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El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
Killed When
Horse Pulls Buggy
Over E~mbankment

Pueblo CoIoy Ian. 25.-Arthnr sea-
brooke. and MIR. and Mrs. J. i. Clarke.
or Deer Trail, Colo, were killed in
stantly today when the horses and
buggy they were driving to Denver
from their ranch plunged over an
embankment. The horses became
frightened along a narrow part of the
read and got beyond control. Word
Of the accident was received hera this
afternoon by Arthur seabrooke, OF
this city. son 81 the seabrooke who
was killed. The Clarkes we're the
brothsrSiplaw and sister Of the Pu-
man.
The bodies Of the victims will he
taken to Denver, where It Is probable
the funeral will be held.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
Negro Il Confessed
Murderer of Mohr,
Says Witness; State
Il Nearly Through
(By Leased wire " New MexIean

{By Leased wire II New Mexlcan)
Providence, r.. III JAM rs Several
Witnesses for The state remained 10
be examined when court opened tO-
|day Iii the trial Of MRS. Elizabeth n.
HMDhr, Cecil Brown and Henry SPELL
man, charged With the murder Of 0r,
c Franklin Mohr. The Indications
were that the case would not 30 To
THE jury before next week.
Herbert brother OF George wv. Heal.
.is, Dr. Mohrts chauffeur, who turned
states evidence. testified today that
W. went 10 The Bristol jail on Septem.
Der 40 to see his brother, and that
brown said To him. eyes, did IT.
We've done the Trick i plugged the
doctor and spelInlan plugged Miss
Burger Spellman nodded, decIar-
ed Heals, and said, "yes, Brown ask
ed me to g0 and seq Mrs. Mohr and
aek her n she would help him. HE
said she had promised him a lot DIT
money and ha asked me II / thought
there WAS any chance Of getting IL.
mp, boys / said, THE best thing to
do lis to tell The truth.
on cF0ss.eyaminatf0n Heals said
he decided To tell hts story after his
brother had been griIled. He admit
Ted he opened the conversation with
Brown by saying: my God, what
have you been doinggi and that Brown
replied, 1--WE done 1T" He said lie did
not visit Mrs. Mohr to Get help for
Brown. eIt was none Of my bust
ness.g lie explained.
And YOU didn't think 1t was any of
your business to tell this story until
your brother had been grilIedgn
That's right
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
rgoofHammer
Likely Intended
For Ford Party

NR tN H1FWENH EgIfI WNIHI MNAHI
London Jan. rs t3s20 d. nj.
A statement given out today BY
the British official press bureau
sags
Aaiong the cargo found aboard
The Swedish steamship urna from
New York To Gothenburg and Cop
enhagen, are goods described on
the bill of ladifg as fifteen cases
of hammers sent FROM THE u. 8.
70 4 Danish forwarding agent.
They were found Oh exaInina-
ton to consist of fifteen cases.
each containing 4 bag of copper.
brass and apparently aluminium
filings and fittings. 4
The consignee does not know for
whom the alleged hammers are ill.,
tended and the goods have been
placed ia the prize court.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

Albuquerque, N. M.. Jan. 25s-The
Berhalillo county commissioners
have appropriated $1,000 as i part of
the sum needed to give this county an
agricultural agent. their action def
nitely settling the county agent ques-
ton The remainder required, 1880,
will be provided BY the government
and BY private subscription. Prof.
Cooley. director Of the agricultural
extension work at the State College,
has been notified Of the appropriation
and has announced that he will have
an agent here BY February /. The
county agent will have offices at the
Commercial Club rooms.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
VILLA CHIEF
WELC0MEDACROSS LINE
MANUEL MEDIMAVElTlA ADMIT.
TED TO UNITED STATES: APPA
RENTLY NOT GUILTY Oh
DEATH OF PETER KEANE.

fEy Leased Wire TO New MexIcan.A
El Paso, Tex Jan. 25.Manuel Ma-
dinaxeitia; former chief OF stan TO
Francisco Villa at Juarez, was adj
mitted to the United States BY I'M
migration authorities after the three
days hearing. The hearing was held
t1 Investigates reports that Medina
veitla, who was deported and applied
10 be allowed to re-enter the country,
had been concerned ID the disappear
anoe OF Peter Keane, d Hearst ranch
employee, believed to have been
IN the vicinity Of MADEIRA. Chit
huahua, several weeks ago.
immigration officials said that moth
Ing had been developed to show any
p~ulpahility Ill the part Of Medinavei-
nat.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
President Favors q
Tariff Commission

