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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
MEXICANS NOW TURNING
AGAINST FRANCISCO VILLA

Ell PASO. March 25.-Paneho villa Is
threatened by dangers other than capture
by the American forces. In the past he
depended on support of natives. For
years his reputation and deeds as an out
law kept these people subject to his rule
of fear BY brutality he kept them in
hand. He could have whatever he needed
or whatever his fancy inclined him to
take.
But now there has come a change.
When the American army entered Mexico
the poems feared more OF the raiding. out
raging warfare they had known. only on
a larger and more cruel scale. Instead
they have seen determined business
Ike army patiently absorbing the hard
nhipa Of thelr country ana is mind Set
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
SLAVS REPULSE
STRONG ATTACKS
ON DVINSK LINZ
Petrograd Reports Nav
Mean That Germans,
Hold Has Been Broken
NO GAINS, BERLIN SAYS

LONDON. March 25.-Au a,ors
long eastern battleine. from the ror,s.
south of Riga down to the Galician 49,,
new Russian offensive has continual ,,,,s
out abatement during the last "a bous.
The Petrograd War Office repor,. a.,
the Cars forces are advancing in n.
Dvinsk region. "repulsing coun,sr..,
tacks' From this it appears that Tho !,
tackers have broken the power NJ ,..,.'
ance of Field Marshal Won Hindenhr....
army in this region. To the north IN ~.
Jacobstadt sector, where the Russian,
broke through the Teuton front on TIM.
day. taking three lines of trenchs, y.
Germans have launched strong copnt,.
attacks, which were, however. reppl..a
according to Petrograd.
The battle between Lakes Neroteb -,
Vishnieff. east of wilma. where thu d..
slams are trying to break through To es,n
the Nilna-Dvinsk railway sector. il s,Ii,
raging. 'N'
The Petrograd statement says that an
protective lines i'm the TSilpa sector war
forced by the attackers and Germsn
counter-attack was repulsed The offen.
sive northwest of Nargunek also is da.
veloping.
The Russian War Office statement al.
lows:
In the Jacobstadt sector strong
German formations made counter
attack near Augustinhof We re-.
pulsed them.
North of Lake Vargunek our Of
fensivc is developing.
In the Wvinsk region we are ad-
vancing. repulsing counter-attacks,
Despite heavy fire we forced all pro.
tective lines in the Klipa sector. We
repulsed German counter-attack.
Between Lakes Naroteh and yish-
nieff fighting continues.
Berlin still insists that the new al,
tacks have brought the Russians no gain
but admits that hard fighting Is in prog.
ress at various points of the front par.
tiCularly I'M the northern sector
The German War Office declares three
Russian attacks, "in thick waves" on
March 10 against the German lines in the
region of Postavy between Dvinsk and
Wilma, were repulsed with heavy losses to
the attackers. More than $4,000 shells
most of them of heavy calibre, were show.
cred upon the small from: in this region.
it is said. The third attack did lead to
penetration by the Russians of 100 yards
of the German line, the War Office says,
but this strip was regained through a
couLter-attaCk led by a regimental com.
mander. A fourth Russian attack was
"smothered in the initial stages" by the
German artillery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
POIiee Investigate Gas POISONING

An Investigation Is being made by the
police to ascertain whether Charles Nc
Twain, 40 years old, OF 161 Cotton street.
Roxborough. who was found by his wife
overcome BY gas yesterday afternoon,
had attempted suicide o. was suffering
from an accident He was taken 10 81
Timothy's Hospital, where his condition
was said 70 be serious. McIlVain Is a
letter carrier attached 10 Station l. Three
months ago he fell into the Manayuak
Canal IL then was reported that he had
attempted % eommlt ssieide
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
ROOSEVELT RETURNS
WITH TALE OF A BIRD
WEARING WHISPERS
Colonel Says He Found Little
Devil" in Caves of Trinidad.
Eats NutsNand Goes
Out Nights
SILENT AS TO POLITICS
Merely Prefers Questioners to His
Book Called "Fear God and
Take Your Own Part"

