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RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1916.
PRiuE FIVE CENTS
MEXICAN BANDITS AGAIN CROSS
BORDER IN RAID ON AMERICAN
SETTLEMENTS, KILLING FOUR
Three United States
Year-Old Boy Killed and Two Gti
'U zens Were Kidnapped
BANDITS, ABOUT 70 IN NUMBER,
SWEPT INLAND FOR 15 MILES
As Soon as News Arrived at El Paso Prep
arations Were Begun for Chase and Co
operation Conference Between Generals
Scott and Obregon at EI Paso Was Ab
ruptly Halted
(By the Associated Press.)
Alpine, Texas, May 7. Villa bandits, some seventy in num
ber, forded the Rio Grande Friday night and sweeping fifteen
miles inland, on American soil raided the little settlement of
Glenn Springs and attacked a detachment of American cavalry
consisting of nine men of troop A., the fourteenth cavalry.
Three troopers and little ten-year-old boy were killed, two
cavalrymen were wounded and another is missing. He is be
lieved to be a prisoner of the bandits who are now fleeing south
ward into Coahuila, Mexico.
Two American citizents, J. Deemer, and a man named Comp-
ton, according to reports received here, were earned across
the Rio Grande and reports have it that their throats were cut.
A po&ae of fifty citizens of Marathon tonight are in pursuit of
the Vilhstas.
The mihaiug trooper ii Private Hoseo
Tyre. The little Imjt is 'he "n of
Compton. He m deaf and dumb and
Land its are thought to have killed Mm
because he could not answer their ques
lions.
The two wounded troopers. Private!
J. Birck and Frank Defree, were brought
hrre this afternoon lally wounded
Birch's body Ailed with mall brass
niece of taeke fired from a snotgun
Iefree wa burned about the head and
shoulders.
In a little adobe house, uine cavalry
men made their fight for life a gaunt
the seventy or more Villieta Imudits at
fileun Spring. A hail of hot poured
for mora thaa twe houYs into the aiagle
window of tha adobe bouse, bat the
ravalrymes kept an - steady rite re
tn defiftrliawfw3 Tk Um Meittaa
, leadc .sewered Ira balls be thrwwa
on the roof, thickly thatched with can
dularia.
The blaaingwced tortured the ol.lier
below and burned their heada and
bodies. Hmnshiug the door, the troop
em broke for the open an they ran. Two
were killed as they fled. One ia miss
ing and It ia believed he ia dead. An
other wan killed as he tried to climb
through a window.
According to the atory brought here
the Meiiran bandits first attacked a
atore and one or two bouses ia Boquil
laa, where they made Deemer and Comp
ton priaouera and then aped 15 milea
northward to make their attack oa
Glenn (Springs which ia fringed by rug
ged hilla. At (llenn Hprings they
wrecked a wax factory helouging to
William Ellin, hia atore and residence,
besides one or two other small build
ings.
At 5-.:i0 Thursday evening the main
body of fifty to seventy mounted Meii
can bandits forded the Rio lirsnde at
Boqiullns, and swept into the little set
tlement, shouting: "leth to liringis ''
The landit looted the store of J. Ieein
r and set it on fire. Deemer and a
clerk named Compton were seitod and
bound. The bandits packed their loot
on their horses and after setting one
or two small frnnie houaes ablaze gal
loped away northward.
Heading towards Marathon, Tea., the
bandits in their night ride came upon
tilenn Springs where a small detach
nieut of nine cavalrymen under c.m
n-and of Hergeant Smith of Troop A,
Fourteenth Cavalry, was stationed.
The Mexicans appeared suddenly on
the top of a hill beneath which (llenn
Bpring nestles. Noting their numbers.
Private Birck, on outpost duty, emptied
hia revolver to rouse the carnp and then
dashed back to the tent. Sergeant
8myth and Private Croekem jumped to
the fly of the tent Observing numbers
ef Mexicans at hand. Hiey ran to an
a4ole hut where the ia other cavalry
raen were preparing to snake their de
fense.
The door of the honee whirs had onl
one window was barred and Sergeant
Hmyth seeing that hia raen wrre uot
numbered ten to ona gave orders to
shoot carefully and not waste the am
munition.
-We are np against it cold," aaid
Smyth, but we will show them aome
thing. Let the Mexicans shoot their
heads off and run out of ammunition
aad may be by morning we will be ia
a position to give them a rua."
On the daah from their teat. 8iwvth
And Croak em had lost their revolver!,
having been foreed to retreat to the
adobe bouse half clothed because of the
rapid approach of tha Mexican.
