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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
FLYING CAVALRY COLUMNS.
TRYING TO TRAP VILLA

FL Paso, Texas, March 27.-Flying
columns of American cavalry today
are seeking to entrap Francisco Villa
and his band by sealing up all the
trails and passes in the mountainous
district south of FL Vale.
With the outlets barred, squadrons
of cavalry and detachments of infan-
try, operating from the base near
Casas Grandes, will comb the country
to drive the bandit into the open.
This is the plan military authori-
ties are following to capture Villa.
Villa and his band are moving rap
idly among the foothills of Sierra Tar
ahumares, holly pursued by three col
umns of American cavalry. Colonel
George A. Dood is directing the move
ment.
This information confirms reports
brought here by American travellers
from the Cases Grandes district Sat
urday that Villa had escaped from the
Carranza troops. Mexican Consul
Garcia does not credit the reports that
the Carranza forces furnished no real
opposition to Villa.
Villa scattered his command in his
flight southwark and at one time, ii
was learned today, led only a small
force of fifteen or twenty men. The
army censor at Columbus has permit
ted the information to pass that Villa
increased his command at Ell Vale by
forcing tlairty-five young men and
boys to accompany him.
Military men here say this indicate:
that Villa now believes that he has
eluded his pursuers and is in position
to move a large body of men without
fear of capture. Brigadier Genera
Pershing expects that it viii tak'
months to capture Villa.
Returning American refugees anC
cattlemen are unanimous in their ex
preston that Villa never will be taken
/ The nature of the country and tn,
fact that Villa is among his own PEG
pie, make the bandits capture unlike
Ely, they assert. The Mexican countr,
where Villa is fleeing is land be
culiar to itself. A negro sergeant. al
old campaigner in the Twenty-fourtl
infantry. now in that reA l. speakin,
to q Casas Grandes rancher, puts ]
thus:
Il "I have been in nearly every land
: But in this part of Mexico there ar
: more rivers and less water, more COW
and less milk, and farther to Loo
J and less to see than any country
have ever known"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
BARGING COAL
FROM HERE To
CUBAN PORTS
Tug Simpson Tows Barge
Henry w. Morse, Here
For That Purpose.
WILL TAKE ABOUT
1000 TONS TO HAVANA
Barge VIII Go To Musco-
gee Wharf Today To
Load.

Between 1000 and $500 tens Of
coal viii be today loaded on the barge
Henry W. Morse, which arrived here
yesterday from Key West in tow of
the tug E. E. Simpson. At an early
hour this morning the Morse win be
locked at Muscogee wharf, and by
night it is possible that the barge,
loaded to its capacity with Alabama
coal, will be ready for sea. It was
stated yesterday that the Simpson
viii probably tow the barge to Hav-
ana to start within a day or two.
The lumber business between PEN
sacola and Cuba has been built up to
such an advanced state that all the
available barges of the Aiken COM
pany are, for the most part, used ex-
clusively in this line of business, and
this method of handling the shipments
has proven eminently satisfactory,
not an accident to speak of having
thus far marred the success of the
scheme. Now that the coal shipments
per barges are likely to prove we'll
paying ventures, and with the inn
proved coaling facilities now here,
those interested in this line Of bust
ness look forward to quite a move
ment Of coal via the port Of Pensa-
cola within short time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
MARIE IA HAS
ORDERED
To TAMPICO
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, March 27.-The gun
boat Marietta has been ordered from
Vera Cruz to Tampico to aid in pro-
tecting American interests. Today's
report from Tampico said conditions
We're unchanged with quiet prevailing,
but that it was desired to have light
draft nal. vessels at that point
which can go up the river to the town.
The battleship Kentucky, now off
Tampico, viii proceed to Vera Cruz.
Americans in the Tampico oil regions
are still apprehensive, and the Ma
rietta and Machias will remain there
as long as there is any alarm. There
are some 1000 Americans in the vi
cinitv.
Navy advices from other points on
both Mexican coasts reported quiet.
AT the war department the only
announcement today was that 50 adj
ditional motor trucks asked for. by
General Funston had been ordered
last night, as the factory which re.
ceived the order was able to ship i'm
mediately. The proposal to purchase
eight additional aeroplanes for use
in Mexico and on the border still is
under Amusement.
General Funston's message reach.
ing American troops were pressing
farther to the south in pursuit d
Villa reached the department TODAY
but no summary of its contents wa.
given out. Department officials tool
the view that General Funston hac
made public the substance of Genera
Pershing's advices.
In addition to the statement tina
Villa had slipped through the net .
Carranza troops into which the Amer
lean advances was driving him. tn,
message gives exact location of tn
troops now in Mexico. Published re
ports that six American troopers ha,
been wounded had no verifcation i
official dispatches. So far an the wa
department knows not shot has bee
fired yet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
NEW EVIDENCE
IS FOUND IN
PECK CASE
RY AssocrATEp P1,ras

