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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
TO AID VILLA HUNT
CARRANZA AND AMERICAN
TROOPS TO COOPERATE.
First Chief Arranges Conversion" to
Discuss All Phases of the Mill
tary Operations.

Washington, March 21.-United
States and Carranza troops will ac-
lively cooperate in the Villa hunt if
convention" suggested to Acting
Secretary of state Polk by Cawanza
representative Arredondo is formally
agreed to-
Following a long conference be
tween the two it became known on
high authority that such a convention,
which is merely a treaty terminable
when its object is accomplished, will
be agreed TO-
Senior Arredondo said messages re-
ceived from Carranza carried instruc-
lions for him to negotiate the conyen-
ton.
My government he said, has or
dered me to negotiate terms of cooper
alton to include all phases of military
operations
The Carran2a suggestions were a
direct result Of request for permits
sion to use the Mexican railways to
transport supplies to United States
troops in Mexico. Among the details
to be considered will be right to use
water supply from towns near which
American soldiers may camp; pur-
chase of supplies Of all kinds for man
and beast and unlimited use of rail
roads and telegraph
Senior Arredondo emphasized that
the Carranza government is in com
plete accord with the United States.
He Knitted that his government may
voluntarily offer use of railroads for
transport of troops as well as supplies
in any convention that is formally
signed
The plan is to have the new agree
ment take the form of a formal con
vention, to remain in force until Villa
is captured. 1t would provide for joint
pursuit of a common enemy and, so
far as possible, meet all of the various
questions which might arise. setting
forth specifically the rights in Mexico
accorded the American expedition and
just what work would be expected of
the cooperating forces.
A tentative draft of convention is
being prepared for transmission to
/ General Carranza, and Acting Secre-
( tary Polk and Mr.. Arredondo will have
series of conferences to work out
/ the details.
/ Although the agreement would cover
/ such matters as the use of Mexican
railroads by the American army, the
request for the use of the Juarez road
! is to be disposed of separately.
Early in the day General Carranza
replied to the American government s
request for use of Mexican railroad
! lines for movement of supplies to the
punitive expedition. with a request for
/ more complete information of exact
ly what the war department wants
General Carranza's reply was sent to
President Wilson The information
he asks will be furnished
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
HURL BACK FRENCH LINE
Strong German Requirements Cap
ture MaIancourt Woods From
Defenders E Verdun

London, March 2i-Twenty thou
sand fresh troops hurled into the flu
rious battle for Verdun on the sector
west of the Meuse drove the French
back with whitening blast of liquid
fire and occupied more French terri
tory in the Malancourt wood. The as
saut is the first success for the Ger
mans in that sector since the drive on
CorbeauX woods and Dead Mans hill,
the possession of the latter being still
disputed by Paris.
The new German offensive is re
vealed in an official communique from
Paris which admits the loss Of posi-
tions in the MalancOurt woods, though
claiming the repulse Of tie new Of
fensive at all other points The battle
followed comparative lull, during
which the Germans were evidently
awaiting the arrival OF REINFORCE
ments
Repeated onslaughts on this line
are expected since the arrival of fresh
German forces and General Petain is
rushing re.enforcements to hold his
menaCed lines.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
BRYAN CALLED LIAR IN HOTEL
Wordy Dispute Between Nebraskan
and Politician Results in Harsh
Words at Lincoln.

Lincoln, Neb., March 2l.-A wordy
dispute between William Jennings
Bryan and John c. Maher, local poll
tician. in which the lie was passed to
Mr.. Bryan in a hotel lobby enlivencd
the informal meetings previous to the
prohibition mass meeting here to mark
the opening of the state campaign. The
dispute arose over question os Mr..
Maher as to whether one Of the speak.
ers was getting paid for his services.
Mr.. Bryan interposed the remark that
Makers motives were mercenary This
provoked the retort and Mr.. Maher fol.
lowed it up with other charges.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
HOUSE BARS PLAN
FORARMY INCREASE
Votes Against Amendment to
Make Regular Force 100000.
HAY BILL ATTACKED BY MANN
Ridicu!es Response to Appeal OF the
President for an Emergency
Measure-ToWner OPP
POSES Plan.

