El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 37TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Friday, March 16, 1917 Page: 1 of 12
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West Triiv irldsy. fair south unsettled
ii' ii in. colder; much colder north.
New Meneo: Friday generally Mr South
portion. anow northern portion; wider et
portion.. sturdy rafr.
37TH YEAR
EL PASO. TEXAS FRIDAY MARCH 16. 1917.
ENGLISH SECTION TWELVE PAGES
PRICE 5 CENTS
PRESIDENT WILSON ALONE CAN AVERT RAILROAD STRIKE
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Rebel Leader Drive Oat Carran- ;
za Garrison After Short Fight
Than Loots City and GoeJ
Southward; Heavy
Reported al Rosario.
FightinsJ
Carranza Denounced by Central
Mexico Papers for Frendlineas
Toward German; Troops Sent
to Elephant Butte From Colum-
bus to Guard Dam.
Parral most Important mining city In Chi
huahua was captured Saturday by Villa
troops according to Mexicans who reached
Juarez yesterday. They said the rebel lead
er drove out the Carranza garrison after a
hrler fight and then looted the. city Whetti
er any foreigners were harmed U not
.known. The rebels then marched south
ard say the arrivals from the south.
This report was confirmed to a certain ex
tent by new dispatches from chihuahua
City last night to the eff ert that heavy right
ing was in progress yesterday at Rosarlo
on the Duran go border about sixty miles
outh of Parral. These advices said villa
had between ü.noo and 101)0 men. Probably
because of the strict censorship In forre at
Chihuahua City no statement regarding the
result of the battle at Rosarlo was in the
message.
A number of German officers are said to
have been In the group of Sonora troops
that passed through Juarez recently to gar-
rison stations alen the Mexican Central
railway between the herder and Chihuahua
i i tv suv rot Rsmns itMiu in f.i paso nave
received this report.
Denouncement or Carranza for his alleged
Mendly attitude toward the German gov-
ernment Is contained In copies of newspa-
pers received here from rules In central
Mexico.
Troopers of the Twenty-fourth infantry
stationed at Columbus. I M. win be sent to
mard the Elephant Butte dam. near cutter.
There was a rumor in El Paso yesterday
that German agents on the border were
plotting to dynamite the dam and release
the Jjreat body or water It impounds.
Dr. Knopf round.
Dr. Edward H. Knopr. who came here
from Torreón Mexico. following the cap-
ture or that town by villa In December is
-aid to have been round by government
agents at Cuchino fourteen miles west of
me Elephant Butte dam. Dr. Knopf was re-
ported to have been Vine's physician while
the bandit occupied Torreón.
A number or former federal generals
rossod the border near Douglas. Arts. yes-
terday to take the rield against carranza
according to a report to El Paso last night.
The ex-redereis are add to have been ac-
companied by several hundred former fed-
eral soldier.
Government agents In El Paso learned
yesterday that a German army officer
visar while two German physicians are 'at-
tending to his wounded. They also re-
reived a report that German agents In Met
Ico are attempting to bring Villa and Car
ranza to a reconciliation by urging a joint
attack on the United States In case this
country goes to war with Germany.
Foreign Companies Ousted.
The following American. British. Dutch
French and Italian companies and Indi
viduáis who had been operating for some
time on the Mexican oil fields of Tainpteo
i ii main. Huasteca Potostns Huasteca vera
r rutan and the state of Veta cruz nave
been ousted by the de facto government
on account of non-payment of the Inspec-
tion tax Imposed on the companies by a
recent decree of the tint chief:
Tlacotalpam Petroleum company. Panuco
Valley 0(1 Field company Karl McFadden
the Laguna Petroleum company the Inter -ocean
Transport company William O.
Mad en Kyte Ktney M. A. Spetfacy Edwin
Boyce Kimball. Mexican Petroleum . Land
company. Panuco Excelsior Oil company
Canadian OU company seaboard Fuel Oil
company. S. Cordo Petroleum corporation
stew York-Mexican on company A. R. Byrd
company PopUa Petroleum company Mexi-
can Mascot Oil company American Inter-
national Fuel k Petroleum company; Idol
(Continued on page Two.)
