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|. s. AVIATORS ARE
 SCOUTING FAR AHEAD
ON VILLAS HEELS

CASAS GRANDES March 28-According to the army reports Villa fleeing with the greatest rapdty to- wards the mountains and the Americans following as fast as horses with supplies go. All arms of the ser vice are being used to force him into corner and one favorable fact in connection with the pursuit is that the people of the district are willing to give the Americans all the assistance in their power their lands have been ravaged by the bandit in former times. They give every information rgarding his flight his supplies and anna- ment to the Americans
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Biz Billiard Game
 Comes Off Tonight
Bruner, Winner of Class A, to Meet
 Evans, Winner of Class C.

The first game of the "play-of' in the Northern billiard tournament will take place this evening at 2 o'clock be- tween Allison Bruner, winner of the Class A series, and Ike Evans, winner of Class C. The handicap has been ar ranged according to the averages made and Buner will have to play 23l to Evans 100.
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ONLY ONE VOTE CAST
 AGAINST ARMY BILL

WASHINGTON, March 28. -B By a vote of 837 to 1 the House today passed the army deficiency bill ap- propriating $S,6OO,OOO to cover the cost of the American expedition to Mexico and to enable the administra- tion to recruit the army to the full strength. The money will also be used to buy aeroplanes, motor trucks and equipment. The action was taken as an endorsement of the move against Villa. The opposition vote was that of the socialist member from New York.
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GERMANY WILL DISAYOW

WASHINGTON, March 28-An the evidence neces- say has been secured to show that the Sussex was hit by torpedo and not by mine but it is stated with authority that if German submarine was responsible the imperial government will disayow the act punish the submarine commander, make reparation and satisfy the United States government that the topedoing violation of instructions Thus it seems the issue will narrow down to the question whether the United States is willing to ac- cept such declaration.
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JUDGE RULES THAT LABOR
 IS NOT A COMMODITY
Indictments Against Gary and Other
 Steel Magnates Dismissed.

YOUNGSTOWN, March 2S. - The indictments against F. II. Gary of the United States Steel Corporation and other Steel defendants were dis, missed today, Judge Anderson ruling that labor was not a commodity and that it therefore could not be placed under the terms of the State and Trust Act.
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Banjo Bill was quite bright spot on the program of the A. B. Low links last evening.
 A lot of people in Seward will be sorry to hear that Vance Stine of the government cable service has re- signed and will leave soon for Anchor age to take position with the tele- graph operating force of the En- gineering Commission.
 Dr. H. o. Schaleben and Mrs. Schaleben returned yesterday after noon.
 r. H. Policy, the prominent young merchant of Anchorage, arrived yes teMay on the Evans after business trip to the outside
 The Governors office has issued a shipping license for one brown bear skin to F. R. Van Camper, of La touche. The skin will be sent to George Horace Lorimer, editor of the Saturday Evening Post, in Philadel- phia, in which magazine number of stories written by Mrs. Van Campen have appeared from time to time,
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IMMENSE MOVING
 PICTURE MERGER

NEW YORK, March 26.-Confrma- tion of the forty million dollar nov ing picture merger was obtained to- day. Most of the large producing corporations will join forces to elimi- nate unnecessary expenses. A formal announcement will probably be made tomorrow. Mary Pickford and Charley Chaplin are the stars engag- ed. PicEford has already signed a three years contract which will bring her six hundred thousand dollars an nually. Chaplin's contract will bring him six hundred and seventy thousand dollars a year.
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WAITE EXPECTED TO
 CONFESS TO MURDER

NEW YORK, March 28. - Dr. Arthur Warren Waite is expected by the police to confess to the murder of his millionaire father-in-law, John E Peck. Unless he goes further than his statement to the detectives indi- cates it is not thought that he will duplicate Mrs. Waite. She, it is said persuaded him to tell everything.
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FAIRBANKS AVIATOR

Samuel V. Schermerhon, mem Der of the U. S. Signal Corps, former ly stationed at Fairbanks, has been promoted to the rank of Master Sig nal Electrician in the Aviation corps. He is a qualified aviator, having pass ed his examination at San Diego a few weeks ago. Jack McRea, also a Signal Corps man, formerly stationed at Fairbanks, is now ranking non commissioned office in the aviation corps.-Ex.
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SLAUGHTERING RUSSIANS

