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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

Field Headquart srs, American Elk
peditionary Forces, Colonia Dublan,
Chihuahua, Mex, by motor truck to
Columbus, March Silt has been
learned here that Francisco Villa near
ly lost his life a few days ago on the
Corralitos ranch, a short distance
from this place, where he tortured
and put to death five Mexicans. One
of his victims leaped upon him and
was stranglins him when the Villista
officers beat him senseless with the
butts of their guns.
For Dealing With Americans.
The murder Of five members of the
Poanco family was said to have
been intended as a warning to other
Mexitans against having dealings with
Americans. Investigation showed
that the Polanco family was involved
with no political faction in Mexico,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Biplane Reaches u. S. Base.

Columbus, N. NJ. March 81 Dis
patches from the. front brought moth
ing but acquisitions for supplies and
the report that Lieutenant Carberry
of the Aero corps, who left here a few
days ago with dispatches, made sue
cessful two hours flight to Casas
Grandes with his newly equipped BIZ
plane. 1t was said here that delay
in the equipment of some of the ma
chimes had caused a temporary inter
ruption of the aero dispatch line from
Casas Grandes to this point
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Poems Dishonor U. S. Flag.

San Diego, Cal, March 31.-Mexi-
can poems thronged the streets of Ma.
zatlan, tore up American flags and
threatened to do bodily harm to Amer
lean residents there when they learn
ed of the punitive expedition after
Francisco Villa, according to Captain
Frank Paschall Of the schooner Pan
anna, which has just arrived from the
Sinalca port. Mexicans of the better
class as we'll as officials of the port
co-operated in stopping the rioting,
Captain Paschall said.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
SCORES INJURED IN ONE OF THE
WORST ACCIDENTS IN HISTORY
OF NEW YORK CENTRAL
NEAR AMHERST.
WORK FRANTICALLY TO
RESCUE MORE VICTIMS
Rescue Parties Search Wreckage-
Relief Trains Sent from Nearby
Cities-Farmers Aid Victims
"Twentieth Century Linz
tied" Is DeraiIed.

Cleveland, March 31.-With toll
of at least 80 persons dead and 40
or more injured, federal and state Of
ficials of the railroad company have
begun an investigation into the cause
that led to one of the most disastrous
wrecks that has occurred in this
state in dozen years, and one of the
worst in the history of the New York
Central system.
Three trains, including the Twen-
tieth Century Limited, west bound, the
New York Central's palatial flyer, and
two sections of No. sc, known as the
Chicago-Pittsburgh limited, eastbound,
came together in collision near Am
herst, Ohio, 81 miles west of Cleve-
land. y
Fog Held Responsible.
Dense fog obscured the signal set
by the first section Of the eastbound
baltimore Buffalo limited,
causing another section of that train
to crash into it. A short time later,
before signal men could flag it, the
fast Twentieth Century Limited, west
bound, crashed into the wreckage
which had piled up on the westbound
track.
Farmers Aid Victims.
Daylight had not yet appeared when
the three trains piled up together.
Farmers and villagers rushed to the
assistance of the stricken passengers.
The work of rescuing those pinioned
under the wreckage was hampered by
the darkness, which was accentuated
by the fog.
Morgue at Amherst Filled.
Ambulances, automobiles and all
kinds of vehicles were rushed from
Elyria and other points to the scene
of the wreck. The little morgue at
Amherst was soon filled with bodies
of the dead. Most of the injured were
conveyed to hospitals in Elyria.
The Twentieth Century proceeded
on it's way to Chicago.
None of the passengers on this train
was injured. 81
- All of the dead and injured were
on train No. Sc.
Surpasses Former Disaster.
When the total of the dead and in
jured is finally ascertained the wreck
will surpass, in it's cost of life and
limb, even the wreck of the Twentieth
Century limited at Menlor in 1904,
when the famous train piled into
freight on it's second trip on the New
York Chicago "a hour run.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
RANCHER AND SON HIDE IN
DESERT TO ESCAPE VILLA
Five-Year-OId Lad, After Hike OF ~
Miles, Reaches American
Border.

