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EL PASO HERALD
DDHKLAS ELKS IS
TD It II!
i
IIF'S BODY iTII GET
HE LOSES 70
IMS FAST
HOT JURY
IS DISKED
IS TAKEN HOME FROM THE
a a rstti f
SEIZE MEN
II I
HilUnOHU
SURVEY OF PECOS
SOUTH
Lay Cornerstone of Copper;
G. E. Wallace, of El
Paso is, Speaker.
jioipe E. Wallace, V. K. Stiles, Joe,
1'ioc-haska and E. 11. Uickerimui arrived
in LI lao Monday morning from Doug
las, Ariz., where they attended the lay
ing f Hie cornerstone of the new Dour
Ins Iks' dob.
Mr. Wallace made tlie principal .d
dnsi at the mrnerstono laying, being
a member of the judicial v comraitUo
cil tlie grand lodj;c of Klks. Mr. Pro
diaska, who is u. Miami man and is dep
uty district grand elted ruler for Ari
zona, laid the cornerstone. Ml. Dicker
man, who is also a grand lodc officer,
via present and participated m the ex-
ruses. Mi. Stiles was present as a
siiocially inuted guest, as the Douglas
I Iks look upon him as a sort of a liod
l.ither of tbe lodge, lie was pi "'sent at
its organization and was a frequent at
tendant for many A ears, when an official
vt the Kl Paso A. Southwestern railroad.
The ' coi nerstonc" is of solid copper,
emblematic of the great industry that
has made Douglas a city. It cost some
thing like $400 to make' it.
Prior to the cornerstone Iamg. there
as a parade of Ltk- four abreast, that
Uuded unci a !hxk. It was headed
l an army band.
Saturday" night v as regular meeting
night of the lodge and all the Msitors
ere guest? and made talks. The us
iiors commented Mondav on the en
thusiasm of tlie Douglas Elks. The
lodge has a membership of about 585,
winch is connideicd m bi membership for
a itr the hi.1 of Douglas.
Messrs. Proiliaska and Dickernian will
I" guests tonight of LI Paso lodge of
1 Iks at its ceiebration of the 35th aniu
i rsarv of its organization.
"BRINGING UP FATHER" IS
AS FUNNY AS EVER; CROWDS
Bunging T'p rather" The Herald
titoon comedy, drew three Dip; houses
u the Texas Grand theater Saturday
i icht, Sunday afternoon and riKht
I jllier ' was just as funny as ever
Maggie" was funnier and the git 1
. lioniB and the soprano soloist were
een better than last year,
Tlie crowds whlcn rilled tne theater
iluee times for the week-end perforin -nues
laughed at all of tbe funn lines
in tlie chniacter sketch comed, ap
iLiinleil the solos and liked the dancing
te inlly well
TODAY'S AnJUSEMENTS
"THIS III.ClvI.ISTV
In "The Blacklist." the startling
I sky photoplay playing at tho vl
h imbra toda). the Paramount favorite,
I'lancbe Sweet, is seen in a charming
-to written especially for her bv
Marlon Fairfax and Wm C De Mille.
I he Ktory is one of the Nevada mines
and tells in a stirring way how Blanche
Sweet, in her role of school teacher,
was able to abolish the blacklist sys
tem and win the loe of the president
of the company. Many realistic scenes
.ire shown, such as the thrilling fight
between the miners and the mine
ciinids the school teacher's encounter
Ith the mine president, and other In-
nlents that will etir the blood and
in nntain the intc rest of all Ad.
1JIIC IltJIll' nil.Tj TOIJW.
A Beast of Societv, ' a modern tnelo-
t' ura intiofluting Louise Vale to the
1 i J-hi patron? tll be snown today. The
-torv is well told, and acted by a eoni-
l.oieni casr ineiuaing uouglas uerrad.
w lio plaved the lead in "Cndine." Reg-
iJr Drices Will nrevail Cnmfnr tt the
vuiiiaa ulijku.
bijou Jrldav is a dramatic sensation. J
"Hon or "The Devil's Brew." written hv
Rbfus Steele and produced by tbe
Smalleys" Lots Weber and Phillips
-mnllev personally appear in this fea
tuie Adeitlsemi'iit.
(UlilVtM, TIIKUV IMIIV 1(111 V.
