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PRESCOTT JOURNAL-MINER, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 15, 191G

FIFTY-SECOND YEAR

4

FEAR GRAVE

DANCER AS

RESULT OF

AMERICAN

INVASION

Senators Discuss

Move Of President

In Mexican Crisis

DEPRECATE SUGGESTIONS

THAT U. S. IS NOT PRE

PARED TO HANDLE ANY

SITUATION IN RELA

TIONS WITH THE RE

PUBLIC TO THE SOUTH.

By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. March 13. Dan

ger that grave complications will

grow out of the sending of American

troons into Mexico was voiced in the

senate by Senator Chamberlain, chair

man of the military committee anl

Senator Borah, Republican, who ad

vocated the laying aside temporarily

of all other legislation in order to dis

pose promptly of the preparedness

measures.

Their statements precipitated a

general discussion in which Senators

Vardaman and Simmons deprecated

the suggestions that the United States

is not prepared to deal with any situ

ation that might arise in its relatipns

with Mexico. President WHson urg

ed the House to speed up legislative

action on all important matters i.i

time for an adjournment in June. The

house leaders agreed it would be im

possible in so short time. The pres

ent plans arc for passing the legisla

tive appropriation bill tomorrow, dis

posing of the free sugar bill and then

taking up the immigration measure.

This carried out. it is probable the

army measure will be reached early

next week.

Pershing to Columbus.

EL PASO, March 13. Brigadiei

General Pirshing and his entire staff

started for Columbus. Pershing went

on a special train and left his per

sonal baggage to be sent later.

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BLOCKADE LIFTED

SEATTLE. March 13. The Mil

waukee & St. Paul railroad, which

has been blocked in Central Wash

ington by slides of mud and rock, re

sumed traffic todav over its own lines.

The Northern Pacific and Great

Northern arc both giving regular

service.

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NEEDS A VACATION

WASHINGTON, March 13. Am

erican Ambassador to Berlin, Janus

W. Gerard, was authorized today to

leave his post for a vacation to assist

in his recovery from injuries receiv

ed by him while participating in Ber

lin Winter sports. This granting ol

leave has no political significance.

crewIays no

GIVEN SILIUS

By Associated Press.

HAVRE, March 13. The majority

of the crew of the Norwegian bark

Silius, which was sunk in the Havre

roads last Thursday, in statements to

the Associated Press declared that the

bark had been torpedoed without

warning by thc submarine and that

the vessel was unarmed. The French

steamer Lousianc and the Silius were

within 100 yards of each other. Th;

Silius was sent to the bottom a halt

hour after the liner had gone down.

The Silius had been buffeted by tem

pests for a month before the French

coast was sighted. The men were so

tired that they did not hear the explo

sion that destroyed the Louisanc with

the exception of John Hartma'nn of

Philadelphia, who was on deck and

had his leg broken by a heavy

splinter.

WARN N

WAS

MEXI

ra

IF BANDIT GANG

1 RIAL

INTRODUCE TESTIMONY

TO SHOW THAT HE HAD

KNOWLEDGE OF IM

MORAL CONDITIONS.

By Associated Press.

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.. March 12

. Testimony designed to show that

Thomas Mott Osborne had full

knowledge of alleged immoral conrfi

tions in Sing Sing while warden then,

was brought out by the prosecution

at the trial of Osborne which began

today.

William Willett. Jr., former con

gressman imprisoned in Sing Sing foi

buying a Supreme court nomination

in'Quecns county, and James Harvcv,

an inmate, were the principal wi

nesscs against Osborne. Willctt sai t

Osborne told the prisoners that ne

would go to prison himself before he

would disclose what he kn?w of their

cases.

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NTERPRETEO BY

LAND TRANSFER WITHIN

4 MONTHS OF FAILURE,

VALID, EVEN IF DEED IS

NOT RECORDED.

