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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
1000 TROOPS AND rs PER CENT
OF MEXICAN BOILING STOCK
SURRENDERED.
AMNESTY TO VILLA DENIED
Villa Gathers 400 Men After His GEN.
erals Yield to carranza; His
Whereabouts Were Un-
known.

FL Paso, Tex.-Although a number
of his generals have entered into
peace negotiations with the de facto
government Of Mexico, General Fran
cisco Villa was reported to have gath
cred 400 armed men somewhere in
the state of Chihuahua to oppose his
former organization.
The Carranza de facto government
Is in official control OF the former Villa
state of chihuahua by virtue of an
agreement reached between Generals
Roberto Limon, Manuel Banda, Lieu
tenent Colonel Flaviano PaliZa and
Colonel Eduardo Andalon, and An
dreas Garcia, of the Carranza CONSUL
ate here, whereby about 1000 troops
and the organization of the Villa gov
eminent, including the cities of Juarez
and chihuahua and all border points,
accept Carranza domination. The
agreement grants amnesty to all but
General Villa and his brother Hippo
Ito.
The generals entered into confer
ence as delegates from General Villa
TO confer with Mr.. Garcia upon plans
to turn over the entire territory and
all troops and arms, and for himself
to leave the capital without any fol-
lowing.
They reported the result of their
conference to General Villa at Chihua-
hua City. They had received no reply
from General Villa, and instead, learn
ed that after receiving their advices,
General Villa gathered 400. men and
left Chihuahua City and that his
whereabouts were unknown.
Upon opening the conference with
the Carranza consul Monday the Villa
generals announced they would pro-
coed upon the unrescinded authorize
ton as given by General Villa. They
said they believed Villa feared that
the delegates would not be able to
secure him immunity from prosecu-
ton should he cross the international
line.
The surrender of the Villa organi-
NbNAOh ihNAuuoS AhOob VI no al my
about rs per Cent of the rolling stock
of the railroads of Mexico and the
state Of Chihuahua, the richest mining
and live stocF district in Mexico.
According to officials here the for
eign interests in Villa controlled ter
ritory have suffered a loss estimated
at $4,000, 900, due to confiscation and
alleged thefts of ore, cattle and other
property and the depreciation Of Villa
currency These officials charge that
churches were stripped of their treas
ures. banks looted of coin and specie
and confiscated goods given away to
satisfy people ruined by lack of en-
ployment and depreciation of Villa
currency
Colonel Hipolito Villa, with the Of
fee force Of the financial agency OF
the Villa organization at Juarez, cross
ed into the United States here Mon
day night.
Efforts to locate Francisco Villa
were unavailing, although a report
was current that he. too, had crossed
to the American side and was hiding
in the outskirts of the city.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
TELEGRAPHIC FLASHES

London-The Belgian relief commit
tees steamer Levenpool, from New
York for Rotterdam, has been beach
ed on the English east coast In a
sinking condition as result of strik-
ing a mine.
London-Sir Edward Grey, the
British foreign secretary is taking a
rest in the country. His place at the
foreign Office is being filed by the
Marquis OF Crewe, lord president Of
the council.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Domestic

In an effort to obtain a reconsidera-
ton of the interstate commerce COM
missions ruling permitting railroads to
increase their interstate passenger
rates, meeting of the utilities COM
missions of eight states affected has
been called at Omaha.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Mexican Revolt

Gen. Francisco Villa has resigned
his place as leader of the Mexican rev.
olution and has left Chihuahua City to
find refuge in the United States. 1t is
understood he and Mrs. Villa will set.
tie down at Ell Paso, Tex, If Villa is
permitted to enter the country. There
will be no more fighting.
Gen. Pablo Gonzales, commander of
Mexico City for the de facto govern
ment, received a telegram that the
head of Gen. Juan Hernandez, father
in-law of Huerta, was being shipped to
him from EsperanZa as a Christmas
present.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Washington

