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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
Unconfirmed Report Says
Bandit Has Escaped
Encircling Ring.
NO DETAILS OF
REPORTED BATTLE
wirs communicated Between q Pass
and Mexican Points Broken. Bandit
sympathizsrs Having Cut Wires e..
Investigating Report o. Assassjna.
ton Of Three Americans BY Msxiean
s n 5as
Raiders. -

Queretaro. Mexico. via Mexico
City. March 25,-General Carran-
ra's reply to the latest note OF
tho Washington government was
handed today to James L. Rodgers.
" TIE American special representa-
tive here. The reply agrees ii tbs
main to the American proposals
but few uniinportant changes are
suggested. @
Washington. March 25.--Ensso Ar
redondo. General Carranxats aunbassA-
dor. protested to Secretary Lansing 90.
day that ammunition for General Car.S
rama, consigned on q ship leaving New
York yesterday. was held :, by Gus.
toms authorities.
Secretary LAnsing said there was no
intention to hold up ammunition for
General CarTanxa and the DELAY was
caused by an examination by the gov.
ernment to assure the ammunition was
not intended for Carranza.s enemies.
d Customs officials win insepct AL
shipments of ammunition to General
Carranxa to make sure they are not go-
Ing to sections Of Mexico where disloy.
atty ta feared. s. ~. 2s,se s. 9al tS 8
Mr.EArredondo brought no new word
on the request OF the United States to
uss Mexican railways o. on the pro-
posed protocol for the 3oint pursuit o1
Villa. sa SSl5 {. 3Sg54 s ss!s8s
Spread A,arnist Aspsrts. ],
,
Alarmist reports on the border ars
believed by officials to be 4 part Of =
propaganda to cause American inter-
vention in Mexico. Consul Rodgers, at
General Carranxa's headquarters as
Queretaro. reported q continuing favor.
able sentiment but made no mention
OF the American request for use OF the
Mexican railway lines.
Mr.. Rodgers dispatch. dated yester-
day. Ia In substance. as follows:
Il have had an interview with Gen-
eral Obregon and he informs me that
adequate forces are being utilized In the
villa campaign and that should more
be required they will be sent.
General Obregon stated there was
absolutely no truth in the ~e-~-t 4-e
effect that General Herrera had revolt
ed and had Joined forces with villa"
Official advices. dated March "a. from
Ell Paso. stated that the military at
Juarez show every evidence OF being
satisfied with the attitude Of the United
States. H. @5
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
TAFT ENDORSES
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
Former President Believes, However,,
That tho Longer Women Are Kept
From Voting, the Better Prepared
-tThey Will Be to Vote. -.st" T.


Special to Tlmes-Republican.
&. Ames, March 25.-Former President
Taft gave his third and concluding lee
ture before another big crowd at the
state college gymnasium at noon today,
HIS subject was The Duties Of Citi-
zenship." and his exposition, coming as
it did from former first citizen,"
made q profound hit. &.
His whole set Of lectures. 1t may be
said. created the profoundest impress
sioi, ever made on an Ames audience.
He expressed himself ~ In favor Of
woman suffrage, which he mentioned
after .rTama Jim" Wilson, his secretary
of agriculture, whom he designated as
"nny young friend, Tama jim" had
broache the subject in introducing
him. .. g@
aBut," he said. after some discus
sion oftthe subject, I believe the long
or we keep them from voting, within
reason, the better equipped they will
be to vote" .
The great point he strived to make
clear, in advancing what he thought
constituted citizenship at 10 best, was
obedience to law.
"Obedience to law and Justice" he
said, "are the necessities Of q success
ful popular government. The major
ity. mentioning In the majority voice
government, should feel the response
,bility Of q broad trusteeship for the
entire people" - g s SS55sz3sss
- ss..s.L,reS NJ tfa EdAcisratf inn ,e,f In
dependence not being applicable to
EIIottentots as ttais,tOsns. he said Mex
fco NO Is not fitted forisslf government az
4 g. Per cent of the specpls are unAbis
III read or write.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

MORE AMERICANS LOST.