Washington, D. G., Jan. 25.-Presi
dent Wilson told Chairman Kitchin
of the ways and means committee to-
day be favors creation Of d tariff com
mission and will attempt to put a bill
through during the present session
of congress. The president is ex-
pected to discuss 4hs question in a
special message to congress. The
presidents plan is said to be for a
non-partisan commission for the pur.
pose Of collecting facts for congress.
Chairman Kitchin said he thought
the committee would support anti
dumping Legislation.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
OLD WARRIOR DEAD

Doylestown. Pa. Jan. 25-Colonel
Thomas Biddle Dunlap, aged So. who
commanded the Fifteenth Regiment,
Connecticut volunteers, in the Civil
War. died here yesterday. Col. Dun
Jap was a grandson OF Col. Biddle,
Quarternaster Ii General Washing
toms staff
Col. Dunlap was a mining engineer.
: member Of the American institute
Of engineers and wassweil known as a
special writer on the manufacture Of
steel.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

NNEGHI w AAAt
Berlin JAM rs CIV wireless 40 Say.
ITiIle) The assertion Al again made
today by The Overseas News agency
that tile Montenegrlns have laid down
their arms, oheting no resistance.
1.-THE newspapers Of berlin, Says
tho agency state that the main body
I0f Motenagrln troops laid down their
arms and that THE Niksic-paniloverad-
Podgoritza4Sputari line is firmly in
the hands De The Austr0sdungarians
Neither King Nicholas nor the
Montenegro government withdrew
tile request which they made TOR
peace the agency continues, and
me capitulatipn has actually taken
place. The newspapers express the
opinion that King Nicholas went to
France at the request BIZ the entente
powers, especially ITALY, because of
The Impression made ia these count
tries, by tho surrender Of Montene'
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

Peoria. ILls, JAM 25-Flo0d condi-
tons along the Illinois river contin-
ned to BIZ serious today. The weather
bureau reported the stage ats7 O'clock
to be ash feet and still rising.
Damage to property and loss Of
livestock WAS reported today from
towns I'D and down the river Great.
er forces of men are being employed
To repair and strengthen the bikes
guarding the drainage.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
FORD PEACE DELEGATES
HAVE ROUGH pAgSAGl

ST. johns. IN. r., Ian. rs. THE
steamship Noosdam Uf Tie Holland!
American lire with It's fuel supply ok
hausted because Of delays during
stormy weather. arrived here today
To replenish her bunkers. A large
number Of the Ford peace delegates
IRE on board.
The Noordam IS from Rotterdam to
New York,
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
$4,000 EMERGENCY FUND
10 FIX LENEE ATT YUMA

Washington, Jam 25.zIinmediate aps
preparation of $4,000 FOR emergency
repairs to the government levee at
Yuma Arizona broken by the flood,
was blocked III the senate today by
Senator smoot. Of Utah, who insisted
IN a report from the war department,
Senator Smith, Of Arizona. asked for
the emergency appropriation
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

Washington, ID. O., Jan. z5.--The
cabinet today, discussing prepared.
ness speeches President Wilson win
make on hts coming trip, agreed he
should treat tho national question
with the greatest frankness and ten
the country the United States needs
q larger army and navy because of
present troubled conditions lii the
world.
The president will speak IN New
York Thursday night before the Rail-
road Business association and the Mo-
ton Picture Board Of Trade All Of
his addresses Oh the middle western
trip will be delivered before public
meetings. save the one at st. Iouis,
which will be at a breakfast given BY
the BUSINESS Mems league.
SEND WOMEN nd JAPAN,
DR.. MARY WALKERS PLAN
Washington. ID. 6. Jan. 25.-Japan
is the only nation we need to fear,
and instead Of the preparedness con-
agresg talks about. send fifty Amerf9
can women to talk to Japanese wom-
en- said DR. Mary Walker to the
house naval committee today. DR.
Walker said she believed in prepared
ness but thought 1T Inconsistent to
send delegates to The Hague peaca
tribunal, and then prepare for war.
Secretary Daniels, in a letter read
to the committee, said that to com
mission warships already built and
used on a full war basis, the navy
would need 1922 more oficers BY July
i, 1919, and on a peace basis would
still be 81 oflcers short.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
REMOVAL or GUARDS AT
RRINEES CAIlEER ItMEAa

LTFF-IwE RFfWgL9 INEFITINElQ
Ell Paso. Tex. Jan. 25.4The remoV-
AL of provost guards from the vicin-
ity of the international bridges BY or.
Hder 81 General d. J. Pershing, com.
manding the Eighth infantry brigade
IT Fort Bliss ais a result Of the re-
cent shooting Of d Mexican BY Al
sllard caused ~uneasiness among the
custom inspectors at the bridges to-
day. A request that The guards be
returned to the bridges was made To-
General Pershing, who took the re-
quest under consideration.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
CATHEDRAL AT NEWPORT
DESTROYED nv GERMANsl