NEW YORK March 25.-what is It
lives in a cave, eats nuts, makes big
noise and goes out nights?
It's bird
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt told all
about 1t last night when he arrived back
from the West Indies. He found the bird
in Trinidad.
Feeling bully" and looking bronzed
and rested by his six weeks holiday in
the tropics Colonel Roosevelt returned to
New York on the Trinidad liner Matura,
and spent the night at the home of his
daughter Mrs. Richard Derby, t16 East
10th street. Today, after seeing George
w Perkins, his publishers and leading
naturalists about a bird he found, he will
go to his home in oyster Bay for over
Sunday.
"I an. not" said ne, prepared to make
any statement on politics at present or on
the international situation, beyond re-
ferring you to what / said in the book
put out six weeks ago. called Fear God
and Take Your Own Part.
A story of a new species of bird came
while the Colonel was discussing his plans
for today. He said that he was going
to see Henry Fairfield Osborn, curator
emeritus of the Museum of Natural His
tory, and Curator Hornaday, of the Bronx
Geological Gardens.
"I've got something to tell them he
said
Then he asked one of the newspaper
men IL he knew what a night hawk was,
and the bird story followed
The night hawk, it appears, eats insects.
but the new bird which the Colonel dis.
covered does not 1t is good deal in mp.
pearance like the whippoorwill. but the
Colonel added with a chuckle, 'is as big
as a barn owl" 1t is nocturnal In its
habits, makes its home in n cave and lives
on nuts Beetle nuts was one of the varie.
ties the Colonel named.
ut makes great noise, too" he said.
A suggestion was made that it might
bark like dog, and the Colonel, a broad
smile on his face, raised n threatening
finger
Nov, sir, no nature taking" he eX-
claimed.
The native name of the bird the Colonel
said. was the guacharo He si.ed:
Some of the natives call It the diablo-
caves near Trinidad. ] couldn't believe it
at first, but there it was, just as l have
described it."
1t developed that one thing which puz-
zled the Colonel about the bird was the
presence of bristles or whisllers about the
mouth. lie could understand them on
a bird which lived on insects but not on
a bird which lived on nuts. In fact, the
presence of the whiskers was one of the
points which distinguished it from any the
Colonel had ever seen or heard about.
I'm going to look at the species in the
geological gardens and see If any If them
have the bristles," he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
LIE POSIZIONI ITALIANE
ESTESE NELLA VALE
DE L'ALT0 CORDEVOLE
lie Fore di Cadorna Approft-
tano di Una Bufera di Neve
per Occupare un Costone
di Monti
TRUPPE CANNONEGGIATE
ROMA. % Marzo.

ROMA, % Mario.
II NTinistero della Guerra pubblicava ieri
sera IL seguente rappOrto del comandants
interinalc delle forze italiane operanti
contrO rAustria:
Teri In nostra artigieria Cannoneggio'
colDrne nemiche in marcia nell'altrn vale
delrAstico e ALA tesla della vale d'Assa e
sule allure d Vale Fersina. nostri
cannoni bombardaronO anche un treno
carico di materiale da guerra che era
fermo nella stazione di Caldonazzo().
"Nella vale del Cordevole durante una
tempesta di neve lie nostre truppe estesero
lie loro poszoni sui costone a nordest di
gasso di Mezzodi' ed Occuparouo anche
Vallaz Ruaz mel fondo della vallata,
"Nella Carnia nella notte del - un
reparto nemico che indossava tuniche
blanche attacco le nostre posizioni 5ulla
riva sinstra del Rio di La Lamza, mel
l'alta vale del Chiarzo, ma fu subito
reSpinto.
"Lungo tutta la fronte dell'Isonzo con-
tinuarono nella giornata di ieri / duelli di
artiglieria, che pero' furono interrotti dalla
nebbia da piOggie tOrrenziall. lie nos
tire batterie bombardarono la sta2lone di
Santa Lucia, a sud di Tolmino, ed IL villag-
glo di Modreja, dove 81 erano osservatl
moyimenti d truppe."
Da nOtizie giunte qui Roma 81 APP
prende che tedesch ed loro alleati
avevano deciso di prendere loffensiya su
lutte lie 'front.' allO scope di pFevenire
roffeusiva degli alleati e possibilmente
raralizzarla.
Dal II di Marco gil austro-tedeschi
hanno cominciato un movimento offensive
sula fFonte orientale. l tedeschi attac-
cavano parecchi siorni prima che fosse
iniziato II movimento offensive russo
Sulla fronte italiana gil attacchi aus
triaci coinCidevano quasi con quelli degli
italiani. L'ofrensiva austro-tedesca do
vrebbe essere stata niziata anche contro
Valona, SaloniccO, Erzerum e ALA MesO-
potamia
eli attacchi turco-tedeschi contro 10
truppe russo marcianti su Trebisonda e
cOntro gil iuglesi che avanZaYano sui Tigri
furono quasi simultanei, mentre Poffensiva
degli eserciti teutonici bulgari nei Bal
cani fu resa impossiblie dal continuatO
cattivo tempo dalla poca dsposizone o
dalla Impotence del bulgari.
CoUunque sia, l'offenslva teutonica e.
stata senza successo da per tutto 81 e.
trasformata in una paricolosa difensiva.
La battsglia di Verdun non e. ancora
finita, mai tedesehi, forze per ayere rico
MOSQUITO Fimpossibilita' di raggiungere la
cittadella di forzare II passaggiO ira 1
forti di Douaunont di Vaux di spin
gersi a sud dele colline che sorgono ad
ovest della Mosa, attaccano ora piu' ad
overst. nelTegione delle Argonne dove COM
batteronO endorsements garibaldini nei
primi mes della guerra europea, dove /
tedeschi non rluscirono mai tOrzare le II
nee francesi Attaccano nella reglone di
Vauquois donde speranO al giungere a
sorpassare lie colline e Ia foresta di Hesse
tagliaFe la ferrovia di Neuvilly e di
ClermOnt. L'attaeeo tedesco in questa re-
gione non e. fatto pero' con gTsndi forze.
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DIR. WAITE EXPECTS
"TO GO TO CHAIR"
Continued from Page One

