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TODAY'S PRICES v - i- hink note:. 15 Mexican "v Chihuahua currency 4 Car- a jrrenc 6 Bar silver (Handv & n quotations) 9 Copper. IS - i-s, lower livestock, weak Stock HOME EDITION WEATHER FORECAST. El Ie. uneHed; New Mexico, show er?, esMer: Artiona. Kenerallr fair, coM t; West Texas BBse-itted, rain. EL PASC, TEXAS. TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 18. 1915. delivered anywhere cents a month. 12 PAGES. TWO SECTIONS. TODAY. LATEST NEWS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS. SINGLE COPT FIVE CENTS. 1 S. FLEET ROARS SALUTE, DEPARTS GiG-cLCG HERALD J1.JL, t n 1 1 i Fii L Northern Leader Is Said To Have Ordered Line Tom Up North of Veracruz. VILLA COMES TO BROTHER'S BIER s Mel At Chihuahua City By His Brother, Hipolilo, From C. Juarez. GEN. JACINTO TREVINO. com manding the Carranza forces at Ebano, telegraphed to Veracruz Tuesday that ne bad captured the first line of Villa trenches before Ebano, taking- 100 prisoners who had surrendered to nun. capturing SO rifles, a quantity 'I ammunition and one 75 millimeter cannon. The copy of the message was re ceived at the Carranza consulate at ' Tuesday. It also stated that T-eavy losses had been suffered by the Villa forces in the fight which is be- Zt to have oocmred Monday. The Carranza consulate was also ad vised from Veracnu that Zapatistas fiaa been rontMi t rm.... Mexico City, by Carranza troops. Gen Obregon reported to Carranza that, after the repulse of the Villa t'oops at Leon recently., there had bear no further attempts at offensive move ments and it was beUesed that VHla. was retiring northward. THE complete wrecking of the Mex ican railroad, from Ometusco, on the Mexico-Hidalgo line, to Apiza--u, m the state of Tlaxcala, has been or dered by Gen. Francisco Villa, accord ing to consular advices received here. The advices state that "Gen. ViHa has ordered that the entire section of track: b. torn up. V thorough investigation of the re port will be made and, in the event that it is found to be authentic, vigor ous protests will be made. The Mex ican railroad, which runs from Mexico Citv to Vera Cruz, is British owned. The r-ilroad has been operated for some time bv the Carranclstas out of Vera cruz to a point west of Jalapa. Repre sentations regarding the return of the road to the owners have already been made to the Carranza government and recently a basis of settlement, whereby the Carrancistas retain a part of the road for military purposes and pay for the use of the same, has been- arrived at Britain May Protest. Should an investigation disclose the fact that an order has been issued for a wrecmng 01 ine roao, representa tions will be made to both Villa and to the state department by the British ambassador in Washington, it is stated litre Gen. Villa has arrived in Chihuahua, where he has. been met by Hipolito "V Ula, his brother and representative In Tuarez, according to a report received Tuesday in Juarez. The report states that the funeral or Antonio Villa, who -b.is killed in a brawl, another brother, will Le beld Wednesday and that Gen. Villa will immediately return to the front around Silao as soon as the fu neral is over. Agents of both .fac tions here were without further ad vices Tuesday regarding the progress o' operations around Silao. Full Protection PromUed. Full protection for all foreign inter ests in the .Tuxpam oil district has neen promised by Geo. Villa in a long meosag-e sent to H. C Myles. British -i ce' consul here. The message was i ated at Aguascalientes. Previous to "" receipt of the message. Mr. Myles narl protested to Gen. Villa regarding the conduct of Gen. Palaez, the VHlsta com mander in the Tuxpam district. It had n. en reported that Palaez had imposed a 'at of 25,000 pesos on a British con cm and that, upon the company re fusing to pay. had added a fine of S.O. nnn pesos. The company still refusing to pav. Gen Palaez had taken charge of the plant and stopped all pumping cperations. Palaez'was not listed among tne villa generals, nut it was later dls "ovred that he had been appointed by the convention government. ilia Taken Ylsroroa Action. Tn his message Villa stated that "all foreigners friendly to our cause will recene all guarantees and protection" ind that he had Informed Palaez that he would be held responsible for dam ape to such properties. Monterev has been