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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-24
SCHEDULES.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMEH1CAN LEA0OE.
TODAY. TOMORROW.
Chicaso at Detroit. Washington at Detroit.
New York at Chicago.
Phila. at st. Louis.
Boston at Cleveland.
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baltimore OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Newark, 3; Richmond, 2.
Newark, 3; Richmond. ..
Other clubs not scheduled.
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The interesting news comes from
Norfolk, Va. that Ted Sullivan, acting
as scout for the White Sox, has pur-
chased Pitcher Maurice Craft and
Third Raseman Ed Sickeng from Nor
folk. Both are youngsters. just break
ing in.
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HISTORY OF 1916
TOLD IN BRIEF
Most Important Events Of the
Last Year Set Forth.
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
Chief Developments in the Mighty
Conflict OF Nations-PoiiticaI and
Other happenings in the
United States.

COMPLIED BY E. w. PIckARD.
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May 1-House rejected bill pledz1nE
withdrawal from Philippines within def
May 15.-Senate rejected nomination of
G. Rublee of N. IL as member federal
trade commission.
May 1I.-Senate passed army bill.
May 26.--House passed $50. .0OO. 600 ship
House passed army bill
May 29.-Senate passed rivers and har-
June 1.-Louis d. Brandeis confirmed as
associate justice of Supreme court.
June House passed naval appropria-
June 7.-Republican and Progressive ma
tional conventions opened in Chicago.
June 10.-Charles Evans Hughes nomi-
mated for president by Republican con-
by Progressives.
June H-Democratic convention opened
at st. Louis.
June 15.-Wilson and Marshall renomi-
mated by Democrats.
June 26.-Roosevelt declined Progressive
nomination and Progressive national COM
mite indorsed candidacy of Hughes.
June 27.-Senate passed sundry civil. good
rSads rssa Is and pension bills. carrying total of
June 27.aw. R. Wilcox made chairman
june 2aouss sstonal Soed ss o for i'm
mediate use of army. and passed good
July lo,-House passed emergency rev.
July 12.senate passed agricultural bill.
July l3.-Judge J. H. Clarke of Ohio
nominated for associate Justice U. S. Su-
preme court.
July 15.-Gongressman Hay of Virginia
nominated associate 1ustice'U. S. court of
claims.
July ls.-Abram Elkus nominated am
bassador to Turkey.
July 19.-Prohibition national convention
opened in St Paul. MINI.
July 2l-Senate passed navy bill pro-
viding for l5I vessels
Prohibitionists nominated ]. Frank Han
Il I.andrith
vice president.
July 27-Senate passed army bill car
Aug S.-Child labor bill passed by sem
ate
Aug. l5.-House passed big navy bill.
Aug. 16.-Senate passed bill promising In
dependence to Philippines when F1lipinos
are fit for selfGgovernment
bill. 49, e''''' ''''
Aug. ls.-Federal workmens compensa-
ton act passed by senate.
Aug. 25.-House accepted senate amend
ments to army bill.
enue bill with reprisal provisions against
British blacklist.
Sept 7.-senate ratified treaty for pur-
chase OF Danish West Indies.
Sept. S.-Congress adjourned.
Sept. 2.-Republicans won in Maine
election.
president and vice president of U. S.
Nov, 10.-Count Tarnowsky named Aus
trian ambassador to U. S.
Dec t-Congress began short session
sador to the Netherlands: T. A. Thomp-
son, minister to Colombia. and w. II.
Hornibrook. minister to Siam, resigned.
sage to congress.
Dec i-Senate passed immigration bill
with lteracy test clause.
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INDUSTRIAL

