpa and another division
not Yet identified are said to be among
the troops brought /rom other fronts.
The Eighteenth army corps and a
Bavarian division, it la declared, have
been brought from the east.
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Garmana Occupy British Trenchaa.
Berlln^yia London, April 20,-rTBritlsh
trenchei'for a distance of 609 metres
'between i*ang^euiarck and Ypres, Bel
gium, have be^B occupied by German
troopa accord&ig W the official state
ment given oat at army headquarters
Pert of Archangel Cleaad,
WWE
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'ii
New York, April 20.—The pdrt" of
Archangel haa been'closed to all ves
sels except those carrying exclusively
cargo for urfe by the Rus9ian govern
ment, according to csible advices re
ceived here by local shipping agents.
While no official notice for cldtinf
Archangel was contained in. advices, re
ceived here it was assumed the
sian government had decided the im
port movement of munitions was suf
ficient to require the entire capacity
of the port for its own use.
BRITISH CABINET AGREED.
In Aceord on Recruiting Propaaala t«
Be Made to Parliamant.
London, April 20.—At a meetinig to
day of the British cabinet
ment was reached upon the 'yMpoaala
which ther' min!s.te»': will .i*^
liameni on the subject of rejruitihg.
Their proposals Wlll be made at aser^t
aensions 'of' each hoOae on Toe^day
Xt ia underatood that a prbi
MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, THURSDAY, APRIL 20,1916.
A':.,
iA,:^f
For a long time, the American offi
cers did not feel certain which atti
tude, friendliness or opposition, the
Mexicans would assume, therefore un
friendly incidents were minimized in
the reports.
It is now felt that little progress
can be made without opposition froia
Carranzlstas.
Caution of American officers has
"Been A great handicap altho self-im
posed. The soldiers have not fired on
Villistas at times because they were
not sure of their Identity.
At Parral MaJ. Frank Tompkins,
who had only 114 men, permitted only
his expert marksmen to return the
Carranza fire, in order to avoid the
danger of hitting women and the chil
dren, and the effectiveness of the
American resistance was thereby re
duced.
AVIATgRS ARE TARGETS.
Frequently "Given a Party" by Villistas
and Carranza Troopa.
General, Pershing's Camp, at The
Front, April 15, via Aeroplane to Co
lumbus, N. M., April 20. American
aeroplanes have been fired on several
times by Mexicans and. in at least one
instance, Carranza soldiers.
The latter case was Veported by
Lieutenant Chapman, who sailed Into
camp this morning alter an absence of
two days, from what should have been
a two hours' flight.
vJThree /nights ago wind and darkness
forced the lieutenant to alight twenty
miles from here. He found a. janch in
the hills where the Mexicans seemed
friendly. They advised him to sleep
In the house, declaring the hills were
"full of yilllstas^
Next day, While near a town with
his machine on the ground,' a tralnload
of Carranza troops passed. Appar
ently for no other purpose than to test
their marksmanship, some of the sol
diers opened fire on the jilane. The
aviators have cofiie to can this thing
"giving us a little party.'
advanced by Arthur Hendeajson, presi
dent^of,: the boawjaf^ipcatl6n,. and a
labor leader wW-haV4 the effect ff
reopecdhg the voluntary enjistrpent
scheme for a month or six weeks and
that this proposal was accepted In
principle by the cabinet to ascertain
whether a sufficleht number of men
would come forward ^or service.
The labor leaders demand that all
facts and figures regarding the mili
tary situation and* requirements shall
be submitted to- the house of com
mons before they consent to any meas
ure of uniform conscription.
BRYAN IS DEFEATED
IN DELEGATE FIGHT
Lata Returns From Nebraska Pri
mariea Show Commoner to Be Run
ning Sixth Ford's Load la In
creased.
Omaha, Neb., April 20.—Liberal re
turns from Tuesday preferential pri
mary have Increased the lead given
Henry Ford, of Michigan, for the re
publican nomination for president.
WMam Jennings Bryan, candidate
for delegate at large to tne democra
tic rational convention is running
sixlli. There are seven candidates. Four
are to be nominated. Nine counties
complete and 328 scattered pfecincts
over the state gave Ford, 11.453 Cum
mins, 9,619 Hughes, 6,604 Roosevelt,
81.