New York, March 27.-The finding
of new clues which may lead TO tho
discovery of accomplices of DIR. Ar
thur Warren Waite, accused of the
murder of his father-in-lsw, John e.
Peck, Grand Rapids millionaire,
caused District Attorney Swami to-
day to delay asking for an indictment
before the grand jury until tomor-
row.
''We VIII have sufficient evidence be-
fore the jury today to warrant an IN
dictment for murder IN the first de-
gree" said the district attorney, 'but
in order to follow out certain impor-
tant new leads, we win hold the grand
jury until tomorrow" The district
attorney declined TO reveal the nature
of the new clues, but intimated that
others might be involved in the al
legged murder plot and that further
investigation might disclose that there
was to have been more than one VIC
tim. Mr.. Swami admitted that he had
evidence that DIR. Waite had a lab
oratory in which he made study Of
u@dOAy ECAAAE-
Assistant District Attorney Man
cuso, DR.. Harry Schurz, the Peek FAM
! lily physician and Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Peck, son and daughter-in-law CT the
victim of the alleged murder, arrived
today from Grand Rapids and are ex-
pected to go before the grand jury.
Mr.. Mancuso brought a large number
of exhibits and 500 pages Of steno-
graphic notes, detailing among other
things the circumstances IF the Gre
nation of Mrs. Peck, wife Of the VIC
tim, who preceded him six weeks in
death.
Orders were given by the district
attorney today that DR.. Waite, who
is not yet recovered at Bellevue hos
pital from the effects Of the drug he
took several days ago, should be
placed in a private room at the hos
. pital under constant guard of three
detectives who were instructed not to
relax vigilance and to report every
thing the prisoner said.
It was later made known at the dis
trict attorneys Office that detectives
had obtained evidence Of the purchase
by DIR. Waite Of quantities of germs
Of infestious diseases. They have
! records showing the times and places
the germs were obtained, it was said
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
A Prosperous
Farmer is Shot
Do1OT1 By Friend
- AssocIATEp PREss-

Nashville, Tenn, March PA
Smithvile, Tenn, dispatch says that
Harve Robinson, aged 40, a prosper
Gus farmer and member Of the De
kalb county court, was shot and killed
instantly while at the home Of VIII
liam Bess near Smithville Sunday aft
ernoon. While Bess was in his yard
Robinson is alleged to have made an
attack on Bess' daughter who scream
ed. The father appeared on the scene
and Robinson showed him off the
porch, making alleged threats. Bess
opened fire with pistol, two shots
taking effect. Both men are said to
have been drinking. Bess was ar
rested. He is small farmer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
United States May Not Accept Of
fer of Reparatio1 and Disa-
EQUAL By Germany.
PRESIDENTS CONSIDERING
GOING BEFORE CONGRESS
VIII Confer Fully Before Taking
Action That Would SeUer
Diplomatic Relations.
az ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington 2Wth indicating that the British
channel Sussex Americans the victim of torpedo
stated authOritaty tonight that submarine made the
ine and offer Thus the question tonight
narrowed whether would willing
such declaration from the Berlin
Although pointed out its
information sufficient making inquiry Berlin,
Wilson definite
with the entire submarine At least he will
the situation fully before taking
would diplomatic relations
cabinet meeting held
regular
diplomatic will followed the the
gusscx an Englihman.
Chairman Stone the relations committee, said
N he to an
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28

