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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-05-26
ENDORSE ADEQUATE
NATIONAL DEFENCE
Commercial Bodies of u. S.
Vote Overwhelmingly for
Preparedness.
FAVORUNIVERSAL SERVICE
Would Have Nation Restore to
Second Place Among the
Worlds Naval Powers.
FAVOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE

Washington, May 25.-Advanced
preparedness steps, including univer-
sal military training, building pro
gramme that would restore the nation
to second place among the worlds
naval powers and an army increase
that would meet the recommendation
of the general stam have been on
dorsed by overwhelming maiorities
in referendum just completed
among commercial organizations
throughout the country holding mem
bership in the Chamber of Commerce
Of the United States.
The referenum. which officials of
the Chamber declares tonight haa
furnished the first authoritative IN
deX to preparedness sentiment amonp
business men, brought out the larges,
vote yet recorded in the series of can
vases made by the organization or
public questions. Member bodies In
forty-three states and in Alaske. tho
Philippines and Hawaii participated
On the broad question of general
preparedness" go ORGANIZATIONS vo
ted favorably and only eight negative
ly The vote for universal militarv
training was $50 to 56. The navy in
creases proposed in the query sub
mitted were endorsed $50 to 10. and
the army increases, 946 to 21.
Council OF Defense
a proposal to create a council of
national defense to aid in developine
the army and navy along the lines oe
a continuous policy and to act in an
advisory capacity with the president
and congress was endorsed, 912 to4e
"A correlative proposal for a staff of
industrial mobilization to aid the de-
fense council by insuring effectiy,
availability of the nations economic
resources was given 925 favora able
votes to AZ against it.
Creation of the general staff of the
navy was endorsed, 946 to 10. while
$50 votes We're recorded in favor of
additional officers of the regular ar
my and an officers reserve corps and
only nine against. BY vote of 935
to 20 the members approved a pro-
posal for an adequate munitions re-
serve. Under another plan. endorsed
$40 TO 26, the purchase price OF mu-
nitions in war time would be fixed
by prearranged agreement between
and the government |
The referendum was based on the
recommendations of a special COM
mittee, of which Bascome Little of |
Cleveland. is chairman. In announc-
ng the result tonight officials of the |
Chamber said they would consider
themselves bound by it to work for
national defense system framed |
along the lines indicated.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
KlTCHIN May ASK GAG
RULE TO HURRY BILLS
Will Call Caucus Soon i'm the
Hope Of Ending Session
During June.

