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v. WEATHER. iP PAGES TODAY Fair Sunday 'an Monday j". not much change in temperature " ; lAU; ONE SECTION VOL. XCIX-KO. 58. WILMINGTON, K. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1916 WHOLE NUMBER 39,769 " ? - - BRITISH AG AINMAME ASSAULTON GERMANS ALONG ANCRE RIVER Berlin Says 'Attack, ; Preceded by "Enormous Artillery Activ ity," Was a Failure. . FRENCH ALSO DRIVEN BACK German Military Men Quoted as Saying War Will be Decided : on Rumanian Front. MONASTIR IS THREATENED Serbians and French Continue to Close in on the City. The British army delivered an other assault on the German lines on both banks of . the Ancre river today in what is described by the German war office as another at- 3 tempt to break through. . The at tack, which was preceded by "enormous artillery i activity," failed, according to the German announcement. French Attacks Broke Down. The fighting is stillMn progress near Grand court, south of the Ancre. This action followed British advances north east of Beaumont-Hamel, and north of Beaucourt last night, according to the British announcement. French attacks near Sailly-Saillisei last night broke down under the German fire, according to the German' report. ' On the other hand the French report a repulse of an attack by a strong German . detach ment on the French trenches at Blach ss. - r -:"- ' : : Military authorities in Berlin are quoted as saying that the southwestern war theatre, the Transylvanian cam paign, is to be the scene of th decis ion in the war, not the Russian front no rat Verdun nor on the Somme. The German troops in western ; Wallachia are reported by Berlin to he making good progress and scoring-. ; further gains in the Alt and JIul valleys. The Rumanians announced . that'"-: violent fighting continues in those two -valleys but say they made progress near Drag oslavele. Closing In on Monastir. The Serbians and French continue to close in upon Monastir, the important objective on the western Macedonia front. Serbians report the capture , of trenches east of the Cerna, while the French reached the outskirts of Ken ana. Berlin, however, declares Entente attacks on the plains south of Monas tir were defeated with -heavy losses and that the Germans re-captured a height taken by the Serbians near Chege!. New and . violent fighting on the Macedonian front was -reported 'rem Berlin yesterday. " :'-"V . Only minor operations on the Russian front are reported by .the German war office, bat the Russians claim they have J-"en back Austro-German -attacks. "in the Carpathians. . ., , ' . : ' ' A British army has defeated ' 6,000 "lohmands. a war-like tribe.-in. a. bat tle on the boundary between India and Afghanistan. . . " , Discusses Belgian Deportations. Joseph C. Grew, the American' 'charge in Berlin, has discussed the Belgian asportations informally with high Ger man officials in preparation for .a con ference with the German chancellor. Wepntches from Berlin say it is be 'm! there the Germon goverment will hesitate to ive Washington the nformauon it has asked concerning "is movement..' . ' r,.A ZePPelin airship has been brought r,Jvn by Russian troops near Sarny, southeast of Pinsk and ' the crew was paired, says Petrograd; - A British column has relieved Mal nali in German East "Africa, which n;'l been invested by German roops. Bl'KM SAYS THE BRITISH ATTACK li'TTHAr-T Dfcriira B'rli,,, Nov. 13, (via Sayville). Brit troops made another attempt to to break through the German lines both banks of the Ancre river, says e war ofnee in an announcement, giv f out this evening. The attack was ?dpd l)y enormous artillery activ but failed, says the war office. l0aRESPOXDBNT ON GEJRMAX FRONT TELI.S OF ATTACKS. onnan Western Headquarters, Nov. ' vi:i Berlin, Nov. 16, via London1, the the ' vrom staff correspondent or ".jciated Press) The front of " ;csiciuay - ex leiiueu Bill uu-r north, the British making ' i'.iriuions "Action. as if to assault from that tJ''r: rmmeconrt salient is the "far in p Vv,'cHt" of the entiro German front (( .,rllncc" tnouJs of gas were Iaunch "Cuinst this inconvenient salient, beginning of July had 'Tl .tively peace - win s u & ajk. y- m. r v m j vuvc Heavy artillerv hnmharrlment directed naino lt hut it ,ha nnt ... tefi iiti-uai mianiry assauii. ai- made the fiehtinar vesterdav a 8ti " iu Somme offensive.; ; y,-- v t'j't '', "'Ejecting the positions from V;0. ,;iSt of Hebuterne southward to a i,t artillery pounding the 14th ' rtrum fire to which the Ancre (Continued on Page Two,) r Those at Philadelphia, Norfolk and Bremerton to be Equipped for Shipbuilding'. $6,000,000 TO BE EXPENDED Navy Department Awards Contracts for Fourteen Destroyer Private '- Bidders May Get Entire Programme for 1817. r Washington, Nov. 18.