The names of Justice Hughes and
Colonel Roosevelt were written on the
ballots by voters.
QUARREL HAS FATAL ENDING.
Irate Father Shoota Daughter, Then
Ends Own Life.
Binghamton, N. Y., April 20.—Alfred
L. Sharpe, formerly collector of cus
toms at El Paso, Tex., is dead, and his
18-year-old daughter, Holland, is
seriously wounded as the result of a
quarrel last night between father and
daughter, which ended when Sharpe
seized a revolver and shot the girl
twice thru the back and sent a bullet
thru his' own heart. Doctors said the
girl had a chance to recover.
Money matters are said to have
caused the quarrel. Sharpe, "accord
ing to a report, had recently lost
heavily in a business deal in. Texaa.
BIG MERCANTILE TRANSFER.
Peterson Department 8tor» at Daven
port 8old For $600,000/
(Davenport, April 20.—The (business
and stock of the J. H. C. Peterson de
partunent Store today waa sold to tho
Harned and Von $Iaur Company:
which also operates a. department store
here. The purchase price
/mraa
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A
Soldieri in Mexico
Beset By Dangers
On Every Side
.a'/-'
San Antonio, lex., April 20.—Fright
ful destruction of tha country thru
which the Amerfcan troops have been
operating was p&tured in a long report
received by Geperal Funston today
from General Pecahtng. The report was
written at Satevo before General Per
shing had learned the details of the
ftght at Parral, April 12.
General Funston* refused to discuss
the character of the report In general
terms. It wbs a report on conditions,
such ais caused Secretary Baker to
send Major General Scott to the bor
der.
given
as $600,000. The dear was the largest
mercantile transfer that haa over tak
en place here.'
The5 late J. H. C. Pateraon, founder
of 'the Arm, began his mercantile
career about fifty-six years a«ro, sell
ing maltchea on street corners.
(ESCAPING GAS KILLS TWO.
*Friaco Attpmay and Companion
Found Dead in Hofal Room.
,®an Francisco, April 20.—Timothy
Lyons, an attorney, and "Mrs. Ada
Diamond, recently from Salt Lake
City, were found dead here today in
a hotel room with the gas' flowSng roim
ait open Jot. "?he womaj* i«ft- tlir*e
notaa. The police hellevtf -she wi-fcte
&n and turned fta tbe. ,g»a aWer
,yfcns fell asleep. 'j
TORNADO KILLS
E
Fatal Storm Sweeps Thru
Portions of Kansas
and Missouri.
HUNDRED INJURED,
PROPERTY LOST
8eriea of Tornadoaa.Croaaaa State Line
From Kanaaa Into Miaaouri, Visiting
Several Countiea and Doing Great
'Damage in Country and Towns
people Given Warning and Taka
Refuge in Storm Celiara.
Kansas City, April 20.—Twenty per
sons were reported dead and scores in
jured in a series of tornadoeB which
swept thru the central portions of
eastern Kansas and western Missouri
last night. Property damage wfin—be
lieved to be great, altho accurate in
formation was unavailable because of
disabled telegraph and telephone ser
vice.
The storm areas centered north of
Topeka and In a line running from the
southwestern corner of Wilson county.
In Kansas, across the Missouri line into
the border counties.
Six persons were reported dead and
about fifty Injured In Stover, Morgan
county, Missouri, with the town laid in
ruins. A special train was sent from
Eldon, Mo., to the relief of the strick
en populace of Stover. Among other
K.n. rtlch .aid four person. h.d 6.™
killed there. Oleon. Mo., reported the
St
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Damage at Clear Lake.
Special to Times-Republican.
Mason City, April 20.—The wind
storm last night tore porches from a
few cottages and wrecked some out
buildings near Clear Lake, ten miles
west of here, but there was no great
property damage and no loss of life or
injury reported. The tornado crossed
the C. & NW R'y just south of Brice
lyn, Minn., on the state line, but no
great damage appears to have been
done, according to reports at division
offices this morning. The storm came
up about 5:30 and passed from the
southeast to the northwest.
GERMANS FEAR RUSSIAN8.
