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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
ADMIRAL
SAYS OCEAN IS
NO PROTECTION
Atlantic No Longer Furnishes
Obstacle to Invasion Of
America, Says Naval War
College Head

Mohonk Lake. N ", May 17.-Rear
Admiral Austin NJ. knight. president
uf the naval war college at Newport,
Il. l.. told the members of the Lake
Mohonk conference on international
arbitration here today that the Attain
tic ocean no longer could be consld-
cred serious obstacle to the invasion
of the United States.
Unless those waters are blocked
by fleet strong enough 10 command
them absolutely lA said, "the ocean
is a highway. broad spacious ana
convenient beyond any military road
the Romans ever built
scores Paclflsm.
"What will the paciflcists think Of
themselves, he asked, If rs a direct
result of their efforts, our fleet Is
destroyed by an enemy fleet twice its
size---and | tell you now that If the
fleet is defeated II will be destroyed?
and what will they say IT, after our
little army has been offered up AZ
further sacrifice upon the altar of
preparedness, some hundreds of thou
sands of our so-called citizen soldiery
are in their turn offered up on the
same altar--and all to no effecty
"A great peace conference lies
ahead Of the world, in which the Unit
ed States viii desire TO have part
Still other conferences, and more sig
nificant ones, Will deal with a multi
tude of plans for securing permanent
peace between nations
"Wherc are the delegates from the
United states 60 stand IN all these
gatherings If they 10 as the repre-
sentatipos OF q great power, as the
world counts great powers, they may
have almost controlling voice. II,
on the question IT disarmament. they
speak as the representatives OF nii-
tiOn armed aud ready To disarn II
others will do the same, they VIII be
heard. III they speak as the repre-
sentatiVes Of nation already dis
armed and. therefore, helpless their
motives will be questioned and their
arguments discounted. Little impor-
tance will be attached to the fact that
a nation, itself unarmed. urged Its
possible enemies to disarin.
Someone has said that the advo-
Gates of preparedness lacs the larger
vision Of the paclfcists. | deny that
this Is So claim that ours Is the
larger vision because II takes in, not
alone q land at peace, but land at
peace with All It's ideals preserved, its
people protected. It's possibilities of
hOpcfulncss expanded and expanding
a land not stripped OF power
through fear of using power uniustly,
but rich IN power ana richer stiil IN
the determination that this power
shall be used alone as ~ means to
the attainment or great ana noble
ends"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
Party Of New Mex
leo Boys Go Over Line With
out Knowing 1t; Are Taken
to Camp Under Guard,
CARRANCISTAS SEE
VISIONS OF INVASION
Much Explaining Necessary
Before Mexican Customs
Men Are ReaSSured of
Americans Intention.
FAY nonnlus ,ounn.1 srre,.. l.Assp xlsu


Columbus, N. NJ. May l7.--A num-
Der Of New Mexico national guards
men were brought back to camp
here todaN under guard. after hav-
ing caused the American border pa
troll al the gate" three miles soutl,
as well as the CarranZa customs
guards there some alarm. 4lic APP
proach of the men, who We're On
sightseeing trip, made the MoNican
officials believe a new body Of troops
was about to cross the frontier. Tho
two patrol forces mounted and stop
ped the guardsmen just as they un-
knowingly crossed the border. The
militiamen were released after ex-
PLANTATION at the base camp.
Stories brought here tonight bv
arrivals from Mexico indicate that
General J. j. Pershing is redistribut
ing some OF his troops along the
northern end of the line of commun-
ication other official reports say
considerable unrest exists among the
natives and tho resident Americans
In the occupied district, begotten by
rumors that the troops were to be
withdrawn. Some stories were 10 the
effect that Vilistas in San Antonio
and neiehboring communities had
made reprisals on persons who trans
acted business with the American
forces. About score of officers
from the army schools at Fort Leav-
enworth and Fort sill reached here
today on their way TO Join their reg
iments i'll Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
Says Almighty Dollar
Can Convert Mexico


