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M0RGENTHAU TO RESIGN
Ahrum t:lkus. OF New York, SuyEcstcJ
rs Successor to FoSt In
Turkey.

WASHINGTON April l2-Iiemry
MorEenthau, American amba ssador to
turkey. is expected 10 submit his
resignation to President Wilson to-
morrow. Abram Elkus, OF New York,
has been suggested as his successor
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Outlaw Said to Have Doubled in
Tracks and Now Is 200 Miles
Southwest Of Ojinaga.
SOUTH or rAHI;AL
Raid on PrcSidio VIII
BE Attempted.
Demand Withdrawal
of American Troops

The international News Service
sent out tho following dispatch.
nbIrh was not confirmed from amy
other source. last night,
JEUF.TtltO. MEN. April f.
The tic fnrtO government OF Mexico
tO-niEht sent note 10 the Mcricnr
representative In Washington rO hc
delivered to Secretary Lansing de-
mnndIuE the withdrawal Of the
American troops from Mexico.
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/ CHANCE To RENDER GREAT
AND LASTING SERVICE

II any member Of The Supreme Court
- tempted by an offer Of a ,or,ipa,ion
a. a candidate :or the presidency. and
refuses the offer because he is :. JUS
tee OF the supreme Court and for thai,
reason cannot consCicntiously acccp, :,
nomination 10 u political Office or en-
gage ~ politics lie viii have rendered
ms country great and lasting scrvic.
~ he does that one &c, Of unycltsh
patriotism and devotion 10 the best in
'"reStS OF his country that hu. SO
siEn&IlE nonorcd him. IL VIII keen his
memory green in the minds Of his
'"unirNmem long after the politicians
"h" thus tempted him are forEottru
IHe use "i his name as ii caudida,e *
an ofcnsc to him and 10 The country"
Senator Works criticized Southern
legislators for favorinE laws which IL.
sal" involved surrender OF State rights
lie said this abandonment az SOW
erciEnty was done. in the main. for
purely commercial reasons
They wan better roads" said the
senator. the Improvement of their
waterways. the establishment of voca-
''"nai schools, better preservation of
health advancement Of agriculture in
tcrests. conservation Of national re
sources. the manufactures of NITROGEN
AT government expense, and :, hundred
other things, most OF which should IN.
provided Tor them by their states ana
at their own expense
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ARTILLERY AND INFANTRY
AT WnnI<

IN IN" Russian thcater there have
been artillery duels and infantry at,
tacks M various ri'ces ON the Aus
tro-italian front tho Italians have
tahcu from the Austrians the h.irh, :
north Of RIOponale md strong lines
OF trenches and redouh.s on the south
ern slopes Of Monte Pari and Cinnatioro.
and on tho rocks Of Monte Speronc. TN.
Austr'ans suffering heavy casualties
Elsewhere along the line the artillery
due!s continue
Dispatches from Saloniki rspor, a
recrudescnoe "f the artillery fighting on
tho Greek front between Gievgeli and
hoiran. In Asiatic Turkey. Petrograd
reports continuation Of the Russian
advance west Of Erzerum. The Turks.
however, III the region Of Bitlis took
The offensive against the invaders, but
all their attacks were repulsed
Although the Turks report Il serious
dcfca, near Fclahc. OF the British ad-
vanc'nE to the relief Of General Town
shcnds force heicasuered in Ku,-rl- :
Amara, Il dispatch is said To have been
received in South Africa from General
Townshend saying that h" was vel!
and expecting relief shortly.
Cold, silver and paper money and
all negotiable instruments and reaiiz-
able securities have oeen placed in the
contraband list by Great Britain
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STANDS BY BRANDEIS
PRESIDENT Declares He VIII Not Con.
slider Withdrawing Nomination
to Supreme Court

WASHINGTON. April Io-presitlen,
Wilson, IL was learned to-day, is dc
ternincd 10 stand behind the nomina-
ton o! Louis n. Br-ndcis as associate
Justice o! the Supreme Court in snitc
OF reports OF determined oppositiou l.,
members OF the senate
The President said to-day he would
not consider Withdrawing The no,ni
nation
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DEFENDS ITS SEIZURE
OF ENEMY SUBJECTS
Great Britain Alleges They We're
Engaged in Plots Against That
Government i'm Far East.
TAKEN FROM AMERICAN SHIP
Sir Edward Grey Argues That Re-
movalS Were Justified. anil Trusts
L. =. Will Not Feel Further Dis
posed to Contend Action
y. S. Not Satisfied

