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1 fewc mm. mm ttttlv.1 A. ... m ft efr. t V r I ears Mere tiMa end IIHlaf SttlgM ( Partly cloady finndays show ers sxtreme northeast portiea Monday. IKS I VOLCIX. K0.1C3. FORTY PAGES TODAY, x V. V llALEltH, M. C, SUNDAY MOrjffitt, JUNE 15, 1919. FORTY PAGES TODAY. PRICE, twz cziuz. CONSIDER BONiPERS TALKS AT GIANT BOMBER AIRPLANE AND BRITISH OFFICERS? TWIN MOTORED TIGHTEIIIHG THE MACHINE T6 HOP ACROSS ATLANTIC IN NON-STOP FLIGHT E ALLIES BURLESOil ORDER E FUG DAI PROTEST AGAINST DRY 1AW BLOCKAD i i i ii i 1 i i . Blockade Council Holds Session and Lays Plans In Case Huns Don't Sign FINAL TERMST0 BE GIVEN WITHIN NEXT 48 HOURS A Maximum of Tire Days Win ;, Be Given Germans In Which To Reply; No Authoritative ' Statement Proin German Delegation or Government; ' Aiiembly Still in Session" COUNCIL OF POUR COMPUTES , ITS WOBK ON REPLY, GERMANS . MUST ANSWER BY JUNE tU y Pull, June 14-(By the Associated Press.) Th eosneil ( fear finished Its labors today th tapir to th Germans, which will go to Coant von Brockdorff Rantsaa Monday..' Th last dsy permitted thera far accept a aaa ar rejection at'tta treaty ii Jaaa IL If tha Ganaaa reply la I th negative, th allied am tea will start to march lata Germany tKa follow lug day and a mw blockade will ba immediately effective. ' If tka Gamaaa expres their will ingness to sign tha document, tha ceremony will probably take -place Monday la tha Ball of Mirror at VercslHe.' . , (By tha Associated Press.) Germany will know probably within tha next forty-eight hourt tha Haul termi on which shs mutt make peace or face a further invasion of her territory by the Allied armlet, v ' Indication in Paris Saturday war that the terms would be given the Ger mane Monday. If they are delayed Monday, which appears unlikely, tha Germans will receive them Tuesday. Meanwhile, the work of putting the , tome it ahap is being pushed rapidly, After receiving the terms th Ger-f mans will hare a maximum of Ire days. it it indicated, la which to reply. The - Germans themselves, ' it ta said, are Twrtly responsible lor titer Brevity si fmmuCau'k- which to consider tat laat terms. Nothing authoritative has corns from the German aid as to tka German at titude. Tha convention of tha majority socialists, or th administration party In Germany,, made no clear statement on th Doaeo situatioa. The coaven- tion, it ii reported, will continue in set sion st Weimar until the peace eon ditions art received. D . The Supreme Allied Blockade Council met Saturday In Paris to consider meas ures to be taken in ease the Germans decline to sign. Th five neutral na tolas nearest Germany have declined to participate in an eeonomie blockade should ths Allies request it. Military plans for a forward move ment from ths Shine, eheuld ths Ger mans refuse to meet- the inal terms, ' ware completed sevsral weeks ago. There are no indications that any ad ditional measures have been taken by Marshal Foeh ia ths past few days. If ths Germans receive the terms Monday, next Saturday, June SI, may witness either preparations for the signing of the treaty or for a renewal (Continued M Pag Twenty-three.) No Matter What Happens He Means To Get Out Imme , diately, Says Aguilar Wasilngton,. June. 14. President Carransa of Mexico will not b a can didate for re-election and ander no . conditions will he continue in office after the expiration of hit present term. ;. . . , This definite statement as to Car ransa't political intentions wss made her today in aa authorised statement by his son-in-law, . Gen. Candido Agnilar, governor of th state of Vera Cms, who was sent to this country en .a confidential mission. .. .. "News hss been received from Mexico City to tho effect that a number of , President Carrsnss's friends and sap porters will meet : soon," - General Aguilar Said, "to offer him his re-election or to nsk his advice regarding the man that must be supported in th coming presidential campaign. ; Presi dent Carransa will not continue in the presidency of ths republic a moment after the expiration of the, term for which he was elected hy-the people, whatever the eonditioffsof th country may be. He has thus Informed th press and his friends. Furthermore, President Carransa will not' lend direct or indirect assistance to any presiden tial candidate. Els strongest desir is that th Mexican people may elect freely the future president" and to re tire himself to private life with the aatltf action of having done hip duty." , General Aguilar declared the Mexican government wal doing its utmost to put down revolutionary movements along the border and blsnvd' "certain un scrupulous dealers ef this country who have no objections to