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51-xIcad bank notes li Mexican
ppsuE. 3 Chihuahua currency. 6 Car
rirza currency. Bar atlver (Handv &
Birmftn tfaotatton) 6 Copper, 18 59
i rains, higher livestock, lower
SiockK. Irregular.
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Bt rata and Wtit Texas, fair; New
Mexico, fair, cooler; Arizona, cloudy.
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ALLIED ARMY ATTACKS TURKISH FORTS
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Dieguez Reported To Have
Reinforced Gen. Obregon
From Jalisco.
buelna Whipped,
carranza says
Asserts Villa Governor Of
Stale of Sinaloa Defeated
In Battle In Tepic.
OX BOARD U. S. S. Colorado,
OH GnaynuB. M, April 25.
By vrireless to San. Sie-o. N
CallfW April 20) YaquI nprijilnps
and the IndianV defiant nttitnde
are canaJns Villa authorities much
concern Troops hare refused to
operate afralcst Indians on the war
path In the Taqnl valley, fK miles
southeast of here it is reported.
In Gnarmas soldiers went on a
rampage last night smashing win
dows. In northern Sonora Villa and
Carranxa troops ore reported to
hare been fighting- yesterday near
Inraris 40 mfles senth of ognles.
Tee reralt fs nnknoirn here.
CoTernor Jose Maytorena arrlTed
at Gaaynxas ho expected ly last
night. Testerday he caused his.
family to be removed front Gnay
nai to Xagales, on the northern
border.
AfflnOMB imiHai b Villa amsnta
on the border Indicate that a
battle between "Villa's forces and
Gen. Obregon's army may take place
within the nert two or three days at
AguascaHentes. Gen. Juan Banderas.
the Zapatista leader who split with
Zapata and Joined Villa's army with
6000 men. is expected in Aguasoallentes
tonight, according- to messages received
from Villi- by a friend in El Paso.
Gen Banaeras is making1 the trip over
land from San Luis PotoeL
Carranza agents in El Paeo claim
that Obregon will attack AguascaM
entes before the northern leader ean
perfect his plans for resistance, and
that the Carranza advance is already
within 20 miles of Villa's positions.
If such is the case, a second engage
ment between the victorious Carran
cista army and the defeated ViHa
troops will probably take place within
the next two or three daya
However, if Obregon does not attack
Aguascalientes during the week. Villa
will have concentrated between 25,066
and 40.9OS men in Aguascalientes, in
cluding 30 pieces of Meld artillery re
moved from the garrisons recently sta
tioned at Guadalajara, Monterey, San
Lais Potosi, Xatamoros and the state
of Sinaloa If Villa has time to per
fect his plans before Obregon reaches
Aguascalientes, it is believed that the
hero of the battle of Torreon will go
south and meet the advancing Carran
cista army
VHla Ttelnforced.
Passengers arriving from Torreon 1
bring the report that not less than 58 ;
troop trains carrying men, horses, pro- i
vl mnp a-4.11& , kI ....... t , - '
passed through that city on their way
to Villa's concentration camp at Aguas
calientes. Some of these trains came
from the state of Durango and others
from northwestern Chihuahua, but the
bulk came from San Pedro de Las
Colonies. Mont ere v. Xatamoros and
other points east of Torreon.
Messages Sunday to the Carranza con
sulate in El Paso assert that Gen. Obre
gon marched through Silao on Sunday.
This citv is considerably north of Ira
puato. which was the northern base of
Gen Villa until h's recent defeat, and
is the junction point with the railroad
to Guanajuato city.
Dieguez Reinforces Obreirnn-
that-Gen1 MlelwSV?h;"SrS"
The Carranza message farther states
commander, who defeated Rodolfo FT-
en-o an th vin, -...-.. .. n j-.- I
Jara so badly, after recapturing that
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SECOND FLOOD STRIKES AUSTIN
'S"
BATTMI1IES
Washington, D. C, April 56. In the
battle of Celaya. Gen. Villa's horse was
shot under him in a charge of the
"Battalion of Death," according to an
official report from Chihuahua city to
isnnque u. uorente ol the villa agency
"Gen. Villa bombarded Celaya for 24
hours, causing much damage to build
ings where Obregon had placed his
artillery," says the report. "The loeees
among Obregon's Indian troops were
enormous and the bloody character of
the battle, would horrify even those
accustomed to warfare. The "Battalion
of Death' was almost annihilated in a
charge directed by Gen. Villa person
ally. In this charge Gen. Villa's horse
was shot under him. The losses of
Gen. Villa were heavy but so were
those of Gen. Obregon."
