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1 EL PASO HERALD IflLLft DEFESTES, DBREOON CUHIMS ! CBUiSEfl EITEL iwin Carranza Commander Re ports 2000 of EnemyKilled or Wounded in Battle. Washington, D. C, April . Gen-Car-rinza's agency here laid claims to vic tory In the recent battle In Guanajauto tatf in making public today thiE tele 's ram from Carranza dated Wednesday." ' Yesterday moating; a battle was .tarted nea- Celaya between forces omrnanded by Gen. Obregon and those p rsonallv led by Villa, and I am Just in receipt of a communication from Gn Obregon advising me that he has ' feated the enemy, inflicting upon ihem a loss of over :W dead and n ounded and a large number of prison rs. arms and ammunition. Obreson is n pursuit of the fleeing enemy." The state department had received no An Old, Family Cough Remedy, Home-Made Baally Prepared Costa Very Little but la Prompt, Sore and Effective . Br making this pint of old-time cough rrrup at borne you hot onlj save about S2, as compared with the ready-made Lind. but jou will also have a muck more frompt and positive remedy in every wav. t overcomes the usual coughs, throat and chest colds in 24 hours relieves even whooping cough quickly and is excellent, too. for bronchitis, "bronchial astiuna, hoarseness and spasmodic croup. Get from any drug store 2 ounces of Fiuex (50 cents worth), pour it into a pint bottle and fill the bottle with plain granulated sucar syrup. Full directions with Pinex. Keeps perfectly and tastes good. Von can feci this take bold of a couch or cold in a way that means business. It inicKiy loosens the drv, hoarse or pam ul couch and beals the inflamed mem branes. Tt filno htm sl remarkshfo fWf: in overcoming the persistent loose cough investigated the shooting across the bv stopping the formation of phlegm in riv" ,nto Brownsville late edneadaj. 1 l.rA -j i i- -. t r l RnlletK nmirri into one of the outlv- wte luruat ana nruncuiai tuoes. The effect of Pine on the membranes is known bv almost everv one. Pinex is a most valuable concentrated compound of genuine Norway pine extract combined with guaiacol and other natural healiag pine elements. There are many worthier imitations of this famous mixture. To avoid dis appointment, ask tout druggist for "2 ounces of Pinex," and do sot accept any thing else. A guarantee of absolute satisfaction, or money promptly refunded, goes with this preparation. The Pinex Co., Ft Wayne, Ind. ,, ?, confirmation of the reported Carranza victory. Vlllista advices claim a similar victorv for Villa. Duval West, personal representative of president Wilson, who arrived yes terday in Mexico City, today had not transmitted any report on conditions there He was received yesterday by Gen. Garza, the Villa-Zapata executive, the Brazilian minister Informed the state department. Secretary Brjan said "the indications were not raorauie iui uv. . "- ....mute.,! tn neutralize Mexico City ana take it out of the fighting xone. He was not sure, he said, that either Car ranza or Villa favored the plan, but was still hopeful. llaiatlan short of Flour. "Reports from the west coast state that Guaymas and Mazatlan are ouiet and that indications at Manaanillo are unfavorable to Carranza forces. The Colorado arrived at Mazatlan on April A fight had occurred near Muralla. state of Smaloa The supply of flour in Mazatlan is becoming exhausted and it Is reported that a decree has been is sued providing that when merchants have flour, and do not offer it for sale. it will be seized by the government and sold. .... "It is reported to the department from Laredo that a new Vlllista force, said to number 1300. is marching from the vicinitv of C. P. Diaz with the avowed intention of attacking Nuevo Laredo in conjunction with the Villa force now in the vicinity of Candela. with which the Nuevo Laredo garrison has been battling for the past few days. The Carranza forces from Lam pazos and other nearb points have been ordered to concentrate at Nuevo Laredo and the fortifications are being strengthened." SHOOTING IS INVESTIGATED; AEROPLANE AT