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R"bbcrs \nabic. Not Roush.

The robbers appeared /" h" in no
hurry TO finish their work. They chatted
affahly with one another while the eN-
animation was IN progress. and save
when the ropes were being drawn about
IN" hands and fee Of their victims
showed NO disposition 10 II. rough with
them. when Tn. search was completed
they deposited 'he stolen money and
gems in their pockets. picked up their
r.volvcrs and quietly left tho apartment.
Not until IN. well dressed robbers had
gone did Ramns and Mark reappear.
"pid they rob ,ou too" cNcla med
Mark. "Thcy got us IN the kIiehen and
took our money"
However neither IN" host nor his friend
had been bound, fact which afterward
struck Mr. torca and tive others ,s
from their rope f,st"p'ngs and assist. 4
thcm with the'r coats Then H1mos,
with profusc expressions Of regret that
such n tragedy should have occurred In
his home and at his party, ht the thr, -
business men good night,
MIR. torea aud Scuors LAWN and Al
Narez went To- = police station At once
and reported tho robbery, The police
mad' no public report Of the AFFAIR and
the first Information was given last night
10y senior LAWN Following their arrest
Ra,nos and Marh protessed iGnoranc" of
tho identity of the robbcrs hut the VIC
Tins were able to Civ, - detailed descrip-
ton Of them The police are certain that
the men now detained were confedcrates
of tn, actual perpetrators aud that they
admitted them To tho apartment by pre-
arrangement.
l.uis Felipe curca has been a mcm-
be- OF the law tlrm OF Johnson, falson
A ,'oIea since 1909. Born IN t,ruuad,
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II vs. said ilatly that the President
ia not Interested In disavowals ard eN-
cusce lie is Interested only H the
facts pertaining TO III. cause Of the eN-
plosiou on ;he SUSSEX. which leopard
ized American lives. Al noon to-day Ire
Uas morally certain that the explosion
had been caused 10y torpedo. Up TO a
late hour nothing had been received to
alter this view.
The inspired German d!Savowa, in
case it should be Shown that a German
submarine attacked the SUSSEX which
reached Whi,e House circles .oou after
the news OF the lr. sidcnrs significant
conference with senator stone OF the For
eign Relations Committee, pcrmea'ei dip
lomatic circles. No ore seemed TO know
definitely whore the German dlsavoNaI
ram. from. Count ven BcinstoTn has
not returned from New York. and IL
qu.'N a, tur German l.uoas-v brought
the reply that the embassy had no;
authorized statement
Later II developed fhit the d>aNoNtl
was really e private opinion OF a GER
man diplomat, expressed in the hope
that II would tend To ease the tension.
Secretary l.ansiu, SAID he had heard
nothing officially OF unof'icially from
Berlin to-day. Asked 4 he had brought
the ease to the attention of the German
Government. Ee replied No; yet
Meanwhile good and ba,l news cam.
alternately H cable despatcnrs To- the
White House Ambassador Walter
Hines Page sent the following cable:
SHARP r"norts Mrs. F.nn.n. Mss
Hale and three Baldwlus safe in France
This accounts FOR all Americans on the
sussex"
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TO EXPEL SINN FEM LEADER.
II ON ma mdrd Ia Leave ireland IN Siv
Dm.s-TwO Others Share rate.

i.oNpoN, March - \. Mcmahon of
galway, organizer of Sim t'cln yolun-
tcers, has been served by the military
authorities with an expulsion order, ac-
cording Ia dispatches from Dublin. lie
IL commanded to lcaV" Ireland within
siN days,
+: Blyth" and william Rrllowes. vino
were arrested on saturday and are now
in detention barracks in Dublin, have
been served with similar notices.
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CARRANZA MEN BAE'FLED
Villas know ieduc of the Gouutr,
Gives him Great tdvnutnsr.
~ FLOYD y. GIBBONS.

