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The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

The position Of the State Department
is that II the responsibility 4. placed on
the Csrrsnzs government because OF fits
failure 10 take proper steps TO protect
the Americans, this government viii be
able TO ask for indemnity for the families
OF the victims.
Telegram Not Found.
Department last night failed to produce
a telegram which, 81 was reported, had
been sent TO Consul Edwards al Jus-ez
asking him 20 obtain from carrznzs
guarantees OF safety for American. re-
entering Mexico. State Department on
cisls said that telegram had been sent
to Edwards on January 8. the date or
which IL was reported the reos~~< sos
guarantees Of safety bsc been made. but
IL did not contain any such request
First word that the slain men had re-
ceived invitations 20 re-enter Cnfhuahua
came in the form Of g telegram from
Consul Edwards. stating that he had
obtained from Gen Gsvaria. Carranza
commander at Jusrez, guarantees Of safe
ty for the Americans. The Edwards re-
port continued that It was true that
upon Gen. Gavarias action a special train
was procured for c r. Watson, manager
Of the Cusi Mining Company. and bis
assistants.
s.fe,, w.. assured.
According 10 this report. State Depart
ment officials say, Gen Gsvsrla renewed
his assurances that the American, could
make the trip with perfect safety at
the same time that he advised Consul
Edwards Of the procuring Of the spe-
cisI train
Although yesterdays 6evelopmentf
were held by State Department officials
TO be nothing but encouraging. there was
nothing to suggest that the sdministrs.
ton will heed the demands of the Senate
and House that a change Of policy be
inaugursted so far as the Mexican situs
ton is conoerned.-
Senator Stone. chairman OF the For
eign Relations Committee, told Secretary
OF State Lansing that It wa, imperative
that he furnish the committee a full re-
port concerning Mexico. as called for by
the FAN resolution Until that was done.
he said. the committee could not turn
wheel, and the Nomination of Henry p.
Fletcher as Ambassador TO Meyic,
would be held up indefinitely.
Secretary Lansing assured Senator
Stone the report was being prepared by
his Office and would be ready TO trans
mlt by Tuesday, Upon returning TO the
Capitol Senator Stone issued a call for
meeting of his committee for wednes-
day morning.
Senator Gore. OF Oklahoma. said yea
terday that he has under consideration a
resolution calling on the President TO
act in concert with Carranzs In estse-
fishing neutral rome slong the Nexi-
can border which shall be policed by
United States troops and carrsnzz forces
for the protection of all persons within
that zone. He may ofer It IN the Sen
ate tomorrow, the Senator stating that
he believes the United States would be
justified in using force, n necessary, 10
protect American citizens In Mexico
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
Bare Backs Lashed in Zero Weather

Wilmington Del, Jan. 15.-stripped to
the waist in zero weather. twelve pris-
oners were whipped in the work house
yard today. The men were tied to posts
while the lash was spplied to their bare
backs.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
VILLA MAKES
NEW THREAT
Tells English Prospector He
Will Kill Every American
In Certain District.
GIVES DEATH WARNING TO
DAMNED GRINGo MORMONS"
u. S. Soldiers Chase 10 Mexicans
Out of Fort Hancock Fol-
lowing Dispute.
SPECIAL to n. w..Ainuou Herld.

