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THE WEATHER: RAIN VOL. XXVIL, NO. 178 NEAR AGUA PITA o Message is Sent to Federal Commander Warning him of Coming too Near REBELS MAKE TRENCHES NEAR AMERICAN BORDER American Officers not to cross Border Line Under any Circumstances AGUA PRIETA. April 1 In f urgent leaders here report that a battle was begun this morning, east of Cabulloua. 15 miles south of tfeis city. The federal troops are said to have been engaged by two bodies of rebel who far outnumber the feder als. After a conference with Colonel Shuk, commanding the United States troops here. Colonel Media, the 1nsur recto Jefe of Agua Prieta, permitted an automobile carrying two Americans , to pass through the rebel lines toward the federal camp. The Americans In the automobile which flies the United States flag are James T. Williams of Tuscon.-form, erly United States' civil service com missioners and Chas. ..McKean, form erly of the United States army. Mettsage to Federals McKean, it has been learned was officially commissioned by Colonel Shunk to carry a written message to Reynaldo Diaz in command of the federal force. McKean and Williams proceeded directly to the camp of the federals and delivered the message, to Diaz. Diaz assurer! McKean that every precaution would be observed to prevent firing Into Douglas. Diass was attended by rurales chiefs Baron Colonel Chiapa and other staff offi cers. The Americans returned safe ly to Douglas. ' "Don't Cross the lane" WASHINGTON, April 16. "Don't cross the American-Mexican border rdVne tinder any circumstances, if ne Jessaxy to commtiicate across the line co It by civilians," was the purport of .Instructions telegraphed tudaj .by army, to the army command in Tex as. This explains the uae of two ci vilians in carrying a message to the Mexican federal commander from Colonel Shunk commanding the United States troops In Agua Prieta. General- Wood has telegraphed In structions that If either the federal of Insurgent troops of Mexico enter American territory they are to be dis armed and held and that everything must be done to preserve neutrality. He has sent through the army officers warning the people of Douglas to keep away from where the firing it going on. Advices received here say that It Is reported the Insurgents have built trenches close to tho American border. DAUGHTERS UF AMERICAN FORTHEiR ANNUAL MEET Mere Mian Will be Totally Eclipsed in Washington During Present Week ELECTION FIGHT ON WASHINGTON, April 16. Nearly 800 delegates to the twentieth conti nental congress of tho Daughters of the American Revolution are crowd ing the hotels here tonight, ready for the opening of the congress tomorrow morning. Mere man promises to be an insig nificant creature in Washington for a week to come. This is election year with the Daughters and tonight things are boil ing politically around the hotels. Mrs. Wm. C'ummlngs Storey, of New YorK, who was dofeated for Resident general two years ago by Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, is again in the field, opposing the re-election of Mrs. Scott. Th battle two years ago was bitter, but the Indications are that the earnestness of the present strug gle will far surpass the preceding con test. The election will occur Thurs day. Tomorrow's session will lie signal ized by a greeting extended personally to the society by President Taft. The Marine band will play. Addresses will be delivered by Mrs. Scott, the president general; Mrs. John W. Fos ter, honorary president general; Wil liam, A. Marble, president general of the Sons of the American Revolution, and hv Senator Ttohert I. Tflvlnr at Tennessee. PRIEST TfUOfPHS. ST. PETERSBURG, April 16 By the emperor's Intervention the priest Hellodorus of Tsarltzin. who wi transferrer' order of the holy synod to the diocese of Tula, has triumphed over the synod. The announcement of the transfer of the priest resulted in a religious' frenzy among his par lahi.one.rav . :. MEXIGANSFIEHTING DESPITE WABNINGS THE BATTLE OF BAUGHE P Rebels Left Field and Feder als Returned to Their Camp at Juarez MAY HAVE BEEN RESULT OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Federals Lost Six Dead but Loss to Insurrectos Remains Unkown EL PASO, Tex., April 16 The sec ond battle of liauche has resulted as the first, fought on Feb. 4. The In surrectos left the Held and the feder als have come back to Juarez. .Whether the inaurrectoa retired be cause of lack of water as on the for mer occasion or as a result of a mes sage from Dr. Gomez in Washington relative to peace Is not known. A message was received last night by the El Paso junta, however, to be de livered to Francisco 1. Madero, and this was sent south In duplicate by two couriers during the night. Wheth er Madero was near Juarez