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WIN CITY DAILY SENTINEI ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES 33rd Year WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1916 CITY EDITION 10 Ptses1 -Section m EMC IS TO THIS L Resent the Reports Pub- tiied That U. S. Expects Such Trouble. IS ke Officials Say the Rumors Are for the Purpose of Bringing on War. Washington, March 14. Ad- 1 , : I i J;! A lustration omciais loaay mo. intarily awaited word from Kerai Funston that the first jjchment of American troops be moving across into Mexico pursuit of Villa and his ban- i The latest official infor Jon from the border indicated Jat mobilization of troops had e such progress that the H force was ready to cross It international boundary . line any time. Officials are confident that t situation, so far as General .Tanza himself is concerned, sbeen adjusted by the accept ce of his proposal for a recip- ja! arrangement by which iler his troops or American iops may pursue outlaws on Sher side of the border. Publication of reports that the riled States expects trouble m Carranza is understood to resented by administration Mais, including the president, of whom say that they are ig purposely circulated by a pin element in order to brine font war with Mexico. Officials made it clear that steDS al- Wy taken were deliberately in- fled to preclude the possibility irmpfl inf otron4-ivi ni1 Vmv h seriously considering taking 'ion to stop the publication of ports of an alarming nature. Official reports thus far re ived from interior points in oico and along the coast are 1 to the effect that there has no outbreak of ill feeling Mst the United Stages be luse f the announcement that wrican trooD3 would hunt fn Villa. were .was further.talk at the pital today in retard to the "jposal to lay aside for the rnt other legislation in or Er to dispose of the prepared ts bills, and it is believed that 1 agreement to that end may be ched between the two houses. "e. President is particularly "S"3 for action uPn the Pre ness measures. JlWAUKEE'S UNIQUE iAX REFUND CASE mm. m. cfiMi SIX OF THE UNITED STATES SOLDIERS RECENTLY MURDERED BY VILLA'S MEN lJ & V O7 V. - 17 .. MffNK T.kEN'MCL Here are nix of the United States Bolillers killed by (he bandit of Tanrho Villa, who raided .Columbus, N, ,r ?p,. . h U 8' Cnvalry: Harry Wlnwell. corporal, Troop O, llth U. 8. Cavalry; I'aul Simon, corporal, 11th V. 8. Cavalry; Mark A. IHiulia. aercant mavhlna gun trooj. 11th U. H. t avalry; John NlavergelU ban ernanl. lllb U. a. Cavalry, , . llth IT. a raralrr: Tranh T. Kandall. hftfiihAr. REPLY TO CARRANZA CAUSES FAVORABLE FEELING IN MEXICO Washington, March 14. Acting Secretary Polk reported to President Wilson today that word received at the State department from various sections of Mexico Indicated that favorable impression had been made by the noto sent General Carranza yesterday and tho president's assur ances that no armed intervention in Mexico wa& planned. Mr. Polk's report waa optimistic and did not confirm reports that Car ranza supporters resented the pursuit of Villa by American troops. lie said the department was formally advised of the receipt by Carranza of the re ply sent yesterday to his proposal for reciprocal agreement as to the pur suit of bandits along the border. Un official Information reached the bor der that the American note was favor ably received but General Carranza, In the official messages made no com ment on this point. The department has not renewed Its standing order urging Americans to stay out of Mexico for the time be ing, but It was indicated that the at tention of consuls in Mexico might be again directed to those instructions. It is assumed that Consul Canada at Vera Cruz acted under tho standing order urging Americans to leave Mex ico as reported in news dispatches. The State department had no advices In that connection. Official reports from tho border con tained no word of important troop movemonts. Before he went to the cabinet meeting Secretary Iiaker said he had nothing to Indicate when the expedition