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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Attack Made at Night.

West of the River Meuse in the
course of a night attack delivered after
a violent preparatory bomba rdment
against our positions between Bethin-
court and hill No. 265. German forces
made their way into a French trench
of the first line on the highway be
tween Bethincourt and Chattancourt.
I'VE at once made a counter attack
which drove the Germans back from
the greater part of the possessions
they had been able to seize. At the
present time the enemy holds only GER
tain advanced sections along a front
Of about 300 yards
East of the Meuse there has been
an intermittent bombardment and We
have continued to make progress in
the communicating trenches of the
enemy located southwest of the Fort
of Douaumont.
There have been some artillery ex-
changes in the Woevre district, but the
night along the remainder of the front
passed quetly."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Refuses to Recognize Union.

visit was paid by this committee
which consists of Ernest c. Putnam
VI. F. Patterson, Walter c. Shertzer.
William F. Foote and o. F. Carson, to
William 3. Emmert. vice president and
general manager of the road, to obtain
If possible. a reply to the memorandum
Of agreement submitted to the com
panE yesterday.
Mr.. Emmert informed one Of the COM
mitteemen that he would be glad to
receive him and his colleagues as i'm
dividual employees of the road, but
that he could not deal with them as
union members.
The delegation feeling that they could
not recede from their stand as repre-
sentatives of the union. left the gen
eral Offices and walked to the George
town terminus Of the road az 36th and
" streets and told the trainmen to
move no more rolling stock from then
on. The men quit work promptly. One
motorman climbed aboard a car then
IN the station and, as he applied the
power. called. Tn only going to the
barn, amid loud applause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
Paris Admits Gains.

. PARIS. April :. 2:4o p.m.-German
forces have penetrated French trench
of the first line between Bethincourt
and the chattMcourt. according to an
nouncement made today by the French
war office. This locality is in the Yer
dun region west of the Meuse. A
French counter attack at once drove
them back from large proportion of
the positions thus seized.
The text of the statement follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07

The terminal was filled with a group
Of passengers waiting to go TO Great
Falls Biuemont, Leesburg, Herndon,
FIrcel!yiile, Hamilton. Round Hill and
local Intermediate points. many of them
Carrying heavy market ba sNets.
i see where ! walk thirty miles to-
day. announced one cheerful soul.
Striking employees stated that residents
~ the towns served by the road had
been warned not 10 come to the city
today
w" expect TO operate the road and
render the best service possible under
the present conditions, said William
II, EmWert. general manager. when
seen by reporter for The Star al
though naturally unable TO
PIsrauree either schedule or service"
Str king men stated that all branches
"f the departments Of the road were
affected by today'S move. including
ttSpatchers. Office men and those in
service with the steam traffic of the
road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
BATTLES FRONT SHIFTED
SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST
Germans Are Making Their New
Drive in the Vicinity of Dead
Mans Hill.
DEEM HAUC0URT IMPORTANT
German Newspapers Insist Its Cap
ture Is a Systematic Step in
Plan to Roll Back the
French Lines.

BERLIN, April 7, by WIRE
less to Sayville.-Capture
from the British of mine
crater positions south of St.
Eloi, near Ypres, was an
nounced today by army u
headquarters. The positions
were defended by Canadian
troops.
LONDON. April 7.-Following
up sharply their capture OF the
village OF Haucourt, in the Avo-
court Bethincourt salient north
west OF Nerdun. the Germans
have shifted the line OF their at
tack slightly to the east, driving
against the lines between Bethin-
court and Chattancourt and pene-
trating first-line trench there.
The locality is in the vicinity
OF Dead Mans hill. where Ger
mans and French have been bat
ting at intervals for weeks for
control of dominating positions.
Paris declares that the Germans
were driven by a counter attack
from the greater part OF the cap
tured position, and that they now
occupy only some advanced sec
tons along a front OF about 800
yards.
East OF the Meuse the French
are continuing their nibblins tao
tics and report continued prog
ress in German communicating
trenS,es southwest OF Fort Dou-
aumOnt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate,

