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Evening star., 1916-03-16
SUES FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
Frederick Thompson Brings Action
as Result of Alleged Assault.

Frederick Thompson today filed suit
to recover $4,000 DAMAGES from the
F. H. Smith Company. corporation,
and Edward Perry for alleged assault.
The plaintiff says he was employed by
a tenant of an apartment house of
which the company is the agent, and
that February 13 last he was seized
roughly by the defendant, Perry. as
saulted and thrown from the apart
ment house in the presence of a num-
her of persons. Attorneys e. B. Frey
and E. L. Gies appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1916-03-16

Ell PASO, Tex, March 16.-Conflicting
reports from points along the Mexican
border and from towns in the northern
section of the country south of the
Rio Grande as to the feeling Of Mexi-
cans about the entry of the troops into
Mexico have been received here.
Entrance of the troops was accepted
calmly on the lower border in the
vicinity of Brownsville. the storm CEN
ter last summer Of Mexican raids. No
disorder has been reported from any
point in that section.
1t is pointed out. however, that little
news of the events in the vicinity of
Columbus is permitted by the Mexican
authorities to reach the Carranza SOL
diers at Matamoros, which is opposite
Brownsville. Few persons have passed
between the two cities. and military
patrols are guarding important points
on the American side.
Hostility Manifest in Juarez.
On the other hand. there is a strong
undercurrent in Juarez of hostility
toward the United States Juarez is
quiet on the surface, but Americans
are meeting with insults in some parts
of the town. There are about 1000
troops in this town, and nearly all
were confined to barracks yesterday.
| They have been forbidden by Cen
Gavira to frequent saloons. Nothing
stronger than beer is permitted to be
sold in the town.
In a statement issued late today Gen.
Gavira said:
My soldiers are absolutely loyal. and
HI 10 M a no Of f,sffh hrc L in,
| this section. I have received reports
| that Col. Riojas has been murdered by
the troops at Ojinaga, and am trying
to get in communication with that
town. but so far have failed. There is
no reason whatever for any hostility
toward Americans on the part of loyal
Mexicans. and L have assurances that
all troops in my district will act in full
concord with the Americans who are
pursuing Villa. l am in complete con-
troll of the situation here
In spite of Gen. Gavira's assurances
there is plainly visible here q feeling
of growing uneasiness among the
| American residents. Most of those who
are in business here are spending the
sions of hostility by Mexicans have
thus far been confined entirely to the
| civil populations. Numerous instances
were reported where Americans. es,
pecially the outlying sections. noticed
Mexicans splitting on the pavement as
| they approached. a supreme insult in
| this country.
Numerous Reports Of Rebellion.
Numerous reports have reached the
United States military authorities at
Douglas, Ariz., that open rebellion has
broken out among the Carranza troops
at Cabullona, eighteen miles south of
| that place. Americans at Douglas are
| seriously disturbed. and precautions
| have been taken to guard the town. A
rigid censorship over messages to all
Evening star., 1916-03-16
AUSTRIAN MINISTER
HAS LEFT PORTUGAL

LISBON, March 16.-The Austrian
minister has asked for his passports,
in accordance. with instructions from
his government. which has declaed war
on Portugal. He left for Madrid by
special train today.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
Mexican Sentiment Divided
On the Entry of y. S. Troops
To Get Villa and His Bandits