Bandits Murder Two
American Employes
of Magistral Mines
IfTwo Anterlrans. L. C Winn and Bert
neural were aisin oj wuu.
as Magistral. Durango. according to re-
ports brought here yesterday by Mexi-
cans from thai district. A number of the
Mexican minera working under the two
lUmertesn were also tolled. ld the ar-
ils u uvi um ui nmnlnves of the
tatiunal Mines and Smelter company
which It represented tot El Paso by Ru-
dolph W. sailer. Mr. Stuler beard the
report of the killing yesterday hut ha
been unable to confirm U. Winn's home
was to New York and 81 gel was a
Pittsburgh resident. The letter had been
in Mexico for many years no detail of
the murders were known by ato men
who brought the report to the border.
The company for which the slain men
ware working u a uermaa ownec eer-
PARRAL
FULLS INTO
VILLA'S
HANDS
ENGINEER KILLED FIREMAN
MlIK I ALLY HUK
W "DOWNFALL OF
Brave Men on Locomotive Stick to Their Posts and Save
Lives of Many Passengers on Westbound Sunset
Express Near Fort Hancock; Many Hurt.
Engineer Geera P. -walker of El Po
TO Instantly killed. Fireman L. J. Tetter
alto or El Puo. was probably fatally in-
jured and ton crew and passenger or
westbound Southern Paclfte train No. 9
narrowly escaped serious Injury and death
when the train ran into a burning trestle
eight miles west or Fort Hancock at 7:90
?'h'.TÜf 2"
posts Instead of trying to save their lives
by Jumping Is believed to have averted the
death or i- tin' nan Y p"nawra. re-
atnwas onranlterj It y o'clock and
dispatched to the scene of the accident and
brought the passengers from the wrecked
train to El Paso early this morning. Al-
though many tr them were badly bruised
and shaken none was seriously Injured.
The cause or the bridge fire is not known.
Eagtae Drop Through Bridge.
Engineer Walker was running his train
about thirty miles an hour to make up ror
being one and a hair hours late when be
discovered the blazing trestle about hair
a mile ahead. He applied the emergency
brake and managed to slow the train down
to about twelve miles an hour when be
reached the bridge walker and the flre-
TEXAS GOVERNOR
CRITICIZED BY
COMMITTEE
REPORT
Chief
Executive Severely Ar-
raigned for Official Shortcom-
ing But Testimony Declared
Insufficient to Warrant Im-
peachment Proceedings.
Findings Adopted by Light Vote
After Having Been Read to
House; Reconsideration May
Be Asked and Offensive Sec-
tions Stricken Out
sperlal to the Morning Times
Austin Texas. March IS. Governor James
Ferguson was severely criticised today
In the report of the committee Investigat
ing charges against him but the unanimous
recommendation was that the charges and
testimony adduced was not sufficient to
warrant Impeachment proceedings. Gover-
nor Ferguson sat in the house when the
report was being read. There waa intense
silence and when the speaker laid the re
port before the house for adoption It was
accepted with -a light vote of ayes and
only a few noes. Among the latter was
Bagby floor leader and representative of
Govenor Ferguson in the house.
Governor Makes N Statement.
Tonight Governor Ferguson had no state
ment to make. He said he wanted to read
carefully and consider the formulated re-
part of the committee which is about a
too words tot length. There Is some talk al
so that friends of the governor who are
not pleated with the reiKirt will ask a re
consideration of the vote by which It is
adopted and ask that certain sections crlti
citing the governor be stricken out. tt 1
also likely that another resolution nailing
for the Investigation of C. O. Austin rom
mltttoner . of Insurance and banking win
ne iniroaucea.
It has been prepared and In the pot
session of a member of the bouse for sev
eral days. The committee report making
the charges says;
Misappropriated Public
In the charge that Governor Ferguson
during- mis and IMS misapplied aad mis
appropriated public funds In violation of
the constitution ano m conrnct wttn piain
decision or courts the committee rinds that
be did to misapply and misappropriate
public funds of the alate of Texas hi vio
lattoa of the constitution of said state dar
tor the time herein charged. In thai he
did use certain public fund in the purchase
of Tocarte butter and eggs meals chirk
ens vegetables foodstuffs and automobile
auDDllee.