- Navy Depart ment officials are preparing touse at the Philadelphia, Norfolk and Bremer ton yards the ? 6,000,000 provided by Congress for the equipment of navy yards for ship construction. While there will be no final decision as to the. number of building slips, to be install ed until all contracts for the 1917 building programme have been award ed, it was learned today that the three yards on which the fund will be ex pended had been definitely selected. It is equally certain that the Philadelphia yard will get the bulk of the appro priation. Contracts For 14 Destroyers. Awards for 14 destroyers were an nounced today but the contracts for four battleships and two destroyers stiil are pending in the department, in addition to the four scout cruisers and 2d submarines for which bids have been, received. Bids' for the four battle cruisr ers will be opened December 6 and when all of :these have been , placed a decision will be made as to the number of slips to be built at each of the three designated yards. ; A Officials now ' believe ,. the entire building progranuhc' for next year will be placed'vwtth -private : builders. Eight of ".the destroyers , awarded-today - will be ' built "by4 the F"9re ivei Shipbuild ing Company, and' six by the.Unlon Iron Works, San Francisco. William Cramp and Sons, of Philadelphia, 'were the next lowest bidders and will get, the remaining two" if they agree . to the form of contract insisted upon by the department. Otjierwise . the vessels wii lbe bui't ia government yards. May Bid for Battle Cruisers. It is believed the Fore River Com pany, the New York Shipbuilding Co., the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company and the Union Iron Works will submit offers for the battle cruisers. There is no thought that the department will attempt the construc tion of these craft itself except as a last' resort. With the prospect that Congress will authorize three additional battleships and one more battle cruiser before March 4, however, department officials believe the navy yards may have to help but with construction work on the 1818 programme. Private yards might be able to take the vessels by taxing their facilities to the utmost, but press ing commercial work is expected . to ' (Continued oh Page Twoi. OVER 200 BATTERIES SHELL GERMAN LINES ' : 'mi f .-" British Made Determined Attack Along the Ancre November 13 Overseas News Agency Holds the As sault to Indicate an Attempt on the Largest Scale to Break v ! Teuton Front. Berlin, via Sayville, Nov. 18. ,The notable concentration of British artil lery prior to the attack along the Ancre on November 13, is held in an Overseas News Agency" review of the 'fighting, given out today, to indicate an attempt on the largest scale to break through the German lines. . .. '' "More than , 200 batteries showered the flanked German trenches with steel," says the review. "In and about Hebuterne.. further to the west and also south of that village the British had concentrated cannon f all calibres which were placed In, tfextrously . con structed nests. , More ; artillery was j placed in masses east and southeast of Colincamps and ; between Efnglebelmer an1 Mesnil, and likewise near Pozieres and Courcelette.' " "--- ' v "Several hours of "continuous, meth odical and destructive fire with shells from guns of the largest, calibre ana with gat grenades, failed to shake the German infantry in 'either the sector south of Grand CourtSor that between Hebuterne and the road from Serre to Mailly. . It was only in the thrust at the center that the British succeeded in crossing' the first line of the Germans, because-of- their extensive blasting op erations, whfch hadfdestroyed the great er part of Beaumont and its defensive Installations. The British after the hardest sort of fighting also succeeded in capturing Beaucourt, but their at tempts to advance further failed. -1 : - (Continued on Page Two.) TfiOflPS ' j lj "" slil British and Canadians Capture 500 Prisoners in Struggle in Bitter Cold ADVANCE IN FACE OF WIND Establish Xevr Lines on Both, Sides of the Somme River and at the Edge of the Village of Grandcourt. .. . Quarter Mile Advance.' (Copyright 1916 by Association Press.) With the British Armies. ; in France, Nov. 18 . (via London, Nov. 19) British and