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EL PASO, 'TEXAS. FRinAY RVENING. NOVEMBER 13, I914.,x
16 PAGES TWO SECTIONS TODAY.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
RITISH LOSSES TOTAL 57,000 MEN
EL
UHNM
Captures San Luis Potosi
Without Firing a Shot;
People Cheer Army.
AMERICANS WILL
LEAVE TAMPICO
V. S. Troops Will Remain at
Veracruz Until Situation
Is Cleared.
WABHINQTON. D. C, Not 13
The greatest war in the hts
toiy of Mexico is about to open.
in the Ie1lef of Washington officials
Larper forces than have ever before
been under arms in Mexico are now in
the field, aa many as 100,000 men being
well equipped, and almost that number
more fatrijrjready tor service, It is be
lieved that' Villa Is consfderablv out
numbered, but he controls important
strategic positions.
Gen Villa toda executed one im
portant stroke, and has 01 tiered an
other. He seized San Luis Totosi, and
ordered the capture of Tamun.ii. Rr
felling Tampico he will gain a beaport
and cut Carj.mza off from an important
source of supplies.
ABwrltami (o Leaie Toniplm.
It will be several days before the
A ma troops will be in a position to be-
frin fighting: at Tampico, but they are
already takin&r noasenRinn nf ili..nn.
road leading there from San LdisPb-I
..-i auum owu Americans are In Tam
pico A number of American ships ar In
the harbor there and the American jon
rul at San Luis Potosi has arranged
to notify the consul at Tampico so that
Americans can withdraw to places of
safety with the advance of the Villa
army.
Importance of Seaport.
Tampico is next in importance to
Veracruz as a seaport. The possibilitv
of withdrawal of American forces from
Veracruz, which then would fall into the
hands of Gen Agvillar, who is loyal to
Carranza, probably determined Villa to
take Tampico, to which ammunition
and war supplies can be imported and
rushed overland through central Mexico
to his other columns
Carrnnzn Garrisons Cut Off.
San Luis Potosi is about 89 miles
frt m Aguascalientes, a little north of
east, and is reached by a branch line
or the National Kail ways of Mexico
lirm Aguascalientes. It is the capital
of the state of the same name.
By seizing; ban Luis Potosi, Villa has
c ii off the Carranza garrisons of Sal-
tiilo, Monterey, C P. Diaz and Nuevo
Laredo from direct communication
-with Mexico City and the south gen-
ci any
Won't Leave Verneruz Yet.
Tresident ilson and secretary Bry
r n hae decided not to fix a date for
the evacuation of Veracruz by the
An erican troops until Jt is determined
i hich faction can dominate that sec
tion of Mexico sufficiently to carry
"ut the guarantees asked by the United
Mates as a pre-requisite to Its vith
iiiawat 'Jen Candida Aguilar is In command
i' the troops near Veracruz and is be
lieved to be loyal to Carranza, Who is
n open conflict with the national con
i ntion
The president is unwiliiiing to wlth
dtaw the troops until the various
guarantees asked for can be enforced
Fiid there is no danger that some other
fr.rtion on becoming dominant will dis
claim responsibility for negotiations
hitherto conducted with Carranza.
Generals Cause 11 nshlngton Chngrln.
The AVishington government does
rot desire to interfere in any way In
the tangled controversy which Has
arisen between the various military
chieftain- but administration officials
showed plainly today their chagrin at
the fai t that several generals who
viote their names on the Mexican flag
recently, kissing it as a pledge that
they would abide by the acts of the
convention at Aguascalientes, have now
Kiuditted their oaths, refusing to sup-'
pert Gen. Gutierrez, selected as pro
visional preside nt.
The United htates will continue its
n stom of dealing with each element
that is in de facto control of a cer
tain territory Special agents are ac
companying Gutierrez, Villa and Car
rnnzs From all these representatives
come advices reflecting the uncer
tainty and doubt which enveloped the
general situation.
Mexico Involved In Plots,
On the alignment of the various
chieftains depends whethed civil war
will result in earnest. Should a ma
jority of thp more powerful leaders
side with the convention. Carranza, of
course, will be compelled by force of
arms to relinquish power. It will take
several days for the situation to shape
itself definitely, however, and Mex
ico, accordilng to offllclal reports. Is
'wrapped in a tangle of plots and coun
terplots between the two elements n
their contest to win the support of the
niore important military chiefs.
Carran7a is understood to have left
Mexico City because he doubted the
lovalty of troops guarding the capital.
"VV hen Gen Blanco started from Aguas
calientes for Mexico City he was ar
rested at Rilao by Gen. Pablo Gonzalez,
v-ho hitherto has been regarded as a
supporter of Carranza.
