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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
20608
FOUNDED 1881—VOL. XXXVI—NO. 97
OBKATE FLOUTS
IN BIG WE
TUESDNY NIGHT
Most Gorgeous Pageant in
History of Fiesta Is
Promised.
KING IN A NEW CHARIOT
“Dreams of Genius’’ to Be
Depicted—Start Is Set
for 8 p. m.
PROGRAM FOR WEDNESDAY.
10 a. m.—Opening of the
Bench Show of the San Antonio
Kennel Club.
8 p. m.—Electrically illumin-
ated automobile parade under the
auspices of the Automobile Deal-
ers’ Association of San Antonio.
Day and Evening—Fiesta
shows on the plazas. Mexican
Village. Band concerts.
The second day of San Antonio's
Fiesta will be signalized by the gor-
geous “Dreams of Genius Parade”
in the evening the most elaborate
procession of symbolical floats that
has ever appeared on the streets of
San Antonio. The twenty-one floats
each with its own lighting system
and its attendants will be accom-
panied by city county and Fiesta of-
ficials in autos and by King Anto-
nio 11 his bodyguard and outrid-
ers the king appearing in a new
chariot harmonizing with the scheme
of the parade. With the streets
ablaze with lights with bands be-
tween the sections of the floats and
with magnificent costuming and
electrical effects the “Dreams of
Genius" parade will set a new pre-
cedent for splendor and impressive-
ness.
The afternoon parade yyas a “Fez
Day” event given by the Dramatic
Order of the Knights of Khorassan
This m&ved over the official route
at 4 o’clock. After the night’s pa-
rade tho Fiesta Fete will be repro-
duced at the Grand opera house
and at 9 o’clock the king's ball takes
place at the Gunter Hotel. At this
event the king and his escort will
be guests of honor. Throughout the
day and the evening all the plaza
shows were crowded and Haymarket
Square where the Mexican village
is located was thronged with visit-
ors.
Ixirgvst Crowds In History.
Never before in the history of San
Antonio has the initial attendance
been so large as was the case Mon-
day and Tuesday according to re-
ports fiade by railroad officials and
as shown by ticket sales at the va-
rious shows. The hotels reported that
a constant stream of visitors whose
comment was heard indicated every
one to be pleased with the Fies^
and its attractions.
Every on e of the plaza shows
played to capacity houses Monday
night and opened Tuesday after-
noon with large crowds waiting to
enter. The perfect weather —clear
sunshiny with just sufficient crisp-
ness of the atmosphere to make It
Invigorating—attracted hundreds and
the prediction for all week is clear
and sunshiny weather. The crowds
coming by train we;e augmented by
the many who availed themselves of
the good weather to make the trip
In their autos from adjacent cities
and towns some coming even from
North and East Texas in their ma-
chines. These latter were enthusias-
tic over the Bexar county system of
good roadg and the paved streets.
Line-up for tho Parade.
The line-up for the "Dreams of
Genius” pageant Tuesday night is
such as to allow all participants to
see every’ other float before the full
parade passes out to the official
route. This is accomplished by hav-
ing the floats stationed on sid?
streets off Avenue E and having
those at Tenth street “fall in" first
As these proceed toward Houston
street the ones waiting on closer-
in side streets fall in behind the
whole parade thus passing in review
of occupants of the floats stationed
near the postoffice which latter
floats will fall in last completing
the pageant.
The order of the pageant:
Platoons of mounted police.
Ba^d-
City officials in autos.
County officials in autos.
Directors of the Fiesta and the
Gran Quivera in autos.
Band.
King Antonio and his retinue
seated on a new chariot of dazzling
design electrically illuminated.
The twenty-one floats of the
“Dreams of Genius." These will be
electrically lighted with torch-bear-
ers. and will be peopled by masked
figures carrying out the genera!
idea
There will be bands between sec-
tions of the floats.
Official Route of Parade.
Contrary to usual procedure in
the past the “Dreams of Genius"
pageant will start promptly on time
Tn former years those waiting for
the parade to pas»f frequently’ had to
stand an hour or two waiting for the '
floats but the Fiesta directors de-
termined this year that no procras-
tination will bp tolerated and thai
the parades shall start on the dot.
whether all the participants ar
ready or not. The fact that the king's
ball and reception at the Gunter is
timed for 8:30 o’clock is said to have
made such a rigid rule necessary.