WASfII>GTnN. April I2.-Sccrc-
tnr! lansing announced Int to-duy
that Grcnt nritnin'S note on the
seizure OF thirty-ciGht .tuxtriums.
Germans nnd Turks from the Amer
icnn steamer ChInn ncnr Shunghai
dOcs not close the cnse to the sntis-
fnction of the United States.
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SUNK WITHOUT WARNING
NWrdish Steamship Nnrj~k sent to Rot.
tom Following Explosion, but
Members nf crew saved

LONDON. .,prrl l2-The Swedish
steamship MurJch sank yesterday fol-
lowing an explosions or board the yes
sol Her ere" was landed
according 10 I.loyd's report. the Muir.
jek was sunk without Warning.
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.DENOUNCES POLITICIANS
NOW TEMPTING HUGHES
Senator Works Says Attempt To In
wade Supreme Court Should
BE Resented.
USE OF HIS NAME AN OFFENsE
OF Greatest Importance That Great
Tribunal Should he Separated
Absolutely and Forever From
Any Part in Partisan Politics.

WASHINGTON April Ex-senator
Wori5s, Republican. to-day coupled an
attack on the army bill with i de-
nunciatton Of politicians. who. he de
rlared, were trying !" tempt Justice
Hughes with presidential nomination.
Partisan politics" declared the Cali
tornia Senator. rs ruthless in its de-
mandS. and invades the most sacred
precincts "f the national government
1t is seeking place and pelf and pow or
wherever and whenever il can find en-
trance
Just now it Is attempting Ia invade
the Supreme Court OF the United
. states. II is presenting TO a member
OF thar body the greatest t.mpta,ion
ihat could be offered To AN AMERICAN
Sitizcn--t" surrender his place Oh the
bench aud become a candidate for
political Office This attempt to brinl,
the highest Judicial tribunal OF the
country, or amy member o! it. into
politics should be resented not oulv by
thc member 10 whom the tempting Of
Ter - made. hut by the whole country.
E" my mind. II Is of the greatest
Importance tha; the great tribunal
should lie separated absolutely and
f"reve! from politics, candidacy for of
hc" or ANY interest in elections be,ond
that Of the d;sintercstcd and patriotj.,
private citizen
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To Clear Armed ships.

WASiiINGTON. April I".--France has
assured the United States that guns
aboard the liners Vulcain and lone at
New York will not be used for offensive
purposes. and Collector Malone to-day
was instructed 10 clear the ships
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Further Increases OF American
Force Again Being Officially
Considered.
NO CALL FOR NATIONAL GuARr
Problems of Maintaining Advanced
Lines and Transportation OF Sup
plies OverShndowS Pursuit Of Villa
Report of Death Secuted as Hoax

WASHINGTON. April 12.-Further in
crease* Of the United states forces in
Mexico is again prominent in official
consideration.
In this connection it was officially
stated that General Pcrshinr's future
movements in the hunt for Villa would
include adequate preparations for any
eventualiiy. strengthening OF the lluc
of communication. for which troops
are needed. principally has proceeded
with that end In view
Confidential advices received from
General Funston to-day are understood
to refer TO the question OF the line OF
communications. Despite increased use
OF Mexican railways in shipping sup
plies reported to-day. there was no
suggestion In any Official quarter that
strength Of the motor-truck service
would he in the least decreased
CONCERNED OVER MOVEMENT
or tARRtNXN TROOPS
Concern OF army officials on the hor-
der reporting movement OF Carranza
troops toward Casas Grandcs was re-
hect"d I" some extent in official quar-
ters here tonight 1t was officially
stated that General Funston had com
plctc authority for any movement OF
troops on the border to safeguard the
United states advance columns and
their lines
Major-Gcncra! scott, chief OF staff.
Will. denying that any orders to send
more troops into Mexico had been
issued. declared General Funston did
not need such authority from wash-
'ngton ana had carte blanche to move
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WASHiNGTON. April 1c.-C;r"at Brit
,a:n's note replying to tho American
protests against the seizure al thirty
eight Austrians. Germans and Turks
from the American steamer China near
shanghai. WAS made public to day by
the State Department.
1t follows the line OF argument pre-
viously indicated. and contends the
seizure Is justified on the ground that
the prisoners had been engaged in plot,
against Britain in the Far East. aud
w"r" attempting 70 return home To-
take UP arms. l. contends that they
were mot clothes with the immunity
which would attach To enemy subjects
wh" merely wcr" travelling
Great Britain alleges that the
prisoners were engaged for some time
past IN the collection and transmission
"f arms and ammunition. both for
"laUdostiu- transmission 20 India and
.f possible, for the armiuE Of !. shin
!" play the part OF Il Far Eastern
Mocwc. and We're bound for Manila 10
continue their work. having been en-
posed 10 the British authorities ut
Shanghai. The neutrality Of the
United States would HAY. been com :
promised. The note contends. had the
prisoners performed tho acts they had
In contemplation. Their acts. il Is con-
tended. deprived them Of protection
from til" American flag
The british Government argues that
the removals We're perfectly justified
and trusts that the United States Will
not feel further disposed Ia contend
the action
The note begins by pointing out that
the latcs; attempt Ia define, by common
agreement, the limits within which .
belliSercut naval power may remove
enemy persons from neutral ships on
'he hiSh seas is represented hv article
- of III" l'ccluratiom OF London. 1909.
Which permitted the arrest Of such per
sons /! "cmhodicd in the armed forces
of the enemy" without regard To tho
dcStination of the ships nn which they
were found travelling
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DECIDED TO ATHEIST
ALI. ENEMY HESEHNiSTS

