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VlLLISTAS, ATTACKING MOTOR TRAIN, 77777
 DRIVEN OFF AFTER SHARP SK|R77IS

Detachment of Mounted Outlaws Fires on Supply Train-Several Casualties Reported Among Mexicans in Battle That Ens1es-No Change in Status of U. S. Expedi6 on, Says Secretary Baker, After Cabinet Meeting = Funston Awaits Details of Battle At ParraI
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AMds eRANT INoREAsE

Providence, April 1.-The Vans kaclE Co. and the Coronet Worsted Co., the largest Independent woo1en mills in this state, today announced a wage advance of 10 per cent.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

General Pershings Camp at April 12 aeroplane to Chihuahua April IS, via Fl Paso Junction, April 40 mounted believed to be Villa soldiers gos command attacked last night supply train driven off ican casualties. Villa killed
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

Not only the Sussex, but the eases of several other ships, it was said, would be included.
 With the statement of facts will be demand for evidence of Germany's good faith to make her assurances. Nothing in the nature of a time limit will be attached, it was understood.
 Afidavfts Arrive Here. 7 New York, April 14-Guarded by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

Washington April 14Afer long conference it announced that communication Germany go forward as planned probably within the said the complete without the ed today the steamer St. Paul.
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Funston Awaits ParraI Renort

Washington April 14General Funston today reported the department that he Pershng the fight Wednesday Parral he inung to press forward information.
 American Consul Edwards at Fl Paso telegraphed reports indicated there had been further fighting troops affraY Parral Wednesday night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
MULHOLLAND TO COME
 HERE TO HANDLE AIMS
 CASE FOR MACHINISTS

Frank Mulholland, nationally labor and of the attorneys who defended Danbury ter the boycott result of the decision of Judge Gagr yesterday granting injunction picketing by
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
THE WEATHER

Rain f71is afternoon and tonight; Saturday fair. Strong Uniting winds 5seroH1fng west and increasing to gale aHwpw.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14

Queenstown April 14-Capt: Charles ton and Il men of the British steamer Inverlyon were landed today and re- ported that this vessel had been sunk by submarine on Tuesday after noon. One of the members of the crew who was rescued, is an Amer 1can, William Loss. Another boat from the Inverlyon, containing Il men, is missing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
EVIDENCE AGAINST GERMANY'S U-BOAT
 WARFARE IS READY

Cabinet Decides Send Documents To Berlin Within 48 Hours No Time Limit To Be Set, But Germany Will Be Asked To Give Positive Assurances to United States Future Conduct of Blockade.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-14
GERMAN U-BOATS SINK 80 ALLIED
 SHIPS IN MONTH

A statement issued by the German admiralty under date of April 1a says that in the month of March 80 trading vessels belonging to hostile countries with an aggregate tonnage of POT, 900, have been sunk by German subma- rines or their mines.
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The Railway View:

II Congress substitutes statutory en-.
actment for collective bargaining and
fixes tho hours Of labor. and the wa
ges and the conditions of labor on the
railroads, It will mean a saving to the
railroads Of $100.000,000 annually. &C.
cording tottttt Fra nkTrumbuil. chair.
man Of the Advisory Committee of
Railway Executives, and also chair
man of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail.
way. Mr.. Trumbull has not publicly
announced his support of President
Wilson but he is doubtless among the
great number of railway managers
who are secretly. and perhaps not less
effectively, supporting the Democratic
nominee. as cordially as are Judge
Lovett Of the Union Pacific and Fred
W. Underwood, president of the Erie
Railroad. Incidentally, it Is of inter-
est that the railway managers are
very grateful to President Wilson for
naming General George W. Cocktails
as chairman Of the investigating board
created by the Adamson law. Gen.
Cocktails was strong opporent Of
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TEACHERS
MEET AT THOBURN
n
Or. Thomas E. Hodges Ad-
Z dresses Institute at AZ
ternoon Session.

