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extreme east portion. Tuesday, partly ' I . .- . fi Vif firCUrTXxl 4lj t W Pi Al 7 W II J) applied with a feather. It needs
coider inast portion. ' Jl JLL ilJ ,to be rubbed in results. I ;
VOL. XCVIII-O. 5
TVTIOLiE !N"TTMBEK. 39,536 f
1
MAJORITY OF SUSSEX
SURVIVORS SAY THE
SHIP WAS TORPEDOED
FORK.! SITUATION
NO SPEEDY END TO
AIR RAID BY
A NAVAL
RESULTS IN
i -
FIGHT WITH GERMANS
T M ' k .' . . ) . . J - ' 1 ' . ! j . i .i . i
SUSSEX NOT GIVEN
SLIGHTEST WARNING
BRITISH
IS AGAIN GLOOMY
VILLA LOOKED FOR
Greater Part of Those Who Have
Given Stories Assert Wake of
Torpedo Was Seen.
GERMAN SHIP REFUSED AID?
Reported That Nieuport XIX, a
Belgian Ship Seized by Ger
mans, Screened U-Boat. . "
PERHAPS OVER FIFTY LOST
American Woman KilledTwo
Others Possibly Perished.
PRIVATE CABLEGRAM 5AYS
BALDWINS ARB ALL SAFE
Washington, March 26. A pri
vate cablegram received here today
by relatives of Prof. J. Mark. Bald
win, one of the American passengers
of the Sussex, read: "All safe." With
Prof. Baldwin on the Sussex were
his wife and daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Baldwin, reported in Various
dispatches to have been killed. The
message, was dated at Boulogne to
day. ' ' .
Paris, March 26. The great
majority of the survivors of the
Sussex, both Americans "and those
of other nationalities, who have
reached France, assert the vessel
was torpedoed and that there is
no question of any warning having
been given. None of them saw a
mine or indications of one, where
as the greater part of those 'whose 1
stories have been given assert that
they saw the wake of a torpedo.
Count B , a Belgian army offi
cer, who was on the Sussex, states
that the reason a periscope was not
observed is that near the Sussex
was a merchantman which bore on
its hull the name ! Nieuport XIX.
He states that this vessel approach
ed the Sussex and screened the
submarine as soon as. the explosion
occurred . According to . this T act-omit,
the Nieuport XIX, . a Belg
ian steamer seized by the Germans,
sailed away without lending aid.
From Fifty to Eighty Victim. r
The total number of victims is still
unknown. It is estimated variously at
5' to SO. Of the Americans it now is
regarded as certain that Miss Eliza
beth Baldwin was killed. It is believed
her father, Prof. J. Mark Baldwin, was
lost and that possibly Mrs. Baldwin
perished. 4 V "
Miss Edna Hale, an American resir
dent of London, with relatives and
friends in New York, told The Associat
ed Press that the captain of the chan
nel steamer Sussex expressed the opin-
ion
that his vessel was struck by . a
torpedo as he saw Its "silver-streak"
Miss Hale thinks, however, the disaster
as caused by a mine. -
"We were about half .way across,"
said Miss Hale, "when we were struck.
The sea was quite smooth. I think
there must have been 100 persons lost
and injured. I should say ten or twelve
of this number were Americans. . :
1 "Among the killed was Miss BaldwTn.
"ho was with her father. She was
struck on the head. There were not
many children on board and so far as
I know all of them are safe.
'The explosion occurred in the bow
and had it been in the center of the
snip the loss would have been terri
b'e. As it was, nine of the 15 men in
the saloon were killed. Among those
who lost their lives was a Persian
Prince, who had just beenfjolclngr about
nis 'safety wajst coast' 'when he was
"ung into the sea. A French officer's
son v.-ho was going to the front had
both legs cut off. '
"We all did what we-? could to help
J-ne injured. It was ten hours before
nelp arrived."
...An,er,cans Make Affidavits.
