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ONLY DAILY PAPER PUBLISHED IN AUSTIN CARRYING THE COMPLETE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
AUSTIN, TEXAS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18,1916.
FIVE CENTS THE COPY
ESTABLISHED 1871—Vol. 45, No. 80.
AMERICAN TROOPS ARE NOW 25 MILES
We Now See the End
VAUX IS
FROM HIILS WHERE VILLA IS HIDING
of This Horrible
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shown every indication of their will-
night indlcated an average march of
What General Pershii
answer to the
ening lines of communication of the Mexican commander to allow him to
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first
■till is in the region about Galeana.
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OCCUPATION NOT NECESSARY.
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of an offensive
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reconnaissance, another
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FAVOR SUBMARINE WARFARE.
attack
travel has
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While All Is Quiet at
Present, Feeling
Along Rio Grande In-
dicates Fighting Is
Probable.
DHL APPROVED
BY THE PRESIDENT
Germon-American Alliance of Iowa. In
annual convention here, today adopted
Jitney on the same plane ua a railroad,
trolley line r other common carrier.
vork
his
s in
ered
road running north from Bucharest to
Prebeal, on the Hungarian frontier.
agent
city
Chinese Troops
Join the Rebels
In-
au-
ney
TRADE EXCURSION
COMMITTEES ARE
NETTING SUCCESS
avel-
Coast
ustin
te St.
p. m.
ted to
CARRANZA ANO
VILLA TROOPS
NOW FIGHTING
French Air Squadron
Bombards Railway
Stations.
MEXICAN REFUSES
TROOPS PERMISSION
TO ENTER A TOWN
from
state
Wat-
ENURE BORDER IS
QUIET. DECLARES
SECRETARY BAKER
TEXAS ABSTRACTORS
WILL HOLD THEIR
CONVENTION HERE
MORMON SCOUTS DASH AHEAD TO CARRY,
NEWS TO ENDANGERED MORMON COL-
ONISTS THAT TROOPS ARE NEAR—RAP.
ID MARCH WAS MADE OVER THE SANDY,
WASTES.
More British Than
German Mines There
GENERAL PERSHING MAY
USE HIS OWN JUDGEMENT
MANY CHILDREN IN
D. & 0. INSTITUTE
HAVE HOOKWORM
Californians Fear
Mexican Outbreak
Border,
has passed
FUNSTON WILL NOT HAMPER
GEN. PERSHING WITH ORDERS
Swear Tubantia
Was Torpedoed
More Recruits Join
Austin Battery
Many Americans
Are at Vera Cruz
Portuguese Aviators
Must Leave U. S.
Children Parade
On Election Day
Railroads Grant
Increase in Pay
Chicago Recruits
3200 for the Army
San Diego Expo
Dedicated Today
People of Vera Cruz
Cheer for Wilson
L is
the.
High Tension Along
While the expedition
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Violent Cannonading
Continues Around
That Position.
♦ WASHINGTON, March 18.— 4
♦ The Freneh embassy, upon in- ♦
• struction from Paris, today cm- ♦
♦ phatically denied that German ♦
♦ forces wore holding any portion ♦
♦ of Dead Man’s Hill.
tHHHHIIIIHMIHIIHH
Pershing a as pushing his column, but
to have reached Casas Grandes last
patch from Rome says that the retire-
ment of Admiral von Tirpitz was oC-
l
squadrons threw down ten shells on
the aerodrome at Dieuso, and five more
on the railroad station at Arnaville."
THE AUSTIN STATESMAN
And TRIBUNE
Superiority f
Of The Statesman's local
news accounts largely for the
fact that it is the popular Home
Paper in Anitin.
Great Britain with the entire German
ravy. Thl." plan was vetoed, according
to these advices, by Emperor William
and Prince Henry;...
GERMAN AMERICANS AGAINST
WILSON AND ROOSEVELT.
♦
Ing intended to
refusal of ths
spondent says, passenger
been stopped for ten days on the rail-
1
EL PASO, Te*., March 18.—American cavalrymen pursuing
Francisco Villa were camped at dawn today at olonih Dublan, one
of the environs of Casas Grandes. They arrived in the night,
Through Colonia Dublan runs the road* to the Galeana distriet
twenty-five miles southeast, where Villa was last definitely re,
ported.
The news of the encampment at Colonia Dublan dispelled feara
of any disptes with Constitutionalist authorities over what position
American tnpops should occupy at Casas Grandes.
