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HOPES OF VILLAS CAPTURE
DWINDLE IN WASHINGTON
War Department Believes He Eluded Pursuers, Because
No News of Capture neutrality-suspicious. With
Carranza at a Standstnl.

city and Vera Cruz over the In%teroceanic
Railway. II was stated that the lire is
nov In good repair and will handle
bo.h passengers and freight. which for
some time has been going over the Mexi-
can Railway.
Instructions have been ISSUED to all
Governors Of States. MIR. Arredondo said.
as we'll as to all military mand
directing them to refrain from inter-
fering In any manner with civil courts
In order that complete independence be-
tween the judicial and executive powers
may be made effective. Thc SAM au.
thorities. he said. have been instructed
20 submit TO the Secretary Of the Interior
oil DEGREES and orders proposed by them
for approval before they can be put into
effect.
Tn, National Agrarian Law Commits
sion. the embassy announced. held It's
first meeting at Queretaro on April Z n
discussed means whereby II comprehen-
sive system Of agrarian reforms might
be put into practice. A pledge for such
reforms is one of the principal planks
In the programme Of the revolution.
Much has been done In that direction.
the embassy stated, by various Gov
ernors Of States.
Indications that the Carranza
authorities are at last permitting the
railroads to be used in supplying the
American forces south OF the border were
given In a despatch received at the War
Department late tonight declaring that
largo quantities Of food supplies and
gasoiene delivered at Casa Grandes. the
principal base OF the Mexican expedition.
had been distributed there and stating
that the problem of supplying the troops
had been simplifed.
Secretary Baker. who returned from
Baltimore. refused TO say whether the
railroad was being used. but the snip
ment OF supplies referred to left Juare.
on Saturday and could not, 1t IL believed.
have reached the destination so quickly
except by rail.
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WAsHiNGroN. April e.-In the absence
since yesterday Of any new Of an Of
nclaI character from Gen. Pershingis
headquarters in Mexico. army officials
here would not be surprised IL villa has
again given his pursuers the slip.
With reports from Cen. Pershins yes.
terday indicating that the advance
columns Of the American expedition were
close on tho heels Of the bandit leader.
the War Department confidently ex.
pected that a report Of Villas actual
capture would be received in Washing.
ton before midnight last night. When
1t did not come and to-day passed with
out any further word the hopes Of Of.
fc'ais here began to dwindle.
Secretary Baker this afternoon went
stopping with friends there. and had not
returned TO Washington at "a late hour.
The Mexican Embassy Is still awaiting
a reply from Secretary Of State Lansing
to the request OF the Carransa Govern
ment FOR Information as TO how long
the American forces will remain In Mex
leo and the distance TO which the ex.
petition will proceed In It's pursuit OF
Villa. II Is because of Carranxa's In.
sistence that a time limit be placed on
the expedition that the negotiations for
"A protocol have been held up.
Ellseo Arredondo, C%arranza's Ambas-
sador designate. received a despatch
from Mexico city to-day. advising him
that his Government had given official
notice that no further contracts will be
made win foreign firms for arms and
ammunition. II being expected that the
recently esta blished national arsenals
are now capable Of supplying all the
needs OF the de facto government.
The embassy announced that traffic
will he soon resumed between Mexico
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TREACHERY CHARGED.
Gcrmnns Say French NtRcLed
After Pretended surrender.

BERLIN, VIA London. April ?.-The
Overseas News Agency gave out u state
ineut to-day explaining tn" phrase "ow-
ing partly to IA" treaChcrous behavior If
some" which appeared IN yesterdays
German official statement with regard
10 one reason for the heavy French
losses mentioned H. the official state
men'. The agency statement follows:
IT is reported from m" front that
the s,orIring Of T.rmitcl HI L. con
sidered TO have been "A classical sN-
ample OF perfect cooperation between
the infantry and the artillery. There
fore the German losses wor, exceed
ing!y small. whil. The French met with
losses which wcr" appaliins.
The French losses were further in
creased because French troops, who
had been overrun 10y the German in
fantry In It's storm attack. and who had
disposed Of their arIls and raised their
hands In token of surrender. afterward
took VI their arms aguin and attacked
the Germans froni behind. ThcAr treach-
.rous troops were all killed in combat
hv cmlitterod German soldiers"
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S.ALAZAR ON WAR PATH.
with u Wen lie May Narass
pershiWg's Line.