VIHn to Seize Cnpltnl.
Dispatches from Aguascalientes say
irg that Gonzalez would stand by the
(Continued on raze 1, CoL 1).
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GEN. SCOTT
New Head of Army.
Is Made Chief Commander
by Carranza and Takes
the Field.
Gen Alvaro Obregon, who signs him
self "the general in chief," has defi
nitely thrown his lot with Carranza,
and has declared 'tuat lib Will light
against the ttoops of Villa and or the
convention with "all my energy." His
attitude Is explained "in a telegram sent
be him Thursday night from. Mexico
Citv to Gen. Benjamin Hill, commander
of the Naoo garrison.
The telegram, which contains the
first definite statement that XJbregon
vill fight for Carranza, was sent to
the local consulate, and reads as fol
lows: 'Gen. Benjamin Hill, .commander of
Naco: The convention of Agtlas--'llentes,
having finally and definitely
violated its resolution to remove lien.
Francisco Villa from the leadership of
tne division oi the north, and, further.
having again appointed him to that
uD4i,vii utii iiuo iiiuijicut x ucvini u
that I will fight him ftnd the forces
allied with him with all of the energy
and equipment in my command. I have
so stated to the other officers.
"I congratulate you upon your pa
triotic heroism and I request that you
convey this sentiment to the officers
and soldiers of your brigade.
"Alvaro Obregon,
The General in Chief."
Gonzales a Factor.
Gen Pablo Gonzales, who, both Villa
and Carranza adherents agree, is at
Silao, four stations south of Leon, will
be an important factor In the present
breach between Villa and Carranza, it
is believed here. Although Gonzales
Is reported by Ylllistao as haTing de
clared for the convention, Carranza
agents here declare that they have ad
vices from Mexico City that he is still
loyal to Carranza.
They explain his apparent action in
joining the convention as a mistake
made by the Villistas, declaring that
the latter took the proclamation signed
by Gonzales and others, which stated
that the resignation of Carranza had
been asked for, as meanilng that Gon
zales had deserted his leader
Has Many Troops.
The troops under command of Gon
zales spread out in form of an angle,
with Silao as a tip, extending almost
to San Luis Potosi on the north and
controllng the line to Mexico City on
the south According to the latest fig
ures he has 37,000 men Within the
last month his entire division has been
newly equipped.
From Mexico City alone lie has re
ceived 22 cannon and machine guns,
and it Is known that he previously
had a large supply of artillery. Villa's
full artillery equipment is placed at 102
guns.
Refuse to Itcmore Villn.
A final demand by Gens. Gonzalez,
Obregon and Hay that Gen. Villa re
sign and leave the country was re
fused by the guascalientes conven
tion. It was declared that only pro
v'sional president Gutierrez had the
power to remove Villa It is reported
that the garrison at Leon has resisted
disarmament and that a battle has
occurred.
WANT GOVERNMENT TO BIY
AND DESTROY MrcCTED HERDS
Salt Lake City. Utah, Nov. 13 The
National Wood Growers' "association
adopted resolutions today calling for a
congressional appropriation sufficient
to enable the government to buy and
destroy all herds of livestock in which
the foot and mouth disease appears The
resolutions adopted by a unanimous
vote set out that the livestock indus
try. reDrennntlnc- a value nf S3. 00. 000.-
600 Is at stake and that only the most '
vigorous measures will save it-
Bargains?
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GEN. II. I.. SC OTT.
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MADE CHIEF OF
STUFF B! TIE
FfSJEiT
Well Known on the Border
Where He Formerly
Commanded Troops.
GEN. BLISS TO BE
MOBILE ARMY CHIEF
Gen. Fred Funston Is To Be
Made a Major
General.
WASHLMiU"i. u -. - "
Brig. Gen. Hugh. L. Scptt was
selected by president Wilson
today to be chief of staff of the United
States army upon the retirement next
Monday of Maj. Gen. Wotherspoon Gen.
Scott Is now assistant chief of stair.
The vacancy of major general created
by Gen. Wotherspoon's retirement will
be filled by the nomination of Brig.
Gen. Frederick F Funston, now in com
mand at Veracruz
Brig Gen Tasker H Bliss will be
come chief of the mobile army division
and upin the retirement of Maj. Gen
Murray pn Aprn s. una, uu- j".-"
will be appointed a major general.
Secretary Garrison, making these an
nouncements after a lengthy confer
ence with the president, said for the
present Gen. Funston would remain at
Veracruz.
Gen. Scott Popular Here.
