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AS0 HERALD TODAY'S PRICES T - ier (Handv . Harmon quota al , Copper 14 75$ 15 00 Grains. y. Iive-stcKk. uteady Mexican bank - t l . Mexican peaoc, J5 Chihuahua nn ai Carranza currency, 11 lor-k. steady HOME EDITION WEAXHJhK FtVtECAST. El Tas. rain, ew Mexieo, clondv ytfcaMy mmw; Arixeaa, fair. Ttest Texan, clwidy, rata. sinolb cop'r five cBNTSL EL PASO. TEXAS. THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH II. 1915. pextyebep anywhere cents a month. 12 PAGES. TWO SECTIONS. TODAY. LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. EXICO CITY HOMES LOOTED, BURNED arship Frees American Crew erma XJ. . STEAMER van I B33B I til ecu I Captain of Prinz Eilel Fried rich Is Called Upon for Signed Statement. CRUISERMAY try DASH TO OPEN SEA Captain Declares He Willi Not Intern; Would Con tinue Adventures. NEWPORT SBWS, Va-. March 11 The cruw of he American ship William P. Frye. SOBk b ihe German crnlw Prinz Kltel Fried- ench. -was released from the Prinz l-ittl Friedeneh late toda and, urourfht ashore I Tent;-two arrived but two of i(-rman nationality remained behind and responded to the call of the fath erland by enlistment. The landing of the crew, at first refused by the German officials, fol lowed a formal notice to the com mander of the German cruiser frora 1 S. port collector Hamilton, as fol lows ' You w ill land any Americans among; the officers, seamen or passengers from captured Teasels- Tou are re quested not to use vour radio equip ment in port for purposes of transmis sion "1 haTe the honor to request that 'oa furnish. ne today-a signed '.state ment of the circumstances of the de struction of the ship William P. Frye r an other American ship that has been destroyed by the vessel under i our command. ' , Won't Intern Cruiser. Capt Thienchsen of the Prinz Eitel T nedench late today formally in formed collector Hamilton that it was not his intention to intern his vesseL and that unless the United States re fuses to grant him the necessary time for repairsand restrains hiss, the con- fi-ted cruiser -will attempt to con tinue its voyage of adventure. Brltiah Warships Hoitr Xearby. The Prinz Eitel s dash for the open sea should prove interesting, in the vi"W of naval observers, for four Brit ish warships are reported hovering be- ond the Virginia Capes and are doubt less informed of the enemy ship's move ments, i The Prinz Eitel is not an armored cruiser, but a converted merchant ship, manned by a captain and crew of the imperial naw. and armed with naval Sims, the predap number and nature of which has not been disclosed. , President Announces Inquiry. President Wilson announced today that " a searching Inquiry will be made" into the sinking of the American sail ing ship William P. Frye Discussion of the affair in official quarters was taken to foreshadow a strong protest against the sinking of the American vessel. The contention of the German com mander that the American ship had contraband of war aboard and that de struction was therefore Justified, has been set up as a plea in other cases, but ne er has been recognized by the United States as Justification for such action on the part of a belligerent. Ship eeds Repairs. Phased to the haven of an American port bv British cruisers, the Prinz ) itel la at anchor and her commander had received from the port authorities the usual notice to leave within 24 hours a formality required by law. After seven months of sea roving, the German auxiliary needs repairs, which will take weeks. The neutrality board at Washington, it was understood here, had recom mended that the repairs be allowed under supervision of an American naval attache. The Prinz Biters J00 prisoners of several nationalities were gathered at the rails and her German crew was leaning the ship. Captains Go Ashore. Tile captains of eight of the Eitel's prizes were permitted to go ashore and the complained that they were not permitted to take their crews with them. Commander Thierichsen would not consent to their departure, and neither would be give up the ship's pa pers of the prises he had taken. He contended that they should go to the prize courts in Germany. Officials pointed out however, that If the Eitel decided to intern, the problem of the (Continued on rate z, CoL S). , The Spring Fashion Style Show In the Columns of The El Paso Herald will be held Saturday, March 13 The Greatest Ever. All the stores are making extraordinary preparations to present in A beautiful and complete manner the very latest ia apparel the newest model in gowns and hate and shoes, the last word in Fashion's decree. Not only will the show illustrate the smartnew things for the well dressed woman, bat the men s new styles from hats to shoes and collars to clothes everything m men's wearing apparel will all be oh attractive ex hibition. The Week-End Herald and the Merchants Will Sur prise the People of This Section. j Honor the MTARLAND RESOLUTION ADOPTED New Yor Rector Says The Episcopal Marriage Service Is Mediaeval New York. March 1 1 'If marriage fs founded on the affection of two persons for each other, then with the dis appearance of such sentiment, disap pears the onl ground for the mar riage is the argument of the Rev. Perc Stickny Grant, rector of the Episcopal c mrch of the VcenMon. He gave his v s in a Lenten service in BJ?1. PIIEC1 STIC KM? f.R INT. his church, in which he continued that the present tendency un the- part of the meet conservatie nations toward a mere liberal attitude regarding the dissolution of unhappy marriages was due to the change in the position of woman. "Divorce is not so selfishly individualistic as U- seems to the ultra conservative"," he said. "Take a sane and fearless attitude on this question of divorce and do not let yourselves be put down by shrugs and sneers." COURT WONT LET THAW. PROVE HIMSELF SANE New York, March 11 Harry K. Thaw's attempt to get evidence con cerning his sanity into the record of his trial for conspiracy to escape from Matteawan failed today Justice Page ruled out all testimony of this character except just enough to show that Thaw had the mental capacity to enter into a conspiracy with his five co-defendants to escape. In his ruling, justice Pare asserted that the injection of testimony de signed to prove the sanity of Thaw was improper in this case, which was purely to try an Indictment charging the exercise of an illegal conspiracy to effect the escape of Thaw The state brought its case to a close this afternoon. FORMER POLICE CHIEF SAYS REGISTRATIONS ILLEGAL IrMianapolis, Ind, March 11 Edward Holler, former chief of police of Terre Haute, testifying today in the trial of mayor Don M. Roberts, of Terre Haute, and 27 others charged with conspiracy to corrupt the elections last November, said mayor Roberts had told him "to make out about KM registration ap plications for the last election." He tea. titled that all these applications were illegal and were made out for ficti tious persons. Holler had pleaded guilt to the con spiracy charge." In reply to questions by district at torney Daily as to how the applications for registration were to be distributed over the city. Holler testified that Rob erts said to him, 'Ton know about how many each ward will stand. V9 your ewn Judgment." CANNOT FORCE BANK EXAMINERS TO TESTIFY Austin, Tex, March 11 Answering an inquiry b commissioner of insur ance and banking Patterson, the attor ney general's department held today that a bank examiner has no authority to disclose Information received by him in his official capacity, even after he has lefc the service of the state, and that a oourt cannot require the com missioner to produce reports of such bank examiners. However, the opinion says, the commissioner may in his dis cretion waive the right of privilege for the state and permit the examiner to testify. " HSyRraH '' ISnflPsnUnisBBBBBBBnnnBSBBBBBBBm Texas Legislature For THE Tl VOTE A CHANGE II Would Permit Traveling Men To Vole Auky From Their Homes. suffrageTmay be submitted again House Kills Enacting Clause in the Clark Race Bet ing Measure. ALSTI.V, Tex, March 11. The first proposed constitutional amendment to be adopted by the legislature, and which will be suo mitted to a vote of the people, fs the McFarland house joint resolution which provides that traveling men, railroad men and professional men, whose business takes them away from home, may vote in any state or district flection in any precinct is which they mav be on the day of election. The house passed the resolution a few days