The bandits poured constant fusil
lade of shots at the window aad door
ef the adobe house Not an Amerieaa
ravalrrman Ml in the exchanges.
Band Took Tarna Shooting.
The little band took tun.n shooting
from the window. Blood stains in the
dry ground around the house waa the
only evidence that the bandits suffered
in the attack, but Sergeant Hmyth be
lieves that seven or eight baadit were
killed and aome ware wounded.
for three loag hours, the fight went
en. 'Just a little wh'le more, 'y. and
daylight wUl be with ua," urged Smyth
who kaew tha bandita won'., I retreat
they beeana good tai.'ets in the
light af dawn. Tha Mexteaas fought in
Ok umiak formation. Tha. r..s proo' to
Beayth'a eye that he wa- dealing with a
aaiiitary body. The attacker' , hvcaea
Soldiers and a Ten-
were tethered aome distance to the rear
and the brigands maintained their at
tack OU three aides Off tha kaua from
which there was no ear ape except tha
aoor ana tne single window.
Unable to rout the Americana from
their mud walled fort the Ir.H.r tk
Mexican bandits gave order to throw
nre nails on the roof, which u thatch
ed partly with tin and partly with can
dalaria weed. Flaring torches made of
torn cloth and weeds were dropped upon
the roof, which started to bora. There
waa no water in the house to cheek the
(lames snd the heat in the houae be
came intense and the faces and lack
of the soldiers still firing spiritedly
through toe window became blistered.
"I caat ataad.it any longsr," erird
Private Will mn, cW -i'li-taae an
ther shot and then try and make it
through the window.
Daah Far Safety.
Cohen liaped into the window frame
to make his dash for the open. A bul
let split hia skull and he fell back dead
into the house. Outside the voice of a
Mr i iran was heard to say: "Line up on
each side of the door. They must come
out.
Smyth told his men that the time
had come to make a dash. The heat had
burned the topa of their heads. Private
Btephea J. Colock stepped forward to
the door aad smashed the boards with
hia fnnitoek. The gua broke but the
door gave way and Coloek dashed out.
Hia body waa found aext moraine, not
far away, riddled with many bullets.
He probably ran into the main band
of Mexicans. Hmyth, leading the other
cavalrymen, turned to the left aad made
for the corral, the Mexicans firing at'
them a. they fled. The body of Private
U retire K. Rogers waa fouad not far
from the burned house, but Tyree could
not be accounted for when Smyth and
his men. who reached the hills ia safety,
investigated next morning. Tyree may
have been made prianner, but, if so, the
rCeetia a1 mm Pas Tn.
PRESIDEST WILL
ASK FOR SHOW DOWN
Only a Rejection in the Senate
Itself ft ill Cause Him to
Withdraw Brandeis
News aafl OWtmr Bwrewa.
4M District NartsaaJ Bank HmUiaf,
Washington, May 7.
By H C C. BRYANT.
Bearaal LaaM Wlr.)
A showdown on the nomination of
Louis D. Brandeia for the Supreme
Court is looked for in the Senate Ju
diciary Committee tomorrow. A tet
will eonie when the question of fixing
the time to vota to report the nomina
tioa to the Benata ia brought up.
Democratic Senators who entertain
any doubt regarding President Wilana's
view of the fight that la being made oa
Mr. Brandeia, whom ha named January
28. for the Supreme Court, to sareeed
the late Justice Lamar, will have it
removed tomorrow at the meeting of
the 8enat Committee. The President,
advised of the hostility of three or
fonr of the 56 IVmocrata ia the Senate
to Vlr. Brandeia and their pnrpoae to
vote aga'nst hia confirmation, has
written a letter to Chairman Culber
son. of the Judiciary Committee, that,
is is believed, will remove this oppo
sitioa.
It ia naderstnod that the President's
letter to Mr. Culberson will not only
urge hia confirmation, bat will effee
tually dispose of tha prediction that
the failure of the Henate Committee to
promote Mr. Braadets to the Supreme
Court, where his services are badly
seeded, will result ia the withdrawal of
his name. There is the very highet
authority for saying that the Prcaident
will sot withdraw Mr. Braadels name
evea if the three or fear Democrat
prevent a favorable report from the
committee. On this point the President
is determined. It is known that the
President will insist oa a decisive Tote
in the Henate itself and only a rejec
tion there will asaka kiae put np an
other saa a.
