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Sea To Sea, Returns.
SYDNEY REPORTS
SAFE ARRIVAL
Return Marfe Probable End
Of $300,000 Exploration
Of The Antarctic.
SYDXKY
Sir Kr
turned
,YDXi:Y. X. 8. - . March it: Lieut.
Ernest H. Sba kelton lias re-
urned from his Antartic explora
tion oage. News of the achievements
I Ins expedition is withheld at present.
1 lit adventure of Sir Krnest ShackeU
I- n heading tne British trans-Antartic
m ' dition, had a thrceofld purpose, to
i t igati the Antarctic ocean on a mc
iid'tn to secure ftr the Biitlsh flag
tl e honor of being the first naal em
ir ti to be takn from sea to Bea across
tins south polar realm, and to conduct
- i ntifio work relating, anion-; oth-r
t iHMti, ot mHteoroIotv , geography and
-lit.e surve Tin expedition was
1 1 lanced, for the past part, by large
fts from persons interested in polar
t plot at lull. Funds amounting t more
lian $300,000 were raised, including
"." oou from the British government.
Mnrt South In 111 IT,.
Tin expedition left, KnfclajuUtn two
nunc about six weeks after the Ku-
mpean war began, but it was not until
irh fit laniiitr. 1s1K after delay Itua
" unfavorable Ice conditions, that the
i-hi' headed by Sir brnest set oil on
i Koo mile voyage from South Georgia,
uninhabited Island in the south At
tiiii ocean, about 800 miles due east
i.f "ap- Horn, for Boss Sea, on the oth
ei side of the south pole.
Second lixpedltlon Sails.
From Tasmania the second section
tr .an while sailed, also for the Boss
- a. tin re to meet Sir Ernest's expedl
t u.n with supplies necessary for both
p. rtions to r"turn to New Zealand. Sir
I tnent hoped originally to come out of
i he Antaictlc by April. ISIS, but condl
t 'ins far from propitious made ueces
,mh a change of plant
Th. section whnh started from Tas
mania was obliged to spend the winter
,f I11S-1C at the Ross sea to await Sir
i meat's arrival, which had been ex
isted some time this month.
'Wooden 'Walled llont.
Sir Frmst sailed in the Endurance, a
hi i master, with auxlliarv engines
w huh pace her a ten knot epeed. This
sm 1. of 360 tons , was built with
n ooden walls" two feet thick of al
m ost solid oak. Oak and pliant pitch
. , ,.e were the nnlv woods emDloved.
I.lst of Officer. J
Her accommodation were for 32 per
sons and the party which sailed Includ
. .i 15 officers and Sir Ernest. Among
tl em wire Frank Wild, second in
. . nminnd. In charge of provisions; Geo.
Miiston. In -charge of general stores,
itist J Wordle, geologist: R W.
im.B. physicist and mapnetician:
Leonard H Hussev, metorologlst and
ssistant magnetlclan. F Hurley, pho
togiapher and kinematographer; L
-uidd Cambridge university and Cam
I orm Sihool of Mines, and Lieut. Frank
Woilsev. R. N R. of New Zealand
i.tuit Worlsey In navigating com-
nind during part of the voyage and
1 iter was to take part in surveying and
. v plot ing the Antarctic coasts The Eu-lur-it'i-i
carried 70 dogs and a number
r motor sledges.
Th.. Ross sea nnrtv sailed on the Au
la. In charge of Lieut. Aeneas Mack-j
tosh. IS. K. K . wno was in marge
i, so f the chronometers and meteor-
irieii Instruments.
i nil partv included A. H. Ninnis, in
tee of motors, a cousin of Lieut.
miiii.' who lost his life during the
t,in xploratlons; A. Stevens, as-
-1'i.uit 1 turer of geography at Glas-
,.. uiiiversitir. Spencer Smith in
I rrc of the photographic department
.1 1 1.. 'ope, biologist. The Aurora
n! 26 do?
