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TODAY'S PRICES
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i , i 4stj Grain's, higher Livestock,
,ifvMexIcan bank notes, 1S14 Chl
lii hua currency. 12H Carranza cur-
WEATHEK rOKECAST.
Unsettled tonlcht and tomorrow.
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A u 1 V t IN
ThaW Appears Unconcerned
Over Probable Return to
Matteawan Asylum.
DODGES AKISS
AIMED BY WOMAN
Counsel Does Not Indicate
What Steps May Be Taken
To Evade Asylum.
COXCOKD. N. H., Jan. 23 Harry K.
Thaw was returned to the custody
of New Tork state officials to
r.i The formalities, which made ef
tectue more than 1 months of legal
efforts of the New York state offl-
;al, occupied less than five minutes.
Thaw arrived here this afternoon and
was taken in an automobile to tne
nurthouse V small crowd that had
met him at the station followed. Wil
1 im Travers Jerome and his party,
from New Tork, had arrived an hour
e rlier Thaw appeared unconcerned
during the brief proceedings He
(hitted genially with his custodian,
1 n ed and smiled to sheriff Hornbeck
ind Bernard Jacobs, the resident legal
i epresentatlve of New Tork state, and
a opportunitv offered, shook hands
'with ampiUi liars.
Thaw Kvadc Klaa.
One elderly woman tried to kiss him,
1 nt Thaw evaded the caress.
The court room was crowded. Mr,
iciome began the proceedings by pre
venting to the court the mandate of the
mi prune court and the surrender of the
pi uoner followed without objection.
T'uw wsb not represented by counsel.
Hay He Put In Matteawan.
The purpose of the New Tork author
ities will be to, return Thaw to Mattea
w in the state asv lum for the criminal
insane, from which Thaw effected hi?
ecape Thaw's counsel includes Phil
md er C Knox former secretary of
Mite What effort he may make to
-tav his return to Matteawan has not
et been disclosed
Tt wai expected that the New York
ff m ers would leave for New Tork City
with Thaw. Stanford White's slaer,
lite this afternoon
FEDERAL LEAGUE WANTS
RELIEF FROM INJUNCTION
( hicago, 111, Jan 23 Endeavoring
to clear up. as judge Landls requests,
lust whit the court should write into a
i cstrainlnsr roder, if one should be is
sued, K I. Gates today, in the Federal
league s anti trust suit against organ
ized baseball, stated the measure of re
lief desired at once by the plaintiff.
The order, he said, should restrain the
rluhs of organized ball from harassing
the plaintiff, from tampering with or
inducing its plajers to leave its ranks,
and from prosecuting or initiating a
multiplicity of law suits.
' e are not seeking to stop the de
fendants from operating their usual
business " said Gates We do not ask
that they be prevented from carrying
out their training plans, now or in the
end But we do ask that they be tem
porarily stopped from going into vari
ous state courts and getting injunc
tions against our plaers. What harm
..in it do the defendant if the court
a' "Wait until the general ques
tions involved are settled.'"
ENGLISH PAPER DENIES
DANGER OF WAR WITH U. S.
London, Eng. Jan 23 The Daily
Chronicle savs toda that undobutedly
there has been disappointment in Eng
land at the attitude of America, but
saj s the relations between London and
Washington are exceedingly cordial and
we predict that they will bear with
ease every strain like the seisure of the
Dana."
"MeanwhUe," the Chronicle continues,
"to talk even of the possibility of war
between England and America is to use
language far in excess of the needs of
thi situation '
The article commented on by the
Chronicle appeared in the Spectator
Friday and was entitled "A Great Dan
ger " It expressed "anxiety and alarm
i the way in which we are drifting to-
n ard the danger of a collision with the
t nited States," and compared the pres
ent situation with that which existed
at the time of the Slldell-Mason arrests
during the civil war.
