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, i- --: Ce 0GPEN crrY. UTAH, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1916. -- .. -, -, .m- , - ortm, -a, ' 11

i Revolt of General Herrera With 2,000 Troops 1

I ' Is Denied in Telegram to Border Official 1

I MEXICAN SITUATION RELIEVED OF

1 MM GRAVITY IN LATEST NEWS

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tf Cml Governor of Chihuahua Sends Message to Consul Garcia

f at El Paso Declaring General Herrera Is Commanding

ij. Garrison, Is Still Loyal to First Chief and Advises

Consul Not to Credit Such Reports Lieutenant

! Gorrell, Missing Aviator, May Now Be

I Facing Starvation and Death Is Fear

of Army Officials.

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S; EI Paso, Texas, March 23. Ignaclo

K Enrlquez, civil governor of the state

Z ol Chihuahua, sent a telegram to Con

, sal Garcia at EI Paso today declaring

tha General Luis Herrera, command

t Lng the garrison at Chihuahua City,

i still wa's loyal to the first chief and

I cot to credit reports of his defection

I to ilia.

a Consul Garcia made public a mes

I sage from Governor Enrlquez, which

I reads;

Message to Garcia.

"Tour message referring to the

f i press reports regarding General Luis

1 Herrera received 1 have just shak

en bands with General Herrera and

he Is loyal to the legal government

of Mexico. Do not give credit to re

' ports in this matter."

Reports of General Herrera's revolt

ere heard at army headquarters

yesterday and from private advices

, recered here. They were generally

, credited, but an absolute confirma-

Hon or denial of the report was lack

i rag.

I Whether or not the report of Her

rera's defection was correct it was ob

tious that in military circles much

apprehension was felt over the situa

tion, at Chihuahua.

Herrera Conducting Operations.

'. Galveston, Texas, March 23. Gen

eral Luis Herjeraisconducting active

tllitary operations against The Villa

forces and has not gone over to the

hndit leader, according to a cable-

gram from Mexico City received by

the Mexican consulate here today.

,m The cablegram says that the Herrera

I ! campaign against the Villa forces Is

I ' being waged in southern Chihuahua

I and that on Tuesday night part of

I ! Herrera's force under Colonel Cano

I I foaght a battle with a band led by

I ' Viha himself

Another message to the consulate

Jays that the oil fields in Mexico are

cot In rebel'hands but are being pro

'. tected bv constitutionalist forces.

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! All Transports Arrive Safely.

Columbus, N. M., March 23. Wire

less communication with the expedi

tionary base at Caaas Grandes was

resumed today when it was learned

by Major Sample, commanding the

army station here, that all the trans

port truckB and wagons "with their

I drivers and guards were safe at the

temporary base. Two drivers and

' lour guards who left Ascension for

i Casas Grandes last Monday, who had

1 been missing since that time, report-

cd today. The trucks were delayed by

! the heavy sand trail

I No additional information was re

! Klved today of the reported defec-

Uon of General Luis Herrera, Carrau-

a's former military-governor of Chi

' taah.ua and in army quarters here It

'as said that announcement of Her

rera's revolt may have been prema

ture. I Aviator Gorrell Not Heard From.

i Columbus, N. M., March 23. No

: ' ord of Lieutenant Edgar S. Gorrell,

' t'ae missing aviator of the American

Aero corps was contained in today s

dispatches received at the military

5 base here. With the lieutenant eighty-

1 four hours overdue at Casas Grandes,

1 kopes that he may have been delayed

J In Borne isolated district axe waning

J The three days' rations and the small

I canteen of water hlch ho carried

Kmuat he exhausted even if they were

Wfm loet or destroyed In a possible

vreck of the plane.

Consequently, army men here reai

B he that Lieutenant Gorrell now may

I be facp to face with death from thirst

or starvation.

va ' Funstons Asks for More Flyers.

Washington, March 23. General

rna3ton today asked for eight more

roplaueB. He wants four to go to

Columbus to fly with Brigadior-Gen-1

Pershing's column and four oth

r to be sent to his headquarters at

port Sam Houston to be held for

I :k Urgency ork.

