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TO COMMAND BORDER.
Funston Names Brig. .-Gens. Parker,
Gr~ene ard Mann.

S,N AHroNio. Tex. May lA.--With the
nnmiug Of :hrce division or district com.
mandcrs TO be in charge OF the horde r
patrol Gen. Funston has begun the or
ginizatiou OF this branch of the Me NIcau
campaign. They are Brig. -,ien. James
Parker, commanding the First Cavalr,
Brigade Brig. Gen. Harry a Greene,
who has heen sent here from Eor,
Lea vcuwor'h. and Brig. -Gen. William 4
MAru commanding the Second Brgad.
a. Laredo.
There aro now approximately 5o.onn
troops under Gen. Funston's comnant
and the reorganization OF the patrol VIII
strer gtheu the border protection to an
extent headquarters believes will prevent
a repetit on ot the Columbus and Glenn
springs raids.
Mobilization Of the militia of Texas
New MeNirn and ARIZONA was cumplete,
to-day. according TO reports received al
Headquarters here Tonight. All but tw,
regiments Of infantry. the Thlrtieth and
the Third. one company of Coast Ar
,i,lery ard one battery of the Third Field
Artillery Of tn. troops ordered 10 mis-
depa, tmen, have arrived.
\ report received to-niaht Indicated
that the two infantry regiments were
startinS from their stations in New York
to-day for fort sam Houston. Tho Third
viii bc assigned tn Eis.le Pass for border
duty. hut IN" station for tho Thirtieth
Infantry has not been designated. Seven
OF the eleven companies Of Coast Ar
tlllerN sent here ara in mobili zatiop
camp aud the other four have been dis
tyibutcd along the border.
Gen. Funston SAYS IT il not probable
that Ne will send any OF the militiamen
80 the border for two or three Weel;~
because with the many recruits in each
command much time will be required
to tit the brigade For service.
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$4,000 jews MOURN
AT ATHUMORIST'S BIER
Nearly Twice as Many TO
March at ShOlcm Alcichcm's
Funeral To-day.
WROTE HIS OWN EPITAPH
"llcre Lies a Simple jew: Made
the World Merry. but lie
Suffered Bitterly"

In the small room where lay the body
yesterday were six tallow candles and
a procession Of mourners. The candles,
not being big ones. guttered and sput-
tered and burnt out from time to time,
break or flicker. very much. one was
forced 10 think. like the steady flame OF
love and admiration that no doubt will
burn for many centuries at the Shrine
of the Jewish Mark Twain.
The people came and the people went
They did not file into that small room
by the tens. nor yet by the hundreds.
They marched by the thousands The,
h'ed up the'narrow stairs aud through
the narrow doorway and behind them
was a line of silent moutners two blocks
long They did not wait until the after
noon to come They came in the first
gray Of a bleak day. And with the dis
appearance of the sun, or tn. light which
came from /, through the clouds in their
war paint. they did tot stop
Late int" the night that procession OF
mouinerS continued. Late into the night
IL was still necessary Tor the police re-
serves To- shoo whisperinc gruups from
the street before the to,ise And when
at last a Committe. of friends closed the
door il was not because the last Of some
81" u0o person. had filed through aud filed
out aud there were no NOR. to come,
hut in order that the widow and tive
children might have their grief To them
selves
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SAYS GERMANY BEATEN;
END OF WAR IN SIGHT
Samuel Hill. Returning. Be-
lievrS TcutOn> Can't Fight
Another Winter.

