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THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR, MO. 67

States New "Order in Council"

of Great Britain Yes­

terday.

AUTOMOBLES ABE

ALSO BARBED ENTRY

Action Forced on Country by the

Shortness in Tonnage Caused

by German Submarines.

London, March 17.—A far-reaching

order-in-council which will totally pro­

hibit importation into the United

Kingdom of a large number of articles

which come under the general head­

ing of luxuries will be issued by the

British government at an early date.

Includes All Countries.

Among the things placed under the

ban will be automobiles for private

use, musical instruments, cutlery of

all kinds, hardware, yarns, chinaware,

fancy goodsand soaps. The order will

apply equally to all countries includ­

ing the British dominion and colonies.

This forecast of the coming order

in-council was given to the Associated

Press today in an interview by Wal­

ter Runciman, president of the board

of trade. Mr. Runciman admitted

that articles in addition to those nam­

ed would be placed on the list of pro­

hibited imports but in advance of the

issuance of the order he declined to

say what they are. He agreed that

the decree wo uld have considerable

effect on exports from the United

States, 'but pointed out it applied to

all countries alike and declared it was

absolutely necessary to limit the ship­

ment of bulky luxuries in order to pro­

vide room on ships for necessaries.

Shortness of Tonnage.

"But please remember," said Mr.

Itunciman, "that the issuance of this

order is forced on the country—not

as a matter of policy but entirely be­

cause of a shortage in tonnage. We

want exports from the United States

want yp^r jyhe^cottpfl

and we need othef things Whicli 'w(

ctpinot get if the space aboard ves

sels is taken up with luxuries.

Doing All Possible.

"Everything possible is being done

jLoVr^fey.e, tlie shortage in ships. Every

sbipr- flying, the British flag is now

u^roliftWby,. tlie, g9Voi:mnent. 1m

'i)mn^eii,fl(-,U^fl»v|i5tve ,b^n re

jju^il^»i)ednoth^s aj$ subject, tQ di

w#or ,-li^8efjtr Whether

it wiljr-,be

necessary- to requisition

more vessels I cannot say, but for my

own part, I hope this will not be

done."

Fresh Fruit Next.

Mr. Runciman said the importation

of some fresh fruit probably would be

prohibited later, but he pointed out

that this would affect the United

States only slightly. Turning from

the matter of imports to the general

industrial situation in the British

Isles, Mr. Runciman said there never

had been greater activity in the larj

er industries that wages were higher

than ever before, and that the per­

centage of unemployed never had

been so small In the history of the

country."

Washington Expected Order.

Issuance of new orders-in-council re­

stricting imports into the United King­

dom had been anticipated here in

Washington for some time, but the be­

lief has been that they would apply

only to neutral countries and not to

Canada or other British possessions.

American trade will be seriously af­

fected by tne action, but it is realized

since there is to be no discrimination

there will be no ground for protest by

the United States.

Taft Praises

Irish Race

Chicago, March 17.—High tribute

was paid Irishmen and women for the

part they have taxen in the develop­

ment fthe United States by William

H. Taft, in an address delivered here

tonight at the St.. Patrick's day ban­

quet of the Irish Fellowship club.

"There has been an easy amalgama­

tion of the Irish with our American

life," said Mr. Taft. "They have add­

ed much to the composite Americans

made from various European stocks.

They have softened the American wit.

hey have added to American tender­

ness. They have increased the spirit

of good fellowship, added to our so­

cial graces, increased our poetical

imagination and made us more opti­

mistic."

PARADE IN NEW YORK.

New York, Maroh 17.—With the

temperature only 20 degrees above

zero and in the face of a stinging

•wind, nearly 2,000 members of the

Ancient Order of 'Hibernians in New

York county paraded up 'Fifth av­

enue this afternoon in honor of 'St.

Patrick's Day. Crowds lined the side­

walks along the way and cheered the

procession.

NEUROLOGIST DEAD.

Paris, March 17.—Gilbert Gallette,

the famous French neurologist, is

dead, aged 43.