1 odav is the findl showing of "Uar-
ii.' Theda Bara's greatest triumph.
The famed "wimpirc" woman Is the
ning personification of Merimee's
In rolne of old bcville and William Fox
pent a fortune In producing the pic
ture bo that the atmosphere of old
T.un ! brt'ght before vou The pic
nire is a V trb one The first show
ill be at ft a. m and the last one
!11 st.irt at 4H Special music will
' e plsjed ", to 5 40 and from 7 to 10:20
n m Adv
TO HOUSEKEEPERS;
THAT DELIGHTFUL FRESHNESS which
accompanies your linens, upon their
return from our laundry, adds to the
very cheer and briskness of the day
THE hCME
LOM LSV YOUH LINEN
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
TAKE NOTICE !
!." Prpl,uuu,ary to Hie exemplification of lite Fourth Degree, a
HirIi iHm will be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Clinrcu
ill-Ji?ZS'&?lBlTt,'dav (February 22nd) at nine o'clock. ALL
hMGHTS OF COLUJIBUS, whether they are candidates lor the Fourth
Degree or not, are requested to meet at the Clubhouse at eight-thirty
ou that monnnR, whence they mil proceed to the Church in a body
Xi
LEVY GROCERY COMPANY 1
Just Received
New Mackerel Holiam H
New Salt White Fh to, &
New Bonelew Herring BuJk 0je$
New Pickled Herring DH1 pick,es
Phonej 505 and 506 204 and 206 E. Overland St.
Mail Orders Prompt Attention
Deming Peace Officer Killed
Attempting to Recap
ture Prisoners.
Continued from jinte 1.)
secured for the iKHwnien from the ar
mor)'. In automobiles, the possemeu
set out in the wake of tlio fleeing pris
oners. As the new s spread, other crowds
in automobiles followed, i.. eluding a
portion of the Doming militia company
under-command of Lieut. I Ivde Karl Klv.
During the dav, almost 100 men took
the trail in the direction of the fleeing
prisoners, but only the sheriff mid a
small iosc were in the advance guard
that overtook the prisoners at Itincon.
Two Killed in Battle.
In the battle, which resulted in the
killing of sheriff Stephens and the
wounding in the scalp of Pete ("iluck")
Sevier, of this eitv, one of the escaped
prisoners, Joe Cranston, nas killed, and
J. O. Starr, another member of the gang,
nas wounded, captured, and sent to Las
Cmces to jail.
telephone messages thi morning
stated that Schmidt was captured during
the night. 20 miles north of La Cniees
and taken to Wiat eitv this morning
earlv, where he was also locked up.
The delierv was so veil planned by
the prisoners that it wag executed with
out a flaw or a bobble, and the prisoners
weic well on their flight before the
Sabbath morning quietness of the cilv
was disturbed by the news of the escape.
ROQUE GOMEZ REFUSED TO
BREAK JAIL; BROUGHT HERE
Roque Gomez, an officer in the
Oroyco arm, who was confined in the
Deming jail on a neutrality charge at
tbe time of the jail break Sundaj. was
brought here from Deming Sunday af
ternoon for confinement In the county
jail.
T did not leave when they liberat
ed the other prisoners because I was
not guilty of anything, and. if I had ;
Kone, It might have been used against
me,' Gomes scid Monday morning in
bis c"li li the county Jail. "A German,
an Englishman and an American
planned the escape The Englishman
went out with the jailor to empty some
trash. As they came back the jail
door was opened the German, who
was back of the jail door, jumped out
mid grebbed the jailor. Tho jailor's
gun was taken from him and he was
placed In a cell and also took bis mon
ey and watch.
"The three then told the other pris
oners thej could go If they wished.
One Mexican named Francisco Acosta,
who was charged with murder, went.
There were eight or nine others who
refused to go. They sent for an auto
mobile and took the chauffeur's uni
form from him, alsp his money and
locked Wm up In tbe jail An Ameri
can, who was In jail on a vagrancy
barge, could drive an automobile and
he took the wheel The German, the
Englishman and the American who
were the ones who made the plot, to
gether with the American who was
driving the automobile and Acosta got
awar in the automobile.
"Fifteen minutes later a Mexican
woman went to the jail yard and, see
ing the gate to the Jail yard open.
gae the alarm. That is all I know
of it as I remained in the jail and know
nothing of the killing of the sheriff.
