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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Bodies of MeXiCanS' Three
Victims Found Near
Corner Ranch
UNARMED COWBOYS
MADE PRISONERS
Captured in New Mexico
Taken Below Line,
Killed and Robbed

Nachita, n. NJ, Feb. 15.-Three bod
les, later identified>as those of Andrew
P. Peterson, Hugh Accord and Burton
Jensen, the three Mormon cowboys
captured by Villistas in the raid on the
American Corner Ranch, were found
late to-day by Lem Spillsbury, former
scout with General Pershing, one mile
west Of international Monument No.
SO, situated three miles west of the
Corner Ranch.
The bodies of the three Americans
were found about fifty feet apart, &C
cording to Spillsbury. Each victim
had been shot many times in the head.
Hugh Acords head was mutilated
with a machete, according to Spills
bury. All Of the bodies were stripped
of clothing. hats and shoes, Spillsbury
said
Follows Trails All Day
Spillsbury found the raiders trails
early this morning and followed them
during the day, coming upon the aban-
doned bodies late this afternoon. From
what he could learn, the Mormon scout
said he was convinced that the three
murdered men had been taken into
Mexico from American soil and then
killed.
A government agent. after an investi-
cation of the raid, reported TO Wash
ingtOn that the MeXicans under Pru-
dencio Miranda were eating dinner at
a ranch house on the American side
when Peterson, Jensen and Accord rode
up unarmed. The Americans were
made prisoners. His report also con-
firmed previous reports of the Corner
Ranch raid.
From later adyices 10 military off
GERS the reported\raid on Lang's ranch
and the killing of two American ranch
men was believed to be baseless.
Leaves Wife as Hostage
f. d. ("Bunk") Spencer, the Amer
lean negro ranch foreman for +. X.
Warren & Sons interests. who reached
the border late Tuesday with Salazar's
demand for $4,000 in gold, also brought
with him an oral statement which he
declared Salazar made to him at Ojitos,
Chihuahua, the purport of which was
that Salazar intended to raid an Amer
lean town on the border which would
surpass Villas raid at Columbus, N.
NJ. and in which all "men of gringo
land will have TO take care" but that
women and children would be pro-
tected
While Spencer made the trip 70 the
border from Ojitos to deliver Salazar's
demand for the ransom. his Mexican
wife was held as a hostage at the
Ojitos ranch. and Spencer said he was
told by Salazar that she would be shot
If he did not return by sunrise
Wednesday. After delivering mis- mes
sage TO the general overseer of the
Warren ranches, Spencer returned TO
Mexico late Tuesday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Many Arrests in Havana
Province, Capital Hears

Washington, Feb. 15.-Minor disturb
.-tss and many arrests in Havana prov
- we're reported 70 the State Depart
-. today IN official dispatches. The
's2s n that region are said N be eX-
- and sppreheusive, but that there
--.s been no violent outbreaks.
santiago b. still in the hands Of the
.'ei1uonists. but the government
.,sss are being prepared for an at
:. On that city, as well as other
@an held By the rebels.
aYstery has arisen over the disap-
,.t'snee Of General Gomez, thought 70
= command % the revolutionary
osnsnL His yacht, the Julia, was
nd aoanooned OF Casilva last week.
saa his party have not been heard
- nhes they left IN the yacht last
presumably % take command OF
fssel movement
Revolution l. Popular
ne reports 70 the State Department
- eaiesy from Cuban government
',ss.' and are not, therefore, believed
vac the whole truth about the
100 o. the revolutionary move
-. rrlv1ts aoviesu received In wash
-, 80 today gay the revolution has a
-@s'T popular character and IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16