U. S. STEEL IS LIKE
CZAR, SAYS BRANDEIS
New York. Jan 2J Louts D. Bran
deis of Boston, testified today before
the United States commission on indus
trial relations, which is Investigating
the great philanthropic foundations
ind the causes of Industrial unrest,
'bat he nelieved the great corporations
tended to degenerate the type of la
bor Tor their refusal to treat with or
jjinized labor lie likened the directors
of the rnited fctates Steel corporation
td the emperci of Russia, "who also
declines to deal directlj with the rank
and file
Philanthropic foundations he believed
to be inconsistent with democratic as
j'li itions
WILSON'S MEXICAN POLICY PLEASES
GERMANAVIATQRS DROP80 BOMBS;
KILL SIX, INJURE14 III DUNKIRK
French and English Airmen, Risng in Pursuit, Bring
Down One of Enemy's Craft; British Aviator Drops
Bombs on Docks at Bruges, Escapes Tinder At
tack; Germans and Fr ench Claim Successes,
LONDON, Eng., Jan 23 A French
semi' official note issued Friday
night says that a number of Gor
man aviators attacked Dunkirk Friday,
throwing SO bombs. The victims num
bered 20, six of whom are dead. A largo
warehouse was set afire by one of the
bombs.
French and BngliBh aviators, who
chased the German aeroplanes, brought
down one at Bray-Dunes on the Bel
gian frontier. Its two occupants were
made prisoners.
Bomb Dropped at Bruges.
A British airman today dropped
bombs on the important Bruges (Bel
gium) docks, according to news which
has reached here from Amsterdam The
result of the attack is not yet known.
The1 aviator escaped unhurt, although
he was attacked by the Germans.
Germans Bombard Berry-Au-Bnc.
The French war office this afternoon
gave out a report -on the progress of
the war, in part as follows.
"In the region of Lombaertzyde we
progressed for a distance of 100 yards.
"In the sectors of ipres, Arras, Al
bert, Roje and Solseons there were ar
tillery exchanges Friday in the course
of which we gained the advantage at
several points Berry-Au-Bac was vi
olently bombaided by the Germane
Infantry Battle In Progrossv-
"In the Argonne redn--we adminis
tered a complete check to the Germans
at Fontalrie Madame. An attack of the
enemy at a point near St. Hubert re
sulted in an infantry engagement
which has not yet come to an end Ac
cording to the latest reorts we are
holding all our positions.
"On the Meuse the fire of our artil
lery compelled the enemy to evacuate
an ammunition depot and Inflicted se
rious damage on the foot bridges in
front of St Mihiel
"In Alsace the infantry fighting in
the region of Hartmann-Weilerkopf,
continues."
Allien Bombard Ghent.
The German official statement given
out today at Berlin by the general arm
headquarters says.
"Enemy dropped bombs jFriday over
Ghent and Zeebrugge (in Belgium) but
with no success.
"The enemv Friday made an attack
between Souain and Perthes to the
north of Chalons, but the attack broke
down under our fire The enemy sought
refuge again in his trenches
"In the Argonne forest to the west
of Fontalne-La-Mltte, our troops cap
tured a position of the enemy and made
three officers and 245 men prisoners, as
well as capturing four machine guns.
Two Trench Ataackx Frustrated.
"To the northwest of Pont-A-Mous-son
Vw o French attacks were beaten off
with severe loss to the enemy. In fight
ing for the retaking of our lost trench
es since January 21. we have captured
seven cannon, and five machine guns.
"Near Weisenbach, Alpine forces
were beaten oft Several fierce at
tacks In force of the enemy were made
A COMPLETE change in the
eastern campaign, such as
would mark a new period
of the war, is expected by officers
of the Russian general staff. Xbey
say that the German and Austrian
military chiefs have abandoned ag
gressive movements against Warsaw
and are concentrating troops in
Hungary to repel the Russian in
vaders in Bukowina, eastern Oalicia,
and northern Hungary. It is in this
section, rather than on the War
saw front, that the heavy fighting
of the next few weeks is looked for
in Petrograd.
SAW ZEPPELIN FOUNDER
Fishermen reaching a Dutch port
today assert that they saw in the
North sea a wrecked airship, their
description of which corresponded to
one of Germany's fleet of Zeppelins.
Reports Friday night, which later
were discredited, were to the effect
that Zeppelins had again visited the
English coast.
WESTERN WAR ARENA IS QUIET
In France and Belgium military
.activity is at low ebb, except along
the eastern end of the front. In
Alsace and the Argonne desperate
fighting continues without impor
tant advantages for either side.
Minor victories are reported today in
both the French and German official
statements.
SHIPS TEST BRITISH ATTITUDE
Two steamers flying the American
flag soon will be at sea, each bound
for Germany and each sailing with
the avowed purpose of testing the
right of the British government to
interfere, under certain conditions,
with American shipping.