There is no manner of doubt what
ever, that the channel steamship Sus
sex was torpedoed without warning,"
-ays an official statement issued here
tonight based upon affidavits made by
American survivors. '
John Hearley, Albany, N. Y.. a press
as.'-oC,atloll correspondent, i deposes .. a
statement which says that "on Friday
aDout o'clock in the afternoon while
a dozen Americans were watching from
e bridge a great explosion occurred
'n the fore part of the vessel: with
out warning and that three Americans
least saw the passage of the tor-
PfcUO. " '. . - ; .-.... ,
t "P,rofessor Baldwin, wife and daugh-
Hearley, thinks
th
eJ are dead.
Tingle W. Culbertson; declared that
he
ww Miss Baldwin stretched on the
vp. muel S- Bemis, of Harvard Unf
ersity, deposes that the explosion oc
frr,ert without! the slightest warning
-o show there was the least danger and
'd-t many persons were 'thrown into
l"e sea, that some were killed and
Ve wounded, that he saw bodies oh
(e bridge of the Sussex and that while
'eing rescued he saw two persons
!-
avii. .
iii ""Ke Positions are confirmed by
t American men , and American ' wo
tContinued on Page Eight.) :
IS
COLLECTED
Will be Forwarded to Wilson for
Decision in Englishman and
Sussex Cases.
NO DEVELOPMENTS SO FAR
Evidence at Present in Hand Not Suffi
cient to Convince the Officials
That Sussex Was Torpedoed ,
by a Submarine.
Washington, March 26. Official in
formation upon which President Wil
son will decide whether the sinking of
the steamship Englishman and- the
damaging by an explosion of the chan
nel steamer Sussex were the result of
acts in violation of international law
is being1 gathered from every avail
able source by consular representatives
of the United States in England and
France. - Tangible evidence of -some
kind tonight momentarily was expect
ed by the State Department. . ' v .:
Dispatches, already received indir
cate that several Americans were in
jured or killed in the Sussex disaster.'
Four, American citizens who -were
aDoard the Englishman and who were
said , in dispatches were not among
ve rescued still are unaccounted, for.
' Only one dispatch of importance con-
cerning : the explosion which damaged
the Sussex was received' by .'the State
Department, during the day. ; This.con
tained an affidavit ; made 'in London
at the American " embassy. . by .twO
American survivors. Edward . S. Hux
ley, and FrtfncisB. ":trae; of Se
York. Both swore that. the explosion
occurred "without the slightest warn-i
ing", and they credited the comma-nder
of the Sussex as saying that he saw
tne wake of a torpedo before it struck
h-s vessle. ?,
another statement -"in the affidavit
officials seemed to consider significant
had to' do with a strange sailing ves-J
sel which hovered near the Sussex af
ter the explosion and which, in re
sponse to signals for assistance, from
the .channel steamer, sailed away and
disappeared., Press dispatches "quoting
a Belgian army officer as saying that
the submarine probably had hidden be
hind the strange vessel, . which appar
ently disregarded all the traditions and
laws of the sea in failing to succor a
vessel in distriss, were read with in
terest. ' . . '
Prof, i J. M. Baldwin, of Baltimore,
and his wife and daughter, reported
in press dispatches as being missing or
injured, were declared to be safe in a
cablegram dated today- in Boulogne re
ceived here ttmight from Prof. Baldwin
by J. A. Sterret, a, sohrin-law.
Are Wot Yet Convinced.
Information regarding the Sussex
which had been received thus far did
not, high administration officials said,
convince them that the vessel was the
victim of a submarine attack.- One
member, of the cabinet who discussed
the situation , with the President 1 said
that the reports at hand were bjr no
means conclusive.
The administration, while fully real
izing the possibilities of the situation
should the indications in press dis
patches be borne out in official reports,
will take no decisive action unless
proof positive Is forthcoming. The
course' of the United States will be de
cided upon "official reports from its own
oincers. Should it develop that either
the Sussex or the Englishman have
I been torpedoed the United States would
consider the act to be a most flagrant
violation. tf the rights of humanity, the
principles of international law, and
tne broad assurances regarding the
conduct of submarine warfare which
have been given by the German gov
ernment. There is no evidence, or even
a suggestion, that either of' the ships
was armed. - '
In this .connection it is probable that
the (United States will not issue for
tne benefit of the European belligerent
the proposed statement of its position
regarding submarines and amed ships,
until after the facts regarding the
Englishman and the Sussex are known.
