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ERALlf
EL PAS
HOME EDITION
TODAY'S PRICES
Mexican bank nots, ISfe Mexican
Te v. Co chihaahua. currency S
T.ma7 cjrrency 6 Bar sliver Handy
fi Harmon quotations 5 Copper IS
rams. higher Livestock, steady
S'ocks higher
WEAtnrrtt to RECAST,
73 Fa awl l-le Texas, fair. "New
MexiktJ. fair, frott north; Arltena, fair.
EL PASO. TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 4. 1915.
LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
DELIVERED ANYWHERE CENTS A MONTR.
12 PAGES. TWO SECTIONS. TODAY.
SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS.
AUSTRIANS WIN AGAIN; CAPTURE 30,00
waits
t Aguas
Gen. Villa A
Obregon
Does Not Accept the "Vic
tories' Claimed By Subor
dinates and Servants.
MAY MOVE SOUTH
IN NEXT 10 DAYS
Says He Will Be Ready By
That Time If He Is Not
Attacked Sooner.
AT "WID3 variance with claims
recently made bj subordinates
-was the telegram received Moa
daj afternoon from Gen. Francisco
A ilia dated at AguascaUentes, in which
th general of the north declared that
there has been no lighting of import
ant e recently around that region.
The roost important assertion in ioc
message was the declaration that, "1
will remain here foi two days and, if
hy that time, the enerm has not at
tacked I will be in position to move
utb against them. '
This indicates th t ilia is Keeping
Im men entrenched at Aguascalientes
pud tnat he has not been moving any
large forces south against the advance
o icn Obregon and his command of
t irrania trooos nor i he read as
". ei ir mote such a force, notwithstand
i reports issued mghtl by Villa s
J.-eui enanls nil llm ,hntaar lnjgnfwcr -
feats of Obregon and bfg Villa vic
tories. The latest report of Villa victories
tv as issued Montiav night right after
the receipt here of the message from
th chief in which he asserted that
t. ere had been no Important flgting.
Famine Threaten t hlhuui.ua.
Chihuahua state is facing famine.
a ording to Americans who arrived at
ih- border last night Already there
- a tenous shortage of corn and beans.
tie principal food of the laboring
lisses, and by next fall the danger of
holesale starvation will be great, say
ien who are in close touch with Mexi-
'iii affairs and hae liexl in Chihua-
hja for j ears.
The mone problem is also becoming
venous ilia currency can still b
ued to purchase food, bat it is hard
t bay clothes or shoes with it. 3fer-
cna ts accept it in pament for cornf
a i d beans but tr to avoid taxing it in
j .ment for anything else.
This ears crop was small through
out the state, it is reported. Less land
vas pi in ted than ever before, becaase
nost of the male help are away in the
w ar
Gen. Diaz's Victory
To Be Celebrated By
Villa Troops Wednesday
luarez will celebrate Wednesday as
11 e j3d anniversary of the battle of
7 jebla. where a French army was de-Xt-Mttd
near the city of Puebfta
Next to Sept. IS, which is the fourth
f July of Mexico, the May S celebra
i on is the most important national
Lou lai of the southern republic
n Cinco de Mao will be observed
1 all factions throughout the repnb
i The ilia Karri son in Juarez will
jaiaie Wednesday morning and patri
(tu exercises will be held in the after
?o " in the plaza around the Juarez
n mifment School children and public
speakers will take part in the cere
moT ie
Tn f 1 Paso the Mexican colon is
pri inng to observe the day by the
ureal it of Mexican flags and decorat
i t f I umes in the Mexican national
lor.
YAQUI CHIEFS BREAK
WITH GOV. MAYTORENA
Nnprales. Ariz. May A The arrival
at ogales Sonora. of governor Mayto-r.-na
and his staff is said to be coin-
ulent with a warning sert him by
Taqui chiefs Urbalejo and Acosta that
us continued failure to furnish them
-n ith monev and supplies would lead the i
1 aqui! to revolt The Indian chiefs!
