TWIN CITY M EHTlixlj ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1916 I Year CITY EDITION 12 P;ji 1 Section 0 IV. . IM MXWm iIWi F Ctflll 3 I-" , ORABLE RESPONSE REQUEST BY HIM S GONE FORWARD I. rs llinT rn in i i - mm. HO AND PROMPTLY Ma of Territory That Villq Raided President Asks for Re- Arrangement on Ksing of Troops. Vices as to TROOP MOVEMENTS hble Secrecy Being Ob jd With Reference to This Matter. L,. ......... . Lnza proposal HAS BEEN ACCEPTED. biington, March 13. The SUtet lhl afternoon ac- general Carranra's pVo- fof reciprocal arrange b which hit troops 'on bin may pursue bandlta fr ilde o' the border. A Kceptance was sent for- General Carranza at fin. MAMFKSTO ISSl'PD BY .KKHAL CAHIIASI.A,, Mrilre CUy. Marrk 1.1 ;n. C arraaia Im.t alakt laaard a maalfeato la Ike aatloa drrlar lac tkat aa rlrraatataarra woald Ike Mrilraa (mrranml arraat tka rlvkt la tk I alted Nfatre la violate Mrilraa frrr.' lorj kj eradlaa; la aa ara.nl furrc la paranll at Villa wltkent ranerat aad tk rrrlproral prlvl Ira arias flrnt oktalard Bad ad' totlttrd. Want waa rat la tka ronfldratlal aarat of Ik Mrxl. raa aroveramrat la Wa.klaatoa ta make Immediate rrprrerala tloaa to Ikla eSTert. Grarral arraaaa aara la hi aaaalfretai "I am anre tkal I Intrrprrt In Ikla Biattrr tka aatloaal aeatl enrat aad tkat tka Mrilraa pro plr will romplr la a dlaalflrd manarr wtik Ihrlr datr ka tka earrlSrea wkat ey mar, la eaa lala tkelr rlakta aad eavrrelaatr If. nnfortunatrlr, tkla draaa a lata a war a war wklrk tka rai led Statra raa aever Jaatlfr. We will ant aa reapoaalhlr fur Ikr dlaaatrnaa ronarejurarra. I poa Ik krada of Ike Iraltoroaa Mat. Irana wko If kin aad wllknut tkla roantrr kavr lakerrd t pro. dura tkla malt will fall Ik In rxorable juatlrr of Ik proplr." W March 13. Tlie United 1 reply to Cen. Carranza's it i reciprocal arrangement H of troops at the Mexican ti today after Secretary 4i conferred with President It was Indicated today that ? proposal would be accepted, 'department waa sttll with- m it to whether American W crossed Into Mexico. Scc- pr said he had not heard of wt and reiterated his prom- 'te that news public as soon led him. He added that the Jispatches contained nothing pre that could be given out. I . . . . f nasnington was in sus- hitlng official announcement mw troops were over the pjlng vengeance to the ban- nd his followers for the Co f. M, massacre. ' department was besieged nines and newspaper men tout the door leadine to p Baker's office. He had fere would be no delay: Sffs from General Funaton ,jn the expeditionary forces r way would be published f " receipt. There was no as- Hoever, that General Fun- lkl advise the department be ne" were well on the march Wilson arrived early to il navy yacht Mayflower from 4 trip. Every important de 14 ta the situation was sent to toer by radio as she steamed pmac last night. on confronting Mr. Wilson " of reaching a decision as to r or not It would be wise to lay situation before Congress The president himself is to h,yeDeen inclined to do fMy after the cabinet meet ly when It was determin if m ,ps ln Pur8nit of Villa. 2 "fliers, however, have action might be miscon i h . PS8'bly and the ex- Wrsue the bandits magnl- .(L;V"nce Koard of a move- " to police all northern VmL !frictegt secrecy was ' r , war department as It,. ,IU 'unaton has des- r-'uo ia, information ?Ur Plnted towards a 'tZr. l mounUin artillery i o.uuu men. 2EUToir EETINqat NEW YORK WrMarrh ".-The Amerl- S2 !tnara 18 President, ' J?t 1 arrangement for thick eu,t,?n demonstration h LUiam H- Wadhams. Von u ,1 been drawB up for iina J Z Peettas. 4enounc- aZl , Teutonic powers emoU of, warfare. COUNTY DEMOCRATIC mm TERS 10 OPEN MARCH 22 Mr. Dernle Clodfeller, secretary to the county Democratic executive com mittee, will begin work on March 22, arranging the preliminaries to the opening of the headquarters of Chair- mnn R C. fitrwbtrtn onH tliA mmmlK tee on April 1. The headquarters will 1 , A, 1 u in me jocoos diock, on me secona f I nl r IIia Bama aiwrlmanta aa pled by the committee during the last campaign. . Thftro afHa a nnmW nt ImnArtant dates on the calendar for the next four months, and every Denrocrat xhould note them on his calendar nad and enter them in his diary. The first important date is Marcn 9Kth nn which dv Hia arnta hoard of elections will meet at Rale.lgn and ap- nnint tha mpmhArn nf thn board of elections for the various counties of the State. On April 1st the Forsyth county Democratic headquarters will be open ed in this city and active work on the campaign will start. On April 15 the county board of election will meet at the courthouse for tlie purpose of organisation. Also'On April 15th the precinct con ventions will be held in the various townships In the county for the pur pose of electing delegates to the coun ty convention. The county convention will be held in the courthouse