points in Sonora. is being enforced by
the Mexican officials. and any news
that the Americans contemplated a
punitive expedition against Villa has
been suppressed.
Arrivals from Sonora say that sew
eral hundred de facto government
troops have intrenched at Las Juntas
de Las Ambudas. near Cuchuverachi,
Sonora, twenty-five miles southwest of
Douglas. Their positions are on a
plateau overlooking nearby roads. The
Nacozari railroad is being operated by
Mexicans. practically all Americans
having withdrawn.
Excitement of Mexicans over the en-
subsided considerably in Torreon since
yesterday. Forty Americans. who left
that place yesterday for the United
States. have been reported safely past
Hipolito, which puts them beyond the
district where bandit attacks have been
feared.
News Received Calmly at Nogales.
News that the American troops had
| ceived at Nogales, Ariz.. and in the
Mexican town of Nogales, across the
| border, quietly.
Little knots Of people gathered on
| the streets Of both towns when the
/ newspapers appeared, but there was nc
excitement.
AS soon as it was officially confirmed
that the crossing had been effected, as
sembly was sounded from the military
headquarters in Nogales, Sonora, and the
400 men of the garrison were summoned
to quarters. This was explained by the
Mexican authorities as due to their de-
sire to avoid any possible friction.
Later a printed pamphlet was dis
tributed among the Mexicans by Gen. F.
Elias Gales. military governor of Sonora,
containing declaration by Gen. Carranza
explaining the negotiations between the
Mexican and American governments
which resulted in the dispatch of the
American expedition and urging the peo-
pie of Mexico to remain calm.
Trouble Is Feared at Presidio,
All Americans have assembled in one
place in Presidio, Tex, prepared to pro-
tect themselves from Mexican raiders
following outbreaks which occurred
among the CarranZa troops at DINA ga,
across the border. last night.
The situation. which has grown stead
lily more serious for several days.
| reac ched a climax when it was practi-
cally confirmed that Gen. Riojas, Car
rama commander at Ojinaga. was either
assassinated or a refuge at some place
on the border.
The Mexicans are greatly excited
over reports that are being spread
from unknown sources. misrepresent-
ing the actions and intentions of the
United States.
Santiago Joojas. a deputy sheriff of
Presidio. was reported today to have
been killed by Villa bandits a few
miles from Otinaga.
A detachment of the 18th Infantry
under First Sergt. Founders is patrol
ing the border night and day. and re-
| Inducements of the 14th Infantry from
Fort Clarke are being rushed here and
are expected to arrive today.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
Prizes offered for Suffrage Posters.

NEW YORK. March 1S.-The National
Woman Suffrage Association today Of
fered prizes aggresating $500 to ar
fists for the best ten posters for suf-
frage window display and billboards in
q competition to end October 1. A prize
of $25 was offered for . slogan Of not
more than ave words.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
&c. C. Extends Scope of Inquiry.

The interstate commerce commission
has extended the scope OF its investfga-
ton into the rates and practices involv-
ed in the transportation of fresh meats.
live stock and packing house products
so as to include all the railroads in
the United States.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
Will Act as French War Minister

PARIS. March lS.-It is officially an
nounced that Rear Admiral Marie Jean
Iucien lie Gaze. minister OF marine. will
take charge OF the ministry of war dur
ing the illness of Cen GalIieni.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
Col. Sir Charles Moore Watson Dies.

LONDON. March 1S.-The death Is
announced Of Col. Sir Charles Moore
Watson, who was secretary to the royal
commission for the st. Louis exposition
and commissioner general in 1904
Evening star., 1916-03-16

Capt. Alexander Wheeler, ninety. one
of the oldest men in Kent county, died
at his home, in Chestertown, Md. He
was a civil war veteran and last OF his
family.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
GERMANY'S| ISSUES
STIRRING UP STORM
Naval and Foreign Policies Re-
sponSibIe for Present
Situation.
LEADERS ARE STRIVING
TO FORCE DISCUSSION
Advocates of More Energetic Action
Want Reichstag and Diet to
Take Up Matters.

BERLIN. March IA storm is de-
re1oping over issues in Germany's ma
val and foreign policy Advocates of
more energetic attitude. influential
parliamentary leaders. particularly of
the conservative party, are endeavor
ing to force both in the reichstag and
the Prussian diet an open discussion
of the situation.
The diet leaders. who recently were
reminded by the chancellor through
the North German Gazette that dis
cussion of questions of foreign policy
and of the conduct of the military
operations were beyond their compe-
tence. have since the publication of this
announcement returned to the attack.
Favor Full Publicity.
The diet committee on ways and
means met yesterday to discuss the
chancellor's communication, and in no
chastened mood. 1t has not yet been
decided whether their deliberations
will be regarded as confidential. but.
according to an inspired communica-
tion. the conservative leaders favor
full publicity. Thinly veiled references
10 the situation were made during
Tuesdays debate in the diet on the
budget of the minister of educa tion and
ecclesiastical affairs, when the con-
servative spokesman, Herr Won Der
Osten. prefaced his remarks as follows:
IF our enemies seek by outcries re-
garding Huns and barbarians to serve
the political end of weakening our
conduct of the war. hope that they
viii find that they miscalculated. it is
the general belief of our people that
under the circumstances most ener-
gentle campaign of military operations
may be the most humane and that the
policy which will bring us soonest out
of the sea of blood and misery into
which our old Europe has been con-
verted will serve the best interests of
the human race"
Hearty applause greeted the speaker.
May Open Discussion.
II is expected that the session of the
reichstag may open the way for dis
cussion which has been barred under a
political truce since the outset of the
war.
Chancellor Won Bethmann-Hollweg is
exerting all his influence to prevent the
discussion taking form which would
cross the declared policy of Germany
At the opening of the reichstag Tues
day. says Reuters Amsterdam corre-
spondent. DIR. Johannes Kaempf. presi-
dent of the reichstag. paid a eulogistic
tribute to the ability of the German
leaders and to the bravery of the Ger
man troops, who are "shattering the
enemy's front in the west"
Our thoughts are with them" DIR.
Kaempf is quoted as having added, no
less than with our proud fleet, which
by so many deeds. and recently by the
gallant achievements and the happy
homecoming of. the Moewe. has proved
that our sailors are at least the equal
of the boldest seafghters in any age
or country. We at home must prove
by making the newest war loan an un-
qualified success that the financial
strength of Germany is unbroken."
The house adjourned until today.
Evening star., 1916-03-16
Work Way Through Passes.

