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The state herald., 1916-05-19
PEACE OFFER SPURNED
ALLIES TO FIGHT UNTIL GER.
MANY is vANoUIsHEO.
Such Is Declaration Of President
Poincare Regarding offer of
Peace Made in Note to
America.

Western Newspaper un.Du News Service
Nancy, May l6.-President Poin-
care, in an address here responded
to Germanys declaration regarding
peace contained in the German reply
to the American note.
France does not want Germany to
tender peace" said the President,
but wants her adversary to ask for
peace"
The President then made known
clearly the only kind of peace which
would be ceptable to France. The
address was delivered at the Molitor
garrison before large number OF
Lorraine refugees, to whom the Pres.
ident, after expressing his sympathies
and renewing promises of solidarity
and protection, said
France will not expose her posi-.
tions to the dangers of new aggres.
sions.
have our enemies offered us peace.
But we do not want them to offer II
to us; We want them TO ask II of us.
We do not want to submit to their
conditions: we want to impose ours
on them. We do not want peace
which would leave imperial Germany
with the power to rccommence the
war and keep Europe eterually men.
aced."
THE central empires. haunted by
remorse for having brought ON the
war. terrified by the indignation
and hatred they have stirred up In
mankind. are trying today to make
the world believe that the entente
allies alone are responsible for the
prolonRRtion OF hostilities-a dull
irony which will deceive no one.
we want peace which receives
from restored rights serious guaran.
tees OF equilibrium and stability.
So long as that peace is not as.
sured TO us. so long as our enemies
will not recognize themselves ns van.
quished, we will not cease to fight"
President Poincare told the refu.
gees that they were only small
number OF the victims OF the In.
yaslon; these were distributed IN all
parts OF the country. and there wus
not department that was not shel.
tering thousands, Everywhere they
were waiting with calm confidence
for the hour OF deliyofance.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
10000 New Yortor boom Defense.

New York New York Expressed
In attitude ON the question of nn.
tlonhi preparedness by holding tho
greatest civic parade In the history
ot the country, An almost countless
host OF men and women. estimated at
more than 10000, representing all
walks of life In tho nations metropo.
lie, marched for twelve hours. twenty
abreast, behind bands playing pat.
flolir sirn through flag bodeckod
streets lined with hundreds Of thou.
sands " cheering SPECTATORS.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
HUGE new DAM
FINISHED BY US.
ELEPHANT BUTTE PROJECT TO
IRRiGATE $4,000 ACRES IN
THE SOUTHWEST.
RIO GRANDE HARNESSED
CAPACITY OF WORLDS GREAT.
EST RESERVOIR 15,ooo,oo 900
CUBIC FEET OF WATER.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Elephant Butte, n. M.--Work has
been completed here on the Elephant
Butte dam, United States reclamd-
tion project which, by damming the
Rio Grande river, forms the great.
est storage reservoir in the world.
Construction began five years ago.
The reservoir will feed all irrigation
system that will water $4,000 acres
OF land in Now Mexico, Texas and
Mexico.
The dam blocks canon in the Rio
Grande 12O miles north OF I'll Paso.
1t is the fifth of the governments bis
irrigation projects and will store tn"
entire flow and flood of the river. The
reservoir will hold 1l5.OOO, 100000 GU
bic feet OF water which, reclamation
service experts say, would cover the
state OF Delaware to a depth OF two
feet.
The dam stands 3lS feet high and
is 1874 feet long. 1t provides road
was across the canon. lG feet wide
and at its base is 235 feet thick
Territory to be irrigated by the res
ervolr lies in four valleys For each
of these a diversion dam ana main
canals are being constructed Twenty.
five thousand acres of land is on the
Mexican side of the river near Juarez.
More than half OF II is virgin. with
small acreage owned by the govern.
ment.
The government. before beginning
construction OF the dam. laid out
town, equipped with modern conveni.
ences such as electric lights, water
and sewerage. stores, schools. hospi.
tails, hotels and a theater. AT times
as many 40 1000 persons lived in the
town. whose government was entirely
under the Jurisdiction OF the engi-
neers. A railway was constructed
through thirteen miles OF rough coun
try to connect the camp with a main
line railroad
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Practical Aareemen, Reached.

