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FOUNTAIN SCOUT, TAYL0H5VTLLE, N. 0. irLAIJS FOR SAFETY IH MEXICO CITY WASHINGTON PROPOSES THAT CAPITAL BE MADE NEUTRAL TERRITORY. VILLA ACCEPTS PROPOSAL Zapata Also Willing and ; Result of - Effort Depends on Carranza Coun cil to Maintain Order. i Washington. With the hope of se curing permanent protection for the 25,000 foreigners in Mexico City, the United States Government has pro posed to the Vllla-Zapata forces and to General Carranza that the Mexican Capital be declared neutral and .out side the field of operations hereafter in Mexico's civil war. k The Vllla-Zapata forces have agreed to the proposal and are willing to evacuate the city as soon as a similar agreement Is obtained with the Car ranza authorities. On General Car ranza depends also whether or not the eflort of the United States to neutralize the railway between Mex ico City and Vera Crui shall succeed as the Vllla-Zapata officials have agreed to this. The plan with respect to Mexico City contemplates an arrangement whereby order would be maintained by a local council of prominent resi dents. The Capital would not be subject to further attacks nor would there be more changes in Govern ment until a central government had been established. Should the Capi tal be declared neutral, much of the apprehension for the safety, of for eigners would be removed and the famine menace eliminated. No important engagements be tween the Villa and Carranza forces were reported to the Washington au thorities dispatched saying that com parative quiet prevailed along the border and that the Mexico City situ ation was unchanged. - CATTLE DISEASE IS CONQUERED. Department Announce Virtual Eradi cation. 124,141 nlmalt Killed. Washington. Virtual eradication of the livestock foot and mouth disease in the United States was announced by the Department of Agriculture. It was said that except for a herd of animals near .Syracuse, N. Y., tele graphic reports from throughout the country showed the disease wiped out. . Figures compiled by thp Depart ment show that 124,141 diseased ani mals have been slaughtered from the time of the outbreak in October to March 25, last. It was pointed out, however, that the total loss could not be estimated alone by the number of animals killed. Interference with the operations of stock yards, the quaran tining of Infested regions and other precautionary measures, it was said, had caused indeterminable losses. Ambassador Asked for Report. Washington. Ambassador Sharp at aris was called on by the state de partment for a report as to circum stances surrounding the arrest of Ray mond Swoboda, an American, charged with having set fire to the La Ton raine, a French liner, on her recent trip from New York to Havre. New YOi. : friends of Swoboda bad brought. press reports of his arrest to the de partment's attention and vouched for his American citizenship. Barge. Tamplco Still Adrift Wfimington.-The barge . Tamplco with 13 men aboard which broke aloose from the tug Pan American ott Frying Fan Shoals in a gale recently has not yet been located according to reports received from the owners here. The coast guard cutter Semi nole and the tug Pan-American 1 still searching for the missing craft Ask Full Value of Cargo. Washington. Indemnity for the full value of the American ship William P. Frye, destroyed at sea by the Ger man converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrlch, has been formally request d from .Germany by the United States government Diver on Way to Honolulu. Washington. Rear Admiral Moore, in- charge of operations to raise the long submerged submarine F-4 at Hon olulu cabled to the navy department that he was. proceeding with the work pending the arrival of divers appa ratus. The apparatus was forwarded to San Francisco to be shipped to Honolulu on the cruiser . Maryland. Rear Admiral Moore's dispatch said he would not be able to report any thing for several days" but that he was "making preparations to lift" 'Turks Massacre Christians. Tabriz, Persia. Proceeding the re occupation by the Russians of Salmac Plains in Azerbaijan' Province, north west of Ummtah, hundreds of native Christians were rounded up ly the Turks In the village of Haftdevan and massacred, i - Many of these were searched out from" the homes of f ii-nT'y Mohammedans who Jried to "3 them. -The Russians on entering !"s9 vUIa.rfe found 7Z0 bodies, mostly ' 1 and mutilated. Recovery of :! and thalr burial kept 3W men " - V. ree days. TV0 LiORE BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK GERMAN SUBMARINES CONTINUE RAIDS ON WEST. COAST OF ENGLAND. TOTALS FIVE IN FIVE DAYS Merchants Ask Permission Trading Vessels British Greatly Stirred. ' to Arm Public London. Two German submarines. the U-28 and another whose number has not been ascertained, which have been operating off the west coast of England during the past few days. have added two more British steamers, he Flaminian and Crown of Castile, to their list of victims, totalling five in five days. There was no loss of life on the ,two vessels, although the submarine fired before the crew of the Crown of Castile left the steamer. , The Crown of Castile was sunk by shell fire but the .Flaminian was tor pedoed. As an offset to this a French de stroyer rammed, and it Is believed, sank a German submarine off Dieppe. As the destroyers have been unable to round up the submarines ship own ers have petitioned the Government to be allowed to arm tneir ships. This has not been permitted heretofore, as steamers then could be considered ships of war and be sunk without no tice. The heavy loss of life in the sink ing of the Falaba and - Agulla has aroused a -storm of indignation and the demand is made that the captured crews of submarines be treated as .pirates. - This question and that relating to drink, which is said to be causing de- Jay in the delivery of munitions of war, absorb public interest. The King, through his secretary, has sent a let ter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer emphasizing the necessity of stopping excessive drinking, and has offered, if it is considered advisable, personally to give up the use of alcoholic liquor and to prohibit the use of it in the royal household. The Government has reached no de cision In the matter. It has been decided to Incorporate .the Liverpool dockers in the army voluntarily because the workers re fuse to work week ends. They thus will receive both army and their reg ular pay. WASHINGTON VIEWS SITUATION. Death of Thresher on British Liner Is ( A Grave Matter. Washington. While no official no tification of the death of an Ameri can, Leon C. Thresher, on the British liner Falaba, sunk by ft German sub marine bad reached the American government officials viewed the situ ation as fraught with grave possibili ties. Secretary Bryan said he expected Ambassador Page in London to sub mit a full report on the case if ad vices there confirmed reports of Thresher's death but added that no inquiries had been received by the de partment nor had any been made of r. Page. In view of the language of the American note of inquiry In reply to the German notification of a' subma rine blockade of England, it is known the facts in this case will be awaited with the greatest interest. That note contained a plain warn ing that the loss of American lives thrugh the German program of sink ing merchant vessels would be viewed as an unfriendly act. Zapata Powers Pay Mrs. McManus. Washington. The payment by the Vllla-Zapata Government of 160,000 pesos, or $20,000 in gold at the pre vailing rate or excnange in Mexico City to Mrs. Ruth McManus, widow of John B. McManus, the American killed by Zapata troopers on their re occupation of the city, was reported officially to the State Department by the Brazilian Minister in the Mexican Capital. Washington Unconcerned. Washington. While the German commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrlch loaded at Newport News and reports persisted that she was preparing for a dash to sea where British and French .warships are waiting, officials of the .Washington Government awaited the expiration of the time given the cruiser to stay in port without comment or apparent anxiety.