L EVE I VOLUME VIII, N Of 2 12 COLDER and CLOUDY ROCKY MOUNT, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 1"TH, I!)l(. (HOME EDITION ). PRICE: FIVE CENTS FRENCH TAKE THE OFFENSIVE IN THE SENATE APPROVES DRUNKEN TROOPS OF CARRANZA KILL -COLONEL ROJAS IN COMMAND Af OJIIJAG: m THE AMERICAN COMSU VERDUN REGION SAYSTHE OFFICIAL ATTORREDN GIVES 1BILE 1 rV. - REPORT-RECAPTURE LOST GROUND TheFrericlTTaurjchHe Persistent Use of the Hand Grenade and Bayonettes They Are Successfu in Driving the Germansl Out of a Portion of the Trenches Previously Taken in the Great Drive of the Past Two Weeks by the Crown Prince's Army. Tin' Frcm-h have tiiriyyj In tin' ag pvi'si vi- in tin1 'If-jii'i at ! vtriiggfo in nf - Verdun- mill have recaptured n part ut the ground lust to the Germans in their driv til the w-esi of -the -Mvuse. facts a n outturns tndav. Ycs-tr'i-dav t ft it a ml one halt' hums battle by di-livei inn- .a massed attack succeeded -in gaining a footing III 1 lie l- I -It Intra M '( U ii ' MiiiJ .e Twi'cii liciliiiim iiiil lVfu.l.M.'tu'M--hi!lr the (lMtniii.'tttTrg'lU'iliJ which isthf1 iui- mfjliiiTt' oK.jct't (!' t !n 'nc'ii.t' ..'i?ii;m lri vc, . r ' -- v" - 4- -44 -t- li . lainn I,. .1 lii'avy" couiiVe) attacks ami I . y 1 ii 11 n tin' bayonets ; 11 I hand grenades free ly wi ll- aide In in ;i j 1 1 11 1 si j n 1 1 i 11 1 if tin' trenches tin' (ioi mans li.'iil taken-. E Jfhe FormerWarden -Sing Sinjf Who Faced Grave Charge Released THE CASE DISMISSED The Indictment ChartfinK That Warden of Sing- Sini Prison Swore Falsely is Dropped hy Justice Tomp kins Today. ' (By Associated Press. ) White Plains, . V., Mai' I,",. fsnpi run' t 'n 111 1 .1 list in' Ti tin ki 11s t tn lay ilisuiissVil tin' iiiii'.t liiont 4-h a 1 i nfj h'i jnry aaint Tlionias Watt Oshnini1, . lylJlliM wanb'll 11!' MliK Sin. .histii i' Tiini'l(ins onb'inl' llii' .jury, living till' 1'llM', tn aiflllt tin' i'll'lrll'1- unt ami tlii-n ilisrlia 1 f;i'l 1 1n' jiiniis. ? cottonTalvrket j TBy Associated Press.) Nt'W Vink, Man'li ". I '11I Inn fii" X tun's iM'iii'il sti-aily. May, l'-'.'"'"-; .In- Ij, IJ.'JIr; Oi'tiibiT, l-'.::i''i-; Hi'lviiiIm-i, J'-'.l7i-; .lainiaiy,. I-.'..";!!'. M'li.. , ,,l I ..11 in 1 I. .-I i. I Mi.-i.U- 1 .1 day at an advance of . points to. a de 'line of '. j"ioillts"iiTld Hie ai'tive iiioiiTfrT cold about 4 fii ti points net -lower right after the call with May touch ing 1 1 .llii-; .Inly,-lJ.Ki and i). -tolier, 1-,--U7, the census linun-s on snpply ami lisvl 1 iliif lini i"r fl'i' niontli of l-'elnn ary niatle as Imllisli a shovvint; as had lieen expected and this s,-rv ed .to stea-ty-the market ami prieis rallied 4 tn ti points from the lowest liefore the HinPof tin' tii;st hour. GERMAN YOUTH ARRESTED . BY OFFICERS IN ASH1AND Ashland, VaTarfh ."1. Wilhelm von I. indersrti eighteen year oM tlef. inaii v, v brrclainis to he a midshipman - on the rsronpiin. Wilhelm now intern- ed iji-'5inifolk, wii- .rirrested h cro-liy luifed States ollicers and returned to -Ioi fo'k. Von i,iuiliTrs'-rlafiii as to his i-onnectioii with the vessel is disputed by its luinniander, who in a message received today, says, tlu'.re is no sio-h name on the skill's nister. lie believes l.at the boy is oitheiSak i ng- or yeP lag ander an assumed name. To the otUeers