Washington. Indications reached
the War Department that the Scott
obrogon border conference. although
officially described m having ended
In deadlock, actually has resulted
In closer cooperation between tho
American and CarfanEa forces In
Mexico, ana there were intimatlonr
that no written agreement had been
drawn ~ by the conferoaH because
they decided moro could bo accom-
pliHhed without one,
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Avla,or Dropped Food for prI,Isb.

London British aoroplpnos drop
pod $1,000 pounds Of food In addition
Ia mail and military stores, In Kut.
EhAmara between April n and 20.
This effort to relieve the hl nSor OF
the bonlogod garrison which aIbse.
duontly surrendered TO tho Turks
WAS told Of In the house Of commons
by Harold q, Tennant, parliamentary
unhurHncrctary OF war During tho
siege Of El.hmara. Remnant said.
only one British ncfoplano was
brought down by the Turks
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Montana Woman Delegate In Chicago

Chicago,-Among the first arrivals
Of delegates to the Republican ma.
tional convention to be held here
June Z, is Mrs. Louis +. Lusk OF Mis-.
soula, Mont, who Is here to stay until
after the convention. Mrs. Lusk is
one OF the eight delegates elected in
the Montana statewide primaries out
OF field of twenty-five candidates,
The delegation is instructed to vote
for Senator Cummlns OF Iowa for
President
The state herald., 1916-05-19
irish Countess Going to Prison.

Dublin.-Countess Georgina Marko-
viez, one OF the prominent figures in
the Irish revolt, was sentenced to
death after her trial by courtmartial.
but the sentence has been committed
to penal seryitude for life. II was Off.
cially announced. The death sentence
upon Henry O'Hanrahan was also
commuted to a life term. Death sen
tences imposed upon George Plunkett
and John Plunkett, brothers Of Joseph
Plunkett, who was executed. have
been commuted to ten years penal
scryitude.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Asqul,h'. Belfast Conference FaIlur,

Belfast. Ireland Stubborn disin.
rlination To accept anything In the
Eay Of government which might
IMPLY the future subsection Of Ulster
~ home rule was evident on Premier
N.quith'a visit to Belfast. which last
I'd only Tow hours So far as can
b. learned, the ptcmiorE conference
Eith large body of representative
ulstsrmon was disappointing II ~
understood that tho question OF the
general disarmament OF forces In Ire
land, not authorized by tho royorn.
srnmoni. was discussed
The state herald., 1916-05-19
oe.nI.ed MONK A.na.sIna,ea.

Berlin. Gregory Rnsputln, the Ruh'
sian monk who Is roputod 10 hay,
exercised great Influence over Em'
peror Nicholas. has been aHaashi'
mated, according TO reports from
Pctrograd received In bucharest. says
tho Overseas News agency
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Bandits who slow American e.eap,

Brownylllc. Tox Mexican bandits
who shot and killed Curtis Baylcss.
an American, near Mercedes. Tex.
have escaped near Mercedes. accord
ing 10 Lieut. =. l.. Van Horn. who ro'
turned 10 Fort Brown after chasing
the Moslranz TO the Rio Gtnndo
The state herald., 1916-05-19
shor, skIr,s eulI In avn.

Cincinnati. ohio-Tho short skirt
viii continue 10 bo worn next fall. nc.
cordlnR TO the report Of tho style
committee Of tho National Cloak.
Suit ANA Skirt Manufacturers Anno.
citation, adopted at tho annual conyon.
tlon hero,
The state herald., 1916-05-19
s,,hodIs,s R,fus, to lndors, Union,

Saratoga Springs, \. Wy vote
u AZ to $50 the Methodist General
Conference eliminated that part Of
mo report Of tho ComniaHiou on So
rlhl Service which declared that -
preference should b. given union Ia.
Dor In all mhttors affecting employ
meni insofar aH lta methods are Just
and insofar hH tho fiEhlu or unorRan.
iSsd mon nfo not infrinEcd upon"
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Troops MebIII.ea a. Columbus.

