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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
TROUBLE IN HAITI, TOO.
American officers Busy There and In
San Domingo.

Port au Prince, Haiti.--Members OF
the Haitian Senate, who persisted In
holding meeting in spite OF the warn.
ing of Rear Admiral Caperton, In com
mand of the American forces here.
were dispersed by detachment OF
gendarmes, commanded by an Ameri-
can officer. The Senators protested,
but offered no resistance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
MAYOR AND THREE INDICTED.
Charged With Causing Failure OF
Louisiana Bank.

IVNFNFUTEu buFINs
Monroe, La,-H. d. Apgar, Mayor Of
Monroe, formerly cashier of the Union
National Bank, which closed a year
ago, and o. p. Slack and Charles
Titche, former directors Of the bank.
we're arrested on Federal warrants
charging violations Of the national
banking laws. Leon Apgar, son of the
Mayor, also was indicted in connection
with the failure. The four men we're
released on bonds Of 5000 each.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED.
Captain worden Comes To Grief Loop
ing the Loop.

Dallas, Tex.-Capt. ]. H. Worden, OF
Dallas, fell $500 feet and was instant.
ly killed when his monoplane collapsed
in a loop-the-loop flight at vickery,
north Of here Worden was flying up-
side down when the wings bent double
Every bone in his body was broken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
MEX|CANS RAID
j. S. TERRITORY
Two Soldiers and a Boy Killed
BY Bandits.
MAY LEAD TO NEW POLICY
Americans At FL Psso In Doubt
Whether the Marauders Were
villa Bandits Or Men AffiI-
lated With Carranza.

Alpine, Texas.--Villa bandits, some
20 in number, forded the Rio Grande
and, sweeping Is miles inland on
American soil, raided the little settle
ment Of Glenn Springs and attacked a
detachment OF American cavalry. con
sisting of nine men of Troop A. Four
teenth Cavalry.
Three troopers and 10.yearoId boy
were killed. two cayalrymen were
wounded and another is missing. He
is believed to be prisoner Of the ban
dts, who are now fleeing southwark
into Coahuila. Mexico.
Two American citizens, ]. Deemer
and man named Compton, according
to reports received here, were carried
across the Rio Grande, and reports
have II that their throats we're cut.
The missing trooper Is Private Ros-
coe Tyree. The little boy is the son
of Compton. He was deaf and dumb
and bandits are thought to have killed
him because he could not answer their
questions.
The two wounded troopers, Priyates
]. Birck and Frank Defree, were
brought here badly wounded. Bricks
body was filed with small brass pieces
of tacks fired from shotgun. Defres
was burned about head and shoulders.
Nine Fought Against Seventy.
In little abode house nine cavalry
men made their fight for life against
the 70 or more Villsta bandits at
Glenn Springs. A hail Of shot poured
for more than two hours into the sin
gle window Of the adobe house, but the
cavalrymen kept up a steady rife FIRE
in defiant answer. Then the Mexi.
cans leader ordered FIRE balls TO be
thrown on the roof, thickly matched
with candalaria.
. The blazing weed tortured the sol
diers below and burned their heads
and bodies. Smashing the door, the
troopers broke for the open, firing as
they ran. Two were shot and killed
as they fed. One is missing and IL is
believed he is dead. Another was kill
ed as he tried TO climb through =
window.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
Great Britain Refused.

Several attempts made by the Gov
ernment Of the United States to pre-
vail upon the British Government to
act accordingly failed because Of nat
refusal on the part Of the British Gov.
erument
Moreover, Great Britain again and
again has violated international law.
surprising all bounds in outraging
neutral rights. The latest measure
adopted by Great Britain, declaring
German bunker coal contraband and
establishing conditions under which
English bunker coal alone Is supplied
to neutrals, is nothing but an unheard.
Of attempt in the way Of exaction by
force Of neutral tonnage for the serv.
ice OF British trade war"
Not Fair To Germany
"The German people know that the
Government Of the United States has
the power TO confne the war to armed
forces Of the belligerent countries in
the interest Of humanity and mainte.
nance OF international law. The Gov,
ernment Of the United States would
have been certain Of attaining this end
had Il been determined to insist
against Great Britain, on the incon.
troyertible rights to freedom Of the
seas. But as matters stand the Ger
man people are under the Impression
| that the Government Of the United
/ States, while demanding that Ger
many, struggling for existence, shall
restrain the use Of an effective
weapon, and while making compliance
with these demands a condition foi
maintenance of relations with Ger
many, confines itself to protests
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
JIMINEz QUITS OFFICE.
Resigns AS President OF santo o.
mlnqo To Avert Intervention.