Anxiety In Tnbanna Case. : ,
The State Department also is await
ing with ' some anxiety .. information
concerning - the sinking of the ; Dutch
liner Tubantia. As far a& is known
here divers still are investigating.; the
wreck' to determine the . cause of the
disaster. "Affidavits .regarding an : al
leged torpedo attack upon the French
liner , Patria stfll were,' ' before Secre
tary!' Lansing! today, It is considered
unlikely also that action will be taken
in this case until after, additional de
tails regarding the Sussex and Eng
lishman are received. , ; "
.Chairman Stone, of the ' Senate For
eign Relations committee, has. an ap
pointment to confer ""with President
Wilson- tomorrow, when ' the general
submarine question may be discussed.
Washington tonight seemed willing
to view the situation with an . open
mind, but there was ho attempt to jnin
imize the- gravity of the situation,
should it, develop - that a German tor
pedo damaged the Sussex or sunk the
Englishman. ' - . ':
.Philadelphia, March 26. Prominent
Jews from all sections of. this country
and Canada opened a; conference here
today - to fix the 'date and L place r for
holding a Jewish congress to voice de
mands for civic and .religious: liberty
throughout'5 the .world. Judge Hugo
Pam, of Chicago, was elected perma
nent chairman. Louts D. Brandeis was
chose n - honorary , chairman - by scclama-
uon. ; ;
OFFICIAL
DATA
BEING
Difficult Mexican . Problem and
Sinking of Steamer Sussex
Disturbing Factors.
MAY COME UP IN CONGRESS
Republicans Meet Today to Discuss
Situation Along; the Border Lead
ers Contend PreszGent Should
. Be Left ' Alone.
Washington, March 26. Foreign re
lations of. the United etates as affected
by the difficult Mexican situation and
the latest destruction or a belligerent
ship bearing American citizens, again
are disturbing the mines of leaders m
Congress. The apparent torpedoing of
the channel steamer Sussex, coming
soon after vthe President's victory in
Congress . over the warning : issue, is
regarded by champions of the proposal
that Americans should be warned not
to travel on belligerent ships as likely
to provoke revival of discussion in Con-
gress.
Administration leaders, however, in
sisted tonight that the President should
be left with , a free hand to deal with
the case after full Investigation and ev
ery effort wilrbe. made to prevent agi
tation in Congress.- '
Senate Republicans, who conferred
Saturday regarding Mexican affairs,
will confer again tomorrow with a view
to action toward enlargement of Amer
ican military forces on the border. The
Republicans have been deluged with
telegrams from border citizens, who
fear they are in danger of attack by
Mexican "bandits " The Republicans
hope to outline - a definite plan of ac
tion tomorrow.: . It 4s proposed, either
to appoint a special committee to draft
a resolution or' draft the resolution lnA.win
conference. .: ;' ' ' ,
Claim Not Playing Volltlc.
- The minority leaders say. that they
are not playing politics that they en
dotsethe President's course in the
pursuit of . Villa, -but. believe the - ad
ministration 'should ; .send more roops
President " Wilson's v Saturday night
statement warning the public against
sinister and alarming reports of borr
der conditions may have on the Repub
lican conference was not apparent to
night. , , . ; , .-.
PemQcratic leaders - are inclined to
view theJ action of the minority sena
tors 'as ;a"politIear'rnove and insist that
tha' majority in Cdngress stands ready
to - take .ny acti.on. with respect to
Mexico that developments may re
quire. ' J ' . ; ' .. "r
Leaders ,rn both houses are hopeful
that1 foreign' affairs will not become
more critical, and monopolize the atten
tion of Congress just lien the legis
lative' programme is being" whipped in
to workable .shape, -with , prospects for
results in the Immediate future. The
army reorganization bill will be sub
mitted to the' Senate tomorrow, when
Senator Chamberlain will: report the
House bill amended by substituting the
Senate bill. An effort will be made to
get the bill Tip for general debate after
the passage of . the Indian appropria
tion bill, which is expected some time
tomorrow.