evacuated by -the Vniistas under Raoul Madero. accord ing to a report received by Carranza agents here This report declares that the troops have made a temporary stand at Saltillo, but are preparing to also evacuate that city. The Carran c stas in the Monterey district are com manded bv Gen. Navarette , Carranza After Capital City. Gen Francisco Coss, who has bjen governor of Puebla since the recapture of the capital city from the Zapatistas si me months ago, has been reXeved of nis position and placed in command of a. Carranza, farce that is moving on Mfxico Cit. according to arrivals from Veracruz Coss has been reinforced by recruits from Veracruz and is reported to hate a command of sM. Carranza recently issued a statement in Veracruz that Mexico City will soon be Id the (Continued on race z7 CaL 3). V nev Inverse? In JUDGE II S .TIFFIRIIlSlFRENCH WOMEN HONOR BRITISH DEAD U I U I Ul I IUIIIL.U Head Of Riggs Ban Says Member of Firm Insulted By Treasury Official. FORMER SENATOR ' BAILEY TO SPEAK Texan Will Conclude Argu ment For Ban, Opposing Injunction's Removal. WASHINGTON, D. Ci. May IS. Opening arguments against the dismissal of the temporary in junction obtained by the Riggs Nation al bank against secretary McAdoo, controller "Williams and treasurer Burke, were concluded today by Frank F. Hogan, of counsel for the bank, which charges that the first two offi cers conspired to wreck it. Louis D. Brandeis and Samuel Untermeyer. rep resenting the officials, will next argue 111 OUtJVIi MA. UtC UIWUVU H UMUa.SB, and former senator Bailey will then Mmrlnil th. Arfiimnt for lh bank OD- ' posing the motion. bees o Conspiracy. ' During Mr. Hogan's argument jus tice McCoy stated that he dM not see in the case as presented any evidence of a conspiracy- VMeAdoo and Will 'iams against the bank. , "Where do you find a conspiracy here?" asked the Justice. "The record shows," said Mr. Hogan. "that the actions of this man Williams against the bank were done sot only with the approval, but by the advice and consent of the secretary. They constantly consulted about the matter and worked together all down the line. "After what was almost a personal altercation when officers of the bank were haled before his majesty, secre tary of the treasury, and tbere con fronted by the prosecuting attorney, the controller of the currency, who called one of them a liar," he said, "these two officials started out on that nefarious course of conduct which leo up to this litigation. That is the con spiracy that we allege." "Require 31 ore Proof. "I don't se any signs of a conspir acy here whatever," said Justice McCoy. "It would require proof of acts so numerous as to lead to the inevitable conclusion that there was a conspiracy or of acts so heinous as to make a conspiracy apparent, to show the exist ence of an illegal combination." HOSPITALS WILL SUPPLANT PRISONS, SAYS DARROW Washington. D. C , May 18. Clarence S. Darrow told the Industrial Relations commission today he believed the day not far distant when Jails and prisons would be abolished and hospitals would take their places. "1 don't mean that some people won'l be confined," he said, "but they will be treated for their social ills and not punished." "Do you believe in bloodshed?" Dar row was asked. "I neither believe nor disbelieve in it. It is nature. We would have no government here were it not for blood shed. Take bloodshed'out of the world and we would still be living in caves." Do you believe our liberty is a delusion and that -n e are as 'much war ranted in resisting authority as the people of Russia?" "Freedom is a relative term," was the reply. "The people of the United States are freer than those of Russia and Germany. They are not as free as the people of Kngland." Discussing the boycot, Darrow de clared it a natural weapon men had used from the beginning. "It comes from the philosopher," he said. "You and I boycot some one every day. You can't help goycotting ana it is laie to try to prevent it. SNOW FALLS IN COLORADO: RAIN AND FROST PREDICTED Denver, Colo., May 18. Showers, predicted for the Rocky Mountain re gion, for a time today turned into snow. For nearly an hour today snow fell in Denver, then turned into a driz zle Snow was reported from Boulder, Colo, and Laramie, Wyoming. Among low temperatures recorded Monday night were: Denver 37; Cheyenne 30; RanM City, S. D, SO. Showers were predicted tonight