WIHgu TO NVeTt InterVentIon.
Santo Domingo. = General Juan
Jiminez, President Of Santo Domingo,
has resigned. He took this action in
order to prevent armed Intervention by
the United States. Quiet has been re.
stored. Congress win appoint a pro
visional president.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
ANTHRACITE MINERS
RAT|FY AGREEMENT.
Tridistrict Board lndorses the
Settlement
COAL STRIKE is AvERTED
After Conference Which Has Lasted
Several Weeks An Agreement 10
Reached Between Opera.
tors and Miners.

New York.-The Tridistrict Board
of Anthracite Miners at a meeting
here indorsed the agreement between
the miners and operators. The agree
ment was first opposed by the sub
committee, which have been in session,
and will in all probability avert a
strike. Details of the settlement of the
anthracite coal controversy as a re-
suit Of the negotiations which have
been going on for weeks between the
operators and the miners were made
public here by the operators.
The agreement will be retroactive to
April l, and will avert threatened
strike, which would throw some 1900
employees into idleness.
The agreement contains no mention
Of the closed shop or of the check-off
system, which have been points of dis.
pute during the negotiations. Regard
ing the former, however, 1t was pointed
out the agreement will, when approved
by the convention, be signed by John
p. White, president OF the United
Mineworkers Of America and by other
officials OF the union, and that this Is
In effect recognition of the union, Civ.
ing the miners the right to organize In
order to better their conditions. As
for the check-off system, the operators
have contended all along that It would
be un-American and detrimental TO
their interests to constitute themselves
as collecting agents for the union, and
this point the miners waived.
Settled Until 1920.
The agreement contains a provision
that neither side shall initiate or en-.
courage legislation which would in any
way affect the obligations of the new
contract or impair any of its provi.
sions which are to be continued until
May 20, 1920.
Before leaving the city John p,
White, president OF the United Mine
workers of America, issued a state,
ment in which he said the agreement
marks the greatest single advance
won by organized labor in this year Of
victories.
"The miners have given the country
a striking demonstration" he said
"that the just demands of wage.earn
ers for improved wages and conditions
can be won without strife when the
men act together through strong and
responsible organization. Such an or
ganization the United Mineworkers' Of
America is now recognized as being BY
this group of financial interests, which
only few years ago treated It with
scant respect"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
GERMANS RAISE 100000.
Philadelphia Bazaar Proceeds Going
To Hospitals OF Teutons.

Philadelphia.-More than 100000
for the hospitals and Red Cross sta
tions Of the Central Powers was raised
at the German-American Bazaar which
closed here. The attendance for the
seven days aggregated 100000 persons,
according to the committee in charge.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
Troops To co.operate.

1t is probable that no American
troop movements will be begun until
the formal signing of an agreement by
the two Governments, or at least until
General Carranza has signifed his ac-
ceptance Of the stipulated conditions.
After that, however the Mexican and
American troops are expected to begin
at once cooperative campaign that
will effectively stamp out the various
bandit groups.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
Flrst-Line Trenches Taken.