the Junta was uninformed. Wbftt Did Message Say? What the message contained Junta officials will not state, but they ad mit that It bad to do with peace, and will not deny that Dr. Gomez coun seled Inactivity pending negotiations now on with Mexico. City. Soon after the message went south the lnsurrec tosretlred. The federals lost six dead, Includ ing LioM&t. Miguel Baturonl and Abra ham Jimlnez, and six wounded. In cluding Capt. Porflrio Hernandez. The wounded were brought to Juarez dur ing the night. The dead were brought In today. The federals had fired a bridge on the railway where .the fight occurred and Juarez. There was no necessity for this In order to block the railroad, however, as the lnsur recto train had. been wrecked in Bauche as it came from the south. Federals on Thursday placed dyna mite under the. tracks and the charge blew up the train. The lnsurrectoe had two cars loaded with railroad ties ahead gf the lQomotlye. and . thee ; cars f 'celvefl the bftlrit of the' damatfeV ! When the Insurrectos retired they took their locomotive and Some of their cars with them but left tw cars besides those wrecked. Beside the track were some bloody clothes, showing that they had some dead or wounded. 'None was left on the field, however. The Associated Press cor respondent found two bodies; one was full of bullet holes... Another body had been rifled by vandals. Embargo Not Knforccd. Gen. Navarro has not enforced the embargo on Americans crossing to and from Juarez, and the town oper ated Its saloons and gambling games as usual today. (Continued on page Ave.) SEED MEN CRUSHED BY EXPRESS IS IT RACED BY STATION JNJHEW JERSEY Hundreds Attempting to Board Local Jumped Out of Way, Just Escaping WARNING NOT HEARD ELIZABETH, N. J., April 16. The Lakewood filer of the New Jersey Central railroad plunged through a crowd of several hundred persons about to board a local train at Eliza beth avenue station here scattering them right and left, killed two aged women and a baggageman who tried to rescue them. The dead are: Mrs. Ann Eliza Stone, age ST. of Rivcrhead, L. I. Mrs. Anna (.'osgrove. who was a daughter of Mrs. Stone, aged 60, of Belporte, N. J., and Edward Saunders of Point Pleasant, N. J , baggage maRter of the local train. Saunders heard the roaring of the oncoming express and shouted a warning which cleared the tracks of those flocking across it to the stand ing local train, with the exception of Mrs Stone and Mrs. Cosgrove. The latter saw the approaching train and tried to assist her mother, .w hose step was slow because of age and infirmi ties, to safety. When the express was almost upon them the baggagemaster leaped from his coach and ran toward them as if to drag them with him across the tracks. The train caught the trio squarely In the center of the tracks and whirled them fifty feet, mutilating their bodies and splatter ing their blood upon the clothing of half a dozen or more women, who had narrowly escaped. FAIR THIS AVEKK WASHINGTON, April 16. Gen erally fair werher during the com ing week throughout the eastern por tion of the country with higher tem perature after Tuesday was the pre diction today of Will's U idoore 1 BETWEEN OPPOSING OS ASHEVIfiLE CITIZEN. ASHEVILLE. N. C, ANXIETY FELT T President Taft Received Bulllt' ns from Front Until Late Last Night MESSAGE FROM GOMEZ STOPPED REBELADVANCE Influence Brought on Mexican Government to Prevent great Loss of Life WASHINGTON. April 1. Anxiety nr developments In Mexico over en dangerlng the Uvea and pronrty of Americans near the boundary was plainly evident In official circles here tonight. President until nearly mid night received bulletins at the white house from the war department re garding the advance of the federals upon the Insurgent forces at Agua Prieta, but retired confident that an attack would not be made before to morrow. Gomez In Commrutcatlnn Dr. Vaquez Gomez was in constant communication with the Insurgent JUnta at El Paso, Texas, who trans mitted to him messages from the In surgent army advancing on Juarez. Mindful of the Incidents of last week around Agua Prieta, Dr. Gomez tele graphed a message of warning to his constituent to avoid injury to Amer ican Uvea or property. He was ad vised that the lnsurrectoa had mob illzed practically their entire army In Chihuahua under Francisco I. Ma dero, jr., to within striking distance of Juarez. The message that Dr. Gomez sent to the Insurgent forces prevented the at tack tonight on Jaurez. He attached much importance to the pause of the Insurgents and other Mexicans drew much hope from the occurrence. "Peace Advocates Leave Senor Oscar Branlff and Senor Es- qulval . Bregon, two bustnesa men of Mexico City, who came here unoffi cially to confer with Dr. Gomez about peace, left tonight for the camp of