MATAM0R0S. Brownsville. Tex., April S. A Car ranza monoplane was hurriedly un loaded from a refrigerator car here during the night and taken across the river to Matamoros early today. P. A. Chaps, of San Antonio. Tex, who holds the rank of colonel in Carranza's array, went to Matamoros with the machine. He said he expected to be the aviator. A large supply of bombs for his use was manufactured here last week. Col. A. P. Blocksom, in command of the United States border patrol here. IF YOU ARE A DRINKING MAN You had better atop at once or you'll lose jour job. Every line of business is closing its doors to "Drinking" men. It ma; be your tarn next. By the aid of ORRIXE thousands of men have been --stored t$ lives of sobriety . and in dustrj. We are so sure that ORRIKE will benefit you that we say to you that if after a trial you fall to get any benefit from its use, your -money will be re funded. When you stop "Drinking. think of the money you'll save; besides, sober men are worth more to their employers and get higher wages. Costs only $I.M a box. We have an interesting booklet about ORRIKE that we are giving away free on request. Call at our store and talk it over. Kelly & Pollard. Shelodn hotel. Bullets noured into one of the outly ing residential sections of Brownsville during a brief shooting match between the Carranza trenches in Matamoros and a party of Villa outposts. Reports from both the Villa and the Carranza officers said none of the sol diers engaged In the shooting was bit. CALLES REPORTS ROUTING TROOPS OF TRUJILLO nouglrs. Ariz, April S. Gen. Elias Calles. commanding the Carranza army which left Aua Prieta. Soil, early Wedneadaj, reports routing the Villa army of Gen Trujillo at Anava ccchi Pass. 12 miles southeast of Agua Prieta. The fight is said to have lrsted two hours, after which the Villa forces fled toward Naco. pursued by caalr. Preparations are now being made at Naco, Son, it is said, for the evacu ation of that town by Villa forces. CHAO REPORTED WHIPPED . IN TAMPICO FIGHTING (Centfaned From Pace One). tired to Las Palmas, where today they were again routed. The majority have disbanded and fled to the Jungles of the Huasteca Potosina. the remainder are endeavoring to get back to San Luis Potosi. Over 100 prisoners were brought into Tamplco. including many wounded, and It Is estimated that the Villistas lost upwards of 100 men, dead, wound ed and prisoners, besides most of their supplies and equipment" MAW" STAIIVK VT MOXTERBV DESPITK GOT. VII.UV5 AID San Antonio. Texas. April Despite the fact that Gen. Villa organized relief work at Monterey. Merc, for 7000 fami lies, or about 20.000 persons, thousands are reported starving to death. POLITICAL County and City Democratic Club Invites the Public MAYOR-ELECT TOM LEA, JUDGE DAN JACICSON And Others Will Speak. 34th District Coutroom Courthouse. CRAWFORD THEATRE" Week, Commencing Matinee Today - Western Wheel Burlesque Offer "20th Century Maids and Behind Scenes" 2 NEW CLASSY FROLICS 2 NEW BIG OLIO SEE THE FAMOUS AMAZON MARCH 90T OF 'EM BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 90' Evening Performances, 3:30 .25c to $1.00 Bargain Matinee Today 15c to 25c. Matinee Saturday and Sunday 25c to 50e Phone for Keservations 6470. Commander Decides to In tern Eather than Be Sunk by "Waiting Foes. Newport Nes, Va- April 8. Secre tary Daniels today gave formal orders to rear admiral Beatt. commanding thef Norfolk navy yard, to take the German cruiser Pr'ns Fitel Friedrich to the navy a.d for internment. Admiral Beatty wil' determine to what extent the ship will be dismantled to prevent any attempt to leave port. Early today collector Hamilton for mally acknowledged commander Thierichen'a letter announcing bis de termination to intern the Prtnz Kttel Friedrich and instructed him to keep the ship at her anchorage until naval officials form plans for ber removal and internment Commander Thierichens asked the United States government through port authorities Wednesday night to intern his ship and crew. Up to the last moment the German skipper kept up the appearance of being