Four Lost on British Steamship Eng.
lishman, Torpedosd of England.
Washington, March 25.-Consular re-
ports 10 the state department say the
Dominion line steamer sEnglishman.
sunk near the British Isles. was tor.
pedoed and four Americans are miss
fng.
The missing Americans are Peter
Mcdonald "a horse foreman of Boston:
George Mcdonald, trimmer Of Law
renee. Mass; p. Buckley. and M. A.
Burke. addresses unknown :sf
The dispatches to the state depart
merit were from American Consul Arm
strong at Bristol and said the Eng"
lishman was torpedoed at an unknown
place and time and that thirty-three
survivors had BEEN brought into az
unnamed British port. d saSs-t.: +. e. II.
The American citizens known TO be
aboard the ship were not among the
survivors. I II iss: ,:Eg., a .l
The consul also reported that sixty
more persons aboard the ship were be-
lieved by British authorities to have
been saved. II sixty persons were
saved eighteen persons remain unac-
counted for: .4 :..G, W., i a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
pair Fled 10 Misso u ri.

y Kansas City. Mo-, March 25.-Paul
". Hadley had been operating motion
picture theater here for more than a
month. Accompanied by the sheriff
and mis- wife. fEEadisy ies: here late
Thursday. Before he departed he was
handcuffed and searched.
After q quarrel over a young woman,
Hadley is alleged to have shot John
Vest, q Beaumont shoe clerk. on jan
I. and motored to Oklahoma City to
escape trial. There he sold the car
and married the Young woman.
From Oklahoma City the couple
came here and Hadley purchased a
theater. He was known as J. O. Ken
drick. Last Monday the local police
received message from beaumont
giving clews to the fugitive's where-
iabouts. Then he was arrested. 5S4Ti IS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
DAReuE's GOOD FLIGHT.
Covers 1865 Miles From Pershing's
Headquarters In $50 Minutes.

Columbus, N. NJ, March 25--Herbert
Dargue, Of the First aeroplane squad,
arrived here TO-DAY after Tying IB5 miles
from the interior Of Mexico. He car-
ried dispatches to headquarters and
from correspondents Mt the front. He
reported the flying conditions poor and
stated that at one time he was forced
to descend to within fifty feet of the
earth or, account OF the rare mir. ii
ut Is freezing cold in the mountains
at the 'front.'" he said. His flying time
was less than two hours and n half
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

"A naval encounter in the North
sea has resulted In the sinking of
the German raider Greif by the
British armed merchantmen Alcan-
tara. a vessel in the British gov
ernment service. The Alcantara
was herself sunk by "a torpedo.
Her gun fire accounted. for the
Greif. ~ ~.'
Out Of 800 Germans on the Greif,
fave nfficers and lis men were cap
tured, according to the British
statements. The British loss was
sseyenty-four men. .,
The cross channel steamer Sus-
sex. with number Of Americans
on board, has. reached Boulogne,
France after having been serious
ly damaged by an exterior explo-
sion Reports from Paris declare
the steamer was torpedoed. Other
opinion Is that she struck a mine.
Several passengers, among them
one American. are reported to have
lost their lives. Dispatches indi-
cate that at least seventy-five per-
sons are missing. ", T.. s,,,s. j.
II has been reported that the
Dominion line steamer Englishman.
SUNK in British waters, was tor
ipedoed and that four Americans
are missing. .s: . ! 3
's The lull In the lighting around
observation-disclosures. Paris reports .
E4ulex hxglit on both hanks of the
Meuse, tlie nhly inCffent mentioned
sbe1hs m aftiiIery duel In the
sWieyf,e district @ near MoulAiA<.
VILE. 80 "a, q - 4, A q. y: ss.~t -,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
Kaiser 70 Eastern Front.

London. March 25.--Newspapers In
Petrograd. according to 3 Reuten dis
patch from that city. publish q report
that preparations are being made for
the arrival Of Emperor William In the
near future at wilma, where he IL to
supervise operations.
Detectives from Berlin, It ID added,
have reached she city to clear 1t Of sus-
picious persons !. rs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
-FOUR VESSELS
Lost At SEA;
TWO BATTLE
Large Numbers Perish on
Two British Ships Hit
by Torpedoes..
FIVE AMERICANS
AMONG VICTIMS

British Steamship Sussex Torpedoed
and Large Number Of Members Of
Crew Killed - Survivors Reaching
Port - Liner Englishman Destroyed
and Eighteen Persons on Board Un-
accounted For.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
EIGHT KILLED IN
OKLAHOMA TORNADO
Storms Swssps Section Eight Miles in
Width, CAUSING Eight Dsaths At Farm
& House Near Davis. otla u victims
Were il !. Fafm rHouss. 5s

