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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

The Ten Allies Costume Ball will
be given at Madison Square Garden
Tuesday evening, November rs. At
meeting held on Friday Mrs. Walter
MAYNARD, who is in charge Of the sale
of tickets, outlined to the committee
plans for selling 10000 tickets in ten
DAVIS. or 1000 tickets a day. Among
the members of the ticket committee
are Mrs. Robert Breese, Miss Mary
Garfield, Mrs. Newbold lie Roy Edgar,
Mrs. Sidney Fish, Mrs. Jay Gould,
Mrs. Charles Z. Greenough, Miss
Ethel Hartman, Miss Winifred Ives,
Mrs. Maurice Kozminski. Miss Elsa
Maxwell, Mrs. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt, jr., Mrs. Ralph
Sanger, Mrs. Leonard Thomas, Mrs
Henry ]. Whigham and Miss Joan
Whitridge.
Provision is being made for 200
boxes at prices between 500 and sooo
and garden accommodations for many
thousands. The central bureau Tor
ticket distribution by mail order is
the Office of Walter F. Wanger, lao
West Forty-second Street. Checks
should be made to the order OF James
A. Blair, jr., treasurer.
Under the direction of Mrs. John
Carpenter, of Chicago, and Miss Mary
Wiborg, of New York, the interior OF
Madison Square Garden will be trans
formed to represent city in india
The entertainment committee consists
OF Mrs. Benjamin Guinness, Miss
Mary Wiborg, Otto H. Kahn, Rawlins
Cottenet. Miss Elsa Maxwell, Charles
Dillingham;, Walter F. Wanger, Miss
Constance Collier and Carlos Salzedo.
Many of the most famous artists OF
the world have accepted invitations
to be present in the various national
boxes at the ball. Among the coun-
tries TO be represented are: Belgium
Nine. Alice Verlet, NJ. Eugene
Ysaye. Deru and Megerlin; France
Mines. Sarah Bernhard Povla Frisch
and Yvette Guilbert, Georges Barrere,
Charles Dalmores, Caro-Delvaille'
Paul Refer, Robert Lortat, victor
Maurel, Lucien Muratore, Leon Roth
Ter. Carlos Salzedo and Jacques
Thebaud; England-Mmes. Frances
Aida. Louise Edvins, Maggie Teyte'
Harold Bauer and Percy Granger;
Russia-Mmes. Nazimova and Anna
Pavlowa; Italy-Mme. Lima Cavalier
Pasquale Amato, Enrico Caruso, Po-
lacco and Scott.
The greater New York civic ball, TAX
ing in the FIVE boroughs, will be given
at the Hotel Biltmore on January IL
The fund will go TO the After-Care
Committee, with headquarters at 2ss
Fourth Avenue. DR.. Donald Baxter d.
rector, and will be used TO supply
nurses for the after-care Of children
who have become cripples through the
late epidemic of infantile paralysis. In
addition TO the dancing there will be a
concert and several tableaus. Through
the courtesy of John WHY'S WHY'S
Overland touring car has been given TO
the entertainment committee. and every
ticket purchased will have q share in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

Miller Robert Taylor, Of Toronto.
Canada, captain sdjutant of the 2i2th
Overseas c. +. F., who with his bride
has been the guest of his aunt, Mrs
John Robert Miller, Of 500 West ii2d
Street, sailed Thursday on the Baltic
for London. Mrs. Miller gave dinner
Wednesday evening in honor OF Cap
tain and Mrs. Taylor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