Long (lut of C'nmmniilrntlon.
ftlr leaving south i leoigia. Sir Krn
. ami his paitv, although equipped
h a limited wireless apparatus, had
i omniunication with the civilised
u..ild Friends of the explorer, how
vet, did not c-.prsi- anxiety, believing
iiiiprohftble that ho would be heard
01 1 until the homeward voyage from
I o-. sea was well under way.
T llrtermlnr rllmntle Conditions.
s. ' no ft hi h,i. his ueparture out-
1 , ,1 lhe purposes of his explorations
I e , n,l if the f i. i icrs and stock breed-
s i I'hile and rgentlna could obtain
thiiitu information regarding the ef-I
of dense polar ice iieias on c-n-,tl
. ondltioiis in those countriis,
re r i. Id be more or less able to n g
i ' ite their water supply
Investigate Tool SMPPly.
vno'lier object of the expedition was to
i tit mini If 'possible, whether the
iiii. iii.im of mountains linked up
th urah.im's land and other moun-
nini' nrritory on the opposite side of
i ,
outh pole The partv hoped to tn-
t .zatt loo. i seit-i of coal, wnicn.
n within
ini of the pole. Is
- ft to indicat' ttoiio.il or semi-iropi-il
.llniate thtte in tie past
wir.itu s.iiMvri:ii ii
niSTi iim: i hoi.i. m
-1 he 11 igne. liollaml Mjt.li 21 Dr.
I , iirv an Dke. merican minister
i , The Xetherl mils, irnved hero last
, i mm. after spending a brief vacation
I nited States.
such Utter
RUSS RAIN 50,000 SH
IS
IT
PDISONIHGPEGKOMBflTTLEFRONTI
Admits Administering Med
icine in Millionaire's Soup;
Orders, He Says.
New York. Ttarch si. Dr ArtUur
Warren Waite, dentist and champion
tennis player, accused of poisoning his
fotherinlaw. John F. Peck, wealthy ding j
manufacturer of Grand Rapids, Mich ,
today made his first statement since
the order issued bj the district attor
ney for his arrest. He denied the
churtre. He made the denial to assist
ant district attorney George F. .Broth
era, who examined him at his apartment !
on Riverside Drive, where he lay in bed I
reeoverng from toe effect of strong
rimc-n which he took yesterday.
Dr. Waits admitted, according to Air.
Brothers, that he had put something
iuto Feck's soup some time prior to his
death, but declared that it was medi
cine and that Dr. A. A. Moore, the phy
sician who attended Peek during his
illness, had instructed him to employ I
ihi method of giving the patient med
icine because l'eck had complained that
it was bitter and had refused to take it.
Mr Brotherh announced that tV.iite
would be removed to B-llevue hospital,
a prisoner, later in the da. His con
dition was not vet such as to permit his
icnioval to the Tombs prison
The grand Jurv investigation of the
deaths of Mr Peck and his wife, in Dr.
Waite's Riverside Drive home, under
cin umstances which led the authorities
10 believe thev were wctims of poison,
continued todav
Took IJrug to Mrep."
Since Wednesday Dr. Waite had been
under the influence of drugs taken, he
said, to induce sleep Meanwhile the
discovery of arsenic in the body of Mr.
l'eck led to the order for ,the dentist s
arrest-
Among the exhibits upon which the
authorities are working are medical
nooks taken from Dr. Waite's library
containing marked passages describing
the effect of poison such as that llleged
to have eaosed th death of Mr. Peck.
tVomna'x Body Sent in Ilote.
Undertakers who prepared Mrs.
Pecks body for shipment for Detroit
recalled todav that thev were compelled
to make great haste to place the bodv
on board the train leaving here on the
dav of her death
Dr. Waite's prominence as a sport
man and tennis plaver has increased
the interest in the case, here. He won
the Metropolitan indoor championship
here earl in the season and figured in
the national indoor championship when
he was defeated !v R. Llndloy Murray,
who won the title
Kind Where rsenlc t n Bought.
