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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER: Fair Thursday and probably Friday. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS VOL. XXVI, NO. 106. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 12, 1920. PRICE FIVE CENTS GO T T T RESUMED I N SENATORS Cheer Up, Folks, It Won't Be Long Bv Billy Borne The Deerease In "Flu" Cases Rsported, Continue Steadily 46 Csies Reported Yesterday. Steps to Eliminate Collater al Issues Are Taken' on Floor. MODIFICATION PLAN PROPOSED BY LODGE Compromise Sought on Ar ticle 10, and Monroe " Doctrine Clauses. WASHINGTON. Feb. U. Bteps to eliminate many collateral issues . of the peace treaty fight were taken to day on the. senate floor when nego tlations were being resumed privately for a compromise on the two prlclpal points remaining in controversy, ar ticle 10 and the Monroe doctrine. Modification' of eight of the 14 re publican reservations on the basis of agreement by the bi-partisan confer ence and in a way said to be satisfac tory to many democrats was proposed formally by' Senator Lodge of Massa chusetts, the republican leader. Four of the remaining six are said to have been already, accepted without change by the democratic leaders, leaving those which relate to article 10 and the Monroe doctrine as the only sub jects of serious disagreement. Progress also was claimed in the article 10 negotiations, a new draft of the reservation being declared by the mild reservation republicans to have receisred approval from Senator Lodge and from some democratic) friends of the treaty. The draft was denounced by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, the democratic leader how ever, as constituting "not a compro mise but a surrender and much doubt remained as to its ultimate ac ceptance. . There was no debate on the treaty during the day's session. Senator Lodge presenting hia Proposed modi flcations without comment except that he desired to have them printed, for consideration when the treaty formal ly comes before the senate again next week. He made no statement re garding the new article 10 reserva tion, but mild reservatlonists declared they were hopeful that later he would , present it also. The text of the reser vation rollows: "The United States assumes .no ob. ligation to preserve by the use of its military or naval forces, or by the ' eeonomls7yfiott.u,Jbji.jujy - others means, ma territorial lntam-itv , or politioal independence of any other - country or to interfere in controver Siea between nations whether mem bors of the league or not under the provisions or article 10, or to ; em ploy the. military or naval forces of the United States under any article of me treaty ror any purpose unless In any particular case the congress, which under the constitution has the sole power to declare .war, shall by ut or jmni resolution 80 provide. HINES DECIDES TO LEAVE RAILWAY WAGE QUESTION TO ACTION OF PRESIDENT Appeal to Wilson Will Be Taken at Request of Union Leaders Settlement of Demands, Hopeless Under Present Conditions, Brotherhood Heads Are Told. CHARGES AGAINST Says Cumminga is Obstacle to Bryan's Political Designs. SOCIALISTS STAND t s Celebration Over the . Result of Plebiscite Pellett 's Motion For Dis missal is Denied, "This is an Investigation, Not at Trial," Says Chairman Martin. TRENTON. N. J.. Feb. 11.- Ans wering William J. Bryan's latest at tack on him by declaring that per sonal liberty is Involved in the ques tion of prohibition, and not merely the ability of one . to get a drink. Governor Edwards tonight issued a statement Intimating that Bryan's "hysterics" about prohibition was simply a mask to cover an attack on democratic national Chairman Cum minga who. the governor said, was a "formidable obsta'cle" to the Nebrask- an's politioal designs. Mr, Edwards reiterated his determination to take the matter of prohibition before the democratic national convention. "If it be true," Governor Edwards said, "that the remote places and the wilderness are able to send enough delegates to this convention, who eith er blindly or stubbornly will eject from the convention those who desires for each state a doctrine of personal liberty, then this is only another in dication of the path along which the democratic party is to tread In the November election." . The governor said that the ques tion at issue was whether the people were so dead to the spirit of the con stitution that they would allow their' persona! liberty to be. taken from them. Many were indignant, he said, because "fanatics have laid hands up on the ark of the covenant, the Unit- j ed States constitution." ALBANY, N. Y Feb. 11. Today' session of the Investigation before the assembly Judiciary committee of the five suspended socialist assemblymen charged with disloyalty was marked by - two : eieretoprsient - denial : Chairman Martin .of ' preliminary mo tions by- the - defense to - strike , out nearly half the-evidence introduced b: the state and an-ineffectual effort , by Assemblyman . William !W. ! Pellett, committee member, to have that body recommend to the assembly dismissal of all charges on the ground of lnsut nctent proof. Mr. Pellett, a New York republican, proposed dismissal at an executive session called at his request after ttre hearing had been - adjourned until next Tuesday , on motion by the de fense. Chairman Martin stated after the meeting that "only an -Informal discussion" of the proposal had taken place and that it had been tabled un til next Tuesday. Mr. .