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I I .Washington, March 23. Conitrma

vyoa of the report that the Carranza

'WirlBon of 2000 under LuIb Herrera

I ;,g ; Chihuahua, had revolted and Joined

I :vJlIa, was Btill lacking today at the

1 t?5 dePartmeut although a dispatch

I .'that effect was passed last night

1 , p ,the United States army censor at

nnihus. The war department In

1 Jistc-d that General Funston's mes

1 Me last night stated merely that "It

I J 'eported," that the revolt had oc

1 j,red, adding that there was no con

I . "Ration.

SI nnvi0 new advices had reached the de

M ' cii?4eilt IcialB said, and It was de

B ft4 th6re waB D indication in any

TKe received since tho American

tm BditJon sUrted Into Mexico that

9 l!!'rooP8 had fired a shot or been

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pose the troops at his command in

such fashion as to insure the line of

communication behind the force In

Mexico.

Secretary Baker, when asked today

if General Funston has asked for

more reinforcements since the Fifth

cavalry and Twenty-fourth Infantry

were ordered to join him, said-

"I think I will not answer that

question."

A message from General Funston

last night said that the motor truck

trains had satisfactorily solved the

problem of getting supplies to the ad

vance column General Funston had

been uneasy, it was said, over the sup

ply situation, but had reported no

shortage.

The navy department was without

tidvices from Tampico, where a dis

quieting situation had been indicated

in unofficial reports. A message

from Admiral Winslow on the west

coast said quiet prevailed at Ensen

ada, Lower California.

Wireless Is Interrupted.

Columbu6, N. M., March 23. Com

munication between the military base

here and Brigadier-General J. J.

Pershing's command in Chihuahua

was again Interrupted by intermittent

rains during the night. Both tho

wireless and field telegraph line were

hampered. However, it was expected,

that conditions would be normal later

in the day A quantity of wire ar

rived in the night and work of re

pairing the field telegraph was begun

immediately.

Although officially denied at head

quarters here as an "unfounded false

hood" reports persist In camp that

some of the motor trucks, carrying

supplies from here to the Mexican

field are missing together with their

drivers and guards. Two trucks

which left Ascension for Casas Gran

des last Monday have not been seen

since, It is reported, and that the two

drivers and four guards are missing.

Another has it that a driver reported

to the advanced base without his

truck.

Heavy Sands Serious Handicap.

Heavy sands in the desert are prov

ing a serious handicap to the opera

tion of motorcycles in the field, ac

cording to unofficial Information

leaching here. Couriers arriving

from along the American line of

march said that few Mexicans are to

be sien in the district occupied by

the troops.

Further reports Indicated that Gen

eral -Luis Herrera, Carranza's former

military-governor of Chihuahua, with

bis men, Is between the San Pedor

river and the foothills of the Sierra

Madres, just north of the line of the

Mexico Northwestern railway In cen

tral Chihuahua.

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MEXICAN CRISIS

AT GRAVE POINT

Private Advices Confirm Story

That Herrera Has Joined Vil-

lista and Declared Against

U. S. and Carranza.

REBELLION IS SEETHING

Three Hundred Soldiers Under

Arms WatcrPEl Paso During

Night Strong Word

Sent to Washington.

El Paso, Texas, March 23. Private

advices reaching here today confirm

ed reports that General Luis Herrera

had Joined tho Vllllstas and left no

room for doubt that tho Mexican cris

is had reached a point fraught with

the most far-reaching and seriouB con

sequences to this country.

Not only was It accepted here as

definjto that Herrera had declared

against both Carranza and the United

States, but It was asserted with equal

confidence that Torroon was also in

the hands of tho Vlllistas and that

all northern Mexico was Beethlng

with open rebellion agalnBt the do

facto government.

Drastic Steps Planned.

So grave was the situation regarded

here that tho military authorities

planned today drastic steps to relieve

all Mexicans in El Paso of any arras

they might have concealed In tholr

homeB and enforce what would be

practically martial law in "llttlo Chi

huahua" tho heart of El Paso's Mexi

can section.

El Paso Sleepless.

