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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
GERMANY CAN MAKE
\ NO DEFINITE REPLY
Without official Information Regarding
Attacks on Steamers Sussex and
EngIishman--Must Await Reports Of
Submarine Commanders.

. washington, April i.-iAInbassatioT
Gerard cabled the state department to-
day that he had been informed by the
German government that nothing was
known officially there of attacks on the
steamers Sussex and Engiishman. but
that an Investigation was being made.
He said the German government in
formed him they had only newspaper
reports on the two cases.
The dispatch from Ambassador Ger
ard, the first received from him since
the inquiry was made, was Immediately
sent by wireless to President Wilson,
swfio Is taking q weekend trip down
the Potomac. ss
The investigation promises to take q
week Or u two Z: n, Aer
will have to report before the German
government can say definitely that they
attacked the VESSELS.
f Officials take u for granted that the
Sussex was sunk BY 4 submarine be-
cause warning shots were fired at her
before she was Nttacked and DESTROYED
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
FoR SEA WAR CONTINUANCE.

Majority ofs German Reichstag Ap-
| proves Use Of Submarine.
AmsterdaIn via London, April l.
| A dispatch received from Berlin says
I the resolution regarding submarine
warfare and adopted by all parties in
the reichstags except the recently
created socialist group is to be pre-
scented to chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg. s-E ''''.
| The resolution stands In the names
Of Major Ernest Basserman. leader OF
the national liberals, and twelve other
members OF the reichstag. The extent
tof the resolution as received here Is in
part as follows: l., ~
"seeing that the submarine has
proved an effective weapon against
the British methods Of warfare. based
on starvation, the reichstag declares it
necessary to make such use Of the
hsubmarine as will guarantee the peace
, and safeguard the future of Germany"
LThe foregoing translation of the
first part Of the resolution places a
different construction OF the action OF
the reichstag than that implied in the
translation OF the resolution sent by
wireless last night from the Overseas
News Agef1cv The wireless version
follows: t'The %reichstag expresses
|certitude that it is necessary to use
All military means exclusive of sub
marine. In such a way as to insure a
peace s which uarantees tssrna,sy's
fiiture-,s1 .+ys sasssssess ~ s5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
HosP,7AL>sHIP ToRPEDoED.
Red Cross Official Gives Details Of Do
- struction Of Portugal.

Red Cross Official Gives Details Of Do
- struction Of Portugal.
Petrograd," via London, April 1.-The
sinking of the Russian hospital ship
Portugal in the Black sea is thus de-
scribed in a dispatch received from M.
Golubess,. delegate general OF the Red
Cross with the Caucasian army:
10 "At $3.50 last night near Shatien our
hospital ship Portugal. at anchor. was
sunk by an enemy submarine, which
fired two torpedoes from 4 range OF
sixty yards. After the second torpedo
the ship sank in less than a minute.
lTrawlers and torpedo boat rescued
eleven Of the twentysix Sisters of
Charity who were aboard. They also
saved three commanders, including the
French commander Duvent and two
doctors, one priest, 125 men of the Rus.
sian medical corps and thirteen men Of
the French crew.
"The missing include Count TatisSh-
eff. delegate of the Red Cross; a doc.
tor; the senior sister Of charity. Baron
ess Meyerndorff. and fourteen other
sisters Of charity: fifty men OF the
Russian medical service and twenty
nine men Of the French crew.
According to the commander the
Portugal had 233 persons on board. I
proceeded to the spot and interviewed
the survivors. s-.-s ....E. ~-.-..-.-
"The Portugal carried the usual Red
Cross signs prominently displayed" ~
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
Five German Dirigibles
Visit Eastern Counties
of England.
TWENTY-EIGH DEAD;
FORTY-FOUR INJURED
One Raider, Hit by Anti.Air Craft
Gunners, Drops at Mouth Of Thames
and Crew 10 Captured-Raiding
Party Divides and Separate Ventures
Are Making in Opposite Directions
zeppeIins Of Great Size Used.

