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The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-17

At the regular meeting of the
W. c. I, U. Friday, Feb. 18th, 2
p. M, at Baptist church, instead
of the usual program, DR.. Duke
will speak to the ladies. All are
cordially invited.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-17

j. D. Terrell, a popular citizen
of Sneads, Jackson county, depu-
ty hotel Inspector, spent Friday
and Saturday here.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-02-17

Miss Frances M. Wachob and
little brother Walter, children of
that expert pineapple grower, B.
A. Wachob, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Arcadia with their
friends Of the Lloyd Davis family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17

and that it will be conducted 70 Chi
huahua."
message from the consul tonight
said
Though ! have no official confrma -
ton. | can assure you that the body Of
Villa has been found fifty miles south
Of San Antonio. in the place whore he
Was buried. IL was revealed by Vii
lista colonel who was CAPTURED b. Gen
eral Cabazos. The body is expected
to-day at Cusihuirachic, conveyed By
the forces of General Cabazos and
Colonel Carranza"
The following dispatch was received
from General Oregon, dated Mexico
CITY:
The forces led by the bandit Villa,
which had already been reduced 20
100. have left him. Villa has fed for
mountains. followed only by eight ban
dts, trying 20 escape our troops. who
are following him closely. After the
rogrettable Parral incident. the chief
of the American forces sought an in.
terview with tho Mayor of Parral
Jose de la Luz Herrera. After the in.
terview the Mayor sent me the follow.
ing report:
"I have just arrived from SAINT,
Cruz, where the American troops were
eroamped. 400 strong. They received
/ me cordially. conferred fer two
} hours with their colonel. and we
agreed that they did wrong to enter
| Parral without notice in advance
They explained that they sent a cou.
rier In advance from Zaragoza, mott
Tying me of their intention, but, un.
fortunately. he did not arrive. anc
vas presumably captured by ban
dts"
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but no answers have yet
been received.
Late tonight a brief report vas re-
ceived from General Cavazos saying he
had identified the body as that Of Villa.
Villa has been suffering for more
than q year from a viiulent form Of
blood poisoning. He YES treated for
this disease while in Jusrez by Dr.. W.
". Brown. ono of the best known ply
sicians in FL Paeo.
Dr.. Brown states that the condition
Of the bandit was such that even a
minor wound would be fatal in ten days
unless treated promptly and with the
best medical skill and care. Even un-
der the most favorable conditions such
a wound would be OF the gravest char
acter. II is certain that, If Villa was
wounded, he could not have commanded
anything but the most primitive treat
ment.
Rioting Regarded Conirmatory.
Another message from chihuahua
City received here to-day stating that
roting had broken out there WAS re-
garded as in a measure confrmstory Of
the bandits death. Villa IS knnown 10
have had numerous sympathizers
among the lower classes in the city,
and il was considered probable their
sympathy would take the form OF yio-
lence il they learned the body Of their
hero was being brought to Chihuahua
20 be exhibited as that Of a criminal.
Finally-snd a point upon which the
greatest emphasis is Lads that moth
ing positive has been known Of Villa
since tho battle Of Guerrero. at which
time reports OF his being wounded were
accepted BY General Pershing and Other
American officers. II he had continued
south, as was assumed, he must ly thi.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
THE ENEMY WITHIN

