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Evening star., 1916-06-24

According to the stories of the sur
vivors. as outlined in Gen. Pershing's
port. a mounted force Of Mexicans
made a charge on the flank Of the
American troops at the conclusion of
q parley between Capt. Boyd and Gen.
Gomez at the same time that a machine
Gomez reached his lines.
Encircled Under Cover of Farley.
Capt. Boyd had ordered his men to
dismount as the machine gun opened
fire, and the combined effort of the
Mexican charge, the machine gun fire
and the rifle fire from the Mexican gar
rison of Carrizal, which had almost
surrounded the little American force
under cover of the parley sought by
Gen. Gomez to discuss whether Capt.
Boyd should be allowed to pass through
the town. stampeded the horses.
No details were made known to Gen.
Pershing as to whether the Mexican
charge was checked.
With their mounts gone. caught with
out means of escape. ringed about on
three sides with the fire of an over
whelming force. the fate of the little
detachment is believed by officers here
to have been sealed. 1t is feared that
only the most stupendous luck, backed
by desperate valor. could have extri-
Gated Capt. Boyd's men from the trap.
Pitifully Few Survivors.
The accepted percentage of wounded
to those killed in modern warfare would
place the wounded at from thirty five
to forty at the lowest estimate. The
strength of the two troops, G and K. is
not known here. but IT is estimated that
they could not exceed 100 men. allow
ing for those sick and on detached
service. With only seven survivors re-
Evening star., 1916-06-24
RELIGIOUS SERVICES
At CAMP TOMORROW
Relatives and Friends Of the Guards.
men Invited to Attend-Chaplain
Dudley to 0ficiate.

There will be plenty of religious
service for relatives and friends of
the suardsmen who attend camp to-
morrow. ....1 ~
The church call sounds at Q am. at
which Chaplain George +. Dudley will
ofiiciate. These services probably will
be held in the grove I'm front Of the
officers street. The resimentai band
will furnish sacred and patriotic music.
The service will open with singing OF
Onward Christian Soldiers" Then
will come the invocation and Lords
Prayer Nearer, My God. to Thee" will
next be sung. Chaplain Dudley will
then lead the recitation of psalm 81
Cards on which the words of this psalm
have been printed will be distributed
among the men.
The gathering will then join in sing
ing My Country 'Tis of Thee" The
regiment will dress" and beHediction
will be pronounced.
Chaplain Dudley announced las,
night that the public is invited to this
service. He will officiate at IL O'Clock
in St. Stephens Episcopal Church
Washington. Of which he is pastor.
Services at Y. M. C. A. Tent.
Three religious services are also
planned at the Y. NJ. c. A. tent. In the
morning there will be celebration of
mass by Father Grifin of the Catholic
University. Later there will be a serv-
ice by Chaplain Dudley, and In the
evening there will be Y. NJ. c. A. re-
lfgious service. with songs. 1t is. prob.
able that the speaker will be the gen.
era1 secretary OF the Washington as
sociation. William Knowles Cooper. II
II Is impossible for him to conduct
the service there Will be another able
speaker.
A talking machine and folding orgaI
were added to the attractions At the Y
~ c. A. tent yesterday. A piano playe
is to be installed later. Magazines ant
checkers also attracted many OF the youni
soldiers yesterday and today.
The first motion picture show in thi
tent probably will be tonight. II the eiec
tricity can be provided il will There will
be an interesting entertainment anyhow
Later moving pictures of the boys IL
camp will he shown, Just as soon as the.
can be procured The Y NJ. c. A. ten
provided moving picture show at tn
Fort Myer post exchange last night whicl
was attended by many Of the District ma
tlonal guardsmen.
Evening star., 1916-06-24
ENCOURAGE RIFLE PRACTICE.
Amendments to Army Bill Carry Ap.
preparations Totaling $500, 900.