Into Mexico would start. Senator Chamberlain and Represen tative Hay, chairmen respectively ol the Senate and House military com mittees, conferred with the secretary. No' announcement as to the purpose of the visit was made. Chairman Stone of the Senate foreign relations committee was told by President Wilson that conditions in Mexico appeared more favorable. Vl( K-1MIKHII)F.T OP r. . B. IN 8-J YKAHS OLD, Washington, Mnrrk 14. Vlrf I'rraldeat JHnrahall mi 83 jreara old today. He was the recipient of aumerona ronaratalatloaa from oHlclalN and diplomats en hla roliunt and yoathfnl appear ance. I'renldeat wnoa waa one of the flrat to extend eoncratala- tlona. Mra. Marahall planned to cele brate hi birthday anniversary with a dlnnrr tonight. TICKET SALE FOR THE WILLARD IN BOUT 175.000 TAFT AMONG THOSE MAKING A FORMAL PROTEST Other Former Presidents of American Bar Association Also Against Hrandeis. THlfcK HE IS NOT MAN FOR THE PLACE Protest Is Filed With Sub-Com mittee Considering the Nomination. GERMAN! THINKS TORPEDO NO SINK THESILIUS la Willing to Make Amends If a German Submarine Was Responsible.' ANOTHER REPORT COMES FROM AMERICAN CONSUL 'Old ee, March 14. The uniaue tSlSfi in .v- nv. r. L. Is attnmnfin i fm nt c ... ; W ocuuiu lilt) JO- k ; taxes paid lft i,J13' win t, Lby th state Supreme Court I, ,.nt,ot certain property. The h Z? ,? wlthut protat, and the r ' mntroller refiisnrt t t,.j N 1 159 c,,5r attorney that' the T could nnt K i .1- .j c lllmpr In -i . . .j 't tli V vlrcuu court, nem S i.r und wou,d be legal, 1n lite rnmnan..- n 'Oder hm. a itiuure lo pay ae protest." He held that where aI' Is mnrall,, nt.i- r bails ouio, a rt'iuna cau hw..'!0twlth9tandIn8 tenure to L with h. . i i i , "01 the law t i- .... .u. ' rney that thl. ip a-.f u lw" effet ever made by a any court In this country. ' -ppeaica to tho Supreme 0 OP RBCO 8HlppED TO SANDY CROSS. B . hftn6' arCh 14 A BOlid Cr- i?tte en . ! bees thru New My tn (Juu rrm Nel-.tss,, Tamllco iaycro;,N.c: the m'lMn bees there 1 th m03' can on,y e iruessed Jve t .I863 ransed.aU the way 1 th0U8aid. Whether any ,liereh correct ,s peculath-e. ei mU ot the raci that n. EWe" bees In the ship- RESUME FIGHT FOR LOWER ELECTRICITY Trenton, N. J., March U. The in vestlgation by the Public Utilities Commission Into the rate charged bj the Public Service Electric Campari will be resumed here toda The New Jersey League ol Municipalities If backing all communities Interested In securing lower rates for electricity Expert valuation of the property ot the lighting company Is being com pleted, under supervision of the Statt authorities, with a view to determin ing a rate for electricity that will b beneficial to the consumers and stil' furnish a profit for the company or Its investment. Some doubts Jiave been expressed as to the valuatlor figures, it being pointed out that tht expert who drew them up has beet generous to the electric company, and that this same expert is employed by a utility company In Philadelphia to fight agaSnst proceedings there, for lower rates. SECRETARY LANSING ON HIS WAY TO PINEHURST Washington, March 14. Secretary Lansing was on his way to Plnehurst, N. C, today for a week's vacation. For many weeks, the secretary lias been working steadily In a heavy pres sure of diplomatic affairs and feels the need of a rest. Taking a vacation at this time was regarded here as in dicative of how completely the State Department regards the Mexican situ ation In the hands of tho army and that the understanding with General CArranza is thoro. New York, March 14. With lens than two weeks Intervening before the principals enter the ring the Willard Moran bout has already broken all financial records far pugilistic battles held in New York State, The actual receipts for tickets sold and paid for to date Is in round figures 175,000. lu addition to this sum tickets valued at $20,000 are being held for person who have not as yet taken up their reser vations. Of the f 125,00 worth of tickets originally printed but l.'iO.OOO 'emain unsold and the majority of hese are tho three and five