Definite information has been ob
tained bv the district attornev. it was
announced at his office today, as to
where the arsenic was procured with
which Peck Is alleged to have been
poisoned. This information was the
fruit of a canvass made by detectives
of drug stores in the vicinity of Waite s
home, it was said
Dr Waite told his guards according
to reports thev made to the district at
tornev, that he would keep his Hpa
sealed as to the identity of the woman
with whom he lived at a hotel as Dr.
and Mrs A W. Walters
"And I will stick to her. he was
oted as salng
Seattle. Wash , March 24 Junior
Lieut Ormand C Pailthorp, V. S X.,
was found today bv officers of his ship,
shot to death in his room on board the
cruiser Saratoga
Lieut. Pailthorp was 29 years old
:nd was appointed to the naval aca
demy from Michigan, his native state,
in 106
TEXAN IS DETAILED TO TAKE
COURSE IN AVIATION SCHOOL
Austin, Texas. March II. Bryan Mc
Mullen, of Greenville, first lieutenant
of company K, Fourth Texas infantry,
was today detailed by the adjutant
general's department to take a course
in aviation at the Curtlss flying
school at Newport News, Va.
This course Is free and is given to
arm) officers in the guard of the
various states. The Aero club of
America has donated $200 toward pay
ing the expenses of Lieut. McMullen
while taking this course
no changFin condition
of gen. otis; gravely ill
, , Angeles, Cal . Maich 21 Utend-
jll(f physicians said today that Gen.
ji,,,ri80n Gray Otis, editor of the Los
Angeles Times, ill with pneumonia, was
..aDout the name." He passed a fair
night but it was thought advisable to
give him a mild stimulant.
Tin: hay ix co.-vf.nitsiN.
J. Svcnnle,
Senator Lewis introduced a
resolution declaring any person
giving aid to Villa guilty of
;. tieason.
House.
; Immigration bill was bi ought
5 up for general debate
;. Judii iary committee continued
; healings on impeachment
.. . haues against United States
;. .!tio oey Marshall, of New York.
; Va- il committee continued
; n.itioi il ilrtc in luarlng.
J iu
: .,.i7 ?Trrmrn
MR umbtti
IS SIT, KILLED
Self Sacrifice As Dr.
!GFnJSDR!NG MAIL
English Chaplain Gets Some
Interesting Human Side
lights on Soldiers.
London. Eng., March St A British
regimental chaplAin In the field writes
the following description of the cen-
soring of the soldiers" letters:
Pltv the nadre in the leaky postal
wagon knee deep in picture postcards,
love letters, brief acknowledgments of
parcels, and stolid accounts of doings
too epic for the written worn .s pob
tal censor we parsons often relieve
keen, combatant subalterns who would
otherwise he fretting and poring over
the
nencil scrawls which Tommy pro
duces by the hundred thousand.
Eoh letter is carefully read for in
cautious revelations and matter "calcu
lated to alarm or depress" folks at
home If published Our soldiers know
what not to sav. What Is more, they
know thev are better looked after than
soldiers ever were before. The man
to be checked Is the "lonelv soldier"
who Is after creature comforts and
such is public kindness succeeds In
coaxing a perfectly monstrous mail
fro.n home to the fury and disgust of
the postal se-tion of our rojal en
gineers So we clip the lonelv solilio- He may
be a good sorL and share the booty, but
anv extra stress thrown on our field
postoffice is verv- properlv resented at
headquarters. Then there is the too
fluent amorist a real nuisance to the
censor, landed land bewildered:) with
five "darlings" and "ducks" to get safe
Iv back Into the right envelopes, to
gethei with aces of heroics, screaming
shells and V. C deeds (entirely unre
warded), which I know took place miles
from the firing line!
I nflnlshcd Letter of Head.
