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Donley then retired mo the mouse.
hut soon rcappear.d at u second story
window. revolver IN hand. lic fired at
the houses of his ucighbors and two
shots struck Mrs. Edwin NJ Post
Gallagher, the policeman, meanwhile
managed to reach another house from
which he hoped to lie able to shoot
Donley. In the arm, but the latter kept
out of range.
While policemen stood guard "A tcle-
phone call WAS sent to sheriff Odell
and District Attorney Green. Odell
with six of his men. arrived In the after
noon. having driven thirty five miles
from Riverhead. but Donley was not to
be suhdued by county officers any more
easily than by the village police.
All last night the demented man con-
tinucd to sit at the second story window,
his revolver ready. while the sheriff
and his assistants, grouped in dark
corner, discussed plans for effecting his
capture.
The story OF the alleged plot to- bring
about DOnleys arrest for duck shooting
involves game warden who. II is as
serted, came from Brooklyn, became
friends with the bayman. and then sug-
gested a hunting expedition The bay
was frozen, ducks We're plentiful near
the shore and the two men are said
to have hagged large number.
After that they started for the city.
! intending to dispose of their game at
good prices. ON the way they were
met by detectives. BY prearrangement,
av,ui dinS 20 the belief Of bonley's
friends, and the bayman was arrested.
Resides the charge Of hunting out OF
season he was convicted of carrying
game from one county TO another. A
fine was imposed for each duck in his
possession.
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WOMEN IN CLUB QUICK TO PAY.
400 Bclie Old Saw Of Careicssness
On $4,000 Restaurant Bit.

When 400 women, owing separa to
and distinct restaurant bills amount ing
i'm all to $4,000, pay those bills. all but
one little $l.35. within two days OF pres
entation 1t augurs pretty well for the
honesty OF the sex. Mrs Joseph Gris-
void Deane, treasurer of the WOmens
city Club, to whom the bills were paid
saws she doesn't believe any mems club
in New York can show such a clean
record.
When Mrs. Deane took office a couple
NJ months ago her friends warned her
that IL would be anything but "A he'd
Of roses.
"Evcn in mems clubs the treasurer
has an awful time to collect the bills"
they said.
When the name was posted OF the one
woman whose bill OF $1.35 wasn't paid
tender hearted women rushed post aste
TO Mrs. Deane.
Take that name down." they cried.
'srhe poor woman has just had baby.
How can you expect her to pay a bill?'
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poulcy's mind was unbalanced. ic-
auaintanCes say. a. result OF hIs arrest
and conviction las, week "u charge
Of shooting ducks durinI IA" closed sea-
son. Fines aggregdtlng $500 ".r" As
sessed against INN. l'onltS reared
financial ruin II forced TO pay tins money
and broodcd constantly,
After the members of the family had
fled ponley sent for John 'lun.e. a re-
tired fire department ca.tain. and Will
lam Edward BuN1-, - neighhor. For
several days tn. hdyman's friends have
believed that his arrest was the result
Of "A plot and when the two men arrived
in his ward he met them and charged
them with having set trap FOR him.
For A fsw minutes poulcy cUnVerSed
quietly and gave no ground for suspicion
o, dem.ntia Then suddenly he ran III
the front porch and grasped hls double
htrrelled shotgun tlun!e and Eoyn.
leaned on him AND wresisd the weapon
from him Donley ran into the house, Ia
appear IN less than = muut. w!th a
revolve-. lie fired A. soon az he reached
the doorstep and continued T." shoot un
I'll IN. revolver was cmpiled. tluDle
and Eoyne each WAS shot IN the lcg.
punley. whose pockets apparently
were filed with cartridges, reloaded and
waved tn. weapon mcnacingly toward
any person vino ycutur-d witniu raugc.
Can't Theodore J. Watts. attracted by
the showing, approached. onl, to receive
a wound similar to those which clunie
and BoyDG had suffered.
BY this time the cuti-e neIghboIhoud
OF the bay front Nos ~ terror and "A
call was sent for the police. \ warrant
for Don!ey's arrest was issued by Jus
,ice Cooper and Policeman Thomas Gal
lagher WAS ordered 10 serve 4. ial-
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FIRST STORY OF ROUT OF
VILLA BAND; RADIO SAYS
PURSUIT is RELENTLESS
WHERE IS VILLA?
IS HE HURT OR NOT?

