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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
COLUMBUS CENSORSHIP
IS EXTREMELY RIGID
fsy MORNING JOURNAL sssei.. LEASED w,a.l

Columbus, y. NJ, March 1S.--
tPassed by Censor )--Sixty factory
mechanics, who arrived today from
Racine. Wis, TO prepare the trucks
Tor field use, caused excitement, when
after being aboard the train several
hours without food, they jumped TO
the ground and with shout started
Tor the leading restaurant Columbus
forthwith became SO excited that the
military patrol was hurried 10 the
spot
Additional evidence of the tighten
ing OF the censorship was containen
IN the failure of the local weekly pa
per to print anything today its regu-
Iar press day, except legal notices
mere was nothing else which the
proprietor considered he had rlght
TO print.
The local telephone company also
Was warned that only officers or men
oi the army whose names were IN
Guided in list provided should be
permitted TO use the long distance
uhes. The only civilians permitte1
70 use the toll lines are residents oil
Columbus or persons well known 10
me telephone operator, newspaper
correspondents being barred.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
CANANEA DISTRICT
is GUARDED CLOSELY

Douglas Ariz., March 1S.--Arrivals
today said that one hundred additions
al policemen had been enrolled by the
city government at Cananea, Mexico,
and armed with rifles. Uneasiness
was reported there by both Mexicans
and Americans on account of growing
sentiment in favor Of miners strike.
In order to combat this, the presi-
dente municipal, Luis A, Garcia, is
sued an order giving unemployed
people ten days in which to find work
or leave the district with the altern-
alive of being arrested.
The time limit expires Monday.
Many Mexicans have left but others
from all parts of Sonora are reaching
the town at the average rate of five
hundred, daily so that little impress
sion is being made on the floating
population. Acting on reports that
Villa sentiment is strong among the
people the Carranza authorities say
they are watching closely
The Cananea Consolidated Copper
company properties. as well as other
mines in the district, continue to op-
crate.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
WEST POINT To
Be AVAILABLE
FOR MORE MEN
Plan to Open National Acad-
eny to Education Of Ambi-
tious Pflvates in Army Who
Would Rise From Ranks

Washington. March Radical
modification of the entrance require
nents at West Point, so as TO admit
enlisted men, was debated in the sen
ate today during consideration oi
the house bill doubling the number
Of cadets at the academy. The meas
ure provides for appointment of one
enlisted man a year from each regi-
ment Senator Reed offered an
amendment making the appointments
five to a regiment, and Senators Cat
linger and Smith of Georgia declared
the cadet personnel at the academy
should be made up entirely of mel
from the regular army ranks.
on suggestion of Senator Hitch
cock. Senator Reed modified his
amendment 50 as to limit the num-
her of appointments from the ranks
to 800 year. though he said he per-
sonally favored opening the academy
to any soldier who could qualify. Sem
ator James proposed five appoint
ments a year for each regiment of
the national guard and senator Cum
minis advocated decreasing the mum
ber of cadets appointed from ciVii
life to give room for more appoint
ments from the army
Chairman Chamberlain, of the mill
itary committee, in charge of the bill
said he was inclined TO favor the
Reed amendment but feared its ac-
ceptance would handicap prospects
for an early agreement with the
house on other features OF the meas
ure. The only vote was one accept
ing Senator James amendment re-
stricting congressional appointments
TO the state rather than to the con-
gressional districts.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Summary or WGr
/. NeWs of YESTERDAY