(NEWS OF THE WORLD)

Presidential Primaries

On Tuesday, March 21

Do Your Duty and Vote

North Dakota will voice its presi­

dential preference next Tuesday. On

that' date a national committeeman

TVijJ be selected and ten delegates to

the national convention will be chos­

en by the Republican and Democratic

parties.

The polls will be open from 8 a. m.

to 5 p. m. It is not necessary to reg­

ister for this election. Any legal vot­

er can exercise his franchise without

the formality of a registration. There

has been considerable confusion on

this point, many voters believing it

was necessary to register.

Get out and vote.

It's your duty.

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Supreme Court Decides an Im­

portant Question on Alien­

ation.

A case that has attracted much at­

tention for a long time and which has

gone through the district court and

been appealed to the supreme court

by the defendant, was decided yester­

day and the opinion was written by

Chief Justice Fiske. The style of the

case was: Mrs. Eva Rott versus

Helen Goehring, and was brought for

alienation of a husband's affections.

The history of the case developed

in court some very interesting mat­

ters, and when the post cards from

the defendant to the husband of the

complainant were read, the gravity of

the assemblage was gravely shaken.

Likewise when the cards, letters and

other matter were given in the de­

fense to show that the defendant had

not been to blame, some racy and in­

teresting material was read before

the court.

$5,000 Was Sought.

Mrs. Itott sued for $5,000, but the

court allowed only $1,500. This was

sustained by the supreme court with­

out change.

UEH SELLS

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TO EUROPE

Washington, March 17.—The Unit­

ed States shipped 678,443 horses and

mules, valued at $131,914,000, to Eu­

rope for the allied armies in the last

year and a half, according to export

figures assembled today in the bureau

of foreign and domestic commerce.

During the whole of 1913, only a

few more than 30,000 horses and

mules went to Europe from the Unit­

ed States, but three months after

Hostilities began they were going at

the rate of 30,000 a month. The

steady flow reached its height last

October, when 60,000 were shipped.

HI

IMS LAKE

Large Crowd Greeted New York

Man at Meeting Last

Night.

Devils Lake, March 17.—Special:

One thousand people greeted Esta

breek this evening, when he appeared

here in his speaking tour over the

state in the interest of his candidacy

for president. Mr. Estabrook was

greatly pleased with the way things

were going in this part of North Da­

kota. Mr. Estabrook will close his

campaign in a speech at Grand Forks

Saturday night.

The fact that the people were in ig­

norance of Senator LaFollete's vote

in congress on the tariff measure has

had much to do with the popularity of

the Wisconsin man's candidacy in

North Dakota, as he was the only re­

publican in congress voting with the

democrats in favor of the low tariff on

wheat.

FAMOUS REFORMED

BANDIT SERIOUSLY

ILL IN SSOURI

Less Summit, Mo., March 17.—Cole

Younger, former bandit, who is ill at

his home here, was considered to be

in a serious condition tonight by his

physician. He passed a favorable

night last night, but suffered a re­

lapse this afternoon.

TO RAl'SE~ENDOWMENT~

OF $3,000,000 FOR MINISTERS

New York, iMarch 17.—The raising

of an endowment fund of $3,000,000,

the income from which will be used

to pension aged ministers, has been

undertaken by the commission of mis­

sions of the National Council of Con­

gregational churches, it was announc­

ed today.

THE WEATHER.

North Dakota: Generally fair

Saturday and Sunday colder in-*

south and east portions.

I HALT

North of Fortress Very Heavy

Artillery Fire Keeps

Up,

CONSTANTINOPLE REPORTS

VICTORY IN PERSIA

Austrians and Italians Continue

Hard Fighting Along-

Front.

London, March 17.—Again the in­

tensity of the fighting around Verdun

has dwindled perceptibly. Only the

artillery arm of the opposing forces

are active. Xo infantry or counter-at­

tacks are being engaged in.

Around Le Mort Homme, where fur­

ious battles have recently been fought,

compartive quiet reigns. Even the

bombardments here are only intermit­

tent.

Northeast of the fortress, however,

around Douaumont and Apremont, the

Germans are hurling shells against

the French positions. Isorth of Ver­

dun near the right bank ol' the Meuse

important German ammunition depots

have been bliwn up by the French

guns at Champneuville.