III" Subscqucu; interpretations of
articles - and II Of the Dcclaratio
OF London ar" then gone into AT
length, ana reference is made to the
iact that after the German authorities
began 7" remove able bodied persons
az military age from occupied territory
IN france and belgium. Great Britain
decided To arrest all enemy rcseryists
found on neutral ships on the hie
seas.
continuing, the note says
1t iS evident. however that the
principle t"ficu cout"ndcd for in the
past by certain Continental nationsD
that there are certain classes of per
sous WI" are not protected by nou-
trHl hhs on the high seas. and may.
therefore. without any invasion of the
sovereign rEhts Of the neutral he re :
moved from a neutral ship is now gen
crali! admitted The question in
the present case is. therefore, whether
the character and position OF the per
sons removed from the China were such
az I" bring the case within the prin-
riplc cnunciated above
lhc present war has shown that
tn" bclltScrcnt activity OF the enemies
or this country IL by no means confined
&" the actual thcatcrs Of military and
naval operations. and that there is
no linit TO the methods OF which Ger
many. In particular. seeks to secure n
victory for her arms, The hostile cf-
Continued on Second Page.)
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GERMAN INFANTRY
IDLE IN TRENCHES
Men Held in Leash for Fresh
Attacks on Hill 3O4 and
lie Mort Honlme.
THESE BAR WAY TO FORTRESS
French Capture Southern Edges
OF Two Cratcrs in Ar
gonnc Forest.
THESE BAR WAY TO FORTRESS

Inc Germans northwest of ver,lun
eN'deriiy arc holding IN leash their
infantry for fresh attacks IN their en-
iiomnIc. kcypoints which are tenacious
!! barring th" way to the fortress
IN" infantry haT remained idi. IN
th"'r trenches while tho big gums arc
sh"w"rinG shells on the region en-. :
hra'inS the triangle formed by hiII
3hi. Esnes and lie Mort Iiomn. Not
cren sally by the Germans in,,hi.
district is reported in the ia.cs, French
official communication
Comparative quiet prevails "a Tho
east "f III" Mcuso around Douaumou,
and VAIN. where there recently has
heen such vicious lighting SO iafan-
try attacks have been made BY either
side and the activity OF the artillery
has hccn less marked ,han on preyious
DAYS.
Mining operations and grenade fight
'nE have taken place in the Arconne
Forest, during which the French cap
'nred the southern edges Of two era
t"rs near Les Cour;es Chaussccs
The Germans along the P!lkelm-
fpres road. after three attacks. IN
Nadcd British trenches. but were quick
y expelled from them. while the Rri
ush successfully raided German
trenches near RichebourC L'Avoua. The
British official communication saws the
Canadians In their gallant fighting
during the pas; week have inflicted
h"aN% losses on the Germans near 81.
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nRITIsII MESOPOTAMIA FORCE
REFUSED ny TUKI< =