.-e said to have given Mavtorena a few
uas in which to complv with their de
mand The Yaqui forces dominate the
otintrv between Cananea. Kaco and
of-ales. They are located at Villa
ei de and Del Rio
BARNES COUNSEL INTENDS
TO QUIZ ROOSEVELT AGAIN
5raeuse. N Y May 4 The pros-
Deit of seeing both Theodore Roose
elt and William Barnes on the wit-
Jo the court Tou SSay-wneu" rte !
hearing- was resumed of Barnes's 350.-
"0 libel suit. Although counsel for
tne defence intimated they would not
ouestion the colonel at any great
length Wm. Tvms, chief counsel for
Barnes was said to be ready to put the
ok nel through an extended cross el
an mation
i ranklin D Roosevelt, former state
senator and now assistant secretary
of the nav), arrived here today in an
swer to a summons from the Roosevelt
counsel Roosevelt, it was said, was
to teitifv regarding a deadlock in the
senate which ultimatel-v resulted in the
election of James O Gorman as United
States senator Roosevelt, a Democrat,
was the leader of an insurgent move
ment in the state senate at that time
Hout $55OOOvOOO More Is To Be Spent In
TWO
Tte War At a Glance
TNVASION of Turkish territory on
the mainland in Asia is report
- ed unofficially to have been be
gun by the allied forces. An Ath
ens dispatch says that troops were
landed at a point 35 miles fro
bymrna- It is also said the bom
bardment of Smyrna has been re
sumed and that the shelling of the
Turkish forts at the Dardanelles
continues.
Germans Lose at Ipres
The official French report of to
day states that another attack on
the British positions near Ypres.
Belgium, was made Monday by tho
Germans. The attack, it is said,
was driven back.
Another British Ship Sunk
The new submarine campaign of
the Germans is being prosecuted
with undiminished activity and an
other British -vessel has been tor
pedoed. The steamer Mmterne, with
a cargo of coal for the river plate,
was attacked off the Sicilly Islands,
with the loss of two lives.
Italy Still tvoida Action
King Victor Emanuel's decision
. not to attend the unveiling of the
Garibaldi monument is regarded as
indicating that no warlike action
will be taken by Italy in the im
mediate future, for it was the
opinion in Rome that his presence
on this occasion would have been
equivalent to a declaration of war
on Austria. Prince von Boelow. the
German ambassador, is credited
with having averted a crisis by pre
senting new offers on the part of
Austria.
Rnssla 311nlmiscs Reverses
Unofficial advices from Russian
sources assert the Austrian claims
of victor) in western Galida are
exaggerated, although it is ad
mitted the movement was an im
portant one
sTirEiTir
' Ml HOT
Resolution Adopted Declar
ing Groundless Charge
of Misappropriation.
Austin. Texas. May I In the senate
today practically the entire morning
session was consumed in the consider
ation of the Westbrook resolution, call
ing for the pppointment of a committee
of three senators to make an investi
gation of alleged diversion of the ap
propriation of J2,0O made by the last
legislature for the destruction of rats,
to prevent the entrance into Texas of
bubonic plague
Mo Ground for Charge.'
The whole matter was finally dis
posed of bv the adontion of a substl-
t tute offered by senators Nugent and
MOiealus, declaring mere is no sronnu
for the charge and that the action of
the state health officer be approved
This substitute was adopted by a vote
of nine to eight, three present not vot
ing There was one pair
The senate passed finally the bill of
senator Cowell, making an appropria
tion of J10,e for the Panama-Pacific
exposition, to be expended for the col
lection and maintaining of a suitable
exhibit.
Mould Slop Extra Sessions.
Senator Clark created a mild sensa
tion when he Introduced a resolution
that the governor be requested not to
call another special session of the leg
islature, unless in case of serious emer
gency, as the people are disgusted with
special legislations. The resolution was
referred to the committee on rules.
Hudspeth Offers Resolution.
Senator Hudspeth, arthe request of
the Ccnfede-ate Veterans camp at San
Angelo, sent up a resolution asking the
legislature to memorialise congress to
make restitution for property losses
caused during the civil war, either di
rectly or in the way of pensions for
Confederate veterans and their wid
ows. On motion of senator Bee, all refer
ence to pensions was stricken out, and
the resolution was then adopted. The
senate then adjourned to 10 a. m. to
morrow Suffrage Question Settled.