+ 4oevr.sixty of the teachers Of Lincoln
district assembled ut the Thoburn
!. school today to hold the first pay IN.
Adtute Of tho year. In the afternoon
beginning at one-thirty, DR.. Thomas E.
Hodges. ex.president Of the West Wiz
xtnia university, delivered an inter.
,esting address. This was followed by
Is vocal duet by Messrs. kemper and
Beckner, Of Pennington. DR.. l.. NJ.
Ar1stol, professor OF sociology In the
w. v. u. was also present and gave
70 short address. County Superinten'
dent Homer C. Toothman ended the
tDrogram for the afternoon by short
,ta1k on Beginning Right"
During the morning session the
Steachers were divided into four sec.
tons, namely, high school. upper
grade, promary aud rural. Interesting
,nbjects were discussed In the vari.
snus sections by those in charge.
sAmong the speakers in the four sec.
lions were as follows: High school
ssction-Miss Williams, OF Farming
ton; Miss Elizabeth Davis, Thoburn;
Miss Cruiksbank. Farmingt on: Mrs.
tchud McBee. Thoburn; Mr.. Cady,
Harrington; Miss Miller, Pennington,
iAnd B. G. Nicholson, Thoburn. Up
IIer grade section-Mr. Kemper. Mr..
Ridenour. Mr.. McBee. Mrs. Lille Nor
man, J. g. Awhile, Mr.. Bolyard. Prim-
6fy section-Miss 10 Mailman. Miss
,,Weekley. Miss Ora Morgan and Miss
Adfiie Graham. Rural section-Miss
'5dcMorrow, Miss Ruby Rex, Miss Drag.
miner and Miss Summers.
r Refreshments were served at noon
sby.the students OF the Thoburn school.
because Of the meeting there was no
lechool today throughout Lincoln dis.
srtct. The morning session was re-
l1trfcted entirely to the teachers. but
In the afternoon several outsiders
mere present. Among the other prom.
anent out-of.town callers who attend
Id the meeting were Principal George
sH. Cofebank OF the Fairmont High
school, and Daddy" Shreve, Of the
Eairmont Normal.
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WQdeStOun

The Wadestown high school will
have a box supper Saturday night. Ev-
erybody invited.
There will be peanut social at
Efaw school Saturday night.
Robert McIsaac was in Warrington
on business Wednesday evening.
Walter Anderson was shopping in
Fairview Tuesday night.
Grace Cross Is very Ill at this time.
Jesse Toothman's children have
been very sick with colds.
Abe Taught was calling on his SON
in-law Sunday.
Cloe Tenant, of Wadcstown, was
away last week on a vacation.
Stella Taught was away last week
doing some sewing for her sister, Mrs.
Arzie Taught.
Grace Rinehart, OF Cross Roads.
has been very i'll but is better at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs: Irwin Tenant are away
OH vacation.
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Reed Confirms Wilson;

President Wilson's private explana.
tion that the Clayton anti.injunction
would not afford union men the relief
which they believe. and which he pub.
licly proclaims. It does afford them is
borne out by the declaration made by
Senator Jim Reed Of Missouri, a
staunch Democrat and supporter OF
this administration. Mr., Reed, 1t will
be recalled. said when the bill was un.
der consideration in the Senate,
when the Clayton bill was first writ
ten it was a raging lion with mouth
full OF teet";: 1t has degenerated into q
tabby cat- with soft gums and plain
tive new anG anaemic appearance. It
is & sort Of legislative apology to the
trusts. delivered hat In hand, accom-
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MANN|NGTON BACK
WORRIES F.H.S. LADS
/.
H Lyle is All They Say He Is
y He Will Make
h Trouble.

When Warrington High comes to
6airmont tomorrow to meet the Fair.
mont high football team. they will
bring with them one man team. Lyle
Warrington left half a great six foot
three giant weighing about two hun.
dred pounds, is the only man whom
iFairmont is worrying about The To-
icala chances in holding Warrington
.scoreless will depend on their ability
10 break up plays in which Lyle will
figure strongly.
Fairmont has been developing her
back field the last week and feels con-
SAdent that 1t will take good man to
get through It. Warrington has a
good prospect for the state title and
Fairmont intends to kill that pros
nect.
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Adamson and Clayton Acts:


Section 4. OF the Adamson Act, to
which President Pinkerton of the Rail
way Workers Non-Partisan AssocTa-
tion SO seriously objects, reads as fol.
lows: Sec. 4. That any person viola
ting any provision OF this Act shall he
guilty of misdcmeanor and uuon con.
viction shall be fined not Legs than
500 and not more than $1,000, or I'm
prisnred not to exceed one year, or
both" Section provides, "T'hat be-
ginning January first, nineteen hun
dred and seventeen. eight hours sIall,
In contracts for labor and service, be
deemed days work and the measure
or standard of days work for the
purpose Of reckoning the compensa-
ion for services Of al! employees who
are now or who may hereafter be en-
ployed by any common carrier by rail.
road. ETC." How the employee who
completes his run Of, say 100 miles in
less than hours and then refuses TO
perform other service for the remain
der of the hours can escape liability
TO fine OF $1,000. or one years i'm.
prisonment. or both. it is difficult to
perceive.
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NEW YORK LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
w JILLIAM J. PINKERTON. Lodge
w 752 Brotherhood OF Railway