Captain of Old Diaz
Army Dies in Exile
Enrique Davilla, a former captatln In
the Coabnila brigade of the old Diaz
army, died suddenly at a local rooming
house on Sunday morning. Coroner J.
J. Murphy was notified and. after an
inspection of the body, gave a verdict
that death was due to natural causes.
Capt. Davilla had heart trouble for sev
eral years.
Among his effects were found many
documents relating to the Diaz regime
in Mexico. One of these was a transfer
from the Mexican government to the
captain of several tracts of land in Coa- j
nuna.
A brother, Joaquin Davilla, resides in
San Antonio "and is expected here on
Monday night to take charge of the
body.
CARRANCISTAS THREATEN
M?CLEARY WITH DEATH
Washington. D. G, April JS. Philip
E.- Jfceieary. of B Paso. TUxas, an
American newspaper correspondent at
Veracruz, has been imprisoned and sen
tenced to be shot by Camas authori
ties for baving sent out uncensored
news dispatches.
Secretary Bryan received an appeal
for aid today from John W. Roberts, at
EI Paso, and instructed consul Silllraan
to take the question up at once with
Carranza.
Phil McCleary sailed from Veracruz
Friday, according to a message re
ceived by his mother, Mrs. F. B. Mc
Cleary She has received word that
he was released shortly after his ar
rest. McCleary was in the employ of
the Carranza government as a publicity
agent.
BREAD LINE CLOSED,
CANADIANS RUSH TO U. S.
Seattle. Wash, April 24. Sow that
the breadline in Vancouver. B. C. has
been closed, aliens are trying to cross
in large numbers to the united States,
and' four additional immigration in
spectors have, been stationed along the
border to prevent the influx.
In the past week more than 100
aliens were captured after they had
crossed the border. They were returned
to Canada.
Owing to the war. railroad building
and other work that usually takes
thousands of men into the woods of
British Columbia in spring, are sus-
pended.
CARRANZA EXACTS INVOICE
FOR ALL MEXICAN MONEY
A message to Andres G Garcia. Con
srJtutTonalist onsul at El Paso, says:
"Piease note the tolIowlng decree of
the secretary of hacienda and act in
accordance therewith: All packages
containing paper money in a"ue of one
thousand pesos up must be. accoirpan
ied by consular manifests of importa-
I tkm. Packages not fulfilling this re-
quirement will be seized by customs
officials wno will examine same care
fully. Berrnitting the importation of
good and destroying all false money
they may contain."
ODRECm'S BROTHER FREE.
Frandeco Obregon, aged brother of
the Carranza commander of that name.
was.saH in an official Villa statement
f"",,1",,"? c,tv GenT Oortcon "tas
in Cnwnanua, City. uen. uoregon last
week reported that his brother had
been executed by Villa officials after
his arrest at Guadalajara.
tickets to
winners or
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FBI BODIES IE
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Believed Now That Thirty
two In All Lost Their
Lives.
RESERV61RFULL;
MORE WATER DUE
No Additional Rains Today
and Swollen Streams Be
gin To Recede.
AUSTIN, Tex, April 26. Austin
bad a second flood Sunday when
heavy rains canted the washing
away of two bridges in 'the city and
several in the county.
18 Are Hissing.
Eighteen of the 33 people supposed to
have been drowned in the flood of last
week are still unaccounted for and
search for the bodies continues. The
search for the body of young George
irMiMUKMPu iian xeveaieu no ixace ox it.
Another Big Rise Expected.
At noon today the water in the lake
at the dam had reached a depth of 6S
feet and was still rising, according to
reports received from there
It is also reported that a rise of 10
or IS feet is due to arrive some time
tosripht iron tfceJAmn caption. Sixty
five feet is the lake level, consequently
the wattr is now searing over the
structure at a tamfle rate. There is
no danger, however, according to the en
gineers at the dam.
When questioned as to the possibility
of the dam giving way, Frank S. Taylor,
i mucin engineer ior ine aam, said:
The dam will be there for 1000 years
unless an earthquake comes along."
No Additional Rains.
There were no additional precipita
tions today and the waters in Shoal
and Waller creeks are slowly receding
to their normal condition. The heavy
rain which prevailed Sunday washed
away several bridges jn the countv and
two in the eitv.