, , AJJ njh& lon-JEl PaBpr-waited fl&BIh

w

lessly for the warning whistles which

would tell that the long expected out

break had occurred. Three hundred

soldiers with machine gun detach

nents waited under arms for any

iniergoncy and the police reserves

''quipped with rifles, were also hold

eady. Again and again rumorB ran

hrough the town that shooting had

been heard in Juarez but each timp

.hey proved baseless.

It Is understood that government

officials here have Bent to Washing

'on a recommendation, couched in the

itrongest terms, urging that steps be

"aken to disarm all Mexicans along

the border, taking the right of forcible

entry and search If necessary. Up to

the present, it Is said that the Wash

Ington authorities opposed such a step

on the ground that it would be misin

terpreted by tho Mexicans as discrim

ination against them and in violation

of their rights. It Is now Insisted by

the local authorities that tho time

has passed for any delicacy in hand

ling the situation. It Is pointed out

that no American is permitted to en

ter Mexico armed and that there has

been a far greater laxity on this side

of the border than was desirable.

, Bitter Feud In Juarez.

The situation in Juarez remains

mostly a subject of conjecture with

such items of information as are ob

tainable bearing a decidedly sinister

aspect It is known that a bitter feud

exists between, the mayor, Manuel

Prleto, and the military commander.

General Gabriel Gavlra. Prieto Is a

staunch Carranzlsta while Gavlra Is

devoted to the interests of General

Obregon, Carranza's minister of war,

but who at the same time is known to

be bitterly hostile to the first chief's

program especially as It relates to

co-opration with Americans. Gavlra

troops are divided between Obregon

istas and former Vlllistas.

Whatever may happen in Juarez

there is no supposition here that any

attack would be made on El Paso

from the other side of the river but

there is the greatest apprehension

that an outbreak on the one side

would inevitably be 'followed by an

outbreak on the other.

35,000 Mexicans In El Paso.

There are about 35,000 Mexicans In

this city Rut of a total population of

71,000 and the majority of Mexicans

belong to the lowest and most lgnor;

ant portion of the people. The mili

tary and civil authorities have made

vigorous efforts to forestall any

trouble by arresting every Mexican

who was suspected of inciting their

fellowvcountrymen against Americans.

That such a system, apparently or

ganized, has been carried on for some

time, has been well known. Numer

ous arrests have been made, especially

among the VllHsta colony, which Is

quite large.

Police and Detectives Busy.

The police last night renewed their

efforts and detectives were sent into

every section of the city who arrest

ed between fifteen and twenty Mexi

cans suspected of being engaged In

anti-American plotting. The most im

portant arrest was that of Melchor

Herrera, brother of General Luis Her

rera. Herrera was arrested as he

crossed the international bridge af

ter a prolonged conference with Gen

eral Gavlra at Juarez. According to

the police, they have proof that a

plot had actually been perfected by

Herrera and his associates to start

rioting on a large scale In El Paso.

Two hundred men were said to have

been enlisted as a nucleus, having

been won over by glittering promises

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oi me Dooty uiu uum b.u. .. .. i-

lice storv goes that tho plans of Her

rera anticipated that as soon as tho

rioting started large numbers of Mex

icans would join them.

Strict Military Precautions.

The precautions adopted by the mil

itary and civil authorities were not

relaxed today. They were In part the

result of General Funston's orders

that especial steps should be taken

at all points "along the border to safe

guard American lives and property In

view of the reported disaffection of

General Luis Herrera and other Car

ranza chieftlans in northern Chihua

hua. The belief of Americans who are

familiar with Mexican affairs was that

if the reported revolts in Chihuahua

seriously shook the power of the first

chief, It would not be long before

there was trouble in Sonora. This

state is the headquarters of the Oh

regonistas and has, nover, according

to information here, been more than

lukewarm to the Carrauza cause. It

1 1b the native state of General Obregon

and the people are said to be devoted

to his interests. General Calles. the

military governor of Sonora, Is known

to be an out and out Obregon adher

ent, and in his recent fiery attacks

upon the clentlficos and clericals, com

bined with his proposal to confiscate

all concessions granted by Huerta

and Villa, have given ominous force

to tho persistent rumors that ho is

not only anti-American but sympa

thizes at heart with Villa. It Is cer

tain that a large number of his most

trusted officers are former Vlllistas

who were implicated with the bandit

chief In some of his most notorious

exploits.