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent
w 11LLIAM ]. PINKERTON. Lodge
w 752 Brotherhood Of Railway
" Trainmen, president of the
Railway Workers Non-Partisan AS
sociation, and himself Democrat. has
addressed to w. G. Lee. president Of
the Trainmens' Brotherhood, an en-
phatic protest against the Wilson.Ad-
amso1 bill on the ground that It ~
confsrs Gu the railroads 1.-The right 10
work employees up 70 sixteen hours.
should they see fit &c do So" ana (2)
that Section Of the Adamson law re.
stores to the railroads the use OF the
r:..n.t IN the right :" nre individual
members 600 shorlt they refuse to
obey tho Courts ruIIs by IN aav way
interfering with iptcrstat, traffic.
and 60 that further exam natian OK
the lew viii probably reveal other
grave results. Mr. tinkerton came
within six votes OF defeating Mr.. Lee
for President of the Trainmens' Broth.
erhood. The Railway Workers Non.
Partisan Association. an organization
of 10000 railway workers, was formed
four years. ago TO defeat the federal
compensation act proposed by Presi.
dent Taft. Il care nothing for Mr..
Hughes discussion. but II he means
by favoring an investigation of the
facts an investigation Of the effects of
the Adamson eight-hour law as ap.
piled to working agreements, for one
would appreciate his fairness. as 1t
was deliberation which demonstrate
the evils Of the proposed Federal Com
pensation Act in 1912"
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Rain and Wlnd-A wind storm that
amounted almost to gale drove a
shower into town Just at l o'clock to:
day. The wind came up with much
suddenness and women who were on
the street at the time experienced con.
siderable difficulty In making their
skirts behave while three gentlemen
lost their hats at the corner OF Main
and Monroe STREETS and had to climb
down into Tom Deveney's fine new
cellar to recover them.
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the closed shop on the Panama Canal
and has recorded his determination TO
maintain the open shop" in his arti-
Giles on the construction Of the canal.
which appeared In Scribner's Maya
zine.
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club have been organized. Meeting
are being held In the different assem-
bly, rooms ,of tho school aud speakers
are being secured to address the DIFF.
ferent assemblages. This lorninf
the Democratic club was addressed 10
Lyceum Hall by Judge Benpon and
Commissioner ]. Walter Barnes.
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panied by assurance that no dis.
courtesy is intended" Wise labor
men. having in mind President vii.
sons hatred for organized labor. which
he frankly expressed before he was a
candidate for the labor vote, will ex-
anime pretty certainly any labor leg
islation" for which this administration
asks credit,
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George Felix Dismissed-In the case
OF state VS.. George Felix for assault
upon John Marsky September 4 Ia st
squire X. l.. Fleming dismissed the
case. Felix had been held In Jail.
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Put some mem blood in The county
government and STOP the fdvoritisn.
Elect Republican candidates.
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Put some ncv blood in the county
government and STOP the faporitism.
Elect Republican candidates.
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FARMS FOR SALE

EoR sALE-virginia farms and land
also store. Easy terms. C. Wilmer.
ettoway. Va. 1o-2o-1t No 1887
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FOR SALE

NOR sALE-New gus range, two gas
stoves. typewriter; cheap. SOL Lo-
cust avenue. 1o-20.2t No 1880
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Town Talk

