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RAID WARNING FAILED,
SAYS MAX EASTMAN
Editor Of the "Ma>>PS" As
sertS That Villa Attack
Was Expected.

Max Eastman. editor OF the N"S>"s.
who returned from the Pacific coast ea'ly
In March. said yesterday that he WAS
told Of the raid on Columbus. y NJ.
eighteen houns before It occurred lie
asserted that the raid was freely prophe-
sled AZ Columbus eight hours before the
Mexicans appeared. NJ, Eastman SAID
tha, he Informed man vii" carried
word to President Wilson AT Washing
ton. since then. he added. quiet In
yestiga,ion has been IN progress.
II was returning East on the Rock
Island Railroad" said Mr.. Eastman last
night. "and reached Hachita, y, NJ.
think i, was about eighteen hours before
the raid which was made eaSly III IN"
morning OF March p. met United
States soldier at the railway station and
he go, me interested by saying
''You are going Into II dangerous
nlace villa has come over the line at
columbus and has shot up and burned
the town, killing "A lot of people. The
troops are out after him now,
II related this to several other per-
sons on the train. and naturally We We're
greatly excited when our train reached
Columbus tsclf on tne eNcIililS oi hdT'H
& about eigh, hours before the bandits
attacked the town. As We Jumped from
the train the first questions we've about
the raid We were surprised to lea
that none had taken place, hut We were
told that il was expected AT any time,
"Villa was only a few miles over the
line with large force and had been
making ready for some time. Tie might
come over any minute, The people at
the station laughed when they talked
about II, saying they expected pretty
hot time 1t was said that newspaper
reporter and special telegraph operator
had already arrived In order to facilitate
the sending out OF the story.
when we did hear the news the next
day naturally I was not only shocked.
but mystitied. l could not understand
now, with every one talking o! the raid,
Villas presence and sentiments known
all over the United States. soldiers should
be asleep, their horses so easily taken
and their machine guns so easily jammed.
II looked very tishy to me,
II returned to New York and told
Rudolph Spreckels and Charlie II. Crane,
Full information was given to a. gentle
man who reported to Washington. l
have been given to understand that the
invest cation has continued ever since.
! do not know how far It has gone
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AIR RAIDER DROPS
BOMBS ON CAPITAL
Searchlights and Guns Save
Washington in Theoretical
BOmbardment.

WAsplNGTo%. April la.-An enemy
aeroplane made surprise attack on
Washington tonight, dropped ooo
pounds Of high explosive and ncend'ary
bombs on Government property and was
epdeayoring to destroy the bureau OF
engraving and printing when 1t was
driven Off by anti-aircraft guns at the
Washington barracks.
Theoretically this is what happened
tonight when the national capital was
surprised by the sound of mock explo-
sives and the purr of the acceptance
motor. Ii was test conducted Dy the
war Department to ascertain whether
the national capital could be projected
from an aeroplane attack. A board OF
oYIces will, decide later whether the
aeroplane succeeded or failed In its At
tack.
The object OF the anti-aircraft gum
pers working with powerful searchlights.
vos 10 drive the hostile aeroplane away
q, destroy il before serious damage could
ne accomplished, At the Washington
barracks officers said Tonight that
searchlights picked up the invader with
out difficulty and that the guns could
have riddled II before its object could
have been attained.
Tho serOp,ane was first seen shortly
after 8 o'clock. The operations OF the
searchlights locating II were clearly fol-
lowed and the explosives. which were
real explosives, but Of harmless char
acter Az they exploded in the air, pro-
vided "A startling display OF fireworks for
Washngtonians.
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been cut after the message from Persh-
ing had passed over it,
Gen. Funston was unable to account
for the delay of PeHhings confirmat tion
OF the Parral fight. 1t Is not under
stood why the field commander could
not have despatched couriers to Chi
huahua or Namiquipa sooner The fight
took place Wednesday and was given
publicity The following day by Consul
I.etcher. who received his informa ton
from ien. Gutierrez. Carranza military
Governor OF the state of Chihuahua
Pershing said nothing OF villa, and
this liz considered significant as indicat-
ing that Pershing Is more concerned In
other developments.
Unofficial adv,ces received at the boz :
der tonight say that forty-eight Mexi-
ciuns were killed and between seventy
and eighty injured when detachmen,
OF the Tenth Cavalry went into Parral
last Wednesday to recover the bodies OF
two American troopers killed when they
were buying supplies.
The American soldiers rad "a machine
gun which they turned loose on the mob.
Car-a;iza soldiers were "A The crowd al
tacking. they said
The report did not say that any of the
Americans were wounded
The position OF several thousa and Car.
rama troops under Gen Gomez was oh =
served by Aviators Dargue and Gorrell
on to-days flight Officials stated that
the Indications were less alarming than
previously believed.
At the sam. time precautionary meas
ures continued. The troops in camp here
remained under orders TO be ready TO
move at a moments notice
Important changes were made along
the line of communication Strengthening
certain strategic points
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HOUSE GETS A BILL
FOR ARMS EMBARGO
ROdrnbero of Illinois Offers
Resolution Against sup
plies to Mexico.