Columbus, N. NJ, March 3O.-After
a hike of 81 miles over the desert,
Little Jim" Dick, the 5-year-old son
of an American rancher, has found a
home in the hearts of the American
soldiers on the border.
The bronze faced men in khaki
found time for sentiment when the
boy came trudging into Columbus,
clinging to his fathers hand. Both
were nearly exhausted.
81 had a ranch down in Chihuahua
the father said later "A little while
ago my wife died. I was preparing to
come back to the States with Jim
here when the Villistas came. Jim
and I hid out"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
PROBE OF RAID ON COLUMBUS
ough lnvesti cation - Slocum
Blamed by Newspapers.

Washington. March Slowing to
widespread criticism of Colonel Slo-
cum, in command at Columbus at the
time of Villas raid, for failure to take
proper precautions, Senator Fall is
gathering data preparatory to insti-
tuting thorough investigation. Col
onel Slocum is accused by certain pa
pers in New Mexico of failing to press
the pursuit when Villas horses were
jaded from the long march across the
border.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
PERSHlNG TO USE APACHES
Will Select Twenty Indians for Scout
Service in Hunt for Villa
Bands.

San Antonio, Texas, March so. -
Twenty Apache Indian scouts for SER
vice with General Pershing's forces
in Mexico will be selected by Captain
Hazard, commander at Fort Apache,
in northern Arizona.
General Funston sent to him in
structions to choose them from those
willing to volunteer and to prepare
them for immediate dispatch to Gen
eral Pershing's headquarters.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Rancher Held for Ransom.

Douglas, Ariz.. March 31.-Yzido
Aguayo, wealthy rancher Of Guisa-
mopa in the Sahuaripa district of Son
ora, $50 miles south of Douglas, but
for some time resident Of Los Ange-
les, Cal, where his family now resides,
is reported to be held prisoner at his
own ranch by Rosario Garcia, ban
dit. Garcia is said to have demanded
a heavy ransom for his release.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Cars Roll Down Emhankment.

San Antonio, Texas, March Cocoon
firmation that General Pershing al
ready has been using portion of the
Northwestern railroad for transporta-
ton of troops was secured by General
Funston from what was said to be an
official source. This information in
cluded a report of the overturning of
two cars and the injuring of 10 troop
ers of the Tenth cavalry and several
horses. Three of the men were report
ed seriously injured.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Plot to Invade Canada Charged.

New York, March 31.-A military
expedition to invade Canada, which
was halted by the failure of Buffalo,
n. Y, lawyer to appear at time
agreed upon with an organized firing
squad" it was asserted was part Of
an alleged conspiracy to violate the
neutrality of the United States upon
which agents of the department Of
justice are secretly working in con.
nection with the return here from
England of Horst Won Der Goltz.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Hats shipments to U. S. Army.

Ell Paso, Texas, March 31.-General
Gavira of Juarez has Informed the
American military authorities that he
would not permit munitions for the ex-
petition to pass through Juarez ur-
til complete instructions were receiv-
ed from War Minister Obregon. Ga
vira's statement was made at con-
ference in the local Mexican consul
late attended by Brigadier General
Geo. Bell of Fort Bliss and Carranzis-
ia Consul Garcia. Bell requested q
conference with the officials of the do
facto government.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Girl Confesses Starting Fire.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 3O.-Miss
Jessie Reimers, 10 years old, a waitress
has confessed, according to Chief OF
Detectives Habshaw, that she accident
ally set fire to the Foster apartments
in an attempt to commit suicide. Two
are dead, and Is are injured, two Ia
tally. as a result Of fire which des-
troved the apartments in the down
town district with 100000 damages. At
first the girl declared two men enter
ed her room, bound and gagged her
and then set fire to her bed.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
COMMERCE RAIDER is SUNK
German Warship Facing Destruction
BY British Fire, Torpedoes
Conqueror in North Sea.

London, March 27.-The story of
one of the most thrilling naval fights
of the wa was told in an admiralty
statement, announcing the sinking of
the German commerce raider Grief and
the British auxiliary cruiser Alcan-
tara in the North sea, with a loss OF
254 lives.
The engagement occurred Feb. 20.
The admiralty withheld the news,
though 100 German prisoners were
taken, in order that the word might
net reach the German adm lralty.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
Five German Planes Lost.