Dcughlas, Ari1., May 17.--That AM
ericans II given sufficient time. viii
overcome any antipathy existing to-
ward them as a nation by mere force
of dollars, is the opinion expressed
by an American mining man arriving
here today. The statement Was made
In connection with discussion OF the
payment of the lahurers at lei Tigre
in American gold and of Nacozar and
Cananca with Mexican silver pesos.
The workmcn are apparently de-
lighted with conditions which allow
them to get real money, after long
siege of fiat currency, and anxious
that il shall continue, the American
stated, even though there is dis
turbing element in some of the
camps.
Disturbing Element Suppressed.
The authorities everywhere are
suppressing this element whenever
it shows ITSELF he said Men are
coming from Sinaloa and Tcplc look
mig for employment, drawn by reports
that gold and silver ate being paid.
From the same source II was learn
ed that Approximately 5000 de facto
Mexican troops are encamped In
Fronteras and Cuchuta. on tho Naco-
zari railroad, while approximately the
Same number are stationed in towns
along the Bavlspe river, near the Chit
huahua boundary.
Must Go tnarmcd.
Within the last few days, he said.
tho commanding officers have issued
orders that no soldier may leave the
camp bearing arms, excep, hy speci-
fic command, or when they are going
- Al .rtH
business. with this order came a
decided change in the attitude OF the
soldiers who are far more respectful
to foreigners than previously.
The moral effect of the continued
success of the American expedition
airy force in Mexico is apparently
good
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
AUSTRIAN VICTORIES
IN TYR0L CONTINUE

London. May 1I.--Intercst in the
war operations has shifted suddenly
to the italian 'front.' whore the Aus
trians have begun to attack along the
whole line. but particularly IN south
ern TyrOl against the Italian troops
threatening Trent
Here the Italian troops occupied po-
sitions just over the Austrian border
from the Adige valley. south Of Ro-
verto. 10 the Astico valley. The Aus
trian attacks cover a front Of twenty
three miles.
The Italians admit their retirement
on this front, and the latest official
Austrian account claims continued
gains, the capture of several enemy
positions and the penetration Of the
Terragnola sector. the driving of the
Italians from Moschere and the
stormlng Of Zegnatorta during the
night.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
MANY ARRIVE FOR
COLORADO CONVENTION
IA, .osa,ss ,ourr.l SPECIAL ,s,stD ~'.u

Colorado Springs. May 1l.-Ncores
Of democrats from ali oyer Colorado
arrived today for the state conyen-
tion which meets here tomorrow to
elect four delegates-at-larg TO the
national convention in ST. Louis and
"A national committeeman. More than
600 delegates are expected. \ spe-
cial train tomorrow morning VIII
bring the Denver and northern Colo
RADIO delegations. The four districts
will select their delegates here.
Party leaders say the four dele
sates-at- large probably will be J. A.
Thatcher and Gerald Hughes Of Den
yer. Alva g. Adams, Pueblo, and
Henry f. Avery, Colorado Springs No
opposition has developed TO the re-
election Of John r Barnett as ma
tional committeeman.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
FORMER RUSSIAN WAR
MINISTER DENIES CULT
,sr ~o"sna ,ouHa.l s-te,.l ,sAssO wssi

Berlin, May Il CRY Wireless to Say
WILEY document In which he de-
clared himself innocent was found III
the house OF General Soukhomlinoft.
FORMER Russian minister OF war. when
he WIS arrested recently after inNes~
tigatiGa into alleged irregularities in
the administration of his department,
accoi ding 70 the Petrograd newspaper
Russkg Nkedonosty as quoted today
In an Overseas News agency state
ment.
THE general likewise protested his
Innocence tc the arresting officers,
SAYS the news agency's summary OF
the article "His wife disappeared
shortly after his arrest and although
sought under court warrant has not
been found.
'dn the documents discovered in the
dwelling the general blamed other
cabinet ministers and committees of
the duma who had obstructed his ae-
tions and declared that his only mis-
take had been in thinking that the
present war would be a short one"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
STRIKE OF 1,400 TRACK
WORKERS DECLARED