Samu,l I'm. sor-in.law nf James J.
I'M, otherwise known as the father OF
good roads in America" who had made
before the war thirty-niue surveys
of the roads Of Europe. returned
yesterday ON the steamship Philadelphia
from n swift "trip 10 England and the
Continent He belongs to forty clubs
and has residences in half a dozen States,
but his real home is at MarNhill Wash.
"Gernany is beaten" Mr.. llill said,
"and the end of the war Is in sight.
Peace will com" suddenly AZ In" great
war started. in August lHl4 Their. will
not be ano,her winter rampaign. Ger
many cannot struggle against the over
whclming financial strain and the
economic conditions prevailing since tn,
war.
"in 1913 Germany imported 200. 900
laborers To harvest her crops, and this
year she win only gather in 80 per cent,
Of the harvest Of the year before tho
war
He made n mystery of his hurried
trip to Europe, where he spent five DAYS
only, sailing and returning by tn" Phila-
delphia. lie said he had gone chiefly
to talk with King Albert OF Belgium,
whom he has known for some time lie
got a special permit 10 leave the I'hiia-
delphia when she dockcd at night in
Liverpool took a swift tram to London.
reached Iiayre by way OF Il boa, from
London, by arrangement with the
French Government landed at station
where he found an automobile waiting
for him to take him to the King.
Mr.. Hill says that the automobile
averaged more thar 60 miles an hour
and that in four hours he was talking
to the King. He dined with the King
and Queen. took their pictures, FASTENED
on, reached Bouogne the next day. took
passage from Boulogne oE Il special per-
NIT by transport to Folkestonc and
landed in England after spending little
more than two days on the Continent.
Baron Robert Oppenheim. London
fnancer who is here on business relat-
Ing TO war finances. said:
'"rhe war will be over soon I beurV
1t will end by Christmas, as the Ger
mans cannot afford to let it go on am
other year. The end will come because
OF the financial and food conditions in
Germany She will have to accept the
conditions of ihc Allies sooner or later.
We are getting the war where we want
II 20 be-"
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GERMANY MUST ASK
PEACE, PoINCARE SAYS
|rutOnS Part Not To Offer
Terms. hut tn submit to
Allies. lie Argues.

PARIS. Mas lt-P.esident pojncare.
lorraine refugees at the Molitor gar
fson a, Nancy. replied to the sugres.
ton for peace IN the German note TO the
United States.
! France does not want Germany TO
lender peace" lac sad. but wants her
adversary ic ask for peace"
Franc. will not expose her sons to
he dangers Of new aggressions. The
Central Empires. haunted by remorse
for having brought on the war and
terrified by the Indignation and hatred
they have stirred up IN mankind, are
trying to-day to make the world be-
lieve that ME Allies alone are RESPONSE
bic for tn. prolongation of hostilities. "A
dun irony which will deceive no one,
Neither directly nor Indirectly have
our enemies offered us peace, Hut We
do not want them TO offer it To US We
want them 10 ask it Of us. We 10 not
wal: 20 submit To their conditions We
want TO impose ours ON them. We do
not want peace which would leave i'm
perial Germany with the power to re-
the war and Keep Europe
eternally menaced. We want peace
which resolves from restored human
rights serious guarantees Of equilibrium
and stability.
80 long as that peace is Not as
sured To us. so long as our enemies will
not recognize themselves as vanuuishcd.
We will not cease to fight
President Poincare told the refugees that
they were only a small number of the VIE
Tins OF the invasion; these wor. dis
tributed in all parts Of the country,
and there was not a department that
was not shelteriuc thousands, Every
where they We're waiting with calm
confidence for the hour of dcly.rauce.
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$25.OOO 900 GRANT ANNULLED.
CarrRnxa Cancels n Ris Railway
COncesslOn.