- Naval officers free- Jy predict that the ship will intern for the war, but department officials are silent Will Use Diving Bell. Honolulu. Tests with the specially built diving, bell designed for use in locating and raising the submarine F-4 lost at the harbor entrance with 21 men aboard, have resulted satisfactor ily. The bell Is said to have remained watertight after being submerged for 24 hours. It Is planned to submerge the bell with a man inside for further tests before lowering It at the point where the submarine is said to he lo cated. The bell is a 64-Inch iron pipe seven ' feet high and has telephone, glass ports a'r, etc. APRIL PIP I TtU (Copyright) TWO STEAMERS ARE SUNK ENGLISH PASSENGER SHIPS SENT TO BOTTOM BY SHELL AND TORPEDO. Both Boats Tried to Outrun Pursuers Which Ca'ised Them to Get Less Consideration. London. Upward of 150 persona lost their lives in the sinking by Ger man submarines of the Dempster liner Falaba and the British steamer Agulla. The Falaba, bound from Liverpool for the coast of Africa, with about 160 passengers, wa torpedoed in St. George's Channel. The Aguila, sent down by shell ".ra of the submarine U-23 off Pembroke shire had three passngers and a crew of 42 and of these 23 of the crew and all of the passengers were lost. The Aguila also was outward bound from Liverpool and was en route foi Lisbon. An official list supplied at the office of the Elder Dempster Stemship Com pany, owners of the Falaba shows ti'at so far as is known at present 52 first class passengers, 34 second-class pas sengers and 49 of the crew of the Fal aba were saved. Four of the passeng ers and four of the crew are reported killed and 61 passengers and 43 of the crew are missing. When the submarines appeared, both steamers tried to escape by crowding on full steam, but the under water boats overhauled them after short chases and in each case the Germans then allowed but a few minu tes to get his passengers and crew into the small boats. The captain of the Falaba, who was lost, was given five minutes to get his passengers and crew off but, accord ing to the survivors, before this was possible a torpedo hit the engine room, causing a terrible explosion. Many were killed and the steamer sank in 10 minutes. Trawlers rescued most of those who were saved; others got away in the boats. Those still on the steamer when the explosion occurred were thrown into the sea and it took ihe fishermen an hour or more to pick up those in the water who managed to keep afloat. SEND TROOPS TO BROWNSVILLE. Three Batteries Are Ordered to Texas Border to Protect Washington. Acting Secretary of the War Department Breckinridge or dered three batteries of the Third Field Artillery to Brownsville, Texas, as a demonstration to the Mexican forces fighting for possession of Mata moros that American lives must not be endangered by firing across the line. A regiment of infantry also was ordered held in readiness at Texas City to be moved to Brownsville if needed. These precautions were deemed nec essary, although assurances had been given by both Carranza and Villa agencies here that no shooting across the line would be permitted. Secre tary Bryan said that orders had been sent by commanders of each faction o their troops in and about Mata moros to see that no shots entered American territory. Von Kluck Wounded. Berlin, via wireless. The official communication relates: among other things that General von Kluck, the German commander who led the fa mous German rush into France, In the 'early days of the war, has been slightly wounded byf shrapnel fire while inspecting advance positions of his army. The condition of the gen eral is described as satisfactory. The Hemisphere Growing Unified Annapolis, Md. Speaking at a lun cheon given in his honor on board the new Argentine battleship Moreno by Dr. Romulo S. Naon, the Argentine ambassador. President Wilson em phasized the "growing warmth of af fection, as well as understanding" be tween the United States and other na tions of the Western Hemisphere. The president spoke In reply to an ad dress in a similar vein delivered by Ambassador Naon. Technically the president was. on foreign soil during his visit to the Moreno. SHOWERS VILLA FORCES ARE ROUTED ENCOUNTER AT MATAMOROS HAS CEASED TO AWAIT ARTILLERY. Carranza Troops Are Strongly En trenched and Only Artillery Will Move Them From Garrison. Brownsville, Texas. Failing In their attempt to dislodge the Carranza garrison ny rifla and machine gun fire. Villa forces beseiging Matamoros vir tually ceased