Constantinople reports Unit the Brit­

ish in Mesopotamia are in general re­

treat from the Felahie region, with

the urks in pursuit.

The hard lighting between the Ital­

ians and Austrians continues at var­

ious points, especially in the lonzo re­

gion, but no changes in positions have

resulted. Little fighting of import­

ance is taking place on the Russian

front.

Petrograd reports tin capture of the

town of Mamakhuapau by, the Rus­

sians from the Turks. The town is

some 60 miles west of Erzerum on the

Euphrates river.

Sunk By Mine.

It has been confirmed that, the

Swedish Bteamer, jVlavth?, which was

lost'near Ftilsterbo a fortnight ago,

was sunk by a German mine inside

Swedish territorial waters.

Turkey Wavering.

There are again persistent reports

that Turkey is preparing to abandon

the Central Powers and sue for peace,

according to an Athens dispatch to

the Exchange Telegraph Co. The

newspaper, Moudjahebe, of Saloniki

says Turkey is preparing to announce

to the Entente allies through the

American embassay at Constantinople

the willingness to co-operate with the

Ententes against Bulgaria.

AIRMEN KILLED.

London, March 17.—Three British

airmen, Lieutenant Johnston Beau­

mont and Laidlow, were killed yes­

terday. in accidents while on experi­

mental flights. iLieutenants Johnston

and Beaumont were killed on the

ocean east of Scotland, and Lieuten­

ant Laidlow at the Hunden aero

drome.

TUBANTIA STRUCK

BY SUBMARINE.

The Hague, March 17.—The minis­

try of marine announces that affidav­

its by officers of the Dutch steamer,

Tubantia, show that the steamer was

sunk by a torpedo, the wake of which

they saw. The ship was struck six

feet below the water line ori the star

board side. Dr. Luis Halinas Vega,

Bolivian minister to Germany, who

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BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOf A, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 18, 1916.

Socialist Member Only One Who

Is Opposed to the

Program.

NEXT WEEK BEFORE

VOTE IS TAKEN

Many Amendments Are Being Of­

fered to the Committee's

Bill.

Washington, March 17.—National

defense legislation overshadowed

every other legislative business to­

day. The fact standing out most

sharply from a whole day of debate

and discussion was that only one

voice had been raised against mili­

tary preparedness as a national pol­

icy—that of Meyer London of New

York, f,he only socialist member of

congress. The house completed more

than half of its' sot scheduled ten

hour debate on the army bill. More

than two scores of: members express­

ed their views. l!hi' great majority

favored the committee bill, which is

fhe most sweeping military measure

ever considered in peace times. Many

amendments to be offered were an­

nounced, and the prospect of passing

the bill by tomorrow night virtually

vanished. It may tie next week be­

fore the vote is taken.

In 1he senafe Chairman Chamber­

lain announced he would seek to have

the military committee's perfected

army bill taken up next Monday.

Attacked Sharply.

The bill was attacked sharply in the

house by Representajive Gardner of

Massachusetts, republican. He de­

clared that while "it makes a noise

like preparedness, it is not a very

noisy noise." To support, his assault

on the figures as to what the bill

would accomplish, as prepared by

Representative Hay, Mr. Gardner

read a copy of lot ter from Sec­

retary ',t&ker,' thtrhew' head' of Die

war department.

The latter disputed the accuracy of

the figures by which Mr. Hay sought

to show that, 1,321,790 men would be

immediately available for the nation­

al army if the house bill were enact­

ed. Using the same method of cal­

culation as that employed by Mr.

Hay, it said, "we should have now

available without any legislation 1,

281,7JM) men, who have had some mil­

itary training.

OPPOSES PUGET SOUND.

Washington March 17.—Rear Ad­

miral Benson, chief of the bureau of

operations, told the committee today

that San Francisco bay should have

a navy yard "adequate to build as

many battleships as might be neces­

sary for the Pacific coast. He said

a first class plant there would be

vastly more valuable than one at

Puget, Sound and that he did not fa­

vor the $2,000,000 appropriation pass­

ed by the senate yesterday for im­

provement of the Puget Sound yard.