The official route of the parade is
as follows:
Alamo Plaza tn Commerce street.
West Commerce street to Main Pla-
around the s^ith side of Main
Plaza to Trevino street through Tre-
—■“ “
(Continued on Next Page.)
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
VINSON IS PRESIDENT
OF THE UNIVERSITY
Board Makes Appointment
Which Is Accepted by
Educator of Austin.
AUSTIN Tex.. April 25.—Dr. R.
E. Vinson elected unanimously as
president of the University of Tex-
as by the board of regents will ac-
cept that office beginning his duties
July 1. For eight years he has been
president of the Austin Theological
Seminary.
He succeeds Dr. William J. Bat-
tle who has been acting president of
the university since the resignation
of Dr. S. E. Mezes in December 191 L
Dr Vinson Is 39 years old. is a grad-
uate of Austin College. Union Theo-
logical Seminary. ha s studied in the
University of Chicago and received
the degree of doctor of laws from
Southwestern Presbyterian Univer-
sity.
STRIKERS AND GUARDS
AT PITTSBURG CLASH
Efforts of Pickets to Prevent
Employes From Working
Causes Trouble.
PITTSBURG. Pa.. April 25.—Ef-
forts of pickets to prevent two or
three thousand workmen from en-
tering the plant of the Westinghouse
Electric and Manufacturing Com-
pany. where a strike is in progress
resulted today in another clash with
guards. When pickets linked hands
and charged the bridges leading to
the entrances they were met by de-
termined resistance. No one was se-
riously' hurt. Leaders of the men de-
clare they will try again today to
bring out the employes of the other
Westinghouse plants making war
munitions.
KILLS AT ff YEARS OLD
School Boy Teiks Police He Sliot Mill
Worker of Sint tie.
SEATTLE. Wash.. April 2 s.—Jos-
eph Burke a twelve-year-old boy
has confessed to the police that he
shot Frank Bealer aged 58. a mill
worker who died yesterday of a
pistol wound.
"I did it the way they do it in the
show's." the boy told the police. I
put a handkerchief over my face and
when he got close enough 1 shot
him. I’m going to take my medicinq
like a man.”
The boy was arrested by detectives
as bp came out of a suburban school.
He Is in the fifth grade and as far
as known never had been in serious
trouble before. When taken to po-
lice headquarters the boy appar-
ently did not realize the seriousness
of his offense.
The boy said he stole the pistol.
The police believe his mind became
unbalanced by reading stories of
crime.
BOMBS FALL ON CHICAGO
An “Enemy” Aeroplane Theoreti-
cally Destroys Many Buildings.
CHICAGO April 25—An “enemy”
aeroplane dropping bombs on Chi-
cago last night speculatively de-
stroyed the postoffice two railroad
stations a large hotel and several
stores in the downtown section be-
fore it was driven off by a “defend-
ing plane.” The attacking aeroplane
flew as a demonstrating agent of the
National Security League
Berlin Retaliates on Prisoners.
BERLIN. April 25.—(8y Wireless
to Sayville.)— "Aj an act of reprisal
for ill-treatment of German war pris-
oners In northern Africa the German
government has suspended all in-
tercourse with the French prisoners
in the camps at Ohrdruff and Holz-
minden." the Overseas News Agency
announced today.
THE WEATHER
TEMPE RATI RES.
Am. 34. 2 A in «3 ■
“ p. m. ...... 81 S » m 6 2
Ip. m. ......81 4ft m 61
5 p. m. 81 8 a. m 69
6 p. m 80 6 a in 69
7 p. m 78 7 « m 60 j
6 p. m. 7 1 8 » ni 67
9 p. m 72 9 a. m. .... 70
10 p. m. .. ... 6 9 io a m 73’
11 p. ni 67 11 ft m 7 5
12 midnight ... 66 12 m 77 :
APR 25. Ip.m. 78 .
1 a. m. ..... 64 2 p. m. .. . 80 ।
WEATHER FORECAST.
For Sun Antonin ar.d vicinity:. Tonight '
and Wednesday partly cloudy.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
(Forecasts by The Light.)
