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J. Y. Thompson
Is Indicted and
Judge Is Angry

ERIE. Pa, March 24.-An indict-
ment charging Josiah v. Thompson.
former coal operator with embezzle-
ment and misapplication as well as the
abstracting OF thousands of dollars In
funds of the closed First National
Bank Of Uniontown of which he was
formerly president, was returned by
the federal grand jury here today. The
Indictment contains 80 counts and is
the second TO be returned against him.
Mr.. Thompson was indicted on IT
counts last November In Pittsburgh
by the federal grand jury and is now
under $4,000 bail for trial at the May
term OF court. The first Indictment
merely cited instances of false certi-
cation and entries. United States dis
trict Judge Charles p. Orr. who with
Judge W. III. 5. Thompson. received
the grand jury's report. criticized The
presentment against Mr.. Thompson.
He said he doubted the legality of the
presentment and served the right 10
quash the indictment when it was
presented.
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RESERVE BANKERS
TO ASK CHANGES

WASHINGTON. March 24.-Goyern-
'ts OF the twelve federal reserve banks
VII meet here April IL. IL was an
'ounced today. to discuss with the re-
erve board a proposal to adopt a
iandard clearing system which could
1e put into effect Throughout the
nited States out of the conference
Is believed there will develop a sys-
m under which checks may be cash
at par in any section Of the United
states
Another innovation proposed is abo-
.ilpn, a. far as members of the re-
'tNe system are concerned. OF the
me honored custom of country banks
p making collection charges varying
ON 10 cents TO a dollar generally for
Il" custom has existed for more than
hundred years.
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to be a check for $1,000 TO the order
Of the girl. written by SCHNEIDER on 4
sheet from his notebook This check
now Il In the possession Of SIR. swami
SCHNEIDER said Waite did not know
he was detective
Dr. Waite was taken 20 the prison
ward AZ the Bellevue hospital SIR
Swami said he wanted tho prisoner
kept under closest surveillance.
When first questioned BY Mr. Swami
on Tuesday. Waite is said % have
laugfed heartily and declared why
this r. rich. ! never purchased arsenic
IN my life. and have never had any
Was seH.Possessed.
In making his statement TO the dis
trict attorney today. Waite was self
possessed and spoke with evident de-
liberation. But when he was dues
toned about the alleged misuse OF
$4,000 entrusted him for Investment
BY Miss Catherine Peck. sister Of Jofs
=. Peck. and In regard to a woman
be had previously admitted having
(coutanusd on PAgs zso)
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SHERIFF EDWARDS AT Ell
PASo WIRES GOVERNOR
FOR STATE TROOPS
Believes Developments in Mexico
Warrant More Protection for
Americans on the Border
Federal Authorities Greatly Irri-
tated Over Alarming Reports
In Regard to Conditions

Ell PASO. March 24.-Evidences of
the seriousness with which the local
authorities regard the border situa-
tion was supplied tonight in an an
nouncement by Sheriff Peyton James
Edwards that he had telegraphed Gov
ernor James r. Ferguson that he be-
lieved the Texas National Guard
troops should be sent to the frontier.
Sheriff Edwards said he "did not
wish to be considered an alarmist"
but that Developments in Mexico con-
vinced him that additional protection
was needed for Americans along the
border. He refused to give the word
ing OF his telegram or say how many
additional troops he thought necessary.
The action OF Sheriff Edwards. taken
subsequent to that of the Arizona All.
thorities in directing that the border
companies OF National Guard OF that
state be recruited to full war strength.
gave renewed force to the tension
which early In the day showed signs
OF relaxing.
There is a sharp tTerence in the
roint OF view between federal and local
officials here. The former insist that
while the situation is fillec with dan
gerous possibilities there is no reason
to fear anv immediate crisis. The
local authorities. on the other hand,
equally are positive that there Is grave
danger of an outbreak which will set
the entire border in a blaze.
irritatino HeportS.
The federal authorities are showing
increased irritation over the alarming
reports about conditions which are be-
ing circulated here night and day and
which are being sent out to the rest
OF the country in news dispatches
They are fearful of the effect these re-
ports will have on the Mexicans, who
have shown many signs in the last
few days of increasing restlessness.
Consui Thomas ID. Edwards. at Juu-
rez. and several other American resi-
dents in the Mexican town. sent a
telegram today to the state depart
ton OF these reports and asking that
some steps be taken to stop them. II
Is understood that similar messages
have been sent TO Washington from
other federal officers with direct rec
ommeudation that a censorship be es-
In ah"ehed here.
No news OF the reported fighting
between villa and CarranZa forces
near Mamiuuipa, or OF the report from
and his followers were surrounded five
miles south of Namiquipa by American
and Mexican troops, which was re-
ceived here today.
Wires Are Cut.
According to the Mexican consul
here. Andreas Garcia. the Mexican
wires have been cut between Casas
Grandes and MADEIRA. The same rea-
son was given by Consul Garcia for the
counter reported near Namiquipa somo
davs ago. -
The contradictory reports receive6
from Mexican sources and reporfs
fConttnued on Page Two.)
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FORCES NEAR
Nam QU|PA A
REPEATED REPORTS MADE
THAT VILLA WAS FORCED
TO MAKE STAND
News Expected at Any Time of
Fight Which May Already
Have Taken Place
Mexican Consul Has Report That
Villa Was Defeated and Is
Now Surrounded