~ EFORE foreign army landed, patrI-
otto citizens of foreign governments
naturally loyal to their fatherlands.
yet living in the United States, could cut all
telesraphic and telephone cables between
New York and the West, and 500 of these
men, by quick and unexpected attacks could
seize and control the wireless stations
They could establish themselves in &C
cordance to previous instructions along the
principal railways leading out Of New York
City. protecting the railways from damage
and easily keeping them clear for the move
ment Of foreign troops
am we'll aware that not one out Of ten
thousand Americans will believe that there
is within the United States any military SUI
pervision Of the citizens Of foreign govern
ments The sun shines. however. even
though blind men fail to see it, And if we do
not wake up to the fact that there in
the United States at present semi organ
lied military units of at least four different
foreign governments, and if we do not i'm
mediately prepare to interfere with the plans
OF those foreign governments we shall see
enacted here in our own land exactly what
happened less than twenty-one months ago
in France in Austria and in Eastern Prussia.
When. in 1912 and 1913. made state
ments to Germans of Russia s activity in East
Prussia when | informed French friends in
the Ministere de la Marine as to German war
preparation in Northern and Eastern France
each and all shrugged their shoulders. smiled
patiently and indulgently. thinking me
obscssed.
The Russians had prepared the way into
Eastern Prussia and into Austria The move
ment into Austria failed because Of the &C
tivities Of the secret agents Of the Austrian
government, but even the Wlhelmstrasses
were not awake to what the Russians had
been doing in Eastern Prussia General Won
Hindenburg for more than half generation
had been fortifying East Prussia. until its
defenccs against Russian invasion were, &C
cording to all European military critics, the
strongest and heaviest fertilization. in the
world Yet Cossacks unequpped with heavy
artillery made an advance Of scores of miles
past these strongest and heaviest fortihca-
tons. They were able to do so only be-
cause the gates were opened to them by
Icutonic- Russians living in Eastern Prussia
and because mines were sprung opening up
passageways.
And the Germans advance to the very
gates Of Paris was due. partially. at least to
two gates opened to them. one on either
side OF Lille. Six months after the war be-
gan it was found that private assistant of
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time have reached either Torreon or
Durango City, in which event some
news of his movements would almost
positively have become known.
Only one message was received in FL
Paso to-day giving any details Of the
supposed finding Of Villas body. This
message was unofficial and was sent 10
a private individual. According 70 it,
Villas death and burial were revealed
by former colonel OF the bandit band.
who had been captured and WAS under
sentence of death. This colonel offered
10 show his captors Villas grave in re-
turn for his life. He led a detachment
of Carranzs soldiers. under the com
mand Of Colonel Cavazos. 10 San Fran
cisco Borja. a small town thirty miles
south Of Cusihuiriachic, with which it
is connected by a vague and deserted
trail.
Near this lonely spot the Carrsnza
soldiers are said to have exhumed the
body Of the bandit. One leg was said
to have been swollen 20 enormous size
and TO be in such gsngrenous condi-
tion that there was no doubt as 10 the
cause of death.
Celebration in Juarez.
Shortly after the first messages were
received in Jusrez bugles blew tri-
umphant fanfare outside General Ga
vira's headquarters. and the roll OF
drums summoned the soldiers to hear
the news A column OF troops was
| quickly formed, and. headed by the
buglers, marched down the sunny, dusty
streets toward the plaza. The news
I flashed from one end OF Juarez to the
/ other. and throngs OF civilians join ed
the procession in its triumphal march.
The big crowd poured into the plaza
and waited patiently for more than ar
hour In expectation OF one of the ia
miliar proclamations which follow ever
important event in Mexican town
They dispersed slowly as it became evi