TTLIU TTTAnyt' ATTIr, MIN SrA-T.
pt.SlTrvr EyprrIrIoS ~ NrNtco *.
CAMP At SAN MIGt'uL RIVER. NEAR Co
LoNlA DURIAS. Hy ARMy MoToc To
CoLvMRts. y. NJ. March 2..-It j. re-
called that Villas announced motive in
taking the lives Of seventeen Americans
in his Columbus raid was retaliation Tor
the cooperation which tn. United states
Government rendered To- Carrauza.
Villas particular grievance was the
use OF the railroads OF the United states
by the tarranZa Government IN the
movement OF lis troops through United
states territory flpn Laredo and r.
Paso to Douglas. Ariz., to ia" relief OF
the tdr!anZa garrison "t Asud frie'd,
Sono a.
II was u''- cooperation .'d'''IH' Wv
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SO NORWEGIAN SHIPS SUNK.
=" r"rp.d"rd-:. Dcaths-swc-
dish Fatalities I.~ on - Vessels.

l.'NpnN. March -, ..srai,u 1. .pl.
Copenhagen quote the ImoU".fcru t.
shNir@ 'uN luucN ->,N Norwegian shrpe
haN" h""n suuh h\ ~u'tuaiju'N "r m.n,~
Sir'" thc out''oat of ttc war twenty of
which ~" known 90 have been torn, ,,d
TwcutN seven Nnrw"Gjtue adNr boon
killed. Germany Iav' compensation only
for four thips. ,,"ruIu ~ Z" courts
seized uumhcr If NorN". .au ,rlu. ~
addition I" 'h" trrcgoir=
sweden, according tu tie Dan -h ua-,r,.
lost forty suilN Mt'gnti' 'r, lg~ SV,lcs
were killed
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To-day the United States army IS
maintaining more than Ia miles of
overland transport service between this
field base aud the border base at CO.
lunbus. y. NJ. by mule pack wagon
train, motorcycle and auto truck, sup
plies and messages are being conveyed
over the tortuous winding roads which
have been cut deep hy the motor trucks
and otherwise made almost impossible
In spite OF the constant work of the
engineer corps but men and animals
are being pushed night and day to the
Limit Of their capacity and motor trucks
y sooner unload ~ one end of the trip
than they are rushed back again with
relief drivers for fresh loads.
This is tho disadvantage which the
army is working under here while 700
feet from the camp run the tracks Of
the Mexico Northwestern, Railroad en-
tending northeast to Juarcz, just ncross
the border from N Paso and the army =
border supply depot at Fort Bliss,
By rail Ia l.l PasO II is $50 miles from
here over the Mexico Northwestern. The
road In open and trains are making the
run back and forth two and three times
4 week. The equipment is not Of the
best and the roadbcd is sadly In need of
repair. conditions which make the rum
ming time about ten hours between here
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AMERICAN TROOPS ONLY
HALF DAY BEHIND VILLA
VANGUARD ON BANDITS
HEELS, AVIATORS REPORT

CAsAs GRANDES, Mexico. March
~ 20 tvia radio to Columbus,
n. Nh Aviators report that the
advance columns Of the American
punitive force are only a half days
march behind villa.
Motor cars and pack trains are
rushing large quantities Of supplies
To the new army base. $50 miles
south of the border.
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''IHhlica" senators met to-day at the
s'ln ned session of their party con-
'Ith'" hui authorized senator Gallinger
~ ''"fo statement of their position.
" E'ruhlicans disclaimcd any intcn-
'' T." ombatrass the President. but de-
''' 'nat his policy of military defence
''' VI" border was not adequate. They
.'H IN" sending of an available regu-
.'' troops eau be spared, to lie sup
i'"'hl'd with volunteers If necessary
som" Eepublican Senators expressed
10 "'h"l ihat the course followed was
100 n'o. II" and needed II stronger dcclara.
.r'' ~, nav This element was in the minority
'N' .rooches were pitched in a mild
'" ana iow Senators cared to discuss
', proceedings afterward
, 10 'i"Irmcnt given out By Senator
"' ,'NI'' Was as follows:
, ''wh'can senators fully recognize
~ '"' dni} "i dealing with the present
" l'"h 'Isls rests with the President
' iH"F have not AT any time had any
s''''' "t interfering with the Executive
"I' n"nhttmcnt Of the Government in
.'' H.Il"r hut have been aud are now
4, F'l'ii"ns that the military eXpc-
.''. IN Mexico shall he adequately
'','H aud II necessary Reinforced
,l ''n IA" border line shall he pro-
,"h with forces sufficient to prevent
,.'nh similar to the one that occurred at
Columbus. ~
VIM" realizing that their informal ion
M a.. not he fully complete they believe
'''"' upon the Information which they do
Continued on Third PoeA
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WILSON LOSING FAITH
IN GERMANY; CONVINCED
TORPEDO SANK SUSSEX
Will Take Matter Before Congress if Final Evidence
Justifes Conviction-Offer of "Dis-
avowa" Received Coldly

