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FWIN CITY BAILY SENTIMEI ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH CS j3rf Year WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 24, 1916 CITY EDITION 12 rx;n 1 Sectlsn r if 1ERA IS r(aJon the Scene Denies Re port of His Defection to Villa. AS McAdoo Party Going On Battleship1 To South America '.port From Consul Letcher Re- oves Menacing Feature ,f Mexican Situation. tTuhlngton, March 24. Ameri- n Cowul Letcher at Chihuahua dlii reported there was no truth 1 Hit reported revolt of General 'term and the Carrania garrl- a it Chihuahua. iltho Ceneral Funston and Stieral Bell on the border re wt4 report! confirming the tor; of the revolt, which they xllcTed to be true, the dispatch ma Cowul Letcher, who la on jkpound, la taken by officials u confirming the statements ji Omnia officials that no such 'wit has occurred. Consul Letsher'a dispatch re- wle4 that General ' Ilerrera waa imninind of the de facto troops kit ind was "loyal to General Smnzs." Hh report la regarded aa re- , airing one of the most menacing Wares of the Mexican situation. I Conflicting Reports, fuhlngton, March 24. Conflicting job of the mastfqg of Carranza ft on the bdMer continued to A bere today, iiericaa consuls In northern Mex Kmder orders of the State tlepart- to Investigate the troop move nt, reported that they found no whl of troops In the northern sec- Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, how V, received today from It. A. Rlch ,1wii, of Douglas, a telegram saying lolcan general with three thou ii cavalry and 40 pieces of artil "T had moved at a point near to the tits not more than ten blocks from S( center of the city and that 7,000 Hitlonal cavalry were alx miles tb of the border. Richardson tele rcpM that the American troops sta mi two miles from Douglas' were 'adequate to meet the situation and m there were fears of attack. . Reports Denied. Douglas, Arizona, March 24. The winta military governor of Sonora iaj denied reports that a large num- i of Mexican troops have reached pa Prieta, opposite here, from the pth. Investigation did not reveal an fweased number of troops In Agua pmt. - Carranza Troops Closing In. Douglas, Arizona. March 24. The Mltary governor of Sonora received f telegram today from the military pwnor of Chihuahua stating that fte columns of Carranza troops were ftolng in on Villa and his bandits r Namtauloa. and that, wkh the I of the American's, It was believed ' vwa could not escape. BRIDGE IS COMPLETED; UETHANIA ROAD OPEN he work on tha Vatnr'a Oreek Wge, which has necessitated closing w Bethania road at that point for Mteral dav wna f-nmnlatort Thurs- 7 afternoon and the road waa open- ".'or traffic. Toe highway cnmmlanlnn announ- that the road leading to the new ") bridge connecting Forsyth and 'wkln counties will be completed last of next week, and it is ex ited that the road will be opened W traffic within h. (n Hova .i.uu, luq ucal ivw " ne improved road from the bridge Tadklnville has been completed "j4 't is said to be a splendid bigh hy those who have passed over When the approach on the For- lde of the river Is completed "d rect route from thia city to Yad- MMlIe Wii hn Mt.hll.horf The auivf uiaii iuuio uvui ii , "uwiuniw win yetSB uci mm "faJ The contract for this ser as recently awarded by the eminent to Mr. J. N. Davis, of this BVID W. FLICKWIR IS ' PLACED QN N. A W. BOARD. Hew York, March 14. The dlrec of the Norfolk & Western Rail at their regular meeting here "ted David W. Flickwir, or Roanoke. irector to flllHhe vacancy caused J8 death of Col. Walter H. Taylor, "Norfolk, The regular dividend on Preferred atock waa authorised. on the common dividend will " sm at tha April meeting. M said after the meeting that rJ as nothing to substantiate the reports pt a leased alliance be , the Norfolk & Western and the nsylvanta Railroad system This r lwd rnt bnon discussed at the n -i,?i,'-f viviW 't-ri- f f !' I "--In - .