President Wilson completed at
Washington the first draft of the new
note to Austria-Hungary reiterating
the American demands regarding the
sinking of the Italian steamship An.
coma. The note was signed by Secre-
tary Lansing.
Woodrow Wilson, president of the
United States, and Edith Boiling Gait,
widow of Norman Gait of Washington.
were married at the home of Mrs. Gait
in Washington. Rev. Herbert Scott
Smith, an Episcopalian, was the off.
ciating clergyman. The wedding cere-
mony was witnessed only by the CLOS.
est relatives of the president and OF
his bride. Wilson and his bride will
spend their honeymoon at Hot Springs,
Va.
Foreign nations at the close of the
war will use every stratagem OF indus.
trial war to resist the outreach of
American industries, Secretary of
Commerce Redfield declares In his
annual report to the president at
Washington. He strongly urged the
necessity for new laws to protect
Americans from the "monopolistic
power" which industries abroad will
seek to WELD over the United States.
Henry p. Fletcher. now ambassador
TO Chile, was nominated by President
Wilson at Washington for ambassador
TO Mexico. Eliseo Arredondo already
has been appointed Mexican ambassa.
dor to the United States.
A warning TO the United States not
to permit the pressing need for nation.
al preparedness legislation OF a "dra-
matte" sort to retard the development
of our own country was spoken by
Secretary of the Interior Frank K
Lane in his annual report to the pres
ident at Washington.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Seven persons we're killed and ten
injured when a street car went through
the Division street bridge over the Spo-
kane river at Spokane, Wash.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Personal

Major General Won Stockhausen oil
the German army has been killed in ac-
tion, according to a dispatch to Lon
don from Amsterdam to the Central
News agency.
Capt. Edward O'Meagher Condor,
Civil war veteran and Irish patriot,
died at his home at New York at the
age of seventy-four years. He was ac-
tive in the Fenian movement in Ire
land.
Viscount Alverstone, for 13 years
lord chief Justice Of England, died at
London. discount Alverstone resigned
two years ago owing to i'll health.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Sporting

Peace in baseball has been estab.
lished. The final decision was reached
in the conference held in New York
between the Federal league committee
and the national commission.
Announcement was made at New
York that the next Vanderbilt Cup
race will be run at the Sheepshead
Bay speedway on May 13 next. Ii is
understood that the race will be 300
miles or slightly under that distance.
Jess Willard, heavyweight champion
boxer, and Fred Fulton have been
matched. Articles of agreement clos
ing the fight were signed at Chicago
The fight is to take place in New Or
leans March 4, and is scheduled to go
20 rounds.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

The gasoline schooner Mahomet
blew up and sank twelve miles off
Cape Ann, Mass. Four of the crew
were landed at Rockport, Mass, and
ten are missing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

The Amsterdam Koelnische Zeitung
says: The Bulgarian government
has informed Greece that the neutral
zone on the Bulgarian-Greek frontier
will no longer be maintained, now that
the allies are on Greek territory"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
WORLDS EVENTS
IN SHORT FORM
BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
DOWN TO LIMIT.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE
Notes Covering Most Important Hap
penIngs Of the World Compiled
In BrIefest and Most succInct
Form for Quick Consumption.
European War News

German railway officials have ar
rived at Constantinople to inspect the
military railway being built from
Damascus, supposedly for the Turko-
German invasion of Egypt. says
Geneva dispatch.
1t has been officially announced in
Berlin that the small German cruiser
Bremen and a torpedo boat accom-
marine in the eastern Baltic sea. A
considerable portion of the crews of
both vessels were saved.
French aeroplanes dropped forty
bombs on the railway station and ad-
jacent buile 'ngs at Sablons, south of
the German fortress of Metz. Consid-
cradle damage was done to property.
Italy has been defeated with a loss
Of $4,000 men killed and wounded in the
fourth great battle at the lsonzo for
the capture of Goritz, according to an
official Austro-Hungarian statement
forwarded by Berlin.
Germany has threatened to expel
the entente allies from Saloniki, &C
cording TO the London Times Athens
correspondent. Premier Skouloudis
rejoined that in no case would Greece
allow Bulgarian troops to set foot on
Greek soil.
NJ. Marghilomen leader Of the Rou-
manian conservative party. was re-
ceived In audience by King Ferdinand
at Bucharest and presented his maj.
esty with petition urging that Rou-
mania go to war on the side or Ger
many.
Lieut.. Gen. Sir Douglas Haig has
been appointed to succeed Field Mar
shall Sir John French in command of
the British armies in France and Elan
ders. 1t was announced officially In
London. French has been appointed
field marshal and commander in chief
of troops stationed in the United
Kingdom.
The Amsterdam Koelnische Zeitung
says: The Bulgarian government
has informed Greece that the neutral
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Vale Chapter, No. Ga,

