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NO COMMENT BY CARRANzA
Representations Made to Him by
Consul Silliman at Queretaro.

NUEVO LAREDO. Mexico. January a..
Representations of the United States
government regarding the massacre of
foreigners near Chihuahua City have
been presented to Gen. Venustiano Car
rama in Queretaro by Consul John r.
Silliman, according to private tele-
grams received here.
Official comment from Gen. Carranza
was lacking. but .other officials of the
de facto government expressed regret
over the wholesale killings, which they
are quoted as saying were due to the
premature entry of American and other
foreign mining men into territory just
recently conquered by the de facto
government. The murders. they said,
were due to Gen. Francisco Villas ami
mostly toward the United States as a,
result of the recognition of Gen. Car
rama.
Steps have been taken to pursue the
bandits it is reported from Queretaro,
and every effort will be made to cap
ture and punish them.
Gen. Jacinto Trevino has been sent
to Chihuahua to take full command of
the situation there. Gen. Alvaro OBJ
RECON still was in Queretaro last night.
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COLD WAVE PREVAILS
IN THE MIDDLE WEST
Temperature Four Degrees Below
Zero in Chicago Early
This Morning.

CHICAGO. January 1.-THE cold
weather which has prevailed in the
middle west for the last thirty-six
hours continued early today, but the
weather bureau predicts higher tenn.
peratures before the end of the day.
In this city at am. street ther.
mometers in the downtown district reg.
istered degrees below zero, while In
several of the suburbs remote fyem
Lake Michigan il was from . to 8 de.
grees colder
Railroad traffic west of Chicago is
still far from normal, although reports
from Iowa and Minnesota, where the
most serious trouble was encountered
from the storm, state that conditions 3
are improving.
The municipal lodging houses were
all filled last night. and many homaa
less men slept at police stations
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Carranza Is to Be Given Time
Before Any Action Is Taken
on Slaughter of Americans

Word came directly from President Will
son, after the cabinet meeting today that
there will be 10 change in the policy
of the administration toward Mexico, GER
tainIy not until Carranza has been given
opportunity to bring to justice the murder
ers Of the Americans in Chihuahua. The
President, it is stated, is unmoved in the
face of demands that intervention, or
something closely akin to it. be resorted
to rs AN object lesson to Mexican bandits.
He indicated to one of his callers to-
day that Gen. CarranZa ;Ias not had
time to round up the band of murderers
and that it may take some time to do
this. He felt sure, it is said, that Car
rama would be relentless in pursuit
and carry out the request of the
United States for retribution upon all
those guilty of the slaughter.
lief among those who are in touch with
the President that he would depart
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VILLA MEN DRIVEN OUT.
twenty-five Of His Supporters Are
Started for California.

Ell PASO. Ten. January 14.-Miguel
Diaz LON bardo. former foreign minis
ter in the Villa cabinet; Gen. Manuel
Banda. Gen. Juan Prieto. two brothers
of Gen. Medinaveitia, Villas former
chief of staff. and twenty other former
officers of the Villa army. arrested on
the technical charge of vagrancy, were
deported from Ell Paso last night by
the police.
They left over the Southern Pacific
for California.
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BOTH SIDES ARE RETICENT
- AS TO BATTLES IN EAST

LONDON. January 14.-News of the
Developments in the military operations
1n Galicia and Bessarabia is awaited
with much interest here. and il Is OBJ
eerved that both sides are unusually
reticent with regard to the operations
Austria usually sends out the first in
formation on the military activities in
That region. but beyond a general re-
xiew of the Russian offensive move
fnent she has given recently but little
iight on the happenings on her eastern
front The Austrian military authori-
ties affirm tnat the sole result OF the
Russian offensive to date has been the
rushing back of one Austrian battalion
for few hundred yards.
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SPY WHO DENOUNCED
: EDITH CAVELL is SLAIN