Columbus. n. Mobilization 9f
the 1000 men Of the New Mexico Ma.
tlonal Guard was completed here with
the arrival OF additional companies
from Doming, Silver City, Clovis.
portalen, ArtoaiR and Carlsbad. and
n battery OF artillery from Roswell,
The state herald., 1916-05-19
u. s. pIrarmIna poIIen In panama.

Panama. c. William x, Price.
the American minister, has delivered
to the Panama government the final
demand for the surrender Of i.s0O
rifles used by the Panama national
police The disarmament Of the 10.
lice force has been sought on account
OF riots which resulted In tho deaths
Of Americans
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Mrses,t 10 nemlna,, william.

Washington President Wilson
asked John W WosrotL attorney
general Of Now Jersey. who made the
aprurb nominating him at tho Dhlti.
more convention. Ia make the noml
Mathis speech At H. iouis woscott
has accepted.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
California MInIs,or rourd oul,v,

oroyille, chllf,-Tho Rev Madison
Slaughter. pastor or n Chico, Calf.
church, wnH found guilty OF attacking
flftoenycarold Gertrude Lamaon. also
OF Chico
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Marathon. Tex. May ii.-Approxi.
mately forty bandits crossed TO the
American side Of the Rio Grande
above Eagle Pass yesterday and rode
up and down the riyor for several
miles. later crossing to the Mexican
side without do,us any apparent dam.
age, according TO a report hero. A
detachment Of the Nineteenth infan.
Try was sent To the scene Mai.
l.anghorne and his command are woll
over the river into Mexico
Y NJ NhaqneE, Mexican consul at
Del lilo, Tex, who went 10 Boquillas
Rt the instance Of his government to
investigate the raid, returned and
says that he has established beyond
doubt that tho BoquillaH raiders were
NilllHthu NAHqueE said the three ban,
dts captured and turned over to
United States army officials wore
: turning bands for villa whom they
believe 10 bo dead, and that the prls.
onors admitted they were formerly
part Of detachment belonging 10 Ca.
nuta Reyes command In tho LnEuna
district, near TourOu.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
CLEAR 200 METERS OF TRENCH.
Germans Driven saes In Surprise
Assault by French.

Assault by French.
London. May l7-The French. BY 4
sudden attack, surprised the Germans
on the heights OF the Meuse and
cleared 200 meters OF Teuton trenches
according TO an official statement Is.
sued in Paris Monday. German at
heks in Champagne were repulsed
Activity increasing along British
line In France, sapping operations and
sharp bombardments being reported
Germans take trenches east of Loos
hut are elected.
Petrograd reports continued success
in Caucasus region including capture
Of town with large amount Of war
material.
Austrian assaults north OF Lenzuno
No activity reported on Russian
front
The state herald., 1916-05-19
n.n NsIInnsI nank ai o,l.-

Washington Tho comptroller Of
the currency issued charter 10 The
Pint N8ihH Hal Hank of Otis, Colo
vhfb win have ggs 1000 capital.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
old,s, Elk Dies In mlsslsslppI.

Columbus, Miss Harris Johnson.
iOi, oldest Elk In the United States
died here
The state herald., 1916-05-19
Two More IrIsh R,heIs Shot.

Dublin James Connolly and John
McDormott were shot for completely
In the rebellion.
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Russians still fleeing eastward in
Caucasus before Turkish attack, ac-
cording to Constantinople report. but
Petrograd. apparently ignoring this
feature of the campaign, claims re,
pulse Of advance toward Bagdad.
Germany's latest peace overtures do
not offer basis for negotiations. de.
clarcd Lord Robert Cecil British min.
ister OF war trade.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
erItsh Ship gtetrIa sunk.