ASH lNGTuN. April lH.--A resolution
directing the President 10 stou the eA-
martin. ar ,-,,. .,,,,, o,,,,,,,,,,,o, 80,
H"PI'''s "' an! h''H ''''" H'N''o was Az
toduced in the House to-day 10y tcpre-
srntativ. Eodcul,,rr of Illinois
Pin. rr.,,,c,, ,,,,,,i,,;,i,,, .,,,,,,.,s ., ,I,.
"e ''''o government oi the MrN'V"h re-
public 10 any other de facto Government
thar nirb, h.. r.,,pniy.d a, tho I'nit.d
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BELGIANS IN BRUSSELS
DEFY GERMAN ORDERS
Display National COlOr> on
Kings Birthday-Makr
Flags Of Food.
special tab,s Despatch 10 tn. su>

'peTHf 'VpfS ntsb1bN 10 IHt StN
PARIS, April la News from BRUSSELS
reaches Paris only slowly. An account
of how the inhabitants Of Brussels cele-
brated the birthday of King Albert on
April has just arrived at Havre, via
Holland.
All the shop windows in Brussels dis
played the national colors by utilizing
the available stock. the drapers showing
cloths Of the necessary colors, and the
food shops fllling their windows with
tomatoes. tapioca and pilnes.
Gen. Won Kissing. the German Gov
ernor Of Brussels forbade manifesto
tions
Brussels now has German time off,
cialiy but practically retains Greenwich
time as on previous occupations. SO
when the official midnight sounded it was
ii o'clock for the residents. who filled
the streets and continued the demonstra-
tion for another hour. singing the MAR
seillaise" and the "Brabanconnc" So
large were the numbers of the manifest
ants that the German police were unable
to interfere,
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Willing to Halt Chase. hut
Within a Reasonable
Period.
HOPES TO AVOID AN
AWKWARD SITUATION
While Awaiting CalranZa'S
Response. Troops Will
Keep Up Pursuit.
PRESIDENT PERMITS
ARMS TO CROSS LINE
1000. 900 Rounds Go Over
at DOuglas-WircS 10
Base Are Cut.

WAshGNGTO::, april 10 President
Wilson has instructed Secretary Lam
sing to notify Carranza that the United
States is willing 20 limit the operation
OF the American expedition in Mexico.
both AZ 10 territory and TO time.
y formal communication to this ef-
feet is being prepared. From an
authoritative source It was learned to-
night that the President is willing that
the Villa chase should be halted where
II now IS and that If within a reason.
where the American forces are now
operating the bandit leader is not
caught the troops shall bc Withdrawn.
BY these concessions. it IS said. the
President and his advisers hope to get
around The awkward situation threat-
ched by Carranla's suggestion that ar
rangem.nts should c made for imme-
diate Withdrawal Of the troops.
In the meantime and pending Car
raAza's response to these offers the
American expedition 70 all intents and
purposes will continue with the task
which 1t set ou' upon. secretary o:
War Baker IN reply this afternoon -
question as I" whether plans have
already been maze for withdrawal
dictated the following statement.
IN, 81.
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BAKER GETS THE NEWS.
Gen. Funston Notifies Him ~ Per-
shinR's T~legrMm.

WAsHiSGToN. Aprll lj.--Secretary Of
War Baker announced at ! 20 to-
night that he had just received tele-
gram from Gen. Funston quoting a
telegram from Gen. Pershng to the
effect that he ,ien. Pershing) had just
received Information of an unprovoked
attack upon American soldiers who
had entered Parral to buy supplies and
that two American soldiers and forty
Mexicans were killed. but no further
details had been reported at the time.
Gen. pershins also reports" an
uounccd Secretary Baker. that he had
given full Information tu Gen. Herrera
az 20 position direction and general des-
tnation Of our troops pursuing Villa.
He has sent by a."oplans for more par
tculars."
This Is tine nlSt official Information
received from Gen. pershing concerning
the incident At rarral. the War Depart
ment having been unable to get In touch
with him since April 10.
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DISSOLUTE HENS LAY BEST.
Drunken NOOsters, Too. Are Im-
prOveMent. Says scientist.