WAsHiNGToN. March 27.--Wth the
tension in o:iic;-.l circles hourly increas-
ing as cable dispatches bring fresh evil
dence that the English channel steamer
sussex was torpedoed without warning.
the submarine issue with Germany is
authoritively described Tonight as hav-
ing reached the stage where President
Wilson may soon he forced to take sum
mary action.
The President viii reserve final judg-
ment until all the evidence in the case
is before him. II he finds that the Sus-
sex was attacked without warning, in
violation Of the pledges of Germany, he
TO do and proceed to act
According to the best Information OBJ
tainah'e in official quarters tonight
there viii bc no prelininarlcs and no
further time lost ia negotiations If com
plete evidence shows that Germany has
countenanced attacks ~ violation Or III
evasion Of guarantees repeatedly made
to the United states ~ ~ the conduct
of submarine warfare.
In view of this authoritative statement
tie impression is strong that " Ger
many is shown to nave violated her
pledges to the United states By attack
ing the passenger ship SUSSEX. the sew
crance of diplomatic relations Will be
more than u remote possibility. The
President - said to feel that IN this
case nothins can be gained by diplomatic
exchange. An inspired Offer Of rcpara-
ton and disayuwal which reached the
White House unoi,ic.aliy from German
sources lat. ms afternoon met with a
frigid reception
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London Embassy Officials
Take Testimony and Com
cludc Inquiry.
|. 5. CITIZEN KILLED
ON THE ENGLISHMAE
Attacks on Channel Boats
Many, Say British. but
Germans Suffer. Too.
>D>c,ai Cabie Dsspnfck to Yur IT