DACIA ABOUT TO SAIL
The Dacia, cotton laden, from
Galveston, awaiting moderation in
THE WAR AT A GLANCE
or Hartmann-Weilerkopf, but they
failed to achieve any success.
In the eastern theater there is noth
ing to report from east Prussia.
Success Against Itusslnns.
"In northern Poland, near Przasnysz,
an unimportant attack made by the
Russians was repulsed. The Russians
have been driven out of Blindo and
Gojak, and the advanced Russian di
visions have been forced to retreat
from Gorny. Our attacks on the San
cha sector are progressing. In the vi
cinity of the Rawka river to the west
of Szencihi, a cannonade is taking
place.
"The battle at Croix de Carmos, near
Pont-A-Housson (in Trance), con
tinues. North of Sennheim (Cernav )
in Alsace, the- Trench were driven back
from a hill and 130 prisoners were
taken "
FISHERMEN SEE AIRSHIP SINK
IN OCEAN; CAN'T GIVE AID
London. Eng, Jan 23 Fishermen
arriving at Noordwijk, Holland, today,
assert, aeocrding to a dispatch to the
Lxchange Telegraph company from
Leyden, Holland, that the saw an air
ship founder in the North sea Friday
night. The fishermen, the message
adds, were unable to assist the aircraft.
The description of the vessel givn
by the men indicates that it was a
Zeppelin.
AMERICAN SURGEON WEDS , K
RUSSIAN PRINCESS, NURSE
Petrograd, Russia, Jan. 21 A ro
mance of a military hospital culminated
Fridav, when Dr. Philip Newton, an
American Red Cross surgeon at the
Kiev hospital, was married to princess
Helene Sch.ahofskK.ja The princess
had volunteered to serve in the hos
pital operated by the Americans
Dr Newton explained to friends that
there was not enough work to go
around in the Kiev hospital and that
he had nothing to do except fall in love
AUSTRIAN PREMIER, COUNT
STUERGKH, RESIGNS OFFICE
Rome Italj, Jan 23 Count Karl
Stuergkh, the Austrian premier, has le
slgned, according to a dispatch to the
Messaggero from Vienna. The count
probably will be succeeded the dis
patch announces, bv Dr L. Von Binin
ski. the Austro-Hungarian minister of
finance.
SAYS GERMANS TREAT
PRISONERS BRUTALLY
Washington. D C. Jan 23 Starva
tion and abuse of various kinds Is vis
ited upon British prisoners by their
German captors, according to a report
made public by the British embassy
here, based on a statement by a major
of Scottish Rifles w ho has escaped from
the German prison camp at Crefeld
The report of the off'cer has also been
put in the hands of ambassador Page
(Continued on race 2, Col. 3).
the weather to up-anchor, will de
termine the question of giving
American registry to a German ves
sel, and the Voyage of the Wilhel
mina from New "Stork Friday night
for Hamburg with American food
stuffs, will decide, it is expected,
abether Rre.if Britain can ston
I American vessels from carrying to
Germany American goods destined
for consumption by the civilian and
not the military population of that
country.
WILIHELMINA IS UNMOLESTED
The Dacia, a German steamer, took
American registry since the begin
ning of the war. The British gov
ernment says it will stop her anl
test the case before a jrise court.
Great Britain has said nothing as
to her course in the case of the
Wilhclmina This steamer passed a
British cruiser just outside New
York harbor, and was not molested.
She may, of course, be held up when
she reaches the other side and tries
to enter a Germanvport.
AERIAL RAID AT DUNKIRK
Friday saw a fatal German air raid
on Dunkirk, France. A group of
airmen threw 80 bombs on this
French port. Six persons were killed
and 14 wounded. A Zeppelin was
reported over the British channel
Friday and Ostend is credited wjth
seeing one this morning.
TURKS REPORT RUSSIAN DEFEAT
A report from Constantinople,
Turkey, on military developments,
has come to hand by way of Am
sterdam. It avoids any reference
to the recent Russian claims of de
cisive victories at Kara-Urgan and
Sari-Kamycsh, but, on the contrary,
recites a Russian defeat in the Cau
casus and says that in Arabia the
Turks have defeated certain British
contingents.