The latest news. however. of the sue
cess of the Russians in working their
way through the passes of the for
midahle range which acts as a natural
boundary between Persia and Turkey
shows that the Russians are in a posi-
tion to press from the southeast upon
Bagdad with added Russian pressure
from the north.
The occupation of the Van region
already has facilitated Russian prog
ress in this direction. and the Russia n
critics now predict that the campaign
will be carried to a successful con-
north of Bagdad and cut the railway,
severing the only important line of
communication by which the Turkish
army is receiving its supplies.
Situation in Egypt.
LONDON, March 16-The secretary
of war last night issued the following
announcement:
The force under Maj. Gen. Peyton
yesterday reoccupied Sollum, the Egyp-
tian frontier port on the Mediterra-
mean near the Tripoli frontier which
was evacuated by the British last De-
cember. The enemy on the 18th blew
up their ammunition stores. and on the
18th only offered slight resistance.
The retreating enemy was success
fully pursued by armed motor cars and
cavalry and camel corps, with the re-
suit that twenty-eight prisoners, in
cluding three officers, were killed.
Their camp is now in our hands.
"A quantity of gun ammunition and
over a quarter of million rounds of
rife ammunition and nearly one hum
dred rifles were destroyed"
Evening star., 1916-03-16
St. Thomas, 18th Street,
Near Dupont Circle, Holds
First Service Today.
DR.. RICHARDSON breaches
MISSION SERMON TONIGHT
Subject of MONDAY Service at the
Church of the Epiphany Is the
Words of Jesus.

The list of Episcopal churches con-
Quoting mission services this week and
next was augmented today by St
Thomas Church, 18th street near Du-
pont Circle. which, this morning at s
o'clock, opened its mission services, to
extend through March &c. Rev Dr. c.
Ernest Smith. rector. offic lated at holy
communion at o'clock this morning
Rt Rev. DR.. John A. Richardson, Lord
Bishop of Fredericton, Canada, the
missioner, participated in the mathis
and holy communion at II o'clock.
This afternoon at ; o'clock there is
TO be an eVensong service at st. Thorn
as and tonight at o'clock DR.. Rich
ardson VIII preach the first of his reg
ular mission sermons
AT the Church of the Epiphany. at
noon services today. DIR. Robert John
ston. the missioner. spoke on the words
Of Jesus. II have called you friends. "
The missioner brought out the fact that
the approach to God in older religions
had been the approach of fear. of sac
rifice, of placation. but that Christ
made the approach to Deity an ap-
prOach of friends to the Friend
Evening star., 1916-03-16
breaches at St. Marks Church.

Dean Vernon, the missioner at St.
Marks Church, preached last night on
the subject of Crime, Vice and Sim"
Evening star., 1916-03-16
Facts of Industry obtainable.