When the posse arrived and released
the jailor tliej all left, presumably in
search of the escaped men "
WILLIAM LEGGETT MURDER
TRIAL STARTS MONDAY MORNING
The case of William Leggett. charged
with the murder of Gregorio Rivero
n i lii iuo iuiua ul v'vhviiv j.-
near Fort Hancock on June 10 of last
r wbr railed fn the 34th district
court Monday morning.
Leggett is alleged to have ridden up
to the place where Rivero, an aged
I Mexican, was working and to have shot
I hira down.
j All Mondav morning was spent in
selecting jurors and at noon five had
I been empanelled.
TEMPE DAIRYMEN HERE TO
INSPECT DAIRYING IN VALLEY
,T B. Cook, president of the Pacific
Creamerj company of Tempe, Ariz., and
W C Brown, advertising manager of
the same concern, spent Monday in HI
Paso calling upon customers and In
vestigating the dairying possibilities of
the vallevs under the Ulephant Butte
Irrigation project.
LAUNDRY
- NLE - NT 11. ANDBXAS, G. K.
Mormon Colonies Ship Up
Potatoes and Beans; Crops
Are Being Planted.
A passenger train is due fiom Chi -
huahua city at 8 odock this evening
and during the night three freight
trains are scheduled to arrive from Chi
huahua. The freight trains are sup
posedly loaded with ore A freight and
passenger train arrived Sunda night
from Casas Grandcs. Most of the
freight brought in consisted of pota
toes and beans. F. S. Fox, a passenger
on the Casas Grandes train, atatesl that
conditions were unusually quiet in that
part of Mexico and that the Mormon
colonists had begun tneir spiing plant
ing The third car or hides sold by Car
rama officials to the Finuegan-Bion n
Hide company, of New ork, trossed
the border Mondav morning and. after
goinfr through the usual formalities of
importation, was switched to the G. II.
& S A yards, where it entered into a
train east bound W Harrell. secretary
for the Panhandle s Southnestern Cat
tlemen's association said Monda that
the association would take no action op
the cai uf hides and that protect was
hopeless.
On Saturday, additional shipments of '
ore from southern Chihuahua and Da
tango came into the states b aj of
Kl I'aso, the consignments helm; in
ears of sine ore for the U. S Zinc coi.i
panj, of Sand Springs, Ok la., and IT
cars of lead ore consigned to tho Con
solidated Kansas City Smelting and Re
fining companj.
BIG SHIPMENTS OF COTTON
SEED EXPECTED FROM TORREON
Large shipments of cotton seed to the
border a -e expected to begin within the
week, as a result of a decree bv first
chief Carranza authorizing the exporta
tion of cotton eed and the investment
of the returns in grain and foodstuffs
for the regions in and about Torreon
that are suffering from lack of food
i ne niavor oi Torreon. Itamon Mt-n-dez,
and the president of the cham ier
of commerce of the L-ignna distnct
held a (inference recentlv and at that
conference are said to have received
authority from Gen Cairanza to export
quantities or cotton seed which tlie
government and the farmers own in
that section. Orders have been given to
the railways to make the hauls and to
the custom officials to give the benefit
of the export duties on all such eottop
seed to the farming people making
shipment Tt was stated at the Mexi
can consulate Monday morning that the
major portion of the cotton seed nauls
would be bj wav of Laredo and Eagle
Pass. .
JUAREZ PLANS PROHRAM IN
HONOR OF MADERO TUESDAY
The second annlversarv of the death
of Francisco T Madero will be observed
In Juarez by a suecial holiday Tues
day. The day will conclude with a
special memorial program in the hall
of the custom house building, at which
GSn. Gabriel Gavlra, commander of
the Juarer garrison, will be the pre
siding officer. He will be assisted by
Andres G Garcia, Mexican consul to HI
Paso, mtivor M. M. Prieto, of Juarer.
and collector of the port of Juarez, S.
Viwiiflwiicg.
Oonceftf win b dvei, m the mill- '
tary plasa in the afternoon and jt the
custom house hall in tbe evening by
SH"' Gavira's band uf 60 Instruments.