Gen. Scott was commander of the
border troops at the time when events
were developing rapidly 'south of the
border. He came here from Fort Sam
Houston, where he was colonel of the
Third cavalry and became brigadier
commander of the border troops when
Gen. B. Z. Steever was retired.
Gen. Scott was one of the most pop
ular officers ever stationed at Fort
Bliss He kept a close line on the Mexi
can situation and was an adviser of
the state department on all of the
developments.
When he was appointed assistant
chief of staff of the army a banquet
was given him by the citizens of El
Paso and a large crowd was at the sta
tion to see him off to Washington.
SflllES
TOSipiS
Blenheim. Ontario. Nov 13 The
steamship Colonial, leaking and in a
sinking condition, was beached rt Par
dos, seven miles from here today. The
crew was landed safely The essel is
resting on a sand bar 200 vards from
shore
The Colonial, which is owned by the
Reid Wrecking coraparv of Sarnia, On
tario, was bound frorj Oswego to Mll-
wtLunut; wiiii ii cargoOI coal.
GERMANS CLALMR0UT
OF RUSSIAN CAVALRY
Berlin. Germany, Nov 13 (By wire
less.) According to official announce
ment given out in Berlin today, news
received from the eastern arena of hos
tilities show that matters are proceed
ing favorably. The Russian cavalry
forces, defeated previously, with heavy
loss, in the vicinity of Kolo, 40 miles
northeast of Kalisz, Russian Poland,
resumed their offensive movements, and
swinging to the southward, were again
repulsed to the east ot Kalisz. This,
the announcement says, removes any
possible danger of an invasion of Si
lesia. Official reports reaching here from
Vienna are as follows
"In the eastern arena of the war, the
pursuit of the enemy was continued
yesterday along the entire front. In
spite of incessant fighting with the
rear suards of the enemy, vv ho occupied
especially prepared entrenches Gen
erally speaking, the heights to the east
of Osetchlna, Makutischant and Novo
selo, on the river Save, have been
been reached "
SOUTH americajTnations may
ORGANIZE FOR NEUTRALITY
Washington, D. C. Nov. 13 With
Chile taking the initiative, the South
American countries will likely organize
for the enforcement of neutrality with
respect to the warring nations in
Lurope, acordii.f to advices received
by the state department This is the
latest development of the strong pro
test made by France and Great Britain
to Ecuador and Colombia regarding
their alleged violations Of neutrality.
Though Ecuador and Colombia deny
yiolations of neutrality are committed
In their countries, the allies pointed
to alleged specific Instances in which
German cruisers had received wireless
communications and even .unniiu
The Chilean ambassador here. Ediiar-
?-r e. Pointed out to the Wash
ington state department that his gov
ernment is making every effort to dis
cover and dismantle wireless plants
giving information to warships of bel
ligerent nations.
Hera'dl Advertisements Are
HEADS U. S.
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CARRYING CANNON UP
Here 13 a division of Russian liplit artillery crossing tliev' rpptiiian mountains in the endeavor to invade Austrian Ga
licia. The Russians, and more especially the Cossacks, are excellent horsemen, and it is not difncnlt for them to Tide
the steepest paths in order to reach a favorable position. A considerable Russian force has been launched, against the
Turks and the quickness jof their advance is 9a id to have taken tuemuoy HnawsrqaHd tefeated,its gel plan of campaign.
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London. England, Nov 13 Almost
in sight of the fighting aVmies along
thi North sea cqast. a French tor
pedo boat today sank 9. , German sub
marine, aacordins to a dispatch from
Dunkirk, France.
The submarine, it appears, was try
ing to torpedo the French warship
when the latter's commander caught
sight of her periscope, put on full
speecj and charged down on the enemy,
which disappeared. A large quantity
of oil rose to the surface, marking tho
spot where the submarine sank.
The German crew, trapped In the
submarine, went to the bottom. None
were seen afterward. It is reported.
Tide of Battle Pasxes.
As for the fighting in France and
Belgium, the German attack appears
to have weakened, and there, is an im
pression here that the high tide of
battle has passed.
War Costs Great Britain
$35,000,000 Week; May
Raise Million More Men
London, Eng., Nov. 13. It is report
ed in the parliamentary lobbies that
premier Asquith will next Tuesday ask
parliament's sanction for the raising
of 1,000,000 troops for the purpose of
the war, thus bringing the total up to
2,000,000 men.
Much interest is shown in the financ
ing of the war. It is understood that
the government intends to issue a war
loan of $1,000,000,000 or more, proba
bly at four percent and redeemable
within 10 years It is understood that
Great Britain is spending $35,000,000
weekly on the war and in addition to
the war loan the government may pro
pose to raise a further $250,000,000 by
Increasing the income tax to half a
crown on the pound. This would pro
vide for the necessary expenditure un
til next March, the end of the financial
year.