on Saturday, April 22. While there" will be no work for the convention in nominating candl dates (this to be done by the people Id the legar primary which Is held in the State for the first time this year) plans are already being made for an Interesting session. Delegates will have to be elected to the State con ventlon, and a number of interesting speeches will be arranged. The pro gram, however, will of necessity be .hnrt nn Arcnunt of the date coming on the eve of Easter Sunday. April 22 will also mark the sessions of the courlty board of elections for the purpose of appointing the registrar? and judges of election for the various townships in the county. Also on or before that date all can didates for State and district offices must have fired their announcement of candidacy with the State board of elec On April 27 the State uemocnun convention will be held at Ralelgh.' Anril 29 Is the last day for the pay ment of poll tax. ' May 1 the registration v for the primary, closing on May 20. On June 3 the primary will be held All political parties may hold their primaries on that date, but candidates .. r,nndtlnn in their party are not required to go before the peo pie, but where there are more than one candidate for office on any ticket the primary requirements are effec tive. . ASHEVILLE BOY KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE SUNDAY Asheville, March 13. Stafford Dan iels, aged 12, son of an employe of the Southern Railway here, was run over and fatally hurt Sunday morning at 11 o'clock on Southsfde avenue by an au tomobile owned and driven by V. B. Henderson. The boy was taken to the Mission hospital, where he died one hour after the accident. It is stated by witnesses that the boy was attempting to catch a street car on the blind side when he ran directly in front of the automobile Henderson was held by the police after being discharged by a coroner's Jury. : .a 4 1.. t'l I ' i ill t Z J COLUMBUL. - Vi' ' CHMMVli raarka Villa. Thla man ahnwa the territory aurr-.undtmr Columbus, N. M., whara Villa bandit attacked Americana and killed a eeoro or more of them. Th UPP"T photoirraph ahowa Amerlran aoldlern croaatnar th KIO uranda near Kl I'aau In the hunt for g-reaaer bandlta. The lower photograph la that of I'ancho Villa, believed to have been the leader In th attack. A Pronounced Pause In German Infantry A ttack On Verdun Sunday Passes Without Infantry Advan cesNo Cessation of the Artillery Fire, However Late War News A pronounced pause has come ln the German offensive operations against erdun so far as the infantry arm is concerned; according to an official bulletin from Paris. Sunday passed without infantry advances and the Crown Princes troops did not leave their trenches for an attack at any point during last night, the French war office reports. There has been no cessation of the artillery play, however, the bombard ment continuing along much of the front It was particularly severe in the Woevre district where the French aims have been searching out hostile positions, indicating the probability that some move by the Germans to the east or southeast of the fortress the French right flank Is antici pated. A small engagement occurred in tne e Pretre forest where the French report penetrating two hundred yards trenches and withdrawing after destroying the German saps. j French aviators bombarded the rail road station at Conflans where fires were seen to break out Reports come from Dutch sources that the Dutch-Belgian frontier, which has been closed for several weeks co- Incident with the Verdun offensive, has been reopened at one point. This is commented on ln Holland, accord ing to a news agency dispatch thru London aa probably Indicating that the Germans consider their offensive near an end. The Brltlsh-Mesopotamlan force under General Aylmer suffered casu alties of 6,000 in the battle of March 8 when it tried to ascend up the Tigris towards Kut-El-Amara and was reported defeated and obliged to re treat, according to an estimate by the Turkish war office. In Arabia a British force tried to advanqe inland from the Gulf of Aden and was driven back by the Turks to the protection of the warships la the Gulf. , . ' COL. SLOCUM VISITED THIS CITY IN 1893 Col. Herbert J. 8Iocum, who com manded the 13th regiment of cavalry, which was stationed at Columbus, N.'M., and who last week was sub jected to an attack by Villa and bis company of Mexican bandits, Is well known to many In this city. Col. J. C. Bessent recalls that In 1895 Colonel Slocura yisited this section, spend ing several days in Winston-Salem. At that time he with, several other army officers spent several days in Davie county, hunting. Colonel Bes sent also knew htm as major and in spector general of the 7th army corps in the Spanish-American war, at the time Forsyth, Riflemen saw service in Cuba. He was promoted from ma jor to colonel