for Colorado, northeastern Arizona, and New Mexico with colder weather and local frost in Utah. jrRY IS BEI'XO CIIOSB.V FOR TIIIAI. OF U1ILICII Trinidad, Colo, May 18. Examina tion of talesmen was resumed today in the trial of Robert Uhltcta. president of the Trinidad miners' union, charged with the murder of Mack Powell, killed during a battle between strikers and deputy sheriffs, Oct. 19. ISIS. Seven men. accepted by both state and defence, were in the box and at torneys for both sides stated it was doubtful whether the remaining Qve to complete the Jury would be selected and that a special venire might be called. SCORE ONE III SUIT SEES a 'r Kia!,3S.sF.s t-m. ljgww sse ? ?- t mjs? :;.. ''fww i.mtmt?&&w&smx WfjrltH -BgaaB-iafe tat,-4 my - i ' i a ', ABncaSBSvKBiiiiVF9 ,,4LJ""I "? sr" . - l3sr'!""JsBBKL 'sSfy "f-' f-v :,- t -usmj JT yfJffcJMWrieBMMlMBMyisTMJ H.."(WfT - 7 V mm 1H" In ' ' M Ul Bit ill I l, I III IIHMI I I II 1 1 i i HIHl III WI'UHI p S?S",V(Fr rf Ti! JKS',T "T?? jnLSSMorLir.?LiglfCTBLff a, d FfT M- IBKBBSaf? vfe9PRTi& ur A .flnMBBBBBr V !rS; v'Ki SjiASSSCSgSjiBKBBHK Jt' Tpff. nfciT r ji ISlfc&aGfSBBB' ? 9& .lASrtKdLM'' jBBaDieNv SSBBSnTjiM4 . x. lQ x TMHsMBlssr ifflpl ' SawV. 5. n - i Vt-VwfTMEIsi ERENCh fcEftSAHX WOJilEN SiiAXXMC TXOWESS C3M Since the arrival in France of the August, many thousands of brave English i-oWiers have falffn. Many, because of the exigencies of war. were fanried en ncee in Ing trenches, but others, falling behind then' comrades advance or dying at (he base hospitals, were in terred in separate graves with full military ceremonial?, and each grave marked SEKIH FfiGES HE CRISIS Rupture Between Churchill and Admiralty LorSs May Cause Resignations. London. Kng.. May 18. What seems like a cabinet crisis suddenly has been sprung in Great Britain. There has arisen 'Hhat appears to be a rupture between the civil head of the ad miralty, Winston Spencer CharchilL and the lords of the admiralty, but particularly lord Fisher, admiral of the fleet. As a result the possibility of material changes in the cabinet is be ing discussed. For the moment the situation holds the political field. All kinds of rumors are current but the ministers are not letting the real facts out of the government offices. It Is thought lord Fisher may resign. The success of the offensive of the allies around La Bassee. is. in the opinion of British observers, balanced by the Russian reverses in the eastern arena of the war, a reverse which the latest official communication from Petrograd fully confirms. nuHHlnnM Hold -Uzaok Pan. The Russians have been compelled to' abandon their movement in the west erly passes of the Carpathians out they appear still to hold Uzsok Pass, the main gateway to Hungary. Emperor Nicholas of Russia, today again left Petrograd for the front, although which front has not been divulged. The French war office at Paris this afternoon issued the following state ment on the progress of hostilities: Vln th f.rr.in tn (Iia wa. nf Ik. Tser canal conquered by ns Monday and the day before the Germans left about :00 dead and -eat number of rules. During the course of the en casements Monday we made some fur ther prisoners. OerJinnn Try Counter Attack. "During the niirht the Germans un dertook a particularly violent counter attack, preceding this action by a bombardment with artillery and bomb throwers. They were repulsed. "In the region to the north of Notre Dame de Lorette, on the road from Aix-Noulette to Souchez, we checked completely by bur fire two other Ger man counter attacks. German Bombard Arraa. "As for ourselves we cantured. as a result of a night advance, a group of houses near the cemetery of Abiain. Along all the front to the north of Arras the artillery fighting is continu ing by day and night. T"e Germans have bombarded Arras with particular ferocity. "Near Berry- Au-Bac. thj enemy Monday undertook a fresh attack but he was easily repulsed." BRAZIL'S PAPERS APPROVE STAND TAKEN BY U. S. Rio Janeiro, Brazil, May 18. Com menting on the American note to Ger many, the laeal papers in editorial arti cles expreess the view that this com munication makes it incumbent on Ger many either to make herself hated in North America or cease her "piratical and infamous acts." In defending its Interests, the papers say, the United States is defending the interests of all America. Permanent NO TREASURY PLOT - U.'Vg ' '" 'r Jgpya'S - - v3"qWI'x "- M & --- &TT && Jiri fffviakxisita -., ai.. 4.f.