San Francisco, the admiral argued,

was more central than Puget Sound.

LANE REPRESENTS WILSON.

San Diego, March 17.—Franklin K.

Lane, secretary of the interior, and

Mrs Lane arrived tonight for the dedi­

cation tomorrow of the Panama-Paci­

fic International exposition. Mr. Lane

is here as the personal representative

of President Wilson.

HUNTING MEXICAN BANDITS A FAVORITE SPORT IN NEW MEXICO

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Mexican bandits is a favorite sport in New Mexico these days. Photo shows members of citizens'

posse of

Columbus who accounted for some of Villa's outlaw followers. A good Villista—meaning a dead one—is

shown in the

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Contents of

German Note

Made Public

':S

Similar to Press Dispatches and

Gives Orders to English Sea

Captains.

Washington, March 17.—The text

and appendices of the German memor­

andum, by which neutral nations were

notified that armed merchant ships of

the nations at war with Germany

would be treated as war vessels, were

made public by the state department

today.

Except for slight variations in trans­

lation, the texts are identical with the

versions given out in Berlin and sent

to the United States in press dis­

patches.

Contains Copies of Orders.

The documents include what is pur

ported to be copies of instructions to

British "sea captains for guidance and

use in maintaining armament cap

tured oil British ships.

The TBritish version differs mate­

rially from the Germans. This has

ben explained by the statement that

the instructions made public in Lon

don were of later date than those in

German possession It had already

been said at the state department that

the question will be viewed by this

government in the light of the in

structions which are in force at pres

ent.

PLACED 1

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OF

Rumored Mexican Snipers Have

Caused Casualties Among

Americans.

Cavalry Leave Columbus and Pro

ceed in Westerly Direc­

tion.

Columbus, Tex., March 17.—Two

half squadrons of cavalry left the ex­

peditionary main base here today,

striking in a westerly direction.

Whether they were intended to rein­

force the punitive columns was not

known. One report, indicated that

they were going out, to help protect

the line of communication of that

portion of the expedition under Col.

George Dodd, which three days ago

circled to the westward TiO mile

•from here and entered Mexico about

the same time with the main column,

which went directly south from here.

Troop trains overnight swelled the

Columbus camp to what, is said to be

nearly the size of the original ex­

pedition.

The report that several men on out­

post duty with the expedition had

been wounded by snipers has not

been confirmed here.

Reliable reports here indicate that

some of the large ranching and cat­

tle interests on the Mexican side of

the border have offered a reward of

$50,000 for Villa, dead or alive.

A Carranza garrison occupies Guz­

man and their commander said today

he had every confidence in the abil­

ity of his troops to maintain order

at Guzman.

Many persons taken to be bandits

are to be seized, usually singly, in

are to be seen, usually singly, in

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LEADS REGIMENT IN

SEARCH FOR VILLA

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Colonel Robert Bullard.

Colonel Robert L. Bullard is com­

mander of the 2Gth Infantry, U. S. A.

His regiment has been stationed at

the border for several years and will

\ake part in the Villa hunt

NONE OF VILLA'S

Resolution Passess, Limiting Ex­

pedition to Punitive One

Only.

CONDITIONS IN INTERIOR

ARE VERY QUIET

Washington, March 17.—The main

American expeditionary force in Mex­

ico as late as this afternoon had en­

countered none of Villa's outlaws. Re­

ports to this effect were received by

the war department in field wireless

messages, relayed by telegraph from

a point along the international border.

In the senate today, a concurrent,

resolution by Senator LaFollette de­

claring that congress approved the

use of the army to pursue Villa, and

giving further assurances that' the sov­

ereignty of Mexico was not to be en­

croached upon by the punitive expe­

dition was unanimously adopted with

out debate.

Reports to the state and war de­

partment indicated that conditions

generally in the interior of Mexico

were fairly quiet.

Consular advices to the state de­

partment were to the effect that quiet

prevails in virtually all sections of

Mexico, with the exception of Tampi

co and Torreon. At Tampico and in

the adjacent oil fields, Americans

were reported to be uneasy although

no disorders had developed.