London. April 1.-Twenty-eight per-
sons were killed and forty-four were
injured in last nights air raid. accord
ing to official figures given out today.
T 1t was officially announced that the
Zeppelin dirigible balloon which fell
into the sea was the Lis.
One of the five Zeppelins which Wis.,
tied the eastern counties of England
during the night, dropping some ninety
bombs, was damaged, presumably by
anita craft guns, and came down off
the mouth Of the Thames. 1t surren-
dered to British patrol boats. The crew
was saved but the airship broke up and
sank. |:@s-
The raid of last night was the
twenty-second OF the war. The lost
Zeppelin was the third of her craft to
come to grief in these raids.
r Details of the attack nave not been
published, by the authorities. 1t is
learned, however, that many of the
bombs were dropped into the sea or at
places where no damage was done.
Ideal Night For Raid.
It was an ideal night for the raid.
Everything was in favor af the Zeppe-
Inns. The dirigibles came in over the
coast early in the evening. and sailing
high divided their forces. Those who
saw them say they were larger than the
dirigibles used on previous visits. They
kept at such height that they were
out Of range of anti-air craft guns as
they passed inland. ~ KIT. ,-
During the evening Zeppelins were
reported at various points. It was no:
a,ntil after midnight that announcement
was made OF their departure. >5..h b.
One zeppelin Believed Damaged.
3 s@.A Witness tells OF seking one OF the
zeppelins. which appeared to be Of a
larger type than that of previous Wis.
itors, flying at a considerable height.
Searchlights illuminated the raider
and shells from the guns that opened
fire could be seen bursting all around 1t.
One gunner claimed hit. the Zeppelin
thereupon being seen to turn around
and proceed toward the coast, appar-
emily damaged.
Dispatches received from points on
the southeast and the northeast coasts
and in the eastern counties indicate
that last nights raid or raids-for there
were. apparently separate, ventures
north and south-were the most exten-
sive yet undertaken.
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Senate Committee Votes in
Favor Of. Lawyers i.@
Y se ~ 49,
Confirmation. -
GETS APPROVAL BY.
NARROW MARGIN
Three Democratic Members Of Com
nittse vote For Approval, While
Curmins aud Works Oppose-FuII
Committee Said to Stand Practically
Even-Each Member of Sub C ommit-
tee to Submit Report Monday.

Washington. April by vote OF
to 2 the senate judiciary sub commit
tee considering the nomination of Louis
D. Brandeis to the supreme court today
decided to approve the nomination.
Those voting for confirmation were
Senators Chiffon, Walsh and Fletcher.
democrats. against Senators Cummins
mittee is understood to stand practic-
ally even. ~,
Each member of the sub-cimmittee
will submit a separate report to the en-
tire committee setting forth the grounds
on which he reached his conclusion. 1t
is not expected the entire committee
will vote on confirmation at its next
meeting on Monday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
WAITE TO BE TRIED
WITHIN ONE MONTH
District Attorney Plans For Early
Tria! Of Murder cass-Privats De-
teetive Finds Slides and Tubes Of
! Germs in Dentists Office. Es


Waite will be placed on trial for the
murder Of his father-in-law. John E,
Peck. within q, month. the district at
torney expects.
private detective employed by the
Peck family delivered to the district
attorney 1S0 slides and 100 test tubes
which are believed to contain disease
germs They are labelled tetanus.
Asiatic cholera, pnennfonia, tubercu-
losis, typhus, antrax and infiuenza. The
detective found them in Waite's apart
Ynent. sya
The discrepancy between the the ssss.eeee ssss .eeeee
which DR. Waite declares he gave TN
dertaker Kane and the y1,s00 which
zane dug ,r. from iss3 hiding mace wa 4
made the subject OF an Investigation
by District Attorney Edward Swan to-
"a IE5lE71
Accortiing TO Kane the lzrHe roll Of
bills WAS forced into hts hands bs
Waite ana he never counted the money
while it Was IN his pp1geaRiVus
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
THE GERMAN VERSION.
Position Improved by Advanee--Heavy
Artillery Fire az Prelude.

6OBtktOV bfIHTov0A ~ SNAS&bs~0.6.s ~ ~
Artillery Fire az Prelude.
Berlin via Copenhagen to London,
April The main Headquarters corr
respondent OF the Vossiche Zeitung
sends the following report on the ad-
vance Of the Germans at Malancourt:
"The artillery again furnished q pre-
flude to the resumption Of activity
west OF the Meuse. Continuous artil-
|lery fire suddenly increased to gigantic
violence and the explosions ratified un-
acros. the rolling country
side. They sounded as II q huge depot
Of ammunition had exploded. After
several hours the thunderous melody
ceased and the assault was made suc-
cessfully The German position west
OF verdun was improved by this ad-
vance at Malaneourt.
sThe Germans were able to press
into the village itself and to- reach the
first row OF houses on the northern
side. s n ~ 4 { ss SS5 .
II had al, snnnortunfty to irsnact the
booty taken ID the nrst days battle.
The quantity pf weapons. uniforms
and supplies Of ali sort are lncai-
|cuable.' ss
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
T.-R. BULLETT
NEWS OF THU SAY
The wsA,ths