SAS ANTONIO, Ten. April 2.--Jose
Inez Salazar. an enemy Of Carrarza ami
villa and noted for his hatred FOR Amer
leans. has started a revolution in north
err Chihuahua, according to advlces
reaching headquarters here from unofi-
Citl sources.
Starting out with a fore. OF approx
imately 400 men several days ago, he is
said Ia have recruited his 70
about 500. lie is distributing "A mani
f,s,o among the natives calling upon all
friends o. peace and order 10 Join his
banner
Salazar is known as q red Nagger."
having Joined orozco when the latter
rebelled against Nadero, lie WAS a
valued officer of liuerta In lorthcrn
Mexico. fled to the United states when
Oiinaga capitulated TO the Constitutions
al!sts under Villa. was arrested and inn
prisoned in New Mexico charged with
smuggling arms into Mexico. eSca ned
prison and returned to MeAico. II is
feared lie may attempt - harass the
American lines of communication.
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ALLIES CONFER FAME
ON SAL0NICA CAFE
FlOca's Is the Rendezvous Of
Officers, While Men ThrOng
the Movies.
Special Correspondence 10 rHE srs.

LONDON, March li.--Interesting i'm.
pressions % the life OF the British and
French army officers and soldiers In Sa-
ionica are contained in a recent despatch
OF the Standards correspondent. The
mecca OF the allied officers In the Greek
port Is a cafe. Floca's. small and UMPIRE
tentlous. unheard az anywhere else be-
fore the war. but now destined TO become
historic AZ a rendeIvous Of army men
who here sip their tea and eat micro
scopic eclairs at three pence each. thus
obtaining "A faint Illusion Of civilization"
The correspondent describes the place
thus
"Floca's would hardly he a CONNER
cial success as u teashop II IL were
bodily transported to Bond street. Its
interior is gloomy and often foggy. Its
entrance is beset by AN importunate
horde of ragged urchins attempting 10
thrust local news sheets into your hand,
or the London papers of three weeks ago
at six times their native price rs Greek
walters. OF sinister aspect. only conje.
scend 10 serve when their attention Is
attracted by "A series Of sharp hsndclap s
or a penetrating 'P-s-st.' both of them
noises which self-conscious r.nglishmen
md 1t hard to make In public.
But in Salonica men account them
selves lucky to find II table free at
floca's. for TO those who have lived for
months on IA barren mountain side with
an exactly similar mountain side for
their SOLITARY outlook II is y shadowy
and distant reproduction OF the ins,i,u-
tons at home
For the men who visit the city only
rarely the same solace u found In movie
shows. The m~anagemsnts OF movie
establishments, so the correspondent
rarrates. show their gratitude for the
soldiers patronage by making well
meaning efforts to render their pro-
grammes into English" The original
text u in Greek. a second version III
provided in Hebrew-Spanish. which. the
correspondent explains. 'is Spanish writ
ten in Hebrew characters. as II to make
4, more difficult" Then comes "A trans
lation into French. and the last side
gives Il in English. Wy the time tho
programme reaches lie last edition II
has been transle ed so many times rs 10
have lost all Ineligible meaning.
The correspondent Describes the re-
lations between the British and French
troops as extremely cordial. The men Of
the two armies who rome into town on
leave fraternlz- IN the cafes over glasses
~ "washy beer 4 delightful mixup
of languages marks the conversation
Each group" says the despatch. "ad-
dresses the other in It's own language,
speaking very loudly anil distinctly and
H. silnpl. terms, with n good deal Of
reiteration. hut ~ the only words they
have IN common are the names OF towns
conversation is almost entirely restricted
20 geographical comparisons"
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BRITISH LABOR RESTLESS.
Truce Of Hallway Worker. and
Government Nenared.
Sptciai Cahie Drspatch 10 TuE Sun.