of the 13th regiment Im mediately following the Cuban expe dition. Colonel Slocum Is a native of Ohio, and entered the service following bis training at West Point forty-row years ago. He was appointed lieuten ant In 1876 and was major with the 7th cavalry In active duty with Gen eral Caster during the Jndlan massacre- liJEIfJI to no IS DELAYED Not Probable That the Ezpedl tlonary Force Is to Go For ward Today. PREPARATIONS Delay Not Deemed Undesirable, Giving Time for Excite , ment to Subside. Ban Antonio, March 13. It waa officially announred that Briga dier General John i. Petyhtng will command the expeditionary forces against the Villa bandits In Mexico. General Funaton said he had re ceived no notification from Wash ington to hold bark the expedi tion, while negotiations were be ing completed with General Car ran aa. General Funston said the an nouncement of the expedition's actual start Into Mexico probably would come from General Persh ing to whom would be left the de cision as to the exact hour for setting the movement afoot. Shortage of rolling stock, Gen eral Funston said, was hindering the concentration of cavalry at the post of operations, and this was one reason why a movement today was unlikely. The fault, he said, lay with the railway west of Kl Paso. ' Light was thrown on the size of the expeditionary force by thd general, who said: "When this movement Is com pleted, there will be only six or eight regiments left In the United States other than those troops stationed along the border for pa trol duty." There will be no Infantry or cav alry movements from Fort Bam Houston for the present, It was announced today. The first aero squadron, Captain Benjamin Foul ols commanding, went forward to El Paso this morning. General Funston Is being de luged with applications from per sons who wsnt to go as Interpret ers for the expedition. EARLCR REPORT. " Ban Antonio, March 13. No movement of the expeditionary force that will search for Fran cisco Villa is probable today, Ma jor General Funston Announced this morning. t g Tho general said preparations were, going on despite General . Carransa potlfluaLlon to ho Washington government thai he would not consent to American troops entering Mexico unless Carranza troops were allowed to enter the United States. In army clrclos it was pointed out that the start of the expedi tionary force after Francisco Villa . waa likely to be further delayed by the decision of General Carranza last night not to grant American troops the right to enter Mexico unless Mexican soldiers were al lowed to enter toe Unltod States. At Fort Sam Houston it was thought that the delay in starting the expedition was not altogether undesirable, as It would allow time for excitement along the border to subside and aid In fur ther strengthening of border points. , . j FORCES BHG RUSM TO THE BOM jOR mm AGAINST w, m aaiin aa His. First Day In Office MONTEREY PRESIDIO DESTROYED BY FIRE Monterey, Cal., March 13. The headquarters building of the Monterey Presidio waa totally de stroyed by Are early today, about six hours after being vacated by the troops of the first cavalry who left for the Mexican border. Firemen, at tempting to extinguish the flames, found that the water supply bad been shut off at the source. An investigation was started Imme diately. Monterey was the Spanish and Mexican capital In California and the Presidio occupies the site of the ancient military headquarters. The post consisted of an old wooden bar racks sufficient to accommodate a regiment. Much weight was given by military authorities, it became known, to the fact that the fire started in the head quarters building. U 'c. . i jr v I . tTilTii. i . T as iaa I i ii i 1 1 i il No aooner had Newton D flakar, for. mrr mayor of Cleveland, taken hie deek aa the new aecretary of war than he had to luiiue the order ror the Invaalon of Mexico to ratch the Villa bandit who attacked Columbus. N. M. Hi atarted the machinery which haa re united In the hunt (or th Mealcan ban dit leader. TRIALOF FORMER WARDEN BEGIIJS Thomas Mott Osborne Is Defend ant in Case Charging , Perjury. White Plains. N. V, Msrch 13.-The trial of Thomas Mott Osborne began In the Supreme court here today on ah Indictment charging him with perjury In connection with two Investigations of bis administration as warden of Blng 8lng prison, one by Dr. Rudolph Dledilng, a State prison commission er, and the other by a Weachestnr grand jury. Osborne Is alleged to have sworn that he bad no knowledge of certain immoral conditions in Blng Blng which had been testified to 'by prison Inmates; the other Indictment, charg ing neglect ofduty and Immorality, is penning. ! , Five tentstlve jurors were chosen within the first hour. History of ths Csse. When Thomas Mott Osborne, weal thy rotlred manufacturer, lecturer. writer. Harvard graduate, twice may or of Auburn, N, Y.. and 