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.. r.;v ' ! -i' P PAGES TODAY 1U ONE SEGTION 0THDJRA WALOFTHE 4 MEXICO m ORDERED T Within Week Pershwg's Entire Command May Re-Cross Bor der into United States. -. 10 MONTHS' ABSENCE Portion, If Not All, ofthe Na tional Guardsmen on Border. . Will be. Relieved. 1 I : JEEP RIGID BORDjSfc PATROL Bandit Problem In Mexico Left Entirely Up to Carranza. Washiington, Jan. 27. With drawal of the American military expedition in Mexico was ordered by the War Department today, and by the end of another week the entire command, after ten months on Mexican soil, probably will have recrossed into the Unit ed States. . ' . 4 The order went to General Fun Eton, in-conimand at the -border, and'left to his discretion the ex act date of starting the northward movement and the details of car rying it out. Under his direction the expedition has been . concen trated for the long march ' . May Start In 48 Hour. .1 Officials here understand tjiat. some advance units already have. ' started nonh and brieve that within 48 hours, the whole column will be la, motion; - At the border the regulars, will - re lieve a considerable portion,'it tiot all, of the National Guardsmen remaining on duty there. Already about 26,000 of the state troops in the border, patrol have been ordered home, ..and "their movement probably will be under way by the time Pershing's men arrive on J American soil. - . Although officials have been silent on the suBject of Mexico since "failure 'of the joint commission negotiations, de velopments outwardly have coupled the troop withdrawal with Carranza's. re fusal to accept the Atlantic , City pro tocol and have plainly forecast an . in tention to let the first chlef settle for himself hereafter the many problems endangering-the tenure df the defacto government. A patrol considered' ade quate to protect the border will be maintained rigidly, however, - and no tice has been served on Carranza that the United States will not hesitate to Be ics armed forces again, if neces sary, to protect American territory and American rights. - Probably to Re-Group Men . That Pershing's command, sent into' Mexico last March to disperse the ban !"ts who raided Columbus, will be re stuped at the border and put into a condition of preparedness for a recur rence of raiding, i8 not doubted here; and in that connection army officers are ""serving with keen interest the1 prep aration being made by Villa' and -Jiis powers and allies to debate' the ter nry that Fershing will evacuate. ah the recent moves In the -situation. tinrver' and a11 those in contempla te,"' were kept secret. The War De- S t."lw;t' the State Department and the ihn!.?0USe Preserved silence 8aut Mexico. Of ,v PIan of March. mlL in l2,m mSn in Pershing's com-S- 00 have been concentrated at fnr"I at ni"nbtr.have been'ihere 4 S Weks- but a W'K Pr MrJV ValiV ti." e last twt days from El -d'ti SOuthernmist point of the force since the fight at tir.'fnr e plan' is to rnarch the en o Wlutiat the same. time, leaving "f rebel; . a--CKS irom wanerlns- handii Dubian"S ut0p after having Coionia 15 ,LPrbably win be at .Corraiitos; trateV TL the r-orth, where there is e.. . " -trie npit Trro , - j j - htweln'r!reirty miIes farther on. and r th- y-e-Federico and the bor- the 6 lone ,t;""nce ls 75 miles. !8 stretch t In that ere is little water, and it l forol - that General Pershig after iea-i comrnand to a fast pace pfom oiAS,the secon(i watr -hole. - i5!4 h e;fedHlco there wiir J atrtank, coltimn a string)f Wh?e Quaty of Stores. tor tro Ttle railroad will be utilized Wlea "atlon of any of the -sup- shin , wperia upon . General Per sian ;,fment- There Is at. Coionia crea.., nuSe quantity of stnrftS' In frm ei r, by those brought north ttlese stnr The transiortation ;of tfains but th Can be done . by : truck t0sh he commander may decide t0ii freight thSm aS ordJary ru- 'j&m1 leave behind himf as tasibf; . l traces o his. presence" at lr.A ,..:" . ine flimsy KhHrn fl1V Joint, W being removed at ' all j Wlen thP ! erectea b the Americans. V they fns . evacuated:; Vera TROOPS ALREADY P.1ARGHIHG NORTH Advance Guard of Pershing's Men Go Into Camp 20 Miles Prom Coionia Dublan. BEGAN MARCH AT SUNRISE Ajisoclat,e4 Press First to Inform Per shln'ar of Order for Withdrawal. .Column Being Followed by Numerous Refugees El Paao, , Texas, Jan. 27o American troopsf Major General Pershing's pu nirtve , expedition tramped along" the high roa4 leading' from Coionia Dublan to tjie bprder, on "the first leg of the return , march which' took them into Mexioo in pursuit of Villa. Tonight, the troops were encamped along ' the road with the head of the column" 20 miles north of the Mormon colony, where General Pershing has made hia field ' headquarters since the expedition ceased its pursuit of Villa. At sunrise, the advance guard of the expeditionary force was on. the way to the border, according I to Americans who came from the front late today on truck trains to Columbus, N. M. General Pershing and his staff were expected to be among the last to leave field headquarters and will ride to the first night's encampment in' automo biles with the rear guard, these arrlv-J ais saiu.-1 une marcn wm be resumed tomorrow. ; , . .. ' , , . . The Associated Press was the first to inform General Pershing of the. for mal, order for the withdrawal of his column . today and .' he immediately made a change in his plans for the exodus, the' soldiers said upon their arr riTaU Instead of establishing a field base' at.Ojode."FederIoo, .40 miles -from the, border,, as was ..originally planned there to await ' the formal order for withdrawal,' General Pershing, was said to have arranged to establish his tem porary field headquarters at Las Pa-' loroas -lakes, seven miles-south' of the border, where he would hold a general review before completing the march into uoiumous. xne actual crossing or the border would not occur, it was pre dicted tpnlght, until next week... Following the troops were hundreds of refugees.; Prosperous" Mormon fam ilies ude in comfortable farm wagons or in smaU motor cars. Some -Mexicans rode, in "carriages, on horses, mules, burros and on the motor lorries of the expeditionary forces, while hundreds of them and .Chinese residents from the evacuated ' region walked through the deep dust pulverized by the troops. At Columbus a camp had been laid out and tents were being pitched late today " for 1,000 refugees. - This camp is one mile from the army- camp and one paH of it will be arranged as an asylum for the 200 or more Chinese coming out with the expedition. . The first of ' these refugees . were expected early Monday. v The exodus of civilian residents was caused, through fear that Villa might take vengeance upon them for having served the American troops in Mexico. REFUGEE TRAIN WITH 500 ABOARD LEAVES FOR BORDER Juarez, Jan. 27. Guarded by a de tachment'of de facto troops, a refugee train left Casas Grandes late today .for the border,' carrying more than : 500 Mexican." American and Chinese refu gees from-the zone which is being evac-( uated by the American troops. f" Crowds of refugees at Casas Grandes unable : to find room on the train were forced to accompany the expeditionary forces-from Coionia Dublan br await anotherjrain. TO ASK EACH WITNESS POINT BLANK IF HE KNEW OF "liBAK" No One Ye Found Who Would Admit Having fi Advance Information. New York, Jan. 21. Each witness who is examined when the House Rules committee resumes here Monday its investigation of the alleged' "leak" of advance information on the President's peace note, will be asked point blank whether he had advance knowledge of the action contemplated by Mr. Wilson,, it wa announced tonight by Sherman WWhlpple,' counsel for. the committee. Mr Whipple -declared he had not yet found 'any one who Would admit having received "what might be caUed ad vance" Information" nor . had any one acknowledged spreading .the confiden tial information given newspaper ,mejt by 'Secretary, of state juansing. ...w morning of the day the note was made pufrv-; ' C,"- ..V r y j . - Disapprove Railroads' Plam.' ? Washington, Jan. 27. The proposal of the, railroads to ,relieve congestion at Eastern seaports by reducing from 15 to St days- the free time allowance for unloading commodities for -export, was disapproved today .. by the Inter state Commerce Commission and : tariff s providing for its enforcement were sutpended until Jutte l..::. ':Af''r-y-4 s ' '.. z - Campbell Declare Governor. : ; Phoenix. Ariz., Jan 27.The Arizona tupreme court ?