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PLEADED FOR TROOPS.
Residents of Region Appealed TO
Funston aud the state.

MARATHON. Tex. May The bodies
Of three American troopers have been
brought here by motor truck from the
south. They were killed IN a raid by
MeNicans on an outpost; of the Four
teenth Cavalry AZ Glenn Springs. Tex.
Only recently the people of Preside.
opposite Otinaga. petitioned Gen. Fun
ston Tor more troops, which he denied
them. Then in a public communication
TO the Fl paso Herdid they petitioned
Tor Texas troops. There are mines and
cattle ranches scattered throughout the
vast region protected only by n few
American troops and hundreds of Amer
leans live In the district.
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GUARD AND RANGERS READY.
Texas Governor Holds state Forces
for nepOr

AUSTIN, Tex, May The Texas Ma
fonal Guard and the Rangers have been
ordered Ia he in readiness for Immediate
action by Governor Ferguson, pending
an oificial report from the Mexican raid
at Glenn Springs.
capt. Fox and a company of Texas
Hangers stationed AT Marta. Tex. have
oten ordered to the scene OF the raid
For the purpose Of securing fun details.
The action of GOV. Ferguson will do.
pend entirely on the reports from Cant.
Fox.
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SWISS VIEW GIVEN.
Too Early 10 Predict the End. says
Zurich "Times."

BERN. via raris, May THE SWISS
newspapers have published little com
ment as yet upon TIN German reply to
the American note. The Zurich Times
says
1T IL too soon to speak of the end OF
the ,;erman-American. conflict. for while
the German Government indicates its
readiness to make concessions It remains
to he seen whether the concessions will
I've accepted. II is nnS iceable tina both
pa rites express pacific desires"
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CALLED ABUSIVE.
Insult "a Intelligence Of People,
says Lawyer Crane.

Spcc,H' Cnb'e Dsspa'c. IN THr stN
LnNpoS. MAY n Newton Crane,
m American lawyer. who has been a
residen, ~ London for many wears. gave
al interview to-day IN which he eaid that
he expressed the views Of every Ameri-
can resident in England in cnarscterizing
the German reply to, President Wilson's
note as irrelevant, irresponsible and
elusive.
"It is a rebuff to President wilson's
courteous demand he said, and 10 i'm
p,rtinent. The manner and the sub
OF the reply are an insult TO the
Intelligence Of the American people. No
American AT home o. abroad wants war.
but there is "A universal desire that the
I r.s,deut shall act with firmness and
snail insist on an end being put at once
and for all time 10 further parleying with
Germany over the submarine charges
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The Peitt Pdrisisn interviewed Prof
j. Mark Baldwin, one Of the Ameri, m
survivors of the SUSSEX. who repc,ted
what he had told his institute COLLEAGUES
Yesterday. namely. that the reply Is UNI
satisfactory. and that IL proposes IAN
Accountable bargaining ~ lives" Prof
Baldwin said he assumed tha' America
would not m duped, but would declare
herself as dissatisfied with the note.
IT, Temps says:
The reply gives the impression Of
being a heavy compilation drawn IN by
a cute prosecutor All the arguments
which the Imperial Chancellery has al.
ready advanced in previous pleadings
are again found in II. some grievances
against the limited States being worked
In"
The Temps ,Rrst takes up Germany :
argument that the torpedoing of mer-
chantmen is a r'prisal against England,
II refers to il as "A Sentimental aues-
ton" The con nent continues
The T'euton reprisais have already
cost the lives Of several thousand non
~combatants. At least 400 citizens OF
neutral nations, half Of whom were
Americans. have been assassinatcd. Rer-
lin declares hat this is a just punish.
ment for the Allies measures OF ston-
ping German commerce and starving the
empire : ciNil population,
The application Of the blockade AS
regulated by the British orders in coun-
Gil and the French DEGREES has not
We cost the life Of a single person. The
reproach that President Wilson lavishes
sympathy on the victims Of submarines
rather than on the German women and
children. who. according to English in
tentiOns, should suffer. indicates nv its
clumsy irony that the Germans them
selves do not compare their fate to the
rate of the Farisians in 1901.
"The parallel which tn, Germans seek
to establish wants basia The Teu,ons
once more bus the American patience
by insisting ON II. The theory Of re-
moreover. IL ps>onsistent with
the facts. the Admiral Garsteaume having
been %torpedoed before the blockade had
been instituted.
"Germany's promised concession to
observe International law within and
The naval war zone depends upon
the formal condition thai the United
States obtain from Englani n retreat
from the measures taken against the
Of the neutrals with Germany,
and on a remuneration OF the advantages
Of the mastery Of the seas which the
German feet does not dare dispute In
loyal combat.
THAT In the sole price at which Ger.
r%enounces her wholesale ~assassi-
nations at sea. II Ii not clear in what
the present offers differ from
the promises made In January by Am
bassador von BernstorfY to Secretary Of
State Lansing. beyond stating precisely
the engagement not TO torpedo mer-
chsntmen without warming was never
naAnt 1s IN nsutraA AoadSs
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More Troops Urged.