delivering !o Tills munitions sad equipment in as lliar,?. for metals and cattle stolen" CARRAHZA TO QUIT AT END OF HIS TERM fcy Villa. To Bargain Individually and Collectively Is Conceded PRESIDENT ELECTRICAL WORKERS CALLS IT OFF Was To Have Taken Effect To morrow; Claims of Telegraph Companies and C. T. U. Offi cials Still Widely Vary As To Extent and Effect "of Key men's Strik: ' ' (By The Associated Press.) ' 'Washington Jan leVAn t rder grant ing employes of; telephone companies th right to bargain individually or collectively, and to organic or to affil iate with organizations to serve their in terests, was. issued today by Postmaster General Burleson after conferences with J. P. Noonan, acting international presi dent of . the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. - Orders calling off ths threatened strike 'Monday of electrical worker were issued tonight by J. P. Noonan, acting international president of th electrical workers' union, after las ane of orders by Postmaster-General Burle son granting employe of telephone com panies fie right to bargain collectively. " Secretary Ford's. Comment. Springfield, I1L, Jans It "I hops Its so", was the onlyoemmen Seereta.y Charles Ford, 'of7 the International Brotherhood of Electrical -Workers, would make late today when informed that an order had men issued by Post' master-General Burleson, grunting m ployes of ths telephone companies the right to bargain individually or collect ively and to organise or affiliate with or ganisations in order to serve their tercets. " " ' Call Off Order Monday. Springfield. Ill- June It-Official ties to the effect that Postmaster Gen- rtl B,leson hsd Issued an order grant inn the employes of th telephone com panies the right to bargain individually or collectively, and to organise or. affiliate with organisations. In order to sem their Interests, wsa received to night bf Charles P. Ford, secretary of tka International Brotherhood -of - trlral Workers. Mr, Ford said that ths order falling off the strike would be sent ut Monday from union scad quarters her, CONTRADICTORY CLAIMS ABOUT TELEGRAPH STRIKE Chicago, June 14. With officials of the commercial telegraph companies claiming that the order to railroad telegraphers to discontinue handling commercial telegraph business, had caused virtually -no inconvenience. strike leaders tonight nsserted , that telegraphic eommuniPhtion "with some L23,(XXMowne snd cities had been para Officials of the Commercial Tele graphers Union of America, wan are directing the nation-wide strike j of commercial operators, claimed their re ports showed great congestion of com mercial business at point that relay r railroad wleaa. ' Tho headquarters' of th Order of Railroad Telegraphers ia St. Louis, an nounced that xeports indicated tho or der .to refuse commercial business had beeaeurried out by the 80,000 members of the organisation. Postal Telegraph Company officials stated that the order did not affect that company which transmits a small part of its business over railroad wires. Officers of tho Association of West ern Union Employes, which represents 65 Mr cent of tho workers of thst company, can) their reports shewed that thf railroad operators had, with few exceptions, failed to follow the instructions of their nnion lenders. B. R Telegrsphore' Pesltloa. Members of the association, did, how ever, wire E. J. Msnion, head of th Order of Bailway Telegraphers, asking that tho instructions be rescinded. Th telegram, sent to- headquarters of tho organisation St St. Louis, explained thai the Western Union men were not on strik and that th order, plaeed, the railroad telegraphers on record as op posing th Western union workers. A reply was received asking whether the Association of Western Union Em ploye "wss a nnion organisation and so recognised by ' unionists." It re quested that reference along this lino be furnished. , ! Officers of the Association of Western Union Employes expressed the belief thst th reply hsd not come from Mr, Manion .but some irresponsible who hsd drafted th reply without authority, Tko message then wss sent to Man ion direct to Atlantic City, N. J. Claims and Cewnter-Clalma. Claims snd counter-claims were mad as to the extent ef the strike. The commercial companies thst . they were accepting business without restriction as to delivery and operating on a nor' mal basis. 