The band has been preparing a big
program for this event during the past
several weeks and the selections at the
n-emorial will be both Imnnnio -r,H
beautiful The cuBtom house hll
hein- ,i..i.j :""" ". """i, ""
rLe,wr,aht!dnh. "gi; :?"
7 -- .. wvcoivm i,u an or ine
talent of Juarex is to be assembled to
do honor to the mtmon of the slain
piesident
CANNOT EJECT TENANTS WHEN
KENT IS LESS THAN 100 PESOS
.im - . ?r t",l,rovd economic con- I
... . i in Mexico according to a dis- ,
patch received bv the Mexican con- ,
sulate fiom Mexico Citj Mondav, the
temporary decree that prohibited any
tenants from being ejected from their
..uiucs lor lanure to pay when the
rental or payments is less than .'-,
pesos a month is now made to apply
to tenants paving less than 100 pesos
The same communication also states
that the advance of the Carrancistas
upon Cuernavaea continues and that
three new ooints have been captured'
Orumba, Calpulalpam and Tenango del
LESS THAN 1000 CASES OF
TYPHUS IN MEXICO CITY NOW
Advices from Mexico City to the
Mexican consulate In 1.1 Taso sav that
less than 1000 case's of tvphus are now
reported to be In that cit) and .the sit
uation Is believed well In hand
The National Guard, which onlv
nomina'Ij existed during the Diaz and
succeeding administrations, has been
incorporated into the general plans for
leorganizing the Carranza arm) and
from now. according to Information
received bv consul Garcia, will be a
definite part of the national defence
OFFER OF LOAN BY CHICAGO
BANKS DECLINED BY CARRANZA
tConllnucd from pare 1.)
Garcia that the offer of Chicago bank
ing firms to make a loan to tbe Con
stitutional government would not be
entertained.
"I do not presume to Interpret the
telegram." said Mr. Garcia. "I merely
placed before Gen Carranja an offer
that was made by a representative
....... ..,.,,r.,,,t, iieupir in i nieago: nor
.., . pit-imiea 10 stale tile
the banking firm '
name of
CARRANZA GOES TO C0L1MA
STOPS AT SAYULA EN ROUTE
l'irst Chief Carranxa and bis party
according to a disDatcb reeolv.ri .,:J
Mexican consulate in El Paso, have left J
uuauuiajur.i iDr conma, slopping for
several hours en route at Sayula. one
of the principal cities of the state of
Jalisco
The communication also states that
a new- pullman service nas been In
augurated between Piedras Negras and
Ncw Orleans, with dining car attach-
Tiiiti; vtj: uu ynuivu iiumku.
That the employes of the railway
shops and yards of the Mexican Na
tional contemplate walking out on
fMChti1, becaus. of dissatisfaction
with the present wage schedule, was
denied by the Mexican consulate Mon
,V.Iheeem.? a" !? to number
. .,,, , al,u snouiu such
trouble arise it would tend to tie m.
traffic The nnenl nnim.. 1 up
is that traffic li ?lrLal 2h,n Juarez
;?J, a,:.o.Vi.8.,5,Le-a??.ab.0tasniuch
could be and that tieinir It
up some Tmor. .would not , Z tV1Z. 1 1 1
atfrm vacv .siaI. "' -U'
atlon very much,
GUAIIDSMBX FIUIRD.
Silver City, N. M.. Feb 21. Motion
pictures of the Sliver City national
guard in their now uniforms ?ece?ved
a few ds)s ago. have been taken
Onl One '())MO ,iuiMNI..,
To pel the genuine call for full mme
LWVTJVE BROMO gUINlVr" ' omk
foi signaliiie of I y GROvf Cur"s
a Colli in One Day 23c a
Bandits Driven From Tla-
hualilo Fight Twice With
Pursuing Forces.
i Toi reon, lies , Teb Jl Bandit forces
under command of Gen Canuto Reyes,
lc.nted bj Cairanza troops shortly after
th bandits had captured Tlahualilo
eurlv Saturday were defeated at
Lendres. eix miles distant, and arain
at Cordoba, six miles further on. Hex- '
iian employes of the Tlahualilo ranch
icported counting the bodies of 70
1'iad bandits and ir ported ffiere were I
iii-ii othirs wounded. The irov.rn- t
tlint th ql.
tick on Tlahualilo Was a feint to draw
trtops from Torreon to tacilitate an
.ittai from the west, was discounted
bv the nppaiently desperate effort of
Jhe bandits to hold the i-nnch as a
I IUMI
iliaation noint for Iianilitn uraiinmi
uiiuugii cue Laiiuna ilistnct.