At hat time Representative Smith Of
Texas, representing the sixteenth Con-
gressiondl district. which includes the
Big Bend area of Texas. urged the War
Department to place additional troops
there.
Gen. Funston reported. however. that
an officer of his STAN had made a spe-
cial investigation OF the situation and
had advised him that the reports con-
cerninE the approach of Nillistas toward
the border were exaggerated.
Although II does not appear from Gen.
Funston's report from what point on the
Mexican side the raiders crossed. II Ia
assumed here that they returned across
the line into Mexico at Boquillas, Tex,
which is opposite a town of the same
name on the Mexican side. BoQuillas.
Mexico. Is in Coahuila, C~arranza's home
State, which the de facto authorities
have claimed to nave under complete
control.
Strong apprehensions are expressed
here over the fate Of the soldiers and
civilians reported missing in Funston's
report. II is feared that IL they were
captured by the bandits they have prob
ably beer put to death.
That the new raid may materially
alter the situation with respect TO the
negotiations between the American Gov
eminent and Carranza Is regarded as
likely, although the White House will
make no m whatever.
Gen. Bliss declined to say Tonight
whether he has received any advices to-
day from Gen. Scot, concerning the
third conference. which. according to
press reports. the latter had to-day with
Gen. Obregon Gen Bliss explained
that he is under strict instructions TO
send all such reports to the President,
who has directed that nothing concern
ing the conferences be made public with
out his approval.
With the forces now in Mexico num-
bering close TO 1000 troops the number
OF regular army soldiers LEFT To guard
b border line Is less han 10000.
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PARIS PRESS SCORNS
The GERMAN REPLY
Commentators Poke Jibcs Mt
1t, but Refrain From
Giving Advice.
."BARGAIN" DWELT UPON
special Cdbie Despnfch 10 TBv Srx

Special Tdbhs Despatch 10 TBE Sr~.
PARIS, May THE Paris morning
papers again devote much space TO COM
ment on the German note to the United
States. The comments generally are
courteous In tone toward the United
States the papers RETAINING from ad-
vislng President Wilson too pointedly as
to the course they bel ieve he should take.
The Matt calls attention 70 the differ
ences In wording between the text Of the
note as sent out by the Wolff Agency
and the translation published in the
United States and France THE for
mer." It says. lis ruder and harsher."
The editorial expresses the opinion
that the vast majority of Americans will
he unable to endure further German
trickery.' and urges the French not to
permit their judgment Of the United
States to be affected by reports from
pro-German sources. which indicate
fed with the note
Addressed "a Two Publics.
lie Journal finds the arguments in
the note so confusedly addressed to the
two publics. German and American. that
it hesitates to draw conclusions.
The paper says that the case might
have been delicate II presented in in
sinua,ing terms and well chosen argu-
uents appealing TO the sensitive natures
which exis, in the United States II
adds
But the necessity of humoring the
self-respect Of the German nation and
Its ruler Is imposed. a method of rea-
sonins directly opposed to the American
thesis"
Alfred Capus in the Figaro attributes
the '~arrugan Ice Of the note to a desire
to impress the German public"
VI Reinach in the Figaro admits the
"cleyerness' Of the note and sees in it
AN effort to convince Americans tnat
Germany is Welding ahen In Ycality she
is conceding nothing"
He sssurnes that the fresh German
offensive against Nerduu is Intended TO
impress the United States.
stephen richon in Lc P.ht Jorrnn!
expresses the opinion that il Is impos-
sihls that President Wilson should be
deceived bN GermanA's effort to secu;
recognition OF nsr right 10 tshe teprisxs
against the blockade.
Gusta\e HerNe. resumine publication
OF |icfoirc. which was seized yesterday.
saws that only A miracle can avert
war
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NOrMcaiam stramcr Nunk.

