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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
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SOUTH RYFGATE

on. c. Hall. Correspondent
Prof. L. Fl. Meader OF Providence
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-07-12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
APPROVE GERMAN NOTE
Constituents Satisfied With Attitude
on Submarines, Prominent Sena-
tors Assure President.

President wilson's visitors today
gave him strong assurances that his
attitude to Germany would be gem
orally approved by the people, and from
hundreds of men throughout the coun-
try came kilograms declaring that he
could not have done less than he has
in the present instance. Senators
Thompson. Husting. Chiffon and POM
creme all democrats, were among those
who talked over the situation with the
President, and gave him cheering as
surauces Senator HuStinS told the
President that the people of his state,
Wisconsin, hoped that everything pos
sib]e would be done to avoid rupture
with Germany. but that they would
stand by him in case the rupture was
forced Senator Husting expressed the
hone that Germany will at last yleld
and save the situation.
Senator Chiffon has returned from
West Virginia with glowing reports of
the solidity of the people for the Presi
dent MANY influential republicans who
have never voted the democratic ticket
told me that they would vote for fresi-
dent WILSON, said the senator They
do not want Il change i'll the White
House in the near future. The repub-
leans are all split up III West Virginia
as well as elsewhere. lhey do not know
what they want. The party generally
has no idea of focusing on anything. A
large number want Root, an ultra CON
sentative. Many others want Senator
Cummins or a progressive of his type.
Still many others want Henry Ford.
because he will have nothing but peace.
and, on the other hand, many are Yelling
for Teddy because he will bring on a
fight at the drop of the hat. What's the
Door party going to do under such cir
cumstances as these:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20

Of the situation, in the opinion of army
officers here.
Gen. Pershing is not pushing his cam
paign against Villa. and will not until he
gets authority and facilities to operate
more freely. Officers of Maj. Gen. Fun
stons headquarters here believe the facts
in the case. showing the futility of ex-
tending operations along the. existing
lines. will convince Gen. Scott of the
hopelessness of further pursuit unless the
commanding officer in Mexico is given
more effective backing.
Eilla-if he is alive-can be caught
officers here believe. only by the adop-
ton of a plan that Mexicans almost
certainly would characterize as a war.
He has penetrated so far into Mexico,
and the, hostility of Mexicans, both
friends of Villa and adherents of the
de facto government. mas become so
marked that army officers are con-
WINGED further operations must be I'M
dertaken with the understanding that
armed opposition by both factions will
be met.
Troop movements ordered by Gen
Funston were being carried out today,
but probably none of the $500 addi-
tional men he had planned to give Gen.
Pershing will be farther than Per-
shing's base at Columbus by the time
Gen. Scott arrives here tomorrow night,
Gen. Pershing has sen, through sew
eral reports in the past forty-eight
hours. but Gen. Funston has made none
Of them public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Germans Take GEO Meters
of British Trenches in
the Vicinity of Ypres

BERLIN. April 20. via London. 4:25
pm-British trenches for distance
of 500 meters, between I.ausemarck
and Ypres. Belgium. have been occu-
pied by German troops according to
the official statement gwen OUT AT iht
army headquarters today
The text of the official statement IS
sued today says:
I'm the Ypres salient German patrols
succeeded a, several points IN pene-
trating the English trenches. Ia one
Iangemarck aud fpres. they occupied
about 500 meters of the enemy's posi-
tions and firmly maintained them
against several grenade attacks. NJ
this point and near Wieitje and south
of Ypres the number of prisoners taken
amounted altogether to one officer and
los men. We also captured TWO ma
chine guns.
East of Tracy-Ie-Mont a quantity of
gas directed by the enemy last night
against our trenches only spread into
the trench of the French themselves,
in the Meuse sector the enemy
directed a lively artillery fire against
the positions which had captured
from him the eastern bank Of the
river.
In the taillette woods a preparatory
artillery fire of the enemy developed
toward evening into a strong attack. In
salient corner the attack reached
into our trenches. otherwise il was
repulsed with heavy sangunary losses
to the French. \ few prisoners also
were taken.
In the Woevre plain and on the hills
southeast of Nerdun an artillery bat
tie is being continued with the great
est violence by both sides. but there
has been no infantry activity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
BELIEF IN VILLAS DEATH GROWS
ON BORDER WITH NEW REPORTS