dollar teats which will not bo put on sale int.Il a day or two before the bout. The heaviest sale has 'been made n the twentyjfivo dollar reserved and )ox seats altho there is a big demand 'or the ten and fifteen dollar coupons. Notwithstanding the care exercised y the promoters a considerable num er of tickets aro finding their iway nto the hands of speculators and the ndicatlons point to these gentry reap 'nps a royal harvest since one box ias already been sold for C00, which s several times the face value of the lastboards. The demand for seats from out of own points is the most surprising 'eature of tho advance sale. Kully 40 w.t cent of the tickets disposed of to late have been taken (by mail and tele Trnph applications from the large ci tes of the Middle West, South and Vow England, Chicago, Pittsburgh, 'loston, Cleveland and Detroit put In arse applications with scattering re itiests as far west as Kansas City. This advance sale clearly indi cates that the recocts for the ten -ound no-detlsion bout scheduled for March 25 will surpass Jby more than Tfty thousand dollars the largest pate receipts ever collected for such a contest in (Now York State and with the exception of the Johnson-Jeffries battle at Reno, Nev., July 4, 1910, tho 'argest in the history of the prize ring. The gross receipts of this bout were $270,755. Jeffreys and Sharkey drew $f5,300, when they fought at Coney Island in 1899; Gibbons and MoFariand boxed before a $58,069 cate when they met at Brighton Beach last September and the Corbett-AU. Coy contest in New York City on Aug. 30, 1900 drew $54,35. The Cans Nelson: JohnsonBurns end Johnson Willard bouts held respectively at (kildflelds, Sydney and Havanabrought out Rates that ranged between $60,000 and $69,000. LOSS OF $150,000 IN RAILROAD FIRE Cloverport. KT-. March 14. Fire of undetermined origin here early today destroyed- the round house, machine and car repair shop of the Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway com oany. 8lx engines were burned. The loss was estimated at $150,000. 'Washington, March 14 Former President Tft Peter Meldrlm, of Savannah, end five other former preeldente of the American Bar Association today protested to the Senate judiciary committee againet the confirmation of Louie D. Brandels for the eupreme court. Mr. Taft and five of those pro testing sent a leter stating "they felt under the painful duty to eay to you that, In their opinion, tak ing Into view the reputation, char acter and professional career of Mr. Brandels. he la not a fit per son to be a member of the eu preme court of the United States." Mr. Meldrlm wrote that he had been Invited to approve the nom ination, but he had declined. "My reason for refusing to approve," 'he said, "was that the reputation of Mr. Brandels at 'hie home bar makes him an unfit person to be appointed. Two Instancea Reported. Washington, 'March 14. 'Austria ha presented to the United States re ports of two Instances In which it U charged that Austrian raercbantshlps were torpedoed without warning by allied submarines, presumably (British. WAR NEWS SUMMARY Vigorous artillery fighting con tinues on the Verdun front, but ' no Infantry attack by the Oermansy has developed west of the Meuse where there have been signs that renewal of the drive wae In prospect The German effort. In deed, seems to have again shift ed In Its moet Intensive form, to the other bank of the stream where a reconnalsance In force In the Haudremont wood west of Douaumont Is reported by Paris to have been checked by the French curtain of fire. In the region of Vaux and Dam loop the violent German bombard . ment continues, while In the Woevre region both German and French guns are pounding oppos ing positions. There Is Increasing friction be tween Greece and the entente powers, according to advices from -German sources. It Is daclared that Skouloudia has notified the entente ambassador that the Greek government Is not disposed to transfer to the entente the ad ministration of the railroad In northern Greece, the Macedonian to withdraw troop from the