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CARRANZA'S ORGAN
SEES WARS MENACE
"El Pueblo" Says |. :. Has
lmpedcd MeNiro'> Stru"-
Gle for Liberty.

MENic" CITY. MAY o-rhe oficlal
Government organ. ~ Pu"bio. says to-
day of the Glenn Springs raid
We are confronted by the mos
serious. the most grave moment o! our
national life. We are facing the tremen-
dous danger OF war, which We have
never desired. and never desired pro-
Nohed, ana which surely j. not desired
Oy the United States
From the beginning the struggle 10
implant a constitutional form Of Gov
ernment has been met with constant diff
'icul,ics from Washington. which We
have met with impartiality. good faith
and q legitimate defence of the general
interests OF the country. In the United
States refugee MeXicans. in union with
capitalists Catholics and American ad-
venturers have plotted to undo the work
OF the revolution.
The stupid aggression OF villa and
his bandits Is hot AN isolated factor.
but Is connected with tn. work of these
divers elements along the frontier, who
daily try To overthrow the constitut on
alist Government and disturb III. tran
guilty of the United states
Far from trying 20 reach an agree
meut that would h. sensible and euuita-
tile. So tina; the roots of these Conspira-
'lrs might be cut ono. for all. the
I Nltru states StluS "a SO-Calleu punitive
expedition INTO Mexican territory and
proongs the conflict. instead Of settling
ii through diplomatic channels HIS
tur!c prec.d"ut> do not uphold these
proceedings
We have Yet the right 20 believe that
President Wilson. who knew how To face
the great crisis of IN" European wa,
vino has proclaimed and sustained his
pacific theories. who has seen throuSD
the schemes OF tilihusters and who has
opened his arms 10 the Latin American
republics in an appea, for continental
solidarity under the Monroe Doctrine.
will not retrace his steps, viii not tear
up the foundations of his prestige by
Enchanting a war which nothing can
justify. and sacrifice a people already
weakened and hled 10y their internal
struggles.
Against such a war are the collec-
tive interests Of both countries but n
unfortunately, We are dragged into such
a war. President Wilson may rest as
sured that never again will the United
states have the confidence of a single
Latin American nation. Ana as for
Mexico. While one MeN,oau stands. the
ground which he covers will he his home
his religion, his honor
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Tne state bases rs murder charge on
n money motive. contending that Mrs
,,illigan. as proprietress Of the bld
Folks Home. took 81 600 or rs much
more as the individual case might stand
and guaranteed the inmate maintenance
Tor life. The quicker the inmates die
after paying up the less overhead ex-
Iense and the more bank account for
Mrs. Gillgan. the prosecution asserts.
state police detectives. after failing
to-day quite as completely as last night
to wiring any sort of confession from
Mis- ,illgan. went To Windsor where
they ransacked the Archer house, They
took away "A mass OF letters and docu-
ments, including waivers and contracts
which inmates had signed, and from the
house and barn gathered up three bushel
ba askets full of bottles, some empty AM
some filled. one of them contained
arsenic. plainly labelled, and sold by
William II. H. Mason, "A druggist OF
Windsor who says the Archer home fire.
uuently bought arsenic. explaining II was
for poisoning rats.
one of the relatives of Andrews dis
covered among his effects "A letter from
Mrs. illligan urging him to make her
Il loan of 81 900 before a ceytain date.
This letter. turned over TO Hartford
nearly two years ago was
the original clue on which the stat. has
built its Circumstantal structure of a
murder accusation. The states detec-
tiyes admit their case is purely circum.
stantial
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SAYS TEUTONS CAN'T
FIGHT THE YEAR OUT
Danish Paper Asserts That
Even Soldiers RatiOn>
Have Been Cut.
FOOD SHORTAGE GRAVE