SPECIAL 70 he w.sainxcu Herid
FL Paso. Jan. lS-Gen. Francisco villa
has threatened to KIN every American
in the Casas Grandes district Tele-
grams received here tonight from Chi
huahua City by American oficisls state
that on January Is. two days after
eighteen Americans were slaughtered
near Santa YsabeI by Villa soldiers, Gen.
Villa told Lloyd Robinson, an English
way of MADEIRA and Casas Grandes, and
IL he found any of those damned
gringo Mornons" on the way, he would
kill them all
Robinson arrived in Chihushus City to-
day. He says that on last Thursday
Gen. villa wss encamped five miles south
west of San Andres. a little town on the
Northwestern Railway in Western Chi
huahua
Bishop p. II. Hurst, head OF the Nor
instructions from high church officials
I'm Salt Lake City to order every Ameri-
can Mormon colonist out OF Northern
chihuahua and to make immediate ar
engagements to transport them into this
Sountry.
Mexicans Chased Oat.
There are more than $50 Mormon
colonists in Northern Chihuahus, in
cluding women and children. The
Mormon settlement is only three days
journey from Santa Ysable, where
eighteen Americans were murdered
Monday, and fear IS felt here that
the bandits are already approaching
the colony.
Arrangements are under way here
to send two more special trains un-
der heavy escort to the Chihushus and
Casas Grsndes districts TO get out all
foreigners.
Aroused by the Santa Ysabel massacre.
thirty United States soldiers today
chased 12o Mexicans out OF Fort Hancock
at the point of the bayonet, according
to kilograms received here. Fort Han.
cock is a small settlement on the Rio
Grande, forty-two miles south OF El
Paso. Although the messages received
here are very meager. II is said that the
trouble started between Mexican
rancher and an American soldier. The
troops. organized into squads and ordered
every Mexican out Of town.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

There were four cruisers Of the Mo-
vars type recorded in the Naval Year
Book for 1s15-the Noyara, the Hell
soland. saids and . Admiral spsun,
Each had compliment of SEQ men.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16

PALM REACH AND MIAMI.
via Atlantic Coast Line. Leave S1s ,. m.
daily. other sil-steei limited trains
esiiy. onice, lsoe y. Y. ave nw.-Aev.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-16
CREW AND wARSHIP SUNK.

Austrtan Crafser Ioes Down IN
Adriatic Before Preach Sub.
Rome. Jan l5.-The entire, crew of
the Austrian cruiser Of the N4vars
type was lost when the warship was
sunk by the French submarine Fou-
cault. An allied fleet is cruising In
the Adristic.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
SIX ELEVATORS FALL, ONE MAN INQUIRED
While One Car With Several Passen-, gers PIunges Seven Floors, Water Cushions Retard Others.

New York, April 21-In the rush hour Thursday noon six elevators loaded with tenants, including many women, crashed from upper floors to the basement of the big building at Il Broadway. Many persons suffered from shock, but only one man was taken to the, Hudson Street hospital The bursting of g. hydraulic feed pipe caused the crash. One of the cars plunged seven stories
 } The others descended gradually as the water pressure diminished.
 Screams of the imprisoned<p <passen- gers in the wild elevators aroused the building. Water flooded the basement and cellars to a depth of several Inches. Owners of the building said that blasting in the subway tube caus- ed the hydraulic main to burst.
 At Christmas time last year. there was similar accident in the building following like mishap of a year pre- vfous.
 The injured man is Isaac Liebman. a merchant of All Christopher street, Brooklyn. At the hospital it was said his leg was broken.
 Edward Marks. operator of the can most effected. said at the seventh floor it ceased to respond to the lever. It paused a, moment and then started to fall slowly. but with gradually accel- erated speed.
 Bend your knees.'' Marks said he shouted to those in the car.
 Every one did so except Liebnan. No other person in the car sustained the slightest injury.
 I The Bowling Green building is II 6-story structure, with about 20OO tenants. The accident threw all of the eight cars out of commission and caused muchJ<confusion. For hours afterward the long stafrWays were crowded with toiIing people seeking the offices on the upper floors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
VILLA SERIOUSLY HURT AT PARRAL REPORT TO u. s. Bandit Chief Badly Wound ed and Carried Away By
 Followers.
 UNEXPECTED ATTACK ON FORGE AT PARRAL Opposition From Organized Mexican Force Was Not
 Anticipated.