Whatever bo tho outcome, the ner

vous tension along tho border has in

creased to such an extent that most

Americans frankly admit that they

would prefer a deflnito sundering of

relations between Washington and

the do facto government, to a con

tinuance of the existing situation.

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From Logan Rev. Arthur R, Wit

tenberger, formerly pastor of the Cen

tral Park Presbyterian church of Og

den but now a resident of Logan, Is

VILLA HAS BASE

NEARIMIPPA

Re-organizing Command and

Recruiting New Men for

Army to Fight General

Pershing.

GRAVE CONCERN FELT

Early Agreement With Car

ranza to' Use Railway Lines

Greatly Desired Outlaw

Equipping Men.

El Paso, Texas, March 23. Pancho

Villa has established a base to tho

v cstward of Namiquipa to re-organize

his command and recruit new men for

his army is a report current here to

day. At this new base, It was said.

Villa would fay his plans to operate

with the force of General Luis Her

rera, who is understood to have re

nounced the de facto government. The

American army base at Columbus has

had no news of Villa for over two

days. So far General Pershing's for

ces have not come In contact with the

outlaw and his band.

General Luis Herrera, until a few

days age in command of the Carranza

gcrnson, Is said to be moving north

westward to effect a juncture with

Villa and .this, In connection with re

port that the Carranza garrison at

Torreon had revolted, has occasioned

grae concern among the army offi

cers in El Paso. Villa's men, aug

mented by the command of General

Ilerrpra, said to number 2000 well

equipped soldiers, might be in a posi

tion to harass General Pershing's

army and seriously interrupt the line

of communication between the ad

vanced base of American forces at

Casas Grandes and the main base at

Columbus.

An early agreement with the Car

ranza government for the permission

to use Mexican railway lines is great

ly dosired by army officers. Tho

main base would then be transferred

from Columbus to this city and the

Mexican Northwestern railway could

bo used to ship men and supplies to

Casas Grandes. The "railroad could

easi'y be maintained against interrup

tion while the present line southward

out of Columbus over a desert might

readily be cut should Villa recruit a

formidable body of men. Villa is said

to have sent agents among the popu

lace in the mountain districts urging

them to support him against the

Americans Tho outlaw is reported

to be equipping his men with arms

and ammunition which ho has had

cached for some time. He has plenty

of good mounts and, once his com

mand is ready, Villa will he In a posi

tion to start a guerrilla campaign

against the American army.

Thero is no confirmation of a re

port that Colonel Cano, of Carranza's

army, has joined forces with Villa.

All was quiet In Juarez early today

and street car service which was sus

pended last night for fear of trouble

in that Mexican city, was resumed

this morning The railroad bridges

and tunnels are still under guard.

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HOBOES INFEST

COLUMBUS, N. M,

Town Becomes Mecca for Sol

diers of Fortune--Many

Want to Enlist in U. S.

Regiments.

FINDING OF McKINNEY

Body Nude and Terribly Mu

tilated Mexican Prisoners

Arraigned and Charged

With Murder.

Columbus, N. M. March 23. With

the dispatch from here of the Ameri

can expedition to capture Francisco

Villn, 'Columbus has become a town

of hoboes, as well as a mecca of sol

diers of fortune. As a result It was

found necessary today to swoar In a

number of doputy sheriffs to assist

In guarding proporty in tho commun

ity. Military authorities also are dis

couraging adventurers, fearing that

they may Interrupt the work of the

iroop3 at tne expeditionary base here.

Many of these men havo come to the

border In the hope that they may be

allowed either to enlist in regiments

hound for Mexico or to accompany

the troops in civilian capacities.

Numerous Letters Sent.

Numbers of letters requesting per

mission to join the American forces

In Mexico also have been received at

military headquarters. Of those', the

following received today was said to

be typical. ,

"March 1G, 1916, Fountain Head.