BERLIN. April lc Thy wireIcss).-
British Mesopotomia force, composed OF
troops transferred from the Darda
continued on Second PageD
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The Murtek sailed from philadelp!la
on March IL for Narvik Norway. She
was sal feet long. +.liI tons gross. and
owned in Stockholm
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EAsTER ENcuRsioN TO cARorINA

s. Danvllln: $3.50 Greensboro; S. Winston
Salem. Salisbury and StateSvlllr: $3.50 ,'rur-
lottt; $to Ashcvflic. Sat. Aprii =. ,L,
'-'''N ''P''s
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III. pASO, TEN. April IA band
OF Villa followers numbering several
hundred. and possibly 1000. have
sacked sierra Mojada. five miles across
tho Coahuila line and eighty miles east
Of Iimncz. destroying many thousands
ut dollars worth Of American property
and lootine tho town of everything of
value.
This news. which may prove to be
OF tho highest Importance. as it is be-
licvcd Villa himself was among the
raiders. was received here to-day by
the Representative or the largest
American mining concerns in Mexico,
aud is accepted by him as authentic.
The bandits made their attack on the
town on April ). They came from
t.scalon. Il junction point on the McXi-
can National Railroad. sixty miles
southeast OF Jilniuez and about an
equal distance southwest OF Sierra
Mojaia. which has its connection by
the Mexican Northwestern Railroad.
On the way to Sierra Mojada they
sacked the town of Corralco.
VILLA DOUBLES IN TuACK;
FAR SOUTHWEST OF OJINAGA
Ht Dciiel lnAl Nllil nllllSclt may ia
directing the operations OF his band
is supported by Il report received to-
day from Ojinaga stating that Colonel
RoIas, tho commander there. had in
formation that villa had doubled in
his tracks. and was 200 miles south
west OF that town.
Ojinaga Is directly across the bor-
der from Eagle Pass. and about lhO
CT ~
Another circumstance that gives color
10 the belief that Villa himself Is with
the band Is a report from Torreon :.
week ago that General Cantu Reyes,
Villas chief. was travelling north to
join The Villa band. Disposition to
help tho American troops. who have
h""n driving south Ut an amazing
speed. and are reported to-day from
a reliable source 10 be we'll south of
Parral and close uron tho bandits, is
still manifested.
PARUAI. NEAREST POINT
At WHICH AMERICANS ans.
i'nrrnl is the nearest point III which
American troops arc known TO he
1t is on the eastern side OF vast
desert known as the Bolson Map!mi,
and south of n dreary, watcrless waste.
X Is reached by the Mexican North
western railroad, along which the
handiis advanced, burning bridges de-
siroy!ng telegraph lines and tearing
UP tracks.
Little credenc. is given reports here
from o1inaSa that Villa plans to turn
north and attempt = raid on Presido
II il believed far more probable that
the bandit, If he is 1T Sierra Mojada.
has chosen that dcsolntc and almost
inaccessible spot for IN" concentration
OF his forces and those Of Canuto
reyes. with the idea OF sweeping down
In force on Torrcon after American
troops are withdrawn from Mexico.
Numerous reports from Mexican
sources agree that villa is convinced
tn" force OF the United States soon
VIII u" recalled. and that he will be
able then to rally all the anti -Carranza
factions in Northern Mexico 10 his
standard.
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BERLIN. .Apri! = ,Iia London. April
i$I The following is ,hy te>t o: The
German note o. .hc sussex dated April
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hat Vacant House

Let Thc Timcs-Dispotch Find
You a Tcnant---Now
The Detroit times., 1916-05-06

William Bailey. a. l.. Jaconson
Detroit Federation OF Musicians will
leave SUNDAY for Cincinnati TO rep.
recent the Detroit organization as
delegates TO the convention Of the
American Federation OF Musicians
to be held in Cincinnati next week
The Detroit times., 1916-05-06
~ PROF. SPADE