ago and today it was adopted in the senate without a dissenting vote. Poll Tax Dill Paused. I ur nAvr puna iinauy ine nous bill by Rowel 1. which compells persons wno ao not pay tneir poll tax to o lia ble for road duty. It also passed final ly the Burmeister house bill, appr-opri-atisg S40 to be used under the direc tion of the state health department for the eradication of anthrax or charbon. which is said to be prevalent among cattle in the southwestern portion of the state. The bill now goes to the governor for approval. Moving Train Exempted. The senate has passed finally the Neeley house bill, which makes it a penalty for a person to obstruct a street or highwa; for longer than eight minutes. However, moving trains are exempted. The Davis house bill, pro viding that counties may vote a tax of S cents on the $10 fc: park purposes, was also passed finally The senate concurred In Ihe house amendments to the Townsend bill, which makes the proceeds of damages from personal Injuries to the wife, her per sonal property Snffrage Mar Be Recalled. The woman's suffrage resolution may be called up again tomorrow and given another test in the houte. according to representative Burmeistcr. its aucnor The text book bill has been made a special order for tomorrow In the house, when it will come up on final passage Begins Bribery Probe. The house committee, appointed to make an investigation into the al leged attempted bribery of representa tive Byrne in connection with the Op tometry bill, began its probe this af ternoon. Election Bill Dtsrnased. Moat of the forenoon was spent In discussion of the Morrow-Harley bill providing for and regulating nomina tions for the state offices and provid ing for the preferential primary. After considerable wrangling over various amendments proposed, the amendment, after striking out the enacting clause, was adopted by a vote of K to 68. thereby killing the bilL The house passed to third reading, senator Lattimore's bill, providing for the entering of record "Nunc pro tunc," in term time or vacation in criminal cases. Some discussion was provoked when senator Wiley's bill was taken up for passage to the third reading. The bill provides for a school census of all chil dren between the ages of 7 and XI years, the present maximum being IT years. Representative Crudgington spoke against the measure. Grlndstaff offered an amendment making the maximum age IS years. This was vtited down by a vote of SI to SS. Representative Haney spoke for the orginal bilL Rowell offered an amendment taking the limit of age off and making it read Irom seven years and over This was -being discussed when the house re cessed for noon Race Betting BUI Killed. By striking the enacting clause from the Clark racing commission bill, which would permit pari-mutuel betting on races in Texas, the house killed the measure. Representative Baker, of Hood coun ty, made the motion which denrived the bill of the enacting clause. The vote was 7S to 17 Bills Pasaed By Houne. The nouse passed finally Tharp's bill prohibiting the incarceration of chil dren under 16 years of age in the Juve nile Training school, Rigger's bill in creasing the civil jurisdiction of the county courts of Lynn, Dawson. Yoa kum. Terry, Garza and Gaines counties: Wagstatfs bill permitting warehouse concerns to incorporate: Baker's (of Scurry) bill creating a system of rural credit banks for farm loaning business; and road lawa for the following coun ties: Bell, Milam, Cor ell, Freestone and Leon. Bills Bngronned. The house engrossed Laae' bill ap propriating $25,000 for Prairie View Normal; SchoH's bill changing the method of paying tax collectors: Cald well's bill raising ralarles of stenog raphers of the civil court of appeals from f 00 to tit per year: McAsklll's (Continued on Pace 1, Col. 4). ' f TTI THE NAVY'S NEW .aBBBBBBBBBalBvltLBBB---------. xflsBSsl77'"," 'tl IS-T M& J T 9 fltBBBlW5'T?fl(Bsssssssi 'sj 4109 33t T&KtBlT&Bi3S3Bf Yjlssaua-ssaKfidissa-fer aaaaV 3' SSfFKr " 'zssssauusHBfl&b sfKssssssssaQsssEe flsasssssssFMssssssnsssssssssss JeV ft HafekW "'SrPT REAR ADMllZrM, Wtf S COVflES- Kesr admirals Fletchtr. How ells just promoted by president Uvm. The rVar At a Glance AN IMPORTANT battle, of which only the barest details are given in the official com