MEXICO CITY. May 1.-THE Depart.
mmt ofCommuncatio ions sannounccd To-day
tn" cancellation Of the concession for the
southeastern Mexico branch of the Ma
t'ona' Railways, the largest railway con-
struction project under consideration in
the republic, william Primm Wood OF
Louisville. ky', was the original conces-
soOaire for the line.
The concession, which was issued dur
ing the last days of the Diaz Admins
tration, carried a governmental subsidy
ot S9i,0o0,Oo0. The work was DELAYED
because of revolutionary troubles and
Iiuerta granted the construction COM
pany an extension Of time
Wood disposed OF the franchise to a
British syndicate, which expended lar se
sums in surveys. grading and obtaining
rights Of way.
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Gen. Scott to Give Full De-
tails To-day Of Border
Conference.
TWO FIRES SET By
SPIES IN FORT BLISS
Gen. Funston Appoints 3
Brigadier-Gcmcral> for
Border Patrol

WAsHiNGroN. MAY it--Prcsident WI
son. who will return to-morrSw morning
from his week end yachting uip on the
Mayiower. IL said TO he resisting strong
pressure from members OF hs own
Cabinet in support OF armed intervention
in Mexico. One or tw" ot the members
are said to he actively snppoi ting in
teivention.
Other members OF ne rsbiue, are sail
10 lie using the aIguuent Of politics in
favor of Intervention
The President. however. Is repored
az absolutely fixed in his determination
not 10 resort 10 such a move unless
the CaIranza forces in Mexico turn
against the American troops OF attempt
any attack on American towns along
the border
The Cabinet on Tuesday probably will
consider the character of the d,p,ona,ic
negotiations which will succeed the mill
tary conferences on the border and It 10
expected that before the end of the week
there will begin n series Of Interviews
between Secretary Lansing and t.iis.o
AiredOndo, the Mexican Ambassador.
designate.
Up to Il late iDur Tonight the War
Department had received no news from
Ma Gen Funston to show that Ma ior
I.anghorne. commanding the second
punitive expedition. sent ir p,ir.,ii, Of
the raiders who attacked Glenn Sprinxn
and Boqu!lias. had encountered IN, ban
dts
fendins the developments of Carraulas
attitude the Administration IL holding
'lfmiN To rs recent policy Of refusing 10
permit shipments OF arms and .uu,u-
milton To- cross the border whether con.
signed tn the carranza authorities n,. not
" Is expected. however that Aubas,,.-
dor Arfedondo viii renew his efforts tris
week 10 get such shipments through, ON
the ground that without ammuui,ion !,
viii he impossible for the Mexican fnrc.s
To operate successfully against the ban.
dts.
Pending the return to-.norrnw from
the border of Malor-t;en. SCOTT Admin
!stration officials were marking time to-
day in their consideration of the Mex
can situation
ten Scott is expected TO reach Wash
inston IN fhc morning and during "a.
day Will hold all extended conferences
with Secretary OF State Lansing. t.
whom he will make a full report of hi.
par!eys with Gen. Ohregon, Carrauzas
Minister Of War. II is uossip,, ala,
that before the Cabinet meeting on Tues-
day the General will see President VIII
son.
II was sa "A az the War Department,
tonight that Gen. Scott will bring hacI
with him full stcnoGraphic ,ranscr.p,
OF everything that was said during hs
interviews with Gen. Obr.eou.
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FIGHT CAUSES MOVIE PANIC.
crowd Fears Theatre IL Aarc and
Rushrs "a Get out.

night In moving picture theatre
NJ ~ F1rst avenue last night caused "a
panic among the patrons. Somebody on
inc outside. seeing the crowd rush from
the place. turned in IA fire alarm and in a
iew minutes the street was cluttcred
with fire engines. hook and ladder com
panies. fire ptarOls. battalion chiefs and
many excited persons
When Joseph Kaufman, proprietor Of
the place. discovered that there was no
fre he ordered his band led to the street
to play. advertising that the show would
continue.
The poli'e say that the trouble Ntartcd
when Dora Aaslak of .04 East Twelfth
street got into an alteration about n
seat. \ wiingle ensued and some one
yelled fight" which was mistaken for
lire Then the crowd stampeded for
the door. No one was hurt, hut Dora
Maslak was arrested
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TO TRY EASEMENT
FOR TREASON TO-DAY
Sensational Developments Are
Expected During Hear
ing in London.
ASQrITH STILL IN DUBLIN
Disarmament Of All Civilians
in Ireland Now Being
Discussed.
SDeciol ob,. D,,pa,c. 10 TIT, s,~.