- Pellett made no formal motion,- according to Mr. Martin and no vote was taken. - Mr. Martin declared tonight that Mr. Pellett evidently was laboring un der the misunderstanding that the present proceedings wero In the na ture of a Jury trial, at which motion to dismiss would be in order at this time , and at the conclusion of which the "jurors" would have either to agree or disagree on a. "verdict." This is an investigation, not trial," asserted Mr. Martin, "and there is nothing to prevent each of the 13 members filing an individual report." He added that these reports might form the basis for new legislation and the committee was without power summarily to halt tho proceedings. In denying the defenses motion to strike out evidence, Mr. Martin ex plained that the committee, compris ed entirely of lawyers, was capable of determining for Itself what evidence was relevant. In this connection, he added that he had closely analyzed the first S16 pages of the record and had found 92 "quite important." WILDE AND MASON TO MEET MARCH 13 TOLEDO. Feb. 11. March 13 was the date set for the 12-round no-de- cisloa bout between Jimmy Wilde and Frankle Mason, at a meeting of the Toledo boxing commission today. Ad Thacher, promoter, attended the meeting and Informed the commis sion that the bout will be staged in the coliseum which can be made to Beat S.600. Thacher had a , conference with Dave Hughes, Wilde's manager, as the latter passed through "here early this morning on his way to New York, when the date was agreed upon, Thacher reported to the commission. Tickets will go on sale within a day or two, It was announced. Top price is sis, otner seats ranging; from fio to IS. EX-CROWN PRINCE FAILS TO GET REPLY TO HIS PROPOSAL WIERINGEN. Holland, Feb. It. As far a the villagers of Wierlngen know, former Crown Prince Freder ick William of Germany has not re ceived any answer to his telegrams lent to the.kingt of Great . Britain, Belgium and Italy, the emperor of Ja pan and the presidents of the united States and France, offering to . sur render to the allies for trial. Through his aide, Frederick Wil liam sent word to " the Associated Press correspondent , today . that he eould not answer any questions on the subject of his offer. The -. former crown prince busied himself today In a boxing bout with a professional in structor who came to . Wierlngen trom Amsterdam this morning. STAJTD OF EXGLAXD d'ltalla. commenting on the Extradi tion list says: "From a political point of view we do. not understand how England can insist upon ber demand, especially against the German emperor, in whose veins runs British blood. We do not understand what interest France has in perpetuating hatred, Germany , being thus obliged to main tain a constant and great mobilization to watch her frontier. . -v "We do not understand how - Ger many can tolerate being treated as a vanquished people was treated In an cient times, in being asked to deliver mm who was her emperor for 30 years, symbolising the force, '.. great ness; ambitions, aspirations, virtues and defects of the German cation. So treated, Germany will wish to baa- R01IE, Jfsb.ll. - The, Corrlere ten tho day of revenge." COPENHAGEN, Fob. 11. While the plebiscite in the first Schleswig cone passed oft without any seri ous trouble, the rejoicings in Co penhagen were marred by isolated outbreaks of rowdyism. These culminated in a police station be ing stormed, the police assaulted and persons arrested for disorderly conduct released. Between midnight and 8 o'clock this morning, huge enthusiastic crowds assembled in the town hall square. The crowds marched to the king's palace singing and cheering for. Schleawlg's new sov ereign, who It is expected will shortly cross the old border mounted on a white charger. HELME CANDIDACY TAKEN UP IN TRIAL Signatures to Nominating Petitions Questioned. 'ft V .V" V. 5! 