Vale Chapter, No. Sd, o. E. s.
Regular meetings In Masonic Hail. Wednes-
day evenings during 1915 as folows;--Jan. 81
Feb. 81; Mar. S-3l; May 3; june 2-30i July %;
Aug. rs; Sept. %; Oct ~; Nov "a; Dec. 22-29.
Special meetings announced I'm the local column.
Visiting members cordially invited
Alice Mckenzie, Sec. Mrs. Drouyor, w. NJ.
Mary Brown. Treas. Jos. YUM, w. +.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Charles Moore, cashier of the saw
ings bank at Parnell, Ia. has disap-
peared. Moore left behind his wife
and seven children. Search is being
made for him by the police.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Attorney General Fellows Tuesday
decided for Game Commissioner
Oates that Indians not on reservations
had TO obey general hunting and fish,
ing laws. Some of the Indians claim
ed that by old treaties they did not
have to obey the law but could hunt,
fsh and trap at will.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
MICHIGAN NEWS ITEMS

In the municipal election at Eaton
Rapids, Monday, b. II. Custer was
elected commissioner for three years
over G. M. Hunt; c. A. Collier, JUS
tice, long term Samuel p. Savage,
justice to fill vacancy.
Paying no heed to the warning of
the signalman at the Pere Marquette
crossing near iceland, John Postmus,
aged 80. walked along the track a
short distance and was struck and
killed by a passenger train.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
Foreign

The steamship Oscar II, with the
Ford peace party, arrived at Christian
sand. No official or other reception
was accorded the peace party, and
only newspaper men boarded the ves-
sci. Ford denied that there had been
a disagreement en- route.
1t was officially announced at Lon
don by the private secretary to Earl
Kitchener, British secretary OF war,
that the report of the engagement Of
Earl Kitchener to the dowager coun-
tess of Mimic was untrue.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23
FAST and FREQUENT
SERVICE
PORT HURON
TO
DETROIT
BY THE
Rapid Railway

Limited cars leave Port Huron,
Eastern Standard time,
7:35 q. m. and every two hours to
7;35 p. m, also 5:15 a. m. Mondays
and 10 p. m. Sunday.
Limited cars leave Detroit,
e:l5 q. m. and every two hours -
si5 p. m, Sundays only II p. m.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

The strike on the Belt Line Railway
company. which practically paralyzed
transshipment of freight for the past
few days, was ended. After an inter
change of negotiations between off,
Gals of the road and the strikers COM
mittee, G. w. w. Hanger, assistant
United States commissioner of media
ton and Cancellation, acted as arbiter.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

The Panama canal, which has been
closed since September IS last by the
worst slide in its history, was opened
again for the passage of vessels draw
ing less than twenty feet this week.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

A tornado that swept through Lau'
derdale and Kemper counties, Missis
sippi. destroyed the town OF Cullum.
killed at least Is persons and In
Jured so.
l.. Ert Slack was agreed on by
Senators Kerns and Shively at Wash
ington for United States district at
torney at indianapolis to succeed
Frank A. Daley, resigned.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23