dent that no proclamation was forth
coming.
II Villas body is being brought t,
San Antonio preparatory 70 shipping i
TO Chihuahua City. as reports her
| state. confirmation Of the news shout
be received shortly from Genera
Pershing. San Antonio is on the Mex
can Northwestern Railroad. fifty mile
west Of Chihuahua, and is the poin
through which the American troop
passed after crossing the great cont
mental divide in their drive south fol
lowing the battle at Guerrer. IL is on
OF the points on General Pershing
lines OF communication, and detacf
ment o. United States soldiers is pre-
sumably on duty near there.
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nursued them almost the entire DIS
,ance OF the intervening eiRha miles
the Americans contenting themselves
with a rear guard action.
In the running fight the Americans
cared for their dead and wounded
Meets Squadron of 10th.
Major Tompkins's information that
for;y-one Mexicsns had been killed was
secured from one who passed over the
trail from Parrsl after the fight.
Major Tompkins and his two troops
reached Santa Cruz just before carr
and there met Colonel Brown ana
Colonel Young with squadron or tne
lO.h. Later in the night Major HOWE
arrived with his picked squadron max
ing the force there about 300 men
Major Howe also had led his men
through a series Of minor adventures
He had come from San Francisco borJa;
in the neighborhood Of which ne , NAG
been in a few skirmishes win NllIa
men. He reported the loss Of one man
killed and one wounded. Details OF the
skirmishes OF OF his operations mad NOV
reached Genera Funston tonight
IL WAS at San Francisco Bora wnere
one Of the uncOnhrmed reports IRON,
W.xicsn sources said that Villa had
been buried. No report concerning
Villas death had been received at Gen
er,l Funston's headquarters tonight.
Major Howe gave the names OF nose
hit during his skirmishes near san
Francisco Borja as:
KIRBY. enlisted man. dead. =,
Perroeki and Clifton, wounded, AL
OF the 18th Cavalry.
Major Tompkins's wound was De
.cribed a, a slight wousd IN the breast
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men unsaddled their horses and sout"'
rest under the trees.
Tpon the arrival OF the detachment
n school opposite the plaza was ols-
missed. In a little while MOP com
nosed mostly Of women. began forming
on La Prieta Hill. al the edge OF me
business section. the women shouths'
waving flags and brandishing weapons
parral officials. including the presi..
dent. Jose de la Luz Herrera. iatner OF
General Luis Herrera. asked the Amer
rams TO withdraw from the town. as
their presence was infaming the popu-
lace. Major Tompkins told the o'nciais
be merely had come into town 20 pur-
cbase supplies. and he Immediately OF
dored his men 10 saddle their horses;
and the entire command started OUT oi
the town. .l
The mob. now comprising several
thousand persons, many OF them armed
had in the mean time started toward
the plaza. As the Americans moved ouV
81 Parral the mob followed closelv IN
the outskirts Of the town one OF NE
mob shot and killed an American SOL
der. In a few moments another shot
was fred from the mob and hhotne.
American soldier fell from his horse
dead.
bv thor American comrades. ard tho
Americans. still Withholding their hre'
continued moving out of town.
Directly the mob charged the Amer,
cans. Then i, vas the Americans turned
and fred into the mob. killing and
wounding q great number. The exact
number shot BY American bull cts va.
not known 20 the two refugees. but tnst
more than fifty lay dead in the streets
after tho fight they are quite confident
Carranza soldiers from tho garrison
in the town were sent TO disperse mo
mob. When the refugees left Parral
there had been no further disturb.
ances, but IL was feared there would
be. as the Americans still were In the
vicinity Of the town.
Andres Garcia. Mexican Consul. TINS
afternoon received message from
General Luis Gutierrez. ut Chihuahua,
saying he had learned definitely that
tho property Of the Alvaredo Mining
and Milling Company, at Parral' had
not been looted or damaged. The prop
erty had been reported destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
REFUGEES FLEE MEXICO
ON CONSUL'S ADVICE
Americans and British Tell OF
Reign of Terror.