Washington, March 2l,-By a vote
of 1873 to l0S the house rejected the
amendment of Representative Kahn
of California to the Hay army bill,
proposing to increase the regular
army to 10000 men instead Of 100000.
about thirty-tive Republicans joined
the Democrats in the vote to defeat
the amendment including Representa-
tives Mckenzie and Sterling Of Illinois,
while about five Democrats voted Tor
the amendment
RidicuIes Army Bill.
Just preceding the vote Representa-
tive Mann of Illinois ridicUled the Hay
bill ON the ground that President VIII
son had told the country it must pre-
pare to meet an emergency which
might arise at any moment and the
house had responded with the Hay
bill, under which the army can be IN
creased 10000 men in the next 10
months.
IF | had my way, would give the
president discretion to add the SO,-
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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
TAGGART Is NAMED
GOV. RALSTON OF INDIANA AP.
POINTS HIM SENATOR.
Prominent Democrat, Who Succeeds
Shively, viii Leave for Wash
ington at Once.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 2l.-Gover-
nor Ralston has appointed Thomas
Taggart, prominent Democratic leader
in Indiana, United States senator to
serve until the fall election, filling the
vacancy caused by the death of Sena-
tor Benjamin F. Shively. Mr.. Taggart
will leave the latter part Of the week
for Washington, where he will immedi-
ately take the oath of office and start
on his duties in the senate. The gov
ernor wrote out the appointment in
lOnghand on his own stationery.
At the fall election man to I'LL
out the uneXpired term will be chosen.
1t is not known yet who will be in the
race for the Democratic party, al
though Governor RalstOn's name has
been frequently mentioned as the par
tvs candidate. For the Republicans
James +. Watson and H. S. New are
contestants. The nominations will be
made at the state conventions tins
spring.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
RUSS GUNS AGAIN ACTIVE
Violently Bombard Bessarabia From.
tier-Teutons Attack Outer De-
lenses of Avona.

Vienna, March 2l.-A violent hom-
bardment of the AustfyI.ungarian po-
sitions of the frontier of Bessarabia by
Russian artillery is under way indi-
eating preparations for fresh infan-
try assaults. according to the war of.
flee. 1t is officially stated that the
Austrian offensive against the Italians
in the sector of the Tolmino brigehead
continues
Geneva, March 20,-Austro-Hun.
garian troops have begun an attack
upon the outer defenscs of Nalona
(Avlona), Albania, according to ad
vices from Athens. The city is de
Tended by Italian, Serbian and Monte
negrin troops.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
ROYAL DUTCH STEAMER
BLOWN UP By TORPEDO
No Loss Of Life Reported-399 Per
sons Saved From the Big
Liner.

London, March l8.-Thc 1&,OOo.ton
Royal Dutch Lloyd liner Tubanta,
outward bound from Amsterdam for
the River Platte. with 81 passengers,
three Of whom were Americans, and a
crew Of 300 was sunk Thursday OF
Noordhudcr lightship on the Dutch
coast A Central News dispatch from
Amsterdam quotes the captain, II. X.
H. Wytsma, as saying his ship was tor
pedoed Scmionicial reports from Der.
lin claim that she struck a mine. Ad.
vices indicate that all on board We're
saved.
The Tubantia was struck at about
three O'Clock in the morning, a great
hole being torn in her stern. She re-
manned afoat. however, until about
$50 She sank about two miles east
of Noordhinder light.
The explosion put the steering gear
of the vessel out Of commission, but
no one on board was injured. Water
running through the gap in the YES
sells stern penetrated the corridors
and engine room II was alone owing
to the fact that the modern construc-
ton of the ship-she was in service
Only ycaT-enablod her TO float for
several hours after receiving her death
blow, that the loss OF life was not
heavy.
The Tubautia, which carried a gen
eral cargo and mails, was making for
Falmouth, where sh2 was TO take
aboard passengers for South America
when the explosion occurred. Her
proximity to the coast enabled rescue
ships to reach her quickly Her calls
for assistance were answered by a
life saving vessel from the Hook OF
Holland, the Dutch steamship Kraka
tau and two other ships, one Dutch
and one Swedish
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
BABES LOCKED IN HOME BURN
er Goes Away to Visit Neigh
Dor.