Oklahoma city. okla, March s5.--
Eight persons were killed In = farm
house two miles east ofsDayis. Okla,
by a tornado, which struck that section
last night The storm covered q Sec
ton eight mfies wide. sS "a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
vERDUN ON FIRE? {
Berlin Official Statement
Says French Stronghold
is on Fire.
NO MENTION IN
FRENCH REPoKT

Paris sstatsmsnt pselarss hisht l1lt' taa
= Quiet in vsrdun Rssian osstsrats
Fighting continusss on Eastsra Esen'
With Tide Of ssttis wsvsr'rs D.
tween Russian and Tsutonie- ArW.iss
Allied Armies in saIonikf Active.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

rs /; ~ by
applying electric currentt ~ fbS bass
e the brain. y I N. s. l.5l
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

One statistician figures that the In;
sane persons IN tine United States put
number the students In the eniiAs@s.
ana pniversities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
TWO SHIPS BATTLE TO FINISH.

- r
German Raider and British Merchant.
man sunk-Gsrman Crew Captured.
London, March 25.-A German raider
has been sunk in the North Sea- Five
German officers and lis men out Of
q total Of 900 were captured. Tie
British lost a mem
The British armed merchantmen
Alcantara, which sunk the German
raider. the Grsif. Nas zherseif sunk. a
NJ The Knitting occurred in the North
sea Oh The. .treif was stifik
by gun IRE aid ne Aica}stara by tor
HsdSaz zhs British lesses were made up
Of fve officers and sixty nine men.
1.-THE Alcantara was q: large liner be-
longing to the Royal Mail. Steam Pack
ct Company of Belfast She had been
in the service of the British govern
ment for some time. Her gross tom
mage was 1890. She was $40 feet
long.] 80 Hs IL i. 10y 8 -! -,,
8 German Ship Disguised.
! The following official statement was
issued: ~ 81 -; 80 tg.,-@t 81 er,t..@
: "An engagement occurred Feb. 20 in
the North sea between. the. German
armed raider {Greif. disguised az Nor
wegian merchant vessel. and the Brit
ish merchant cruiser, Alcantara, Cap
tain Wardle. It resulted in the loss Of
both vessels, the German raider being
sunk by gun fire and the Alcantara
apparently<by a torpedo. :,.lss RI
E Five German. officers and HIS men
were picked, up and taken prisoner out
of the totG complement believed to
have been <ver 800. The British losses
amounted to five, officers and sixty
nine men. 7.s-r-y- 81 g. r.t-,. :, -,- l..
TT should be noted that during the
whole engagement the enemy hred over
the Norwegian coiors painted: on the
side of the ship. 49,, Il =,
This news is now published, as it
is made clear that the enemy has
learned that the Greif, q, similar ship
to the doewe, had been destroyed be-.
fore she passed our line of patrols"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
Allies Active at salsniki.

The Berlinsr Tageblatts Macedonian
correspondent says that French forces
from the trenched positions at Saloniki
have been showing activity in the
neighborhood OF Givegeli, on the Ser
bian- Greek frontier, where they Aired
heavy shots from heavy guns against
German Austrian pioneers. The French
also carried out q bombardnsat Ii the
vicinity OF Doiran. A number Of small
skirmishes between patrols have taken
place. v \.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
Another erit;sh. &c. ner Io.t.

Another British eteamsr Lost.
London, March 25.-Lloyds says the
British steamship Salybia has been
sunk and the passengers /. and crew
saved. ssvge - - ;,s.f4s =, -
Z The Salybia was OF 1852 tons gross.
In the last available shipping records
the vessel is reported as having left
Barbados on March s3.. for London.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

York. Mrs. Ruiz was on her way to
Bombay to join her husband.
The Charles T. Crocker mentioned in
the list OF Americans is Charles
Thomas Crocker, of New York and San
Francisco. Mrs. Hilton is daughter
in-law of the United tsates judge. Mr..
Sargent is Harvard man. and Mr.
Tnlberson is a Princeton man.
Professor Baldwin's wife and daugh-
ter, arrived In England on the steam
ship New York; The foregoing Amer
leans are known to have been saved.
Several Blown TO Atoms.
N Mr.. Huxley states that several pas
sengers and q number of the crew un.
doubtedly were blown to atoms by the
explosions. 5.
Mr. Huxley told the American Press
a remarkable story of the disaster. The
captains bridge was blown away but
the remainder of the vessel was so little
damaged that even the electric lights
continued to burn.
He would venture no opinion whether
the disaster was caused by mine or q
torpedo. zl
Saw Torpsdo's Wake. sa
Paris March 25t-Samuel F.. Bemis,
of Medford. Massa a passenger on the
Sussex, said today that he saw plainly
and unmistakably- the wake of a tor
pedo coming toward the steamer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