BERLIN March 2S-The Russians are now deliver ing attacks against von Hindenburg along hundred miles front and they are suffering frghtfuIy. They are being hurled again and again at the barbed wire entange ments which the marshal has placed all along the front of his winter line and the Slavs are being slaughtered in great numbers Not since the retreat from the Donajec year ago have they suffered such fightful losses.
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SHOOTING SPIES

NEW YORK March 2S-Travelers yesterday from Liverpool state that several German spies have been shot recently in the tower of London but that the newspapers are prohibited from mentioning the fact Iii said by the British authorities that spies are still numerous in the British islands and espionage by the police has become ir6some to many American tourists.
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% % # < . . . Q . $ z . < FRANK YOUNGS OUT !" * FOR SCHOOL BOARD |"

Frank E. YOungs, a member of the present city council, has announced his candidature for the school board. The announcement was made last night for the first time.
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AVIATORS SCOUTING

WASHINGTON, March 28-The announcement has been made from the department that large aero corps has been established in connection with new mill tary base located hundred and twenty miles south of Casas Grandes The planes are in operation scouting at the extreme front around Namqupa for distance of 25O miles, There have been engagements and quiet prevails at all points of the American line.
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of Labor Wilson. Mir. B. Squires, the remaining member, is statistician for the department of labor.-Cook Inlet Pioneer.
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c. Loussac, an extensive druggist of Juneau, is now in the city. George Vinger, of Caro- & Company went west yesterday.
 Joe Kennedy and Martin Griffin, two oldtimers of the Nome country, came up on the Evans to settle around here,
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NO MAN KILLED

WASHINGTON, March 28. .- The war department states that not one American soldier has lost his life since the invasion of Mexico far the department has been informed No official information has been given out even to show whether any shots have been exchanged between the United States troops and the MeXicans.
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SCOTCH MACHINISTS STRIKE

LONDON, March 28-LlOyd George, minister of munitions informed the House of Commons this after noon that grave state of affairs has arisen in the work of manufacturing big guns by strikes which have been called by the machnists in the munitions factories the Clyde.
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BIG MONEY FOR AVIATION

WASHINGTON, March 2S. - The of half million dol lars for army aviation in 1917 is now assured. Baker the new secretary of war, gave out this today.
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FIRE BREAKS OUT

An incipient blaze broke out this morning in the Fairbanks hotel but it was quickly extinguished by Lucky Baldwin, the proprietor.
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WILL QUESTION GERMANY

WASHINGTON, March 28-The state department has decided to ask the German government directly if it was really Teuton submarine that tOrpedoed the Sus- sex A negative answer would be regarded as a dis ayOwal
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Among tho recent numerous and inter ostlng rumors about the German crown prince-emanating from French and English sources, however-was one to the effect that the German military au- thorities were dissatisfied with hls con- duct of the attack at Verdun and would Bupersede him by Prince Albrecht of Wurttemberg The latter Is one of Ger many's most famous royal generals and has commanded a division, consisting of several army corps of the army operat- ing in France. He is a member of the ducal line of the royal house of Wurt- temberg and Is forty-nine years oldl
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YERDUN HAs NO DECISION

LONDON, March 28.-Nothing decisive is recorded from Verdun in todays dispatches Artillery fire is pro- ceeding but no infantry attacks are spoken of.
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GERMAN AND BRITISH SHIPS
 IN BATTLE IN THE NORTH SEA
NAVAL BATTLE

LONDON March 2S.-In an encounter between Brit ish cruisers and German deStroyerS in the North Sea one German destroyer has been sunk This is the only detail given out by the admiralty The date is not mentioned and nothing said about any further losses on either side
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REGISTRATION BOOKS
 TO CLOSE SATURDAY

The city registration books will close next Saturday night at 10 o'clock. They will be open from 2 to 10 p. m. on Friday and Saturday.
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ALASKA TOMORROW

The steamship Alaska was schedul- ed to leave COrdova at o'clock this afternoon.
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VESTRY TO MEET

The vestry of St. Peters church will meet this evening at Mir. John Nel- sOn's at 8 o'clock.
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ANOTHER CANDIDATE