here von J.iiiders. said that he'was traveling on foot from Norfolk to New York, where he hoped tn receive f 10111 the Herman consul news of the death of his mother, who died, recently at her home in (termany lie also said tllat his father had re 1 entlv fallen in batt le In fiance. DAMON AND PYTHIAS" THURSDAY NIQHT Pamou and Pythias the' fivo reel feature which is.to.be presented at the (irund theatre Thursday night, is look ed forward to with much interest, es pecially by thcPythians tif the city. - The feature is one of the nioet elabor ate ever staged by the I'niv-sal Film ('.n and.it is erpectc1 several PERJURY CilfflROPPEi The Gi'imniisma.h. heavy 'Sari ilices in atPi-mptiug' tn "cut t In- 1'ronch lilio autl nlitain piis.-a'SMim oflioad Man's lull, 1'nris advices declare. I'lisvi'ssimi of this height ii.n enabled thi' tjrTlitoly over which t liefer,. nians were" mideavot iiig 1 advance tn fortress. It-is Mill. hi Flench. bauds, however, flii' French War. Mlli'e So a! vtnirVd son! h vm r ujt LKI y mi w ' lairds in Tifarly tin w holt1 c'uhNt'ii'sV(HMl lu Hie. -;M of the UeihiH..' ! T'ritish oflieinis 'leiiv - run.nr thM tho (crmaii submarine enuipni niiilrr which a.uit!'l iiierehatttitioii regai ded as warships li n s. been abandoned nr nist. poned. (hiihc cunt ra ry - it is now in fiill's'tying'it Is iUu lu n-.l. . ; . WIRES SILENT OF -INMOVEMEim Censorship Front-The Bord er Cities Complete and ".Nothing1 is Known service Vis normal Reports From ElJ'aso Con tain Nothing Whatever in Way of Information as to Any Invasion of Mexico or Troop Movement. Bv Associated Tress) Y. I'asn, Mmvli l.'i." Tin', wiiv i'lnin C'olnnibus"-'r M ., wlu'ic 1 1 1 - (iisl rx fii'ilit ion is' in jo.'i'iiiH'.ss. t'nr iMiti'i in Moxico, was wiiikiii; tnilayliut 11" ini'ssnjii's al'iiut tin' tino.s iiail Imtii rr oi'ivoil sinci' latt" last ui'lit. Ihiriiijt .tho i'arly limns this im'rnini; tin' cm snrsiii at t '1 11 utt 111s. . i nl i.tV infiinii.'r t iun cumjib'ti'ly. s SEN. SHIVLEYS FUNERAL PLANS The Senator Wlio Died Recently m Washington is tt, Be Buriert at South Bend, Iurl. (By Associated Press.) -yasTiin;;tini. March 1 tiii"ii-LaUL..ar raii'i'iiicnts virtually were complete ,to il.'iv fni- tlie late Senator en lainin . .1. Shively, of Indiana, who died here late yesterday after a lingering illness. Ag ed .".s years, death resulted from a com plication ot' diseases. The body will remain at the Shjveiy home beie tn morrow when it will lie starteo on it-i way. to South liind, Iml., ..-wheiv bniial will take pli e-Satiirdav afti-ninim. MISS IIOLDEN IN 1 IIOSPITAX.; IMPROVES Miss Norma Hidden, daughter of Mr- mid Mis. It, L. Holden, who sev eral weeks ago underwent un opera tion at the l'ai kvii'W hospital for ap ri i' 1 1 1 1 i 1 i t i s". e fi ti t i 1 1 nfsrr r imprn-(', iiiurtr to the grat if icit inn of 'her ninny young firends vvtiiT will he gtnd to liTmrThnr Miss Holden, will, "in all ?roli;ibiity Li able to return to .her home during the coming week. ' MAY PROB E TH E . CAUSE OF DELAY (By Associated Press.) ItaTelgh, March In. liovernor Craig announced that -if Mrs. Ida Hall Wtlr ren and Samuel Christy are not deliv--ered by the sheriff to Kursythe coun ty State prison here. Iiv tomorrow morn ing he will take steps to ascertain the ause'ot the