TEXAS SDLONS Tfl;ASSAILS GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP-
ENDORSE PART
DF PDUCIES
Do Not Like Canal Tolls
Exemption Feature,
However.
tenantTarmer ,
bill introduced
Is an Administration Meas
ure and Plans For Imme
diate Relief.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 23. The reso
lution endorsing president AVil
son and his administration, with
the exception of the exemption of
American coastwise vessels from
Panama canal tolls, which was referred
to the senate committee on state af
fairs, was todav reported favorablv
The resolution speciall) endorses the
Mexican policy of the national admin
istration. The committee rejected the
amendment which had been, offered to
the resolution by senator Hudspeth,
also endorsing the Colquitt adminis- r
tratlon.
Vdmlnlxtration Bill Introduced.
The administration bill enacting the
platform demand relative to tenant
farmers was introduced in
the house I
r-tnis Mtrmm- -eaflWWeWWm-TT-ne. a BnBt . !
-Reeves and Bagby. It is an exact copy
of the bill introduced -vestertlay In tne
senate bv administration leader, Mc
Gregor The senate is not in session
today.
ine nouse committee on private cor-;
porations considered a number of bills .
.-j-.. Th. i.-A.vm Lin ii r,ir,o
The house committee on private cor
today. The McAskill bill, giving pipe
lines and aerial tramwavs the right of
eminent domain was referred to a sub
committee Tipping 11111 Killed.
The committee on criminal jurispru
dence killed the "tipping" bill (and also
the white slave act, both introduced by
representative Stevens. Similar action
was taken on the Mendell bill, provid
ing certain protection to farmers who
advance money to laborers.
Pinn Public Itllltien Commission.
Announcement was made todav by
senator A. CIvde Bobbins that he will,
i during the earlv part of next week, in
troduce his bin creating a public utin-
ties commission
The act will include all street and
Interurban railroad companies, gas
plants, both natural and artificial,
electric plants, both power and light;
telephone and telegraph companies as
well as pipe lines, water systems, water
vessels, wharf companies and ware
house men
The bill vests the commission with
the same powers as that now given
the railroad commission
Hutching! Preparing Statement.
At a meeting of the senate commit
tee on militarj- affairs, the chairman
of the committee, senator Bobbins, was
empowered to confer with adjutant
general Henry Hutchings relative to the
protest filed bj Gen Percy V. Town-
I send, of Corsicana Gen. Townsend has
. expressed his willingness to appear at
1 anv time before the committee to sub
stantiate the allegations made by him
self Gen Hutchings is preparing a state
ment in which, it is said, he will answer
all the allegations made bv Gen Town
send. It is likelv both will appear be
fore the committee next Tuesday
Townaend'a Bill Favornhly IC-eporied.
A hearing was held today before the
senate committee on state affairs on
the Townsend car shed bill A number
of labor leaders and railroad attorneys
appeared before the committee. After
considerable debating the bill received
a favorable report
The nous? committee on criminal
jurisprudence today reported favorably
on the bill by Mendell to prohibit hunt
ing anv kind of game with automatic
and pump guns
The house committee on stock and
stockraising today reported favorably
on the bill bv Tilson placing a bounty
of $1 on wolves and wild cats and five
cents on jack rabbits
Long Session Probable.
Work of the session, from present
indications, will consume much over the
60 day limit of a regular session at $5
per dav It is now expected that the
lawmakers will be here not less than
120 days
Recognising this fact, the senate
voted down the sine die resolution of
fered by senator McNaalus which pro
posed to adjourn on March 12, which
would make exactly GO dav 3.
Senator Townsend has introduced a
bill in the senate providing that all
franchises hereafter granted or to be
granted by the authorities of any city
or tow n to persons, firms or corpora
(Continued on rune 7, Col. 5. Second Sec.)
Gibson Pictures Today
Don't miss the Gibson picture to
dav, occurs Ing half a page in the
sport section Don't glance at it
perfunctorily and throw it away.
Take time to stud) the countenances
of the people. The more sou look
at it the better you like it.
Watch for another one of these
-pictures next week.
OAWD IN PANAI A
Roads in United States Haul Freight at One-Fifth the
s Government Charge, Ass erts James J. Hill; Ship
Ownership Would Be the Same, He Says; De
clares that Folitics W ould Play Such a Part
that Commerce Would Suffer.