Have Great Respect For Strategy and
Cunning of Slav Soldiers.
[Correspondence of Associated Press.!
Pinsk, Russia, April 4.—Though the
average German soldier has the high
est respect for the fighting qualities of
his English and French opponents lt -un
is the Russian. accordlnK to officers I f™heUauth»rltle8
stationed in the East, who employs
strategy and cunning to an unex-^
ampled degree. There are almost as
many stories of Rurrian cleverness go
ing the rounds as there are officers who
have met with it.
In the great German drive eastward,
according to Lieutenant von 1
the Germans and Russians finally took
up their positions respectively on tire
west and east banka of a river. The
Russians were not taking their de
feats with equanimity, ana on every
possible occasion were disposed to de
velop counter offensive movements.
Thru underground channels the
Germans learned that the Russians
intended at night, to recross the
brldg# which, undestroyed, spanned
the river, and attempt to surprise their
rivals. The Germans in consequence
very carefully and quietly destroyed
one small' section of the bridge nearest
them, leaving a alight gap, and lay in
waif for the Russians.
The night was fairly dark, but not
ao dark but that the Germans coyiu
see as the Ruaaiana suddenly turned
a big, unharnesaed horae looae at their
end of the bridge, and with a few whip
lashes started him at a gentle canter
toward the German llnea. Puzaled
German rifleman, lying 'n hiding, with
held their Are a* the animal advanced
steadily toward them.
In a moment or two the horae
reached tha gap in the bridge and,
with the Inatlnct and keener alght at
night pojsaeeaed by animals, stopped
and peered at tha dark water flowing
past He paused only a moment, then
turned about and trotted back to the
Ruaaian llnea. The Ruaaiana made no
attack that uHflit.
Xt a number of point# the Germans
v\ •^. :r': "v-'Siv"VvV-:"p=--,rK -Sy}y': •:-^'Tv'
ments.
Board of Control
Here.
Plan Big "Gym"
storm
Beports received up to^ noor. today
from the tornado swept sectHon •of Mta-
aouri and Kansas 'ndicated the death
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T.-R. BULLETIN.
NEWS 'OF THE DAY
Th« WMhov
Sun riaes April 21 at 6:14jaata at 6:4S.
Iowa—Unsettled and cooler tonight
rain in east portion Friday partly
cloudy and warmer In w«at and central
portions.
PAGE ONE.
Talagraphio Newai
Ultimatum Delivered ia Berlin.
Germany Given Shont Time to An'
awer.
U. 8. Troopa in Mexico 'Menaced.
•Withdrawal Would Mean Attack.
Russian Army Landfl In Franca.
Tornado Kills Twenty or More.
PAGES TWO AND THREE.
Iowa News:
Seeking a Candidate For Congreaa.
Pension Fraud Admitted.
Tornado in iNorth Iowa.
Torrena System Again Agitated.
PAGE FOUR.
General News:
Text of WHson Note.
PAGE FIVE.
Iowa News:
To Try Slander Suit at Toledo.
Church Troubles to Be Aired
Court.
in
PAGE SIX.
Editorial:
Mrs. aa/tt. Suffragist.
Cosson Gaining.
Keep the Peace.
Topics and Opinion.
Sitory. "The Turmoil."
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT,
NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
•Convlrt Labor For S. H. Improve-
to Send Gang
Exhibition
Banquet.
First Viaduct Floor Laid.
General and Brief City Newa
PAGE TWELVEv
Markets and Generals
and
Stock Gains Advance Wheat.
Heavy Selling Pressure in Corn.
Cattle .Steady.
dairage the railway station Is said to adopted what is very old pre
have been blown across the
track.
caution for giving warning of the ap-
hwkintr traffic proach of the enemy—the stringing of
The storm is'also supposed to have empty bottles on a.w,r®
struck near Jefferson City and Call- I positions which clink and Jangle when
fornia. Mo. Oleon, six miles north of anyone approaches and stumbles onto
Eldon was in the path of the
the wire Unfortunately the bottl«
and there are reports of many injuries know neither friend nor foe. and clink
there.
One Hundred Injured.
4
when German sentries scouting at
night strike the wire.