Very ad are unfinished letters o.
the dead. "Well. Sis. we are parading in
minute Good-bye. Vnd the dearest
kiss To lie continued tomorrow!" Alas,
there was no tomorrow! "The padre
tome
if I.
will censor this I read again- "'UMfc, a-swwJvesjewo tan. Bjr,45iiifir-----
up to heaven." says he last Sundsy.-4- "At night the 'ltusslauji attacked In
I said no such things. "We Old and thick waves The first two waves
bang' came bombs from an Avlatlx! were mown down before they reached
'Consider the fields,' says he and up the entanglements. The third attack
went a mine under our feet' There la plereed the German positions on a
victor In the air,' aavs he but all we front of less than 100 yards and the
could see of it was poison gas from a assailants were ejected by a counter
new shelL'" attack led in person by a regimental
In the main Tommy's letter Is stolid commander At dawn the Russians
enough, of gay. Hal and Jim have made a fourth attack, but it was
little gift for self-expression, whereas smothered In the initial stages by Ger
French soldiers translate their deep nan fire .
i,Mi, Into real nrose I've read Fonr Ititm Divisions Attack.
H1?"SSI J.".-.' rSSJT Yet our mens" Four Russian .divisions are said to
,.r.vi.riv in this wav .reveals their real
"'" ,..- ", " - . ... , ,
strength. You can't Impress or depress
a lad who tells his mother. "We need
more ground to bury these tin-hats
Soldiers Are Jolly.
Last winter fo leave a trench was
called "soing ashore": and the waddle
of frost-bite drew "Quack-quack from
the victim himself "Dear Mother,
wrote the rustic private, "Yesterday a
shel burst and tor my trousers. I shal
dror compsashun." I knew that "shel
You could hide a bus In the crater of
It' One man was never seen again,
even in bits He whose trousers wen
"tor" was blown tip a tree, where he
hang dazed and mute, while his rifle
swaying on a still higher branch. For
two days the lad could neither hear
nor speak. , ...... i
These men write gaily of their hair
breadth escapes. They give brief ac
counts of daily life In the "dog-kennel,
with its door from a ruined cottage.
and "Hotel Cecil across It in sprawling
chalk. "Have read of my death, but
am well." is a startling postcard. I pity
the adjutant general's department,
charged with these endless casualtv
llsts' I know a family who'd been In
black six weeks for a son when he
wrote them a "chirpy" letter from the
prisoners' camp at Torgau' Letter
from the dead are astonishingly friv
olous I saw an anxious note at the
end of one: "Do we have to give back
the inruranoe?"
Innocent Letter Make Trouble.
I have censored 1800 letters in a day.
It is tedious work and anxious I once
passed a seemingly trivial local allusion
to a church service, regurlarly held
in a certain spot. A few days later the
congregation were plastered with shells
from German batteries two miles away!
The average subaltern dislikes the
role of ceasor, though It gives him
new Insight into the character of his
men. I found that one officer whom I
relieved at short notice had slipped a
10-shflllng note into a wistful note,
hinting at mouth-organ and blank
"Broke-ness" In the matter of funds.
And that sub. was none too flush
himself.
Tommys news seems trivial enough
to the outsider. "Will close now Whis
tle blowing us to business. What shall
I bring you from Berlin?" How he'd
got hung" up on the "mug-rack" (barbed
wire) In a night attack. The finding
of a stray pig In a ruined farm with
"chops for lunch that morning'" nd
here's a letter, months old. but with
today's postcript, thanking kind women
for cigarettes, and saving the writer
had meanwhile "stopped a lump of iron
with his head." and so had been laid
aside.
NO CHANGE ABOUT VERDUN.