By Associated Press.

urAcii.vrrm- ,7 t,.

lluui.uiu., .Udim 10. lilt

OSBORNE

IS STARTED IN

WHITE PLAINS

BANKRUPTCY LAW

Supreme court today in upholding

the legality of a transfer of land al-j.?.

though the deed was not recorded un-

til within four months of bankruptcy.

while the law designates as invalid '

certain deeds not recorded within that

time, held that the law meant to in-!

validate only deeds rcquircu by local

law. 10 dc rccoraca 10 maac 111cm

valid as tO Creditors.

The opinion of the court reversed

the interpretation given the bank

ruptcy law in 18 States, including

California, Nevada and Arizona.

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Monterey Barracks

Destroyed By Fire,vv

MONTEREY. Cal.. March 13

Army headquarters at the presidio'

here were destroyed by an early!

morning fire shortly after their vacu-'

tion by the troops of the First cavalry!

which left for the border. !

The fire was discovered by the I

caretaker, who found the w.nter shut '

off at its source. The monetary loss!

is insignificant as the building was an '

old wooden one.

The post was a wooden barracks

and cantonment for one regiment.

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Obregon Is Now

Minister Of War

By Associated Press.

MEXICO CITY. March 13. Gen

eral Obregon was today appointed

minister of war and General Aguilar,

minister of foreign affairs, in the new

de facto cabinet. Many foreigners

arc leaving the city. There is an

under-current of excitement among

all classes.

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TO THE COAST

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wilhelm left

Sunday for Lone Beach. Cal., their

former home. They will be away for

3 couple of weeks.

COPPER

NEW YORK. March 13. Electrolytic-

Nearby. $28 and S28.50; June

and later, $2725 and $27.50.

iff

Lansing

Enter Into An Agreement

Villa Concludes

To Travel In A

Different Direction

! By Associated Press.

JT. Asu. Marl 13. Villa .

-I. his lnmJ .-.OmirJ -,,. .l : I

to a rcport receivcd by Generai

Gavira at Juarez Th;s move

apparently takes Villa from the

,w. u -

4. he would seek ref uge and north .j. I

4. of wh:ch th. American troons' 4.1

fiavira r.r.; .r,, :.;

4. from Colonel Gonzales, com- ,

mandincr tht- frnnn rt,;nr A

, the Mormons at Casas Grandes. !-

! the Mormons at Casas Grandes.

4 Gonzales restored wire service v

? from Juarez to Casas Grandes J

J. this evening. Gonzales reports .J.

J. that Villa is at Galena, 20 miles 1

J. west of Corralitos, where -he 4

5 was last reported. ! J

ENTERS THE WAR

AT REQUEST OF

PORTUGAL FULFILLS HERj

TREATY OBLIGATION,'

WHICH DATES BACK AS

FAR AS 1373.

WASHINGTON. March 13. Por-'

tugal entered the war with Germany j

at the request of England and in fuM

fillincnt of a treaty obligation dating I

mane S'SSi? vt

Altc. the Portuguese minister.

"The first treaty of alliance was

concluded on June 16th of that year ,

ENGLAND

by J-crdinand of Portugal and Ku- j SIOUX CITY, la.. March 13. A 1 p ris March 13 The German

ward III of England. strike of 1 000 employes of the Cudahv . . ' -Marc" lnf "J"1112"

'Subsequent treaties affirmed tlw'nt 4sTc1ared Ttodav as the rc--lo5SCS in 3r0u"J ' lc for,s

alhanc? and denned its scope." tai sult of the discharge of several form-'3' Vaux on I-nday and baturday sur

statement said, adding: "like Belgium cr strike leaders. Armour employes jassed all previous records, according

iu.lUKu. sts ..uum .h uyui.B,-..ri

to any of the other nations "

irllS WlSATriKK MAN I

Says: For Prescott. Tuesday: "Fair1

not much change in temperature."

DED RIGHT TO

VIOL AT

And Carranza

FRANCISCO VILLA. -MEXICAN BANDIT CHIEF IN ACTION

(Courtesy of Los Angeles .Herald).