Canadian troops won a battle in a snow storm this morning. Advancing on both sides of1 the river in easterly and northerly directions, ' they took about 500 prisoners and established a new line on both sides and at the edge of the village of Grandcourt, for the possession of which severe fighting continued throughout the day. The attacks from the south were made before daybreak while a stiff wind sent flurries of snow into the faces of the British soldiers as they pushed down the slope towards the marshes - along . the Ancre. They ad- vanced nearly hi quarter of a mile on a three-mile front to -the German posi tion . south of the villages of Grand court, Petit Miraumont and Pys and ocr cupied the trenph without great reteist ence. except south of Grandcourt, where the batteries: and machine guns holding the sunken . Porieres road- checked the British. ' Elsewhere the German trench was virtually destroyed by the preparatory bombardment, the surviving Germans, including Saxons, formally surrendering through their officers who met the-British as they came over the rulnei parapet Parties of .British bombers advaneed to the next German , line which is the last on the south side of the Ancre, raided' the position and returned to h trench .previously eapturd, .which, by now had . been consolidated. Infantry detachments .working ; .up. i the; S river bank from the western end of Grand -court got a footjper In the ruins and craters and to'ofe'fnwSwir endorthe main street' paralleling vth -Ancre, of which the Germans hold the remainder. On the north sido of the Ancre1, the advance was made' from ' the eastern end of Beaucourt. Capturing Holland wood, the patrols pushed forward to the Pusleux trench a part of-the origl ( Continued on Page Two. J COM BIGGEST BE Municipality Has "Kitchen" That " Cost Millions of Dollars Nearly 350,000 Persons are Fed Six . Days a Week at Fifty Cents For Six Square Steals Thous ands Employed. , (Correspondence of Associated Pr-ess). Cologne, Oct. 30. The, municipality of Cologne Is today the biggest restau rateur in the world.- It feeds, six days a ' week, nearly ' half of its population of about 700,000- persons at the aston ishing price of two marks (fifty cents) a week for six square meals. It sup plies the food from a "kitchen" that has cost millions to oenstruct, and de livers it by means of hundreds of teams and automobiles in utensils that alone represent an investment of thousands. To do this it has to . employ . all in all several thousand people, whereby it also does good because it thus gives employment to people -who need it. It invests, weekly and monthly, thousands of marks and manages to break about even on the investment. There is a system of housing pota toes, which plays a very important part of course in feeding 300,000 old per sons. Then there is the drying or evap orating plant. The supply of vegeta bles and fruit is at all times irregular, not only because of the seasons but also because of transportation and other questions. Where formerly Col ogne at what came and cared com paratively little about the morrow, it now realizes that.no single ounce of food may : be wasted, and it prevents such vwaste by drying and preserving for future use each extra pound of ap- ples and plums, of lettuce and cab- bage, that arrives and, is not eaten up at once. '' " ' ' Perhaps most novel of all the "side features" is-that part of the city kitch en, where wastage is saved. It re minds one -of-the-Chicago packer who boasted that he - knew .how to make use of every part of the pig but the squeal. 'Not only from the ordinary wastage from food prepared at the icity kitchen but from .garbage carefully collected all over the city there is now extracted, a certain, percentage.' of ma terial that, in; dry form, can be used for human 'consumption, again. :K : In ad dition ,6t course .there is a. large per centage - that goes 'for , feeding swine, and lastly there is extracted a sub stance used ' with ' excellent result for "horse bread," a .food-, that looks- riot unlike dark-colored human, bread and that is said "to form an excellent com plement5 to-the: present scanty supply of oats. . " - j i Cologne's city. kitchen, came; into be (Continued on Pago Sixteefi). . E THE WORLD'S in ILABOR DELEGATES . AT WHITE HOUSE Samnel Gompers, M Their Behalf, Congratulates the President on His Re-Election. RESPONDS WITH A SPEECH Wants to See Class Division Wip ed Out by Establishing Jus tice with a Heart in It. Washington, Nov. 18 President Wil son told a delegation from the