Iteyea se.l.s Crlncnrs.
Reports recehen trom tile Tlahualilo
district were to the effect that Canute
i.c-eo, on arriving at nanualllo asked
particularly for "sfriugoeg" and Span-
i. A party of eight men and five
',rA.mf la"v.amL?"8"'h .JP'.
vum
had left the ranch about ten minutes
ui-iurc me arrival oi tne uanutts.
On learning that there were no
"gungoea" or Snanlarda In the flllei,.t
i was reported Reyes said that all
foreigners look alike to him
small band of bandits under Juan
I'elgado is reported to hare visited
Diramita in the Lagtina district, seek
ing food. Delgado. it is said, claimed
t le leading a special advance guard
o. bandits
Ilnudlts IJemaurird Hansom.
Tlahualilo Is tbc proper!) of the
TLihualilo Agricultural company, nn
American corporation In the Laguna
district. The bandits demanded a
ransom of $25,000 in gold under threat
or burning the plant and 7000 bales of
cotton and byproducts worth '500,000
i'i gold. Before the' threat could bo
executed or the ransom paid, relnforce
nents for the 600 Carranzli soldiers
duven out of the district bv Reyes ar
ilvcd and drove the l aiders from the
plant.
American Houses Looted.
It is officially l sported that no ma
terial damage was done by the ban
dits, who. In retreating, looted all tho
provisions and clothing from American
houses and took with them 40,0000
Iksos In paper money.
The occupation of Tlahualilo caused
some uneaslhess here. Reports stated
that the 500 Carranza troops garrison
ing the properly were In retreat hav
ing been scattered by the forces under
Rejes. Reinforcements were dispatched
to the district under Gen. Santos and
leaving here by way of Horizonte early
vesterday, engaged tbe bandits about
two miles west of the Tlahualilo ranch.
Telephoue 'Wires Cut.
Telephone wires were cut Immed
iately upon the commencement of tho
battle and no report of the results
was received until Sunday.
The bandits wffo occupied Tlahualilo
apparently came from tne west for
fiey burned, two bridges on the main
line of the Mexican Central railway
south of Bscalon north of here midway
to Jiminez.
rgnniedo Mlllin IJnrnngo.
Passengers arriving here from Du
r.mgo report that Gen. Murguia domin
ates that state, with the assistance of
Domingo Arrieta, who is said to have
commanded the forces that defeated
tiai dits recently at San Gabriel. They
asserted that Gen. Argumedo, reported
hue to have been sent south to confer
v ith uen. Carranzj. on peace in uu
rango, 18 still a prisoner in the hos
pital at Duranso City. Mariano Ar
rieta, tt was reported, is still in Jail
Gen. Jacinto Trevino expects shortly
to clear the railroad between Torreon
and Parras of a few bandits headed b)
uen. unacon several aeiacnmenis
have been sent from here. The bandit,
Gen. Chacon Several detachments
arc reported to number lees than 100.
NO CENTRAL RESERVE BANK
FOR MEXICO, SAYS GARCIA
All trains that come from Mexico i
bring Individuals with ideas as to how
tne treasury oi tne rcputnie may De
replenished and the government placed
upon a sound financial basis It is
seldom that any of the individuals
speak w ith official authority and
when Andres Garcia, the Mexican con
sul, was questioned rw to the accuracy
of the statement brought to the border
In a person nlleged to be associated
with the Carranxa government, in
whhh it was said that the Constitu
tionalists would establish a central re
xeive bank, he said: 'There Is noth
ing in it "
The plaiw purported to have origi
nated In Querctaro. provides for a cen
tral bank somewhat similar to the
Dank of Kngland, and It is said would
have a banking reserve of "30,000,000
pesos, a third of this sum to be sub
scribed b the government and the
remainder bv the banks of Mexico In
good staitdlrig. after a fashion similar
to the Federal Bank reserve of the
United States Subscribing banks
would have part In the central scheme
according to the amount of their cap
ital or metal money.