---'m-tfjwm"ii:-t'.;sif- Ziali.Z Mllllam ti. MrA4M nhl rttiirh la marl mtrmyr (at rlBt). ThU in the International CommiiiHion, handed hy'HeorMary of tht Traiury William McAdoo, which la on Ita war voutti on tha wurwhlj) TennenHee to viHlt Houth Amrlran natluna In tha effort to bring about clur trad relatloaa. CLOSING SESSION 0FTHEWJ.UNI0N Beautiful Memorial Service Mrs. Jones, of Raleigh, Pres ident Other Officers. The annual meeting of the Women's Missionary Union of the State Baptist convention of North Carolina closed after four days' session In city this morning, with a beautiful memorial service In honor of the late lament ed president. Miss Fannie Heck, and Mrs. D. Rich, one of the leaders In the State work for years. Tha lima and nlnce nf linlillnr the next meeting of the union was unani mously left wltn tne executive com mittee, upon the recommendation of tha committee in this matter. Offi cers were elected as follows: President. Mrs. Walter N. Jones, of Raleigh. First Vice President, Mrs. H. C. Moore, of Raleigh. Other Vice Presidents, Mrs. John Freeman, of Ahoskio; Mrs. J. T. Pope, of Lumberton; Mrs. W. Ii. Reddish, of Wadeshoro; Mrs. W. II. wooaaii, of Ashevllle. Corresponding Secretary and Treas urer, Miss Bertha Carroll, of Wlnter vllle. Recording Secretary, Mrs. J. S. Far- mer, of Raleigh. Y, W. A. Secretary, Mrs. U. K. Ma son, Charlotte. Junior Superintendent, Miss Eliza beth Briggs, Raleigh. The new officers are the president and first vice president. The others have served in official capacity in past years. Miss Burrus, the retiring secretary, will enter a medical school this fall to prepare herself for work In the mission field. In the adoption of the report of the nominating committee the assembly paid a splendid compli ment to her for her devotion to duty and to her efficiency. The business session which lasted until a few minutes after twelve o'clock was a busy one and many de-..ii- l nin. inrliirtiiiff the adop- IHIIB Ul IfUDllli-wi " " tion of a-plan of operation for the coming year,, were disposed of. Then followed the memorial 10 ram nn and Mrs. Rich. Every phase oi me work was represented in tne Deauu ful tributes paid her personality and her life. Mrs. McCIure, representing i training school at Louisville, declared "Personality and a great cause are in separable. So Miss Heck Is insepara- ble from tne inougm wu. tti whMT-fiod wished to express the highest ideal for the union he gave to us Miss Heck To her He revealed tne pian workVand the recognition of His voice thru her caused "MrJ"? toward her Ideals for the W. M. U. training school." To her effort and in fluence and counsel was accredited the success of that work. Miss Mallory. of Baltimore, refer red to the launching of the plans (Continued on page Nine.) ARTILLERY IS STILL ACTIVE French Guns Cannonading German Posy tions Northwest of Verdun Russians Claim Gains On Eastern Front The lull In the infantry fighting In the Verdun region of France continues. The artillery, however, keeps up Its active work. The French guns have been energetically cannonading - the German positions northwest of Verdun. The Intention apparent ly Is to break up an anticipated attempt of the Germans to ad vance from this cover and make further efforts to move south ward. East of the Meuse, the German bombardment appears to have di minished In intensity, only inter mittent firing being reported In the vicinity of Douamont, Dami loup and In the Woevre region, . Scarcely less Interest is being aroused by the determined attack of the Russians on the German northern front In the east. Berlin admits no permanent successes to the Russian troops, but Petrograd statements continue to claim gains at various points, both northwest of Dvinsk and to the aouth. Berlin dispatches declare the German losses have been sur prisingly small under the terrific bombardment by the Russians, while the attacking forces have been mowed down in masses. Con fidence Is expressed In Berlin on the outcome of the fighting. The sinking of two addltonal neutral vessels by submarines is being reported, the lost craft being ' a Norwegian steamer and a' Danish bark. VtOl l.l) MAKE THKM CII'ILTY . Of OICKDS OK THKASUN." . Waablactaa. Marrh S4. A w lalloa bmajas; Aatrtoaaa waa faraUfe faada aa aaaallva ta limtil VUla'a fatvaa la Mailra aa folaa; "4r4a at artaal trva aaa" waa latraa'avca' Ia4ar kf Sraator Lrwla. REPORT OF FIGH I OT CONFIRMED JUNIORS TO PRESENT a f;lag and bible Juniors In this section will be very much in evidence tomorrow. Jefferson Council, at Pfafftown, will present a flag and Bible to two schools In that section of the county, and Centerrllle Council will make a similar present ation to the Broadbay public school. At the Old Richmond school, under the auspices of the Jefferson council. the presentation speech will be made by Rer. J. S. Hiatt, pastor of Orace M. E. church, this city. The exercises will begin at 11 o'clock In the morning. And at pleasant Ridge school, under the same auspices, the address will be delivered, by Mayor O. B. Eaton at J o'clock in the afternoon. The flags and the Bible will be received for the schools by Mr. E. T. Kapp, member of the county board of education. Attorney J. H. Whicker will deliver the address at the Broadbay school to morrow afternoon. This exercise will be held 'in connection with the exhibi tion marking