-v j. - -.-. -n.-& mhw xp. 'i,y m?aeK - si - m - kjwbw46 4t - i -"S2. kssasssE. vseedi u-- . v .w. fctarcsfleuK .t-.i-i -,.'Ciwei'Lr: z :.? seat JmwZA! t '. 1 J wIMifci ' &',& ' 7J first British expeditionary armr last IPREMIEB.SHOT. if HE Assassin of Portuguese Cab inet Leader Is Killed ; Re volt Seems Ended. Lisbon. Portugal, May IS. Improve ment is shown in the condition of Joao Clmgas. president of the- new cabinet. who was shot and dangerously wounded Monday while on board a train. Ex amination showed that a bullet entered the forehead and came out near the right parietal bone. It is feared, senor Chagas may lose the sisht of his right eye. - Tj,bon has again resumed its normal appearance, except that no-street cars are' running. Business is being con ducted as usual. Senator Freitas, who shot premier Chagas, was slain at the Entrocamento railway station by a soldier who wit nessed the attack. The assasstn's body still Is lying on the station platform, awaiting the arrival of members of his family. Shot by Mistake. II was Freitas who led the attack In the senate against Alfonso Costa's party in the parliamentary conflict last year. It is believed in some quarters that the bullets which struck Chagas were in tended for Costa, who arrived at Lis bon earlier in the day. The Lisbon newspaper state that Gen. Pimenta Castro, the president of the old cabinet, declared that when the rev-' olutionary movement broke out. he of fered the collective resignation of the ministry to president De Arriaga. It is added that lien, castro assured tne new cabinet of his loyalty. 00 Killed. S00 Wounded. Two hundred persons killed and SO wounded are the. reported results ot the fighting. Most of the killed and wounded belonged to the Repablican guard. Admiral Javier Krlto has been impris oned on a charge of having ordered the submarine Espadarte to sink the boats bombarding Lisbon. ew Cabinet Announced. A new Portuguese cabinet was defin itely formed today. It is composed as follows: Minister of interior and president of the council daring the Illness of Joao Chagas, Jose Castro. , Minister of finance, Baros 'Quelroz. Minister of Justice. Paulo Fallen. Minister of foreign affairs. Teixeria Queiroz. Minister of colonies, Jorge Fereira. Minister of public works, Manuel Monteiro. Minister of marine. F. Costa. Minister of public instruction, Mal aghas Lima. ALLEGED AMERICAN IS TRIED ON SPY CHARGE lxinaon. isng.. jiay is. xne trial oi . . ... .n M. .... i Anton Keupferte, who claims to be a naturalized American citizen, residing , at one time In Brooklyn. N. Y charged ! Rome, Italy, May 18 The Consisto with spying, opened in Old Bailey po- . rate congregation decided today to lice court today. J submit for the approval of pope Bene- . Kuepferte pleaded not guilty. In op- diet the appointment of the Rt Rev. ening the case the attorney general Edward J Hanna as archbishop of San remarked that the prisoner had claimed Francisco Bishop Hanna was mp t i be an American, but the prosecu- 1 pointed auxiliary bishop of San Fran- i tion contended he is a German. Citv ,. : ? I i mmsms m&JH&SI:J3L2.T.:i?! WWB 5?'SS&rtoraiB-Ji .SEffy.. riT7T-r,?Hf5s!l llilJFIllI II T -TJ15L-' . 'V . i. l i imsK4siK- . Si 5 Taw.- i,itawm, rJBat uw,ii V3SS&& saiir!T3!e3eaftf?'r .& , is:-' '-nai Ti ; HSaav imiit TSlJ,irii " k ,"r rjt tiw vrrm Gf2AVf fiF SEl33SH-SaUyySS l with a cross and the name of the fallen know is that the fallen one lies "somewhere in France. The mate courtesy and kind-haarttlnebs of the Frenek aad -their gratitude to "the stranger who earae to help France repel her emmica," are pictured in the above photograph showing patient peasant women of France decorating the graves of fallen British soldiers. HMWEY Eli DWIEB; Will Be Completed Thurs day, Is Report; TJ. S. May Protest to England. Washington, D. C, May 18. Ambas sador Gerard has transmitted no indi- cation from the German foreign office from comment on the American note as to when a reply to the American note j to Germany. The Tages Zeitnng, how may be expected, bat other advices . ever, discusses the note in a half col stated It is expected to be completed . .,,, .t . Tknl.r .