their attacks awaiting, It was announced, the arrival of artil lery. In the event of an artillery duel, Brownsv.lle, directly across the Rio Grande from Matamoros, would be en dangered one of the gravest of border crises was feared. The liklihood of shells falling in Brownsville was de monstrated by the rifle bullets whlci dropped here during the first Villa as sault on Matamoros trenches, a costly failure of Villa forces in which their losses were officially given as 100 killed and 40 wounded. This attack was a headstrong dash of 2,000 mount ed riflemen. The Carranza losses were 10 killed and 45 injured. Two persons were struck by bullets in Brownsville. Neither was seriously injured. The coming Villa artillery must be powerful enough to cope with nine-three-inch field pieces of the defend ers, none of which has yet been fired. In addition the Carranza troops are said to have four three and one-half Inch guns. A troop of 250 Villa cavalry, circling five miles south of Brownsville, ap proached unwittingly at a town named Rositas, a machine gun trench hidden by brush. They were trotting past this trench when the machine guns were fired. Nearly the entire Villa dead were said to have fallen at this point, while almost to a man, the others were wounded. Nafarrate said he would defend the city to the limit Four flags, cap tured, floated In front of his head quarters, the band played In the plaza and men and women of Matamoros celebrated, filling the streets with color. . . One flag is inscribed "Second Bri gade, M. Chao." This battalion, the Constitutionalists claimed, was almost wiped out by its dashing assaults in the breastworks. Both Villa and Con stitutionalist soldiers say three Villa troopers were killed carrying this flag. Another flag is inscribed "Villa Bri gade." These and the other two cap tured banners were bloodstained. FRUITLESS WORK FOR F-4. I'- Discovered Object Was Only Big Anchor. Submarine Located. Honolulu, T. H. Three days search for the lost United States submarine F-4 has resulted only in unfulfilled hopefe. Divers who went down the two cables thought to . have been at tached to the submarine found the heavy body was an old anchor, prob ably lost by the battleship Oregon. Diver Agrax, who went dow nthe cable attached to the anchor, wore only a helmet. Diver Evans, who descended along the second cable, reported that he found nothing. -- Agraz, whose descent to a depth of 215 feet is said to be a world's record, spent 22 minutes on the downward journey . and nine and half minutes in the ascent The ex perience apparently caused him no distress. The submarine F-4 has been located outside the harbor it was announced. Portions of the superstructure have been brought to the surface. ' The The dredge California will shift moor ings, tugs will criss-cross In all direc tions and an attempt wil be made to life the submarine. Russians Pushing Through. Petrograd, via London. The Rus sians have pushed their front well through the Carpathians oward the plains of Northern Hungary In the vi cinity of Bartfeld, capturing an Aus- ! trlan position five miles south of Tarof. , By taking the Austrian positions at the source of the Ondava River at Nijni Polianska, 12 miles northeast of Bartfeld, the Russians gain con trol of roads leading direct to Bart feld and southward to Svidnlk and to valley of the Ondava. .' , t li Llull III.,,. .. ALABAMA AliCK III HAMPTON ROADS LONG NEUTRALITY CONFERENCE IS HELD AT NORFOLK NAVY YARD. WILL ENFORCE NEUTRALITY British Worships Guard the Eitel Off Coast Getting No 8uppllee From Norfolk is Declared. Newport News, Va. Enforcement of neutrality of the United States in the port of Norfolk and Newport News was the subject of a protracted conference at the Norfolk Navy Yard following the arrival in Hampton Roads of the battleship Alabama, which took a commanding position ui the channel to the sea and remained there taking on ammunition and sup plies. Participating in tha conference were Rear Admiral Beat I y, com mander of the Norfolk Navy Yard; Rear Admiral Helm, commander of the reserve Atlantic fleet, who ar rived on the Alabama, and Merman P. Hamilton, collector of customs for tho port of Norfolk and Newport News. While the conference a: the Navy Yard was in progress