Francisco 1. Madero, jr.. Both men were, in conference with,, -Dr.. Gomez WASHING OVER BORDER SITUATION belbfe"TWes left 'inn TOelreraJlMrwr'ar ports through the Insurgent lines and letters of Introduction to the Ma dero. They also called on Senor DeZama cona, the Mexican ambassador today. They decned however, to discuss the result of their mission here, hut It was learned that they were unable to obtain anything definite in the way of peace conditions and decided to confer with the rebel chief In per son. Dr. Gomez waa In communication with Mexico City tonight, in an ef fort to bring Influences to bear on the Mexican government and avert a great loss of life in, Jaurez. which he (Continued on page live.) WILL UNVFIL MONUMENT TO FRENCH SAILORS ANO SOLDIERS OF REVOLUTION President Taft and French Ambassador Will Each Make Addresses GRANITE SHAFT ANNAPOLIS Md., April 1 An event of International 'interest will take place here next Tuesday after noon when a monument to the mem ory of the French soldiera and sail ors who lost theirs lives In the revo lutionary war will be unveiled. President Taft and the French am basador, M. Jusserad, will attend and deliver addresses. Several members of the president's cabinet and other high officials will accompany the president. The monument was erected by the general secretary of the Sons of the Revolution and is a plain pink gran ite shaft fifteen feet high, with a bronze tablet, symbolically deco rated, set In and stands o nan eleva tion at the rear of St. John's col lege campus overlooking College creek. It will be unveiled by" Miss Amelia DePau Fowler of Baltimore who Is a direct descendant of Admiral Decrease, the commander of the French fleet at the aeige of York town, Ater the unveiling exercises. Presi dent Taft will inspect, the naval aca demy. It will be his first visit since he became president. DISCONTENT SMOLDERING E PERN AY. Frane. department Of Marne, Aplrl 16. The champagne district ia outwardly calm although discontent is still apparently smold ering. There was a slight outbreak today ner Aye, the manlftcstanta set ting fire to the wood and doing con siderable damage. Several .villages In the Rhelma district have not yet been occupied by troops and are In a state of effervescence Detachment are. now on tho way to these placea. MONDAY MORNIXO, APRIL 17, 1911 v sir t; . ., - . -' ' iiV-.Cy r , ... WOMEN AND KILLED IN ' , Forty or More Insurrectos Government Troops CHIHUAHUA. M., April ll.-- Forty or more Insurrectos were killed and ever 100 wounded In a battle fought between ,J9a.ue and Santa Clara, about fifty miles north of here, according to federal couriers who ar rived today. TTn couriers- brought order to have hospital cots ready for the federal wounded. j. The federals report five klllet,iou$ Ituar,. develop' ments are ex pacta t change the fig ures. A number of women aim wir killed. f Coming' .acroa from fseas Qrandes on their way Ur Chihuahua with pris oners under Gen Luis - Valdez. the federals, followed hy about 100 refu gees, were attacked. Are FoHmvIng l"rk-oncr. Five hundred insurrectos, under Gens. Oroxco and Villa, had been In structed by FrsnclHCO Madero to head off the Casas OpimlM contingent, snd If possible capture and release the prisoners. The fight, occurred on a hacienda as the prisoners, shackled together by ropes, and the women and children refugees, weary from the long tramp, were scattered In a long broken line. The federals Immedi ately responded with heavy firing and placed the prisoners and non-combatants under protection. The fight ing continued for several hours and resulted In the sending north from L HIGHWAY IS EXTEADEO TO FLORIDA r All of Counties Along Route Give Assurance of Imme diate Improvement ATLANTA. tJa... April 16 An nouncement was made today that the Tifton-Valdosta rout wlna the At lanta Journal-New York Herald na tional highway extension Into Florida via Jacksonville. The choice was made from six mmpetlng routes, and was picked becaune It waa believed to offer the best bo. I shortest way In combination between Atlanta and Jacksonville. The route I- approximately 390 miles long, extending In a generally southern direction through Georgia to Florida, and thence almost due est to Jacksonville. Among the principal cities ""d towns throng which It will psss are Griffin, Barnes yllte, Macon. Perry, Cordele. Tlftoti and Valdosta In (ieorgla and Madison. Live Oak and Lake City In Florida. Nearly all the counties along the pro posed national highway extension have given assurances that the road will be Improved at once, and the selection of the route, H is estimated will mean the expenditure of thous ands of dollars, and the consequent development of the ' territory tra versed. FAIR WASHINGTON, April 1 Fore cast: North Carolina: fair, warmer Monday and Tuesday; light variable win da. r- . MA ft r Saving The Child Be Careful, Now! CHILDREN WERE AMONG DA TTLE NEAR CHIHUAHUA mmmmmmemmmmmmenmmmeem Killed and Over Hundred WeteSlightRiderleaa Horace here of Gen. Kabaga with 600 rein forcements, ''tf, -A-'i'r-i 'The extent of the fight bscajm known when riderless horses, arrived here with evidences of having' left the front in a stampede. Bo far as ( ia known none of the prisoner,, among whom are believed to be many Amer icans, was wounded and none, cased, although these statements ar based on unofficial reports, y, Great hnpe for peace Is entertained here because of the prospect of the arrival of Francisco Madero, ar., father of the Ihsurrecto leader. Knlly aware of nil sofi'i deter mination not to end the war unless he achieved that for which the Insur rection was started a new election and. the withdrawal of President Diss the senior Madero, It Is believed, hardly would hazard a trip Into the interior unless he had something defi nitely favorable to offer a mere talk between father and son ds to the dis astrous effect of the war would re sult In nothing. Madero. Jr., has been much pleased with recent events In Mexico City, which he says have en couraged him and strengthened in surrecto prospects, He told the corre spondent he would be glad to welcome his father but he was emphatic In his assertion that no sentiment or family consideration would Induce Crowd Stones Meeting House and Give Missiona ries Eight Days to Leave B I It K E.N' H K A D, Eng . April 18. The anti-Mormon congregation led I to serious disorders here today. An l organized demonstration against Mormonlsm was carried out and an 'ultimatum wan Issued suggesting the ; Mormon missionaries to quit the jtown within eight days. ! Later a crowd attacked the Mor ' mot) mei'tliiK house and stoned and j smashed the wlndons. The police 'had great difficulty In restoring order. 'Two person ere Injured and five ' were arreHted. i In Junuui) vt . f Monson, thief of lonnnri rnlnMlonarli's In England ' addressed a letter to the home sec retary! Winston Kpeticrr Chrchllt, seconding the request of certain Eng lish clergy that the home office In 1 vcstlgate Mormonlsm In Kngland. ! It was declared that that Mormons I were being persecuted. The object was the expulsion from Kngland of i the Mormon rniHsionarles, who were i charged with sending many recruits 1 chiefly girls, to t,'ne .Hnlted Htates. Th j movement was taken up by the clergy I of other cities. IIKIJJ t'MJKR 1MI.M). NEW YORK. April 16 Harry H. Harrett, who was arrested yesterday charged with complicity in the theft of securities valued at 185,000 from Aaron Bancroft, an aged Jiroker, was held in 115.000 ball today for exami nation Tuesday. Ills counsel denied to the court that Harrctt had made a confession to the police of plotting with alleged professional criminal to rob Bancroft. A detective reiterated In court that such a confession had been made. flarrett pleaded not guilty and In default of the $15,009 ball he was committed to tha tombs. Wounded While Lowe of Brought Fir$t Tiding a ' him to lay down arm a. ' : . ) "It la not a family or personef mat tor, and nothing but the triumph of i our principle! will Induce ui to quit aid Senor Madero, CALLS JTOIt VOLVJCTGK1M MEXICO blTY, April 1.A ten oral oat! for. volunteer aoldlers to erve for period of alt months waa posted in this capital today. Tho ctl lUida,Jo,.all eltlzena between ,the agea . of 'if and ' ( ' year"wlio 4' sire to lend their services to the country, In addition to the reztflitr arrriy, including such voVnnteers aa may be secured, the war departments has at Its disposal numerous volunteer or. gantxationa maintained by wealthy plantera and mine owners. Service Offered Dally (he government IH offered the services of these men and while the casea of their acceptance have been rare, the department can at any time by availing Itself of these prof' fere increase Its fighting force to the extent of many thousand. This ac tivity In the war department over shadows today the much talked of plans for peace. Both Mexicans and Americans In the capital were Inclin ed to believe that tho end of the re- (Oontlnurd on Page HI) CONVICTION FOR MURDER Alabama JPhysician Follow ing Conviction Gets Sen tence of Life in Prison ANN'ISTON, Ala., Aril 1. Dr. John K. Paarce. who has been on trial here several day on th charge of killing Shell Kennedy In this coun ty on January 14, was convicted and sentenced to life Imprisonment to day. Th Jury retired Saturday af ternoon and did not reach a verdict until this morning. 