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Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
CARRANZA WILLING.
Final Details To Be Worked Out BY
General Scott and obregon.

General Scott and Obregon.
Ell Paso, Textile final meeting
between Generals Scott and Obregon,
at which the details of the agreement
for the cooperative pursuit of Villa
bandits by Mexican and American
troops will be worked out, will be held
Saturday.
This is the information General
Scott is understood to have conveyed
to General Obregon during a brief
courtesy visit" he made to the Mexi-
can Minister of War in the latteV's
private car in Juarez. AS General
Obregon possesses pienary powers he
will be fully able to make any arrange
ments to satisfy the wishes of the
Washington government as to the
exact form the agreement will take.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
BRITAIN GIVES IN TO U. S.

VIII Release sa Germans and Aus
trians Seized On China.
Lsondon.-The British Government
has decided to release the 3S Germans
and Austrians who were taken from
the American steamship China. An
order for their liberation will be issued
Immediately.
The action Of the British authorities
was not unexpected. as 1t was known
that the last American demand de-
cllned to admit any form Of legality In
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
TRENCHES TO LURE TOURISTS.

Frenchmen Urge Preservation OF Pres
ent Battle Line.
Paris.-A campaign was begun to
induce the French Government to pre-
serve the present French battle line
untouched and to appoint soldiers to
take charge of it after the war and
thus enable Americans and other tour
lists who may visit the battlefield to
see the entrenched line exactly as it
appears today. The suggested name
for the battle line is 1.-THE Holy Way"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
LUsITANIA RECALLED.
British Celebrate Anniversary OF Big
Liners SINKING.

London-The anniversary of the
sinking of the Lusitania was com
memorated Sunday by a procession
from Westminster to Hyde Park,
where a meeting was held. A large
model of the Lusitania figured promi-
nently with banner inscribed:
Remember the Lusitania. Seventh
Of May, 1915. May that crime be for
given in Heaven, but not forgotten on
earth"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
AERoPLANEs BY SUBSCRIPTION.
Four States Plan To Equip Militia In
This WaV.

This Way.
New York.-The movement to equip
the National Guard with aeroplanes
through subscriptions has been extend
ed to Indiana, Massachusetts,, West vir-
ginia and Oklahoma it was announced
here. The militia of Rhode Island,
where $25,000 has been raised, has
been authorized to organize an aero
nautic section, the clubs announce
ment added. Thirty States have now
joined the movement
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
GERMANY YIELDS
ClNDITI0NALLY
Concessions Proposed May
Avert Rupture.
TOkESTRICT USE OF U-BOATS

Promises Submarines Will Not Sink
Merchant Ships Except In Accord
ance with Law OF Visit and Search;
But Expects United States To Com.
pei Enemies To Conform To Rec
oanizsd Rules OF War.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
MAYOR AND THREE INDICTED.
Charged With Causing Failure OF
Louisiana Bank.

W SaNSAhA 0bAiS VI
Louisiana Bank.
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 CharIes|
Titche, former directors of the bank
were arrested on Federal warrantSN
charging violations of the national
banking laws. Leon Apgar, son of the
Mayor, also was indicted in connection
with the failure. The four men were
released on bonds Of $4,000 each.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
WILSON'S NAME ON BALLOT.
Certificate Of Announcement Was Late
In Reaching Charleston.

In Reaching Charleston.
Charleston, w. Va.-Although the
proper form OF certificate of announce
nent was late in reaching his Office,
Secretary of State Stuart F. Reed will
nut the name of Woodrow Wilson on
the Statewide primary ballot as can
iidate for President. Papers had been
fled in time, but not in the form pro-
vided by the Primary act. Theodore
Burton, Republican, filed his certificate
Of candidacy last week.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
FOR SECOND STRONGEST NAVY.

A Bigger Army and Compulsory Train
ing Other League Aims.
New York.-Robert Bacon, former
Ambassador to France, was elected
president of the National Security
League at it's first annual meeting
here. Joseph H. Choate was chosen
honorary president and Alton B. Park
er honorary vice-president A strong
er army, the second strongest navy in
the world and obligatory military train
ing for men were given as the three
chief aims of the league for the future.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
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 a meeting in spite of the warn
ing of Rear Admiral Caperton, in com
mand of the American forces here,
were dispersed by a detachment of
gendarmes, commanded by an Ameri-
can officer. The Senators protested,
but offered no resistance.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
ENGLAND BUILDING ZEPPELINs.
Not To Public Interest To Say How
Many, Commons Is Told.