Senator Fletcher of Florida has intro
duced two amendments TO the army ap-
preparation bill which relate to the en-
courasement Of rifle practice by all men
in the United States capable Of bearing
arms. One amendment provides $4,000
for the establishment and maintenance OF
indoor and outdoor rife ranges and to
provide standard military arms and am
munition. Provision il made for the
Corps A. director Of civilian marissman-
ship, who shall have the rank, pay and al
iowanos Of colonel in the Marine Corps
The second amendment carries $50. .60o
for the payment of transportation OF
teame authorized by the Secretary Of
War TO participate in the national rife
mAtchea -@-'
Evening star., 1916-06-24

safety's sake. AT the outbreak of dawn
the journey to the coast was continued
down the steep mountain road.
United States Consul W. W. Canada
has advised the State Department of
trouble at Del Carmen. port on the
east coast of Mexico. between Coat
zacoalcos puerto, Mexico) and Front
era. and in response to his call the
gunboat Wheeling has been sent to
Del Carmen. The Wheeling has taken
Off between thirty and forty Amer
leans. All Americans at Puerto Mexico
were ordered to board ships in the
harbor last night. They probably will
be brought here and transferred to
transports which are expected within
the next few days
Most of the available railway equip
ment In the yards here has been taken
over by the Carranza government. Sew
eral trains have been sent toward
Mexico CITY: carrying cargoes, the
nature OF which has not been made
public.
Evening star., 1916-06-24
THR0CKMCRTON WINS TITLE.
Interscholastic Champion Defeats
Major in Straight Sets.

MORRISTOWN. N. j.. June 24-Har-
old A. Throckmorton won the New Jer-
sey state tennis championship yester-
day here on the clay courts of the Nor
ristown Field Club In the postponed
final Of the tournament Throckmorton,
holder OF the national interscholastfc
and Maryland state titles. defeated
Cedric A. Major in straight sets. s-3,
e.. rs. The respective point totals
were 103 to 20.
Throckmorton hit hard and placed
perfectly. He was uniformly the ag-
Gressor. and even when Major led him
at 4-2 on games in the third set he
outvolleyed the former Cornell star to
take the match without extra sets
Major played we'll. but waS outclassed
In the rallies.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

ported as arriving at the main column,
the number of those accounted for. at
least speculatively. is pitifully small.
The report from Gen. Pershing stated
that the stories of the survivors were
confused and did not conform in all
details with the report made by the
first arrivals from the battlefield. Gen.
Pershing reported that there was a
Mexicans opened fire and their cavalry
charged. The stragglers apparently
were cut off in an effort of Capt. Boyd
to extricate his men from the jaws of
the trap which was closing on his
command or fed before the outcome
Of the battle could be learned.
Gen. Pershing. according to his re-
port, had received no word from the
two squadrons of the 18th Cavalry
which he had sent to rescue the rem
stated that he had taken no measures
to support the squadrons of the 11th.
Delay Puzzles Funston.
Gen. Funston was unable to account
for the failure of Gen. Pershing to
receive word of the Carrizal battle
delayed by the transportation and the
care of the wounded. it was not under
stood at headquarters why the COM
mander of the relief expedition had not
sent on a courier to Gen. Pershing
with an account of the fight.
The number of officers with the
troops attacked at Carrizal was not
known here. but it was thought if only
Capt. Boyd. Capt. Lewis Morey and
Lieut. Henry Adair all either reported
killed or wounded. were with the detach-
ment. the commander of the relief ex-
pedition might have hesitated to send
a report based on stories of the colored
troopers.
There has been no indication here
that the relief squadrons had been at
tackled and the relief force was re-
garded as amply large to deal with
any situation it might encounter
Evening star., 1916-06-24
FIGHT OVER PROPOSAL
IS BROUGHT TO AN END
Senate Refers to I. C. C. Amount and
Manner of Compensation for
Mail Transportation.

The Senate voted yesterday afternoon
to empower the interstate commerce
commission to fix the amount and man
ner of compensation for railway mail
transportation. The vote ended a fight
over a proposal to substitute in the
post Office appropriation bill the space
system of compensation for the weight
system now in use. The House has ap-
proved the space system.
Committee Recommendation.
The Senate post office committee had
recommended that the commission in
to Congress. The amendment adopted
directs the commission to fix fair and
reasonable" rates without further ac-
tion by Congress. The Senate voted
down an amendment by Senator Bryan,
providing for adoption of the space
system pending the commissions in
vestigation.
Senator Cummins' amendment. re-
ferring the matter to the commission,
was then adopted, so to 15.
Provisions of Amendment.
The amendment would provide that
three months after approval of the post
office appropriation bill the Postm aster
General should file with the commits
sion a statement showing the mail
transportation needed, and what he be-
lieved to be a reasonable rate of com
pensation. Hearings would be held be-
fore the commission fixed the rates.
The commission could adopt the space
or weight system, or both. Land grant
roads would be allowed only so per
cent of the compensation fixed for other
roads.
Evening star., 1916-06-24
TWO u. S. TROOPS WIPED OUT
BY THE MEXICANS AT CARRIZAL
Only Seven Survivors Have Reached the
Main Column Under Gen. Pershing.
Tales of the Fight Vary Widely.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. June 24.-The troops of the 10th
Cavalry under Capt Charles T. Boyd practically wiped
by the Mexican under Cen Gomez Carza
June according indications given agmentary
ceived by Gen Funston from Gen Pershing
Gen. Pershngs message that all
cung who arrived Thursday night have reached the
but the report did say whether
there non-commis missioned officers among them.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Henry Clay Chesebrough died at San
Francisco. He was born in Baltimore
sixty three years ago, a son of one OF
the commanders of clipper ships sail
ing from that port.
Evening star., 1916-06-24
MOUNTS ARE ORDERED
FOR DISTRICT MILITIA
Move Looked Upon at Camp to Mean
Early Departure for the
Border.