San Diego, Cal, April 16.-The United
States naval supply steamer Glacier ar
rived here to-day from Nazatlan. Mex
leo, with seventy-three American and
British refugees who fed from the west
coast Of Mexico's "unbearable condi-
tons" The refugees confirmed earlier
reports Of the murder of three Ameri-
cans Walter Wallace, DR.. +. {. Burke
and Roderick Davidson-and Spaniard
named Rodriguez by bandits near Ro-
sario.
A majority Of the refugees said they
left Mexico because Of the following
notice sent TO all Americans in the
State Of Sinaloa by the American Vice
Consul at Mazatlan:
ITO Americans in Sinaloa: ! am con-
vinced that the situation in this dis
trict i. such that il would be common
prudence for Americans TO leave. |
would advise that this be done as
quietly as possible and without undue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
PROTEST ALIEN INCOME TAX
Real Estate Interests Say IL "o'''
Drive on Foreign Capital

The Real Estate Interests, OF this O."
have filed formal protest with sec.
tary McAdoo Of the Treasury peP'
men. and with the Commissioner OF ~,
ternal Revenue agalns. the latest ron's
Of the Commissioner subjeetins ~
comes Of nonresident aliens seef'rs
from interest or bonds, DIVIDENDS '"'
stock TO the income tax. 49,.
The association holds may "
ruling. II it goes into effect VIII orr"
away foreign capital from New W.
The ruling, the real estate p.o p 49, -
Iege. would also have the enee. o. , w
ting an end to foreign ss:h.ns e .f vslr
tions, which are hgursd n down .. 81 vt
small fraction. A deoues.on void
cent as income tax, they se!,v 20
make this business unpron'''
banks.
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publicity. In issuing this advice ! sn
obeying 70 the letter my instruction.
from Washington"
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one Of the most important military men III
France was of foreign parentage. although
he possessed the birth certificate and mill
tary training papers of young French lad
who had died in foreign country and whose
death had not been reported at home. Even
nine months after the beginning of the war
a way was again opened-the entire aerial
defences Of Paris were misdirected-per-
hitting a Zeppelin raid that city IN
March, 1915.
months have heard discussed by citizens
of three different foreign countries the
methods by which majority of the takes
and private automobiles OF the city OF New
York could be modified within FIVE hours
after the general order was given to chaut-
feurs of foreign citizenship; | have heard
explanations Of the intelligence system by
which foreigners employed as drivers or
large trucks can be given their instructions
as to what they are to do and how they are
to do it; | have heard described the meth
cd of withholding food supplies from the
population Of New York and the subsequent
delivery of these supplies to the invading
army; | have heard explanations Of the
system by which patrols can be established
on an hours notice on all roads leading out
of New York. Jersey City. Hoboken, pre-
venting the passage of any automobile that
has not a permit; the arrangement for cut
ting off the light and the power, if that
should be deemed necessary; the organi-
zation of foreign engineers repairmen and
railroad workmen for the repairing Of any
damage to railroads occasioned by Amer
can citizens wishing to stop the advance Of
a foreign foe.
| am not writing Of the agents and ofi
GERS of any one country; these things have
been planned by citizens Of at least four diff
ferent foreign nations.
And why should they not do SOP II for
eign governments are planning to seize our
cities and hold them for ransom. would they
not be foolish if they did not also prepare
the way for the advance Of their invading
forces to our ammunition works, gun facto-
res and arsenals1
There are living in the United States one
million British subjects; at least seventy
thousand trained Japanese soldiers, and two
hundred thousand loyal German and Aus
trian men, not German Americans, but Ger
mans and Austrians who have no desire to
become citizens who have never declared
their intentions Of doing so, and who are
now reservists of the German and Austrian
armies, under the command of their re-
spective Emperors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
Chihuahua Reports
New Fight Near Parral
IRON star Correspondent Of The Tribune

fYrern A., star Correspondent o. The Tribune
FL Paso. Tex. April 16.-Reports re-
ceiyed here tonight tell OF another bat
tie in the vicinity Of Parral in which a
detachment of the 10th Cavalry, under
Colonel Brown, was attacked by Mex
leans. supposed TO be Nillistas. Colone!
Brown was going to the assistance OF
Major Tompkins and his 100 cavalry
men. at Parrsl, when his men encoun,
tered considerable body OF armed
MeSicans and battle followed.
The report of the encounter was un-
official and came through Chihuahua
CITY, but 10 Is credited here by army
men. who have been advised by Gen
eral Funston that Colonel Brown mas
asked for an seroplane. as he mas de-
tails of an engagement THURSDAY nlgh,
which he wishes 10 send out. Colohei
Brown was within twenty miles OF IAr-
raj when he engaged the Mexicans, but
the report received here made no men
ton of losses on either side.
II WAS learned here tonight that
motor truck train which was accom-
panied in person by General Pershing
with a picked detail Of men was at
tackled on Friday night. fifteen miles
north of Satevo. and that one OF a
band OF forty Nillistss in the attack
ing party had been killed. The ban.
dts were driven off. and General
Pershlng continued with the motor TO
Sstevo, the dispatch added.
The motor trucks were loaded with
seroplanes for the army base At Sa-
teyo, and were being rushed through
BIZ General Pershing TO send them
south TO Colonel Brown.
Dispatches tonight from chihuahua
say many bands Of Villistas have sp-
pesred around Satevo since the Amer
leans established base there. and
minor attacks on American soldiers
and on motor trains are Of frequent
arcurrerCp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
ARMY MEN DOUBT
DEATH OF. VILLA
Continued from pnse l

