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.4 I i i " i i -it" "A - HE ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. THE WEATHER. fnEB OF ATDIT BCREATJ OF CIRCULATION K. -LL FAIR AND 'WARMER. XXI. , NO. 40. ASHEVTLLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERIT 0 CIT, I'AILCII 31, 1916. PRICE 2 CENTSt"" lrmua T A .ii..,b ! t : .1; . 1 1 v v- if ' RATTLE VILLA TROOPS IS EXPECTED (jjaeral Fnnston Awaits News ? That Fighting Has Begun Along Mexican North-'.)' western, aRilroad. jSS OPPOSING FORCES IN SAME VICINITY jeported That Villa Troops Have Assumed Offensive- Carranza Troops Pre pare to Resist. gan Antonio, Tex., March 81 General Funston- today awaited news tnat fighting, between '.the American troops in Mexico and the Villa forces bad begun along the Northwestern railroad line between Madera and Chi khua. Information, that General ..,tn tvled as ' ''unofficial" has anhod headauarters here since 'yes terday that a considerable force of Vina men had concentrated in that region and that the American cavalry as moving . forward? in strength, f.rmnza troops also were reported to 1e preparing to resist the Villa followers who were caia to do assum In; the offensive. The exact position of the three or ,niotinna was not given but the Villa outposts farthest from the Amer lean line were said to De wiuun r.t rhihuahua yesterday. 50 El Paso, March 81. Francisco Villa u. rrossed the Great Continental til vide and Is heading southeast toward his old headquarters at Ban Andreas, .r.ilnir to the roost reliable Infor mation received today concerning his .hereabouts. Keen Interest in the has been aroused once more on til border by the renewed possibility im the bandit leader may be trapped tfre he can swing to the south of hit pursuers. , ;..'. . 1 .jimeiicaa . troops sweeping down fmm the north on the east side should be today wlthinr striking distance of ' Bai Geronlmo ranch, where Villa was las known to be. Another detachment of General Per ihing's cavalry is believed to have iwung to the. southeast from Madera, unlnir well to the south of Guerrero where Villa is said to have massacred 1"J Carranza troops, in the hope of cutting off the brigand from the south, The. east is, presumably closed by neral thousand Carranza troops, said to be in the district around Chihuahua City. The fact that Villa has turned ' to the northeast from Guerrero in Had of In a southerly1 direction today lave rise to the wildest stories that In was headlmr for the border With the intention of making further raids u American border towns. Villa Nearly Killed. Field Headauu-ters. American Ex peiltlonary Forces. Colonla Dublin, Chihuahua, March 86 (By motor truck to Columbus, March SI.) It has been learned here that Francisco Villa nearly lost hla life a few days ago on the Carralltos ranch, a short distance from this nlace. where he tortureo and nut to death five Mexicans. One of his victims leaped upon him and via itrnngllng "Villa when officers beat W assailant senseless with the butt of their suns.. Muclo Polanco was the name of the Mexican who almost succeeded In end lug Villa's career, The murder of flvo members of the Polanco family was said to have been Intendod as a warning to other Mox leans against having- dealings with Americans. Investigation showed that the Polanco family was Involved with no political faction In Mexico, but that they had a record of uniform honesty a4 reliability in dealing with the American managers of the Carrolltos ranch, where the were born and reared. When Villa, retreating from Colum. bin, arrived at the ranch, he had IM of all the Polancos, six men, the mother and two daughters, tie seized he men and bunted for the daughters, bat the young women had been hidden well that he never found them, To five of the men, Greg otlo and his Many Scenes A "Romance ' With the finishing of a number of ee for the Times screen-play. "A Romance of Asheville," yesterday, the Urture gradually nears completion. Ilrwtor Henry stated this morning IM there should be no ran why too play should not be completed by tomorrow, weather and light permlt Muijh amusement