J. B. Slater, an Oldtime prOspector and operator, has announced himself candidate for election to the ctiy council.
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2 * * ; * % C * * 2 . {"
 * PETE OGLE Is |" * OUT WITH BELLS :'

Pete Ogle permitted it to be an nounced today that he is candidate for election to the city council. He is so we'll known that nothing else need be said.
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Only three hundred and twenty voters had registered last night for the city election at the office closing hour.
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Under Sealed Orders.
lBy Associated prsSsl

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Galveston. Tex. March 22.-The
United States battleship Kentucky
left last night under sealed orders,
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father until she could no longer en-
dure IL, and left home to 20 to live
with her brother In another county
She stated that the auto belonged ia
her and that no one was responsible
for the negro driver bringing her tc
Bryan other than herself. The girls
father is q farmer In Madison County
and the sheriff says he was not very
favorably impressed with the way the
old man deported himself.
No further news has been heard
from the party since leaving hers
Sunday morning. and an may have
ended well. but those who formed the
acquaintance of the young female &c
tress in this drama say they feel sure
she win try to escape again. and the,
all hope she may have better lucl
next time.
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EIGHT THOUSAND HOMEL LESS AT PARIS
EIGHT SENATORIAL
CANDIDATES IN
Secretary Of United States Senate viii
supply Contestants With Pre-
llnnlnsry Expense Blanks.

Washington. March 22.-Secretary
OF State Mckay has filed with the sec
retary Of the United States senate the
names OF tho eight candidates for
nomination for senator from Texas
and these gentlemen wYll bo supplied
with the blanks upon which TO certi.
fy their primary expense accounts.
Tho eight names are culberson.
Brooks. Campbell. Colquitt. Davis,
Henry, Heller OF Toyah and Riddle.
They must report their expenditures
not later than ten days before the July
primary and not later than fifteen
days afterward and the nominee OF
the primary must report again not
later than fifteen days before the No
vember election and within thirty days
afterward
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there, OF how he strenuously advo-
Gated diversification. worked up some
trade excursions that proved very val.
liable TO the town. and at all times
pushed with a vim the idea OF rails
ing peanuts in Comanche. That he
met with success In spreading the
Idea, as well as the peanut industry.
is evidenced by the fact that portions
Of that county are now considered the
most thriving sections OF the Texas
peanut industry.
Later on Mr.. Holman went to ANA.
rillo and took charge. as secretary. OF
the Commercial Club there. At this
place he remained two years. and
that his services were most success.
ful is vouched for by the general
strides that have been made by ANA.
rillo and Potter County along many
different material and commercial
lines. During Mr.. Holman's work In
Amarillo he led a movement which re-
suited in placing commercial club af.
fairs on very sound basis, in which
Il operated to have the legitimate ex-
penses paid BY taxation. During this
time the commission form Of govern.
ment was also adopted at Amarillo
and Mr.. Holman naturally left that
town In a splendid condition.
Mr.. Holman's talk. only brief sug
gestions OF which have been given
here. was enthusiastically received
and he was the recipient OF compli
ments for his practical and timely
talk. Al the conclusion OF his re
marks motion was made and car
ried. to the effect that the presiden,
appoint n committee. the duty Of
which Is TO map out a commercial elut
program as TO rne general work to be
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REPUBLICANS TO
MEET IN HOUSTON
VIII Formulate Plan for Re-Entry Of
Bull Moose Into Ranks Of
Regulars.

Dallas. Tex. March 22.-The "har.
mony'' committee appointed at a
meeting OF Progressives and Republi.
cans here last Wednesday to confer
with the regular Republican party
leaders OF Texas relative to the re-
turn OF the Bull NIoose to the fold OF
the @. o. r.. viii meet in Houston at
the Rice hotel Saturday morning. The
announcement was made by William
II. Atwell. Republican chairman OF
the committee.
The Houston meeting will be Cor the
purpose OF formulating the actual way
In which the entry into Republican
ranks will be made Just who is a
Republican aud who Is a Progressive
is puzzling Texas anti-Democrats. and
at the Wednesdays meeting IL was in.
timated by several speakers that the
lnsurrecto- politicians we're as good as
Republicans.
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CLOSED SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL.