Tenn.

"United States military department:

"Gentlemen: I am writing you in

regard to joining tho army, 'In tho

hardwJljiB uatroif I Jovej-ahot----

shell. How much do you pay the men

and bave they good places to stay

If I would join the army down there,

Would I have to pay my own fare or

would I get a pass? I was wondering

if I could get tho authority to gather

up men here and send them there

for use. Write me and tell me all

about the terms and especially If I

may have the authority to gather up

men for the army or not Yours sin

cerely, (signed) L. B. Lutterell."

Finding of McKlnney.

Additional details of the finding of

the body of H. J. McKinney the Amer

ican ranch foreman, killed by Villa's

command in Its march on Columbus

two weeks ago, today wero reported

to military authorities here today,

under command of Captain Richmond

Tho body was found by infantrymen

Smith, Sixth Infantry, hanging from

a cottonwood tree about a mile from

Boca Grandes, 70 miles south of Co

dumbus, nccording to the report It

was nude and terribly mutilated. In

addition to being hanged, McKinney

had been shot numerous times. The

tree from which the body swung was

the only ono In a sandy waste empha

sized here and there with clumps ot

sage brush and mesquits. Two weeks

time had obliterated any signs of the

struggle that may have taken place.

Tho story of the murder of McKin

ney and two American companions

was told by Mrs. Maud Hawk Wright,

wife of an American ranchman, who,

after her husband had been killed,

was forced to accompany the bandits

from her home in Chihuahua for nine

days before the raid on Columbus.

Mexican Prisoners Arraigned.

Deming, N M., March 23 Tho five

surviving prisoners turned over by

the military authorities at Columbus

to Sheriff W. C. Simpson of Luna

county, following tho raid by Villa

on Columbus were arraigned today

before Judge C. C. Rogers at the coun

ty court house.

Of the original ten prisoners, two

have been released and two are dead.

Ellas Mires, one of the released men

expected to die. He is badly wound

ed in the head. Of the six remaining,

VIctoriano Loya and Tomas Gardea,

unwounded, face charges of murder.

Pablo Sanchez Is at present held as a

va-srant, but other charges may be

filed against him Lino Ruiz and

Juan Sanchez are but slightly wound

ed and they will be charged with

murder Little 12 year old Jesus Plus,

whose leg was amputated Monday, is

also held on a murder charge. There

Is an eleventh prisoner, Alfredo Ara

gon, formerly a waiter In a Columbus

hotel who Is In jail here held to tho

federal grand Jury following a hear

ing in Columbus. Pablo Sanches was

caught signalling outside of Colum

bus. He had a military uniform un

der ordinary peon's clothes.

Most of the witnesses are with the

Thirteenth United States cavalry at

the front and It may be necessary to

send for them before the necessary

evidence Is obtained.

PREPARING FOR

ANY EMERGENCY

General Plans to Meet Any

Situation That May Arise If

New Forces Join Villa.

NO MORE REVOLT NEWS

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No Details of Reported En

counter With Villa Detach

ment Near Namiquipa

Received at Head

quarters. San Antonio, Tex., March 23. Gen

eral Funston proceeded today with his

plan of preparation to meet tho al

tered situation that would be created

by any injection of new forces into

the Villa organization that General

Pershing is fighting.

No report has been made to Gen

eral Funston of a revolt at Torreon or

In Sonora. Unofficial reports were

that many of the troops In Sonora

yesterday proclaimed themselves ad

herents of Villa.

General Funston today sent to Gen

eral Porshlng, at Casas Grandes, or

ders to make earlier and more do

tailed reports of his operations.

wnetner tne seventh cavalry bad

encountered and defeated a detach

ment of Villa's men near Namiquipa

as reported last night was not known

at headquarters.

No additional troops have beon ask

ed for since tho Fifth cavalry anid the

Twenty-fourth infantry wore ordered

to tho border.

Anxious to Use Mexican Line.

General Funston is yet anxious to

use the Northwestern railway for the

nsovement of supplies. Tho quarter

master at Columbus reported that less

difficulty now is being encountered In

moving supplies with the automobile

trucks, hut staff officers regard such"

a method as Inadequate.