Ameri can Federation of Labor late today that his principal ambition is to wipe out all lines of division and class' feeling in America by establishing justice with a heart in it. Speaking for the labor men, Samuel Gompers, president of the Federation, congratulated the Presi dent on his re-election and said that the working people of the Nation feel confidence in his leadership. The delegation comprised the mem bership of the .Federation's annual con vention which has been meeting in Baltimore. . The delegates came to Washington on special cars and march ed to the White House to congratulate the President on his re-election. Mr. Gompers acted as their spokesman. We have taken joy in upholding your hands in your great work," -said Mr. Gompers, adding that the laboring people had come to recognize that Mr. Wilson stands for justice, freedom and righteousness. . . President Deeply Gratified. " "I need not say that, coming to me as you do on such an errand, I am very deeply gratified and very greatly cheered," said the President in reply. "It would , be impossible - for me off hand -to- say . Just what thoughts are stirred In me by, what Mr. Gompers has said to -me' as , your spokesman, but perhaps th: simplest thing I can say iT nftr 7iW SnaaV of thl wholeJ when Preslden,t confers 5with,Jtep ! rSW&?i54 resehtaUve : AdamTOKTchalrinWt the matterrWnat I have tried "to do Is to get rid of any. iclats ' division In this country, not only, but of any class consciousness and feeling: . "The woret'thing that could happen to America would be that she should be . divided lntb groups, and , camps in which there were men - and women who; thought that they were at odds with one Another", that the spirit - of America, was not expressed except in them, and that possibilities of anas onlsm were the only things that wo had to look forward to. Spirit of Doing Things. "As Mr. Gompers said, achievement is 'a comparatively small .matter, bu the spirit' ii which things are done is the essence' of the . wnole thing and what I am strlvlngor and what I hope you aretrtvlng for, is to blot out all the lines of division in America and create a unity of spirit and of pur pose founded upon this, the conscious ness that we are all men and women of the same sort and "mat if we do not u'nderstandi each other, we are not true Americans. , - - "Nothing alarms America so much as rifts, divisions, the drifting apart of elements among her people,, and the thing we ought all to strive -for is to elbse up every rift, and the only 1 way to do it, so far as I can sec, is to establish--justice not only but justice with a heart in it; Justice with a pulse in it, Justice with sympathy in it. Jus tice can be cold and forbidding, or it can be warm and welcome; and the lat ter " is- the only kind of justice that t Americans ought to desire. I do not believe I am deceiving myself when I say that I think this spirit is growing in America." - Shake Hands With President. In addressing Mr. Wilson,' Mr. Gom pers said the delegates had decided without any pre-arrangement to come and congratulate the President. "We hope that your next four, years in the White House," he continued, "will be filled with the meat of achieve ment for the good of humanity." After the speeches, all the delegates shook hands with the President. - "Look out for my boys," said "Moth er" Jones, as she'greeted Mr. Wilson. PENJTSTLVANIA RAILROAD IS LIFTING FREIGHT EMBARGOES Congestion on Two Chief Lines West of Pittsburg Broken Up. Philadelphia, Nov. 18. Embargoes on freight from the ' East for Western points reached through Pittsburg were almost -entirely removed by the Penn sylvania Railroad Compariy today. The breaking up of "congestion which has tied .up the two chief lines . west of Pittsburg, forcing the emoargo on No vember 13. ? led' to the lifting . of re- jstrictionsi Embargoes are still in-ef- feet against freight for the Youngs town, O., district with the exception of coaV coke, ore, limestone. Dolomite,, perishable freight, foodstuffs for hu man consumption 'and government freight. i Modification of the vembargo on freight consigned to this city and lift ing of restrictions, on the Media branch of the Maryland division were also an nounced. - Shipments of . coal "and gen eral freighiJ wlth. the . ; exception of grain, toN this city will be permitted, five freight stations' excepted. ' At pres ent there is still m accumulation of 6L4 00 .loaded r ff eight :,cars 4n and. destin ed . to Philadelphia, . according to the company. . '' ' " ' s ' .. Salt 'ia!k4 '"- City. ? tjtah, Nov. : 18.