London. THE British steel steamer
Eretria, OF 3.iGi tons gross. has been
sunk.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
VILLA Chief IS
SLAIN IN FIGHT
THREE BANDITS ARE KILLED BY
AMERICANS IN BATTLE IN
LAKE REGION
TEXANS FLEE BORDER
SCHOOLS CLOSED SOUTH OF AL
PINE AND TROOPS URGED FOR
THREATENED SECTION.
w-,I,rn Nv -r-Drr Union Ncr, service

western Sew rpaper Union News service
Lake ltascate, Mexico, May H.
Three bandits. including Julio Car
denas. the Villista leader, were killed
in a slirmish with an American de-
tachment near Rubio ranch, twenty
miles east of here.
The Americans. twelve strong, un'
der the command OF Lieut.. George S.
Patton. comprised an automobile de-
tachment sent to purchase forage
The bandits fired upon Lieut. Patton
and his guide after they had alighted
from the machines and we're ap-
preaching q ranch house
The Americans deployed to prevent
The escape OF the snipers and Lieu.
Patton returned the fire, wounding
rhe bandits. who meanwhile fled
through the rear OF the house. over
taken later. the MeXicans engaged the
Americans in a rifle duel, in which
the three Mexicans were killed.
There were no American casualties
The bodies of the MeXicans were
brought here and buried Papers in
their pockets revealed their identity,
Rubio ranch was the headquarters
Of the Villista band that slaughtered
nineteen Americans at Santa Hsabel
last January. S ]. Holly. an Ameri'
can rancher and guide for the expedi.
tion, was killed near there ten days
ago and last week an American de
tachment was fired upon near the
ranch.
Columbus. n. M-Aeroplane ma
chine guns and bomb dropping de.
rices arrived here for the use of the
First aero squadron. Army aviators
denied any knowledge as TO whether
the plans to be sent into service in
Mexico are to be equipped with the
devices.
Alpine. Tex, May l7.-Alarmed by
reports OF threatened Mexican raids,
Sheriff Walter of this county tele
Sraphed Governor Ferguson Monday
asking that troops be sent to Terlin
qua. siNty.flye miles south Of Alpine
and twenty miles from the border. La
Htas. fifteen miles west Of Tcrlingua,
also has sent an urgent appeal for
aid.
Conditions are such that County
Judge Turney has suspended all pub
lie schools In that section and the
last school teurher a yOmnu arrival
here
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Paris.-A furious attack by thou
sands of German infantrymen, sup
ported by an intense. concentrated ar
tillery fire. was shattered by the
French between Haudremont wood
and NauX Friday The enemy on
slaught was determined, but falterel
and broke before curtain OF fire
French cannon cut great gaps in the
German ranks.
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Fighting about verdun has lessened
in ferocity although heavy lombard
ments are in progress. Paris reports
repulse OF German attack near Hill
No. 2s7 and capture of part OF trench
at lie Mort iIomme.
Germans repulse Russian attack
south OF Garbunovka with heavy casu.
alties.
What appears to be tho first en-.
gagement In the long-expected Ger.
man offensive against Saloniki Is re.
ported from Athens. the Germans cap
turing n village and later being forced
TO cyacuato II by French counter
attack.
London. An official British esti
mate OF German casualties In April,
issued here, places the total at 9l.l62,
The number OF German casualties
since the beginning OF the war II
given as 2.S22.079.
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Washington. May l3.-Failure of
the military conference at III Paso to
reach a definite agreement brought
no change in the policy of the Wash.
ington administration toward MeNi-
CO. President Wilson and his cabi.
net discussed Gen. Scott's report an.
nouncIng that the questions at issue
had been referred back by the con
ferees to their respective govern
ments for diplomatic discussion.
There Vas no evidence among ad.
ministration officials OF greatly in.
creased concern over the events at
the border and In Mexico President
Wilson left Friday afternoon for n
weekend trip down Chesapeake bay
On the naval yacht MayfoWer Sec.
retary Baker took train for Atlantic
City and Newark. n, j.
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Marathon, Tex Another raid into
American territory by Mexican ban
dits was made at Mckinley Springs
ranch, sixty.seven miles south of Mar.
athon and twenty.three miles north Of
Boquillas, along the Marathon-Bo'
guiIlas road, according to II. h. Stat
ford, an attorney OF FL Paso. Mr.. stat.
ford arrived here Sunday from Bo
Quillas. to which place he had accom-
panic Mai Langhorne Saturday as
guide He obtained his information
from ranchmen in the Mckinney
Springs district when he was passing
through there en- route to Marathon.
There was no one killed. he said
Mai Langhorne and his flying
squadron seek to rescue alive Jesse
Deemer and two other Americans,
John woodsou and F. Ballsworth.
Capt. John 5. Chambers, base quar-.
termaster here, is rushing food. for
age and gasoline to the columns as
fast as they arrive.
Dispatches from Torreon say Gen.
Obregon and Governor Enriquez OF
Chihuahua, en- route to Mexico City,
expressed themselves as well pleased
with the results OF the border confer
ence and said they believed the au.
thorities in Washington and Quere-
taro would soon reach working
agreement satisfactory to both in rela.
tion to putting down brigandage in
Mexico
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Washington, May lO.-with 5000
addltiona! troops under orders for the
Mexican border. including 1000 na.
tional guardsmen from Arizona. New
Mexico and Texas, administration Of
ficihls felt that necessary steps had
been taken to prevent further raiding
OF American border towns by ban
dts President Wilson Anh his cab.
met discussed the Mexican situation
Tuesday, but the President had autho-
riEed the new troops orders before his
advisers got there
Gen. Scott and Gen. Funston recon.
mended that additional forces be sent
to the border. After an exchange OF
telegrams, Gen. Funston suggested
that the national guard from the three
states be called out, In addition to tho
sending of all the remaining regular
Infantry to join his command His
suggestion was promptly appr Iyed and
orders dispatched
The state herald., 1916-05-19