Rev. Chas. T. Tally. pastor OF the
First Methodist Church. has returned
from silsbee. Tex. where he conduct.
cd a ten days revival meeting under
the auspices OF the Baptist and Meth.
odist churches OF the town. Rev. Tal.
ly did the preaching and there were
forty.eight professions OF faith. thir.
ty.seven joined the Methodist Church
and seven the Baptist The pastor Of
the Baptist Church. Rev. Binfcrd. who
Is former Bryan minister, and the
Methodist pastor. o. w. Hooker, both
gave valuable help In the meeting,
and Rev. Tally says II was one Of the
best meetings he has been In In a
long timeo.
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.4142 BIRTHS WAS
FEBRUARY REPORT
$40 Children Under Year Died. Next
Largest Age Record Being From
Twenty to Thirty Years.

Austin Tex. March 22.-Births re
ported for February totaIled i.Ii2. ac
ccrding to the state registrar OF vital
statistics. and deaths numbered 2.372
tuberculosis. pneumonia and influ.
enza again lead the list OF deaths with
2si deaths charged against tubercu.
losis as a cause and more than 200
against the others.
Deaths numbering $40 were report.
ed OF children under year OF age and
the next largest number was between
the ages Of 20 to 80 years, with 26o
reported
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tBy Associated Press)

VI Paso. Tex. March 22.-wires be-
tween Jusrez and Casas Grandes
we're still cut today. so that for more
than twenty.four hours General Cavira
has been without any news OF what is
transpiring at the scene reported. II
is mystery as to what Is happening
between Juarez and Casas Grandes.
General Gavira said he was sending a
working crew on the railroad to re.
pair the track and wires. but no report
was received early today and the Mex.
lean officials professed to be ignor.
ant Of what was occurring.
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THRILLING STORY
IN ONE CHAPTER
Young Lady In an Automobile. a Ne
gro Chauffeur. an lrate Father and
Sheriff Mum Principal Actors.

A little episode out OF the ordinary.
little story that had very abrupt
ending In Bryan. was participated In
by young lady from Madison County.
negro boy acting as chauffeur In an
Overland automobile. and Sheriff T.
G. Num-. The happening was OF re-
cent occurrence and will be told with.
out giving the young lady's name.
Saturday night Sheriff Num- was
aroused from his peaceful slumbers
TO answer a phone call from Madison.
vile. II was the sheriff OF that coun-
ty aud he wanted to talk very eager
ly. He informed Sheriff Num- that a
farmers pretty daughter was on her
way to Bryan in an Overland auto.
driven by negro boy. and he was
sure the young lady intended to take
the train for Houston. and to inter.
cept her and hold for orders. within
one hour after he received the phone
call Mr.. Num- landed the party. escort.
cd the young lady to the jail and
placed her In charge OF Mrs. Mum.
Within another hour an irate father
appeared upon the scene in company
with his son. Being informed that his
daughter was safe and that she did
not desire to return home. the old
gentleman became very hostile. en-
tered the room where his daughter
was. slapped her Jaws and otherwise
acted in a rude manner. She was
placed In the auto and the return
/, home was commenced.
Those who witnessed the scene al
the jail told a reporter that they did
not blame the girl from leaving home
The father was rought and very
abusive. The girl said she was II
years of age; that she had been pre-
vented from marrying the young man
! she loved. had been abused BY heI
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BUYS FINE CATTLE.

Claude A. buchanan returned a fev
days ago from Itasca. Tex. in Hill
County. where he went to purchase
thirty head OF fine Durham cattle 70
place on his ranch six miles north
east OF Bryan. The cattle arrived last
night and uere unloaded this morn
Ing. They are all in fine condition
and as pretty as a picture. The herd
consists Of one fine registered male
and twenty-nine young cows. Mr.. Buch-
anan says he found out several years
ago there was nothing to be gained
by handling scrub stock. and In fu-
ture he VIII devote his entire time to
the raising OF the best breeds.
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
WEEKLY MEETING
Splendid Address Delivered by Seth
o. Holman Of the A. and N. Col
leoe Extension Department.

