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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
HOPES TO SEE DECREASE
|NDEATHS BY DROWNING
Superintendent of Police Urges
Movement for Checking Reckless
ness on the River.

Mai Raymond W. Pullman. superin-
tendent OF police, hopes the campaign
against recklessness on the river. the
establishment Of life-saving corps and
the interest that people are taking in
the work will result in decreasing the
number of drownings at least so per
cent. Life-saving corps will be held
responsible for different sections of
the river front this season. and mer-
chants along the river have been re-
quested to have life buoys posted on
their premises.
Eleven Firms Respond.
Eleven firms already have responded.
Mai. Pullman stated. and others will
provide the buoys as soon as the Amer
lean National Red Cross obtains an
other supply them. Their presence
along the river front is expected to be
a constant reminder of the danger of
drowning. During the fiscal year 1914
there were thirty-four drownings in
the District, and last year there was q
decrease OF two.
Twenty-eight drownings have occurred
during the nine months of the present
fiscal years. meeting of persons
actively engaged in the work was held
in Mai. Pullman's office yesterday after
noon, various branches being repre-
scented.
Persons Present,
Among those who attended the meet
ing were w. e. Marsh and Theodore
FORCES, Boy Scouts: Reginald Ruther-
ford, Raymond J. Young and Irving
$780,, Anuaducf Rridua Co.~.. n u
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Twelve Badly Burned at Steel Plant.

PITTSBURGH. Pa. April s.-Twelve
foreigners were badly burned at the
Woodlawn plant of the Jones & Laugh
lin Steel Company today when a ladle
of hot metal was accidentally overturn-
ed and exploded. Several Of the in
jured men. hospital authorities said,
were in dangerous condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08

He explained to the court that an
early trial il essential as the fact that
these men are under Indictment will
probably be taken by the controller OF
the currency as q reason for refusing
to grant the bank a renewal Of its
charter. He claimed that the controller
a. saying he would uae TINS fact ~ q
reason for refusing to grant the charter
and that It had not been denied.
He said that in the opinion Of the dsa
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f6nicers here regarded 1t as imperative
that q new short line be established
Villas movement to the south ana east
has made possible such a line from
Ojinaga, or some point near Ojinaga-
Distance Only ITO Miles.
From Ojinaga. almost opposite Pre-
sidio, Tex, there extends q trail to
Chihuahua City and another from Chi
buahua to Satevo. The total distance is
only 11o miles.
1t was suggested unofficially by off-
GERS at Fort Sam Houston that the four
auto truck companies ordered might
be placed in service along that route.
and once the new line was established,
the old line could be abandoned. its
equipping and supporting force being
transferred to the shorter route.
1t was pointed out that the use Of
the short line would increase the neces-
sity for sending more troops INTO
Mexico Immediately.
From a military point of view the
use Of the railroads or especially the
use of the direct line from Juarez to
Chihuahua city. is more desirable TOT
the transportation of supplies. but I'M
less the right also was given to move
troops along the line 1t was regarded
as questionable whether. all things con-
sldered, the overland short route from
Ojinaga to the interior might not be
tH0 OSttST II WAS cApIdihoo thot .ie>Ai
the troops now guarding the long line
from Columbus could protect the short
line. releasing the remainder for field
Operations or for guarding the extern
sion of the line beyond Satevo.
.. Use of Roads Not Granted.
j. oEARETARO, Mexico. April S.-Ths
Mexican government has not given the
r-..erican government permission to
~" Mexican railways for any purpose
whatever, said Gen. Candida Aguilar,
Mexican minister of foreign relations.
after a meeting of the Carranza cabinet
yesterday.
At the cabinet meeting Gen. Car
rama and his advisers discussed the
notifications suggested BY the United
States in the recent proposals for an
agreement for crossing the frontier be-
tween the United States and Mexico by
the armed forces of the respective
governments.
: Gen. Aguilar denied vigorously sto-
ries published in the American press
TO the effect that the Carranza gov
rrnment had given permission to the
United States Army forces to use Mex
lean railways for transportation of
foodstuffs and supplies.
! Please rectify these false state
ments,'' said Gen. Aguilar to the AS
sociated Press. THE Mexican govern
ment has not given the American gov
:ernment permission to use Mexican
railways for any purpose whatever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
BREAK WITH KAISER
MAY Be Imminent
Answer of Germany on Sub
marine Issue to Guide Pres
ident, 1t Is Believed.

