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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
Attack on Carranza Gar.
rison at Pasaje Disas-
trOus to Outlaws.
SURVIVORS FLEE
IN GREAT DISORDER
Four Soldiers of Dc Faeto Forees
Killed During Fisht-General Reyes,
Forces Not Engaged in Battle -
Members Of Villas Band Arrested
For Participation in Raid on Co'um-
bus Declare They Wers Threatened.

Torreon, Mexico, April II, via Ell
Paso Junction. April 12.-Details OF a
fiye-hour battle between the Carranza
garrisonfat Pasaje Durango, and an at
lacking force composed of Contreras
and Ceniceros bandits were orougnt
here today. The outlaws fed IN ois-
order in the hills of the Nazas district
after losing seventy killed, it is report
ed. The de facto troops had 1our
dead.
The battle took place on Sunday.
First reports were that the attacking
force was commanded by General can
uto Reyes. *'', ......,...---
As neRotiations have been under way
for the surrender of General Reyes un-
der an amnesty grant, disappointment
was expressed by Carranza ohclals.
The surrender Of Reyes was expected
to seriously cripple the Villista cause
in the vicinity of Torreon and Durango.
Reyes Not Implicated. r =
The fight was reported to have been
precipitated by the troops of the garr1-
son, who fired on the troops of General
CyCo ENS SAASy 0RRA A~~S~~i
of the peace agreement.
The latest details, however, seem to
show that Reyes is not implicated and
there are still hopes that ne Will cease
warfare against General Carranza. 4
A doctor sent from here to treat some
Of the men wounded In the battle
brought back the details of the engage
ment. He said that the Contreras and
Ceniceros attackers were subjected to
whitening fire from the garrison. They
fed in disorder. He arrived In time to
count the bodies OF seventy Of the out
laws, scattered over the battle ground.
Among the dead were q colonel and 3
captain. q .'S fs "a. y
Noted Bandit Killed. Z. a
After the battle word was brought
in that Lamadrid, q noted bandit, was
killed ine dispute over the division
of loot by the Contreras band. Lama
drid fed into the Nazas district after
his raid on Dinamita some weeks ago.
At that time he was soundly beaten by
troops under General Ignacio Ramos.
General Trevino. Carranza command
er at Torreon, has arranged for corn
shipments from Colima and Jalisco to
relieve the food shortage here.
An aeroplane passed over Santa Ros-
ALA today, bound in the direction OF
Parral, where American troops have
been reported to be operating. The
aeroplane Is reported to have followed
the wagon trail from General Pershing's s
Satevo base to the, Mexican Central
line and then to have followed the rail-
way :: - .3a 81 -. ...,, .D
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12

report on the sinking Of the Dutch
steamer Tubancia was received today
by the state department but officials
refused to make 1t public or give any
indications of It's nature. The Official
findings Of the Dutch Investigators
were regarded as highly significant as
they come from neutral and they Will
probably be reviewed In the accumula-
tion of cases which Secretary Lansing
is considering.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
] Mi.sissippi Continue. u Rise.

~ =
Dubuque, April 1.-THE Mississippi
river continues to rise here, the stage
At noon being seventeen and seven
tenths feet ut will reach the eighteen
foot mark by Thursday morning. Flood
waters have backed the lMaquoketa
river SO that the lowiands several
miles back are flooded. One school
house is surrounded.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ARRESTED.
vinton Teacher Charged With Serious
offense Against Boys. .--

SpeClaI 10 II1Hes-1tePuD11CdII.' '.--
i Dubuque, April 12.-Elmer Nelson,
principal Of schools at Vinton, Iowa,
was arrested last night and returned
to vinton this morning by the sheriff
of Benton county. He is charged with
undue familiarity with boys. He is
married. A53..= ~ ,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
NEW STEAMSHIP SUNK.
British Vessel, the Senator, Destroyed
~ ALI Hands Saved.