Ust in yesterday storms would reacn ,^
,... in. strung line should know that friends
twenty. Over 100 persons were in
Jured. Property damage Pr®bably
Formerly it was the custom of auch
German aentriea t0 shoUt 0Ut
8hoot
^Stov^Mor^ll1"^aa* cui00o« ^rom eunntng a^nintervanad to make
communicatlpn today an^ lt !^he Ruasisna. lt waa found, aant-out
instantly
word or parole of
*he day ao
sentries
behind the bottle-
and
«houM not
their own men down. But Rua-
squads would then
|n
I frnm° Arthu^ Mo arm suspicion by giving tha parole
The SS path (our =.!« o.rr.Cy. a™.
long an^ Quarter of a mil. «d. near d«n.M. b.for.
Fort Scott, Kan., razing all buildings
in its path. The little town of Berlin,
Kan., which recently petitioned state
officials to change its name, was badly
damaged.
All the Kansas storms broke during
the- daylight. Black clouds gave peo
ple ample warning and mof.t of them
were able to get into storm cellars.
Officers.
1, allow
mr1] Kr
,n the mar8h
ffraM'
to ad I a is a re as
^i Lrr^ Two deaths and word, the Russian squads then would
wrecked their home. Two deatt», and
*"ow
he German llnM
boldly, dia-
TOnl.hln»
In th. dark.
REVOLT IN INDIA
OBJECT OF PLOTS
British Government Claims to Hava
Uncovered Conapiraoy aa Raault of
Seizure of German and Auatrian
London, April 20.—Aa the/reault of
the seizure of German and Austrian
suspects aboard mall liner China, last
February, while bound from Shanghai
to the United States, the intelligence
department of the British government
claims to have uncovered a plot of Im
mense ramifications conducted for the
purpose of causing a revolution in
Ir.dia.
The American headquarters of the
plotters Is said to be on the Pacific
coast At ieasj one ship is known to
have sailed from San Francisco with
a German crew and Indian conaplratora
end arms on board.
Officials say they believe that Franz
Bopp, the German consul general at
San Francisco, and other persons un
der federal Indictment there partici
pated In the plot.
The headquarters of the plot in the
orient was at Shanghai, and when the
running
was uncovered, according
here.
the plotters set
Manlla
aboard the steamship
China. The leaders of the plot seized
on the China are said to have had
false passports which they destroyed.
Among the men removed from the ves
sel were Ave Austrian officera and
number of German officera interned in
Shanghai.
The seizure of the men d'd not end
the plot, declare officials. Tbay state
that enough is known, however, to
check any possibility of trouble
India.
NEW CONFIDENCE GAME.
Swindler Confiscatea Canadian Money
Carried by Pasaangsra.
Chicago, AprH 20—The very latest
in conflrence games waa revealed here
today thru the arrest of Harry Wlatson
by agents of the depailtmaht of Jus
tice. Watson,R was said, rode in and
out of Chicago, questioning pasaengera
what kind of money they were carry
u~ig. "When found pasaengvr* parry
ing Canadian money J»e told them It
waa unlawful to carry British or
Canadian money from ona state to an
other and he would take the money.
Wtataon's arrert waa secured when a
passenger aald Watson h*d confiscated
$140 of his Canadian money.
TWO SENTENCED TO •OIATH.
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U. a TROOPS
Army Officera Pear Witib*
drawal Would Bring On
General Attack,
PLANS UNDER WAT
TO PROTECT LINES
Genera) Pershing Cenoent rating Fore
a*
In Larger Bodiea and Reinforcements
Being Sent Forward-—Must Bo With
drawn From Mexioo or Entire Mm
of Campaign Changed flm -Might
Bring on War With Mexico."
Waahlngton, April 20—Official
advioea to tha atate department ta
day noting tha recent movementa of
Carranza forcea to the Parral ra
gion eauaad oonoern among offi
oiala, Cr|
It ia believed the movementa aro
intended aa a hint to tha Amarieana
if they aought to penetrate farther
into Mexico, it waa addad, how-
1
ever, that there waa every indiea
tion that the movement was made
without the knowledgo of General
Carranza.