Special cable bsspofch 10 THy srN.
LONDON. May THE small Norwe.
gian steamer Speed has been sunk
Eight Of her crew were landed. Five
others are miesiaS..
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Fight Tor the Love OF It,
Among those thousands are men who.
b@fore they came into the country, we're
inclined TO believe that the lover classes
of Ncxicans were simply in revolt for
love &c fighting and not because they
had any wrongs which reaulred Fighting
or which could be righted by resort 10
arms.
Some of these men nave ira yelled on
horseback or on foo, from the border
AT Columbus. y. NJ. to San Antonio.
Mexico. a distance OF NOR. than 400
mics and In all tha, srea, stretch NJ
country Including some n, the fines,
sarmin, LANDS under Tho ann tho, have
h.., IN Ina ,ards ~ h,, e,a c..nars
axcs,, , 10. ..r.s ,unsd n, ,h. NJ
mo- colo,,.,s
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sHACKLETON RELIEF PLANNED
Great Britain 10 Organize Ex.
pedittOn, Is Rep0rt,

Special Cabie Dsspatoh 10 rnr Sos.
LONDON, May s,-The Government. ac.
cordinG to the DdRy 'hron'clc, has de-
rlded TO organize forthwith a s~hsvkleton
knlisf, sxpedtt0ns
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Contagious. He says.

And his wretched spirit IL Couta-
gious. The moral tone of tho whole Couu-
try has %perceptibly deterioiated during
the most shameful year of Americas
history, We can now see women dis
hcnored. children nassacred. houses pill
LACED, temples ru'hiessly burned and
have not the slightest stirring of moral
indignation.
III Americans, following the Presi-
dents lead, have come to the place where
their sole thought is not to expose their
own precious persons, II they can never
sec anything worth fighting for. and al
ways consult only their own comfor, in
doing things, and would rather sell out
the whole cause of right than suffer an
noyancc themselves, then American citi-
zenship is no longer worth having"
The Rev, DR.. i. u, Remensnyder. mas
tor OF 81. James's Lutheran Church, re-
toiced that G~ermany's note was such
that no rupture is possible. lie said:
1T WAS a compromise on the part of
Germany to yield a great deal, and she
does 80 because she does no, wish to
a~ntaGonize the American people He
said the United States should strive to
maintain its position az Il neutral
Pastor Schoenfeld OF the Emmanuel
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that he In killed. Sergt. Smith esti-
mates Mexican force in surrounding
hills Is about 500 or 500.
Sergt. Smith remained at Glenn
springs and IL also wounded. There
are also fve civilians and one soldier
missing. CarranZa troops left Boz
quillas. Mexico. about fifteen days ago
collecting all arms from the town and
leaving no guard there. Mexicans
while fighting were reported as shout
ting first viva villa !" and then viva
C%arranza."
Information from Bouuillas is
meagre except regarding killing OF
Deemer. The garrison at Glenn
Springs left their mounts and side
arms. Private Coloe was shot while
attempting to get horses from the
corral.
Gen. Bliss further announced that two
of the Fourteenth Cavalry had
ordered to the scene from Fort
Clark, Tex
Officers at the War Department de.
clared tonight that the Mexicans Sc
lected a vulnerable point for the raid
The lower tip of the Rig BEND country
is sparscly populated, and for that
few American troops have heer
kept there. most Of them being stationed
about hf'y miles north of the border in
this section along the line Of the South
ern Pacific Railroad
II is assumed here that the small
force Of American soldiers were taken
their guard owing to the fact that
there never mas been any disturbance
of the kind before in this territory and
because Of the absence Of any reports
to Indicate the presence Of bandits In
the vicinity.
About three weeks ago n band Of VII
listas was reported In the vicinity Of
OJinaga, a Csrranza garrison on the
Mexican side OF the border about 100
miles west Of Boquillas.
Evening star., 1916-05-04
New York.