PHILADELPHIA, April 10 -- Dissolute
roosters Inat come nome staggering al
dawn, with maudln crows of "hlc-a-
doodle-do." and hens that soak up ether
highballs really are better parents than
tectotaller chickens.
This discovery of science. laid to-
day before the annual convention of the
American Philosophical Society, as
founded that learned body.
Raymond Pearl. biologist At the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
told OF experiments made at the sta
ton upon seventy chickens 1t was
found that the drunken chickens grew
fatter than those which were denied
opportunity to disspate and in year
tho alcoholic hens averaged 1884 eggs
apiece. while their white ribbon Sis
ters averaged only lSl.
The rummy roostcr1 became lazA and
quarrelsome. hut otherwise were in ex.
cellent condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
HUGHES FIGHTS USE OF NAME.
Asks Oregon OflicisI to Keep Him
Out Of Primary.

SALEM. ore. April IA telegram was
received by Secretary of State Olcott to-
day from Charles T.. Hughes In which
the Justice said that he objected to
his name being placed on the primary
ballot and requested that action be with
held until letter which was on the
road explaining his objections had been
received.
This action by Justice Hughes probably
will postpone the fling of IA writ of man
damus to compel Mr., Olcott to place
Justice Hughes's name on the ballot, as
proposed by the Hughes faction In
Portland.
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MuTINY HALTS
LINER IN BAY;
150 ON BOARD
Crew of the BraZOs Demand
Higher Pay Following
Union Call.
L. ). AUTHORITIES
MAY ARREST 38

IhlftS -elght members or the crew or
the New York and Porto Rico liner
Brazos mutinied yesterday afternoon a
short time after the vessel had left hen
pier at the Atlantic dock. Brooklyn.
They demanded an increase in pay
ranging from s5 to SIS n month and
refused to navigate the ship unless their
demands were acccdcd to at once.
The Brazos with more than 100 pas
sengers on board for the cruise in South
ern waters and large consignment Of
United States mail, was forced to anchor
off Greenville. between the Staten Island
shore and the Statue of Liberty. Capt
Barstow sent a hurried message TO the
officials OF the line. informing them OF
what had happened and asking for in
structlons The superintendent OF the
Brooklyn pier went to the snip, but could
do nothing more than instruc. capt.
Barstow to lie at anchor until this morn
ing and await orders from the owners
The New York police could take no hand
In the case. for inasmuch as the strike
occurred after the vessel had left port
II was beyond their jurisdiction.
The strike was part of general
campaign ordered short time ago by
the Atlantic division OF the International
Sea,nens Union Andrew fnruseth,
president and head organizer Of the or
ganiZatiun. issued a call printed in four
languages 10 the crews OF all vessels.
whether cuastwise or transoceanic. TO
strike yesterday for higher wages and
war risk for those whose routes take
them to belligerent ports.
The schedule OF wages demanded and
those for which the men Of the Rrazos
struck were as follows Deck crew
Boatswains. now getting sac month,
demand SIS Quartermas,ers. now $50,
demand $50. carpenters, now $43. de-
mand S55 able bodied seamen. now $50.
demand s45. Engine room-Oilers, now
s45. demand $50 water tenders. now
SIS. demand $50: firemen. now $40. de-
mand $+5; coal passers. now $50 de-
mand $40: wipers on oil burning ships.
now $50. demand $40. In addition the
war risk demanded was 20 per cent
This il already being paid by many
lines. although on smaller salaries
No warning of the intentions of the
men was given to the line previous 10 the
m,tiny once clear OF land a delegation
which had been previously appointed
went to Capt. Barstow's cabin and pre-
sented the demands. When they were
refused the strike was called. Those who
struck were eighteen firemen. ten coal
passers and ten seamen.
Franklin y. Mooney. president OF the
steamship line said last night that moth
ing would he done toward settling the
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STRIKE TIES UP COAST BOATS
Seamen's Union Men Quit; Only
One shin Leaves BOstOu.