TE'NfN' h'f ''fPuftV ~ SNN'
LONDON. April 81. VI. Thomas, La
borite member OF Parliament. In a speech
before u mass meeting Of rsilwaymen
to-day said that the truce between the
railway workers and the Government Is
threatened. II tho political truce IL
broken. he said. labor agitation is likely.
&. lie added that there must hs an equal
sacrifice by establishing a national ser
vice. He continued
Il sincerely believe tina never since
the VAR began have things looked 80
black as at this momeni II the war is
Ia be won It will he won only by unit
ing the ration. one standing with the
other
The working classes will not tolerate
"A further extension 81 thiss o-cailsd con-
sCription''
John Walsh. L.aborite member of Par
Lament from the lnce Division VI Lam
cashire, in a speech al Wigam to-
night said that he would not support any
scheme Of genera compulslon that might
bee introduced In Parliament. adding that
IL was "a matter for tn. responsible
military authorities
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iiors IA tic nclghborinE sector i'm.
port1nt concentrations OF troops ana
columns nu tho march In the rogiop
oi Mrntraucon and Nantiilois.
Scar I'm $50 we exploded q mine
which destroyed an opposing trench
for IL considerable distance and dc.
stroycd an advanced outpost.
West Of the Mcuse a violent battle.
which lasted all day, was fought on
the whole of our front from Avocourt
to Cumiercs and even extended to the
cast bank Of the river.
The prearranged evacuation OF the
salient Of BethincOurt which was
effected last night had enabled us TO
establish o continuous line. starting
from the Avocourt redoubt. skirting
tho first wooded slopes west OF iii
30i, then following the south bank
Of the FORCES Creek northeast OF
I%Iaucourt and ~rejoininS our positions
n little south Of the crossroads " the
Vethincourt- Eenes and Bethincourt-
C%hattancourt roads. All this lire,
violently attacked by the enemy. re-
sisted most furious assaults.
On the lie Mort Homme-c umieres
front "A German offensive suffered q
sa%ngulnary check. Enemy ~assaulting
columns, which debouched in dense
formations from the Bois de Cumieres
and were taken under our mitrailleuse
and artillery FIRE, were dispersed,
abandoning hundreds OF dead on the
ncld. All the attempts directed
against lie Mort Homme also were re-
pulsed with important losses.
An offensive action, which was
simultaneously launched on our posi-
tlons from the Bots d'Avocourt to the
FORCES Creek, met with "A terrific re-
sistancc on the part of our troops. h
everywhere repulsed the adversary.
Finally one attack made on one OF our
works northeast Of Avocourt on tho
southern edge OF the wood succeeded
IN gaining "a momentary foothold IN
our trenches, but was immediately
thrown back by our counter attack.
East OF the Meusc very great enemy
artillery activity against our organ
i,ations at the Cote du Poivre and IN
the region OF Douaumont and Naux.
~ we'll az against the whole Of our
second lines was mastered by u hre
curtain and infantry attacks were not
able to leave the enemy trenches.
IN the Woevre there was an inter-
miitent bombarhmert.
Last night the French gained som
ground IN communicating trenches sout
OF Douaumont taking 100 meters b6
,ards) ~ "A German trench to the out
west OF the village.
The afternoon communique was a
follows:
West OF the Nieuse there was feeble
activity by H.. artillery during the
night.
Fast Of III. Mouse we have mase
some progr,as in COMMUNICATING
trenches south Of Douaumont village.
and We have taken to the southwest
Of the village about $50 meters ~ an
enemy trench.
Two hand grenade attacks by tho
Germans against Il positions in the
Caiilette wood were repulsed.
In the woevrc the night was
relatively calm.
In Lorraine n surprise attack by
the enemy against one OF our works
In the region OF t~,mbermenil COM
pie.cly failed with some losses to the
enemy
There VIA no event Of Importance
Oh the rest of the 'front.'.
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THROWERS
ROUT S%UFFRAGETTES
Sylvia Pankhurst and Her
Followers Flee From
Hostile Crowd.
Special Gable De&pdfch 10 Tue Stu.