- late ' today returned a decision holding tn&t Tionias a; vamp? Ibelt .Republican, 14 ihi - de;: facto govi f ernpr iofrl?onah Ci. .w . -audi,, uemgwai, .. ww ; WIXiMIGTON, !N. 4 . c G L A R E S B AN D ITS L BE. CRUSHED BEYOND Obregon . Says Murgnia Has Been Given Orders Not to Stop Un- til Villa U Captured. HE IS GIVEN A FREE HAND Complete Preparations Made for L Occupying Positions Formerly Held by Americans. . Mexico City, Jan. 27.---General Obre gori," minister of' war, announced today that complete preparations had been made for the occupation by govern ment troops of the positions in North ern Mexico from which General Per shing withdraws and - that orders had been ' given to General Murguia for such disposition .of his troops as will prevent any raid by Villa's command. "The military ' situation through the republic . has ' improved" immeasurably during the last month and General Murguia' s campaign, in the- north is proceeding with the utmost success," Said General Obregon.:; "This; is the first real campaign inv the "north against Villa5 and will be- pressed home to the end. The government ; never again will make the; mistake of simply defeating and " scattering the " bandits, but will crush them-beyond any" chance of re covery of of. future menace." - " ,. Villa, ,J6ald General rObregon, now is in the ' mountains of western '.Chlhua hua, 'near Ithe Sonora border. s-;The as signment of General 'Manuel . Dieguez to the .command of, the de facto troops m the Lacuna-district, near Torreon, he said, gives Creneral' Murguia a free hand for the pursuit of Villa " and he has '::bee' , instiryctd 'nojjttotbp -untU ne captures .vie MMic;H,ii vf-.- General ; Obregpn ,: expressed , an urg ent hope-'that, onf.th-deajjture J of' Gen,eral Perehiigs command, the American embargo on shipmient r of. arms and 'ammunitidn- to Mexico- would be ifted saying that such, action, would be " material '.aid - toward 'theprompt pacification of the .entire .country. CLAIMS FULL. CONTROL FR . . .. VILLA. AFTER WITHDiSAWAL - New York, Jan. 27. Villa; 'and his troops are in potential control of north-ern-Mexiccv and awattz only the withdrawal-of the American punitive expe dition; to make that control an actual one, according to John J. Hawes, Villa's official agent in New'.York: ". Basing his jassertions..- upon rinforma tion brought to him here, he says, by messengers direct- from ; Villa, who is declared to ' be in command ; of the forces investing Chihuahua, Hawes as serted today; that 20 Carranza generals commanding nearly' 15,000 Mexican trtiops - in several states adjoining the International .border have made repre sentations to Villa that 'when the - lat ter gives the word they will turn from Carranza. This word will be ' given, according to Hawes, as soon as Gen eral' Pershing's troops have returned to United States . soil. . Hawes said he had been told by thfe Villa messengers that the defection of the Carranza forces would be accom plished peacefully. The reason for awaiting the retirement of the Per shing expedition Ba-wes asserted, was that Villa's men intend to avoid any clash with the Americans. When the Carranza troops have. plac ed themselves under Villa's command, Hawes r said, he was informed by the Villa messengers, an offensive, describ ed as a Mexican-spring drive, would be begun immediately against those Car ranza forces -who remain loyal to the de facto president. ' According- to Hawes, this, off ensive--will be conducted in a manner which will insure protec tion for American and other foreign interests in Mexico.,. Permanent guards of soldiers will be thrown about foreign-owned ; oil wells, mines and other property, and . every foe will be .made to co-operate, harmoniously,' Americans, Britons,. Germans and other citizens from joutside of "Mexico.' - - ; v Meanwhile, Hawes said, Villa is un dertaking to prove to the American government that he did. not lead the Columbus raid ' which caUSed the loss of American, lives. , Between. 