Senator OGorman's decision not to
s.Grd for reelection emphasizes the
democratic embarrassments in New
Eo-k. They are great, and are ircreas-
ing. Ordinarily, in ali probability, Mr..
O'Gcrman would have asked for another
;erra. He has taken high rank in the
Senate, as debater AS we'll as counselor,
ard in every way shaken down well in
the legislative field His is conspicu-
ously case in point-as complimentary
to himself as to the institutions under
which we hve-showing that eminent
TALENTS for the bench are associable with
thorough qualifications for politics.
Senator OGorman has proved TO be twin
brother Of Justice O'Gorman, so TO say.
As senator, Mr.. OGorman, while a
good party man. has had in several
large matters a mind of his own, and
the courage TO support IT, Pointing to
the Baltimore platform, he opposed the
repeal Of the law granting American
coastwise ships free passage through the
Panama canal. Standing upon the prop
osition that true democracy does not
embrace any feature Of state socialism,
re also opposed in the last Congress the
bin for putting the national government
into the ocean carrying business. In
both eases he gave strong reasons sus-
tanning his contentious.
Mr.. O'Gorman is Tammany man Of
the clean and intellectual class. He
was elected to the Senate, - previously
he had besn to the bsnsh, through Tam.
many inAusness- The organisation, in
difficulties evsr Mr.. eheshan, was sx-
essdinsiyA ASsreansbs b bsins abls 70
Evening star., 1916-05-04

the building program meanwhile. There
are now public buildings In this section,
the Post Office Department and the Mu-
nicipal building, while the government
owns the five squares on the western
edge, awaiting use as building sites for
at least two departments. Meanwhile
the business development of the re-
mainder, held virtually under pre-
emption, is at standstill. No private
owner can be expected to proceed ac-
lively with constructions or improve
ments within this territory as long as
the possibility of complete government
taking remains. 1t is obviously to the
interest of the government to establish
its buildings in accordance with sys-
TEN. and no better project of building
emplacement has ever been proposed
than the utilization of the entire Mall
Avenue triangle If the Senate acts in
accordance with its preeedents it will
adopt Senator Works amendment for
the acquisition of the Mall-Avenue tri-
angle and insist upon the retention of
this paragraph in the ultimate passage
of the bill.
Evening star., 1916-05-04

turn to man so highly respected and
so free from objections attaching to
party factionism. Being acceptable to
both factions of the party, he answered
fully the unifying demands of the emer-
gency.
Although Tammany carried New York
for Mr. Wilson. the President for a
long time after taking Office gave the
organization the cold shoulder. Under
anti Tammany suggestions, he went
further. He gave countenance to men
publicly committed to a movement for
disrupting Tammany and driving it out
of business. Not until recently has he
shown disposition to make friends,
and make room for Tammany at the
party table.
But Tammany is not responding to
the overtures. 1t rejected the tender
of the postmastership, made so late it
had no charm.
The situation. by and large. is such
as to cause many prominent democrats,
outside as we'll as inside the state. much
concern. New York, always important,
was never more important in demo
cratic calculations than now, and has
seldom been in more unpromising con-
dition for that party.
Evening star., 1916-05-04
The Mall-Avenue Lands.

Senator Works amendment to the
pending good roads bill for the imme-
diate acquisition Of the property along
Pennsylvania avenue is in line with ac-
tion heretofore taken by the Senate,
the passage at earlier sessions Of what
was then known as the Hepburn bill.
On at least two occasions the Senate, by
the passage Of this measure, moved for
the Wholesale taking Of the Mall-Avenue
triangle, extending from the Botanic
Garden to the White Lot and from the
Mall to Pennsylvania avenue. Had this
property been taken when the plan was
first broached it would have cost the
government much less than 1t would to-
day, and would have solved many Of
the governments public problems, by
the provision in Wholesale Of suitably
located sites for department and bureau
Offices. Neglect Of this plan and the
taking Of building sites by piecemeal
cannot fail to have tho effect Of inereas-
ing the Ultimate cost and hampsring
Evening star., 1916-05-04
Indiana.

