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El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
TELEGRAPH AND PHONE
LINES TO BE GUARDED

LAS Vegas, N. M, March 28.--4Man.
ager G. M. Cary, Of the Mountain
Estates Telephone and Telegraph com
pany has received instructions to
place a guard about the office every
night, to protect the toll lines and
telegraph lines, owing to the present
international situation. C. B. Camp
bell has been designated as night
guard, and the employees Of the COM
|pany are using every precaution dur.
ing the daytime to prevent any one
who has no official business from
remaining in the offices.
Some time ago the navy depart
ment took over the Bell system for
the purpose of a~scertaining its eff
cheney in 81 of a national crisis.
The result is that the Bell company
has offered to the government its
lines, and every %precaution is being
taken by the government to protect
the wires, 80 that in case of neces-
'sity, it could be taken over.
The local office is an important
one. 1t is a relay station on the
transcontinental route, and would be
used in case of an emergency. The
regular transcontinental line goes
through Denver and Salt Lake, but it
is possible to route long distance
calls and telegraph messages through
this office. and they would be so rout-
ed in cases Of emergency.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
FRENCH ~.bvANcE NORTH
OF SISSONS PUSHED

Paris, March 2S.-The advance OF
1.-THE French in the region north OF
|Soissons was continued during the
night. Progress vas made north OF
the Ailette river and east of the
LeuillyN 4Sur4M a rgival line
where important positions were cap
tured.
The official statement says:
Between the Somme and the Disc
and south of the Disc there were no
important events during the night.
The artillery firing was rather heavy
in the region east of the lower forest
of Coucy. North of the Ailette we
made further progress and also in the
sector east of the line Leuilly-Neu-
ville-Sur-Margival, where we captured
several important points of support.
'In the region of Rheims we
made a surprise attack east of Neu-
willie, taking prisoners. In the Cham
payne late yesterday and during the
night the artillery fighting became
violent especially in the region of
Butte Du Mesnil and Maisons De
Champagne
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
GERMAN FOOD OUTLOOK
FAST GROWING WORSE

Copenhagen, Via London, March %.
The result of the recent stock-taking
of the grain, potatoes and other food
stuffs in Germany was SO ~unfavorable
as to cause general apprehension, ac-
cording to the Berlin "vorwaerts,"
which quotes remarks made before the
reichstag committee on food by the
Socialist deputy, Ebert.
According to the vorwaerts, Deputy
Ebert said al inventory showed the
1916 yield of bread grains was only
100000 tons or Is pounds per capita
above the 1915 harvest, a harvest
which had been regarded as almost
calamitous. Earlier reports had de-
scribed it as good and a rationing
scheme vas based on an estimated ex-
cess of 1000, 900 tons. The reduction
In the visible supply by one-half ex-
plains the cut in bread rations.
Deputy Ebert added that a similar
deficit apparently existed in other food
products.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
WOUNDED DE FAcTo
TROOPS IN CHIHUAHUA

lei Paso, Tex, March 2S.-Wounded
de facto soldiers were being brought
into Chihuahua City last night from
Bachimba and Mapula, according to
reports received by government
agents here today. A. majority OF
these wounded were Yaqui Indians,
the report added. Fighting was also
reported at Horcasitas, between
Mapula and Bachimba yesterday, &C.
to this same source. The
capture Of two de facto troop trains
was confirmed. Many Yaquias were
said to have been killed at Bachimba.
De facto troops lost two trains at
the battle of Bachimba Monday, &C.
cording to a Mexican refugee who ar
rived from chihuahua City last night.
The trains were carrying the Yaqui
Indians from Sonora who were forced
to retreat on foot.
Another refugee said Villa was in
personal command Of his troops at
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
AMERICAN
FARMERS ASKED
TO TILL SOIL To
SAVE ENGLAND
Needed to Supplement
1000 Tractor Flows
Recently Bought
GERMAN FOOD
OUTLOOK WORSE
10y Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)

10y Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)
London, March 28.-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press.)-"Five
thousand skilled American farmers on
English soil would go a long way to-
ward combating Germany's plan to
starve us into submission through her
submarines" Sir Arthur Lee, head OF
the newly-formed food production de-
partment told the Associated Press
correspondent.
81 told you recently" Sir Arthur
continued, that we intended to bring
from America some two thousand
tractor plows. We need the skilled
American farmers to supplement
them"
Sir Arthur knows America. He mar
ried an American, Miss Ruth Moore,
daughter of J.. @. Moore of New York,
and he has spent many years in the
United States, having been British
military attache with the United States
army during the Spanish-American
war and later military attache at the
British embassy in Washington.
Sir Arthur is charged with the task
of making every available foot of soil
produce its maximum amount of food.
Il have great respect for the ability
of the American farmer, said Sir Ar
thur. II have e e him at work and
! know that everything he does spells
efficiency. That is why we would like
to have so many of him in the present
crisis
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
CUBAN REBELS
STEAL CIRCUS
WITH ELEPHANT
TAKE CLOTHES OF CAESAR AND
CLEOPATRA, AND LION OLD
ENOUGH TO VOTE