1,500 and 2,000 affidavits, of which 9,0 per cent are signed; by Americans residing in Mexico, ; are being prepared tending to prove that Villa .was elsewhere on the night ot the, raid; these, Hawes assert ed, .would ; be ' filed ..- with the State; De partment.,, , ' " The last5 two - weeks, according to Villa's agents reporting to Hawes, have seen the' retreat of Carranza . . troops from Santa Isabel, San Andres Palo mas and other Mexican cities and their retirement ' into Chihuahua.- - v SPEAKER CLARK AMONG THOSE TO ATTEND -FINM2Y FUNERAL Washington, Jan 27nA' congression al fcommit.tee,. including .Speaker . Clark, left here tonight; for York,; S. CK to attend- the funeral of the late Rtepresen-. tative Finley, of South Carolina, ' a vet eran . representative n VCoigrejslwho died yesteraay. The funeral ;ill take place -tomorrow.-. s - " .f45-,?:.':'' - Daniels Principal Speaker. . - Cleveland,; Janv 27. Secretary of Cthe Navy Daniels was, the principal speaker tonight. at the an.qet which, closed the J annual convention of tnt,Amiiatea..,a Vertising Cluha? 600 delegatesrjbeiag WL CM SXJDY.MOaIITG, MEXICANS ROUTED BY COWBOYS AND ME Driven Across International Boun dary at Ruby, Ariz., After Two Days'; Skirmish. NO AMERICAN CASUALTIES Mexicans, Said to Have Been from Carranza Garrison, Pursued" Across the, border. '. Arivaca, Ariz.-, .Jan. 27. The Mexi cans who have been in a skirmish since Friday morning with' American troops and cowboys at Ruby, Ariz., were driv en across the international boundary today. The. Mexicans took refuge in adobe houses, but. were routed and the houses burned. -' The Mexicans have fled, to the hills. . : . American cowboys 1 saw Mexicans rounding up cattle ; on the American side of the boundary line, according to several statements "here tonight, and the clash followed.. Fifteen troopers and' several cowboys, it is asserted, re turned the, fire " of about 20 Mexicans. . No Americans Were Hilled or wound ed, but a bloody blanket, found in an adobe house the Mexicans used as . a fort indicated that; the Americans' shots took effect. i There were other traces of wounded Mexicans. When. Troop F of the Utah cavalry, under command of 'Captain Bassett. - arrived " at Ruby tonight to relieve - Troop E, Lieut. C. H. Arns reported' all quiet along the border- - .1 ' - - - . Fighting was ."resumed by the Mexi cans at; daybreak after a lull' during the: night, returnlng cowboys' said to-nlghtT- When the; sniping .began, Amer ican troopers charged the , Mexicans. The invaders 1were4 driven across the line and 'Amerlcansf ollowed them-- An other lull .occurred E when the Mexicans adobe Iroues oiie ratle;,-- boundary- line; ' - Another -rush oh the part of-thb' Americans;.. It 5 was. stated,' caused the" Mexicans' to . flee and "take up positions in the - distant hills. The troops' returnedj to the American; side after destroying the adobe house this morning. ' ' . :r "-'' ' . ' K ; . FIGHTING AT STONEHOUSE , CEASED YESTERDAY A.T NOON . Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 27. Fighting at Stonehouse. on the - border, between Mexicans and United States cavalry men, stopped, at hpon today, according to reports tonigntT' No casualties were reported on the American side.Mexlcan losses are unknown. r Mexican Consul Delgado, at Nogales, telephoned to Sheriff Rye Miles,, of, Pi ma county, here today that he .believed (Continued on Page - Sixteen.) : MAYOR AND CHIEF OF POLICE ARE IIIG1ED Together With Eleven Other Mem bers of Police Force. Seattle Men Charged Wit Conspiring to Violate t the Federal Liquor Statutes Two of the Men Fiend Gnilty. : Seattle, Wash., Jan. 27 Mayor Hiram C. Gill, Chief of Police Becklngham and 11 other members of the local police force iwere Indicted - by the Federal grand jury ' today charged : with con spiring to . violate the Federal liquor laws. . --. ... - - . Mayor, GUI, Chief. Becklngham "and five others are charged w-ith plotting to ship quantities of whiskey into Seattle under organised official and police pro tection. '.' . - JA'. ".". '" Mayor Gill also is accused" of having accepted a $4,000 bribe t from Logan Billlngsley at the time'the alleged con. spiracy began. -..Several instances where Chief w Beckingham .took substantial bribes from Billlngsley, and in which, it is charged, he ajded them to steal liquor "consigned to. other persons, are alleged by the Federal authorities. - In. dieted in 1916 for, conspiracy to, violate the. Federal liquor .laws, Logan and Fred Billingsiey entered pleas of, guilty in the United States District court and became witnesses for the government. TWENTY-SEVEN MEN PLEAD , GUILTY OF VOTE SELLING Cincinnati, Q.,- Jan.; 27. r.Twnjty-sev-en men arrested on indictments returns ed by the Federal J grand f Jury, which investigated alleged , frauds at. the last presidential election,; pleaded guilty to vote selling i when .arraigned t In the United State District court here today. Three . others indicted on -the same charge pleaded . not ; guilty. " t Sentence was deferred by, Judge HolUster and al were , ordered committeedvtp the Day ton, Ohio. Jail. tOt the 99 " men in dicted by the grand "Jury, 53 jiave now been brought Into co.uit. Nearly all of the men. who", pleaded: guilty .to yotg selling .were residents of the low.p'rice lodging.houses.. . . V -," . ' - HdilMi mail HiiHt!iyi'WB)i ."s vi g vote" on' the lasH presidential ;?eler his UN TROOPS tlon day'for one. dollar,.' JAISTUAIIT 28, 1917 SENATE WOULD PUT BAN ON CURES FOR INCURABLE" ILLS House Passes Bill to Allow, ' ' Ab . sentee Voting," After Two Hours of "Cross Firing." : REPUBLICANS OPPOSE IT Both, r Houses Getting Ready to " JPress Legislation Necessitated by the Amendments. . (Special Star Telegram). Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 27 The bill by Senator Bennett; of Swain, tp prohibit the sale or advertising in North Caro llna-'of- proprietary medicines purporting-to cure diseases pronounced by the medical authorities to.be incurable was passed bythe Senate today, without 'a. dissenting vote, as was also another bill by the same; author to put medicines under . the pure f Ood 1 law to . prevent adulteration or misbranding. " 1 ; . . The , Jlpuse' spent; a cpuple of hours arguing; and cross . firing over the sub stitute ;HoUse bilk .to provide.'absentee voting" in this'State and finally passed it without amendment ty 'a vote of 62 to "19," in which the Republicans voted practically to a man' against 'the bill. : . Minority Leader MicRary had offered amendment to strike out the words "en titled to vote," is giving too wide dis cretion to one man, but. the majority disapproved and the .amendment met defeat" along with one by . Hajrrnore, Republican, to' require 'that, the pros-v pective absentee voter must specify the reason for his ahsence-when'he Regis ters. Under the bUl, this registration can be made . at any time of the year except during the; 20 days prior to the election. V: . '- - " -vj; - ;.. ; The . House" and Senate are both get- made necessary "at this -sesaloij' by the adoption of ;the-eohtitutionsll . anieBdr ments.' . Senator Brenizer, ;jn.-the ; Sen ate,' andARepresentative ' Daltoh,' in the House, - pressed . these matters this mornu ,.wi.th 'resolutions for a joint commtt'tee to "get busy--oh :these bills forthwith',- and ' definite'; action' was promised Tuesday ' in both ends of the capjtQi.