BosroH. April l5--About 500 malirc
hremen. oilers. coal passers. water ten
derS and sailors struck late to-day, prac-
ticaly tying up all steamship lines here.
Only one steamer. the Portland boat. left
her wharf tonight,
1t Is understood tina, the strike was
called simultaneously all along the coast
The International Seamen's Union of
America is conducting the strike The
men wan, wages standardized
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DETROIT FOR T. r.
Official Returns show Him Far
Ahead Of other Candidates.

DETROIT. April I5.-Official and Anal
primary returns, rs compiled by the
clerk of Wayne county. show Roosevelt
far ahead OF other Presidential candi-
dates in this county. for l0I of his fol-
lowers wrote his name on their ballots
AT the recent Presidential primary cleo
tiom. Only seven votes were cast for
Justice Hughes in this county, while
Root and raft got four aarh
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WILSON TOLLMIT THE TIME
AND ZONE OF VILLA HUNT;
PARRAL QUZE T---OBREGON
PERSHINC IS HEARD FROM
AFTER FIVE DAYS SILENCE
His Message Confirms Report of AZ Dead at Parral--
Sends More Men to acknowledgement Wires Cut
After Communication Reaches Funston

san ANroNIo. Tex. April ia
weeks silence from Gen. Pershing was
broken tonight by message to Gen.
Funston confirming the Parral fight. with
two American soldiers and forty Mexi-
cans killed.
The MeXcans. Pershng says. frej
without provocation on the unarmed
Tenth Cavalry, negroes. under Col
Brown. When detachment waiting
outside OF Parral saw the Mexicans pur-
suing the unarmed men it opened fire.
Two messages came from Pershing. in
exact duplicate. One was sent from Sa-
tevo by aeroplane to Chihuahua and
forwarded in a State Department code
to Collector Of Customs Cobb at III
Paso. cobb passed 1t to Gen. Bell, who
sent it on 70 Funston. The other mes
sage was sen'. presumably by an aerial
courier, 70 Namiquipa. thence to Column
bus, by the army field telegraph, Both
messages were dated Saturday morning.
Nor. troops OF the Tenth Cavalry
We're order 20 the support of Col. Brown.
Gen Pershng did not say where the
detachment III the fight at Parral is now,
Gut IL is presumed to have remained IN
the vicinity OF Parral
Gen. Funston wired Gen. Persh!ne
Immediately for more details. This was
occasioned partly because the field
General said nothing of wounded Amerl-
leans and 1t Is presumed there must
have been several. Neither were
wounded Mexicans mentioned. Gen.
Pershing did not say whether me At
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l6 SHIPS THROUGH CANAL.
Belief IL That Slide Problem II
solved at Panama.
Special Cable Despatch 10 Tue Sun.

PANAMA, April Is. The transit of six
teen ships through the reopened Panama
Canal took place to-day, with a number
of high canal officials watching the
progress of the vessels through the cut
where the channel WAS dug out again
II Is confidently believed that there
will not be trouble again with slides.
Col Cioethals was busy in his office and
did not see the reopenng of the canal
The British steamship Saint Veronica
was the first vessel past the slides
Probably the same number of vessels
will cross the canal tomorrow.
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with one hand in his pocket HIS clothes
were badly torn and there were many
bf uises on his face. The Coroner. VINO
examined the body Immediately after its
discovery. announced that decomposition
had not as yet set in.
John j. Shea. uncle OF the boy. soon
was notified of the discovery. Accom-
panied by the dead child's brother. he
went to the scene. When the uncle saw
the body he broke down completely. The
police led the brother away before view
ing the remains. His grief. however. could
not be assuaged. As he was led away
he cried bitterly. The aunt of the boy
now Is under a physician's care. News
ot the discovery and the condition in
which the body was found Frustrated
her
ITS Bill all right" the uncle sobbed.
as he gazed down at the body. Il
thought something ike this would come
from his disappearance.
My wife had a presentiment that Bill
would be found to-day. When | left the
house she told me that Bill would be
found dead before - o'clock. With "A
party of friends she went to spiritualist
in Troy last night She does not believe
in such things. bur she thought it could
do no harm. The woman told her tina,
she had lost n boy and that the body
o'clock to-day. This. I think. led my
wife to remark to me that | would see
his body before ! returned home Well,
| did. ! will never forget It. Everybody
has done everything to help find the lad
but IL is all over now"
cold PrcserVrd body.
Coroner Hastings said that ne be-
lieved the boy had been dead at least
two weeks. This would place the date
OF the murder within "A few days after
his disappearance. The cold weather.
ns explained accounted for the absence
%! decomposition.
The spot where the body was found
is within Il mile of the place where
JohT Wemet, a youngs,er, Informed the
police several weeks ago that he had
met tn" hoy. lie said that he found
hin bewildered and directed him back
toward Albany, waiting on the roadside
until the child was lost to sight.
The police were ht first inclined TO
believe that tn. boy was victim Of
pro~tration, having lost his way and
starved TO death in tn" lonely wilder
ness west Of Albany. The condition OF
the body, however. upset this theory.
Billy Clark disappeared jus; three
weeks ago to-day while standing in front
%! local moving picture theatre with a
member Of his family. Several COM
panions with whom he had left the
house to attend the SATURDAY afternoon
"educational' movies. "A children's en-
hibiiion. missed him in the crowd, The
police investigation brought to light
that the hoy was last seen 10y COM
pany OF young women on the Albany
Country club road
shortly after Bllys disappearance
his aunt received "A note signed by The
Black Dogs" demanding payment of
$4,000 for return of the boy. The note
gave no directions as TO where the
money was TO be placed
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NO DIVORCE FOR WOMAN OF 70.
French wife Remains RQund TO
Man Of RB Years.
Special Gable Despatch TO TIE So