SAYS FRENCH STATEMENT I
Paris. France. March 21 There has
been no ihange In the situation
around Veidun since yesterday, accord
7. i th war office announcement
!? afternoon. West of the Meuse the
S till , ,. - ,1.,. ...... kA.A
night was calm. Kast oi tne river men ,
were intermittent bombardments
D'ANNUNZIO IsTdECORATED
FOR AIR SCOUTING SERVICES
Rome. Itaiv, aiarcn -' ;i?r,e"
.nAtiniinzlo. the
li ,,. naAnl., t .. n .IrnlflH. I
uei. iiue muin;.
u.aa mjUrt-ll ICVruuj ,, nii , K.a,l' .
accident, was decoiated with a silver
(Continued on pule IS, Col. 7.)
IFQUR IIS1S
CHARGE; ARE
Hindcnburg Holds Dvinsk
Line; German Losses Less
Than the Enemy's.
RUSSIANDRUM .
FIRE IS VIOLENT
Germans Take 2 Trenches
Near Haucourt In Verdun
Sector, West Front.
B"
ERL1N. Germany., March 21. Fur
ther successes have been won by
the Germans in the vicinity of
Haucourt, northwest of Verdun, army
h adquarters announced today. Two
additional trenches have been occupied.
On the Russian front, vicious attacks
on the German lines in the northern
sector have been delivered both north
west and south of Dvinak. All the as
saults broke down, the statement de
clares. The Importance of the struggle
around Verdun naturally overshadows
interest in the contest on the eastern
front, but the latest dispatches show
that hard fighting is in progress in
the northern sector of the Russian line.
Shells Italn Thickly, i
The Russian drum fire became in
tense on the evening of March IS
More than 50.000 shells, chiefly of
heavy .caliber, fell over a small section
off the front near Postavy. German
wtA antanrl.timnt and thA front line
ho va nailolnafMl 1 fl Ihl,R ITHIVPniMITR.
The Germans were compelled to sum
mon a few reserves. Their losses were
heavier than on the two preceding
days of the fighting on account of the
Russian drum fire, but it Is asserted
that nevertheless they were surpris
ingly small.
Activity of the Russians at other
points of field marshal von Hlnden
burg"s front is less marked. Compara
tive quiet prevailed on March 19 alone;
the sector between Wlsxniew and Nar
ocz lakes, except for a strong night
attack of .the Russians which was re
pulsed People Hely on Illndenhnrg.
The losses sustained by the Russians
in these encounters are said to have
been very heavy. Notwithstanding the
severity of the actions, no concern is
evident nere The state of public feel
ing was expressed by a correspondent,
who said'
"The people have no anxiety because
they know Hlndenburg is there "
Mi SHIPS
Washington D C. March 21 The
entente allies, replying indivlduallv to
secretary of state Lansing's suggestion
for the disarmament of all mercantile
ships, have in effect declined the pro
posal S1.YS IlthSIAX YVAK I-OSMIS
iv ykaii, s.r.r-vi.'iB MEN
New York, March 31. Boris Schu
macher. Jewish newspaper correspon
dent who has arrived here from I'etro
grad, says Russian war losses from
January 1 to December 31, 1315, were
2,512,639 men.
Mr. Schumacher exhibited printed
lists of names which lie claimed were
t official Russian reports of casualties
anu wnicn ne said ne secretly outaineu
while in Petrograd.
The War At a Glance
THE lull In the infantry fight
ing In the Verdun region of
lamna njintlm,.. ft,n otll
I lery. however, keeping up ita active
work. The French guns have been
energeticallv cannonading the Ger
man positions in the Malanoourt
wood, on the edge of the Argonne,
northeast of Verdun.
Kast of the Meuse. the German
bombardment appears to have di
minished in intensity.
IhiHsinns Fiercely Attack.
n.l.rmlnihl .flaftf.
Determined attacks bv the Rus
sians on the German northern front
in the east continue. Berlin ad
mits tio peimanent successes for the
Kus.sians, hut the Petrograd state
tiients claim advantages at larlons
points.
Tiro Milps Sunt
Sinking of two addition,!
I ni u-
tral es8ilH hv suhiiiai mi s m re
ported, the lost ! raft being a Noi
weginn steamer and a Danish bark.