LONDON, April ?.-London witnessed
to-day one Of the Did suffrage rows
NO familiar before the wsr. Trafalgar
events as the arrest OF Mrs. Pankhurst
several years ago. was again the centre
Of the fireworks to-day.
sylvia P~ankhurst's East End Suffrage
Organization had announced a meeting
OF protest against the defence of the
realm. military service and munitions
acts. \ larg. mixed CROWD Of soldiers
and civilians gathered on the square
long before the hour Of tn. meeting.
When the procession nnally arrived the
paraders were greeted with derisive
shouts. groans and laughter. Red and
green banners. whipped Jubilantiy into
the air by the marchers. were torn TO
shreds.
THE police were forced to make "A way
for the demonstrators. Several women
speakers %clambered Cor the piin,h OF Nell
sons column sylvia rarkhurst had
hardly opened the show when "A bag Of
yellow powder burst on her head. She
went To- the OTHER side Of the Vlinth. but
was similarly greeted there. Then IA
fusillade IL bags with red aud yellow
powder burt upon the women. covering
their hair and clothes.
Tho polio. prevented the crowd from
rushing the pllntn. irIt wen. pow"rless
t. stop IN. %seltius. \ man hrok. through
the police line ard cianlb.red TO the
rliHth AMI then walked among the speak
ers calmly emptying his powder bass ON
their heads. Two policemen tried TO
caxtur" him. III police lin. Was broken
and there onsued a series Of sctIflcs
around and upon the plinth of the Nell
son column.
Finally two soldi-,s fell on the plinth,
dragging ON. uf thu women speakers
along This ended the meeting. The
militants Vanished and soldiers and
others swarned upon the plin,h starting
to sing God Saw. the KING - Thou
sands among tn. crowd Joined in tn"
sins ng and the row WAS over,
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TURKS REPORT BRITISH
DEFEAT AT FELAHIE
1900 of Relief Force Killed
aud Wounded In Two
Day Battle.
Special cobis Desp1fch 20 rur Scs.

CoNsrANriNoPLE, via London. April
"a violent battle between Gen.
Aylner's British relief force and the
main body Of the Turkish Mesopotamia
army at Feiahie, about t~wenty-three
miles below the beieagiered kut-el-
Amsra. is reported by "A Turkish War
Ofice statement tonight, which asserts
that 1900 British were killed or
wounded In addition to prisoners taken
by the Turks. The British were driven
4 mile and q quarter eastward.
The battle lasted two days. last
Wednesday and Thursday. After being
driven or in an attempted attack on the
Turkish position on Wednesday. the re-
lief force. reinforced. resumed the as.
sault. bu, was again defeated. The
Turkish official statement follows:
Wednesday and Thursday. two and
IA half miles east OF our main sector
at Felahie. we killed or wounded 1900
enemy. taking prisoners and shooting
dow hostile aeroplanes. The battle
took the following course:
AS our advanced trenches near the
river were flooded and destroyed. our
main forces evacuated them on Tues
day evening. Leaving two companies
behind. Wednesday morning the
enemy hombarded the trenches for an
hour. three brirades attacking. our
two companies We're ordered TO retreat.
but delayed the enemy by b%ayoneting
them and reiterated to our main po-
sition. A number OF the enemy were
cut OF by morasses.
On Thursday the enemy, reinforced.
atproa"hed within "A half mile OF our
main position and attempted AN attack.
but was forced tn retreat 20 the east u
mile and "A quarter. leaving 1.50o dead
n wounded behind. our losses were
small. ON Friday morning there was
artillery activity.
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ITALIANS REPORT SUCCESS.
1aI prisOn~rs Taken In Surprise
AttmrL-NtOI~nt ARTILLERY Du~Is.
Spec,n! cab'e Despatch 10 Tur ST.