1'earce plea was one of self defense. The stn,t alleged th killing was the result of a conspiracy. i.ros r-earce. who I alleged to have killed Harge Kennedy a son of nhell Kennedy and Wm. and Ada Kennedy, rather and sister respect ively or Hnen Kennedy, and also an alleged participant In the conspiracy, win be tried at a special term of court in May. FAVORABLE VOTE ON RECIPROCITY OTTAWA. Ont. April 16. A fa vorable vote on the reciprocity agree ment with the United State Is looked for by members of the Dominion gov ernment not long after parliament reassembles on Wednesday. The rapid progress being made at Wash ington and the prediction that th agreement will be before the Ameri can senate by next Thursday have been noted with satisfaction. Settle ment of the reciprocity Issue In Can ada, they believe, now depend pri marily upon action at Washington. Any assurance that congress will rat ify the agreement may be coupled, they say, with th assurance that the Canadian parialment will do Ita part aa soon a the passage of the agree ment on the other aide of th line I certain. v-- Complete Associated Press Reports Price five cents FOR FREE LIST IS Fi Minority Leaders will make Vigorous and Prolonged Assault on Measure DEMOCRATS TO REVISE . MANY TARIFF SCHEDULES These are Planned to Follow immediately after Pass ae oT Reciprocity : WASHINGTON, April II IM In the extraordinary session of C0SK gress It has been plain sailing M the well crganlied democratic, ma)oN. Ity In the house of representative but from tha view of a atrong and heal thy minority , ther i' aro r brea kerg ahead. By th fret list Mil gpprovod by th democratic caucus and fav orably reported by th new way and mean eommltte the rapid po of th legislative progress I expected to ttcetved - sudden heok, 1 Tha majority leader eannot reallM that the bill cannot he rushed through and they r preparing ta ' meet th vigorous assault upon It by th minor ity leader In A' prolonged debate, tvnt Follow -liMr1ly Chairman Uhdsrwood of th wtyl ahd mean committee Intend to sub mit Q inm nousv ne "eniroiu-t port on th free list bill on the rmv eluding day of the reciprocity debate lo that It may II over and be tailed up for the following day. ' Th tariff debate. It I expected, will begin at once, and It la the hope of the democrat that th bill can be put upon It (laaaaga within two week, Tho democrat aro 'preparing1 f vised wool and cotton ohdule to bl presented a soon aa possible and later on th agricultural schedule will be tackled and then will com again th controversy ivr th ; hUtb cost of living. With thls and tho proposed Arlxona and New Mexfno atatehood bill, antl-lnjunction leilslation, reap portionment and aproprlatlon ' bill th present outlook, Is (hat the hone will bo kept kuy iiintll -well Into the Th Mnate eommltte fcrd no yet named, and when It meat tomorrow It la probable that another orjourn men will be taken until Thursday, "W are on tho defensive In regard to th tariff,' said a senate leader, "and f cum w r In no hurry to appoint committee. Th genet Will take its time." The prospecta, however, are good fur the passage by the senate of th popular election mhi mpa!in PUD lletly bill. , CONOEMNS BUSINESS MEfl IN LETTER TO SOCIALISTS THEN COMMITS Well Known Socialist Writ er Drinks Cyanide of Po tassium to End Life WIFE SUFFRAGETTE i PHILADELPHIA, April t,--L-Ing an open letter addreised to tfi socialist party In which h Condemned the business men of this country rta Urged that tha work for socialism k continued, Daniel Klssam fount A well known writer on socialistic to" , les, committed suicide by taking tff nlde of potassium today t hi hdmd In Narbeth, a suburb Of till City, His body was discovered by A maid 18 7 his employ. Before ending hi life he had also written letters to hi wife anal hW -family physician. In the latter hg told of the poison h had used to tid IIU tile. fi, ...... The dead man was born InW'lIliama- ! burg, N. Y , In mi. His father, th a noted abolitionist. Young of recent years ha devoted himself to writs ing In the cause of socialism. The suicide's widow I a :well known advocate of woman suffrage. , BALLOON EXPLODED - . HIGH tTP IN AIR DRESDON, April I. A thrllliHt ' accident occurred today at the com : petition of the Saxon aerenautlcat society. The balloon - KordhauaeA ascended prematurely, carrying off Otto Horn, a Dresden manufacturer, clinging to the outside Of the baaket The pilot at one opened th Valv letting off the (aa but the balloon '' wa driven with great fore against , th gasomter. Korn tall to . the ' ground, breaking his leg. ' , Th balloon, freed from this weight,', ascended quickly and passed over th gasomter bat tho escaping gaa tt nited, causing an exploelon. The tour occupant of the balloon were throw ' from the basket . and crashed through a roof. The pilot. Captain Von Oldtman, Buffered a fractured skull and ta not expected to recover. Tha other three also war badly In jured. ; . PROGRAM! HO ICING BREAKERS