CENTRAL TEXANS FLEE
BEFORE SECOND FLOOD
Austin, Tex., April 26. Persons in the
lowlands and iiting on -creek banks in
central Texas had to flee Sunday be
fore a second flood, the result of" very
heavy rains. Austin streets and bridges
were materially damaged. The Colorado
river and smaller streams, already out
of their banks, continued rising. The
death list remains at SI, of which 14
occurred here. ProabMy a score of peo
ple are missing.
SAYS GERMAN SQUADRON
IS HEADED FOR CANADA
Portland, Ore, April 26. Headed for
the Atlantic coast of Canada is a Ger
man squadron of 14 or 15 vessels bent
on bombarding important cities and
fortifications there, according to a let
ter received Sunday night by Capt. Carl
Brauch, master of the German bark
Dalhek, interned here since July 2.
from a friend who Ir a itew AfrtoA.. Ae
the German navy
"Eight days before the German fleet
bombarded Scarborough. Hartlepool
and other ports near the Tyne, I re
ceived a letter from the same friend
telling me that the German fleet would
strike for the British coast and I
thought that statement was laughable,"
said Capt. Branch.
GIRL ALTERS TESTIMONY
AGAINST CHIEF 100 TIMES
Los Angeles, Calif., April 26. Edith
Serkm, star witness against Charles .
Sebastian, suspended chief of police, and
Mrs. Lillie Pratt, testified here today
that she often went aatomobiling with
tlie, defendants m a big red car with a
sonp- .
All police department automobiles are
Hack. When this was brought to her
notice the witness seemed confused. She
has made thus far on eross examina
tion more than 100 changes from her
direct testimony.
The defendants are accused of con
tributing to her dependency.
FERGUSON CALLS TEXAS
LEGISLATURE FOR THURSDAY
Austin, Tex., April 26. Gov. Fergu
son issued a proclamation today calling
the extra session of the legislature to
meet on Thursday morning at 10 oclock.
Only two subjects are embraced In
the call, the general appropriation bill
and the Gibson bill amending the Rob
ertson Insurance law.
In a statement. Gov. Ferguson leaves
the question of back taxes that may be
due by the Insurance companies to be
settled by the courts.
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SraLU-e. X Y. April 16 The
libel suit started by William Barnes, jr,
From left to right the three are
COLflNEL YIELDED
TO "BOSS" FLSTfl
Letters Written by TTim to
Late Senator Are Bead
During Present Trial.
Syracuse, N. T., April 26 A series
of confidential letters taken from the
files kept by the late Thos. C. Piatt,
while he was representing the state
of New York in the United States sen
ate were today read to the jury try
ing Win. Barnes's suit for alleged libel
against Theodore Roosevelt in the su
preme court here. Some of the letters
were signed by CoL Roosevelt.
In nearly alt of them the writers
discussed candidates for office in the
state government and' in reply to a
question by Mr. Barnes's counsel, the
former president said without the
slightest hesitation that he consulted
freely with senator Piatt about af
fairs at Albany, realizing at all times
that he was the "boss" of the Repub
lican party in this state. One of tht
letters read-during the forenoon ses
sion contained a postcript which read:
"AH right, I'll change the whole
board of tax assessors."
The colonel denied emphatically thai
such conferences constituted, "invisi
ble government."
.."My actions." the witness asserted,
rere as visible as. they could be."
Letters to names.
Mr. Barnes's attorney then put Into
the record letters written by Mr. Barnes
to CoL Roosevelt and by CoL Roosevelt
to Mr. Barnes and to Herbert Parsons.
The latter letters dated August 21. 1S68.
were nearly identical in contents and
phraseology. In one letter Mr. Barnes
discussed Gov Hughes He said that
should Hughe? bo elected, he would
set up a political ra&cMne and that all
politicians who opposed him would
have to sneak in the back door or get
out of politics.
The reply of CoL Roosevelt, written
at Oyster Bay. read:
"Dear Mr. Barnes:
"Yesterday I saw Sherman Bennet.
George Smith, Mike Dady. Cocks and
Hitchcock, chairman of the national
committee, here. I have ben carefully
going in the Hughes matter since I
saw yoj I appreciat- to the full the
force of the argument you urged
against his renomination. It is not
pleasant for me to support a man who
has wantonly behaved badly to the very
men who did most in securing his se
lection. I would approve his turning
them down in the public interest, but
I object to Its being Jon vantonly.