Mormongscouts deshed into Colonia Dublan last night with the
news that tig. Americans were near. The column, which wee first
into this important American settlement, was said to be the cavalry,
from Hachita.
Permanent organisation of the new
artillery battery being formed here WAB
pomtponed at th® meeting Friday nigh:
ip the battery'n recruiting station in
East Sixth Btreet. A number of re
cruits joined the battery last night and
those who have not already taken the
phynical examination are taking it to-
day in the office of Dr Z T Bcott
Another meeting of the battery has
been sailed for Thursday night at 8
o'clock in the recruiting station
It In also announced that General
Obregon has abollehed the practice of
insuing commissions to women in the
Mexican army. ___
WASHINGTON, March 18.-1t was
declared by Administration officials
that the pursuit of Villa. being entire-
ly a punitive expedition, had none of
the characteristics of an invasion and
that there was no object In occupying
towns or cittes, because the American
troops will keep constantly on the
move.
The officials said today that the sit-
uation at Tampico, where uneasiness is
said to exist among Americans and
other foreigners, had no bearing on
the pursuit of Villa.
Reports received at both the War
and state Departments today con-
tinued to be optimistic.
1
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103 applications were filed an average
of 101 a year President Taft consul -
ered 1114 applications. In th® throe
years of President Wilson’s adminis-
tration he has < onsiered nearly 1000.
In two thirds of the cases considered
by President Wilson clemency has been
shown President Taft pardoned or
commuted the sentences of 70 per cent
of those who asked for clemency. Pres-
ident Roos® veil about 80 per cent.
THREE SITES WILL
DE OFFERED THE
EPWORTH LEAGUE
trouble. Thus far, however, the bor-
WASHINGTON, March 11. Secre-
tary Baker today issued the following
statement:
"The reports received through mili-
tary channels and those sent to this
degart ment from other departments of
the Government indicate quiet along
the entire border except some excite-
ruent at Tampico, which le apparently
temporary and without cause.
"There are no reports of the opera-
tions of the expedition available for
publication "
The Sec retary said he would leave
Washington this afternoon for his home
at Cleveland, Ohio, and would not re-
turn here until Tuesday morning. In
his abennee Major General Hugh L
Scott, chief of staff, will be Acting
H» retary of War _
No More Women for
the Mexican Army
A--;* for son's own bili, < hairman Hay of the
APPIIE;--D military committee informed the House
DA-rAng Nymarog today when debate on the measure was
l draons IN resumed under the ten-hour rule.
■, • , "I mnay say," he said, in reply to a
WASHINGTON, March 18—A deluge question, "in broad language, that Ibis
of applications for pardons has been. is the President's bill; that he thor-
pouring Into the Department of Justeeoughly approves of it."
during the last few months. The high- __।
waun President winon sent to the de- Call for Election
partment the fortieth application he
had considered this week.
In President Roosevelt’s econd term
National Lberal group in the Reich-
stag decided today to introduce at this
session its measure calling for the car-
rying on of submarine war.
Fair Weather Is
Forecast for Texas
Forecast
East and West Texas Tonight and
Sunday fair, cooler in northern portion.
BAN DIEGO, Cal. March 18—Four
Portuguese army officers, sent to Ban
Dlego two months ago to learn mili-
tary aviation under the instruction of
United States Army aviators, have
word from Washington, it was learned
today, that they would have to discon-
tinue flying al ths Government school
Declaration of war against Portugal by
Germany was given as the reason, th®
department taking the stand that it
could not train aviators of a belligerent
country.
WASHINGTON, Mareh ll.—
♦ American troops pursuing Villa
♦ and his bandits have no inten-
♦ lion and no orders to occupy
♦ any cities or towns during their
♦ march into Mexieo.
♦ This was stated at the White
worm district."
According to Superintendent Ur-
bantke of the institution, the examina-
tion will be extended to all students
there and they will be examined not
only for hookworm infection, but with
a view to preventing all other parasitic
diseases.
of our air
BAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 18.-
Whether the American troops that ar-
rived last night at Camas Grandes en-
ter the town or not is for General
Pershing to decide, said General Funs-
ton today. Unless otherwise instructed
by th® War Department, General
Funston is disposed not to interfere
with the details of General Pershing’s
operations. He was not inclined to
believe, however, that General Pershing
would make an issue of General Ga-
vira’s announcement that he would
not be permitted to enter the town.