8. J. Koncnkamp, internstionsl presi dent of the Commercial Telegraphers' Union,' which is striking for "the right of collective bargaiaing and for cer tain wag adjustments, placed the num ber of striken at not less thsn 12,009. Be serted thst th strike I "spread - uig yvwny idu mai ,h uv-ap will urn complete early nest week. ' A referendum ia being taken among operators of the brokers' division to de termine whether they ihall join th strik in sympathy, it wsS announced. Mr. Noonan sold that ths orders had been sent out from the offices of the brotherhood st Springfield, 111., post poning th strik indefinitely, pending Riaht (Continued na Page Two.) 1 - '? f - It Handley-Page BomberGiant iana w xreiana prooaoiy mis ween, irom lerc tp ngni tney are : BOLSHEVISM IN THE l).S: Report Made By Overman's Senate Judiciary Sub , -Committee . WILL BE PRESENTED IN THE SENATE MONDAY Eecommends Permanent Law To Control ','forces of An archy and Violenoe" and To "Adaeinately. Protect Our National Sorerelfnty and ZitabUshed tnstitntions" Wsshlarton June 1. (By the Asse- tistsd Press.) RadJcilism, lawlessness snd violence in America and Bolshevism as exemplficd by Soviet ml In Bussia, were denounced' in a report made today by the 8enato Judiciary sub-committrt which msds sn exhaustive investigation of these Snd other subjects during tht Inst session of Congress. The report will be presented to the Sensts Monday. Recommendations by the sub-com mittee for legislation included: 'A permanent law similar to the war time espionage art designed to eontrol 'force of, anarchy and violence'' and "adequately protect 'our national sover eignty and oar established institutions." Strict regulation of the manufacture, distribution nnd possession of high ex plosives. - - - , Beguktioa of "mushroom orrtniza tions" and special interests which pro pagate "notions of government, sociol ogy, benevolence or whatnot." - Foreign taagnagsi Papers. ... . Control and regulation of foreign mnguaga publications. More specific identification of newspaper interests, by amsadment and. brondenng of the law requring publisher to report their ownership, editors, creditors, circulstios and other facts to th post office depart ment. Strengthening of the corrupt practices net - regarding political contributions, existing Stat and Federal laws be ing declared 'entirely adequate to meet present day political methods." The report comprised nearly 25,000 words, and was signed by the full sub committee. Senators Overman,- North Carolinn; rhnirmsn: King, Utah, and Woleott, Delaware, Democrats, and Nel son, Minnesota, and Sterling, South Dakota, Republicans. ; Three Mala Subjects, Broadly, the report dealt with three main subjects, Investigation of whieh was ordered by the Senate, Bolshevism, pro-German propaganda, both before nnd after th United States entered the war, and the political activities of the brewery and liquor interests., ' Activities of Germnu agents ' . snd sympathisers and of the liquor interests were severely tr reigned, but the com mitteo made no specific recommenda tions other than those relating to bet tor Identification of newspaper Inter ests snd the strengthening of the cor rupt practices set. Daanerons Abases Exist, In 'a general statement prefacing its legislstiv recommendations, the com' mittee said its Investigation disclosed "certain well defined abuses, preindi eial to th best interests of the nstios nnd calculated to undermine and destroy ear form of government. "The activities brought to the atten tion of th committee, cays the report. 1 - , M n,,, th,t v, believe the real advantage of . the iaquiry will be lost sales Congress profits from ths ksowl edge thue obtained by undertaking 'sp. proprlata - legislation tamaSa Impoi nible a repetitioa ef thee sctlvities by those whoso activities sre still con tin. uing, 6. by other who at some future time Insy sck to undermine the gov ernment or pervert th popular will by sdoptkm of similar methods' sgsinat DENOUNCED I (Conllnaed on Psg Twenly-threaJ -bo: il V TJ ! . Enfflish twin-motored machine Vickers-Vimy Bombing Plane started on Non-stop Flight Last Evening (By the Associated Press) St, Johns, June 14. Great Britain's second attempt to span the Atlantic ia a non-stop sir flight began here at :OS o'clock this1 afternoon, .Greenwich time, hn.Captaia Jack Alcotk and Lieutenant ; Arthnr : Whitten Brown; both veteran of the British aviation service, "hopped off" in a Vlckere Vlmy bombing bipisne bound for the Irish eosst,., Loaded to her espscity with fuel, the powerful little plsue narrowly escaped the recent fate of Bsynham's Martin syde machine which was wrecked st the start of its sttempt to follow Haw ker nnd Grieve. As the Vimy sped eastward to Conception Bay in a' diffi cult struggle for altitude, she barely missed houses, trees and hills. The plucky little flier elesred them, - how ever, and continued climbing slowly, over the bay, where she; swung shout, and with a following breere, straight ened out. for a return flight over her airdrome. Passing