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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Funston Says a Sufficient
Force Gathered to Be
gin Pursuit.
ABOUT $4,000 TROOPS
ARE ASSEMBLED
Fifty-Four Motor Trucks
Ordered to Provide a
Motor Train.
~ Assoc1ATEp PRESS.

San Antonio, Texas, March b.
Gen Funston announced tonight that
a sufficient force had been gathered
at the border, under the command of
Brigadier General John ]. Pershing,
to begin the pursuit of Villa. This
was the first official announcement
that Pershing would command the
expedition. Funston said only the
completion of plans for backing the
expedition are now needed, but he
would not say how much time is ne
ressary to accomplish this. He de-
MED American troops had already
crossed the border.
Approximately twelve thousand
troops, about one-third Of which is
cavalry, with forty mountain and field
guns, tonight are on the border be-
tween Douglas, Arizona, and FL Paso,
a distance of about two hundred miles,
About two thousand are concentrated
at Columbus, and indications are that
four thousand eventually will be mo-
bilized there.
Funston declared that when the ex-
petition is fully organized there will
be left only six or eight regiments,
other than those on the border, In the
United States. Thu does not take
into account, however, the troops in
the canal zone and the Philippines.
Fifty-four motor trucks have been
ordered to equip the expedition with
a motor supply train The expedition
is expected to operate far from rail-
roads and large supply train, espe-
cially for water, is necessary.
Troop movements along the border
are hampered by railroads lacking
rolling stock, and the entrainment Of
cavalry ordered from Fort Robinson
Nebraska, was delayed today for the
same reason.
FUNSTON declared the reports that
Americans are already invading Mex
lea an absolute falsehood." "The ex-
petition will not get under way before
tomorrow, he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
REQUEST THAT
BIC WARSHIPS
Be SENT HERE
The New York and Arkan-
sas to Conclude Work OFF
Fort Morgan Thursday.
DOBSON ASKS THAT
THEY COME HERE
Only Port on the Gulf Coast
That Vessel of Their
Type Can Enter.

Learning that the battleships New
York and Arkansas, the two largest
warships of the American navy, will
conclude the work in which they are
engaged off Fort Morgan on We'd
nesday, c. q. Dobson wired Sec
rotary Of the Navy Daniels yesterday
afternoon and requested that the big
ships be permitted to come to Pensa-
cola and give the crews shore liberty.
The vessels are not due in Guantana-
mo until March 26th, which would
give ample time for the crews to have
shore leave, something they have not
enjoyed since early in December.
Mr.. Dobson, in his wire, told the
secretary that Pensacola possesses
the only harbor on the gulf coast that
ships of this type can safely enter.
His telegram to Secretry Daniels, an
swer TO which is expected today, was
as follows:
Pensacola, Fla, March Is, 1916.
Hon. Josephus Daniels, Secretary of
the Navy, Washington, d. G.
New York and Arkansas will finish
special practice off Fort Morgan
| Thursday, the 18th. Not due in Gnan.
tanamo until 26th. Understand
crews have not had shore liberty since
December. Please let them come il
here for few days. Only gulf port
they can enter safely.
6. E. DoBsoN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
IS
PROBED
BY SOLICITOR
About Twenty-Five Alleged
Sports" Appear During
the Day and Testify.
MORE SUBPOENAES
ARE BEING SERVED
Alleged Gambling House on
West Romano Street Is
Under Fire.

