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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
VILLA HAD NO PART IN
SANTA ISABEL MASSACRE
Did Not Hear of killing of Ameri-
cans Until Six Days After
Ii Occurred.
SENDS WORD no UNITED STATES
Personally Orders Body Of Cavalry
men Ia Scene of Crime to Capture
Men RcSpunsihle-Still Wants Com
fdcnce of American People.
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Especial TO The Times Dispatch. !

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
FL. PASb, TEN. January 2"-Ala jor
Theodore Pricto to-day reached The
border with the following statement
from General Villa:
say, rs in the days when was i'm
power, that ] still wish to retain the
American people in my confidence
IL WAS last Sunday when first
heard of the massacre of eighteen OF
Your countrymen by armed Mcxicans
near Santa Ysabol Carranaa's whole
army and the power which hc pro-
fesses to enjoy has not worried INC
as much rs the news that several OF
your countr>mcn had been murdered i.y
my people.
Il knew nothing Of this massacre
until SIX days after ii happened 1t
is untrue thar have directed my men
10 murder American citizens.
TO prove my Innocence IN the mat :
ter. personally sent a body of cavalry
men to the Santa rsabcl distric; to try
to capture the men responsible for :his
ma ssacrc.
Although have no friendly feeling
for Mr.. Wilson or men who surround
HIM. ] am not cruel enough to take
innocent blood 10 avenSc my anger
his Cabinet. and the American people
that |. Francisco Villa, am lighting
Tor principle, ana that am an hon
orable man: J Will show President Will
son aud his Cabinet that his recoEni-
ton OF Carranza is a mistake. because
l VIII prove that Francisco Villas
principles are the dominant principles
IN TINS revolution: that they are friend
~ 10 MeNicans, as they are 10 the
people Of your country
ASKS THAT his MESSAGE
HE GIVEN Full. prBIICTFY
ficaSc give this message from me
'uii publicity. | want to reach every
mothers heart and every intimate
friend of the men who were 50 cruelty
inassacrcd on january 10 hv my coun-
lrymcn. Carran2a officials in the Santa
isabel district may he found rs much
responsible for this murder as NV mon
viii capture the mlrdcrcrs aud bring
them TO Justice"
have ridden hard for FIVE DAYS
from western Chihuahua to carry word
TO the United states that General YIN,
IS innocent OF tho massacre" said the
officer to-day. 'Furthermorc lie told
me to say that he viii execute the mon
VINO did II If he captures them. even
though they belong to his own Eroup
OF followers We We're then NJ FL
Rucio
lie called for a volunteer to carry
WORD =" rhc border OF his innocence
anu aiSo Ills determination to punish
the murderers II lie catches them
Was chosen 10 carry the message
can't reveal where crossed the bor-
der, because on my journey | had to
dodge several CarranZa patrols and I
expect To :rjoin Villa
Ihc general Is gathering mon about
him in Western chihuahua, and lie viii
soon he strong enough 10 renew the
Ex.F.l t..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
MRS. LAURA BELL DIES
AS RESULT OF WOUNDS
Was Shot by Robert ). Field,
Who Later Committed
Suicide.
BODY is TAKEN TO AMHERST
She Is Survived by Her Parents and
by Two Childen-Her Father is
Summoned 10 Her BedsitieS by
Surgeons.

Mrs. Laura Bell the woman shot
in his home, 22l5 Darlington Street,
Thursday night just before Fields fired
a second shot through his own heart
died At Virginia Hospital this morning
was her father, G. 7. Grubbs, Of Lynch
burg. summoned to this city yesterday
when il became evident TO surgeons
attending the woman that she had only
II few hours to live.
Mrs. Bell was a native OF Amherst
County. and her body will he taken
there for burial.
According To persons living in the
ncighhorhood where the shooting >oc-
Cured II was the culminatto OF IN
old attachment between the man nn'f
the woman, and It IS thought this ut
tachment had something 10 do with tho
womans divorce several years ago and
Fields separation from his wife
Fields. who died few minutes after
shooting himself with a revolver, has
Il child and wife in I.ynchburg. lie
was n native OF Amherst County also
and his body has been taken there for
burial.
Mrs. Bell was twenty-cight years
old, and is survived by her parents
and her two children, who have been
living at 22l2 Darlington street dur
ing the present week. Her father
stopped with them while In Richmond
She was supporting the children by
working in a tobacco factory.
Fields had recently returned TO Rich
mond, after standing trial in Lynch
burg on nonsupport charge. Early
Thursday afternoon he sent message
TO Mrs. Bell asking that she visit him
at tho house he was occupying. few
doors distant from her own residence.
Leaving her two small children, Ray
mond and Fannie. asleep In their bed,
she went across the street 10 see Fields
The police learned that the woman
had scarcely entered the front room OF
the house when Fields pressed tho
muzzle of the single shot pistol "a her
breast and pulled the trigger The
clothing was burned and the flesh
scared. The woman staggered out into
the front yard OF the house. and was
seen there by Ambulance Surgeon For
ter. who rushed her to the hospital.
Fields did not leave the room. He
crammed another she'll into the pistol
and pressing the muzzle to his own
body. fired. The bullet passed directly
through his heart and ne fell across
the bed in the room. dying IN a few
minutes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
BANDITS ~ otNACA i>liL.
AND RON AMERICANS