the close of the term. The pupils have prepared an inter sting program for the day, and a cor dial invitation is extended to all who desire to attend. BRITISH AND DANISH STEAMERS ARE SUNK Has Been Accepted As Probably True, However, by Gen- eral Funston. - San Antonio, March 24. Reports from Mexican sources that Villa bad been defeated by American and Mexi can troops at Elpso, noar Namlqulpa, were accepted by General Funston today as probably true, altho no con firmation by General Pershing had been received. Improvement In the working of the wireless made it appear likely that General Pershing would break his fifth day of silence regarding opera tions aouth of Casas Grandea by ren dering an account of the engagement at Eloso. Y. M. C. A. MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN NEXT WEEK The membership campaign of the Young Mem's Christian Association, which opens next week, gives promise of being the largest and most enthu siastic on ever Inaugurated. The idea of designating the names of the teams by the names of various automobiles Is proving to be a most popular one and Che race next week will be strongly contested from be ginning to end. The automobile own ers are responding in large numbers to the request that they participate In the big parade next Monday afternoon, and the indications are that the line of automobiles at the Y. M .0. A. next Monday afternoon will be the largest ever seen in Winston-Salem. Atl own ers of ara are) invited to be oq hand at the above hour Monday afternoon and Join In the parade. Winston-Salem will be in competi tion with aonre of ttie strongest asso ciations in the Carolinas, but with the strong teams at work that are now be ing lined up, the local association will make its standing count in the ap proaching campaign. ' CHAIRMAN TRAVIS ON RATE REDUCTION AUGUSTA IS TO REBUILD VERY SOON Plans for Replacing of Burned District Are Now Being Coruddered. 15 Plans to Care for Immediate Needs of the Destitute Perfected. Augusta, March 14. Having per fected plana for the Immediate needs of the several hundred destitute per sons Augusta today began to discuss plans for rebuilding the burned dis trict. An optimistic spirit prevails among tha business men and work will go forward as soon aa Insurance has been adjusted. There was much speculation today as to the amount carried on the various buildings. The two newspapers, the Herald and the Chronicle, are making ar rangnmenls to rebuild aa soon as pos sible. Ordera for new equipment will be placed immediately by the two pa pars. Members of the special relief com mittee of fifteen continued to receive contributions today, and every effort will be made to raise fGO.OoO as a fund te care for the needy. The Southern Adjustment Bureau of Atlanta will open an office In Au gusta Monday for the adjustment of Insurance claims. A policy of 1300, 000 was carried on the seventeen- story partially completed Empire Life Insurance building. Tbe Chronicle building was Insured for f ISO.ooo. THREE CAPIASES FOR McCRAW, SAYS SHERIFF Roanoke, Va., March 24 Will Mc- Craw, locked up In the cell formerly occupied by Floyd and Claude Allen, brother and nephew of the man be killed, la most reticent and still re fuses to discuss the crime. McCraw spends a good deal of lime In reading. The cuts on his head are healing rap idly. According to advices received bere. McCraw Is well known to authorities of gurry county, N. C, as a blockader. Sheriff Davis, of Surry, states that he has three capiases for McCraw and that In January Sheriff liaynes and Deputy U. G. Bolton seised twenty-five gallons of liquor from McCraw." The mau later got away and moved over tho State line. He has been operating a still ever since, it Is alleged. The capiases in 'the hands of tha sheriff are for blockading and retailing block ade liquor. WILLTiOTSL OUT GUARD NOW Is Discussed by Cabinet But No Action to Be Taken at This Time. Washington. March 24. The ques tion of calling out tbe National Guard for border service to release the regu lars for duty In Mexico was discuss ed at today's cabinet meeting, but It was decided there was no prospect, of such action at this time. The cabinet was told that there was sentiment in congress to protect the constantly lengthening line of com munication of the American punitive expedition by aendlng more regulars Into Mexico and placing guardsmen along the border. Major General Funston, however, has not asked for additional troops, It was said today, and the war depart ment officials did not believe tbat mobilization of State was now nee essary. After the cabinet meeting officials showed they feared a mobilisation of (ha ruardamen