Moreover I appreciate that he has
alienated quite needlessly very many
voters, and if we had the right man to
put in his place (the right man from
the standpoint of getting votes), I
should say that I should certainly wish
to nominate that man. But no such
man Is In sight, and there does not
seem to be the slightest chance of his
arising:"
University
Scholarship
Friday is the last day to vote in
they return the ballots, together with
test. The ballots have been sent out
to all members, but many have not
returned them. It Is requested that
the University Scholarship club con
thelr annual dues, as soon as possible.
CH2Lg2SE2 Com-ECZ
photograph shows counsel for Theodore Koosevelt in conference over the $50,000
against the former president.
Oliver S. Burden, William H. Van Bengchoten and Stewart F. Hancock.
The Vvzr At a Glance
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THE new German offensive In
Belgium, styled by some Brit
h i ii m.ii lull,, m 4hA mat.
t batUe of the war. is being
poshed on with all -the power of
the army Germany Is reputed to
have assembled along this front.
The official announcement from
Berlin today reports Impressive
victories! although no admission to
this effect are made at Paris or
London.
The official Paris statement gives
few details of the fighting in Bel
gium. It is said German attacks
were checked by the British.
German Attacks Develop Force
The German attack is developing
with great force over a large part
of the western front. Berlin an
nounced the recapture of Hart-mans-Weilerkopf.
in the mountains
near the eastern end of the line,
which the French took recently af
ter several weeks of fighting. On
the heights of the Mouse a severe
battle has begun.
Italy to FIcht
The opinion is growing in Rome
that Austria and Italy are drifting
inevitably toward war.
Italian refugeea from Austria say
the frontier has been fortified by
the Austrians with concrete
trenches and heavy artillery.
Austria Claims ew Vlciorle
New victories in the fighting in
the Carpathians are claimed by the
Austrians. After several weeks ot
slow progress they have at least
reduced the Russian positions on
both sides of the Orawa valley, the
Vienna war office announces. Fe
trograd reports the repulse of an
attack in TJzsok pass and says the
Austrians have brought up a large
amount of artillery along the Car
pathian front.
Holdub Men Rob Dealer
Of $185,000 in Mexican
Money, How Much Gold?
Consul alley, near Campbell and
Overland streets, was the scene late
Saturday night of a noMnp. when Louts
GoMtwmc. a dealer In Mexican eur-
reacr. was robbed of
J74.ee
In Car-
ransa currency and Jlll.l
Carransa
money.
According to Goldbaum, the monepr
was taken .from him and a companion
by two highwaymen.
Goldbaum Is said to have told the
police that he and his companion were
taking the money to a place where It
was to be sold. '
GOV. M'DONALD REFUSES
.TO GRANT REQUISITION
Santa Fe. N M.. April 26. Gov Mc
Donald has refused to honor a requisi
tion from the governor of lllino's for
the return to Chicago of Charles A
Siringo. the cowboy detective and au
thor, who is wanted there on a charge
of having libeled the Pinkerton de
tective atrency in his book. "Two Evil
Isms." He based his refusal on the
opinion of attorney general Clancy that
the requisition presented here by ser
geant Donnelly, of the Chicago police
-force, does not comply with the 'Jnlted
States law. and with the agreement of
the state governors at a conference
held In 13 87.
SAYS RATE OX PACKKD MEATS
IS ALREADY ABOVE AVERAGE
Chicago, 1U.. April 26. In Ve west
ern commodity rate case before W. M.
Daniels, interstate commerce commis
sioner, C B. Heineman. assistant traf
fic manager for Morris A Cc, the first
witness, testified today that the re
ported advance of S cents per 106
pounds would merely swell a rate which
already is higher than the average rate
on all other commodities.
nuns.
QUITpi G
Noted Comedian of the Mo
tion Picture Screen Dies
After Short Illness.
New York, April 26. John Bonny,
whose antics as a moving picture come
dian have made millions laugh, died at
his home in BrooUpa today. He had
been ill for ahdstt three weeks of a com
plication of diseases.
Members of ate family were with him
when he died; for a week he had ap
parently been Improving. Strenuous
months of work. It is believed, caused
the breakdown which resulted in bis
death.
PERCENTAGE OF BANK
RESERVES SHOWS INCREASE
Washington. D. C, April 36. Per
centage of reserves held in .banks in
New York, Chicago and St- Louis, the
three central reserve cities, shows an
increase over the percentage held on
December 11. as do those ha other re
serve cities and in country banks,
Loans and discounts of the 7569
national banks reporting to the con
troler on his hut calL March 4,
amounted to ?6.4tt,M4,Me. lan increase
over December SI of mx.tX8.SS4. and
an increase over the can the year pre
vious of about S142.00t.6Ml
Demand deposits amounted to 36,14.