The gasoline schooner Mahomet
blew up and sank twelve miles of
Cape Ann, Mass. Four of the crew
were landed at Rockport, Mass, and
ten are missing.
The Panama canal, which has been
closed since September Is last by the
worst slide in its history, was opened
again for the passage of vessels draw
ing less than twenty feet this week.
Five schoolboys and a man were
killed and another boy was seriously
injured in a collision of a Great North
ern passenger train with a bus bear
ing school children over crossing
during a fog at Berthold, N. ID.
Two bandits were killed, another
was probably MORALLY wounded and q
detective suffered serious wounds in a
gun fight between two detectives and
the bandits at st. Paul. MINI.
The bodies of Jesse Seligman,
treasurer of the Gloversville Leather
company, and Mrs. Seligman were
found in their bedroom at Gloversville.
N. Y. 1t is believed Seligman killed
his wife and shot himself.
DR.. r. w. Ritter, inventor of liquid
fire, who was arrested for passing a
worthless check and was believed to
be implicated in various schemes with
foreign governments in this country.
was given an indeterminate sentence
In the Ohio penitentiary.
The White Star line has agreed to
pay S664,000 in settlement of all
claims arising from the sinking of the
Titanic on April Is, 1912, when more
than 1900 person we're drowned. attor-
neys for the line announced at New
York.
Paul Koenig, formerly head of the
secret service OF the Hamburg. Ameri-
can line. and Richard Emil Lindecker
we're arrested at New York by agents
OF the department Of justice charged
with conspiracy to attempt to blow
up the Welland canal.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

French aeroplanes dropped forty
bombs on the railway station and ad-
jacent buildings at Sablons, south of
the German fortress of Metz. Consid-
cradle damage was done to property.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-12-23

Two bandits were killed, another
was probably mortally wounded and q
detective suffered serious wounds in a
gun fight between two detectives and
the bandits at st. Paul, MINI.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-03

~ HOENIX. Ariz-. June s-Bunching
their hits with two costly errors the
solons took Wednesdays game here,
and made It even up on the series
with the Fl Paso heavy hitters- The score
In the second inning Thompson drew a
pass went TO third when Jack Bliss singled.
and came home on Bauer's single Herb
Hall held the visitors safe until the sixth
in the meantime. Sammy Beer. on the mound
Tor the visitors, was having his troubles
Sammy got along like a new automobile for
three innings. In the fourth. the cylinders
began 10 miss In other words Sammy was
being hit Bowling opened the inning by
hitting one at Pendleton, which the short
stop booted Lyun's single sent the second
saclzer 90 third base McArdle was retired
by the iufield. while Beer frightened up and
famed Pitiman.
scsnlen hit one TO buddy and the third
sacker heaved L wild. Scanlon going to sec
ond and Bowling and Lynn crossing the
plate Hail singled and scored with Scan
lon when Nick DemagEio doubled Hester
hit to right and DemakFiO crossed the plate
with the nth run for the home team Mutt
flew out 10 Hayes and the Inning was over.
But Tor the two errors. Beer would have
gone through the inning without being
scored upon, but the infIeld errors seemed
TO shake him a bit and the home team got
hits when they did the most good The
Solous got only eight hits off his delivery
FOR the entire game and four OF them came
Thonpson-s single and Pittman's. error
gave the visitors their second and final run
in the sixth inning
Beer Deserved ShutOut.
Had Il not been for the errors behind
him. Beer would likely have had another
shutout to his credit. while the Mackmen
would have had but one run off Hall with
perfect support
The attendance is picking up with every
game and the fans. realizing mat Fl Paso
has about the strongest team in the league.
are roofing hard for the Solons in this
series
Hester May Get Harper.
IS lzaHa=--aFuaH n = ginning
aggregation for Phoenix. and IS likely TO
get another pitcher and a new inr1eIder from
the Coast league in the next rew days. It
Is limited that Harry Harper. late Of the
Angels will be with the club when it makes
its next swing eastward Scanlon's hitting
has fallen off lately and he may be re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-03
Doyles Interference Loses Cams
ILL -:II:- -:n:- -:II:- -:u:-
Cobbs Batting Rally Aids Tigers
BY aBECK5