WAsHINGToN. Mhrch TO- Majority
Leader Eilchiu announced TODAY that
he would call a ciucus OF House peuo.
Gratis as soon AZ the Hay military bin
is out of the way 10 consider plans for
">pedittug the Legislative programme.
The plan which viii b. y presented TO tho
CAUCUS h, Acting Chairman l'ol OF the
Hnus" Committee on Rules. Who acted
as Alniinisi ration leader in the fight
over the armed ship resolution, is TO pro-
vide for the Introduction Of a series ~
special rules curtailing debate on yarl.
GUS pending measures within reasonable
limitations.
Representative l'ou laid the propos,I
before Majority Leader Ei,chIn 1, =,
conference to-day, urging tina, unless
some such plan were devised the mass n,
unfinished legislation would hold Gam
gTess until the first of the wear A..
kifrhin Immediately %nounc his do.
cision to submit tho plan 10 a cn,,,,s
Measures pending for action In M,
House include the Philippine indencnJ.
ence bill, the shipping bin. the n,v.,
b'l', tn" various appropriation bills and
the revenue bill, by which these expcndI
lures are to he financed. Mr.. po,
pointed out that II the dilatory %t,c,i,,
permitted in the House until Inc I,a,
bill was taken up are allowed IN rro'
vail throughout the rest Of the sessio,
there VIII he no reasonable hone for
adjournment OF Congress until far Inc.
yond the summe months. IL in hi,
view tina long debates Oh the pendiu
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The test of Minister \cuus'S COM
muiliration follows
after having transmitted :, the
Government whicl, is ger your
worthy chars" the note sent bv the
Government o' IN. t'nitci states 10 the
Government of Mexico through Mr. SILT
man on March -. ard iikewis. the an
sNer given Icy IN. citizen First chief
accepting The proposal for the pursuit Of
the bandits growing ont Of the toluu bus.
y. NJ. incident. the Citizen First thi.i
charges me 10 bring 10 your knowledge.
as I hay" ~. honor hereby to 10. tin.
terms Of IN. agreement celebrated in
the ramc of their respective ';pNeru-
ments by Citizeu Matias Romero. Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Pl.nipoteu-
tiary Of the Mexican Government. and
Frederick Frclinghuys.n. f,r Secretary
Of state for the United States ot Amer
lea. authorizing TN. reciprocal passage
of the boundary lie by troops of tlcir
respective Governments In pursuit, of
savage Indians. and also article 81 ~ ih.
Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed
on February =, lsi>. which is s..ll in
force.
THESE facts are communicated 20 you
that you may hay" full knowledge Of
the notes which have passed between
the two Governments. IN the remot.
event Of d rupture Of relations. The
terms of the agreement az. A. follows
"'Ar:icle lit v agreed that regular
Federal troops NJ tn. " republics may
reciprocaily pass the boundary line when
they do 80 in pursuit Of a party Of say.
age lndtS. rs. in accordance with the ron
ditiois expressed IN the following ard
cles
"'Ar,iclc THE reciprocal passage re-
ferrcd To in Article ! can only II. made
in d--cr, and appropriated portions al
the boundary lines. f"r 'hr pIrpu>. Of
this agreement desert and ~unIopulated
sections will includ" all those points AZ
least two leaGu,s distant from any camp
or town ~ either county.
"'.hrtic.e 3-Th- passage uf troops
from one t. the other country cannot
tax. place from Captain l.cal. on the
Mexican side If the Rio traudc. a point
twenty-five Mexican league. or nifty.
two English miles. W til. river frot,
Pi-dras Negras 70 TN" mouth of the
Rio Grande
"'hritc'c t-Thr pursuing force will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
DANIELS BLOCKS Big
NAVY BILL, he SAYS
Kept Rear Admiral Fiske and
Other Witnesses OFF stand,
Britten Charges.
QUITS HEARING IN MIFF

WAsmfNoroN. Margin :o.-Rcpresenta-
tive Britten. Illinois Republican. raised
n storm before the House Naval Com
mittec today by charging that CHAIR
man Padget; not only was Withholding
witnesses a: the instance OF secretary
Daniels, but was turning a deaf ear TO
thc cry for immediate preparedness ny
holding hearings on a number OF pr
vate bills instead vf the naval bill ITSELF
In the first clash with the chairman
Mr.. Brit,cn said that Rear .\drnifsi
Fiske had no, been called 10 ex-
press his opinion oil tho naval bui'u-
irg programme because Representa-
tive padg.t,, at Secretary Daniels's re-
! quest. had refused 10 umuon him.
Tho second clash catne later III tine
! da.. Mr.. Rri,tcu charged that tho
! chairman was arbitrarily determined
what should go Into tho record ana
what should not. lie then put on ms
| hat and left the coinmittc. room WIN
the parting observation hat he would
, leave the chairman to conduct the near
ings. 49,
! The first uphcavai occurred Willie the
, NfsIllfIllilff ~ J
Congress IN the project TO expend up.
! ward OF $4,000. 900 Oh the Puget u
navy yard.
How il IT, asked Representative
Butler Of pcnnsslvania. that Serre-
,ary Daniels favors this proposition ana
/ his chief aid. Rear admiral Benson, -
against III"
Representative radg.tt explained that
! tn. witnesses were expressing their per.
-- --Gf "a. Drt.A, lnfnTrtlntad
! with the suggestion that Admiral Fiske.
a naval expert. might have something
to say on the subject. adding that he
1 had not been called because the chair
man. at the instance Of Secretary pan
| iels. had decided not to call him.
\ heated colloquy followed, in the
course OF which Representative Padge.'
! said that he had no, discussed the call
ins Of Admiral Fiske with secretary
Daniels and that the Admiral had 'eS'i'
| fled before the ommitt last year
quite, was restored and the interrupted
hearing resumed.
In the afternoon. when Representative
Ware OF Pennsylvania was explaining
tho bills he had introduced for improve
| ment OF the League Island navy YARD
R.presentativ. Br,ttcn again Interrupted
Does IL occur to the chairman. M
asked. that We are considering mis-
cellaneous bills when the country ID
bowling for Preparedness IL Is not ran
to tho lious. nor to the country. wait
ing for the appropriation bill. to nreaA
in with these sures."
These bills are directly connected
with the appropriation bin" retorted
Chairman radgett.
THE Philadelphia yard is a small par
Of preparedness" replied Mr.. Britten
Certainly u Is no more important mar
he council Of national defence. whici
the chairman held To- he out Of order.
THAT was a legislative subject" ex'
planned the chairman.
"Well.'' said the Illinois Representa-
tive. who by this time had put on MI
hat. - will leave the chairman To con
duct these hearings"
Til. door closed upon Mr.. Brit;en and
the committee resumed is work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
Won Kissing REBUKES
MERCER AS ACITATOR
Says Cardinal Awakens "Cn-
justified HOpe>"-Curbs
Power Over Clergy.