London.-That England is building
airships of the Zeppelin type was dis
closed in the House of Commons by
Thomas James MacNamara, financial
secretary of the Admiralty, in reply to
the question of a member. Mr.. Mac
Namara said that it was not in the
public interest to say how many such
aircraft Great Britain possessed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13

Washington.-Foll is the text
Of the note cabled by Secretary Ian
sing to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin,
with instructions to deliver it to the
German Minister of Foreign Affairs:
1.-THE note Of the Imperial German
Government under date of May 4, 1916,
has received careful consideration by
the Government of the United States.
It is especially noted, as indicating the
purpose of the Imperial Government
as to the future, that it is prepared to
do its utmost to confne the operation
of the war for the rest of its duration
to the fighting forces of the belliger-
ents, and that 1t Is determined to i'm
pose upon all its commanders at sea
the limitations of the recognized rules
of international law upon which the
Government of the United States has
insisted.
Throughout the months which have
elapsed since the Imperial Govern
ment announced, on February 4, 1915,
its submarine policy, now happily
abandoned, the Government of the
United States has been constantly
guided and restrained by motives of
friendship In its patient efforts to
bring to an amicable settlement the
critical questions arising from that
policy. Accepting the Imperial Govern
ment's declaration Of its abandonment
Of the policy which has SO seriously
menaced the good relations between
the two countries, the Government of
ths United States will rely upon
scrupulous execution henceforth of the
now altered policy of the Imperial Gov
ernment such as will remove the prin-
cipal danger to an interruption of the
good relations existing between the
United States and Germany.
"The Government of the United
States feels it necessary to state that
it takes it for granted that the I'm
perial German Government does not
intend to imply that the maintenance
of its newly-announced policy is in any
way contingent upon the course or re-
suit of diplomatic negotiations be-
tween the Government of the United
States and any other belligerent Gov
ernment, Notwithstanding the fact that
certain passages in the Imperial Gov
ernment's note of the fourth instant
might appear to be susceptible of that
construction. In order, however, to
avoid any possible misunderstanding,
the Government of the United States
notifies the Imperial Government that
It cannot for a moment entertain,
much less discuss, suggestion that
respect by German naval authorities
for the rights of citizens of the United
States upon the high seas should in
any way or in the slightest degree be
made contingent upon the conduct OF
any other Government affecting the
rights of neutrals and non-combatants.
Responsibility in such matters is sin
gle, not joint; absolute, not relative"
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
COAL COMPANY BANKRUPT.

Liabilities Listed At sS,o0o,Ooo, With.
Assets the Same.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-The Continent
al Coal Company, owning large proper
ties in Kentucky. filed voluntary
bankruptcy petition here. A reorgan-
ization is understood to be planned.
Liabilities are listed at about $4,000,
900, with book assets of about the
same amount.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
AMERICAN AVIATOR KILLED.
Captain Worden Comes To Grief Loop
ing the Loop.

Dallas, Tex.-Capt. j. 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.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
Won't Discuss Conditions
Losses Must Be Settled.

THE essence Of the answer is that
Germany yields to our representations
with regard to the rights of merchant
ships and non-combatants on the high
seas and engaged to observe the recog-
nized rules of international law gov
erning naval warfare in using her sub
marines against merchant ships. So
long as she lives up to this altered
policy we can have no reason to quar-
rel with her on that score, though the
losses resulting from the violation of
American rights by German submarine
commanders operating under the for
mer policy will have to be settled.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
JlMINEz QUITS OFFICE.
Resigns AS President OF santo Do
mineo To Avert 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 will appoint pro-
visfonal president.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13

Berlin (By Wireless to Sayville,
N. Y.).-Following is the text Of the
note Of the German Government in re-
ply to the American note respecting
submarine warfare, delivered by Gott-
Heb Won Jagow. the Foreign Secretary,
to Ambassador Gerard:
1.-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
to the note of April 20 regarding the
conduct Of German submarine warfare.
THE German Government handed
over to the proper naval authorities
for early investigation the evidence
concerning the Sussex as cOmmuni-
Gated by the Government of the United
States.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
WILSON SENDS
A SHARP NOTE
Friendly Relations Depends on
Germany's Latest Promise.
NO pICTATION ON BLOCKADE
American Rights Must Be Regarded.
Brief Note Rejects Conditions
Implied In BerIIn's Com
naunlcation.