Basing figuraa on previous re
ports of the strength of Carranza
garrisons, offioiale hero believe tha
force can not exceed 1,500 men.
iSan Antonio, Tex., April U^—JSarly
withdrawal of the troopa aent into
Mexico as a punitive expedition or tb«
authorisation of military operations on
a large scale must be the result of flea,
Hugh L. ficott'a Investigation of tho
situation, in the opinion of anny
flcera here.
General Perehing ia not pushing his
campaign again** Villa and will net
until he geta from headquarter* au
thority and faellitlas to op«Mt*'|aeN
freely. Officers here believe tha ftagtp
in the case, showing tho futility ,Uf
tending operations along tha existing
lines, will convince aeoretsvy BakSl^f
envoy at the hopoieaanwia of tha (NM#
(sutt
until Pershing ta.^gtvas meaw 4$*V
fective backing.
New Plan, NeooesaryJ,
Villa, if yet ally* can be cafaffh€ at*
fleers believe, but on a plan MexMMUUI
certainly would characterise aa
"war." Army officera are convinced1
that if the expedition must bo under
taken, armed oppoeitlona from botfe
factions must be mtt.
General Pershing la holding intact
his 10,000 men. The mobile cavalry.
detachments that have been scouring
the districts beyond Sa/tervo now ara In
easy communication ^rith the main
column and will hold their positions
for the present
General Pershing has aent thru sev
eral reports in t»e last forty-eight
hours but General Funaton has mads
none of them public.
FEAR ATTACK ON TROOPB.*
Withdrawal of Parahing'a Faroes
Would Ba Dangerous.
El iPaso, Tex., April 20.—While the
American punitive expedition is mark
ing time today effort# are being mads
to strengthen the army bases and lines
of conwnunication.
Fears are openly expressed fcy army
officers that should an order come to
withdraw Amerloan ttooiML the Vill
istas and other Mexican (brcea will
raise the ory that tho Anaartean army
is in retreat and will bs subject to
constant night attacks.
To prevent hla troops being subject
to attack. General Pershing Is prepar
ing to move his troops In large unlta.
If necessary General Perahing may
call for new troops to aid.
The belief is general here that ths
troopa will encounter more difficulties
In a withdrawal from CMexico than
they did in their rapid drive to Parral.
No word has come frosn General
Cavazos. who, with Colonel Carranaa.
waa reported to hava gone to San
Franclaco Borja. to bring back ths
body of Villa Officers of the Juares
garrlaon fear that General Cavasoa
have been led into a trap and been
ambuahed.
A dlapartch from Chlhuahma today
says VHla la not dead, but has pea*e4
far south Into -Durango,
in
No Light on Villa Rumor.
Washington, April 20.—There war#
no official messages to the state of
war department today bearing on th®
death of Francisco Villa. A message
last night aald General Obregon was
Inclined to place credence in reports
that two iM ex lean officers and an Am
erican officer had examined the grave.
General Obregon had been described
previoualy aa being dubious about tns
reported death of Villa.
The war department has received
confirmation of preas reports that a
shipment of hay via the Mexican
Northwestern had been aelsed by Car
ranaa officials.
Yaqui Outlaws Routed.
Reports today from Admiral WlnsloW
on the west coast Indicate that CM
ranaa forcea in Sonora state have
newed the campaign against Taqui In
dian outlaws.In an effective way.
In a battle April 18. near Agnassa
Ilentea ranch, forty-aeven Indiana wars
killed. Twenty-three Caftan**
dlers were kllWd and wounded. AnotMir
clash. In which 100 Indians were Wlftd
urderara of «arnet Bsff «s DIs in and «M Indian women awd^ chiWrsn
Elaotrlo Chair Week of May 29. {taken prisonora by Carranaa rorceik
Kow Totk. A»ril. 20.^0iW''PPe .waa reported to£*?/***+
'.fSfe
Archlello tod Frank Asrratai recently .days later near La v^nla. .,-s
convtctsa of tne murder of barn« Baff.^ The dispatches con Arm report* of th»
a wealthy poultry dealer, in I^oVtoibW.1 release:of two Amertoan
1914, were sentenced In bera of the Lehr
ths rt#iotric chair "been held prisoners TTaqnUfc
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