ed by the fact that it related to the
alleged murder of an American woman
by the bandit just prior to his death.
AS all American women who have been
in northern Chihuahua during the past
year have been accounted for. little
credence was given to this feature or
the story.
! The alarmists here have seized greed
lily on proclamation issued in Parrai
calling on all Mexicans to unite to re-
sist the American invaders and pur-
porting to have been issued by Gen.
Obregon, secretary of war AS SINH :
lar proclamations appear almost daily
in JuareZ and are suppressed by Gen.
Gavira as speedily as they appear, ut
! tie attention was paid by men familiar
with Mexico to this latest proclama-
ton.
Reports from Chihuahua say abso-
! lutte quiet reigns in the state capital
and that there has been no signs OF
hostilities toward the Americans, es-
pecally as it has been reported that
the United states soldiers were being
withdrawn from Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Little Hope for Progress
Without Serious Clashes
With UnruIy Carranzistas

FIELD HEADQUARTERS, April II, by
aeroplane to Columbus. n. NJ, April 20.
The American expeditionary columns
continue to suffer from absence Of effec-
tive military cooperation on the part of
Carranza authorities, and today little
hore remained that further progress could
be made without serious clashes with I'M
ruty elements among outlying Carranza
commands.
Because OF absence of organized gov
eminent in some regions penetrated and
GOODNESS of some Carranza commanders
promises of cooperation have not ma
terialized.- While the Americans in many
instances have received conSiderab BILE
courtesy from Carranza officials, there has
been sniping at other points.
The caution of American officers against
any act which might excite enmity has
been a handicap. American troops have
not fired on Villa bandits at times be-
cause they were not sure of their identity
At Parral Maj. Frank Tompkins. who
had only ia men. permitted only his ex-
pert marksmen to return the CarranZa
fire. in order to avoid the danger of hit
ting women and children. and the eff
fectiveness of the American resistance
was thereby reduced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20

Ell PASo. Tex. April 2o.-The grow
ing belief that Francisco villa is dead.
whether or not his body has been re-
covered. was strengthened today by
messages received by American mining
concerns here from their agents at
Cusihuirachic, Parral. Santa Barbara
and Guerrero.
All of these messages agreed that the
report of Villas death was common
among the poems in northern Chihua-
hua and was generally accepted as
true. One very circumstantial story
sent to the head of a mining concern
operating in the Guerrero district by
his Mexican superintendent was posi-
tive that Villa had been buried in the
neighborhood of San Francisco Bor1a,
the hamlet where the grave of the
bandit has been reported found. HIS
story gave number of details regard
ing Villas death but it was discount
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20

the communicating roadwaEs OF the
enemy.
There has been no event of Import
auce on the remainder Of the front
The British official statement. made
public last evening. says:
Last night the enemy exploded
mine east of \euvilIe ST Waste. our
trenches were not damaged puri""
the night the enemy attempted to bomb
our posts in craterS in the quarry
sector but we're driven on.
During the day there was heavy
Smelling northeast of carney auQ about
Carency. 81. Eloi and Noorinezeele. The
enemy also was more active in the
quarry sector We sheiled the enemES
trenches at Haissnes.
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MAY TAKE
1ODAYS TO REPLY
TO THE j. S. NOTE

stated the word was used to add en-
phasis to the note, and also indicate
this governments intention to make
any break complete by the recall of its
ambassador and consuls. and request
the recall of Germany's diplomatic and
consular officials. 1t was said that in
some diplomatic breaches the nation
taking the initiative had recalled its
ambassadors without dismissing the
foreign envoy accredited to it. but it
was understood that if break occurs
with Germany both Ambassadors Bern
storff and Gerard undoubtedly would
be affected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
IMPORTANT EVENTS ON
THE D. A. r. PROGRAM
TONIGHT.