sunkatieng of today, was fought in Flanders as the result of a British attack on German positions along an exteaded front. The Franca war office announced that about one and a half miles of German trenches were captured by the British. The German statement says merely that the British made advances at seme points. GERMANS VERY BRAVE A report from the official ob server at British headquarters in the held characterized the German army as "intensely brave, determined and well organized," and says there is no reason at present why the Ger man troops should be discouraged. It will be impossible for the allies to defeat the Germans decisively, the observer believes, except by "ever-increasing pressure of vast numbers of men and gtins through out the coming months." ADVANCE ON PRZASNYSZ No extended reference is made in the official report from Berlin to the new German advance toward Prxasnysz, in northern Poland, which Petrograd says has led to a great battle that is still to be de cided. The report says, however, that the German forces made prog ress north and northwest of Pna snysz. BRITISH PLANS COMPLETED The British plan for attempting, in coeporatien with France, to stop trade to and from Germany, has been decided upon and embodied in an order in council. King George signed the order, which soon will be gazetted. WESTERN FRONT QUIET AGAIN With the diminution of activity in Champagne, the western, battle front has grown quieter. The Ger man military authorities assert that the alBes have suffered a complete defeat in Champagne after under taking an offensive movement be lieved in Berlin to have been de signed to relieve pressure on the Russians. Desultory fighting con tinues in Belgium, but along the eastern end of the line, where there have been active and almost con tinued battles, weather conditions have forced a temporary lnlL TURKS SLACKEN FIRE Paris reports tell of the resump tion of the Dardanelles bombard ment today. It is said that the fire of some of the Turkish bat teries under attack slackened per ceptibly during the engagement GERMAN CRUISER MAY INTERN Reports from Newport News and Washington indicate the German auxiliary cruiser Prinr Eitel Friederich, which took refuge yes terday in Hampton Roads, will be interned. SAYS SOUTHERN PACIFIC WAS COERCED BY WICKERSHAM San Francisco. Calif. March 11 Geo. W Wickersham former I'nlted States attorney general, coerced the Southern Pacific to sell the Central Pacific rail road to the Union Pacific for S1O4.M0, , according to testimony offered Wednesday by Julius Kruttschnitt. chairman of the executive board of the Southern Pacific, in the federal suit to unmerge the Central 4nd Southern Pa cific railways. Kruttschnitt said the attorney gen eral threatened him with a forced sale of the lailr (1 Refusing . J2SAJ? AWliBAI J A H0WB.II and towles, commanding respectively BRITISH OBI GEiM LINES; IE Eft SEME INI IS FrenchArtillsry Subjects German Trenches to Heavy Shelling Before British F orces Dash Into Enemy's Territory, Capturing N euve Chapelle and Lines of Trenches; Germans Don't Admit Defeat. T' ONDOK, Eng. March 11. Under cover of the fire of heavy French "" artillery. British troops have cap tured Neuve Chapelle. three and a half miles north of La Bawee. This success, including the taking of 1000 prisoners and several machine guns, makes It the moat considerable advance reported from the north of France for several months. If made in force. It is strategically of great im portance, as the position commands the road between La Bassee and Line Furthermore, it makes the German hold on La Bassee leas secure, and gives a base for operations for the strength ening of the allies in Tront of Lille. The British now are within two miles of the furthermost point gained by Gen. Sir Horace L. Smith-Dorrten last October, when, witn one army corps, in 1 V . -.. I .. .ft... -. ' an eiion w sin uiu no w uto iiuu between La Bassee and Lille, he forced his way as far as Aubera, two miles to the northeast of Neuve Chapelle. but after desperate fighting against tre mendous odds was forced to retire. Ostrolenka Battle Continues. News dispatches reaching here from Berlin report the failure of the Rus sian attempt to break through the German lines at Auguatowo. while the battle of Ostrolenka