Captain Max Thierichens, commander of the Ger man converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrlch, still In dock here, was closeted with deputy customs officials in the Newport News oTice. At tiie conclusion of the conference at the Norfolk Navy Yard, Government offi cials refused to discuss it Primarily, ft was learned, the Alabama came to Hampton Roads to guard the neutral ity interests of the United States be tween a German man-of-war within an American port and a fleet of warships of the European Allies which is hov ering off the Virginia Capes. That the situation thus presented demand ed the presence of a warship of tha United States was generally admitted. That the Allied warships which have been off the capes since the Ger man commerce raider arnvea nere had ventured within the three-mile limit and that merchant ships had furnished them with supplies had been circulated here for several days before the sending of the Alabama. As to merchant ships It was said t.tat they had taken deck loads of coal after filling their bunkers and taking on other cargo. "I hvae Investigated thoroughly one case in which a merchant ship was re ported to have taken coal to a foreign warship off the capes and found it not true," said Collector Hamilton. ENLI8TED MEN OF NAVY. Secretary Daniels Tells Where Navy Men Come From. Washington. Secretary Daniels is sued a statement showing where the enlisted men of the navy come from. The figures were compiled as a result of a recent question by President Wil son as to whether most of the sailors were not from coastwise states. , There were 52,667 enlisted men on June 30, last, and of these five came from Alaska and 2,102 from the in sular possessions. New York, with 7,922 led all the states in the number furnished. Pennsylvania was second with 5,013 and Massachusetts third with 3,420. The list by states follows: Alabama 428, Arizona 39, Arkansas 304, California 2,112, Colorado 520, Connecticut 924, Delaware 212, Di trict of Columbia 679, Florida 251, Georgia 777, Idaho 98, Illinois 2,480, Indiana 1,501, Iowa 1,016, Kansas 651, Kentucky 738, Louisiana 655, Maine 303, Maryland 1,588, Massachusetts 3.420, Michigan 1,118, Minnesota 594, Mississippi 327, Missouri 1,408, Mon tana 114, Nebraska . 540, Nevada 19, New Hampshire 280, New Jersey 2,658, New Mexico 95, New York 7,922, North Carolina 660, North Dakota 126, Ohio 2,328, Oklahoma 609, Oregon, Pennsylvania 5,013, Rhode Island 1,063, South Carolina 397, South Dako ta 134, Tennessee 792, Texas 1,600, tftah 100, Vermont 124, Virginia 1,497, Washington 648, West Virginia 241, Wisconsin 960, Wyoming 43. No resi dence 106. Trouble Lifting F-4. Washington. Efforts to raise the sunken submarine F-4 off Honolulu harbor were temporarily suspended after a hawser with which the boat was being dragged toward shore snap ped. Rear Admiral Moore reported from Honolulu that the submarine evi dently was waterlogged and too heavy to be raised by the equipment em ployed by the searching fleet "That destroyed any faint hope that might have been left of finding any of the crew of twenty-one alive.'; The vessel lies In 45 fathoms, 270 feet of water, Mexican Forces Gather at Lampazos, Washington. While Villa forces are delaying their attack on Mata moros pending the arrival of artillery, the stage is being set for another bat tle at Lampazos about 70 miles south west Of Nuevoi Laredo. Border ad vices to the -State and War Depart ment said Villa forces hound to at tack the Carranza garrison at Nuevo Laredo were expected to reach Lam pazos at once, "where a battle prob ably will her fought" Earlier mes sages said Carranza troops were be ing assembled at Neve LfeSa. WEATHER FORECAST. Weather Movement Due and Their Local Effect For the Cotton States April 4-11. i National Weather Journal. '. :v; Sunday, ' April - 4; Monday, : ' April 5 The week will open with - rain - and rising fempera- tures In Western Cotton Belt and clear and coo in Eastern Belt. Tuesday, April 8; Wednes day, April 7 The unsettled weather and rains in the West will gradually extend Eastward : and cover the South about the middle of the week. Thursday, April 8; Friday, April 9; Saturday, April 10 A cool wave should overspread Western and Middle Belt by, Thursday and Eastern Belt Fri day and Saturday. This- will clear the weather and bring1 unseasonably cold temperatures, minima ranging down In the lower 40s all along the Gulf Coast, with frost in the North ern halves of all of the Gulf : States. 