In the: House there still are fears
of a protracted session unless the
speeding up programme outlined by the
Democratic caucus last week is close
ly followed. Members aso are chafing
to get away early for the coming cam
paigns, and will not be inclined to cause
unnecessary delays.
. This to be Busy Week.
The House committees will be busy
this" week.-- The 'rules .committee, is ex
pected to consider the caucus plan. The
naval committee will wind up its hear
; (Continued . on , Page Two) '
SIX LOSE LIVES
COUNTRY CLUB
Fashionable Place at San Antonio
"Destroyed; Yesterday.
Five f the Victims Guests at the Club'
. For the Week-endFifteen Oth
ers Asleep In Building: Have
Narrow Escape.
San' Antonio,' Aexas, March 26. Six
Persons lost, thefr lives eaerly today in
the' burning of "the fashionable San An
tonio Country Club. Five of the vic
tims were, guests, at the club . which
was' the scene , last night of several
week-end parties. The dead: ,
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Walthall;
Judge J. E. Webb, and Homer Jones, aMl
of San Antonio; "Mrs. Mace Stewart,
Galveston; Helen Cockrell, maid at the
club.
The fire started in some paint stored
in i the basement of the three-story
frame club - house, f About 15 guests
asleep in the building "nad narrow es
capes many; being forced to jump, from
the second story windows. Mrs. Stew
art had escaped from, the building but
with Homer Jones starred back to; res
cue Judge .Webb" wliose hearing -was
affected and who, they feared ,had not
been awakened --The, three were caught
in the; dense umoke and went to their
death together. - ;
James Walthall. .45 -years ,old, was
formerlyi'attorney i general of Texas.
His- wife 'was ; a briCe of . 12 months,
formerly- Miss- Mary Carson, of Indian
apolis, Ind. , Judge Webb was a promi
nent member of the, bar. Mrs. Stewart
ras the) wife" p Mace STtewart, president
of the . Little- Guaranty-: Company, ' of
ITexas. .., .-.!: ;
Texas: VI ivcL2-sM
n
BURNS
Forward Part of the Ship Torn
Away by Explosion Which is
Described as Eoaring. :
GIVE GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
One Boat Seew to Capsize - With Per
haps Loss of Twenty-Five o Thir
ty ; People Affidavit of
'. Two Americans. .
Washington, March 26.'- A graphic
story of the explosion which damaged
the English channel steamer Sussex
and the events which' followed, is told
in a jointaffidavit, signed by Edward
H Huxley and Francis E. Drake, botli
of New York, and forwarded to the
State Department today by Ambassa
dor Page, at London., The affidavit
follows: . - 1 ; . . .
"At five, minutes fpast. three when
we were about ah hour, and a half from
Folkstone we were seated op the deck
talking, a little less than half way
back on the starboard side. Without
the slightest warning- there occurred
a loud roaring explosion. Wreckage
and tons of .water- were thrown in the
a ir.higher than the masts and the wa
ter came down on theToat as far back
as the stern. -.We Went forward and
saw the forward part of the ship, in
cluding part of the bridge "and the for
ward mast, gone. ,s Some men. and wo
men jumped overboard, at once and we
threw over rafts and Seats to them.
We then went to help the women into
the life boats and afterwards to help
the wounded out. of .the debris. We
saw" at least 13 severely wounded and
helpeu with five ourselves. .Among
these were Dr. Penfleld and Miss Bald-
Altogether six boats were launched.
One of these capsized with its passen
gers. We lowered one boat: ourselves.
"Of the remaining, five boats,, .three
were filled; with passengers! and stand
ing off one hundred yards. .'.Of the .oth
er two one was nearly', -full' oft water
ahd .c0nta4fl
nofcv seS' toe IxthVtboat
only three Americans who; -got into the
life boats, Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin and
Miss .Baldwin. -vAf ter ' ten tminutes of
watching, we decided that as the ship
was apparently not sinking, we would
stay with her." After the small boats
had been standing by for an hour they
were hailed and the people brought
back on board. About' dusk a sailing
vessel three miles away which , had
been standing, by for some time' was
signalled by rockets and waiving of
blankets. At least 30 exploding rockets
and colored flares were sent up but the
ship continued her course and disap
peared in the distance. The wireless
remained intact, though the , operator
said it was very difficult to' receive
because the forward mast was gone.
and the antena were lost. The boil
ers remained v intact as "we could see
the' steam , from them and the electric
lights burned -until wS left" the ship.