was afforded ,he players this morning, when a goat hlch was te Dlav for the camera, re- fuatd to act lie awomedto think tMt r'n g for the movies was far n hU ia of dlglnlty, and only ""'h patience and permission Inldue him to chain bis mind. The players succeeded rn getting "o(l nay's worlt yMrday "shoot " omeUiln' hl-e ln avrxnwa, or 'wore, au4 fieti cne wa fUmtd WITH two sons, and Muclo and his one son, Villa said: , 'I am going to kill you because you are too Americanized. You are gringo lovers." i .,.;,: But instead of killing them outright. Villa had them partly stripped and tnen beaten with the flats of heavy swords. Muclo Polanco broke away from his captors and got one hand locked about Villa's throat before he was beaten off. Next Villa ordered the five stood up beneath a huge archway where he told them he would hang'them. Ropes were placed about their necks and they were jerked into the air, but were not permitted to die. Just when loss of consciousness approached' they would be lowered to the earth with de mands that they reveal the hiding places of horses said to be hidden about the ranch. There were no horses so far as an investigation has dlclosed. The prisoners also were of fered their lives if they would tell where money was hidden or point Out valuable documents. After several mock hangings, Villa ordered the five men taken into the garden where each one was shot five times. '. Before going, Villa led one male member of the family, Gregorio, jr., aged twenty-one, back to the young man's mother and Bald to her: "I am going to leave you this one son to support you. You oiight to thank'me for leaving him." Next the bandit imprisoned each of the workmen on the ranch, placing them In separate rooms. When he had1 them all locked up, he went to each one In turn, warning him in these words: "I am coming back and If I don't return spme one else will come In my place. Whoever comes will kill anyone here whom he finds working for Americans." .-, HAS ADJOURNED Corporation's oWn In Damage Suits Heard at Marshall ; By Judge Hardingr r The civil term of Superior court in Madison county adjourned , yesterday with the docket practically cleared and Asheville attorneys in attendance on the sessions and Judge W. V. Hard lug returned to the city this morning. The spring term for the trial of crim inal cases will convene here on Mon day morning, one of the heaviest dock ets ever recorded being ready for Judge Harding. The calendar at Marshall consisted almost entirely, it is stated, of suits for damages against - the Southern Railway, the Champion Fibre com pany and some lumber companies. A remarkable result of the court's pro ceedings, said one of the attorneys who returned today, was that In every case the defendant corporation won and not a penny In damages was awarded to plaintiffs In these actions. I Ri IS ATTEMPT TO F8RGE GfECE'S HAND Athens. March , by way of "Paris, March J i. A hign court omciui ae dared to the Associated Press today that in hla opinion the only conceiv able explanation of the aerial raid on Salonlkl was that Germany Is at tempting to drive Greece to assist In the expulsion of the French and Brit Ish forces from Salonlkl. He said however, that such an eventuality was out of the question, as Greece had rea son dally to realise that she was at the mercy f the entente powers. The labor unions at Salonlkl -have telegraphed to King Constantino to protest against the bombardment of the city. The funeral of the. victims of the air raid was marked by a pop ular demonstration. Filmed for of Asheville 11 without a hitch, bringing words of nralae from even the enacting dlree tor. Much amusement will be afforded to theater patrons when they see th busy corner In Asheville soene on tb screen, the scene bring taken on Pack square with a large number of peo ple walking on the street. It will be made Into a trick picture, people looking as though they were Dying down the street at great degTse of speed. It is expected to film more than ten scenes again today. Among the rne which will be taken today are the church scene, which will made on Church street, and