New York, March 2S.-Cuban revo-
~lutionists stole an entire one-ring cir
u except the tents and the saw dust,
according to Edward and Lott Nc
Ginley, members of the show, who adj
rived here today on a steamship from
Cuba. The rebels, ordered by their
chief to commander the circus horses
and food supplies, made off with the
garments of Caesar and Cleopatra
after drawing lots for distribution of
them, and captured also a twenty
three-year-old lion and Hattie, the ele-
plant. The circus was playing at tho
time at a town about twenty miles
from Havana, the arrivals said.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
GERMAN SPY TRIES TO
SUICIDE WITH KNIFE

Rochester, N. Y, March 28.-Adoli
Watts, a German, is under arrest in
Geneva on the technical charge of at
tempted suicide, pending the arrival
there of federal officers fvrom Buff
'falo. The discovery of a letter he
had written telling of visits to plants
at Springfield, Mass, and other cities
where he found conditions all right
and had flashed a notice to the German
agent for transmission to Mexico" led
to his arrest. Later he attempted to
kill himself with a knife. Watts ar
rived at Geneva seven days ago and
obtained employment at an automobile
A search of his personal eff
fects revealed maps, clippings, photo
graphs and other suspicious docu-
ments.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29

man-American deserter from a Geor-
gia National guard regiment appeared
in Georgia and accompanied the other
Germans south, according to unof-
ficial reports. Rumors that Germans
were joining the Carranza army in
Juarez and were appearing in num-
bers at the border from the south
were denied by C~arranza officials. No
strange Germans + to be seen on
the streets II in the stores OF Iuarez.
No German Money
'Carranza Consul Eduardo ..Soriano
Bravo today officially denied that any
German money was used to pay Gen
'eral Murguia's troops in Chihuahua
City recently. He said a total OF
$4,000 pesos had been sent to Chi
huahua City from the consulate here,
300, 900 pesos of which had come from
the Mexican financial agent in New
York and the remainder from border
custom houses and from Mexico City.
The troops in Juarez were also paid
yesterday and the forced loans nego-
tiated by General Murguia all repaid
with this money.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
GERMANS BRING DOWN
ELEVEN 'AEROPLANES

Berlin, March q (by wireless to
Sayville).-The official report Of to-
day delayed in transmission) says
the Germans brought down eleven
aeroplanes in fighting yesterday on
the western front. A German squad
ron attacked the French port Of Dun
kirk where fires were observed. The
fighting in the region below st. QUEEN
tin on Sunday raj especially severe.
The statement says the French sus.
tanned heavy losses.
A French attack on the west bank
OF the Disc near La Fere failed yes
terday with heavy losses, the war Of
hce announces. French trenches in
the Champagne south of Riport were
captured by the Germans.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
PARTIALLY DEMoBlLizED
GUARD CALLED BACK

Washington, March %. - Orders
were issued today by the war depart
ment calling all National guard units
which have partially demobilized
back into the federal service.
The order applies also to troops de-
modified within the last few days
which the department understood to
still be In the federal service when
Its previous orders were issued.
There are about six regiments in this
class which will be modified again.
Four additional regiments of the
National guard we're called into the
federal service today by the war de-
.partment. They are the First West
Virginia. Seventy-fourth New York.
Second Connecticut and Second New
infantry regiments.
The first regiment of engineers,
less Company IL which remains at
Fort Sam Houston, today was ordered
by the war department from the
southern department to Its home sta
'tion here.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
DYNAMITE FOUND IN
"WREcKER'S" MOTOR BOAT

New York, March 2S.-Discovery Of a
motor boat containing 40 pounds of
dynamite and 16 decorating caps with
in a half-mile of Fort Totten and not
far from a United States destroyer on
neutrality duty, led to the detention by
the police today of a man who said
he was Matthias Johnson of Perth Am
boy, N. Y.
Johnson said he was a wrecker who
had come from Perth Amboy to blow
up a wreck and had put in for shelter
at the basin near the fort because OF
rain and darkness. The police author
tiles asserted he produced no license
as a wrecker or to transport dyna-
mite.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
BUT FEW GERMANS
CROSSING BORDER,
STATED POSITIVELY.
BY GOVERNMENT
Reports Strongly Denied
By Army and Bureau
OF immigration
DYNAMITE NEAR
FIT. TOTEM FOUND
ny Leased Wire to New Mexlcan.)