tanned from paSSengerS on the channel
steamship Sussex, damaged by an ex-
plosion yesterday afternoon on the way
from Folestone to Dieppe, indicator
there have been q considerable loss of
life. One American is missing and is
supposed to have been lost. Another
WAS injured seriously. Several Amer
leans were rescued. sss-!gsts :a., u, 90,
Opinion is divided as to whether the
vessel was the victim Of mine or a
torpedo. The explosion occurred Just
ahead OF the captains bridge and tore
the front part Of the steamer to pieces.
killing or injuring many persons.
The admiralty states that $50 sur
vivcrs have been landed In France and
between 30 and 100 at Dover. AS there
were 1856 passengers. and fifty men in
the crew, seventy five or more persons
still are missing. Il, ',."5i'a = " "
Many Women on Board.
The difficulty imposed by war con-
dttions In communicating with Eng
land and cross channel ports have
made 1t difficult to obtain accurate in
formation regarding the sinking Of the
Sussex Most of the, passengers are
believed to have been continentals
There was 270 women and children on
the vessel. 4@* ~ i.
The Sussex carried twelve lifeboats
and several RATS. =
Good discipline was maintained, altho
boats. -o
The second boat which was lowered.
containing forty persons, was over
turned Passengers state that thirty
were drowned. Many passengers
Jumped overheard Most Of those who
leaped into the water are believed to
have lost their lives.
Wireless Destroyed.
The fore masts and wireless appar-
atus were blown sway by the explo-
sion. The wireless operator attempted
unsuccessfully to rig substitute.
ls Rockets were hred during the early
part OF the night and at about mid
night q trawler came to the rescue.
Il took a. many as 1t could carry to
Boulogne.
"A British destroyer came up soon
afterward and took on the other pas
sengers. conveying them to Dover Five
bodies were left on the Sussex.
Americans on Board,
The following Americans were on
board the Sussex:
Joshua D. Armitage; Prof. James NJ.
Baldwin: Helen Baldwin: Elisabeth
Baldwin; Gertrude L. Barnes; Charles
4. Crocker;; Samuel Bemis; Henry
Deer; Ida Deer; Lillian G. S. Harde;
Edna s. Harde; Edward Huxley; Dor
othy Phillips Hilton; Edna Francis Hill
!. ton: Edna Hall: John III. Hearlev: Ed
ward Marshall: = " Wsiider G.. G ~ FF'eTaeid: !:
George Henry Parker, Jr.: Alice w.
Ruix Mrs. Tolliote Sennel: Daniel Sar-
rent: Tinxlewoods, Tulderson; Ger
trude W. Warren, and Francis e.
Drake. l5s5 i II
Wemsr Behave fsSisndidiy. Il Is
s A man named Edward Marshall, be-
slieved 10 be the well known syndicate
writer OF that name. was a passenger
on the Sussex The only physician on
board was an American woman whose
name kAs not been learned. She did
splendid work.
Frames Drake said
Thk behavior Of all the women on
s6oard Weg simply splendid Z, /.
- A1esa ssxless s.s.xl u ss Iora kA svsssss
soAkt ta l,oye Penaeld was
NJ nee to Join the hoohIthIl
1ossph - Blake. of NowI
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
T.-R. BULLETIN.
NEWS OF THE DAY
The Weather.

g., The Weather.
Sun rises March aS at 6:sA. sets At
6:1S. rt9t.a
Iowa--Unsettled weather tonight and
Sunday: not much change In tempera-
ture. 1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

Berlin. via London, March 25.-Ver-
dun is in flames. according to today's
official statement by the German army
headquarters.
Berlin announces that during the
artillery duel Verdun was set on fire
by German shells.
The complete failure OF Russian at
tacks on German lines In the Jacob
stadt region on the Dvina front and
south of Dvinsk is reported by German
army headquarters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