delav on the part ot the (irsytbe county oflieials and he will the sheriff why be has not com- plieiKwith the law in delivering the prisoner, to the penitentiary twenty days before the date net for their exe-. cution for the murder of G. J. Warren, the woman's btishand. They are sen tenced to die y-rch .11. . State priscli oflieials said this aftcraoon ther had not vet heard from T The State- Department Ha- No Ao vice Why Consul - Tilliams leaves Post MANY AMERICANS ARE LEAVING THAT REGION The Travel Out of the Re- ion Has Reen Held Up for a Day on.-Account of a Wreck on a Mexican Railroad. . VJBy Associated Prsss) -., Tiirri'dtiT Meiico.'-'Murcli "."1 Tne "Ameiican consul A. . j. Williams lias turned the Anii'i ban consulate at T01 ' IIH' I'.l'ill IIIIMll. Ml jTlia n . I'lii.ty Aiiii'iicans aif waliiiiji 1 1 1 - tn lea vi' on tin' train wliirh lias been lii'l.l up fui- a ilny by a iin'tk'nii t Ti Mmiti'ti v niail. "-TTB'H.avire-1 ar-sntg PBimnnif in W'asliillHtnll, March l.'i.r-'iin' Stnti' lli'pai'tini'iit nlliciiils aiivpiizliMl by tin' ilepartniT . of C1111s.nl Williams I'l-oni .'I'm ri'oii t hi'v ha vi' ji vi-11 him . no. in-. strni'timis- tn b'avi' ami havi' 110 ;ti'- jiu.its ni' any Hisiinii'is iii 'that 'sect mn -. Still thi'y icalizl' that tin' cuiisiil must liuv soini' imit .reason fur lea'inj. Tht-ya-M'-ipiiictaivf 4-tutMilii'yy- that thii I'lmsiilate, isi in. 1 a nt' FORMER SENATOR GASSA WAY FUNERAL The Former Senator from West Vir ginia is Buried Today at Elkin, Vi. Va. : ' 'v . Klkins, W. a., March !". The t:nu- fchi Kni-fc'il Status ' Si'nn t a! . vvjio , ilieil in. WasliiiiK'ti'ii, was liehl here' tiulay in til !'" t in is . M i.'iiirrrfn-r- -)'r,.,j.vt rrfait- hnrch. liusi ncss v as su spcndi'il here llllll ilH 'lHI'-llli sk lunlUHins ei'i"iliapi' i.i.bla, k. : '-. ;-- ', T E IN THE CITY Ih'. I'.inest Hall, vvl r lHL; on'tl sel it's 11I n lias been ear t iiiLjs l'or t'uiir tlays wjtli tli chinch hi' ul i' Mtmiit Zimi Hnptist i.-JV lr. M. A. Talh- is pastnr will hnhl his last service in the city tonight. I'r. Hall e.'iine tn this city fresh frmn the liehl nf i'rviet. at Atlanta, (!a., where he spnke tn more than fnity thiinsaiol pennle, ami wheri converts were 'In 4.. Iir.' Hall is itiiiiilii'ieil bv the hnn- n minister of snnml. sense ami sane the neirriii" of methods. His talks t.i Rockv Mroint hnv" a I- i-eadv- ibim' a lare' annniut of gimiT.' n Sunday morning in- spnke to ono tm-n on the social evil jitnl diink lialiit and Letter home life. At the conclusion or' his sermon mauv liien took a stand for Christ; . . - hr. Hall does unt appeal to the enm lional in the negro life, Inn tn .Lis in telligi'iii-i', and always with good re sults. Ilis s;iue lui'thnds of present in-,' the gnr-pcl and making has appeal has WTui for him a new distinction nmoii' the initiisters of the negro race. To heat him oitee is to be impressed with the thought that there is standing be fore yon one who has a visum ,f the eternal nmi agrasp on the ipessage of salvation that is seldom' heard. His services here have Leen attended by qui to. a iii'miLer of white 1 people. FRANKBAKER APPEALS. IN NEW YORK UNIFORM Mjacon, (ia., March 1.1. The first a pearance today "of h'rank Haker in iractiee with the Yankees relieved Manager "Bill-- Hoiiovau -ami -fa jd alii Huston- of any fear thnt their big third baseman had been rendered tern, porarily useless by t he -accident to bis lingers. His tirst -workout was a sur prise to them, for he did more than they bad expected' from, an athlete with tvo lingers oti his right band. Haker did the best hitting of the day. Though his fingers are soro there is ap parently nothing the matter with his batting eye. The big fellow got bold of four balls which be drove to the center field fence in the course of the practice. . For the first time today. Donovan called on bis first string pitchers to pitch, in batting practice. In addi tinn o a couple of youngsters he had Caldwell, Fisher, Shawkey, and Keat ing thowing them up to the batters. Thesp fellows nri now in rrnd c!ifta OR D BRIT SH EiNEN EO The Joint Resorutioir Adopt ed hy the HouseIoes ' Through Sen a t e- VOTE IS UNAMINOUS The Bill Will Add Strength of 20,000 Men to the Pres ent En list niont for A rmy Service. ,' ''. - - WfiKliiugtmi.-MnMi ,'l"i.'; Tin- Si'ii.'it' tinlay apjiruviJ lniaTiininuvly tin' joiiil 1 fsnliit inn .'iilniti'il I'v tlie lliin-i' vos teitiiiy tu .t he ini'ltile jmihv up tn its in II strength. -ivkirh v (ml.! inll jH'hJ .ti,iMnt; iik-m in its' jiresi'iit enli-! inrut. COLD WEATHER IS THE PREDICTION Wawhiugton, ', March . 1 weather lor the) South tonight with, a cold wave in North Carolina and i as far south as central Florida,' was predicted by the weather bureau today. The -'middle west storm has . reached southern- Virginia and "5lbrth"iliar'olina with ' soni'e" mc'reaa1 ed intensity and with furthor de velopment of the cold high area to the .parthward. Storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic Coast to central Florida and to Eaatport "MlHIlIJi 1 ' am ' The weather bureau issued the following additional storm warti- illg today,: J' Advisory . northwest. storm warning at ,01 o'clock a. m. jCdnjack. . N . C ta JncksoBVillo. nt change to KCTfcrllck-tcriliti as stonn over southern" Virginia and North Carolina moving east and probably will turn to north east along the coast. Strong north west winds' tliis afternoon and to-'-night. PLANS COMPLETE FOR-BAIiY-SHOW PxQmisesia3eiie3fhej..MpsiJii; teresting, Eveirf..in Mauv : . jie'o'iisr- - - t. ''Kvcrybody 1u es t he kiiblies! " To the ' Mothers of Nirsh ini 1 1 Kil'jrev combe t'ontitie.s: ' : Circle Nil. -I of the RcHiel Heroes eliapter of 1'. I'. 1 .. vviil hohl a liaby lmw , I''rii1ay aftern-oofi,' March :ilt at, ;:-l.O oVInck 'lii, the Speight bnibl in; 011 Tarhtoo siii-et.; next ibmi tn jioslntliee ' for,..the- lielietit of the Mail llllll'llt f llll'l, '' , .. This ennti'st is not contineil to lim-hy Mount, anil any child in either cji.inrv nutter n years of ifyi' inay tmt oiiW'o also want it nioleisl'ooil that this is to be a "Baby Show'i mul mil a "Uiess l'aiail,e." : No ptii s onereil for pietty clothes. Compctt'iit jml;cs will tie 'ap minted. There will fie three sections so-vnter voiir lial'V ac-orilin tn ane. Section 1 ( hildreu f-l-nui fnii f, mills to one year. ' . " to two years. . K Y Section ',., ffiihlreii f ruin one to t w veais. " - ' :'" Section itdi: a I ; mn t hree ' yiar.s. The small eiittanee fee of n i H be clniruml f,,i- ...