Aero Club to

Assist War

Department

New York. March 17.—In its cam­

paign to train aviators for military

service in Mexico, the Aero Club of

America is raising $100,000 to buy

suitable areoplanes, according to an

announcement by the club today. The

michines with their aviators will be

turned over to the war department

should occasion arise for the service.

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VEILED III SECRECY

Railroad Bridge Burned in Path

of the United States

Troops.

CHIEF EXPECTED TO

RETREAT TO MOUNTAINS

All Plans Point to Prolonged

Guerrila Warfare With His

Followers.

El Paso, Texas, iMarch 17.—One of

the American columns in Mexico was

definitely located tonight on the out*

skirts of the Cazas Grandes region,

between the towns of Janos and As­

cension, in a statement issued by

General Gavira, Carranza commander

at Juarez.

General Gavira announced that he

had a telegram that a courier from

the Americans who already had

reached Cazas 'Gran^ek announcing

that the United States troops might

be expected about midnight. The

general said he had wired Lieutenant

Colonel Refugio S. Davila, in coin*

mand of the constitutionalist gafri

son at Cazas Grandes, not to peratit

the Americans to occupy that city.

American troops will reach Cazas

Grandes at midnight, General Gabriel

Gavira announced at Juarez late to*

day. Cazas Grandes is a little mora

than 60 miles frp rathe port where

Col. TI. J. Dddd's cottimns' entered'

Mexico, so that the Americans had

been moving more than 30 miles a

day.

Simultaneously came the first inti­

mation of activity on the part of'the

Villistas and of their Intention'id're­

sist the American expedition ill' news

received that Villa's followers hfed

burned a railroad bridge 6n the North*

west rallrdad 6f Mexico, 'between

Summit and San 'Pedro, Chihuahua::

'General Gavira's information pre*

sumably refers to fhe force made up

of the Seventh and Tenth Cavalry,

which crossed the border near Hach

ita, N. M., and is said to be advanc*

ing by forced marches to protect the

Mormon colony, Colonia Dublan.

The two towns mentioned, Janos

and Ascension, are between 60 and

(!5 miles directly south of Hachita*

on the Janos river. Janos, the most

southerly of the two, is about 20 miles

from Corralitos, near where the rail­

road bridge was burned.

On Northwestern Road.

The burned bridge was on t*10

Northwestern railroad between Sum­

mit and San Pedro and directly in

the line of advance of the main ex­

peditionary force which started from

Columbus and would strike the rail­

road at Guzman, 40 miles north of

Corralitos. It was close to the latter

place that the Villistas are said to

have murdered five Mexican ranchers

on Sunday and driven off their horses.

Intense Activity.

Arrivals from Columbus today re*

ported intense activity at the Ameri­

can military base. They said fresh

troops were being sent forward across

the border both night and day and

that one aeroplane had joined the

force in 'Mexico. Seven other air

craft were circling over the border

constantly on a scouting expedition.

Reach Villa Territory.

"With the practical certainty that

the American soldiers had at least

reached the Villa territory, the ques­

tion of absorbing interest on the bor­

der as to how many men are witk

Villa and will he fight or run? Am*

ericans from the Cazas Grandes re*

gion assert that peons there are cer*

tain to support Villa, partly through

his system of terrorism and partly

through the glamor of his reputation

as a warrior.

The Carranza officials here and In

Juarez insist that Villa has disband*

ed whatever men he had with him

and will not offer to fight, hut will

rely for safety on his Itnowledge of

the Sierra Madres, which he knows

by heart.

Fear Guerrila Campaign.

Americans who know Villa and the

country in which he has taken ref­

uge are equally confident that he will

attempt to check his pursuers by a

guerrila campaign.

The tension between the two na­

tions at this point on the border was1

noticeably sharper today, as far as

Juarez was concerned. General Ga­

vira coupled his announcement as to

the whereabouts of the American.

troops with a statement that

would no longer receive American

newspaper correspondence.

His Iwlrnstlna.

The instructions from Gen. Carran*

za, said Gen. Gnvira, did not

him authority to let American troop*

occupy a city. It would be wtTtfy

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