ths signal ststion overlooking the hsrbor she hsd reached sn nltituds of 1,000 feet nnd was off on her greet adventure. Three minutes later she hsd psssed out of sight of the signal station, speeding direct for Ireland. Fog wan reported to be pre vailing off the Atlantic coast. During the first few hours of her flight no word came, back from her by wireless, but this wss thought to be due either to the fact that Lieutenant Brown, the navigator, must be busy with his work, or thst the radio trans mitter hsd failed, , MARINE NATICATION AS APPLIED TO AIR FLIGHTS namuamuunnn- ' 8t John's, N. t Jnns lte-B apply ing methods of msrlns navigation to aa air flight, Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown expects to fly across the Atlantic in tho Vimy bomber machine, piloted by Captain Jack Aleock, and to "make a landfall" within twenty or thirty miles of his c'jjeetivs in Ireland or England, Lientensnt Brown was an American electrical engineer before he joinel the British (Flying. Service in 1914. Be hss described U' t , statement whieh he hss prepared for The Associated Press ss interesting description of th difficulties encountered in a t rsns-Atlsnti fl ight and the methods by whlh"he hopes to overcome them. . - Tent nf Statement. - -: "In flying an airplane, .overlarge bodies of water aneh as the Atlnetie Ocean where the pilot may be for hours out of sight of Sny lsndmarks by which he could judge his position, it is to the methods of navigation which hsvs ben developed by the mariners that th pilot turns to learn where the location nnd the course to hie destination, is," writes lientensnt Brown. - 1- , "Unfortunately difficult ie nrlsc from the start in npplying these methods with accuracy. , This ti true because the air plane is' st the mcrey of the wind and appears to movs in the , direction in whieh the wind blows with the speed st which it is blown. In the second place Kho speed of the airplane is from tve to ten timet thst of the commercial vessel.. . . ' " ' Special Cherts TJsed. " " "The high speed of the airplane ren ders' it neeessnry to make "frequent ob servations for position, end this in turn makes it undesirable to use the slow, nlbf it accurate, means of calculation or diusrily smployed. In . eonseqnenre, , , J i - - peciai cnaru ( nmwm . urvn nrTiem iw tine with the sun or stars which ensbie fhe' pilof to" Ix hli position in a 'Stiff short time, although not with the accu racy demanded in marine work. W,ith the old of these clutrts, together with a sextant for observing the s n or stsr i, a chronometer, and i; jMisa, the pilot should be able to make a landfall with BRITAIN'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO CROSS ; MI OCEAN (Continued on Tag Two.) J T ' v . with 127 foot winar soreaM which vice Admiral Kerr, i;uTrygp;ve N Third District Lawyer Makes It Plain That He Is Consider ing Candidacy GIVES OUT STATEMENT WHILE IN WASHINGTON Former Candidate for Congresi Submits Reasons for Enter-ing- Race; Sixth District Poll; tician ' Discusses 1 Probable Opposition To Congressman Godwin Kexr Time . " The News snd Observer Bureau, ' 603 District, National Bank Bldg ' ' By 8. VwiNTERS , (By Special Leased Wire) Washington, D. C June 14. Charles L. Abernethy, of New Bern, in a state ment today gsvC uocdmentnry proof to political prophecy that he would be candidate for .Congress ssd swept ssitle sny reports to the contrary, "My friends in the Third district sre in sistent thst 1 shall be a candidate for Congress in the trext primary, is the prelude to a statement in which he re capitulates his strength-in the' cam paign of 1918 and rrfers to his action in obeying the mnHilntes of the Na tional Democratic; Jiieeuuva Commit tee. S Mr. Abernethy, two wss In Welling ton on his way to New York City, while svoiding ' the formnl introductory sentences "I sm n candidate for ( on gress in the Third North Carolina Con gressional District subject to the Demo, eratic primary, etc.," gives a positive ness to his Informsl announcement from which there is no mistaking of his irresistible inclination to mskn the race in 1920. The New Bem lawyer evidently still feels the sting of the 1918 primsry whieh resulted in such n scrappy contest. Be states, "my friends claim that ths people ef the district will right the wrong dom; me by sending me to Congress next time. Abernethy Mskes Statement. .. Abernethy called to see Senator pverman while in the city snd then proceeded to New. York. Bis statement ss to his candidacy follows: "My friends In the Third district sre insistent thst I shsll be s candidate for Congress in the next prlmsries. "They take the positkBjhst I carried six out of the alne eountles in the last primary sod