Washington. May 1i.-Germany, in
a note received by the State Depart
ment By cable from Ambassador Ger
ard, admits that German submarine
torpedoed the channel steamer Sus.
sex In violation OF assurances given
the United States; expresses regret
for the incident; announces that the
the submarine commander has been
appropriately punished" and de
olares readiness to pay an adequate
indemnity to Americans injured on
the vessel
The state herald., 1916-05-19
MILITIA TO U. S. BORDER
ARMED FORCES PREPARED TO
MEET EMERGENCY.
Guards from Arizona, New Mexico
and Texas to Back Demand that
Mexicans Help Hunt
Raiders.
Western Newspaper Union News service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
El Paso. Tex. May lG.-Priyate
messages received Sunday night from
Sierra Blanca said reports there were
that force of Mexicans was march
ing on the town. Sierra Blanca is
about 100 miles east OF III Paso and
approximately thirty miles from the
border.
The state herald., 1916-05-19
VERDUN ARMIES
ARE DEADL0CKED
FRENCH AND GERMANS ALTER.
NATE IN DESPERATE CHARGES
AGAINST TRENCHES.
TURKS BOMBARD PORTS
GERMAN CASUALTIES PLACED
AT 2,s22.o7s IN OFFICIAL
BRITISH ESTIMATE.
western Newspaper Union News service,

Western New spaper Union News service.
London. May l6.-Asiatic Turkey Is
the only war theater where infantry
actions of any great importance are
reported ON the line in France and
Belgium and in the Austro-ltalian
theaters there have been minor en-.
gagements. on the Russian front,
bomhardments alone are in progress,
Turks report rcpulse of Russians
with heavy losses northwest of Ere
rum. Germans enter British trenches
in Ploesisteert wood, hut are elected.
Another Zeppelin has been brought
down OFF the coast OF Norway
London.-A Central News dispatch
from Dublin says that Premier AS
quith desires to establish Immediately
an Irish war executive council, partly
administrative and partly deliberative
and responsible for Irish affairs fol
the duration of the war. The council
supposedly will be representative OF
all parties, with the chief secretary
OF ireland as its spokesman in Par
lament.
London. May l3.-About 500 yards
of British trenches in the region oil
Vermelles were captured by the Ger
mans Thursday night, but later the
British in counter attack took back
portion of their lost ground. accord
ing to the British official communica
tion.
The state herald., 1916-05-19