ready for a dash to the sea and 'when the time for decision finally came, he explained that failure of "expected relieT to arrive had made it necessary to intern rather than "to deliver crew and ship to fruitless and certain destruction by the French warships waiting off the Vir ginia capes." Final Impcralhr Mciaacr. Collector of . customs Hamilton boarded the Kitel shortly after 7 oclock Wednesday night with an imperative notice from the Washington govern ment that the time for his stay in this port would expire at midnight and that he must leave American waters bv 4 oclock on the morning of April 8. Before the customs collector could de liver the message commander Thier ichens handed to him the written an nouncement of his decision More than a score of British mer-hant vessels were Immediately permitted to leave port and customs houses at New port News and Norfolk were kept open until 10.30 oclock Issuing clearances. German Announcement. Following is the announcement hand ed collector Hamilton by the commander: "I inform you X intend to intern H. M. S. Kitel Friedrich. The relief I ex pected did not appear, so the number and force of the enemy cruisers watch ing the entrance of the bay makes to me impossible the dash for the open sea with any hope of success. I have decided not deliver ship and crew to fruitless and certain destruction. Be ing obliged for the courtesy shown by all "United States officials. I am ex pecting your orders. I have sent the same information to rear admiral Helm. U. S. S. Alabama. Respectfully. (Signed) "Thierichens." German Are Gloomy. As the collector read this a spirit of gloom seemed to pervade the com mander's cabin and spread all over the ship. Officers and crew were down cast. Commander Thierichens himself declared that the action he was forced to take made him sick: that he was heartbroken by being compelled to re sort to such a step. Unofficially he stated that he had never intended to Intern If it were possible to prevent it- that he had hoped for the arrival of German forces to do battle with the British and French warships off the American coast and tus clear the a for his return to the open sea. "I would like to have gone to sea myself." commander Thierichens said. "I would not hesitate to go, but I had to think first of mj men " Commander Thierichens' action came at the end of a day filled with mysteri ous actions. During the last few hours of grace the German captain had not said a word to Washington officials about interning. He had coaled and provisioned Us ship. Repairs to her boilers had beep made and everything was prepared for a dash to sea. ITALIAN GENERAL STAFF WANTS WAR WITH AUSTRIA Chiasso. Switzerland, April 8 CoL Mcntanari has been apointed secre tary to Lieut. Gen. Count Cadorna, chief of the Italian general staff. Italian newspapers tn discussing this appointment say the Italian gen eral stafr is decidedly anti-Austrian CoL Montanari is well known for his thorough knowledge of the mountain passes in the Austrian territory near the Italian frontier. Count Cadorna still wears the watch which his grand father owned when he was hanged by the Austrians. visTms v -euviv;vs AKAIX KTCIH.NOK MIEI.I.'i Nish. Servia. April i. Twenty-eight heavj projectiles fell in the central quarter of Belgrade, Servia. Tuesday when the Austro-Hungarians bombard ed Servian towns on the Danube and Save rivers. Three were killed and six wounded. The Servians replied with a bom bardment of the Austrian positions, but aoided shelling the towns on the Aus-tro-Hungarian side, which are inhabited exclusively by Servians. BTinB iiATni imi i"ci: lis CI.l'AIlBIl OP TIKK Petrograd. Russia. April 8. The en tire Batura province in Russian Arme nia, has now been cleared of Turks, ac cording to the Novoe Vremya's Hat urn correspondent. He says the Russian:, completed the trans-Tchomk operations by occupying Artvin without firing a shot. HTJERTA IS ON WAY TO UNITED STATES Washington. I. C April 8. From th merican consul at Seville. Spain, tho state department has been advised that Gen. Victoriano Huerta, former