LONDON. May 1.-THE trial OF Sir
son Will begin in the Bow street Police
Court tomorrow morning The hearings
will he public.
Three OF England's leading jurists will
try Easement. including the Lord chiet
justice. Baron Reading. Sir +. T.. Smith.
At'orney-General, will head the counsel
Tor the Crown. George Gavan Duffy will
pe the solicitor In charge Of the pris-
"ier case and Artemus Jones Is ex-
pected to act as counsel Easements re-
quest that he be defended by Sir Ed
ward Carson. the tlsterite leader and
former Attorney -Generai one OF the
clererest lawyers in the United Kingdom,
was denied
Ever since Sir Roger was arrested, a
lew days before the revolutionary out
break in Ireland. while attempting to land
on the Irish coast arms and ammunition
which were tu aid the rebels. the interest
OF the British people has been eagerly
concentrated upon III. cell In III. Tower
or London where Easement l. awaiting
trid! TIA. prisoner has prepared
patriotic address" hut il j. doubted
whether n. will II. allowed TO deliver il.
l'umor has it that when the formal
preliminary proceedings which will take
UP to-day's session are begun sur
prise is to b. sprung 10y the prosecution.
Deep mystery stlll v.ils the identity %.
the two other lr!shmen vino were ar
rested with Easement 1t s reported
that this Veil will be lifted for the first
time tomorrow.
According T." Rcynoidss N.usp0p'r
Sir Roger received three friends in prison
yesterday and for more than an hour
discussed his case with them His health
t. said 90 he much improved In tn.
police court th.r" are accommodations
for only siNty persons. sir Roger viii
l.. taken to court secretly.
Nothing definite has yet resulted from
the rumored negotiations aiming at IL
reconciliation OF the Irish parties and
I'll" formation Of a joint executive body
for the duration Of the war. Kumors
took M a rather positive form at the
week end. but so far they have not
naterialiZed.
sir Edward Carson and John Red
mond remain in London. while Premier
Aequith ~ stdl in Ireland looking into
the whole situation. It is believed that
nothing will be arranged by the Premier
without previously having conversations
with the two Irish leaders. The question
of N-at tmamcnt seems paramount at the
moment
The Parliamentary correspondent OF
the Daily Nctos SAYS:
premier Asquith has now gone to
Relfast The visit is believed TO he in
connection with proposals for "A d!sarma-
ment OF all parties in Ireland so that
none shall 10" armed hut the sold.cry.
Informal communications opened be-
tween the Na,ionalists and Ulster repre-
s"utativ.s came to a deadlock The Ma
uonalisis are understood Ia be ready to
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$4,000 A MONTH FOR SHIP.
HIRh Price Paid to Charter >trH amer
kNnsRU.

BosroN. May 1.-THE steamer Kan
san OF the American Hawaiian Steam
ship Company has been chartered for
s72, 900 a month. one of the top notch
figures even in the present day of the
shortage of bottoms.
The Kansan. which has been under
charter to the French-canada Line,
reached her dock to-day and was re-
chartered to the same company. but at
monthly rate of S25,o0o higher than
that of the previous charter,
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CENTRAL AMERICA BITTER.
Talk Of Com hincd Offensive ~ 4.
Intervencs In Mexico.
Special Cable D,spatch to TnE ST

PANAMA May 1.-THE cruiser
Raleigh, which arrived here to-day from
Ccrinto, reports "A bitter anti-American
feeling in all the republics of Central
America on account Of the Mexican
situation.
The natives are discussing combined
offensive against the United states il
the American Government attempts
armed Intervention in Mexico.
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~ GEORGE u. .tlENENTS,
Special Co,yesponden, o, Tur srv.