LONDON. January IA dispatch to
-the Daily Express from Amsterdam
: SAYS:
: 'The Belgian spy. Gels. who de-
: nounced Edith Cavell. the English
nurse who was executed at Brussels
: some time ago. to the Germans, was
: assassinated yesterday. His body was
: found in a street of Schaerbeck. near
. Brussels. with two bullet wounds in it,"
/. A dispatch from Brussels November
-. last sd d that a French soldier whose
confession to the German authorities
:resu,ted in the arrest and execution of
SMiss Cavell had committed suicide by
.-sels.
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OFFICIALS RESTORE
ORDER IN FL PASO
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Chihua hua City assembled at the Mexico
Northwestern terminal Monday evening
to await the return of the train which
had left the same morning to take the
officials and men out to start work in the
mines.
Unconfrmed reports had been received
during the afternoon of the fate that had
befallen them and the Mexicans who were
allowed TO return unmolested fully veri-
fed the sad news.
Said they: I'VE saw them ordered off
the car and then the shooting began.
Some ran, but they are all dead The
Villstas told us to go back home and
to tell the CarranZistaS to send some
troops out for them to get to work on
English Consul Acts Promptly.
The foreigners hastened back to the
club to await the result of an interview
between Capt. Scovell, the British consul.
at present representing American inter
ests in the absence of Mr.. Letcher. and
Gen. Trevino.
The general promised to send out a
troop train early in the morning. He
cared to go along to carry arms to as
sst in recovering the bodies A num-
Der volunteered and later assembled
at Il . Mexican Northwestern railroad
depot.
We waited from am. to 3 m. Tues
day for the soldiers to entrain their
horses and then got into a small fol-
lowing train of three box cars and a
ca boose. 1t took us six hours to get to
Santa Ysabel, about thirty-five miles.
and FIVE miles short of the scene of the
massacre.
Rescuers Met by Bandits.
The sun was getting low and we
realized that If we did not complete our
task we might never get the bodies
away. We finally got Col. Garcia, in
command of the troops, to put ten
soldiers in our train and permit us to
go ahead. We got within a mile of
the tragedy when we were stopped by
two excited Mexicans, who urged the
crew to reverse the engine, and we
moved back to Santa Ysabel.
we there Eound that the two men had
been part of the train crew of Wat
sons train and had been held prisoners
and that the troops, presumably ban
dts, were just over the hill awaiting
us.
Presently their advance guard topped
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the rise and waited there, leisurely
counting our force.
Recovery of the Bodies.


We finally persuaded the colonel to
give US sixty mounted men to go with
US abreast of the train. and on which
We now had mounted two machine
guns. We got to the scene of the
tragedy just as the sun went down.
AS the train came to a standstill We
could dimly see the wrecked train
that had halted the Watson train. and
then our eyes fell upon a patch of white
that showed up against the rocky cut
Heaped in a pile were fourteen bodies.
stripped of all clothing but their un-
dershirts. Some of them were pune
tured with many holes, while without
exception the features were so dis
figured by close shooting that identifi-
cation was difficult. Without speech
we ran for blankets to carry the dead
into the car.
Trip Back to Chihuahua.
When they were all loaded our escort
started back. We only moved a few
yards when the engine left the track
nearly an hour later we had it ba TX on.
Finally, we got to Santa Ysabel about
9 o'clock that night, to find all wires
down. We feared that they had been
cut by villa, who might be planning
an attack upon us. We had a consul
tation and finally secured permission
to proceed to Chihuahua City, where
early in the morning committee took
charge of the bodies.
The train had been looted of $4,000
in silver and currency. apart from the
personal belongings of the men. 1t
was rumored in Chihuahua City that
the bandits had been advised of the
departure of the train with the money.
Sixteen thousand dollars Ct the cash
had belonged to Watson.
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Carranza General Promised
Protection, But Did Not Keep
Faith, Consul Edwards Says