The German offensive in the Yer
dun region, nov nearing the end of
its fourth week, has again slackened
decidedly. both paris and Berlin re-
porting the continued absence of in
fantry operations by either side. The
big guns here and there along the
front in the vicinity of the fortress
are intermittently pounding opposi-
tion positions, but the chief activity
Just as present seems to be by the
airmen.
Numerous raids by French aviators
are reported by the Paris war office.
the points bombarded including the
railway stations Of Conflans and
Metz. The showers Of heavy shells
dropped are declared TO have been ef-
fective In causing numerous cXplos-
ions and fires.
Elsewhere on the western front arr
tillery is the only military arm that
has been buslly occupied and even
this has not displayed more than or
binary activity In Russia there has
been only sporadic fighting, al
though there are signs of prepara-
tions for movements of probable inn
portance. particularly along the
northern end OF the line.
The AuStfidnS nave turned on tnt
Italians along the Isonzo, where the
initiative has recently been for the
most part with General Cadonna's
force. Vienna announces success
full attack north Of the Tolmina
bridgehead In which Italian positions
were captured, together with nearly
500 prisoners and three machine guns.
In Arabia the British report a de-
feat for the Turkish forces which at
tackled an outpost near Alden.
London announces the torpedoing
OF the Dutch steamer Palembang,
bound from Rotterdam to Java. The
vessel met her fate off the Galloper
light in the Thames estuary Saturday
morning. All the members Of the
crew are reported saved.
Apparently the lost vessel was the
Rotterdam-owned steamer Palembang
of 6,674 tons, engaged in the Holland
Java trade. for although there are
two steamers Of that name the small
er is an oil carrying vessel which was
last reported at Kirkwall on a voyage
from Philadelphia to Norway.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
GAV|RA DECLARES
MEXICAN PEOPLE
HAVE KEPT FAITH
Commander Of Garrison at
Juarez Issues Statement
Says Americans Have Never
Understood the Situation

El paso, Tex. March lS.-Generai
C.ayiro issued formal statement TO
the Associated Press at his headquar-
ters in Juarez tonight in which ne
INTERPRETED the fact that no resistance
had been offered to the American
forces crossing the border as proof or
the faith Of the Mexican people Ia
carranza. The statement was as
follows;
'"rhe eonstitutiOnalist army, FORM
cd ~ men of liberal thought and hS
armed citizens to fight oppression
has shown its force to the world by
breaking the reactionary efforts ol
Diaz. Huerta and villa.
The American government. az
most always poorly informed, did not
understand either our aspirations TOT
liberty or our internal conditions 70
decide in our favor by recommend
ing us as the de facto government, IL
was necessary for the secretary Oh
state and the representatives OF tne
A.. r.. c., to publish as unansWerapie
nroof of our cohesion and discipline
a series of answers that, from DIS
tant points and without previous
agreement. were sent them by the
numerous liberal chiefs. These an
swers we're set forth in the note fhat
we all know.
Now, American troops have Jus'
crossed to our side of the line WITH
out protests or difficulties. To what
then. is il to be attributed that the
Mexican public, so scrupulous ana
extremely sensitive in all that CON
Germs its sovereignty, has not protest,
ed IN the vigorous form it knows wen
how to make?
1T is because the people of Mex
leo have faith in US, because they
know well the patriotism and the
sense of honor Of the first chief ana
Of the higher officers, military and
civil who are in control. They know
that such men would not barter away
the fatherland. Could the American
people wish better proof OF tne
,ower of the constitutionalist army
that has been constituted by the men
Of the revolution
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
WIFE KILLS SON OF
AUTHOR OF BEN BOLT


Frederick, Nd, March lS.-Mrs.
Eloise Young English snot and killed
her husband, Arthur f.. English. a
lawyer of New York, at their home
near here today The shooting was
done in the presence of their six-
year-old daughter and is said to have
occurred during a quarrel. English
was the son of Thomas Dunn English
former congressman from New Jer-
sey and the author OF the song ben
Bolt"
Mrs. English claims that she shot
in self-defense, when her husband, in
fit of anger, pointed revolver at
her. An examination of the body OF
English showed that q bullet had
gone through the heart and that four
other bullets had taken effect. The
furniture in the room in which the
body was found was in great disor-
der, indicating that a struggle had
taken place.
After the shooting Mrs. English
took her four children to the home
of neighbor TO whom she related
the story of the tragedy. She tele-
phoned to a physician in Frederick to
hurry to the side Of her husband
whom she said she had shot. She
then called police headquarters
Mrs. English was exonerated from
blame for killing of her husband by
a coroners jury tonight after she
and three of her children had test-
fled as TO English's alleged brutality
and frequent threats 10 kill his wife.
The young woman testified that
While their two sons were cutting
wood this morning she requested her
husband to permit the elder boy to
quit on account of Illness. She said
this angered her husband who began
to smash dishes and furniture in his
rage. Mrs. English seized a revolver,
hid in her dress. and later when her
husband took his revolver and threat
oned to kill her. she testified. she
emptied the five chambers of her
revolver into his body.
Mrs English was the daughter Of
the late McClintock Young, an inven-
Tor. She was one of the most at
tractive members of the younger So
cial set of Frederick at the time of
her marriage to Mr.. English sixteen
years ago
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
LOWER CALIFORNIA
FRIENDLY TO AMERICA
t.y .o..,.a JOURNAL SPECIAL ....rp w,srl