General Pershing'sA Camp, at the front in Mexico, Al pri1 h5, by aerop1ane to Columbus, N. MI, April 21-After the Parral fight, Col. w. c. Brown, of reliable evidence that Villa, wounded, was being carried by an escort south ward toward Durango.
 Villa himself, with an escort of 15o men, was said to have passed through Fl Valle, a small place about 20 miles from NParral, bound south. Three miles west of Parral another band of 100 Villa bandits was reported pass ing south two or three days ahead of the American columns. General Is- mael Lozano, at Parral, said he had engaged this command near ParraI killing 42 of them. He said he fought them when they were split into three small detachnents, defe4ting each in turn.
 General Lozano also claimed the presence of American troops near Par raI had the effect of increasing Villas ranks.
 The fight at Parral, where, accord ing to indisputabIe evidence. reaching here today, Carranza troops in force attacked the cavalry command of Mai Frank Tompkins, has changed the en- tire aspect of the Villa chase so far as immediate military plans are concern ed: This attack upon an American AOANO WSAC HI pSTI0cL SOOO into Parral. in the most friendly fash ion, blocked what seemed to be an excellent opportunity for either the capture of Villa or the disposal of one of his strongest bands
 Heretofore, the American troops have reekoned only on meeting oppo- sition from brigands but resistance from armed troops put the American leaders under the necessity of prepar- ing for serious difficulties. It can be stated that within a few hours after the Parral fight the new disposition
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

Thirteenth cavalry, was the first American to fall. as he rode, firing. near Major Tompkins. The sergeant's body lay all day where it fell in the road as his comrades were too hard pressed to care for it. A bullet struck Major Tonpkins in the left breast in flicting a slight wound. The major continued fighting all afternoon and until yesterday, when endorsements under one of his superior officers arr rived to relieve him.
 As the fight began Major Tompkins received word from the Carranza. gen. eral that his troops were unable to control the men doing the shooting.
 The day after the fight, President Herrera of Parral sent messengers to Colonel Brown saying he regretted that there had been a fight. He said he thought the Americans shouldn't have gone into ParraI unannOunced. Col. Brown replied by pointing out that the Americans had gone at what purpouTted to be an invitation from; Carranza officers and had sent the message to announce their coming.
 The president repeated that ParraI civilians outnuInbered the soldiers so that the people could not be controlled. On the other hand, the Americans ass- sert they obtained positive evidence that the Carranza troops were not out numbered by civilians and that few civilians participated.
 The body of Sergeant iRidgeIey was sent into the American camp.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

of American troops was partly com pleted and within two days it's most important features had been entirely carried out.
 On April 12, about noon Maior Frank Tompkins, of the Thirteenth cavalry, who chased the Villa band across the international line at Co., lumbus, went into Parral with only a small portion of his force, which to- tailed about 150 men, including a pack train outfit. He had troops M and K of the Thirteenth
 Major Tompkfns had taken the pre- caution the night before to send word by a messenger to the preidente of Parra1, Luis Herrera, that he would call upon him next, day to arrange for buying provisions and to have the Parral military officials designate some camping place for the Americans outside of Parral, in accordance with the agreement by which the American troops are not to occupy Mexican cities.
 Major Tompkins left most of his men outside of Parra1 but took his advance guard into the city during his call both as a military precaution C. 1sidered necessary in a country where inhabitants were known to be partisans of Villa and also as the usual formal escort accompanying commanding officers paying an official visit.
 The presidente said he had not re- ceived the message which Major Tompkins had despatched and the Mexican authorities claimed this mes ssenger had been captured and killed by Villistas on his way to Parra1.s The conference between General Lozano and Major Tomplxins was pleasant.
 z Promises were made to sell the Americans food and to show them a good camping site. Immediately the Americans started out of the city, &C., companted lby Herrera and Uozano, who were riding. with Major Tomp- kins. When the Americans were out of the town the pack train at their rear, Major TonQpkins heard firing Looking back, he saw that someone in the town was shooting at the pack train He~had heard shouts of t"Viva, ViIIa,'' and t'Viva Mexico" and curses against :tGringoes."
 General Lozano and the presidente hurried back toward the town to stop the shooting. The Americans formed for defense when firing began.
 As the fire became general, Major Tompkins and the men of. his com mand could see some of their assail- ants. They wore the khaki uniforms which are customary among the Car ranza soldiers. Major Tompkins dis covered one column of these uniform ed men moving out to cut off the road to the east and to the north, where he would have Ato retreat to escape from the pocket at the cap site He shouted to those men to get away from the road. When they did not heed his warning, the American conn mander wheeled on his horse and or dered his men to reply to the fire.
 Sergeant Jay Ridgeley, of Troop M,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
us. WILL GET BIG SHIPMENTS
 OF DYESTUEFS