--Through..the;. death t Apostle Francis M.. LVm-an. from pneumonia early today. Apostle H.-t J. ..Grant, automatically be comes -president of the- quorum of the 12 apostles-.-of - $h .Mormon church," hy virtue of Ms seniority in ordination - HUGHES' PLURALITY IN MINNESOTA 396 Will Probably be No Contest Un less Republicans' Demand Re- count in California. IS ATTITUDE OP DEMOCRATS Allan L.. Benson, Socialist, Received 30, "117 Votes in the State and J. Frank Hanly, Prohibi tionist, 7,703. St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 18. Democratic leaders in Minnesota were inclined to night - to accept without contest the verdict of Secretary of State Schmahl, who announced today that Charles E. Hughes is officially tne winner of Min nesota's 12 electoral votes. Statements made by the leaders tonight were that a contest in the state is improbable un less the Republicans insist on a re count In., California. Hughes' plurality as officially an nounced at the capital In "Stroul to day Was 396. The totals were: Wilson, 179,157; Hughes, 178,5,. Frank B. Kellogg, Republican, made a runaway race for United States Sen ator, his plurality being 67,826. Official figures show a plurality for Sohall, Progressive, for Congress in , the tenth district, of 6,526. Allan L. Ben son,, the Socialist candidate for Presi dent, received 20,117 votes in the state and J. Frank Hanly, Prohibitionist, 7,798. PRESIDENT WILSON. AND' MR. ADAHSON TO CONFER TOMORROW Will Take First Actual Steps for Car rying Oat Railway Legislation. ? -Washington, Nov. 18. First actual steps toward carrying out the "fremainr dr of President Wilson's railroad leg islation programme, to compel, investl-: gation of labor disputes, before strikes can be called, will be ' taken Monday resehtaUve Adarason, chairman- of the House Commerce committee,! and author of the 8-hour railroad law. . ..Representatives, of the brotherhoods. and the managements will be here next week for the hearing before the joint congressional committee and the Pres ident" wlir keep' in close touch with the developments. DAVISON, PARTNER OF MORGAN. SEES WILSON Has a Forty-Five Minute Confer ence at White House. Refuses to Comment on His Visit, Bat Is Understood to Have Informed President of Business Con ditions Abroad. Washington, Nov. 18. Henry P. Da vison, a partner of J. P. Morgan, held a 45-minute conference with President Wilson at the White House today. Tne engagement was made at Mr. Davis on's request. Afterwards he responded to arl questions by saying, "I have nothing whatever to say about my visit to Washington."--- Mr. Davison's call . at the. White House was linked in some quarters with a report that the Morgan interests had helpel from the national industrial conference board with the purpose of organization of employers to fight the 8-hour day. Davison told friends here that the story was an "absolute fabri cation." To newspaper men he said he did not wish to make a formal denial because, his house never commented on news paper reports. Mr. Davison Is understood to have informed the President, among other things, of industrial and financial con ditions observed during a recent visit to Europe. His request for an inter view was made yesterday. DEUTSCHJiAND LIBELLED BY - OWNERS OF TUG FOR f 12,000 Undersea Liner Will A grain , Start on . Voyage When Repairs Are Finished. New London, Conn., -Nov. 18. The sailing of the German merchant sub marine Deutschland for Bremen will riot- be delayed by the action brought against it by the T. A. Scott Company today for the loss of the tug which was sunk by the Deutschland early yester day off Race Rock light, with the loss of - Its crew of five, according to a statement tonight by President Hilken, of the Eastern Forwarding Company. The Deutschland had started for Ger many." hut "returned -c to port after the accident. - . ' To'day the Scott Company libelled the Deutschland for $12,000 for the loss of the -tug. The submarine will leave as soon as repairs on it have been com-' pleted, Mr. 