8 p.m.-Reports of state re-
gents. with state songs and glfts:
9-12 p.m.-Reception and pan
of Southern Society at New Will
lard Hotel
TOMORROW.
No program arranged for morn
ing or afternoon on account OF IL
being Good Friday"
TOMORROW NIGHT.
pm-Memorial service: Mrs
Ellen Hardin Walworth, founder
Mrs Julius c. Burrows, late cor
responding secretary general,and
other members who died during
the year.
Presentation of portrait OF Mrs.
Adlai E. Stevenson, honorary
president general. by the state OF
Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
As to Future of Serbia.

Austria demands security on the
south The Teutonic states have destroy
ed the sovereignty of Servia. May it not
he possible to restore that sovereignty
and if that is impossible, may not Servia 8
prosperity lie made more secure in the
future through a modified autonomy es-
tablished under Austrian sovereignty.
"Germany's colonial possessions have
been wrested from her. May they not be
restored. or, at all events, compensated
for them, through some favorable read
iustment of her boundaries OF sphere OF
influence in Asia Minor.
Russia, locked in by bound ports,
demands access to the southern seas.
She has won her way to the Persian
gulf Why should not this, or free ac-
cess TO the Mediterranean through the
Dardanelles. be secured to her?
There remains the question of Ger
many militarism and English navalism,
the one dominant on land, the other
dominant on sea.
why may it not be possible for each
of these governments to state publicly
it's views, not regarding disarmament,
but gradual reduction of armament
proach toward the adjustment of inter-
national disputes through international
tribunals?
/ The resolution concludes with the
statement that the hope is justified that
an international evolution will spring
up from the blood of the men whose
valor has been fruitless of results ex.
cept for Deterioration of race and it's
impoveriShment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Operations on a Big Scale
or Withdrawal, Expected
to Follow SCOTS Report

SAN ANTONIO Tex, April 2o.-Early
withdrawal Of the American troops from
Mexico. or the authorization of military
operations on big scale. must result
from Gen. Hugh L. Scott's investigation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20

tain candidates. Mrs. Smallwood was
defeated with $50 votes.
Mrs Joseph S. Wood of New YORK
was another of those slated for defeat
by the Story faction, but she won out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
ANTI-AMERICAN CROWD
DISPERSED AT TORREON

TORREON. Mexico, April IS, via Ell
Paso junction, April 20.-Carranza
troops were employed today in dis
persing crowds that had gathered for
an anti American demonstration. Proc
lamations had been issued at Torreon.
Laredo and Gomez Palacio, calling on
"all loyal Mexicans'' to meet in a thea
ter at Gomez Pa!acio to discuss steps
to be takep against the American in
vaders.
British Vice Consul O'Hea promptly
reported the circumstance to Gen. Ire
vino. who took command of the situa-
ton Immediately.
The proclamations calling for the
meeting ended with the words: Viva
Mexico and death to the gringoes
Gen. Santos from Parral reports he
has dispersed Chacon's bandit band. He
aid last Sunday Chacon killed Simon
Reyes and Reyes son in dispute.
The Laguna district around San Ped
no has been cleared of bandits, Gen
Matias Ramos says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
To Be Exchange Teacher in China.

PRINCETON, n. j.. April 20.-Prof.
Robert McElroy. head of the depart
ment of history and politics at Prince
ton, has accepted an invitation to act
as exchange professor at Tsinghua
College. Picking. China. it was an
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20