provis ional president of Mexico. Is on his wav to the I'nited States. Whether he is coming merely to take up his residence In this country, or to hold conferences with his many formev chiefs who have taken refuge in the ,1'nited States, is not known. It has been rumored that the Huerta element Is planning another revolution in Mexico. HOMES IN HIGHLAND PARK AND ALTA VISTA ARE SOLD C H. Huling has bought from Mrs J R. Rnlow. the five room house located on the north 40 feet of lots IT to 20. block 40. of the Highland Park addi tion, for 32190. This house is located on Dakota street. Hawkins Brothers made the sale Thomas O'Brien has bought from Frank Earll. through Hawkins Broth ers, the five room brick house located at 000 San Marcial street in the Alta Vista section in block . of East 1 Paso, for J170M 60Thrilis-AIVfinute-60ThnlIs BARNEY SPEED KING World's Wonders ( ) 2:30 P. Wl. ( DE LLOYD AIR WIZARD WASHINGTON PARK, ST. 1 0 ""--- 00 DJUD U0B7 TO 1J ALLIES Sultan Rallying His Army to the Aid of the Kaiser and Austria. (Continued From rage One). movements of artillery and preventing the explosion of shells. Our troops have continued the progress made on the previous days. We maintained all our advance in spite of counter attacks of extraordinary violence. "At fces Sparges, especially, the last German counter attack was carried out by a regiment and a half and was com pletely repulsed. The enemy sustained enormous losses. Corpses of men cov ered the field. Three hundre men who momentarily were able to advance from the German positions were mowed down by our machine guns. Not one of them escaped." l'rench Lobars ISnormout. The German army headquarters at Berlin today gave out a report on the progress of histillties which says "The fighting on the Jieuse and the Woevre continued Wednesday. French attacks resulted In failure in the Woe ire district and on the heights of Com bres near the forest oelouse. "French losses on the entire front again were enormous without obtain ing the lightest success. "In the eastern front there have been no developments. The weather continues bad and the roaus are im passable. German Flee In Disorder. The Belgian legation at London has received a telegram from the Bel gian minister of war dated Wednesday which reads: "The western side of the Yser canal ii. the direction of lrei Grachen has Ik en completely freed of the enemy by Belgian troops. The Germans fled in disorder leaving both machine guns and ammunition." DO BRITISH DISCOVER KB1V TURKS M5AR SUBZ C.VX VT, Cairo. Egypt. April T. The following official statement wa; given out here today by the military Smthorlties: "Yesterday morning a small body of Turkish cavalry was seen by our pa trols a few miles nortbeaBt of Kantara (on the railroad midway between Port Said and Ismailla). A few shots were exchanged and the enemy retired. There were no casualties on either side. "All aeroplane reconnaissances show there are no bodies of troops within reach." ROLLS EXAMINED County Commissioners Make i an Inspection at the i Monthly Meeting. Lis Cruces, X M.. April S. Dona n, tax rolls art being examined this week 1 the cont commissioners. The LOmmi -sinners are. John McXary. of Berlno John Findley of lias Cruces. and Antonio Brn east, of Dona Ana. Other work of a rou tine nature will be disposed of at the meet ins sf the commissioners. Xenms jonmaraeni :Mn -uuj. The Las Cmces doubles tennis tourna ment starts here next Monday on the cioh s imiiU ronrlit. the hoar beinc 4:30 The courts are now betas; put in flrstclass condi tion. Amour the players will be- J-. Red Fuller. Pendleton Fuller. H M. Cornell, P. MT. Barker. Austin Oil! Dr Geora-e E. Uadd, F. C Merrill. Bliss Freeman. Donald Tonne. N. C. Frener. Moses B. Stevens. Dr H. M. Bowers. C H. Harding Smith and Fred Katxeastein. The ruller brothers are strivm for the championship of the southwest. 3IESSB.NGKR AM STtVTIO.VAKY r-.