Boston. May lG.--Approximately L.
400 track workers and forcmen of
the Boston x Maine railroad went on
strike tonight for wage increase Of
20 cents q day and Saturday half
holiday, according to Officers Of the
International brotherhood of Main
tenanco ana Way Employees. A ma
joriiy Of the track workers. It is said,
now receive Is cents an hour.
The strike call was issued by A r.
Barker. OF Detroit. international vice
president. who will direct the strike
from this city with the assistance OF
u J. Powers. also an international
vice president.
Union leaders here asserted that
! 900 other workers, not affiliated
with the brotherhood, would strike
tomorrow; that the maintenance Of
way department Of the road would be
completely tied up, and at least 2,000
other workers would be thrown out Of
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
SUMMARY OF SWISS
WAR MEASURES IS OUT

Berlin, May II tby Wireless TO
Tuckerton. POLITICAL and economic
measures taken by Switzerland since
the war began were made public IN
the third report Just issued by the
Swiss federal council, says dispatch
from Berne tu the verseas News
agency. which summarizes the report
as follows
Swiss neutrality was violated sew
eral times 10y frontier incidents but
these, with the exception of several
aeroplane attacks, were OF no inl-
pOrance.
"Regarding the mail and teleera-
phic censorship France and Great
Britain acted contrary TO internation-
al law on the freedom OF transit and
in SO doing caused heavy damage to
neutrals.
'"rhe federal council states that up
TO the end OF March. 1916, fifty trains
with seriously wounded soldiers We're
transported through switzerland.
These trains carried S.16g French sol-
diers and 2.201 Germans. The nuns
Der of exchanged soldiers and civil
ians amounted TO 1l1,iS9 This to-
tal included 9s,7bs French and TO-
5Sl Germans
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
ON RUBBER CASE
DEFERRED TILL TUESDAY

Washington. May l7.-~Senator llol-
lbs moved In executive session Of the
senate late today to reconsider the
vote by which the nomination Of
George Rublee as a member of the
federal trade commission was reject
ed last Monday BY agreement with
Senator Gallint er, leader of the oppo-
sition TO Rubloe, here was no dis
cussion Of the motion and a vote vas
deferred until Tuesday,
Administration leaders are hopeful
the senate win reverse its action and
the vote was postponed So that alb
sentees might return to Washington.
Rublee's friends claim t6 have won
over several senators since the reiec-
ton vote senator Hollis who voted
for confirmation, changed his vote
later. 10 be in position 20 move re-
consideration.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
RECEIVES
REPORT ON BATAVIA

Washington, May Sinking Of
the Dutch steamer Batavia & WAS re-
ported in state departments dis
patches today from Consul General
Skinner at London The captain and
twenty -four Of the crew were landed
at Great Yarmouth Seven passen-
gers. including two Americans. three
Dutch ana two Russians also were
eaved. Three Dutch sailors and one
American passenger We're reported
drowned. The consul said first re-
ports indicated the vessel was sunk
by q mine.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
OBREG0N REPUDIATES
CONFIDENT STATEMENTS
q, .arr.a ,eoa... ..se,.. .s.s,e ...sl

Mexico city, May l7.-General Al
vaIo Obregon. minister of war. denied
today reports in circulation in tho
United states that he had expressed
confidence that President Wilson did
not contemplate war with Mexico.
Please dene the report that have
made q public declaration OF conf
donce that President Wilson does not
contemplate war with Mexico said
General Obregon. Il have made no
declaration, public or private. regard
ing international relations since leay-
ing III PasO.p
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
ARMY BILL SOON
To BE SENT To
THE PRESIDENT
Senate Agrees to Conference
Report After Debate Last
ing All Day; Borah RenewS
Attack on Militia,