- :r;:": " ' :'" ;:. - ; "Large ntirpberg of legislators left for thelrVhomeg ;this aflBfrnoon for the week-jpd, 'Monday sessions;, being set f pr 3 pi m. .to give time for thm to get back "before legislation Js resumed. Both legislative halls, wjll be. turned over , to vacuum cleaners all" Monday forenoon'" to 'thoroughly clean., the car-' pets for " eradication -of - lurking mi crobes. In the Senate leaves of absence were granted Senators Gates,' "Cranmerj Gough and others. - . ' - ; New bills were Introduced as follows: McCain An act to . prescribe the du ties of a court stenographer." Seales-Re'peal section '2,696 Of - the 1SI05 Revisal and enact a new section.. ' Passed Final Reading 1 The following' bills passed final read ing: . - '. . . . .-' Prohibit the misbranding , and adul teration of drugs; Regulate, civil terms Of courts Prohibit the sale or. advertis ing ojf remedies purporting to cure in curable diseases. , -' ''' - There was received and . laid before the House a petition or .memorial from the .Mecklenburg County TJnited- Con federate Veterans . Association com plaining of too. little pensions ,to Con federate veterans and pleading that there be material increase. A bill to prescribe punishment for persons who drive motbr vehicles .when under the influence of liquor or drugs came from committee with unfavorable report' -'.-' ..''"' : ' '" There was . a favorable report from committee for,, tha'-.bill of Representa tive-Clark authorijmg semi-annual bond issues of $400,000 each to counties or townships for road building. New Bills In Honse ' New bills were Introduced as follows: V Gardner Regulate the v . transporta tion afnd sale of. cprd wood, pulp wood and the like, in this State. -, Price, of Rockingham Exempt from taxation the libraries of State, teachers and ministers of the Gospel, j The. Speaker laid before-the House the substitute absentee" voting bill and a long discussion started up. The' orig inal bills by Doughton and others had been unfavorably reported, but the sub stitute was .under favorable report from the committee." : - - , . ' - ; I It .was explained, by Representative Doughton that tlie bill .does not provide for. absentee registration, but any other time of-the ye aj" except the regular 20 day .period before the election. ;'' Grant ,Ask a Question ; Jtepresehtatiye' Grant made Inquiry ag to;. whether he bill permitted the Use '-of Jnorfe' than one, ballot. Repre sentative McLendon,"who5was on the Mexican border at. last, election and lost hig . vote, ' told "how the Pennsylvania and Ohio troops held their full; fledged elections . that counted and ., how the North Carolina troops down there had to content - themselves f with v going through a- mock, election f or their own amusement atid consolation. - i He said that this may not happen again in the presents generation.-' but. he suspected tnat uniesSfcCOnaiiiona-inproya yea- lly all ? along - the .line in Mexico ' the troops-wouldibe down , there at; the next election. ,;' . ' ' - -': ' . ' ;.; McRackan Inquisitive. . V; ;vRep jesentative McRackan questioned Mjr.'Upughtdh and Representative Page abui?the?. possibility Jof ? fraud- being II THAT WILL Confederate Veterans Urged to At tend the Gathering in the National Capital, HARRISON ISSUES ORDERS Jane S to 7, Inclusive, Decided Upon as . As Dates For Business Session. . Members Requested - to Wear . .f Thelr Uniforms. New Orleans, Jan. 27.r-Officlals of the United Confederate Veterans have decided upon June 5 to 7, inclusive, as the dates for the business sessions of the twenty-seventh annual reunion to. be- held . in Washington, according to general orders issued by General Geo. P. Harrison, 'commander in chief, and announced .here tonight' by Adjutant General William. E. Mlc,kle. Other fea. tures connected with -the re-union, the announcement stated, -will occupy the entire .-week Jwginhlng! June 4.. In urging the veterans to attend the gathering, General Harrison mentioned that this will be the nfcst Confederate re-union ever held Outpide the Confed erate States and. he: praised the mem-t bers of the G.