The seabury Memorial Home, Of
Mount Vernon, n. Y, founded by the
late Mrs. G. Thurston Seabury, will
give benefit bridge party on Tuesday
at Q p. m. at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Among those who have taken tickets
are Mines. Alexander Wilson, Arthur
c. Stoney, r. T. Fowler, ]. Jarrett
Blodgett, Asa John Stott, A. F. Pfarre,
II. Croswell futile, Thomas r. Harris,
George Wilson Smith, John Fl. Sam
uelsen, II. Hall Marshall, E. L. Hallen-
beck, H. C.. Hardy, William F. Jacobs,
Jacob Cruber Stamler, William l..
Swan, Aston Guy Culver, Frederick
A. Halsey, L. Lauder, John Miller Hor-
ton, James Walker, Noble Mcconnell,
George Barrett, Samuel Crook, +. b.
Dickinson, R. d. Dickinson, c. A.
Dards, H. A. Whitcombe, S. f. Blu
chanan, W. P. Clyde, j. A. Delafield,
James NJ. Donald, Griswold l.. Ely,
Rudolf Erbsloh, John Gibbs, Clinton
Gilbert, Joseph Garneau, Frank Scott
Gerrish, A. L. Hyde, Gilbert Johnson,
Peter Kouwenhoven, ]. Ferris Lock-
wood, w. J. Mathison, W. W. Phelps,
G. T. Roberts, Victor Sorchan, Win
field Scott, Frank Thorp. J. R. Van
Brunt, G. H. Warren, William Vince
lock, James r. Mckee, Mary L. Pease,
William Fowler, George Debevoise,
William Nelson Barrows, James L.
Purdy, Leslie McCuen, Elizabeth
Stephens, William H. Seamans, John
Howell, Bridgeman. John Cornell, John
H. Blatchford, C. Remington, J. II. Bur-
ton, II. G. Perry, c. A. Speakman,
Julia Latimer, J. X. Fraser. Mary L.
Hustace, Mary McReynolds, Eleanor
Barrows, Grace Walker and Coombes.
Mrs. Fairfield Mortimore is the chair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

man of the card party and entertain
mcnt. Tickets, 81 each, may be OBJ
tanned at her residence, 235 West l22d
Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

TROM tomorrow until Lent mem
l. bers Of New York society Will
entertain and be entertained at all
kinds of affairs The premiere at the
METROPOLITAN tomorrow night marks
the opening of the New York season,
and from then on luncheons. recep-
tions, dinners. theatre parties ana
dances for the debutantes will crowd
the programme each day. Later IN the
season the older set will share with
the buds" in the social activities and
entertainments for charity will come
in for the usual amount of attention
There are comparatively lew
changes in the personnel of the par
terre boxhoders at the Metropolitan
this year. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie,
whose daughter. Miss Margaret Carne-
gle, is a debutante of the season, is
newcomer. She will have Box 81 for
matinees. Mr.. and Mrs. George Grant
Mason will have Box 26; Ralph j.
Preston, Box IS; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wood Blodgett, Box 5. Mr.. and Mrs
Reginald de Koven have taken Mrs.
Vanderbilt's box, 81, for odd Thurs
days, and Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin and
Mrs. John Sanford have it for Monday
evenings, Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Bache
Pratt for even Thursdays, and Charles
f. Sampson for odd Fridays. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Aspegren will be in Box Is,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clark Baldwin
in Box 10, Mr.. and Mrs. George u.
Frelinghuysen in Box rs, and Mrs
William Disston will be in Box %.
Several parterre boxholders, who
have been absent for a season or more,
will return, among them being Mr..
and Mrs. John +. Drexel, in Box 2;
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Ledyard Blair, Box Ia;
Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson. Box 81;
Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer, in Box IL, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon,
in Box 29.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. J. l.. McEwan. OF
Whippany. n. j., at a dinner and dance
on Thursday at their home announced
the engagement of their daughter, Miss
Gertrude r. McEwan, to Aubrey [.
Haines, of Atlantic City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12