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March pa
General Pershing's report to Genera
funston that two columns OF his ex
pedllionary forces were in the vicinity
G y. Nainiqulpa, 10 miles southeast o
Sasas Grandes, and repeated report.
from Mexican sources that Villa. witt
comparatively small force. had beer
Iorced TO a stand at Ell Oso. near there
caused officers here to expect rews
AZ any time of an engagement. Genera
a Iunston thought 1t probable a figh
General Pershing referred TODAY fol
me 1irst time since last Monday ~
ms operations south of Casas t,randas
put MS report contained litfle infor
marion and none concerning any en-
counter between Vita anf 'he Amer
tan soldiers or trooUs OF he de .acte
government. He said Villa mad beer
AZ Namiquipa. His report was iatef
To-Day and reached Coiun bus bv wire
iess ana was transmitted by telegra nr
20 Fort Sam Houston. II was taker
Q. army officers here to Indicate thai
eltner no engagement was fought ves
terday with Villa or that I,ensr1'
Pershing had not learned Of IL.
Defeat Confirmed.
Consul Beltran Of the Mexican gov.
ernment. said he received a message
late today from Consul Garcia. al III
Paso, saying that confirmation had
been received of the report that Villa
mad been defeated yesterday in the
santa Gertrudes canyon by the Amerf
can and Mexican forces and that ne
had lied to II Oso. five miles from
Namiquipa, where he was surrounded
The consul added that one of the
American officers with the expedition
ary forces had reported TO General
Pershing that they would attack villa
today.
The American troops near Nami
quipa moved south and east from
Casas Grandes over the trail which
passes through Vale and Cruces
Vale, 55 miles from Casas Grandes
was selected by General Pershing as q
temporary base. he said in his report
10 General Funston. The fact that ne
mentioned two columns as havinl
reached points near Namiquipa caused
u TO be believed here that he called
back the third column despatched
from Casaas Grandes. the first OF the
week from the araii leading TO Car
men. and sent II south from Galeana
TO join the seventh cavalry on its way
south through Vale.
That General Pershing Is meeting
with difficulty in provisioning his
troops was indicated by the statemen;
in his report that unless be could use
the Northwestern railroad for trans
portation he would need more automo
bile trucks.
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NO AVIATORS ARE
NOW AVAILABLE

SAN DIEGO Cal. March 1l-sTher1
are no qualified military avfators avaft-
able at the signal corps aviation school
here for duty with the eNpeditionary
forces In Mexico" said Captain Arthur
s. Cowan. al the North Island training
institution. I'm commenting upon the re-
quest Of Brigadier General John J. Per-
shing for eight more fliers.
There are four student aviatora at
North Island who are ready 20 take
their junior mtlitOry avtatora test NJ
said. But none has had eNperienc in
cross country flying. They need train
ing before being sent into the field for
service such as they would find with
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SHI KAI'S MANDATE
Is PARTLY PUBLIC

