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Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
One Hundred and Fifty Sol diers Aboard Cars Which Are Dynamited by Rebels at El Sado, North of SaltillO
VILLAS SCOUTS
 SIGHT FEDERALS
Concern is Felt at Juarez Over Report That Reg ulars May Be Advancing North, Although Likely Victims of Recent ROut

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 27.-A military train with one hundred and fifty soldiers aboard was dynamited today at Fl Sado, sixty miles north of Saltillo. The casualties are not known. Rebels in that neighbOrhOod ap- pear to be continuing their con- centration.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
NAVY TEAM IN GOTHAM.

NEW YORK November 27@The Navy Academy football team, accom- panied by a numerous party of ot- ficiaIs, coaches and rooters, arrived here tonight from Annapolis for the game with the army at the Polo grounds on Saturday The whole squad was reported :n good condition and confident of victory
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPAFCHJ

FL PASO, Nov. 27.-Rebel scouts reported to General Villa at Juarez tonight that they had sighted the federal outposts today at Villa Anu mada, eghty-three miles south of here. The presence of a federal force at Villa Ahumada caused no little concern in Juarez, as the rebel officers don't know definitely wheth- CT they are the troops which re- treated from Sierra Blanca after their defeat on Tuesday or reinforce ments from Chihuahua moving for ward to engage Villa.
 'I will leave to attack Chihuahua just soon as I get my trains loaded with provisions and troops which probably will be tomorrow night or Saturday morning." said Villa
 Tomorrow morning Villa will re- view the parade of all his troops in celebration of the victory over the wards the troops will make immedi- ate preparations to leave for the south.
 General Villa expects to have at least twelve thousand men when he attacks Chihuahua. He said tonight he had sent word to General Tomas Urbina to bring three thousand men north from the Torreon district and that General Manuel Chao, is already in the vicinity of Chihuahua with two thousand rebel troops. Villa will take seven thousand men from Juarez, leaving a garrison of one thousand.
 Spanish residents of Juarez ap- pealed to American Consul General Edwards today to take charge of their possessions, as Villa threatened to confiscate their stores, and other property. Edwards accepted the custody of the property.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
FRANCE DISCUSSES LOAN
rAssocrArED PRESS D1sPArcH1

 PARIS. Nov. 27.-The chamber of deputies took up a debate today on the question of the new loan of $260, 100000 to cover the budget defi- cit. and it is expected a vote will be reached on Friday night or Sat urlay It is expected the govern ment will have a safe majority.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
GETS TURKEY IN JAIL.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcHl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DlSPAISiI
 SAN FRANCISCO, November 2f- Hungry on Thanksgiving day and out Of work. Thomas Stark. aged htty- two, stole loaf 0f bread from Chinaman. He was arrested. An hour afterward. Stark was eating tur- lxev. cranberries and mince pie with ether inmates of the city prison The loaf of bread is held as evidence.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
PHIIlADFLPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27. With eight hundred marines and a full crew aboard. the transport Prairie left the Philadelphia navy yard today for southern waters. Officials said the orders name Pensacola as the objective point of the trip. It is rumored at the navy yard the orders may be changed by wireless after the Prairie passes out to sea.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
Rad at Tampico

GALVESTON, Nov. 27.-Ninety re- fugees from around Tampico, who arrived here on the steamer Atlantis, said conditions are steadily growing worse. When they left Tampico six days ago the constitutionalists were reported ready to attack the port. J. Laffer. a ranchman. said it had become impossible even to make a living for the crops if grown, can not be marketed and fall into the hands of the constitutionaltsts or federals or escaping these, that ban- dits get them.
Arizona republican., 1913-11-28
Another Federal Defeat

FL PASO. Nov. 21.-RebeI Iorces under General Villareal defeated and routed Gen. Navarette's federal troops at La Cruz, state of Tamau- lfpas. today, according to official dispatches received at General Nil- las JuareZ headquarters.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
PUBLIC HEARINGS
BARRED BY SENATE.
DEMOCRATS UPHOLD LEADERS IN
EFFORT TO PUSH THE TARIFF
LEGISLATION.
LOUISIANA SENATORS OPPOSE
Thornton 10 Vote With Repuo'i-
can Members.