DOUGLAS. ARlZ,. January 2c.--rhc
state III naNaca. Mex. il overrun with
, bandits who have been killing and
robhinr Americans. despite every Of
fort OF the Carranza authorities to
preserve order. according TO an affidavit
made 10y Andrew j. Trumbo. of Los
Angeles. mining man. who arrived
here early to-day from oaNaca.
At FL Paso Yesterday Trunbo re-
lated an account OF the blowing up re-
Gently of Il passenger train near
ruchla. with 4 loss Of ;wcntythree
lives.
Twenty miles southwest of Julia !
saw the bodies OF men hanging to trees.
and | Was told they were Americans
Trumho stated in his affidavit. NO one
knew their names: About quarter OF
Il mile farther on saw two more badly
dccomposcd bodies hanging to tree.
was told they also were Americans"
Conditions became SO unbearable that
lie could not remain III the Mexican
state with his family. Trumbo de-
claredy i'll his statcmcn; in explaining
his departure from Mexico. lie aud his
wife were miSircated and insulted. he
said, The affidavit of Trumbo, to which
WAS appended his passports letters.
etc. II show thai Ii. had been in localt-
ties mentioned IN the statement, says.
in part.
MY name is y. ! Trumbo, and for
eleven months have been employed
by the Indiana oaNaca Mining Com
pany. with headquarters At Mineral
Carminc. While the government or
that state affords All possible protec-
ton 10 foreigners. the country is over
run by bandits and dominated on the
north by General Aguiiar a former
Federal commander. who cxacts -ansom
from every foreigner passing through
his stronghold AZ Telapa
He is fortified there ny 300 en- Fed
crai soldiers armed with cannon and
machine guns, Their position is such
tha' they entirely dominate that sec
tion of the country, and they can
easily stand off an army Of -. 900 Car
ranza soldiers
'Iapa;a bandits arc everywhere
within half-mile OF the railroad.
They frequently dynami,e trains. and
are rohbng or killing foreigners at
viii
"on one train dynamited just outside
Of TehaUcan twenty three or twenty
four passengers were killed"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

said to have been reached. and the
maximum prices will cover every kind
or metal ana other material used I'm
connection with the making or ,nuni-
tons, from coke to high speed steel
tools.
The chief object tho authorities had
In View was the prevention OF artin
cially inflated prices ana to insure IN.
nation fun supply Of material no,v
urgently needed. Pig iron. for In
stance. is required TO he produced n,
larger scale at cost fair to Tho
maker and to the government or those
establishments working under the mn.
nltions act.
pn the northeas, coast, the nov
prices viii give makers Il good proG,
and will recognize their dependence
on the cost OF freight for orc from
Spain by establishing Il sliding seal,
which operates with amy change j.,
the freight rate. IL is possible tina,
the government will also deal soon
with tho enormous freight rates noy
ruling
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
DUTCH FIGHT DISEASE
f"oi Mouth Affection Among Cat-
tic tnusrs HiE Loss ia Neither
lands Governments