Another move to place the District
ps :. amp near ror. Myer closer
der or in Mexico was take, late ,,os
terdax af,.r,oo, At h..a,,.r.o =.
Tho Dsn.r,rant O., ,.n r.,
ernors 1.,ans ~
uor.ss ,,r ~. s
tio .,.-., .. u,.,,-N. -
.,.,
,r,on. v,.,. -, IT,, '"'
troops may preak tnem In and shak Q
down well before they entrain for the
southern front te,a.r,,, <r ~.
a'i iioii 'he
->e" iorh heaoquarters INFORMED Brig.
| Gen. William Il. Harvey, commanding
the Distric+ NJ Co,,n,hia i,t,; -.
"~
the oepot quarternaster at front Roy
al, Va, the army remount station had
beep Instructed IN ,dyart;so fo, -,
LII INC Dis.rlct oreaniZatiohS.
Inns move on the part OF the regular
ar arms au.noritles was looked upon IN camp
Evening star., 1916-06-24
SAVED MY BABY"
Grateful Mother
Always Keeps
Father Johns
Medicine in
the House [

A message from Lock Haven. Pa, 4
says, My two children. husband and(
(mother use Father Johns Medicine and
J recommend it highly. 1t saved the lifei
} of my boy, who was in poor health FROM
birth until he took Father Johns Medi-
! cine. The children cry for it and wei
are never without it in the house"
( (Signed) Mrs. Anna Sellers. 113 Grant
( St. Lock Haven, Pa. Because they know
(it is safe medicine for children as well
}as older people from the fact that itI
(contains no opium. morphine. chloroformt
or other dangerous drugs. thousands Of
} mothers use Father Johns Medicine int
} their homes right along, 1t is a pure
J wholesome tonic, food medicine. which
builds new flesh and strength and gives,
(resisting power against disease. Begin
(taking 1t today. Get what you call for
Advertisement.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

The fed hospital Unit is the first %
be completed to war strength. 1t now
lacks only eight men to drive wagons.
II is expected that il will be one of the
first units sent to the border. 1
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Col Young and Lieut.. Col Stephan
were the FIRST men In the camp to take
the prophylactic treatment as a safe
guard against typhoid yesterday. Tho
treatment was given the LIST Battalion, Sd
Infantry: to the staff officers one Of
the battery companies and part of
Troop A. The men are allowed twenty
four hours to recover from the effects
The administration Of this anti-torin is
Evening star., 1916-06-24

TIC
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Maj French, the depot quartermaster
at Fort Myer, has turned over gun
shed at the post TO Capt Horace p.
Hobbs, in which to store National
Guard equipment Capt. Hobbs is the
regular army inspector-instructor who
is to muster the guardsmen into the
regular service. s.'
Evening star., 1916-06-24

All OF the men of the battery have been
tagged with metal disc bearing the
mans name, number and organization:
All of the regulars have been tagged
and there are but few recruits who
have not yet been numbered.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Battery B yesterday received 100 per
cent in sanitation. When the medical
officer made his regular inspection, he
could not even as much as find a. cigar
cite around the camp, which is consid-
cred good, in view of the fact that the
militiamen have been in the field but q
few days. and many of them are re-
cruits. who have never before felt the
rigorous military discipline.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Allan Hume, son of a prominent Wash
ington family. is now enlisted with the
Sd Infantry, and has been made a nom
com officer. His first duty in the head
quarters company is as stable sergeant.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Master Signal Electrician Lansford of
the Signal Company has been assigned
to the recruiting station at 1925 Penn
sylvania avenue to assist the officer in
charge there in his recruiting work.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