Berlin, Jan % lvia Londnn) The.
Cathedral at Newport. says the Ger
man Official statement issued this
Afternoon, has been destroyed by Ger
man artillery Ere, as it was offering
ii excellent o~bseryation post:
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
GERMAN AER0PLANE iG
FORCED TO THE WATEH

London. Jan. 25.-A British official
report from IJupkirk states that two
aercplanes dropped bombs on Dunkifk
about 6 O'clock this morning. Il was
added that a German ~aeropiane was
forced 70 the water by d British ma
chine northeast at N~ieuport, about 8
O'Clock this morning.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
Trott Named Surveyor
General Of Arizona

washington, b. q, Jan. 25.-The
President today nominated Frank p.
Trott, Of phoenix, Ariz.. to be sur
veyor.general Of Arizona.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

having been taken from i train last
night charged with Kidnapping Of his
ten-year-cld granddaughter Viola.
from her maternal grandparents at
lArdmOre.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

London, Jan. 25.A Liverpool mes
wage to the Exchange telegraph com
Dany gives a report that the Dominion
Eliner Norseman has been sunk.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
1000 TURKS CAPTURED
BY RUSGiAN FORCE

London, Eng Jan. 26.-Four thou
sand Turks, including 80 officers, we're
captured by the Russians iii the re-
cent battle III the n~eighhorho0d ofE
E%rzernnl. according To dispatch from
Petrograa To- Renters Telegram com
panys The Rnssians are also said to'
have captured scores of machine guns
and enormous Quantities Of munitions
1aae Reuter- dispatch SAYS.
The rout Of the Turks ia the bat
Tic, which resulted iii them being.
driven into Ergerum, appears from
latar accounts to have been even
more decisive than shown All the first
reports Apart from the Ottoman
losses hi actual battle, the Russians
captured during the pursuit 80 ON.
GERS and 1000 men. They also took
scores of machine guns and enormous
quantities of munitions. The influx
of 100000 Turks III Erzerum Is con.
sjdered to- reduce the defensive power
az the fortress
I'm me Prinet marsh region Dc Vol
hTRia5 the Russian positions are stat
ca to he emily four Yersts l2 "a miles1
from Pinsg, 80 successful have been
the Russians IA recent actions.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
SLAUGHTER ALLEGED klDNAPER

Purcell, Okla, Jan. 25.-W. B..
Slaughter, Of Pueblo, Colo, Is held
for detention BY the police here after
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

FRENCH AERoPLAMEs MAKE
ATTACK ON SERB TOWNS
Paris, Jan. 25s--The Serbian towns
OF Monastir and Gieggli have again
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27

Berlin, Jan. as lBy wireless 70
SayEllle1,- The British forces gulng
~ THE relief Of thaktropps surrounded
hy Turks AT kut EtAmara attacked
the Turkish positions near Menlarlx
sen January III naI Wefe Iepaisea aLs
teF 81 sAgaaqlheAs saA soulsS
aeeeEalhg ~ a4 onle9+i9 IsppEA A9aAs@
nE AAe iniAlsn ss4ah'
hhe sEatlsn I annoahseMen1 sass'
DILL 4
As seAa eh sls uiAisn heanNuas
sysa AstofA
lraA front iengagements continue
az tha knfslsl-Amara sasItion Brlt-
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
War Dog Saves so
French Soldiers
CANNES Trained to Act as
Sentinels and Rescue
Wounded.
p,dx TO The wahipStop Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb. 22.-War' dogs have
proved themselves indispensable to the
French army, according to DR.. Howard
Speakman, who returned today aboard
the French liner Lafayette from hospital
work at Pau, France.
The dogs are divided into classes.
sanitary dogs and sentinels,'' said the
doctor. The object and training of the
sanitary dogs is to seek out the wound
ed, bring the injured mans cap to head
quarters and then lead the hospital work
ers back. Thus far these dogs have not
made a single error and have never yet
brought in the cap of dead man.
The sentinel dogs, are used for out
post duty to warn OF surprise attacks.
Two dogs are assigned to each post. one
being on duty from 7 p. N. to midnight,
the other from then until daybreak. One
dog saved two French outposts and was
credited with saving the lives of fifty
men"
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
MYSTERY Wells DEATH
OF FORMER LOCAL MAN
Richard Haskell Found Dead in Ken
lucky Workhouse With Appear
ances Of Foul Play.