There was regular meeting OF the
Commercial Club yesterday afternoon
Mt 3 O'Clock. the body having met AT
that time instead OF at 10 a. m. which
Is customary. because Il was the de
sire OF the members that an address
be heard from Mr.. Seth II. Holman,
a former Commercial Club secretary,
but who Is now In the extension de,
partment OF A. and NJ. College. and
that gentleman could not attend dur
ing the morning hours.
After the meeting was formally
opened and Mr.. Holman had met per
sonally the representative men who
were present. he began his address
commencing with the circumstances
that had led him to enter commercial
club life. He stated that work for the
public had always attracted him and
that rather early In life he did some
newspaper work. II was while en-
gagged as reporter on the Fort
Worth Record. under Hon. Clarence
ousley. that he laid the foundation foI
taking up the duties OF a commercial
secretary. He attended a night school
OF instruction along those lines.
In due time Mr.. Holman went to Co
manche. where he took charge Of the
commercial body there; he told In m
interesting way OF his experienced
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dealing In commodities sent from
cities nearby by special trains.
Mckinney Fire Swept.

Mckinney. Tex. March 22.-The en-
tire plant Of the Mckinney Compress
Company. $500 bales OF cotton. three
residences. eight freight cars and sev.
eral small outbuildings were the toll
exacted by the most disastrous fire
In the history of Mckinney Tuesday
afternoon. The total loss will approx
innate s5Oo,OOO. The cotton burned is
estimated at $i25. 900. fully covered
by insurance. The plant OF the com
press company was valued at si5. 900
with insurance OF $4,000. The resi-.
dences were partly covered by insur.
ance.
Brilliant and heroic fighting by the
Mckinney volunteer fire department
under the direction of Fire Chief Jno
S. Mckinney. prevented a conflagra.
tion that might have wiped out a great
er part OF the business section OF the
city and much Of the residential sec
tion. A high wind famed the blaze
and made effective work next to i'm.
possible.
The fire originated from the explo-
sion Of an oil stove in the kitchen Of
the home OF J. C. Gander. on South
Tennessee street. shortly after
o'clock II spread rapidly. augmented
by the high wind. and soon several
houses in the vicinity were afire. A
two-story house adjoining Il on the
north was destroyed before the fire
department could check the flames.
Other buildings In the vicinity were
only slightly damaged.
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DEEDS FOR RECORD.

w. T. Horton and wife to ]. Webb
Howell, two tracts Of land. containing
so acres in Brazos County: considera,
tion' $40 and other valuable consid
erations.
W. H. Hollisan and wife to T. ],
Crawford. parcel OF land containing
? acres in Reynolds addition to the
city Of Bryan; consideration. siOO.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-03-22
|ARMOR COMPANIES
WOULD CUT PRICES
TiIIman Bill to EstsbIish Government
Armor Plate Plant Brought
Them 10 Knees.
my Associated Press,

Washington. March 22.-when the
house naval committee received the
rillman bin for a government armor
plate factory. which passed the senate
last night. 1t also received a proposal
from the Bethlehem Steel Company to
cut the price OF armor plate from sa.z5
to ss.s5 ton.
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done the next fiscal year, same be-
ginning in April or the first Of May.
This motion included the provision
that Mr.. Holman should be included
In this committee. IL he would accept.
and this he graciously did. Other
members OF the committee win soon
be appointed by President Z. J. Foun.
tain. Mr.. Holman will doubtless In.
sist on stressing the idea OF committee
work throughout all the work to be
done, as he Is great advocate Of
such procedure. strongly declaring for
II yesterday. He believes II the most
direct. personal and beneficial effort
that can be put forward. and in this
view he Is indorsed by many local
men. as well as commercial club peo-
pie everywhere.
Mr.. Holman has entered heartily
upon his work at the A. and Nj. Col
lege. In the extension department. his
duties being organization and market
ing. In connection with this great In.
stitution OF learning.
The following committee Of five has
been appointed by President Z. ].
Fountain TO revise the bylaws and
map out plan OF work for the coming
year; Major l.. l.. McInnis, chairman;
s. u. Holman. NJ. 4. Wallace. J. 7.
Maloney and Jno. c. Wick.
A report Of this work will be sub
mitted to the club at the next meet.
Ing for approval.