Jan. 7.-Rioting strikers looted and burn
ed East Youngstown, @:
Jan. Bone man killed and five shot
in strike riot at East Chicago Ind.
Feb, 5.-General strike of switchmen on
Wabash railroad.
March 6.-Wage increases of IS 600 900
annually granted in soft-coal fields.
April 24-striking employees of West
inghouse Co. rioted in East Pittsburgh.
led by masked woman.
May Fatal strike riots at Carnegie
Steel Works in Braddock, Pa
ed big strike.
May 16.-Chicaxo express drivers went
on strike.
July 2s.-Train service brotherhoods
voted overwhelmingly for strike.
Aug. Strike stopped al surface car
Rpans and IN Rehmosa 0 New Yort the
Aug. New York street car strike
Aug. 1e.-FederaI boards mediation in
threatened railway strike failed.
Aug. H;-President Wilson conferred
with rail heads and union men.
President Wilson asked congress to pass
three bills to meet situation.
Sept. 1.-House passed eight hour rail-
Sept 2.-Senate passed eight hour bill.
Sept 6.-Strike OF subway, elevated and
surface railway men in New York.
Sept. 22.-General sympathy strike of
Sept, 2S.-Genera strike in New York
Nov 5.-I. w. W. men from Seattle
fought sherin's posse at Everett. Wash:
I killed
Nov 21-United States Steel corpora
tion announced 10 per cent raise of wages.
Nov 22.-Adamson S-hour law held un-
constitutional by federal judge in Kansas
City.
Nov. 23-New England cotton mills
raised wages of employees.
Nov. s.-International Harvester COM
pany and many other concerns announced
large wage increases.
Nov 3O.-Chicago Wholesalers associa-
tion raised wages.
Dec. l3.-New York garment workers on
strike
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POLITICAL

Jan. 4.-Congress reassembled.
Jan. n-Progressive national committee
called convention for June in Chicago.
Jan 23-National Prohibition convention
called for July 10 in st. Paul.
Jan. 25.-President Wilson nominated
Louis d. Brandeis for Supreme court
justice.
FEB. 2-House passed antichild labor
Feb 4.-Senate passed bin for indepen-
dence of Philippines in to years.
Feb. s.-Senate passed house resolution
and house bill increasing by 800 the en-
trance class at naval academy.
Feb 10.-Secretary of War Garrison and
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge re-
Feb l5.-G T. Marye. ambassador to
FEB iS.-Senate ratified Nicaraguan
canal route treaty.
Feb 2S.-Haitian treaty ratified by SEN
March s.-J H Shea of Seymour. Ind
nominated ambassador to Chile
March 6-Newton ID. Baker of Cleve-
land appointed secretary of war.
March 22-House passed Hay army re-
March sO-House passed immigration
bill with literacy test clause
April ll.-House passed sSs.OooOoo rivers
and harbors bill.
April IS.-Senate passed army reorgani-
zation bill
to President Wilson against oriental ex-
clusion clause of immigration bill.
April 22-Senate passed house bill re-
peaiing free sugar law
April 25.-Henry Morgenthau resigned as
ambassador to Turkey
April 30.-Socialist Labor party nomi-
mated Arthur Y Reimer of Boston for
president and Caleb Harrison of Chicago
for vice president
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June 2o.-General Funston called for at
least 5000 troops for border service.
u. S. sharply refused to withdraw troops
from Mexico.
airy attacked by Carranza troops at Car
rizal l2 being killed. Mexican losses IN
cluded Gen. Felix Gomez.
June 23-House granted use of state
militia as federal soldiers.
Secretary Baker ordered all militia to
border as quickly as possible.
June 25.-President Wilson demanded
that Mexico release captured troopers.
June administration rejected plan
for mediation with Mexico. w
Senate passed bill for drafting militia
into federal service.
June 29-Twenty-three troopers taken at
Carrizal released by Mexico.
Pershings column began retiring north
wards.
July 6.-war department called out reg
ular army reserves to fill new regiments
July l3-Presdent Wilson raised EN-
barge on food for Mexico.
July 2S.-U. S. accepted Carranzas plan
for joint commission.
Aug. 12.-War department ordered a2ooo
more state troops TO border.
Aug. 22,-Secretary Lane, Judge George
Gray and DR.. J. II. Mott named as Mexi-
can settlement commission.
Aug. 30.-President ordered 2l.0Oo troops
back from Mexican border.
Sept 6-American and Mexican commits
sioners began sessions at New LONDON
Conn.
Nov. 24-American-M Mexican commission
signed protocol for withdrawal of Ameri-
can troops and patrol of border.
Nov. 8.-Villa captured chihuahua City
Dec Villa driven from Chihuahua
City by Carranza forces.
Dec 6.-Parral recaptured by Carranza
forces
Dec l2-Carranza troop train blown up
by Villistas: ao killed or injured.
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FOREIGN