THE HAGUE. NETHERLANDS. Ian
nary -2-Ihc Dutch government has
decided the combating Of foot and
mouth disease among cattle b. the
slaughter Of diseased animals will he
abandoned and some other method
tried. The slaughter OF cattle infected
with the diseas" cost tho government
nearly S3.200.onp in indcmnitics In 1916
lor the disease is widespread IN the
Netherlands. Everywhere In the rural
districts boards bearing the notice.
Foot and Mouse Disease" nre TO he
he seen on the borders of the pastures
The number of infected cattle slaugh-
tered ia the last twelve months was
over 1900.
iii" appropriation for the payment
Of mdcmnit.es TO the breeders has been
reduced !" the almost negligible sum
- $4,000 1t. the budget for 1915 bat
i bill has been introduced, placing
>Sno.o0c a the disposal OF the minis
rry Of agriculture for the purpose of
trying other means than slaughter for
dealing with tho disease. The breed
crs arc 10 he asked to isolate cattle
suspected OF Infection while expert
nler's ar" tried ia treating The dis
cas-" with nome Of the cures recently
reported ~ having been discovered
hcra ,u the United states and Switzer-
land
i#- t-'|' N'tt:i 'til. iHe center OF the
Friesiaud cattle country, the greatest
interest is displayed in tho govern
ncutS in,ea,ion. Lceuwaarden is the
biggest cattle market in the Neither
lands, over 100000 heads being sold
There every year many Of witch 80
t" tine British isles and Germany.
= peculiar theory IN >.a.d to the
cause OF tho spread Of foot and mouth
o.Ssa-e "as recently advanced In the
lccUwaardcn Courant by the district
veterinary surgeon vino placed the
Lam" on the iiocks Of wild geese which
f. over the Netherlands on their way
80 and from the south, where they mi
graft" - escape the northern winter.
a.. SAYS that just In those places where
iN- via geese make "a halt on their
r.cn, foot and mouth disease often
breaks on, apparently without cause.
and 81. attributes its appearance in the
district to tho carrying Of the para
sites b. IT," geese. which spread them
uf IN" soil
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
rrr,nicncy of Kidney Disease.

Most people do no, realize the ALARMING in
crease and remarkable prcvalcncy Of kidney dis
case. WhIlc kidney disorders are among the
most common diseases that prevail, thcv are
almost the last recognized by patients ~ho
usually content themselves with doctoriu, The
effects. while the original disease MAY con.
stantly undermine the system.
II YOU feel That your Kidneys the cause
nf Your sickness down condition TN
taking III. kilmcrss swamp Root. the famous
kidney liver and bladder remedy. because as
soon your kidneys improve, they viii hclp
the other organs TO health.
II you ;,lLcady convinced that swamp
Root is what YOU need. YOU purchase the
regular ufiy-ccnt ana onc-dollar size bottles al
al drug stores. Don't make an" mistake, but
remember the name. Or. Kilmcr's swamp Root
AMI the address, Binghamton, y. Y. which you
Viii iiud every bottle
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

see what his brother thought or il, Ia,
Z In few moments the Two Duraus APP
pcared on the roof ana began SHOOTING
ut THO visitors The two Americans and
tho Mexican officer returned the lire. II,
the same time backing away, in order
to get their horses TO fec. The Duran
brothers started in pursuit, Fredcrlco
Duran after the Mexican office and
Eernardo after the Americans. ono
american reached his horse. hu, the
Mexican officer could not get TO his
mount.
The Mexican officer was orcrtakcu
and relieved Of his arms and badge.
Duran cXacted q pledge not to rcpor,
the matter, aud was taking the officer
back to the house. when detachment
of soldiers. detailed on duty in the
neighborhood, heard the shooting and
started 10 Investigates The scrEcan;
in command unprecedented Frcdcrico
Duran and the Mexican officer. Duran
said he had Just Killed an American
in aclf-dcfcnsc lie said he had pur
sued the TWO Americans about three
smiles. when lie saw one Of them fan.
The other American jumped OF his
horse, and disappeared
THE serscan; brought 90 general
Headquarters in Juavcz the whole party.
4 ordered ;tu investigation 1T once.
The Duran brothers have not satisfied
the authorities as {" how ;hcy obtained
the cows. 1t ! my opinion the men
werc thieves. and that the COWS were
stolen.
The names 81 the men A.. bernardo
aud FREDERICK Duran Bernardo Eillcd
The Amcricau and his brother FREDERICK
yursued aud captured the policeman.
Il sent n party cf polio. 20 hrinr the
body of tho slam American to Juarc2.
J have asked Consul Garcia. Of FL paso,
10 request the peuitcntiary ot'icialS IT
Santa tc. y. NJ. - look NJ the record
OF Bernardo Duran. VINO is reported to
/. have beer a prisoner there on account
of cattle stealing. and who escaped
y announce that If the purans are
found suiity they viii receive the pun
ishrnent they deserve"
SLAYER ESCAPED FROM
CONVICT CAMP ~ 1911
Bernardo Duran. the man who is said
10 have admitted killing Akers. escaped
from tho san Marcial convict camp or
Santa Re y NJ, January Ia. 1914, where
he was serving from three To five years
for cattle robbery, according TO the
local police
Al the Mayors Office in Juarez it
was said that Juan Earrios. tho police
officer who accompanied Akcrs and
Downs 10 the ranch. was under arrest
pending an investigation. All the
prisoners had been turned over to Cen
cral Garira. conmandant OF the DIS
trict. for speedy trial,
II was said an effort was being made
10 apprehcnI the three bandits who
escaped.
al \ a, ,t.tf Il
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23