VILLA is so elusive that the
dispatches about his where
abouts and condition are conflict
iag.
He has been reported safe in
body and limb within the last few
days.
He has been reported as having
a broken leg and a wounded hip.
He is said to be in a seques-
tered hut in the Sierra Madres
near Guerrero.
He is reported to be in the San
Andreas hills heading with shat
tered knee for Chihuahua, with
American troops pursuing ten
miles back.
He is reported by a statesman
in Washington as being hemmed
in-that is, he has the Atlantic
Ocean on one side and the Pa
cific on the other.
The one certain thing seems to
be that he is still alive.
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Adviccs received 10y local mining men
to-day repeat the statement that Amer
lean troops arrived at san Antonio. ten
miles north OF tusihuiriachic. Friday at
noon and that Villa had gone south. and
was wounded IN the knee The news
that Villa was wounded was brought into
"Cusi' by wood gatherers who supply
the mine plants.
Gen. Luis iutlcrrrz. commander OF
the Constitutional forces in chihuahua.
in message TO Gen. Gavira of the
Juarez garrison to-day insisted that
Villa was wounded in an engagement
with tarrduza troops at Guerrero on
March -. IL. states ia his message to
,;av!ra that his advices from Gen. Cava-
zo~. who survived the sudden Niiiista
attack. led him TO believe that villa
has been conveyed into secret caNerns
and ravines OF the San Andres Noun
| tains and that he will he found there
cventually The message from Gen.
Gu'ierrez also states that the Nillista
troops IN the Guerrero district are badly
demoraliz-d
Cen Gavira was asked again ,o-d.y
regarding tn. Ii.rs istcnt ruuur current
IN IN" United States at the detection
OF Con. Luis Herrera and Col. cdno and
II" denied vigorously that there had
been any detection or tha, there was
any probability of the American troops
having attacked - column under cano
last Wednesday at Guerrero instead OF
a taud Of NillistaS.
Prom every spurr" comes the ailir-
nation" he sud. that Villa has been
engaged in the Gucrrcr" district and
that he WAS wounded
An unusual rumur that is gong the
rounds among the mining men cXi'el
IN III Paso Is that Cen. Herrera was
IN "Cusi' on Friday and that h. had
but one or two men with him When
asked what he proposed to do lc Is
sad tn have replied: II don't know
whether 10 fight Villa ar the Amori-
cans
Americans arriving from chihuahua
on Sundit>, however. reported seeing
Herrera and his command AZ I.aguna.
north or Chihuahua city. At a po.n;
Wher" tho trail crosses from Guerrero
to Coyam" They might he there either
10 stop villa should he hc retrcating
cast or to 80 in over the trail To- at
tack him. II was said.
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THREE VILLISTA BANDS.
various Attacks Thus ExpIainrd-
insist ViIIR IL wounded.

F.r PAso, .\pril 3---Many things tend
TO confirm the reports that villa has
three or more bands all working in
different directions at the same time.
The attacks upon Minaca and Guerrero
Are supposedly the work Of two dis
tinct groups. and the presence OF bandits
near Cusihuiriachic on the day follow
ing the engagement OF the Seventh
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AGREE ON NTI.DUMPING.
Wilson Wants Measure to Impose
EUualiHing Duties.

WAsnISGToN. ArriI =. \ practical
agrcciUru, ou the terms of the prop ed
anti-dumping leg station whi,h viii lie
emhoicd in the omnibus revenue bill was
reached to-day by the President ana
Representative kitrhir.
l. VIII impose AN additional tarifr on
foreign goods sold ~ the United States
at cheaper prices than thos" prevailing
in the country Of origin, with unfair
competition provisions applied to for
eign pNiuCts similar to those IN the
law covering the domestic situation.
The dyestuhs question ais" WAS dis
cusscd but no conclusion waS reached,
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FULL DESCRIPTION or
COL. ERUIN'.S FIGHT
iiiiS'as Finally scattered Into
small Groups.
~ GEOR.E ~. CLEMENTS.

