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The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
Bandit Hordes of Outlaw Leader
Fight All Day Battle With De
Facto Attacking Troops Before
Seeking Refuge In Flight
VILLA HIMSELF REPORTED "
TO BE HOPELESS CRIPPLE
TreMno Announces That Not One
Moments Rest Will Be Allowed
Fugitive Forces BY Soldiers Of
Carranzista Army Under Him
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@ITY OF CHIHCAHUA. July "a
~ Villista and Carranzista battled
in running fight in the low
lands Of the Rio Florida all yesterday.
and night found the Villista forces
scattered and broken, and with them
the power of "Pancho" villa.
Formal reports Of the battle, which
listed from early morning, when the
Carranzista troops surprised the ban
dts in their lair, until after the sun
sank, reached here late last night and
we're promptly made public by Gen
eral Treyino, commanding the Carran-
zista troops in chihuahua
% Reports from officers comma nding
the feld,i, said General Trevino, last
night, F" indicate that the power Of
Villa has been completely broken. His
last remaining force has been utterly
and finally crushed by the de facto
troops, aud it Is. now but matter Of
days before Villa himself, who is still
suffering from his wounds is captured
or killed in another attempt to escape.
Villa Makes No Stand is
1.-THE battle was 0HTs from the first
skirmish. The Villista outlaws never
attempted to make firm stand, but
from our men. In this O number Of
them were successful, thanks largely
to the fact that they had better
mounts than did our men Our horses
were wearied with the long chase end
hard work of the last few weeks, and
were in no shape to continue the pur,
suit Of the bandits. ~, 81 y
AT leust two bundled /Villistas
were killed during the fighting yester-
day and large nuwbLr wounded.
The losses. of the Car auzista forces
are indefinite, and as yet no statement
can be made regarding them, but it is
believed that they were mot partiCu-
larry heavy y II
Bandit Badly Wounded
General Trevino has kbeen notified
by Japanese doctor who treated
Villa for his wounds that the bandit
chief il still suffering severely. The
Japanese says that be attended Villa
recently in the vicinity of Torreon de
Casa, and reports that Villa 10 badly
crippled. The surgeon says that he
warned the bandit leader that be must
be operated upon if he hopes to re,
cover the use of his leg, but that the
operation could not be performed un
less Villa could take at least two
weeks to rest and prepare, and even
then the recovery would not be Eas.
suTed.
In commenting upon the statement
Of the physician, General Trevino said
last night
'Vilh may need two weeks rest,
hut we will see to it that he won't get
minute, if We can help it."
The reports from the fighting front
say that the Villista troops are SUI.
fering severely from lack Of food and
water. '""
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
n LEY WAS A TRUE
n POET OF PROVINCES

True poet Of the provinces was James
Whitcomb Riley; born Of the Middle
West, hetAang the joys, sorTows, fancies
and humors of its folk, largely In its
own dialect, and the world was 30
touched by his inspiration and the
realism Of his homely symbols that he
was one Of the few that, devOting their
lives to poetry have gained a fortune.
Kept Age Secret
Mr.. Riley was peculiarly sensitive 70
the advance of age, and evaded in
luiTies as to the date of his birth;
but the most accurate information
available indicated that he was born in
1913. "Should you ask him his age, I"
me of his friends said, che would an
,wer that he was this side of forty
md leave you to guess which side. -, 4.
The poet was the son Of Reuben A.
Riley, a lawyer and political speaker
II Greenfield, Ind. The younger Riley
3ould not be brought to the dull rou-
inc Of school days, but he was wise in
the lore of streams, and felds. His
mother, who was Elizabeth Marine be-
sOre her marriage, was a writer of
verse. Instead of preparing for the
Practise of law, as his. father wished,
The son apparently prepared for moth
ng, and when he left home, he turned
Inherent sign-painter to make bis iv-
ing. What be carried from, the little
'choOlhouse was some sympathetic
knowledge Of literature impaired by his
teacher, Lee o. Harris, himself a poet.
Was Sign Painter
For ten years, Riley roved the Ohio
Valley, painting commercial signs on
fences and farm OuthOuses. He had
the trick of brush and pencil, and clev-
erly drew sketches illustrative of the
virtues of merchandise advertised in
the signs he and his fellow artisans
made to bloom on the roadsides. He
vas naturally musical, and shone as q
adder in the villages at, which. his
oarty stopped at night. he played for
1ances and at concerts in country no
els, and he wrote rhymes which some
simes found their way into the country
newspapers, ". ,'.g..
He led this cheerful, free and easy
ife until late in the o7Os, when he took
Employment as writer for q news
1aper at Anderson, Ind. He had now
pegun to write verse steadily, but with
',ttls encouragement from, publishers,
III 1877, for the purpose, as he said, OF
proving that he could write poetry
VI value, he perpetrated "the Poe
hoax," which for years was literary
sensation, which he often regretted
and of which, as he often told his
friends, he knew he never would hear
the last. ..,,,...-
Faxed Poem by Poe !. >.,...
BY an arrangement with J. Oscar
henderson, publisher of the Dispatch
# Kokomo, Ind, Mr.: Riley wrore and
Mr.. Henderson printed a poem in the
style of Edgar Allen, Poe, to which he
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
MAJOR BUTLER IS
CLEARED OF GUILT
War Department Statement Says
Army Officers Murder 'Ap-
pears Most Cold BIooded