FJ ' J L T C L L L TJ i. f

I' t C f M ? til ICCftPC VirPtTIPnr 0 TO PI T1 n Of

His Intention to Avoid the Possibility

Of Armed

Hy Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. March 13. The United States has entered into a

formal agreement with the dc facto irovernmcnt of Mexico under which

American troops on the border can

expectation of hearty co-operation

Secretary Lansing today made public the text of the note accepting j

Carranza's proposal for reciprocal arrangements between the two govern j

incuts and announced that the UnitcJ States held this arrangement to be a

' new operation binding upon both patties. Funston will carrv out his task I

i undcr this agreement. Official announcement is awaited tonight that the j

I American forces have crossed the border. Plans for troop movements j

I proceeded without regard to the diplomatic exchanges. :

, Lansing also made public a statement issued in the name of the presi- j

' dent, reiterating that everv step taken by the administration was based 011 '

I a deliberate intention to preclude th; possibility of armed intervention !

111 .UUXltU.

r ;

The note to Carranza defines its

struction

it proviucs v.-ncr-e conditions arise on t:ie .-merican siuc 01 uic 1

border similar to those at Columbus,

Funston to enter Mexico, the same privilege will be accorded the de facto

government without necessity from cither for an exchange of views. It

clearly states that bandits to be pursued on American soil by Mexican

I troops must have conic from the American side, committed depredations on

: the Mexican side and fled back to the United States. There is no such

j instance on record in recent years.

7 r7 At

Another bfrlke At

'

The Cudahy Plant

By Associated Press.

wlU stnkc m sympathy tomorrow.

GRAIN MARKET

1

CHICGO. March 13. Close May

wheat LOS'-g, corn .72'-j, oats .44.

Intervention,

pursue Villa and his bandits, with X'.vz

f:om the Carrahiza forces.

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terms beyond possibility of miscon

urliiMi Ip.1 In t in nrilrr fnr Hpnir-ll

T A 1

jCmOn LOSSCS At

Verdun Are Heavy

By Associated Pres3.

en nffircr: wua rrtnrne.l here tn.Iav.

I The

c uermans, in columns tour ucep.

n . 1

mtuuu unucr lut rrcucr. mc winui,

melted under the rrench hrc which;

was delivered from the top of an a!-,

(most perpendicular declivity.

INVADE U. S.

TERRITORY

GERMANS SWTCH

ACTIVITY TO

ARE HAMMERING AT THE

SALIENT OF LEMORTE

HOMME AND REGION OF

BOIS BOURRUS.

By Associated Press.

LONDON. March 13 Switching

their activity from the east to ths

northwest of Verdun the Germans arc

now hammering at the salient of L;-

mortc Homme and the region of Bois

Bourrus, in an -endeavor to bring their

line further to the southwest anil

flank the fortress.

To the cast of the Mcusc. in Wotr

vre district there is a noticeable let-ua

of the bombardment. The infantry

everywhere is inactive. The Ger

mans are assembling men in the re

gion between Forges and Bois Dc

Corbcaux. probably with the mtcii'

mm

tion of throwing them into the fraythe Mcx;can border undcr the coni:

snouiu xiieir intense Domoarumcm

meet with success.

IENETIZ HELD AS

SYMPATHIZER

WITH VILA

BISBEE RESIDENTS OR

GANIZE TO ACT WITH

INFANTRY IN CASE OF

ANY TROUBLE.

j By Associated Press.

j BISBEE. March 13. S. Benctiz, an

j American, his bceji held incommuni

jcado since Saturday on a charge of

being a Villa sympathizer, at Naco.

-.According to tcport the Mexican ofli

rcials thought nc had the time book

I of the mine and a muster roll of Villa

j recruits. Residents have organized a

''force of 100 to act in conjunction

Uvith th

trn.,1,1..

(with the infantry here in case 01

Cardinal Gotti Is

Near Death's Door

By Associated Press.