one of the entire oaat together. The player are all enthualajrtio over their parts. and are dolns splendid work. Look out for lh earner ma. I! IFOOEIIATE Fight Transferred From House Passage of Measure Is Also Expected in the Senate. OPPOSITION CENTERS ON LITERACY TEST Author of Bill Predicts That It Could Be Passed Over President's Veto.'of Mr. Wilson Opposes. . Washington, March 81. The fight against Uia house Immigration bill which prescribes a literacy test for ,h 1 i 1 , tli. TTnlAl WIO aUJUUlUII UL audio, IU,U States, has been transferred to the senate, though It is fully expected that it will pass there as it did in; the house yesterday.: As the bill went to the senate, fol lowing its passage in the house, it contained provisions for a literacy test and for Asiatic exclusion. Opponents of the bill are centering their efforts on having the literacy test eliominated, but In this they have so far been unsuccessful. Three presidents. Including Presi dent Wilson, have vetoed similar. measures because of the literacy test; and attempt to pass the measures over the . presldentlail vetoes have thus far failed 'In one house " or ; the other. - While President - Wilson has not made known his intention, Represen tative Burnett, author of the Mil, and chairman of the immigration committee of the house, predicts that If the president should veto the meas ure. It cpuid be re-passea over nut head. DEBATE CONTESTS ILDJHIS EVENING Greensboro and Asheville De termine Entry For Aycock Cup State-Wide' Event. Tonight at 8 o'clock In the audi torlum of the Asheville High school building, debating teams representing the Asheville and Greensboro , align schools will debate in the state-wide debatlnr contest on the query: "Re solved. That the United States should adopt the policy of greatly enlarging Its navy."' Miss Margaret Field and Miss Frances Jones will uphold the affirmative for Asheville, while El wood Mitchell and WUlard Ratney will debate the negative for Greens boro. . The judges selected are Judge Thomas A. Jones, Dr. R. F. camp- bell and Thomas J. Harklns. At Greensboro this evening Claude Ramsey and James Harris will debate the same question upholding the neg ative for Asheville, while Lewis Schench and Stokes Rawllngs or Greensboro will debate the affirmative for Greensboro. Should the Asheville teams win both of these debate they win te ellslble to compete in the finals for the Aycock Memorial cup to be held at Chapel Hill, on April 14. Over three hundred schools all over the state are debating this same query tonight In the contest, conducted un der the direction of the extension committee of the state university. Thirteen other high schools of Bun combe county also hold preliminary debate contests this evening. WATTLE TREES TO MARK GRAVES OF AUSTRALIANS Cairo, March II. When opportu nity comes the graves of the Austra lians burled In UaJlipoll are to be marked with wattle trees brought from their native land. Meanwhile the American ambassador to Turkey tion been asked to use hla Influence to ae that th grave are not dlaturb- ed. Before Oatllpoll was evacuated the planting of wattle tree around the burial mound had already been de cided on. and a quantity of th young' trees were sent rrom Australia mr this purpoee. Th withdrawal of th Ilritlah troop stopped th project. The wattle trees ar now being tended In Egypt, pending the time when they cud be planted In their ap- pointed place. PREDICT VICTORY FOR IMMIGRATON BILL wk a wiik prospect of final acUon on th Imml- .ration bill with th. literary teat and th. oriental .xclualon featur. by to- nbrht. th. house today rumed con- ideratlon of th measure Advocate of the bill predicted lu paA-g by an ...h.imin nt. OnsonanUi eon - ceded their defeat although they bp. i amend lh ma ura In savervl important particular. VI IS FEB 1111 BIERS N. Cf Roads Indicate They Will l.i Take Advantage of L C. C. 1 Ruling to Raise . Intra- -State Fertilizer Rates. STATE OPPOSITION TO SUCH ACTION CERTAIN N. C. . Shippers Disappoinetd That Railroads Take Advant age of Technicality to In crease Rates in State. '. Special to The Times. Raleigh,' March . Sl.