WASHINGTON, July 23.-That the
murder Of Maj Matthew c. Butler,
Jr, of the Sixth Cavalry. by H. J.
Spaniel, hotel man of Alpine, Texas,
was "cold blOOded and premeditated, -
is the gist of n statement issued yes
terday by the war department in be-
half of Major Butler, completely clear,
ing that officer of any wrong doing
with Mrs. SPANIEL, wife of the hotel'
keeper.
SPANIEL has been taken to Ell Paso
and is being closely guarded there as
violence was feared in Alpine, Where
the feeling against him and for the
widow and child of Major Butler, who
reached Alpine but a few hours after
'the shooting, is intenss.
The shooting occurred last Thursday
evening, in the Residential section of
the. town. Nc one was present, with
the exception of the murdered man, his
murderer and Mrs. SPANIEL
According to the statement issued by
the war department, Major Butler had
been asked by Spaniel to go automo
billing with himself and Mrs. Spaniel
and had accepted che invitation, in
good faith! It adds that Major Butler
"as, absolutely innocent of any
wrong, whatever the cause of the shoot
ing may, have been. 1t appears like
a cOld-blooded, premeditated murder.
Dispatches, from Alpine last night
stated that Mrs. Butler, in a state
ment made after she learned Of the
murder of her husband, said:
Neither Major Butler nor Mrs
SPANIEL was to blame.
Friends Of SPANIEL in Alpine de,
clEred that he did the shooting in q
"Gt of blind jealousy"
The coroner 3 jury was convened yes
terday afternoon, but at late hour
although much evidence has been pre-.
sented, it had failed to reach yer.
diet.
Col. J. f. Murchert, Fourth Texas
Infantry, is temporarily in comma nd
of the garrison at Alpine.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
BLACKLIST CAUSES ANXIETY
DIPLOMATS CONSIDER ORDER

Great Britain, it is said, justices the
action of herself and her allies, in re-
sorting to what amounts to a boycott
cf German goods, by asserting that
Abraham Lincoln, when President,
made use of similar expedient in his
struggle with the Confederate States.
This action was taken in 1861, as the
British attorneys here point out, and
as ratified by congress Immediately
rfterward.
Other dispatches from London yes,
terday quoted diplomat Of a neutral
country as having said:
1.-THE publication of the British
blacklist, showing that American firms
are being boycotted, is great tactical
blunder.
Just at this time France is floating
n loan in the United States and i'm.
pOrtant Russian financial negotiations
are also under way there" '-'
1t is regarded as certain that the
financial transactions of the Allies in
the United States will be affected if
the boycott appears as serious as is in.
Dictated now.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
INFANT|LE PARALYSIS
QUARANTINE PLANNED
People Beginning To Leave Homes
In Gotham
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NEW YORK, July 22-Infantile par
ulysis is ON the increase instead Of wan.
ing. Reports for the last twenty four
hours show thirty-nine deaths and 1856
new cases in Greater New York.
The total number of cases in New
Jersey is 239 and in Connecticut fifty
cases are reported.
Many persons are leaving the city
with their families and the health au,
thorities are talking of imposing a
strict quarantine. Twenty-Five families
have been hustled from their homes in
New Jersey and II is said that others
will have to move soon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
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WASHINGTON, July 23.-The state
department. has begun the investigation
Of the British and allied "blacklist "
for American firms. The British am.
bassador, Sir Cecil Spring Rice, and
Acting Secretary Of State Polk in the
absence of Secretary Lansing, held a
lengthy conference yesterday on the
subject.
Dispatches from London told of a
Instinct and growing feeling of uneasi.
ness among the American merchants
loing business in the British metropol-
is, aud in the branch Offices Of Ameri-
san firms there, ON account Of the evil
lent intention of the Allies to enforce
the trading with the enemy" act,
more drastically than before.
:. It is understood that the general feel
ing there is that the move just at this
time is most 7impoitic Que, in view
of the financial situation in the United
States. A Russian loan has just been
offered and arrangements for $780,.
000, 900 French loan have just been
closed with American bankers and uu-
derwriters.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
0KUMA IS ASKED TO HOLD
OFFICE UNTIL WAR ENDS