"At' 11:30 a French steariier came
up and took off the women . and child
ren and half the men and Miss Bald
win, .who was unconscious. Then four
or five - boats came up and we, with
the remaining passengers, were taken
on a British ship. With us there were
seven wounded, five men and two wo
men. One man died on the way to
England. Five dead were left on the
hulk, but apparently no Americans
were among them. We arrived 1n Eng
land at 4:30 ' av m., ' and the Wounded
were transferred to a nearby hospital
ship. The ; first officer (at least ' a
commissioned officer) ' of the rescuing
British ship told us that the captain
of the Sussex had reported to the
captain of- the British ship, that he saw
clearly the wake of a torpedo... He
ported his helm hard and jn a, few
seconds .longer would have escaped it
No life belts were given, to. the pas
sengers and we found them with great
difficulty after the explosion had -taKen
place. In our opinion the explosion
took place about 50 feet; from the bow
and apparently on , the starboard. We
solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of our knowl
edge and belief."
THOMAS J. PENCE FAST
SINKING LAST NIGHT
Physician Announces Re Has But
Few More Hours to Live.
Chances Asralnst His Being Able ' to
- Pass Through the Night In Hos
pital Three Months with "
Complication of Diseases.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Washington; D C MaYch 26-Thom
as J. Pence, secretary V of the Demo
cratic National Committee,, is : sinking
rapidly, and" Dr. , Carey T. -Grayson, his
physician, said "tonight that Tom would
hot ''live . many hours. '; "He. may live
through tonight," said' '.Dr. Grayson,
"but the chances, are against him." :
V."Mr.. Pence was .taken . to, a local hos
pital three; months ago. Though a very
sick man," his friends and. his physician
had hoped that' he would be able to
pull "through. ; Only within" the last ten
days .did those tWlto have watched his
case give up hope.,, .
V- Mr. Pence is suffering with a compli
cation . of ; heart, kidney and liyer trou
ble, whlch,v tlioygh ; a., than of. powerful
physique, ie ; has s heens unable' to ove?-
; ... :t- . :
COme. ; v , k r.r V. . f. R. A.
Pershing Points Ont Difficulty for
t Any Force to Surround the
Bandit Leader.
BORDER FORCE INCREASED
Several Thousand Negro Infantrymen
and Two Squadrons of Cavalry
Reach Columbus, N. M. Use
of Militia Discussed.
Columbus, N. M. , March 26. A speedy
termination of the American expedi
tion' into Mexico is not looked for by
General Pershing,, commander of the
forces in the field, according to advices
received here today. .It was asserted
that following a staff conference Gen
eral Pershing announced- that the peo
pie of the United States should not
place too much confidence in reports
that Francisco Villa, th& factional lead
er, whose command attacked this town
several weeks ago, had been bottled
up either by American forces or by
Mexican troops: The nature of the
country, it wag pointed out, renders it
difficult f or? any, force . to ' surround
effectually & .small band in the;moun
tarn passe s; with almost impassable
trails offering a means of escape. While
it .was understod that General Persh
ing does not attempt to predict, the
length of time American troops may
be in Mexican, territory - it was inti
mated that theperiod "may extend Into
months.
Believe Men Are Sufficient.
Other reports also received todav
from unofficial sources, indicated that
with (deleted) trooped in the field.
American military authorities believe a
sufficient number of men of all arms
of the service have been concentrated
at La Ascencion, Casas Grandes, Cp-
ionia Dublan and other: American
field ; points- to.5. meet1 -any '- emergency
that ' .may 1 ;arise,
V ... Several thousand' negro infantrymen
t n tttih i Ti rTi ra Tinn r opa -it '-xrfa a o o i
rtPfi. Thn c.vairvmfin win aBaia i
the border patrol and the infantry will
garrison Columbus.