11 I
m
miorr
Husk's Gives New Hope To a Cynical World
ELLS
II ITS
HIT DEFERS ITS DECII
Senator Lewis Introduces Resolution Charging With
Actual Treason Persons in "United States Furnishing
Cash and Supplies to Villa; Consul Letcher at Chi
huahua Denies Reported Defection of Herrera.
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SHINGTOX, D C, March 21.
The question of calling the
Itlonal guard for border duty
to release regulars for service In
Mexico was discussed at today's cabi
net meeting, but it was decided there
was no prospect of such action at this
time.
Senator Lewis, Democrat, declared
In a resolution introduced today in the
senate that American authorUies had
knowledge of supplies and money be
ing furnished to VHJa from foreign
countries and from the United States.
His resolution proposed to ' brand
Americans who give such aid as
"guilty of actual treason."
At the request of senator Borah.
Republican, the resolution was read
twice, and then senator Lewis asked
that it Me over and gave notice that
he would soon speak upon it.
Some of the border senators read
telegrams from cltixens expressing
apprehension for the safety of Ameri
can Interests along the Mexican line
and senator Stone renewed his appeal
to senators not to agitate the situation.
The discussion died without action.
Vo Truth In Revolt Letcher.
American consul Letcher at Chihua
hua today reported there was no truth
in the report of Gen. Herrera and the
Carranza garrison at Chihuahua, hav
ing revolted
Consul Letcher's dispatch reported
that Gen. Herrera was in command of
the de facto troops there and was
loyal to Gen. Carranza
His report Is regarded a removing J
one of the most menacing features of
the Mexican -ituntion
Although Gen Funston and Brig Gen.
ReU on tbe border received reports con
firming the story of the revolt, the dis
patch from consul Letcher, who Is on
the ground and had headquarters at
the place where the revolt was said to
have occurred, is taken by officials here
a? confirming the statement of Car
ranza officials that no such revolt has
occurred.
American Returning From
Front Says Americans
Bar Villa's Retreat.
American troops are in Madera, ac
cording to news brought to the border
Friday, by an American who was In the
Casas Grandes country after that dis
trict was entered by the troops under
Gen. Pershing. The movement of the
troops south into the territory where
the Pearson interests are established
upon so large a scale, and whose prop
erties were threatened by Villa, was
effected by us use of the railroad track
of the North Western, south of Casas
Grandes, this American says,
liar Villa's Retreat.
The inference is that additional troops
of tho American expedition have pene
trated further into the district of Guer
rero and that a strategic cordon has been
drawn by the use of the railway, com
pletely shutting off anv passage of the
Villlstas down Into Rayon and Arteaga.
The bridges between Guerrero and Ma
dera are said to have been destroyed
by Villa on his last march north, out
these, with the service of the engineer- i
ing corps could be quickly restored and
railway connections be established be
tween Madera and. Santa Ysabel.
Dodd Near Nnmlqulpn.
Another strategic movement ot
American troops was the passage of CoL
Dodd and his column of cavalry down
from Casas Grandes to El Valle and
later Into the Namlquipa district, where
the Carrancistas are reported to have
engaged Villa's forces.
The movement of the American
troops from Casas Grandes has been
guarded with the greatest secrecy, and
save that the railroad transferred troops
from Casas Grandes to Madera and
south, little additional can be learned.
Madera is directly opposite Xarai
qutpa and upon the west side of the
Sierra Madres Babicora and tho Lacuna
Baicoro, to wMch it was thought Villa
would hasten his men. Is half way be
tween the two villages of Madera and
Namlquipa
SPANISH WAR VETERANS IN
PHOENIX OFFER FOR HOME DUTY
Phoenix. Arix., March 21. Investiga
tion today by Spanish war veterans
confirmed the report that all arras and
ammunition in local stores have been
purchased by Mexicans since the o
lumbus attack. Officers of the veter
ans' camp say they are all too old for
field service, but are armed and ready
lot home duty
The organization of a home guard or
no is proceeding under direction of
ulv officials Available arms In hands
of citizens are being listen ine- nu
lutint general says recruiting of the
ipilttia to war strength is proceeding
satisf.iutorilv. but not rapidlv No ie
pl to the governors leqnest to the
v,n departmint for a supplv of IfloO
l.i-igs and 2ii nnn rounds of athniunltlon
i.n tin home gti irds has vet been le
i elied.