Unhealthy kidneys may cause lumbago RI c,I-
inatis'n' catarTh Of the bladder. pain or dun
ache ~ the back. joints muscles, at times
have headache or indigestion. as time passes
Joa may have sallow complexion, puffy or
dark circles under the eyes, sometimes feel as
though you had heart trouble, may have plenty
Of ambition hut no strength. get weak and lose
flesh.
II such conditions are permitted 10 continue
serious results may be expected: Kidncy Troub
IN ITS Ncr% worst form may steal upon YOU
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
j. s. CAN UPHOLD POLICIES
ONLY IF BACKED BY FORCE
Tradition of Avoiding Entangling
Alliances Further Emphasizes
Need OF Preparedness.
COMMITTEE HEARS ARMY MEN
President of War College Says This
Country Must BE i'm Condition to
right Alone for It's IdeaIs-Aiills
Endorses GarriSOn's Plans

WASHINGTON. January 2a-Na-
tional policies of the United states.
particularly maintenance OF the Mon
roe Doctrine, an open door in the
orient, supremacy in the Pacific. and
Asiauc exclusion, can be upheld only If
backed by force. Briradicr General
montgomery NJ. McComb. president Of
the Army War College. told the Senate
Miiitary Committee to-day. The ira
ditlon that entangling alliances should
ne avoided, he declared, further EN-
phasiHcd the necessity that the United
states bc prepared to fight alone for
its ideals.
Unless there is force behind these
policies. he said. they Will not play
an important part in the history Of tho
world"
General McComh. who appeared n, a
nearing on the army increase measures
suggested tina, the Monroe Doctrine
was tending toward development or a
ran american entente. which might
or might not he a good thing" but did
not alter in his opinion the ur0en, ne
cessity OF military preparedness.
General McComh said the War Col
ieSe had taken tho policies he men
toned as the basis or its study TO for
muiatc definite plan. already made
public for regular army Of 5000
men with the colors or in reserve with
IN eight years. and "a continental army
or 1000, 600 men In the same time.
MILLS ENDORSES PLANS
PROPOSED ny GARRISON
Brigadier General Albert l.. Mills.
chief Of the War Department division
OF militia affairs, preceded General Nc
Comb and Endorsed the plans proposed
by Secretary Garrison. which are a
modification of the War College pro-
rosals lie outlined many faults or
the present National Guard system, in
Guiding lack Of proper reserves to sup
ply war wastage: lack of auxiliary
arms. inadequate training: constantly
changing personnel and lack OF .ni-
toruiity of state militia codes
These conditions produce" said
General NILS, forty eight little State
armies organized without reference to
national needs, and each clineins
jeaiously TO certain State rights"
Judging from his experience as n
military observer in the Russo-Japa-
ncsc War. General McConih said most
Heoplc utterly miscalculatcd the amount
81 training necessary for an infantry
soldier. ON tire infantry, he said de
pended the final outcome OF any hight"
lie estimated II would take two years
OF five hours intensive work a day 10
make what we call a good soldier"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
ARE YOUR KIDNEYS WEAK?
Thousands of Men and Women Have Kidney
Trouble and Never Suspect 1t.

Nature warns you when the track Of
health is not clear. Kidney and blad-
der troubles cause many annoying
symptoms and great Inconvenience
both day and night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-01
FROM BABYLONIAN WISE MEN
Came the Division Of the Hour az Il
Has Been Recognized Through
out the Centuries.