Met at noon.
Resumed debate on army reor- =
ganiZation bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07
WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness tonight Proo-
ably rain tomorrow: not much cnahSe
in temperature; fresh northeast ana
east winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm: Highest. 60, at so pm
Yesterday: lowest. 81. at 8 am today
Full report on page 20.
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CONCENTRATING ATUuHu OHIHudHud.
Carranza troops were reported today
by American Consul Letcher to be
concentrating in the vicinity of Chi
huahua City.
The reason for such concentration
was unexplained. but officers at Maj.
Gen. Funston's headquarters assumed
that it was part of the de facto gov
ernment's plan of cooperation in the
pursuit of Villa, who. according to re-
ports, is travelling south beyond Chi.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-07

swor, Net Circulation. Month Of March.
1915. Daily Average, s3,73s, Sunday. 5s.ocs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
Germany Must Glue
More Emdence of
Her Good Faith

DID Washington, April 13.-The Ger
man note on the Sussex and other
submarine cases has been received
at the state department and is be-
ing deciphered today.
n The affidavits expected to arrive
= today from London will be consid-
cred In connection with the note.
While the entire plans of the ad-
ministration are not being dis
closed, 1t is understood that moth
ing less than nsome positive evil
dence of Germany's good faith to
+ fulfill the assurances she has CIV
en- the United States, such as pos
sibly substantial punishment Of
the submarine commander who de-
stroyed the Sussex, can prevent
the situation between the two
countries from coming to the
pass which tire diplomats have
struggled the past year to avoid.
r. Officials do not see how Ger
many can continue to deny re-
- sponsibiiity for destruction Of the
ship. taE @ %%4& So
The suggestion of arbitration
met the response that the Ameri-
can government would not arbi-
trate a question which involved
American lives.
The similarity surrounding the
attack on the steamer in the Eng
lish channel. admitted in the Ger
man note, and those Surrounding
the Sussex case, caused officials
to feel there was no longer doubt
that the vessel was the Sussex.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Weather


Sun rises April IA ut 5:25; sets at
6:SS. ..
Iowa-Partly cloudy tonight anf
Friday; colder tonight: warmer @
northwest portion Friday.
~ PAGE ONE.
Telegraphic News: In
Troops. ....-
U. S. to Comply When Ready.
Mexicans Attack u. s. Troopers.
High Germans Accused OF Plotting.
Verdun Attack Subsidies.
Germany Must Give Great Assur-
ances.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News:
Nine Counties Progress In Road
Work
Keokuk Dam Raises Another Protest.
Rights of Church Questioned.
No Bacon For Paupers.
River Cities Face Flood Danger.
Power Company Leases Big Dam.
PAGE SIX.
EditoriaI:
Comparing Advantages.
Iowa's Preparedness Position.
That Primary Outcry.
Topics of the Times.
Iowa Opinion and Notes.
Story, The Turmoil.
PAGES SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News:
Viaduct Ready May I
Ansons In Practice: Fifteen Players
Here.
Motor Club Given New Life.N ..
Alexander Not Drowned. Thinks
Coroner.
General and Brief City News.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Wheat Prices Sag.
Corn Also Lower.
Cattle Market Weak.
Hogs Sell Higher
Large Sums for Bigger Army
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
yILLIsTAs LooT TOWN.
Destroy Vast Amount Of American
Property ~ Moiada ,s

& Property at Moiada.
N Paso. April 13. A band Of
Villistas numbering several hundred
and possibly q thousand, have sacked
Sierra Mojada, Ave miles across the
coahuila line and eighty miles east Of
Jiminez, destroying many thousands OF
dollars worth OF American property
and looting the town Of everything Of
value. n s
This news. which may prove to be
OF the highest Importance as 1t is be-
lieved possible villa himself was
among the raiders, was received here
Wednesday by the representatives Of
one OF the largest American mining
concerns in Mexico and is accepted
by him as absolutely authentic.
The bandits made their attack on
the town on April 5. They came from
Escalon, a junction point on the Mex
lean National railroad, sixty miles
southwest OF Jiminez and about an
equal distance southwest OF Sierra Mo-
jada, which was Its connection by the
way to Sierra Mojada they attacked
the small town Of Corrile.
The belief that villa himself may be
directing the operations OF Thu band
Is supported by a report received Wed :
fnesday from odfnaga stating that Golo-
mel Rioias. the commander there, had
information that Wills had doubled
In his tracks and was 200 miles south
west of that town.
| der from Fresidio. Tsx, and about / 30
miles north Of Sierra Mojsd ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
GENERAL NAVAL
STAFF NECESSARY