U. S. TBODPS 1PEHSHII.GGALLS
ARE II. MnDERAl ELHKUE1
ON FOE
DISCUSSED:
The problem of meeting any request
Gen. Funston might make for rein
forcements In event of a rebellion of
'arranza's army wa under considera
tion today If the American forces
were attacked it was regarded as
likely that all available troop from
the border would bo rushed to the sup
port of the advancing columns and that
these troops would be replaced imme
diately in order not to leave hte border
towns unguarded The national guard,
it is said, could be relied on to do the
work.
Itxpect Ileply Regarding Railways.
Reply from Gen. Carranza to the re
quest that American troops be per
mitted to use the Mexico North Western
railway was expected momentarily to-i
day. Border reports said Gen. Per
shing already was using a portion of
the line and department officials point
ed out that it was possible he had
reached a limited agreement with local
Mexican railway officials.
Interior Mexico Still Uulrt.
State department dispatches from Du
rango, San Luis PotosL, Xogales and
other points today reported conditions
quiet. Americans were leaving the Du
rango region but no anti-American out
breaks were reported.
American consular agent Williams, at
Torreon, who left his post, was ordered
out by the American Rubber company,
which employed him. He is not in the
regular consular service.
W--4..1. Immiintllnll Shlninentfl.
Border agents have been Instructed to
w.u, u ammunition shipments Into Mexi-
o with care. At the state department
., ic ama the orders nienat no ammu
nition would be permitted to reach Car-
Sotgf .whose JoyaHr to the 4
facto xwvSnijient was In doubt.
ran.
Jnrantry to til cfnini.
One battalion of the 21st infantry was
.odav ordered from the Vancouver bar
racks to El Centre Calif, to reinforce
the border patrol The order was issued
at the re.iuest of Maj Gen Bell, com
manding the western depirtment
Company I Is Sent From El
Paso to Guard the Line
of Communication.
San Antonio,' Tex., arch 21. A re
quest from Gen. Pershing for addi
tional signal corps men for service
along his main line of communication
was received today at Gen. Funston s
headquarters, but no direct report came
of Gen. Pershing's operations south of
Casas Grandes. Company I. of the sig
nal corps, left El Paso last night for
service south of Columbus.
Expect More Xevvn From Pershing.
Reports rrom Mexican sources that
Villa had been defeated by American
and Mexican troops at El Oso. near
Namlquipa, were accepted today by
Gen. Funston as probably true, al
though no confirmation by Gen. Per
shing had Men received. Improvement
In the working of the wireless make
It appear likely that Pershing would
break his fifth day of silence regarding
operations south of Casas Grandes by
rendering an account ui ni ii
raent at El Oso. '
Keen Interest was displayed at Fort
Sam Houston in tho report Gen. Gavira
announced that he had received from
Casas Grandes, since, if true, it in
creases many times, in the opinion of
officers there, the chances for captur
ing Villa or running him to a point
where he must make hi last stand.
Nothing But Location Up To Xovv.
Until now the operations against
Villa have been nothing more than a
campaign of location. Three cavalry
detachments have been working south
ward along widely separated trails,
but the opportunity for direct chase
now is offered. It was indicated by
staff officers who have followed the
details of the pursuit
It was not believed the Americans
would allow Villa to get out of their
sight again and his capture or death
(Continued on race 2. Col. 3)
Willard-Moran Fight Will
Be Bulletined By Rounds
CO.UE to Pioneer pia on SitHrJay evening ami li-ten o the bulletin-.
of the Wilhvd-Momn fight in Xew brk. The HcraW has a special
leased wire from the riiiRHiile in Madison .-Mmare garden, :New York,
and a detailed story of the fijrht by rounds !! he bulleiiDed from the
balcony of The Herald building.