ST, LOUIS, Jan. 23 James J. Hill,
the Northwestern railroad mag
nate, made an attack here jester
day on president Wilson's bill for a
government owned freight steamship
line. He said it would be an unwise
and disastrous experiment. His re
marks were made in a, speech before
the delegates to the Second National
Trade convention.
As Lincoln said that the nation could
not continue to e-lst "half slave and
half free," so our merchant marine.
If once this precedent is set, must In
evitably become a govrnment monop
oly. Mr. Hill declared
The Panama Itniirond.
ine i-anama rauwa ;' ,
owned and operated by the L nited
The Panama raiiwav is entirely
States, said Mr. Hill Like most af
fairs on the Isthmus. It has been
handled bv honest and competent men
in their several Hues. We have its
official report for the ear ended June
30, 1913. to be compared with the sta-
tistics of all the railwavs of the United
States for the same period
The average length of haul was 41
ton miles. There is, therefore, little
but through business But he rate on
the Panama line was 3 y rents per
aont for all the railways of the United
States That is, the government rate
was almost five times the rate made
by private enterprise over the entire
pnnnirr. The averace etoenses per
! mile or road were $44,698, as against
""". 7. .Y ' ' , Aoirlo
"', r J,lI?J1 'f ,aT thi, line
from the higher cost of coal, this .una
nresent few. if anv. greater difficult
ties in operation than other manage-
PUBLIC INVITED
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FOUR WOMEN IN RUNAWAY
AUTO; ONE BADLY INJURED
Phoenix Ariz. Jan 23 Mrs. K S Town
aend. wife of a Salt RKer Valley farmer.
was severely Injured w hen an automobile
driven by Mr o J Haminons got beyond
control and turned completely over Mrs.
Townaend a coflar bone m broken and
two ribs were fractured. Mrs. Hammona.
Mra. n. W. Davidson and Mrs. J Koeevere
were badly bruised and shaken
TWO ALLEGED ROBBERS OF
DUNCAN BANK ARE CAUGHT
Lordsburg, N M, Jan. ;3 Robert
Phillips and Joseph Hale, alleged rob
bers of the Bank of Duncan on Septem
ber 15, 1914, are here in custody of
Tom B McCulloch. en route to Clifton
Both are old residents of the Clifton
I neighborhood
32 DEPUTIES. IN TAIL.
FACE MURDER CHARGES
Xew Brunswick. X. J., Jan. 23. Thirty-two
deputy sheriffs of .Middlesex
county, employed by a private detec
tive agency to'jjiiard the fertilizer plant
of the American Agricultural Chemical
company at Roosevelt, X. J., spent the
night in the county lail here and faced
arraignment 'today on charges of mur
der. The deputies, it is alleged, all par-
tieinateil in the shootinc at Roosevelt
last Tuesday" in which 19 strikers were
wounded, two of them dving ot theii
wounds.
LASSEN PEAK BREAKS OUT
IN MOST VIOLENT ERUPTION
Redding, Calif., Jan. 23. A spectacular
demonstration was given today Jby Las
sen peak, which early broke forth in
what is probablj the most violent erup
tion of the series that began last JIay.
Subterranean rumblings and tremors of
the earth were heard and felt at Volta,
26 miles distant from the peak. Falling
ashes covered the snow fields at Maeom
ber flat, 14 miles away.
"SUITCASES FULL OF RYE''
TO BE BANNED IN IOWA
Des' Moines, la.. Jan. 23. Treating in
saloons of Iowa will be prohibited, and
the practice of persons living in "'dry"
territory carrjing home well filled suit
cases will be stopped if the general as
sembly enacts laws proposed in the sen
ate todav.
Tour bills designed to further restrict
the sale of liquor in Iowa appeared.
co-nduts wh.i, itcpi.ace
tlcso:n tklepho.nb poles.
Tucson, Ariz , Jan. 23 The Moun
tain States Telephone company will re
move Its telephone poles from Tucson's
principal streets and string the tele
phone wires in underground conduits.
n la aiiuuuu(.ru uijjui ui on. una
been secured so that the company can
. 1 .!... ., , ( -j. -. , ..
it is announced Itlght of wav has
run wires iQiuugn auei-j iruin poiej
on the back streets
CU1IE
FAILURE
ments have to overcome, Mr. Hill de
clared killed Men the QurMtIon.