(By Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
! ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, March 20.
mo trace has been found Of the
man, who placed seven sticks of dyna-
mite, wrapped in paper, behind the
iron frame of the front of a baggage
car on Santa IFe train No. 10 here. It
is presumed the explosive was to be
used to wreck a bridge. The Santa
re secret service is working on the
case but will give out no Informal
tlon.
WASHINGTON, MARCH 2S.-Ofi-
ciaI reports from the southern depart
ment made public today say reports
that many Germans have crossed into
Mexico since diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Germany
were broken off are without founda-
ton. The records Of the immigration
authorities and Of the army intelli-
gence service along the border show
that only three Germans have passed
into Mexico since February 3rd In the
Brownsville district and 70 in the La
redo region, 81 Of the latter having re-
turned to the United States.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
Defense in Smith Case
Plays Its Trump Card

Denver, Colo. March 2S.-With the
appearance of Mrs. Julia Brown, who
the defense asserts is the mysterious
Mrs. Charles Miller, who registered
at the hotel where Smith lived two
days before Smiths murder, the de.
tense in the trial Of Mrs. Stella New
ton Moore Smith for the murder OF
her husband will have played it's
trump card. Mrs. Brown is expected
to take the stand this afternoon. 1t
is expected the case will 60 to the
jury by tomorrow night. The morn
ing was spent by attorneys in present
ing arguments to Judge Shafer re-
garding instructions to be given the
Jury. There was no session of court.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
OVER 5000 VOLUNTEERS
TO HELP INDUSTRIALLY

Washington, March 2s.-More than
5000 letters from persons who wished
to serve the federal government in
the present emergency In Industrial
lines, have been received by the civil
Service commission in response to its
recent appeal for workers. Several
trades and professions r represent
ed and many sacrifices are proposed
by the writers to aid the nation.
Commission officials today called
upon heads Of American universities
and colleges to permit senior tech
meal and scientific students to re-
ceive diplomas at once so the govern
ment, II necessary, may quickly OBJ
tain their services.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29

The American line steamer st.
Louis, which sailed for Europe armed
with fore and aft guns is the first
American passenger ship to make the
transatlantic round trip safely since
the declaration of unrestricted sub
marine warfare. She is one of the
four steamships of the American line,
the others being the st. Paul, Phila-
delphia and New York. Until the
government decided that these ships
should be armed there was much
doubt of their sailing, and they were
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
NOn-PlrtiSQn
Organization
OF House Fails,
Mann's VicW
Little Hope Held Out By
Republican Leader
For Coalition
(By Leased Wire to New MexIoan.3

10y Leased Wire to New Mexican.)
Washington, March 28.-FTopes for
a non-partisan organic alton Of the
house Of representatives at the spe.
cial session next week was virtually
abandoned today by Representative
Mann, Republican leader in the last
house and proponent Of the plan.
After a conference with Speaker
CLARK, Democratic leader, Kitchin and
Chairman Fitzgerald, Of the appro-
priatinns committe, Mr.. Mann said he
saw little hope for coalition.
Il still stand where I stood origl.
nally," he said, but I think two tick
cts will be put into the field. / am
willing to be the Republican candi-
date for speaker If the Republicans
want me to run and I think ] shall be
the candidate II one is named"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
GERMAN PEDDLER HAS
TOO MUCH MONEY

MIL NNNLM .W .
Ell Paso, Tex, March 2S.-Arrested
on a charge Of having two pairs Of
army shoes in his possession, Abra'
ham Szmidt, a German peddler, was
found to have made deposits in q To-
cal bank amounting to $3.50 on Octo'
Der IS and IA. Szmidt has been sell.
ing cheap jewelry and souvenirs to
the National Guard soldiers on the
border. When arrested he told the
federal officers that he could not
make q bond Of $500, but the deposit
slips were found in his possession
when he was searched. He is being
held pending further investigation.
Federal officials have been watching
Szmidt's movements for the past two
weeks.
In addition to this number, a Ger
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
ONE YEAR CERTIFICATES
TO PROVIDE FINANCES