-VGI-YKKR HBLII FOR FIGHTING Anderson Parker, formerly a messen ger employed at local messenger ser vice offices, and B. W. Brubaker. fire man at the Troy Laundry, were arrest ed Wednesday night on the charge of fighting. The trouble occurred on Wil low street, near Mr Brubaker's home, and Is said to have resulted from a quarrel over employment. Brubaker declared Thursday that Parker started the trouble and attempt ed to assault him with rocks. "T only defended myself and attempted to keep the man from injuring either my self or my little boy." he said. Both men were said to have suffered cuts on the face from the fight, but neither was seriously injured. A dollar spent tor home valley prod ucts is doubled. Full value given. Come and see our big stock of premiums and you'll realize that it pays to save Coupons and Tags from Liggett & Myers Cigarettes and Tobaccos. Ladies specially invited. J. F. Primm & Co. No. 3 Mrna Vrtnue Kntrance Kolxrln-Banorr Bldff. flY GROCERY w COMPANY UNDERSELL. ALL OTHERS Ho Ya Tea Special Blend India and Ceylon Tea 1-4 lb. Package .15c 1-2 lb. Package 30c 1 . Package Soc Imperator Coffee None Better in the itfarket One pound Can-Special 35c 3 lb. Can with cat gUss-Speoal. . . .$1.00 Sole Agents for Celebrated Faust Blend Coffee One Pound Can 45c Two Pound Can 85c Phones 505 & 506. 204 & 206 East Overland St. MAIL ORDERS PROMPT ATTENTION. WRECKED JAP CRUISER CAA'XOT UK SALVAGED ' San Francisco. Calif, April 8. The Japanese cruiser Anna, wrecked on the Lower California coast cannot be salvaged, according ft officers of the tug Sea Rover, which went to try it. The Sea Rover returned here today. The home valleys united can whip the world. 2 Drops of "GETS IT," Out Comes the Corn ! It's the ftorld Vtondrr; Never Falls.1 "Uuir TAlfle I n rFrrS.Ir Smile V1I- a f-iKHl Deal Over S Feetr ! i on 11 make x-oo-koo eyes at your feet, after you use "GETS-IT." and you'll find the places where those blankety corns used to be. Just as smooth as your cheek There's no corn or callus amoni? the millions of feet in the world that I W.CWHC TT ..It A ......-. .-.-.A .... .-- i ..in iivl rMvi inci t a iiv escape. GETS-IT" is the new way. the simple, common-sense, sure way. It does awav with greasy ointments, salves, pads, cotton zinfrs. harnesses, knives, scissors, raiors. files, and the limpine; and the painful pigeon-toe walk of so many corn-pestered people Ail you do is put I drops of "GETS-IT' on the corn shrivels up and good bye. Not hi n re else in the world like "GETS IT." Millions are using- it. There's no pain, no trouble, no changing shoes be cause of corns. GKTS-IT is sold by druggists ever-. -where. r'Sc a bottle, or sent direct b E Law rencc Co , Chicago Adv. MAJESTIC TOMG1IT THE oRPHEUM Ml'S-ICAL COMEDY COMPAKX opens, presenting ---THE--- Dashing Widow Admliuilon 15c. MATIN'EK SUNDAY 2 30. LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S DAY You Will Be WELCOME GUESTS of Empire Bottled Beverages ay! Children Here's Somthin' AWFUL Good! lit & 1 1 Friday Afternoon, April 9th comer. Mills and I Better'n Candy and it's FREE to all the girls and boys at dur plant, Kansas streets. Girls will be entertained from 2 to 3:30P.M. Boys from 3:30 P. M. until all are served. Ladies and little tots all day. THE NEW riA.CE A---W yp-Twyfjia VPST.VIK.S ALHAMBR-Y THEATER. Or-rbcntra O to 11 p. m. DiXCC IF YOU I.IKK. light IsVB-chr, Dtllcloos Confection, Soda. cfizcnSem. roCiex s::w:ri:,j,j jim.vih-. OS-IIO City National Bank Bids. 5i ICECREAM EL -SODA OC ICK CIlKAjr. 35c QTLAUT Pacific Ocean Confectionery loo . onccoi st. J -37 want to meet personally our many little friends whose loyally has made Empire Beverages a household word. Cold Soda and other good tkings will he served Free -rM fBSmH xH . .-& sW 1 1 . ,1 f I (ill tKamM Interesting Things You Will See: The wonderful Electric Water Sterilizer that purifies the water we use. The large Automatic Bottling Machine in operation, filling and capping nearly two thousand bottles per hour. The various automatic machines for cleansing and sterilizing the bottles. The pasteurizing machine which maizes possible the bottling of pure fruit juices, holding captive all the de licious flavors of the fruit. Be Sure and Come Empire Bottling Works L. G4RDNER, Manager