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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
COLUMBUS BORDER TOWN
IS MILES FROM EL PAso

Columbus, the town raidsd by
sy.Ila today, 10 . border hamlet
in New Mexico, 65 n,iles west Of
El Paso, Tex, on the Fl Paso q
Southwestern railroad. Amsri-
can troops have been stationed
At the town during the past twe
years.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09

past the cavalry camp. Villa was in
personal charge and declared he was
going to kill every American because
the American government did not
treat him right Villa declared Car
rama could not make peace in Mex
| ico."
Families in Midst Of Fight.
Villa in attacking the town deployed
men in open order, sending them up a
ditch running from the border. paral-
leling road starting. a. the Urited
states army camp, customs mouse and
railroad station. The fight began ere.
The families of A. L. riggs, customs
officer and l.. Jager. station agent,
were in the midst of 1t. but no member
of either family was hurt. Riggs and
his wife and children barr caded them.
selves behind mattresses on the floor.
Jager and his wife and children, on
the second floor of the railroad station,
did the same. bullet broke the sta
tion clock. In section house nearby,
5. r. Mccullough and wife and four
children sought safety on the floor
Bullets flew over their heads
Civilians armed themselves and fred
on the Mexicans from within their
homes. Some of the bantits sought to
entice Americans out into the streets
by speaking English. j. S. Dean was
caught in this way. A Mexican who
spoke English called him in the dark
ness. He emerged from the doorway
and was shot down. Shippers posted
in front of the buildings fired them and
then shot down the American inmates
as they sought refuge from tn
flames.
Take Account of Losses.
Villas buglers began sounding re-
treat shortly before o'clock Soon
afterward the remaining people of
Columbus began to take account of
the casualties and losses
Walton Walker, who was shot at
the Central hotel. with the proprietor,
A. L. Richie. was a delegate to the
New Mexico state convention of Sun
day schools. His body was burned in
the ruins of the hotel.
Mrs Rachael Walker, also a delegate
from Playas, n. NJ, to the convention,
was saved by jolly Garner and his
partner, Ben Aguire. a United States
customs border rider, who tied sheets
to her arms and lowered her from an
upper window.
Taken From Wife's Arms.
Walker was taken from the arms of
his wife By one = the bandits who in
vaded the hotel. Despite her cries and
appeals for mercy the bandit told her
he wanted her usband to go down
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
. sese - - . ,


San Francisco, March "a conven-
ton Of farm and orchard owners and
managers of delta lands in Central
California met in this city today to
discuss ways and means of standardiz-
ing and marketing their products. One
of the plans under consideration calls
for the establishment of a market in
San Francisco to handle exclusively
the products of the delta lands, which
embrace large area of the most high
ly developed farming lands in Cali
fornia-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
PHOTOGRAPHIC COPY
OF ORDERS GIVEN TO
SHIP COMMANDERS

Washington. March s.-Copies of the
Photographic copies Of the British ad-
miralty instructions to captains Of
armed merchantmen, forwarded to the
United States by Germany. probably
will be submitted to Great Britain for
verification before the United States
acts. the state department said.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
The French Version.

Paris, March S.-(Semi Officially -
The French have made repeated at
tacks on the village Of Bethincourt, in
the Verdun sector. west OF the Meuse
The Germans we're repulsed between
Douamont and the village Of Vaux af-
ter several heavy attacks. accompanied
by intense artillery fire and violent in
fantry assaults. The attackers were
completely defeated after penetrating
the village of Vaux
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
GERMANY MAKES
DECLARATION OF
WAR0N PORTUGAL

i. Berlin, March o. +
+ (By wireless) - Ger +
i. many declared war on +
+ Portu gal yesterday +
i. and handed passports +
i. to the Portuguese min +
i. lister. i.
+ 4.
i. i. i. i. + i. + + i. i.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
BANDITS HEADED
TOWARD HACH|TA

Douglas. Ariz.. March o.
Eight hundred Mexican bandits
passed through Mimbros, n.
NJ, the first station west OF
Columbus early today. headed
west toward Hachita. n. NJ.
according to message received
from the railroad dispatcher at
Mimbros.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09

Newton -. Baker, who became Sec
retary of war today. found himself at
once confronted with actual warfare
on the Mexican border. When news of
the Villa invasion was received the
president announced that the oath of
office would be administered to Mr..
Baker at once.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
MORE TROOPS ARE
SENT IN PURSUIT
OF THE BANDITS