London, March 81. - Great aerial
activity is reported in the latest Off
cial communication issued by the
French war office. Five German aero
planes were brought down in the re-
gion of Verdun, two in the Champagne
the Somme district.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
THIRTY LIVES LOST
IN WRECK OF THREE
FASTTRAINS in OHIO
NO GERMAN REPLY ON SUSSEX
INQUIRY AS TO SINKING OF BRIT
ISH STEAMER UNANSWERED.
Gerard Sends No Word Regarding A.
tacks on English VesseIs-Ctfi-
Gals Are Puzzled.

Washington, April 1. - Three days
have passed since Ambassador Ger
ard was instructed to inquire Of tho
German government whether any or
it's submarines torpedoed the British
channel steamer Sussex, and the Uni
ted States still is without an admls-
sion or denial of responsibility.
Nor has any word come from Mr..
Gerard regarding the inquiries he was
instructed to make regarding the at
lacks on the British ships Englishman
and Manchester Engineer.
Silence Puzzles Officials.
It is assumed here that the Ger
man government is withholding any
statement while awaiting reports from
submarine commanders. Officials are
puzzled, however, by the failure of the
ambassador at Berlin TO make some
kind of response to the state depart
ment's communication.
While the stale department has al
most completed it's investigation so
far as other sources of Information
are concerned, no action will be taken
until there is report from Berlin.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
CATTLE QUARANTINE LIFTED
Country Now Enrely Free Of Foot
and Mouth Disease, Washing.
ton Announces.

Washington, March 81. - All foot
and mouth disease guarantees and re-
strictions on the shipments of live
stock are removed by an order issued
by the department of agriculture to
become effective at once, with the an
noIncement that the country now is
entirely free of dread stock scourge.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
British Government Candidate Wins

BrtISh GoVerHHeNt CaHuTuaee "'HS'
London, March 25.-The coalition
government candidate, Percy Alfred
Harris, won a two-to-one victory over
Thomas Gibson Bowles, in the bye
election for member of the House of
Commons, to represent the Marlborough
division Of Leicestershire. Mr.. Bowles
ran as the married mems candidate"
and had the support of the so-called
s.ginger up" party which demands a
firmer policy on the part of the gov
eminent, particularly as regards re-
cruiting. He had the backing Of the
Times, Post and Mail. n.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06

< VILLA SCOUTS CUT WIRES
+ AND LINES NEAR GUERRERO
FL Paso, Texas, March 81. -
The telegraph and railway lines
south of MADEIRA, Chihuahua, have
been cut presumably by Villas
+ scouts, thus separating General
Pershing's field columns from the
: new base at MADEIRA until the
break is repaired. No troops or
& supplies can be moved into the
Guerrero district by rail, but must
be transported via Babrlcora pass.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
TAGGART NOT A CANDIDATE
Recently Appointed United States
Senator From Indiana Will Not
Run fer Office.

Washington, March 81. - Thomas
Taggart, recently appointed United
States senator ad interim from 1ndi-
ana to succeed the late Senator Shive-
", has issued an announcement say
ing he will not be candidate for the
senatorial nomination to succeed him
self.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-04-06
MExICANS ATTACK TEXAS

= MExlCANS ATTACK TEXAS
- RANCH; CAVALRY PURSUE
" FL Paso, MARCH 2e.-The .exas
o ranch Of c. e. Kelly, former mayor
y of Fl Paso, 80 miles east of here,
. was raided during the night by
= Mexican bandits who drove off
. a number of cattle and badly beat
q the caretaker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
AN EXCEPTIONAL ELECTION