The return of the President from his
Mayfiower trip has been attributed in
some quarters to the growing intensity
of the German situation. The answer
Of Germany to the request of this
country as to whether submarines at
tackled the Sussex and other vessels
upon which there were Americans is
expected to reach this country in a
comparatively small number of hours;
but 1t is stated that the foreign COM
plications have nothing to do with the
ship turning back to Washington.
The belief prevails in we'll informed
quarters that the President and his
cabinet have reached decision as to
the steps to be taken in the event that
Germanys answer is an admission of
culpability but fails to make the most
satisfactory showing in the way Of
justification. Almost everywhere in
official circles the belief exists today
that the President will not stand for
further excuses for warfare upon de-
fenseless vessels bearing American
citizens and that he is prepared to
hand passports to Ambassador Won
Bernstorff. submitting to Congress the
whole matter for such steps as may
be deemed proper following Germany's
answer to this action on the part OF
the United States.
Probably Would Issue Statement.
There is a strong feeling that the
President. in anticipation of what he
possibly regards as the inevitable, al
ready has prepared statement that
will be issued to the world if relations
are broken. This statement would in
dictate that the patience of the United
States had become exhausted. and that
this country no longer cared to con-
tinue friendly relations with a coun-
try that so defiantly disregarded inter
national law. human lives and rights.
1t is expected to indicate also that the
United States does not seek war with
Germany unless put to that necessity.
and that the future steps Of the United
States will be subject to Developments.
In no direction was it believed today
that the President will place the re-
sponsibility of severing relations upon
Congress. 1t is generally believed that
coincident with handing passports to
the German amba ssador, if this be-
comes necessary, he will communicate
all the facts to Congress and state
that he is about to take the steps that
will break relations: that inasmuch as
the German ambassador has made the
statement that the severance of rela-
tons would lead to war, he thinks
Congress ought to be prepared for such
action as it thinks the country needs
to take for it's welfare and protection
In the message to Congress will be
fully set forth, it is believed, the names
of vessels that have recently been tor
pedoed and the promises that were
made to this country after the Lusita-
mia case.
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AMERICAN WOMAN SAYS
! VILLA ABDUCTED GIRLS
Tells of Bandits Attack on San
:. Buenaventura and
Ell Vale.

!. DOUGLAS, Ariz., April S.-A graphic
account of Francisco Villas attack
upon San Buenaventura and the adj
Joining town of Ell Vale March IA was
given here by Mrs. George Reed. wife
Of an American mining man and for
twenty years a resident of that sec
t1on of Chihuahua.
Her eldest son, who afterward ac-
companied Col George A. Dodd's force
on its dash to Guerrero. escaped Villa
by fleeing. scantily clad, to adjacent
mountains, where he hid for three days
without food until informed by friends
that Carranza troops had driven on
the bandits.
First, a squad of villa soldiers and
later Villa himself came into the Reed
homo. footing and wrecking 1t. Villa
cursed Mrs. Reed. she says. charging
that her husband and son had large
store Of food. arms and ammunition
hidden in the house.
Prepared to Burn House.
This she denied. Then. as Villa in
sisted. she invited him to search the
premises. Several soldiers were set to
work with picks and crowbars digging
In the garden and tearing up floors.
Finding nothing. Villa sent several of
his men after kerosene and was super
intending the operation of spreading
this through the house when the Car
rama soldiers arrived and the villa
bandits fed. - --.-..r
villa had ESQ men, Mrs Reed said.
fifteen of whom were wounded Mrs.
Reed added she saw several American
cavalry horses among those ridden by
Villas men. presumably being some of
those stolen during the raid on CO.
In San Buenaventura and Fl Vale
Villas men looted and attacked women
and little girls. carrying away thirty
seven boys and five girls as captives.
Reed and her children subsisted on
cruel and beans, until Mr.. Reed, who
was In Douglas, Ariz., received news Of
her plight and brought her here from
Casas Grandes.
Boy Is Villas Sworn Foe.
George Reed. jr.. who has also re-
turned to the border after his trip with
Col. Dodd's men, declared that one OF
the most valued guides with the expe-
dition is Jesus Andrijo. a Mexican
youth captured at FL Vale by Villa,
who later escaped and Joined the
American soldiers Andrijo. Reed said
has sworn vengeance at the bandit
charging that he mistreated his cousin,
Manuela PARA. one of the girl cap
tives. The youth said that boy pris-
onsrs were told they must nght for
villa. but he managed to elude the
guards and escaped on a horse.
Andrfto Is said to be thoroughly IA
miiiar with the country as far south al
ParraL
In the first clash with American
troops. Reed said. villa with but eight
men ned At the first sign Of trou BILE
a In 20 h~f
sources He declared that villa was
not wounded
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Persons Present,
Admiral Bettolo Of italy Dead.