would have a dis quieting effect In Mexico. They ex pressed confidence that American troops in Mexico were In no danger. NATIONAL' FLOWER 8HH0W TO OPEN IN PHILADELPHIA London, March 24-Another Danish steamship has been sunk the Chrts tlanssund. Her entire crew of twenty two, were saved. - The British steamship Fulmar also has been sunk. Eighteen of her crew were rescued. Raleigh, March 24. Just back from a conference with tbe Interstate Com merce Commission and representa tives of the railroads Chairman Tra vis, of the Corporation Commission, Is confident North Carolina points will benefit by the reduction of ten and probably as much as 20 cents a ton on coal brought from the Poca hontas and Virginia mines In revised southeastern territory freight rates being formulated to file April 1 with the Interstate commission in compli ant with its order. Willartftlnhla, Warrh 24. The treat est flower show ever held in America will ouen here tomorrow, under tho auspices of the Society of American Flnrlata and Ornamental HortlCtJHUr- a VI n at a from all tne diz center:! tha Kaat hiiva aent their choicest blooms, including ten thousand rare plants. This Is the fourtn annual snow the preceding ones nving veen sis' a at (tnafnn t'.hlpMn anil New York- How science nas come to toe am nf nature and mroduced marvels lu anil rara flnvtri will be demon strated. "Flowers costing a nuuorea ilnllara tnr tha aneda alone and many more hundreds in their perfecUon.wlll roe shown. Tha, ahnw will continue nntll ADn. 2, and in the interim, many societies of florists will hold their conventions here. The Garden Clubs of America and tha American Rae Society have airaaiiv mada their Dlans to meet here Mora than 2 .1.000 In vrizeS Will be distributed to the exhibitors. Leading Hunt For Villa is --a."- v w.. -" 4 V'7 , . . v 1 7 si ' A I " -N.V. . J 4- ' V l s W i' jjr Colonel Oenraa A. TV)dil has lad lha hunt tnr I'anrhn Villa alnca ha laft llarhata with troop.ra from twa real mania of cavalry. Ma hail mada marchaa thru tha daaart country of Mailro aurn aa hava not liaan mada dur!n lha war in r.urot.a. it la ballcvad it Villa la rausht It will ba by t'olunal Dodd'a troopa. A GREAT DEMAND FOR FIGHT SEATS A Tremendous Crowd Will Doubtless. Witness the Big Wilkrd-Moran Bout. New York, March 24. Tbe advance ticket sale and the arrangements made by the authorities to handle the crowds Indicate the greatest gather ing of boxing fans that ever witness ed a bout In this Slate at Madi son Square liaraen tomorrow bight for the Wtllard-Moran meet In ten rounds. The several thousand $3 and 15 seats placed upon sale early yes terday went so quickly that several hundred prospective purchasers did not reach the box office window In time to secure coupons. while the police and fire depart ment authorities are planning for an Immense crowd, they predict they will be able to handle the thousands without confusion. More than two hundred policemen in uniforms will be on duly In the streets nearby and leading to theGarden. Inside the Amphitheatre will be located fifty de tectives I if citizens' dress. In addition to twenty firemen who will watch closely for the "No Smoking" rule and for the danger of congestion at any point. - If the State boxing commission ad heres to Its announced plans of re quiring the promoters to put on at Inast a 4 round bout and a ( round bout contest before the big event, the management has stated that they will stage the opening contest at 8:30 p. m. New York. March 24. Unless some unforeseen hitch occur today, over the financial end of the big champion ship battle, nothing can prevent the staging tomorrow night of the ten round bout between Jess Wlllard and Frank Moran. Both men are extra careful In their training, and there Is little likelihood of an accident tbat would Interfere with the contest. The big battle Is to be staged under the wing of the Slate Boxing Commission, which Is meeting Its first big test as to the defense of tbe pub lic sgalnst take fight. Kverythlng must be on the level or there will be no fight. The big pile of money that has been collected thru sale of tick ets at fancy prices Is held Intact, and it will go right back to the ticket holders If anything breaks. Both tbe boxers are reported to be In the pink of condition. Some of the expert do not agree on this point. There ar rumor that Moran Is over trained, and persistent stories that Wlllard has loafed on the training job. But tbe bout is for only ten rounds, and it is generally conceded that both men are sufficiently train ed to go tbat distance without dis tress unle they are interrupted, one or the other, by a haymaker. Moran has completed