WASHINGTON. March "a. - Presi.
dent Yuan Shi-Kai's mandate renounc-
ing his acceptance OF the title OF EN-
peror OF China and declaring China's
return TO republican government. was
made public in part tonight BY the
Chinese legation. In Il Yuan says ne
consented To proposals Of popular rep
resentatives. but feeling that accep-
tance Of the throne would Violate his
oath as president. never took any stems
20 put the mOnarcnial program actual.
" into effect. For his failure TO on
pose the monarchial government more
vigorously. however. lac takes upor
himself che blame for "all the faults
OF the ntry" and calls upon All Chi.
nese 10 mite In saving n nation which
through i~'e--'~i dissentiOn," els rae.
ing 10 perdition."
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NOW DEBATING
IMMIGRATION BILL

WASHINGTON. March 24-Debate
IN the house today on the Burnett i'm.
migration bill. with its much discussed
literacy test and Asiatic exclusion
provisions. brought out the facf that
the state department had withdrawn
It's opposition 10 a clause embodyinF
legislative recognition OF the so-called
gentlemen's agreement under which
Japan restricts emigration 70 the
United states. n was learned also
that the japanese embassy. while or
posed to any such legislation. probably
would not attempt to protest
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Vessel Torre]oed in English
Channel; May Garry Americans
Cross Channel Steamer With Passengers May
Be Lost - British Steamer Engishman Also
Sunk and sixty-eght Were Rescued

L9NDON. March 2l. 1910 .. m
aN6 passengers. probably some
rem Americans. and n crew OF
'li 20 on board. the cross-channol
amer sussex. plying between Folke-
one. England. and Dieppe. France. is
distress In the English channel off
'ppe Unofficial reports say that
'cssel was torpedoed. At last re-
roscue boats were standing by.
LN, british steamer Englishman. a
q 5.257 tons. which phes oc-
Portland. Maine. and Avon
GUN. England. has been sunk but
.Ih"r by a mine or torpedo has not
stated. Sixty-eight persons on
we're rescued Whether this
noer constituted the entire chip 3
pany Is not known.
is still In the French and Russian
-aires that the heaviest battles are
progress. but fighting also r. con
lllng In the Austro Italian zone, in
Ia near the Greek frontier and IN
suc Turkey.
Americans Aboard.
later report, timed 1880 D. m.
80 me Sussex r. still afloat and IN
'Aarge OF a tug.
ne SUSSEX left Folkestone at ] 20
'ocs his afternoon. flying the
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opinion following today's meeting
that the attempts to force inter-
vention were backed by interests
owning property in northern Mex
ico. well defined steps were be-
ing taken. he said. to stir up public
opinion in Mexico and the United
States to the point where q oen-
eral clash between the two ma
tions would be inevitable.
Several warnings against spread
Ing aIarmist reports have already
been issued by administration Of
ficials, and u was said tonight that
President Wilson. deeply resentfui
over the situation. was determined
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German Losses
In Ferdun Battle
Were Enormous