1 Money, Issue Again Under Bombardment in the Newberry Trial. ENGLAND READY TO ENTER COrJFERENGE To Discuss Financial Situa tion, if Invited. Attitude of Government is SefForth By Chancel lor Chamberlain, LONDON, Feb. 11. J. Austen Chamberlain, chancellor of -the ex chequer, announced today that, the government was willing to participate in an international financial confer ence if invited by one of, the neutral nations or by the league of nations on being satisfied the conference, would assume a really representative char acter. . ..' ' ; The announcement' of Mr,' Cham berlaln was made in reply to a recent memorial from bankers and others. The chancellor said that the govern ment wished to make it absolutely clear that in tho event of Great Brit ain's participation, 'the government could not support or take a share in any scheme involving an addition to the liabilities of Great Britain for ex pendlture in . America. V Mr. Chamberlain agreed , that the picture drawn' by the authors of, the memorial was not exaggerated . He declared the attitude of the American government was a matter of .first im portance, as it seemed doubtful whether America's participation could be attained and this must gravely af fect the influence' and utility of such conference. : The government,, how ever, was unwilling to omit any act calculated to alleviate the - situation, and therefore, would participate on the stipulated conditions. The government, Mr. Chamberlain continued, was impressed with the futility of attempting to solve the problem by new borrowing, either by internal or external loans, the cessa tion of which had been laid down as the cardinal feature of its policy, nor could the government grant further advances to other eountrles. "The government feels the need of contributing to the reconstruction of Europe," Mr. Chamberlain added, 'and is inclined to make certain ex ceptions to the general principle that loans from government to govern ment should cease. The government at the present moment Is engaged in discussions with the governments of Canada, the'. United States and France and certain other' countries. Including some which did not share In the war, with regard-to the pro vision of credit to Austria and Poland for the supply of foodstuffs and raw materials sufficient to enable these countries to avert famine and re-start their industrial life." - , Mr. Chamberlain recalled the' Brit ish government's notification in No vember of the possibility of sharing in measures of relief unless assured of the co-operation of the United States and said the movement la foreign ex change since November emphasized that difficulty. Therefore to avoid possible misconception it was desired to point out that If the conference recommended a grant of credits In any form, the government would be unable to support any scheme in volving an addition to its liabilities for expenditures In the United States. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 11. The candidacy of James W. Helme, in the democratic senatorial primary of 191 S was under fire by the govern ment at today's sessions of the New berry loetWns- onetrtiadjf-triiiar ing wiui questions in an error to show that some1 signatures to the Helme nominating petitions, circu lated at the ' behest of Truman II. Newberry senatorial ' campaign com mittee, were forged, the assault was switched later to a frontal operation, A Grand Rapids printer swone that William J. Mickel, the second demo cratic defendant, arranged with him for printing the blank petitions and a local- hotel manager said Mickel rented headquarter in a local hotel at S S a week. This testimony was brought out im- j mediately -after Frank C. Dalley, as sistant attorney-general, had read a certified copy of the report which the Newberry committee filed with the stale in September, ,1(1 8. , The report showed' receipts and expenditures of approximately 17,000. The government also kent un its bombardment on .the ' money issue. getting into the - record a quotation form one defendant that the cam paten cost around (800.000, and from another1 that he saw on a table in the office of Paul King, Newberry cam paign manager, a pile of money that 'looked like a million dollars." V Talked With Fletcher ' Frank Sparks, associate editor of the Grand Ttaplda Herald, said he talked last spring with Richard II. Fletcher, state labor commissioner, at Lansing. He said he told Fletcher ho heard the-expenses of the campaign were nearer 1800,000 than the $176, 000 reported and- Fletcher replied that it was "nearer $800,000 and he knew what he was talking about." The money on the table was de scribed -to the grand Jury by R. F. Glocheski, a Grand Rapids defendant, according to C. R. Htgbee, clerk of the- grand Jury. He testified several days ago "concerning testimony given by three campaign field agents and today was recalled to relate what Glocheski and Frank O. Gilbert, of Bay City, told the Inquisitors. Higbee was subjected to another searching' preliminary questioning by Martin w. Littleton or tne defense, before he was allowed to read from a typewritten transcript of . - notes he made In the grand Jury room. Tne jury was again instructed bv judge Clarence w. sessions that Hlg bee's testimony could be used onlv against the defendants ' whom he claimed to quote, His general cross examination was postponed until to morrow, but Hal Smith, attorney