Chicago, March William and
Edna Stewart, five and seven years
old, respectively, adopted children of
William Stewart of Spring Road, near
Elmhurst, were burned to death in
their home. Their bodies were
charred almost beyond recognition.
The children are said to have been
locked in the home while their foster
mother went away to visit a neighbor.
Soon after her departure flames were
seen bursting from the building.
Neighbors rushed to the place and a
call was sent in for the Elmhurst fire
department, but the frame structure
was in ruins before the arrival of the
firemen A later search Of the debris
disclosed the charred bodies of the
two children.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
OPPOSES TRAINMEN'S RAISE
EIihu lee, for Railway Managers, De-
cares II Would Be Unwarranted
$10O,C0O,00O Burden.

New ork March 21.-The confer
cuce committee Of managers for the
eastern railroads, OF which Elisha Lee
chairman in statement issued
here TO the 100000 stockholders of
these companies characterized the
demands of the railway trainmen for
higher wages as unfair. lie added
that the carriers cannot and should
not shoulder the burden of an unwar.
ranted Increase of $lOO0O0,OOO in the
wages Of a small minority Of their
highest paid employees"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
WILSON IS UPHELD
BY THE SENATE
La Toilette Resolution Support
ing Invasion Is Passed.
ACTION PLEASES PRESIDENT
Executives Course in Sending Ameri-
can Force Into Mexico After Villa
and His Band ApproVed-No
Opposition From Caranza.

Washington, March Ex-senator La
Toilette, Republican, introduced and
the senyt e adopted without opposition
on Friday a resolution approving Pres
ident Wilson's course in sending a
punitive expedition to Mexico and as
suring the Mexican people further that
the object of the expedition was mere
ly punitive. The text Of the resolu-
tion follows
Resolved by the senate Cthe house
of representatives concurringJ, That
the use of armed forces OF the United
States for the sole purpose Of appre-
hending and Furnishing the lawIcss
band of armed men who entered the
United States from Mexico on the 9Th
day Of March, 1916, committed out
RACES on American soil and fed into
Mexico is hereby approved; and,
That the congress also extends its
assurance to the de facto government
Of Mexico and to the Mexican people
that the pursuit Of said lawless band
OF armed men across the international
boundary line into Mexico is for the
single r,Irrose nj arrastino, and uunisb-
ine, tho frgitfyo hand NJ outlaws.
That the congress, in approving the
uee of tho arr,od sorcee or ,he United
states for tbo nurroseg announced.
ioirs with tbo ,tesfdent in declaring
that surh military expedition shall not
no rar,,i,,ad IN oncroacb I'm anv de-
Gree rror ,bo eoyoreiopiv or Mexico
rr to iptorcfero in any manner with
tho 1omcstsr affairs nf the Mexican
pconIo "
Word or t,o erra,a,s action was sent
,,,roadiatolv to tbn Whine H0use and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
MAY USE BELLIGERENT SHIPS
South American Republics Would
Profit by German lnternment
Says Rio Janeiro Dispatch.

Rio Janeiro, March 2l.-Dr. Lauro
Muller, Brazilian minister of foreign
affairs, in an interview regarding the
pubics are exchanging views on the
question of utilizing German and Aus
trian vessels, said that so far no com
mon action had been attempted. He
added that there would be no motive
for surprise, however, if a common or
parallel action in this sense were I'M
dertaken by the different countries
which are working under the same in
SEPARATION.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
10000 TROOPS IN MEXICO
Additional U. S. Forces Are Crossing
the Border as Rapidly as They
Can Entrain.