The Wealth. o
Sun rises April at s % = ts at s:bs.
Iowa--Fair tonight 4 ~ ay increas-
ing cloudiness. !.
Weather predictions for the week be-
ginning Sunday were announced by tho
weather bureau as follows:
indications are that temperatures
will average near normal thruout cast
ern and southern states and west Of the
Rocky mountains but somewhat below
normal In the northwestern states.
plains states, upper Mississippi valley
and lake region.
6 well distributed rains are probable
east of the Rocky mountains. Another
disturbance Is forming over the vest
ern plateau. 1t will move eastward
reaching the great central valley about
Tuesday" - ~ r
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
PAGE ONE.
Tolegraphio News:

Tolegraphio NeWss
Troopers Beat Bushes For Villa.
Capture Believed Near.
Colonel Dodd's Great Ride,
Many Killed in Zeppelin Raid.
One German Airship Destroyed.
French Fight Against Great Odds.
Dr. J. B. Angell Dead.
Brandeis Wins in First Vote.
Holland May Go to War.
PAGES TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
Iowa News: Il. ~
Thornes Great Record.
Jury Holds Blodgett Sane.
Big Sale Of Cattle at Tama.
Eighteen Horses Die in Fire.
Office Goes Begging.
Auto Fund to Be Divided.
PAGE FIVE.
Story:
The Turmoil
PAGE SIX. :
Editorial: ...-''
Getting Down to Business.
The Lawyers and Cosson.
A Big Brothers Business.
PAGES SEVEN. EIGHT, NINE, TEN,
ELEVEN.
City News: ->
Benefit Association For Conference.
To Ordain New Preachers Sunday.
Bank Deposits Increase Nearly $780,
900.
First Baby Contest.
Whitehill Takes Charge of Home.
Mrs. Lorette Gilman Dead.
Local Comment.
PAGE TWELVE.
Markets and General:
Bullsh Crop News Makes Wheat
Firm.
Lack Of Selling Pressure in Corn.
Cattle Weak.
Hogs Make Gains. .. ....-
Old Guard Flirting With Hughes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
Great Uneasiness
il Holland Indicates
War Crisis Near

London, April 1. - Private dis
patches received In Copenhagen
and Rotterdam and wireless mes
sages from German sources say
that much uneasiness prevails in
Holland. All leaves Of absence for
I. naval and military officers have
been Cancelled. There have been
significant meetings of those high
in command in the; army and navy.
One report says both houses Of
parliament have been summoned.
The dispatches do not disclose
the cause Of the feeling but it pre-
sumably is connected with tho
sinking of Dutch steamships. I.
VI Telegraphic communication be-
tween England and Holland is still
interrupted. E.ls
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01

many casualties on both sides and that
the villistas looted the town. +.
The report further states that the
Villistas left Guerrero. on the approach
of the American cavalry. ~
Villa was wounded in the leg, said
the report, which added that after this
Information had been obtained COM
munication was again cut.
The report OF the Chihuahua COM
mander was apparently received be-
fore the engagement Of the American
troops with Villas band.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
CAPTURE BELIEVED NEAR.
3VilIa, lf Wounded; to Be Taken With.
in Few Days, s

&s Ell Paso, April The capture OF
y francisco Villa by the hfins squadron
OF American cavalry searching the
Sierra Madre mountains today is be-
slievetl to- be only matter OF days.
with hia forces scattered into small
bands, after their smashing defeat by
Y Colonel Dodd and his cavalrymen on
March 2s, villa is reported to have
4 sought safety jim hiding In some re-
cesses Of the continental divide.
The bandits injured leg, said to
have been broken by 4 gunshot wound
81 q fall from q horse. will doubtless
prevent him from making any long
fiight over the rugged mountains.
That villa was already captured was
III report heard here today but It was
not credited In official quarters
70 Wipe Out Outlaws.
ISS57 mexican Consul andres uarcia mao
no word OF any further engagement
i between the American troops and Vii
iistaa. Eonsul Garcia went to Juarez
early today to be in immediate touch
with the Mexican telegraph lines.
while the hunt is on General Persh-
siY1R. ii is said will continue his opera
fions q ga inst the fleeing bands Of
Igyiliisfas to prevent their concentration
ana to destroy them wherever found.
eiieral George bell commanding
fhe army base, is, meanwhile, NOV
zinE forward supplies to the front by
sMIay I'll of c Columbus. that the american
slr1 possible
pr0tracte8 campaign.
Nilra Ronofted Wounded ut GUerrsro.
4 u a6exEsan EQnsul Garcia announced
Nv no ta6 received . report from
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
SCHILLER BOASTS Il.
!. ...s2 Il. OF HIS EXPLOITS
German Who, Unaided, Held Up Ship
Tells Of His Various Plans, Which
Contemplated Seizure Of Ship City
City of Sparta. ~