No Information concerning a report

that General Porshlng Is using a sec

tion of tho Northwestern railway ior

tho transportation of troopB was avail

able at headquarters here, but General

Funston said it might be that he was

using that Pyart of tho line south of

Casas GrandeB to the Cumbro tunnel.

If he was using it, General Funston

said, It was with the consent of the

looat gnmrtiaader;

RUSSIAN ARTILLERY FIRE LIVELY i

ON THE WHOLE NORTHEAST FROM

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Infantry Detachments Attack Germans on Stripa and Kormin J

Sector Berlin Claims Repulse- of Enemy Everywhere

Russians Meeting Heavy Losses Bombardment

East of the Meuse Continues With Violence i

French Gain Some Ground in Surprise At- 1 1

tack General Situation on West iffl

Front Remains Unchanged. ! Km

Paris, March 23, 11:50 a. m. The

French official statement this morn

ing s.'iys that last night a violent bom

bardment took place to the east of the

Meuse river. To the west of the

Meuse the fire diminished in inten

sity and the general situation Is un

changed. The French war office this after

noon gave out tho following state

ment: "West of the Meuse the bombard-ment-nllminished

last night The en

emy did not renew his attacks on the

little hill of Haucourt, (about one

kilometer southwest of Malancourt)

part of which we hold.

"EaBt of the Meuse the bombard

ment has continued with violence at

several points.

"Ii; the Woevre there has been no

Important development to report with

the exception of an intermittent can

nonading. "West of Pont-a-Mousson a surprise

attack upon a trench of tho enemy

in the vicinity of Fey-en-Haye resulted

in oui taking several prisonire.

"The night passed quietly on the re

mainder of the front"

Eerlin, March 23, via London, 3:45

p. m. The Russians, in spite of their

great offensive on the eastern front,

have made no advance, says the offi

cial statement given out today by the

German army headquarters.

The statement says:

"Western front: The German suc

cess near the forest of Avocourt has

been completed by the occupation of

the French points of support on the

mountain ridge southwest of Hau

court About 450 prisoners were

taken.

"Otherwise the general situation on

the western front is unchanged.

Russians Take Aggressive.

"Eastern front: The Russians

showed their main aggressive activity

in the evening and night time. They

ndvanced several times with strong

forces against the German positions

and bridgehead of Jacobstadt on both

sides of the railway between MItau

and Jacobstadt( and four times against

the Gorman lines north of Vidzy.

"On the front northwest of Postavy

the number of prisoners taken us has

reached fourteen officers and 889

men. The Russians in this district

undertook no more important attacks,

apparently on account of the over

whelming losses they had suffered.

They advanced several times with re

newed force, however, between Nar

ocz and the Wiszniez lakes.

"The great sacrifices of men and

ammunition brought to the Russians

In these attacks as well as m several

local enterprises at other places, not

oven the smallest advantage against

tho unshaken German defense.

Russians Bombarding Austro-Hun-garlans.

Berlin, March 23, by wireless to

Snyvllle. The Austro-Hungarlan

statement last night said: i

"Russian artillery fire ba5 been

Ilvelv on the whole northeast front.

On tho Stripa and Kormin sector

Russian infantry detachments attack

ed, our forces, but were everywhere

repulsed At one place In East Ga

licia a Russian force of about one

battalion suffered losses of three of

ficers and 150 soldiers killed and 100

made prisoners, while tho Austro

Hungarlan casualties wore only some

soldiers wounded.

Review of War Situation.

The French still cling to a part of

the little hill of Haucourt southwest

of Malancourt, on which the Germans

gained a footing last evening.

Paris announces today that tho Ger

man infantry attacks in this sector

were not resumes "" :,

and oven the fire of the heavy artil

lery diminished. ,.

The' bombardment east of tne

Meuse was continued with undimin

ished intensity.

Besides striving hard against Ger

man positions on the northern end of

the Russian line, the Russian are

displaying notable activity in Galioia

The Austrlans report that iufantry

advances at somo points In Gallcla

wore repulsed.