western Newspaper Union News scrylc..
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-21
DUTCH STEAMER SEIZED
AND HER MAIL TAKEN OFF
L. ;. May Inquire Why Neutral YES
sci Ear From War Xou1 il
Prey OF British.

WASHINGTON. oct 4. - The
Dutch steamer Arakan, bound from
a Dutch port in Borneo 10 Manila,
was held up on tho hish seas AUG. 60
by a British war vessel and all her
mail was taken off, according 10 ad-
vices reaching Washington, Friday.
No official explanation has reached
the state department and an inquiry
may be made as 70 why a neutral
vessel bound from one neutral port O
another and far removed from The
war zone, was submitted 20 such
treatment
Great Britain some timc ago eX-
tended her censorship to vessels ply
ing in the far east, bat 50 far as is
known never before has seized mail
outside British waters or on such a
short local voyage. several instances
Of seizures in far eastern waters, in
Guiding the Chinese sPrince and the
Kafue cases, provoked such opposi-
ton here that the British foreign Of
fee finally made Informal expresses
Of regret and agreed 10 change her
policy.
Great Britain's explanation OF her
extension OF the censorship TO the
Pacific has been predicted on rumors
that Manila is being used as the base
for German-Indian junta, looking
10 a revolution in India
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-21
HUGHES CRITICISM
Is RECKLESS ASSERTION.

But MIR. Hughes says our pros
perity is based on war orders. This
is again merely reckless assertion.
For three years We have had the
greatest crops in our history Did
the European war increase the pro-
ductivity OF our soil? Railroad
earnings have exceeded every pre-
vious record. Did the European
war increase the volume Of traffic
except for the relatively small ton
mage Of munitions furnished prin-
cipally by plants near the Atlantic
seabOard? The Ford automobile
company never built and sold as
many automobiles as in the last
year. This company is 100000 cars
behind its orders and il has never
taken a war order Did the Eu-
rOpean war bring prosperity to Ford
and his workmen? Wages through
out the land in every line Of bust
ness having nothing TO do with war
orders are the highest ever known.
How did the European war produce
that prosperity? Deposits in our
banks increased during the past
three years $6,23S. OOO. 900. and these
increases are not shown in cities
alone where war orders are taken
but are distributed throughout the
length and breadth OF the land.
But the most conclusive and. sig
nificant facts are shown by the
figures OF our domestic and foreign
trade.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-21
PARTISAN POLITICIANS
EMBARRASS GOVERNMENT.

For the first time i'm our history
partisan politicians have deliberate
~ sought TO embarrass the president
of the United States in the conduct
Of our foreign affairs for the pur-
pose OF gaining party advantage.
These noisy. michievOus and unpa-
triotic men have on a number OF ac-
casions almost defeated the presi-
dents efforts 20 keep the country at
honorable peace with the world.
They have done their utmost 10
thwart the presidents efforts and 10
imperil the country. The supreme
test OF American patriotism is today.
what il has been from the founda-
ton of the republic. that the impi-
Gus hand OF partisan politics shall
rot be laid upon delicate internation-
al problems and that partisan war
fare shall be silenced in the face OF
international controversy. This
sacred principle OF elemental pa
triotism has been grossly offended
against by partisan politicians. and
the American people should visit
upon them the sternest retribution.
We must always put love OF God
and country first and party allegi-
ance last
IT the calamity OF war befaus
MS in the near future. ] dehbcr-
ately charge that IT, will result
more from the partisan at
tempts now being made 10 get
control Of the American gov