-J will .11-o.xrlv relt-e ' ":n article. It says. Germany's position. "As to the United States giving a safe conduct for Dr. Bernhard Dern burg, when he leaves the country, sec retary of state Bryan said: "We have no official knowledge of Dr. Dernbnrg." aad refused to discuss the question further. May Protest to England. Some consideration has been given in official quarters her. to the advisa bility of sending a note of protest to Great Britain against the aetnal opera tions of its fleet in enforcing the block ade of commerce with Germany. While the United States. In effect, recognised the right of the allies to maintain an effective blockade off the German coast, it has never admitted their right to interrupt trade with neu tral countries unless it is proved to be of a contraband character with an ulti mate enemy destination. Many non contraband cargoes bound for neutrals are said to have been detained and the sending of an emphatic note to Great Britatn on the subject tn the near fu ture would not be-surprising, according to well Informed opinion. High offi cials have made it clear, however, that whatever the United States may under take with reference to the allies, must be distinct from its controversies with Germany. Answrrinjr German Oblcction. Suggestions in tne Berlin press that the Lusitania's captain violated Ameri can laws were understood here to have referred to a federal statute prohibit ing the shipment of nitro glycerine and other high explosives on vessels leaving the norts of the United States. This i law. according to the construction of i vra.ramnf officials wnnM nut annlv . WA ,.., ..? th. Tn,ltMl,",a th. r ! tridges carried by that vessel could not be classed as high explosives. The pur pose of the statute was to prevent In ternal explosions .and it is applicable both in times of peace and war. ALLIES PROPOSE TO USE POISONOUS GASES IN WAR London. Kng., May 18 Secretary for war Kitchener stated in the house of lords this afternoon that the British and French governments felt that the allied troops must be adequately pro !! a I tected asainst noisonous eases bv the employment of similar methods. These wonia remove tne enormous ana un justifiable advantage which must I otherwise exist on the side of Germany, he said. Kitchener said he wanted 30S.0M more recruits to form new armies. He expressed his confidence that in the very near future the countr would be in a satisfactory position with regard to tne sunnlv nf ammunition ..-. -- POI'B W1I.I. PASS UPOX SAN' Fit ANCisro -rri.atk Cisco in 1912 ' Improvements liwwl-Sf hero. Meantime all those "dear ones iSERMANS VENT ICaONU.S. Say America Voices British Sentiment; Germany Will Do as She Pleases. The Hague. Netherlands, May 18. Berlin newspapers,' as s rule, refrain "The United States makes a brusque demand that Germany abandon sub marine war against Great Britain. The United States disregards with complete disdain the erman war zone declara tion communicated to Washington on Feb. 4, and later, in the- course ot ex change of notes, disapproves as "sur prising irregularity the German em bassy's warning in the press, and per mits itl? Ia Imimt. tn th. n.pman ! government as an excuse the probabili ty mat, German submarine commanders acted contrary to orders." "British. Ambassador There V "Whoever reads this note without prejudice can scarcely escape the im pression that the British ambassador at Washington was not far away when it was framed. One could equally as well imagine its contents to be a speech by premier Asquith in the house of commons." Count von Reventlow, the naval critic declares that the German war zone declaration followed the British declaration, against which America failed to protest. "Germany Considered Consequences. "The present note, so far as con cerns torpedoed steamers, makes Eng lish conclusions and untrue statements its own," he writes, "Germany knew what she was doing when she made her decision and had considered all possible consequences. "Germany must and will go her way, and leave it to the United States to choose other ocean paths than those through the war zone if American citi zens haTe a desire to visit Europe in these times and observe how American war . materials are prolonging the bloody War. imy COMPLETE SEIZES MOTOR - nc -LX. OME. Italy. May 18 The autoroo- Tlllea of every member of the cabinet, with the exception of Premier Salandra, were commandeered today by the army authorities. The Italian parliament will be asked Thursday to vote on a bill containing a single clause confering plenary powers on the go eminent, according to the Giornale d'ltalia. Final action regarding war will be deferred until after that time unlesa Austria maks I the first moic, which is considered un likely in view of the pacific speeches made in the Hungarian diet- A special train is kept in .