The 1915 presidential election will
go down in history as the most excit-
ing ever held in America, but it will
have another distinction to set it
apart from other contests. In addi-
tion to being the choice of the major
ity of the people President Wilson is
also the choice of the largest portion
of the territory over which he sits
as executive.
Our presidents have rallied more
electorial votes and other presidents
have bound more states to their
cause, but President Wilson has
bound to him larger territorial
portion of the country than any
other. Mr. Hughes carried, accord
ing to present figures, eighteen out of
the forty eight states. Most OF these
we're in the east and their total area
is but 652 1925 square miles, which is
only little more than one quarter of
the total area of the United States.
The other 2,374. 464 square miles of
the United States expressed them
selves as thoroughly satisfied with
President Wilson.
For a long time we have spoken of
the solid SOUTH" Now we may add
TO the solid south "the solid vest
for, with the exception of Iowa and
Oregon, every state west of the Mis-
sissippi river cast It's majority vote
for the democratic candidate. In
Oregon the prohibition issue un-
|doubtedly affected the election and
kept the state out Of the democratic
column, just as in Iowa, it was ex-
pected to add the state to the demo-
cratic ranks.
All this, however, is bat idle com.
parson, whimsical regarding Of the
freaks of election judgment Only
that Mr.. Hughes devoted so much of
his valuable attention to the west it
would hardly be worth mentioning.
Under the circumstances one cannot
refrain from recalling that after the
republican chief had completed his
tour of the west The Chicago Herald
remarked it could see no luria glow
in the western heavens to mark a
section set on fire by candidates.
burning oratory. Whether the blame
lies on Hughes shoulders for failing
to capture the west, one can only
conjecture.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
DEUTSCHLAND TO
STAY SOME TIME

New London, Conn.,, Nov. IL.
No clearance papers had been is
sued to Captain Paul Koenig, of the
German commercial submarine
Deutschland tonight and none will be
issued tomorrow, acc cording to oseph
G. Comstock, deputy collector of Gus.
toms here. Members of the vessels
crew in the city on shore leave, said
vessel would not leave port tonight
or Sunday.
Two men were at work on the ves-
sells engines today. and the delay in
sailing is belieyed to be due to the
fact that the machinery has not been
finally overhauled. However, the
Deutschland, it was learned, has al
ready submerged four times and to-
day was again put through full test
by Captain Keonig, who has not left
his vessel since Thursday night.
Eight mail sacks containing mail
from the German embassy, arrived
from Washington tonight, in charge
of two members of the mbassy staff
and were conveyed to the Deutsch-
land.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
PREPARE TO APPLY
THE ADAMSON LAW

New York, Nov. l3 Represents
tives of the railroads and their train
men who will benefit under the Ad-
amson eighthour law gathered here
today for the first of series of con
ferences to discuss ways and means
of the application of the statute.
The meeting was described by rep
resentatiVes of the roads as one for
formal discussion only, with the pur-
pose of determining whether both
sides view the law in the same light.
Neither side understood the legisla-
tion or how it was TO be applied, 1t
was stated, an effort was to be made
to reach some common ground for
application If the United States SUI
preme court decides the law is con-
stltutlonal in the suits brought by
several roads to determine this fact.
Elisha Lee headed the conference
committee of managers which repre-
sents the roads in the discussion be-
ginning today. w. G. Lee, A. B.
Garretson, w. S. Stone and w. S.
Carter, beads of the four trainmen g
brotherhoods, were among the men 8
representatives.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
FIRST NATIONAL CORN SHOW

st. Paul, Nov. Is. Great inter est is
being manifested by corn growers of
the Northwest this season in the
Second Annual First National"
Corn Show which will be held iu st {.
Paul December / l6 inclusive. While
the time limit set for receiving entries
for Judging is December 5, exhibits
are now arriving daily at the corn
show headquarters in st. Paul. The
number of requests received for en-
try blanks, and advices from corn
growers of their intention to enter
contests. would indicate that the ex-
hibits this year will greatly outnum-
Der the fifteen hundred ten. ear sam
pies entered at the First National"
Corn Show which was held in st.
Paul last December, Promoters of
several shows being held locally
throughout the Northwest have ad :
Vlsed the management of the st. Paul
Show, that a portion of their exhibits
and IN some cases all of them, will be
sent to the St. Paul show for entry
and display. The interest on the
part Of corn enthusiasts in sending
in exhibits from Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota, Mon.
tana, Washington, Oregon and Idaho,
which states comprise the corn show
territory, will enable the promoters
of the st. Paul show to prepare a
representative display of Northwest
ern corn, which will demonstrate to
the most skeptical that corn can and
ls being grown successfully in prac-
tically every district Of this great
agricultural section of the United
States. Farmers and farmers sons
in the eight states included in the
corn show territory are invited to
enter contests and compete for the
beautiful Silver and "Goldyn' Bronze
loving cups offered as prizes. No
entry fee is charged. Each state has
been divided into districts in such a
manner that exhibitors will only
have to compete with contestants in
their individual district, who have
grown corn under similar soil and
climatic conditions. Four prize cups
will be awarded in each district, a
first and second prize for men and a
first and second prize for boys.
Pamphlets giving full details re-
gardipg the Second Annual "First
National" Corn Show. and form of
entry blank may be obtained on re-
qnest. from any Northwestern banker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
FORGET POLITI-
CAL DIFFERENCES