Y aetrr-, Newrrapar -uio, %prs Service.
Washing ngtOn.-Democrat leaders in
the Senate were endorsed in their de-
termination to refer the Underwood. L.
tariff bill to the Finance Committee
for consideration without public hear
ingS The Penrose-LaFollette amend
mcnt directing that public hearings
lC held, was defeated by vote of Al
70 3G and the motion of Senator Sim
mons TO refer the bill was then passed
without n roll call.
Two Democrats. Senators Randsell
ard Thornton of Louisiana, voted for
the Republican amendment.
The closing day of debate on the is
sue of hearings was enlivened by dis
CussiOn of the Democratic platform
and its bearing on free sugar by Sena-
tor James of Kentucky, who vigorous
IL defended the stand taken by Presi-
dent Wilson for free sugar. declared
that the party had stood for free sugar
and campaigned on it: and defied the
Louisiana senators TO find a man Presl-
dent Wilson ever told he was OPP
posed to free sugar.
Senators Smoot, LaFolette and Clark
OF Wyoming wound up the debate on
behalf of the public hearing amend
ment, Senator Smoot predicting that
the Democratic party would be put out
of power for another quarter of CEN
tury as a result of its tariff bill.
Senator Newlands OF Nevada spoke
briefly on the sugar schedule, protest.
ing against sacrificing the sugar pro-
duction Of this country to Cuba.
Senator Smoot and Senator Smith OF
Georgia clashed when the Utah SEN
ator called upon his colleagues to COM
pare the bill as it now appears and
when it comes from the Finance Com
mittee.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
COAST DEFENSE DISCUSSED
Secretary Of War Sees Faults Of Forts.
ti1s Pans.
conplicatio

Western Newspaper Union News Service
MISUNDERSTANDING of War Gar
rison, in a prepared statement dis
Cussed the preparedness of seaboard
cities TO defend themselves against
land attack. Mr.. Garrison emphasized
at the outset of his statement that he
had issued il because of a recently
published article respecting the land
side defense of our coast defenses.
Here is the statement in part:
My attention has been directed to
a recent article respecting the land
SIDE defense of our coast defenses.
1T is perfectly true that many of
our seacsoat defenses would find seri-
our seacoast defenses would find seri-
by their own garrisons against land
attack by a numerous force; and 1t is
also true that they have been con-
structed in many instances without
any reference to AL attack coming
from the hand side, but as was natural
in view of their purpose almost who'll
ly with view to giving protection TO
the cities and harbors behind them
against an attack by hostile fleet.
This being their principal function,
pretty much everything else was sub
ordinated to this end, and in many
cases Notifications were so placed in
the effort to secure the best field of
fire over the sea front and channels
rs to render their defense from land
attack extremely difficult. 1t can be
said of many of them, in fact, most
OF them Except those which are on
the islands) that their defense in case
of any serious attack from the land
side must rest upon bodies of mobile
troops assigned to this duty. Such
mobile troops would probably be
drawn to a great extent from the
militia.
With view to correcting this de-
feet, lines of land defense works have
been laid out and necessary instruc-
tions prepared for their prompt con-
struction in case of threatened war.
In future construction, it is believed
that much more attention will be de-
voted to making each individual group
OF works reasonably secure against
land attack, even though unsupported
by troops other than its own garrison.
Certainly the constructions should be
or such a type as TO enable a defense
sufficiently long to permit arrival of
assistance from coast guard troops.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
LIVES LOST IN TORNADO
Nebraska Suffers Heavy Loss; Sc
ward Sore erunt.