l.oNpoN. March ...--The Admiralty
has received the report of capt Mourf,.
% the Channel STEAMER Sussex regard.
ING the attack on that vessel on Satur.
day. 1t Is IN all essentials Identical " IN
the French official statements. The cap.
tam states explicitly tha; hc saw tns
torpedo which destroyed the Ncssc.
This statement is supportc. 10y
piece Of metal found on the dcrk Of ma
SUSSEX and which is now N the Posses.
SION Of the Admiralty. Official. say
that tie fragment IS undoubtedly from q
torpedo.
tt" American Embassy's in,cstiga.
tons have been concluded. Ambassador
Page has reported the Admiraltys
opinions TO The State Dcrdrtmcn, at
Washington
Il was learned to-day that the Sussex
j By no means the first Channel boat
the Germans have attacked. |; Is stated
tina, numerous other attempts have been
maue TO sink vessels plying bc,ween
English and French Channel ports, but
they were all unsuccessful
l.ugeue Snoccraf,. one Of the American
EmbdSsy'S scrretarlts, visited several i-.
JUied Americans IN the hospital at ro,c.
ami t"logrdphcd 10 Ambas sador Page to-
day tina. ". -. Pcnne!d, VINO Is suffering
nom a broken thigh and several other ~
juri"s. - not in Il serious condition.
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and Juare2 But IT is believed that ten
days work by the engineer corps would
put the road IN such condition that the
present schedule time could be cut one
half
The railroad extends $50 miles to the
south Ut here. our advance columns
nave marched miles Of the way aud all
the supplies and additional ammunition
which have been forwarded to them hay.
been carried overland by pack trains.
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WIN each new mile that the pur-
SUING columns penetrate into tn. ,otir-
try the strength of Villas inharratory
preachinss TO the poems is increasing I'm
spite of the professed efforts OF tn.
small carranzista garrison commanders
to allay the fears nf the poplilacc
villa is spreading the doctrine OF
Mexico FOR Ncxicars lie is declaring
To the people of IN. small towns through
which ne passes tuat the United States
Is now engaged iu an Intervention which
has for its immediate object the anneNa-
ton OF the northern States of the re-
public and the eventual enslavement of
the MeNiCans To the Americans
lie tells them that the Americans
have exploited the resources of the
country. that they own the mines. the
railroads, the hiG ranches and haciendas
and most Of the biz Industries and bust.
ness establishments In the large cities
Here in his native hills. where his very
name IL held I'm fear. he has imbu.d
the natives with tho belief That the
American soldiers are monsters incar-
nate. that they come TO murder and burn
and pillar". that they have been carry
ing on the daughters Of the MeNicans
and torturing the old men and women
II Is reported that these beliefs are
strong In tho minds of tho inhabitants
Of towns and valleys through Witch villa
has fed since his murlcrous outbreak at
Columbus. tn" gathering Of Information
a. To the whereabouts Of IN. bandit is
made additionally difficult, by reason Of
this fea'.
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ARREST HOSTIN
$4,000 DINNER
PARTY H0LDUP
Police Accuse Mexican A.
ter Armed Men Invade
House and Rob Guests.
VICTIMS ARE THREE.
LATIN AMERICANS