The mysterious circumstances rJr-
rounding the death OF Richard Haskell.
IS, formerly OF this city. IN Lexington
CHy) early yesterday morning hss caused
the coroner and police Of that city TO
start a searching investigation.
According to dispatches from the Ken
lucky city, Haskell was arrested for
disorderly conduct and is said TO have
been removed to the hospital for observs-
ton. dying about an hour after being
placed there. When the body was view
ed by the coroner he found that IL was
bruised from head to foot and, in his
opinion. bore every evidence that the
dead man had met with foul play.
The matter was reported to the police
department and detectives were assigned
to make an investigation.
Richard Haskell was a travelling ssIe.-
man and resided in Kentucky. He was a
brother of DR.. R J. Haskell. of sos First
street northwest and DR.. james @.
Haskell. Of SOS New Jersey avenue. both
prominent dentists Of this city. The
former went to Lexington yesterday to
take charge Of the body.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
WILSON HIT
BY HAMMOND
Mexican Policy Assailed as
'Pusillanimous," at Rocky
Mountain Dinner.
MEXICO OWES PROGRESS TO
AMERICAN PLUCK, HE ASSERTS
Declares Country Suffered Loss Of
Dignity By Failure to Protect
Citizens Singlehanded.
Special TO The Washington Herald.

Special 10 The Washington Herald.
New York, Feb. 22.-John Hays Ham,
mond at the dinner tonight of the Rocky
bitterly assaiIed President Wilson's policy
in Mexico. The dinner was given at the
Hotel Biltmore. Mr.. Hammond said:
81 repudiate the assertions that have
been made in places of high authority
that the great majority of foreign in
vestors in that country have gone there
to recklessly exploit the country.
81 have seen the beneficial results of
the investment of foreign capital and
abiIity-at times under hazardous condi-
tions-and surely under the conduct of
self-abnegating captains of industry.
Progress Due TO Americans.
ITO the pluck, the ability and the indie
fatigabIe industry of American engineers.
many OF whom are honored members OF
this club-two Of whom recently were
foully murdered in the tragedy of Santa
Ysabel-Mexico owes her remarkable
progress, carried out under the protect
Ing aegis of that benehcent oespot, II
you will-the martyred Diaz
The history OF the famous policy pur-
sued by our government in its dealings
with Mexico is too well known to you
to require recital, nor is the occasion op-
perfume TO make an Indictment OF that
policy beyond the protest that irresist'
ably forces itself upon my mind against
the pusillaninity which has resulted II
our great republic inviting the Latin
American republics to share with u,
! the responsibility and. by Implication
to determine the course OF action of oui
government IN respect to the protec
ton Of American life and property In
Mexico"
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
CAPITAL SENDS HELP
Freboat ''Fne6ghter" Aids
Virginians in Subduing
Stubborn Fire.
CROWDS ARE DRAWN BY GLARE
Establishment Of Walter Roberts IN
Union Street Quilted BY Flames.
Police Seek Origin.

Fire Of supposed incendiary origin
destroyed the three-story brick build
ing in Union streeS, between King and
Prince streets, Alexandria, occupied
by Walter Roberts, feed merchant The
damage to the building and contents
is estimated at $4,000.
The FIRE started at 1880 In tn.
basement Of the Roberts store and rap
idly spread through the entire build
ing. cutting the structure.
The flames shooting high in the air.
lighted up the sky for miles. Many
Washingtonians. attracted by the
glare, journeyed to the Virginia city
andrisns thronged the seen. and Il
was with dificUIty that the polio.
kept them at a safe distance
The entire fire department Of Alexsn.
dria was called out, but was not equal &C
the emergency, and the service Of tn.
District hrebosL "Firehshter." was cali
ed upon. Two streams from the boat
were played on the flames, and at ]
O'Clock this morning the Ere ~ss prscti-
cslly under control.
The building WAS filled from cellar &c
roof with grain, hay, and other imam
mable material which was rapidly con
sumed. and emitted very severe beat
which threatened 70 ignite the sdJoinin,
buildings occupied by 7. y. BurrOughs
Sons Company. seed merchants; J. Drei.
fus & Co. junk dealers. and y. Lindsey
Co, wholesale srocers.
The total loss OF the building. whiet
was owned by Edmund Hunt, is placed
at $1,000, and the loss Of the stocks il
estimated al $1,000. Both were partially
covered by insurance
The fire department has started an in'
vestigstion to ascertain the cause OF tn.
FIRE.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
LAND DEFENSE
PLANS SCORED
Administrations Prepared,
ness Program Bombarded
By Rep. Gardner.
FEDERALlZED MILITIA PLAN
RIDICULED AS INADEQUATE
Massachusetts, Congressman Introduces
Bill Calling for Standing
Army Of 2Sl 900.