Feb. L-Yussuf izzeddin. crown prince of
Turkey. committed suicide.
March 22-Onicial mandate announced
abandonment of Chinese monarchy and
emperorship by Yuan Shi kai who re-
sumed presidency.
April H-sir Roger Easement captured
and German ship sunk while landing arms
In Ireland for uprising.
April 24-Sinn Fein rebels seized parts
of Dublin and serious fighting followed.
April 3o.-Main body OF Irish rebels sur
rendered.
May president Jiminez OF Dominican
republic impcached.
May 3.-Pearse, Clark and MacDonagh.
leaders OF Irish revolt, executed.
May 5.-FightinE broke out In Santo Do
minEo: American marines landed,
MAY l2-James Connolly and John Nc
Dermott, Irish rebels. executed.
June 6,-Yuan Ii Hung became presi-
June 29.-Casement convicted of treason
and sentenced to death.
July l.-U. 5. marines routed 20 Santo
Domingo rebels. killing p and losing one
Sept 2o.-China appealed for aid for
million people driven out by great floods
Sept 5o.-Emperor Lid Jeassu OF Abys-
sinia deposed; Ouizero- -Zeoditu' proclaimed
empress OF Ethiopia.
Oct t-Gen. Count Terauchi made pre-
mier OF Japan.
oct. 2l.-Count Carl Stuergkh. Austrian
premier assassinated by Vienna editor.
Oct. 24-Two American officers killed by
Dominican rebels.
Nov. 22-Kari Franz proclaimed emperor
of Austria Hungary.
Nov, 9-Capt ii. F, Knapp. U. g. NJ,
commander in Santo Domingo. proclaimed
a military government of that country.
Dec 4-Pope created ten new cardinals.
Dec H;-Denmark voted to sell Danish
West Indies to United States.
Edmund Schulthess elected president of
Swiss confederation.
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DOMESTIC

Jan. L-Prohihiton in effect in Iowa
Colorado. Washington. Oregon. Idaho
Arkansas and South Carolina.
Jan. 9-Six New Haven road former
directors acquitted OF violating Sherman
law: Jury disagreed as to f1ve.
Feb e-Most Rev. George w. Munde-
lein Installed archbishop of Chicago.
May l3.-lmmense preparedness parade
In New York.
MAY e7-Forty thousand in Boston pre-
paredness parade.
May 3l-Mrs, ]. f. Cowles. California,
elected president General Federation of
womans clubs.
June S,-Immense preparedness parade
in Chicago.
June I-Rockefeler education board
gave S7s9. $50 to colleges.
Sept. 27.-New York Chicago express on
Michigan Central held up and robbed near
Detroit.
Nov. 1O.-Rockefeller boards appropriat-
ed s. 600 600 for great medical and surgi-
cal institution in Chicago.
Nov. l5.-Wireless service between u. S
and Japan opened.
Nov. l9.-Ruth Law broke American nom
stop airplane record. Chicago to Hornell
N. Y.
Dec 7.-Freight embargo put ship
ments from middle west to Atlantic sea-
board
Dec. 26.-American Association for the
Advancement OF Science met In New
York.
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SPORTING

Jan. SC. H. Weeghman and partners
bought Chicago National league club
Feb. 23.-Charles Ellis won three-cushion
billiard championship from De Oro.
March 25.-Jess Willard defeated Frank
Moran at New York.
April l2.-Baseball season opened.
May 30.-Daro Resta in Peugeot car won
Indianapolis 800 mile race
June T.-Syracuse crews won regatta
at Poughkeepsie.
June 23.-Harvard beat Yale in New
London regatta
June 3O.-Charles Evans. Jr.. Chicago.
won open national so!t championship.
Western tennis championship.
Aug 1S.-Walter Hagen of Rochester,
n. Y. won Western open golf champion
Aug 25-Mrs. f. c. Let's, Cincinnati,
won women's Western golf championship.
Sept. 4.-Freddie Welsh defeated Charley
White in 20 rounds.
Sept. 9.-Charles Evans, Jr., Chicago,
won national amateur golf championship.
Sept 3O.-Johnny Aitken in Peugeot
won Astor cup breaking worlds record.
Oct. 1-Boston won American league
championship.
Oct. ,3.-Brooklyn won National league
Oct 7.@Xiexa Stirling, Atlanta. won
women's national golf championship
Oct. 12.-Boston Red Sox won worlds
championship.
Oct. i4.-Resta won Grand American 30
mile automobile race at Chicago.
Nov 16.-Dario Resta won Vanderbilt
cup at Santa Monica. Cal
Nov. 1S.-Grand Prx race at Santa Mon
lea Cal. won by Aitken; Driver Lewis
Jackson and three spectators killed.
Nov 25-Ohio State university won
western conference football championship.
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DISASTERS