ROME, via London. April a.-Violort
artillery duels on several points OF the
Austro-1talian from ana several local
successes are reported by the War Office
today. Between ozli and Nodil. where
the Italians executed "a successful sur
prise attack "a few days ago. 13I prison
ers. including fivs officers. were taken.
Tho War office report follows:
Artillery duels were especially vio-
lent IN the zones Of the upper Astico
VALLEY, on the upper Dugani heights
and northwest of Goritz. Later par
ticulars concerning nj successful
action between OIL and Nodil place
the number Of prisoners at 1871. includ-
ing five officers, The enemy. counting
on the success OF q surprise attack,
advanced In close formation. suffering
heavy losses.
ON the Carso plateau our artillery
shelled the columns marching along
the road from I,oston Jrvica To OPP
pacchiavella.
II has now been as"crtaincd that
the bomhardment by our airship in
night of April A. resulted in u con-
Migration In an enormous depot for
foodstuifs and in the destruction Of "A
railway junction.
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sell the Carranzistas they get only Con
stitutionalist money.
Ten sick and injured men from the
front were brought TO III Paso to the
hospital to-day. George Dell OF Troop
G, Thirteenth Cavalry. n Louis Baer
Of the Thirteenth Cavalry supply train
had broken arms. while Cicero Fioria
Of Troop u. Fifth Cavalry. was brought
In with "A broken leg. Ob~treperous
cavalry horses and newly arrived Mis-
souri, mules were responsible.
The men reported suffering terrible
pain while being brought tn Columbus
on the motor trucks. The army motor
ambulances have not yet arrived for
service, although On the way here. The
remaining seven invalids were mon suf-
fer,ng from colds. exposure or bruises
that incapi'atcd them from active duty
at the front.
The sick men reported many cavalry
men In camp AZ the different bases with
out mounts as "a result OF their horses
being Killed or disabled IN the rough
country through which the American
forces are passing These men are being
utilized in the TRANSPORT service 10 good
advantage. however.
Seventy-siS Signal Corps men arrived
at Columbus to-day from Fort Leaven-
worth. Kansas. and Fort Wood, New
YORK. 10 be sent at once into Mexico TO
Join the Signal Corps men already on
duty there. The Signal Corps Is 10 b. sup
piled with additional equipment in a
snort tim. II is said. as the wireless
apparatus now IN Use is. like the aero
planes. out; OF date.
Lieut-Col. Tyrec Rivers. Thirteenth
Cavalry. who II seriously III at the field
hospital at Casas Grandes with
pneumonia. IL reported in !. critical con-
dition. according 10 kilograms to-day
from that place. and is not expected to
survive. one officer. Lieut.. Joseph W.
Allison, Jr., Of Baltimore, has already
died OF this ma,ady since the expedition
entered Mexico.
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WOULD HURRY NAVAL PLANS.
Na>! League VIII Meet In-dn, ~
trWe Action.

NAsiliNGr"N. hp'Il 4.-br .r. 70
an adequate naval Solt"r arl tu..nr
programme 10 carry ou' IN" .lrt OF 't-
Iarcihtss VIII l." formu.a',. Nt
Nav! l-easa'. which Wi, u..' err
annual convention at n" y"l.fal =. nr.
row.
The mectin'+ II char,,i. - rot ,. ',
SPONSORS ~ AN 'immsn's'" '.'.t t
ING II VIII p.oIos" that 'ufrI.. .'
on n" GENERAL Board ui o., y. ~
an immediate i.S'ort upor % lrt d'a -
PERSONNEL Programme" u,.,-s ,', o. "
the present emergency ard .H'
port II" carried into imulclia t, etc. -
legislation.
u work and pirpos' - '0" .,fs
Will Ice outlined ro-nurruV '. .
NJ Thompson aud iI"u.N ~ N'.' so
vice I'r"sidsnt. David Ja,u, n ~ ''.
liver an address "n ".Au,r.tr H"
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TO RULE
PRICES OF STAPLES
Military Commission TO Close
Stores and Arrest Mcr-
chants DiSobrying.
SPECIAL cobie Despatch 10 Tur -,