General Funston lat® today had not
received any official confirmation of
the arrival at Casas Grandes of a
part of the expeditionary force, but he
assumed the correctness of the report.
General Pershing's west column under
Colonel Dodd hud Casas Grandes as
Gm immediate objective, but its arrival
last night was a sugprise to those at
headquarters who had not believed it
likely that the distance would be cov-
ered quite so quickly.
The main column, according to the
latest reports from General Pershing,
was coniinuing its march without in-
terruption, not far from the advanced
cavalry force.
Feer Quick Flank Attack.
ingness and abfity to avoid frietion,
the tension along the Rio Grande has ..g.. ___________ ______
by no means relaxed. It is feared about thirty miles a day.
there will be trouble when fighting — - - "
bloodshed will be signal
der is very peaceful. El Paso is es-
pecially so Captain W. D. Green, night
chief of police, said today he had
never known the city to be so peace-
' ful and so free from crime.
WASHINGTON, March
county today
1 Some of the banners rgal, Don, ”
a resolution railing on its members to; prive us of our food and clothing,
oppose Woodrow Wilson or Teodore i Indications point to a havY Ot0
Roonavelt if either or both shld be a The county is now •ry, but efforts hav5
candidate for the Presidency. I been made to readmit saloons
that Koo government troops In
, how-Fu, province of Kwans-Tun,
have revolted and joined the revol0-
tionary forces planning a concerted at -
tack on t anton Shouk Canton fall.
It is expected ’hat Dr Run Tat-Ben
will proceed there and endfavor to
create a governfnent.__
CHICAGO, March 18 Approximate-
lw 3200 npplicationn for enlistment In
the Unite/States Army had been re-
celved here today from th® Chicago
district, which includes nearby points,
sines the resumption of recruiting sev-
eral day* ngo. Further impetus was
given to reer ufting today by the innu-
guraUon of an advertising campaign
In which postmasters of nearby towns
were requested to post advertisements
and peraonally to encourage those in-
clined tp endist,
VETERAN fiGHTER DIES.
■T. Lotrs, Mo. Mareh >• MH
Clark. for many yearn a "wImmins tn.
-truetor here, aled today, uged ” ■"
hi youth he wee noted In Kngtand a"
a bantamweleht. To rtn< tollowers
he was known on "Belfast Chicken."
MILITARY
was on account of those figures that it
was decided to examine children com-
ing to th® institute from th® "hook-
. - - -- --- - . — I anon w “ ‘-e‘‘ v--J , —w " -
tent to romnain beyond the city limits dence secured by thse reporting to
of the town unless the presence of nrmy hendquarters mdteated that he
his troops within the town for the pro- • — • • -• —•— --—• “-lee--
tection of the Americana living there
seemed advisable.
As a result of the brief campaign
made by committees of the Chamber
of Commerce to secure business men
to take part in the first 1916 excursion,
it is believed that as many as 200 will
sign up to make the trip. The mark
first set by the committees, 150, prob-
ably will be passed when work is re-
sumed Monday.
Up to Friday evening a total of 180
had signed for th® trip, which will
cover 188 miles and include eighteen
towns. The committees were not at
work Saturday, but expected to resume
their campaign Monday morning.
PARIS, March 18.— Movements of
troops on a large scale In Bulgaria
are reported by the Hatae correspond-
ent at Bucharest. Rumania. In a dis-
patch filed Wednesday, It is said pas-
senger and freight traffic have been
The latest reports from General
Pershing told of no clasbes with Mm-
Icans and did not indicate the exact
location of Villa. It still is belleved
he 1s in the mountains of the Galeana
district, but that he will continue his
shifting flight without offering formal
resistance, perhaps for many days.
DAVENPORT Iowa. March 18 The
First Bic MSed in
Mexico WBe Sign
for' .2.der Clash
HARRISNURG, Fa . Morch 18
When the "locating committee" of the
Texas Epworth League meets here
March 28 it will be shown three attrac-
tive sites on Lake Austin for the an-
nual Epworth encampment, now seek-
ing a location. Two of the sites, each
fifty acres in extent, have frontage on
the lake, while another Is 250 acres in
area, but has no lake front. T. F. Ses-
sions of Beeville, president of the State
Epworth league, will have charge of
the meeting here.