Always thoughtful of the interests
of the country as a whole, Presiden,
Wilson has again demonstrated that
be is great man, that he is no mere
partisan, that he is president not
only for the democrats of the coun.
try but for the entire people. Note
what he had to say in his first public
utterance after the election:
81 want to say that now the cam.
paign is over we must think of only
one thing, and that is not of parties
but of the interest of the great coun-
try we all love. Let us forget all our
differences and unite for common
service. Only in that way can we
work for the great nation that has
given us liberty and peace"
Forgetting immediately all of the
harsh things that were said about
him during the campaign just ended
ignoring the many harsh things still
being said by rank partisan news
papers which cannot get over the
sting of defeat, he urges unity for the
common good He does not gloat
over his political enemies. Rather
does be invite in spirit Of perfect
friendliness their support That is
Woodrow Wilson.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
THE PRESIDENTS WELCOME

Washington Star: The plan for a
rouslng welcome 10 President Wilson
on his return to Washington has been
sufficiently approved to assure it's
successful execution. Not much time
is needed to effect great turnout OF
people on that occasion. 1t will be
needless to go to great expense for
the demonstration. The first demo-
cratic President since Andrew Jack
son to be reelected should be impress
slvely hailed on his re-entry into the
capital after the campaign, and this
can be done readily, with few days
notice. The citizens who are enthus-
lasticaly pushing the project will
net lack for support in the execution
OF the plan.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-11-16
The election bets may be paid now
with perfect safety.
THE YEARS BOOK CHOPS

When the record OF the Gutput of
books for the current year Is COM
pieted, 1t will be found, publishers
'ay, that new publications viii be-
tower in number than usual The M
creased cost of book making, not a
iearth OF manuscripts, is said TO be
Gne chief Gauss OF the retitiG lion.
White paper has increased in price.
material for binding has advanced
and other book making requisites,
from ink to art, have followed the
same upward trend
But the curtailment in output does
not effect the good books. They are
as numerous as ever. 1t is only the
output OF mediocre books that have
been restricted. With these, trade
note declares, the publisher has been
less inclined to "take risk" So,
presumably he has either sheived the
doubtful manuscripts until some
more propritious time or else has re-
lected them completely. 1t is ap-
parent, too, that these horrors Of the
true book lover, the gift books,',
generally SO conspicuously plentiful
ia the holiday season, will be less
in evidence this Christmas than in
The past.
The Inference may be drawn, there
tore, that the book product of 1916
nay be fairly looked upon as repre-
sentative of what the American pub:
llshers consider the best books sub
mitted by authors during the year.
AL the doubtful" manuscripts have
been weeded out and only those which
in the judgment of the publishers.
are possessed of remarkable-and ap-
parent merit remain. An exception
to this may be found in the case of
the books dealing with the war.
These have been so numerous, and
so many of them have been so worth
less, that it Is hard to believe that
the publishers really thought highly
of them
On the whole there is dou btless
some truth in the assumption that
The output Of the current year repre-
5ents more thought, more considera-
tion. ripper Judgment and more refiec-
tion on the part of the publishers
than any years output in the last de-
CAGE. And it may be that the future
viii give comparatively high rank
to he product of the year. In the
meantime the reading public will
probably be satisfied that production
has diminished and hopeful that an-
other year or two may follow before
it has again been increased.