--The carriers doing interstate business in , North . . caroima oavmg iu.aeu . . tlon of abandoning their submarine campaign. North Carolina is again, eia the point of a. diplomatic rupture wlhJ them. ''iy.':":'0:. The trreatest recent war between state and railroads was threatened by a sortie ot traf no. men here yes--terday. They came to present1 their cause and It an. ultimatum, as It ap pears to be, the hope of peace is ( gone. v. or.tt,i vr lut ln-the rl, v""'"f " - ---- ly aaio.iu .yiujjiij , wawv Craig as commander lnl chief of the state's forces, will repel the invasion , of -hlsl state by the railroaders. ; i The thing has set a pretty lot ot tongues a-going. After promise of, a century of peace between roaas ana people it became known ' yesterday definitely that the carriers have deter mined to raise their Inltrastate tariffs to match the interstate rates which are higher. They admitted to Govern or Craig and to the corporation eom mission that It would be exceedingly embarrassing to them If the State at tempted to Interfere with them in this noble Dleoe of modern philanthropy. What, In effeqt.k the whole troubi is. . hi.. ti mi fertlllror from Norfolk td'po&ts in North Caolta are hlarher than those m tne state, The rate adjustment of 1914 gave to Intrastate fertilizer shipments about 20 cents a ton reduction. The Royster Fertillzercompany of NorfolK ooserv lng this filed a petition alleging that hv reason of this considerable reduc tion a discriminatory condition had been created against - NorroiK ana sought the proper relief. The interstate commerce commis sion then made a ruling that railroad companies remove such discrimination against interstate commerce and held that railroads are not required to observe Intrastate rates less than those ordered by the Interstate commerce nrnnmlsston. . . The carriers assuming tnat mis is a permission to raise these rates have laid all their plans to do so. Many Raleigh shippers hearing of It, while admitting that they will not be affect ed by it its the rates apply only to guano, are nevertheless disappointed that the railroad companies pounce upon their first opportunity to avail themselves of a technical point. The admitted discriminations against North Carolina for a century or so, the North Carolinians feel, should have softened the heart of tne car riers toward the state sufficiently to estop any disposition on their part to 'raise a malodor again even with guano as the foundation. The traffic men had qnlt a round with the governor yesterday and wtth the corporation commission. The or rtar la not effective until May 20 and after considerable conversation It may not go into effect at all. Governor Craig has pardoned Hcn 'n jafTrevs of Alamance county, who has been serving a term of six months on the roads with a fine ot iuo. Governor Craig pardons him from he payment of the fine. Th prisoner had been convicted of having an Il legal amount of whiskey In his pos- slon. He served His time wnn snow. for arood behavior. Rev. D. H, Tuttle, Jacob A. tong, U Banks Molt and others of th most representa tive men of Alamance nav mn in terested In the pardon. Jeffreys owns a small home. Is the father of a large famny, has tuberculosis ano Kinnev ,mM. The pardon Isl conditioned upon good behavior and ooeaienc 10 the law. refraining In every respect tmm .leallnc In Intoxicants. Th National Column rompany of Ellnabeth City wa chartered by the of state with $600 of Its ana nald In. Th nature of the business 1 woodwork, in inrorpor Btnra ara w. A. Worth, W. A, , neither. Jr., and Edson fair, M.rshal W. T Dortch and Chief, p.puty Marshal Oaston nortch re-1 turned esterday from Iurlnhurg! whr they hav been attenamg rea ersl court. This wss th third term In Laurlnburg which recently w lvn two terms of court year. ; Judge Connor sent two bloekader to Atlanta. t l 1 . vi. ii TV.,... t i niitii nr Collector 3. W. Bailey", fore, ha. four hour period to be computed nd, agitation over the soaring price returned to Raleigh with two block- paid for at th rat of tlm and on. MJ of ''" up In th sen- It .a. distiller!.. dtroyed In