Washington, May 1.-THE senate,
after an all day debate, agreed to-
night to the conference report on the
army reorganization bill without a
roll call The house is expected to
approye the report within a day or
two. and send the first of the big ma
tional defense measures To the presl-
dent.
The bill provides for regular
army of g1l 600 officers ana men at
peaEe strength and approximately
26O. 600 at war strength, and for a.
federaized national guard of 45HVoo
officers and men at maximum
strength.
Many Side issues.
Discussion OF the conferences re
port embraced denunclanon OF
Great Britain for execution OF the
irish revOlutionists, attacks upon the
administration Mexican policy, re-
newed assaults upon the nallohal
guard as "A political force and Vlgof-
ous criticisms of The provision Tor
government nitrate lnahulactuIliie
plant. ..,
senator Fall asserted that General
Pershing with the 4,000 troops at
leo CITY. taking every town with Mt
lie trouble if he were unhampered by
orders from Washington, and that W
per cent of the Mexican people would
welcome such action He declared
also that representatives of General
Carranza are negotiating with f0f-
eign governments against the United
States and that this government
would he forced to fight foreign
forces on Mexican soil if it did not
eon do it's full duty to the people
of Mexico and the United states
isorah scores Militia.
Senator Borah of Idaho, renewing
his attack on the national guard as
a political force. declared that 1t
would prove to be more detrimental
to the United States than an invading
army. He arraigned Great bfltaln
Tor the Irish executions, declaring
there had been no greater blow TO
free institutions since the European
war began.
Senator Lodge and Chairman stone
Of the foreign relations committee al
so criticized the army bill, the iofll
er blaming the house for not accept
ing A larger regular army proposeu
bv the senate, and the latter NAM
tanning that the proposed army was
too great.
Brandesec Dis9usted-
enator Brandegee. author OF the
Amendment for Il regular standing
army Of 100000 men at peace
strength. which was rejected by the
conference. declared that the Eng
lish language was inadequate TO ex-
press his disgust at the conference
action and said he hoped the sood
lord who guards the drunkard ana
the fool win save the nation.
Secretary Baker said tonight that
as soon as President Wilson has sign
ed the bill he viii begin consultations
with the general staff TO put the
measure into effect.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
SAYS ENGLISH PLANES
ARE BETTER THAN FOES

London. May 17.-During debate
in the house Of commons today on
aerial service Harold ]. Tennant par
uamcntary under-secretary for Wati
said Great Britain had two types u
aeroplanes faster than any possesseu
hv Germany and two other types as
f9st as the Fokker II was FAR from
true 10 say Germany had the suprem-
acy of the Air. he continued. ON the
contrary. England had very lafse
measure Of supremacy and IN great
ma iority Of combats her airmen were
the winners,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
Pardon Doard Decllncs "a Act.

Austin, Tex. May 1.-THE state
board of pardons declined today TO
recommend commutatlon Of sentence
In the cases of JosV Buenrostro and
Melquiades chapa, MeXicane who
participated In the Texas border raids
last summer and who were found
guilty OF the murder of A. j.. Austin
and his son Charles at Sebastian,
Texas The men viii be hanged at
Brownsville Friday unless Governor
Ferguson should intervene.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
TO NEUTRALS
OF NORTH EUROPE FALL

lsS ~esvl@s JOURNAL SPECIAL Lsssgp wiEsl
Washington, May l6.--Restrictions
On commerce by the British orders in
council are credited here with being
me cause of sharp declines in Ameri-
van exports to the northern European
neutfals during the last year. FIG
u'es assembled today in the bureau
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
The Day in Congress
SENATE.

Took up army reorganization con
Terence report.
~, s,enator owens corrupt practices
gil ravorablv reported from the cleo
aoas committee.
..,i ,hiiEers and harbors appropriation
0ili debated
ANnpted without record vote con-
bill Vn ornlN teoIshiii@''' 'iVi'
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
IIOi Sc.

ton. 'iii ui'"ti 'o'is''iN
ence. '"''s piii /" '"i''e
in.. ssed flood control bin authoriz-
fos ,ne-year Improvement program
ers, PPi ana sacramento nv
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
German Nine Sinks
G erman Torpedo Boat
Copenhagen via London,

Copenhagen (,ia London, May s
~. 2:2U a. m. "A German tor 8
, pedo boat has been sunk by a
German mine off Falsterbo,
Sweden. according TO the Ber-
lingskc Tidende's Malmo CORES
pordent All but one man of
The crew were saved.
,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
In TyroI and Western Tren-
tino, Invaders Lose Many
Men and Considerable War
Material
DUTCH VESSEL SUNK:
AMERICAN IS DROWNED
Steamship Batavia V Goes
Down in North Sea, Pre-
sumabIy as Result Of Mine
Explosion
toy po.n,.o ,ous~A, s-.e,Ae l.Asso wras.