While president Wilson and other
officials do not underestimate the pos
sibilities of the new situation, they
realize that breaking off of diplomatic
relations with Germany almost GER
tainly would mean war and for that
reason each step will be carefully con-
sidered. The president was in COM
munication with Secretary Lansing
and urged speedy gathering of the
facts.
Senators and representatives who
called at the white house reflected the
view that the situation was serious.
Two women American passengers
on the Sussex are quoted in official
dispatches to the state department as
saying they saw the wake Of tor
pedo just before the explosion oc-
Cured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE
AUDIT PUBLIC WHEN IT.
IS"LEGALLY NECESSARY "

thereof win be had as may be
legally necessary"
This action on the part of the COM
missioners was taken when a COM
munication was read at the regular
meeting yesterday from P. L. Rollo,
in which the latter called upon Mayor
Greenhut for the publication of the
audit as desired by the citizens of
Pensacola" A letter from Mr.. Rollo
was received several days ago and the
letter was officially brought before the
board upon the occasion of yesterday
meeting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
IS
LOSSES THE
RUSSIANS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Berlin, March 27.-(Via wireless to
Sayville. )-"War correspondents on
the Russian front state unanimously
that the losses of the Russians in
their new offensive are appalling"
says the Overseas News Agency. son
several occasions Russian artillery di-
rected a curtain of fire behind the
Russian troops in order to push them
forward.
'eThe correspondent Of the Frank
furter Zeitung forwards declarations
of Russian prisoners of war, who state
that their officers employed brutal
methods to compel them to move to
the fighting lines. OF one regiment
barely $50 men returned from the at
tack.
1.-THE First Siberian corps may be
said to have ceased to exist"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28

When is it illegally necessary" to
make public a document which the
charter of the city Of Pensacola says
must be published?
Solve this puzzle and you will know
the exact date the city commissioners
make public the report Of Auditor
Hagerman on the condition of the city
of Pensacola.
For the city commissioners yes
terday adopted resolution which
means anything, everything and .
nothing, for it says in referring
to the audit ''that due publication
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
NONE BUT GERMAN SUBS
OPERATING IN THAT SECTION

Washington, March 27.-Consular
Agent Whitman at Boulogne reported
today that he was informed by
French officials that piece of bronze
resembling a part of a torpedo, had
been found on the channel liner Sus-
sex.
State department officials said they
had no information that any other
than German submarines We're oper-
ating in the vicinity in which the Sus-
sex was attacked. All agents in the
vicinity we're being urged today t.
gather conclusive evidence from al
possible agencies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
Case of Georgia
Men Be Heard IN
the Supreme Govt
by AssoCTATED pprss.

Washington, March 27.--Applica-
ton was made today to the supreme
court for review of the conviction
Of conspiracy of Franklin Hugg, Char
ley Adams and Harry Putnam Of
Spalding county, Georgia, in the fed
eral district court.
The men were charged with COM
polling John Westmoreland to work
upon Hugg's place. They claim that
if any offense was committed it was
against the state of Georgia and not
against the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
Willard Says
He's IN the Game
For Some Years
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago, March 27.-Jess Willard
arrived from New York today. He
will remain with his family until
starting with circus April %. It
was said that his contract calls for
S150,O00.
81 did not knock out Moran because
knockout would have a bad effect
on the fighting game IN New York, .
said Willard. 81 do not intend to re-
tire. I am not that much Of fool
even If they do say things about me. .
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
patte11 Heard
IN the 100000
Suit for Libel