covering. and her condition is so much
improved that she can talk with her
friends.
The expected conflict over the Flag
story spoke feelingly regarding the
false rumors so assiduously circu-
lated" She had been charged with
dissertation of the flag in conducting
this sale.
Mrs. Edmund Bowden. state regent
of Washington. presented an engraved
invitation inviting Mrs. Story as presi-
dent general and the Daughters to
conference in Takoma. Wash, July A..
during the pageant on national
progress.
Committee Reports.
The rest of the morning session was
devoted to committee reports. as fol-
lows: National old trails road. Mrs
Henry McCleary, chairman: transpor-
tation. Mrs. Charles B. Goldsborough,
chairman: welfare of women and chill
dren. Mrs. c. S. Shawhan. chairman:
children and sons of the republic, Mrs.
Margaret l.. II. Hicks chairman: ma
tional charity officer. Mrs. Joseph A.
EnsloW interchangeable bureau or
slides. lectures and literature. Mrs.
Charles n. Slack. chairman.
This afternoon there was an address
by DR.. Sidney l.. Quick and reports of
these committees: Liquidation and en-
dowment fund of Memorial Continental
Hall and certificate penny-a-day plan,
Mrs. Willard 7. Block, chairman: com
mittee on statistics, Mrs. George T.
Sma llwood. chairman: national unlVeF-
sity. Mrs. Mary r. Wilcox, chairman.
Reports of state regents. with stale
songs and gifts. will make up the even
ing program.
Vice Presidents General Chosen.
The election of officers by the Daugh-
ters yesterday resulted in the choice of
the following vice presidents general:
Mrs. George Maynard Minor Connecti-
cut, re-elected: Mrs. H. u. Howell.
Iowa: Mrs. William Butterworth, H.
linois; Mrs. w. 6. Spencer, Tennessee;
Mrs William Hamilton Tebault,
louisiana: Mrs. Alvin V. Lane. Texas;
Mrs. George William Gedney, New Jer-
sey; Mrs. James F. Maupin. Virginia;
Mrs. Joseph S. Wood. New York; Mrs.
Eliza Ferry Leary. Washington.
\ feature of the balloting was the
defeat for reelection of Mrs. George
r. Smallwood. vice president general
for the District. Mrs. SmallWood yes
terday had an open clash on the plat
form with Mrs. story. when protesting
a gainst what she considered political
trick intended to operate against GER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
The House Electric

Chatham Courts, 1881 COLUMBIA Roao
Exhibit Of electrical appliances and praotiea!
demonstrations of the use Of electricity IN cooA-
ing, ironing. cleaning, etc.
to 10 Pm. Daily and Sunday Until
April 25.
Nnsfc Everv Evening. Admission Free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
TIE V0TEPRO[ONGS
CONTEST ON EDITOR
D. A. R. Delegates Again Vot-
ing for Position at Head of
Magazine of Society.

As result of tie vote for editor of
the y. A. r. magazine in the election
yesterday. delegates to the twenty-ffth
Continental Congress of the National
society. T.. A. r.. are today ballotinS
again for that Office. Both Mrs. Story
ami the chairman of the balloting COM
mittee spoke from the stage. urging
every delegate present to vote. The
polls are open from l am. until pm.
The contest for editor is between
Miss Eliza @. Dennison of PennSyl-
wanna. who formerly held the Office, and
Mrs. Amos q. Draper of the District of
Columbia. who has been serving by APP
pontment of the board during the last
few months. During the last year four
women at various times held the Office.
II was enormously reported last night
that Mrs. John Newman Carey had
failed of election as vice president gen
era. The official minutes today car
RED the statement that she was elect
ed and an explanatory statement was
made by Mrs. story from the plat
form.
Interest in Prayer.
At the opening exercises this morn
ing there was intense interest in the
prayer by Rev. Henry |. Couden. the
blind chaplain of the National House
Of Representatives Following the line
of President Wilson's address. he said
the sword should never be unsheathed
except in the service of humanity
Announcement was made that Mrs
Donald Mclean. an honorary president
general, who was reported to the con-
vention yesterday to have died. is re
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Copies to Other Neutrals.

Copies of the American note to Ger
many will be sent Immediately to other
neutral nations. on the assumption that
they are as much interested as the
United States in the protection of neu-
trail rights.
For the present the document will
not be given to representatives of Aus
tria or Turkey of the entente allies, al
though it will reach them in time in
the usual way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Mexico Sends Envoy to Berlin.

MEXICO CITY. April eO-Rafael Zu-
baran, former confidential agent of the
Mexican government in Washington,
was today appointed minister to Ger
many. His jurisdiction will extend to
Denmark, Austria, Norway and Sweden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Await Move by Berlin.