The woman's suffrage question, so
far as this special session of the legis
ltaure Is concerned, was quickly and
finally disposed of today in the house,
when the suffrage resolution was in
definitely postponed by a. vote of 8S
This is the resolution introduced
yesterday requesting the attorney gen
eral to give the house an opinion as to
whether or not this legislature would
have power to enact statutory equal
suffrage law.
Prohibition Comes Ip.
The prohibition question then oceu
.the attention of thb house Jo,
brief period when representative
Lewelling moved that out of courtesy
to Mrs. Nannie Webb Curtis, president
of the Texas W. a T U, the speaker
be directed to answer her telegram
sent a few days ago. urging the enact
ment of statutory prohibition, advising
her that this question could not be sub
mitted at a special session He also
moved that the message be sent to the
governor for any action he may see fit.
Representative Bagby. an anti leader,
moved to amend the motion by strik
ing out all that portion about sending
the message to the governor
Is Left Tjndecided.
Before action could be taken on the
motion or amendment, representative
rope moved to adjourn until Ham.
BULLETS MISS SEBASTIAN
STOBV OF "NEW REVOLT' IS ONLV
1 HEM'S LIE," SMMEU1S
Farmers Celebrating Saint's Day Below Juarez Make the
Only Noise of "Heavy Firing" Heard on Monday
Night; Investigation at Juarez Would Easily
Have Dispelled ' 'R evolution' ' Report.
EXICAX farmers and ranchers
JVl living along the edge of the Rio
-- - Grande opposite Tsleta cele
brated the feast day of Santa Cruz
Monday night by firing revolvers and
nines and thereby innocently gave rise
to a rumor that "a new revolution had
slipped across the river and was head
ing for Juarez.
The excitement on the American side
of the line, where American soldiers
heard the firing, was much greater
than on the Mexican side. Gen. Tomas
Ornelas. commander of the Juarez .gar
rison, laughed when asked Tuesday
morning if he had seen anything of
Pascual Orosco. Mercelo Caraveo or the
other leaders of the "invasion" which
took place last night.
-Pascual has not called on me yet.
he said. "I don't think he would feel
very welcome, but if he comes. we will
do our best to keep him with us. Th
firing which was heard last night along
I the river opposite Tsleta was not a
i .! it wme imnlv a. little celebra
tion bv some Mexican ranchers an.
I farmers in honor of the feast day or
Santa Cruz. 1 nave oeen win miai .&
number of home made bombs were ex
ploded, too, by the celebrators I sup
pose people thought those reports were
from cannon.
V Dreamer's Me
"There has been absolutely io in-
HI MB.
IT,
One Month Old Daughter Is
Smothered in Her Little
Crib at Davis Home.
Little Alice Davis, the one month old
daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Lamar Davis,
was smothered to death In the pillows
of her crib at the Davis home. 801 Olive
street, about noon Tuesday.
The little girl, who would have been
one month old "Wednesday, had been
placed in her crib by Mrs. Davis soon
after 11 oclock Tuesday morning. When
she did not awaken at her usual time
at noon, Mrs. IJavis went to her crib
in the bedroom and found the little
baby lying face downward with her
head bnried in the pillow.
Mrs. Davis picked up the baby and
when she discovered that the body was
limn oh, teleDhoned for physicians
who worked with the little girl until
after 1 oclock.
Th nnlmotor from the Electric Rail
way company was taken to the Davis
home by Alves Dixon and it was used
In a desperate eiiort to revive ie imm
baby, but the physicians declared that
her death probably occurred while she
was in her crib, having been caused
bv suffocation when she turned over
on her face and c uld not turn back.
tomorrow, which prevailed, leaving the
question undecided.
To Pass Money Bills This Week.
F:nal disposition of not less than
four of the five general appropriation
bills is the program for this week in
the legislature while some of the mem
bers believe that the entire question
of appropriations 'will have been dis
posed of by Saturday next. In that
event the estimate placed by governor
Ferguson on the time required to pass
these five money bills will have been
earned out.
BIG AUDITORIUM
IIL8EIRECTED
Mayor to Meet Chamber of
Commeerce Wednesday to
Start $100,000 Project.