PARIS. March 24-"The Germans
would have it believed that their
losses before verdun were not greater
than those of the French army" says
a semi-official note issued this af1er-
noon. The following example will
show how great the German forces
were:
"On the afternoon of March 9, the
first battalion of the Nineteenth regi-
ment reserves of the Fifth German
corps attacked the village OF Vaux,
in columns of fours. The French al
lowed the first company to penetrate
the village, where IL was surprised BY
violent machine gun fire and then
charged with bayonets. The survivors
those able to do so-took refuge in
houses. where they fell. This COM
pany. the Thirteenth. was annihilated.
The second and third battalions of
the same regiment passed east of the
village. at the same time. going for
ward in squads to the first French
trenches on the northern slope OF the
summit dominating Fort Vaux The
assailants were cut down a short dis
tance from the trenches by the French
and fell back in disorder.
The next day, March 10. the Sixty
fourth regiment OF infantry of the
Sixth division OF the Third German
corps replaced. to the north OF Vaux.
the decimated Nineteenth regiment,
but the Sixty fourth sustained such
losses by the fire OF artillery that the
attack which was begun was counter
manded.
orest Sacrifices.
The battle OF verdun. which has
N ho IL.
OF similar episodes. The Germans sac
rifices were absolutely out of proper
ton to their successes during the first
days. II Is known that the Third and
Eighteenth army corps had to be sent
to the rear after March to be recon-
stituted. The Third corps had to have
two-thirds OF Its officers replaced and
its gaps filed up with young recruits
OF the class OF 1916. who were in a pro-
portion OF two-f1fths in each company.
Even when there reinforcements sent
from the interior were insufficient TO
bring the strength OF the corps to what
II was before March.
During their last attacks the Third
corps companies only counted 12O
rifles instead of 200.
These facts are a sufficient replv
to the German allegations. Moreover.
II must be admitted by anyone that
resolute. well armed troops, Installed
in defensive works with numerous ma.
chine guns and supported bv an ex-
traordinary quantity OF artillery. as
was the case with the French, are able
10 inflict the gerater losses upon an
assailant who constantly attacks in
compact masses and whose chiefs are
not dismayed by the bloodiest sacri-
fees"
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MEXICANS KILL
FOUR AMERICANS

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. March 2f-Threo
Americans. two women and one man
were killed near Gibson's Line Ranch.
on the New Mexico Mexico boundary,
sight miles west of Columbus. n. NJ. be-
tween 4 and o'clock Wednesday after
noon. presumably By MeNicans accord
ing TO the story brought here by a party
Of five Douglas people who said they
arrived on the socne shortly after the
bodies had been removed by soldiers.
command OF United states soldiers
stationed at the Gibson Ranch was said
10 have crossed the line In pursuit OF
the slayers.
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TROOPS ORDERED OUT.

~ PASo. March 2f.-Two CON-
panies ~ the Seventh infantry were
ordered 10 renort to headquarters to
night AT information as 70 the rea-
son for the order was refused BY Do
lice and military officials.
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SINISTER INFLUENCES ARE AT WORK IN MEXICO
INTERESTS OWNING PROPERTY IN NORTH
MEXICO BEHIND A MOVEMENT TO FORCE
INTERVENTION BY THE UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON. March ~. -
What are regarded as evidences
Of activity OF powerful influences
to force Intervention In Mexico
through the spreading Of alaruist
reports were discussed at today's
caoinet meeting and resulted In
the preparation OF a formal state
ment on the subject by Secretary
LANSING which probably will be
made public tomorrow.
Administration officials believe
that a definite effort is beinu made
TO bring about a war between the
United States and Mexico. One
cabinet member expressed the
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that the agitation be brought to
and end.
Legal steps to stop the spread
ING OF false news are understood
to be under consideration. but Of
ficials have not decided yet what
can be done. One step suggested
was the use Of a law aoain-t the
publication OF reports calculated
to incite "to arson and riot"
II was also understood that the
administration had under consid-
GRAFTON tightening the censorship
on Mexican news, and warning all
army officers along the border
against uiving out reports unless
fully verifiee.
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THESE EFFORTS ARE BEING
MADE OUTSIDE OF AS
WELL AS IN MEXICO
No Confirmation of Report That
Villa Is Surrounded Near
Town of Namiquipa
Funston Believes Pershing's Mer
Have Met and Given Battle
to the Bandit Chief