for ironk w. Bla'r. nad film state plainly that checks wh'ch came to Glocheski igned by his client had ' not . been handed to him by Blair personally. -According to Hiebee's version of Glocheskl's story. Paul King sum moned the Grand Rapids man to De troit, told him that W'lliam Alden Smith, of this city, would not ' be a candidate for the senate, and hired him at $150 a month and expenses to travel among the Poles of the state. In Newberry's Interest. Glocheski was quoted as saying King warned him to Keep nis real mission under cover and that ' he :- received regularly checks signed by Blair and drawn on a bank near the Newberry headquarters in Detroit. On a second visit to the grand Jury room Glocheski was said to have described a table in King's of fice,' - about three feet - long, which was covered witn mils na currency in denominations of fzn. ISO and $100. ... - ... - "He thought at the time there must have been a million dollars there," Higbee read from' his notes. Mr, Littleton asked the court to rule out this remark as It was "di rected against King and could not be so used in this case." The applica tion was denied. " Higbee testified that Gilbert de scribed himself to the grand Jury as grand lecturer of the Masonic lodge. He said Gilbert related that James McGregor was also quoted as faying he "simply talked In berry in town be visited and m trains." WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, "Director-General Illnes decided tonight to submit to President Wilson for final action the demands of more than two million railway employes for en increase in wages. The appeal to the President Is to be taken at the request of union leaders who suggested such action late today after being informed by Mr. Hines that a settlement of their demands was hopeless under present cond.'tioiis, . Mr. Hlnea will send to the white I hoiiBo tomorrow a resumo of his con- ferences with tho heads of tho broth erhoods and the whole wage contro versy will be laid before tho Presi dent for tho second time. Director-General Hines, after con ferring with Attorncy-Genoral Palm- er, late today submitted to represen tatives of more than 2,000,000 rail road workers lila answer to their new statement of clnlms. Mr. Hlnea re ply was not miulo public and tho un ion leaders Immediately met In a separate conference to dccldo their course of action. Remain In Conference. The union leaders remained In con ference an hour and half and dlspers ed without cnlllng In Director-Oener al Hines. No time for a further con ference was net by the union chiefs and it was intimated that no addition- el communication will be sent to the director-goneral. ' Director-General Illnes issued the following statement: "Since February 3, tho director general has had frequent conferences with the chief executives of the rail road labor organizations for the pur pose of devising means for disposing of the pending claims for wage m creases. During these conferences the executives of the labor organisations have expressed their views with great ability and frankness. The director general has not been able to agree with them as to how the problem should be disposed of iri view of the early termination of federal control, and is now laying before the President the representations of the executives of the organizations and also his own report for the purpose of obtaining the President's decision in the prem ises. In any event, the conferences have been decidedly helpful In bring ing out a clearer development as to the real Issues Involved and as to the character of evldenco pertinent to those issues and the discussion throughout has been characterized by courtesy as well as candor and with a sincere purpose on the part of all to try to find a solution." - Lee's Statement. In a statement tonight, President Lee declared that the government had not Succeeded in reaching the cost LETTS CONCLUDE ARMISTICE WITH THE BOLSHEVIK! Red Forces Reported to Have Crossed the Sea of Azov. ODESSA FELL INTO REDS' HANDS FEB. 7: Soviet Artillery Kept Up . Heavy Fire Upon the ' Allied Warships. : of living by the carojJsUgU Ijagun iaiiLi MaUUenane ot Way employes and summer, and he therefore, leu fle could no longer hold the demands In abeyance. . ."The trainmen," said Ute, ' taice the position that more-than a 'reasonable time has since elapsed and that the cost of living has not been reduced, but instead has been increased since that time, and that it is now up to the federal government to make goo the pledge , made by the President In his letter of last August as under stood by labor. "I expect to get the written answer of the director-general to the train men's request at the next conference with him, after which the speoial committee of 20 officers and genera chairmen, authorised by the interna tional convention of the brotherhood to handle the subject, will take final action relative to. Its disposition." Submission of the claims