everything will be cleared up" said the
father today
I'VE don't believe our boy is builly."
said the mother. Arthur was always a
good boy.
\ piece of white paper torn from the
back Of an envelope. contributed to the un-
doing of Doctor Waite. II presented one
Of the strongest bits Of evidence relating
10 the poisoning Of Peck. Had waite's
orders been carried out by the detective
who trapped him, the negro maid Dora
Hitler. could today have been richer by
$1,000 if she had heen willing to tell a lie
Raymond c. SCHNEIDER, of the detective
agency Of that name, has in his possession
the piece of white paper with the order
for $1,000 on Spauldug, Mcclellan & CO..
of "a Broadway, with whom Waite had
deposited $4,000. The detective wOrmed
his way into the dentists confidence He
used as Il wedge fictitious acquaintance
with mutual friends in Grand Rapids.
Who is that man?" White asked his
brother Frank yesterday in the Waite
apartments In the Colosseum Frank
White walked over, asked SCHNEIDER if he
would care to meet his brother, and in
troduced the two.
"Know my people In Grand Rapids?"
Arthur Waite asked.
That's me-" replied SCHNEIDER. Lots
of 'em, Doctor Waite"
After a few minutes conversation Doc
tor Waite suddenly asked:
Can | trust you? VIII you be a
friend in necd?'
Sure" replied the detective II Ger.
tainly believe you can trust me- But II
depends on what you want me 10 do"
Waite passed his hand through his dis.
hevelled hair, II guess it's all over with
me-" he sighed, whats the use? DO
you believe they'll use against me what
I've told them?"
Depends on what you've told them"
SCHNEIDER replied offhaud, "There's are
several things you'd have TO explain. One
is that you will have to prove you did not
give your wife's father poison without his
knowledge"
mo, handed it to him in the original
package" answered the dentist
1T Is very important that you prove
that" said SCHNEIDER. Didn't your wife
or maid see you handing him that pack
age?"
mo. But we could say some one did
or course. that wouldn't be the truth"
"Of course"
what am l 10 do?"
You're i'm bad box replied SCHNEIDER
walking up and down the room ITS i'm
portant-more than that it's vital-that
you show you didn't poison the man"
Waite leaned forward on an elbow and
eyed the other intensely, then asked:
"Will you do something for me?"
"What?"
Get Dora, the maid, TO say she saw
me hand the package 10 the old man"
"She wouldn't do that would she?"
"She would If you paid her"
Il haven't any money said SCHNEIDER
I'm broke"
That's all right" replied Waite, smil.
ing, i've got plenty I've got $4,000
deposited with Spaulding, Mcclellan &
Co. III give you an order for $1,000. The
maid lives on lS4th street viii you carry
II 10 heT?'
"Oh. guess sog' replied shindleI
MAKE Il outr
II can't write I'm too weak VIII yoL
make II out? I'll sign it,"
The detective found a small piece OF
paper and wrote on It as follows:
"Spaulding, AfcClelland & Co
please give 10 bearer r. c. SCHNEIDER,
one thousand $4,000 dollars, and charge
10 my account"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
PERSHING BEGS FUNSTON
FOR USE OF RAILROADS