The Misses Ellen and Emily Sempls
will give the first Of the series OF sup
per dances of the Cercle d'Amis on
Friday evening, November II, in the
Empire Room Of the Waldorf-Astoria-
An informal reception will precede the
dancing. Tango exhibitions will be
the specially of the evening.
Among the patronesses are Mines.
John j. Tonkin, II. Snowden Marshall,
George II. Gould, Mark W. Potter, W.
Wilson Miller, George Gordon Battle,
Walter L. McCorkle, Frank Merrill
Seamans, Noble Mcconnell, +. VI. Tim
minis, David Huyler, John Strong Fos-
ter, Charles w. Mix, Henry J. Soria,
John w. Quay, Paschael A. Carter,
Harry C. Abel, Henry Charles Moak.
j. Harvey Dew, Joseph W. Jones. J.
Horton Fall, Henry Pearson, o. d.
Bachelor and T. Darlington Semple.
The Daughters of Pennsylvania In
New York, Mrs. Walter s. Comfy,
president, will meet at the BellClaire
Hotel, November Il, 1916, ut p. m.
The native daughters not acquainted
with this organization are invited TO
attend, as the meetings are both en-
tertaining and instructive.
Mrs. William Cumming Story has
issued invitations to a lecture by
Kathleen Gray Wilson on "The Topic
Of the Hour" at the Coterie Club, 40
West Fifty-eighth Street, Tuesday
morning, November Ia, at IL o'clock.
Mrs. Wilson spent much time In for
eign capitals and has been close
student of national and international
questions. Throughout the winter she
will lecture at the Coterie Club the
first and third Tuesdays of every
month on the vital questions OF to-
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

The Dixie Club of New York, Mrs.
James A. Allen president, will meet on
Thursday, November l6, at p. m, at
the Hotel Aston Guests will be ad-
mitted at o'clock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-12

Mrs. Miriam Finn Scott will address
the Parents and Teachers Conference
at the Ethical Culture School on
Tuesday afternoon, at 4 o'clock. Her
subject is "The Child in the Home"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03
Van Vert

The c.. w. B. M. meeting will be
held at the home of Rev. A. E. Cor
nell Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Will
Heddrick will be leader. The mem
bers are requested not to let the hot
weather interfere with their attend-
ance. Come out, and help make the
meeting a good one.
]. A. Smith and family spent sun
day at the home of Rob Palmer and
family.
Lorel Fierce who has been work
ing near Osceola for the past week
returned home Sunday morning.
Miss Inez Skidmore of Leon is
here visiting with friends in town.
Mrs. John Hawkins spent several
son Roy and family.
Mrs. Dora Brown OF Oklahoma
who is here visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Fierce spent last
Tuesday night at the home OF Mrs.
Floyd Pierce.
Mrs. Mary Fowler whose home is
last week with her. sister, Mrs. Car
der, who is in poor health this sum
mer owing to her age and the exces-
sive heat.
The weather still continues hot
and every one is wishing for cool
breeze. Strange how we mortals
are always wanting the thing we
haven't got
Mrs. Anna Fierce and daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Gould spent Wednesday
in the country at tt, home OF Ebb
Fierce and family, and helped cook
for harvest hands.
Mrs. Warner spent Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Sarah
Smith and daughter.
Ralph Hoadley and family spent
Sunday in town at the home OF Mrs.
Hoadley's mother, Mrs. Anna Fierce.
Mrs. Pitman of Leon was a visitor
in our town Wednesday afternoon.
Ora Irving left Saturday for a
short visit with friends in Oskaloosa.
Mrs. Cling Woodmansee of Indian
ola visited few days the first OF the
week at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Larder.
Burbank Halstead who has been
visiting with friends in Des Moines
returned home last Tuesday.
Mrs. Verlie Thompson, sons Paul
and Cleon and Mr.. and Mrs Harold
Hanks spent last Tuesday evening
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. {. j.
Price.
2 Mrs. J. Smith and Miss Lydia Bur-
nett spent one evening last week at
the home of Mrs. Nettie McBee.
Mrs. Floyd Pierce spent Wednes-
day at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Fierce.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03
Clifton Bedding and wife of Chi