entitled TO their fame as rifemen are
refuted by statistics, say officers Of the
United States marines. These officers
recently compiled data showing that
splendid shooting qualities are still
Characteristic Of American troops.
More than 70 per cent o. the 6,l4l
members Of the United States Marine
Corps who fired during 1916 on the
fourteen Marine Corps rifle ranges, it
is shown, are qualified, skilled rihemen.
Of these 921 or - per cent, ere expert
rihemen; 1,044, or IL per cent are
shsrpshooters, and ISIS, or Al per ceRS'
are marksmen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Boiling Resigns
From Connolly
Brokerage Firm
Brother of Mrs. Wilson Twice
on Witness Stand During
Leak Inquiry
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, Feb. 15.-R. Wilmer
Boiling, brother of Mrs. Woodrow viii
son, to-day resigned from the broker
age firm Of f. A. Connolly & Co. II
was this firm which sent the remarka-
ply accurate forecast of President Will
sons peace not to Hutton & Co., of
New York, the authorship Of which
was claimed under oath both by Mr.
Connolly and a Washington newspaper
man.
The forecast was considered the more
remarkable in that 1t ignored the mis-
leading statement OF Secretary of State
Lansing that morning that the note
was not a peace move.
Mr.. Boiling was twice on the stand
before the Rules Committee in its
hearings on the Lawson charges. The
first time he testified he knew nothing
of the note prior 10 its publication in
the newspapers, and, while he had not
been present at his brokerage firm all
day, was sure no messages had been
received from Hutton & Co. on the
note.
The other time was after his part
ner, Connolly, and J. Fred Essary
newspaper man, had both testified that
they wrote the message in question
Mr. Boiling admitted that he thought
Essary, and not his partner, had writ
ten the message.
Friends of Francis A. Connolly, Hill
ton NJ. Robertson and Boiling. who
made up the firm of F. A. Connolly
& Co., stated to-day that the severance
Of connections by the Presidents
brother-in-law had been determined as
advisable from all angles"
They pointed out that so long as
Boiling remained with the firm that
concern would be accused of having
INSIDE information, Notwithstanding
the fact that such limitations would
be unfair, unwarranted and untrue"
On the witness stand at the inves-
tigation Boiling testified that he paid
$50, 900 in cash TO become a member
of the firm and purchase a seat on
the New York Stock Exchange in Con-
nollvfe name
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Produces Connolly's Check

George A. Ellis, jr., Of f. F. Hutton
G. Co., took the witness stand again 70
show the committee a check for $780,
600 from F. A. Connolly which had
been used in the purchase of Connolly's
Stock Exchange seat. He also offered
in evidence a letter from Hosmer j.
Barrett's sick uncle in Memphis, which
set forth that Barrett, another Hutton
partner and the original recipient Of
the leak message, was suffering from
rheumatic trouble and could make the
journey North only at great risk TO his
health.
Mr.. Hartman, who was the last wit
ness, was the only one of all the brok-
ers examined to acknowledge that he
had among his customers man in Of
fetal life at Washington. This man,
whose name was not given, was a Con-
gresham, he said, who had bought
fifty shares of steel on December Fl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Says 80 Planes
Would Have Caught
Villas Raiders
Alan r. Hawley, at Close of the
Aero Show, Tells of
Army's Need

The strains Of "The Star Spangled
Banner" ringing last night through the
Grand Central Palace, while United
States army and navy men, foreign am
bassadors and military attaches stood
at attention, closed the first Pan-Amer-
lean Aeronautic Exposition.
Alan R. Hawley, president Of the
Aero Club Of America, under the
auspices Of which, combined with the
Pan-American Aeronautic Federation,
the show was given, spoke of the prog
ress which had been made within the
last ten months IN seronautics.
But" said he, "i1 we had had at the
time Of Villas RAID fifty aeroplanes to
aid in rounding up the raiders, the task
would have been comparatively easy
We did not get aeroplanes for several
weeks. and we never rounded up the
raiders. If aeroplanes had been avail
able in the first place, believe the cost
of the Mexican 'campaign'-about $780,
600 .O00-would have been avoided en-
tirely."
Eddie Rickenbacher, of Columbus,
Ohio. automobile racing driver, has re-
turned from England. The break be-
tween Germany and the United States
upset his plan Of preparing team OF
Sunbeam racing cars for campaign IN
this country IN 1917.
He. with other racing drivers, IS
ready to form an aero corps among eX-
perts in high speed engines. He has
had actual experience with aircraft, and
believes that the knowledge Of speed
and distance which racing drivers pos
sess should make them particularly
well adapted for the air service. De
ploring the inactivity Of the United
States in the upbuilding of aerial de-
fences, he declared that he could see
no other means than aeroplanes Of pro-
tectlng our coasts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16

gaining ground rapidly. II is not so i'm
portant in its military aspect as in the
fact that the people everywhere in the
eastern provinces are secretly aiding il.
American interests in Cuba are pre-
serving strict impartiality, and thus
far have not suffered.
Both factions have expressed to the
department their approval of the notes
of warning sent by Secretary Lansing.
The Liberal leaders have protested that
they are not contemplating any reign
Of terror, and President Menocal
thanked the American government for
the confidence il had shown in the
Cuban people. He assured the govern
ment that with the moral support of
the United States he felt certain he
would be able TO dominate the situation.
IL became evident to-day that the
United States would make no move in
Cuban affairs until they were more
sharply defined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Havana Is Optimistic,
Navy Remains Loyal