1911 Dodge lecturer at Yale, withdrew last Ite cember as warden of Slog Blng prison at Osslnlng, N. Governor Charles 8. Whitman announced that he as sumed that Osborne would be reap pointed If acquitted of the charges contained in two Indictments which had jiut been brought against him by Westchester county grsnd Jury which for six weeks had been Investi gating conditions at Blng Sing. The Indictment on which he is now being brought to trial accuses Osborne of perjury. The other pending bill charges him with neglect of duty and immorality. During his stewsrdshlp of approxi mately thirteen months at Blng Blng, Osborne organized a system of discip line, a personal-dealing method of conducting convict government, known as the Mutual Welfare League. This Institution, under which the re sponsibility for their conduct was Im posed upon the Inmates, wss the out growth of a similar association which Osborne had, while chairman of the State Commission on Prison Reform, organized at the State prison at Au burn after he had for six days llvod a convict's life at Auburn under the name of Tom Brown," in the rail of 1914. ' , The progress of the Mutual Welfare League was watched by penologists, sociologists and others, including many men and women of note thru out the country who believed they recognized ln it a system of reform from within Instead of from without George Gordon Battle, of counsel for Osborne, arguing recently ln the Su preme court at Poughkeepsle on a motion to dismiss the Indictments, emphasized what he declared was the wide public interest In Osborne's methods. "The eyes of the world are upon Mr. Osborne," Mr. Battle de- GREAT ACTIVITY BEING SHOVNAT VARIOUS PO I IS Troop Trains Moving During the Night in Rapid Sue ctsftlon. NUMBER OF MOUNTAIN GUNS IN READINESS Eleven Hundred Men Were In the Camp at Columbus, N. This Morning. (Contlnuod on page twelve.). El Paso. March 13. Daylight today revcatod the beginning of the expedi tionary forces which the United States army has gathered along the border west of here for the pursuit of Francisco Villa. Six mountain guns, unlosded during the night, were la readiness at Columbus, N. M-. the scene of Villa's raid, and the armed camp developed evidences that It has been selected as one of the starting points for a pursuit column. Fifty seven carloads of battery mulos and transport animals, also arrivals of the night, gave evldonce that more guns were coming. Elotsn hundred men were In the Columbus camp thla morning. Along two hundred miles ot the bor der west of here, troop trains were re ported passing various points during the night, the result of orders released Frldsy by the war department What points except Columbus would be used were not developed, but considerable activity was noted on the Arizona border near Nugsles and tlso In the vicinity of a small Mexican sittie meut, Ban Bernsrdlno. In that reg ion several troops ef cavalry were re ported la readiness lor action. The column entering Mexico from one ot these Arizona border points would hare a fairly direct route to the mountain passes In Honors, thru which apprehonsion baa been expressed that Villa might escape from the Chihua hua territory Into which he retreated. Nogales reported that few rannon have been discovered in the hills fac ing the border near, there, but else where along the line where the Amer ican troops were gathering, no signs ot disquieting activity slung the Mexi can side were reported. Aiding the military, ether branches ot the government service were active thmout the night on ramifications aft-. er Francisco Villa's trail. The drag (or Villa sympathizers in El Paso last night resulted In tho ar rest of four generals, one general's secretary, a physician and so Ameri can. .' Uneasiness which prevailed ' at Doming, N. M., after the Columbus raid, has been relieved by the arrival there of two companies of the 20th United -States Infantry from Fort Bliss, - i. . SAY TROOPS MAY GO ACROSS T DAY In Soite of the Official Denial ferslstent Reports) Are Heard. ; '1 - f .'' EI Paso, March 13. In spite of official denials, reports persisted here today tbst American cavalry on the Arizona 8tate line had gathered for Immediate crossing of the Mexican border, and that : tbey might go across at any mo ment today. An advance guard of cavalry troops wss collected on that border two days ago with the prospect that it might be the first forc to go into Mexico. , The point where the cavalry ex pedition la reported gathering to' enter Mexico from the Arizona boundary Is hear San Bernardino, . Mexico. ; ' General Gabriel Carina, com manding the Carranza forces at Juares. cams to the El Paso bor der this morning to hold a con ference with General Pershing, in command at Fort Bliss. Gen, eral Oavia said the meeting would be held at the Mexican consulate here.

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