ST LOVIS; Temperature. 50; clear. 10- i
mile wind from the vest: Increasing cloud- .
iness and colder: lowest temperature In •
last 24 hours. F 0; highest 62.
CHICAGO: Temperature. 44; clear; 8-
mlle wind from the vest: colder: lowest
temperature In last 24 hours. 42. highest.
Si.
MILWAUKEE: Temperature 38. cloudy.
S-mile v Ind from the northvest; colder i
lowest temperature In !aat 21 hours 38 1
highest. 4*.
KANSAS CITY; Temperature 50. cloudy |
8-mlle vlnd from the southwest: coMn : ।
lowest temperature In last 24 hours. 59. .
highest 64.
NEW YORK: Temperature. 4< raining
8-m‘le wind from the northeast; rain Wed-
nesday; lowest temperature In last 24 (
hours. 42; highest. C 6.
WASHINGTON: Temperature. 59; rain-
ing. 10-mlle wind from the cast; rain; I
Invest v mperature In last 24 hours 10; |
highest 63.
FUBSTDimi
CO WITH scon
TO CONFERENCE
Both Generals to Meet Obre-
gon on Border Probably
at El Paso.
OBREGON IS ON WAY
Carranza General Is in San
Luis Potosi En Route
to Juarez.
General Funston will participate
in the conference that has been ar-
ranged between General Scott chief
' of staff of the United States army
•and General Alvaro Obregon min-
ister of war in the Mexican de facto
government. He will accompany
General Scott on the mission under
I . instructions received from the War
I Department. Announcement that
I General Funston will take part in
the conference which is for discua-
. sion of the delicate Mexican situa-
tion was made at headquarters Tues-
I day morning. No explanation of the
' order from Washington was offered.
It was indicated that the date of
the meeting with the Mexican offi-
I cial is still several days off. .The
time will be governed to a large de-
gree by the rapidity with which Gen-
। eral Obregon makes the trip from
Mexico City to the border. The place
for ihe conference has not been defi-
nitely fixed but El Paso or Juarez
■ are regarded as the most likely
: points.
Expect Instructions Wednesday.
I General Scott and General Fun-
ston expect to receive complete in-
:st mictions from Washington Wed-
‘ nesday concerning the conference. It
' is believed these instructions will out-
■ i line the points to be stressed at tlfe
. meeting.
Whether Genera) Funston will
take advantage of the opportunity to
visit the field force before return-
ing to Si^n Antonio is a question. His
action will depend on developments.
। As commander-in-chief of the expe-
dition he would like to go down
along the lino of communication and
make a personal inspection but con-
ditions may necessitate his return to
headquarters at the earliest possible
• moment. In his capacity as com-
। mander of the Southern Department.
( be has border affairs under his di-
rection in addition to matters hav-
ing strictly to do with the expedi-
tion.
I The length of the conference is
! problematical. After negotiations
k i get under way it may be necessary
| for those participating to transmit
। reports to their respective govern-
• ments before conclusions can be
reached.
No Proposal for Withdrawal.
It would seem that the confer-
ence can only have one of two re-
sults; either a better understand-
ing for co-operation of Carranzista
soldiers with Americans in the work
of running down Villa and restoring
law and order in Northern Mexico
।or a definite break between the
United States and Carranza govern-
ments. Generals Scott and Funston
are not expected to entertain any
proposals for withdrawal of the ex-
peditionary force at this time.
Obregon must reconcile his gov-
ernment to the fact that the Amer-
ican troops are in Mexico to stay
until Carranza has demonstrated his
ability to control the situation. If
the Mexican leader cannot accept
this viewpoint it is the opinion of
those in touch with affairs that lit-
tle progress will be made at the con-
ference.
It is interesting to note that Gen-
eral Obregon •ill g«» into the con-
ference with approximately 50000
Mexican soldiers within easy call.
Between 20000 and 30.000 troops
are reported to be concentrated in
and around Torreon the de facto !
government also has a strong force
in the state of Sonora and the num-
ber of troops in the state of Chihua-
hua has been gradually increased in
the last few weeks.
IVrshing’s Forces Concentrated.
The American generals also will
opeu negotiations backed b.v strong
force. Pershing’s command of more '
than 12.000 men has been concen- j
trated in the vicinity of Casas .