that in two out of the other three counties the claim wss only 48 majority sgainst me in ope snd only 127 majority in the other, snd that in the entire district the elsim wss. only 181 majority sgainst me. -That ths courts never tried tha eon test snd thst there is a general feeling thst I should hsve been declared the nominee by the district committee when my opponent died. . K That st the request of the National Democratic executive committee - when it' looked ss if the " congressman from the Third . district mights-decide, the control of the Bouss of Representatives, I voluntarily gsve up th contest before the people st the regular nomine of the party and saved-the district, and as- tured the election of a Democrat from the 'district, "My friends claim that the needle of the district will right the wrong done me by sending ms to Congress next time." . ' A distinguished c it lien, and shrewd politician from tho Sixth, North Caro lina 'congressional district, who wss ia Washington today, unfolded his obser-, vstions ss to the efforts shaping to defect Representative.-EL. U Uodwia in the 1020 Democratic primsry. Be cal culated that the "Bloody Sixth" would live up to its former reputation, but coincided with n prediction, appearing it. The Wilmington BtaT, of June 13, thst should ths contest develop s strong man thst ' the retirement oi Jjr. uou win to private life is Inevitable." He is of the opinion thst either Judge W. P. fltaey or Solicitor Homer I Lyva had the measurement of the Dunn eiti ABERNETHY IS 1 RECEPTIVE MOOD (Continued en Psg Two.) , mas (C) Underwood it Underwobd. , ' will try flieht fro?b Newfound ana Major Herberts. Blackiey. NEVPORT NEWS, VA. Entire -Infantry Regiment, of 81st Division Comes On The Luckenbach TRIP ACROSS WITHOUT . MISHAP OF ANY KIND "When Do We Uat?" Tney Alk As Tbey Start For Tramp To Camp Stuart r Showered With Gifts By led Cross and Other Ora-anisations; " Wfll Soon be Back Home w , Newport News, Ve, June 14. The en tire S23rd infantry, o the "Wild Cst" division, landed here todsy os the trans port, Walter A. Luckenbaek, afterass ing a pleasant voyage of less than two weeks from France. The regiment wss in command of Col. Thomas A. Pesree, of Los Angeles, Calif., and its ranks were filled with men from Tennessee and North ssd South Carolina, slong with a great many Virginians. The ranks of this Wild Cst unit sre changed from their original formatim,! beesuse in the Argonne-Meuse offensive they, left a number of men who fell in their commendable fight. Lowea Brad-! shew, of Charlotte; William' A. West, of Raleigh; Elihu White, of Hertford; Bently Murphy, pf r'armfille; Cleveland Dillard, of Henderson; Jsssa Joyner, of Greenville, snd Willinm Wilson, of Hur dle Mills, were among the Carolinians who spoke of their experiences in r ranee, and of thcVcen delight at be ing, home sgain. - Eats Were In Demand. "When i!o we entt" was repestedllnd the crowd declared they were nlways hungry although they had been well fed on board the transport. Ths sir of the ses, sfter seasickness wss over, bred an appetite and they sent a kitchen detail head of the regiment to ramp to pre pare a substantisl meal fo: the men when they reached their barracks. Colonel' Pearee superintended the de barkation, of the men while their band and bands from the transport headquar ters furnished music for the sala occa sion. Lieut. Oscsr Leach, of Baeford, told of the work of the regiment '"Over There. They fought in the Vosges mountains, snd then went into the Ar gonne when they were engaged in the fury of thst contest for three days ssd nights without rest and without sleep, often being without food. Cssssltles Were Heavy. - Their casualties were hesvy in this engagement, slthough Lieutenant Leach did not Lnow how many of the men who were. missing hav. returns! nnd how many wounded ones sre ell sgain. Colonel Pearee stated that the condi tion of the men was spUndid, snd that they , were returning home in better shape thsn when they left "I sm prc-.d to have been able to bring them safely home,", he stated, "and I am sure their folks st home hsve every res so a to. be proud ofjhem." Th.mcn are at Camp Siaurt this sft ernoon snd sre feverishly working to get their kffsirs in shape to go borne ccrly next week.' . Happy Beach ef Men. The spirit of the men were high snd their happiness seemed complete when thy landed on native soil sfter their streLuotts experiences over there. They swung their heavy packs " into shape, and were Impatient t begin the march to Camp Stuart, but whra they filed out of the pier gstes they were halted and their packs removed, piled ; on trucks snd hauled to eamp, while the men , were showered with little gifts Krom