761,826, a decrease over the amount rer
ported on the call a year ago of 34K.
426.631. and over that of Dec 31. of
about S625.06.6O6. Overdrafts, which
the controier has notiOed banks he will
not tolerate, amounted to ST.0i6.E34.
Total resources of the banks was given
at 311.566.846,004.
IS CHARGED WITH PASSING
THREE CHECKS, ALL FORGED
Chargerd with passing three forged
checks, Conrad Wallan, alias Frank
Peterson, was arrested Monday morning
on complaints filed in the justice court
of J. J. Murphy. It is alleged that
Wallan. or Peterson, passed a check
made payable to the Popular for $79.50;
one payable to William Boeing for
$17.50. and one to the Hobman com
pany for $4.
ARCHITECTS' LTJNCHEOH
IS PURELY SOCIAL ONE
The weekly luncheon of the El Paso
Architects' association at the Hotel Paso
del Norte on Monday was of a purely
social nature. A committee from the
association had a conference with the
city commissioners at noon and this
delayed their arrival at the luncheon and
as some of the other members had to
hurry away before their arrival, all
busmess was deferred to a future meeting.
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General Attack On the Dar
danelles Is Resumed By
the Anglo-French.
GERMANSDRIVING
WESTWARD AGAIN
Maying Desperate Efforts Jo
Reach the French Coast;
Battle Is Brisk. i
LO.VDOX, Eur. April 2. The
admiralty and the war office
declared this afternoon that a
general attack on the Dardanelles
had begun. An army. It was aald,
has been disembarked sacceaafnlly.
The following' official announce
ment was given out la London to
days "The general attack: on the Dar
danelles by the fleet and the army
wan resumed Sunday.
Th disembarkation of the army.
covered by the fleet, began before
sunrine at variona points on the
Gcllipolt penlnmila, and. In apt re of
serious onnoMlen from the enemy
la strong eateenehments protected
by barbed were, mi rapalttiL.
successful. " .-
"Beore- nightfall, large forces
were eatabrlahed en shore.
fhe tandtejc of the army and
the advance continue."
VKROXA, Italy, April 36V DIs
patehea received from the
frontier sayi Anatrian mil
itary authorities are rapidly com
pleting their preparations for de
fence against Italy. Twelve thou
sand troops are quartered at Trent:
4000 at Roverelo. 4000 at Rlvn and
ISioo altogether at various anuQIer
places. ArranKementa are being
made for housing 5000 Prussians.
3000 at Trent and 000 at Mezzo
Lombard e.
LONDON. Eng.. April 36. What some
military critics are Inclined to
pronounce the "greatest battle of
the war" is now under way on, the Yser
canal in Belgium.
Official reports are both meager and
contradictory, but it generally is be
lieved in London that the Germans are
again making desperate efforts a
break through to the French channel
porta. It Is impossible as yet to tret a
dear idea of the extent of the German
movement, but some special dispatches
to London papers describe it as so im
portant that the Germans are even
l credited with bringing field marshal
von nindenDurg from the east to con
duct the operations and emperor Wil
liam himself Is reported as proceeding
to the Yser front.
In the eastern arena of hostilities,
the Carpathians compete with the Yser
for interest.
Peace Delegates are Marooned.
The fairway between England and
Holland still Is being kept clear of
commercial shinsina with th reanlt
that the steamer Noordam. bearing the
women delegates to the peace confer
ence, is marooned in the Downs. Some
of the delegates have sent an appeal to
ambassador Page, who explained it was
impossible for the embassy to help the
delegates reach The Hague
Operations in the North sea are still
a deep mystery, but special attention
concerning them has virtually ceased
on account of the interest In land activ
ities. Claim loee Canadians Captured,
iln the official statement given out
today by the German general army
headquarters at Berlin it was an
nounced that more than 166)6 Canadians
had been captured in the fighting
around Ypres Belgium The text of
the statement follows
"The Germans hold Liserne, on the
west bank of the canaL which the
French pretend to hae recaptured
Also on the east of the canaL the con
quered terrain rentains in the posses
sion of the Germans The number of
cannon taken by the Germans rose to
45, including four English
Total Prisoners 5000.
"Northwest of Zonnebeke the German
attacks continue- More than 1060 Cana
dians were taken prisoners. The total
number of prisoners rose to tOO. They
include Senegal negroes. English. Tur
(Osnttmed en Pate X Cot 2).