Tbe committee make no criticism of the
fuel- lights water and Ice although mem
ben of the committee doubt the oonattto
tlonal'ty of mote Item and evidence shows
beyond question that they have been tor
many years passed and no serious question
baa ever arisen concern Ins same and no
court has ever passed upon these particular
Items In any appropriation- bill
' The committee finds that there was no
misapplication for use of any of the ap
proprtanon made by the Thirty fourth legis
lature far tae governors msnwort mriua
Inr repairs and Improvements to mansion
and ground j and necessary labor and cm
ploye to care for tame
Snswrrlna to charms in subí
Ferruson did. at violation of constitution
and law misapply and misuse large part
of appropriation made by the. Thirty-fourth
legislature or "ptjntssai or rewara
natiea imuh aeeesesrv far swans
of the Uta. Iltltographlng. telegraphing and
mr ostler ooraoaes STjaa." the i mnmilllis
ftostoBhtt rrgaa aid ttef wta amy Oayd-
I WntN IKAIN
man decided they must make ah effort to
take the train across before the timbers
gave way. rne engine and tender were
nearly over when the bridge gave way. The
moer ana.-cnirmc dropped vertically Into
the ravine which Is about thirty feet deep
and the mall and baggage cars spanned the
nrty-foot ditch. Escaping fuel from the on-
burning locomot've added volume to the
names and soon destroyed' the two
coaches. !
fireman V eager Thrown lo Safety.
Engineer Walker was killed whan an air
valve was driven through his cheat pinion-
ing htm down while oil from the engine
burned h!s legs. Fireman Yeager waa
thrown from the cab by the Impact of the
fall" through the bridge and sustained a
broken leg. burned hands and arms and
surrered considerable toss of blood.
Roy A. Bean a mall clerk and Harry
Daniels express messenger bad. narrow es-
capes. Both were temporarily imprisoned
In their cars after the crash and sustained
severe bruises. Daniels sustained several
cuta about the race.
Mall Clerk IrvUircs Shoulder.
Roy A. Bean of 904 North Santa Fe street
(Continued on Page Three. )
LARGE ORDER FOR
FIGHTING CRAFT
LET BY NAVY
DEPARTMENT
Private Builder
Employed
Four Battle Cruisers add Five
c . f . 1
scouts at Approximate Lost or
$112000000; U. S. Work to
Have Right of Way.
By Associated Press.
Washington March id. i.nntracis for
wiat la believed to be the largest single
order for righting craft ever given by
any nation were placed by the navy de-
partment todsy. Private builder under
took to turn ont rour great battle cruisers
and rive scout cruisers rusting nearly
tt 1200000(1 rpr hulls and machinery lone
and pledged themselves to keep 70 per
cent of their working forces un uav.v con
struction.
Te Accept small Prorit. '
response to en appeal lo their pa
triotism by Serrrtary Daniels the major
shipbuilders have agreed to accept 10 per
cent net profit on the battle cruiser
whose cost will represent shunt I7.0LOOO
of the total sum involved In lodav con-
tracts. A rirth battle cruiser will be built
at the Philadelphia navy yard so as not
t strain the limit of facilities of private
establishments.
The builders are hselao with offers of
r reliant work and ire getting as high
to per cent profit on these Jobs with
more work in light than they can oo.
They hsve placed their facilities at the
disposal of the aovernment making It un
necessary for the president lo consider
employing authority to commander plants.
' New Type Cruisers.
Both classes or cruisers ordered todsy
are new types to naval architecture and
are designed for speed of : knots in
hour. The scout were (warded on bid
submitted yesterday pitres ranging from
SS.5S0.0O0 to tasoanoo and stipulated tune
of delivery rrora to to 32 months. These
figure can be no guide to the actual cost
ot time however as under the emergency
clause or the naval appropriation bill con-
struction will be hastened to the limit the
government tooling Ihe bill for additional
cost
Where Contracts Weal.
Tat contracts for the cruisers fixed
limit or coat or which is tltjooo.oou per
ship exclusive of speeding up expense
wss placed as follows
Newport New Shipbuilding and ury
Dock company two snips. Fore River
Shipbuilding corporation one ship; New
tors Shipbuilding company one amp.
with tna exception of tne tors
company each private builder will bar to
install new ways and machinery for toe
huge craft. The government will bear lis
fair share of this expense. Already an ap-
propriation of tft.uoo.Mn has ' been ordered
xpended to equip tba Philadelphia yero
for capital ships building.