The division of an hour into sixty
minutes is Of ancient Babylonic origin
and has survived the reforms applied
to notation in the course of the
worlds progress. Along with the dec
imal system in ancient Babylon there
was the sexagesimal system based up
on the count by sixties and original
ing in the discovery that there is no
number which has SO many divisors
as sixty. II can be divided without
remainder by 2, 8, 4, s, 6, 10, ~, Is, 20
and 30.
Babylonians divided the suns path
into twenty-four parasangs, the lat
ter representing about four and one
half miles. The astronomers of that
day compared the progress of the sun
during one hour to the progress made
by good walker during the same Pc
riod of time, each accomplishing one
parasang
The whole course of the sun was
twenty-four parasangs, or $50 degrees,
and each parasang or hour was sub
divided into sixty minutes.
Hipparchus, the Greek philosopher.
who lived $50 B. c., introduced the
Babylonian hour into Europe, and,
carried along by traditional knowl-
edge down through the middle ages, It
survived the French revolution, which
endeavored to reduce every measure
to decimal system of reckoning, SO
that the measure of time continues
sexagesimal or Babylonian.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-01
For Her
Sake
BY
A. P. DELANEY
Copyright. 1915. BY W. q. Chapman.I

Copyright. 1915. by W. @. Chapman.)
Mail. sir" reported the Office boy.
and placed . pile of miscellaneous
letters on the desk Of young Gordon
Leith. manager of the importing
house of Waltham & Co.
Leith only nodded. He was in q
pleasant dream and did not want to
be disturbed. In four days he was to
marry Vera Merriam. He had every.
thing to be thankful for. Her father
was wealthy and stood high socially.
Recently Waltham & Company had
raised his salary. Everything was har.
monious and lovely. Even gruff, digni-
fed prospective father-in-law was
seemingly pleased at the approaching
wedding Was he not coming in that
afternoon to talk over the final ar
rangements for it with Leith?
Routine" observed Leith, at length
arousing from his happy reverie. All
right-there will be only three days
more of 1t. Then for two weeks de-
lightful honeymoon"
In perfunctory way Leith took up
the paper knife and slit the envelopes
before him. Then he began taking
out their contents.
Order" he Tailed them off-"com-
plant, request for new price list" and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-01

he placed the letters in the trays of
what's this?"
Leith stared hard and looked con-
fused and startled, as ne read the
| words:
1T will be for your own good to
meet me at 2 p. m. Tuesday, at
Gregory's cafe. It's safe place and
! will be in No. 81. Bring along the
cash to take up those l. o. us, or the
capital for a new round of revenge,
or I'll blow the thing to your bosses
and you'll lose your place.
"DAvENAL."
"Why!" breathed Leith in sheer
amazement, what does this mean,
anyhow? Where is the envelope?
There must be some mistake. Here
it is-the mischief! At it again-and
worse than ever!"
Leith allowed the letter to drop to
the desk as he scanned the direction
on the envelope: "Mr. Harry Mer-
RAM"
The brother of Vera It was meet
that Leith should be interested and
natural that he should be anxious and
troubled. He had been a friend and
guide to Harry Merriam. He had
helped, guided and shielded the bright
natured but impetuous young fellow.
Leith had even secured him employ
ment with the business house of which
| hn vuoa NM to- o~IA hot hn
might watch and direct him.
Mr.. Merriam was a stern, austere
man and it had cost both money and
patience to control the peccadillos of
the younger Merriam.
More recently Harry seemed to have
turned over a new leaf. in order to
get him away from his old associates,
only the week previous Leith had sent
him on a selling tour. Now an echo
o. the past defections of Harry had
come to the surface as a menace. With
all his influence. Leith doubted II his
employers would retain Harry when
they learned of his gambling habits.
All! at all hazards the changed
course of the weak and struggling
must not be crossed! Leith arrived
at a speedy decision. He WINGED as
he realized the great sacrifice he was
called on to make. Then his lips drew
firm and resolute. He forgot all save
the urgency of the moment, tossed the
letter on his desk, picked up his hat
and hurried from the Office, leaving
word that he would return in an hour
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Merriam
called, according to appointment. He
was shown into the Office of the man
ager, where he decided to await his
return. Almost the first thing that
met his eye was the open note that
Leith had received. Twice he read 1t.
That proud lip of his drew closer, his
stern eye took to its depths steely
CLINT He memorized the address
given in the missive. arose and start
ed from the place. a smoldering vol
cano of wrath.
Meanwhile Gordon Leith had gone
to his bank. He had saved up over
two thousand dollars. He drew an
even half of this. Then he proceeded
straightway in search of this threaten
ing Davenal. Leith had no difficulty