bitter fight against the federslized
militia plan evolved by Chairman Hay
and agreed to in general terms by the
members OF the House military affairs
committee was foreshadowed yesterday
In a statement issued by Representative
Gardner. Of Massachusetts,.
Mr. Gardner. who may be taken 10 rep
resent In some measure the movement
for adequate national defense. displayed
his opposition to the program OF the
House committee in two ways. He is
sued a statement ridiculing the proposal
to make national security dependent upon
an army composed OF mIlitiamen. and
indicated what. from his point OF view
should be done by introducing the bu
drawn by the Army War College. which
provides for a regular army OF 2A.oo
men.
The Hay plan, Mr.. Gardner said which
will be more satisfactory TO William
Bryan than TO Gen. Leonard Wood. pro
vides for an increase OF 500 men II
the regular army. This force, he adds
would be sufficient TO man trench sever
miles long or half the length OF Man
haitian Island
With as much emphasis he declared th'
scheme for a federalized militia to b
equally inadequate. He asserts that 4
will be a long time before the $500
miIItiamen proposed by the Hay measure
can be enlisted inasmuch as there hsv,
never been more than 10000 men In tn,
militia forces OF all the States.
In this he 10 supported to some extern
by militia officers themselves who test
fed before the Military Affairs Commit
tee OF both the Senate and House that &
will probably be impossible 10 recruit
more than $4,000 men
Mr.. Gardner reiterstes the charge ths
the militia forces will be in effect forty
eight separate little armies under thu
State government. and that any sttemp
to draft them in time of war will be me
with a lawsuit or an abb.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
76 Are Victims of
New Haven Wreck
Nine Dead, Two Expected
to Die, and Sixty
five Injured.
Special to Tho Washington Herald


New Haven, Feb. 22.-Nine persons
are dead. two are expected to DIE
and sixty-five are injured.
This is the known toll OF rear
end collision on the New Haven Rail
road which occurred in broad day
light near Milford. Conn. today
A broken piece of airbrake hose was
indirectly the cause of the disaster.
Because of this broken connection the
Connecticut River Special, from New
Haven, bound to New York, was
stalled.
Flagman G. l. Tourteloit was sent
back to warn an on-coming train. He
slipped on the ice-covered ties and
was struck by a freight train and
his warning was never given. Engi-
neer W. R. Curtiss, Of the mixed local
also is dead.
Tonight four Investigations are in
progress and under way for tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
DISPUTE MAY
BE PROLONGED
Berlin Likely to Ask U. S. to
Argue Over Offensive and
Defensive Armament"
STATE DEPARTMENT WILLING
TO YIELD ONLY SLIGHTLY
May Admit Vessel With Guns Mount.
ed Forward Is Armed for Ofense.
Compromise Suggested.

Preliminary advices from Berlin yes
terday forecasted one probable conces-
sion in the Forthcoming communication
on the submarine question that may
lead to further diplomatic negotiation.
The German governments reply to the
recent memorandum setting forth this
governments position on tho armed
merchantmen question, according to these
advices. will include a suggestion that
the United States enter into a discus
sion of what constitutes Offensive and
defensive armament.
cept this suggestion, State Department
officials were not prepared to say. Al
present the only concession which the
Stats Department seems willing to maks
Is to consider that a vessel with guns
mounted forward is armed for offense
and is properly an auxiliary cruiser.
There is a disposition in official circles
however, to believe that compromise
between the two governments may be
worked out on the following genera
lines:
Germany to admit the principle thai
armed merchantmen may not be as
sumed to be armed for offensive pur.
poses.
With this admitted the United State.
would be willing to make a question Of
any particular case in which Germany
should sink a merchantmen.
Count Won Bernstorn, the German Am
bassador, returned to Washington from
New York yesterday. He said he hat
no appointment to see Secretary of Stat,
Lansing. He expects to make an ap
pointment. however, as soon as the com
munlcation from Berlin arrives. Their,
was reason to believe that It will b.
received today or at least by tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
Sahara Plans Of 'Drys'
Likely to Be Postponed

The United States viii not be-
come an arid desert before next
winter, according tothe plans Of
Congressional leaders in control
of prohibition legislation.
Arrangements were made yes
terday to postpone action on the
nationwide prohibition amend
ment in the House until the next
session of Congress.
1t is possible that prohibition
advocates in the Senate may
force the nationwide amendment
to the floor of that body during
the present session. The sup
porters of the dry" proposal,
however, believe that the time is
not propitious for pressing the
measure.