ADVANCED E,sr I,.>,rtyr ,,>r,.,,,s.,,..
I'.ITrn Sr,Trs >rvv Hr, >,,,,..,.,
u.,i,
' ''''' 90 wy ''"' "a ''''' I" 70
iuhbuS, NlII 3)--Th" victory Of th,.
American forces over Villas band in .b.
h.,,I, ~. So, ,..,,,,,,,,,,,... .. ,,1,....,..
,,, 80
""'" N'N'! N'''S'"N were hl''td ana
many m".' "uuni"h ana only four
Americans suffered ,,sl,,lii,. Wa
.,,i,.,a
''''' ''' ~ Wv >'''' "N-
any under '"l' f.r"in VINO has been
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BITTER ATTACK ON MERCER.
German Paper Declares Cardinal IL
u Politician.
Special CaJi, DespafcL 10 Tur s,v

l.uNpuN, April 3--'rhc FrOnLJtut,r
%oifi,nD corrludcs an article concerning
Cardinal MERCER, the Belgian prclate.
with the following words
"If the Cardinal receives the martyrs
crown for which he bankers IT viii
hardly he placed on his head by the
Pope. lie has shown he is prepared to
sacrifice the vital interests Of the Church
10 foment his personal politics"
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URGES WILSON TO LEAD WAY.

Special cable Despatch 10 Tue sry.


FARis. April 3.-The Temps editorjally
expresses the opinion that public senti-
ment IN all the neutral countries is ris-
ing daily and beginning to dominate the
prudent reserve Of the Governments.
Ihese tendencies. the paper says. are
sun frail movement and will not take
consistency unless "A firm and resolute
attitude Is taken by the Power which
serves as guide for all neutrals. name
~ Tie United States. That IL why all
the belligerents are looking toward
washington and the Pan American con-
Terence. at which the prestige OF the
United STATES gives her the dominating
influence. the paper says.
President Wilson at the present mo.
ment. the Temps states. has the power
to hasten or retard the Issue OF the
struggle. it depends on him whether
the war enters resolutely the new phase
for which the world is waiting. the pa
per concludes.
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aNalry with the Nillistas at San Gero-
hlmo suggests that this IL u third band
Repeated ru,nors from chihuahua that
a raid 10y Nillistas is anticipated led
many persons on the border to-day to
believe that the same band that visited
'usihuirachic. augmented by new re-
cruits from the San Geronima and Minaca
massacre. are now but IA short distance
west OF chihuahua.
Passengers from chihuahua assert
mat the spanish residents Of Chi-
huahua city are the only ones who
were alarmed over the reports that Villa
is making his way toward the city. The
Spanards who were driven out OF Mex
leo by Villa are said to fear the chief
tain more than any other man in Mexico.
and those who had returned to Chihua-
hua are preparing to come TO the border
II villa moves toward the state capital
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The night report also tells about a
vain and costly German attack west o..
the Meus. yesterday evening. when in
fantry was sent forth to engage the
French on the northern bank Of the
Forges. small stream in the Haucourt-
Bethncourt sector.
II develops from the French statement
= hat tn. French had secretly evacuated
I the positions which formed TIE German
objective. and when the Teuton troops
dashed forward they were met by hail
of fire from the southern bank OF the
rivulct to which the French had with
drawn two nights before. French flank
ing fire from Bcthnoour' also met the
attackers, who found no infantry 10
attach
The French official nigh, communirue
follows
Between Soissons and Rheims we
concentrated our fire against German
organizations north If the Eois Huttes
and Mont de Sapgu-ui
In the Argonne our batteries vio-
lently bombarded the western edge
OF the Bois d'Avocourt An enemy
blockhouse was destroyed and mu-
ntions depot was blown up.
West of the Meuse the Germans
launched Yesterday evening" u yigor-
Gus attack between llducourt and
E-thincourt against our positions on
the northern bank ~ the Forges
stream. which had been evacuated, our
troops having withdrawn ,n the south
bank in the might Of March 81 TO
April without the enemy being aware
OF the fact. Taken 10y surpris. under
the violent fir" from our new posi-
tions and the tianEing lrc from Beth
inccurt the enemy troops suffered inn
portant losses withorit engaging in
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LONDON, April S.--The British Ad.
miralty to-day formally denied the re-
port published In the k0elnische Zei.
tunD TO the effect that q ship Of the
county class. possibly the Donegal,
struck mine and sank In the
middle OF February. The Donegal 10
. cruNer of $500 tons displacement.
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Door t'Inails Forced.