Grandes and an auxiliary command I
of about 18.000 men Is scattered '
along the border on patrol duty. Al-
' though outnumbered by the Mexi- '
can trops. the American soldiers are •
. the better trained and better
equipped.
1 Up until a late hour Monday aft-
ernoon. General Scott did not know
' that the conference had been ar-
. ranged. Acting under earlier in-
-1 structions from the War Department.
I he was preparing to return to Wash-
ington Tuesday morning and had '
! already purchased his railroad ticket
f Shortly after the conference had
• been agreed upon previous orders
. were countermanded and he was ih-
structed to remain here. Then .
! Tuesday morning an order came for j
General Funston to accompany the
j chief of staff on the mission.
Clashes With Carranzistas.
Late dispatches from Pershing
j brought news to headquarters that
। the three engagements in which the
picked squadron under Major Howze |
participated were all with troops of j
I the de facto government. The clashes
were mentioned in earlier reports i
j but it was the belief of General Fun-
ston that they were with bands of
j Villa followers.
Major Howze made a wide sweep
I in the territory beyond Satevo in an
1 effort to run down Villa. His troops
। penetrated farther south than any
others of the expeditionary force go-
ing the other side of Parra) and fin- •
aliv hurrying to Santa Cruz to the (
। relief of Major Tompkins after the i
Parra! fight.
Private Eichenberger. Thirteenth
• Cavalry is ^til 1 missing although
। |
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SAN ANTONIO TEXAS TUESDAY APB 11. 2.5. 1916.
WIFE OF CUDDY MACK
IS KILLED IN RESORI
Police Hear Stories of Revelry
and Obtain Lists of
Girls' Names.
ST. LOUIS Mo. April 25.—Stories
<’* revelry in which young girls and
young men from fashionable sections
of St. Louis mingled with those of
the slums are being unravelled by
the police in their investigation of
the murder yesterday of Mrs. Anna
McGillicudy wife of John J. McGil-
licudy (Cuddy Mack) St. Louis poli-
I tician in a resort she ran here. Tw’o
women and three men are being
i held.
j Names of girls with telephone
I numbers were found in a cup-
board. The list was said to include
| residents of fashionable districts.
Persons living nearby declare the re-
I sort has been the scene of many rev-
l els tz> which participants would go
in expensive automobiles.
While a number of policemen were
inquiring at the addresses found in
the house others were seeking Emil
Laufer a bartender with several
aliases said io jjave been seen in the
iesort with a revolver in his hand
shortly after Mrs. McGillicudy had
been shot four times. With Laufer
three pretty Castilian girls are re-
ported to have disappeared.
Police officials today denied that
they had knowledge of women from
' fashionable residence districts going
। to the house or that they had found
: a list of names with telephone num-
: bers. They admitted such a list
probably was in the possession of
'Mrs. McGillicuddy but 'said that the
! names probably were not those of
! persons socially prominent.
Shortly after the body of the slain
। woman had been taken to the
morgue a richly gowned woman en-
tered a police station from a limou-
sine. She declared someone had tel-
ephoned to her to go to the morgue;
that she was positive someone was
there she knew. Although she re-
lused to give her name sho was di-
rected to the morgue. She looked
at the body.
"That is she al! right” said she
without emotion.
"Who?" a policeman inquired.
"Mrs. McGillicudy my sister” she
replied.
Tho woman fold the police she
• was well known in St. Louis and did
' not care to have her name connected
i with the affair. She denied sho knew
! anything concerning the resort where
। the killing took place.
FIREMEN IN TOPEKA
I FIND CHILD'S BODY
Ten - year old Girl Killed.
. Hands and Feet Bound in
Revolting Crime.
TOPEKA. Kan. April 25. —The
1 ody of an unidentified 10-year-old
girl was found with hands and feet
| tied in the basement of a vacant
J bouse here today by firemen who j
had been called to extinguish flames
jwhich had started In several differ-
! ent places in the house. The police
i said the child had been assaulted.
FAY TRIAITnDER WAY.