Captain Richmond Smith, in com
mand at Boca "Grandes, reported' by
Wireless that1' his men had found and
burled the body, of Cook O'Neill,. mur
dered by Yilla'a command; onritSrWay to
attack Columbus. . s.;
O'Neill was one , of the three . ranch
hands of the Palomas. Land & Cattle
Company murdered at that time. The
body was the second of three to be
found. That of H. J. McKInney was
found several days ago horribly muti
lated-and hanging from a cotton wood
tree.. ; ' '-. ..-..
Reports received .from the front indl
cated that with moderating weather to
day American troops - are not suffer
ing so greatly from the cold for which
uiey were not equipped.
Discus Using State Militia.
" Efforts of the New Mexico author
ities to co-operate .with the regular
troops in the policing of a number of
towns in the state -was discussed at
conference -between- Major W. R. Sam
ple, commandant of the base here, and
H. D.' Herring,, adjutant .general of
u.e New Mexico National .Guard.
Several . towns .where .Mexicans are
employed in mines have appealed for
protection. Among these are. Demmg,
Hachlta. Lordsburg, Rincon, Silver
Ciy. Santa Rita and Morenci. '
General Herring said he is making
a personal investigation of conditions
In these towns ana n ne nnas any Da
sis for fears which have been express-
. CContinued on Page Eight.)
STEAMER MINN EAPO LIS
VICTIM OFJUBMAK
British Liner Sent Down Wednes
day in, Mediterranean.
Captain of Steamer Leicestershire Re
ports His Steamer Went to - Res
cue but Arrived Too Late.
Fate of Crew Unknown.
. Marseilles, March 26. The British
liner Minneapolis was sunk in the Med
iterranean ' last Wednesday by a sub
marine, according to captain BIbby, of
the British steamer Leicestershire,
which has arrived here from Rangoon.
Captain Bibby reports that while In
the Mediterranean last Wednesday-he
received a wireless call for help from
the Minneapolis which said that the
steamer had just been torpedoed and
was sinking.
The Leicestershire went at full speed
to' the assistance of the Minneapolis
but. arrived Atoo late,' the vessel having
sunk . Tlie fate of tne , ere vy was, not
known to Captain Bibby .
The Minneapolis, a steamer of 13,543
tons gross, owned by 'the Atlantic
Transport Company, late shipping rec
ords do not give, the ' movements of
the - vessel, which probably was, in the
BHtlshgovernment; service. ' ..Prior to
the war,, the Minneapolis plied between
American ports and. London. . t '; : -
The Minneapolis waa one of . . the
steamers which did rescue, work when
the Uanium 3ine steamer Volturno was
burned : at; sea in-1913 Thirty . persons'
from the': liner .wraa taken' Intd 'Qraves-
-Ua r iu uuBai. ; . -. ;?
end y tne jojnneapoxis.. : ; -r ; -
IX CS ALLOW
VILLA IB ESCAPE
tittle Reason to BeUeve He Was !
Badly Beaten or Weakened by
De Facto Troops.
AMERICANS PURSUING HIM
Colonel Dodd's Forces Almost 250 Miles
South of Border Problem of
Proviaionina; the Men Grow
ing More Serious.
San Antonio,, Texas, March 26. Fran- I London, March 26. Dispatch
cisco Villa has escaped-from the ,Mexl- es from Esbjerg, Denmark, to the.
can troops that had checked him near j Berlingske Tidende, says Renter 'a
Namiquipa and three jcplumns of Ameri
can cavalry are pursuing him. Already
they are almost 250 miles -south of the
border and unless Mexican forces bring
the elusive 'bandit to a stand, this dis
tance will be greatly Increased by the
elbse of the week. '
Villa's success in ox-ricating himself
from the dangerous position into which
he had been driven by' the American
punitive force was related in a detail
ed report by General 'Pershing that
reached General Funsiort here today.
General Funston forwarded the re
port to Washington, without making
public any but the. essential features.