Clifton Bedding and wife of Chi
cago came Thursday morning Tor
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Bedding.
Ed and Bud Heron of Osceola
spent Sunday at the home of their
friend, Lorel Fierce.
Mrs. Anna Fierce and daughter,
Mrs. Bertha Gould spent last Tues
day morning at the home of Mrs. j.
! NJ. Halstead.
Walt Redman of Grand River was
| a visitor in our city one day last
| week.
The following We're guests of Mr.
and Mrs. D. P. futile last Sunday:
| Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius Millsap of
near Decatur, Mrs. Mary Barber of
| Marshalltown, who is an inmate of
the old soldiers home there, and
Mrs. Wiley who has been visiting
| at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Millsap.
Mrs. c. j. Price and daughter Lee
more spent last Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Miss Eftie Cornell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Tiedje who have
been spending the past week visiting
at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, have re-
turned home.
Mrs. Sarah Smith and daughter
Rosa spent last Tuesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. A. B. Fierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Blackburn OF
Omaha and daughter Mrs. Charles
McKern of near Leon, came last
week for few days visit at the home
of Mrs. Sarah Smith and daughter
lRosa. They LETT Saturday morning
for Shenandoah for visit with MT.
and Mrs Blackburn's son and fam
lily.
Miss Christia Lantz spent Sunday
in town with her friend, Miss Lena
Edge.
J. NJ. Halstead, who has been Wis
iting his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Hal
stead of Breckenridge, Mo-, returned
home Monday morning.
Miss Vera Smith who has been
visiting with her sister, Mrs. Bob
Moore and husband Of CenterVlile
returned home Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Zula Reed and daughter
Mary of Osceola are here visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Beldlng,
Miss Cecile Irving who has been
spending the past few weeks in Kan
sas with her sister, Mrs. Paul La
moree and husband returned home
| Thursday afternoon.
Billy Shipp spent Friday evening
at the home of Rob Palmer and fam
lily.
Miss Callie johnson who has been
visiting with friends in Norwalk has
returned home.
Misses Nellie and Flossie Easter
and brothers Ray and Lee attended
church in Osceola Sunday morning.
Mrs. Vet Briner of Grand Rive!
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03
dashboard Ridge.

Another week gone by and no -ain
|yet, and under the circumstances the
crops look very we'll, but are needing
the moisture to make the roasting
Iears good eating material.
Mrs. j. NJ. Dingman spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Joe Jones, Mr.
Grand River.
Theodore Mullen spent Saturday
night and Sunday with his friend,
Clair Phipps.
Charley Roger spent Saturday
night at the w. f. Jones home.
Several from this vicinity retired
to the city OF Decatur Saturday even
| ing for a few minutes recreation, TAX
ling in the free moving picture show
land eating ice cream to their heart S
content
Those who spent Sunday at the j.
| H. Main home We're Mr.. and Mrs. 4.
D. Maynard, Mr.. and Mrs R. l..
Spicer and children and Geo. Pack
Jessie Mullen spent Sunday with
| her grandmother Mullen.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Mullen and
son visited at the W. F. Jones home
Sunday
! Charley Roger called at the Joe
Crees home Sunday.
E. W. Townsend and son Bruce
called at the j. H. Main home Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Julia Main called at the w. F.
Jones nome Monday morning.
Quite an exciting time was enjoy
ed by a number of the members of
the ]. H. Main family Monday when
they found a big house snake laying
along wall in the rear of the house.
1t was funny at the time to see them,
one and all trying to kill it. but the
scary part OF it was TO come, when the
Iimpertinent intruder got away in
spite OF all they could do.
| Frank Beers visited Sunday after
noon at the w. F. Jones home.
| Mrs. Frank Robbins spent one af-
ternoon last week at the w. f. Jones
| home.
Mrs J. NJ. Dingman visited one day
last week With her sister, Mrs. Joe
Jones.
Miss Eloise Robbins visited at the
j. H. Main home one day last week.
Clair Phipps was in this vicinity
Monday morning.
Bruce Townsend of Decatur called
at the j. H. Main home Saturday ev.
| ching
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03
Battle Hill.