<.cnnan Army Lieutenant Accused
of <\>nspiracy to Destroy Ships*
NEW YORK. April 25. Robert
Fay. a German army lieutenant ac-
• < used of conspiracy to destroy ships
Carrying munitions of war was
placed on trial here toda\ in fed-
! eral court together with his broth-
jer-in-law. Walter Scholz and Paid
Daeche indicted with him last No-
i vember. One of the stories Fay was
1 ( redited with telling after his arrest
। in October was that German secret
' service officers in Germany engi-
neered the alleged plot. The gov-
• ernment expects to call about forty-
I five witnesses. Englebert Bronk-
; horst and Max Breltung. also indict-
ed in the case will be tried later.
president'will vote
He (iocs to New Jersey to Participate
in Ihresidentlal Primaries.
i WASHINGTON. D. <’.. April 25 -
President Wilson left at * o’clock this
morning for Princeton N. J . to cast
his \ote in tho state presidential
preferential primaries. During the
day Mr. Wilson will participate in
i the ceremonies of planting a tree to
mark the route of the Lincoln High-
way through Princeton. The presl-
1 dent who was accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson will return to Washington
early tonight.
Cruller off Kio Grande.
BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. April 25.
—A warship of unknown national-
ity has been cruising off the mouth
of the Rio Grande. 30 miles south
of Brownsville for the past two ।
da's. according to information I
reaching here last night. It is be-
lieved the vessel Is an American
cruiser watching for possible ship-
ments of arms and ammunition to ;
Mexicans reported plotting against ।
the de facto Mexican government.
Mexican soldiers on the beach south
of the Rio Grande's mouth are said
to be watching the ship closely.
No Contests in New Jersey.
TRENTON. N. J. April 25.—
There are no contests for delegates
at large on either the Democratic or :
Republican tickets in today’s presl- |
dential primary election in Now Jor- i
soy. The four candidates for the I
four places as delegates at large to
the Democratic convention favor the
renomination of President Wilson
while the four Republican candi-
dates are unpledged.
TOF KILLED
IN CLASH WITH
DUBLIN IRISH
Troops From Curragh Rushed
to City and Situation Well
Under Control.
TO TRY ROGER CASEMENT
He Was Caught Aiding Ger-
mans in Attempt to Land
Arms in Ireland.
LONDON April 25. —Immediately
upon the return to London this
: morning of Premier Asquith from
his Easter outing Augustine Birrell
j chief secretary for Ireland called
।upon him.
Mr. Birrell later announced in the
House of Commons that grave dis-
turbances had broken out yesterday
in Dublin. He added that troops
had been sent to the Iridh capita!
and that the situation was now well
in hand but that twelve persons and
four or five soldiers had been killed
before the disturbances were quiet-
ed Mr. Birrell declared that the
rebels were in possession of four or
five different parts of Dublin.
Mr. Birrell made his announce-
ment in reply to a question by Com-
moner (’rang immediately after the
assembling of the House. He said
that the postoffice had been forcibly
taken possession of and that tele-
graphic communication had been
cut.
Soldiers Now in Control.
In the course of the day. however.
Mr. Birrell said soldiers arrived
from the Curragh and the situation
was now well in hand.
Communication however still Is
exceedingly difficult and he was not
able to give any further particulars
but the House he continued might
take it from him that the situation
was well in hand.
The secretory said there had been
arrests In Dublin but he could not
give any names. Speaking from the
information he had received he
could say that twelve lives had been
lost.
At 7 o'clock last night Mr. Birrell
said four (V. five parts of Dublin
were in the Possession of the rebels
but he said.they did not control the
whole place.
Coincident with the announce-
; ment by the chief secretary for Ire-
land of disturbances in Dublin
came another announcement from
the government that Sir Roger Case-
ment arrested several days ago
while aiding Germans in an unsuc-
cessful effort to land guns and mu-
nitions In Ireland had been brought
to London Sunday for trial.
Attempt to Land Amw.
mte announcement follows.
“Sir Roger Casement who was ar-
rested in connection with an abortive
attempt to land arms in Ireland from
a German vessel was brought io
London Sunday morning and is now
detained in military custody. It is
understood evidence of proceedings
I in Germany since the outbreak of
the war will be produced at his
trial.”
Owing probably to the British
censorship only the bare facts In
connection with the arrest of Sir
Roger Casement and the present
situation in Ireland have been made
public.