ROME. March 13. Cardinal Gotti,

I prefect of propaganda, is gravely ill

I He has received the last rites of tnc

; church.

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A tr.a2r,rirj JafurSaoc

r 1 1 16 iCQJt i6fXI6co

rri r rp

J Q LjQCLfjQ. OTTGOM

Associated Press.

.otrrivr

TORREON. March 13 A tram

load of American refugees leave here

"tomorrow for the border under heavi

guard. There is uneasiness in the

foreign colony owing to the difficulty

f r: ' ..

K -u....... ..

TURKISH ESTIMATE

BERLIN. March 13. The British

losses in the Mcsopotamian action at

Flahic, the Turkish war office est;-

! mates at 5.000.

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I BRIEF VISIT

j Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Ludwine,

Summer visitors last year, were in

the city Sunday, while passing

through to Glejidalc to remain for

few months with their daugntcr. They

come to this section in June to remain

for several months, camping out.

Thev traveled in auto from Albuquer

que, N. M.. and arc from Clinton. Ia.

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SILVER

' NEW YORK. March 13.

Silver,

-04 rpnis.

"

WEATHFR FORFCAST

por Southern California and

zona: "Fair."

Ari-

U. S. TROOPS

AWAITING

SIGNAL TO

General Pershing

To Be In Command

Of Invading Force

A SUFFICIENT NUMBER

OF SOLDIERS ARE .NOW

GATHERED ON MEXICAN

BOUNDARY FOR THE EX

PEDITION; FLANS TO BE

COMPLETED FIRST.

3y Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO. March 13. That

a sufficient force is now gathered or.

mand of General Pershing to begin

tt, -,.:. r v;itr. nc rin.,n,.,t

tonig.it

by .Major uenerai i-unston.

The general said only the completion

of plans for makine up the expedition

ary force is needed. He was non

committal as tOithc time needed to ac

complish '.his. Funston declared the

reports that American troops had

been ordered to cross the border i

pursuit of Villa were untrue. He said

it would be useless to send any but a

strong, well proportioned force into

Mexico. That the force will be strong

is indicated by the statement that

when fully organized there will he

only six or eight regiments, other

than those on the border, left in the

United States.

May Invade From Columbus.

COLUMBUS. March 13 Approximately-

12,000 troops, and 48 moun

tain and field gun batteries arc on the

border between Douglas and the SI

Paso line, about 200 miles. Little

more than a third of the force is cav

alry. From a camp of a few hundrcl

men, Columbus overnight and today

crew to a military establishment ot

nearly 2,000 and the indications are

that ncarlv 4.000 will w concentrated

here immediately. Evidence that thu

will be the starting place for the larg

est column in immediate pursuit of

Villa appeared m the erection of head

Quarters for Brigadier General Per

shing, the leader of the expeditionary

fforce.

ITALY SHAKEN

ROME. March 13. Earthquake

Shocks lasting 20 seconds, were fci;

today in tne regions of Venice, An

cona and Florence, but no damage

has been reported.

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STEAMER DESTROYED

ST. JOHN. N. B.. March 13. A

series of explosions occurred this

morning on the steamer Matutua anl

completed the work of the fire whi--h

began during 'the night.

Ry Associated Press.

DOUGLAS. March 13. It was

definitely learned today that General

Calles has mobilized nearly 5,000 Car

ranza soldiers at Cabullona. 18 miles

-south of the Arizona bbrJcr. Car

ranza officials declared that there arc

probably 8.000 men at Cabullona.

This force has 15 pieces of artillery.

General Calles has been gathering

these troops for several days, and it

is announced that they will join in the

pursuit of Villa.

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MARKET IS SHAKY

NEW YORK. March 13. The

Mexican situation was the principal

factor in causing a highly disturbed

condition in the local stock market

today. While the general list is con

siderably unsettled, the shares of all

'corporations operating in Mexico

were particularly affected.

CO OVER

BORDER

KAN TROOPS

MOBILIZED TO

PURSUE VILLA