Murphy ReeitaI-Lambert Murphy
the celebrated tenor singer OF Nation.
al fame delighted an appreciative aud
ienco at the Grand last night. Mr.
Murphy was ably supported by his
pianist, Charles Albert Baker, who
Is an artist In his profession. Ap.
pla1se was frequent during the even.
ing as each number of the program
was rendered. Especially pleasing
was his rendition of Chests Aida"
from the opera Aida"
Fire at Window Glass Factory-The
Central fire department was called to
the FaiTmont Window Glass factory at
12:45 this morning and found that
leaks In the tanks holding the molten
glass had permitted the gluss ct flow
heated to 1900 degrees into the eel.
lar. The fire boys worked with two
streams played steadily for four
hours.
colored Club RalIy-The colored
Republicans OF Fairmont gathered last
night In the court house and heard the
issues OF the campaign discussed by
T. G. Nutter OF Charleston and L. A.
Graham OF Wheeling. A large attend
ance was present despite the induce.
ment OF the Democratic free oyster
supper for colored voters which was
given on Jackson street at the same
time.
Police Court closes-Two disorder
ly conducts and one drunk busted the
mayor a few minutes this morning
handing out fines. Mike Fore drunk,
went to Jail when he stated he was
unable to pay fine Of Sc. Cora Lee
and Clarence Lee, colored, were each
fined IS for disorderly conduct. They
paid.
Jolt for Pedestrians-Several per.
sons got laugh and a few pedes
TRANS on Main street were scared this
afternoon when long strip Of electric
cable Insulation fell In front Of A. G.
Martins drug store during a violent
squall. One end Of the cable became
entangled in the wires overhead. leay.
ing the piece swaylng in the wind. PEG.
pie walking along with their heads
down against the wind, would run
squarely into the dangling insulation.
CHANGING UP and seeing that It was
wrapped around electric wires they in.
variably jumped. After those who had
been standing in front of the drug
store tried fthe joke, some one OBJ.
ligingly pulled 1t down.
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For mems Maekinaw coats In
popular plaid patterns, fully
worth Sc.
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For ladies' new plaid dress
skirts. made In the latest styles,
an extraordinary value.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
CLAIM
PROGRESS At
VERDUN
Village and Armored Fort
Of Vaux Have Been Cap.
tured According to Berlin,
but Paris Says Attacks
Were Repulsed.

Berlin. March s.-(Ofnciar-T vii
lage and armored fort Of Vaux, north
east OF Verdun have been captured. In
addition numbers Of adjoining fortified
positions have been captured. A Poscn
reserve regiment made a night attack.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
GOVERNMENT FACES
ANOTHER CRISIS
IN MEXICO
Situation as Result of Villa Invasion Ad-
mitted by State Department
Officials to Be Serious

Washington March 9Faced
Watchfu
the Villa bandits indicated whether
do whether be
be
The | the Mexican
and Mr.
Baker should the Immediately
official
intention
40
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
FORMER ASSESSOR OF
kOOTFNA| COUNTY IS
ALLEGED TO Be SHORT

Occur d Alene, March s.--An inves-
tigation Of the books of Kootenai
county was ordered yesterday follow
ing preliminary report to the county
commissioners that shortages have
been found in the books of James w.
Smith. who was county assessor and
ex-officio tax collector from January,
1909, to January, 1911.
IT was disclosed that a complaint
had been filed last January charging
Smith with embezzlement and at the
same time notice was filed with an in
surance company which was on
Smiths bond for $4,000. The COM
plaint Is preliminary one, filed in
order. 1t was stated, to hold Smith
under the statute OF limitation. Smith
left Idaho for California in 1912. n. D.
Wernette. prosecuting attorney, Is ex-
pected to file an amended complaint as
soon as the full report of special aud
itors is received.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
DRIVEN ACROSS THE
BORDER BY TROOPS
OF CAVALRY
Columbus, N. M., Held by Villa and His
Force for an Hour and Half
Buildings Set on Fire


II
by
Mexican
miles of fhere
Pablo in
Of
Mexcans
killed
The bullet akngit useless
The bodies
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09

The Soldiers Killed.
The American soldiers killed were
Frank T. Kendvall. horseshoer, troop
K; Sergeant NJ A. Dobbs. machine gun
troop: Corporal Paul Simon. Sergeant
John Nievergelt Corporal Harry Wis
wall. troop G; Fred A. Griffen, private.
The wounded were Jesse P. TAYLOR,
Thomas Butler. Theodore Kalzorke,
Michael Barmazel, John Yarbrough,
James Venner, John Keogh and Adult
mt c. c. Benson.
Mexican bodies dotted the streets
where they had been posted, pick in e
of Americans as they emerged from
dwellings and hotels. Several guests
were burned to death in the Central
hotel. which WAS one of the first
buildings fired by Villas men. Mexi-
can bandits, standing outside the hotel
shot down A. L. Ritchie, the proprietor
and ". Il. Walker, guest as they
dashed out of tt flaming building G..
G. Miller. owner OF drug store. wa.
shot as he tried to enter the Hoover
hotel. Other civilians killed were Mil
ton James and wife; J. s. Dean. a
merchant: j. J. Moore, merchant on
4 ranch a mile west of here and a
chauffeur driving an automobile with
an FL IdSO license, whose DOuy was
burned.
Americans Are Hanged.
Fourteen dead Mexicans were count
ed near the army camp.
Arthur Mckinney foreman OF the
Palomas ranch; William Corbett and
James O'Neil, who were captured by
Villa Tuesday, were hanged and their
bodies burned when the bandits raid
cd cattle herd on the Bosques
Grandes ranch.
Villas personal papers. contained in
a portmanteau. were found by Unit
ed States trooper just west of the
American camp.
Information that Francisco Villa and
his chief lieutenant, Pablo Lopez, in
person commanded the raid was given
Colonel Slocum b. a Mexican rancher,
captured by the bandits Saturday, who
escaped during the fighting. The
Mexican told of the hanging of the
American ranchers, Mckinney, Corbett
and O'4.eil. He added that a fourth
American, name unknown was hanged
at the same time. The Mexican said
Villa attacked with fro 500 to 1000
men and machine gun platoon. He
told Colonel Slo,rm that lila left the
Bosqles Grandes ranch Tuesday
iourneycd north. Travelling north,
they crossed the boundary west of
Columbus" said the Mexican. and
entered the town by a ditch running
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09