Tells Of His Various Plans, Which
Contemplated Seizure Of Ship City
City Of Sparta. RI.
/ New York, April 1.-Accompanied by
q detective Ernest Schiller the Ger
man stowaway, who, unaided. took
possession Of the British steamer
Mapoppo at sea Wednesday night, ar
rived at police headquarters here to-
day from Loves, Del.
Schiller was questioned regarding
the identity of the four men who he
said were to have assisted him in an
alleged plan to capture the, freight
steamship City of Sparta, scheduled
to sail late today for vladistok. =.
Statements by Schiller that the City
Of Sparta was to carry q large amount
Of money were denied by the captain.
James MceKllar, who, he said, never
heard Of Schiller. #@-, S-.
t'tAs for those four German friends OF
his" added the captain, they must be
masquerading as Cinnamon, as have
nobody but collies in my crew" --
The police stated they desired to
question Schiller also regarding an al
legged plot to blow up a Cunard line
steamship In New York. This plot
they believe, was formulated in
Hoboken, n. J.. Schiller was in a
cheerful mood when he arrived at
Headquarters.
vi a.Why, the captain seemed TO have
THE idea that was a ferocious giant
he exclaimed, laughing. when met
the captain simply pointed my fore
finger at hi mand said, Sit Down, he
he sat down very suddenly. didn't
show my pistol to him nor his mate.
who come In soon after" &
Schiller turned over to the police
the ships papers and $50 In money he
had taken from the captain.
He declared he had planned, with
foir four ss:::::rrllscAs to blow up Cunard
liner. The Cunard plot was not car
ried out, he said. because his confed- :
crates .'got cold feet.
Schiller said his real name was
Clarence Hudson, that his father was
an Englishman and had married q
German woman, and that he was born
III Petrograd. There his parents sepa-
rated, he said, and he went to Ger
many to live with his mother.
Al the outbreak Of the war he said
ffe went to England and obtained a
position at q submarine plant at Cum
berland. He stole aonie submarine
pNar,s, he declared. and turned them
over to the German government. He
was arrested. escaped conviction, and
then came to America. p. III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
vlLLlsrA BAND DEFEATED.
Mexican Troops siay Eighty Of General
Reyes Outlaws, Il

< Torreon, Mexico, ApriI Tit Is re-
ported that the government forces ptir-
suing Canuto Reyes after the recent
fight along the railroad. killed eighty
of Villas followers, including three
lieutenant seoicasls. The government
lost one colonel, one lieutenant and
several soldiers. General Trevinos
commander of the government Yforces
in the north arrived hero today and
was heartily welcomed BY. the porsii ace
His arrival it is believed will remove
tha nernms tension of the last Few
days. +. NJ n
Rumors OF satisfaction hers are un-s
sss......a s.,.ssl,t sx ei ifenent WAS csisasad
by parade of people demandins food
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
ILlTTLE NEWS IN vsAsH4MoToN
Border Runners Found 70 % lnoorrsos
| Quiet In Mexican Cities.

Washington. April 1.-The war de-
7pariment nad no IuTtiieT aiivive1 stulsiJ
on Colonel Dodd's dash at Guerrero.
Border rumors that Carranza troops
were massing opposite Douglas. Ari1,
were without coIrirmati tion. VI
The OFFER of the Aero Club of Amer
lea to sell two aeroplanes to the gov.
eminent for 81 each has been dis,
scussed and the war department Is dis-
inclined to buy the machines unless
full value Dis paid.
s. Acceptance ef an ofeers Of the Cur
tiss aeroplanes interests for use Of
It's testing grounds ut Newport NEws,
s a., to test the eight zzsesv b ssrlanes re-
Gently bought for the Mexican service
was amnounced
President wilson today vas aboard
the navy yacht Maydower, with Mrs.
wilson. on q week- end trip down the
Potomac He pIana TO return Sunday
night OF early IL dondly l.'7vjR,ss g
OFFICIALS aFes unA dylsed oe the pro-
eress toward coin1sse cf q the
sAlexican rsliy AVS III tsSh6xG ESnnsx0n.
sGehesai I'1nltCr ~ lct ss,ortsd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01