Washington, March 2S.-+Plans fol
the issuance of one year certificates
to provide finances temporarily fol
the government probably will be an
nounced by the treasury department
within the next 48 hours. 3
Secretary McAdoo has had under
consideration for the past several
days details of the issuance Of suffi.
cient certificates to tide Owe the
government until collection Of the In
come tax in June. Under the law he
is authorized to issue one year GER
.tificates UP to $500, 900, 900 at a rate
of interest not exceeding 3 per cent.
The balance In the general fund OF
the treasury stood today at approx
mately $5S,000,O 900 but will be reduc-
ed $685. 900, 1000 Saturday when the
warrant for the payment for the DAN
ish West Indies is issued. This will
so deplete the fund as to make tenn
porary financing an almost imme-
date necessity.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
MISSOURI TROOPS IN
CONTINUOUS SERVICE.

Jefferson City, Mo-, March 2S.-
Guard orders were received here to-
day by commanding officers Of the
Third Missouri infantry modified at
the armory upon the presidents call
Monday placing the troops under con-
'tinuous service and assigning them
to duty.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29

delayed. During the Spanish-Amer-
lean war the government took over
the st. Louis and used her as an aux
Hilary cruiser.
The st. Louis, which is a sister
ship of the st. Paul, was launched on
Nov. 10, 1894. She was the first ship
built under the authority of the spe-
cial act Of congress passed in 1892 to
encourage the building of American
ocean steamships and to provide for
the government a feet of auxiliary
cruisers that could be utilized in time
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
H|NDENBURG
AIMS TO STRIKE
FRANCE ACROSS
STRICKEN ITALY
Terrible and Desperate
Attack Feared BY
Italian Army
THREATENED WITH
SERBIA'S FATE
ley leased Wire to New MexIcsnl

(By Leased Wire to New Mexicsn)
Rome, via Paris, March 2S.--The
predicted great offensive against Italy
by the Central Powers continues to be
the chief topic of discussion in mill
tary and political circles. Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg is credited with
aiming at an invasion of France
across a PROSTATE Italy. In this con
nection General Dirossi, commander
of the Montenegrin troops serving
with the Italian army, writes:
"A terrible and desperate attack is
in preparation against our lines. Every
n foresees 1t and even the enemy
announced it in order to intimidate us
by threatening US with the fate OF
Rumania and Serbia"
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
SWITZERLAND Is NOT
SEEKING TO MEDIATE

Paris, March 2S.--Regarding the
recent report Of an effort by Switzer-
land at mediation between the United
States and Germany, the Journal de
New, according to a Havas dispatch
from Geneva, has adyices from Berne
that the Swiss foreign Office denies
absolutely any mediation offer by
Switzerland.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
SEVENTEEN INDUSTRIAL
WORKERS FINED

Kansas City, MO-, March 2S.-iEev-
enteen members Of the Industrial
Workers Of the World were fined 500
and 5000, each, in the municipal court
today but stays of execution were or.
'dered provided they would leave the
city. They were arrested last night
following a clash with a recruiting de.
tail Of the Third Missouri infantry
which had become incensed at anti
enlistment speeches and literature.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29

of war.
She was the first transatlantic
steamship built in this country for
more than 20 years, and at the time
of her completion she represented the
highest type Of liner that the ship
building skill of that time had de-
vised.
The principal dimensions Of the Vt.
Louis and also the st. Paul are:
Gross tonnage, 11,629; length, 554
feet; breadth, SO feet, and depth, AZ
feet.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
JAP KILLS JAP

Salt Lake City, March 2S.-Declar-
ing that he killed G. Watanabe. 35, a
Japanese lawyer Of this city, last night
to defend his wife's honor, Thomas
Mitsuda surrendered today and was
lodged in Jail on a charge of murder.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
MEXICAN PASSPORTS
TO 8 GERMAN SUBJECTS

Ell Paso. Tex, March 28.-Mexican
passports have been issued to three
German subjects to go into the inter
ior of Mexico from Juarez during the
past month, according to the official
records at the Carranza consulate
here. One other German applied for
a passport to go to Mexico but was
refused as an undesirable. &
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
BALDWIN ADJurANT
GENERAL IN COLORADO

Denver, Colo, March 2S.-The ap-
'pointment Of Brigadier General Frank
ID. Baldwin, U. s. "a. retired, as ad-
ijutant general of the Colorado Ma
stional guard effective April 1, was
announced by Governor julius G..
Gunter today in his program for pre-
pairing the National guard for war.
The appointment of General Baldwin
was made possible by a special act
passed at the recent session Of the
Governor Gunter plans to fill inn
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
TO COORDINATE ALL
GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING

Washington, March zS.-Prelimi-
nary arrangements for coordination
of all government advertising Of ma
'tional scope through a national adver.
tising advisory board were made to-
day at the war and navy departments. |
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
$4,000 National Guardsmen in Service

Details will be worked out through
1.-THE national defense council.
The purpose Of the board, the serv-
Ices of which have been offered to the
government without cost, is to, deter
mine the advertising medium to be
employed in campaigns to secure SOL
diers, sailors, or workmen of any
kind in the present emergency. AS a
measure Of preparedness in the event
that a big volunteer army is raised,
copies of all the posters and litera-
'ture used for this purpose in England
are now en- route from London.
, The committee, which called on
Secretary Daniels and Secretary
Baker today, is headed by, Herbert >.
Houston, president Of the Associated
Advertising association, and included
Win. Rankin, of the Western Adver-
Agents association, Chicago;
o. J. Guide, New York; Thomas HI.
Moore, OF the American Newspaper
association, and 0. Z.
Harm, of the Association Of National
Advertisers.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
CITY MANAGER Law UPHgLp

Topeka, Kan, March 2S.-The state
supreme court today upheld the city
manager law passed by the recent
state legislature. The decision came
in the mandamus action to compel
Mayor 0. Fl. Bentley, of Wichita, to
call an election for commissioners
who would appoint a manager for the
city.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
BUSINESS MEN TO
ADVISE MR.. REpElELD

Washington, March 2~S.-Secretary
Redfield will lame shortly a commit
tee Of business men to advise his de-
partment in framing measures to
safeguard the country's commerce II
war comes and to meet conditions
after the war. He conferred today
witch willard Straight, of New York,
representing the national foreign
trade council, whose members have
approved the plan. The committee
will serve as an informal body. 1t
will work out with the department
plans for permanent organization to
cooperate with the government in
promotion Of foreign trade. Commerce
department officials realize that the
war has changed so completely the
position Of this country in the finan-
cial world that a future practical ma
fional financial policy must be out.
lined.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-29
Fifty Thousand National Guardsmen Now in
Police Service in Country; Labor to Be
Modified; Government Organizes Advertising
Bureau For Nation Wide Appeal For Recruits
5000 VOLUNTEERS ASK TO AID
GOVERNMENT IN INDUSTRIAL WORK
(By Leased Wire to New Mexican)

LOS ANGELES, CALF, March 2S.-Purchase of one
machine gun and four hundred rifles was directed today by the
city council and a call for ten thousand volunteers, bringing
their own arms, for organization of a home guard, was issued
by Chief of Police John Butler. A hundred and fifty members
of the police department who have had military experience
were ordered to prepare to command the volunteers
SO, 600 National Guardsmen in Service
WASHINGTON, D. c, March 2S.-Congresaonal leaders today gave in
formal consideration to the legislative program to meet the national emer.
gency, but it was emphasized that definite steps to that end would not be
taken until after President Wilson delivers his address to congress soon
after 1t convenes in extraordinary session next Monday. Meantime, steps to
put the nation In a state of readiness to meet any eventuaHty went ahead
actively More than $4,000 national guardsmen were under orders today to
remain in the Federal service for police duty al industrial plants and other
property in their respective states. Altogether about fifty thousand guards
have now been called out for this purpose. 9
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1917-08-09

BY virtue Of d judgment of tht
Eleventh judicial District Court o.
Louisiana in and for the Parish of Nat
chitoches, rendered and signed in the
above named succession on the 3lst daI
OF July 1917 homoIgating the Tableaua
Hpf Debts and ordering the property solo
IN order to pay the debts. | will offer
Tor sale at the principal front door of
= the Court House in. the city. and Parish
of Natchitoches, on
Saturday, September 18th 1917
all the property described on the in
ventory in the said succession for 9
more perfect description of which ref
erence is had to the inventory in the
SAID succession.
Lands.
W. Of NV 4, Sc of SW 4, NV 4
OF SW Of Sec I 5 North of Range
o West, together will all buildings and
thereon.
Moyables.
About 81 head of horned cattle, fully
described in the inventory.
-Four head~of horses, one being colt.
AZ head Of hogs large and small, on
the range.
lot OF household and Kitchen furni-
ture.
l lot of farm implements.
One old saddle.
One shot gun and one rife.
Terms of sale, for cash, subject to
,he appraisment.
SARAH JANE MARSHALL, Admrx.