Chicago, March 27.-John A. Pat
ten testified today in the $500 900 libel
suit fled by him and his brother
against the American Medical assoc
citation that he was forced to retire
as a member Of several executive
committees of laymen's organizations
which included the Freedmen's Aid so
ciety and the Board of Methodist lay
men, because of published articles he
charged were hbelous.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
Body of Missing
Found:
Been M urder ed

Dallas, Texas, March 2T.-The body
of Miss 2. H. Cramer, a nurse, was
found today on the high school cam
pus at Oak Cliff, suburb. She had
been strangled to death. Disarranged
clothing indicated she had made a
desperate struggle for life.
Miss Cramer returned from q case
at Edom, Texas, Sunday night and
probably was attacked, the police said
today, while en- route from the sta
ton to her home. The victim was %
years old. Her father lives in Mag
gle, w. Va.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
TAGGART, NEW SENATOR.
TAKES OATH OF OFFICE

Washington, March 27.--Thomas
Taggart, democratic national commit
teeman from Indiana, appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Shively, today took oath of
Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
LTTERACY TEST REMAINS
IN IMMIGRATION BILL

Washington, March 27.-The lit
eracy test was kept in the immigra-
ton bill by the house working in COM
mittee of the whole today by a vote
Of 225 to 81, which defeated motion
by Representative SABBATH, of ILLINOIS,
to strike it out. The question comes
up again when the house votes on the
bill as a whole.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
SILK WORKERS TO GET
A DEMANDED INCRE

Paterson, n. J., March 27.--FormaI
announcement was made here today
that the silk manufacturers associa-
ton will grant the demand of the
workers for a nine-hour dag, effective
April S.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
Explode Mine and Capture
Most of Six Hundred
Guards.
GERMANS SMELLING
FRENCH VIGOROUSLY
Russians Report Capture of
German Trenches On
Their Front.
~ Assoc1ATEp PREss.

London, March 27.-After explod-
ing a large mine in the region of ST.
Eloi. Just south Of Ypres, British in
fantry stormed and captured the Ger
man first and second line trenches
along a front of 600 yards. Berlin
admits the German trenches were
blown up for 100 yards. The Ger
mans have begun Smelling the region
northwest and northeast of Verdun
and the Woevre section southeast of
the fortress. Artillery action has
been redoubled against the French po-
sitions around Bethincourt, Deadman's
Hoill, Cumieres and Vaux and Douau-
mont. French artillery is active in
Argonne and northeast Of the st.
Mihiel's salient.
The Russians report the capture Of
two lines Of German trenches near
Postavy, but the Germans are gen.
orally resisting attacks between
Dvinsk and Wilma. German airmen
dropped twenty bombs on Dvinsk
The Russians report progress on the
Turkish Black sea coast.
The Austrians have captured an
italian position on Podgora heights
in the Gorilla region.
Four more vessels have been sunI
by German submarines. The mos
important was the British steamer
Manchester Engineer, bound from
Philadelphia for Manchester. Hel
crew was saved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28
GERMAN STATEMENT

The statement reads:
western theater: By an extensive
mine explosion early this morning the
British damaged our position from st.
Flo south Of Ypres. More than 100
yards of trenches were blown up. The
casualties were caused among the
company occupation position.
'In the district northeast east of
Vesmelles we were successful in mine
fighting and took some prisoners.
Farther south near La Boisselle,
northeast of Albert, some weakened
English detachments attempted "a
advance against our positions. They
were prevented by our fire.
During the past few days the Brit
ish again shelled the town of Lens.
"West Prussian regiments were sue
cessful in recapturing the artillery
observation positions lost by the Ger
mans on March 20 near Molrzyce
near Narocz lake on the Russian front
today's announcement also states"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28

Yesterdays Temperature:
Highest, IS degrees; low
81 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-28

The Ideal Winter Resort
Fishing, Hunting, Boating.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-18
- " - 49, v @~
CONSULT THE PEOPLE.
(By United States Senator Robert M.
La FOlIette.)