Berlin, via London, March sb.-Mili-
tary activity on the northern sector
Of the eastern battle front continues
despite alternating rain and snow.
Russian drum fire was heavy on the
night of March 20 and the morning OF
March 81 between the Narocz and
Wiszniew lakes, and 1t was particu-
larry heavy Just south Of Narocz lake.
where the German line ran from Bis
niki to Mokryza and thence to the
westward.
The Russians directed their main
attack against this small salient with
harrassins concentric Are and the Ger
mans drew back to their second line to
avoid unnecessary losses.
Russian Advance Checked.
The Russians who came forward in
heavy attacking forces were repulsed
and the Germans followed them to
Blisniki and ,ths7s retired.
The Russians did not follow them
the second time. ss-.%-. .-..
The Russians succeeded In capturing
some trenches to the south Of Wileity
but they were driven, out on the aft
ernoon OF March 81, and lost 600 men
prisoners. The Russian losses were
said to have been heavy. while the
German casualties were declared to be
light aE,z15s r. a. - f-F g-.t ,ra-..-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

Paris, March 25.-Ths French off,
cial statement says that the past night
was quiet in the verdun region, both
cas-, and west Of the Mouse. Artillery
duels we're in progress in the Woevre
region.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25

Columbus, N. NJ. March 25.-In-s
vestigation of reports that Mexican
.brigands had raided the border
eight miles from here and killed
three Americans disclosed that they
were unfounded. = Everything Is
quiet at Gibson,s ranch. .5- T,s .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-25
Juarox 0arrisoys.

Gen. Gabriel Gavira, c1fnmandaht
at Juarez, said there had been no III
crease in the number OF Mexican
troops In Juarex. One regiment under
General Gavira II now IN Me fleid
operating under General Bertaina.
General Gayira sent out Z Steleeraph
linesmen today to repair breaks III the
line near Pearson, Just south cf C4sas
Grandes. n \ n
travellers from Chihuah hua report IN
quiet In that city.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-08-24
ModbiIIe, 2dnbereien, @ebal1oe unb
8erbei1erunge1 eingei9loi1en, 1878 Rro5.
Nuf Nntrag @ertagung bis 2 1br nad)<
mittnn5.

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Ser g%ertagrng gemab trat pie Be-
b6rbe 5mIammen; g. 90. 2abr als 8orz
liber nno ale Ntitglieoer anlpe1eu6. Mnf
Mntrag tpurben bon Der 8ebDrbe folgenz
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den @outpertben tpie an ben abgei6dbz
ten @ertbeu alien @runoeigentbums,
tpie bon Ben Mbidabern einbertdtet, gez
t%roffen: Sopn ct: Muguita, 2anoereien,
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gen einge16lol1en, Is Bro5. erb0bt. Nuf
Nntrag Sertagung Biz 8 l1br onoern
Mprgens.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1916-08-24
9tenitao. Sen IS eS1tIt. 1915.
Mlpntag, Sen "a. Sl1li, 1916.

SteHl IQ9, DeH 20 aSHll, lS1O.
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- Dr11darbeiter ieoer art perben
i9neM, io11ber ur6 bilig IN Der Office
bes r9aoro1tern" bergeiteM.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
FLAGS FOR COMPANY I FUND.
Brattleboro Young Women Accept In
vitation of President Horton D. Walk
er of Board of Trade.

President Horton d. Walker of the
Blattlcboro board of trade has written
letters to about 80 young women of Brat
tlchoro inviting them to sell small United
States flags for the benefit of the Company
/ fund. He states in the letter that vol
hntary subscriptions to the fund have
ceased and invites them to take this
means of obtaining more money for the
boys who have sacrificed so much to enter
the service of the country
The flags are small ones of celluloid and
bear on the back the statement that the
owner has contributed to the Company |
fund They are being sold for any price
obtainablc from five cents up and some OF
the purchasers have paid considerable
sums for them.
The following are the young women
who are selling the flags: Irene Blodgett
Molle Ryan, Irene Long, Patience Wilder
Alma johnson, Elisabeth Brasor Gladys
Adams, Moreno Richmond, Ruth Stowel
Hazel Clark, Dorothy Angler, Elizabeth
Robinson of Chesterfield, y. H., Elizabctl
Atkinson, Elaine Sullivan, Clara Warren
Hazel Swtzcr, Dorothy Dcnning, Jane
Brew. Marjorie Clemens, Alice Newell
Charlcna Bcms, Eva Clark of Guilford
Gertrude Stockwcll, Mary Macdonald
Matilda Croll, Mildred Macdonald, Alice
Richardson.