Havana. Feb. 15.-In spite of the
st among certain members Of the Ha-
ara police against the government,
asre was a more optimistic tone in
rTernment circles tonight, due TO the
1yzlty Of the navy, of which several
r.ssels made their escape from San
ago. and also the belief that Santiago
IN soon be recovered from the revO-
.ronists by the government. II is
AIMED by high officials that the move
nsnt begun there by Regoberto Fer
anaez is not q popular one.
Lieutenant Wilfred Diaz. aid to
i-nsHdez, escaped on the Cuban
aoolship Patria. which arrived here
tie morning from Santiago. Diaz
al proceed tonight with men, arms
I'D supplies for an unknown destl-
rsiion.
Geographic communication has been
gs,orsd with the Province of Cana
lsy, where heavy fighting is report
4 between 500 loyal troops against
unneEu number Of revolution
ares.
Communication Difficult
according 70 an official announce
nsat made az the palace tonight, diff
salty was being encountered in COM
rsaieztion with one or two Of the
ai.rets where the elections were held
the Province Of Santa Clara yes
may. Three Of the districts heard
m, Purial, Ranchuelo and Guads-
~ showed that the Conservatives
I'D obtained a majority over the
lezls.
The seditious movement in the cap
a o. 0nente Santiago is now Off
ally confirmed the statement con
sles. "Two squadrons Of cavalry and
- company Of infantry stationed in
1ta2go have mutinied. Seven officers
Aied the mutineers and seven others
'sis Imprisoned.
lhe maximum strength of the above
sztoned companies IS 100 men each.
~ strength AZ the time Of the up
asg averaged eighty men. This
'1io make some $50 men, all told,
ee s. is probable that a goodly part
iaem had no choice but 20 join their
aEpzn.ons.
The remainder Of the province of
. 'neuie j. quiet"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
MeXicanS in SkirmiSh
with Florida Troops

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 15.-Twenty
Mexican bandits and detachment Of
Florida infantry engaged in a Skin
mish last night near Zapata. One
bandit and several horses were capt
ured.
The soldiers fired on the bandits
after they crossed the Rio Grande
River and the fire was returned by
the Mexicans. who then fed. The
Americans pursued them, but lost the
trail in the darkness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
VillistaS Raid Ranch
of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst

FL Paso, Feb. 15.--Julio Acosta, a
Villa commander, raided the Naher-
achic Ranch, belonging to Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, two miles from MADEIRA. Chi
huahua, February 3, killing two MeXi-
can ranch hands, vounding others and
completely looting the property, &C
MADEIRA is $50 miles southwest Of
Juarez and in the centre of the Pear
son Milling Company's interests. The
same message also told of the looting
Of the Pearson company's store there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
cin Stop Operations if
w Wenocal Abdicates to
VarOna
y 6 NAVY TUG
= VISITS SANTIAGO
ur;tl Take American Con
suI's Report to Fleet
Commander

80 Cubs. Feb. 15.-The Mill
cov,rnor yesterday informed P,
~ Griffith. the American Consul
- 80, the military forces in GUAM
=, - had Joined in the revolutionary
-.,t He said also that a similar
s-.,ion prevailed at Mayari and
sneoa. a.4
=, Sorisno. where President Memo
=, :. ,rrar mill is situated, was still IN
lands Of the government He
- that Major Fernandez. desiring
.vois bloodshed, did not wish TO
- Palma Sorisno. but as the Of
-, there we're arresting prominent
-. he might be compelled to act.
!. vas stated by the Military Gov
=, that ali operations would be
s,,Dsd immediately provided General
r,..,sl resigned and Enrique Jose
r.-,,, yice-PreIaent, assumed the
Presidency.
order prevails throughout Santiago
~ The United States navy tug Po-
--,s came into port last night. 1t is
IA the Potomac viii take a report
- The American Consul to the feet
- msnder at Caimanera.
IN officials have been deposed, and
--usIlv the whole of the Province OF
;,rtiago de Cuba is in possession OF
4. iusurrectionists, according 70 cable
-,ssges which D. Orestes Ferrara,
.,esker OF the Cuban House of Rep
.ssutatives. and DR.. Raimundo Cab
n. row in New York as special repre-
,,,tatives Of the directorate Of the
lssral party Of Cuba, announced they
Ia received last night. The messages
are signed. they said. by Luis MOla,
V1i,ary Governor Of Santiago, and r.
F,randez. commander of the district.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16

home is in Larchmont. Others who ap-
piled were Miss Hannah O'Donnell, OF
Larchmont; Adolph Friedman, super
intendent Of the Hawthorne School
and the Rev. Stanley Brown Seaman,
of Dobbs Ferry. Two hundred and
fftv declarations OF intention were
fled and $50 final citizenship papers
were issued there yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
Banker Seeks Citizenship