Galveston, Tex, March 25.-Ameri.
can troops hunting Francisco Villa
now number more than 10000. accord.
ing to advices received here. These
stated that since the first column left
Columbus, n. NJ, additional forces
have crossed the border as rapidly as
they could entrain and be equipped
for the march.
The original force under command
Of General Pershing numbered about
5000 men Late reports indicate that
these have been more than doubled.
Several regiments are still on the bor
der. it is said. awaiting the order to
advance.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
POSTAL BANK LAW AMENDED.
Senate Passes House Bill Increasing
DEPOSIT Maximum.

Washington, March 1.-THE senate
PASSED on Wednesday the house bill
amending the postal savings bank law
so as to Increase the individual dopos
II maximum from $500 to $1,000 with
interest and an additional 81 600 with
out interest The bill was amended to
permit deposit Of postal savings funds
in state and national banks regardless
of amHauon with the federal reserve
system, and to provide Increased com.
prnsatlou 10 parcel post carriers on
account Of the weight increase
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
BETHLEHEM EARNINGS SOAR
Total s24s2t ,4o8 for 1915, as Compared
With $9,64o 667 in the Pre-
vious Year.

New York, March 2l-The annual
report Of the Bethlehem Steel cor.
poration for 1915 disclosed that the
net earnings of the corporation and
it's subsidiary companies, after deduct
ing expenditures, amounted to $24,-
S2l.40S, as compared with $685. 67
in 1914. an increase Of nearly 260 per
cent. orders on hand December 81
1915, aggregated $l7J, 432.S95 as
against $iG,513lS9 on the correspond
ing date Of the previous year.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Widow Of Col D. B. Henderson Hurt.

Dubuque, la, March 2l.-Mrs. d. b.
Henderson, aged widow Of Col D. b.
Henderson, formerly speaker of the
house of representatives. is confined
to the Mercy hospital with a fractured
right hip bone, badly sprained back
and n sprained right wrist, as the re
suit of falling down flight of steps
at her home In this city.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23

Washington. March 2l.-The inter-
state commerce commission issued it's
final report for January, showing that
the 1S7 principal steam railroads of
the United States earned during thst
month net operating revenue of ST.
173.037. The per mile revenue for
January, 1916. was 1896 compared with
1921 for January. 1915.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23

Jersey City ~ Fire which destroyed
100000 worth of property wrecked
the Durham Duplex Razor factory
here. The fire is believed to have
originated in oil soaked waste in a
store room.
Los Angeles = Stephen w. Dorsey,
former United States senator from
Arkansas. and Of late years a capital
list of this city, died at his home here.
aged 70 years.
London A Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam says that all the To
bantia's passengers were saved.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
WABASH CASHIER is ACCUSED.
Robert e. Rgby Of st. Louis Said to
Have Embexzled $4,000

St. Louis. March IS Robert r. Rig
by thirty-two. assistant cashier in the
treasurers Office of the Wabash rail.
road, is alleged to have made q volun.
tary confession that in the last eight
yers he has embezzled $4,000 of the
railroads. funds and lost it all In gam
bling. He made the confession TO r
j.. OLeary, treasurer of the company
in IN, latter's Office. He was lodged in
the city Jail.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
SAYS WAR rs NEAR FINISH.
French Minister Tells His Country
That End Is in Sight.

Paris March . we have reached
tho decisive hour" said Alexandra
RifDt minister of finance, speaking
IN the chamber OF deputies here on
Saturday ON the financial and military
situation we can say without cx-
aggcration, without illusion and with.
out vain optimism that we now sec the
end of this horrible war"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Two metlcans Sent TO jail

Brownsville, Tex. March 20-Two
Mexicans who two weeks ago tried to
lasso Miss Hattie McClelland a
school teacher IN Hidalgo county
were given penitentiary sentences Of
eye yearg each In criminal court here
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Girls Serve Dinner.

Manitowoc. High school girls
studying cookery rendered their an.
nual dinner TO members OF the school
board and other guests and served a
delicious meal Of three courses at a
cost of Is cents plate. The stu
dents planned prepared and served
the dinner unussisted.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
NEW FRENCH WAR MINISTER.
General Roque8 Succeeds Gallieni-Ap
polntment Officially Announced.