Twenty-Five young men were heard
by County Solicitor Loftin yesterday
when they appeared in response TO
subpoenaes and gave testimony re-
garding the manner in which an al
legged gambling house on West Ro-
mana street, has been operated for
some time. Tt is understood that the
place in question has been closed for
the past few days.
As a result Of the investigation,
which is similar to that Of a grand
jury inquiry, the court of record
building during yesterday was a popu-
lar place, and many young men of the
city remained there during the day,
awaiting their turn to appear before
the solicitor and tell what they knew
about the place, who gambled there
and by whom it was operated.
At the end Of the day e was an
nounced that the investigation had
not been concluded and during the late
afternoon and night deputy sheriffs
were busy searching for others on
whom they wished to serve subpoe-
macs. 1t is understood that some fif-
teen or twenty others are to appear
during today and in the event of in
dictments they will have to testify
at the trial in the court of record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Germans Switch Activity to
the Northwest of
Verdun.
LARGE FORCES ARE
BEING ASSEMBLED
Infantry Will Attack If In
tense Commandments
Are Successful.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, March 1S.-The Germans
have switched their activity to the
northwest of Verdun, and are as
sembling men in the region between
FORCES and Corbeaux Wood, for new
assaults, if their intense lombard
ments meet with success. The Ger
man artillery at present is hammer
ing the salient of Lamorte Homme
and the region of Bourrus Woods, en-
deavoring to get further south on the
west flank Of the fortress.
A French air squadron dropped one
hundred and thirty bombs on the sta
ton at Brieulles, back OF the German
lines, north of Verdun. Paris declares
that three German airmen were
brought down in a recent engage
ment. The French also report the
repuIss of German counter attacks on
trenches recently taken by the French
70 Upper Alsace.
Violent artillery duels are in
progress ia the IksknI and Jacobstadt
sectors, around Riga on the northwest
Russian front In Galicia and along
the middle Stripa river the Russians
claim successes in small engagements
Lieutenant General Jan Christian
SHUTS, commander Of the British ex,
/ petition against the Germans in Easf
| Africa reports the Germans driver
back in an engagement west of Ia
lveta, and along the frontier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
CEN. PERsHING ARRIVES
TO ASSUME COMMAND.

Columbus, March "a General
Pershing arrived tonight from Ell
Paso to assume immediate command
of approximately thirty-hve hundred
troops concentrated here for the ex-
petition against Villa, which starts
probably tomorrow. Several other
commands are expected, the plans APP
parently being to make the column to
1 move out of Columbus the main unit
of the expedition.
Considerable excitement was caused
tonight by the report from Ell Paso
that Villa had suddenly moved east
ward. He is said to be at Galeana, a
town twenty miles due east of Cor
ratios. where he had been previously
reported. This apparently would take
Villa away from the territory an
which he was supposed to be seeking
: refuge and distant from the point
where the concentration of American
troops is heaviest. This information
came to Gavira, the Carranza gen.
eral at Juarez, through his subordin.
ate, Colonel Gonzales, commanding
the troops protecting the Mormons al
Casas Grandes.
Although he is thought by military
men to be making for the Sierra
Madre mountains, Villa, blocked a
Casas Grandes, is moving east as tn,
easiest way out. This procedur,
however, heads him into a deser
country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Turks An1iou s
No1U to Conclude
a Separate Peace
RY AssocrArEp PRrss.

London, March 13.-An Athens dis
patch to Reuters Telegram Company
says that, according to information
received there by letter from Con-
stantinople, the population Of Brussa,
Konieh and other cities of Asia Minor
have addressed memorials to Prince
Valid Eddine, the Turkish heir sp-
parent, begging him to urge upon the
sultan the necessity of changing the
present government in order to pre-
pare the way for the conclusion Of a
separate peace for Turkey with the
entente powers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14

military leader and that's just
what he is. He knows northern
Mexico thoroughly and will lead
our soldiers, no matter how many
we send, a chase before he is
taken dead or alive.
eff he is accompanied by men
who possess the bravery of those
] saw storm Gomez palace, they
will net be- afraid to att ck even
an overwhelming force should
Villa think it best for them to do
so.
when the pursuit is on, Villas
men win Undoubtedly scatter and
later come together in the noun
tains to harass the invading
troops. It is doubtful if Villa will
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Dutch Frontier
Closed Account
of Verdut,1 Fight
d Assoc1ATEp rRrss.