Johnrtonlhnif tlm.. . IJJ at. today and .nded in the adopt- J county and two men who ar. chareedl tc) All overtlm. to b computed M tlon of a resolution. directing the -Uh aom. connection with the still) on .the minute bsjria m attorney general to Investigate but were not n actually at worn. Article I. (a) Eight hour or lesi,H hther the rising prlc of th. It 1 T ha lila war made In Jnhnotonial percent ten hours' nay will conall eounly end both stills ahowed evldenc.tut a dV work In hoatllng servlr. rf meant erection and considerable' . (b) Tlm to be romputed from , bualna DEEDS LIE' Oil SDUTIIERIl llf Employes - Present Requests Similar to Those Received ' v by Other Railroads of r' '. , United States. " CO IY ISSUES A STATEMENT IN REPLY The Question Will Be' Consd- ered by Officials Further Discussion With Men - Is Suggested. - 1 ' ' , i Washington, - March, SI. The fol lowing wage demands Identical with demands submitted to other railroads throughput Hhe, country 'were .' sub- i'm!ted;'. 1 yesterday to Vice , Presi dent and.. General Manager " E. H. Coapni'an ' of .the Southern ' rail- ' j way by a' joint committee representing) the engineers and firemen, conductors, trainmen and yard switchmen: , 'U. hJ, Coaptman, vice president and general ''manager,' Southern railway, Washington, C C. ; 'Thls 1 to .advise that employes em. ployed on Southern railway have in structed and authorized committees of the B, ot I E.0 R. C, B. Of L. F.. kntTEi and TS.. of'rR. T. to present to you,.the attached proposition (No. 35) as a revision of th&. schedules now in force nd efffect; our line governing employes in-thk classes, ot service In dicated. therlni.'Ja accordance with the terms of our present agreements. kin,diy accept this as- the official notice of our , deaire, .to revise to the extent named, our present schedule or agree ments: . ... . , 'We request that you join with other railway managements , In the United States, and enter into a collec tive movement for. the purpose.' of handling this proposition t once and at the same time through a joint com. rnUtee representing all 'railroads con cerned, and we are-instructed to ad vise you that the organisations stanJ . "This proposition is being presented to other roads In the territory on the same date this request Is made upon our line, and it is desired that answer be made in writing to the undersigned on or before April 29, 1916. '.'In submitting this proposition wa desire that it be understood that all rate rules and conditions In our agree ments not specifically affected by these proposed amendments shall remain unchanged, subject to changes in the future by negotiating with proper of ficiate and committees as has been the case In the past. "It 'Is our request that all lines or divisions of railway operated or con trolled by Southern railway shall bo Included In these negotiations, and that any agreement reached shall apply-alike to all such line of railway. "It Is to be understood that any settlement of these questions that may be agreed upon by this co-operative movement will not become effective on roads where agreements or arbl tratlon awards exist until the expira tion of the periods named therein. Very truly yours. (Signed) R. W. Moore, chairman O. R. C; O. C. Far- rell, secretary O. R. Ci W. V. Hamil ton, chairman of B. of R. T.; W. H. Cox, secretary B. of R. T.; J. I. Whld. den, chairman of B. of L. E.; H. H Sonseney, secretary B. of L. G.; C. J, Con, chairman B. of L. F. and E.; M. O. Cowan, secretary B. of L F, and E." Moil's Poinands. Article 1. (a.) In all roads service 100 miles or less, eight hours, or loss will constitute a day, except in pas senger service.: Miles In excess of 100 will be paid for at the same rate per mlt. . , (b) On runs of 100 miles or less overtime will begin at th expiration of eight hours. (c) On runs of 100 miles overtime will begin when the time on duty ex ceeds the mile run divided by ItH miles per hour. on the minute basis and nald for at tlme and one-half times the pro rata rate. (e) No on shall receive less for eight hour or 100 miles than they now receive for a minimum day or 