Mace- -donlan region; nor to meet any other rsquest by the , entente. Greek and French soldier are re ported to have clashed on the Is land of yiytllene. He Fails to State the Cause of the Sinking of the Hark, However. IT It SAin UKItMr WOII.I. MAKK AMENDS. Waklafoli. Mnrrk 14-I'ar-rial advlcr rrlv fcrra i4mf In4liae tkat Uvraakar will aaalu ramalrte amraaa la taa t ailed IHalra H It la foaaa that a tier ail aaaaaarla tarpa tan Norwrplaa bark Slllraa, frM which arva Aatrrtraaa ware rtara la Havre Itaada. Washington, March 14. The Ger man government Is represented here as believing that a torpedo was not responsible for the loss of tho bark, and that any commander who attacks a neutral ship such as the Slllus, with out warning, would be exceeding bis in structions. The sinking of tho Slllus ha been the catiso of much concern here bo- cause American Consul Osborne re ported that tlid ship was torpedoed without warnings Ills report was based on statements of American sur vivors. Officials art Inclined to en tertain the possibility that the ship might have struck a mine, but the case Is being Investigated further. Today tho Stata Department re ceived anothor report from Consul Os borne which failed to mention the cause of tbo sinking, merely saying tho vessel was unarmed, rarrfwl a car go ot grain and no liasnengcrs. Of tho crew of seventeen members, only three perished. Among the victims was tho captain, a Norwegian. PRESIDENT URGES THE COMMITTEE CMIRM TO HURRY MVY BILL A RIGID CENSORSHIP IS ORDERED BY FUNSTON tan Antonio, March 14. A rigid csnaorshlp was ordered established at Columbus, N. M today by Major General Funs ton. He Instructed Brigadier General Pershing, commanding there, to take charge of the telegraph office, watch all au tomobile routee and guard all telephone wire out of the town. $ ' -. This action wss taken to prevent new of troop move ments leaking out In press dispatch. 4.000 III READY BILL TO PUBLISH TOBACCO STATISTICS Washington, March 14. Represen tative Kltchln, of North Carolina, ha Introduced a bill authorizing the In ternal revenue bureau to collect and publish leaf tobacco statistics. It embodies the Ideas recommended by a joint committee ot experts of the departments of agriculture, commerce and treasury. . It provides for quarter ly reports on leaf tobacco stocks on hand In tobacco factories and ware houses. This work Is to be done by thn internal revenue bureau instead of tho census bureau, which now pub lishes semi-annual reports. The bill provides for an annual handbook of tobacco statistics to be published by tho department of agriculture con taining complete statuitics of tobacco production, consumption, stocks, Im ports and exports. BI-WEEKLY LUNCHEON OF THE ROTARY CLUB The bi-weekly luncheon of the Winston-Salem Rotary Club was held to day at Hotel Frances. There was a large attendance and the meeting was a moat interesting one. An ex cellent luncheon was served. Three new members were cordially welcomed by the club, I)r. C. E. Wood ing, Dr. A. T. Valk and Mr. B. 8. Moore. All responded to the talks of introduction with fitting remarks. A number of business matters were considered and referred to commit tee. , . :..,- ' ATCOlJiUyil Soldiers of First Expeditionary Force Are Ready for Daxh. 1 I'aso, March 14. Brigadier Gen eral Pershing, commanding the Amer ican expeditionary force Into Mexico, loft here last night on a westbound train and since then the military au thorities have refused all Information about him. General I'erslilng's train was salt to lie going to Columbus, N. M., where today some 4,00t men of the first ex peditionary fun es are In readiness tor the dash arter Villa. -Soon after Oeneral Pershing's de parture last night, a mass of detailed information, which had been pouring In for several days from various bor der point west of hi.' re about troop movements, was completely stopped. This was In line with the policy fore; cast by military authorities to kep secret any Important troop move ments. Oenoral Funston' announcement laf.t night that the expedition was awaiting the