Lo%uoN. Marca 2o.-A le,'r; iebuk.ng
Cardinal Nercier tor as L.ntcn pas
,o,al letter 20 Belgian priests has been
~rittcA NY Gu,.-Gcn. Won Kissing. ac-
cordi1g 10 q Brussels telegram quoted by
Reuters ~corr.J,ond.n, AZ Amsterdam.
The G"rman official says tha, Hereafter
on account Of Tn. Cardinals "insubordi-
nation" ne viii no n I've permitted
tn deal with the offences of tho clergy
against the Germans.
The circulation of the pa,tuIal letter
OF III, Cardinal has been prohibited
outs DE- of Belgiu'n, II Il believed IN Eng
hand. since copies have failed Ia reach
Cardinal i,ournc. Archbishop OF West
minister. and Mgr. lie Wachter Of Bel
GUM.
';ov.-o;.n. Non Kissing complained ;ha,
Cardinal M"rricr In his letter INDUCED lr
political ut;-rances and lays Llat 1T
rails, unius,iIled hopes regarding the is
sue u tn" Mar il quite i~nexcusable.'
The Governor also charges that car
dnal M.I ci.r limited A. u menace To thf
religious freedom Of H.lglum
IN these circumstances" ;ie o
eruor-,;en.rsl says. II shall lIenceforts
~s'nrriy prosecute any political ACTIVITY
aud any stirring NJ &c hostile sentiment
agnina, he authority 81 the Occupying
power. which authority IS Legitimate. ac-
cordirc - International law. II hitherto
submitted offeuc"s OF iii" clergy &c
your Emincncc fur punishment mus
now drNi.t from this procedure because
Your E-.niu-n,~ sets al example of In
subordinatiou ard therefore no success
can hc expected from Your Intervention
The aforementioned states in con-
cluSi0u th.t he - resolved mo more e
ALLOW your UnIi'ieU'e % abuse high OF
flee 10y political agitation for which ordi
u,rv citizens will he called TO account.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
ONLY PHARISEES TALK
OF WAR, ASSERTS DEBS
..Pcacc With Honor" Merely 4
Uypocritical Catch Phrase
in His Opinion.