LONDON, May 9--The Danish news
paper R,bcsi,fs 7idSnde Claims to have
discovered by a months Investigation
that the belief prevails in Germany that
IL Is impossible to continue the war TO
the end OF 1916
Many in Germany believe that II cam
not be maintained through the summer.
the paper asserts, and continues.
The rations of the German soldiers
were cut six weeks ago. Meat is becom-
ing rare. bread is limited to twelve
ounces daily and food parcels from the
soldiers homes are now forbidden lest
the civilians themselves suffer.
"Desertions are numerous. and they
include officers Socialism Ia spreading
amazingly among the troops. Slack
ness of discipline is evident. resulting
from the extremely harsh treatment The
shortage Of horses necessitatsd the re-
ducing of gun teams
Ammunition and arms. however. con
tinue to he produced In incred BILE guam
titles"
Shops and dwellings OF butchers in
Berlin We're searched for hidden stocks
Of meat to-day. according to a despatch
from Copenhagen. which adds that the
search revealed the fact that the Berlin
meat supply can last only for few
days.
one despatch from Geneva says Berlin
shops were pillaged and provisions OF
the value of 100000 ,300.000) were
seized
An the butcher shops of Berlin, in
cluding the great market Of Werthems.
have been closed, the despatch says
While numerous German papers, copies
OF which have just reached here. are
harpng upon the food troubles, the
KoeInische Icitnng of May ! asserts
that "Germany is able to continue the
war indefinitely. Notwithstanding the in
conveniences
incidentally. the paper announces the
discovery of process OF making a GER
tain quality OF steel for munitions, for
which wolfram. imported at great cost.
has been necessary. The paper says:
NO means at the disposal OF our
enemies can prevent the unexampled
elasticity OF German organization from
being applied to every demand the war
imposes
"A new proof OF this s presented in
the fact that two Rhensh- Westphalian
firms have succeeded in producing steel
OF the highest efficiency for the so-called
rapid process work without wolfram,
What this means Tor the munitions in.
s!ustry will be recognized abroad.
There Is no conceivable profigacy OF
shells which German Industry Is not
capable of meeting with still greater
output. America can neither with her
money nor with her supplies tear open
the doors OF a German fortress.
"Our human. mechanical. economic and
financial resources for attack can stand
even "A stronger drain. because as twen-
ty-one months have proved they are con-
stantly produced afresh. We have newly
organized our capacity for confronting
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COL. BROWN INvALIDED HOME.
Noted Cavalry Leader Brgs 10 Go
Hack 10 Front.

n rhso. NaN . col. W G. Brown,
Tenth United states Cavalry. whose
brilliant work IN scattering villa ban-
dts in MeNico has been often COM
rnei,iri il, Con. Hors!.Ds. arrived hero
to-day, inyalidcd home from the front
hut before going to the hospital he
begged Gen. Hugh l., Scott. Chief OF
staff. tn permit him To return to the
field Col, Brown is suffering from
hernia as a result Of hard riding.
~ can ride AS well as any OF them"
he asserted. "and 7 want To go back"
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BASIS for COmpa rison.

Nunuhtedly the prices Immediately
''''"'hS NE wage Increase in 19O2 were
II"NN ngh. due to the scarcity of
''I ~ 'phSeqIcn,. Of the long strike
IL VIII "r faircr therefore to take the
,Il-'s prevailing in the fiscal year ended
S'n' so, l'"l, as the basis for COM
pa'''"h TINS would show an excess OF
ton.
"Iu l'l2 another advance in wages
.''. l.h'", amounting to about SO per
yeh' net Again prices were increased
-" '' 'Fo'"Nt of meeting the resulting
. ''''' 30 the cost of production. on
"' hN,p' the House Of Representa-
~ dIe"i"d the bureau OF labor to
''"' H' investigation The bureau
." '.'' whereas the advanced wages
'rl thu cost Of production only
'' '"N prices We're increa sed s25 a
""".Hs the Disparity between price
.'-" iad cost increase SIS ton,
'h" total consumption for some
'.- lt'' has been in the neighhorhood
'"''",N"" ions. this excess of price
".I'i@" p'"r ,ust increase following the
a''''" iu wages IN 1879 meant a surtax
-'"' consumers OF about $4,000. 600
aHulauv
ID. Of thu. facts | take the
''.'. ny -urg"stlu, that II IN. advance
N''' lus' t-recd upon shall be fOi-
.'''" 'F 100 IA" past by an increase in
~ h '' Of con- to consumers, the Fed
NdI Itld' comm ssiun, under the au-
'n"''N ~ section i Of the act creating
~ -'II'' searching investigation
Sss '' operations and accounts Of tho
e''' producing companies for the pur-
."s' u aNr"ltalnlng all the facts upon
""'' such Increase in price may be
'i''|. nj L.s
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SENATE FIRM ON ARMY BILL.
Com promise Espectrd for Regular
Force Of 10000.

WAsHINGToN. May a.-On motion Of
senator Chamberlain the Senate decided
to-day to send the army reorganization
bill back to conference with instructions
to Its conferees to adhere to the amend
mends recommended by the Senate.
The Senate amendments in which the
House refused concurrence were those
fixing the regular army at ESQ. 900 and
providing for IA volunteer army and the
construction OF Government nitrate
plant II is regarded probable that the
conference will soon reach an agreement
and that the bill will become law some
time next week INDICATIONS are that the
cnrfcrees will compromise on a regular
army Of 10000 In time Of peace.
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calls Upon scott.