SAN ANTONIO, March 20. - General
Funston, in response to repeated urgent
requests from General Pershing that the
Mexican Northwestern Railroad be taken
over and supply trains operated between
I'll Paso and Casas GTandes, informed
Pershing that authority from Washington
to take such action has not been received.
1t was frankly said about headquarters
that permission was anxiously awaited
With his line of communications reach
ing to Namiquipa on the southeast. III
Vale to the south, and possibly to MADEIRA
on the southwest, Pershing's need of a
steady. certain and rapid supply source
Is imperative. The Mexico Northwestern
offers an ideal solution of the transporta-
ton problem. Taking over of the road
would almost certainly mean the transfer
of the border base from Columbus to
il Paso.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
PROMINENT PENNSYLVANIA
MAN ABOARD SUSSEX
t. w. Culbertson Was Abroad Aiding
in Red Cross Relief Work

PITTSBURGH, March 25-Tingle w,
CulbertsoR, son OF Mrs. j. d. Culbertson,
Jr., OF the Gables, Academy avenue,
Sewickley, who was among the Americans
on board the Channel steamship Sussex.
reported 10 have been damaged by a
torpedo in the English Channel yesterday.
Is rs years OF age, wealthy, and is well
known throughout the Sewickley Valley.
No word had been received from him
today, but inasmuch as reports from Lon
don this morning stated that all Ameri-
cans on board had been saved, his family
believes that he Is safe, His father, a
millionaire, who was treasurer of the Ma
tlonal Tube Company, died two years
80.
Mr.. Culbertson left his home two weeks
ago 10 go to Paris where he had ar
ranged TO aid In the work OF the Red
Cross Society. He obtained his passports
Al The Federal Building here, February 2s.
Al his residence this morning, Il wss
stated that Mr.. Culbertson was connected
with the National Tube Company before
leaving for Paris.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
TRIBUTE PAID TO DEAD
RUTHENIAN BISHOP
Hundred Assemble at Church
and Offer Prayers for
Repose of Soul

Hundreds of Ruthenans and Galicans
poured into the Ruthenian Roman Catholic
Church. Sth street near Brown. today to
offer players for the repose of the soul
of Bishop stephen Softer Ortynsky head
of the Ruthenian Rite of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church in the United States, who died
late yesterday.
A detail of police from the 10th and
Buttonwood streets station was on hand to
handle the crowds Deep sorrow was re-
flected i'm the faces Of the men and women
who filed into the church. one hundred
and fifty lighted candles were in position
in two candalabra on the altar and as fast
as the candles burned to the sockets and
went out they were replaced
IL has been arranged that the funeral
services will he held next Thursday with a
High Requiem Mass. Archbishop Prender-
East will serve as celebrant. and II is
expected that more than 500 priests will
be in attendance from all parts of the
Philadelphia diocese.
The remains will lie in state all day
Wednesday, and in a raised bier in the
middle aisle Of the church. Stationed near
the bier will he guard of honor, COM
posed of members OF the Holy Name So
Cicty.
The Bishop was 80 years old lie
preached last Sunday as usual at which
time he was in excellent health. The fol-
lowing day, going out in the rain, he
caught cold and was forced to take to his
bed. His illness was not thought serious,
but pneumonia developed. and yesterday.
when he appeared TO be getting better, he
suffered a relapse. So rapidly did the end
come. and with so little warning, that
there was barely time for priests to reach
the bedside to administer the last sacra-
ment
his invalid sister. Magdaen, brother,
Joseph, who made his home with him here,
and two sisters in Austria. Residing with
him also was a cousin, Emil Kulezycky.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
JOHN DAVENPORT
Pioneer in the Manufacture of Gimp.
Upholstery

John Davenport. the pioneer mauufaef
turer of gimp upholstery material In TINS
country. died last night at his home, NJ
West Lehigh avenue, after four days
illness from pneumonia. He was " years
old. He is survived by daughter MI
Florence Jordon, Cape Charles. va any
two grandchildren, Florence Davehpel.'
and John Davenport. The funeral serVlee
will be held on Monday, at O'Clock, ilo.,
he Goodman NJ 70. Church 18th street ana
/, I,ehigh avenue. The service will be con-
Quoted by the Rev Edwin Forrest Ham,
Interment viii be private in the NOUN
Vernon Cemetery. ,4,
Mr. Davenport, at the time of his dean, s
was the owner of two large upholslsys
factories at Hancock and Somerset suss.s
He retired from active business 70 yssE
ago He was born i'm MacclesHslus,
land. and came 10 this country I'm 1870
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
RUM0RS THE ONLY DANGER
TO AMERICANS AT TAMPICO