The French advance was made be-
tween Fort Douaumont and the village
Of yaux. on the northern fringe Of
La Caillette woods, in which much Sc
we're fighting has occurred. The posi-
tions captured by the French were
frstline trenches. One hundred Ger.
man prisoners were taken.
West Of the Meuse, artillery on both
sides was active throughout the night
on the front from Ayocourt to Dead
Mans Hin. but there were no impor.
tant infantry actions. The French
troops contented themselves with i'm.
proving against expected German
counter-attacks the positions they cap
tured from the Germans Saturday and
Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
FRENCH TAKE
GERMAN TRENCHES
Enemy Driven Back at Two
Points al Verdun.
1850 YARDS ARE CAPTURED
News Thought To Indicate Check or
Teuton ohensive--Many Prison.
era Taken In Drive-TroePs
Moved quickly.

Paris-In the most successful Of
fensive blows delivered by General Pc
tain since the Crown Prince launched
the Verdun offensive, French troops
captured $50 yards of German trenches
southeast OF Fort Douaumont.
The War Office also announced that
in the successful attacks against the
German positions on the slopes OF
Dead Mans Hill during Saturday and
Sunday the French captured 1000
yards Of German trenches to depth
Of from 300 to 600 yards.
No news from the Verdun front since
the beginning Of the Crown Princes
offensive has aroused such enthusiasm
in Paris as the publication Of commu.
nique. The official statement was taken
to mean not only that the German
drive has been definitely checked, de-
spite repeated German assaults on
Sunday. but that the offensive has
now passed to the French armies,
which are pushing back the German
lines
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11

Berlin (By Wireless to Sayyille,
N. Y.).-Following Is the text OF the
note of the German Government in re-
ply 10 the American note respecting
submarine warfare, delivered by Gott-
lieb Won Jagow. the Foreign Secretary,
10 Ambassador Gerard:
THE undersigned, on behalf Of the
Imperial German Government, has the
honor to present to His Excelency the
Ambassador OF the United States, Mr.
James w. Gerard, the following reply
20 the note OF April 20 regarding the
conduct Of German submarine warfare
THE German Government handed
ever to the proper naval authorities
for early investigation the evidence
concerning the Sussex as communl.
Gated by the Government Of the United
States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
WITHDRAWAL TO Be
MADE GRADUALLY
Effect Of Compromise on Villa
Hunt.
PLAN AWAITS OFFICIAL SEAL
Mexican Military officials Expect
Americans To Withdraw In About
Two Months Under Temper
ary Agreement

ri Paso, Texas.-Gen. Alvaro
Obregon, Mexican Minister OF War,
issued a statement in which he said;
'As the result OF the conference with
General Scott the atmosphere seems
now completely cleared up. There is
a much better feeling between Ameri-
cans and Mexlcans and all tension
seems vanished"
The tentative agreement, said to
have been reached between Major-Gen-
eral Scott and General Obregon was
generally understood to provide for a
gradual retirement of the American
forces In Mexico.
obregon Praises Scott.
Baldomero Almada, general fiscal
agent for the Carranza government in
the United States, after a visit to Gen.
eral obregon in his private car in
Juarez, made the declaration that "all
differences between the Mexicans and
the Americans have been cleared up"
Mexican and American military and
diplomatic officials appeared more at
ease than any time since the confer
ence last Saturday. The tensity of the
situation has relaxed very largely. It
can be seen from the attitudes and ex-
pressions OF those concerned in the ne
gotiations that when the agreement be-
tween General Scott and General obre-
gon. for the American troops to remain
in Mexico without protest from the de
facto government for the time being,
was entered into, II was mutually
agreed that II the de facto government
makes good" in its campaign against
the bandits, the duration of the AmerI-
can Army's stay will be short.
Withdrawal In Two Months.
Mexican military men believe that
the withdrawal Of the American troops
from Mexico will take place in about
two months.
On assurances from General Car.
ranza that the bandits are dispersed,
the northward movement OF American
troops will attain full speed and it will
not be long until the last trooper
crosses over the international boun-
dairy line.
In the meantime, II was pointed out,
there will be constant movements
northward Of American detachments,
so that when the final order for with
drawal comes there will be only part
Of the present expeditionary force left
on Mexican soil.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11

errors, naval warfare, just like war.
fare on land. implies unavoidable dan
gers for neutral persons and goods en-
tering the fighting zone. Even in cases
where the naval action IS confined to
ordinary forms of cruiser warfare neu.
trail persons and goods repeatedly
come TO grief
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-05-11
Identical with Sussex.