Amador called upon Gen. Scott shortly
before noon to-day and had a private
conference with the American Chief of
STAFF. At the same time II conference
was being held in Gen. Obregon's car
between Carran2a Consul Andres Garcia
Gen. Garcia and other Carranza Of
hcers.
Andres Garcia sent wire To El,seo
Arredondo, Mexican Amba ssador des-
ignate in Washington, protesting against
\. }. McQuatters being in the confer
ence. He said he sent the message at
the request OF Gen. Obregon, He said
that Gen. Obregon and Gen. Scott had
given out nothing about the conference.
yet there had been leaks and that il was
n result OF IAN interventionist propa-
ganda."
Gen. Obregon when seen in Juarez to-
day and asked regarding the truth of
the report that he had demanded the
withdrawal of the American troops said (:
III took the trouble to deny all such
matters I would have time for nothing
else. They are merely emanations OF
the yellow press
This afternoon late Gen George He'll
Jr,, commanding the American border
patrol at this point, redisposed OF his
forces in FL Paso, scattering troops all
over the city and moving a battalion In
from Fort Bliss, 4 battalion OF infantry
with a machine gun was placed in the
county court house.
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OBRECON OFFERS BIG ARMY
ON BORDER IF IT, s. LEAVES
Conference on the Border
Amicable, Aguilar Hears
sp~t,t ,o5i. D,spatch Ia tn, sr>

>p&tif '1bi. Despoic, 10 Tus Su>
MEAiCo ClrY. May ?--M mister Of
Foreign Relations Aguilar said to-
day that the obreson-Scott con-
ference has been renewed under the
most favorable auspices for set
Ting the difficulties of the two ma
tons II j. learned on a reliable
and confidential source that the
two Generals are far advanced in
their discussion regarding the man
ncr of Jointly pa,rollirg the frontier
with ample forces.
Mexico city j. not excited over
The Big Bend Incident, trusting IN a
favorable settlement as formerly.
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Bv noon she had engaged as coun-
sci Henedict VI Holden, with Offices IN
Hartford and New York and noted as
criminal lIw.er. Mr.. Holden directed
Mrs Gilligan TO talk to nobody with
out his permission He says his client
IL most grossly accused and will readily
prove her innocence at her trial
In her fight Mrs. Gillgan will have
the support OF her eighteen year-old
daughter Mary l. Archer Why
shouldn't tn" inmates de she inquired
a. she left her mothers cell after "A
snort visit Al noon. Many OF them
ver" yrg when they were brought 70
Windsor"
Asked What the subject Of converse
uou Win her mother had been Miss
Gilllgsu declared they had not discussed
the question OF guilt.
There is no question OF my mother 5
innocence Sn. declared
The prospect is that the accused
woman Will have to remain in her cell
until ~" June term OF the superior Court.
when the Grand Jury viii consider the
sase
state Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn of
Hartford county. who $. ~.gn-i the war
rant fOr Mrs Gil!ean's arrest after re-
'c!ying from Dr. y j. Woln an expert
medical analysis, refused today TO dis
cuss the case. He admitted that an
other body besides that OF Andrews had
been eXhumed. and that evidences were
discovered of Z. poison other than ar
senic which Dr, Wolf reports was
found in the viscera Of Andrews.
II was in a lonely cemetery in chesh-
ire New Haven county, that small
party, including DR. Wolff and capt.
Hurley. obened the two-year-old grave
Of Andrews. There was scarcely /
trace Of decomposition beyond slightly
pcrccptible recession under the eyes.
That strengthens the states theory OF
arsenic poisoning. because only arsenic
will act as such preservativc and its
use IL forbidden by law In embllming
OF the forty-eigh' deaths AZ the
Archer. home since January !. lall-
the average attendance of inmates being
from fifteen TO eighte"u--'he state sus
poets that about ouo-hdlf were OF sus-
piClOuS causes
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Proposes Strong Force to
Down Bandits If Americans
Fix Withdrawal Time.