Western Newspaper Union ;;ews Service.
Seward, Neb-A tornado took a
tcll-of 10 lives, injured 80 persons and
destroyed more than a third of this
town. Twenty-Five residences were
destroyed and many more partly
wrecked, but the business portion OF
the place did not greatly suffer.
The tornado struck the residence
portion of Seward and swept every
thing in its path. Most OF those killed
were caught in the wreckage Of their
homes.
The tornado after passing through
Seward, continued to the northeast.
Reports say that the towns of Tomaro,
Lushton, Grafton and McCool junction
suffered greatly. Four persons are re-
ported killed at Tomaro and several at
McCool Junction. Utica was in the
path of the twister.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
NEWS OF THE STATE
STARTLING FIGURES GIVEN ON
WASTE OF GAS IN
LOUISIANA.
ESTIMATED LOSS S5,450,OOO
Waste Is Practically All PreventabIe.
Some Wells Have Been
Capped.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-A report of the Bu-
reau OF Mines on the natural gas in
oustry OF the country, says that an i'm
hense amount OF natural gas is wasted
IN the Louisiana fields. The waste in
Louisiana is estimated at 100000
cubic feet of gas daily, valued at $780,
600 for each day, or S5,45O,OOO for the
year. This waste of gas is equiva-
lent TO nearly one milliop tons of coal.
1t is pointed out by experts of the
bureau that this waste is especially
aggravatinG because Louisiana has no
coal within her boundaries, and that
while the state is allowing its supply
OF gas to escape in the air the citizens
are paying for coal that has to be
transported long distances.
There were three principal wells
in the Caddo field from which the
greater part of the waste occurred
last year. says the report. Two of
these have been closed by the owners,
thus proving that closure is feasible.
No attempt has been made TO close the
other. The gas from this we'll has
been going to waste for three years.
Two other wells, having an estimated
volume OF twenty to thirty million GU
bic feet per day, burned for two years.
In the Caddo field at least 100000, 900
cubic feet of gas has at times been
wasted daily, practically all the waste
being preventable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
ALIEN LAW STlRS JAPAN
Japs Fear They Are Being Excluded
From Countries of World.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Tokio.-So as not to embarrass dip
lcmatic negotiations. the government
continues to discourage the holding of
meetings and demonstrations and call
ed off a reunion arranged by the
American-Japanese society.
Publicists. however. discuss devel-
opments in the controversy over the
California alien ownership bill. They
declare the California difficulty is
merely one proof that the time has
come to fix the returns between the
white and other races of the world In
striking article, NJ. Tokutomi. editor
OF Kokumin, says that the white mems
clique must be overthrow in tae in
terest of Japan and in the interest of
humanity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
EFFORTS GET AN IMIGRAkT
Progressive League Hospitality Causes
Homesteader to Stay.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Boyce.-Another meeting of the
newly-organized Progressive League
was held in the opera house. Many
more names were added to the mem
bership roll. The prospects are that
every man of importance in the viein.
ity of Boyce will soon be enrolled. Ad-
dresses were made by c. NJ. Haines,
travelling immirration agent, and r. z.
Elrod, industrial agent for the Texas
and Pacific railroad.
The efforts of the league are already
beginning TO bear fruit Mr.. Hedrich,
one of the members, found a lonesome
homeseeker at the depot. Mr.. HE'D
rich took the immigrant down to the
meeting. Half a dozen members vol
unteered 10 show the surrounding
country and do everything possible to
locate the gentleman. When asked how
long he expected to stay in the vicin-
ity, the reply was, Probably forever"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
MAKING PLANS FOR 1916
Campaign COMMITTEES to. MaksD>Mssse' 9
ington Headquartefs.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington The campaign for
Democratic supremacy at the polls in
1914 and 1916 was opened here, when
the executive campaign committee Of
the Democratic National Committee
organized and discussed preliminary
plans. The committee agreed upon
permanent headquarters in Washing
ton, the organization of an educational
campaign and harmonious cooperation
with the Democratic Congressional
Committee with a continuous militant
party organization from now until af-
ter the next presidential election at
least.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer
of Pennsylvania, caucus chairman OF
the house and recognized as the presi-
dents spokesman in that body, was
made chairman, and Rolla Wells of st.
Louis, treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee, treasurer. At the
permanent headquarters, Thomas J.
Pence of North Carolina, the former
correspondent who conducted the Will
son press campaign, will be in charge
as manager of publicity. With him al
ready is Col. John |. Martin of Mis-
souri,, sergeant-at-arms OF the last
end other national conventions of the
Democracy. Plans agreed upon con-
template 10000 weekly newspapers
and 1000 daily papers that have no
special correspondents at the national
capital. Al this will require a large
fund, and the committee decided to
appeal to the states for contributions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
CLUE TO AXE MURDERS
Alleged Confession Of Convict May
Clear Mystery of Crimes.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Lafayette Following the recent
confession of a white prisoner in the
jefferson City, Mo-, penitentiary that
he murdered about twenty-five persons
in various Western cities with axes
and remembering a postcard received
by Clementine Barnerbet during her
trial from negro at that prison offer
ing help, Chief Chargeois and his force
have renewed investigation of the AK
murders of 1911. The black who sent
the card was incarcerated during the
time of the murders and could not
have been a party thereto. The man
who confessed to the crimes at the
Missouri prison was Henry Lee Moore
and the authorities here think that
perhaps he is implicated with the muir
derers, for they remember a man re-
porting at the prison here in 1911 who
gave his name as Moore. The Missouri
officials are also working on the clew.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
City to Buy Park.