It was announced officially last
night that an attempt was made last
week to land arms and ammunition
in Ireland from h German auxiliary
under the guise of a neutral mer- I
chant ship in conjunction with a
German submarine
German Ship Sunk.
The auxiliary was sunk and a
number of prisoners including Sir
Roger were captured. In another :
London dispatch H was indicated ;
that unsettled conditions prevail in
certain parts of Ireland. An un-
successful attempt was made Sunday .
to wreck a train near Maryborough. •
southwest of Dublin.
Sir Roger who was leader of the
Separatist faction in Ireland went
to Berlin nfter the outbreak of tho
war with the intention it was said
tn open negotiations between Ger- ‘
man government and the anti-Eng- :
lish party in Ireland.
Sir Roger Casement before the
outbreak o fthe European war was ;
In the British consular service hav-
ing held posts in Portuguese West '
Africa the Congo Free State Haiti)
San Domingo and Brazil.
In November. 1914. it was reported
Sir Roger went to Berlin and confer. (
rod with the German Imperial au- I
thoritios.
Assurances wore said to have boon
given to Sir Roger that should the
German troops land in Ireland all ;
native institutions would bo respect - |
ed by them. Sir Rober’s followers 1n
Ireland were according to the re- ;
port to give every aid to the Ger-
mans.
Was a British Knight.
Str Roger was created a British
Knight in 1911. He 1s flftv-two
years old. It was Sir Roger who in
1912 while consul general nt Rio
Janeiro made a report on the tortur-
ing and k’lllng of natives of Brazil
by employes of the British company
operating the Putumayo Rubber
fields.
Aa the result nf tho report a Brit-
ish Royal commission headed by him.
investigated the situation and
brought about reforms in the treat-
ment of men employed in the Indus- j
T KNIFNT POLICY ADOPTED.
British Prt^o^-ution of Sinn Fein
Volunteers Not Strict.
(Associated Press Cc-ro no^d^nra.)
DUBLIN Poland Apr*! Two
organizers of the Sin’' Fein volun-
teers in Dublin and two others in
“i
(Continued on Next Pv*^
GERMAN SECRET CODE
IN VON IGEL PAPERS
Government Unlocks Further
Damaging Testimony by
Means of Cipher.
NEW YORK April 25.-—The docu-
ments seized by federal agents when
• they raided the office of Wolfe von
Ilgel gained new importance today
through an announcement that
among them was a German code
book. This code it is said unlocked
valuable information since many of
the Von Igel papers are In cipher.
Evidence received by the federal
{grand jury investigating the alleged
plot to destroy the Welland canal
convinced the United States district
attorney today that the government
can legally deny the demand of the
German ambassador for the return
of these papers
MORE RUSSIANS ID
THE WESTERN FRONT
Another Contingent of Czar’s
Soldiers Are Landed at
Marseilles.
I MARSEILLES France. April 25.
--Another contingent of Russian
(troops arrived here this morning.
I The first force of Russians arrived
at Marseilles last Thursday and on
Sunday passed through Lyons on
the way northward presumably for
;ihe front. The number of men in the
expedition was not disclosed al-
though the Russian contingent was
described as a “strong force." It was
intimated In dispatches from Mar-
seilles that possibly a quarter of a
: million men would be sent this spring
| from Russia to France as Russia
Ihas more men under training than
she can use on her fighting lines and
1t Is easier to equip tMein in France
than in Russia.
The Russian^ arrived at 10 o’clock
this morning and were received .with
all military honors and debarked
(amid cheers. A groat crowd massed
on the quay which was specially
prepared for the arrival of the
troops. General Mlnlssler tho gov-
ernor of Marseilles accompanied by
his staff welcomed the Russian com-
mander.
HOUSE SENDS ARMY
i BILL TO CONFERENCE
Entire Texas Delegation
Votes in Favor of That
Action.
WASHINGTON D. C. April 25 —
: The House today passed the special
rule providing for the immediate
sending of the army bill to confer-
ence.
The Texas delegation voted solidly
| to send the Senate army bill to am-
^erence thereby authorizing opposi-
tion from the House to the 250.’100
I many plan as provided in the Senate
I bill.
Republican T/eader Mann today
supported the Senate amendment to
'the army bill to provide for a regu-
j lar army of 250.000 men after he had
failed to prevent consideration of a
.'.special rule t n bring disputed points
between Senate and House to a con-
। ference.