r,ycn. Y pebs. Socialist leader.
.,.,uo,, ycs,crd,v IN which
made = statement y'S''r''! " ""''
he sal that the men who favored war
d,J So because Of tho profits in it for
,,,ar, and ,h,,, they pirate about patri-
'"~'' 49, ..i,, uo .,.,
otlsm' to conceal 'n'r S"N'
spoke of Roosevelt, ''hnh ~houcN
,iro him" and said that their pleas are
,,d .n.,r nr.,enc,.s false.
h!po'r'''a' ""' '"'' ~ -
"Of all IN" phrases '"Sp'''" 80 ~
silly apologies for war the one peace
-, g. ,h. mos, fraudulent and
Win ~" 49,. GOO, ,h.
lypocritital hlh TOT II, ,s, .atdd
hack poliI'iahs PRIME ~ ~
the announcement. ., ,i., mr.
"Th"r" ~ no, u p"n",.s no.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
FRESH CAVALRY CROSS BORDER
Motor supply Tsatu Precrdrs Large
Force 81 TrOOps.

,'oLrNBvs. y. VI. March 20 \ laiG"
body Of American cavalry left hcr, to-
day to follow III. Mexican punitive en-
,,edition. Title troops. trouent here from
Texas border points. were preceded 10y
II motor train carrying supplies,
Accompanying IN" 'ruops wee a num-
Der Of American civilian scouts VII"
know the mountain trails of 'Nt Wahut.
That more Villa followers thin th'
seve,ty-nin" already ~accou't"d t'r w'l"
killed in the iNIIniuG engagement follow
ing t.lc raid on ,'olu'ubus Vas Indicated
n tho discovery Of tire" additional
bodie> reported here to-day by " Is.
Lennon. a.vanchman. Mr.. l..'rWru A.
q.r,ed mat one "i the bodies MAS clad IA
the uniform Of "A Lieutenant.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
Barnard FILLS YALE POST.
~ >~""r"tars IN Absence Of the
H"N. \. y, S0Okcs.

VIM '''tN, 'oun. March 2O.--rne
,n NY b''"'lou a~nnounc.d this after
a, INC "~rIpiuunent Of Howell CHENEY
a. PUN M"lrhesl'r, Conn, AZ n,embor
wr PRUDENTIAL committee ~ the cor
.'."l u" MI the Vacancy caused by
n, iran ~ hr. James Wesley Cooper
" Hartford, conn. ~
Nv" Hdnn''ri IF New York yas
,,a '''i'ldrv OF the corporation dur.
Sal =" 'hN"n'' Of thu Rev. Anson Phelps
"rt!ly librarian in place of ,he late
,'o,' john g. Schwab. since 1884 he
A.. "'h al Yale, aud since 1904 has held
,a p",'ipn ef reference librarian, With
We fsuk of Professor. w
t.s treasurer reported $4,000 received
%hss',S ana bequesis since the last meet
No. including $4,000 an pirt Of the
"t'''' VI Mrs. Morris Il. Jcsup.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
MERCER WON'T YIELD.
cardinal. R~pisinE. Tells Kissing
Occu IA IL IlIegal.

AMSTERDAM. March .o.--Cardina Mer.
c,er has sent a firm answer To Governor
General Won Nissing's letter of objec-
tious TO hs l.enten pastoral deter. ac-
cording 20 "a l'slgian correspondent OF
the Tijd.
The cardinal repeats that the Ger
man occupation Of Belgium Is Illegal
and he also makes protests agalns, Ger
man interference with his rights as
preiate and as "A citizen, \ hint NJ pun
tive measures against the Cardinal for
lNs defiance IL contained In the dcs.
patch.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
ZAPATA WINS IN DURANGO.
First 4 hicrs Mco Go over Follow.
Ing several Defeats.