ROME. April admiral Giovanni
Bettolo. several times minister of
marine In the Italian cabinet, Is dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
Question Of EARLY Trial.

He commended that when the indict-
ment was drawn the defendants,
through their attorneys. Immediately
asked regarding the date for the trial
of the case, and were told 1t could not
possibly be before the Christmas holi-
DAYS, January 8. he said. they renewed
their efforts along this line. and ex-
pressly stated their wish for an early
trial at a conference with the District
attorney January s. he said the rea-
son was given because the charter of
the Riggs Bank expires in June. He
said that. in spite of this and in spite
of the fact that in a letter of February
1. over his own signature the District
attorney states that he has noted their
wish for 1.-The earliest possible trial."
he has sworn that until a month later,
February 6, he had no knowledge of a
desire ON the part of the attorneys for
the defendants that they desired an
early trial.
"The district attorney in this case is
acting merely as one of counsel for the
parties interested" said Mr.. Hoover.
s.It does not lie in his power arbitrarily
to set date for the trial. That is the
power OF the court"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-08
TROOPS TO REMAIN
AWHILE, AT LEAST
Secretary Lansing Says He
Knows of No Plan for Their
Withdrawal.
ORDERS TO GEN. FUNSTON
PUBLIC FOR FIRST TIME
Not Directed to Continue Pursuit
Until Villa Was KILLED
or Captured"

Recurrence of reports that
American troops were to be with
drawn from Mexico were met to-
day at the State Department with
a statement by Secretary Lansing
that no such withdrawal was con-
templated, so far as he knew, and
at the War Department by publ
cation, for the first time, of the
original order to Maj. Gen. Fun
ston.
Orders to Gen. Funston.
The original order given Gen. Fun
ston March 10 did not include a direc-
ton for the death or capture of Villa,
but principally directed dispersal of
Villas outlaw band that attacked Co
lumbus. n. NJ, March 8.
Gen. Funston's orders read:
You will promptly organize an ade-
quate force of military troops under the
command of Brig. Gen. John ]. Pershing
and will direct him to proceed promptly
across the border in pursuit Of the Mexi-
can band which attacked the town of
Columbus. N NJ. and the troops there the
morning of March 9. These troops will
be withdrawn to American territory as
soon as the de facto government of Mexico
Is able to relieve them Of this work. In
any event, the work of these troops will
be regarded as finished as soon as Villas
band or bands are known to be broken
up.
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Real Question Over Scope.
Would Waste Courts Time.

Attorney Darlington suggested that II
the government in SO or 100 items of
its own selection could not prove one
item 1t would be wasting the courts
time to have them attempt to prove 932
items of the same general character.
He said the court has the same power
now as It would have later on during
tho trial to limit the prosecution to a
certain number and remove the grave
disadvantage to which the defense
would be put in having to prepare for
possible refutation of evidence on
every one Of these sS2 items.
Arguing on the other part Of the mo-
ton. to advance the date for the trial,
now arbitrarily set for May by the
district Attorney" Mr.. Hoover stated
that in the AFFIDAVIT 1t was expressly
stated that the counsel for the defend
ants did not at any time previous to
February seek a date for an early
trial or for any trial.
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increase to that extent, many OF the
s6fYicers here regarded 1t as imperative
that q new short line be established.
Villas movement to the south ana east
has made possible such line from
Ojinaga, or some point near O)lnaea-
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BITTER CLASHES|N
RIGGS BANK CASE
CONTINUED from First Page)