WASHINGTON, March -5-Reports
that Americans and other foreigners were
endangered at Tampico had little snb-
sanitation. a hitherto unpublished dis
patch to the Nevy Department, from Tam
pco, said those at the oil port were more
alarmed over reports coming from the
United States than by actual conditions
there. This message read
American citizens entertain some
anxiety as to future developments
This feeling is intensified by numerous
private messages from firms in the
United States.
The gunboat Machias and battleship
Kentucky are at Tampico and confirm
reports that conditions are quiet.
y conference of Carranzista generals
at Querctaro was believed by officials to
concern cooperation with the United
States in hunting down villa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
CARRANZA AGENT SEEKS
RELEASE OF MUNITION SHIP

WASHINGTON. March %. - Mexican
Ambassador Designate Arredondo today
arranged with Secretary Lansing for the
release of a cargo of ammunition on the
ship Monterey at New York. The vessel
was TO have sailed for Vera CRUZ yester.
day, but was held up by customs author.
tiles.
The introduction of ammunition into
Mexico through Vera Cruz assures it's
safe arrival to Carranza authorities. it
was said,
Senor Arredondo has not yet heard
from General Carranza as to whether the
latter formally has approved the protocol
as arranged by the state Department and
ArTedondo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
COL. AUGUST P. LYNCH
Gallant Officer in Civil War Who Won
Distinction in Virginia

Colonel August p Lynch a famous
Civil War veteran. died today in Hahne.I
mann Hospital after several weeks Ill
ness. He was 73 years old.
Colonel Lynch was a member OF the
1S3d Pennsylvania Regiment, which was
recruited through the efforts of the Union
League. BY his service in the War he
won from General, Miles the tribute OF
being zone of the Unions ablest officers
He especially distinguished himself enl
the battlefelds of Virginia, taking part a
Hancock's remarkable charge at Spotl-
sylvana, and leading a section thereof
At Cold Harbor he was wounded, and lay
all night on the field of battle.
Colonel Lynch was a pioneer memper ol
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
He was an elder of the Arch Street Pres.
byterian Church. He was bachelor anu
lived at l21 North 2lst street
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-25
VILLA IN SIERRA MADRES
NEW REPORT FROM BORDER
EL PAsO. Texns. March 2

"PanCho' Villa, the bandit leader
sought by 10000 American and Mexican
troops. is reported to have escaped from
the trap set by his pursucrs and fled into
the Sierra Madrc Mountains at the south
ern end of the Rio De Santa Maria Valley.
With a chosen band of his "coloradoes"
the golden ones-of his bodyguard he
is said to have run the gauntlet of the
rapidly COnvcrging American ana Car
ranzista troops. To make his escape the'
bandit leader was reported today to have
abandoned to their fate at least 200 of
his followers caught at El Oso to the east
of Namiqupa.
In an attempt to intercept villa before
he can reach the wooded and canyon-riven
heights northwest of Guerrero. General
Pershing has sent a strong body OF
cavalry toward TemOSaChiC, on the Mexico
Northwestern Railway, and southeast
ward along that road to Tecalocachic.
This district Is more than 200 miles from
General Pershing's main base at Column
bus, n. NJ. In this drive through Mexico
the American expedition is understood to
have not lost a single man.
BANDITS BURN TOWN.
While the race between Villa and
PeTshing's men is making a thrilling chap
ter in Mexican and American history hor-
der residents interest was shifting farther
north today. This was due to the fact
that the town Of Janos. on the route fol-
lowed by the American expedition and 40
miles northwest of CasaS Grandes, has
been set on fire.
The incendaries are believed to be the
members of rowing band of Villistas. 1t
is rumoTed that the town was looted and
many persons killed there before the ma
rauders set the torch.
Another band Of Villistas is believed
responsible for the murder of three Ameri-
cans--two women and a man-near Glib
sons ranch on the New Mexican border
VILLA GOT A SURPRISE.
1t became known today for the first time
that Villa had tried to get to the border
and Join one Of his bands there, but was
baked by the well-eXecuted plans of Gen
eral Pershing.
Villa scoffed at the American cavalry
He believed it too slow to press his own
Wild horsemen, yet the American troopers
rode him off at Casas Grandes and made a
hot pursuit Of it southwark. Villa was
surprised, but his confidence was not
shaken.
From the neighborhood of Namiquipa he
was certain he could carry his riders
through the passes. Then PershinG, refus-
ing TO wait for diplomatic negotiations at
Washington, utilized the Mexican North
western Railroad at Aguaje and sent his
cavalry by rail to head villa on.
Another American column, rushed to
reinforce Carranzista troops, closed in at
Villas rear,
According to the latest advices Amer
lean troops have established an advance
base at III Vale, 50 miles southeast ot
Casas Grandes other forces are in the
neighborhood of Namiquira; still other
troops are reported I'm the vicinity Of Ma
dera. 100 miles south of Casas Grandes,
in the heart Of Villas own country.