Paris, March lS.-Gcucral Gallicni
has been superseded by General
Roqups as minister Of war. 1t was
stated some days ago that General Gal
lieni was ill., The definite appointment
OF General ROques was announced on
Thursday General Joseph Simon Gal
lieni has been the French minister Of
war since October, 1913. Before that
he was military governor Of Paris
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Ask $4,000 Road Bonds.

Kenosha-A petition has been filed
with the members of the town board
of Pleasant Prairie asking that bonds
in the sum of 100000 be issued to
complete the permanent Improvement
of all roads within the town included
on the state highway system.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
GnrmanY 70 Enlist Aliens.

London, Mare - Male foreigners
who have lived for five years in Ger
many will be considered as having lost
their previous citizenship and will be
regarded ls Germans and liable to
military service.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
snns Easen Not Attacked.

Berlin, March 90 Reports that the
rity oil Essen, whore the krupp works
are located, had been badly damaged
nv enemy ayiators and that bombs had
hocn thrown on the railway station
,horc were officially denied here,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Artist Commits Suicide.

Racine John Ley, an artist. who
painted a life size portrait of Bishop
Nicholson, committed suicide in his
studio by swallowing cyanide of po-
tassium. He was 40 years old and
studied at the Royal Art gallery in
Copenhagen.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23

Berlin. March 2l-hn official dis
patch from cnrstautIunple says that
Enyer rasha the Turkish war minis
ter. has returned there from trip
OF inspection to Syria. Palestine and
ArabIa.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
viii improve Highways.

Eau claire over $4,000 viii be
spent for good roads work in Eau
Claire county this season, OF this
amount $3.50 will be paid by the
county, $500 by the state and $4,000
viii come from automobile licenses.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Vienna Exchange to Reopen.

vienna, March 1s.-For the first
time since the outbreak OF the war
the stock exchange opened It's door
Thursday. transactions Will be limit
cd. however, to Austrian Investment
needs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
ui,c slnka Unidentified Shin.

Copenhagen. March 2O.-An uniden
.tn,d steamer struck a mine snd sank
south OF ICELAND, a correspondent OF
the newspaper Dagbladet reported on
Friday afternoon The fate OF the
crew IS not known.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
l.Ioher War Tax In Germany

Berlin. March 20.-Dr. Karl Herer.
ich. secretary of the imperial treasury,
introduced IN the reichstag the bud.
ret proposals and bills for new war
taxes. Doctor Helfferich insisted upon
the necessity OF rigid economy.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23

Mexico City March 2l- Francisco
Obregon, brother Of the minister Of
war, was killed in an automobile acci.
dent IN the town Of Nayaioa state Of
Sonora, when an explosion destroyed
the car in which he was riding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
MINE WRECKS DANISH PORT
Causes Serious Damage at
Gudhjem.

Copenhagen, March 2l.-Two thou
sand panes of glass were shattered and
serious damage resulted to houses and
shops when mine which drifted
ashore off Gudhjem exploded.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23

Pinehurst, ~ c., March 21.-Secre-
tary Lansing is spending the greater
portion Of his time ON the links at
Pinchurst lie defeated his opponent.
Ralph W. Page, son OF the ambassador
TO England. one up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23

Madison A copy of the marriage
laws of Wisconsin has beer published
by the state board Of health for the
first time. and copies are available to
officials and others.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Tires 70 xii Premier.

Bucharest, March 2l--A Bulgarian
postal employee, named lvanoh, made
an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate
Premier Radoslayof OF Bulgaria at
Sofia on Sunday.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
Four Babies Burn.

New York, March 2l.-Four babies
we're burned to death in fire in a day
nursery at AZ East One Hundredth and
Thirty.third street. Six families were
forced to fee from the building.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-03-23
PROTESTS TUBANTlA SINKING
Holland Sends Strong Note to Ger
many on Wreckins of Liner,
Is Report.

Amsterdam, March 21.-The Dutch
government has sent very strong
note to the German government re-
garding the sinking of the steamer
Tubantia.