MOVING PICTURES ARE MADE
OF JUAREZ UNDER NEW REGIME
The first moving pictures that will
have a general circulation In America
of Juarez under the Carranza govern
ment, were taken Sunday morning b)
the Universal Film company of Los An
geles, Calif The pictures were filmed
by Fred L. Granville, assisted b) Ivor
McFadden.
Both of the movie men were accom
panied b consul Garcia and his littlo
son. Andres, and permission to take
in the town was extended the picture
firm bv Gen. Gavlra, the mtittary com
mander. Scenes of the custom house,
the municipal jail, the municipal plaza
with its market house and maor's
headquarters, the mission of our Ladv
of Guadalupe, the hospitals, Juarez
monument and other places of Interest
plus, of course, the volunteer poses
of man) interested Mexicans, bovs,
girls, women and men were all In
cluded In the morning ittnerarv.
Y. M. C. A. WORK GROWING
IN CITY OF CHIHUAHUA
John AIurra. secretary of the Young
!.-. M.I.- .dScAlellnn fn r,hi
huahua city, has wired to friends that I
ZlZlVtl 1 JhnPr.?v "Trier lis return '
augurateil shortly alter ins return
upon the Villa " hmb.h1S '
most successful and the membership ,
roll had been increased 93S. malting a
totMlmemliersliiii of 1300
Mr. Murray is well known In Kl
Paso, where under normal conditions
lie makes a monthly trip, and his manv
friends will be pleased to know that
TI CSON LOitKS MEXICO'
CO.NSULA'TEi CAUSE. KCOMJMI
Tucspn, Arix.. Feb 21. The Mexican
consulate maintained here has been
abolished bv the Carranza government
according to consul E. V. Anaa who
according to consul B. v. Anaa who
1,a" returned with J. R. Dunseath an
attorney, from n conference with Got
- Ellas Carres at Ilermosllla. Son Ne-
cesslty of administrative economy was
tne reason assigned tor tne auonuon
of the consulate.
SI'iMMI COSLT. IS
JlBI'OKTRUl nUtCIIKS IlOHDKIt
Laredo, Texas, Feb. 21. Spanish con
sul Laguero. at Monterey, arrived here
today, following his reported deporta
tion by order of Carranza authorities
Laguero Is said to have protested
against the depoi tatlon of a priest and
ns cnen !4 hours within which to
I i e M- io
Lake Van District Occu-
pied; Turks Hurriedly
Eetreat Before Enemy.
London. linglund Feb -'1. The Rus
sians hae now occupied the entire
Lake Van distiut, the Tuiks re
tiring southward and even evacuating
Eitlis, according to a Tetrograd dis
patch received in Rome and given out
nere by the wireless press.
n,i h nther winir. according to the
dispatch, the Russian advance guards
wltnin a snon uiaittn
on the Black sea coast,
ti of more than S5.000
imruitatiftn In nn the direct line Of a
force pushing from Lake Van toward
Diarbeki, about 100 miles away. j0
miles bevond whUh cit mns the Bag
dad lailway
lurk Reinforcements 'Inrn lliuk.
From Tiflis, the Russian headquartors
in the Caucasus, comes the report to
day that two Turkish army corps
which were on their way to reinforce
the garrison at Erzerum. turned back
i. han ri,.,. i,,i,l i at the fortress
I ilai fallen-
i An effort is being made to .ut off
the retreat of the Turkish forces wnien
have been operating along the Black
sea coast.
Petrograd dispatches indicate that
'the definite results are earliest ex
pected from a moveme-it to the north,
where another Russian force Is working-
along the Black sea coast In the
direction of Trebizond
TWO MORE SHIPS ARE
CAPTURED BY GERMANS
London. I.ng. Feb -'1 Two more
ships have been captured by German
sea raiders, according to Information
received here. A dispatch to Reuter's
Telegram company from Copenhagen
savs that the Last Asiatic company's
motor steamer Bandon which left CO'
penhagen Saturday was seen return
ing in the afternoon passing Elsinore
with a German flag hoisted and escort
ed By a German tiawler
A disoatch to the Kxchange Tele
;raph company from Copenhagen says
the Bandon was bound for Slain with
piece goods, was captured in tne Kat
tegat by a German cruiser and taken
to Swlnemuende.