Especial cAblegram to The Hawaii Hochn
TOXIC, July 23.-Princey As''Yan,l-
gaia has asked Premier Okuma, whose
plan to resign has been annoiRced sew,
GraI times, to remain in Office until
after the end of the war in Europe,
unless it becomes definitely understood
that General Count =. 1'erauehi will
not be named as successor in the pre-.
miership. The opposition 70 Count
rerauchi. among tho various leaders of
the different political parties, is be.
coming more and more pronounced as
tn" date of the expected resignation
of Marquis Okuma draws nearer. IT.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
HOOSIER POET SILENT. NOW
Ss - - sraes - = 81
JAMES WHITcOMB RILEY DIES

honie,' and 1t was offered to the pub
lie az a hitherto unpublished product
OF the genius Of Poe. '-.
This poem, IL was stated, had been
found written on the fy-leaf of n copy
OF Ainsworth = Dictionary. A trav.
eicr had discovered the treasure in the
mond, Virginia, and had taken II away
with him. The publication of the
poem and the accompanying story ex.
cited interest throughout the country,
and Mr.. Henderson was called upon to
produce the book in which II was writ.
ten. Mr.. Riley obtained n copy Of
Ainsworth s Dictionary, and upon n
fly leaf Samuel Richards, painter,
wrote in it the poem in imitation of
the chirograPhy of Poe. One of the
stanzas IL:
I"IeOnanie-angels named her,
And they took the light
or the laughing stars and framed her
In smile Of white.
And they made her hair Of gloomy
Midnight and. her eyes of bloomy
Moonshine and they brought her 10
me
III tue SOPInn nlRnt.
He Pooled a Few
In some quarters the poem was nc.
cepted as genuine: in others, IL was
denounced as a fraud and its alleged
DISCOVERIES as impOstOrs. After the
controversy had waged for months,
Riley confessed. William Cullen Bry.
ant. then editor of the New YnrH Even.
ing Post, was partic ulRrlv severe in
denunciation of the hoax
10 the early SOS, Mr.. Riley settled in
indianapolis, and began writing verses
in Hoosier." dialect for the Indiana.
polls Journal, for small salary. He
sent some of his poems to Henry Wads:
worth Longfe How, and they received
his praise. A volume was published,
and 90 the Hoosier poet" began to win
Ia public.
He WAS n graphic reader Of his own
verses, and for fifteen years, or until
1893, he made tours of the country,
appearing 10 public entertainments
with great success, both alone, and in
association with the humorist, Bin Nye,
who was his intimate friend. ~,
Wins Recognition J
Publication Of books of poems year
after year brought Mr.. Riley, wealth
and wide recognition Of his literary
genius, and not only in the genre form.
Many of his poems are of imaginative
fantasy or are gently philosophic. In
1902, he received the degree of Master
of Arts from Yale University, and in
| 1904, the University of Pennsylvania
conferred upon him the degree Of Doc.
tor of Letters
In July, 1911, the poet presented to
the city of indianapolis, property
valued at $4,000 for q site for q public
library and, school administration build
ing.
Mr.. Riley never married, but he was
lover of children, whose spirit he
OWNED so intimately, and Of, family
life. Many of the last years of his
life he, spent in the home of friends
in a secluded neighborhood of this city
-LOckerbie Street, which, for Ind,
hnapOlitans, he immortalized in verse
"Such a dear little street. II is, nestled
away
From the noise of the, city and the
heat of the day
In cool shady eoverts of whispering
trees "a"
With their leaves lifted up to shake
hands with the ibreeze,
Which, in all its wide wanderings, never
may meet D.
With a resting place fairer than
LOckerbie Street"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
NO AGREEMENT YET
ON CONFERENCE PLAN
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WASHINGTON, July, 23-EAmbassa,
dor designate Arredondo and Counsellor
Polk held another long conference yes.
terday. ,.' =, . y, =. -
1t is believed here that the lie facto,
government has not received with fulf
approval the ame ndments in tho ll1iit
for the Mexican-American conferences to
settle the difficulties between the TWO
countries. To-.
No agreement is expected before the.
middle Of the week, and some of the,
state department officials admitted last
night that they are beginning toegroW
less hopeful of speedy and satisfae,
tory termination of the troubles on the
border and the difficulties with Mexico
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
WORKERS
Return TO WORK
Sixty Thousand Strikers Expect
" ed To Ratify Agreement
/. With Employers
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j NEW YORK, July 23-SiHty thou.
sand garment workers who have been
on strike for weeks, for more pay and
shorter hours as well as better working
conditions, viii return to work tomOr.
row.
.$tAn agreement which it is believed
win be ratified tomorrow was reached
last night at a conference between fed
eral mediators, operators and the union
leaders. Practically all of the demands
made by the workers have been granted
by the employers.
These demands, which have been
slightly modified since the beginning Of
the strike, include five per cent raise
in pay and n torty-nrne-hOu week.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
THIEF
GETS TWO YEARS
Officer Ferreira's Night Visitor
Fares Even Worse In Judge
kshford'S Court