London, April 12.-Lloyds announces
that the Senator, a new British steam
ship of 3,497 tons, has been sunk. 1t
Is believed all hands have been saved
The Senator was owned in, Whitby.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
cermans Claim Some Gains,

Berlin, via London, April 12.-Ger-
man troops in the operations against
Verdun yesterday gained some ground
in Caillette woods, southeast Of Fort
Douaumont, according to the official
statement issued by the German army
headquarters today.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12

Mount Kisco, N. Y, April 12.-Rich-
awrd Harding Davis, author and war
correspondent, died at his home here
last night from heart trouble. His body
was found early today and he had ap-
parently been stricken while at his
telephone.
He had gone into his library to dc
tate a telegram to a friend in New York
City. His wife assumed, when he did
not return, that he had seated himself
to read, and did not visit the library
until after midnight.
Mr.. Davis had been in falling health
for some time and had sought quiet at
his country place, under care OF his
wife, who was Bessie Mccoy, the ac-
tress.
Correspondent in Five Wars.
Richard Harding Davis, one Of the
most popular OF American writer's. a
playwright also. and a veteran corres-
pondent of five wars, was born in
Philadelphia, in 1864, son of L. Clarke Q
Davis and Rebecca Harding Davis,
also a writer. II 5s..t,
After being educated at Lehigh and
JOnnS t1OphlIIS ullNcTSltIcS, NlT. bdNlS
entred journalism. starting on the Phil
adelphia Press He was correspondent
during the Turko-Greek, Spanish
American. South African and Russo
Japanese wars for the London Times
and the New York Herald. and during
the present war wrote dispatches for a
syndicate. .~
Becomes Successful Novelist.
One of his earlier and most widely
read books, Soldiers Of Fortune. was
published In 1899: in succeeding years
| he wrote more than thirty volumes OF
fiction and war reports together with
! plays .. a -
| In 1899 Mr.. Davis married Cecil
Clarke, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
James Clarke, OF Chicago, and was di
vorced by her In 1912. A few days later
Mr.. Davis married Miss Mccoy. who
was the famous Yama Yama girl in a
popular musical comedy. A daughter
/ Hope Davis. was born.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
MExtcAN sREPoRT plscREptrED,
scarrasisa Officer Hears Villa Has
Doubled Back on Trail. y

Doubled 6ack on Trail. Il n!
Presidio, Tex, April 1a-Reports
that villa has doubled back from the
region south Of Parra1 and Is on his
way toward Ojinaga We're circulated
along this part Of the border today
but were not given much credence.
The reports were based on Information
said to have been received by Colonel
Rojas, commander OF the Ojinaga gar
rfson, from sources he considered re-
liable. s (. Il -.-- -. 4 +. s.. - i.
Villas object in working into north
ern Chihuahua again was said to be
an attempt to stir up disaffection in
Carranza garrisons whose commanders
are reported to be opposed to the
American expedition. r.
Colonel Rojas' information was that
villa was about 200 miles southwest
Of Ojinaga. This would place him
some distance south of Parral. -
Jose Chavez the Mexican bandit,
who threatened to attack and loot this
city, As said to be eighty miles distant
from here.
Colonel Rojas today denied that Jose
Rodriguez, an American citizen, held
IN connection with the recent murder
of the mayor Of Ojinaga, was to be
executed.
Rodriguez has lived in Preside al
most all his life and was well known
and respected by Americans who have
interested themselves In his case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12

In Caurettes wood, just west of
the Meuse, another attempt to
" break the French line defending
Verdun was made this morning by
German troops. The official state >
ment from Paris says the attack
was repulsed.
e. After winter Of inactivity
along the Greek frontier heavy
fighting is now under way altho
apparently 1t Is still confined to
artillery actions. An uncOnfirmed
report from Saloniki tells Of cap
ture of a fortified position by the
Germanic allies, but SO far as Is
indicated no large bodies OF in
fantry have been engaged.
The destruction of British ship
. ping. which is causing concern in
England, continues. The steamer
Senator, new British $500 ton
boat, has been sent to the bottom.
The crew Is believed to have been
rescued.
Official investigation Of the sink
ing Of the Dutch steamers Tuban-
cia and Palembang has resulted in
finding that both were torpedeod.
Paris April II. The German as
sault on the Verdun front west of tn
Meuse was renewed this mornint
Troops advanced on Caurettes woo'
south Of Cumieres. the war office an
nounced today, using flames protector
but were repulsed.
East Of the Meuse In the Douau
sector there was only al
tillery fighting.
The war office says it has been con
firmed that the German losses yesteI
day were very heavy.
on Greek Frontier Resume
Paris, April 12.-Resumb alon Of viz
lent cannonading along th efireek fror
tier near Gievgeli and 4kfiran Is r.
ported in dispatch from }Saloniki
the Journal. ) .-- ~.
1t is also reported thatthe German
allies captured the fortified positio
at Dave Tepe but this has not bee
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
Great \ fitain Replies =
Amc ican Protest Ovsr
China Affair.
ALLEGES PRISONERS
WERE PLOTTERS
Note Says 0srmans, Aussrians aRd
Turks Taken From Vessel Wsrs En-s
gagged In Femsntlns Trouble IL 10
Ea't-sussssts statemsnt IL susii-
eient and That United statss Should
Not Press Protest Further.