-.. I. Iiai', : ,.,(s J In l-'idl particulars and auimuucenient -hi iter 111 Lkeq e4r g.ram. . - lienieniLi r tlie Time, the I'lace ami I 'ans.'. I nme am! Lriiig tiie ki'l'lies. COTTON SUPPLY r ; REPORT ISSUED The Amount ot Cotton in the Hands - ol,the Mamifacturcrs Ahout As ill 1015 , (By A 01 tated Press). j ' W'ashmgtnii, M:uch l.'i.-tiittim u-.ed j Hitriitir I'elirnaiv allmunted tn ."ii'1.77! f bales, the census Imrean tinlay annnuitc ed. That 'eomnaii's with !ii;;,:'.o; Use. I ! 1 11 1 1L1 oary last year ami I-JJ.m UsC'l . in .l-i nll'ii v tliiv Villi ( 'nt ; mi mi "ha ll'l KeLiuarv I'ntl, 111 hiding estaLlisli I iio-nts was 1 .'.is ot."i Lales a';;aiust T; tin l,li;t.i a yeai iign and in pnl.iie stm age ami at i-iiinpies;i,)-s ''.,!'7 I I ti hale-. a;;'iinst 4 o7.i I:;.', a year ago. -.Cotton spimlb s active dining I ruary- nrre .'. 1 ,!is',4'.i;l against 7s), W TrTeaTTi Ti P. D. GOLD RETURNS TO HIS FILM WORK IN LOS AN(?ELES Washington, March T.I. 1'. I. Cold, president of the National luama Cor- poration of l.os Angeles, Calif., and New York, left here last night fnr l.os ' Angeles, after-spending soveiai! weeks in the cast looking after matters "of ' interest tf -bis .-ompaiiy. ; The National Drama corporation is j producing in 'iiioving pictures the works of Ttiomaa Vixui), of North Car olina. The "Birth -V't a Nation,", and "The Fall of a nation." are some of the works which Messrs. Dixon and Qfdd are putting no in California. Mr. Gold goes by- the southern route and will pass vey closp to the Mexi n tiii ln. ita i-'es to ret Mrf band L S SOLDIERS WOUNDE D IN AILIV FTGTTT r ii mmm mmm mmimtt .--r v-; -- f ' . 1 -.. : .':.. -'.- i - ! '-" .;.,".'. v-v" 'i - ... ;:r;:iKv;S x;' ? -:;?'.-';:; . I ',- ;:, -r l , ; - t g il ' Crowd - -,rs " "H v.- V' ' ' '..-'.- ' " '."V , " f .'' '. " - WW sTi- v.r- P.cWv:-)CipW. i';---t'H : :n. j4JinMa0A:t.& - - - - -- -. - - - mil 1 1 i' . ; - -iv. -rr .-1 i 1 A --Li .... ' . ... . a2 Photo shows three members of the Thirti-onth U. S. cavalry, wounded hi-tfiirfictitwith Vrtla-gtCoiaTnr)tii, New Meicico, entrainingor hospital at -El Paso. . RT A vvl, Hi' .. wini avi- liis nv'.-u-. i ' li i-n am! Iiis n.itiiie as I ; -n ja mi 1, 1 Hiivcniaii, wa.s thrown t'it;m mi (mt .mi 1-;'.. ...;,. i;..!.r t .(.v-. i t cii'"siiw yi'-t 11 tin y-a I't.-i n.'"'ir aCl vi j tn fn.jiii ics uhich lie-' si ! at ii his i., I i 11 -r lelinnf.l tn tlin r.H'M ii'W hn-.Mil:,l I lie hoy, acciiro : 1 . attl'llljit 111 tn- u.-t n ' 1 fi-'t't ' 1 -''"' " '' " I" great - t'rriHn' neanist II. ,' gii'iiiu.i ami ilnwii tin- cml.ati'kiii'"!', a s. alp womn' ail'! SHOO' l.ll.isi' I 1 11 1 'I . McllJU: M tciiti'.n no- si, 111111, 'ii.. I am! -'the bov a t . tn.. 1 11 1 1'.. tin- I:. -i-i ! .1 ! a'n! fi 1 "M.iV7,n'ii', ' nn.li'i .11 t'.'lay T- t !.' "efi I- t :! is ii.O t l.i.i.,'1. I ',,ii I i- fa 1 ailv bit.' He will 1" I'.-li'l." e.t .'.;:. .l'v"!'.i the Atlantic ' a-! l.i"c ;' bo. I'U'i- . . , ; ..-' .1 '1 1111 w Ii.-t can !. haiui'-d ft nm ;t :n- Lny's nl'ii st a t i-m. i: ! hi- iiniin- is-iii cu ink and he i.;ni ,r.'.;iv jr.. in hi.iiu- ail-l Jin-sesse.l a,'h -iri' In sei i.tue! l.jll nf the win -Id.vhe has ei,,hi. e.i tli" ha. . stiii-s of a hii.T.i aii'i v.aniaei .In. u." ilf past s.wral inioitl)-. Tfn;-::!. in- gave tlie m.mr and a-Mic.-- ,.1 i.i-i par.