Columbus, March s.-Major Lindsey
has sent three troops Of cavalry across
the border to reinforce Major Tomp-
kins, who is pursuing the Mexicans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
WALTER L. HANSON
TELLS OF PLOT TO
HAVE HIM EXILED

New York, April 6.-Walter Lathrop
Hanson, granddaughter of the late United
States Senator Leland Stanford of Cali
fornia and heir to $4,000 of the STAN
ford millions, charged in an affidavit
submitted to.the supreme court here TO-
day that his mother, Mrs Aimee Lath-
rop Hanson of Brooklyn, ~ Y, and her
lawyer. former Judge lockwood of Sar-
atoga. N. Y, conspired to have him de-
clared incompetent and then exiled to
canada as part of scheme to deprive
him of his inheritance.
Hansons affidavit was filed in con-
nectlon with a suit brought by his wife.
Mrs. Henrietta Reutti Hanson, formerly
an actress, for 100000 damages against
MRS. Aimee Lathrop Hanson for alleged
alienation of the affection of Hanson. A
SUIT brought by the elder Mrs. Hanson
10 have annulled her sons marriage
which followed an eloptment in 1912. is
pending in Columbia county. Young
Hanson's affidavit today caused the
court to direct that the alienation he
tried in advance of the annument suit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
FACTIONS UNITE
IN REICHSTAG ON
HOLLWEG SPEECH

Berlin April 6.-(By wireless to Say
ville).-Dr. Peter SPAIN. leader of the
Catholic Center party. and Friedrich Eb-
ert, Socialist leader. delivered speeches
in, the Reichstag yesterday concurrins
IN the views which DR.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. the imperial chancellor. had
expressed. the Overseas News Agency
says. Herr Ebert said that Germany's
enemies. and especially the Socialists in
enemy countries, declined peace and ask
ed for the humiliation of Germany and
that therefore, it was the duty of Ger
mans to stand firmly by their govern.
ment and their country. With regard
to the question of annexation, Herr Eb-
ert pointed out that Germany could not
give back the freed Polish, Lithuanian
and other provinces to the reactfonarv
Russian yoke. and that this is to he nm.
derstood in the light of the chancellor.s
declaration that Germany does not want
to crush other races but wants basis
for the peaceful development Of Euro.
pean civilization.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
PRIZE COURTS
FIGURES MUCH
EXAGGERATED

London, April 6.-The estimate of
10000, 600 pounds wo.th of cargoes con-
demned by prize courts is shown to be
greatly exaggerated by returns just
completed by the treasury for the con-
sideration of Parliament.
Figures in the returns, which include
only courts in the United Kingdom up
to the end of March show that con-
demned cargoes brought total of 4s5,-
677 pounds while proceeds from car
goes Of freight uncordemned and :: till
awaiting adjusting and release rep
resent a total of $2,112,267. Much of
this, according to the returns, repre-
sents perishable cargoes which had to
be sold and therefore a large proper
ton Of this sum may yet reach the
original owners.
1t is expected that the figures in the
returns may show a considerable in
crease when reports are received from
colonial prize courts, especially those
from Alexandria, where many German
ships have been condemned. There IS
not the remotest possibility. however.
that the grand total will reach the es-
innate of SO,000,0OO pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
C0NSCR| |P TON
THREATENS THE
STAY-AT-H0MES

London, April 6-The whole Dues
ton with reference to obtaining re-
cruits for the army is under the con-
sideration of the cabinet and its de-
Cision will be announced by Easter,
Premier Asquith announced in the
House of Commons this afternoon. The
Premier's statement was made as a
response to the agitation of married
men that all single men should be
called up before the married men en-
Listed and the equally insistent de-
mands of some political leaders that
service be made compulsory for all
men of military age
The Premier said the government
vas engaged in examining the figures
of recruits obtainable under the pres
ent system and was estimating what
additional number of recruits was nee
essary.
Premier Asquith. who arrived early
this morning from Italy, was bonn.
barded with questions from various
members, but in most cases his replies
were non committal His answer with
respect to recruiting is hardly calcu-
lated to satisfy the Unionist advocates
for CONSUMPTION, who demanded from
Andrew Bonar Law, Unionist leader in
the Commons, and secretary for the
colonies, an immediate decision.
threatening to put a motion of want Of
confidence in case of an unsatisfactory
reply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
WOMAN IN CASE
OF PECK MURDER
SAYS ATTORNEY