Repeated knocks on the front door
failed to get any response. and the door
was finally forced. The sheriff was with
the party and all proceeded upstairs to
where they thought capt. Douley might
he found Ns they reached the top OF
the stairs one OF the party stumbled owe"
the h-di of the Captain
II H. not known the exact time at
which Doulcy Killed himself. hut. ac-
ordiug tn sheriff bdeN, = mast have
been done some time after 10 O'Clock.
borl.y had wounded five persons. one
OF them u oman. none of them. how
ever dangerously. Ia h Of the iiNe re-
ceived leg wound The officers and
tn. lirg. force of volunteer helpers hcs!-
;ated to storm the house because. to all
appearances. Donley WAS insane. and
their purpose N9s to take him alive
rather than 10 Kill MIN.
Early yesterday bonlcy IL q frcnI!
of anger threatened the members OF MS
own family aud they fled to the home OF
friends. severa, blocks away. He IL said
TO have declared his intention OF poison-
ing all his relatives.
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TO REOPEN CANAL APRIL IS.
GOctha VIII Not Delay ships on
Account Of slides.
spe,ial Cab,e Dsspaich 10 THr

PANAMA, April 3---After a careful
survey OF the slides in the Gaillard cut
MajOr-Sen George ". Goetha!s this
afternoon said that the canal would be
reopsned on April l5, w previously an
nounced.
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GERMANS CLAIM GAINS,
Say They Hold French Position.
From IIaucOurt 90 BcthincOurt.

Special Cable Despatch to The Sun
BERLIN tvia I.ondon). April 3.-Fol-
lowing In to-day's German War Office
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Loss serious TO t.crWR ms.

The French War oiic" III this after
Moons communion" admitted that the
Germans Yesterday were able to- extend
their front over an area OF this length,
adding that heavy losses We're inflicted
on the T'utun infantry columns as they
cam. forward in successive waves.
The gains nett"d by the French coun-
ter offensive not only reduce the Ger
man extensions considerable bu, also
present great menace To- tho whole
German front in the bouaumont-NauN
sector
The afternoon statement reported only
that ground had been gained in the
Caillcttc wood ,nd gav. an outline Of
the French front ~ the l'ouaurnont-
NauN sector. To-night's Communiuue an
nouuCrd the rccapturc Of the western
part of the village OF NauX, which indi-
Gates that the counter attack gained in
Sntensity az the afternoon hours wore
ON and that the German resistance
slaCkencd considerably.
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counter Mcasurrs Taken.

Thr Tf'cnrddJ on April .. in reference
e. German concentration on Dutch
frontiers. said wv" do not intend to
convey that these German movements =
are directed against Holland. but as II
Is undeniahle that they have taken
pla"c our army authorities considered II
their duty to take counter measures.
What Germany intends by the conccn-
traticn ~ very hard to say. According
to the inspired press of berlin no Dutch
man fears danger from Germany. but
thinks that the only attack could come
from Great Britain or France. but the
semi official Lokd'dn :oi0cr. which is bet.
ter Informed. prints the following badly
hidden menace: We cannot accept the
notion that Holland has learned moth
ing during the course OF the war In
any event We in Germany look forward
to the development Of the situation with
resolution
The Amsterdam correspondent Of the
Daily Express attributes the scare to
German agents, especially two Hague
newspapers. which, he says, are known
to he In Germany's pay.
lie adds that he learns from most
trustworthy source that the Dutch Gov
ernment has been informed by minis
ters abroad that there Is II possibility
Of French and English troops breaking
the German lines in Belgium. II this
II done and I'm case the German retreat
Is az rapid as the Allies hope. a very
pressing danger cOnfronts Holland,
namely. that the retreating German
armies may seek shelter in the Dutch
territory projecting into Limburg to
hasten their retreat
II the German armies reaching Hol-
land allowed themselves to he dis
armed and intcrned, the CORRESPONDENT
he .t,
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"' 'II'lS ~" ShSp'hs Oi letters,
'od'rS envelopes or otter consr.nments
Nnuu.i'd to the postal service and COM
h"'lN posted ~ the postal bags OF the
"s'h' administrations "f the countri. :
'.lW which the shppiug is made. the
"Nod Governments called the attention
NJ ~" neutral Governments to the fol-
.o"'lE upus deratnls:
From December 81. 1874, to Decem-
h.r 81, 1915, the German or Austro-
Hungarian naval authorities have des-
N"}cd without warning or previous in
sp-''ioi thirteen mail boats, with the
postal bags on board coming from or
going 10 neutral or allied countries.
without caring for the inviolability OF
which they contained. any more than
l'r tho noffensive persons on board
'hese steamers.
~ r. not within the knowledge OF
Ue allied Governments that any, prot
'a'dLOn concerning postal correspon-
nenoe has ever been addressed to the
imperial Governments.
=. oh the dates of August II, II and
~, 1915, the neutral postal pack boats
lrS Norwegian), 'Haakon VII
'Horweglan), Germania' (Swedish)
had their mail sacks Of all places OF
origin and destination seized on board
ny N" German naval authorities the
n'frS and correspondence were censored
Y 'he German military authorities, as
y ShpNn by the photograph herewith
annexed as an example (Exhibit -.
Justined by Germany.
The allied Governments are of the
op'nlon that later on the Imperial Ger
man Government, while announcing its
"'ehiion no longer TO practise these seiz-
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Reply UphOlds Right to
Control Of Letters Oh
Board Ship.
SAYS GERMANY SENDS
MUNITIONS IN MAILS
Will Not COnfiscate Bona
Eide correspondence Af-
ter Search, Says Note.