Judge Ashford : morning seouce in
the circuit court yrstprdny was n most
succ essful one. Two men indicted by
the grand jury on Thursday pleaded
guilty to the charges against them and
were sentenced to terms Of imprisOn.
meDt. H..
In addition TO this John +. Silva. n
mail carrier, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of mauslRughter and his ease
was placed on the calendar TO be taken
up for trial in September SILVA con
thinning bond Of $25OO remains in force.
The charge Is the result ~ collision
between Silva automobile and the
motorcycle ridden by the late Officer
Fred Wright, who died ms the result of
the injuries received at the time.
d. Y. Park will spend the next two
years, less communication for good he.
hnvior, doing hard labor in the terri.
torinl penitentiary, whatever this may
mean. He was q student Mt the Nc.
Kinley High School and became enam.
ored of two typewrtcrs to the extent
that he absPn mindedly walked away
with the machines one evening while no
one else was around. He pleaded guilty
Yesterday and, after listening to a Sc.
we're lecture at the hands Of Judge Ash.
ford, was sentenced to not less thnn
two years on one charge and not less
than one year on another. The sen.
tcnces viii run cOnrurrently.
Jailbird In Net Again
Natalie Rodriguez, an old iailbird,
was the next Victim. He blended gull,
ty TO first degree burglary and was sen.
fenced to not less than three years as
a guest Of High Sheriff Jarrett in the
territorial penitentiary.
Some nights ago Rodriguez saw the
light burning in Officer Sam Ferreira q
sleeping apartment. He became curl
GUS and wanted 20 find out just what a
minion of the law looked like when he
was not on duty. Natalie crept up to
the open window. Ferreira was read,
ing a copy Of The Advertiser in bed
The prowler pePped in and placed his
hands on the window sill. The officer
saw shadow, for Rodriguez is of the
Afro breed. Ferreira whipped ont q
revolver from under his pillow and
fired several shots. The man got away
The following day IL developed that
a Porto Ric8n with two arms fairly
well perforated with bullet holes had
been given medical treatment at loca
hospital. Upon investigation the mar
turned out TO have been Ferreira's lat,
visitor of the night before. This wal
Natalie Rodriguez. who has a rather un
Sayory police record.
Lakes Memory q Long One
In court yesterday, as preliminary
he admitted having served Jail tern
once before. Capt. H, Torrance LAX,
was IN court at the time. Rodfigue.
toeE, q, look, Mt him. and, admitted tina
he had served number of times il
jail. He was recognized by Captain
Lake .as a bad man from Hilo. He, too
was lectured by Judge Ashford, VII,
made the prisoner vince through
Spanish interpreter, IN
Things being rather slack in judie
Eiary circles, Judge Ashford then an
nounced that the court would stand ad
iOurned without ceremony and withou
date. The court win probably NEE
again Friday afternoon; as the terri
torial grand jury has a. date for tina
time. 81,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
MOUNT TAMALPAIS SWEPT
BY UNCONTROLLED FLAMES
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MILL VALLEY, California, July 90
Forest fires are raging over the slopes
of Mount TamalPais. Local residents
and the fire department of this and
other nearby towns have been sent to
aid the forest rangers N fighting the
fire, but last night giving to high
Winds from the bay the flames outdis
tunred the fremehS and are pow report.
ed to be beyond control An urgent
call for more fire fighters has been sent
out Hundreds of men are needed, it
il said
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
BLOOD POISONING KILLS
WIFE OF MARINE OFFICER