Eugene Boross, director of the
/ Hungarian American Bank, was among
those who sought citizenship papers
in Westchester County last week. His
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
QUARANTINE TRANSFER
BILL PASSES LEGISLATURE
Port Of New ork Establishment Under
Federal Control on July

Albany, Feb. l5.B Both houses Of the
Legislature to-day adopted the concur
rent resolution permitting the transfer
by the state % the Federal government
Of the quarantine establisbmeut Of me
Port Of Sew York for &l#5o.Zf1 by
July /. This IS the LAT quarantine e.
tshlirbmcut under state supervision.
Assembigman shiplacof. one Of ~
t.go Socialist members Of the Assem-
bgg nrofegtcd against the resolution.
~ dSclarcd that this and other similar
800 4afr drawing as nearer 20
,.t.gtropne Tor which some day you
,dll be held morally responsible.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-16
MARINES EXPERTS AT TARGET

Declarations that since the days Of
frontier life Americans are no longer
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-06
HYGIENE IN THE BEEHIVE.
The Way Intruders Arc Sealed Up In
Tomb of Wax.


Tomb Of Wax.
It has been observed that bees have
a most ingenious and sanitary way Of
disposing of living creature that may
by accident or design chance to find its
way into their hive. When the intruder
is killed, as killed he must be, whether
he be large or small, the problem arises
how to deal with the body.
II the bees find that it is impossible
to expel or dismember the creature
they will proceed cleverly to inclose it
in a veritable sepulcher of wax. In
one Of his hives q beekeeper discov-
cred three such tombs side by side,
erected with party walls like the cells
Of the comb, in order that no wax
might be wasted These tombs t:e
prudent bees had raised over the re-
mains of three snails that had strayed
into the hive.
AS rule the bees will, when deal
ing with snails, be content to seal up
with wax the opening of the SHE'LL In
this case, however, the snafls' shells
were more or less cracked or. broken.
The bees had therefore considered it
simpler to bury the snails entire, and
the bees had further contrived, in or
der that traffic might not be impeded
in the entrance hall Of the hive, num-
Der of galleries exactly proportionate
not to their own girth, but to that OF
the male bees, which are almost twice
as large as the workers.-Ex"hange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-06
MYSTERY OF THE PLANETS.
Science Cannot Penetrate the Hazy
Wells That Mask Them.


Science Cannot Penetrate the Hazy
Wells That Mask Them.
It is not known definitely whether
the planet Venus rotates. If it does it
may possibly have life and vegeta-
ton like our own, though we suspect
that it is clothed in eternal cloud. OF
Saturn's rings we cannot say whether
they consist Of millions of tiny moons
like brickbats or whether they may be
eveM smaller still-a veil of shining
dust.
OF Jupiter we can only say that it is
covered with clouds, though Of their
substance we know nothing, and that
according to Professor Lowell and Sir
william Higgins some of the bands
we see on it may be riffs iii the clouds
revealing the body Of the planet. Lit
tie lines crisscross these bands. Photo
graphs of Jupiter taken at Flagstaff
observatory, Arizena, seem to Indicate
that these lines, too, are the upper
clouds OF Jupiter.
But whenever we see a planet we see
It badly. Even Mars. the most clearly
revealed of them all, is constantly OBJ
scured by a refracting haze, SO that
even the famous canals though
nearly 500 in number, are only per-
ceptible q few at time, and an un-
skilled observer would probably not
make them out at all.
SandstorIns, sometimes snowstorms,
sweep the surface Of the planet, and
because the winds of Mars are very
gentle and slow moving these occur
rences take long time to pass by. A
snowstorm on Mars-if indeed it was a
snowstorm and not merely fog-once
lasted three weeks.
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Copyright, 1915. by Lippinoott's
Magazine.
Copyright. 1916. by Mcbride.
q 40 ss-sa r Mast d Co.