Berlin, April 12.-rhs German -.
ply to the American note concsrn-
ing the damaging or sinkina Of Rve
steamships contains the statsansnt
that the Enslishman, Eagle Peint.
Manchester Engineer and asr,~ind.
vale were destroyed by Gsrn,an
Submarines. Evidence was nrs-e
sented to show that these vessels
were torpedoed legally In accord.
anee with tho rules Of war.
Tho statement asserts that 1 Ger.
man submarine torpsdoed sssan, !.
ship at a point whore the susssx
was damaged BY an explosion butg
tho evidence at hand indicates sh,v
the vessel torpsdosd was not ths
Sussex. sl.. s.7' =,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
WAR WRITER DIES
Richard Harding Davis
Stricken Suddenly With
Heart Disease.
FAMOUS AS NOVELIST
AND CORRESPONDENT

Author Of Thirty or More Popular
Works of Fiction and Press Repre-
sentative in Five Wars-Survived by
Wife, Formerly Bessie Mccoy, the
Actress, and Ono Daughter - Had
Been in Failing Health For Time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
FAIL TO BREAK
FRENCH LINES
Germans Direct Attack at
Positions in Caurettes
49,. i .l.f Wood.
ATTACKERS USING
FLAME PROJECTORS

Fighting in Douaumont-V -Vaux Sector
d Confined to Artillery Engagements -
French War Office Report Claims
German Losses Have Been Heavy -
Heavy Fighting Is Resumed on Crock
Frontier After Winter Of Inactivity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
BANDITS AGAINST WILL.
Raiders Arrested at Columbus Say
Thev Wore Forced to Join Villa.

Raiders Arrested at Columbus Say
:, They Were Forced, to Join Villa. ,
% Columbus, N. NJ, April 12.-Jose
Martela, one of the six wounded Mexi-
cans brought here from the front last
night to be tried in connection with
the recent raid on Columbus. today was
identified to have been in and about
town at the time Of the raid.
A trooper here saio the man former
ly was employed on ranch near the
border. .2s.,&....
Another, Jose Rodriguez, it was
learned, was a Carranza soldier, who
had been arrested by Villa on a charge
of espionage, and who was being held
for execution when Villa was obliged
to abandon him at Ell Valle.i The men
denied all knowledge Of Villas where
abouts. @-s .st :
Those. who were able to talk admit
ted frankly participation In the Column
bus raid and professed an intense dis
like for the bandit chieftain,. Claiming
that he had forced them into his band
and kept them with him thru fear.
Townspeople and soldiers manifest
the greatest interest In the prisoners.
but because Of their physical conditions
none but the surgeons. the guards and
newspaper men are allowed to see
them. s:.. III
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
VILLA RUMOR
MAY Be RUSE|
Believed at FL Paso That
Death Report is to De- .
ceive Pursuers.
OLD TRICK OF
ssFOX OF SIERRAS"
General Pershing Estabiishes New Base
at satsvo--RsPortsd Battle Between
United states Troopers and vilIistas
Not Confirmed Mexieans Report
That Villa Has Doubled Back on
Trail Not Credited on Border.

Ell Paso, Tex, April 12.--Masking
his trail with the deluding fiction
spread broadcast by Mexican poems
that he is dead Of his wounds, Fran
cisco Villa is thought by Mexican mill
tary officers to be safely hidden away
in the recesses Of the Sierra Madre
mountains while the American cavalry
are pursuing q rear guard band of
Villistas whose strategy is to beguile
Villas pursuers away from the hid
ing place OF their chief.
Mexican followers Of Villa in. other
campaigns say 1t was a favorite trick
OF villa when the chase became hot to
have the story Of his death be spread
that the arlor Of his pursuers might
be daInpened. Army officers at Fort
Bliss declare that II the villa deaLh
story is hoax 1t will in no wise affect
the pursuit Of the Fox Of the Sierras.D
Pershins Establishes New Base.
General Pershing has established a
new base at Satevo.s but, no word has
come from the flying sauadrons Of
American cavalry under command OF
Colonels Dodd and Brown. There are
reports that the advance columns have
been forced to halt until the line OF
communication has 5een established
south Of 'Satevo. %.-
There is nothing official here or at
army headquarters at Columbus, N.
M. to confirm = report that troops X
and NJ, Seventh cavalry, killed<a num-
Der OF Viflistas and captured thirty
five others last Saturday south Of
E3atevo. Military officers at Columbus
do not credit the report. ~ ,-- -sf.., 3 -
Supplies IN Increasing quantities are
being sent to Casas Grandes, Nami-
quipa and other points. tx. Is &. sEss-.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12