and ar gument to the President, while tem porarily ending the general negotia tions, does not mean a final break. railroad administration bfflclals ex plained. , Ne'ither members of Mr. Hines staff nor the union spokesmen Indicated they felt that a deadlock had arrived, although the discussions were ended. Regardless of the President's decision in the matter, tho differences could be ironed out after return of the railroads through machinery like ly to be net up by pending ; legisla tion, It was explained. STF-P AISTICIPATFJO. , . DETROIT, Feb. 11. The railroad administration's decision ?. to lay the wage controversy before ' President Wilson today had been anticipated at headquarters of tho Brotherhood of LONDON. Feb. 11. The conclusion, of an armistice by the Letts with the bolshevlkt, is announced In a dispatch received here tonight ' from JUgo. CROSSED SEA OF AZOV. . LONDON, Feb. 11.- The war offlc announces that the bolshevik! lit southern Russia have Crossed the Sea of Asov from Tagimrog and succeeded In gaining a footing on the southern coast between the Don and Yoya rivers. - : , - Shop Laborers here and according to President Allen C. Barker holds some hope of averting the strike- of more than 300,000 members of that union called for February 17. It was at President Wilson s request Mr. Barker pointed out that strike plans formulated last August were held in abeyance while the govern ment tried to lower the., -cost of Hy ing. Z "Having failed In this," he stated, the President now Is bound to give us the relief we have demanded." Plans for handling the strike were completed here today. CM NIL HEAR PUBLIC'S SIDE SOUNDS 17111 TO R. R. WORKERS Strike Settlement Body In- Violations of Kansas Law vites Consumers to Pre sent Their Views. Will Be Prosecuted, Says, Hopkins. WASHINGTON, Feb, 11, The coal strike settlement commission, now in vestigating miners wages and coal prices in the bituminous industry, will begin hearings of the public's s)de in the inquiry next Tuesday, xne com TOPEKA. Kas., Feb. 11. Attorney General Richard"' Hopkins tonight made public a letter written to C- B. Armstrong, of Baxter Springs, Kana, a member of the railroad -maintenance of way union, outlining the Kan sas Industrial court law. and, defend- mission today invited publio utility ing the. state's stand on the strike corporations, individual consumers, manufacturers ana otner large con sumers to appear for this phase of recently ordered by union officials at Detroit. T am oompellod to advise you It the investigation which Is expected to i such strike i: called and the law vlo- FATK OF XOLCHAK. LONDON, Feb. 11. Admiral Kol ohak was expected by Ms own troops to nrevent his rescue by white troops moving in the direction of Irkutsk for that purpose, according to a Copen hagen dispatch to the-Herald, i The Moscow soviet sent a wireless message asking his captors to spare his life, but the appeal was too late. The Moscow wireless service on January 31 transmitted an extract from an article from the official bol- - shevlk organ Pravda which said: "Only a few days ago supreme ruler Kolchak was hoisted on his sol. dlers bayonet a few days ago." - - ; FALL OF ODESSA. CONSTANTINOPLE, Monday, Feb. 9. (By, the Associated Press.) Ad vices received here show the city ot ' Odessa fell into bolshevik! hands at A p. m. February T. The local bolshe vlkt were In control of Odessa when the last dlspatehes reached here wers sent, but the red army had not yet arrived. Heavy machine ' gun fire was in evidence all day on the seventh. Tho fire of the bolshevlkt upon the allioit warhlps"aled-wstrWTrrftnd the ves sels moved into the outer harbor. Rear Admiral H. A. MacUully, com manding - the United States naval 1 forces operating iu Russian waters, is reported in the advices to nave ar rived from Novo Rosslcsck, on the American destroyer Riddle, and ai senior naval officer now is In com mand. TOAMLVG PEACE PACT ' WARSAW,- Tuesday, Feb. 10. Work of framing the outline of peace con ditions to be communicated to the Russian soviet government has been begun by the Polish cabinet, which plans to present them to the diet, early next week. If Poland replies to the bolshevik! within ten days, as ex pected, discussions !n the diet will necessarily be short. Three principal points are being considered by .the cabinet as the basin ;; for peace conversations. The first la occupying much attention from the cabinet and relates to the recognition Of the independence of border states between Russia and- Poland. - 1 The second would discuss proposed plebis- -cites and the third Is devoted to con sideration of indemnities. GERMANS WERE IfJ THE MEXICAN ARMY continue a week ' Members of the sommisslon Bald they had received a number of, pro tests from consumers against any action which would result in an in crease in the price of coal in the market. For this reason It was de cided to give the public an opportun ity to testify