100 miles for th class of englna used or for service performed. (f) Tim will be computed con tinuously from time required for duty and responsibility at end of day or run. Article t. a) Eight hours or less will constitute a day In all yard and switchmen service. Th minimum day pay for eight-hour yards snail not be leu than the per cent days pay for ten-hour yards. The pretwnt day's pay as In effect January 1, 116, will be continued with the eight-hour day. (b) Time to be computed continu ously from time required for duty un til tlm released from duty, and re sponsibility at end ot day or run. All ovir eiffnL nourn wiLnin inr iwvniT (Coutlnis4 ot. rag FRENCH TROOPS TQRCED TO GIVE T&MALANCOURT ..0 dIG JAPANESE STEAMER i PEOPLE SAFE Chiyo Maru Grounded South of Hong Kong in Lemos . Isle in Fog. Shanghall,. China, March SI. The big - trans-Pacific : steamship ' Chiyo Mara grounded In a fog on one of the Ijemos islands south of Hong Kong. iinetug noats and launches from a British torpedo, boat destroyer have gone' to her. aBsistlance and are taking pft -tue 291 passengers from San Fran cisco and Manila.' . ' The Chiyo Maru Is owned by, a Jao anese company. She is a vessel of 13, 4Jl.tons gross; -Is 688 feet long ami 61- feet- beam. The- steamer left San Ftanclsc March 2 for Tokohama and arrived at Manila March 18 and then l left, that port i for Hong Kong, LEAGUE INSTITUTE LARGELY ATTENDED Inspiring Addresses Are Heard Sessions Continue Until Saturday at Noon. TODAY'S PROGRAM. Featured by an address by Dr. Fitz gerald Parker and attended , by two hundred people the first session of the Asheville District Epworth League In. irtutc was held last night at the Cen tral Methodist church. Rev. Dr. Par ker Who spoke on "Personal Respon sibility," held his audience at a high tyHch. of Intenast throughout his entire address. The musical program con sisted of a selection by a male quartet and a solo by Miss Adelaide Porter. Following the address by Rev. Dr. Parker an enjoyable get-together so cial was held. At 6:30 o'clock this morning a Sun. rise prayer service was held at tha church by Bob Boone of the Chestnut Street Epworth league. At 9 o'clock a song and devotional service was held which was followed by a short busi ness session. The followed the regular meeting of the Institute, which was featured by three inspiring addresses. Rev. Dr. Parker spoke . on "The Epworth League Constitution"; Rev. D. Atkins, on . "Responsibility of the Senior League to the Junior League," and Rev. Dr. F. W. Stanton, on "The Hun ger for Righteousness." , The Institute will continue in session until Saturday at noon and the public Is Invited to attend these meetings. The program for this afternoon and tonight is as follows: , Afternoon Session. 2:30 Song and Devotional Service. Scripture MUs Susie Hunter 3:00 Problem Hours lv Finding and Training Leaders.. Rev. J. H. Barnhardt 2. How to Conduct a Devotional Service. .Mrs. Fred M. Felmet S. How to Secure New Members.. Mr. H. E. Walter 10 minutes given each speaker; S min utes for open discussion. 4:00 The Evangelistic Side .of the League 1. Department of Spiritual Work. Presiding Miss Amy Hackney Expert. .Dr. Fitzaerald Parker 2. Department of Missions. Presiding Miss Ida Wilson Expert.. Dr. Fitzgerald Parker Evening Session. 8:00 Song Service. Music by Haywood Street church. Address: "White Harvest Fields" Rev. E. L. Bala BAPTIST BARACA CLASS HOLDS BIG BANQUET Featured by the election of new of ficers, and short addresses, the First Baptist Baraca clnas bunquct was held last night with 76 members present. The new olflcers elected were M. C. Ot tinger, president; J. A. Mclntyre, vie president; J. B. Moore, treasurer; 11. K. Greene, assistant treasurer; John D. Parker, secretary; Russell Guyser, assistant secretary; E. E. 8tanboiry, reporter, and 8. 