Findings Highly Significant.
washington, April IA confidential I
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NEWS OF THE DAY
r. .. The Weather tF8S

Sun rises April 13 at s:2s, sets at
6:37. r
1owa--tIenerally fair and cooler to-
night and Thursday; fresh to strong
southwest to west winds. /,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12
May SHIFT Lines in Mexico. I

4 San Antonio, Tex, April 12.-General
Funston announced today that q
change would be made soon that would
affect the long line of communications
between Columbus. N. M, and General
Pershings headquarters. It was as
sumed he had decided to reinforce the
line materially or. shift 1t to q shorter
route. e. .s ) = St ss,: :.t e.: !.
Army officers here have regarded
with apprehension the stretching Of the
line of communication and it is under
stood that its maintenance thus far has
been with hope that Carranza would
grant the use Of the railroads. h fst
II the plan is to shift the line to a
shorter, route it involves some danger
to advanced detachments.
It was pointed out that the removal
of the thousands Of men stationed be-
tween Columbus and Satevo must be
accomplished by moving them toward
the east or returning them to the Unit
ed States and then moving them to the
new base. Y ss : t'sss
Until the new lines could be estab-
lished the cavalry detachments near
Parral would have to depend On their
own resources. IS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12

There are. $1,000 seeds In a bushel Of
wheat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-12

There are about 1000 kinds Of mos
Iuito,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
TERMS PARRAL INCIDENT
LAST DROP IN THE BUCKET
Carranza Official Urges Withdrawal Of
American Troops From Mexico
in Interest of Peace.

Mexico City, April 1.-THE Next
can government will insist with in
flexible determination that any armed
expedition of the United States which
enters Mexican territory in the guise
of punitive expedition, must be linn
tied to 1000 men of one service alone,
cavalry, according to statement
made to the Associated Press by Juan
Neftali Amador, sub-secretary Of for
eign relations
ParraI Incident Is Cited.
''The Parral incident is case in
point" said Amador.
II consider this happening the last
drop in the bucket and believe that
when the American people and the
American government realize it's full
significance, they viii. gladly accede to
Mexicos request, and in the interest
Of peace, and, in linz with the tradi-
tional friendship which exists between
the two countries, will withdraw the
troops.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
TURKEYS MOST IMPORTANT
PORT ON THE BLACK SEA Is
CAPTURED BY LAND AND
SEA ASSAULTS.
SLAVS CONTINUE DRIVE
IN REGION OF BAIBURT
Cars Forces Now Seek to Accom-.
plish Plan for Isolation of the Otto.
man Troops-British Enter
German Trenches in
Belgium.

London, April 20.-Pressing their at
tack vigorously by land and sea the
Russians have captured Turkeys
most important port on the Black sea
Trebizond.
That the joint attack by the land
and naval forces was sharp, quic
and decisive is indicated by the fact
that Russian official communication
had just announced the Russian land
forces at the village of Drona, seven
miles east of Trebizond, when a new
announcement of the fall of the town
was made.
Port Strongly Fortified.
The port and outlying defenses had
been strongly fortified since the fall
of Erzerum and the Turkish garrison
was estimated at three full divisions.
The Russians also are continuing
their drive against the Turks in the
region of Baiburt, to the southeast
the capture of which town would re-
suit in the joining of the forces which
recently captured Erzerum and those
now at Trebizond and give the Rus
SLAMS line Tor SOLID advance east
ward. This is part of the plan for the
isolation of the Turkish forces in
Mesopotamia.
British erfGerman Trenches.
On the front in France inclement
weather has impeded the activity of
the troops around Verdun, in all the
sectors of which there have been only
intermittent bombardments.
The only infantry attacks in France
or Belgium have taken place along
the British end of the line where at
several points the British have enter
ed German trenches or shaken off
German attempts at attack.
Petrograd reports the repulse Of
Teuton attacks in Galicia at Popova-
moghila and the capture of large
quantities of war material.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
SHIPS LEGALLY SUNK BY
U-B0ATS, GERMANY SAYS
Vessels Torpedoed in Accordance With
Rules of War-Believes Sussex
Struck Mine.