ZEPPELIN "BOMBING" LONDON ATTACKED
IN VAIN BY ARMED BRITISH AEROPLANE
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Zeppelins, was brought to tha United
by Arthur -U. Mayer, la tha npper corner at the rlg1it.l sesA fayUUn ttester Wrslon or s Hrtttab aviation corps ma
nenverinr In aa aeroplane to drop bombs on the German flier paasiag through tha rbrads. The Zeppelin, however, es
caped with little or no damage after
in the attempt to bring down the big
ANOTHER PUNITIVE EXPEDITION
INTO MEXICO AS RESULT OF RAID
Washington Officials Also Impressed With Urgent Necessity for
Greater Liberty of American Troop in Mexico in Tlieir
Effort To Crush Bandits Which Infest Border
lit lh Awuriaml frrM t
'Washington, May 7. -KeneWed raiding
of American territory by Meiiran out
laws at (ilenn Springs and Hoquillas
Texas, under circumstances paralleling
the Columbus massacre, impressed of
fleials here tonight with the urgent ne
cessity for prompt conclusion of the
agreement with the ( arrsnra govern
ment to give the I'nited States greater
lilerty in crushing banditry along the
border.
The report of the new violations of
I'nited states soil and the killing of five
Americans from a quarter most unex
perted slid in which (ien. Carranza had
l-elared he had complete control againat
outlavt rv. occasioned great surprise. Iin
portjint rhsnges in border patrol forcea.
with possibly another punitive experti
lion into Mexico in the Big Bend region
f Texas where the (llenn Springs and
lioquillas rail occurred with Presidio a
base, were predicted.
Conferences between (IcncraM Scott
aDd'Otirrsron regarding the Texas raids.
it is believed, will only slightly ilrlay
ron-binn of their protocol.
A mi-esnge from lien. Heott today was
intri pre.ted ns meaning aa early rataBca-
tion of the ;igreeini nt It was tinder
.stem that (eu Heott reported tha miner
ptir.i.-eoloiry chnritfcs suRgeste.. by 6ea.
Orranr.i to (fen Obregon. A reply waa
sent cn Scott by (en. Bliaa, acting
Moneaaenta ef China.
iBt Um lirlmd Cr I
Peking. March 7. Plans have been
developed by the ministry of interior
for the preservation of historic monu
ment: in various provinces of (Jhina.
lineal officials will be directed to pre
serve all stone monuments and Ting
dvuasties. Buddhist and Taoist teni
pies alike will be protected, particularly
those containing mural painting by
noted artists. The tomtit of emierors
and of other distinguished persons, as
well as temples erected to thir mcir
ory, will also lie protected. At present
many of the most famous tombs and
temples in China are without guards
and open to thieves and vaadala.
Allied Tranaaert Snak.
i llr t Anof4atf Ptms 1
Il.rlii'. Way 7 (by wireless . The
sinking of sn sllird transport la the
Miditerrainh.il late in Apr ! with the
loss oi lifr.rly sll the rUm Human taops
who urn on board i. reported .n a'hicrs
trom I'oifu, nis tl. ():isaft News
Agency today.
T)o' tiausHrt u:im m-'.i!. bv eirskiag
loiue aU'itt the saint ; . !ie Uritiak
l,t 1 1 -ship Ruesell met . ,.,n,:iar fate,
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dropplag several bwrnba. Th aeroplane
gaa bag.
chief of staff, which may result in eon
elusion of the protocol at the neit con
ference.
Secretary Baker, who haa been visit
Ing his family at i leveland will re
turn here tomorrow and direct steps
necessary as a result of the Big Bend
incursion. General Funston reported to
night that movement of a considerable
force of border tronps to the Big Bend
district already had been ordered. By
Monday officials hire ojpeeted betw-eeu
350 and 4)0 soldiers wmld be mobilised.
A motor truck mtv,. u from Marathon
to the Imrder is un-lerslood to be in
process of organ iai i"ii
Army officers point'd out tonight that
conditions at (ilenn Springs are dtipli
rated at many other pmnt all along the
line where smull ir": of soldiers are
protecting frontier roperty and do
ing patrol duty It also pointed
out that the raiders ntered the United
Btatea from Coahuila. the native Htate
of General ('arrnn?:i I. inself, pad where
he has maintained Lis control almost
unchallenged.
The protocol un b r negotiation with
the de facto govermont, however, cov
ers in its scope ' eperations the en
tire boundary aud mn pruvisioas would
effect the chase of 'lie bandits which
raided flic Bib Ben. I r.-gion.