SBer'n 'WreSbOn0eHf Of THE SUI
HEADQUARTERS or TIE UNITED STATES
ARMY. near Namiquipa. Mexico, May 10
tby mail to Columbus. n. NJ. May ~
For the last few days the sky has been
dimmed by a heavy pail of smoke and
the heavens lighted by the glow OF
ring of fire. Tho mountains OF every
side OF the American forces are seeth-
ing furnaces Of flame.
When this camp was established. after
the removal of tine field headquarters Of
the expedition from Coloua Dubian to
this more southern point ON the long
Inc of communication with the north. oc-
casional fires swept small areas. damag-
ing the grazing. nut little attention was
paid to the matter except to send de-
tails Of men TO see that the flames were
not permitted to tranSgrcsS the lin"
which spelled danger for the tents of tn.
officers and men and for the stores OF
the quarternastsr.
Then followed tn. persistent search
OF the hills for bands of bandits.
lunches of cavd!t, rOamcd the passes
in every direction and these cavalry men
we're much gwen to grazing their horses
almost every inch of the ground for
many miles to the north, eas, south and
vest. This grazing enabled them to
stay for longer periods from headquar-
teiS and its store uf forage.
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OBREGON SATISFIED,
Conters with Gen. Trevtno, who
WIN Attack Bandits.

VI rAso. May 1<.--tien Aware
ubrcgon Il in Torreon tonight on h's
way to nexico city, accordinR to dos-
patches TO Iuarez. Gen ph,egnn Was
accompanied TO Torreon by Coy. GU.
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II - now believed that the bandits
and their fri".d> took notice Of the use
20 whlch t." grass was being put and
made up their minds To- so dispose of the
supply that tn" ~cout ny troopers would
haN" TO either cui short the distances
travelled ar carry forage.
The fires h"caine more numerous and
began to cover a wider range tnan they
ever did before. These fires. with their
consequent destruction Of hundreds Of
thousands OF acres Of fine grass and
timber, az" working great hardship t.
IN. Cdttl-mcn Of the district as we'll
rs 20 tha soldiers who ar" cumblng the
Businesses of tn. Sierra Madres for
remnants Of Villas once powerful army.
y" grass will grow upon the burned
over district unit. tn" rainy season setS
~. BY that time the cattl. which should
have b.cu pastured upon Il will have
drfted far, If indeed many Of the cows
and the young calves Will not hav"
starved.
The fires have not caused the soldiers
to abate their hun. for the bandits.
The latter are being given no rest Not
only is the search being prosecuted by
large commands such as those led by
col podd. which rendered such a good
account Of itself at Guerrero and Tc-
moch!c. and by Major Howe. which
made such a fine record when 4
marched to the Durango line and back
and then surprised a band ~ hrigluds
at oios .tZilc- ANA almost annhilat"d
II. hut II * beng maintained by count
less smaller commands constantly on
the move. giving the bandits no oppor-
tunity To rest themselves or their jaded
ana half starved ponies.
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Wearing Out the Outiaws.

The bandits are being worn out. II
is true that the Americans horses which
carried the pursuers at frs, showed
signs Of fatigue. but they are becoming
used 10 the mountain trails and to the
materially different character of tho
food and forage found in this country.
The men never We're worn out. and
now that the commissary department
is in position to keep them clothed and
.eI and their horses have recovered TO
the point that they are ready to negoti-
ate the trails ns we'll or better than
can the mounts OF the men being pur-
sued there Is little hope for the latter.
If the disposal of the bandits 10 all
that is needed to put this country at
peace the Americans seem TO have the
situation we'll in hand. Time will be re-
Guircd. hut now that the Americans are
her. and we'll equipped for the work
cut ont for them a few days or weeks
more or less will hardly matter. The
constant combing OF the mountains will
do tn. business so effectively that there
will be little trouble for we'll disposed
police department 10 keep tine country
free from brigandage forever after
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U. s. DEMAND ON PANAMA.
Asks for Surrender Of Arms Of I'll,
Police.
Special Cabie Despatch to The srN.