Washing gton, April 21.-State depart ment officials were preparing today to make representations to Great Britain to iasure the safe arrival in the United States of 15,OO0 tons of dyestuffs from Germany. Notices that the German government had agreed to permit the shipment came in a. note presented to Secretary Lansing by Ambassador Vcv Bernstorff
 Germany at first declined to permit shipments of dyestuffs unless in ex- change for American goods, now ex- cIuded from Germany by the British blockade. The note says, however, that Germany in realization of the fact that the blockade has seriously embarrassed American manufacturers in need of dyestuffs, it now agrees tt permit a single shipment with the I1n- derstanding that it is not to be re- exported to Great Britain or her allies. This concession from Germany re- suited from a long series of confer ences between the two countries
 It is expected that the state depant- ment immediately will make represen- tations to Great Britain to Ensure the safe arrival of the dyestuffs in this country. A translation of the text of the communication, addressed by Am .bassador, von yBernstorff< <to Secretary Lansing, follows:
 Tn pursuance of conferences with II10 SCdIe department, nave submitted to my government the question of the export of Is 1000 tons of dyestuffs from Germany to meet the urgent needs of American manufacturers as laid be- fore you by their representatives. As you are aware, the so-caIled blockade which the countries at war with Ger many have instituted has resulted in a complete cessation of commercial ir- tercourse between the United States and Germany, whereby non-contra- band goods and conditional contra band goods, destined for the civilian population, can no longer be imported into Germany; and merchandise of German origin, even though Shipped from neutral ports and owned by citi- zens of the United States, has been forcib1y removed from neutral ships In consequence thereof. the German government has had to adhere to the principle that the export of German goods could be permitted only in ex- change for American goods
 The German government has, how ever, seen with regret, after a careful consideration of the situation, that this blockade has resulted in serious embarrassment to those American in dustries which are in need of dye stuffs' and. without prejudice to it's
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

telegram from von Papen. signed Stef- fens, informing me that a lawyer, John Ryan, had money and instruc- tions. Ireceived the money, but no instructions. Being thrown on my own resources, I determined to recon noitre the Terrain. where wanted to act, but on the 25th Ryan summoned me.
 Having received privately informa- ton that the first Canadian contin- gent had left Va1cartier Camp, knew I should be recalled, as the object of my enterprise was thus removed. Ryan handed /me a telegram of recall
 r'As my funds were insufficient T dis charged Busse and Fritzen at Buffalo and left the munitions in the keeping of an aviator, who was manager of Feels restaurant attNiagara Falls, and returned to New York
 Won Papen ~f1ow directed me to proceedl to Germany. He said he would arrange with Bernstorff for my passage paid off Covani, directing him to remove from the house at No. 113 or No. 115 Fifteenth street. New York. two suitcases filled with dyna- nite.5~ Whether he compiled I do not know, as I sailed the 9th of October for Italy. Since that time I have had no communication with von Pa pen.''
 Won der GoItz appends to the above statement some facts possibly of ina- portance,'' including the following:
 Watched by Secret Service.
 Information, the accuracy of which I have no reason to doubt makes me believe that the United States Secret Service knew about the matter from beginning to end. was watched in New York, Ba1tin ore and Buffalo. I told von Papen so. He said the men had orders to watch me, but on no account to interfere.
 s.Luederitz of Baltimore still has, the box of saddles and a portmanteau be- longing to me. Coyani is a. private inquiry agent His address is No. 251z West Forty-sixth street. 2 St. Paul. Mfnn., April 21.-Hans E. Grunow, German consul here, today denied that he knew Horst Won Der Goltz, the, German. soldier of fortune, now detained at Ellis Island, N. Y, or had ever had any. knowledge of his plans to destroy the We1land Canal A despatch from London last night purportingH to give yon Der Goltz's statement to British officials men tioned the consul at St. Paul
 I never knew of a man named Won Der Goltz.'' Grunow. said t'I do not know anything about the matter. I never heard of the plans~unti1 now The charges that duplicate me are nonsense
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

insistence as to the unjustifab1e char acter of the blockade, the German government declares itself prepared to make a single exception, strictly limited to the shipment of 15,O 900 tons of dyestuffs referred to, the export of which has been sought by American interests for almost a year.
 Such shipments must, of course, be made under guarantee which will sat isfactori1y assure the safe arrival of the dyestuffs in the United States for consumption by the American manu- lecturers and under adequate provis- ion against their re-export to countries at war with Germany
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
VILLA BANDITS
 IN, RAID HELD
 AS MURDERERS