Lack Of Such Organization Response
BILE For Unpreparedness and Ineffi-
cheney of American Naval Force, Ac.
cording to e. X. Roden.
Washington, April 13.-To the lack
OF general naval staff was at
tributed the unpreparedness of the
American navy and it's want of battle
efficiency by E. K. Roden, of Scran-
ton, Pa, in an address at today's
session Of the Navy. League of the
United States.
/. Mr.. Roden declared that with an ap-
preparation no greater than that ex-
pended by the United States, Germany
has built UP navy 80 per cent greater
In combined units and as whole more
modern in construction, and this due
to the fact that the German navy is
headed by tried and efficient staff
staff"
He asserted that during the past fif.
teen years. congress has appropriated
more than 100000, sum in ex-
cess of that of any nation except Great
Britain, and yet our navy is rated as
q fourth class power" -'7
The creation of the office of chic!
Of naval operations, he said. has pro.
vided only the skeleton Of form
stripped Of all substance"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
MlLLARD< WILL
SURVIVE SHOCK
Condition Of Montour Man Hurt by
Electric Current Is Improved-Net
Vet Told of Wife's Death. ~

TOT 100 OF WHO'S OoatH.
Special to Times Republican.
Montour. April l3.-The condition OF
o. P. Millard. manager of the local
telephone exchange who was severely
shocked and knocked from an electric
pole here yesterday, Is greatly i'm
proved today. He has rallied from the
dazed condition in which he remained
many hours after the accident. He has
inquired into the condition of Mrs. Mil
lard, but has not been informed of her
death, which was due to the excitement
following the injury OF her husband.
The exact voltage which passed, thru
Mr.. Millard's body is not known. He
had frequently done some work here
for the Iowa Railway and Light Conn
pany, and yesterday. In response to a
request from the manager at Toledo
went to a transmission box to insert
a new fuse plug. Mrs. Millard pro
tested against her husband doing the
work, but he thought he could do 1t
safely, His hands were burned and the
hair ofNlis head was stnged by the cleo
trlc current. ..-a. -,E
Arrangements for the funeral of Mrs
Millard have not been completed, but 1t
is probable services will be held Sat
urday. The children are all here, and
a brother. Charles Swift, OF Mason
City, also Is here.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
GERMANS FORCED 70 PAUSE.
Operations Halted to Fill Gaps il
Ranks and Bring Up Munitions.

Paris. April 13.-Another lull has
fallen on the Verdun battlefield as the
Germans have been obliged to pause
in order to fill up the gaps in their
ranks, to replace damaged guns and to
bring up munitions to prepare for fresh
onslaughts. 4'aa -,,s 5$f,' 4 55s
The German general attack on the
left bank of the Meuse is regarded as
having been beaten and the Germans
have reverted to the previously rela-
lively small alternate strokes against
the French positions on both sides OF
the river, and to artillery operations
When the remaining FrenchS projec-
tions along Forges brook had been
Strengthened out the Germans were
able to engage the Rrincipaf line west
of the river from Avocourt. by Hill No.
3O4, and Dead Mans Hill, to Cumieres.
Only frontal attacks under difficul-
ties were possible except at Dead
Mans Hill, where the Germans were
able to attack thru the raVines. They
tried to force a passage between Dead
Mans Hill and Cumieres and to work
around the south Of the hill in order to
enyelop it. After hard fighting this
maneuver failed and with 1t is be-
lieyed to have collapsed the main idea
Of that German attack.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
OIL EVIDENCE
NOT FORTHCOMING
Attorney General Informs Senate II
Would Be Unwise to Comply With
Senator kenyon's Resolution to'Sub.
NIT Findings. q A.

Washington. April 1a. Attorney
General Gregory, responding to Sen
ator Kenyon's resolution caiiel for the
departments findings in the Standard
Oil Company dissolution case, said to-
day 1t would be unwise to disclose the
information at this time.
Department officials recently have
been In frequent consultation with
Charles w. Morrison, of Chicago. who
took part In prosecuting the dissolution
suit against the Standard Oil Company
and Is said to have conducted inyesti-
cations on the behalf of the department
to determine whether the so-called sub
salaries have violated the law since
the decree was ordered.
The departments investigation is
said to have disclosed that the Stand
ard companies are not competing. and
that they are virtually 81 controlled
today by the same group -of men who
controlled the. old Standard Oh Com
pany OF New Jersey.
Government officials have regarded
the dissolution decree as Fundamentally
defective In that It permitted tho same
group OF men who controlled the oil
trnst to control the companies into
which II was separated.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
Carranza Garrison and
Citizens Make Attack
on Americans.
NO CASUALTIES so
FAR AS KNOWN
Attack Made Unexpectedly When
Troops Started to March Thru CITY
Game simultaneously With Rs.
quest Of csrranza That Americans
ss withdrawn, Indicating carsanlxa
Has Told Commanders Of Demands.