-'A R-: in Washington for taking the ', initiative in inviting; their former onpoheifts' on the "batttefleld; c meet in the atlon'sjCipltal. Members of the various camps, are, urged to at- tend in uniforms. (,v . : ..; . -: . . : The orders also stated .that the Con- federated Southern Memorial Associa tiorv and' the Sons of Confederate Vet- erans wlll..,hold theirs conventions in iweftersns' t? rlon ThiBwjuh1eht rt5 Cb1 by-state pi; Yirgmia.! to memory rof hers61dl.eriat: Gelttysp'urg, Pa.i rwlir .bejupveye4. June . 8' and. . on the-battlefield, an the-veterans' are requested .by ;.tb . commander' to attend these ceremonies, r , ; " ... . , : The calr.foti;he"JlSth annual ,'convenr tlon of .the . Confederated Southern M.er moriai;Assolafion in. Washington June 4 to 7,s"'lrielUfdve :ty'isBx&d., here to night by M?- '.J- IBehan, the order president. ' r :, '. ; ' r STATE.' ATTEMPTS to" IMPEACH ;; i THE. TESTIMONY OF SPANELL - i: ; -' Widow of Colonel; Butler Repeats Her ' ' . "PrevI6ui -Testimony. . . San Angelo, ; Texas, Jan. . 27.--In an effort to impeach' the testimony of HaV ry J. Spaneil..1 on triai; here for killing hia wife at Alpine.. Texas, July 20, 1916, the!-, state this - afternoon called Mrs. Margaret Howell 'Butler, widow . of L'ieut.-COlV Malco.lWkj. BUtler, for whose slaying.' Spaneil ,: is - also under., indict ment. " ... ' - : .': ' ' ; Mrs. ButJtr's.! testimony was a rpe tion of her pre'vious testimony that Mrs, Spaneil had accompanied' Colonel Butler, and herself toj the Butler room in. the Holland hotel at Alpine a short time before the shooting, and that Mrs. I Spaneil iad, not been-insulted and there had been no quarreL. Spaneiv testifying; Thursday, said his wife had been insulted by Butler j in this room l and that the shooting had followed his" demand, for an explanation from Butler. -The only new feature to Mrs. , Butler's testimony this afternoon was the statement that Colonel Butler, "did not drink." ' - Lee Hafriiigton of Alpine, a state's witness, testified .he was at the Alpine jail With Sheriff Allen Walton,. . of Brewster county, and heard Spaneil tell the sheriff: . . v , "''I've killed Major' Butler and my wife. I'm ruined! ?They made me do it!" . . ' -'. " " ' "; . .'. - FOUR REPORTED KILLED IN PASSENGER! TRAIN COLLISION Several "Said to Have Been Hurt on the Roek Island at Mounds, Ark. . Memphis,' Tenn., Jan; 27. Four, per? sons were reported to have been killed and several injured in. a rear end col lision, late tonight-between passenger trains of the St. Louis, Southwestern & Rock Island railroad at Mounds, Ark., a junction point hear" Memphis. '.A' re-, lief train was sent from this city.; Later a telephone message from Hul bert, Ark., near the scene of the coK lision shortly after midnight stated, that one man was killed and about 20 injured. - The -local- offices of the two roads were without definite Information as to the number of injured at'4that hour. A relief train-Is expected to; re-?-turn to -Memphis shortly after-X o'clock w'h the injured. v'".'; ; HALF OF BUSINESS, BLOCK. ' '? . ' vtN OTTTSBURG- FIRE-SWEPT Pittsburg, , Jan.' ; ' 27. Sixteen '. hours after the disastrous fire which swept th'rough half :of one: of the principal; business iblocks. of Pittsburg early td dav''causinH:'the destruction of a" num ber of -retail, establishments -and eh-T tailing a. loss of $2,000,000, workmen toniglit began razing the ruined build ings preparatory ,tb the rebuilding of the block. ' ' f " '.'-: . -.!. Fireman tonlghtsnn directed streams of waternt0. thev smoldering ruins and although ; there,; .had . been , small , out--breaks of flame dnfirig; th' day, all dan, r was considered cast. ' --;-:;..v f ENFORCE REUNION SET FOR WEEK OF JUNE 4 WHOLE CJ Af B E3 R 39,838 PROMISE WtZ) Emperpr William's ' Declaratidn Receivecl. as Surprise, in Some : , Entente Capitals. ' BIRTHDAY IS , CELEBRATED Teutonic State, Military and Na val Leaders Assemble at . Great Headquarters. . REVIEW OF THE WAR NEWS Verdun and . Riga Regions . Scenes of Principal Activity. . " Emperor William of. Germany, repeated on his fiftyeighth birth day anniversary -Saturday his promise previously made''-to - the German army that Germany would enforce peace with th.e sword. Hi message was" sent to Berlin from the German great headquarters in reply to .birthday ,cpngratuiations, according to German n,ewspapers. It was contrary to expectations in some of. the entente, capitals that the emperor would make a notable peacetmove in an address he was expected to deliver at a meeting of , . , ,6 ' , . fieutonjc state, military ana nvftl ileaders, asstjnibled at the headquar '. - . n . ters to celebrate ' thff anniversary. Frnc3i:Atacic;Falas. ; r. " 'uii.. seytor;tfehd;s,the Riga region ..of - the ; norhetn aiso- continue . Ipbe'the chief .centers of military ac tivltiy. . . ;" ', '.; . , . ,; ?! .-. ; , - 'After subjecting the German' defense , works, at ' Eparges and Hill 304 to an i' Intense 'bombardment. the" . French . stormed the trenches recently; occupied by the ' Germans,1 but according to - the Berlin wars office, the attack falle with heavy; lossea.',-' .'",'. r?;; .';,'" '' ; . ; Fresh Russian troops have: reinforc ed the line east' of the river Aa In tMe Riga district, but. were" unable, to drive the-Germans from ground they recent- ly.- captured. . Oh the other- hand, Ger- man attempts to throw back' the- Rus sian line 'In ; the . vicinty of . Kalntem were . unsuccessful. . The artiliery has , been active,on the Franco-Belgian bat-t tie line, between the Somme and Ancre fivers, as " well as in "the vicinity, f Riga. ' '--; ' , '' " . : ; ' ';' ."'; . , v After " eleven -hours " of s des'peral fighting, the . Rumanians ,. have forced backward the Teutonic troops south' of the Kaslno and Buchltza valleys In Mol davia, - . ' . -- " ,: 1 Activity on the other fronts is limit- ed .mainly to i artillery ;dueis, trench raids and aerial combats. ; . 1 "1 ' . ' ' WILL FORCE BY THE SWORD V V THE PEACE .NECESSARY" .London, Jan.' 27.rTelegraphing from the German great headquarters to the Berlin Academy of Science,, in reply to birthday congratulations. Emperor Wil- ' liam reiterated today the assertion that the German people .will obtain peace by thelsword, says a Router dispatch, from Amsterdam which declares this information was obtained' f rom f Ger man newspapers. The Emperor's mes sage, as quoted' read : - - ' "The - unshakable will to victory - of the German people, who ar$ prepared for. every sacrifice of blood and tress-' ure, .will, I "trust r God, preserve the Fatherland from the ruin contemplated by its enemies ajad will force by the sword - the peace v. necessary for the blessed development of the; people." FORMAL CONGRATULATIONS v CABLED BYrTHE PRESIDENT. Washington, Jan.; 27 President Wll- -son today cabled .r Emperor William formal congratulations on the 68th an- ' nlversary of his .bjrth, as is .the custom on the; birthdays of all foreign sover eigns. Secretary Lansing and. his three chief assistants left their , congratula- tions .at the German embassy. . y - ' ' - - ;. BIRTHDAY - CELEBRATION IN I KEEPING WITH WAR CONDITIONS ; uerim, 'Jan.. zy ivia xucKerxon, r. .. The 1 birthday of Emperor, - William was - observed today . with manifesta tions in keeping, with war conditions. The" Empress and Prince . Henry of . Prussia, and his eldest son, r Prince. , Waldemar, attended the celebration at German Great Headquarters. ' The Em peror Issued ' an . order of " general am nesty", r Celebrations were held in all thev schools, high schools, and univer sities. - C -T.-i. " :. I ' ; " BRITISH ON THE SOMME ; - V ,FRONT TAKE 850 PRISONERS Lbndon-an. 27.--In a successful "op eration von; the - Somme front: in 'the neighborhood Of LeTransloy today, says the official communication Issued from.v British headquarters ' t6nlght, , a com manding -portion of a German position wascapturetf.by " Britishtropps... ! More . ilaafcWJf,' prWoners were tikeC In tb. PEACE L.ir" 1 1 1 it & ,!.. 'A J r fir Ms1 t 1. ' continued on. Pasix! present :rjjwyartous'C4teajf yvuu m m - w - x " " f J 1
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