Calexico. Cal, March 1S.--Condi-
tions in Lower California and the ter
ritory adjacent to Calexico are in no
way such as to cause alarm IN con-
neetion with the present situation in
Mexico. This was stated last night
by Esteban Cantu, head of the mill
tary government at Mexicali.
Cantu said regardless Of what
complications may follow the pursuit
Of the Villa bandits he will retain his
present friendly relations toward the
people of the United States and the
Imperial valley.
"The Carranza government is CO.
operating with the United States ex-
pedition to capture villa Governor
Cantu continued. "This does not con-
Germ the people of this part Of the
country. Our attitude is to maintain
peaceful relations at all times for the
common interest of Americans and
the Mexican people on this border"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
SAYS INTERVENTION
WAS AIM OF VILLA
tsy uosnna IousnsL ssgeiAL lEAsEp wIRsI
xFtf


El Paso Tex. March 1s.--Villa
boasted three months ago that hf
would force intervention by the Unit
ed States in Mexico, according to a
story told here today by Harry Will
liams. of Chihuahua, an American
mining man. Williams asserted that
he had heard villa make the boast on
December 13, last, when he was a
prisoner Of the bandit.
II was one of thlrty-nine Ameri-
cans employed on the mining prop
erty of the MADEIRA company said
Williams. I'VE were all arrested be-
cause the pay of the Mexlcans work
ing under us had not arrived from
Chihuahua. It amounted to $4,000
and the company was afraid to send
II because they were certain 1t would
be eonfiscated.
"VilIa brought us to Chihuahua
and / have never seen him IN an ug-
lier mood. We did not know wbeth-
er we were going to be shot or not
but we were not By any means too
optimistic. He told us. ! am going
10 force Intervention by the United
states In three months The United
States has recognized Carranza and
must pay for It,
"He demanded $4,000 from the
company. do not know whether it
was paid or not, but we were released
the next day after being warned to
keep off the streets
Il planned TO get out Of the coun-
trv on the train that was made up to
take out the men Of the Cusi Mining
eompany. Fortunately I fell sick and
could not go. The next day I heard
of the massacre of the eighteen Am
orleans on the train at Santa Ysabel'
MIR. williams has been seventeen
wears in Mexico but says he Is not
anxious to return.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
! ENGLISH WAS NOTABLE
STUDENT OF LAW

New York, March 1S.--Arthur Eng
lish was assistant United States attor-
ney In tive DpI - tmen Of the interior
from 1898 to 1897 when he resigned
and resumed private practice In this
city He was one Of the commission
ers of the Hudson-Futon celebration
in 1909. The present Mrs. English,
whom he married in 1900, was his
second wife, his first having died five
years before.
Mr. English was born in this city
in 1863 and was a student Of New
York university. He studied Hindu.
Greek. Roman, Hebrew, England and
American law privately. lie also
was student Of medicine and science.
Mr.. English had been admitted to the
bar of this state, the District OF Co.
lumhia and several other states.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
HUDSON MAXIM SOUNDS
WARNING TO AMERICANS

New York. March ls.--Hudsou
Maxim, inventor and member Of the
naval consulting board, speaking on
national defense at the National DEM
ocratic club here today declared that
we must spend all we can and be
prepared. and then if we do not have
any war, we shall have only paid our
insurance and gained by service a
better generation to come, patriotism,
loyalty and happiness
The money that is used for fire de-
partments, MIR Maxim said. could be
doubled for defense.
"put guns in the hands of the peo-
pie and teach them to shoot, urged
MIR, Maxim. "1'he Georman people
are patriotic because they have been
made TO serve in the army. 1t is be-
cause we have no enforced service
that we do not understand this. We
must get TO work"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
NEW YORK BOYS READY
TO TAKE MILITARY DRILL

New York, March tS.--More than
., 500 boys of the elementary schools
of New York and Brooklyn answered
the call of the National School Camp
association today and signlfied their
willingness to prepare themselves for
war IN times of peace. The boys en-
rolled at armories and United states
army officers were In charge of the
registration.
The boys will wear army uniforms,
but guns will not be supplied them.
II was explained that the effort Is to
ment
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Bowie County Rcmains Dry.