FL PAso. MAY o-Gens Q Scot and
ooregon held their hf,h oih,ial confer.
encc this afternoon on tho niain sltua.
tion in Mexico. Gen. Obregon came TO
tho American side and went direct to
Gen. SCOTS private car. at o'rloch
Juan y. Amador. Sub-Secretdry Of For
cisn Relations, accompanied the MeNi-
can War Minister.
only Gems Scott Funston and Oh
RECON aud Senior Amador attended. \.
j. McQuatters, against whose presence
in the conference the MeXicans protested
to-day. and the secretary to McQuat-
ters. who has been acting secretary OF
the meetings were present for few
minutes only, then retired. the presump-
ton being that the objection Of Gen.
Obregon was sustained by Gen. Scott.
Shortly after returning To Juarez Gen.
ObreSon authorized Consul Garcia to say
ior him that he had presented TO Gen
Scott the proposal that II the American
troops would withdraw from Mexico and
concentrate aloNg III. American border
Mexico would concentrate a large force
of It's side of the line TO help keep
bandits back from the United states.
Mr. Garcia said that Gen. obregon IS
not demanding the immediate with
drawal OF the American forces, but
, merely insists on the fixing OF date
for their removal
The conference lasted until $50. a,
which time Gen obregon leit the car
and returned TO Juarez, He had dinner
with Gen. Scott and returned 20 Juarez
soon after the meal was finished
Lieut.. Col. T. i. l., Niche. aid 10 Gen.
scott stated There will be another
conference. but probably not tonight
, Gen Scott Will not see the newspaper
men"
MIR McQuatters was succeeded In the
conference by H. Y. Baskin. Shortly
after Baskin entered the conference COT
Francis Serraro sent In word Ia Gen,
Obregon that Baskin Is very close to Nc
Quatters, in fact that he IL manager OF
transportation FOR McQuat,ei's COM
pan\.
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The regular army force ordered to
the border were the Third Infantry from
Madison BARRACKS. Watertown, and os-
wego; Thirtieth Infantry, from Flats
burg headquarters stan. machine gun
company and live companies If IN.
Twenty-lirSt Infantry, from Vancouver
Barracks, Washington, and three com
panl"s OF the same regiment from san
Diego. cal
Four companies OF This rcgiuent are
already on the horder One battalion or
the Fourteenth Infantry from Fort
Lawton, Wash. and one battalion from
Fort Wright, Wash, were also ordered to
the border.
These orders include regular army
forces which had been held along the
Canadian border FOR use IN enforcing
neutrality laws. with the exception OF
two sQuadronS OF the Second Cavalry at
Foth Ethan Allen, Vermont
The action was taken following the
conference which the President and Sec
retary OF War Baker had at the White
House last night and was based in par,
on recommendations from Gems scott
and Funston. who expressed apprehen-
sion that the Glenn Springs raiders
wo..a return - .ttIc,; ether border
towns unless the border patrol Was
materially increased.
Gen. Funston. however, H. said 10 have
urged other ana more comprehensive
steps. having in mind the possible re-
quirements OF general invasion Of
northern Mexico. but Secretary Baker
has declined TO make public the entire
contents OF his report r that of Gen.
Scott.
The militia and regular army forces
called into service will give Gen. Fun
s'on n total additional force Of anproxi-
mately 5000 men, including the rcgular
infantry regiments, totall!nc about 2 600,
and the militia organizations. acGrcgat-
ing 1859 men.
Although Secretary Baker insisted tins
evening that there was in contemplation
no additional calls on IN" National
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WILSON SENDS TO BORDER
5000 COAST ARTILLERY,
MILITIA AND REGULARS
WILSON'S ORDER CALLING OUT
MILITIA OF THREE STATES