Mr. and Mrs VIM. Vanderflute
spent Sunday at Harve Davenport's.
Misses Mary and Grace Jones and
Hazel Golfer OF Decatur spent Tues
day with their friend, Orpha Mega
huey.
John Launtz spent Saturday night
and Sunday with friends in Keller
ton
Sam McGahuey has been assisting
George Stout with his harvesting the
past week
Mr.. and Mrs Oliver McGahuey and
little daughter Reta spent Sunday
with home folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
McGahuey.
Burrell Hopkins and Noah Drum
mond were Sunday visitors at the
Dave Drummond home.
Roy Stout called at the Ed MEGA
huey home Thursday evening
Mr. and Mrs. NJ E. Mannasmith
were kellerton callers Saturday even
ing.
Vern Powers has been working for
G. A. Payton the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldus Payton and
little daughter Lila and Miss Iva
Stephens spent Sunday evening at the
Jim Stephens home near Decatur.
Orpha McGahuey was Lamont
caller Saturday.
VIM Vanderflute and Chas. Hyatt
had business in kellertOn Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Newton and daughter Daisy
and son Walter were kellerton call
ers Saturday evening.
Mrs. Jesse Wion returned home
Saturday evening from Iowa City
where she had been staying at the
hospital with her husband who was
operated upon for appendicitis. He
is getting along very nicely consider
ing the warm weather.
Aldus and All Payton shipped a car
of fine cattle to chicago Saturday
morning.
SWift's tankage for sale by the Bid
| S~ M
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03

was visiting with friends in town
Saturday evening.
c. j. Price was transacting bust
ness in Des -Moines few days last
week. He returned home Sunday.
Miss Baalis Halstead who has been
at Des Moines for the past few weeks
attending summer school, returned to
her home in this city Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Matte Walker and daughter
Emma left last Tuesday for visit
with her mother in Leon. They re-
turned home the last of the week.
Mrs. A. B. Fierce spent Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. j.
Smith
Misses Lavisa Davis Of Nebraska
and Nicholena Rasmussen were Sun
day guests at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Holgar Rasmussen.
| Prof. Ball and wife Of Illinois are
here visiting with his sister, Mrs.
| Wyncoop and family.
G. j. Price made a business trip to
Leon Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs A. Shore and Mr.. and
Mrs. Syl Scarborough left Monday for
Dakota to visit relatives.
!
dren Harold and Ardain were visit
| ing relatives east of Leon Sunday.
w. w. Brown came Monday for a
| visit with his wife at the home OF
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. NJ. Hal
stead.
Mrs. Foster and children spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Shore.
Mrs. Belle Breckenridge and
| daughters Amy and Alma spent a
few days last week with Mrs. Horney
of Weldon.
| Mrs. Mabel Strong went to Osceola
, Wednesday, returning Thursday.
Miss Alberta Caster spent last
week with her uncle and family, Ed
| Caster, east of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillian Gardner and
children spent Sunday with Mir. and
Mrs. Raw Easter.
Miss Myra Moore went to Des
Moines Wednesday to visit friends.
returning home Saturday.
Miss Daniels Of Oklahoma came
| last week to visit her sister, Mrs. Ed
Holt and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Fry spent Sun
Gay with Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. O'hair
Miss Margaret Kemp Of Leon wa
attending to business matters ia our
town Thursday.
Miss Nicholena Rasmussen spent
Thursday night at the home of hel
brother Holgar and family She
left Friday for a days visit in Osce.
ola, returning to Leslie to spend the
night with friends.
Mrs. Anna Fierce and daughter
We're visiting with Mrs. G. j. Price
and daughter, Lenore Monday.
Master Robert Rasmussen i:
spending a few days this week il
the country at the home Of his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs Rasmussen
west of town.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03
Tuskeego.

Albert Wion spent Saturday night
with Grant Wise and family.
Fred Wiley and family had bust
ness here one evening last week.
WIKI Wion visited Saturday night
and Sunday with Brownie Moore.
Ivan Fortune and Susie Boatman
were calling at Mt. Ayr Saturday.
Those who spent Sunday at Oscar
Wills were Mr.. and Mrs. G. Wise and
son Leighton, Albert Wion, Elba
Wills and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Edwards
and children of Grand River.
Asa Godfrey and family and Mrs.
Ray Ford and daughter Dorothy Wis
tied Saturday at Stewart Godfrey's.
Will Rhodes and wife had business
here Saturday evening.
Mrs. Ray Ford visited Thursday
with her sister, Mrs. A. B. Godfrey
Helen and Lloyd Wills visited Sat
urday with Leighton Wills.
Bessie Lane of Lamont visited a
few days last week at the home OF
her uncle, Frank Lane.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-03-17
U. S. Soldiers Ready.