London, March 13.-Amsterdam dis
patch to the Central News says that
on account of the German offensive at
Verdun, the Dutch Belgian frontier
has been closed for several weeks.
That part of it south of Maastricht
has now been re-opened and this fact
is commented on in Holland as prob
ably indicating that the Germans con-
slider that their offensive an end. The
dispatch adds that 81 more hospital
trains with wounded Germans from
Verdun have passed through Luxem-
burg.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
ITALIAN PROVINCES
REPORT EARTHQUAKE

Rome, March IL. - (Via Paris,
March 13.)-Earthquake shocks, last
ing from ten to twenty seconds, were
felt in the region between Venice, An
coma and Florence. The Florence OBJ
servatory said the center was 300
miles distant and probably in the
Adriatic sea. No damage has been
reported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14

risk any kind Of open battle
against well armed American
troops. / should not be surprised
if he were betrayed by some of
his officers. It is unlikely that
any Of his peon comrades viii be-
tray him.
''Villa once told me that most
of the educated men he had
lSnown had betrayed him, so he
did not trust educated men. He
was born a peon, and for % years
was a bandit beloved by the
poems.
"He was the Mexican Robin
Hood, taking cattle from the rich
to feed the poor and raiding ha-
ciends to put an end to the unjust
conditions prevailing on them"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
V cry Important
Meet TOMORROW

A meeting of much
Importance to all West
Florida is to be held to-
morrow at DeFuniak.
It's purpose is to launch
a campaign tor tick
eradication. Every citi-
zen should attend, re-
CARELESS of whether or
not he is a cattle raiser.
Pensacola and Escanbia
county should be well
represented.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14

New York, March 13.-No
ordinary punitive expeditionary
force can ever find francesca
Villa unless he is betrayed! So
declares John Reed, who knows
Villa better than any other Amer
lean alive. Reed spent five
months with the Mexican revo-
lutionary leader, eating with him
in his home, riding with him on
his train, going with him in the
saddle on his campaign and at
tending his councils of war!
American army officers con-
tined Reed, famous writer and
war correspondent, ''have said
again and again Villa is a born
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Preparing To
Supply Army
On the Border
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Chicago, March BORDERS to
ship two hundred thousand pounds
of bacon, two hundred and seventy
two thousand pounds Of corned
beef, one hundred and twenty
eight thousand pounds of roast
beef and forty thousand pounds
Of corn beef hash, were received
at the quartermaster's department
of the central army division today
for soldiers on the border.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
BRAZIL WANTS USE
OF INTERNED SHIPS

Rio Janeiro, March 13.-President
Brazil is said to have decided to ne
gotiate for the leasing of the German
and Austrian ships lying in Brazilian
ports, at least for the coastal service
of Brazil, in order to relieve the ship
ping crisis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
COMPTROLLER CALLS
FOR BANK STATEMENTS

Washington, March 13.-The comp
troller of the currency today issued a.
call to all national banks requiring
them to report to him their condition
at the close of business on tuesday,
March z.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Spanish Vessel
Goes on Rocks:
Is a Total Loss
y AssoCIATEp 49,.

London. March 13.-The Spanish
steamship Maria, 2138 tons gross.
owned in Bilboa, has grounded on the
rocks of Cezimbra, Portugal, and is
considered a total loss. The Maria
was on the way from Marseilles for
Hampton Roads. Assistance has been
sent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Offer of a Large
RelUard For The
Bandits Capture
AZ AssocrATEp PREss.

Albuquerque, n. NJ, March b.
A reward of 10000 pesos for the body
of Francisco Villa has been posted for
sixty days in Carranga consulates, it
was disclosed today through letters to
a local Carranza official.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
Four Men Killed
When Boiler In
anil Exploded
81 AssocIATEp PRESS.

Pikeville, KY, March 13-Four men
were killed and two others seriously
in jured when boiler in the Pikeville
planning mill exploded here today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-14
PENSACOLA WEATHER

Yesterdays temperature:
Highest, 66 degrees; low
est, 81 degrees.
Evening journal., 1916-11-07
SANITY TEST FOR
Slayer Of TOTS
Mrs. Stopka Who Drowned
Children is Remanded
for Examination
HUGS DOLL WHILE
AWAITING HEARING