continues. Accord ing to this information, which is from official sources, the fighting to the northwest and west of Przasnysx is de veloping favorably for the Germans. The British admiralty continues si lent concerning the operations in the Dardanelles, but reports given out in France set forth that armored ships have penetrated the' narrows of the straits. British Make Long Gain, r The capture of a long stretch of Ger 'Harvey, Hang Up Your Hat, You Are Hired," Said Stale Secreiaru Santa Fe. N M.' .March 11 Frier. Is of former congressman Harvey Fergus- son have learned how secretary of state I 1 W J. Bryan gave the New Mexico man his job as private secretary to the state secretary. When congress adjourned on March 4 Mr. Ferguason. whose job expired with the congress, was called on the telephone and told to go to the secre tary of state's office. Thinking1 it was on official business he hurried there and was met by secretary Bryan. "What are you going to do Harv e 7" secretary Bryan asked. "I don't know 1 lost my job when congreas adjourned and I have made no arrangements yet," Mr. Fergusson replied. ' Hang up our hat. make vourself at home and get to work, you are my new private secretr " When Bryan was a candidate for the presidency back in 18 Fergusson. who was one of the New Mexico delegation, fought hardest for the nomination of the "Boy Orator of the riatte" Brian never forgot the serv ice he rendered that day in the convention hall and this appoinraent as the secretarvs private secretary was the outcome of that ser vice, his friends in Washington say ACTOR'S BROTIIBK SLAIN. London. Eng. March 11 Lieut. CoL Guy du Maurier. has been killed in ac tion at the front The news was re ceived by his brother, Gerald du Mau rier, the actor, as he was about to go on the stage tonight and 'was given to the audience in explanation of his absene To License ADMIRALS g BCHwzniSr SEnvictv CEASADMUJftl. FEAHK.E FlSSCHae. the AtlantV, Pacitic and Asiatic fleets, man positions in Flanders is announced in the French official report given out this afternoon at the Paris war office. The report says "A British attack "Wednesday result ed in the capture of 250v meters (near ly one and a half miles) of trenches before Neuve Chapelle (Flanders) and of the village itself It progressed in the direction of Aubera as far as Pietre Mill, and in a southeasterly direction as far as the northern border of Bois Du Dubiex. that is to say. a distance of about two kilometers bevond Neuve Chapelle." Klght Continues. Germans Say. Berlin, Germany. March 11 (by wire less to Sayville. L. I ) The German war office todaj gave out a report on the progress of the war dated March 11. which says "The British Wednesdav attacked the German position near Neuve Chapelle. At some points the) entered the village. The fighting here still continues. The British adance near (llvenchy has been repulsed. "In the Champagne district the French have delivered two atttacks against positions in the forest east of Sonain. which they lost to us Tuesdav. Both these attacks were repulsed and the losses of the enemy were heavy. A fresh Rnssian attempt to break through the German lines to the south of Augustowo resulted in the annihi lation of the Russian forces used in this endeavor Many Rufllans Captured. In an engagement to the northwest of Ostrolenka the Germans were vie torious. Six Russian officers and 900 soldiers were taken prisoner white eight machine guns were captured. The German attacks to the north and to the northwest of Prxasnj sz have made further progress." Rancher Shoots Mexican To Save The Life Of Grant County Constable Lordsburg, X M, March 11 At the ranch of J E. Cosper. in this count), just across the Arizona line. George i " ' "T?"" nagan, one or per ranch, ah the employes of the Cos- 1 per ranch, shot and killed a Mexican v no nad stolen some harness from him. Hasan suspected the Mexican and trailed him to his hut with constable Richie and another oung man. with a search warrant from the Justice of the peace Thex searched the house and found! some harness, taking the Mexican In custody The officers had left the house when the man asked to return for smoking tobacco Permission was granted him and when he emerged from the house he tarried a large army rifle with