'Hilken said. The . suit ? was a; friendly one, brought by the Scott Company as a matter of self -protection he -added. : .Papers in three additional suits, each for $50,000, It was learned tonight, have been issued in the interests of the fam ilies of Captain John Guerney, Engin eer Wlllian A. Caton and Cook Clar- epce'B. Davison, three of the; men losftj with the tug. THREE MEN AND A woman killed in automobile rage Car Driven by Lewis Jackson on Santa Monica Course Runs Amuck on the 13th Lap. WOMAN LEMONADE VENDER Johnny Aitken, Driving" as Relief for Howard Wilcox, Was Winner of the Race. Santa Monica, Cal. Nov. 18. Driver Lewis Jackson and three other persons were killed today in the seventh an nual international : prize automobile race, which was won in record-breaking time on the Santa Monica course by Johnny Aitken, driving as relief for Howard Wilcox. The dead are: Harold Edgerton, Uos Angeles, spec tator; Lewis Jackson, Los . Angeles, driver; J. B." Jenkins, motion picture camera operator, and Mrs. Lena Ju ratch, lemonade vender. Jackson, a Los Angeles driver, on his 13th lap swerved into one of the palm trees lining the course. The cap up rooted the first tree it struck, overturn ed a lemonade stand, killing the wo man In charge, crushed Jenkins against a second palm which was broken off Bhort, and wrapped itself about a third tree. In ' this wreckage Jackson was crushed and his body nearly, cut in two. His mechanician, John Ghianda, was thrown out and escaped 'dangerous injuries. Edgerton was struck by fly ing parts of the wrecked car. - He and Jenkins died an hour after they were taken to a hospital. .Wilcox was declared -the official win ner of the race;- and the' new speed record of 85.55 an. hour for the 403, 24S miles of the course, wll stand in Wil cox's name.- Aitken' s time, credited to Wilcox, was -4:42:47, The. winners of Fthe .first, seeria and third 'places sail averaged better time to&n the former grand prize' record of 77.22 made two. years ago on the same-' course by Eddie Pullen. ' '-' . ',. ; ' ."; '"' ' ' ' . ; Eighteen drivers started," but only cix - survived. Mechanical troubles caused most of the withdrawals. Ca rlo Resta, winner of. the Vanderhiit cup race Thursday, and of last year's grand prize race, withdrew on the 18th lap on account of mechanical trouble. Wil cox was relieved in the 20th lap by. Ait ken, who never, lost first position. SANTA CLAUS TO VISIT THE TROOPS ON MEXICAN BORDER Thousands of Socks Staffed With Gifts to be Sent Through Red Cross. Washington, Nov. 18. Thousands of socks stuffed with Christmas gifts are to be shipped to the American troops at the border and In Mexico through the Red Cross. Miss Mabel Boardman, head of the. organization, announced tonight that chapters throughout the country would be asked to begin col lection of gifts immediately, such ar ticles as candy, stationery, pipes, to bacco and handkerchiefs being pre ferred. A cash fund will be solicited to purchase the socks. i - URGES RIVALRY OVER Bryan Would Have It Stimulated in Both Political Parties. Tells W. C. T. U. Delegates That the Democrats Have Got to Take the Dry Side and Republicans Will be Forced to It. ! Indianapolis, Nov. 18. William J. Bryan, at a fionf erenee with delegates to the convention of the National Wo men's ' Christian' Temperance Union here late today, advised the women to "do everything possible to stimulate rivalry between the Democratic and Republican" parties in the cause of pro hibition." "The. Democrats have got to take the dry side," he . said, "and the Republi cans will be forced to it." He reiterat ed his former statements that he in tended to work for a constitutional prohibition amendment. Speaking of the recent election he declared the Democrats had won in a way to relieve them from responsibility to the liquor interests. The former Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan both "spoke to the conven tion delegates today ' and confined themselves strictly to ; prohibition is sues. Mr. Bryan is to speak tomorrow morning, to the convention. The, present tasmons In women s dress were condemned by Mrs. Luren- da B. Smith, of Ottawa, Kas. "The National problem Is the moral training of youth," Mrs. Jean B. Wylie, of Evanston, 111., said In her address tsy inierence sne 1 praisea in states which have not excluded the Bible from . the public schools by specific laws. . . "' - , . ' Many ' of the Indianapolis churches will turn their pulpits over. to the W, C. T. U. delegates tomorrow. j PROHIBITION QUESTION SAYS FOREIGNERS AT PAUL WERE TO DEATH Chinese Refugee Reports Five or Six Americans Among Those Killed by Villa. GERMANS AND JEWS SLAIN Another Refugee Says 20 Chinese, 15 Arabs, and Other Foreign ers Were Murdered. El Paso, Texas, Nov. 18. All for eigners in Parral, including five or six Americans, were put td death by Villa on the occasion of his recent occupa tion of that town, acording to a report received here today by United States government agents, their informant being a