There is one tent in Battery B that is
in luxury. l.. j. Mohler, the battery
clerk has the only wash basin IN the
street and it has been doing contin-
unus day'g service.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Robert Ewell has been assigned t.
brigade headquarters as bugler.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Several old time National Guard fol-
lowers at the camp have been reminisc-
ing with Adjt. Capt. .Fullam of the 3D.
Infantry, reminding him of the days
when. as buck private, he became the
first motor cycle orderly in the United
States
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Several Catholic nuns visited the
camp last evening and were shown
around by Maj. Harry Coope. the adju-
tapt District Commissioner Lewis
Brownlow motored to the camp with a
party of friends and spoke compliment
tary of the fine appearance of the Dis
trict's offering in the cause of patriot
ism and preparation.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

William Schnable and Harry A. Cher
man were sworn into Battery A yester'
day by Lieut.. Bonnett.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

Thomas Murphy of Forrestville. Pa.
and Thomas d. Carroll of Washington
enlisted in Battery B at the camp.
Evening star., 1916-06-24

All officers and employees of the gov
ernment printing office are to meet III
the adjutants tent Monday at III O'Clock
for conference with the disburslns
officer relative to their POSITIONS ~ t'le
| government service and the allowance
| Of salaries that will be given them by
the printing Office during their term OF
service
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
$4,000 TO SEE IOWA GAME.
Advance Seat Sales Largest in History
Of Either School,

Ames, Nova lS.-Alumni both OF the
State University Of Iowa and the Iowa
State College fiocked to Ames today for
the annual football game between the
two schools, the premier athletic event
Of the state. Altho there was little
betting on the result the Ames eleves
was believed to have a slight dge over
their opponents. Advance seat sales
were the largest in the history OF
either school.
At noon today it was announced that
more than 10000 tickets for the game
had been sold, new record. Hotels
today were placing cots in halls in or
der to accommodate the crowd which
Is expected to remain over tonight.
Four persons are being placed In every
hotel room and private houses have
been thrown open to visitors.
At noon the field was reported fine
and coaches for Ames believed that the
slippery condition which they feared
advantageous to Iowa would not result.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18

The explosion was SO enormous that
IRON fragments Of ships fell 700 yards
away. The port far several minutes
resembled a burning volcano, ana
pieces of glowing iron fell.
"All the port establishments were
endangered [deleted by Russian cen
sorl. Thus thirty -seven storehouses
ere razed. The damage is estimated
lsuppressed by censorl at millions OF
rubles.
According to the latest statements
number suppressed by censorl corpses
were found.
Seven hundred and sixty-three
severely injured prisons were taken to
hospitals. However the number OF
victims will be found to be consider
ably larger when the ground has been
cleared. Access to the port district
continues to be forbidden
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
Commissioner of Weights
and Measures Makes
Serious Charge.
REAL CROP YIELD
NOT REPORTED
Commissioner Charges Farmers Know
Ingly Reported Wheat, Potato and
Other Crops rs Per cent Lower Than
Actual Production, in Order to Boost
Prices - St1tement Brings Denial
From Agricultural Department.

New York, Nov. 1S--An assertion
that western farmers underestimated
their crops in reports sugmitted to the
tederal government: and thereby forced
up the price of wheat. potatoes, onions
and produce is the latest contribution
fo the high cost Of food investigation
acre. The charge Is made by Joseph
Hartigan, commissioner ofweights and
measures, who had just returned from
g. tour of twenty-nine states, under.
taken to determine the reason for the
kieh cost OF living and incidentally to
complete ARRANGEMENTS for a. farmefs'
Congress to be held here in February.
Mr.. HarGgan's Investigations con.
V1nced him, he said, that the govern
lnent estimate Of wheat crops in this
country this year was based on statis-
t4cs furnished by the farmers, who
"knowlngIy concealed at least 25> per
cent OF their wheat crop According
to Mr.. Hartigan, this surplus has been
held in reserve to be dumped into a
market supposedly short many millions
OF bushels at a price otherwise unob>
Ialnable.
"Action Unpatriotie."
4 do not chaIge the farmers with
being out-and-out dishonest" he said.
But the least that can be said of them
Is that their action was unpatriotic.
They are doing the same thing in many
parts OF the country in regard to.pota-
toes, cabbages and onions. have not
the least doubt that If these reserve
supplies were released we would hear
much less about shortage and the cost
Of these farm productions would be re-
duced TO the purchaser at least % per
cent from the prices now prevailing"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
An Foreigners in
Parral Massacred
By Villa Bandits