N"'' pfNp'''H W w 81
MEXICO CRY. April a--Ger ION.
zales in last nights official pres. pub.
fishes an order establishing a cor,ris
to regulate the prices 81 starles. no
president being the provost Of Gen. con.
zales's military administration.
The commission will be- empuacred "a
nave all the necessary officials. inc'ueins
Inspectors who Will ,ry.sil.
gate ana denounce merchants overcAars.
ing. The commission will ruh.is,
weekly In the press the pri5. Is, IN
circulating currency. based ,.,u, go'd
values. OF staples. these fuctuatis. with
exchange.
staples VIII include all provisions. med.
icines. fuel, iiluininants and cl.ihirs
except articles considered luyu-,a
merchants are especially warned 10
10 raSe prices on common domestic
'lo'hinH IN dry goods. The cour.,.
zion VIII not accept cNcuSeS from n ?.
'ndn's oN"rcharging. but Will h.ar no.
tests from them regarding tl, ,r..,.
hNed 10y the commission, p-ut.dtr. -
protesting merchants ALREADY arr, ..ri,,
thereat.
Merchants resisting even Indie. ,1y
the commissions dictates or pult.i,- "a
punishable at the provost l,~,:. u 70
being empowered 20 admuri>l. ii. "a
10 close establishments. but .,,u.. %
report 10 Carranza un fines sl,,va N
pesos. arrests above tlir:s r.l. A
permanent closures ~ s,or,s arl r, ,1.
my 'onsuls u. iureilu stores dc. ..v
closed. The order gives a lu-- -
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TO REDUCE FRENCH IMPORTS.
Government Introduces n NH to
Increase CustOms Duties Also.
Special 'ahie Dsspa,ch 10 THr s,..

PARIS. April a--Th' Guv"rnm.nt w.
troduced u bill IN the 'hamltr of De,u-
ties to-day authorizing tho prohibition
by decree during tho war Of the en-
trance of foreign merchandise and en-
towering tho increase of customs duties.
The preamble demands that discussion
on the bill bc taken IN as soon rs pos.
Hihle.
The object OF the measure Is tho re.
dnrtion OF foreign purchases in order
to ameilorat" ~" cNchaug" situation
and moderate The Increased frcigh,s.
Under its provisions. when tho decree
OF prohibition or Increased cr~torls pro-
Nided for h have been ISSUED. mcr-
hands shipped before the decree Is
promulgated will he admitted under the
pre- NiouS tariff.
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HOT TRAIL, ONLY
WORD FROM MEXICO
B.. ruebia. G~uanajus,o. Michoscan

Topic.
villa and Banderas are said to have
southwest from Rosario to the
state Of Sinaloa, where they Will be
met by a Zapata force tina, will take
them to Zapata's headquarters at Cuer-
Moreios. nifty mixes south OF
Mexico city.
There seems 10 be no question that
villa will tie south Of Mexico city
within the next fifteen days.
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THE CHANGE IN THE FRENCH LINE DEFENDING vERDUN.

THE ruined village Of Bethincourt, the apex Of the
salient on the western bank Of the Mouse, against
which the Germanshave been attacking for weeks, was
evacuated Saturday night, the French withdrawing
to a line starting from the Avocourt redoubt. skirt
ing the first wooded slopes west Of Hill 304. then
following the south bank Of the FORCES Creek to the
northeast of Haucourt and joining the old lines a
little south Of the crossroads south of Bethincourt.
Yesterday the Germans made extremely deter
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mined attacks on this side Of the Meuse, the violence
of their efforts ~centring on four sectors on the edge
of the Avocourt wood, where they gained n momen-
FORCES stream, at lie Mort Homme and south of the
Cumieres wood. These attempted drives are indi.
Gated on the map by arrows. AT the same time
violent attacks were repeatedly made all along the
new line south of Bcthincourt. All these efforts
failed.