WASHINGTON May 9-By the direction Of the Predent. See
Baker following identical Cows Hunt Of
Arizona Mcdonald Of New Mexico Of Texas
Having the possibility of further the
rtory of the United Mexico the for the
that frontier President thought
exercise the authority by the Constitution and and
call out the organized militia necessary for that
am instructed by the President call the
service of the United States through the organized militia of the
State of Arizona New Mexico which the President directs
shall be the designated by the commanding Gen.
era Southern Department FL Pao Tex which he has
been directed to communicate
Upon arrival of the militia the places
rendezvous they will he mustered into the service the United States
by officers of regular
Acknowledge NEWTON D. BAKER,
Secretary of War
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The Germans conducted an intense
bombardment last night on the Douau-
mont-Vaux line without making any in
fantry attack
The official communicate issued by the
War Office this afternoon says,
After a violent bomba rd dment of the
French positions on Hill 304. on the
Verdun front, the Germans attempted
an advance at 3 o'clock this morning
The attack was repulsed completely.
French counter attacks east of the
Meuse drove the Germans from Ger
tain positions they had captured. The
positions recaptured by the French
consisted of some parts of trenches
northwest of Thiaunont.
An intense bombardment WAS con-
Quoted by the Germans in the sectors
Of Elk and Chatillon and between
Douaumont and NauX
There was grenade fighting at Apre-
mont and in the Valley OF the Fecht
South OF Autreches (northwest OF
Soissons) the Germans attempted an
attack. but were repulsed.
At Bolante. In the Argonne. the
French captured two small German
posts, killing all the occupants.
Elsewhere on the front there were
no important developments.
The Germans. it IL believed in Paris.
have recently brought new forces to the
verdun front. both from other parts Of
the line In the west and also from the
eastern theatre.
The bombardment directed by the Ger
man guns AGAINST the Hill 30% sector,
which continued for some forty-eght
hours before the first heavy infantry
attacks were made. is described as tho
most violent which the German batteries
have yet shown in the Verdun opera
tions. According to reports from the
front. the French were better able to
withstand this bombardment than would
have been possible hitherto, because of
the extent to which machine guns are
COn finDed mn Ennrfh p0ns
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U. S. INQUIRY
lFCOAL PRICES
ARE ADVANCED
Attorncy-Gcncral Gregory
Suspects Il "Squcczc" by
the Companies.
WILSON APPROVES
THE FEDERAL PLAN

WASN'T NCruS. May The Federal
Trade Commission will investigate any
Increases in the price of coal In the near
future which IT may have reason to be-
lieve are larger than recently granted
wage increases in the industry necessi-
tate.
The COMMISSIONS decision vas made
a. result of correspondence with At
torrcy General Gregory. who wrote a
.ors letter pointing out instances in
which he charges ehe coal companies
seized upon occasions OF wage increases
a. Justification FOR comparatively larger
Increases IN the price ef coal.
II became known tonight that At
toincy.Gcneral Gregory acted with the
sanction and approval OF President WILL
ron In sending his recommendation 10
the Trade Commission. II is understood
that the dea was discussed at a con-
ference between the President and Mr..
Gregory last week and that the President
praised 1t highly.
Here IS the Trade Commissions letter
to The Attorney-General.
Hon Thomas W. Gre9o,y. Attorney
General.
sir The Comm.ss ,on has given care
u consideration to your letter Of NAV
0 pertaining TO the anthracite coal in
das'ty,
Il. Tie situation shOuh develop AZ YOU
suggest the commission Will be glad to
take the matter up with YOU further with
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EXHUME A SECOND
POISON CASE BODY
Charge Of Murder at Home for
Aged Denied by Accused
Woman Head.
WITHSTANDS 4 GRILLING
Mrs. GilliUan in Cell Cries In.
nOccncr-Daughtcr to
Aid in Defence.
WITHSTANDS 4 GRILIINC

HARrroRr. Conn, MAY 81 didn't do
t: I didn't kin any " them" screamed
Mrs. Amy trch,r-Glligan when hard
pressed today during "A third degree pro-
cedure by capt Robert T. Hurley OF the
state police. !, was he who was chiefly
instrumental IN developing the case
against tn. woman which resulted In her
arrest last right on the charge Of the
>usp,c.ou thlt She causei tho death Of
more than twenty other persons who had
been inmates VI her HON. for aged per
sons In Windsor. Conn. In the las, ave
years
Thei" were fifteen inmates In the home
last night. hut to-day there was u pro-
cession OF automobiles az relatives ar
rived to take away patients. until to-
night there were only half a dozen. and
they were practically friendless and
homeless
pr. H. T.. King. the medical examiner
OF windsor. who certified to deaths at
the home and was also Mrs Archers
phN siclan IN chief. Tonight ridicued the
charges against Mrs Gillivan and !nsinu-
atious against himself
Nj iilligan. whose first husband
william Archer. died ;vc years ago. and
tine second husband. Michael Gtllgan.
tw" wears ago. waS up early to-day TN
the iiartford couaty jail. wnere sh. w,~
locked ur last night to await trial. when
sh. waived the reading of the complaint
and plea of not guilty was entered for
ne
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BERNHARDT AT THE FRONT.
Actrcss VIII Recitc for the Ne n-at
Of soldiers.
SpecioI coble Despatch to Tn,

SDscoI 'obie Htspafch 10 TRr Sr>
PARIS. May 10 Sarah Brrnhardt ha .
gone to visit the front She will see
something OF the troops and will recite
for them and go among them cncourag-
ing them.