One of the greatest difficulties of
the raiiwav s is that of finding skilled
men. Mr Hill asserted. That is still
greater for the government because it
does not understand the business and
because political pressure cannot be
avoided The average congressman,
however able and sincere, has not the
experience nor the technical training
requires. v. difference of one miH per
bWtC J-F as 0SU BUUVOb AIVff4S04vv i
quantity. It amounts to no more than j
a paur cent ior nauung one win ten i
miles, ice mat anierence appnea to
the ton mileage for 1913. would make
a difference of $300,558,334 In the an
nual receipts of the railways and the
amount paid by the public "Who is
there, who can there be in congress, or
public Hfe. competent to grasp and
... slleh Viomlc trifles that
to master such economic trifles that
are in their ultimate effect, able to
ruin the country"" asked Mr Hill. "An
attempt at public operation would be
scarcelv less disastrous financiall) than
T71?Z'.,
here Contrres ould Fall.
What is proved true of railways
holds good for government-owned and
operated ships The purchase price is
nothing as compared to the cost of
operation, jncrtjuacu uj i" uCTij
. - ' 'rr' .u,"f;r.7:
loadefl down at every session of con
gress by new laws for the lowering
of rates, the raising of wages and the
reduction of hours of labor for em
ployes. Either the people would pres
ently stagger under their new burden
or our foreign trade would fall be
neath the weight of rates such as
those Imposed on rail traffic across
the Isthmus of Panama
TO HEAR
SUNDAY HUB
"C.ummie Fadden ' doesn t mind the
snow, but he isn t used to a cold nddi
ence and so the outdoor meeting in
Cleveland square scheduled for todav
had to be called of "Chimmie' talked
to Herald newsies ana carriers at 1
oclock, and to the soldiers of the Sixth
infantrv later in the afternoon He
gave the newsboj s some v oioe training,
and got them interested with his
stories of newsbov life in New York
and his offers of inonev prizes for the
boys w ith the best v ells
Siindns's Meetings.
Sunday "Chimmie ' talks to the sol
diers of the 20th infantrs at S 45 a. m.
At 2 p m hew ill address a big meet
ing at the Y M C to which all
men and bovs are invited
At 4 he addresses the Sixth infantrv,
at their camp
At 7 p. m Sunday "Chimmie Fadden"
will address the general public at the
First Christian church, and it is ex
pected that the attendance at this
meeting, his last in El Paso, will be
very large Everybodj is cordially in
vited to come and hear him
His 1 olec an " ccident.'
"Chimmie s" voice, is the only rival
the EI Paso fire whistle ever tooted
against He recalls with a chuckle a
court decision in Illinois" in which it
was held that he had everv right that
other newsbov s possessed and couldn t
be blamed if his voice was a bit louder
than that of the average bov.
He has given fcl Paso some novel and
L interesting entertainments, and he and
his wife have made manv friends while
liAre TTIs ertArsrv 1c inexhaustible and
t his only objection to Kl Paso is that he
'" "(J ""l" ' - .. uc
hasn't been kept busy ever minute
while here owing to the impossibility
of making suitable arrangements on the
short notice allowed.
CALIFOHM.VN, GBJtMW, IIVROV
IS I'HISOM'U J EVGLWD
Washington. D C. Jan 23 Ambas
sador Page at London cabled here that
he wns continuing his good offices on
behalf of baron Von Horst, a former
Californian, under arrest in England,
but It is understood the London for
eign office has given notice that the
baron cannot be released in his pres
ent status -
Officials here understand baron Von
Horst's American citizenship is doubt
ful, inasmuch as he has lived in Eng
land for soars and since leaving the
United States has accepted a German
title In those circumstances. they
said, the state department was not in
a position to demand the baron s re
lease on the ground of his American
citizenship but mere! would exercts
Its good offices in his behalf
f.OVEllMlB. JOH.NSOV Ofl'OSU
CHGIC. VNTI VLIUN I, VW .
Sacramento. Calif , Jan J 3 Gover
nor Hiram V. Johnson went on record
todav as opposed to anv amendment
to the anti alien land act passed bv the
111 J legislature He indicated that if
tha S.hnrtel Hill introduced 4n the .is-
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1 ture it would be vetoed
Carranza Troops Rereal;
Obregon and Army Are
Reported at Apam.