Texarkana, Tex, March iS.---Bowie
county. Texas, remains dry as result
of todays election in which prohibi-
ton won BY u majority Of l,13S. The
county has been dry for the past
four years. Today's election was the
result of anti-prohibition agitation
The complete vote was; For prohib.-
ton 2,291, against, l.l53.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
MEN THREATEN
TO ATTACK PRESlDlC

Maria, Tex. March lS.--A messen-
ger from Mexico arrived at Presidio
Tex. this morning with a report that
villa bandits were mobilizlng to at
tack Preside.
Colonel Frederick Sibley. Of the
Fourteenth cavalry, today conferred
with colonel Riojas. constitutionalist
commander at Ojinaga. opposite Pre-
sidio Most of the American women
left Maria this afternoon. carranza
troops were reported cooperating
with the American forces for possible
defense against bandits,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
BANDITS SOMEWHERE
IN GALEANA DISTRICT
Purpose of United States Com
mander Is to Force Battle
or Trap Revolutionary Lead
er in Mountains.
, EFFORT Is MADE TO
FORCE INTERVENTION

3 Washington, March 1S.-Re-
9 ports tonight from various points
+" along the border particularly in
. the vicinity of FL paso. told of eff
3 forts by some Americans and
. Mcxicans in that territory 70
/. convey into interior Mexico an i'm
. preston that the American expe-
3 dition was the forerunner Of in
. tervention Every effort to
+: counteract the effect of such ac-
I. tivities Is being made by admin
. istratIon officials. Dispatches are
" going forth constantly TO consul
: lar Officers with the purpose of
. reassuring the Mexican people.
" Most of the war department
I. dispatches today were of q tech
. nical military measure. and We're
. not given out Secretary Baker
I. left for Cleveland, O.. late in the
. day. Major General Scott, chief
/. of staff and acting secretary. kept
. in close touch with the depart
" ment until a late hour tonight
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Lone Socialist Member Con-
tinueS Opposition to Any In
crease Of Army or Navy Of
United States,
DIFFERENCES ARISE
REGARDING INCREASE
Speaker Clark Declares House
Bill Provision Is Ample and
Country Wants Middle
Course Between Extremes,

Washington, March 1s.--With vir-
mallv unanimous declarations for
national preparedness, the house
army Increase bill reached the amend
ment stage today after ten hours of
one-sded general debate. The house
will begin discussion of details in
earnest Monday but there are indica-
tions that opposition TO the measure
as a change in national policy has
collapsed. No opponent appeared
during the debate except Meyer Lon
don, the socialist representative from
New York.
The senate's army bill also will
come up Monday with administration
leaders urging that the senate side
track all other business until it Is dis
posed of. interest eentered tonight
in President Wilson's attitude as be-
tween these two measures, which diff
fer essentially.
The Presidents Position.
Chairman Hay Of the house mill
tary committee. described the house
bill during debate today as the pres
idents own BILL Republican Leader
Mann questioned the accuracy of this
description.
Tonight President Wilson let it be
known that while he approves the
general features of the Hay bill, he
has not committed himself to its de-
tails.
4 Speaker Clark closed the general
debate in the house, expressing ap-
proval of the Hay bill aud declaring il
. Was satisfactory 20 acreage Americans
and as good as could be expected un-
der the circumstances. The nation as
a whole, he said wished to hold a
middle course.
They want peace he said. They
want peace with honor. They believe
thoroughly that there are things
worth fighting for They are not will
ing to bankrupt the country on mill-
tary and naval preparations. They
are however, willing TO spend all that
is necessary for the public defense.
Representative Mann characterized
the bill as inadequate to the nations
need, saying it would provide Tor pre-
paredness for peace, not for war.
Makes Plea for Navy.
Representative Kahn. ranking re-
publican member of the committee,
side, said that after all the first line
Of defense was the navy and that IL
was more essential to put the navy on
footing where IL could maintain con-
troll of the sea against any enemy
than it was to build up an army.
Consideration of amendments began
Immediately on the close of debate.
The only change made today was to
raise the rank of the chief Of coast
artillery from a brigadier to major
general An amendment by Repre-
sentative Gardner, republican, OF
Massachusetts. to increase the COM
mittee's figures for additional men
in the coast artillery corps from IL
000 to $4,000 was voted down without
division, but after argument.
When the house adjourned Repre-
sentative Kahn had pending an
amendment proposing total author-
tied strength of $4,000 for the regu-
lar army instead of the committees
figure of 100000 It will be taken up
Monday and a test vote may come
over its disposition.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19