after the cases of the miners and operators were In. Chairman Frellnghuysen of the sen ate committee investigating coal prices In a statement yesterday criti cising the commission because It had not as yet heard any representatives of the publfcR, announced that hear ings of his committee would be re sumed to give the public an oppor tunity to present its case. Chairman Robinson, oi tne com- missioh, also announced today the personnel of a sub-committee which will take un the matter of govern men t-fixed coal prices and their ef fect along with that of the recent 14 per cent wage advance, operators profits. The sub-committee Is com posed of John P. Cameron, chairman, a Pittsburgh mine operator; C. B. Lescher, of Washington... statistical expert for the geological survey; Percy Tetlow, of Salem, Ohio, statisti cal expert for the United Mine Work ers and a secretary of the coal com mission; D.'M. Reynolds, of Califor nia, and Paul White, of Ohio. BARON ROTHSCHILD'S DEATH IS REPORTED lated that every power of my depart ment wm be used to prosecute the guilty parties," the letterf sald. . Witness Says Two Huns Bodies Were Found at Nogales After Fight: ' , - NEW IORK, Feb. 11. A report of the death of Baron Edmond de Roth schild has Just been received from Paris by the Zionist organisation of America, according to an announce ment made by the organisation nere tonight Baron Rothschild was 7 years of age and the nead of tne French branch of the famous Banning houses. The activities of the late baron In helping the Jews from Rue- favor of New- j sta and Roumanla establish colonies la y let las .mini s ansa wiaeiy known. DtJfS'S ADDRttftK , CHICAGO. Feb. 11. Legislation by congress and vigorous, action, by the federal administration to prevent strike., of railway employes, .until pending wage demands had .been fully investigated and impartially arbitrat ed were advocated tonight by Samuel o. Dunn, editor of Railway Age, In an address at the banquet of ' the American Wood " Preservers' ' associa tion. !; . ""4 "A strike of any class of railway employes under present conditions would be as calamitous as it would be unjustifiable," he said, "and should furnish a powerful argument in favor of prohibiting all strikes on railroads and providing for compulsory arbitra tion." - - !f -w. . Mr. Dunn said that, according to government statistics the average in crease in the cost of living since It II was S3 per cent while the average In crease in " railroad employes wages was 105 per cent. THIRTY INJURED IN : WRECK ON N. AND L. LOUISVILLE. Ky., Feb. 11. Thirty persons were injured, 10 of them seriously when a heavily loaded street ear and a Louisville and Nashville ac commodation .train crashed here on a grade crossing tonight. Mrs. Felix Dumas, wife of a city councilman, and Mrs. H. IL Metx suffered Internal In juries and doubt as to their recovery is entertained. . CHICAGO TEACHERS GRANTED INCREASES CHICAGO, Feb. 11. Teachers In the Chicago elementary schools today obtained a salary Increase of 410 a year and high school teachers an In crease of 400( under a decision by KL PASO, Tex., Feb. 11. At leas two Germans were . fighting In the ' -Mexican army on August JT, 19U, at : Nogales, according to the testimony of Captain Frederick T. Herman of the 8th cavalry before the senate sub committee investigating the Mexican situation. today. He said their bodies were found among the Mexicans killed. Captain Herman, a lieutenant colo nel commanding at Nogales at the time of the fight, denied the official statement of the Mexican commander that the Mexican force was composed of civilians. . The Investigation of the action and incidents preceding- It. he said. Indi es led clearly that most of the Mexi eans enraged were soldiers, although a majority wore civilian clothes, and that the fighting had been planned and was directed by their command-. Ing officer and his assistants. The ; American casualties were five killed. and SI wounded. Three civilians alson were killed and five wounded. The Mexican losses were not learned but the United States army Intelligence reports were submitted to show the Mexicans buried at least 116. - Much of today's testimony was taken in executive session. - It had to -dot with the forced evacuation of the Mormon , colonies In Chihuahua. The committee also learned details ot the; efforts mode by American military authorities to have brought to; trial Lieutenant Juan Aspeitia for the murder of David Troib. an American soldier on December 1. 11. He wae killed on the Mexican side near . El Paso. Negotiations resulted In three ex aminations of the body, one by a (.Mexican military medal officer and the arrest of preliminary trial of Lieutenant Aspeltin, who confessed but Insisted he acted In self-defense. It was shown the American soldier was unarmed and Mexican witness testified the lieutenant did not act In self-defense.
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