tCOntlnue0 from f1rBt rage
legged to have occurred between the
Riggs Bank and Lewis Johnson & Co.
For this they had to wait more than
month. He claimed that this was not
a bill of particulars in good faith. He
delusion to trap the counsel for the
defendants"
He asserted that under this bill of
particulars it would be necessary for
the defense to prepare to meet presen-
tation of any one of these 923 items.
that he believed the government in
prosecuting the case does not in good
faith propose to introduce each one Of
these items, and that even IL it was SO
intended he did not believe the pre-
siding justice would allow the courts
time to be clotted with such a mass of
accumulative evidence.
Two Things to Prove.
He said there were Just two things
for the government to prove in main
tanning the perjury charge-that tho
Riggs National Bank did in one in
stance make a sale Of stocks through
Lewis johnson & Co. and that the
Riggs National Bank did in one in
stance buy stocks through the Lewis
presented in evidence OF such trans
actions would, he argued. be cumula-
tive, and that 1t was within the power
of the court to say they should not be
introduced to impede the progress Of
court business.
He said that it was within the prov
ince of the presiding Justice to make
this ruling now limiting the govern
ment to fifty or one hundred or some
liberal limit of items regarding which
II would infrOduce evidence
He figured that on a minimum esti-
mate it would require fifteen minutes
items, which would require 233 hours to
introduce evidence. ffty-eight court
days, or twelve weeks, for the presenta-
ton of the case.
Real Question Over Scope.
Mr.. Hoover introduced authorities as
showing the right of the defendants to
ask for such a bill of particulars in
good faith. Justice Siddons stated that
he thought the right to ask was ad-
mitted by the government and that the
real question was over the scope of the
bill of particulars desired by the coun-
sci for the defendants.
Justice Siddons asked If the counsel
for the defendants wished to be under
stood as saying they desired the court
to direct the district attorney to fur
nish a bill of particulars limited to
certain number of items regarding
which evidence might be introduced,
court has that absolute power" stated
aftorneys for the defenda ntR
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Tense two weeks from Monday would
allow plenty Of time for preparation OF
the case by the government.
AZ q reason for refusing to advance
the case. Mr.. Hoover quoted the district
attorneys once as stating that there
were other cases which must not be
set aside and that some of these were
being urged upon his ONCE and that II
they did not come up for trial now 1t
would impose a hardship on the de-
PENDANTS of being obliged to remain In
jail all summer
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Reply Of the Defense.

Counsel Tor the defense quoted the
court docket as showing that in one
of the cases particularly mentioned by
the district attorneys ONCE It has been
moro than two years since there was
any court action. In another there had
been no action since the Indictment in
1913. Regarding the plea that some
men would be kept in Jail all summer
he showed that in one case decided
only last Thursday the indictment was
found only on March II and that the
man has been out on bail. He intro
duced this as showing that the dis
some cases. while other men were
languishing in Jail. impatient to be
tried.
He challenged the district attorney
to state il he really intends to try
any of these cases quoted before May
8. the date set for the Riggs Bank
case.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-10
ALL SHOULD HEAR HIM

Alex Johnson, field secretary of the
National committee on provision for
the feeble minded, will be in Wausau
on Friday, October 18th, in the in
terest of the work. The Wisconsin
Federation of Women's clubs is doing
all it can to get out audiences for
him, that he may reach as many as
possible with message. He will speak
at the High school at 10 o'clock a. m,
before the convention of teachers, and
he will also speak at the Y. M. c.. A.
at $50 p. M, and at the Presbyterian
church Christian Endeavor Union at
5 o'clock. 1t is hoped that as many as
possible will avail themselves of the
opportunity of hearing him at one or
all of these meetings. There will be
no charge. Mrs. Stockum is at the
head of the Federated Charities and is
very anxious ath llataehrarelbuildi n
very anxious that all hear him.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVEN-
VT0N

The twenty-fifth annual convention
of the North Central District Union
of the Christian Endeavor will be held
here Friday, Saturday and Sunday. An
attractive convention program has
been arranged, and the meetings will
be in the Presbyterian church. On Sat-
urday the afternoon will be given over
to recreation led by Wausau Endeav-
Orers and a six o'clock banquet. In
the evening the missionary pageant
given two years ago, will be repeated.
Many prominent church workers will
be in the city during the three days, such
as President Silas Evans of Ripon
college, Rev. E. T. Farrill, state field
secretary of the Christian Endeavor,
and others. The following are of
ficers of the district: President, Rev.
D. S. West, Wausau; vice president,
Ben Bradley, Amigo; secretary, Miss
Frieda Zietlow, Wausau; treasurer,
Ed. Buchmilfer, Wausau; efficiency,
Lloyd Wells, Wausau; Junior, Viola
Palmer, Grand Rapids; missionary,
Dorothy woodward, Wausau; quiet
hour and tenth legion, Ella Dalke,
Grand Rapids; county field secretary,
W. R. Boorman, Wausau; state field
secretary, Rev. E. T. Farrill, D. D.,
Milwaukee.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-10
SHORT ITEMS