There Is no difficulty in obtaining
the actual facts about armor making
in this country. Under the present law
the trade commission may go through
any of the armor plants, or all of
them, and obtain this information for
the benefit of the government, of
course, without it's being made public.
Therefore, coming here without facts.
as does this report. stating propositions
based on theories or prejudice. and
without actual knowledge. is unfair
and unbusinesslike in the extreme"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
EMBARGO ON FOODSTUFFS

Chicago, Dec. 1l.-PetitlonS demand
ing that an embargo be placed on flour
sugar, canned milks, tomatoes and on
wheat will be posted in ry grocery
in forty-one states for housewives to
sign, if a resolution presented today TO
the executive board Of the National
Association of Retail Grocers and Mer-
chants is adopted.
The petition vas presented by Mr..
Frank b. Connolly Of San Francisco,
vice president of the association, who
asserted hat retail grocers are losing
money or 60 per cent of the products
they sell.
Mr.. Connolly said that a similar
resolution adopted by the California
Retail Grocers' Association. was plac-
ed on the counter in every grocery in
the state and almost in every instance
it was signed by customers.
The resolution calls upon President
Wilson to place the embargo "in or
der to reduce the present high cost OF
living"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
MAY LOSE TWO STATE OFF,
GERS If HE WINS SUIT

An interesting possibility Of the
contest suit filed in Santa Fe last week
by District Attorney Alexander Read,
by which he hopes to prevent j. H.
Crist, his successful Democratic OPP
ponent in the recent election, from TAX
ing over the office, is the defeat Of j,
II. Wagner for state superintendent OF
public instruction.
The returns of the official state can
yass. with the railroad vote included,
shows that Wagner's majority over j,
l.. G. Swinney Democratic candidate
for state superintendent, is only 90
Should the Santa Fe Republican bal
lots which carried blanket stickers
and which Read now alleges were il
legal, be thrown out, Wagner's major
ity would be wiped out and Swinney
elected.
The contest suit is also believed to
~endanger State Auditor W. G. Sar'
gent, who was reelected over Miguel
A. Otero by only 567 votes. Neither
Sargent nor Wagner are said to be en-
thusiastic advocates of the astonishing
attempt to overrun the recent election
in Santa Fe county.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
Everybody Wants Good Roads

Portales, N. NJ, Dec. I'D. W.
ones, road supervisor for this portion
If the state, was in town Saturday and
usual. boosting for good and better
Dads. He says that the Clovis to AL
uquerque road is, practically, COM
lete, he having just finished a stretch
f one hundred and fifty miles. The
ridges and culverts are now being
ut in. The bridge at Fort Sumner,
hat crosses the Pecos, is of steel and
"a II good one. The twelve miles of
and ut Ricardo, Yeso and Evanola are
now n thing of the past and auto driv-
crs may now run straight into Albu-
Cuerque without change Of gear.
Mr.. Jones says that the next piece
Of work will be to extend the Por-
tales- Clovis road to Clayton and con-
rect with the Colorado-Gulf highway,
This is one of the big roads of the
nation and the Importance of this con
rection can hardly be estimated toe
highly.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14
HONOR ROLL FIFTH GRADE
EAST END BUILDING

Those who made an average of 90
or over in Scholarship and Department
are Eugene Austin, Willie Maddox,
Ruth Russell, Irene Howard, Grace
Fox, Margaret Gibson.
Special Honor Roll, % or over are
Monte Wharton. Macbeth Lawson, Der.
tina Utley, Johnnie Dietzman.
All of above were perfect in at.
tendance and ~punctuality.
Mrs. Robt. p. NJ. Case, Teacher.
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Geo. A. Clark Of Puerto, was here
on business Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Buckner, were
in from Quay Saturday.
Geo. Hutchins of Grady, was "A Tu-
cumcari visitor ore day last week.
A. l.. Hackerott, of Obar, was in
Tucumcari this week on business.
Cliff Cisco was down from Nara Visa
Monday night TO attend the meeting
Of the Good Roads Boosters.
All kinds Of fashionable dress-mak.
ing. Phone 210, residence of A. Hur.
ley. Mrs. S. l.. Lehman. q
Greece looks back on one Of the most
turbulent n%eutralities on record.
Full line of Xmas. Good will ar.
rive anyday. Come and see VIVA.
have be ore buying elsewhere. II viii
save you money. Garrett.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14

On account of n mistake in the as.
sessing Of the school levy the books
will be help up until the LIST Of Jan
uary and Collector Pearson will not
he able to receive your money in pay
ment of taxes until after the books
are rechecked and worked over and
the school levy included.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14

Wheat has dropped to Sl.55 per bu.
in Tucumcari and Mr.. Higday is ex-
pecting it to drop still lower. The
price of flower will no doubt hold up
for sometime, but it is bound to come
down some if wheat continues to fall
as rapidly as it has within the past
two weeks.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14