Fl Paso, April 21-seven bandits are today under. conviction of murder in the first degree as the result of the raid on Columbus N. M. Six were tried together. All were wounded and only two could stand up when the in dictment was read. One was brought into the court room lying on cot
 The trial of General Sanchez, the seventh, who was tried separately, lasted two hours. He admitted that he was member of the party that killed the proprietor and guests of the Comm ercial hotel at Columbus. The penalty for the crime for which the Mex1cans were convicted is death by hanging.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
Asiatic Paper Launched

Tokio, April 21-Motosoda zuno- to, who accompanied Baron Shibu- sawa on the financier's recent tour of the United States and personally translated the Baron's speeches from Japanese into English, has started a weekly newspaper in Tolzio, called The Herald of Asia.
 MT. Zumoto was formerly private secretary the Prince Ito, one of Ja- pans greatest statesmen, and for sew eral years was manager of the Orfen- tai Information Bureau at New York He is one of the ab1est Journalists of modern Japan.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
PROPULSION OF FLOWERS
 AT HAWKINS SHOP

], At the florist shop of Hawkins in The Stratfie1d Hotel building feast of flowers awaits the eye, where one will find azaIeas, lilies and rhododen- drons in profusion, American Beauty roses, rose bushes, hydrangeas, and pretty baskets of pansies. Exquisite eorsages of valley and violets will make Easter gifts to be long remem- bered
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
FINDS NINE LEFT OF
 ONCE POPULOUS TyRIFsF.

Philadelphia, April 21-Nine sur vivors of 8 once popu1ous tribe of In dians, hitherto unknown to white men. have been found by Dr. William C. Farabee, leader of the UniveEsitv Museums Amazon expedition TNaese survivors are a, chief, six women Nnd two boys. and they were found in at- ter distitution.
 A letter from Dr. Farabee, dated March 16, telling of this and other discoveries, was made><pubIic yester- day by the museum officials.
 An epidemic of grip, Dr. Farabee believes, caused the trfbe's destruction The Indians were the P1kipitanges, a name heretoforeu nknown to ethnoI- ogy.
 No one could be found to, speak their language. but Dr. Farabee sue ceeded in making a, vocabulary of ITO words, which he will study in hope Of finding out to what general branch of Indians this remnant belongs. Another discovery of the expedi- tion was the remnant of an uncata- logued tribe of Indians on the Anna zon. In the upper reaches of the Maraca river, Dr. F'arabee reported, there once lived a tribe which buried it's dead in urns of pottery made to receive bodies in a sitting posture.
 Shipments of zinc and lead ore from
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
VON DER GOLTZ NAMES GERMAN AMBASSADORS
 ATTACHE AS PLOTTER

Iaters Written Confession Accusing Won Papen Tells of Schemes to Raid Great Lake Cities From This Country to TeFrify Canada Admits Consultations With Both Expelled German Attaches and of Buying Dynamite For Expedition Against the Welland Canal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

AIaska's two delegates to the Re- Republican national convention, w. A. Gilmore and Lewis P. Shack1eford, will go to Chicago uninstructed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21
TRUMBULE co. WORKERS
 PLAN BASEBALL TEAM

/The TrunbulI Motor Car Co.'S tool and guage makers held a banquet last night, enthusiastically discussing g plans for a, new baseball league which is being formed among contract shops of this city. Robert Walmsley and E. |B. Allen were complinented for their able work in providing the entertain ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

H. P. Torne, one of the foremost British art critics, died aA Florence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-21

Shipments of zinc and lead ore from the Joplin, Mo. district for the week ended April IS amounted to 27,401,- 2S0 pounds, a new high record.