Shreveport-The City Council au-
thorized Mayor Eastman to buy the
Schumpert home place and Schumpert
fair park, consisting of almost eigh-
teen acres, and located in front of the
state fair grounds. The property will
cost $4,000. 1t will be made part of
the state exposition grounds. About
two months ago a proposition to vote
$4,000 to buy this property was de-
feated at a referendum property own
ers' election. The council recided 10
secure the property to prevent specu-
lators buying 1t and charging exorbi-
tant prices.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
GOVERNOR JOHNSON
SIGNS ALIEN BILL
NEW CALIFORNIA LAW WILL BE-
COME OPERATIVE ON AU-
GUST TENTH.
BRYAN REPLIES TO PROTEST
Government and Japanese Ambassador
Observe secrecy-Jap, Object to
Spirit of Measure.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Sacramento, Cal.-California's alien
land bill has become a law of the state
Against protests of Japan and repre-
sentations of President Wilson and his
personal envoy, Secretary of State
Bryan, Governor Johnson signed the
bill, and 80 days after the adjourn
ment of the legislature, or on August
10, the act becomes operative.
Theodore Bell, late Democratic can
didate for governor and former chair
can of the Democratic State Central
Committee, has issued an invitation to
his party to submit the issue TO the
people by invoking the referendum
against the bill. He contends the bill
is insufficiently drastic.
The Asiatic Exclusion League op-
poses the bill as faint-hearted, and the
powerful Panama-Pacific International
Exposition Company declares it is a
violation of faith.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Water Recedes, Planting Pushed.

Vidalia.-Stock continues to return
to Concordia parish, and as the Gre
vase water and the river are both
falling, planting is being renewed with
vigor. The water is rapidly falling all
over the parish now. John Dale and ].
E. Clayton interviewed Governor Hall
with a view of securing seed for the
Black River section, and II is believed
that there will be furnished about five
cars of cottonseed and a proportion
ate amount of peas and corn for
planting. This section of the parish
suffered more than any other, except
that Immediately in front of the crew
asse.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Government Records Escape.