his heavy work, and is taking It easy, and Wll lard is taking only light exercise. SAYS TUT BATTLE IS Villa Surrounded by U. S. And Carranza Troops, Says Ikr trani Dispatch. SKEPTICISM AS TO IS U. S. Army Officers Not Dia- posed to Consider tht Re port Accurate, LONNIE rOLGER'S CONDITION CONTINUES QUITE SERIOUS ML Airy, March 24. Reports from the bedside of Mr. Lonnle Folger, tbe young ma a who waa seriously Injured Sunday evening in aa automobile ac cident, on tbe new highway between bere and Dobeon. are somewhat en couraging, altho bis condition is very precarious, but with the care of two trained nurses and the best medical attention it la hoped be will recover. Mrs. Folger, of Dobson, bis mother, Is here. El Paso, Marrh 14. No word had com to military fcaadquar tors here early' today to confirm the report that American troops and th Carranaa army had sur rounded Villa, and his men and that a battle waa Imminent El Paso, March 14. Early today the Carrania consul here displayed tele gram which he said he had received from Oeneral Bertranl at Casas Gran dee, announcing that Villa waa ur- rounded at a ranch five mile south of Namlqulpa by the Joint American and Carrania troops, and that a de cisive battle was Imminent General Bell, commanding the Uni ted State troops here, received this report In silence. Ill only comment wa that he would wait nntll he heard directly from General Pershing who la leading the punitive expedition, and General Funston before making any statement on tbe situation. There was frank skepticism among other United State army officers, altho It was admitted that advance detach- ments of tbe American troops might easily hsv reached Namlqulpa by mis tuna ir Ibay bad maintained any think like the speed with which the? had made the first hundred miles of their march. The American crew of a train which arrived at Juares early today from (. saas uranae reported that all was quiet at tbe Utter town when they left there. They said that there were many American soldier In town from a camp nearby and that the natlvea seemed pleased at their presence aa they spent more real silver money than bad been seen In Case Grande for many months. The trainmen could throw no light upon the ruUing of the wire at the Mexican Northwestern llroad. They ssld tha trln waa unavantful and that they saw no slgna of Villa's followers or any other bandit. Noth ing wa mown at raaas Grande When the left thara vaatarda aa in any fighting at Namlqulpa or else- nere. Two Mormon colonists, who arrl. ed on the train, confirmed the state ments of the crew. The aald tha Casas Grande natives were very re- spectrui to tne American White sold iers, but were moat imnraaurf In a negro regiment which left for the soutn yesterday. The Mormons said that many nativee at Cases Ur amine Were convinced that Villa could nut escape the negro troopers. Tbat the state authorities, of Ari zona, which borders on Sonora, are alarmed over tha situation arrnaa their frontier. Is Indicated by their action in preparing tne state Nation al Guard for any eventualities. The recruiting of the companies to full strength has bee authorised and ar rangements have been made to or- aanlxa rlvlllana In raaa nt trntihla Tha crisis I expected to be reached when uenerai taues puoiisne tne decree wmcn he nas announced ne is p re Darin, cancelling 'all eoncaaaiona granted by Huerta and VlUa and or aenng an memners or tne clerical psny irora lam ciiy, COL. JACOB KEMPLE AT THE NORTH SCHOOL Col. Jacob Kemple delighted the en tire student body of the North Win- , ton school this morning with his taltc on the history of the American navy. He was given an ovation and argod . to return' and speak at a later date. Monday morning at o'clock. Colonel Kemple will address the students of tbe Cherry street high school. Until he visited this State. Colonel Kemple never delivered his talk on the history of the American navy bo fore graded school students tor fear that thay would not comprehend an t appreciate it He used It exclusive r when speaking before colleges a i high school but before graded schoo' i he usually speaks on "The Amerir of Tomorrow.", Superintendent 1 -thara suggested tbst be test his ot' r talk before the North school t morning. Both Mr. Latham, and ( '- onel Kemple were agreeably aurprl 1 when the little ten and twelve-y. r- old pupils on front caught the t Ing at once and soon had the bull ringing with cheers. SHACKLETON U 1UCII ' FKO'I ANTA! 8ydnpy ,. N. S. W.. ! tenant tilr Kmest !. returned from his . Hon. News of t i: the expedition I ; proaotit. - w A . . i 21. I 1 i- ' ""n t i : e .i- ;--v.': i of t ' r tha rwj,t W. M. V, Balelrfc, If. C.