Columbus, N. NJ, March 15.-The
commanding officers of the expedi-
tionary force issued orders last night
that the men should take only such
equipment as they can carry on their
backs or saddles. Extra clothing an1
the equipment known in the army as
the surplus kit" will be left behind.
These orders were intended to limit
carrying facilities to the essentials
of the expedition-food and drink for
men and horses and ammunition for
the guns Large quantities of ammu-
milton for the mountain howitzers and
field guns which had been assembled
here were broken out and distributed.
Combat wagons" which carry ammu-
milton for the soldiers rifles. were
loaded. and the engineers, signal and
hospital corps were supplied with the
FINAL details of their equipment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-03-17
pumdum Bullets Used by Villa.

Chicago.-American dumdum
bullets and American made guns were
used by the villa forces in their raid
on Columbus, New Mex, according to
Private stephen Wieczorkiewiez of
the Seventh United States Infantry.
who helped in repulsing the raiders.
and took part in their pursuit across
the border. lie made this statement
while passing through Chicago on his
way to his home in Toledo. Ohio. He
exhibited soft-nosed bullets of the
1umdum type and asserted they were
taken from the belts of dead Mexican
bandits by members of the Thirteenth
cavalry at Columbus.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-03-17
KAISER GUSTS Won r,aP,rz.
Sub-Sea Raid Orders Said to 8.
Cause of Removal.

London. March 1G.--Admiral Won
Tirpitz has been eliminated from the
German navy. according TO reports re
ceived here. For several days con
flicting reports regarding the status
of the chief OF the imperial German
navy have been afloat II was ru.
mored some days ago that Admiral
Won Tirpitz and the Kaiser had
clashed over the U,boat policy. and
that the Kaiser had requested his com
mander to resign. A later dispatch
announced that Won Tirpitz was Sc
riously Ill and that a bedside confer
ence between him and the imperial
chancellor had caused sensation in
Berlin. II has been intimated by gov.
ernment officials hero who are in
touch with Berlin through secret
sources that Won Tirpitz has been re
moved from command because the
undersea policy adopted by him. and
carried out. according to his orders
regardless of the protests of the Ber-
lin diplomats, caused Germany trou-
BILE, Admiral Won Capclle has been
chosen to succeed Won Tirpitz.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-03-17
House PLANS increase to Army

Washington.-Wh While there were in
1ications in official dispatches from
Mexico Tuesday that tie de facto gov.
ernment was making a supreme effort
70 capture Villa and his bandits with
its own forces. there was no sign that
Gen. Funston's orders to proceed on
the same errand had been modified
Congress took active notice of the
Lorder situation. the House passing a
joint resolution authorizing recruiting
of the mobile regular army to full
strength.
The Elbert County tribune., 1916-03-17
carranza Forces to "eetv Villa.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 15.-A dis
patch from Presidio, Tex, on the RIO
Grande, says that number of Mex
lean farmers taking farm products to
market from chihuahua to Preside
and Ojinaga say they we're intercept.
ed at two different times by Villista
bands, who seized all of their guns,
ammunition, saddles and extra horses.
The last time they were held up was
about fifty miles southeast of Ojinaga.
Beyond being robbed, they We're not
disturbed by the bandits. who said
their headquarters were at Aqua Chile
But the leaders of the bands, which
numbered about sixty men each, on
learning Of the location of Preside
announced they intended to make an
attack on it within a few days.
The farmers arrived in Preside last
night. The strong undercurrent of ex
element along the border was stirred
by news that Southern Pacific train
had been fired upon at Belen, Tex.
seventeen miles east of here.
The police here continued to arrest
Mexicans who were supposed to be II
communication with the Villistas. ant
eleven, all former officers, generals o.
ministers of Villa. are in jail.
From what information has been
given out at headquarters, however
the Carranza forces are making a de
termined effort to catch Villa before
the Americans get the opportunity.
Cutiarra1 sava "a has TX OOO NOR
closing in upon the bandit. who was
last reported at Alamo, some mile:
directly south of Galena.