New York, April GA woman was the
person who sent the telegram signed IL
Adams to Percy Peck, which was re-
sponslble for the autopsy on the body
| or ms father John e. Peck and the
subsequent arrest of DR.. Arthur w
waite for the murder, Assistant Attor-
ney Dooling said today. The identity of
the woman. Mr.. Dooling declared. would
not be revealed until she goes on the
stand at Yates trial. The telegram sug
costing suspicious circumstances in con-
nection with the death of Waites
wealthy father-in-law preceded the arri-
val of the body at Grand Rapids. Mich,
ana resulted in an autopsy disclosing
arsenic.
Warren w. Waite, the young dentists
1ather, and Frank A. Waite, his brother
were questioned at the district attorney
Office today regarding the accused mans
early life.
Another Arrest
Another arrest probably will be made
tomorrow in the case of DR.. Arthur
warren Waite, who has confessed the
murder of his father-iNlaw, John E.
Peck of Grand Rapids, according to a
statement made tonight by District At
torney Ewann. Among those who will
be questioned tomorrow by Mr.. Swami
Will be Eugene Oliver Kane, the embalm-
er to whom Waite says he gave $4,000 In
the hope of obtaining evidence that ar.
senlc was used in embalming Mr.. Peck 9
body.
MIR. Swami made public tonight a let
ter written by Waite on March 20 to n
brokerage firm with which he had deal.
ings.
Il want you to do me a favor" the
letter said. Il send a check for S1O2,
and a draft for $685. Will you please
pay these to your account and sell sniff
Gent stocks-say New York Central-to
bring this amount up to $4,000 and make
out check for that amount-s15 .OOO-to
Eugene o. Kane and mail said check to
me Immediately
You might put this letter away so no
one else can refer to it, and of course r
depend upon yoN to favor me with the
utmost discretion at all times and to all
questioners."
Inc letter was written on the day on
which Kane admits receiving from Waite
check for $1,000 which he saws he never
cashed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
ADMIRAL FISKE
WOULD TELL MORE
REGARDING navy
Contradicts Statements Anent
the Wine Mess in the Navy
and Reference to Admiral
Fletcher

Washington, April 6.-Rear Admiral
Fiske wrote to the House naval commit
tee today asking that he be permitted
tradict statements made by Secretary
Daniels at the naval bill hearing as to
the admirars conduct before he resigned
as an aide for operations. Chairman
Padgett replied that since the hearings
had closed and mo public interest could
be subserved" by an inquiry into the
differences between the secretary and
the admiral, he saw no reason why the
matter should again be taken up.
Regarding Secretary Daniels state
ment that Admiral Fiske had told him
that barring wine from the, ships would
lead to the use of cocaine; the admiral
wrote that he submitted long memoir
andum to the secretary opposing aboli-
ton of the wine mess which should be
examined in it's entirety to be properly
understood. He denied that he ever told
Mr.. Daniels. as the latter testified. that
Rear Admiral Fletcher did not want the
command of the Atlantic fleet.
Il have never had the slightest i'll feel
ing about this episode" wrote Admiral
Fiske, land l have told everyone to
had been in the secretary's place | would
have appointed Fletcher"
In his reply Chairman Padeett said
the committee gladly would incorporate
in the record n copy of the wine mess
memorandum If the admiral would send
it in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
ALL-STAR BOXING
TONIGHT AT CITY HALL
At THE USUAL HOUR
Chick West and Patsey Delucca
Are Both Here and Ready to
Defend Their Honors in the
Squared Circle

What is scheduled to be one of the
best boxing exhibitions of the season is
slated for tonight's show at City hall.
Harry NJ. Slosberg, the youngest boxing
promoter in New England, who has so
successfully staged the best boxing shows
here in Augusta for years, has brought
together two whirlwind welterweights,
whose middle names. Harry says. is
Fight" The main bout is to be be-
tween Patsy DeLucca of Boston, the
fighting Italian of the West End, and
Chick West, the fighting Frenchman, of
l1olyoke, Mass.
DeLuccas showing against Flemmins
here at the last show proved him wor-
thy of meeting and holding his own with
any l45-pound boy in the country. In
Chick West he has a strong opponent.
boy of his own style of fighting, who
is willing to take a punch to give one
West has won his last six bouts by
knockouts and in his last fight at the
Springfield A. c. with Eddie Dixon he
knocked Dixon through the ropes. These
boys go at it in two six-rounders
In the semi-final Young Pooler of Ban
gor will meet Young Pouln of Augusta
These boys are the best 13O-pound bows
in Maine today. and as an old-time ri
valry exists between them they will have
a chance to square matters when they
get into the ring.
Mr. Slosberg has also secured Young
Jack O'Brion' of Bangor, the news
boy champion of Maine, to clash with
kid Doste of Augusta Plenty Of
action is assured as these boys are light
weights and know the fine points of the
game
The show starts promptly at SIS and
to get a good ringside seat phone to
Perry's early as they are going fast.
Cars in all directions after bout. and
through in time for trains going west.
Prices are very reasonable, being SOC,
75c and S1.O0-Adyt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
Lincoln as Poet.
Indianapolis News.)