G,iSrsroN. Ten. March 90. -Dea.
patches from the lower border ami Vera
cruz said to-da! THAT I,pata has
cleared Tia. stat" OF Durango of Cir.,
rama troops l.! defeating several de-
tachn.uts ana absorbing the remrau's
within tn" last week, That the iicatIug
has been here, il Indicated by the rum.
her ~ '~arrauzi soldiers reported h.ll-d.
IespHtchss said that during IN. Last
ten days more. than so" followers ~
the Cnnstitutloualist flag nav" fallen
TN" remainder nf IN. 'arrdnHi troops
sent to drive Xsia;i from the S',ate
hav,. Joined with him and now ar. pre-.
pairing t" march against carranz, gar
gisons between Durango and MEXICO
city. II j. reported that tho var,ois
bodies % 'arrsu2a troops IN Durango
numbered LOO" men. well armed and
equip ed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
1000 MEXICANS TO SONORA,
Carransa Troops Ordered u Helm
block villas ESCAPE.

DOUGLAS. Ariz.. March co. -Four
thousand troope engaged In the Yaaui
campaign in western Sonora. il wac
announced here, were ordered to-day by
Cen Gales to Sahuaripa, In south
eastern Sonm
They are being sent to guard Dolores
Pass. the most southern OF the four
passes leading through the mountains
along the chihuahua-Sonor State line,
gu reports that villa and his ha ndi,.
were making their ~ south from Casa :
Grandes before the United States troops
The arrival OF tho detachment al
%Sahuaripa will increase tho t'arranxa
troops on duty In eastern Sonora Il
5000 o
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21

retire to its own country AZ soon a. II
has defeated the pursued force or loses
its track. In no case will the forces OF
either country establish themselves in
foreign. territory for a longer time than
Is necessary for the pursuit Of the party
whom they follow.
Notice Provided For.
Article 5-Thc chief Of the Soree
crossing the boundary line in pursuit ~
Indians must. before crossing tho ffor-
tier. advise IL possible thc military chief
or the immediate authority ~ the coun.
try whose territory he enters.
"'Artirlc e Abuses committed by
forces which l'aS< into territory ~ III"
othcr nationality uHI ic punished 49,
cording Ia the gravity of their Offence
and III accordance With the laws of the
country To- which III" forces belong az
" committed on their own sril. their
Government heinG Obliged TO retire them
t." the frontier.
t.Nrticle : iuissiug.
"'Articlc S--This convention will re-
main ~ fore" for two years. Int may
be terminated by either Government by
the giving Of notice four months In adj
vance.
"'Article ?--As the Senatc OF Mexico
has authorized Tia. President Of this re-
public. in conformity with PARAGRAPH 2,
letter II. section =, article :? ~ the
Reformed Constitution Of November s.
1874. to uer,nit til" passage 1T MeSicnu
troops to tAs United states aid ~ iroope
Of tn tuiIed States tu Mexico. and ~
the Constitution of tho United states
.ivcS its President t'le right to order sucli
passage without consent, uf the senate.
this agr. "Iu,t, does not weed ,aiificatiot,
by N. senate - either country ana VII
take effect twenty da,r after this date.
IN tes,imou, wiicrcof. We sign this
memorandum
| "',SigneIp MArths ROMERO.
"'tHEpERick utLISGHrysES.'
"Articl. ~ Of the treaty of peace
between Mexico and the United States
* a. follows
"If unfortunately -, .oinc future time
there should arts" = point Of dis"ord be-
tween the t~iurovu,ueNts Of ne two re-
rn!blics. either over any claus" "f thus
treaty or any ,~,olitica, or commercial
matter. thes. same Governments promise
To- try IN tie Wust sincere manner 10
arrange su'h difficulties he may present
! themselves and to cpnSerV. a." state OF
'eac" aud a'nity NOV existing h~t we"n
the two countries hy al prtS,er medns
aud. IL accord does not come by these
means. not to- i"kin r.uttsil-. aggret-
eiurs or hostili'ies Of any hini until
they hav" considered the question in
a spirit Of Neiv hhoriiu.sS uf each Cow
rruiueut or of another friendly nation
'Reiterating dit ugu,shsd ,o,Sidcra-
ton.
"iSienrd) Jrsrs AcuNA,
Minister Of tho Interior"
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Training Ca VIII Omen.