Judging by the results that the IN.
vestigation has hitherto yielded, the
German Government Is alive to the
possibility that the ship mentioned in
the note OF April 10 as having been tor.
pedoed by a German submarine IS
actually identical with the Sussex.
The German Government begs to
reserve further communication on the
matter until certain points are ascer.
tanned which are of decisive impor.
lance for establishing the facts Of the
case. Should II turn out that the COM
mander was wrong in assuming the
vessel TO be a man Of war, the German
Government will not fail to draw the
consequence resulting therefrom,
U. S. Charges Repudiated,
TN connection with the case OF the
Sussex the Government OF the United
States made series Of statements.
the gist Of which Is the assertion that
The incident Is TO be considered but
one instance OF deliberate method Of
lndiscriminate destruction OF vessels
OF all sorts, nationalities and destina
tons by German submarine command
ers.
The German Government must
emphatically repudiate the assertion.
The German Government, however,
thinks Il Of little avail TO enter into
details In the present stage OF affairs,
more particularly as the Government
Of the United States omitted to sub
ttantlate the assertion by reference 10
concrete facts.
Has Imposed Restraints.
"The German Government viii only
state that II has imposed far-reaching
restraints upon the use Of the sub.
marine weapon, solely in consideration
of neutrals' interests, In spite Of the
fact that these restrictions are neces'
sarily Of advantage to Germany's
snemies. No such consideration has
ever been shown neutrals by Great Bri
tain and her allies.
"The German submarine forces have
had, In fact, orders TO conduct the sub
marine warfare in accordance with the
general principles Of visit and search
and the destruction Of merchant yes
sells recognized by international law
the sole exception being the conduct
Of warfare against enemy trade carried
on enemy freight ships encountered In
the war zone surrounding Great Brl
tain. With regard TO these no assur
ances have ever been given to the Gov
ernment Of the United States. No such
assurances are contained IN The
declaration OF February 8, 1915
Executed In Good Faith.
THE German Government canno
admit any doubt that these orders were
given or are executed in good faith
Errors actually occurred They can II
no kind OF warfare be avoided alto
sether. Allowance must be made il
tho conduct Of naval warfare agains
an enemy resorting to all kinds o
ruses, whether permissible or Illicit.
But apart from the possibility o
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-12-29
POLITICS IN UNITED STATES

The presidential election and the
campaign when preceded it occupied
large part of the attention of the
people of the United States through
out the year 1916. June S. the Wom-
ans party was originated and opened
it's first convention in Chicago. Two
days later both the Republican and
Progressive national conventions open
ed in Chicago. June 10, former Presi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt was nomi-
mated for president by the Progressives
and Charles Evans Hughes, associate
justice of the United States Supreme
court and former governor o. New
York, was nominated by the Republic
cans. The Republicans nominated
Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana 1.r
vice president and the Progressives
named John NJ. Parker of Louisiana as
Roosevelt's running mate. June 16,
the Democratic national convention
convened in st. Louis and the follow
ing day President Wilson and Vice
President Marshall were renominated
without opposition. June 26, Colonel
Roosevelt declined the Progressive
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-12-29

nomination and the majority Of the
members Of the Progressive national
committee, meeting in Chicago. en-
dorsed the candidacy Of Mr.. Hughes.
The election on November Z was
one Of the most unusual ever held In
the United States, the result not being
definitely known until three days af-
ter the election. when the flnai count In
California gave the Is electoral votes
of that state to President Wilson and
gave him victory. President Wilson
won 276 votes in the electoral college
and Mr.. Hughes 255. The vote cast In
the election was larger by several mil
lion than sany ever cast before In the
United States. President Wilson re-
ceiving a plurality Of about 100000 In
the popular vote. The great increase
in the size of the vote was due partly
to the fact that women voted for presi.
dent In this election In II states.
Four more states voted to adopt.
statewide prohibition in this election.
They were Michigan, Montana. Ne.
braska and South Dakota. The Demo-
Gratis retained control of the United
States senate. but as a result of the
close election. neither of the two ma.
jor parties has a majority in the low
er house Of the next congress. The
balance Of power Is held by Eve men,
bers not elected as members Of either
party-1 Socialist. Progressive, l
Prohibltionist, l Protectionist and !
Independent.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-12-29
The LAWMAKERS