CRUISER EXPLODED; HARDLY
A MAN SURVIVED,. REPORT
London, Eng, Nov, 13 The Morning
Post's Calcutta correspondent says-
"An eye witness of the sinking ot
the Russian cruiser Jemtchug at
Penang by the German cruiser Emden
has arrived here He says that when
the Emden approached she was believed
by the Russians to be the cruiser Yar
mouth of England.
"The Emden swung In close to the
Jemtchug. as if to anchor. Then she
suddenly launched a torpedo, striking
the Jemtchug amidships. (This vv
promptly followed by broadsides. The
Jemtchug blew up with a deafening
roar when the shots reached her maga
zine. The whole affair did 'not last 20
minutes. There was scarcely a single
survivor from the Jemtchug"'
GRADUATE MJHSE will care for sev- J.
eral small children in her own home.
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4. above ee page 14, column 7, of j,
. this paper.
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ATTEBY CLIMBING JL HOUJJTAIIi
THE WAR AT A GLANCE
COYFLICTIVG-reporta-eame to
day from the opposing Hide
On the main European battle
fields. From the German military
headquarters came official an
nouncement of Important nuc
cesses. The French war office snld
that the battle in Belgium wan be
coming less violent and that the
GermnD advance had made no fur
ther progress.
The Berlin official statements
refer to heavy fighting on the Bel
gium senconst near ieuport,
where. It Is said, German murines
inflicted heavy losses on the en
emy. At Yprcs, to the south near
the French border, elnim Is mnde
to another German victory with the
capture- of 1000 prisoners. Severe
French attacks at other points
alone thc'battle line are reported,
othlnpr of this character Is hinted
at In the statement or the French
vv nr office, in which It Is said tbnt
the German attacks near Yprcs and
elsewhere have been repulsed, nnd
that the allies have advanced in a
few localities.
CASUALTIES TREJIENDOCS
Whnt the war Is costlns In hu
man life, ns well ns In men wonnd
ed or held prisoners, enn only be
surmised. Occasionally, however,
bits of nuthrntle Information are
obtnined from which may be gath
ered n vsgue Idea ot what it nil
menns. Premier tsqulth, for ei
n tuple, said today In the house of. .
commons that the British casunl
tles np to October 31 were approx
Imntely 57,000. Lord Kitchener
stated recently thnt England had
sent 300,000 men to the front. In
other words, one Englishman out
of every nix engaged In the war,
ronghly speaking. Is dend or has
been wounded or taken prisoner.
The loss of life among the British
nobility has been heavy. The death
of lord Chns. Gordon Lennox wns
announced todny. In Berlin the
obituaries of four university pro
fessors hnve Just been printed.
Vienna reports thnt 80.000 prison
ers of war are now held la the
Austro-Hungarlan concentration
camps.
GERUiVNS HELD AT CtML
Particular! Interest wns attached
to today's French announcement,
for the reason thnt the battle In
Belgium was considered by both
sides, ns probably marking n defi
nite turn In the coarse ot the war.
The French statement asserted
thnt several nttempts of Germans
to cross the Yser cnnnl, around
vrhlelr has occurred some of the
most dendly struggles of the war,
were checked. These attempted
advances were made nt the west
ern outlet from Dlxmude, which the
Germans wrested from the allies
several days ago, nnd along1 which
the Germans sought to pnsh their
forces. Attneks nronnd 1 pres also
were repulsed, the French an
nounce. VIOLnXT riGHTI'Nf. O.N THE V1SM3
ElNcwherc on the main line, of
brittle, gains by the allies are re
ported, lncludiug the capture of a
town north of the Visne. t sev
eral points violent fighting Is In
progress, n circumstance which cor
roborated early unofficial advices
from Paris thnt the battle of the
Alsne wns being resumed with its
original Intensity. Military ex
perts In France nnd England hnve
been predicting thnt the allies
would make fresh efforts nlong the
center or on the eastern wing in an
attempt to compel the Germans to
send reinforcements there nnd re
lieve the pressure In Belgium.
ARMY
A MOUNTAIN
THE EASTERN THE VTKR .
From the other fields of battle
there Is little new Information. la
Berlin was received a dispatch
from V icnmiy which, while stating
thnt the Aastro-Hunrarian- opero
tlons In the northeast were devel
oping "without hindrance from the
enemy," also contained the admis
sion thnt central Gallcla had been
evacuated "by the Austrlans and
that the Russians had crossed the.
lower Vistula aad occupied Itses
zow, which lies on tlie line of the
Russinn advance toward Cracow.