Emphatir denial was made Yesterday
at Governors island mat the F1a.,s-
burg and other training camps would
not he held. Tho camp at Chlckamaug,
VIII be opened on April ! and shat at
Plat,sburg will begin work on Ma, 3.
There also viii BE- two camps on the
Pacific coast.
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EnME. March .o.-Thr Austrian head.
quarters has been moved from L.aibarh
to Marhurg. "A city seventy miles to the
northeast. dispatches received here to-
day state. The change may he due to the
fact that Laibach has frequently been
attacked hy Italian aviators.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21

new, and the opiriou WA. .>rressed that
.,binvs are looking NOR. houetul"
Bahicora Is "A, the Ihu,. Hears,
ranch Carmen lies far u, tho ..s, al
that. Tn. chief sui. base for ono-u,iors
non * ,a..s ,;roudes and IA ,h,, noir,
more troops are being hurric'!. As cav
A"! ana 0n'"'''' ar "''e" !" we '""S
me 81 "."''"S ,"' "'s",'"","''H "'"
no'-n '",'I'l S'"'"""'" :" Tue ''S"S
800
"",''' W '.'n !" ne I"r-
.a, " u "n'"'sa'',
w. ,,a o,", ,", 80.
uar, tIo,s,n ror ',tt Wv, :" KY
h.. u,uai rn,,i,. "s,rs,s,h ', Wv,
a.. n'...a.,. ,,n.h co.,. %,
,,,r -, ,ha alr.n,in, ,,,a,. un,@n'a.
4, "a s.,in,,,.o r.,,ahI, ,h., h.,,.., son
ma, , ann men arc vI,h a,.r ,,ol,,',
,;.n Funston has f,ry,,.d.d ,r u.,,,,
rco.es, ~ tho va J.u,rtucuf fn ,un
moro uo.y, truck corp,rI.s com.
pany contains tuenty-sevcn ,ru,ks
These. i, - declared. are needed b,ll,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-21
PERSHING CLOSING
IN, FUNSTON HEARS
Main Column Near the Bandit
Handicapped Up
March.
MOVING IN THREE LINES

SAN ANroN,o, Tex. Marrh 90 villa
is being turned uorthvard IN the face
OF the American cavalry and three
coiumns under tho dir"rtionof Gen. Perish
ing are closing down on the bandit
This information came from Peishlng to
len. Funston late This afternoon by wire
less and wire from Columbus,
Villa was said to he "a; cruces. SIXTY
five miles south o; Casas %Grlndos. hut
much nearer the central column Of
Americans. This information OF he
bandits location vas hcfnei as unofficial
by Pcrsniny. II Was believed, however,
to he accurate.
Headquarters gave tho information
that the three rapidly advancing lines
OF Americans going from Casas Grandes
are AS follows:
ono 10 headed toward Babicora,
seventy miles southwest OF 'asas
era ndes: another is driving straigh;
sou,hwnrd toward II Vale. ~forty-nve
miles south ot Cssas Grandes. and the
third column is hurrying to the south
| west with Carmen AS the destination,
slxty-two miles from tasas trarifS,
persh,ng mas command Of this employ
men, of the main column and probably is
witt one Of the advancing odies
speed IN h Mavch.
This was understood 20 be the late in,
formation az Ia the movement Of troops
, and that they are marching With all pos
sih,e speed. This being the case. the
| middle column. that beaded for III Vale
Ia believed TO be drawing close upor
villa At Cruces, which is hut twenty
eight miles south Of El Vale. II IL
known. however, that the bandit Is hunt
ing "A chance to break through the ring Of
! Americans on the north and C~arrarzIs,as
on the south. by some pass. and thereby
| obtain another lease oil his liberty.
II is no, considered that he Will Al
tempt 10 make an open tand on IN,
Americans. hut may attempt to ambush
them or lead them into trearl,erou'
mountain traps.
Pershins's Information came rrnl
Casas Cirandes. II did nor say VIII,
commanded the three columns, al O.
which arc cavalry.
Southern department onlris's at Fort
Sam Houston we're pleased with III,