Ell PASO. Tex. January 1.-THE
criticism that greeted Consul Edwards
appearance in a local hotel lobby has
reached a climax in long petition to
President Wilson to remove Consul Ed :
wards at once. The petition has been
forwarded. The incident in the hotel
lobby was started by couple of
drunken men," Mr.. Edwards said. and
| regard ii as closed
Consul Edwards stated that protection
for the massacred Americans was
promised by Gen. Gavira. commandant
at Juarez, January 4.
THE State Department wired me jan
uary 3,' he said, Ito make urgent REP
resentations to the Carranza govern
ment here to protect the train upon
which the massacred Americans travel
ed to Santa Ysobel.
Gen. Gavira gave me positive assur-
ances and a message was sent to Gen.
Trevino upon the matter. Gen. Gavira
ssured me that forces were being sent
by the way of the capital and by way of
Juarez out over the line of the Mexico
and Northwestern railroad to meet an
other systematically to extermnate the
bandits.
Promises Not Fulfilled.
None of these things was done"
Consul Edwards was instructed to de-
mand Of Mexican authorities the immedi-
ate protection OF property OF the MADEIRA
Company at MADEIRA and the Pearson
property in western Chihuahua.
Returning Americans reported less
than 500 Carranza troops in Chihuahua
City. Fewer than 1000 are in Juarez.
Oficials here expressed the belief that
few men could be sent TO guard the
property of the MADEIRA Company. Limit
ed. in compliance with the demand of the
United States.
Mining company officials expressed ap-
prehensior for the safety of foreigners
in the Santa Barbara and Parral mining
districts, where the Aivaro Mining Com
pany has operated all through the Mex
ican turmoil. Reports here indicate that
bandits were headed toward these dis
tricts.
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THREE TURK VESSELS
F.. REPORTED DESTROYED

LONDON. January IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram Company from Pc
trograd says that Russian torpedo
boats Monday destroyed Turkish
Submarine that had grounded in. De-
cember near the mouth of the Milen.
Two Turkish sailing ships with coal
elso were destroyed.
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Penn Students Oppose Glass Rushes

PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-THE
senior. Junior and freshman classes of
the University Of Pennsylvania yester-
day adopted resolutions recommending
that all class fights, such as that of
wednesday. which resulted in the
death of "a first year man, be abolished
The SO ,romore class, which was the
opponea, &c th> freshmen in the bowl
hHht, ;.i3p;rr similar resolutions
Wednesday night.
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the first line of Bulgarian trenches In
the Strumitsa sector, wrecking several
trenches and killing and wounding q
j, number of soldiers, says a dispatch
y from Athens to the Exchange Tele-
:, graph Company.
:. 1t is authoritativeiy announced that
= the reported offensive of the Teutontc
Z allies against Saloniki did not occur.
< The rumors that the attack had been
begun against the forces of the allies
apparently originated in the activity OF
the French in blowing up the bridges
connecting Saloniki with the road over
which the attackers would normally
travel Bridges were destroyed by the
. French not only at Demir Hissar, on
the Struma in the neighborhood OF
Serres, but also at kilindir, south OF
. Doiran. All the bridges destroyed were
in Greek territory.
Incident With Greeks.
There was an incident between the
Greek and entente allied troops when
the latter blew up the iron bridge over
the Struma river at Demir Hissar
The officer commanding the Greek
guard at the bridge ordered his men
20 resist the accomplishment by the en-
tente allied troops of their purpose
and at the same time requested REIN
forcements While awaiting the ar
rival of the reinforcements the bridge
was blown up and the entente alles
then withdrew. thus avoiding further
difficulty.
Allies Land More Forces.
BERLIN January IA, by wireless TO
Sayyille. y. Y.-Dispatches from soma
saw that information has been brought
there by person who left Salonlhi
January s that the allies continue 10
land forces on a considerably increased
scale at Saloniki and at Orfano bay.
fifty miles TO the northeast of Saionikl'
Hespite the heavy forces already lahu-
ed and concentrated in the Saloniki
camp. no purpose of taking the OF
fensiye has yet been displayed on the
part of the allies. who. according 10
this informant have completed their
second line of defense and are WORK
ing actively to finish the first line-
The allies at Saloniki are said to nave
grown exceedingly optimistic. and their
officers express the belief that they can
make second Ypres of Saloniki.
Aeros Attack British.
Other dispatches from Sofia give details
of the attack by the squadron OF twelve
German aeropianes on the British camp
at Kilindir. near Saloniki. Oh which oc-
casion, it is stated, several confiagrauons
were started by the dropping of incendiary
bombs Details are also given OF the
counter attack by French airmen, two OF
whom were forced to descend
Advance Is Delayed.
- ZURICH. January 14--Dispatches from
Sofia received here quote the Bulgarian
finance minister as saying that the Teu-
tor Bulgarian advance on Saioniki cannot
be begun quickly owing to the immense
Preparations required for it. The minister
: IS said TO have added that Rumania has
.-no longer any object for joining either
-beIligerent group. ---"
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Prince Philippe de Bourbon Weds.