NEW YORK. March 24.-Juan
T. Burns. consul general here for
the de facto Mexican government
announced today that he had re-
eeived "a direct" messaoe from
General Herrera. from Chihuahua.
denying the report that he had
deserted General, Carranxa and
rad Joined Villas forces.
Mr.. Burns said he had received
telearam from General Irevino.
Carranxa leader in Guadala lara,
that all the Carrsnxa troops in
that vicinity are loyal to the de
faeto government.
WASHINGTON. March 24.-With
dlsquieting reports from Mexico from
all sources, administration officials
-ettled down again tonight to await
word that villa and his bandits had
been captured or killed by American
lr Mexican troops. The apprehension
'roused by reports that the Carranza
arrison at Chihuahua City had Joined
ne bandits had completely subsidized.
While rumors of impending border dis
urbances were rife the White House,
ar and state departments were sat.
SIZED that nothing had arisen beyond
he border 10 justify additional mill
airy precautions.
No confirmation had reached the
allies, Carranza governor OF Sonora.
nat villa was surrounded by columns
of Mexican and American troops near
Namiquipa. The day passed without
messages of other than routine char.
lcter from General Funston or other
irmy officials on the border. II was
foted at the war department, however.
hat General Funston placed some Gre
dence in unofficial reports that Gen.
raj Pershing's troops already had met
and engaged the bandits. Since the
American border commander is in a
POSITION to know the exact where.
bouts OF the American columns pur-
uing the bandits. his opinions In this
connection have great weight.
Has Not Revoited.
The report that. General Herrera and
lis garrison in chihuahua had revolt.
d was positively denied by American
consul Letcher at chihuahua City.
Disturbed by conflicting rumors from
he border, the state department Off.
rials last night telegraphed Mr.
Letcher for an Immediate report. His
eply was available when President
Wilson met with his cabinet this morn
ng. Reassuring messages had come
tlSo from many points just beyond
he border saying there was no indi-
alton that Carranza troops were being
nassed near the American line. The
ituation at Tampico was reported
lniet in radio messages from the gun
boat Machias, and later dispatch an
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BANDITS FiRe TOWN.
~OTJTNfRr-S

COLUMBUS. A. NJ. March "a
Janos. about forty miles northwest OF
Casas Grandes and on the route taken
BY the American expeditionary force.
was set on fire early today. presum-
ably BY a band Of Mexican bandits.
Four large fires were reported BY
Americans passing near the town.
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AL WIRES CUT.

FL PAsO. March 24-Mexican Con
sui Andreas Garcia announced tonight
that the Mexican wires had been cut
between Casas Grandes and MADEIRA,
and for that reason General Gavira at
Juarez was without further informs
tion regarding the reported fighting
around Namiquipa.
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Situation on the Border Is
Regarded With Seriousness
Allies Refuse
TODiSarm ! heir
Merchant Ships

WASHINGTON. March 24.-Allied
eni,..te powers. through their embas-
sizes here, have handed TO Secretary
Lansing formal responses rejecting the
proposal made by the state department
In WIS circular memorandum that they
enter into modus vivendi and dis
arm all OF their merchant ships, with
the understanding that the United
states government would endeavor to
secure from the central powers a
pledge not TO attack any such L-armed
ship without warning and without pro-
viding for the safety of the passengers
and crew.
SoSn after the proposition was
broa~ned, through interviews in the
press and otherwise, responsible OIL
cials OF the entente powers indicated
their decided opposition to such plan.
IL was generally believed here that the
unanimous expression of disapproval
inspired the German government to
promulgate the new order. which is
now in force. for attacks without warn
Ing by submarine commanders upon
any armed belligerent merchantmen.
The nature of the objections was IN
dicated !. the unofficial statements of
various officials when the American
memorandum was submitted. and IL
is understood they have sinDlv been
elaborated in the communication be
fore the state dana-t~,ent.
Not Reliable.
IL was contended In the unofficial
discussions that Germany's contempt
Tor treaties and other formal stipula-
lions as evinced by the treatment OF
Belgium had made IL unsafe to rely
upon any German pledge or underta r.
Ing not to attack merchant ships with
out warning. The fundamental objec-
tion urged. however. was that there
should be no change in the principles
OF international law during the pro-
gress OF hostilities such as would ne
involved in the acceptance of the
modus vivendi at this time.
IL has been held by some officials
of the allies that any attempt by the
United States to change the limita-
tions upon the extent of the defensive
armament which a merchant ship may
carry would be violative of the spirit
of neutrality and might justify the
allies In removing their shipping COM
pletely from American waters. trust
ing TO nearby Canadian ports for the
facilities necessary TO loading the mu-
nitions Of war and the raw material
of American origin required by the
allies. II Is not known whether any
suggestion Of this kind is contained In
the replies.
No Indication was given at the state
department of the next step 10 be
taken.