Sps0'uF VuV'e Ur0P0ee" TO TIVE SUN'
PARIS, April IA woman 20 years
old has asked the French courts for
divorce. Her husband Is S6 years old.
The Tribunal refused the petition
solely on the grounds Of the age OF the
parties and the length Of time the mar.
risge has LASTED.
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PAHis, April l5.-W!l!iard ID. Straight
Of New York. formerly associated with
J. y. Morgan 4 Co., and Mr. Perkins
have gone to London with the Intention
Of sailing for New York.
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Asks for More Troops.

/; = understood that Gen Pelsnns
regards the situation seriously enough
to have asked for more troops. Gen.
Funston declined 20 comment on the
point.
1t is admitted there has been a move
men, of troops out OF Columbus, or in
"the Columbus region" This was due to
the movement Of Gomez with an army
from sonora state toward the American
line Of coinmunlca ton. How many NOR"
troops went south over the border was
rot stated.
~ precautionary measure, II was
learned from official sources, orders have
been forwa rded 10 Gen. Davis AT Doug
las directing him TO l~ alert as 10 move
ment, south OF the border in Sonora
with respect 10 any military bodies TINS
refers To- the Gomez columns.
Major sample. commanding At Culum-
bus. notified Gen Funston early this eve
ning tina, the army field telegraph be-
tween columbus and casas Grandes had
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pom Nhal Information ;,e SeCle-
tdlN based his sti,cmrnt that the CO..
operation st." continues IL not
known
w hen ,iir nrst ueNS Of the l'alTal
Wa received" said Secretary
Hth"r. Il sad thai hoped il was en-
".-"l'utd. | Stil. entertain thar hon,
and stan hope that It MAS local and
accidental il character and VIII lead
to u" futLlei Consequences of any
Kind"
Il Is IN tbs spirit apparently lnat tin,
Admins siIdtIuN ~ Proceeding, and 50 con-
id"nt Woes It appear of the gool faith of
the 'arranzi Government thai presideu.
Wilson. through Secretary Lansing, has
gwen instructions 10 the Treasury De.
rnrtm"nt 20 permit shipments OF arms
and ammunition 20 continue going arross
the border 10 the carrauzi authorities
Within the past twenty -four hours :,
cons signmcnl of morc than l,uQu.a0t
rounds of small arms ammunition, held
~ a. Douglas, AriZ., Cor nearly Il munil
has been t.ioW,-. To- go through. In
duiries at the Treasury Department tins
afternoon elected th" information that
o.iirialS there are acting eo.clv under tn.
directions of the state Department and
hite House.
Members OF Congress are exercised
over TINS and to-day Representative
Rohenberc oi Illinois introduced a
resolution demanding mat IN" President
place an embargo on all arms and am
munition shipments across the line 20
amy but tn,teh States forces
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Nm"ricans Furnish Evidence.

flary Lansing said to-day that the
"''l e''d'hre in the case Of the Sussex.
~" 'hdhnel packet damaged by "a tor
quo quo Aaa been received. This is the
N',oeN'o Which came on the American
..'r .m 81 raul Mr.. Lansing said the
n,uA\"s we're from the American PAS
s"s ABOARD the ship. Sworn state-
"en's bN officers and men of the crew
,ne nor ncluded, he said. 1t waa in
"ms'ed that here was sufficient sworn
continued on Sirth Page.