Having disposed of its encampment
alt® at Corpus Christi, where it has
held annual encampments for the last
twelve years. th® Epworth Ieague is
peeking a new location for its meetings
Dallas, Waco, Corsic ana, Han Antonio,
Galveston. Houston and Kerrville are
among ths cities contesting for the en-
campment. Directors of the Chamber
of Commerce have taken a very keen
interest in the matter, realising theim-
porta nce of securing the encampment
for Austin. Secretary Long said to-
day that if Austin can donate a site
this city should have the best chance
of any contestant, as it is alls to offer
i atural advantages not possessed by
any other city In^Texas,
TEXARKANA. Texas, March 18
Five hundred children carrying banners
-«rging votes against saloons paraded
to the polls here this morning an a
emonstration attending thepronibitien
election belng’hetd in thm-j < Bowie)
VERA CRUZ, Mexico, March 18—A
popular demonstration was held here
last night to celebrate the agreement
reached between the United Btates and
Mexico regarding mutual concessione
for the prosecution of outlaws. An
imposing street parade was held and
' . • • delivere d during which
mention of the names of President
Wilson and Provisional President Car-
rnnsa were loudly cheered.
the corre-
BERLIN, March 18. 3:35 p. m.—The
fighting activities of both the French
and German armies on the western
front were less vigorous yesterday. ac-
cording to the official sttement ig-
sued today at the German armyhead-
quartern.
BAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 18.—
General Gavira’s reported refusal to
permit th® American troops who are
pursuing Francisco Villa In Mexico, to
enter the town of Casas Grander
served to revive' doubt at Fort Bam
Houston today of ths full co-opera-
tion of the de facto government's
forces. T he announcement of General
Gavira, commandant at Juarez, that
General Pershing's troops had arrived
almost at the outskirts of Casas
Grandes and had planned to enter dur-
ing the night, wan the first news re-
celved by General Funston that the
punitive forces had gone that far
south. It was known that General
No specific report as to Villa’s lo-
cation was received today, but all vi-
cnsinned by his intention
Twenty-six per cent of the students
atseebens anrd " peacetiliy thus fr into Northern Mex-
worm. This has been discovered by ico and the Certanxa offictal have
testa made among he East Texas stu- “hewn eve" indinntin ef their will-
dents at the institution by Dr. A. F.
Beverly with the co-operation of the
Bute Board of Health. Of the 450 stu-
dents at the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
180 are from East Texas counties where
RIVERRIDE. Cal., March 18.- Vol-
unteers were being recruited tonight
for a vigilance committee of 200 au-
thorized by the Cty Council for serv-
ice In the event of a Mexican oufbrenk
here. Rifles and a large quantity of
am m unit loo have been purchased.
LONDON. March 18— A wireless dis-
Petitions addressed to th® County
Commissioners' Court asking for an
election on the question of whether
Travis County Bhall take up the work
of eradicating ths cattle tick have been
algned by approximately 260 citlzens of
the county up to th® prenent time. The
petitions are being > irculatod by mem-
berg of the organisation recently formed
in this county to s>d in the eradication
of the fever tick.
Shoul the voters of the county de-
ride favorably the county will be put
under the fever tick quarantine and
Federal regulations for the eradication
of the rattle tick wjll ba rarrled out.
PARIS, March 18.—Count nJsques de
Cazes, military aviator ami brother of
Duke de Cates, has been killed in an
air battle. Rg h ad brought down a
German aeroplane after a long duel,
e hen his own machine was struck by
an inflammable dart, fired by another
Clerman aeroplane. The count's ma-
chine burst into flames and fell inslde
th® German lines.
Bulgarian Troop
Movement Reported
suspended. In Rumania,
PARIS, March 18, 12:42 p. m.—No
Infantry attacks were made last night
in the Verdun region, the war office
announced this afternoon. There was
Intermittent cannonading.
The communication reads:
“In the Argonne region, sector of
Courtes Chausses, there has been
fighting with mines which resulted to
our advantage.
“West of the Meuse we have di-
rected a concentrated fire on the ene-
my trenches toward hill 265 and also
on the Corbeaux wood. To this the
enemy did Hot respond.
"East of the Meuse there has been
a violent bombardment near Vaux.
There has been Intermittent artillery
.tiring at other points in 1his sector as
vell as ill the Woevre, at Moulainvillt,
Haudiomont and Des Esparges.
"Northeast of st. Mihiel our long
range artillery bombarded all night the
roadway between Apremont and Vig-
neulles, over -which it had been re-
ported that certain regiments of the
enemy were marching in a northerly
direction.