A municipal auditorium project will FIFTY CENTS PER CAPITA
ba started Wednesday afternoon wne 'crlinn, iDDDnDDIATTnw uinr
mayor Tom Lea will meet with the SCHOOL APPROPRIATION HADE
chamber of commerce directors to con- I ustin Tex, May 4 A scholastic
slder plans for the erection of a - - I inoprtlnnment of M cents per capita
00 anditorium in the city wnere con- I for a t was today announced by the
ventions, mass meetings and other pub- ' .,, , superintendent of public instruc-11-:
gatherings may be held. t , , This makes 2G SO thus far ar-
The auditorium project Is being man-
.s-.l bv V TD r.nnlnm who. Is her.- to
""ct - rf '-v-v -- r - - -
arrange for an architectural xniuiiion
at tne cnamoer oi commerce mu .
mayor has agreed to meet with the
chamber of commerce directors and
plans will be considered for the new
municipal assembly hall which will be
large enough to house all of the public
gatherings in El Paso for years to
come.
The auditorium project, together with
the free bridge to Juarez, are two of
the new mayor s pet projects and he
is now working on both to make them
realities during his administration
vasion of Mexico and not an enemy has
been sighted in the vicinitv of tinada.
lupe. for more than a year The whole
report of a new revolution and an in
vading expedition is a dreamer's lie.
I have telephone communication with
Guadalupe and everything was peaceful
there last night. My patrols ride around
Juarez for 25 miles and they have seen
nothing to indicate the presence of ene
mies an) where."
Marcelo Caraveo. former commander
in the Orosco revolution and one of
those "reported" to have been a mem
ber of the "band" which "is said to
have" crossed the line last night, was
in El Paso Tuesday morning and
showed no signs of having been in bat
tle. He said that the only experience
he had Tuesday night was a bad dream.
Same Old FaJ.r.
The same source that had Orosco en
tering Mexico at the bead of a new
revolt killed the former anti-Msderv
leader and kept him dead daily for
several months, until The Herald sent
a representative to Villa Ahumada and
made a photogrrfgh of the general in
the flesh
It is known that a large amount j
ammunition is being received m 1
Paso that ts not going to the Villa
arm) and the gathering here of for
mer Oroico and Huerta generals has
caused speculation, but the new revolt
has not bet n Hunched et
ISSSIMB
HIHUISH
Union Witness Declares the
Pennsylvania System Hos
tile to Labor Interests.
Washington. D C May 4 The first
of a series of public hearings o ex
tend over a period of three weeks, into
various industrial and labor conditions
oegan tooay jtne lnqulr) opened with
H B. Perham. president of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers, as the first wit
ness. Perham submlttedthe complaint of
his organization against the Pennsyl
vania railroad
"The present attitude of the Pennsyl
vania towards its employes and or
ganised labor." said he. "constitutes a
menace to the peace and progress cf
the people From the big Pennsylvania
strike in 1887 to the present time, the
officials of the Pennsylvania railroad
have assumed an attitude of arrogance
and harshness that leads to strikes and
is inimical to the public welfare."
The Pennsylvania, he said, had dis
criminated against the railroad tele
graphers who belong to the organiza
tion by discharging them and denying
them promotion.
Lnlon Slen Discharged.
In many instances. Perham said, fore
men and minor officials bad bluntly In
formed men they had been discharged
because of their "labor activity." but
that officially some technical -barge
would be assigned for their dismissal-
The road's police system, he said, cost
about JSOs.m a year, but he said, "be
sides the regular police, there are thou
sands of spies In its employ" He gave
instances of alleged espionage and ar
rests of nnion men. submitting detailed
reports from union leaders.
Instances of assaults on union men
by Penns)lvania railroad police weie
read into the records by Perham, and
affidavits charging false arrests were
submitted.
50,000 FIRES REPORTED IN
TEXAS SINCE DEC. 10, 1910
Austin. Tex.. May 4. State file nurshal
A allace InfflUn. has complied a statement
showing that the state ttrt Insurance con
mission haa received from December 1.
191 to data, raporta of &. flrea occur-
f ting: to Texas. Of the reports re
t reied 2S.941 were of fires in dweUiruni.