at New York killed ten.
Jan. 5:.steamer kanawha sank In Ohio
Jan. s.-Du Pont powder mills at Car
neys Point j. 5loWn up rs six b,an hiiled
at New York navy yard: four killed. Is
Jan. 16.-Fire did SO, 900 900 damage in
Lisbon.
Jan. 17.-Fire destroyed most of Writ.
Jan, 1-Fire at Moide. Norway. did
s5oo.o damage.
by avalanche near Corea- Wash: six
Feb. 2.-Japanese liner Daijin sunk in
collision: l60 lives lost.
Ottawa destroyed by fire: seven lives lost.
Feb. 16-Three British steamships. many
lighters and pier burned at Brooklyn;
Feb. l6, 6,-Holland suffered from great
storm and foods
Feb 21.-Ten killed in wreck on New
Feb. 2s-Fifteen men killed by explo-
sion in mine at Kempton, w. Va
March Spanish steamer Principe de
Asturias hit rock and sank OF Brazil: 800
March Fifteen million dollar fire at
Nashville, Tenn. and s5.ooo.ooo fire at Au-
March 2s-Twenty-six killed and many
injured in collision on New York Central
lines near Cleveland.
April E.-SiN killed. 40 injured in wreck
on New Haven road at Bradford, X. 1
April 19.-Tornadoes In Kansas and Mis-
April g-More than l. 900 lost in collision
between Chinese cruiser and transport
May s-Steamer Kirby sank in Lake Su-
May 15.-E1plosion in Du Pont powder
plant at Gibbstown. n. j.. killed l3
June 2-Thirteen killed in train wreck at
June Waterfront fire at San Francis
CO did $500 900 damage
June 5.-Tornadoes killed 81 in Arkansas
| and ~ In other middle Western states.
June l3.-Four killed in two-million dol
lar fire at Baltimore.
July 4-Eleven killed. s7s hurt in Fourth
of July celebrations.
in stS storm on chariesion Pssy 8 hector SUNK
July 20.-Hundreds OF fishermen lost in
monsoon OF Ceylon coast;
during San Francisco preparedness pa
rade.
explosion in Cleveland water tunnel
Aug e.-Cloudburst in West Virginia
suited in nearly 100 deaths.
Pa. killed Is.
Aug. 29.-u. s. armored cruiser Mem.
dead.
Sept. 12-Centrai span of great bridge
| over st Lawrence at Quebec fell; q
Sept. 1s-Great dam near Hannwald.
| Bohemia. burst 300 dead.
Oct. 26-Nineteen killed in burning Of
hospital at Farnham. Quebec.
Nov 3.-Steamers Connemara and Re
| triever sunk by collision in Irish sea; 80
lost
Nov Fifty lives lost when Boston L
car plunged on bridge.
Nov 21.-Explosion at Bakaritza, Rus
sia. killed 3il.
Dec. 1.-Sxty-siS persons killed In
| train collision in Austria
Dec. s-Thousand killed by explosion in
Russian ammunition factory.
Dec n-Million dollar fire destroyed
Quaker Oats plant at Peterboro. Ont.
Dec. 13.-Canadan torpedo boat Grilse
| foundered: 45 lost.
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German airships raided England: two