“I am In favor of sufficient prep-
aration now" he said "I shall how-
'ever do everything in my power to
prevent this country from going to
; war except under extreme dreum-
: stances.”
Democratic leaders of the House
who charge the Republicans with
(conducting a “filibuster" to delay
;the action on the administration
legislative program were determined
'today to put th o slate through with-
i out further delay.
The Democrats plan to take up.
'immediately after the agricultural I
■l.ill Is out of tile way. the Philippine
। Porto Rican an*! dipping Lills un-
!dor drastic rules limiting debate on
I each of the measures.
SCOUTS ARE ON DUTY
)
Little Fellows In Khaki Aid
Strangers With Information.
The Boy Scouts were on duty (
I Tuesday morning piloting women |
across the streets giving Informa- I
I tion to strangers and by their signs
: of “safety first" warning people to ’
[look before they crossed the street.]
They were stationed up and down
Houston and Commerce street at]
every crossing to give what assist-
ance they could to the crowds.
"There are 85 of us” said one
young man in khaki lifting his hat.
as Is the firs* duty of a Scout.
The first squad w*ent on duty at 8
o'clock Tuesday morning and was
relieved nt 12 o’clock. They will;
continue to do duty in shifts of four
hours each.
PATTERSON*IS SILENT
Conun Isoioncr Declines to Discuss
Affairs of West Texas Bank.
AUSTIN. Tex.. April 25. —Com-
missioner of Insurance and Banking
John S. Patterson returned today
from ?an Antonio w here he has '
been in connection with the recent
closing of the West Texas Bank and !
Trust company. Mr. Patterson de-
clined to discuss the affairs of the |
bank. indicating however. that
within th* 1 next two or three days it |
lull be determined whether or not •
affairs of the bank w ill be 11-
j
FOURTEEN PAGES TODAY-PRICE. FIVE CENTS.
■ffl H CEBU
CRUISERS II HHLt
Teuton Warships Appear Off Lowestoft
But Flee Within Twenty Minutes Un-
der Hot Fire From English Fleet
ENGLISH AGAIN SHELL ZEEBRUGGE
Most Severe Bombardment Yet Admin-
istered Reported From German Posi-
tions on Belgian Coast :
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
I.ONDOX. April 25.—German battle-cruisers appeared off
Lowestoft today.
Lowestoft is on the North Sea coast about 100 miles to th®'
northeast of London. It is almost opposite the Hague.
Local nax al forces engaged the raiders and also British'
light cruisers. The German warships retreated in twenty min*
ntes.
Opened Fire on the Coast.
.Announcement of the appearance of the German warships
was made in an official statement.
The German warships opened fire on the coast before de-
parting. Two men. one woman and a child were killed. The
material damage apparently was small.
In the engagement two light British cruisers and a destroyer
were hit but none was sunk.
1 he following official announcement was made:
“At about 4:30 o'clock this morning the German squadron
accompanied by light cruisers ami destroyers appeared off
Lowestoft. The local naval force engaged it and in about twenty
minutes it returned to Germany chased by our light cruisers and
destroyers.
Material Damage Is Small.
“On shore two men. one woman and a child were killed.
1 he material damage seems to have been insignificant so far as
known at present. Iwo British light cruisers and a destroyer
were hit but none was sunk.”
On previous occasions attacks
have been mudo on the English
coast during the war by German
warships. The most important raid
was made December 16 1914. The
I towns of Scarborough Whitby and
Hartlepool about 150 miles north of
Lowestoft were bombarded and
shout 130 persons were killed- Aided
by the fog the German vessels e^-
। caped.
I on January 24 1915. a further at-
tempt of the kind was made but the
German squadron was met off Dog-:
gerbank by the battle cruiser squad-
ron under Vice Admiral Sir David
Beatty. On being sighted the Ger-
mans made for home at high speed.
When Blucchrr Wa* Sunk.
Their rear ship the Bluecher was
! sunk and two other cruisers were set
on fire and damaged severely. The
British flagship Lion was disabled
and towed homo.