Had Lincoln spent his early life in
region of greater culture, such as New
England, he might have become a poet
instead of a lawyer and afterward
President, is the contention of DIR. Mar
ion Mills Miller, in the National Mag
azine His few verses, written shortly
before he went to Congress, compare
favorably, the writer thinks, with the
earlier work of the great American
poets. They were composed after a
visit to his old home in Indiana, where
his mother and sister were buried.
That part of the country, Lincoln
writes, lis as unpoetical as any spot
on earth; but still seeing it and it's
objects and inhabitants aroused feel
ings in me which were certainly poet
ry; although whether my expression of
those feelings is poetry is quite an
other question" The first stanza of the
poem inspired by the scene follows:
My childhood home | see again
And sadden with the view;
And still. as memory crowds my brain,
There's pleasure in it, too.
There were ten stanzas in all, conSti-
tuting, practically, Lincoln's entire
contribution to American poetry. DR..
Miller, however, finds poetry in all that
Lincoln has written. BY arranging his
Gettysburg speech in the form of free
verse he makes of it poem far more
effective than much of the work of the
modern versifiers The profound feel
ing Of Lincoln, the greatness of the is
sue for which he battled, his orderly
mind and years of training in express
sion were bound to show themselves
in rhythmic phrase and cadence. On
clearness for sound, and it is seriously
to be doubted if he would have been
content to remain a versifying on
locker during the momentous events
which happened during his lifetime,
even had he been reared in Boston and
not in Spencer county, Indiana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
PREDICTS GREAT
AERIAL BATTLE
TO DECIDE WAR

Toronto, April 6.-The decisive actions
of the war will be fought in the air. in
the opinion of Major General Sir Freder-
lex Benson, attached to the British war
Office as head of the remount department
of the British army for North America,
and who has had long experience in va
rious important commands.
IN a letter made public today by Col
onel William Hamilton Merritt, treasur-
er Of the Canadian aviation fund, Sir
Frederick writes: Il have been watch
ing closely the small items of news that
one gets from the firing line, and | am
more and more convinced of the vast
Importance of training avia tors. The de-
cisive actions of the war will be in the
air. When the German navy does show
itself it will be accompanied by clouds
of seaplanes and Zeppelins."
Major General Benson is Canadian
born.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
NATIONAL HOME

Officer of the day, Capt. Frank w. Nc
Kee.
The funeral Of the late George "
at A. NJ Thursday, Rev. c. H. Temp,
officiating.
THE Boss World feature, with
Holbrool> Blinn and Alice Brady in til.
leads, will be the program for FRIDAY
evening.
Mrs. Nellie Bracket of Sebec is visit
ing her father, Timothy Driscoll, a pa
tient in the hospital
Burroughs were granted Thursday 70
William B. Higgins to Lisbon Falls. Pat
rick j. Powers to Boston, and Albet
Goldsmith to Charlestown.
The returns from furloughs THURSDAY
were Benjamin F. Ryder from Boston
Charles M. Carroll from Portland and
Ambrose Mason from Lewiston.
James A. Sherman of Bristol, late Co
B. I'd r. 1. Inf, and John L. McIntire d
Worcester. late Co. B, 7th N. II. Inf,
former members. have been readmttt
to the Branch.
James Warner of Charlestown, lIts
Co. E, oath Mass. Inf; John Harmon O.
Chicago, late Co. E, 3Oth Me. Inf. snt
Mansel w. Farr of Minot, late Co NJ
LIST d. of c. Cav. were Thursday admit.
ted to the Home
William F. Mcguire has been sent from
the hospital to Co. B.
Joseph 0. A. Smith has recovered from
his recent Illness and been detailed OF
extra duty in the hospital.
Charles F. Field Of Co. M, Joseph N
McGovern of Co. B, George L. Fitzgerald
of Co. A. and William Brown Of Co
c, have been admitted to the hospital
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
SHIPPING fever
CAUSES TROUBLE,
NOT THE PACKERS
Prosperous Cattle Raisers Pro-
test to House Judiciary Com
mittee Against the B0rland
Resolution