Washington.-Fire Chief Wagner
ard 90 firemen were overcome, sew
eral of them being seriously injured,
b. smoke and Illuminating gas from a
b1oken pipe while fighting a fire in
an F street building occupied by the
Geological Survey. The blaze de-
stroyed valuable government records
and did considerable damage TO the
building. but unpublished data valued
at S5.0OO,0OO according 10 George H.
Smith. director of the survey, escaped
damage
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Rayville Extends Limits.

myville.-At the meeting of the
"Sn council of Rayville franchise 10
s,set an electric light plant was grant
- 70 George Wesley Smith, an ordi-
lance was passed requiring property
s"ners to put down concrete side
s'ks on all principal streets and
MUSINGS; the town limits we're ex-
enoeo one-eight of a mile south and
Quarter of mile east. This part
= nesown has grown up recently and
y add over s15O,OOO to the assessed
ua'ion of the town; and an ordi-
nce calling for an election July
zz,oOO bond issue to install water
sOfks was also passed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Secretary Bryan Acts.

MISUNDERSTANDING Bryan hand
ed Ambassador Chinda the reply of
the United States government to the
japanese protest to the California
land legislation. The ambassador i'm
Dediately cabled il to Toxic. No in
timation as to the nature of the reply
was given out.
Upon learning through the press
dispatches that Governor Johnson had
signed the Webb land act, Secretary
Bryan telephoned Viscount Chinda and
invited him to come to the state de-
partment to receive the reply, which
he had been anxiously awaiting since
the presentation of his own note,
May 9.
When the answer had been deliver
ed, the secretary and the ambassa-
dor conferred earnestly for an hour
regarding the general aspect of the
problem. OF course, the opinions ex-
pressed were tentative, as for his part
the ambassador felt that he must be
guided entirely by the directions Of
the Foreign Office at ToLio and could
only surmise what might be the atti-
tude Of the officials at home.
Meanwhile it was understood that
both the Janpanese protest and the
State Departments answer would be
withheld from publication for the pres
ent at least, on the ground that it
would be injudicious to submit the del
icate questions at issue to heated dis
cussion in the newspapers and at pos
sible mass meetings.
From other sources, however, it was
gathered that while Japanese allege
technical violations of the treaty Of
1911 by the California law, there re-
late to minor provisions such as that
prohibiting Japanese from inheriting
property in California. The real weight
of objection is against the spirit of
the whole legislation which is regard
ed as distinctly discriminatory against
the Japanese.
The spirit of the convention as well
as the general principles of interna-
tional law are regarded by Japan as
outraged by this act The fact that
the United States has entered into
treaty relations with Japan is cited
as an admission of equality.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Arson Trust Crushed.

New York. THE arson trust"
aginst which the city fire authorities
have been waging war. has been crush
ed, according to Fire Commissioner
Johnson, whose report shows that in
the first four months of this year there
have been only 4,45O fires, ,434 less
than during the same period of 1912.
The total loss, s2,376,29S. is less than
half that for the same period last year
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Try This on the Flies

Lauderdale.-BenC c. Vegas, of this
place, has invented an ingenius trap
which he claims will catch flies by the
thousands. One installed at his place
has averaged a catch of 10000 flies a
day. An ordinary tin cover measuring
eight inches in diameter. perforated
with four holes, into which two pieces
of No. wire serve as a frame when
curved in v-shape. Then making
screening wire attach it over the
frame. Next a saucer or tin cover
slipped down into the funnel, leaving
enough space for flies to crawl around
the saucer completes the trap.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
RECOGNIZE the Progressives.

Washington.-Prosr will have
representation on IA of the l6 most
important house committees, and in
all will have 81 committees places.
Chairman Underwood of the ways and
means committee and Progressive
Leader Murdock have agreed upon
such a plan. AS there are 10 ac-
credited Progressives in the house,
some will have places on more than
one committee. Rivers and harbOrs
and agriculture are the only important
committees on which the PrOgressives
will not have representation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-24
Saws There Will Be Good Crop.

Baton Rouge.-"There is going to
be a good crop in the overflow section
of Louisiana this year." said Mason
Snowden, of the Louisiana co-opera-
tive farm demonstration work. The
Black river country is the hardest hit
this year." continued Mr.. Snowden,
"and am down here for the purpose
of holding a conference with Prof. r.
L. Hines in regard to the distribution
Of seed necessary to the replanting
in that territory; even this section
will be able to raise a good crop"