"There has been no other event of
importance on the remainder of the
front.
“During/the day of yesterday, in
spite of a' fog and low clouds, French
e viators were active near Verdun. A
German neroplune of th® Foker type
pppeared and was seriously damaged.
' During th® night of March 17-18
a group of seventeen French aero-
planes equlpped for bombardments
threw down fifty-four large calibre
shells, forty on the railroad station at
Conflans and fourteen on the station
at Metz. These shells fell accurately.
A number of explosions were observed
on the tracks and three fires were
started in the Metz railroad station.
“The French machines were sub-
jected to a violent cannonading during
this trip, but returned undamaged.
WASHINOTON, March 18 A com
plete adjustment of the labor difficul,
tien between th® mack islets and allied
crafts einployed on Sott heastern rall-
roads and th® toads was reached here
today by reprementatives of the reads
granting an inerease in pay ranging
from I in 2%centn per hour and street
ing to estaolish a milmum rute Mt Pay
in all crafta.
BERDIN, March 18. — (By Wireless to
S:ville, N. Y.)--"Commenting on the
Dutch report that the steamship Tub-
antia was sunk by a mine, German
newspaperg are discussing the origin
of the mine," says the Overweas News
Agency. "They state that the latest
statistics indicate that it was not a
German mine Since the beginning of
the war >18 mines have been washed
up on the Dutch coast. Of these 484
were of British origin, 58 French, 201
unknown and onljf ^175 German."
French Count Was
Victim in Air Fight
TOKIO, March III.-Advices
Chinene revolutionary soureen
with Villa actually starts. 1 he length- do in
The Texas Abstracter’s Association
will hold its 19 6 convention in Austin-
Word to this affect has been received
by the Chamber of Commerce, which
Tuesday sent an invitation to the exec-
utive committee "of the association
meeting in Fort Worth.
The convention will be held in June
and will continue three days, accord-
ing to D. B. Gracy, member of the as-
sociation.
It is expected that about 150 ab-
stractors from all over the State will
attend the convention. Because all
members of the association are men
trained in the appraisement of real
•state, members of the Chamber of
Commerce are especially pleased at
the decision to hold the convention
here. They believe it will result in
giving a better appreciation of Austin's
progress and possibilities to men whose
opinion in such matters will carry
weight. The program for the conven-
tion is now being made, the exact date
not having been decided upon.
W. C. Morris of Galveston is presi-
dent. W. E. Forgy of Archer City,
vice president; O. W. Yates of Anson
secretary, and Alvin P. Mueller of
Seguin, treasurer of the Abstractors'
Association.
I BERI.IN, March 16, via London,
(March 18, 12 15 p. m -(Delayed.) Th®
Americans. It is pointed out, offered enter or to pass through Casas < irandes
tempting bait for raids by guerillas was not known at General Funston's
Th® refugees who throng th® border headquarters, but it was not regarded
towns are especially insistent that the as probable that he would make an
issue of th® point. Hers it was be-
lieved General Pershing would be con-
GADVEHTON. Tosas, March . 18.
- General Pablo Gonzales has beenade
d chief of the military operations aginst
the Zapata forces in Southern Mexico
according to Information reaching the
Mexican arms slate hers today. He wan
appointed to this post by General Obre-
gon, who has just been made mininter
of war and navy in the Crranza cab-
By a few It has been feared that h<
might make a swift movement east
ward across the State of Chihuahus
and attempt the cutting of the lines o
communication maintained by thi
Mexican government forces.
Th® work of organzation of the ad.
ditional forces that have been sent inte
Texas and Now Mexico along thi
border was continued today. Fron
many places near the border wher<
the population is largely Mexican, Apt
peals for protection have been made
but these appeals have been based onl
on the anxiety of the residents and
not because of any overt hostile act
of the Mexicans. The military, come
rhander of the department has not been
able to comply with these request
The available troops are being used
to garrison pointB along the border
The garrison at Nogales will not b(
maelally weakened, althoush the m<
mo tal yesterday of one company of
infantry brought from the mayor of
the city a protest to General Funstot
against leaving the place without pro.
tection.
"It is quite true,” said General Funs
ton, further explaining the situation 11
which some of General Pershing"
troops appear to bn at Casas Granden
"that our forms have no instruction
to nor intention at occupyinK nny towi
in Mexico, but n situation might arts
in which the passing through Bom
town might be regarded as a militar
necessity."