Washington. April 6-Five cattle grow
ers who said they were prosperous and
contented. protested to the House judi
ciary subcommittee today against the
Borland resolution for Investigation of
the packing industry which has been
urged by many western live stock or
feeders.
ITS the shipping fever that causes
the ups and downs in this business" tes-
titled j. G. Clay of North Salem, Ind
"A man will make a shipment, reap a
profit and then come home and give the
fever to all his neighbors. They will
crowd the market with their cattle until
the coolers get so full of meat it can't
be sold. Packers don't want meat then
and. naturally. the market drops.
You talk about the cunningness of
those packers! Well. they give me a
show If | want to see what becomes
of one of my cattle they always will
show me their books
you're a friend of the packers. aren't
you?' asked Judge Wallace Of Kansas
City. one of the attorneys for the pro-
ducers.
well, / used to know old man Swift
Mr. Clay responded, but you know
where business begins friendship ceases
Walter l.. Fisher, another attorney for
the producers, asked the witness what
he thought of a report from the Purdue
university experiment station on cattle
raising That was contrary to Mr.. Clay's
testimony.
"Oh, l read the reports of experiment
stations he said, but they usually
lose money, so l don't go by them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
Treatment
ENTENTE ALLIES
CR|EvES CREEKS
Prince Nicholas Writes to Lord
Burnham of the Humiliation
Suffered by the Greeks -
Proof of Their Neutrality

London. April 7.--Prnce Nicholas of
Greece in letter to Lord Burnham
pleads for better treatment of Greece
by the Entente Allies. He says:
THE great grievance of the Greeks is
that their maritime communications have
been paralyZed to such an extent that
the country has repeatedly been on the
verge of starvation. Ever since German
submarines made their appearance in the
Mediterranean and Aegean seas the ru-
NOR has persstently been set af1oat that
they had bases in Greek waters. Such
boats needed to have their base close TO
radius of activity.
Arabs Supplied by Submarines
Proof to the contrary is that it is
now commonly believed that the Arabs
in Egypt and Trpoli were supplied with
arms and ammunition direct from Poa
by submarines
The letter mentions as an unwarranted
instance of the Allies rigorous control
of Greek commerce the case of a ship
carrying a quantity of telephone appara-
tus from America for use in the palace
of King Constantine. The same ship. the
letter asserts, carried passenger Gen
Moschopoulos, commander of the SALON.
Xxi army corps, with all his staff, but
despite the standing of these passengers
the ship was taken into Mudros and. de-
tanned there many hours without ade-
quate reason. The letter after refer
ence to the close ties between Great Bri-
tain and Greece says:
Resent Accusations
1.-THE Greek nation is under the
painful impression that full justice has
sent accusations constantly made
against Greece Of not having kept the
Greece Serbian treaty and of foster
ing intentions edwards the Entente, es-
pecially the allied army in Macedonia
Happily, however, it appears that the
British public has begun to appreciate
matters more justly. The absurdity
Of secret hostile designs seems to be
becoming self evident. A study of the
case had made it clear that neither
the spirit nor the letter of the Greece
Serbian treaty obliged Greece to inter-
vene while from a practical point of
view it is obvious that such interview
ton would have brought disaster for
Greece and no material benefit to
Serbia.
At Disposition Of Allies
Greece on several occasions offer
ed to place herself at the disposal of
the Entente Allies and these offers
were sacrificed to a chimerical desire
to befriend other powers. Every I'M
biased oulooker recognizes that the
Hellenic staff acted purely on military
grounds when in February, 1915, they
foretold the failure Of the first Oar
danelles expedition and when, months
later they showed that the only way
to reach Constantinople and enlist Bull
garian help was to march through
Thrace with a large army"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
WATCHES
GIVEN TO RESCUERS

Boston, April Capt. Lawrence Norris
and six members of the crew of the fish
ing schooner Josie and Phoebe received
memorial watches today from the Cana
dian government for rescuing at sea on
May H. 1915, the crew of the British
schooner Harry.
The watch given Capt. Norris was of
gold. while those awarded the crew were
OF silver. When the Josie and Phoebe
reached the distressed schooner the cap
tain, his wife and the crew had been in
the rigging s. hours.