Guests at dinner party in an apart.
meht AT 'i' West l55th street on Sun
day night. Luis T.. Coiea. a lawyer OF
30 Liberty street and ~ wall street
Rui'ino Lawn, a wealthy cotton mer-
chant o. Torieon. Mexico. aud Modesto
suddenly faced by three well dressed
strangers. all armed. bound with ropes.
partly stripped and robbed OF more than
$4,000 In cash and jewelry. The police
robbery. ~hich became public through
other sources
Detectives Boy and Mc,;ec OF the
Fourth distric: arrested yesterday Ma
riano Ramos. - years old, Mex!can. Il
translator. and Russell Mark. Il. a clerk.
both of j5j Wes: l3j,h street. ana the
men were locked UP. accused of acting in
concert with the three robbers in COM
mitting the crime Ramos was host at
IN" dinner. and the police believe that
the apartment at sl5 West l3ith stree.
was rented and furnished with the ex-
press idea Oi fubbiuy SIR. Iorsa and
his fu.uuS.
Mr.. cored. VINO Vas Nicaraguan
Minister 10 the United States from 1899
to 1870. In; has served hts uatiy. coun-
try IN other diplomatic posts. lost sac
and u watch and chain valued at S25U.
Scnov Lawn WAS robbed Of nearly $500
and sl.5"o IN jew.lry. this consisting
OF - four carat diamond. q valuab,.
pearl and silver and platinum watch.
From senior Alvarez <2lV. a stickp.n and
"A watch aud chain a-rc taken.
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Seuor Lawn has been ~ the city sew
efal weeks and stays a, the Imperial
Hotel Senor Alvarez - AT the IIote,
These two men and Nj. Corea nav {
long been friends.
To assist him in his bushes. CORE
spondence Senor Lawn employed Ramos.
who speaks and writes both English and
Spanish nucntly. The translator ap-
pealed Ia him as a likable person. and
when III. cotton merchant WAS invited to
bring his two fr ends to al Informal
dinner in the l35th street apartment he
consented readily. MAJ wa, introduce /
to the guests when the pdrty had as
s.mbled
Tn. dinuc.. coffee AID liquors had
been served when three strangers sud-
denis entered the room. simultaneously
according to S,uor LAWN, Ramos and
Marx disappeared Each intruder dis
played revolver Two raised their
Weapons N the direction OF the dinner
guests while one commanded
Now keep still and back up against
the wall"
Taken uuavdtcs. NJ Io"ea and the
others obcyed without resistance. Then
the third %: the strangers produced "a
rop. and bound each victim hand and
foot. When all had been made prs-
oners. the other men laid down their
r.yolvers and proceeded to disrobe partly
the thrc. business men. Their clothing
was searched thoroughly. Pockets were
turned inside out and even tn" lining
Of coats. waistcoats and trousers was
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WDile the father and brother e;
II. Waite we're implprlrc him ~
the afternoon 80 tell ~" trutn about
hi conpii,.tt 100 the death of ms
fathc--in-law luhr T.. Peck. aud
We're lai ,ng the foundation OF what wiil
BE- ~ Naitc's defence -inssnit:---wh,n n
he goes to trial. indicted for murder
in the first degree. Irstrict Attorney
Swami was making interesting discov-
cries concerning Waitcs purchase os
germ cultures of virulent diseases.
Between December - and March s a
period which comprised the stay Of Mrs.
Hannah Peck ana John T.. Peck at Ir.
Wait"'s apartment in the Coliseum. at
Riverside Drive and ilCth street. the
death uf Mrs. Peek aud the beginning
OF the violent illness OF Mr. Peck. Waite
went sN times 20 tho bacteriologica
laboratory ~ the Cornell Medical col
leee at First avcnu" and 1wenty-c'chth
street, -"N'ral times accompanied by
Mrs. Maigar"t Weaver Horton, the
young woman who pract!sed dramatic
expression with him At the Plaza Hotel
and elsewhere. ,ud ohtaincd IRON an
unsusp"'ting clerk tubcS containing :
typrold fever and d.putherd cultures.
His last errand of this nature was
on March :. the day hefurc he bought
u: grammes of arsenic from an apoth-
ccarY to Hhom n" coufded that his
slurnh"rs had been Disturbed 10y a deep
voiced eat which needed killing I, ~
the theory OF the District Attorucy that
Waite obtained the typhls and dphthe-
RIA cultures for th.. purpos" OF inocu-
lating the second person wnn stood be-
tween him and great wealth. his gem
4 Il
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IL purchasing the new acroplan,s the
Department will seek to get machines
.. uppcd With higher powered cugincs
nan those now in service. The Aero
Clup of america has offered to furnish
No Government with airships and pilots
zee nf cost. but owing to legal obstacles
'U'' cannot he accepted.
Tie statement issued by Secretary
7 .tarr 'nucealcd all information as to the
RH"rta1ou,s of the Pershing expedition.
.' d'Hitfrl ihat II was steadily increas-
= rs distance from the border. The
str'"W.ut follows.
Nl the Information the Department.
IA from tn. border shows the coudi-
toi. fo be quiet and the excitement of
/" i,st teW days somewhat alliyed. We
eve y" dispatches indicating actual
g.. N.' between American soldiers and
a 'n~.os of any kind in Mexico.
'1Hc expedition is of course. moving
= Ae'L Ard so lengthening the line OF
rurira'iou. For that reason Gen.
'' 'ou Nas requested and the Depart
l,- purchased two additional auto
equipments, comprising iifty-four
ca r all Tn" Jcffery car was pur-
q. ',r'l ur"auSc of the reports from Gen.
J -'"H Of the good work done by them
H" desert roads in Mexico, which
r' Nado 'h" basis Of his request, specify
-. i'.' particular car.
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Empt, Tubes Are Found.