In the Stry valley, east of Prxe
mysk however, a Russian defeat is
reported by VIennn. V Tetrograd
dispatch has It that the Germans
suffered n severe defent beyond
Kalisz, leaving many dend on the
field: This report,, however, has
not been confirmed
4300 SERBS CAITURED
VIennn states that the campaign
against the Servians is proceeding
successfully and thnt the enemy
has been forced to abandon forti
fied positions and is in fall re
treat. Fighting centers along the
banks of the river Save, which
separates northwestern Servia from
Vustrln. At oae position, according
to cVustrian reports, 1300 Servians
"were captured.
TIKKS ATTVCK IV FORCI3
In the Cancnsus the fighting con
tinues with severity nnd Turkish
reports nre to the effect, that the
Russians are now being attacked
on their second line of defence.
Beyond earlier admissions that the
Turkish attnclc wns severe, Russia
has given few detntis ot the fight
ing in this theater. "
WANT MILLION MORE MEN
Great Britain Is calling for nn
other million men to pour Into the
wa-. V supplementary estimate
providing for this force was Intro
duced todny In the house of com
mons. -
A AVAL OPERATIONS
Indications point to another na
val battle in the Pacific. The Ger
man fleet apparently Is remnlning
close to the South American const
unil reports from various places
suggest that Japanese and British
warships nre drawing In on the
Germans. Destruction of a Germnn
submarine Is reported unofficially
from Dunkirk. A French torpedo
boat, attacked by the submarine, is
said to have run It down.
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Practically every El Paso automobile dealer will
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during the big automobile exhibition November
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Germans Are Again Thrown
Back From Yser; Allies
Believe Tide Turned.
BATTLE DEVELOPS
ALONG THE AISNE
Southern Lines Again Fighf
Violently as Northern
Attack Weakens.
LONDON, Eng., Nov. 13. The ter
rible cost in life of the present
war was borne In on the English
People today by an announcement in
parliament by premier Asquith that the
approximate total British casualties to
date are 57.000 men killed, wounded or
missing. This is one man out of six
or seven.
All these gaps have been filled and
big drafts of British soldiers are
ready in France to take the place of
the men lost from da to diy, th
enabling the British commanders t
fresh troops tn the field to t-llo 1.
ary yielding on the part of th. l,
man invaders
Territory Contested SmsJL
Tte territory captured and lost since
two opposing forces joined issi't
nearly a month ago in the Flander--cock
pit cduld almost bo covered bv a
surveyor's chain Despite the limita
tions ef the field and tensity of the
fighting loth fionts still breast 1.
atloUter m an unbroken barrier along
the Yser Day b day and foot bi
foot, the advances and retirements are
hotly contested and st'll the final cut
C3toe.ia.not in. sght To observers ta
London it seems that victory depends
Hrgaly on which side will first be able
tv wear down the resistance o the
other.
Germans Can't Galn-
The apparent inability of the Ger
mans to posh their recent success at
Dixmude to a decisive issue has re
moved, much of the anxiety that was
felt in London when the news of tho
capture of the village was first re
ceived. As was the case three weeks
rgo when the Germans made their
initial crcrsng of the Yser, they have,
again been thrown back, and English.
p' servers, reading the sterile official
British and French' announcements,
glean the intimation that the lost
ground soon will be regained. Tho
suggestion that the German attack on
Dixmude was primarily intended to
mask a retreat finds no support here,
and the theory that the invaders con
template anything like "an extensive re
treat from Belgium is accepted by few
people in London
Fighting Less Violent.
The French official announcement
given out in Pans this afternoon says
that from Ly s to the sea the fighting
has been less violent than on previous
days Several forts of the Germans
to cross the Yser were checked.
Generally speaking the French posi
tions hav e been maintained and German
attacks around Ypres were repulsed.
The French forces in the north are de
scribed as holding positions close to the
barbed wire entanglements of the ene
my. Germans Tnken By Surprise.
Slight progress on other parts of the
battle front is reported as well as the
capture of a German detachment by a
surprise attack
The communication also says
"From the region to east of Armen
tieree and as far as the Oise there have
been artillery exchanges and actions or
minor importance.
"In the course of the last few days of
foggy weather our troops have not
ceased to make progrpss little by lit
tle. They are today established almost
everywhere at distances varying from
300 to 309 meters from the net work,
ot, ban-bed wire entanglements of the
enemy.
AJHes Gain North of the Alsne.
"To the north of the Aisne we have
taken possession of Tracy-Le-VaL
"We have made slight progress to the
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