WashlngtOn.-President Wilson sent
to Berlin reply to the latest German
note on submarine warfare.
The reply rejects the conditional
clauses of the recent German note and
warns Berlin that nothing short of
complete compliance with the Ameri-
can demands will avert break.
Won't Discuss Conditions.
Secretary Of State Lansing issued
the following statement explanatory of
the Administrations action:
"The greater part of the German
answer is devoted to matters which
this Government cannot discuss with
the German Government. The only
questions Of right which can be dis
cussed with that Government are those
arising out Of its action or out of our
own. and IN no event those questions
which are the subject of diplomatic
exchanges between the United States
and any other country.
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13
Identical With Sussex.

case. Should 1t turn out that the COM
nander 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 a series of statements,
the gist of which is the assertion that
the incident is to be considered but
one instance of a deliberate method of
1ndiscriminate destruction of vessels
of all sorts, nationalities and destina-
tions by German submarine command
ers.
THE German Government must
emphatically repudiate the assertion.
The German Government, however,
thinks It Of little avail to enter into
details in the present stage of affairs,
more particularly as the Government
CT the United States omitted to sub
stantiate the assertion by reference to
concrete facts.
Has imposed Restraints.
''The German Government will only
state that 1t 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
snem1es. 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 Bri-
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 s, 1915.
Executed In Good Faith.
1.-THE German Government cannot
admit any doubt that these orders were
given or are executed in good faith
Errors actually occurred. They can in
no kind of warfare be avoided alto
gether. Allowance must be made in
the conduct of naval warfare against
en- enemy resorting to all kinds of
ruses, whether permissible or Illicit
but apart from the possibility Of
Middletown transcript., 1916-05-13

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 tn grief
Evening journal., 1916-03-10
BIG JOB.

A commission merchant
turned to his Office boy
and said;
tom, go into the next
room and find the diction-
airy. Look up the word
'desiccato.'
Tom disappeared. but
did not return. The mer-
chant put aside the letter.
and turned his attention
to other things. In a lit
tie while he remembered
about the boy and went
out TO look for him. Tom.
with dictionary on his
knees. was studying it in
tently.
"what are you doing,
Tom ?" asked the mer-
chant.
II forgot the word, so
I'm looking through the
book"
The merchant nearly
| tainted.
How far have you
got?" he asked.
"Just finishing tn Z
fourth page. SIR" replied
! Tom.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10
" ~ ~

l wouldn't care a rap TO be
A worthy president;
l wouldn't want men bounding mo
Der all the continent;
4 hundred million eyes to stare
AT me would get my goat,
I Wouldn't care-1 wouldn't dare
To be this man Of note.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10

Now n iivelier. strain outhows
From the bows,
And the curtain upward goes
To disclose
Waving arms and flying toes.
Fluffy skirts and flashing hose
As the dancers twirl or pose
At the shows.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10
IT WAS THE FIRST TIME.

past OF the habit careessness He
dropped things around old afterwards
remembered where the place night bed
medicine swallowed
a cough drop.
MARY" said he his wife when dawned
upon him, Il swallowed my collar
That's all right" responded wifey a OF
satisfaction There's nothing to worry about?"
Nothing to worry about2" returned hubby you"
what said" little wifey once
in your you you've put
ships successfully navgated by
ships.
When money talks It Is the form Of a money-loEus.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10
Not the President

When l contract a case of grip,
Nobody cares a cent;
But, how reporters pens would drip
Were I the president:
And how the wires from coast TO coast
Would sputter-goodness mel
I'm truly glad that can boast
OF my obscurity.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10

Then awakened interest grow
In the rows
Where the man with business
woes
Seems to doze,
And his cares away he throws
While his face with pleasure
glows-
And an hour OF Joy he knows
At the shows.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10

When was just a little boy
My teacher said that /
Could taste the presidential Joy
Were l to only try.
My efforts were not strong enough.
But, I am now content
That Ina not burdened with the stuff
That grieves our president
Evening journal., 1916-03-10

HE WAS COMPANY ALL RIGHT.
make yourself perfectly at home.
We don't look on YOU as company"
"Don't believe ,em, mister They
made me wash my face and hands
inst because YOU were coming TO sup
per.
Evening journal., 1916-03-10
MAnTYR ro coNsc1ENcn.

MARTYR TO CONSCIENCE.
No, mum. I amt dirty from choice.
I'm bound by home. Yer see l once
wrote testimonial for a soapmaker
and promised to use no other.
Well why don't you use that?
Because. mum. the firm failed
about i've years ago
THE VICTOR.
I really believe the pen is mightier
than the sword.
How so?
What The sword accomplishes the
pen Of the censor strikes out.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
Committees ACTION
PLEASES SUFFRAGISTS
Amendment to Porto Rican Citizenship
Bill Eliminates All Sex in Question
of Voters Qualifications.