ceived. They were accepted with re-
serve by American officials. including
General George Bell, but the Mexican
officials expressed confidence in their
reliability. The messages, In the order
in which they were received, were as
follows:
The dispatcher Of the Mexican
Northwestern Railroad At Juarez re-
ported to General Gavira that he had
heard a conversation over the tele-
graph wires 70 the effect that Villas
body was in tho hands Of Csrranza
troops.
General Gavira notified Consul An
dres Garcia here, who rushed messages
to the telegraph operators at MADEIRA
and Cusihuiriachic asking for con-
frmation. The MADEIRA and Cusihuri-
achic operators answered confirming
the report and stating the body was
being taken to Chihuahua.
Reports Body on Way.
The telegraph operator at San Anto-
Mo. fifty miles west o. Chihuahua,
telegrsphed Consul Garcia that Villas
body was in possession of Colonel Car
los Caranza, nephew OF General Car
ranze, who WAS taking il in special
train TO chihuahua.
In reply TO these messages kilograms
were sent 70 the Carranzs generals in
the field and to officials in Mexico City,
chihuahua and other points asking
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-17
Women Refugees Tell
of First Parral Fight
fFrcrn q s,.r Corrapond.nt q Tie 7ribune

Ell Paso, Tex. April Is. - The first
eyewitness account Of the first eneoun-
ter between American soldiers and
Mexicsns ut Parral was brought here
TO-DAY BY Miss Nellie Prescott and Miss
Msrv Dunning, two American women,
who left Parrsl Thursday. the DAY af-
ter the clash.
They said that 100 troopers Of the 18th
Cavalry, under Major Frank Tompkins,
entered Parral in body on Wednesday.
At the Plaza San Juan de Adios the
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acted IN accordance with his best judg-
ment in retreating, he regretted that
he had not made a stand on account
Of the I'll effect the story OF his retreat
would have on the Mexican people. who
will naturally regard the incident as
an American defeat.
Major Tompkins arrived outside Psr-
raj on the forenoon of April IL with
two troops, NJ and X, OF the 18th Cav
airy. Reduced in number, the total OF
these two troops is approximately lOV
men.
Tho report that unsrmes men went
into Parrsl appears 10 have been er-
roneous. Major Tompkins sdmittes
that he did march his small detachment
quite openly along the trail into the
city. where they were met by General
Lozsno, who received them most gra.-
ciously. Tho civil authorities arrived
and Joined in the courteous reception
of the or and his troops. The mel
dent appeared to be progressing with
out unpleasant features. General Lo-
zsno and the civil authorities discussed
with Major Tompkins the. question OF
camping sites. he and the local officials
deciding on one just outside the city, 10
which Major Tompkins was directed.
move out 20 the designated camp, when
soldiers and civilians began 10 throw
stones and shoot at the Americans
Realizing that the action was that OF .
mob of civilians and OF soldiers who
had gotten beyond the control OF their
officers, Major Tompkins made no
stand. but retired his men without
making resistance toward the city
limits.
while stones and occasional shots fell
among them without doing great dam
age.
Formal Attack on Flank.
II wa, sitter noon when Tompkins led
hi. men into a defensive position be
hind railway embsnkment OUTSIDE the
town. The mob respected the advan-
tags the Americans had taken, but with
in a brief time there appeared on their
flank a force Of 300 Mexican troops,
who began In military fashion 8 formal
attack.
Major Tompkins was still sverse 20
fighting in anything but defensive
manner against this force, since every
officer who has entered Mexico WIN
The punitive force has had II impressed
upon him that clashes with tho troops
Of the Mexican government, who ars
,upposed 10 be cooperating with them
in their pursuit Of Villa and his ban
dts. must be avoided. Also II soon be-
came apparent that the Me1icsns' 'u-
neriority in numbers made a retreat
from the position behind the embank-
ment imperative. :,
A retreat was begun that Was ended
only at Santa Cruz. The Mexicans
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PARRAL ATTACK
TO HOLD TROOPS
Continued from page I

bandit had been found and would be
taken tonight 20 Chihuahua City.
The Mexican Embassy earlier had re-
ceived this message from Mexican Con-
sui Garcia a. Fl Paso:
THE telegraph operator. At Cusi and
MADEIRA have informea me that they
49,. I~sssA 49, h~A.--~s T.>. s...S u.ti-
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Carranza War Department
Told of Death of Villa

Mexico City, April 16.-Villa's body
has been dug up out OF two weeks
old grave by Carlos Carranzs. nephew
Of General Carranza. the First Chief
OF the Constitutionalists. and is being
10 Chihuahua City.
This information was contained in 4
telegram received by the War Depart
ment late this afternoon.
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Are We Prepared?

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