8. Williams, assistant reporter. Hhort addresses were made by Rev, Dr. C. B. Waller, C. S. Davis and J. F. Htradley, KltltKltltltllllltKttlt It GaaolriM rtobr Ordered. t It - 1 It It Washington, March !. Th K ist product was due to an uulaa H product was due to an l ful conspiracy." . la . JI)lllltl)IM1ltltlll)ltlM)ltllt German Pressure Too Much for Defenders Who Evacuate 1 Village Northwest of - , VerdraTFortress. . ALL-NIGHT CONFLICT : A WAGED FOR POSITION Gemans Attacked in Masses on Three Sides Only One of , Three Operations Ger- i mans Started. German pressure on the Malancourt-, Bcthincourt salient northwest of Ver-. dun has proved , too much for tho French troops on the western end of ' their position and they have-' been ' forced out of Malancourt village. : Ger-' man guns, had been violently bom barding the village for many hours, after the recent suecess of the crown' prince's forces in reaching the out skirts. , ,' '- ; , -" . mo wci mail lULailll jr e charged in mass simultaneously from t hree sides, furiously engaging the, I .CUT nlri, th. !lAmM I W . . French battalions holding the village. . After an all-night struggle the French evacuated the village, which had been laid in ruins by the bombardment and, by the storm of battle which raged In the streets after' the Infantry entered. . General Petalnsi etill , holds the out skirts of the. village, the Paris, repot t ' declares..! : t - ,i '.,;. y- ' The charge at Malancourt was ortlv i. one of, three operation., against tha French fortress whieh the Germans , put in motion during the day. . " V r Fighting Is still going on between the British and . Germans alqng the .D1U.USU vuu dl die r Tencn, une, partic- -ularly near St. Elol, where German grenade throwerj have' succeeded In: reaohing a portion of a mlUe trater held by the British put down an at tempted attack by the Germans. ' , -,r Strong forces of Austrians and Ital ians are aligned against eaelr orhenrr' the Gorlzla sector of the Austro-Ital-, lan front On the heights of Sella spirited fighting Is taking place for tno possession of trenches. Elsewhere along the front the arrtlllery duels . continue. . ... Berlin says the big offensive of the' Russians in the, region 6f Postavy has ceased and that the Russians also have, given up their attacks around Lak Narozc, Artillery duels, however, are. going on around Jacobstadt and to th north of Vldzy. Great Britain has put in effect an order-in-counae.1 under which neither a vessel nor her cargo Is Immune from capture for a breach of the blockade on the sole ground that the vessel at the moment Is on her way to a non blockaded port. Great aerial activity Is reported In the latest official communication is- " iiioj. nciuiiaim ' were urvugnt down In the region of Verdun, two in the Champagne district and one west of Nouvion in the Somme district, The French machines were hit many times, but all the French pilots,: the war office soys, returned safely. , 1 1 L - ered around Fort Douaumont. Liquid' flames were employed In these as saults, but the Germans were repulsed with considerable losses. .. West of the Mouse, where much fighting has. taken place recently, tha Infantry actions ceased temporarily, but the bombardment of the artillery continued In the region of Malancourt. DEFENSE lEKiENTS ' I GOME TO I VOTE Washington, March 30. Th pro posed amendments to all the national defense measure providing for gov ernment manufacture of armament and ammunition will be permitted to come to a vote In th houa a th result of the house democratic cauotia decision last night. The rules commit tee was Instructed to bring In a rule making In order the proposed amend ments. The action of th caucus was a victory for th advocates of th gov. rnment manufacture of armament and ammunition, who feared that their bills would die In committee be cause of the fact that defense bill heretofore have not been subject to amendment METRIC SYSTEM POPULAR NOW IN ENGLAND London, March tl. One of the changej brought about In KnglUh habits by th war la the effect It .a having In popularlalng the metriu system of weights and measures. The annual report of the chief Inapart-j-ot weights and Biraaura. In London, Jtiat burned, shows that h. was calk I upon t give hi. official approval in 11. (OA matrlo weight, and tnrair during 1116, where. In th. prevluu. year tb. number was only 1,100,,
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