Berlin, April IA (by wireless) The
German reply to the American note
concerning the damaging or sinking
of five steamships contains the state
ment that the steamers Englishman,
Eagle Point, Manchester Engineer and
Berwindvale were destroyed by Ger
man submarines. Evidence is pre-
scented to show that these vessels were
torpedoed legally in accordance with
the rules Of war.
The note states that a German SUBJ
marine torpedoed a steamship in the
vicinity of the place at which the chan
mel steamship Sussex was damaged
by an explosion, but that evidence at
hand indicates that the vessel torpe-
doed by the submarine was not the
Sussex.
Captains Sketch Cited.
The commander of this submarine,
the note says, made sketch at the
time. This sketch has been compared
with photograph of the Sussex and
has been found to show dissimilarities
in build, arrangement of stacks, etc.
therefore, 1t Is presumed mine was
responsible for the damaging Of the
Sussex. In the way of confederation,
it is stated that German naval forces
destroyed 26 floating mines on that
day.
Regarding the cases of the English
man, Manchester Engineer, Eagle
Point and Berwindvale, it is stated
they were signaled to halt, but disre-
garded the signals. Thereupon warn
ing shots were fired.
Crews Safety Assured.
The statement is made that the sub
marine commanders assured them
themselves before sinking the ships
that their destruction was justified
and that the crews were safely in
boats, no man being left aboard the
vessels
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
Get the Habit of
Drinking Hot Water
Before Breakfast
Saws we can't look or feel right
with the system full
Of poisons.
Millions of folks battle internally

Millions of folks battle internally
now instead of loading their system
with drugs. Whats an inside BATH"
you say. Well, it is guaranteed to per-
form miracles If you could believe
these hot water enthusiasts.
There are vast numbers Of men and
women who, Immediately upon arising
in the morning, drink a glass of reaA
hot water with teaspoonful of lime
stone phosphate in it. This is a very
excellent health measure. 1t is in
tended to flush the stomach, liver, kid
neys and the thirty feet of intestines:
of the previous days waste, sour bile
and indigestible material left over in
the body which, if not eliminated every
day, become food for the millions of
bacteria which infest the bowels, the
quick result is poisons and toxins
which are then absorbed into the
blood causing headache, bilious at
stomach trouble, kidney misery, sleep
lessness, impure blood and all sorts
of ailments.
People who feel good one day and
badly the next, but who simply can
not get feeling right are urged to OBJ
tain a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate from any druggist or store
keeper. This will cost very little but
is sufficient to make anyone a real
crank on the subject Of internal sani-
tation.
Just as soap and hot water act on
the skin, cleansing, sweetening and
freshening, SO limestone phosphate
and hot water act on the stomach
liver, kidneys and bowels. 1t is vast
ly more important to battle on the in
side than on the outside, because the
skin pores do not absorb impurities in
to the blood, while the bowel pores do
ADV.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
unjust Back Out of East or Fiuht."

Washington, April 19.-Former Sem
ator Charles Towne of Minnesota, later
a member of congress from New York
city and now said to be candidate
for the senate to succeed James A.
O'Gorman, has given an interview to
the New York Times in which he pre-
diets trouble with Japan and says the
United States must back out of the
far east, fight Japan or build a navy
large enough to make it unnecessary
to fight. Our powerlessness to make
q stand in favor of any policy of ours
has been made apparent" he said.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-04-21
STORY OF FINDING OF BODY
is DOUBTED IN MEXICO CITY
State and War Departments Unable to
Verify Dispatches Regarding
Death of Bandit.

Washington, April denomination
of the death of Francisco Villa still
is lacking both at the state and war
departments and at the Mexican en-
bassy. The only dispatch from Amer
lean sources in Mexico tending to
lend color to the report was a brief
statement from Major Howzs of the
Eleventh cavalry, now near Parral,
that he had information which led him
to believe that the bandit and small
party of his followers had fled some
days ago toward San Borja, which is
close to the place where unofficial
Mexican reports say the body was
found.