Suffrage leaders who have been knock
ing in vain at the door Of Congress for
a vote on the suffrage issue discovered
yesterday that that end had been achieved
by an amendment to the Porto Rican
citizenship bill adopted by the House OF
Representatives.
The short cut was opened by Repre-
sentative Mann, the minority leader, who
offered the amendment proposing that
no discrimination shall be made as TO
sex" in laying down the qualifications OF
voters in Porto Rico. The amendment
was carried by a rising vote OF 60 to 81
in committee of the whole.
Representative Jones. Of Virginia, chair
man OF the committee of Insular Affairs,
demanded a final vote on the proposition
in the House proper today. This means
that members OF the House who have
been lodging the suffrage issue must de-
clare themselves.
The bill concerns only Porto Rico but
the overshadowing question before the
House is whether there shall be any dis
elimination as to sex in prescribing the
qualifications for suffrage in the island
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23

Florence Webster.
The patrons and patronesses for the
Shakespearian Masque, shakespeare
Hemmick. are Mrs. Charles Bell. Mrs.
Charles johnson. Mrs. Hennen Jennings.
Mis- Carl Vrooman, Col Robert NJ
Thompson, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Miss
Mabel Boardman, Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. ]. B.
Henderson. Mrs. William Ritter, Miss
Janet Richards Miss A. Gillett the Misses
Sidgeley, Mrs. Nathan Wyatt, Senator
Phelan, Mrs. c. NJ. Foulke. Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins, Mrs. Wellington Koo, Wis
countess Chinda, Mrs. David Jayne Hill,
Mrs. Charles Hughes, Nine. da Cana,
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Samuel Spen-
Ger, Mrs. Arthur Lee, and Mrs Stephen
B. Elkins.
This festival in celebration Of the Shake
speare tercentenary is to be held at Col.
Blount's estate Friday evening, May IS
The proceeds OF the performance will go
to defray the expenses OF a public per-
formance to present TO Washington an
all-star professional and amateur per-
formance as the city celebration in the
poets honor.
Paymaster John D. P. Hodapp. L S. n,
and Mrs. Hodapp are at the Willard for
a stay of several days.
Miss Emma Gray. vice president of the
International New Thought Alliance for
the District OF Columbia, Maryland, Vir-
ginia. and Delaware. called a conference
of all the Ne1 Thought teachers in
Washington, Richmond and Baltimore,
who met at the National New Thought
Center. in this city on Saturday morning
Following a two-hour discussion the
meeting adjourned to the Raleigh Hotel
where luncheon was served.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
MILITIA CAVALRYMEN
CAMP near CAPITAL
Guardsmen from District and States
Take Courses Under Army Ex-
perts at Radio, Va.

Under direction of the regular army.
almost l50 militiamen, both commission
ed and non n-commissioned officers, from
the District Of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
New Jersey, Delaware, and Tennessee,
pitched camp on Sunday night in the
vicinity Of Radio, Va.
The camp is to last week. and cavalry
officers from the regular army, who have
been serving as inspector-instructors in
the various cavalry districts throughout
the country are giving courses which ex-
tend from the caring for a horse TO
the working out Of military problems in
tactics. The men care for, feed and
water their own horses. as they did when
they were serving in the ranks
The officers at the camp include Capt
Verne La s. Rockwell inspector instruc-
tor in charge OF the Third Cavalry dis
trict. headquarters Philadelphia. who is
in command; Lieut.. Robert McC. Beck,
also the Third Cavalry district; Lieut..
Creed F Cox, inspector-instructor in
charge Of the Fourth Cavalry district,
with headquarters at Atlanta, and Lieut.
Irwin l. Hunsaker. inspector-instructor
in charge of the Fifth Cavalry district,
with headquarters at Columbia, Ohio.
The newly organized Troop A, Ist
Cavalry. National Guard OF the Dis,
trict of Columbia. is represented by
Provisional Lieut.. ]. W. Thompson.
Provisional Sergt J. n. Kellberg. and
Privates L. Moore. B. R. Rhees, G. H.
Harris, w. S. Lewis, a. n. Finn, J. y.
Bebout. H. P. Middleton, l. L. Won
Krentzlin. A F. Knibiehly, H. H. Gus
It's, G. A. Bell, J. A. Roth, G. H. Raw,
~. \. Sullivan Rapley Stone, J, B. Null
ford and H. NJ. Roeser.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-23
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