Army oflbers hi r- think It possible,
though hardly ptol i. I that Villa him
self participated in Big Bend raids.
I row Ore Is China.
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Tsinanfij, May 7 Rich beds of iroa
nre have recently been discovered at
Latwu hsiea in Shantung province, and
government rij-ert-f are uow invest!
gating the deposit Ixlwu is slvout
thirty miles east of 'he railway con
neting Tientsin and Nanking, and
alwut twenty miles from the important
town of Taianfu
A hasty siirn y of the iron deposits
resulted in an est i mute that two hua
dred nn'l.oii tons ' iron ore of a high
grad are amiUiMe Tha goverameat
hopes to utilise tins ire at the Tehchow
arsenal ia Hhantung proviaoe.
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The phntugraph waa taken In London
ehaaed her enouiy for wilea, firing oftea
1'nconfirmeil rumors have t-en received
for some time that llla had earaped
eastward from Parral ami that a large
band of outlaws was proceeding toward
Ojinaga, a few miles west of the scent
of the new raids.
The renewed ruoling may consider
ably prolong the t.iy of Amerirau
forces in Men. o. ih .iK, It probably
will not materially .ifTe t present dio
sition of iieni ral Per-hing's campaign
Oeneral Fuiint..n hnn itiwihisIv suggest
id rhnnginc of the whole
Mexican mm ei.if lit f r, .1,1 Colunitus to
Presidio, opposite Ojinnga which may
now be ilfine to f iriiish a tase for easv
disposition of tn...i t, roM' with the
border conditions in both Coahuila and
Chihuah ua About 2,-Vmi troops are un
derstooil to be a . i.i!.-il.i' along the Ur
der lietween Hrowuille and Columbus
N M.
The first report to the War Ilepart
ment this alt e moon from (ieueral Pun
fftoa regaidmaj the Hig liend rsid de
layad five kosrs in tr.insnusaiivn .irf
the attaf king hu..fl rou.itd of onlv ii
'audita A later ri port indicated t'icre
may have hoes TO" or h-n'i outlaws
The namra of tlinr e troopers ki'l
ed at Glean Hprnigs were : Ijiwrem . K
Rogertn. (of lan vallc. 'jvy ; Htej.her, .1
(Jo lock, father resides it Ul P;,t ijth
street. X. w York; William (ohm.
mother resides at 227 Past 9th street.
New York.
Nrotrsl Territory.
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Variw. Mo 7 Thf lit rthf-rn of
Hill 34. r..uii.l hi h han tugnl the
fienrst fijfliting in tlic Vr-i-m rrgmn,
h.ats heriine a nort ff n utral rtn. -rtrriltng
tu a tAtuicnt cut Last
uight. The Hermann art- iljiirtalled at the
foot wf thi lull hilf the Krenrh min
tain th-ir gri n lh" nirnmit The
.rrnrh he!.! y the Frrit:h ia th ia
ti rv, ninir trrit-rT r. rhaJe antra
a Mr iagW the trtIUrt ua aaffoeatiat'
fan limit I'V the "rnuni, but tht-ir
r cups., ion 1-y the tr..4 ef the (
Prine ha heea prrntd by Frt-uch
aJiiil'-ry lire.
Iata Peaslty nitiaiated.
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Duttlin, May 7. ;:i Ix,D-i.-Hi
CVualViri' .'.firgt-aiti M;irk i , one of
th-' proi.iiiirttt htfiire-" i.i I rih r
tttrr.'t u ..t 1 it 1?tT U' t
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IIiApv--'w llaurahan v . -.uiti.utei
tu a ..fc term.
LID NAILED 001
TIGHT ON COFFINS
Official Data Shows Unparallel
ed Prosperity in All Parts
of United States
EXPORTS BREAK ALL
RECORDS BY BILLION
A Wage Increase of More Than
$5,386,000 a Month Began
May 1; Sine World Began
No Other Nation lias Sold
Products on So Gigantic a
Scale
News aw Otssrvsr Bwrtaa.
ft DfaUtel Nsttwai ;k Baliams.
Waahington, May 7.
By H. E. C. BRYANT
Sswrtal Lis.iS Wtrtk)
The Democratic NatiouaJ t'ommittee
issued a statement on jiros)crity today.
"Ilemocracy brings an eia of unexcelled
prosperity," the committee states
"I'nited rHatee eiports for nine months
break all records ty a tuition dollars
A wage increase of more than a.uVH.tnto
a month began May 1 Hankers nre op
timistie."