' apartment houses, boardlna aoosac and pri
1 vale outhouses, and of which. 15.TSS. or
68 7 percent were preveatabte. 24C2. or 19 7
percent, unpreventable, sad 4717 r 10 S
percent, from unknown causes Of the M
see reports received. Z7.SS9 were ea an
classes of mercantile risks and special haa- ;
ards. and of which lOn, or S2.7 percent, j
ISV IS IVWIS-eu, , WCVQ Wl
rAre preventable SI 94. or 19 2 Descent an-
Known cansee
portioned per capita this year out of a i
.i .,il . !. Zr 11.1.. '
J is a siiiii wars, eaviamrva vivuuiT&ua v aw ""
apportionment is based on l,lt.0
scrolastlcs in the state.
"BIT IN TEXAV MEKTTM!
TO IIE CALLED BT VOODHAX
Austin Tex . May 4 Conunlaaioner of la
bor Woodman haa practically decided to call
the 'Buy It In Texas" convention, ha visa:
received a sufficient number of favorable
replies from chambers of commerce and
manufacturers generally over the state to
juiify the forming of this organization The
call is expected to be Issued within the
next few days and the convention la to be
1 held here within the next two weeks.
IS
Los Angeles Official, III
After Attempt on Life,
Says He Will Win.
COAST PRIMARY
IS HARD FOUGHTl
Mrs. Sebastian Winds Up
Husband's Campaign For
the Mayoralty.
LOS ANGELES. CalK-. May 4
Owing to the illness of a Juror
and the indisposition of Charles
E. Sebastian, following an attempt on :
his life Monday night. Judge Fred t I
Wood postponed today's session of the
trial of the suspended chief of polite
and Mrs. Ullie Pratt, who are charged
with having contributed to the de- .
pendency of Edith Serkln.
The chances of Sebastian for a ma)
oraltv nomination in view of tine at- j
... . . . Ll ... !
ieuifi tu imatulc uiui, ami ui ma
trial on charges of immorality cow in
progress, practical) monopolized in
terest in the primary election today
Sebastian had a narrow escape from
rTrus unknown enemies bullets. He was
sitting in the lroal roots of his resl-
to t. u. Boc tow was a
witness a hm behalf at the trial The
two men were alone in the house, Mrs
Sebastian being engaged in winding up
the affairs of her husband's campaign
for ma) or.
Shots Followed l'hone Call.
About 11 oclock the telephone bell
rang and the chief got up to answer
It. He walked to a small alcove room
in the rear and talked for aoout ten
minutes. The voice at the other end
of the wire professed to be a friend of
Sebastian and made inquires about how
to mark his ballot in the election.
Returning to the room where he left
hU friend, Sebastian was about to sit '
down when a shot rang out and a bul
let crashed through the window. !
whtzzihg directly over the hair in '
wnicn tne suspended chief of police
had been sitting.
Immediately afterwards another bul
let crashed through the window and
lodged In a book lying on a table in
the center of the room. The bullets
were evidently from a M caliber re
volver Vasallanta Had Vanished.
Both men rushed oat on the front
porch but saw no one. Neighbors at
tracted by the shooting said they saw
a man wearing a light overcoat and
carrying a satchel running from the
rear of the house.
About an hour before the shoaling,
neighbors say. they saw two men lurk
ing in the sbadowvof the porch of the
Sebastian home Early today no clews
to the would be assassins had been
discovered.
Varying assertions were made today
by politicians as to the effect the at
tempt to kin Sebastian weald nave on
the election for mayor.
Sebastian Confident of 1 1ctory
Sebastian has alleged that the charges
involving his morality were the out
come of a political plot hatched when
he announced himself as candidate for
mayor and he declared today he was
confident the people by their votes
would show a similar belief '
Frederick J Whtffen, president of
the city council, and Ralph Criswell, a
Socialist leader, appeared to be hts
most formidable opponents.
Voters will select candidates for U
municipal offices.
MILITIA OFFICERS
MAY BE PROSEC LTTED
San Antonio, Tex.. May 4 An in
vestigation of the alleged sales or S0.