Stricken with grief, yet apparently
scarcely realizing the loss Of her two
little girls. whom she threw into the
Delaware river Sunday. Mrs. Irene
Stopka was in City Court this morn
( ing for few minutes while her case
was continued until Saturday to per
init examination as TO her sanity.
Mrs. Stopka was led to the court
room by the police matron and seated
near the clerks desk She was not
arraigned. Judge Churchman dispens-
ing with the customary formality on
account of the condition Of the de-
fendant Mrs. Stopka scanned
eagerly the faces of all court officials
yet appeared scarcely to understand
where she was. The usual formali-
ties were quickly arranged and she
was conducted back 10 her cell. Ar
rangemonts will be made at once for
an examination by Drs. G. w. X. For
rest and DR. p. W. Tomlluson as to
Mrs. Stopka's sanity. The charge
against her Is murder and in accord
ance with the usual proceeding OF
the court. Judge Churchman refused
! to fix any bail
Mrs. Stopka was brought to the po
lice station yesterday afternoon from
the hospital and turned over to the
charge of Matron Updyke. At the sta
tion, she found a doll and an umbrella
and caught up both of them and hug
ged them to her breast as II they
had been her children. At times she
would place the doll in her lap and
caress il.
The body of Catherine. the older
daughter has not yet been found That
of Irene. which was recovered on Sun.
day. is still at the morgue, but will
be buried tomorrow afternoon from
the parlors OF Deputy Coroner Nichols
No. 502 West eth. Interment will be al
Silverbrook cemetery. Friends OF Mr.
Stopka are understood to have agreed
10 assist in paying the funeral ex
penses.
II appears the child had been in
sured in Philadelphia but that the
policy had lapsed from non-payment
OF the premium and it is doubtful II
the amount of the policy can be col
I lected.
The woman threw her two daugh-
ters. Catherine. aged Z, and Irene
aged 5 years, into the Delaware
river from the Wilmington Yacht
Clubs pier at Gordon Heights on
/ Sunday and drowned them. Later shs
attempted suicide by drowning, but
changed her mind and was later
found In a boat near the pier.
Mrs. Stopka is 2S years old. bu
appears much more youthful looking
except for the abiect look OF terrol
] that hauntq her Face ghn Il mo- ,
handsome woman. but she is far from
being homely. and it is evident tha
were the burdens that are weighing
her down removed and her liz
frightened. she would be what th'
world terms a decidedly pretty younl
woman.
Evening journal., 1916-11-07
HUGHES wins IN SMALLEST
MASSACHUSETTS TOWN
By The United Press.

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Nov. New
Ashford, smallest town in Massa-
chusetts, IA miles north Of Pittsheld.
in Berkshire county, was the first
town in the United States today to
announce its election results. Out Of
twenty-five registered voters, twenty
three went TO the polls and made
known their choice for president as
follows:
Hughes, 16; Wilson, 7.
In 1912, New Ashford's vote for
President was: Roosevelt, 6; Taft, a;
Wilson, a.
For the first time in the history
OF the town. New Ashford selectmen.
Elmer p. Beach. Emory Baker and
Henry NJ. White opened the polls at G
a. m. and closed them az 10 o'clock.
New Ashford is an agricultural town
OF ninety-two inhabitants and voters
were rounded up by Pittsfeld news
paper men in automobiles.
New Ashford has neither telegraph.
railroad nor street railway lines.
and it's only telephone subscriber is
Mrs. August Belmont. OF New York.
wife Of the banker and traction mag
nate, who has a special line from
Williamstown TO her summer home
now closed. The Oldest voter in the
town is Almon d. Ingraham, IS, Re
publican.
Evening journal., 1916-11-07
CANNOT FIND MOTHER
OF This RUNAWAY BOY

Chief Probation Officer E. Ross
Farra. is concerned at the failure 70
receive word from Baltimore con-
cerning Albert Woods. an eleveh-
year-old colored boy whom the police
picked up at the Wilson Line wharf,
October 81. in company with Thomas
Brooks, also colored aged nine years,
Of Philadelphia. said 70 be runaways.
The latter was claimed by his par
euts the next dav hut all efforts 70
get in communication with the
mother Of the older boy have failed
and he is still in the Juvenile Deten-
tion House
The name OF the Woods boys
mother Is Sophia Woods and she lives
at Market and Vine streets. Baltimore
but a telegram and a special delivery
letter sent to the authorities OF that
city have not been answered. Mr..
Farra said. n has been learned that
the boy was formerly an inmate OF
! St. Joseph's Home. at Clayton ana
that because he ran away from the
home at one time he will not be taken
back in the institution The boy de.
clares he is sorry he ran away from
home and that he wants to go back to
/ his mother.
Evening journal., 1916-11-07
COLORED EXCURSIONIST
PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED

Believed to have fallen from a
fast southbound express train, Glen
don Gainor, colored, of this city, was
found lying alongside the elevated
railroad at Sixth street and. Edg-
mont avenue. Chester. on Sunday
evening. He was taken to the Ches-
ter Hospital where his condition is
serious.
As the last coach OF a fast train re-
turning from Atlantic City and bound
for Wilmington passed over the bridge
which spans Market street and Edge
mont avenue. an object was seen to
hurtle from the platform and alight
near the stone abutments. by Harry
Heaps. Harry Maynard and Raymond
Warren Of Lancaster. Pa, who are
guests at the Arcade Hotel. Chester.
and who were seated i'm the office OF
the hotel, facing the railroads.
Warren ran to the place to discover
that the object was a man. Heaps and
MAYNARD notified others in the hotel
and Special officer joseph Oliver on
duty at the Sixth street station, ar
rived with Patrolman Cosgrove. The
ambulance OF the Chester Hospital
was summoned and the man was re-
moved to the institution.
Evening journal., 1916-11-07
Clear AUTUMN WEATHER
FOR NATIONS VOTERS
I'm Ma United Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. Clean Autumn
weather ushered I'm Election Day in
practically every section OF the coun-
try. according 10 early reports to-
day. In New York il was a typical
November day with enough cold in
the air to give zest Chicago report
ed almost warm weather with clear
skies.
San Francisco reported "clear as
a bell; snappy, temperature about
55."
Other reports were: Baltimore,
partly cloudy, but clearing off.
Trenton, n j.. clear and cool.
Philadelphia, clear and cool.
st. Louis clear, temperature So.
Cleveland. clear and cold.
Buffalo. clear.
Boston. clear.
Raleigh. n. c.. clear and warm.
Atlanta, clear.
Birmingham, Ala, clear.
New Orleans. clear.
Columbus. clear and cool.
indianapolis, clear and cool.
Springfield. ILL.,. clear. cool, about
5s.
Denver. Colo. clear and cool.
Lincoln, Neb.. cloudy and cool.
Omaha, Neb., cloudy and cool.
Hastings. Neb.. cloudy and cool
Des Moines. Iowa. some rain, cloudy,
Dallas. Tex. cloudy. calm.
Kansas City. Mo-. clear, tempera-
ture. "a
Chicago. clear. moderate.
milwaukee,. WIS. clear. cool and
calm.
Oklahoma City. clear and cool.
Evening journal., 1916-11-07
entente Warned
TO SWELL ARMY
Critic Urges More Co-opera-
tion, Demands Land
and Air Increase
MORE MEN ALSO
BADLY NEEDED

LONDON. Nov. THE third Of a
series of remarkably frank interviews
on the military and economic situa-
tion of the Entente Allies appears in
Saturdays Observer" The writer,
who speaks with great authority,
pleads for greater cooperation
among the Allied nations.
For all we know" he says, we
may be only in the preliminary stages
of the war, and the years to come
may bring with them difficult prob
lens, sacrifices and sufferings of
which at the present hour we have
not the remotest conception. We are
still living in the false atmosphere OF
a fools paradise, created for US by
the crudity Of ideas and the cant and
bluster Of ignorant people and given
life by misunderstanding of tactical
success and failure TO appreciate the
difference between winning a village
and winning the war;
The writer intimates that Rumania
entered the war at her own moment
wish all the assistance she requested.
He suggests that Rumanian dig
nifty give way and that m the future
the Rumanian frontier be considered
merely a prOlongation OF the Rus
sian lines. The critic argues strongly
for the maximum concentration on
the Western front, saying that Great
Britain should not be content until
she has one hundred divisions in this
theatre Of the war. He concludes as
follows:
"The most imperious need Of the
hour is for all the Allies to raise
greater land and air forces than they
at present possess, to secure a superb
ority which alone can give them OF
entitle them 10. hope OF a decisive
victory Our deliberate opinion is
that, falling this effort, we will risk
stalemate in the war. Fresh divi-
sions. more men. heavy guns and an
immense extension of the aerial ser
vice are the indispensable needs OF
the time"