The steamer Bergenhus. bound from
Copenhagen for Liverpool, has been
taken into Stettin by an armed
trawler
GERMANY PROTESTS AGAINST
DEPUTIES ON THE AEPAM
(Continued (rem pace 1.)
United States deputy marshals on the
caputred British liner Appam, a Ger
man rize in Hampton Roads, were
made today to the state department by
the German emnassv.
Prince von Hatzfelt. .ounselor of the
embassv, discussed the whole subject
with -ounselor Polk. The presence of
ttij marshals was objected to, it Wds
said, because it was feared some fric
tion might develop.
The deputy marshals were placed on
the Appam Saturday evening wnen the
liner was libeled by the United States
district court upon an uppl'cation of
the British owners to recover the ves
sel Lieut Berg protested vigorously
against the libeling of the ship.
MORE THAN 1,000,000 MEN
ARE SERVING BRITISH NAVY
London. Kng., Feb 21 An admir
alty statement, answering an Inquiry
by Sir Gilbert Parker, states there are
more than 1,040,000 men engaged In
various phases of British navy work.
The letter states that the navy prop-e-
bad 146,000 officers and men when
the war broke put, which number has
now increased to 320,000, with the au
thority for a further increase to 350,
000 officers and men besides 60,000 na
val reserves. There are also 85,000
men engaged in work at the royal dock
varJs and other naval establishments
and several 'imes that number on ad
miralty work under contract and sub
contract work.
GERMANS ARE RESTRICTED
AS TO THE USE OF BUTTER
Berlin, Germanv. Feb. 21. Restric
tions aj to the use of butter went Into
effect in greater Berlin toda). Hence
forth, the sale of butter will be limited
to a quarter of a pound per week for
each person, to be obtained on present
atlon.of the bread card.
Pending the introduction of a simi
lar system throughout the empire, the
authorities cannot even guarantee that
this amount will be available for resi
dents of Berlin, although it Is hoped
that this will be possible. '
A measure to increase the supply ot
3wine ir the larger municipalities prob
ably will be necessary.
BRITISH FARMERS KEEP
EMPLOYES OUT OF WAR
London. Eng., Teb. 21. Westmore
land farmers have succeeded in
keeping most of their shepherds, plow
men and cattle herders out of the war
by making strenuous protests before
the mil'tary tribunal held at Klrkby
Stephen Saturday.
The farmers declared If their men
were drafted for war service, they
would sell their farms and stock. Af
ter a severe examination, most of the
cmpIo)es were exempted from military
service as betnff necessary for tiVest
tioreland agriculture.
GUItMS IAPBI. AMCniC.W
ni:ii tuoss, it. iiBi'ortT.
Pans, France. Feb. 51. A Ilavas
agency dispatch from Bucharest; Ru
mania, sas the Germans are expel
ing the American ned Cross service
from Servia.
FIRE AT PEARSON PLANT;
AUTO ON FIRE; DRIVE STATION
Fire in a pile of trash at the El Taso
Milling company plant caused an alarm
to be turned in from that place Sun
da) morning about-10 o'clock The
fire was easily extinguished with the
p f 'hcm' ,.
' - one Star Motor company resulted in
.. ,. s.nassencer car Sat-
SyZ ening VSSmloS. 'when
., ' ,n i5-m. - ma.K of flames
due to ghort Cr,uit jumping in the
automobile tho driver l"-ovc it rapidly
down San Antonio street into Stanton,
to the Central station, where the
firmes were extinguished
ELL-ANS
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it. 25c at all druggists
Fails to Agree; Was Out
Since Saturday; 8 to 4
For Acquittal.
fter-dieing out since Saturda) after
noon, the jur) In the murder trial of
Donald Mackev was discharged at 10-30
Monday morning after announcing that
there was no chance of the 12 men
reaching a decision
I It was said at the courthouse hat
I when tlie Jury first retired the vote
stood seven to five for conwction
Later this wj.e ..hanged to er-jlit for
acquittal and four for conviction, ac
cording to tl e report at the court
house Mackev was charged with the mur
der of Scott Vance, a conductor, while
I he was having dinner with Mackej's
' divorced wife in the Gem restaurant.
'Personal Use" Excursion
Of Arizonans To El Paso
Is Now Being Arranged
t
, Tucson Anz. 1'cb Jl. V tug "per
sonal use' excursion from Tucson and
intermediate points in Arizona to El
i Paso Is now being discussed, follo(r-
, ing the decision of the state supreme
court that residents of the state mav
' bring liquor into the state for personal
use.