Ell Paso. Nov. 1S.-A Chinese refugee
who arrived in Juarez last night on
the Mexican Central train brought a
all ofsthe foreigners in Parral had been
killed by Villa men.
He@said that those killed included
the Americans, Germans, Chinese,
Hebrews, French and Arab residents
CT the mining camp. He also said a
brother in-law Of Theodore Hoemuller
at Jiminez had received a confirna-
ton OF the killing Of Hoemuller, a
German subject and his family in
Parral. The Chinese added that the
German belief was that Kock, Ger
man consul in Parral, had been killed
at Santa Rosalia. Five Americans are
kr,own to have reached Culiacan, SIN
aloa, from Parral.
United States representatives mere
nave also received word of about the
same nature from a Chinese refugee
who arrived in Juarez Thursday.
These reports agree that Villa and his
men, after occupying the mining camp,
ordered the foreigners killed, looted
the stores, arrested the natives ana
held them for ransom and committed
other depredations.
The Chinese who arrived last nisht
said at least twenty Chinese had been
killed and that fifteen Arabs, Hebrews
and Syrians had been put to death
Ile did not know the number of others
who were killed. altho he said another
Chinese who came from Parral ma q
told him in Jiminez that "all the for
eigners had been put to DEATH
OF the, foreigners believed to nave
feen in Parral when Villa entered
American Mining Company officials
say there were at least five and prob
ably six Americans. Five Of the eleven
left two days before the
ta1y1, was evacuated
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
PIERCE CASE REVERSED.
Judge salinssr Writes Opinion in Pa.
NOUS Sioux City Suit.

Des Moines. Nov. 1s.--The Iowa SUE
preme court yesterday reversed and re-
manded for new trial the case OF the
state OF Iowa vs.. George Peirce. former
chief Of police Of Sioux City, who was
sentenced to three years in the, pAni-
tentiary upon being found guilty IN
the district court on : charge OF ton-
spiracy to protect vice.
Justice B. !. Salinger. In writing the
opinion, gives the main reason for re-
versal as the introduction OF improper
evidence and the, discussion OF points
not in the record. by the attorneys for
the state. The court also says there
was good reason to believe that the
jury would have disagreed had not the
court given certain instructions.
The arrest OF Peirce followed a gem
eral upheaval in the Sioux City muni-
cipal government. Peirce was charged
with accepting money from certain
dive keepers for furnishing police pro-
lection. The defense attempted to
show that certain witnesses had bad
regulations and that their testimony
could not be relied upon. The trial
judge declined to permit this line Of
cross examination. The high court
says that the defense should have been
permitted to show the real character
OF these witnesses.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
COUNTY ATTORNEYS
MAY SPLIT FINES
Supreme Court Holds That Proseeu-
tors-Ars Entitled to 10 Per Cent Of
rFinss callsetsd in Liquor cssss-
|ss-.AYiii AstUus,t tatS Ths,ssasSds. - -

+ Des Moines, Nov. 1s.-County attor-
neys in each of the ninety-nine Iowa
counties will be affected by a decision
handed down by the state supreme
court yesterday, it was announced to-
day The decision was returned in the
case Of Story county versus Fred Han
son, county attorney
The county. sued Hansen for $50,
which represented 10 per cent Of fines
imposed in liquor cases, and the courr
held that under the law county attor-
neys were entitled to 10 per cent of all
fines imposed in liquor cases, either
criminal or in equity.
It was pointed out that in larger
counties where prosecutions for liquor
violations have been many and heavy
fines have been imposed, the attorneys
share might amount to several thou
sand dollars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-11-18
M'DANlEL JURY SECURED.

Relatives Of Accused County Attorney
Appear in Court For First Time.
st. Joseph, Mo-, Nov. ia jury of
twelve TO try Oscar D. Mcdaniel, pros
ecutor of Buchanan county on a
charge Of numbering his wife, was
chosen in the criminal court here today
and the trial of the case was begun.
Mrs. Sarah Moss and Miss Aileene
Moss, mother and sister Of Mrs. Nc
Daniel, were seated on the state side Of
the attorneys table in the court room
while opposite them sat Miss Maud
Mcdaniel, sister, and 6. w. Isaacs,
brother in law of the acussed prose-
cutting attorney, 1t was the first time
any of the women Of the family Of Nc
Daniel were In court.