t s4 T "
Her hand dropped, and she closed
her eyes again. Cumberly bent for
ward suddenly, glancing back at M.
Max, who stood In remote corner OF
the room watching the, scene.
Big Ben commenced to chime the
hour of midnight That frightful Co
incidence SO startled Leroux that he
looked up and almost rose from his
chair In his agitation. Indeed, it star
tied Cumberly also,i but 1t did not di-
vert him from his purpose.
1T is now or nevArr' he whispered.
He took the seemingly nfeless hand
in his own and, bending over Mira Lee
roux, spoke softly in her ear.
"Mrs. Leroux," he said, there is
something which we all would ask you
to tell u.s. We ask it for reason, be-
Iieve me-
Throughout the latter part Of this
scene the big clock had been Ginning
the hour and now was beating out the
Twelve strokes of midnight, had struck
six of them and was about to strike the
seventh.
Seven! doomed the clock.
i Mira Leroux opened her eyes and
looked up into the face OF the physi-
clan.
Eight
Nine!
In the silence following the clock
stroke Mira Leroux spoke almost in
audibly.
"You mean Mr.. KingY'
Ten!
Eyes, yes! Did you ever see himY'
Every head In the room was craned
forward; every spectator tensed up to
the highest ultimate point.
Eyes," said Mira Leroux quite clear
ly; II saw him, DIR. Cumberly. He
is''-
Eleven!
Mira Leroux moved her head and
smiled at Helen Cumberly, then seem
ed to sink deeper into the downy pill
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vsnison, vsnaisot,. venzon.

We have noted methods of cooking
venison, but how should 1t be pro-
nounced--as a two or a three syllable
word? Most OF us pronounce it as If
spelled with a ~" and, as it is derived
from the French venaison, this Is as
it should be. Shakespeare, it is true,
treated it as a trisyllable and apparent
" regarded the IS" as hard, for In
LAS You Like IT. the duke asks,
'f'Shall we go kill US venison?' But his
contemporary, Chapman, made but two
syllables Of it and, that there might be
no doubt as to the pronunciation he
favored, even spelled it phonetically,
thus-venzon.-Z.ondo Chronicle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-06
THE END.
Not In Paradise.

A good widow who succeeded In get
ting into communication with the spirit
of her departed through medium
asked after the preliminary interroga-
tions OF Identification, Are you as
happy in heaven as you were with me
on earth p and her dear departed re-
piled very promptly, even for spirit,
II am happier, but am not in heaven"
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HE Bad Break.

ssWhy on earth GO you come to me
to borrow money, Billus?' said Hark-
away peevishly. "Why don't you go
to Jorrocks? He's the prosperous
looking member Of our set
That's just it, Harkaway," said
Billups. "Jorrocks looks SO very pros
porous that am quite sure he spends
every penny he makes, but you, old
man-why, you dress like man who
saves his money"
p. S.-He didn't get It.
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lows of the bed. DR.. Cumberly stood
up very slowly and turned, looking
from face to face.
1Tt is finished" he said. eve shall
never know 3
But Henry Leroux and Helen Cum
berry, their glances meeting across the
bed Of the dead Mira, knew that for
them it was not finished, but that Mr..
King, the invisible, invisibly had link
ed them.
Twelve!
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NOTICE

The State Board of Examiners of
BARRIERS will hold examinations at the
barber shop Of Martin Horschler, 129
Wall ST. (ups stairs), Bridgeport, on
Monday, Jan. 18th, 1917, from 10 a.
m. to p. m. All persons qualified to
take this examination are hereby mott
fed to the present. Signed,
MICHAEL CATTY, Sec'y.
Jan. End, 1917. A -
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HOUSES FOR sALE+one, two and
three family houses, any section of
4 city you want; easy terms; also
lots, all bargains. C. II. Fleming,
952 Main st.
p 20> Htf
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SIDEWALKS

TAR AND CEMENT SIDEWALKS
and roofing, blue stone and cement
eurbs, sand and gravel. Estimates
cheerfully given. Thomas BrodeF4ok
contractor. Phone 71c9. 1855
North Ave.
r IL us9
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81, 500, $500 Cash East End family,
lot 5Ox100, IL rooms, improvements.
McAulay. Meigs Building
T IL
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

WHY PAY RENT? We have waiting
for you, one, two or three family
houses. See M. B. Warren, 301
Warner Bldg, Phone 1853
T ALE
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$500, $500 cash, family house, IL
rooms, improvements, best bargain
in city. Actually worth $4,000 Nc
Aulay, Meigs Building.
m 10 4
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Is Words 15c 3 Farmer Classified Ads Phone 1908
AUTO REPAIRING

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repair work; Delco starting, lighting
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