Special Cdbie Despatch to THE SuN.
PANAMA, May 1.-THE United States
Government has demanded the surrender
OF the arms OF the Panama police. The
American Minister. william j. Price, Is
waiting for an answer
II In learned from authoritative
sources that the arms will be surrendered
under protest tomorrow.
WASHINGTON. May IL The War De-
partment officials here believe that tho
approach OF the Panama elections Is tho
reason for the demand for the dlsarm-
ing Of the police there. There have been
In the past numerous Guarrels between
the police and American soldiers in
which some of the latter have been shot.
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Persons die every day in New York
Great merchants. great statesmen. great
lawyers have passed away within one of
the five .b"roughs Here great cel.bra
tons are held. and here. perhaps more
than in any other city of tn. country.
history is made. II is a city OF great
happenings.
Hut when has man died in New
YORK. died IN poverty. ard on III" next
day brought 10000 and more mourrers
t. he bier" Yet this man was not "A
New Yorker. Tie was not even an
American. Two wears ago he came to
this city, an outcast from his own coun-
try. and went with his family to live in
the little Hat wher. Saturday he died,
II is q curious thing that the trait
in This man. Shoiem Aleichen, that
brought to his bier so many mourrers
ana made mourners out OF countless
thousands IN TAR corners OF the world
VAS the trick of laughter. II was his in
a great degree. So il was not so much
tn" man himself that the mournevx
moutncd ~ II was. 70 doubt the thin,
BE- stood for Thcv had lost in him no,
only the man. but a treasure box of
mr'h, suGply OF smiles that were
brighter than the sun on a tropic sea.
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ARMY CAMP LMPERULED
BY RAGING GRASS FIRES
Bandits Destroy Thousands of Acres of Grazing Gound
to Prevent United States Troopers From
Using It-Hunt Goes On.

erect IN causing lcSsenlilE Dl eHOTN
on the part Of the Quartermastcrs de-
partment TO provide for the comfort or
the men in the field. Motor trucks
heavily laden continue to arrive from
the border by the hundreds. only to go
back for more ammunition and food as
soon az they can he unloaded by hum
dreds OF willing hands.
To prevent an attack upon q motor
truck train by bandits the line between
the border and the extreme front is thor
oughly guarded.
As to whether or not Villa still lives
or as to whether or not he was wounded
during the fighting at Guerrero che
army seems to be paying no attention.
or at least is wasting no time IN trying
10 run down the various rumors which
from time to time are put afoat by all
sorts and conditions OF Mexicans.
Routed From Htdtng PIacrs.
The most important work Of the mo-
men' seems to be the driving Of the
bandits from their hiding places IN the
mountains.
II villa II alive. well and good. When
he comes from his present retreat he will
be confronted with the necessity OF get
ting together a new set OF followers.
His old timers will have been killed off.
II he is dead the killing Of the men
who under his leadership became pro-
hcient In the gentle art OF cutting
throats and in gathering in loot will
leave the people upon whom he for
merly preyed free to work out their
own salvation.
Up to this time il is estimated that in
the neighborhood OF 200 Viilistas have
fallen victims to the deadliness Of the
Inn of American rtfpmen since fine 20
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l. - believed by officers and mon that
few rcpetltous of the punishment adj
m.nistered AT Guerrero, TemochiC ana
Ojos AIulo~ viii 'dus" III. bandits to
break mp INTO small bands and To spread
over great area OF country. This
would place It in the power Of the local
constabulary Ia handi" the situation
much NOR" readily than would he pos
siblc were the bandits To be permitted
to travel a. they have been doing in
small "aImi"s" of from nifty TO 500.
tp to this time nothing has been
heard from tho luarez conference 10y
the correspondents. II anything has
been heard by III" staff officers Of the
expedition. they have not taken tn" cor
respondents into th"ir confidence. nor
has what they may nave heard had any