, league than the American is an open
question. but there is no question about
the fine work CoOmbs is doing In the
first game at Brooklyn Wednesday,
COOmbs held the Philiies TO five hits
and two runs and was also a star at
bat He brought in two runs himself
and figured in the batting rally in the
fourth when the Dodgers got three
runs The Dodgers also took the sec
ond game OF the double bill to 3.
Sherwood Smith got back into the
game and held the Phillies to six hits
and three runs. while the Dodgers hit
Baumgardner and Demaree at Oppor-
tune times for nine hits and four runs.
Two singles. a double and an error
gave the Cardinals two runs in the
eighth inning and a victory over the
Reds, ; TO 4.
Earl Hamilton was in great form and
the Indians gathered only three hits off
his delivery, being coated with white
wash. to 0, by the Cardinals The
Cardinals punched hits off Hagerman
in the fourth. The game was called
Lavan't triple with the bases full gave
the Cards their three tallies in the
fourth
Ty Cobb started a batting rally in
the eighth inning that gave the Tigers
three runs and a victory over the W hite
Sox. to l. In the ninth, Cobb singled.
stole second and third and came home
on a scratch hit. Benz pitched great
ball until he lost his goat" through
CObb's kidding in the eighth. Cove
leskie was steady throughout
Kansas City beat Pittsburg, to 0,
through the good pitching Of Johnson,
and tied the Pitts for the Federal
league leadership.
Connie Macks old veterans seemed
TO have a good day Of il Wednesday,
for besides Coombss victory for the
Dodgers, Eddie Plank pitched the SlOu-
feds TO victory over the Chifeds, to1,
and dumped the Tinkerites out Of the
first berth into third place.
Despite the cold wind that swept
over the Newark ball park, Quinn and
Reulbach pitched great ball, the vic
tory finally going to the home team
over the Terrapins, 3 TO ?, in u in
nings.
There was a weird game IN the
American association Wednesday. when
the Kansas City nine wallope6 the
Louisville Colonies Il to 0.
The Texas league race is Tightening
up. Galveston has a fair lead. but the
next six teams are well punched.
Shreveport started as though to make
a runaway race Of the pennant, but is
now firmly entrenched in the cellar.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-03

THAT there is more than one kind
Of Interference" in a ball game
l. was made evident in Boston,
Wednesday. when an action BY Capt
Larry Doyle. Of the Giants. deprived his
team Of a victory, even though Ii did
not result in a loss. Burns was on
third base and waited for Moran TO
grab DOyle's fly. DOYLE, standing back
of the first bag. saw the ball coming IN
and reached out and caught it There
was cOmmotion instantly Doyle
claimed that the throw was wide and
that the ball. had he not caught ii,
would have gone wild and that il could
not have caught Burns. who streaked
for the plate as soon as the fly was
grabbed By Moran. Malcolm Eason.
umpiring on the bases, declared that
Burns was out for interference" Had
the run counted il would have gi-en
the Giants a victory, as the game was
called at the end Of the 10th with the
score a tie, to g.. Tesreau pitched
seven innings and was hit hard. but
Rube Schauer. who replaced the big
bear hunter from the Ozarks, had them
at his mercy Crutcher pitched nice
ball for the Braves.
Connie Mack was recently criticized
for letting Jack COombs go to the
Dodge where the veteran is pitching
grand ball Connie answered the crit
les by stating that you forget. Brook
Iyn is in the National league" Whether
il is easier to pitch in the National
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-03

I OCAL baseball fans are awaken
ing. The number of telephone
inquiries received at The Herald
every night about the score indicates
that the fans are showing consider
able interest in the club and the big
stands at Rio Grande park should
be packed all next week when the
Old Pueblos come here to play the
McclOskeyites.
a S PRETTY a pennant race as one
would care to see is now taking
place in the Coast league, where the
Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Oakland clubs are alternating in the
lead, and where no club is definitely
out Of the peunant scramble.
GOLFERS at the FL Paso Country
club claim the average business
man, going over the course on a hot
day, loses three pounds in weight
while "a real fat man" will weigh
in seven pounds lighter after finish
ing 50 holes than when he started
out. Why patronize Turkish baths,
you fat guys? Take up golf.
AN Ell PASO man-it wouldn't
do to give his name-had an odd
dream the other night. He says that
he dreamed of burglarizing an auto
accessory shop and getting away
with a lot Of accessories. He de-
clares it was the first time he had
ever, while in "the land of Nod"
had visions of breaking the law. A
friend, familiar with accessory bills,
wanted to know if robbing an Access
sory store would really be commit
ting a crime Would it, in your
opinion?
jim C0FFEY has trimmed Jim
) Flynn. Viii Jack Curley keep
his promise and book Willard with
the dublin Giant" now? Willard
is doubtless quite willing but will
his managerial syndicate" take a
chance on losing some soft pickings?