From the Tonale pass region in
western Trentno TO Monfalcone,
short distance from the head of the
Gulf of Trieste. the Austrians are Wig
orously on the offensive against the
| Italians.
In Tyrol, 10 the south OF Trent.
heavy infantry attacks to the east Of
the Adige river have forced the ital-
I ians again to abandon some of their
advanced positions and resulted In
the capture by the Austrians of an
aggregate of lil officers and $500
men. In addition, thirteen guns and
seventeen machine guns were cap
tured
Vienna says that south OF Rovereto
the Austrians stormed Zegnatorta but
Rome asserts that the five attacks
launched were put down with heavy
casualties, the bodies of numerous
dead Austrians floating away in the
swift current of the Adige river.
Austrian Attack Rcpulsed.
The repulse of another Austrian
attack IN the Sngana valley also Is re-
ported by Rome. Along the remain
der OF the front there were heavy
artillery bombardments With here and
there infantry attacks. Bombing OPP
erations by aviators on both sides
have taken place against opposing po-
sitions
On the front in France ana Bel
eium the fighting has consisted main
ly of artillery duels to the northwest
of Nerdun.
The entente airmen have been par
ticularly active against German posi-
Tons and there have been comhats In
the air with German fliers In these
latter combats several German air
craft were brought down by British
and French aviators IN one of the
/ raids American aviators, fighting with
the French army under the title of
the Franco American flying corps,
took part in their first foray AZ an
individual unit
Russians Victorious.
Fights of minor Importance with
The advantage In favor of the RUS
slams have taken place on the north
ern end of the fussian front In
Asiatic Turkey around Darbekr, the
Turks again assumed the offensive
against the Russians but again met
with a repulsc.
The French are showing activity
along the Lake Doran and other see
lots Ol the Dtfb'~hitth liNllllNis nav
ing occupied DeVctepe and pushed
the forces east toward Monastir. The
infantry on both sides along this front
continue to make preparations for
possible encounters,
OF three Americans on board the
Dutch steamer batavia Y, which was
sunk by an explosion In the North
sea. one was drowned. one of the
Americans rxDrpgsrg thp beIipf that
the steamer struck mine
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-18
THE WEATHER
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Denver, Colo, May 17.--New Mex
leo: Thursday partly cloudy. not so
cool east portion Friday generally
fair.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
For twenty-four hours. ending at
p. m. yesterday.
Maximum temperature. ~ de-
grees minimum, 3S degrees; range,
"a degrees temperature at a. M,
54 degrees; east wind partly cloudy.
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-12
Worlds Strides In Temperance

the Constitution in all the larger cit
les of Georgia:
From Rome, Columbus, Macon.
Augusta and Savannah, come reports
of remarkable decrease in the number
OF arrests for drunkenness, and in
slme cases as high as so to 40 per
cent, and the story of Atlanta's two
months under more stringent laws
is of equal interest and wonder In
other words where 100 persons were
formerly arrested and, pehaps. fined
or given stockade sentences for drunk
enness, there are now but 80 or 40 at
the stockade.
From the standpoint Of good or
der and decency, if not of morals,
Georgia communities are therefore 60
to 20 per cent better off than they
were under the conditions prevailing
prior to May t.
And the editor of the Constitution
concluded that Georgia is developing
o better and happier citizenry under
the law which has evoyed intoxicat
ing liquors from easy reach of the
people.
The Other Fellows Boy.
The Detroit Times tells of BUSH
nessman of that city who was APP
preached the other day by saloon.
keeper who asked him if he had po-
sition open in which he could place
his son. In a conversation concern
ing the matter the saloonkeeper said:
II know my son was little bit
wild and reckless for time, and il
is my fault because of the business
am in | think / have him straighten-
ed out now, and ! want to place him
outside of and away from the saloon
and put it up to him to make good in
a responsible line of business.
"The businessman promised that at
the first opportunity he would give the
boy a chance What did the saloon
keeper do then?
The Times go on to explain:
Then he went back to his saloon;
put on his white apron, and was
ready for the sons of other fathers,
as they might drop into his place TO
sell them his beer and his whisky,
and to give them their start on their
way down the grade to the helpless
state of red-nosed incompetents and
H.. e..