Moses Katz is confined to his home
by illness.
Hyman Baer, who has been i'll, is
able to be out again.
The brick paving on Scott street will
be finished by tomorrow.
Miss Florida went to st. Mary's hos
pitaI yesterday, where she is receiv-
ing treatment for a bad cold.
Miss Lena Kennedy, daughter of J.
H. Kennedy of the town of Wausau,
has been seriouslyrill the past week.
Fire squad No. 1 was called to the
home of H. C. Berger Thursday night
to care for a chimney fire. No dam
age.
S. Livingston is giving the wood work
of his store building, corner of Third
and Washington streets, occupied by
S. Winkelman, a new coat of paint.
George Silbernagel has been ap-
pointed a member of the publishing
staff of "The Badger" the magazine
gotten out by the University of Wis
consin.
Hunting license interest seems to
be the predominating feature at the
court house these days. Up to date
more than 1000 permits have been
issued by County Clerk Cook and more
are to follow in rapid succession.
Miss Monahan's subject for next
Monday evenings public lecture will
be "The Function of the Ledger"
These lectures are given in the con-
tinuation school building on Wash
ington street from 500 to S:45 o'clock.
Louis LaMere was before Judge
Marchetti Tuesday afternoon to ans
wer to a charge of recently sending
in false fire alarm. He plead guilty
and was fined SIS and costs, or twenty
days sentence in the Marathon county
lookup. He chose the former alter
native.
The first examination in government
tai accounting ever given in this coun-
try was given in Wisconsin at Madi-
son last spring. Miss Monahan was
the first woman in this country to take
the examination, and passed. She re-
ceived word few days ago to that
effect
The following contagious diseases
have been reported in the city by the
health officer: Mrs. Walter Herman
son, Andrews Flats; leila Quirt, 210
Sturgeon. Eddy road; George M. Nc
Nown, 904 N. Third avenue and Clara
Schmidt, S. Ninth avenue, have typhoid
lever. There are two scarlet fever
cases; Arnold Westphal, SO2 Hum
ooldt avenue, and Robert Radloff, 626
Stark street.
~ JUS, VI the JOWu VI 1llU
Falls' passed away at ST. Mary's hos
pl'aI yesterday morning, following an
illness Of two weeks with typhoid fe-
'er' Deceased was fifty four years,
slN months and three days of age. His
funeral will be conducted tomorrow
a. the German Methodist church n
'ile town of Rib Falls. He leaves his
"'uoW and five sons, Frank, John,
N"Ih William and Walter Artus.
Some changes in train schedules on
the Valley division of the st. Paul
road went into effect Sunday, be-
cause OF the close of the fishing sea-
son and the present birth of general
IaIIlc Trains Nos. l and have been
discontinued north of Minocqua. On
sunday, trains Nos. Is and % were
discontinued north of Tomahawk and
VIII stop and start from Tomahawk
instead OF Minocqua. The service from
Nlnocqua to Star Lake will be tri-
weekly, instead of daily except Sun
Jay as heretofore.
DENTAL MEETING
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-10-10
FEDERATED CHARITIES MEETING

The annual meeting of the local
Federated Charities was held at the
court house last Tuesday evening. 1t
was a very good meeting at which
time reports for the past year was
given. The reports showed that the
Federated Charities have accom-
plished great deal of good work,
caring for and looking after Wausau's
needy people. The following officers
were named to serve for the coming
year.
President-Louis Marchetti
Vice Presidents-MrS. A. H. Reid
and Mrs. G. B. Bird.
Secretary-Miss Monahan.
Treasurer-H. G. Berger
Mrs. E. f. Stockum, the field secre-
tary, gave a good report. The Ques-
tion of a visiting housekeeper was
taken up, and Supt S. b. Tobey sug-
gested girls in the continuation school
for that work. He stated girls assist
ing in this way would be given credit
in their school work.