stairs and shake hands with the cap
tain. A moment later Mrs. Walker
heard the shots that killed her husband
and the hotel proprietor Shortly af-
terward oil was thrown on the build
ing and .ch applied As the
flames spread Garner and Agure
reached Mrs. Walkers room, rescued
her and escaped safely.
| Bandits also invaded the Hoover
hotel. Shots sped through the halls
and punctured the DOORS Throughout
the raid the proprietor, w. G. Hoover
and his wife and two children, who
We're on the ground floor. escaped the
bancsts' notice.
{. c. Miller was shot as he dashed
from his drug store to the Hoover no.
tel across the street. He fell with his
head inside the door. A woman drag
ging a little girl by the hand was
wounded and stumbled over the drug
gists dead body.
The lighting of lamps by nouseholders
and motel guests, startled out of sound
sleep by the rifle fusillade. brought a
shower of bullets. Every house In
town and nearly every window appear
ed to have been hit from once to a
dozen times. At another time another
American shouted. Hey, who are
you ?' Viva Villa" came the reply.
l don't know who he is the Ameri-
can answered, but have some of him
left here scattered in the street The
American pointed to a street intersec-
ton where six dead bandit raiders lay
in the pale light Of dawn.
Villa apparently left when Colonel
slocum's t.oorers began pressing the
snipers toward the south.
villa Is said to have been seen by
several Americans, urging on his men,
he cut the telegraph wires east to Ell
Paso to prevent any call for American
troops stationed there. Telephones al
SO went out of commission. While
part of his forces fought hastily and
rallied American troops. Villa Is said
to have detailed snipers and house
burners who flew to their tasks.
Houses throughout the town were rid
died with bullets.
Mrs. Wright, who stated her husband
and baby We're captured by Villa sew
eral days ago. was liberated with her
husband and baby Just before the
fighting started. She said Villa then
declared: Il am going to shoot np
Columbus and make torches of every
man, woman and child"
Lebardo Marques, captured By the
troopers. was put in the guard house,
charged with guiding Villa to the bor-
der.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
ENGLAND DENIES
ALL THE CHARGES
OF THE GERMANS
Claims That Acts Were
Committed Before British
Orders in Council Were
Put Into Effect.

Washington. March s.-Challenging
every substantial charge against Great
Britain contained in the German men,
orandum submitted yesterday by Won
Bernstorff to Secretary Lansing, the
British embassy issued a statement to-
day intended to show that while Ger
many contends the submarine warfare
is in retaliation for British violations
of international law, many of the Ger
man acts were committed before the
British issued the orders in council or
committed other acts OF which Ger
many complains.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
BATTLESH|P NEVADA
TO Be- TURNED OVER

Boston, March s.-Captain William
r. Rush. commandant Of the Charles
town navy yard. will represent the
United States when the dreadnought
Nevada is turned over by the builders
at the navy yard next week. After a
thorough inspection the vessel will be
placed in commission, with Captain
William S. Sims as her commander
The Nevada is sister ship to the
Oklahoma. which vessel also Is soon
to be placed In commission. The two
ships will represent the most formid-
able type OF fighting machines in the
United States navy.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-09
May Ask Permission.

Washington. March s.-Secretary
Lansing announced this afternoon that
he was considering asking Carranza' s
permission to send American troops
into Mexico to capture the Villa BAN
dts.