The committee reoort says:
OfllciaJ data showing unparalleled
prosperity in all parts of the I nited
Mates Bail the lid dowu good and tight
upoa the coffins of the Republican ca
Inanity howlers.
According tn flgiiree just made public
by the Bureau of Foreign and llomestic
Commerce, Uejiartment of t'ommerce
exporta fer last March exceeded StIU,
UiaOjOOO ia vslue. This liesta the Feb
ruary high record by seven millions
It is 113 millions above the amount re
corded in March. 1915, and ia nearly
double the March average for the st
ive years.
ia the nine months of the current fis
eal year endiag with March, the total
American eiports ia but five millions
short of three billion dollars. This is
one billion dollars more than the record
for any corresHfnding nine months pe
ned ia the history of the I'nited Mates
And, since the world tgna, au other
nation haa sold its purodueta abroad on
so gigaatie a acake.
The Bureau of tabor Statietkrs, De
partment of Labor, now prepares data
everv month upoa employment condi
ttons in the principal industries. The
May report ts just nut It includes fig
ures upon the earnings of employes in
the establishments reorting The iay
roll of 1 IV establishments in the iron
and steel industries amounted to
1H7 JS in March, lflfl, as compared with
$32'11! in March. ISMS In other
words, these iron snd steel eoneerns nre
paying their employe almost f'J.KfK'.'fsl
more s month than they nere a year
ago. The increases for March of this
year over Man h ef last year in the pay
rolls of evtablisbments reporting in
other industries folios car building
and repairing. T'"i.'l. If...ts ami shoes.
230,000; hosiery and underoiar, Stiri,
silk, 76,(Mi. etc
To put the matter in a different way
as increased srhnlule nf wnges went
into effect on May I, affecting
men. in various lines of industry,
amounting to $A,'IS72 a month, ac
cording to figures sent out by the
failed Press Association Two days
later Isihksi anthracite miners received
a wage increase nhieh aggregates (12,
rsifiissi per annum
Among the industries participating
irMtm4 Pas eUrh I
WASHIGTO. HEAD
WIRELESS WAR GAME
Actual War Conditions Dupli
cated in Test of Communi
cation Resources
in. th a id !'"--
W'sshinrt'-n May 7 Wash i ngton ns
the renter today of a wirel- :.r gin i
In a fort hours' test of th eoin m.iui
ration resources of the Ssy. whiih t
gsn Sitiirday aft. rnocn t i ' loeW r, l
ronelildes tfimorroa murnii.tf nt H o". ! k
aetual war et.nditmns wee .1 iplo n'i d
I'racticsl dnnonstratiens ;n dn-cting
warships st sea snd nMfl n i-n n e'
on land were given by wireless and
wire telephone snd tebgrapli
Hecretary Ih,n ie':s laud H.af lmiral
Benson tailed lv tlH eirele-s 'j.h..ne
wfth-Swptsin t 'handler of tin- tt!iabip
New Han-p-Lir, snd dir.e ! tl.nt ship's
mane-rr w hje f miles at sea off
the V rrml:. ; cpes Captain ' handler
also talked .froi the N a M. mpshire
to his :fe in" h r home iu tni city and
to the (,reat Ijises aaval training station
at t'htceo
All muting ..r.brs of the Nsty Ie
partment d'ir.z the "mnbittrstion
hav- len transmitted by the wireless
telegraph or telephone. Many "dummy"
messages reported movements of tbeore
tical hostile flei t aad sibmartne fiotll
laa. The ns.y heads telephoned to sll
naval stations of the Pacific coast, the
tialf aad AtLintie coast, from Tuget
Sonnd to Portsmouth, V li.. and the
stations enhngel mssages
Secretary Daniels telephoned Capt.iin
t'handlcr to return to tie mouth of the
Potosine river and partni..t. in tests
which will i held with 'he Annapolis
Vval Vademy, where John .1 fa'ty.
who petfecifd the win-less elephoue.
eikl gire d -naoastrations to toe rnfletj
'on tT sfterncoa act inn Mr
I3rie' AXt toliflt 1 .e t !. wireless
telep-via' -eTcrsn:i. i. n'.n. l.ar and
d it : net. He fstrpre--. ' h .-. n -nt'afs..-i.a
o.er ht deisnssvstr to n i f .. v-'r - re
sources whh-h 'Could be utili I iu ease
sf war
CALAMITY HOWLERS
DEMOCRATS ARE
UNITED FOR NEW
E
Limits Government Operation .
of Vessels to Five Yean
After Close of War
KITCHIN WILL TAKE
FLOOR FOR MEASURE
Representative Saunders AIs4
For the Bill as Are Mwyj
Other Democrats Who Op.
posed Measure at the Pre-j
vious Session; Ship Owner
Pleased With Change
I Bf Um Associated mi I
Washington, May 7. Various admln
latration shipping bills, combined into
one measure and amended so thst Demo
cratic leaders Iwlieve it will enlist the
united supKrt of their party members
and possibly some Republicans will be '
introduced in the House tomorrow by
Chairman Alexander, of the Merchant
Marine Committee. It will be referred
to the committee and reported back
Tuesday.