-n!s tn tin-"I ns., ital authorities !ie was ...,i 1 it inns tbllt un b " 'i".1 .Id i"' I 'll' Ifi' bed 1'' - HI l,"!liT ",' - t AUSTRIA DECLARES WAli ON PORTUGAL - - ..- . (Ey A Viale.l Ptpss) London. March l.'i. A dispatch ti the Exe4f3!i;;o Telegraph Co., -from. RcmiaJsays.. tbat.. Anclria . Jjaa. declared war on Fortugagl. LOST MONEY IN -' GARTERED BANK Ilai'imoml. 1ml., Manh In. Marv noinelia, of .Indiana Hai Lor, liv,-d licxi dni.r tn 11 Lau!v fnr t, n years, Lu! slit, had no faith in Lanks. Hi'r laierul savings, goai. Ld and ml. led tn fnT' tlie .uichase--of n !i(,ine, alwavs ven. under lier personal suVerv isin'ii. Site went shnpping and i-lo- "i-arried hrr .life's savings of. several hundred dollars in Iter stocking. Her garter broke in the iiiabr street while she a passing a crowd of loaf ers. Too proud to pull up her stocking while the loafers locked on, (ie hur riisl to' the shelter of doorway. The immcv had ''.ne. When she ret 'trued ! WHEN P1TGHE0 pt FROM TRAIN t- 1 ! in "si's v, a j (i j ( . ' ' '' "' 1 '''' '"'" i 1 mmmummmma (c) Chicago Tribune. IlALlEETING OF .CRAIERGOI ' TONIGHT Tmiiuht i-i the )ii;.fht fn'r the bolilinj; ci ilif annua! meetintf of tlie ineuiber 'hiji of The Vhnmlier of t'ommerce and e.tty .i'i.eu wli.i is in accord with the 1.1k fur a !:icafof ami a better'eity is icvilt ! Jn lie present. The meeting is to he 1 all'.tj to order at o'eloek by 1 'rt-si..lcnt M. I). M111111 and at this time : 1 " mk win in ime over rei..iveiry-ty1iile ibin.s will b4r, ! u 1 'Vi i' moil I lr! it iciUt . invited to lie present. and to iiim. p. M I rn t in' di 'cuks'hui. 1 ro!b-wi!i'i 1 !n'n'i"ipi of n'porK frora' t;i.' iitan ciueniittees wlio have been 4.oi,!io .-.i tlni4s. alitug. different lines i'r 'I i- titv's ativniH-elto'ltt the .elee . 1 Ino. .ijUnlio ios wod dinu-tors for the . ii- '.ear v.;i!l take place. . Kvcry iiii111 is invit.'il, ami if you would Hij.p.,;' t!e wni-k t'vr- progress you w ill make it a pniuf tu be present. TWO MINOR CASES IN THE CITY COURT i, Tlmii' v. ere b.it -two cases for the I mm niiig si'ssimf nf cnurt-and in 'each i in .' .'lue,-. t lire, 'v. ei trivial violations. I'- cej.ler Fiiiiiitaiif pifsiileil and Soli-ritr-79vett mgerntrd-. tlm ilncltoT C: N. ,fust-,is, a s-trniiger in the city ''a,-". I tiie i-l.'.i --to ill" vinlating traftic or- iliiiance l,'ilie sutistied tlie court that Lo was a si ranger lu re ami did not know iimb fnr this reason- the charges again-i !.;m here vmtc diopied. Ma,-.- W.dd.1t1, a negro woman, w-ns 1 liii !'g.-.i- ,vvi jih.-ji a v i irgra s s uj t crb At a 1 11 i e' l;a -cmniv with a ileadly weapon The f'a.ts win prnvou-jiihI the woman was required to 'Ii'av-.. S", with the clerk. FORD TO GET INTO FIGHT ON HIGH COST. OF GASOLINE j W'teshiiiiiiirtw March 15. Ilenry Ford w ill get into- t!n fight 011 the high-cost I nf-gasnliiie. This anuoiiticcmenf was .made yesfei lav by t.'iiJigressmaii Ran dall iif California, vvhii appealed to the ! maiiuf.ivt 'ircr to fid in promulgating j processes for cheaper production' of ! gasnlinc. ,' - -. - ' MiTKord. ('nngressman Randall said, believes the Kittman process, discover ed in the l.'nitcd States bureau of miiics. will result in greatly reduced cost to the consume,'. Kirttnnn is now evo"rimenting with annthi'r process t In" u CTDnnnci rot till. I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 I II M No News in Hand as to the Movement of .American to Have Broken Calnp CARRANZA C.EN. TlWES O-CONTROL HIS MEK According to the Report the Chief Was Shot from the by One of the Sol- jHeiThatJIeSoufilit lo ; Control. l nrf , Trxa Mni i-lt IS;"fhf--rf -poi-toil diath of Colonel Rojns, f'arrno za.ooiiuunndpr at Ojinnjrn ot the homli of his own men who attempted to.', mutiny liiHt night,.