San Antonio. Tex April 13.--Amer-
lean forces had an encounter either
with Mexican military forces or the
citizen population Of Parral,
The report came to General Fun-
ston from American Consul Letcher. Il
stated that General Gutierrez, com
mander at ParraL said there was 4
clash. which he termed uninportnnt.
between the Americans and troops ar
the garrison or the residents OF the
town. The Americans entered the town
with the intention Of marching thru
TO the south. Shots We're fired, It
was presumed that the American
troops continued thru the town.
General Gutierrez minimized the at
fair. saying that the Americans an
peared suddenly, unhera1ded, and the
Mexicans were alarmed.
Funston Goes Ahead. N
Until General Funston receives orr
ders from Washington no change VIA
oe made In the conduct or the cam.
patgn against villa.
/. 1t was understood the gist OF C4r-
ranga's request had been sent 10 Gem
eral Pershing.
Anxiety manifest at headquarters
for two days becapse of the movement
Of Carranza troops In northern Mexico.
was more evident today.
Information already at hand fniI-
Gated that in the event OF open con.
~tiict between the government forces
and those Of General Pershing, troops
from Sonora were in such position as
to be a menace to the American line OF
communication. 1@@.t
II Americans Return Fire.
The sk!rm!sh yesterday at Parral
was not regarded as serious. except
from the fact that 1t was coincident
with the announcement. that the pres-
ence of American troops in Mexico was
no longer desirable. 1t is believed thar
all commanders in northern Mexico
were .apprised of the governments in
tention and that the garrison at Parral
might make the relations between the
de facto troops and the Amercan
troops strained. -. r.
Little was known here of the ParraI
| trouble. General Gutierrez reported to
Consul Letcher. at Chihuahua. by say
ing the American force had marched
into Parral and the populace and gar
rison had met them with n rifle fire
that was returned by the Americans.
The reports characterized Ii as ''an
exchange of shots and made no men-
tion OF casualties.
General Funston assumed that the
detachment OF Americans was a COM
mand under Major Tomkins. He dis
credited the suggestion that the Amer
leans had any intention OF occupying
Parral.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13

r g. e { %. 2
action in Mexico, counseled prudence
OF speech in congress.
.'It would befunwise for congress to
fan any flames until some definite
course is determined" he said. &
Prepared If Need Arise.
There was apparent agreement
among OFFICIALS that the troops would
remain for the present but that from q
diplomatic standpoint it was advisable
not to risk clashes with Carranza forces
until the incident was settled. 1t was
evident today that the war department
has endeavored to provide against pos
sibilities, altho strictest secrecy has
been observed. It is understood that
the war department is prepared to back
up the forces should need arise. ~
Some officials privately express the
view that General Carranza might have
felt compelled to propose the with
drawal of troops in Difference to public
sentiment in Mexico, a.. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
British Prepare For Naval Attack.

I
New York, April 13.-The Danish
ssteamer Frederick VIII arrived here
today without SGT sacks Of mail with
which she started from Copenhagen,
sChristiania and Christiansand. The
mail was removed by the British au-
thorities when the steamer stopped at
Kirkwalll for inspection. M III
Passengers said that while in Kirk
wall they were told the British were
kconsidering q combined aerial and
naval attack along the Scottish coast
and making preparations for It. For
that reason the ships departure was
shastened. While In the North sea
passengers said q fleet Of ten British
warships was sighted, moving In q
northerly direction. II ;s
Among the passengers was Charles
niggsk a missionary attached to the
American Board Of Foreign MIssipua
~ Constantinople. Mr. Riggs LETT
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
.vERDUN ATTACK
HAS SUBSIDIZED
Lull in Battle Following
Several Days of Fierce
Fighting. n.
ONE ATTEMPT TO
FORCE FRENCH LINE
Germans Capture Few French Trenches
Between Dead Man Hill and Cum
ieres, But Defenders Hold Main Po-
sitions - Offensive Movement on
Eastern Line Apparently Is Subsid-
ins-Russian Attacks Failing.