I tBE lnlIpQ states ScUdlOI 1kOD6Il M
La FOllette.)
! War is the most CHASTITY experience
/ that can come to any country. And
always it is the people-not the hand
/ full of men in positions of pOwer-who
must pay the full price. The price in
/ dollars and cents. The price in dis
mem bered families. The price in heart
! agonies. The price in bodily suffering.
{ The price in numbed minds. The price
IN precious human lives. The price in
( putting together the nations pieces,
afterwards. Alwss-s it is the masses
who pay.
Why not let those who must pay
have something to say? Why not let
the people themselves, on whom the
burden of war falls, have a voice.
some direct xpressiOn,-along with
finance and diplomacy, in determining
whether there shall be war, or wheth-
er there shall not be war?
l believe that on a question like this,
the gravest that can possibly come be-
fore the people of a nation, more than
on any cher problem of national pol
icy of well-being, the people should be
consulted
Our constitution has vested the war
making power solely in congress. 1t
is a serious responsibility. 1t is to be
assumed that should any unhappy sit
uation arise, threatening armed con-
f1ict, congress will strive-with more
fidelity than it frequently exhibits in
matters of less gravity-to represent
the wishes of the country. But there
has not yet been established any chan
mel through which, in an orderly, posi-
tive manner, public sentiment upon
any pressing and vital measure, may
be transmitted to congress. There is
need for such a channel; right now,
when the whole world is deep in I'M
rest, when our democracy should, if
ever. be functiOning surely and sanely.
Why not make a way by which the
peoples Representatives may be ad-
vised by the people themselves, di-
reCtly and quickly?
To this end-and at a time when our
international relations were at severe
tensiOn-I introduced on April 80 in
the senate, a bill which provides sim
pie and adequate machinery by which
the qualified voters of the nation may
give to congress their sentiments. in
any instance, as to war or no war. The
same measure was introduced in the
house of representatives by Congress-
man Clyde II. Tavenner on May 5. 1t
is numbered II. r. 1889 This bill au-
thOriZes the bureau of census under
Cci ldlii GouuiL4OIS 70 prepare ana u1S-
tribute blank ballots and to receive
and count marked ballots and to re-
port to congress the result of an ad-
yisOry vote"
The certain conditions" referred to
are that: first, the president shall have |
severed diplomatic relations with some |
foreign government; and second that |
following such break one per cent of !
the qualified electors in each of 25 |
states shall have filed with the bureau |
Of census petitions calling for the TAX |
ing Of a popular vote.
The method of conducting this ref |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-18
IN THE REAR SEAT.

Decatur Herald: A striking picture
Of unConCern is a woman in an auto
mobile that is undergoing repairs.
She is the very epitOme of calm and
placidity.
While her men folk dive into the
hood and open up the transmission,
collecting perspiratiOn, mingled with
grease. and scattering wrenches and
suppressed profanity, the woman in
the rear seat is as much detached from
the troubles of the grimy. sweaty
males as if she were in another land.
Not infreQuently she embTOiders or
reads a magazine Tradition has it
that she once asked if a hair pin
would do any good" but the story is
not authenticated.
Her men talk in a jargon that is
employ methods that are past her I'M
derstanding. She gave an opinion
upon the upholstery and the painting
when the car was purchased; men
folk bought whatever it was that made
the car go: let them attend to it.
This detachment Of the eternal fem
mime when machinery is to be re-
paired has its parallel only in the un-
concern of the male head of the fam
lily when the small children want food
drink, stories. change of clothing, sym
pathy, dressings for bruises, amuse-
ment or punishment If there are
male prerOgatives upon which a Wo-
man never trespasses it is equally true
that a woman's sphere is surrounded
by a barricade of custom which men
seldom break through.