W,sHtNGruN. April 3.-The Entente
Allies reply to the American protests
against mail seizures was presented to
the state Department to-day by the
British Ambassador. 1T upholds the
Allies legal right TO exercise control
merchandise, and justifes seizures on the
ground that Germany has been using the
mails TO transmit all kinds of mer.
ehandisc. including war contraband.
,endcd proof where Germany sought to
Use the parcel post systems of neutral
countries in efforts to replenish supplies
oadly needed for the prosecution of the
Wal.
The Entente Allies take the view that
German! has simply been imposing on
lAe techucalities of postal regulations to
zoe the mails for obviously forbidden
purposes The Allies fan to see why
iais should be called jus,ihable simply
h.ys,use ,ontraband is labelled ''paIce!
post before 1t rs sent
The Allies memorandum also points
oJt thit terlnduy began sciLing mail
months asV and that no protest war
made by the United states to Germany
Iac Niles, however, agree to refrain
..oin sciains or coniiscating bona tide
wi iespondence, letters or dispatches
provided the! are assured OF their
s,nuucncss. But they claim the right
~ iuNestiSation.
The Allies memorandum reads:
The treatment Of postal correspon-
uence carried by sea has been during
.nc present wal the .aiis. of various
uncertainties. 1t has brought about
some confusion and sometimes called
forth criticisms which. in the interests
u International relations and neutral
commerce.. the allied Governments think
wise to dispel.
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KAISER PICKS POLISH KING.
said 10 Have Selected Duke Luit.
pOld Of Bavaria.
Special Gable Despctch 10 Tur sry

ROME, April 3.--It IL reported here
.nat the Kaiser has destined Duke Luit-
poiu or i'avaria as the future King Of
soiand. II is said that the consent Of
Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria
hungary has practically been secured by
tne young Duke. Who went to Vienna for
that purpose.
Duke I.uitpold is the third son of the
late Duke aximiiien- Emmanuel. lie
was born In the chateau OF Bicders,cin
near Munich on June 80. 1890. He is a
Lieutenant OF the First Regiment Of
bavarian thlans and n chevalier OF
the Order of 81. Hubert.
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l.ncot Of the WRr.

"The postal services have always had
and still have before everything else for
III object the receiving. transportation
and distribution of written correspon-
dence or missive letters. Gradually peo-
pie have come to use the same pouches
% send printed documents, then SAM
pies, valuables and finally. under the
iame of parcel post nearly all kinds
% merchandise by simply fulfilling GER
tain conditions OF weight. volume and
packing.
'It is equally known that by means
Of employing postal stamps any closed
envelope. whatever may he its contents
- weight or its volume may be sent
tv mail and is treated by the postal
administration AZ a letter.
The effect OF the war upon this state
"tnings gives rise to the following oh
es-vations:
at the time Of the second conference
~ The Hague in 1907 the German In
rorial Government pointed out that since
N" telegraph offered to the belligprcnts
means of communication more rapid and
safe than the post there WAS no longer
any interest in considering az formerly
postal correspondcnces as able to con-
t,'u'e articles of contra ba nj by analogy
and m impeding their shipment by selz-
n'e and contisca'ion.
This proposition, in appearance SO
nar'i., having inspired confidence in
"H'r Powers. they adopted this view
Non'. The full article of convention
No - "f The Hague 1907 s'ipulates, AS
Np"n. that henceforth postal corre-
sppndence Is 'inviolable' on the sea.
such parcels can under no consid-
'ratou be considered as letters 'corre-
sroudenc"s' or dispatches and II Is clear
'H'i nothing can save them from the
'>'r'.s" Of the right OF police control,
vsr and eventual seizure which belong
10 IN" belligcrcnts on the high seas in
regard to all Cargocs.
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CoNtiMued ON Second Page.
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Continued ON Second Page.
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