-eadiness to carry , prince von Bueiow. the German am bassador to St. Gothard. if a break cornea Another train is ready to speed for the Austrian frontier with baron von Macchie, the Austrian ambassador and his staff Benefits Five Mile Line of Fighting ' Craft Steams Past Presi dent In Review. FLEET LEAVES FOR MANEUVERS Submarine Flotilla Enlists the Close Interest Of Nation's Executive. NEW YORK. May IS. The big fleet of warships which has been at anchor ia the Hudson river for ten days, steamed out to sea. at 11 odeck in jar with president Wilson i iu'lntwlsaj las five mile line as it passed the Mayflower, off the Statue ot Lib erty. Headed by the superdreadnougnt Wyoming, admiral Fletcher's flag ship, the It big battleships and their train of lesser fighting craft, steamed past the presidential acht at a speed of 14 knots an hour, each ship with its sail ors and marines standing at the rail at attention. As each craft neared the Mayflower, her six pounders, fore and aft, let loose white puffs of smoke and over the harbor there roared the thnader of a presidential salute of II guns. Tens of thousands of persons cheered the great marine procession. Along the water front on both sides of the Hudson, the piers were black with spectators, the windows of down town sky scrapers -were full and Battery Park, southernmost tip of Manhat tan, was thronged. Traffic on the Hudson was suspended between the Manhattan and New Jersey shores half an hour before the fleet sailed. Ferry boats, excursion steam ers, tugs and other craft lay at dock with many thousands of persons who had come to watch the departure Bands. Play National Anthem Close by the Mayflower lay the Dol phin, the Isis and the Yankton, with, government officials, members of the committee, newspaper men and guests aboard. Swinging at anchor the little reviewing squadron tossed out streams or pennants and banting. As each battleship passed the May flower with the crew lining rails, and turrets with a fringe of blue, the ship's (and played the national anthem. Fleet Will Maneuver. Leaving New York the fleet made for Xewport, the rendezvous from which will be directed maneuvers in the war game along the Atlantic coast. President Wilson remained on the bridge of the Mayflower throughout the review, watching the great battle ships and then the smaller craft. As admiral Fletcher oa the bridge of the Wyoming led the fleet in re view, the president lifted his hat in acknowledgment of the admiral's sa lute The president stood bareheaded, during almost all the impressive spec tacle. Interested In Submarines. The president displayed particular interest in the submarine flotilla which was led by the K-s Several times be borrowed marine glasses to look at them closer As secretary Daniels and the other officials left the Mayflower for -the Dolphin, the president expressed His admiration for the fleet The Mayflower, carrjing the presi dent, sailed for Washington at 1 30. She is due there Thursday morning. ARIZONA WOMAN AND SON SAFE; SUi-ruSED LUSITANIA VICTIMS Jerome, Ariz., May IS. Mrs. Thomas Peacock and her 19 ear old son. Ed ward, of Jerome, thought to have been lost on the Lusitania. reached Queens- tfivvn a.f.lv A lw.A - . .. effect was received by John Mahoney. Mrs. Peacock's soninlaw. S 10 PLANS: MIS OF CABINET King Victor Emmanuel spent the en tire da in the consideration of military and political questions. The Mineral staff continued with feverish activity its preparations for war. A great crowd listened to an address by Gabriel d'Annunaio. who was carried on the shoulders of crowd. Prince Colonna, mayor of Some, is a speech emphasized the necessity of participating in the war. In an article summarizing the situa tion, the Tribune sas: The die is cast; the Rubicon is crossed and the triple alliance has been denounced. Revelation at Trieste. Dispatches from Trieste confirm pre vious reports that a revolutionary moxement is in progress these. The town is in a Mate of siege. The presence of the militar, however, has failed to prevent attempts at popular uprisings and demonstrations of hos tility toward emperor Francis Joseph. Everybod