The promoters plan that the excur
sionists shall provide themselves with
empty suitcases, the filling for which
will be purchased in El Paso and
brought home for consumption as de
sired. The idea of the excursion if to
secure reduced railroad fares. Th
railroads are said to be a little doubt
ful as to their status In the matter of
liquor shipments and their officials
have not yet passed upon the pi oposed
excursion
BULLET STRIKES CltniMI
MJAIt .,. J. HILL AXD "WIFE
A bullet struck close to Mr and Mrs.
Arthur J. Hall Sunday evening about
10:30, while the) were walking on San
Antonio street, at the Virginia street
Intersection.
Mr. Hall savs he heard a shot, heard
tbe bullet whistle and it fell about 10
feet from him.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Are Big Special Days s
At All The
Standard Cash Stores
Tuesday and "Wednes
day Meat Specials
Select Shoulder of Beef, lb.) 12c
Fancy Pork Chops, lb IVzt
Fancy Tomatoe Sausage,
IK 991:-
'"' I 3 plcgs. Pancake or Buckwheat
Fancy Pure Pork Sausage. Ib 15c Flour for 25c
24-Ib. sack Moses Best or GId Coin Flour for 95c
48-Ib. sack Moses Best or Gold Coin Flour for $1.85
10c cans Deming Hand Packed Tomatoes for , gc
15c cans Little Kernel Country Gentlemen Corn for ...lie
15c cans Van Camp s HonHiny for 10c
15c cans Van Camp's Early June Peas for llflc
25c cans Glass Jar Sliced Pineapple for 23c
YOU ALWAYS
Pay Cash and Pay Less
at the
Standard Cask Stores
I III1! jj
GEORGE 8c I KNOW- I.
Ar where to co . l
mill xkv ju e? mill
I r-J&HATCHETS
BBEv 5 r 111
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lllj Mills and Stanton I
Congressman Smith's Bill
Provides For First Step
in Big Project.
I't'o-. Texas, Feb JL Ten thousand
dollars ib asked of congress as a pre
liminary ap'iropnatio" for the secur
ing for the I'' cos Valley in New Mexico
.uid Texas of a Ik rent government pro
je t which vitl i 'claim by irrigation
ruin thousands of acres or rich farm
ing lane's
In tin lull introduced by congress
man v It .smith foi an appropriation
for a Mirviv of the proposed Pecos
valley piojcct, the sum of $10,000 Is
risked to ,over tin cost of the survey
Text of Smith' Illll.
Congressman Smith's bill is H. R.
1.IJ1. and i as follows
Bill aittho-i7ing the secretary of the
interior to make further survey of the
t'ecoa river and valley in Texas and
New Mexico to determine the feasi
bility aril cost of an irrigation project
thereon and to make an appropriation
lor, such survev
'ite it enacted by the senate and
hous ot representatives of the Lnitd
htites of America ir. congress assem
bb d that the secretary of the Interior
be and is hrcbv, authorized and di
rei ted to make, or cause to bo made,
further investigation and survey of th"
Peeos river and valley in Texas and
New Jlexn o with the view of deter
n ming the feasibility and cost of con
structing a reservoir at Red Bluff for
irrigation purposes and to report his
conclusions theieon to congress, anil
the sum of J10.00U, 01 so much thereof
as maj be necessary, is hereby appro
priate.! for that purpose."
While in Pecos. Richard 5irges of
1.1 Paso explained the conditio- of tlio
i e tarnation funds at this time and said
that congressman Smith had Introdui ed
a bill recently calling for the issuance
of three per cent certificates in the
amount sufficient to take care or the
present work as well as that of the
now projects to be presented, which
includes tbe PecOi river project
If jon want smoke buy cigars. If you
want the most for your raonev buv
our coal. R. C. Semple. successor to
Southwestern Fuel Co. Phone 531 Adv.
A dollar saved by buying goods pro
duced elsew" ere Is a dollar thrown at
your neighbor's birds.
Tuesday and Wednes
day Grocery Specials
Pound Maricopa
Butter for 30c
To each person, that
buys $3.00 worth of
other goods.
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