The merchants are too busy this
week to advertise but they promise
to liven things up next week. Their
stocks are full now and buyers are
busy picking out what they want. II
you wait until the last there will per
haps not be much choice in the mat
ter but you will be glad to get any
thing somewhere neal suitable.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-12-14

Fred Walther, the jolly "dutchman'
was in town Saturday on business and
pleasure. He told of the "big" snow
between his home and Clovis. He said
his car pushed it ahead until it was
as high as the radiator. The queer
part of it is that his car is not a Ford
hut is lust a common S~tudabaker.
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+. Brandenberg Of Amarillo, was in
Tucumcari Saturday looking after
business interests.
FOR SALE-Team horses, weight
about 1850 each, 10 years old, Address
Felix Toner, Tucumcari, n. M. #
b. l.. Francis and family have moved
to Tucumcari and have rented "A resi-
dence in the east part of town. Mr..
Francis will SOC take up his duties az
county assessor. He has had consider
able experience along that line of work
AS he has been a deputy for Mr.. Bris-
coe and was township assessor in Ok
lahoma before he moved to this coun-
ty. The News and citizens welcome
Mr.. Francis and family to Tucumcari
and hope they will become permanent
residents.
j. II. Carnahan was here Saturday
of the Democratic precinct committee
men. He reports cold weather along
the route here but is expecting much
good to come from it. He is n good
'clean politician and stands for the best
interests of the masses as well as the
. classes. He is n democrat that knows
how to scratch his ticket if he don't
believe the man on his ticket is the
right nan for the place, but he does
not go behind the office seekers back
to scratch him. You always know just
where to find Mr.. Carnahan.
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AND PERSONAL
Good coal "Swastika." Phone 1870.

Good coal "Swastka." Phone 1870.
TWO FURNISHED ROOMS good
location for rent. Call this office
Mrs. II. b. Jones is visiting friends
in FL Paso this week.
X. A. Scobey and wife are the proud
parents of n young Democrat ut their
home.
The Postoffice will be open on Dec.
oath from 2 p. m. to 4 p. m. for the
delivery Of parcels. c. f. Cusack.
Kenneth Chorley, who has been Wis
iting his parents in New York, return
ed home last week and resumed his
work at the depot offices.
Put Red Cross Seals on your Xmas
packages. For sale Mt both drug stores
r. A. Muirhead's American Furniture
Store, Edwards Book Store, Prof w.
d. Shadwick and Mrs. r. p. Donohoo.
IiuEH oWlit, liz DufSN aSShN, ioNoS
ed at Las Vegas, was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. U. S. Devor in this city last
week. Incidentally, he was trying to
PERSUADE some Of our citizens that it
was cheaper to ride than walk-since
the price of hoe leather had advanced
o much within the past few weeks
and promises to still go higher.
Quite a bunch of the Democratic
precinct committeeman were here last
y Saturday trying to pick a postmaster
o be appointed for Tucumcari. 1t was
not fully decided, it is understood, that
any certain man would be endorsed
rs there were three candidates, two
willing and one who claimed his hat
vas not in the ring.
r. F. Mcmahon has purchased the
interest of his former partner, Charles
lines, and is now the sole owner Of
he Tucumcari Meat Co. Mack is a
rood butcher and understands his bust
ness. He has in his employ good meat
cutters and accommodating assistants.
lie has u splendid business and is con-
ent with selling meat on a small mar
lin of profit. He will no doubt con-
'inuc the business in the same old
way. Success TO YOU, Mack.
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Coal is climbing skyward. The al
ready high prices have advanced ant
this week reached the $500 mark ant
promises to go still higher. The peac'
proposal by Germany has had no ef
feet on prices here.
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Excellent bargains in shoes for wo-
men, men, and children. Garrett.
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FOR SALE-Team horses, weight
about 1850 each, 10 years old, Address
Felix Toner, Tucumcari, N. M. #
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A. l.. Hackerott, of Obar, was in
Tucumcari this week on business.
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Good Coal-Swastika. Phone 100.

+. Brandenberg Of Amarillo, was in
Tucumcari Saturday looking after
business interests.
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X. A. Scobey and wife are the proud
parents Of n young Democrat ut their
home.
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Mrs. II. b. Jones is visiting friends
in FL Paso this week.
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Geo. llutchins of Grady, was a Tu-
cumcari visitor ore day last week.