placing ut adequate bor der patrols did not serve to clear up the question of when the troops will enter, for altho considerable Informa tion has been obtained about the gath ering of units for the expeditionary column, the military authorities have effectively cloaked in secrecy their preparations for maintenance of a secondary line for patrol duty along the American border. LUTHERAN LAYMEN MEET AT ROANOKE Roanoko, Va, March 14,Dcle gates from all parts of the Routh were here today to attend the third bien nial convention ot the Lutheran Lay men's Missionary Movement of tho South. The convention will be 111 ses sion three days. a GEN. VILLA ENCIRLED BY CARRANZA TROOP? El Paso, March 14. Fran cisco Villa, heading south from Galena, la now encfrcled by Carranza troop, according to advice from General Gutierrez, commander-in-chief of Chihua hua, today. With 15,000 men In Chihuahua and heavy reinforce ment en the way, he thlnka Villa ha small chance of escaping. Washington, March 14. Presl dent Wilson urged Chairman Pad gett, of the House naval commit tee, today to hurry the navy bill. Mr. Padgett told the president that the hearing probably would be ended In two weeks. Representative Padgett assured the president that a working ma- 1 Jorlty of hi commute favored substantially strengthening ot the navy and that he expected no trouble In getting thru the house a naval program to meet with the approval ot the administration. Thomas A. Edison will be heard by the naval committee tomorrow. To Rush Army BUI. Washington, March 14. In keeping with the president's dostr to have all praparedneaa measures rushed thru Congress, the House rules .com mittee today appointed a sub-committee to confer with Speaker Clark on side trscklng all other business after the passage of the frea sugar bill. In favor of the army bill. An agreement waa expected to be reached before night. If the plan rarrina, the army bill may be before the House by Friday. In the Senate yesterday' outburst against prolonged delay in consider ing defense measure served to arouse senator to hasten their work. Itamorratle loaders declared that should It develop that there la to be a prolonged fight over the public kind waterpowor bill, a motion will be made to displace it with the Cham berluln army reorganization bllL They hope to get thta measure be.'ore the Menate some time next week. EVANGELIST FACES SLANDER SUITS Wllkesbarre, l'a.. March 14 The four ahtndnr auita ot frrt,ooo each brought against Dr. Henry W. Stouch, the evangelist, aa the result ot his utterance during the Campaign hern In 1914, wilt be beard at the term ot court which begins here today. The plaintiffs In Uie order in wbkh they will be called are; W. J. Cullen, di rector of public aafcty; Harry W, Ja cobs, manager of the Pennsylvania llrewlng Co.; Max Frledlnnder, county assessor and wholesale liquor dealor; and John Klerro, alderman and city magistrate. X, Stough baa postponed hi cam paign In Jacksonville, Kla.. to fight thfl slander case. His attorneys appealed to court last summer, after three ar bitrators had made an award of 12,700 in favor of Cullen, , RATIONS SHIPPED FOR TROOPS ON BORDER Chicago. March 14. Order to htp 7M.0O0 ration of meat, weighing 640.000 pound, to the Mexican border were received by Col. A. II. Klskorn, acting quartermaster ot the Central Department, V. 8. A., here, and thn first shipment was made ready with remarkable speed and shipped last night. The order includes 200.000 pound of bacon, 272,000 ponds of corned beef. 128,000 pounds of roast beef anil 40,000 pound of corned beef bash. TO OPEN NATIONAL G. O. P. HEADQUARTERS Chicago. March 14. Republican national headquarters for 1316 will be opened at a downtown hotel here next Bunday, It waa announced today. Chairman Charlea D. HUUa will ba In Chicago Monday when the euh. committee of the national commi:tf9 la to meet. The question of the tem porary chairman chtn -f h f - - , ' V L V 1 1 .J H ' H Itlon I said to be the major qwstion for d!spo?itin ) v t''o f ;! -('::: '',ee.
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