♦ House and War Department ♦
♦ today after the receipt of a ♦
♦ report that General Gavira, the v
♦ Carranza commander at Juarez, ♦
♦ had 81 ven notice that General ♦
♦ Pershing's troops would not be ♦
4 allowed to occupy Casas ♦
♦ Grandes or other towns. ♦
-WASINGTON, March ll Na.l
Department reports today from Veri
Cruz say about 200 Americans fror
Mexico Ctty and other interior polnt
have arrived them, most of them aetini
upon advices from friends and rela-
tives in the United States urging then
to leave Mexico. Conditions at Vert
Crus, the messnge said, are quiet ant
many of the Americans, after, in vesth
gallon of reports as tn th® situation
are returning to the interior.
t< mobiles or other vehicles on
WASHINGTON, March 18.- The
House military bill is President WIl-
hookworm was found to be very prev-
alent during the investigation some
time ago by the Rockefeller Founda-
tion.
The hookworm examination conduct*
ed at the Institution is a sequel to the
work done by the Board of Health in
connection with the Rockefeller Foun -
datiors investigation into the preva-
lence of hookworm disease in the South.
In some Kast Texas counties as many
as four-flfths of the persons examined
were found to be infected. It was e87
TORREON, Mexico, March 18.-
Fighting has been in progress sinc(
early yesterday between ('institution,
alisis and Vllilstas at Canon Chorrie
tos, near Noe. In the Torreon district
The Villa commander is said to be
Juan MadHid.
Reliable reports received here tods}
stated that twenty-six men had bees
killed and thirty-two captured in 4
battle between Constitutionalists ant
so called "pacificists" somewhere in
the region of Durnhgo, Mexico. Thi
’pacificists" were said to be under th
leadership of Generals Banquelos ant
Miguel Hernandez.
SANaParAdeCelmiMurshapfopitita Jitney Becomes
officers and-lookouts of the destroyed' as a featurc, the Panama-C alifornin In-
Dutch liner Tubantia. the American I t*rnatlonal Exposition was ded1ca 64
consul at Amstrdam reported today I today Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of
“swear the steamer was torpedeed." Ha the interior and reprenentatiyeoLE re5,
added that passengers were of the ident Wilson, delivered the addrewi of
same opinion. I the day. .
--Ww — The exposition officials are confident nervie nun. ........ —
pAm,.4 {rAm Tlwniiw that the venture will have even a more th® State Publle Service Comtission
ICPOIL V 011 I irpilA successul year than it enfoyed lant | before they can engage In any pubiie
Was for Naval Battle x2er-rronanxhraheiereatrohshbionezommaanoorarne ‘a.cndmeipponeor ne
of the exposition there Ins’ December.
Twenty nations have installed exhibits.
18. — Two
PARIS, March 18, 10:40 a. m.—"‘We have reached the decisive
hour,” said Alexandre Ribot, minister of finance, speaking in the
Chamber of Deputies last night on the military situation. We can
say without vain optimism that we now see the end of this horrible
war.”
Minister Ribot’s utterances are taken as of the utmost impor-
tance in regard to the battle at Verdun. It is unquestionable that
the tension in France has been relaxed and that men’s thoughts
are turned to the rapid development of events favorable to the allies.
ED PASO, Texa March 18.—Th®
second crisis in the iternational boun-
dary question, which occurred when
the American troops crossed into Mex-
ico. was believed to be over today
with the arrival of the expeditionary
force at Casas Grandes. The troops
have made over thirty miles per day
and should be in Villa territory before
nightfall. Camas Grandes is twenty-
five miles from the border district of
Guerrero, th® bandit chieftains native
heath.
There has been no report as to the
exact whereaboutr of Villa, but it is
considered fairly certain that he has
taken refuge in th® faetnesses of the
mighty Sierra Nadres, one of th® wild-
est and most nacessible rogions in all
Mexico. The people of Guerrero are
eaid to be followers of th® bandit and
he can rely on them for food, recruits
and news of the movements of his
pursuers Th® task of the United
States fore® wilk have really begun
when they reachuthe foothills of th®
Sierras.
The arrival at th® expeditionary
troops in th® vicinity of Casas Grandes
was greeted along the border with a
sigh of relief, in go far as th® fate of
th® 500 American Mormons at
Morelos is concerned. The eoldiersare
already south of these settlements and
[fears for the safety of th® colonists
1 have been removed.
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