The first German naval raid on
tho British coast was made on No-I
vember 3. 1914. Three battle cruis-
ers the Seydlitz. Moltke and Von der
Tann the armored cruisers Bluecher
and Yorck and the protected cruls-
ers Kolberg. Graudenz and Strass-
burg left j»ort on the evening of No-
I vember 2 and at dawn appeared off :
। Yarmouth. They bombarded Yar- i
! mouth and Lowestoft for about 20 {
i minutes and then retired. A British)
submarine— the D-5 —attempted to
pursue the Germans but struck a!
mine and sank. The Yorck also >
struck a mine and went down with
300 men.
The raid on Hartlepool Scarbo-
rough and Whitby was the most im-
portant of these ventures. The Ger-
. man cruisers poured a hail of shells
' Into the towns for an hour and a
1 half and in addition to the large
' number killed 200 or more persons
| were wounded.
Ixnv^toft Most Fxisterlv Town.
News of the raid produced the
। greatest excitement in England.
' where it was thought for a tim<’ that <
: an attempt at an invasion of the
country might be under way.
Lowestoft now raided for the sec- <
' ond time is the most easterly town <
j in England an important fishing
' station and a fashionable seashore
resort. This town has been attack-
ed on several occasions by German I
aircraft.
•
BRITISH SHELL BEIGIAN COAST.
<icrmau Positions at Zechniggr and j
Other Points Bombarded.
v
LONDON. April 2 s.—An attack or I
German positions on the Belgian t
coast by warships is reported .n an <
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from f
Amsterdam. The bombardment s
i described as one of the heaviest in
I this region during the war.
The dispatch says the following 1
message has been received in Ams-
terdam from Flushing:
"Several British warships accom-
i panied by destroyers and other ves- -
| s.d« yesterday bombarded Z. cbruggv <
! and the German batteries of llevst 1
I 1 Blankenberghe an 1 Knocke. .
bombardment was one of the heu. - i
CITY
EDITION
4 P. M.
lest since the beginning of the war
and also of the longest duration.
“Tlie damage done at Zeebrugge Is
said to have been extensive. Ths
harbor and docks were hit several
times and some ships were sunk.
"British aircraft also threw bomb®
on German batteries."
The Germans after heavily bohi*
barding the position attempted
three successive assaults last night
in the region of Dead Man’s Hill*
northwest of Verdun. The complete
repulse of the first two attacks is
claimed by Paris which declares
that the third attack although as«-
sisted by the use of gas also broke
down the Germans suffering severe
losses in their sustained but fruitless
effort to advance.
Farther to the west on the Una
another German effort an attempt
to carry an advanced post at the
Avocourt redoubt also resulted in
failure.
The German bombardment of Dun#
kirk was resumed this morning. s!<
bombs being dropped. A womau.
was killed and three men wounded
THREE ATTACKS AT VERDVN.
Germans Suffer Heavy losacs and
Ar® Repulsed
PARIS. April 2 5.— Three succeed
slve attacks were made by the Ger<
mans last night on the new French
positions In the region of Dead
Man's Hill on the Verdun front Tha
war office announcement of this
afternoon says the first two assaults
failed completely and the third as-
sisted by the use of gas also broke
down. The Germans sustained heavy
losses.
Six bombs were dropped on Dun-
kirk this morning. A woman was
killed and three men wounded.
German troops also attempted last
night to carry ar. advanced p.ost at
the redoubt of Avocourt but failed.
’'n the Verdun front east of the
M se there was less ’ tjf.
Fighting with hand gn na-b s oo«
cured tills morning in Aprem^nt for-
est.
FRENCH ARI \ITA< KING.
derlln sajs I'ron<*h \<hnn<'ing Near
Dead Man'* Hill.
ion.' —ILa \ v ’ch .c L t n 11
progress for ;• <ti ns ”• r Dead
Man’s Hill nor’ • ' V-rdun. the
var office nr : : i The
(•Tench ad . ri' ’. • w i\es against
he German " ' ' :t were
Iriven back :• t e fire of in*
antry.
BI LG \R I <»*! x I \K<E.
t |s f'Miniated H 7.000 Killed and
000 \re Wounded
ATHENS \p- ' i Prtris.)
: - .«■ army
r • g r ’ . • ned by
• ! here
‘ • J uad 60 ••
rounded or missing. *
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