Sinking of the Norwoglan hark

Lindfield of 2275 tons, and tho French

bark Bougainville, of, 2248 tonB, was

announced today.

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FOUR SHIPS ARE

SUNK BY GERMANS

London, March 23, 11:15 a. m. The

Norwegian bark Llndileld as boon

B.u.ni Thirt-tKegvjOTfcjw

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cued and are aboard the Norwegian nil

bark Silas, which Is approaching Mmm

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The Lindfield waB of 2276 tons If ;

gross and owned by the Lindfield com- ,18 ,

pany with Porsgrund as port of en- IWrnvW

try. She left Portland, Ore., on No- Si

vember 7 last for United Kingdom II iw

ports. ml

London, March 23, 2:04 p. m, il

Lloyd's reports that the French bark t

Bougainville has been sunk. Twenty- IBM 1

three members of her crew were (U Mil

picked up. 'Sail

The Bougainville sailed from San HiMh

Francisco August 21 last for London iff 111

and was last reported as having sail- Ha 1 1

ed from Falmouth nl February. She UIIIlP

was owned in Nantas, where she was fljji

built In 1902. Her groBs tonnage was $5 ,

224S. jl:

h3 II

L-jndon, March 23, 4:02 p. m. The BmII

Norwegian steamship Kannik was R

sunk Wednesday night, according to nl

a dispatch to Lloyd's from Havte. The iljjjjj

crew was saved. lifiHli

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DETECTIVES FII 1

MAN IN STUPOR I

Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, Ac- I J

cused of Poisoning Million nil Jill

aire, John E. Peck of 1 1 1

Grand Rapids. lj

New York, March 23. Detectives Hill

sent today to arrest Dr. Arthur War- Kin

ren Walte, in connection with the ffll

death of John E. Peck, millionaire Hjj

druggist of Grand Rapids, Mich., KJ

found him in a condition of stuper as R I n

a result of an opiate, self-admlnls- K

tered. Physicians were working to El III!

save his life. iwllj)

The district-attorney received in JU In

formation last night from Grand. Rap- jyiljlj

Ids indicating that Peck may have Dill

poisoned. Dr. Otto H. Schultz per- L

formed an autopsy on Peck's body at Hi

Grand Rapids, where It was sent soon H

after Peck's death here on March 12. Pifj

Orders were sent to detectives to Uflj i

bring Dr. Waite to the Tombs court W

for arraignment today at 1 o'clock jCllr

Maid Held for Inquiry. j)

The district-attorney had under ex- Wil

animation Dora Heller, a maid em- Hn

ployed In Dr. Walte's home at the II,

time of the deaths there of Mr. and B

Mrs. Peck. mill

It was given out by the district at- Pj

.tornoy's office that Miss Heller had WlH

said that on two occasions she saw 1 JjH

Dr. Waite pour something out of a K , tfl

bottle into Pock's soup. Peck com- J

plained of the taste and Dr. Walte, m !

she Is stated to have said, blamed jij i

the cook. On other occasions the jjj i

maid was declared to have said she Wjnj

saw Dr. Waite pour something into H

Peck's tea, m

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AVIATION CHIEF

BADLY INJURED 1

Lieutenant - Colonel Samuel

Reber Falls Three Stories in wl

His Home in Washington. 1 1

Washington, March 23. Lieutenant- U I

Colonel Samuel Reber, chief of tho

army aviation service, fell threo sto- B

ries in the homo here today and was If

Injured. He was removed to a hospi- Cm I

tal. t j

Roports to the war department after ' Bj!

Colonel Reber had been examined at H

tho hospital were that his injuries Bj

were not serious. fif

CIVIL ENGINEER 1

UNDER ARREST 1

Chicago, March 28. Robert Elma- ywM

lie. a civil engineer, was taken Into mi

custody in his office hero today at tho

request of the police of Seattle, wbero Wl

he is said to be wanted on a charge HI

of grand laroony. !

Blmallo said he could not account WM

for the charge. He-camQ"hero-tree, fl

Qnjfc--ago " l JM