Memento, Of 1.6o0 tons. All the mem
bers Of the crew were saved except one
man. y b.. s-,E r. s.
Lloyds reports the sinking of the
Norwegian steataship Norne Of 1924
tons, and OF the British schooner John
Pritchard. The crews Of both vessels
We're rescued. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
Thorne's Testimony Influence.
nacial To Times r eDllhlican

SpeclaI TO TImeS-HepuDIlcan,
= Washington. April ]. - Clifford
Thorne's testimonyras to Brandeis con-
Quoting the eastern rate case was
largely responsible for Senator Cum
Minis vote In the sub ub-committee of the
senate judiciary committee today. Sem
ator Cummins voted. against him, as
did Senator Works, of California.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01

San Antonio, Tex. April With
oniy brief rest. Colonel Dodd's cav
n .lry.a to whom fell the honor Wednes-
day. Of dispensing 500 OF Villas men at
Guerrero, again resumed the chase OF
the scattered bands. while supportins
forces that had arrived covered the
railroad toward Chihuahua and small
81 LEI detachments OF American troops
& began beating the country adjacent fol-
signs Of villa +.
Overnight dispatches to General Fun
ston told the manner In which. Cen
eral Pershing's forces had deployed.
but none brought additional details Of
the f,ghtIng. All bore dates Of Thurs
day or early Friday, giving officers
here hope that VAlla may have been
captured
High expectancy prevailed at head
quarters of the competency, Of the
forces 70 drive Villa into the open II
Il ne has not already reached the almost
inaccessible mountains south and west
Of Guerrero. &
Hon. Did Wills Escapsf
lust whore vtllA went when the
( SAfnerfcanS charged his forces - un-
known Hsr9 Reports that he vase car,
ried XsvSy In = carriage or that7hSwas
4 hiding iii = cave Of a mountain over
hooking the battle between his men
and those Of Colonel Dodd, were char
acterized at headquarters as guesses.
No report has stated specifically Just
where he was on that day. Even the
report that he is injured Is not defin-
iteiy stated, laltlao General Pershing's 8
reference to his injuries Indicated that
he believed the report. u.
Reports today Indicated the pos
sibiiity of an error as to his wounded
condition One OF these reports was
+ that he was quite sound In mind and
limb and that his own men had spread
the report Of his broken leg. 4
i Unonicially It was reported that the
ballet which disabled Villa passed thru
the bones Of his hip. III
forwards Congratulations.
General Funston's messages to Gem
eral Pershing included copies of the
scongratulatory messages from the war
department and from the president.
No supplies yet have been sent. over
the Mexico Northwestern, notwith-
standing the permission Carranza
granted three days ago.
It was said that Just before Colonel
Dodd began his dash for Guerrero he
/ was at Bachineva, not more than twen-
\ ty- five miles away In a direct line.
From Bachineva q trail extends in a
southerly direction to Malpaso. from
where another trail extends to Guer-
zero. It was over this roundabout
route that he led his cavalry, in the
opiiiion of army officers here, in order
/ to attack Guerrero from the rear. s
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-01
n,itis,,; Finance. Satisfactory.

4. London A Aagilt .t,At the close OF the
financial x6yR last nii IN the govern
nyest 4lssred .a repo9t which sHofiEs tAat
the total revenue for the yearAmounted
to ass. .76s ls24 pounds.rbeing an Increase
Of 110,0T2.744 pounds over last year.
Regarding expenditures, the state
ment shows that 1,559, ,00O, 900 pounds
have been spent. Or 100000 less than
the estimates This added to the gain
of 81 0OO, 600 pounds in revenue shows
the year ending 100000 pounds to
the good as compared to the esti-
mates. j. 49,. a.
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Ru..i.n { ossss sewers. {

N Reriin ApriT I.--f1ussian casuaileE
issthe regent offensive on the northern
sss,,,rt a. the line were not less than
ia. coo men. the German war ssftice es-
minated today. Il 9
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Z ss.t .!we Neutral ehips SUNK.
London, April 1.--Iloyds reports the
sinking OF the Norwegian steamship