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NEWPORT Rhode Island, July 23--
VestH Davis, wife of Maj Henry C..
Davis. L. $. VI. c., died here last night
of blood poisoning following a dental
operation.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
CAUSES AND CURE FOR
DIARRHOEA

ON"r"utlmg, II change in the temprra
ur", unrI" fruit, and impure water
rr, som" "f tn" cau.es Of diarrho, u
'hamherlaiu y Cohc, Cholera ard
Garrhoea Remedy cures these bowe
rNturnaucrS promptly. For sale by I'll
dealers, Benson Smith & Co, agents for
Hawai-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
FOREIGN .s;E|:R||N 'I [,
VOTED OUT. Of BILL
Millions Are Cut From Army
Measure BY Senate
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WASHINGTON, July Exhibitions
for extra foreign service I" pay, pro.
.Nided for in the army hill in expecta,
tIOn that the United States would en-,
gage in war with Mexico, were voted
ont today on motion of Senator Cham.
bcrla'n, chairman of the military af.
fairs committee Of. the upper house.
Tn" naval bill went into conference
to-day with committees of the two
fOuses meeting and the prospects for u
long struggle.
1t s expected that the house will
insist that only five capital" war
ships be built next year, also that the
h"us" will fight the three. year pro,
gram, insisting on the five year plan.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
fA..oela..a Pros, b., .r.a.ral. WIrals,..l

INDIANAPOLIS, July. 23--James
whitcomb Riley, poet laureat of the
Hoozierland died last night in his home
in famous LOckerbie street this city.
Early in the day the poet suffered a
stroke Of paralysis, but. apparently re.
yived under the care of his physician
and seemed in a fair way to recovery.
The doctors were so sure of his recoy.'
cry that they announced that he was in
no danger and left him in care of d
nurse. She was the only one present
when the end came late yesterday after
noon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
TEUT0NIC SUBMARINES
ATTACK MERCHANT CRAFT
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LONDON, July 22.-The British
steamer Wolf has been sunk in the war
zone. News from Algcrs says that the
British steamer Karama and the French
steamer Cettois have been sunk. the
crews of both reaching Algiers, after
traversing the Mediterra mean in boats.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
PILES CURED IN 6 TO "a DAYS

PhZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to
cure blind, bleeding, itching or pro
truding PILES in to IA days or
money refunded. Manufactured by
the PARIS MEDICINE CO, St. Louis,
u S. A.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-07-25
DEUTSCHl AND SHOWS &
NO SIGN OF SAILING
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'"''O01"'Ou II0SS " EOu0tN WHeIsshJ
BALTIMORE, July 23.--Capt. Paul
koenig, commander of the German sub,
marine freighter DeutschlRnd has not
asked for clearan"" paners from the
port authorities Of Baltimore. Tie had
the strv"dorrs engaged IN Ion 'iug the
submarine paid in full to s"t"-,lav
night. and ordered them to report for
work Monday morning.