which he threatened consta ble Richie The constable drew his re volver, but it failed to fire, and he made a dash for the aide of the house The ether man in the party pulled the trigger 01 nis gun, out it also tailed to I fire. Young Hagan. it is said, then shot I and killed the Mexican, just as he had I fired at Ritchie Hagan was released 1 Whole Family Likes Herald Deming. New Mexico, Manh 9, 1915. Editor El Pao Herald. ilvoelf and family are well pleased with The Herald and intend to con tinue talcing; it all the time. Kesnectfnllj . E y Moran. Gambling Carranza Will Permit Wilh dtawal as Soon as Evac , ualion Is Completed. FOUR SPANIARDS' ARE ASSASSINATED Situation Is "More Encour aShg" the Opinion of U. S. Administration. ' WASHINGTON. Di C March 11 Foreigners m fexico City a.-e believed ready to leave the div as soon aa trams are furnished them and it is the apparent intention of the United States government, in line with a recommendation from Venustlano Carranza, to urge the departure of fo--eigners from the capital. AdMces from Carranza receiied at tfc state depart ment toda indicated that foreigners would be allowed to leae as soon as the evacuation o Mexico Cm b Ger Obregon is iorpleud HpaniardA re Slain. Senor Riano, the Spanish ambasadr' informed the state department tod-i-. that four Spaniards had been assas nated in Mexico Cn and presest d r-r-ports of the looting did burning ot pr vate residences in the outskirts t made no specific request for act o Carranza s repl to the United S.ar -denied any killing or looting at i'r capital Venusti&no Car-rank's replv to t American note as laid before presi dent Wilson tod a j and afterward it was indicated in administration circles that the situation looked more encouraging Continued efforts, however, will i"e made by the United states to assr unbroken communication between Mex ico Cit and "Veracruz, and for tue care of the destitute in Mexico Clt Feed Badly A reded. A telegram from the British cha-TO In Mexico Cit. receted here Wednes- t da. says "In my opinion, the effect of the American sote to Carranza and Obr gon has been extremely good. It i however, absolutely necessary that im mediate steps be taken for sending sup plies of food and forage to the cap -taL Whatever part 11 in power i Mex ico City and Veracruz, ft is now pla i that the best means to preent the re currence of such a situation as now ex ists would be to insist on local troops maintaining iniolate the railroad com munications between Mexico Cit ani Veracruz." Can-aoKn Sente Charses- A further denial of charges made ' ' the United States m its recent not to Venustiano Carranza is contained 1-. Cirransa s formal repl . which w "s addressed to president Wilson sers, -1 ally and was made public Wednesda night. The answer sajs, in effect, tKa conditions at Mexico City are merei those normally accompanying war con ditions, that everything possible has been done bv Gen Obregon to alleviate suffering, and that foreigners had be leave the capital for the time beinK Following is the txt of Carraszu.3 reply. "VI though the terms in nhich t s note is worded would afford me caue for not answering, it Is mj wish, no withstanding that mv silence be n construed as a, justification of charter contained in the same I have trie 1 to put aside for the moment refeeme-a which are made to mv personal r sponsibtlitv and looking onl fr t e good of my countr and for the bene of the cause whuh the Mexican .eo ple have entrusted to me, I thougnt it mv dut to answer at once 'On the other hand in view of tve importance of the subject discussed n the aforesaid note, I have thought rr self authorized not to follow tNs time customar channels, but to a l dres you (president Wilson) person ally concerning a matter which m involve the success of the Mex a revolution. In the note I am answer ing it Is taken for granted that he imputations made against Gen ot Kon by an international committee foreign residents in the Ctt of Mexi-" the srbstance of which also h i bee communicated to me by Mr Silhman his note of the first instant, are t and this assumption has been indulge in hen the answer to those imputt tions was being prepared. Den I en Chances Vgalnmt Obregen. "Reservlng the privilege of answ ew itwfBed en Fane X Col. 4). Machine