-was eonflrmeil by iulfiilioOTfdvigcii.. trrn-; tmlay- IUiom .... wn trying to rontrol hig men, who ' were drinking and threatening to in-Vfiiltltp- ffnitfif Htllteir-whtm Iir m Hlmt from the' crowd, tteeorditiK to No Mention of Troop Movement El Pnso, Afarch 15.s-Re)orH that II19 Anieiii'iih military fore' at C'olumbun, N. M,., had broken i-omp eviuJd nut b connniK'd eailjrltoday. Mes!kagei from Columlnm titaftefl ooininR tliioupb -thi',', nnlitaiv inMoi' Into Kl PtiHri but they ' ninde 116 mention of troopj movement. Troops Seen Moving on Border El T'kmii, Texas March l.j.t'nitcil States troopH, with eampa broken, were under marching equipment along tti Xexienn border west of here at &a- light today in ot leant two poitiiun. Military,' censom pxijiibitel trunHmU nion of any information of actual move ments through the first half of the fliiy. ...The troops in readiness were. aLr 'oluinbujLiuiil Hnchita, Nr. ' Ucm-ral Caviera suid today he hail received "information, that American troops had not yet erosed the border and that lliey were awaiting permis sion from Oenorol ('arrant, (leneral Caviern wiid he believed t'arrnnwi's rc ply would be favorable. . ' Funston Denies Any Advance San Antonio, 'Texa., March 13. (ieneral Kiiiihtnu Haiil if there had been -any movements of the American troops into Mexico he had Hot been informed of it. Itc said that he Mt certain that if (ieueral Pornliiiig bad ipoijcd an .anvnnee no wotiiii nave notillfK, luaulniaH'i s immediately. : ; Carranza Troops Pursue Villa While regiments of United States cavalry heavily supported by infantry await 'General il'crshing's. order to ad vance, General Carranza' troops work ed desperately to effect the capture of Villa in order to forestall an invasion of Mexico by American forces, accord- " ing to information heceived here. General Funston remained at his . lice until after midnight last hight to receive any report General Pershing . might make. It had been reported that by morning the American troops " would be across the boundary line, but , -(ieueral Funston himself did dot know General Pershing's intentions, s ANOTHER ORDER FOR KINSTONION:.' (By Associated Prm) . ' ." . Haleigh, March lo. The State kX loration commission today ordered the " Atlanta t'oast Line and .Norfolk-8mtli-crii-to file claim for a union station -at Kinston within thirty davs, . ' STOCK MARKET - (Br Associated Prua) New York, March 15. Activity 1 general -strength were again the il want features of today's early re : yesterday's buying moment heir sunu'd oir a broad scale, gnii 1 point or more were registered be .' ican locomotive, American C. iean Zine Americnn J'eir. Westinghouse, the latter ale of 6,tM shares .- .' against yesterdav's 3-S. Canadian ! w ith a rie r '' ! -it

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