1 Sunday, April 11 The next week will open with rising tem peratures. Special Easter Sunday Fore cast: The Gulf and South At lantic States and possibly Mid dle Atlantic States promise to have fair and moderately cold weather- for Eastern Sunday. Elsewhere the weather will be cloudy and unsettled, with sea sonable temperatures. PITT ELECTS HEALTH OFFICER Dr. M. T. Edgerton Become Whole Time County Health Officer. Begins Now. Greenville. The county board of health of Pitt county has just elected Dr. M. T. Edgerton whole-time county health officer. He is expected to be gin work immediately. This makes ten counties in the state with men giving their entire time to health work.. Dr. Edgerton hails from Fremont, N. C, and is a graduate of the University of Georgia, and of Johns Hopkins. He was elected from quite a number of strong applicants for the position. For several months the county board of health had deliberated over the mat ter of securing the right man for the place. In making their choice in this matter, the local board asked for rec ommendations and advice' from the State Board of Health. The State Board unhesitatingly recommended Doctor Edgerton because of his su perior training, experience and per sonality, which should pre-eminently fit him as a health officer. MARKET REPORTS. Cotton, Cotton Seed and Meal Price In the Market of North Carolina For the Past Week. As reported to the Division of Mar kets, North Carolina Agricultural Ex periment Station and, Department of Agriculture, Raleigh. 1 i . S 83 8 ft so ! as- North Eastern North Carolina Farmville 8 -Shi 37ft-40 30.00 Kelford .... ...7H-8 30-35 . Murfreesboro.8 -&M . 40 30.00 New Bern ... 30-33 Washington.. 8H1-8H 30.00 Winsdor .....814-8V4 South Eastern North Carolina Fremont .....8 -8 33 -37 hi 80.00 Jacksonville.. ihi-Shi 84.00 Maxton 8 -8 40 29.00 1700 1700 North central North Carolina. Alrlie ........ 8 41 31.00 32.00 80.00 30.00 32.00 Battleboro ... 8 Fratiklinton .. 84 Greensboro . .8-9 Kenly Shi Louiaburg . .. ..... Pine Level... ' .... Raleigh 8-8 Riggsbee ....Shi-& Scot. Neck... 8 -Shi Tarboro .....8U-8V 40 33-35 3i-36 40 37V4 89-41 35 30-35 30-38 35-36 2000 1900 2000 28.00 32.00 32.00 30.00 31.00 32.00 2000 1800 2009 Warrenton ..814-8 w nitaaera Wilson . .; South Charlotte . Cleveland 7hi-hi 30 38 .. 8 80.00 Central North Carolina . .814-9 33 . 29.00 2000 1800 1900 1500 2000 180 33-40 35-40 80 29.00 30.00 30.00 32.00 29.00 82.00 80.00 Ellerbe ......8 -854 Gastonla .... .... Ullington ...8 -8V4 88-38 Monroe .Shi-Shi 25H-80 Newton ..... 84 40 Statesvllle....8 -8tt 38 Norfolk Va... 8 3-10-9 .' PRICES PAID FOR GRAIN, BUTTER Charlotte Corn, 92c; oate, 69c: soy beans, 8230; cow peas, 81.75; N. C. creamery Dutter, z&c; eggs. 200. Elmore Corn. $1.00; oats, $1.00; cow peas, 32.00; eggs, 20c. Durham Corn. 95c; oats, 70c; cow peas, $2.00; N. C. creamery butter, 25c; eggs, Greensboro Corn, $1.00; oata, 70c; cow peas. $2-00; Western creamery butter, 30c; N. C. creamery butter, 32c; eggs, 17c. Hickory Corn, 95c; soy beans, $1.60; cow peas, $1.80; N. C. creamery butter,. 32c: eggs 15q. Mixton Corn $1.00; oats, 75c; West- em creamery butter, 40c; N. C. creamery butter, 45c; eggs, 20-25c. Moyock Corn, 75o; soy beans, $1.76; N. C. creamery butter, 35c; eggs, 15c. New Bern Corn, 80c; soy beans, $1.50; cow peas, $1.75; eggs, 15c. , Raleigh Corn. 93c: oata, 69c; cow peas, $2.00; N, C. creamery butter, 30c; eggs, 18c. - ' - ' Scotland Neck Corn.- 95o; oata, ' 66c; cow peas, $2.00; Western creamery but ter, 30c; N. C. Creamery butter 30c; eggs, 15-20c. . . Y Btatesville Corn, 80c; oats, 60c: soy beans, $1.50; cow peas, $1.69; N. C. creamery butter, 30c; eggs. 12c Wilson COrn, 90c; soy beans. $1.7S; cow peas, $2.00; Western erear ery but ter. 33c; N. C. creamery butter, 33c; eggs, 15o. Winston-Salenv Corn. 85c-$1.00; oats, 70c; N, C. creamery butter, 30c;. eggs, 20c. ' . Chicago, 111. No. S white corn. 72H 70c v (dollvered in Raleigh 87 85c.); Raieigb. 8i-86c) , '.
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