This is taken from an Indianapolis
letter to the New York American re-
viewing the political situation and pros
poets in Indiana:
II can see very clearly. however, a
reason why there will be progressive
state ticket in the field whatever the
outcome at Chicago. Thomas Taggart
has just been nominated by the demo
Gratis for United States senator, thus Civ
ing him a Gouble interest in the state
ticket, all of which-except his own
nomination-he dictated. Except in 1912
there has not been an election in In
diana in twelve years in which a change
of $4,000 votes would not have changed
the result. What better investment could
be found for the democratic campaign
fund than in financing a progressive
ticket which ought reasonably to poll
$4,000, most of them taken from the re-
publican columnsr
Refreshingly frank. Too frank 1t
will offend the bull moosers 1t gives
the republicans weapon. 1t will make
negotiations between democrats and bull
mOoscrs, if und, rtaken. the more diff
cult. Negotiations on such a basis and
for such purpose must, to insure sue
cess. be done in a corner. And here is
white light turned on all the corners
In the days when the two leading par
ties contested for control in Indiana in
old-fashioned stand-up fashion the mar
gin was close. Mr.. Hendricks. the most
popular democrat in the state. was
drafted for second place on the partys
presidential ticket both in 1876 and in
1884, and carried the state for the ticket
by small majorities. William H. Eng
lish, rich man, was nominated second
to Gen. Hancock in 1880; but personally
was very unpopular and lost the state.
In 1888 the republicans nominated
Gen. Harrison for President because of
his strength at home, and won.
In 1896 came Bryanism, with its woes
for the democracy; and since then In
diana, as some other states, has shown
mixed and somewhat muddled condi-
tions. But the continued importance of
inc STATE was cOHceutu III tHe nOmlud-
tion of Mr.. Fairbanks for Vice Presi-
dent in 1904, and of Mr. Kern in 1908
and Mr.. Marshall in 1912 for the same
Office. And Mr.. Marshall is slated for
denomination as well because of his
popularity at home as because of his
equal claim with Mr. Wilson to indorse-
r,onx 80 c.
In Indiana, as elsewhere, the bull
moose party has dwindlea to small pro-
portions. Great numbers of men who
bolted the Taft ticket four years ago
are back in the republican party with
the announced parpose of supporting
the ticket nominated by the party this
year Their first choice is Mr.. Fair
banks: but their attitude is not that of
threatening to sulk or bolt in case he
is not chosen to lead
II there should be bull moose state
ticket in Indiana this year in the face
of strong and generally acceptable re-
publican national ticket its reason for
existence and its sources of supplies will
afford interesting subjects for inquiries
and discussion.
Evening star., 1916-05-04
Report the Loan Law Amendment

At tomorrow's meeting of the House
District committee the bill for the
amendment of the loan shark law grant
ing permissible interest rate of per
cent month on small unsecured loans
in the District will presumably be up
for discussion. A favorable report on
this measure is most desirable. Expert
ence has demonstrated conclusivety that
it is impossible for lending companies
to do business in Washington in com
pliance with the statute, and in eonse
quence the law is evaded by transactions
initiated here, but technically completed
in Virginia at rates which are far in ex-
cess of those permitted by law With
the rate raised to per cent it will be
possible to accommodate small borrow
ers here in Washington with full pro-
lection from usurious practices.
It is undesirable to prevent small Dor
rowing at reasonable rates, and per
cent a month has been proved to be not
unreasonable, in view of the conditions
upon which such loans are made. The
writing of the original loan shark act
in terms of l per cent month was
mistake, it is now generally agreed, and
amendatory legislation is urgently re-
quired. A Strong plea has been made
for this corrective legislation in the name
of practically all Washington. Every
large civic organization has petitioned
resentatives having appeared recently
before committee of the Senate to
urge prompt action. A favorable report
by the House committee on the pending
bill will put the matter in line for con-
sideration at this session.