The preliminaries have not vet been annoum-ed but thin will probably
lie two ten-round bouts. The main bout contestants should enter the run?
about 10 oclmk. Xcw York time, which m 8 oclock. El Paso tiuie. A fast
as the luilli tins are received, they will be annopnceil from The Herald
balcony.
Come to The Herald for vour f iKlit m-w s I nli -s t In i is a knockout,
the tinal result will not lie "known in II Paso Ik ton- f ixloek. Persons
iMiii- the teleiilioiie to make iiioiiirns
itnimnes
that tune
Storms Hamper Pershing's
Communications and Delay
Troops Chasing Villa.
REPORT 1BANDITS
ARE SURROUNDED
Two Fights Waged Between
Villa and Carrancislas
Near Santa Clara.
SAN FnNC!S!Cu. Calif. March :t -.
The tnlted States government to
day asked upon what terms tho
Federal Telegraph company would
lease Its high power Poulsen ir,ri-l-station
at in Paso, it w is 1. .irnc.l h- -e
today.
Officials of the Fedet-a, t 1, lp'
company admitted that miituix h d
heen made by would not sa- wheth. i
the suggestion had come from the w i
or navy departments. It was said tl i
the latest offer is a renewal of foimi-r
negotiations'.
Acquiring this wireless would, it is
1 aj
oeiiBveo. improve army jeummn-
long the borvflei mid wi'h
Pershing s Loiumn in M vo..
c
DLI'MBrS. V "U. Mai -
word was received at the militu
hase here todav- from Gen. J I
Pershing's expeditionary command, eith
er by wireless or bv courier A motor
truck train which was expected to ar
rive early in the day, failed to arrive
but it was believed it may have been
delayed by the dust of a norther.
With the interruption which. It was
asserted, was not duo to a defection in
the wireless, numbers of rumors be
came current here. One had It that
American troops were engaged In a bat
tle with ilia In the vicinity south of
Casas Grandes. Another had It that
the bandit and a small bind were sur
rounded in the same vicinity by Ameri
can cavalrymen, who rapidly were clos
ing in on him.
The rumors could be neither con
firmed or denied by military authori
ties here. Belief was expressed, how
ever, that all was well with the Ameri
can forces below Casas Grandes.
Dust Storms llaclng.
A dispatch received from Gen. Persh
ing later asserted that dust storms
which have been raging have made it
impossible for the aviation corps to do
scouting dutv. It is known also that
the storms have Interfered with the
movement of troops. No mention was
made of a battle in Gen. Pershing's re
port. VILL,
at"
ILLA Is reported surrounded bv
Carrancista and American troops
EI Osos and the last dispatch
received by Gen. Gavira of the Juarez
garrison after midnight on Thursdav
was that Gen. Pershing had received
word from one of his commanders tpre
sumablv Col Dodd) In which he said
that Villa would be attacked by the
American troops early Friday morn
ing
The dispatch which Gen. Gavira re
ceived from the base of constitutional
operations near the Santa Clara canvon
states that "the constitutionalist forces
engaged and defeated Villa at Santa
Gertrudis this afternoon (Thursdav 1.
Villa left several dead and wounded in
the field and 100 horses were taken
away from him. Villa and Cervantes
with remnant of their men fled toward
El Oso. where he Is now."
Villa Reported Snrroanded.
In a confirmation message of the e
gagement sent bv consul Garcia to the
Mexican ambassador at Washington
and the state officials at New York and
San Antonio on Thursday night, he
added to the Gavira dispatch- "Villa i
reported surrounded by Mexican an,!
American forces at El Oso and the
chances are that he will be killed or
captured. In a message sent to Gen
Pershing by one of his commanders, he
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