Colonel Dodd is commanding the ad
vanced columns that are riding hard
after Villa' and his men and General
Pershing has divided his forces so as to
provide supporting columns along the
thinly " stretched, lines " of communica
tions from his most advanced base at El
VaUe. From El iValle ' another line is
.being maintained back; to Casas Gran
des . from vwhere comynjiiucation .with
the border Is maintained.- General Peri
holding together his forces and direct
-
ing so far as possible the operations of
Colonel Dodd, -Cavalry is being used
along the lines communicating with El
Valle where., a detachment -of infantry
is" stationed .. -
The aeroplanes are at El Valle and
will .be used . in scouting as soon as the
high winds that have ; been sweeping
that part of Mexico for almost a week
subside. These winds, according to
General Pershing, have " made effective
assistance -by the aeroplanes impos
sible. Of the eight machines that went
into Mexico,. two are' still out of com
mission! They were damaged, in the
flights from Columbus to Casas Gran
des." Villa Perhaps Not .Weakened.
Details of the operations about "Nami
quipa thatj .concluded with the escape
of Villa were not revealed but there is
little reason to believe that he was bad
ly whipped or even weakened by the
fighting directed against him, by the
de facto government troops. Reports
last week from Mexican sources indi
cated that he. had been severely de
feated by the Carranza forces and a
few reports stated . that American
troops had participated in the action.
It now appears that no Americans were
actually engaged, ahd; the fact that Vil
la made his way through what was .de
scribed as an encircling line of Mexi
can troops, was taken to Indicate that
he was the victor.
Unless fresh. Mexican To rces are sent
to meet Villa there appears no reason
why he should not, mtse his way unin
terrupted into the mountains of the
Guerrero district towards which he ap
pears to be moving.
Once there it is conceded his cap
ture will be difficult, and should- be
choose to pass through the district on
into the south . there are trails over
which he might move his little army
until a juncture is made with one or
more of his roving organizations in
southern Chihuahua or northern Duran
go. If Villa moves into the districts fur
ther south, more troops will be neces
sary to capture him ma their provis
ioning by way of country roads will
become practically an impossibility.
Fifty-four more auto trucks went in-
tn sari7i& tniov alnnir tha Una hotwoon
Columbus and Casas Grandes and 27
more were reported to be on their way
from the factory but bad weather and
heavy roads make uncertain that meth
od -of getting supplies to the front.
The escape of Villa and his renewed
flight towards the south, officers say,
make the use of at least one of tho
railroads and possibly both, from Juar
eb to Chihuahua, almost essential to the
success of the chase. '
PUBLISHING OLD TREATY
WITH THE UNITED STATES
Mexico City, March 26. A telegram
from Secretary of War Obregon receiv
ed tonight by General Mariscal, the
military commandant,, called attention
to Article 21 of thetreaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo, signed February 22, 1848, in
which the United States nd Mexico
agreed to settle all disputes by aribtra
tion.' Secretary Ohregoji's message said
that acting upon spentat orders of Gen
eral Carranza, he "was again giving
wide publicity'to this, clause of the
treaty, and that a Mr. Arredondo at
Washington had been sent a copy with
similar instructions. - , ..
The women of the republic issued an
appeal through the press for a supreme
effort to lift the interior debt ' repre
sented by the ?presentjissue of paper
money. Labor unions, government em
ployees and others are, called upon to
make weekly contributions ! in bills
which it is planned to burn in public
squares, instead' of turning them, into
the treasury; ' In addition men, '. wo
men ;: and ' children are '. asked ,to make
'Contributions .of Jewelry, plate V:; and
metallic money, i- The" value of a paper
iauajft. aroDDed i today ; to -two : cents.'
aouacL drosced i today ; to 'i two j cents.'
Two German Armed Trawlers Aw
Sunk and Three British Aero
planesAre Missing.
BRITISH WARSHIP LOST
AttackMade by Aeroplanes on th
German Airship Sheds at
- V
Schleswig-Holstein.