00 worth of militia equipment by two
former officers of the Texas national
guard which may result in the govern
ment withdrawing its annual appro
priation of ; 108.000 for the Texas
militia was begun today at Fort Sam
Houston b) MaJ Gen. Frederick Fun
ston. commander of the southern de
parement, who was directed by the war
department to take charge of the In
quiry In conference with Gen. Funaton
were C H. Ball, whose report to Wash-
1, " - --as - - -..-
; was me means lor starting tne
investigation Lieut CoL W S Scott, in
I Charge Of the Txaa militia nnit ..fit
'fiftn IT.nrv nt.klHu. .. k .... m
Texas. As a result of the conference,
it was stated that criminal prosecu
tions may ensue against at least two
former officers of the Texas national
guard.
The list of missing articles
ia said
to Include C00 tents, 800 army blankets. I
19,000 uniforms and considerable man- .
.urea oi Kuns ana ammunition
ENTIRE ORLIfiATTflN OF
"IIE, UDLIUrl 1 lUfl Uf
BOWIE BANK IS PAID OFF
Phoenix, Ariz.. Mav i Checks cov
ering the entire amount of the obliga
tions of the defunct Bowie Bank A
Trust company have been mailed by
state auditor J C CaOaghaa to the
depositors and other persons who 7MH
claims against the Institution. Funds
to cover the entire shortage of J 8.
Armstrong, cashier off the bank, were
received last week Armstrong's first
remittance, received several weeks ago,
was Insufficient
the Valley
HUE GIF
CERTAIN OF
ITU
DECLARES NO IDEAL
7 HOMES TO BE HAD
New York. There can be no ideal
homes, there can be homes of indi
ciduality and distinction. s)S Miss
Ruby Ross Gpodnow "A home and its
decoration are dependent on so many
contingencies that no two houses can
be alike if thej are to be ideil in any
'wa she savs One cannot devise a
Tnnrifi iH.a' hou:p f t f rt and fore
most one nust cor id rti personality 1
I
BHB-rV
jjOSSGOOT
of the terant 1 do not th.nk. a person
can have mere than one real home. If
I had a beautiful home In the country,
I sbonld pxrt my prized effesJts there
my city home would merely be a make
shift, a place to stay"
Mias Goodnow believes that a dining
room is not an esaentiaL Instead, she
advocates a large living room, and din
ing m it-
ENGLAND BEARS
HE fl COST
Chancelor Estimates Year's
Expenses Will Amount
to 5,000,000,000.
London, Ens.. May 4 In presenting
the budget to the house of commons to
day the chancelor of the exchequer,
David Lloyd-George, estimated that
if the war lasted during' the whole of
the fiscal year. Great Britain's expen
diture in that time would be 1.12'.
424.000 pounds sterling, or XS.MZ, 170,-000
I iBSSSBsflNGsW3L. ' "SELsBSSSBBl I
u K ,fc I approved at a conference held In Ber
ssid that if the war I . a1ii k....... no ,.. rn.ii, -
Lloyd-George
should, last six months,. Instead of a
dim res would be 790.4-S,t-9t pounds
sterling or JJJS2.2SO.O00
Petrograd. Russia, May 4 (Via
London. Eng- 1 p m.) An imperial
ukase published today directs the is
sue on foreign markets of five, percent
treasury bills aggregating $0,000v
rubles (SIOO.000,000
CITY OF SMYRNA MAY
SURRENDER TO ALLIES
London. Eng, May 4 In a dispatch
from Athens received by the Exchange
Telegraph company, the declaration is
made that the Vali of Smyrna, has en
tered into fresh negotiations with the
allies for the surrender of the town.
The bombardment of the Turks on
the gulf of Smyrna has been resumed,
according to messages reaching here
from Mitylene, ar.d the warships of the
allies continue their lively shelling of
the forts on the Dardanelles.
The allies are reported to have ef
fected a landing near the site of the
ancient Ephesus. a location 19 miles
south-southeast of Smyrna.
FRENCH GUNS BOMBARD
FORTRESS OF ALTKIRCH
Basel. Switzerland. Ma) 4. The for
tifications of Altkirch. in upper Alsace,
were heavily bombarded by French ar-
dav the French cannnn continued eirine !
in tne direction or cernay The result
of this activity has not jet been made I
r . -r rj l. -T
Known.
i
M'BCI lL VR.MKE Dlt l
FOR K. L. KOBKUSON CSC
A special venire of 100 men was .
drawn Tuesday morning for the trial
oi i KoDerson. cnanred with tne i
Bidders at Sierra Blanca several months i
ss-n I
iiaurwr wl x-wuio xfjrs,IBl ana JOU11S .
ago.