PARIS. January 14.-Prince Philippe
Marie Alphonse de Bourbon Of the Two
sicilies. son Of Count de Caserta, was
married yesterday to Princess Marie
Louise of Orleans, daughter of the
Duke de Vendome. at the home of the
latter In Neuiliy. The ceremony was
strictly private.
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Important Diplomatic Work.

One of the most important pieces or
diplomatic work liz which he hssrtaken
a very prominent part was the media
ton conference at Niagara Falls. in
the spring of 1914. when the diplomatic
representatives here from Brazil, chile
and Argentina acted as Intermediates
between the representatives OF Inc
United States and of Mexico, to bring
about a settlement of the Mexican
problem He served as president OF
the recent second Pan-American
Scientific Congress.
Ambassador Suarez negotiated a
peace treaty between chile and the
limited states with former Secretary
Bryan. and with other members of the
Latin American diplomatic corps he
has been in almost constant consulta-
tion during some months past on the
general pam American convention to
which President Wilson referred in his
address to the Scientific Congress.
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FLOOD |MPER|LS
!. NORTH HOLLAND
Part of Country Now Under
Water, Due to Break in bikes.
Inhabitants Flee.

AMSTERDAM, January "a. via Lon
don, 3:3z p.m.-The Telesrsaf reports
that the Zuider Zee dixie at katwoude
has burst and that Zuidpolder has been
flooded The Inhabitants of that place
were obliged TO abandon it and have
fed 10 Edam. which is partly flooded.
the newspaper adds.
later message from Edam says that
the dixie protecting Polderezeevang is
ia danger and that II It breaks the
result will be the flooding of the great
er part of north Holland.
Bell Alarms Inhabitants.
At o'clock this morning. adds the
message. an alarm bell was rung at
Brock. also in the province of North Hol-
land. about six miles northeast OF Am
sterdam. as the food was pouring in with
terrific force. Many farms were com
pletely inundated. the inhabitants pro-
ceedng in boats to surrounding villages
There was great CONSERVATION In the
Waterland district as the water came
over the dixie, and tho inha bitants are
fleeing to Amsterdam.
Nolendam Is entirely flooded, and
aionnikendam. on the mainland. and
the Island of Marken are under water
Forms a Peninsula.
: The province OF North Holland. men,
TONED in the Amsterdam dispatch a,
seriously menaced by foods, forms a
: peninsula bounded on the east by the
: Iuider Zee and on the west by the
: North sea. II has an area of 1,06.
/. square miles. much of which is below
d. the level of the sea, and protected BY
. dikes.
: Amsterdam is in the southern part OF
: the province. but although near the
district mentioned as imperiled by the
flood. is regarded as protected from
serious flood danger by reason of II,
: system Of canals. 4.
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COL. BARKSDALE DIES
IN PHILADELPHIA TODAY
Native of Virginia and Former News
paper Editor Succumbs to
Complications.