The attack on Verdun has sub
sided for the moment, after sew
eral days of particularly severe
fighting. There were no engage
ments of Importance in that re-
gion last night, the official French
statement Of this afternoon says.
The principal German effort since
the general Verdun offensive was
begun Sunday has been the attempt
to force passage between Dead
Man Hill and Cucumbers, for the
purpose of enveloping the hill, Some
French trenches in this vicinity
were carried, but the main positions
of the defenders were held -, and
Paris regards the operations of the
week as having resulted decidedly
to the advantage of the French.
On the eastern front Russian at
tacks have not seriously shaken the
German lines and ,altho spirited
fighting still is in progress the Of
fensive movement apparently is
subsiding. 47:S35 =. l.,
The Russian sailing vessel I'M
perator, on voyage from Gulf
port, Miss, for Marseilles. has been
\ torpedoed in the Mediterranean.
Nine Of the crew. some Of them
wounded, have been landed. /.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
GOODS AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
Iowa Congressman Eliminates "Pork'
From Hnrbcr Bill.

Washington. April Try the pass
age of his amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill which limits the cost
Of work done by private parties to an
amount not more than 20 per cent
greater than the cost for which the
government could do the work. Con-
gressman James w. Good believes he
has the means of extracting much of
the pork out Of the high appropriation
measure. The Coed amendment which
passed by comfortable margin is
calculated to save the government at
the lowest estimate sta.000.0 on the
total OF $500, 600 carried in the bill,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
Two British Steamers Sunk.

London. April 1.-THE torpedoing Of
the British steamer Robert Adamson is
reported in dispatch to Lloyds, filed
at Harwich. The twenty-nine men Of
the crew were landed. The steamship
is believed to- have gone down. The
\Robert Adamson was Of 1878 tons
gross.
The British steamship Angus is re-
ported by Lloyds to have been tor
pedoed She was unarmed.
There are two British steamers
Angus. The larger. probably the one
referred to, was 3,619 tons gross.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
GUESSING on Villas Whereabouts.

Torreon. Mexico. via Ell Paso juno
ton, April 12.--Francisco Villa Is be-
lieved here to be near or at the Ur-
binas ranch at Lasnievas. south OF
Rosario, in the state of Durango. II Is
reported he is heading down the Sazdr
river in the direction OF the Contreras
and Ceniceros bandits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
SUSSEX DESTROYER KNOWN.
French Claim to Have Number of
Sub and Name Of Commander.

> Sub and Name OF Commander.
Paris. April 13.-Official an
nouncement was made today that
the French government has evi-
+ dence that the British steamer
Sussex was attacked by subma-
rines. The statement. which was
given out after the receipt here of
the German note to the United
States, isras follows:
1T sufflces, in order to answer
the German note, to recall that
fragments of a torpedo have been
discovered in. the hull Of the Sus-
sex and that the French govern
ment is in possession Of documents
giving the name Of the commander
N and the number Of the. submarine
which sank (damagedyss T. the Sus- 4
j : LII i
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13

Clinton, April l3. - Government
warnings reached Clinton today that
the danger stage in the mississippi
will be reached probably before Sat
urday and the river will continue to
rise for a day or two after the danger
point Is reached.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13

a lieutenant Of the Germany army,
Identified with the consulate: Charles
G. Crowley, a detective in the admitted
employ of Consul General Bopp. and
Mrs. Margaret Cornell. an investigator
employed by Crowley.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-13
RETRIEVE FOR CHICKEN JOE"
Execution Of Negro Convicted Of Kill.
ina Mrs Allen Postponed.

Springfield. ILL.,, April t3.--Joseph
"chicken Joe. Campbell. sentenced to
hang at Joliet penitentiary April q for
the murder of Mrs. Qaette Allen. wife
Of former Warden Allen OF, the state
prison, was granted reprieve by Cow
ernor Dunno until June 80. In order
that Campbell may appeal his case to
the Illinois supreme court. The body
Of Mrs. Allen was discovered In her
20. 1915. Campbell was a trusty at the
penitentiary. sls