German airships raided England: two
Zeppelins destroyed.
Nov. S.-American steamer Chemung
sunk by German submarine crew saved
Nov. 29.-Sir John r. Jellicoe was made
first sea lord OF the admiralty and Sir
David Beatty. commander of the grand
fleet.
Falkenhayn captured Pitechti, Rouman-
ian railway center ana kampulung.
Italian steamer Palermo torpedoed off
Spain; 25 Americans aboard.
Nov. 3o.-Teutons opened battle for Bu-
charest.
Greece refused demands OF Admiral du
Fournet and allies prepared to seize
Athens, landing troops at Piraeus
Dec 1.-Allies marched on Athens;
French sailors and Greek reservists
fought
Dec. 2-Germans pressed closer on Bu-
charest, while Russians attacked desper-
ately in the wooded Carpathans and also
seized Czernavoda bridge.
Greece and allies reached compromise.
German reichstag passed man power"
Announcement made In duma that al
lies had agreed to give Constantnople to
Russia II entente wins war
Dec. 4.-Teutons began shelling of Blu.
charest y
German submarines .shelled Funchal,
capital of the Madeira Islands.
Dec. 5.-Premier Asquith of England
signed.
Dec. 6-Bucharest and Ploesci taken by
Lloyd-George appointed premier OF
Great Britain.
Allies protested to civilized world
against deportation OF Belgians.
Dec. S.-U. s. protested to Germany
against deportation of Belgians.
Dec. l0.-Lloyd-George announced his
cabinet
Russians and Roumanians had successes
In Trotus valley and east OF Ploechu.
Dec. 1l.-Germans levied huge taxes on
captured Roumanian cities.
Dec. R.-Germany offered to discuss
peace terms with the entente allies.
General Nivelle made commander in
chief OF the French armies of the north
and northeast
King of Greece ordered a general mobi-
lization.
Germany answered American note by
defending deportation of Belgtans,
from the French.
Archduke Carl Stephen OF Austria Sc
lected as regent of Poland.
Germany in reply to U. S. justified
sinking OF American steamer Lanao.
Dec. H.-Great Britain called 100000
more men to arms.
France decided to prohibit alcoholic
drinks except wine and beer.
British horse transport sunk by sub
marine in Mediterranean: II Americans
lost.
Dec. l5.-French captured wide stretch
of German trenches near Verdun.
Russian duma rejected German peace
proffer.
Greece accepted ultimatum of the en-
tente
pee. I7.-French drove Germans from
Chambrettes farm. Nerdun front
Roumanian army safe behind Russian
lines.
Dec ls.-PremIer Lloyd-George replied
TO Germany's peace proposals. virtually
refusing to consider them.
Dec 2O.-Niolent bombardment of Eng
lish positions in France.
Dec 22.-Russians attacked Turkish po-
sitions in Armenia
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DR.. Eugene Louis Doyen. noted French
surgeon. at Paris.
Nov 22-Jack London. author. at Santa
Rosa, Cal
Nov 24-Sir Hiram Maxim. noted inven-
tor. in London.
Nov 26-Mrs Inez MilhoIland Boisse-
vain. noted suffragist, at Los Angeles.
Nov. 27LEmile Verhaeren. Belgian poet
Dec. 3.-Sr francesca Tosti. composer.
Dec. 5.-John d. Archbold, president of
Standard OIL Co. at Tarrytown, N. Y.
George C. Boldt. leading hotel man. In
New York.
Herbert D, Peirce, former minister to
Norway, at Portland, Me.
Dec. 6.-Hans Richter. noted Wagnerian
conductor.
Dec. 10.-Field Marshal Prince Iwao
Oyama at Tokyo.
Dec. 13.-J. w. comyns Carr. English
critic and dramatist.
Dec. 15.-W. C. Nixon, president St.
Louis and San Francisco railroad.
Dec. 16.-Hugo Munsterberg. professor
of psychology at Harvard.
Dec. r7.-Clara Ward Princess Chimay.
in Padua, Italy.
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MEXICO