Usually insects are not great bur
dens of the backyard gardener dur
ing his first year or two. unless the
ground has been used before for the
growing OF the same plants.
But each year of cultivation in
creases the population OF insects
that feed upon plants and in few
seasons. II left alone. the insects will
destroy the crops.
There are two ways OF Kidding
the garden OF insects killing them
and not having them TO begin with.
Most gardens. or fields. can be KEEP,
fairly clear of insects by rotation OF
crops. by depriving the insects OF
their food
IL potato bugs bothered you last
year, leave potatoes of your garden
list this year--starve the bugs out.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-06

the blithc and joyous spirit its title
were written Ly Miss Maude Rails
ton, OF this city. and the librettist
and composer seemingly have been
in perfect sympathy with their sub
ject. IL Is to he hoped that the
cantata Will be heard again under
more advantageous circumstances,
for il Is undoubtedly worthy OF n
better tate thar TO be practically
buried at the end Of long program.
The festival chorus, under Mr..
Howland's baton, gave good ac-
count Of itself i'm the cantata. the
tenor solos in which were sung by
Mr.. Wheeler.
The festival will offer school
childrens Clurus under Thclas
Chilvers, Saturday afternoon. with
Frances Ingram, contralto, anc Der.
nard Altschuler, cc1list. as soloists,
and Saturday evening. concert YER
sion Of Gcunod's Faust" will be pre-
scented, with the Russian Symphony
orchestra and the fellow ing soloists:
l.eonora Sparks. Marie Morrissey,
William Wheeler, Allen Hinci;ley.
Charles n. Granville and William A.
Kerr.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-06

interesting and colorless way. and
he is not singer 10 inspire enthu-
siasm. Too. in the singing of Cole
ridge.Taylor's "Onaway, awake be-
loved. he suffered from poor accom-
-panimcnt on the piano.
The Orpheus club has habit Of
capturing the honors whenever II
appears in public. and Friday even
ing was no exception. The club sang
three Finnish student songs. a capel-
IA. and delighted the audience, Di-
rector Morse is quite a wizard at
securing original and pleasing eff
fects The club has the be st male
voices in the city within MS ranks,
and It's members sing with an UNI
usual degree OF intelligence and
artistic finish
The cantata. ''The Festival of
Spring" written especially for the
occasion by Henri MATHEWS young
Belgian Nnl+aist-composer who has
lived in Detroit came last on the
program, and suffered thereby be-
cause by II O'Clock. when the first
notes OF its score were sounded by
the orchestra, tire audience was tire {.
and restless. the work. brief and
melodioue. shows mIsicianly work
manship. and it's score unfolds with
The Detroit times., 1916-05-06
Margaret Wilson
Sings in Spring
Music Festival

There was a splendid show of cor
diality for Miss Margaret Woodrow
Wilson, Friday evening, in Arcadia,
when the daughter OF the president
OF the United States stepped upon
the platform as one of the soloists
OF the opening concert OF the second
annual Detroit Spring Music festival
The large audience, and the several
hundred Young folk cons tituting the
festival chorus massed on the plat
form, made the auditorium resound
with the hand-clapping welcome Civ.
on Miss Wilson
Hiss Wilson Is a young woman OF
pleasing and unaffected manner
who. IN looks, is Enthusiastically he:
distinguished fathers daughter. She
has The same features and express
sion and as she faced the audience
the family likeness was very mark
ed
Her voice Is one of cons iGerable
range with the high notes clear and
full. She sang a French and two
German songs 10 the piano accom-
paniinept of Mrs Ross David. whose
| husband mas been Miss Wilson's
vocal teacher. Unfortunately, Miss
Wilson has not acquired good enun-
citation. and 80 il nlattered little the
language OF the songs inaSmuch as
the text Was umntelligible TO the
| listeners.
The concert was over-lengthy. II
| offered the Rus sian Symphony or
chestra of New York, under Con
ductor Modest Altscnuler William
Wheeler. tenor, of New York: the
| Orphcus club of male voices. of De-
troit under the leadership or Charles
Frederic Morse. and the Detroit FEES
tival Choral society. under William
Rowland. Chorus, orchestra and
audience Lnitec in the rendition OF
america 10 open the festival
The oIChcstra's nun hers offered
selections from the works of Rus.
sian composers entirely. including
Stra whisky Rimsky KorsakDff. Boro-
dine, Ippclito ifIvanhoff %Snd Tschai-
/ kowsky. all of which were familiar
| to concert-gCers except the exssspt
/ from Bolodine's Prince Igor and
I the Scherzo from Strsvinsky's First.
symphony. In some of these NUM-
| bcrs the orchestra played Well; i'm
Others tho result was far from what
might have been expected from a
symphonic body of its reputation and
standing.
Mr.. Wheeler has a good natural
tenor voice which he uses IN al un-
The Detroit times., 1916-05-06

Miss Emily Louise Stretch. so
prrno. and Mrs Minnie Caldwell
Mitchell, organist. will give recital
Tuesday evening, May .. in West.
minister Presbyterian church.