cmptS Vubcs Nrc Found.
Judge Swami does not know or r a.
does know VII not sa. whether Waite
sought Ia poison The blood Of his
father-ln-jaW with typhoid o. diphthe.!a
EmrtN culture tubes were found I'm
Waite, library at the same time as the
books wherein descriptions Of tho uses
ui arsenic were 80 carefully marked
Rut Waite, "a dentist VINO did no, even
practise his profession. had no legiti-
mat" Use for such cultures. in Judge
Swann's opinion Mayh" he used them
maybe he didn't. Maybe. as Judy,
SNann suggests. lie lacked the scior-
Nc Attachments u.Hessdr, to success.
inl inuCulating.
IT he did employ this means OF hurry
Ing Mr.. fcck out of the world the ,y-
pertinent was not success. and the very
ncNt date. March .. that occurs in the
chronology of Wait.'s shfIy career be-
comes Of startling interest. ON this
day h' bought the arsenic There was
never ANYTHING subtle about this young
MANS methods. ". left behind him
finger prints Of .udisCrctiuu.
Two persons were aware OF Waitrs
curious interest In disease cultures. will
lam Webber, - clerk at the labora tories
of the Cornell Medical College. aud the
'omcly young woman whose husband
found nothing extraordinary about her
having occupied an apartment with the
dentist AT the Plaza Hotel. Young Web
brr SAYS that Waite went 70 the lahora
tories first on December II, Introducing
himself after regular hours when Web.
Der was alone In the place Wait, pro.
fcsStd to he q doctor Of medicine en-
gagged in important hart.r'ological eX-
perimcnts. cats were m.ntioned-uo,
that NOISY fcIucs had been murderinc
his sleep hut because they were 10 per-
ish In the interests of humanity and
science. Waite desired TO inoculate cats
with disease germs. Would WebheI
supply him with "A quantity OF tuhcso
The proceeding appeared to Webher
to be- slightly irrcgular-Wa coming
ut such an hour--but the clerk had nc
reason 10 suspect improper motives on
Wdii.'s part and 80 furnished the de-
sired culture typhoid, this time. There.
after until March Waite paid five
more visits to Wobhcr. reporting cx.
ccllcnt progress with the cats and each
time obtaining more cultures. ON sev.
"ral of these occasions. Wchbrr SAY y
Mrs, Horton was with the dentist.
Judge Swami says that Mrs Horton
was aware thai Waite was getting these
dangerous germs, She saw u batch @,
them 'wiggle" upon "A glass side. The
dentist was kind enough ia let hrI
glance through powerful microscope
Tier CopniZancr OF this matter is being
keenly inquired into 10y the District AT,
torneN merely as n part OF the general
investigation. in which uo detail can he
overlooked. liut Mrs. Horton continues
to Insist that ghe was only idly in.
tcrcstcd IN Waitc's purchases Of arsenic
and germs and believed that ho was
really using such things in his scientific
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C0nttNued on Last Page.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-09-27
NOTICE OF SALE

Superior Court of Yavapai County, Arizona, in the matter of the estate of John McNeff, deceased, No. o3S. Notice of sale.
 Notice Is Hereby Given that the undersigned, administrator of the Es- tate of John McNeff, deceased, pur- suant to the authority of an order of said Superior court entered on the 18th day of September, 1916, will sell at public auction, at the north front door of the court house, at the City of Prescott, Arizona, at the hour of II o'clock, in the forenoon, of Octo- Der 10th, l9l6 the following describ- ed real property, to-wit:
 One-half interest in the Golden Eagle and Riverbend patented mining claims, situate in Eureka Mining Dis trict, said Yavapai County.
 Dated at Prescott, Arizona, Sep tember Is, 1916.
 COMMERCIAL TRUST &
 SAVINGS BANK, Administrator of the Estate of
 John McNeff, Deceased. (W) At, First pub. Sept. 20.
Weekly journal-miner., 1916-09-27
CARD OF THANKS

l want to express my appreciation and heartfelt thanks to George Nel- son, Mert Stewart, Fay Kraus, Fred Dugas, employees of the Arizona Pow CT Co.,, Garrett Bros. and all other Sycamore friends who helped bring aid to our isolated ranch home, and for help in the attempt to reach Pres colt: also Frank Wilson and all other Mayer friends and the Prescott Re bekah Lodge for all that was done for our loved one there, and for the children and I in our awful bereave- ment.
 ETELLE ROSENBERGER, Sycamore, Ariz.