the Red ( rnj and other welfare 323D ARRIVES III organisations. Tlmr msrrhed through tli streets without equipment, snd their TSrief journey of a mile and a half to enmp was a lively one. " ' In camp, when they hsd been as signed to barracks, they were ordered to unpack their equipment snd get their clothes la order for the final eradication Jiroeesses found here sgainst the cootie. . ' . (Continued Psg Two.) . . Union Labor's Public Demon stration On East Front of Capitol Building , UNABLE TO CONTROL INDIVIDUALWORKERS Claims Prohibition Affects Sich ' i, WJi A' aua foor iu vniuy sviserem Way and Declares It Unjust To Deprive The Latter While The Eich Keep a Well Stocked Cellar (By ths Associated Press.) . June 14. Organised labor1, bringife&to Congress todsy In 'a public demonstration its protest sgainst prohibition of "beer and wine, gsve wsrning that the tranquillity of the, working classes might be seriously men need by enforcement of the .war-time prohibition hw. ' ' ' ' Samuel Gompers, hesd of the Ameri can Federal lion of labor, said ha wae "apprehensive of results," fearing labor would not adjust itself to th new tea ditions. While he declared labor lead ers would' do e'verytEihg they could to control the situation, le-Ttaj nabls to ssy "what individual workers will do." In a three.bour meeting on the east-' ern steps of the espitol other sdvo cates of wine -nnd beer prohibition re- peal .protested thst ths provision wss striking at the personal liberty ef the masses snd was taking from millions of workers an accustomed part of their dally food. yv 1 Thousands CWTsi Special Trsla. ' ' A crowd of several thousand, said by labor officials to represent nnion men in every 8tate, cam by special trains for the flag day protect" mooting and cheered again and again declarations thst the people never had been riven aa opportunity ,w express t&emseivee en prohibition, Applsuse also greeted every prediction that tha ban oa bee and wine would increase unrest among the) masse. . . . . 'Three Representstivss, John f. Fits gernld, of Boston: Adolph J. Sabath and John W. Balney, of Chicago, all Demo crats, sddressed Ui meeting, predicting that if Congress did not modify the July 1 lew President Wilson would do so by proclamation. They agreed there wss little prospect that Congress would set. Prejudicial to Pose of the Mam. ' It was at a. hearing before the Senate judiciary committee that Mr. Gompers expressed apprehension over ths out look. He told the committee it wss his opinion, from a long knowledge of the hsbita snd thoughts of the workers, "that nothing could be done by Con gress so prejudicial to the peace snd tranquility of the meases" ss the abso lute prohibition law. He asked thst the beer prohibition be modified to permit sale of the beverage whea son tsining not more thsn 2 3-4 per cent, of slrohol, ,.'.- Later, speaking st the eapitol meet In g, the federation preeldent said prohi bition would affect ths richer snd poorer clauses In a vastly different way (Contused on Psge Two.) First Shots Against Approach ing viiia Army uauses Panic in Juarez . , El Paso, Texas, June 14. The first shots from Fort Hidslgo . were fired sgainst the approaching Villa army at 7:55 p. m. Within five minutes Jutrea wss in a panic and hundreds were fleeing toward ths American aide where they were detsined by American troops stationed st ths international bridge,, Villa's "Flying Column.1 F.I Rnrrn. Chihnahua ftiv mirl from Villa's camp), June' 14. Bebet forces under Generals ' Angeles, . Villa snd Martin Lopes broke enmp here Into fiday snd started a movement in a southwesterly direction, forming a kslf circle to th south and. east of Jssrea. Tills, with a flying eoluma of cav alry, led his forces in a cloud of desert i . r .u.4 ul au .-J SBism. ijuutb aiiiiuwnu nuu r. 1 1 at n i T-ai sasaia headquarters staff In the rear. El Barro is completely deserted ex cept for ranchers. No fighting hss oc curred yet 'brttween outposts. Enveloping Movement. Paso, Texas, Juns HVilla's rebel' forces were completing sn en veloping movement at Juares- si-dark tonight, cavalrymen being ," plainly visible from the top of the highest building in El Paso, The rebel troop were southeast of the Juarex racetrack snd sppesred to be' moving in toward the tows. . '-.'. . Rehele Doing Execution. 1 ' El Pnso, Texas, June 14 At 9iM o'clock tonight tli first Federal Wound cd were brought into Juarex from the outposts on the west side of town and taken to the Federal hospital.- They re ported that the rebels had advanced down the river road from the west snd were wlthia rifle.hpt of the JTcderal trenches.... MEXICANS PIEE AMERICAN BORDER
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