Hy Hunting the government operation
of vessels to five years after the elose
of the Kuropean war In the revised bill.
'he f mittee has won the support of
Majority lender Kttehia and other In
fluential Iiimocrnts Mr. Kttehia tonight
proiiiis, d to take the floor in favor of
the bill, nml predicted its passage. 8hlp '
owners also hme expreaaed themselves'
as pleased ,.er this important change.
Iu the Seunte at least three new Dsm-
oemts w ho iil support the measure
mid the revolt nm Democrats of tha last
session mil not be able to block ths mil
ns they did Inst year even If they de- '
''ide to oppose it.
A Republican minority report will ae
conipuny the bill, but the details were
not available tonight. Bepreseatatlve
Saunders of Virginia, one of two Dsme
erats who filed a minority report s gainst
the shipping bill at ths last session of
Congress haa helicd shape the present
measure.
"At the expiration ef Ays years from
the conclusion of the present European
war," the bill reads, "the operatioa ef
reasels OB the psft-trf any "such eelr-4
noration In which the United States is
then s stockholder shall cease snd ths
said corporation stand dissolved. Ths
date of the conclusion of the war shall
be declared by proclamation of tha
President. The vessels and other prop
erty nf nny such corporation shall re
vert to the board. The board may sell,
lease, or charter such vessels and
shall dispose of the property other than
vessels on the best available terms and,
after payment of nil debts nnd obliga
tions deposit the proceeds thereof in
the Treasury to its credit. All stock In
such corporation owned by others than
the I'nite.I Htntes at the time of disso
lution shsll le taken over hy the board
at a fair and reasonable sals value and
paiil for with funds to the credit of the
l.oaul"
Mr Aleinnder said tonight be did not
know how President Wilson would te
ltfrd the coiiceasion to the opponents
of the unlimited operation feature, but
lie felt that its Inclusion would do much
ton anl presenting a solid Hcmoeratie
fioiit to the opponents ef the measnre.
The determined effort of the vessel
owning interests to prevent empower
ing the shipping board to III maximum
rn'os failed, but the personnel of tho
(CsntlnaW an Pafv ftevsa.
l lECH STEAMER IS
CHASED BY RAIDERS
Captain Became Suspicious of
4 pproachin( Ships and Made
Successful Run for Safety
iff, th- AMsrlstwl Ffs I
N w York, May 7. The steamship
Willis, arriving hers today from
H. i .(. fun. Prance, with forty American
.!. ns alMtard, was fired upon and
- i. . ,1 for several honrs by two com-i-.i
r e rsiilers nhile off the Axores, ae
ci. i. ling to a story related when ths
i o I doeked
ii jMirts hud been in circulation for
more than a week that at least one
ranter was again operating in the west
em Atlantic, and today's news has
iilainied shipping circles.
Cuptaiu Boniface and members of the
. r w were reticent but the Americans
on board who were employed in caring
for horses transported on the Vcnixia '
last voyage eastward, vouched for the
story.
Ac-ording to these men, the Vcnixia
i ncoiintered the commerce raiders April
.', 'dree days out from Bordeaux. The
hostile craft they said, loomed up with
out i.ny tlairs showing and bore dowa
ip..n the Vcnixia. Captain Boniface at
on. e I-. an.c suspicious aad prepared
f. r n siolicn dash The raiders signal led
to the Venixia to slow down but Capt.
Itoiufaee's answer waa an order for fall
speed ahead.
As the Venixia started away, accord
ing to the story, a shot passed over her,
this was followed by another which
dropped close to the Vsalsia bat the
efforts of the raiders to overhaul her
proved unsuccessful.
It us a . the raiders probably wers
en hantment nhlch hadbeeft eenvent
1 into kunli.irv cruisers. Oas carried
two funne's and the other one funnel.
The Yraizia was formerly a paseeaget
eH- hut sine the war she Kx uvea
..iiMit.d etn n freight ship.
WILSON MEASUR
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