The United States government. hav-
ing said its last word to Germany in
the submarine controversy. turned to-
day with grave expectancy to Berlin.
where rests the decision whether the
imperial government shall abandon its
present methods of submarine warfare.
President Wilson will wait at least
until the end of the week for Germany
to reply to his virtual ultimatum, which
declares the intention of the United
States to sever diplomatic relations I'M
less the Berlin government Gimme
diately' gives u pthe use of submarines
against commerce and squares her sub.
marine policy with the principles of
humanity and international law.
No time limit was set in the COM
munication. but the President is known
to hold the opinion that three four
DAYS would be reasonable period to
none is Forthcoming within reason
able time. the step accomplishing
break in relations, with all its grave
possibilities, will be taken. Count Won
Bernstorf GermanyS ambassador,
would receive his passports, and Amer
lean Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
would be instructed to come home.
Congress Deeply Impressed.
Congress assembled today impressed
with deep significance of the Presi
dents action. The dispassionate words
in which Mr.. Wilson yesterday told a
Joint session of the House and Senate
of his purpose took on fuller force
of meaning when publication of the
note to Germany, almost identical with
the address in outline and phrase, re-
vealed in unmistakable terms the at
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View War With Distress.

In his resolution Senator Newlands
sets forth the fact that the people of
this country have viewed with distress
the existing war and the destruction it
has caused, and that they have OBJ
served with satisfaction recent an
nouncement of the English and German
government regarding a possible peace
Without going into the contention
of the ancient empires which has been
inherited by tho people descended from
them" continued the resolution. ''or
celebrating upon the modern conten-
ton of existing empires. it is clear
that the immediate cause OF the exist
ing war was that one of the Teutonic
states, surrounded by hostile Slavs on
the one side and hostile Latins on the
other, felt that its national life was
threatened by the destruction of it's
crown prince through a conspiracy or
ganized in Slav state, and insisted
upon its right to punish this Slav state
without foreign Intervention; that from
this small commencement an almost
universal war has arisen. more de-
structive than any which the world has
heretofore witnessed: that as a result
of this war the Teutonic allies have
won on land, whilst the entente allies
have won on the sea. and that the re-
suit is q deadlock of forces destructive
and paralyzing to all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
ASKS THAT SENATE
KEPEACESTEP
Senator NeWIands introduces
Resolution Looking to Ter
mination of Hostilities.
ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF WAR
ACHIEVED, HE CONTENDS
Resolution Expresses Satisfaction at
Recent German and Brit
ish Utterances.

Senator Newlands of Nevada
today introduced resolution en-
bodying his views regarding a
settlement between the warning
nations of Europe and also re-
garding disarmament or reduc-
ton of armament in the future.
He would have the Senate
adopt these views and urge upon
the warning nations a calm con-
sideration of them He gave no.
tice that he would address the
Senate on his resolution tomor-
row.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-20
Serbia Has Been Punished.

The Teutonic allies have accom-
plished the declared purpose of the
war-the punishment OF Servia This
The people of all the warning countries
desire peace. Their governments I'M
doubtedly wish to crafty this aspira
ton. but in way that will not involve
the impairment of national sovereignty
and prestige. Each regards this con-
claims the idea Of aggression or con-
quest. The enthusiasm Of war is over.
grim determination on the part Of
each to maintain it's national life unim-
paired alone animates the courage and
steadies the purpose of all.
THE rage of the conflict makes dip
lomatic parley impossible. The gov
ernmental announcements of England
and Germany indicate harmony of
view as to many things, such that
Belgium shall be restored as an indie
pendent state, that the portion of
France recently occupied by Germany
shall be restored. that the status Of
Alsace AND Lorraine. settled over forty
years ago by treaty between Germany
and France, shall not be disturbed.
Inst as France and England demand
that they be secured by proper boun-
DIARIES against Teutonic aggression in
the west, Germany demands that she
shall be secured against Slav agrees
sion in the east. The disposition of
Night it not be possible by mutual con-
cession to re-establsh the ancient
kingdom of Poland as a sovereign buff
fer state:
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