CONVENTION STAYS
AT CITY OF MEXICO
San Luis Potosi Is To Be
Next Point of Attack h
Villa's Forces.
i b -".i iancu again, rouow-
f- ing two dajs of fierce fighting.
the Zapata forces entered tne
(.ity late Friday afternoon, according
ti an official message received by Gen
Toma Ornelas, militarj commander of
Juarez
Details of the battle are brief, but ir
is stated that the fighting was c
fierce as that which resulted in the
loss of the city to the Zapatistas some
weeks ago The attacking force was
under command of Gen. Eufemio Za
pata, a brother of Emiliano Zapat i
ine t arrancistas were commanded t
I Ceo, Francisco Coss. The message al-
states that Gen. -Uvaro Obregcn. wis
; K! iihim us xuiuia, wir WW( son
was last reported to be at Apam
May Xot Change Capltnl.
The capture of Puebla. in the opin on
of Villistas here, changes the entire
complexion of the Mexican situatioi
It is now stated that provisional pre si
dent lloque Gonzales Garza will r(t
abandon the capital and that all orders
regarding the movement of government
offices to the north have been rescind
ed According to the same parties, the
next extensive movement will b
against San Luis Potosi, which is re
ported to be beld bv the forces of Gen
Eugenio Aguirre Benav ides, who de
serted the capital with Gutierrez- The
holding of San Luis Potosi by anti
convention forces has been a menace
to Aguascalientes and A ilia's lines of
communication.
The delay in the recapture of Puebla
is primarily the fault of Gutierrez, a
cording to Villa officials here Thcs.
state that Zapata organized a force im
mediately the city was taken b Obre
gon, but that countless delays and hin
drances were placed in his way while
Gutierrez was dickering with Obregon
for the surrender of the capital. It was
not until Gutierrez fled the capital that
the general attack on Puebla was start
ed and the city was recaptured in less
than two days.
No Attack on Tnmplco.
No attack is being made on Tampieo
J bv the VUlista forces, who are not ev en
In the neighborhood of the port ac
cording to a message from Rafael Zu
baran Capmany, minister of foreign re
lations in Carranza's cabinet, received
by the Carranza consulate here from
Vtracruz. The message stated that in
a number of encounters well outside th
clt. the Villistas, who are in small
numbers, have been defeated.
The embargo on passenger aia
freight tiaffic below Aguascalientes is
still in effect and it is reported in
Juarez that extensive troop movements
are under way The garrisons at all
points along the line from Queretaro
north to Aguascallente3 have been
greatly increased
Advices from Torreon declare that
the Herrera and Villareal commands
are still located In the v icinity of Hipo
lito, but that they have shown no activ
itv since the defeats at Saltillo and
Monterey Passengers arriving from
the south state that the opinion is ex
pressed in Torreon that the railroad
from that citv to Monterey will be in
complete control of ilia by the end of
the month and that he will be in con
trol of the entire northeast.
Former Federals Ilere.
, Arturo gum, iormer iiuerta consul
at San Antonio and liter inspectoi of
consulates at El Paso, is in the (it
from San Antonio In the last few day
about a dozen exfederals have arrived
in the city and this has given rise m
the report that a large detachmen'
of federals are soon to go to Juare7
in accordance with the decree of ill i
granting amnestv to all former fed
erals not directly connected in the
death of Madero and Suarez
Guadalajara has been occupied b
the forces of Gen Dieguez, according
to unofficial Carranza information re
ceived here The Villistas claim, how
ever th it the citj is still held b Gen
Julian Medina, though admitting th-u
there has been severe fighting near the
citv
Deny ViieMn's Fall.
Washington. D C, Jin 23. Anarl (
panic and disorder reicn in Mexico
City, according to dispatches rrom
Veraciuz today to the Carranza agem
here Rafael Zubaran Capmanv Cai
ranza s minister of the interior charees
that manv worsen id the capital t
near ceath from their tieatment at tl
nanus of Villa troops
Eulallo Figuerra one of the brothei.
of that name, is reported to have
abandoned Villa and applied for ad
mission to the Carranza ranks.
Gen. Obregon denies that Puebla hi.
been attacked Olrici il dispatches t
the state department Fridav aui
Zapata tioops w ei e font miles fiom
Tuebla Thuisdav and dispatches tO( -
(tontintied on Paee 7 to! 4. eonl ee 1
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