Col. Francis Nelson Barksdale, ad-
vertisng agent of the Pennsylvania
railroad. died at the Continental Hotel
in Philadelphia this morning of a com =
plicstion of diseases, including diabetes.
Col. Barksdale. who was a member of
the bar of Virginia and who was born
at Charlottesville, numbered among his
most intimate friends many members
of the older generation of newspaper
men on duty in Washington and had
enjoyed an intimacy with them of many
years standing.
Col. Barksdale was for some time the
editor and proprietor of the Jefer-
sonian Republican of Charlottesville,
son and his associates. His newspaper
work continued from 1879 to 1883, when
he entered the service of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Enters Service of Railroad.
He became advertising agent of the
railroad in 1890.
He was nearly sixty-one years old.
having been born March Il. He was
educated at the University of Virginia
and was admitted to the bar of Abe
marie county, Va, in 1878. His work
brought him here frequently.
Col Barksdale's funeral is to take
place Sunday and interment will be in
West Laurel Hill cemetery, in Philadel-
phia, He is survived by a wife. who
is a resident of Philadelphia, and
daughter, Miss Lena Barksdale, also of
adelphia. and by an unmarried sis
ter, Miss Mart L. Barksdale of Char
Iottesville. Va.
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His Reasons for Resigning.

The reasons which prompted Ambassa-
dor Suarez to leave the diplomatic service
and return to his country were stated
to be his need for returning to give at
tention to his personal interests in Chile
after seven years absence, and the fact
that he desires his son and daughters,
now approaching manhood and woman
hood, to finish their education in their
own country where their life work VIII
be. and to establish now the acquaintance
and personal friendships which will be so
essential to them in future.
third reason, it was learned. was
the condition of the AMBASSADOR s
health. which has rot been good during
the past several years here. and with
which the climate here does not seem
to asrte Before returning TO Chile, Am
bassador SuareZ is planning 10 go 10
Europe to consult some specialists IN
regard to his health.
During the five years in which Am
bassador Suarez has been in Washing
ton ne has done much to further the
friendly relations between his country
and the United States.
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The Chilean ambassador to the
United States, Eduardo Suarez-
Mujica. one of the mediators in
the Niaraga Falls Mexican media
ton conference last year and
president of the second Pan
American Scientific Congress,
which met here recently, has ten
dered his resignation to his gov
ernment, it became known
through official channels today.
The ambassador called at the
State Department today and con-
ferred for a short time with Sec
retary Lansing.
1t was learned afterward that
the object of the ambassadors
visit was to notify the State De-
partment OF his coming departure
from the United States, which
will take place in the latter part
of March or early in April. The
ambassador submitted his resig-
nation to his government in writ
ing several weeks ago, it was
learned. and few days later sup
plemented his letter by a cable.
There is no doubt of the accept
ance of the resignation, as the
ambassador based it on grounds
which require that it be ac-
cepted.
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Attack on Administration Policy.

At the conclusion of Senator stones
speech, Senator Fall OF New Mexico
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from his Mexican policy. notwithstand-
ing the howl going up from many parts
of the country for: prompt retaliation.
and the announcement today disposes
of the hope of some that the President
would take vigorous action within
short time.
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FAV0RS
INTERVENTION
Continued from First Page.)

lations committee. belongs to the sec
ond group, along with Senator Thomas
of Colorado and many others. Senator
O'Gorman said today, in regard to the
Mexican situation.
"Carranza should be given chance
to clean up the situation and punish
the bandits who have slain Amerlcans
and other foreigners in Mexico, ana
to provide protection for American
citizens in that country. But II ne
fails to come up to the expectations or
the American people in this matter.
this government may be drawn re
luctantly to intervene in Mexico. Inc
patience of the American people has
been severely strained, and is being
strained. There comes time when
patience ceases to be a virtue.
Senator Lodge submitted a resolution
he offered April Il, 1914, as substi-
tute for the resolution adopted. au-
thorizing the President to use armed
forces in Mexico TO enforce its demand
upon Huerta for a salute to the flag. and
asked that it be reprinted in the record.
THAT resolution said Senator
Lodge, expressed the republican atti-
tude regarding the war against Huerta.
That war has reached a successful ter
mination. inasmuch as Mr.. Huerta has
just died in jail