Chinese refugee from Parral. " Five Americans who left Parral for Cullacan, Sinaloa, shortly before Vil la's arrival are thought to have es caped. ' The Chinese refugee said thoso killed included the American, German, Chinese, Hebrew, French iand Arab residents of the mining camp. He also said a brother-in-law of Theodore Hoe muller at Jimenez had received confir mation of the killing of Hoemuller, a German subject, and his family in Par ral. The Chinese rerugee added that, the general belief in Jimenez was that Edgar Koch, German consular agent in Parral, had been killed at Santa Rosa lia. : ; United States government represen tatives here have also received practi cally' the same report from a Chinese refugee who arrived at Juarez Thurs day night. These reports agree that Villa and his bandits, after occupying the mining town, ordered the foreign ers killed, looted the stores, arrested many of the native's and held them for ransom and committed oth,err depreda-, tions ' The Chinese-, refugee - wnQ. ar rived" last night said at least 20 Chi nese had-been killed iff Parral atid that 1 . Arabs,,, Hebrews and Syrians had peehwput. to death. Of . the foreigners believed to have been , in. Parral when Villa entered. American . mining company officials here say there were at least five and probably 'six Americans. Five Ameri cans who left two days before the town was evacuated reacnea uuiiacan, a message received by the Alvarado Min ing & Milling Company, here, states.. There remained in Parral, according to the mining men the following Amer icans: Jacob Meyers, E. W. Palmer, W.illiam Scott (who was at first erron eously reported to be a son of General Hugh. L. Scott), Henry Schafer, R, P. Cowell and. Dr. Thomas Flannagan. However, the officials of the Alvara do Mining Company think it is possible that Flannagan made the trip to Culla can with the party in charge of Leslie Webb, who left onNovember 2nd. H DEADLOCK IS TAKEN UP AT WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE Washington, Nov.- 18. The leadlock reached by the. joint international com mission to discuss Mexican border problems was taken Up tonight at a White House conference between Prea- dent Wilson, Secretary Lane, chairman of the United States Commissioners; Secretary Lansing and Secretary Bak er.' - ' - Mr. Lane , who arrived here from At lantic City today to report to the Pres ident on the situation, would not dis cuss the outlook. Objections raised by Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican delegates, to the suggested plan of bor der control are understood to have been considered in detail at the conference xonignt was tne nrst time president Wilson and Secretary Lane have con ferred since the President met all of the. members of the commission at New London, Conn., soon after it began its work. The three cabinet members remained) with the President for jthree hours. Secretary Lane said afterward that he was "well satisfied" with the situation. and would return tomorrow to Atlan tic City, where the conference with the Mexican delegates will be resumed Monday. Asked whether there was any prospect of a settlement at Atlantic City, he. replied: ... "We are good settlers." IS NO GERMAN CONSUL BY V NAME OF KOCH IN MEXICO - Berlin, Nov.18, (via London, Nov.i). With reference to reports from the United States of the murder, of Edgar " ALL PUT Koch, said to be German counsel at-- .." Parral, Mexico, it is stated here that - v ; . there is no; German consul of that name . N -in Parral or elsewhere in Mexico. t - "-y ' GERMAN CONSUL HAD HEARD OF THE THREATS BY. VILLA Juarez, Mex., Nov. 18. Max Weber," the German consul in charge of German diplomatic affairs in northern Mexico, announced here today he had received reports both from Chinese and Mexican refugees arriving here from , Jimings that Villa had ordered all of the for eigners in Parral killed.. These refu gees, he said, had come from Jiminez, after talking with their ; countryman who had arrived there from Parral. PRESENCE OP VILLISTAS . NEAR. CHIHUAHUA DENIED - Washington. Nov. 18. Reports of the. presence of Villa .followers near Chi huahua. City were denied in a dispatch received by the Mexican embassy today from General - Trevino.- . The embassy Issued -this. statement. .. - "The embassy is in receipt of news from General "Trevino that the report ed presence of , Villlstas near Chihua-' hua'City is incorrect as isjtlso th ,;-(Continued on Page Twa) . ;' I ni l Ill , 1 J1 ' ,5 t- -4
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