passed through the customs house at
Laredo.
Far from being shortage of ann
munition In Mexico army mon say
there Is more small arms material
there now than there has been for
many years
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
THE WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST.

Denver, March 1S.-New Mexico.
Sunday aud Monday partly cloudy;
Not much change in temperature.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
LOCAL WEATHER REpORr

For twenty-four hours, ending at
9 p. m. yesterday.
Maximum temperature. 11 degrees:
minimum, % degrees; range, "a de-
grees; temperature at 6 p. m. 63 de-
grees, southwest wind; clear.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Tie Day in Congress
SENATE.

7 N1nn.
CT on Chamberlain army reor
sa'iiz tion hiil was submitted
Tor hardwick spoke on nation
al arftase.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
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San Antonio, Tex. March 1S.-
Failure by Francisco villa, on whose
trail more than 1000 United States
troops are marching. to make a stand
and fight before the end of next week
will radically alter the methods so taI
employed by the commander OF the
punitive expedition.
What General Pershings plan Isl
however, has not been revealed and
will not be If General Funston can
prevent IT,
When General Pershing led the ex-
pedltlonary force over the boundary
line into Mexico, the juncture of
troops which has taken place near
Casas Grandes was planned with little
expectation that Villa would be sighted
before this time. II was realized that
the only chaIice of the Americans to
catch him at that stage of the opera
tions was that he would gather his
forces and resist their advance. Not
only did he not do that but, according
to General Funston's reports. not a
shot was fired at the invaders
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
HOUSE.

{ IA p'elock.
e Al debate on the army bill.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
Mexicans Wen Armed,

Members of the local automobile
club called meeting for next week
for the purpose OF asccrtaining how
many members will turn over their
automobiles and provide drivers IN
case they are desired by the war de-
partment.
Unusual activity displayed by the de
facto government of Mexico In adding
to its stores Of ammunition is shown
in reports from customs officers at
different border ports of entry. Ac-
cording 10 these reports and to infor-
nation secured by army officers,
shipments of rifle ammunition In car
load lots by express have become COM
mon In the past three weeks This
apparent haste was heing shown be-
fore villa raided Columbus. Much of
the ammunition entered at points on
the New Mexico and Arizona border
aud was supposed TO be intended for
the troops In Sonora. Since the CO.
lumbus raid three million rounds
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-19
villa Is Itctrcnting.

General Pershings scouts have
brought him information as to loca-
tion, but such Information as has been
received at general headquarters here
makes no assertion any further than n
guess. But there Is reason to believe
he has retreated as the Americans ad-
vance aud that now he Is somewhere
in the Galeana district south Of Casas
Grandes in the environs where a cav
airy force under Colonel Dodd rested
today Information received by GEN
eral Funston from Chihuahua indicat-
ed that he was at Colona Gracias, but
most of those reporting contented
themselves by placing him Gin the
mountains from sixty to 100 miles
south of Casas Grandes.''
To force villa to fight OF TO trap
him in one of his many hiding places
has now become the object of Gen
eral Funston's plan. Whether villa
will risk a fight or play the role Of
common fugitive is a subject for spec
ulation