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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 1916
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CITY EDITION
12 P;ji 1 Section
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ORABLE RESPONSE
REQUEST BY HIM
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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.
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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
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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
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Z J COLUMBUL. - Vi'
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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.