The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-27
REBEL GENERAL
GIVES AUTHORITY
To Provide Means of Trans
portation to Chihuahua,
Where Remains Are.
RUMOR CONFESSION
BY FORMER BANDIT

any .tdviccs to That Effect-Brit.
om's Death nj Hands Of Constitu-
Washington. y. c.. Feb 27.----Con.
SUI l.etcher today telegraphed Secre-
tary Bryan that General Villa would
permit two Americans. two British
representatives and two members oi
the family of Win. Iscnton view the
+, body of the dead ranchman. 1t is as.
sumed that the body is at Chihuahua
city. l.etcher also reported that Gen.
"ral Villa would permit two phSsi-
clans to accompany the American
and British representatives and mem.
b"rs of the Benton family, and also
that the rebel general would furnish
for all of them.
entering the cabinet meeting that
l-ctchers dispatches also confirmed
previous information that Bentons
body is in Chihuahua City. The sec
retarN said arrangements would be
made soon for Il visit of a commission
| to Chihuahu to view the CORPSE.
| FL Paso. Feb 21.-Intense interest
! is manifested here in the mission of
Charles Perceval, British consular
representative at Galveston, who ar
rived here to assist in the investiga-
tlon of the execution by Villa of Ben
ton. George Carothers, special agent
of the state department. at Washing
ton. is expected to leave for Chihua-
h'la and make arrangements for an
examination of BeEton's body.
! CarOthers Delays Plan.
i.atcr Carothers admitted he had
postponed his departure for Chihua-
hua. While he was silent as to rea-
sons, it is assumed that the arrival
fof Perceral to participate in the Rem
ton investigation and also the receipt
ny Carotlers of a bulky dispatch from
fSaieXico City. account for his tierision.
! The presence of Perceval is believed
j 10 De the beginning of important de-
fclopments in the Benton case. Per-
ceval is expected to be guided by Cen
eral Scott in his official actions
1 COunterfciting Causes Chaos.
| Douglas. Ariz.. Feb. 27.-Agcn,s of
the Mexican insurgents are actively
engaged i'll tracing counterfeit consti-
tutlonaiist currency, the appearance
OF which has tended to cause financial
chaos among the revolutionists
Torres Saldana. a Sonora inspector
i"r the cnnstitutionalist treasury de-
partlncnt is said to have seized bogus
! currency To the amount of four tllous-
and pesos in Aqua Prieta. He is also
with having traced counterfeit bills to
the amount of 10000 pesos to bank
| in Texas.
Expect Another Capture.
| Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 27.-Constftu-
tionalist agents in Douglas said yester-
day that reports reaching them from
the west coast of Mexico were to the
effect that the crew of the Mexican
federal gunboat Guerrero. now in
Guaymas harbor. would follow the en-
ample Of the crew OF the Tampico,
which recently was captured at Topo-
lobampo without the firing of shot
! by the Insurgents
Bauch Removed to Chihuahua.
| Washington, Feb 27.-Consul Ed
wards at Juarez reported to the state
department. saying the American
Gustave Bauch. was in the Juarez
tiles in the border city. Bauch after
wards was removed to Chihuahua
with other Americans whose names
are not given. Bryan said he held no
/ information concerning the reported
! confession of Villa that the rebel gen.
eral ordered Benton's execution with
out court martial.
No Action by Germany.
| Berlin, Feb. 27.-The German for
eign office today emphatically denied a
report published in America that Ger
many had expressed to the state de-
partment in Washington it's disap-
proval of President Wilson's policy in
| Mexico and had suggested that the
| United States was making a serious
m;stage in not recognizing Provisional
President Huerta.
Germany, it was pointed out, per-
sists in her attitude of reserve on this
subject. leaving the United States to
work out its policy toward Mexico
without interference. The German
government has, it was said, from
time to time, when German subjects
III Mexico have suffered, protested d.
rectly to the government Of Mexico.
and has repeatedly received assistance
in obtaining satisfaction through the
American consuls.
FORMER SLAVE VISITS MASTER.
Fargo. Nd, Feb. 27.-r'rank Plum
lner. an aged negro who for many
years has been janitor Of the federal
building in Fargo, will leave next
week to visit Col. F. T. Plummer Of
Nashville. Tenn. Frank was former-
~ slave on the household of Col.
onel Plummer. whom he has not seen
since the war
few days ago the old slave re.
ceived a message from Colonel Plum
mer saying that il he would come
back to the old home for a visit his
expenses for the trip would be paid.
Frank will make the trip and is anx-
ious to meet his old master again.
WOMAN FALLS INTO LAKE.
Chicago. Feb. GA well dresse~
woman walking on the ice on Lake
Michigan, few hundred feet from
the fashionable shore. stepped or the
edge OF the pack yesterday and dis.
appeared under the mush ice. Her
identity could not be established by&
the police. "a
RAIN IN BISMARCK.
Bismarck: n D., Feb. 47.Thss