Congress was in session continuous
~ from January 4, when It reassem-
bled after the Christmas holidays, un-
til September 8. Early in the session
a hot fight developed over the Phil
ippine bill passed by the house. The
senate adopted the Clarke amendment
providing for the granting of full in
dependence to the Philippines within
from two to four years. May l, the
house rejected the Clarke amendment
and on August 16 the senate accepted
a compromise pledging independence
to the Philippines when the Filipinos
are fit for self-g0vernment.
February 2, the house passed bill
prohibiting child labor In the manu-
facture of products for interstate com.
merce. and late in the session the bill
was passed by the senate and signed
by the president. February Is. the
senate ratified the Haitian treaty, pro-
viding for American supervision Of
the finances and police regulation Of
the republic.
Legislation providing for large In
creases in the strength Of the army
and navy received much attention.
The navy appropriation bill. as finally
passed, provided for the building Of
157 ships during the next three years.
The army bill, as passed, carried ap-
preparations of $313. 97O.447 for the en-
suing fiscal year, an increase Of $131,-
1901 over the amount carried by
the bill as It first passed the house,
(Copyright, 1o16, by the Mcclure Newspa~
per Syndicate
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-12-29

sent identical notes to the entente al
lies through the United States, Spain
and Switzerland. proposing that the
belligerents arrange "a conference for
the discussion Of peace terms. The
notes were transmitted to the allied
governments by President Wilson with
out comment. The peace proposals
were received coldly. Premier BRAND.
in the French house of deputies, is
sued warning against premature
peace, and the Russian duma, accord
ing to announcement made December
16, passed resolution favoring re-
fusal on the part Of the allied govern
ments to enter into any peace nego-
tiations whatever under present con.
diti0ns.
: AS II In answer to the peace pro-
posals, the French in the Verdun Sec
tor delivered a crushing attack on the
German forces December Is, winning
IL square miles of territory north of
verdun and driving the Germans back
close to the line from which they start
ed their great offensive against Yer
dun in February. General Nivelle,
who directed this attack, had been a
few days before placed in supreme
command Of the French armies in the
west. succeeding General Joffre, who
was made commander in chief of the
French armies. but with little more
than advisory powers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-12-29
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The relations of the United States
with Mexico became more strained
during 1916 than at any previous time
during the years of civil war that fol-
lowed the retirement of President Por-
firio Diaz. They approached crisis
early in the year when, on January 10,
nineteen men, nearly all of them
Americans, We're taken from a train
near Chihuahua and killed by band
of bandits.
Conditions became still more tense
when, on March 9, several hundred
bandits led by Villa raided and burned
the town of Columbus, N. NJ, killing
nine American civilians and eight Uni
ted States soldiers. March 10, Presi-
dent Wilson ordered 5000 United
States troops into Mexico to catch
Villa.
General Carranza, head of the de
facto government in Mexico, began
soon to display antagonism toward the
American expedition and on March II
he issued orders forbidding American
troops from entering Mexican towns.
He also refused to grant permission
for the American forces to use the
Mexican railroads for the transporta-
ton of supplies.
April IL, a detachment of United
States troops was attacked by Carran-
"a troops and citizens of Parral. Two
Americans and 40 MeNcans were kill
ed in the encounter The following day
Carranza demanded the withdrawal of
the American troops from Mexico. but
his demand was ignored. The pursuit
Of villa came to a standstill, however,
because of the hostility of Carranza.
May 81, General Carranza again de-
manded the withdrawal of the United
States troops from Mexico on peril Of