BRITISH "ACHIEVE OBJECT"
Berlin Claims the Missing Airmen
" Were Made Prisoners. . -
Copenhagen correspondent reports
a great naval battle between the
German and British fleets soiria
three miles off the Graady light
ship at midday today. The dis
patch adds that Tondern, in
Schleswig - Holstein, has b.e6n
bombed by five aeroplanes. - I
A dispatch to. the Exchange
Telegraph Company from Copen-
hagen says two German armed
trawlers snnk by the British out
side Sylt harbor were named
Braunschweig and Otto Rudolf.
BERLIN CLAIMS AT LEAST
THREE CRAFT BROUGHT DOWN
Berlin,", March 26. (By wireless). i
Not.less than three British hydro-aeroplanes,
among them a fighting aero
plane 'Tere brought- down -today - by'.
German guns on -and about the island
of Sylt during an air raid on northern
Schleswig,' according to a German' offi
cial communication issued today. The
crews were taken prisoner.
Bombs dropped in the district of the
Hoyer Watergate did no damage, says
the statement, which follows: ,
"From two- ships, which were accom
panied by a cruiser squadron and a '
flotilla of destroyers, five English hy
droplanes starting yesterday morning
for attack against the German aero
nautic establishments in northern
Sqhleswig.
"Not less than three of them, among
which was a fighting aeroplane, were
forced down by the defensive service
on and about the island of Sylt. Tha
inmates of the machines who - were .
made prisoners are four English offi
cers and one non-commissioned officer.
"Bombs were only thrown in the dis
trict of the ; Hoyer Watergate. -r Ntt
damage was done." "
LONDON ANNOUNCES THREE
.....-'. 'AEROPLANES ARE MISSINt
I London, March 26. Three British ae-
roplanes which took part in the raid On
German airship sheds In Schleswig-Hol
stein yesterday are missing. Two Ger
man patrol vessels were sunk and a,
British destroyer is believed tohave
been lost. , The following official state
men was issued tonight.
"An attack by British seaplanes was1
delivered' yesterday, morning upon Ger
man airship sheds In Schleswig-Holstein,
eastward of the island of Sylt.
The seaplanes were conveyed to their
rendezvous close to the German coast,
by an escorting, force of light cruisers
and "destroyers under Commodore Tyr
whitt. '
Three of the seaplanes which took
part in the attack ' are missing. The
destroyer Medusa was in collision with,
the" destroyer Luverbck and it is fear
ed that in the stormy, weather, whl6h
prevailed last night the Medusa may r
hayej been lost. But no misgivings are
felt as to the safety of the crew. Two
German armed patrol vessels were sunk :
by our destroyers.
"No detailed report has yet been re- -
ceived but from Danish press messag-
I fts it would anrifiar that thlR nnpra
I tlon which was 'carried out within tha
enemy's waters .achieved its object.
GERMANS CLAIM ADVANTAGE
IN HAND TO HAND FIGHT
Berlin, (via London), March 26. Af
ter violent v artilleyexchange in th
Verdun , region yesterday there were
hand-to-hand encounters near tFor
Douaumont, resulting advantageously
for the Germans, the war office state
ment of today says. On the eastern
front the . Russian attacks were re
newed with strong, forces, but were
beaten .off with , heavy losses to the as
sailants. The-statement says:' ' ' ,
. "We obtained good results yesterday
from .'the successful explosion of 'a
mine at a. point northeast of Vermel
les. - An- observation post of , the enemy
fell Into . the crater . and; several Brit
ish dugouts were destroyed. Northeast
of Neuville a small division of German
troops - advanced, after the successful
explosion of a mine, as far as a po
sition.-of theenemy and in accord
ance with its plans returned withVa
number of , prisoners.
'- "A-French attempt at a couhter-at" -
tack , in the region of LaPompelle fort - '
south 4 of , Rheims, was Unsuccessful. ; "
"In the Argonne and in vthe region
of the Meuse. the action of the , ar
tillery increased at various points' un
til ? it ... attacked considerable intensity, vr-'
In the Cailiette wood, southeast of Fort
Douauniont,. hand-to-hand encounters
during the night terminated to thead- ; -vantage
-of the Germans.". . . ;
w "An extensive . 'explosion in the : Vos- ,'
gest northeast of Pelles, caused by tha . v.-
enemy infficfed heavy ; losses' onf-him s ,
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