Jan. l0.-Nineteen foreigners, nearly all
Americans, were murdered by Mexican
bandits near chihuahua
Jan. l2.-I.ansing demanded that Car
rama punish slayers of Americans.
March 9.-Nine American civilians and
eight soldiers killed and several wounded
when villa bandits raided Columbus. N
NJ Many raiders slain on both sides of
border by soldiers. President Wilson or
dered General Funston to pursue and pun
March lo-President Wilson ordered s.
w viila's nii men en- raided big Arizona ranch.
March l2.-E,irst troops entered Mexico
in pursuit of villa:
March l4.-u; s, army raised to war
strength of 1900 men for campaign
against villa. Half million cartridges for
csrransa ID army se,Iee ca a betwesn VIII nr6
posts and American expedition. Seven
troopers wounded.
troops pursuing villa to enter Mexican
towns,
the United States did not intend to in
tervene in Mexico.
March 27.-Capture OF Torreon by Willis
tas reported.
O0o for Mexican expedition.
March 29-Carranza granted use of
Mexican Northwestern railroad to U. S.
Dodd's cavalry defeated Villa forces
at Guerrero, killing 60, one U. s soldier
mortally wounded Villa seriously wound
Apru l-U S cavalry defeated villtsta
detachment north OF Guerrero, killing 80
April l2-U S. troops attacked by Car
rama troops and citizens OF Parral; two
Americans and 40 MeNicans killed
April l3-Carranza demanded withdraw
al of u S. troops from Mexico.
April lS-Pursuit of Villa at standstill
because of hostility OF Carranzlstas.
April 29.-Generals Scott Funston and
Ohregon conferred on Mexican situation
NAV 5.-Villa bandits raided Glenn
Springs, Tex. killing three U soldiers
Major Howe with six troops of cavalry
routed Villista band at Ojos Azules killing
NAV e-President Wilson ordered mill
tia Of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona
and i5o0 more regulars to Mexican bor-
der.
ference ended futilely.
curtis Bayles, American farmer. killed
NAV 25.-Poole ranch in Big Bend coun-
try Texas again raided bv MeNlcans
Gandelarto Cervantes. Vilista leader
killed by American troops
May 81 l-Carranza demanded withdra wal
of American troops from Mexico on peril
OF recourse to arms"
June l7.-General Parker rushed rein
forcemeuts to American troops in Mexico
below Matamoros.
June lS.-War department ordered all
state militia modified.
Fourth punitive expedition wthdra wn
from Mexico
Carranza soldiers at Mazatlan fired on
American landing party.
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FINANCIAL

Jan. 24-U. $. Supreme court declared
income tax constitutional
MAY 23.-Richard II. Ashton elected
president Northwestern railway.
June 24-Corn Products trust ordered
dissolved by federal judge in New York.
June 2S.-Western Pacific railroad sold
at auction for slS0o0.OOo.
Oct 2.-American loan of $4,000 600 made
to China to build railways.
Nov. 13-Starch trust ordered dissolved
by federal court in New York.
Nov. l6-Chicago bank made loan of
Sc. .OOO. 900 to China.
Dec. l-Great Britain and France can
celed proposed $500. .00o. 900 loan from u. 3
Arizona republican., 1916-01-20

to issue the following decree:
Article l. The reaction&ry leader
and ex-General Francisco Villa is here
by declared to he outside the pale Of
the law.
Article . The reactionary leaders,
ex-Geueral Rafael Castro ana eX-
Colonel Pablo Lopez are hereby de
clared to he outside the pale of thu
law.
Article Any citizen of Mexico is
empowered hereby to arrest the lead
ers. Francisco Villa, Rafael Castro
and Pablo Lopez, and to execute them
without any fOrmality of the law.
But the citizen performing such func-
ton shall make a record in writing,
describing in detail the occurrence
and setting forth the proofs of the
identity of the outlaws and the proof
Of the execution"
Republican senator's made clear at
today's meeting Of the foreign rela-
tons committee their purpose to keep
up the fight for action on the stu
alton in Mexico The democrats
equally were as determined that no
legislative action should he taken at
this stage and that the problems in
volved should be left to the president.
For more than two hours the com
| mittee discussed behind closed doors
Intervention resolutions and proposals
| TO send troops to Mexico to cooper
ate with General CarranZa in main
| tanning order and running down the
| os4i
ator Borah of Idaho and Senator
| Lodge of Massachusetts were the
| principal spokesman for the minor
| ity, while Senators Clarke of Arkan-
i sas: Williams Of Mississippi. and
| Stone. chairman of the committee
| defended the attitude Of the admins
| tration.
Thus far the majority leaders have
| succeeded in preventing action on any
| Of the resolutions submitted to the
senate in the last week No vote
| was taken in committee meeting to-
day, even the proposal of Senator
! Gore for creation of a neutral zone
| in northern Mexico to lie policed
! jointly by American and Mexican
| troops and that of Senator Lewis to
authorize President Wilson to use the
| armed forces of the nation in CO.
| operation with Carranza's troops GO
| ing over. Later it was announced
| that the committee would not as
| semble again until next Wednesday
| unless unusual developments should
arise
Senators Lodge and Borah insisted
today that ii was the duty of the
senate to determine upon some ag-
| Gressive step against outrages against
| Americans in Mexico urging that the
| people of the country demand a more
! aggressive policy
Action was deferred by the foreign