The case will be called on May 24
1 Fond of the Herald
Gimvmas, So., SiVx., March 20, 115.
Editor El Paso Herald:
I am enclosing herewith a check which you will kindly credit to my ac
count and continue sending The Herald as heretoiore
I would not ihane The Herald for ten papers like the other 1 Paso
paper our-. verv truly, Benito iBef-as.
On Canals
I
Archdufee Frederick of Aus
tria Viewi Steady Drive
Against Enemy.
russianUnes
seem shattered
Immense Quantity Of War
Material Falls Into Hands
Of A ustro-Germans.
VIENNA. Austria. May 4 Thirty
thousand Rnssi:n soldiers. 2!
cannon and 6-1 machine guns have,
been captured bv Gen. Mackenzen s
Auatro-German arm) in breaking the
Russian lines in western Galicla, ac
cording to an official statement given
out this afternoon. The statement savs
the Teutonic allies have won a second
great v i tor and are rapidly rushing
the Russians back toward their own
border
The statement follows
Oerman and Austro - Hungarian
troons. in true comradeship of arms,
gained a new victory. DarJnaT the re
treat of the RusrssBant after cwxr vic-
torios battle At I-imaiiiovm- wrferr
! Gad Ida. we captured the'strongly for
tified front of the enemy between the
Vistula and the main rid.se of the Car
pathians IVuteas Fore Ahead.
"In a continued attack, the allied
troops 'under the eves of commander
in chief archduke Frederick, gained
new successes ) ester Jav and, sdvanc
ing irresistiblv in an easterly direc
tion, forced tlie Russians to make &
hasty retreat toward their own bor
der "The importance of the total success
cannot yet be approximately estimated.
The number of prisoners taken so far
is 30.000 It is increasing hourly. A
great qu.ntitv of war material has
been eaptui -si in numerous Russian po
sition!, including Z- cannon and 64 ma
chine suns."
Hlorr Delivered "nnWdenlx.
A large Austro-Gerrnan armv has
been steadily concentrating before
racow for the last three weeks, with
the idea of making a new offensive
movement. All available Austro-Hun-gaiian
troops have been quietly trans
ferred during this time to the Dunajec
front and for a fortnight jiast an un
broken stream of troop trains has been
pounng eastward from Frankfort and
other German centers.
Maekexaen Commanded Vrmy.
Final plans for th s m6vement we-e
ha n.Hcr,ief of the German staff and
n, chief of the German staff and
field marshal Con -ad von Hoetzendorf
chief of the utrian staff. Gen Mack
enzen, commander of the German ninth
arm), who came from the front in
Poland, also was present at the Berlin
conference. He left for the front to
take command of the new army that
same night, after receiving his final
instructions. So far as is known field
marshal von Hindenburg did not at
tend the Berlin council of ar. although;
he visited German headquarters with
Gen MacVenzen shortly previous to
this.
Russian Position stormed.
correspnodent of the Neue Freie
Presse of lenna. in the theater of the
war. has sent the following dispatch
concerning the battle of Sunda) Ira
west Galicta
The Austro-Hunganan offensiv o
succeeded with surprising rapidit
The Russians occupied naturall) strong
positions onthe Dunajec snd the Biala.
which has been strengthened with
every imaginable method of fortiflca-
i tions.
They felt themselves absolutely
secure. After a search ng artillery
preparation, exceeding in intensity
an) thing which has occurred on the
eastern frontier, the utrians and the
Hungarians advanced steadily on the
soumern wing ipt sionneu at ins
first attempt the Russian positions
presenting a front of more than -4
miles, stretching from the Blala river
far Into the Carpathian mountain.
Their assault wax
tierce tnat tne
n . - . . . i i..i.. r
nussian line oros.e imineumieij uau
thousands of prisoners were taken, as
wen as an mesuuiduiv mwum m
equipment
t the same time into the northern
wing an advance was carried out. t
this point Austrian and Hungarian
troops crossed the Dunajec In spite or
territic oDpoauuon, ran u -
sian positions and took over IMA nris-
oners
or
Other
Lrilliant success eg also
are
hi rage 9. OL :.
and Darr