Seeate ea F rifle Coax.
Four of the trout cruisers will be built
on the Parirle coast two by toe seanae
construction eomnanx and two by tne un
Ion Iron works at Ban Francisco. The
other two will be built by William Cramp
and toa of Philadelphia.
eramos and the Union iron works may
be called upon also to build a number of
destróyer in addition to tae i o" gruí-
an authorised by the last naval appropria
tion bill the department is planning to
construct many cran of this iyp ender
the small boat emergency runa.
Vet to Be Cetnlrueled.
Of the authorised bulldlu program re
wainiog to be contracted ror are toras
Srsadnaiiahts at enluinrlns the tt de
stroyer and several spxillary vessels. Bid
will be opened early la April oo tbaatj
cran and at the same time order win be
placed tor more than 100 coast patrol boats.
A committee of small boatoullders already
kaa aaoeoved the nlsaa for these craft
which will be of high spend sod tto feel
jag length tost tog good m going qusV-
Hunger Revolt Hurls Czar Nicholas
From Ancient Throne or
AUTOCRACY
SUDDEN AND
COMPLETE
Cossack Charge in Half-Hearted
Fashion and Troops Ordered to
Fire on Crowd Refute and Go
Over to Revolutionists; Little
Bloodshed Attends Overthrow.
Younger Brother of Deposed Rul-
er Named Regent of New Gov-
ernment Which Is Expected to
Prosecute War Against Ger-
many With Renewed Vigor.
By. Associated Press.
Petrograd. March 18. The emperor of
Russia bat abdicated and Grand Duke
Michael Alexandrovltch. Ms younger
brother has been nsmed as regent
The Russian ministry charged with cor
niptlon and incompetence has been swept
ont or orrice. one minister Alexander pro-
topopoff bead of the Interior department
Is reported to have been killed and the
other ministers s well as the prca!
hi TM"impsfiU conrictir are bSder i'rr
National cabinet Announced.
A new national cabinet Is announced with
Prince Lvoff as president of council and
premier and the other ornees held by men
close to ton Russian people. For several
days Petrograd has been the scene of one
of the most remarkable uprisings In his
lory. Beginning with minor rood riots and
labor strikes the cry for food reached the
hearts or the soldiers and one by one the
regiments rebelled until finally those
troops that had ror a time stood loyal to
the government took up their arms and
marched Into the ranks or the revolu
ttontsu.
Boose Defies imperial Order.
The president or the duma Mlcbael V
Rodtlanko was the leading figure among
the deputies who unanimously decided to
oppose the Imperial order ror a dissolution
or the house. They continued their session
and M. Rodxlanko informed the emperor
then at the rront. that the hour had struck
when the will of tne people must prevail.
Even the tmoertal council realised the
gravtty of the situation and added Its ap
oeal to that of the duma that toe emperor
should take stops to give ttie people a poll'rl
and rovenimenl In arronianra wnn mei
desires and In order that there should hi
no interferences with their rsrrylng on the
war to a victorious ending.
Cmpress In Hiding.
The emperor hastened back rrom the front
enlv to rind that ihe revolution had been
successful nd that a new government wa
to control. The empress who. It la alleged
baa been influential in the councils opposed
to the withes or the people ts reporteo to
have ned or to be In hiding.
Although considerable righting took place
It Is not believed the casualties are.large.
Bjenk Revolution for Spectators.
The early period of the uprising bore the
character rather of -a mock revolution
Biased for an immense audience. Cossacks
charatas down the street did so in a half
hearted fashion plainly without malice or
intent to lisrm the crowds thst they play-
fully dispersed. The troops exchanged
rood natured railleries with the working
men and women and as they rode were
cheered by the populace.
Soldiers la Tableau.
Lena line of soldiers stationed in dramatic
attitudes across Nevsky Prosperi with their
gua pointed (l sn Imaginary toe. appeared
he ta kins part in a realistic laoieau.
Machine asms firlnr blank cartridge
10 add another realistic loucn to a
tremendous theatrical production wntcn
was using the whole nty as a stags
Many Treep hHittay.
Unto Sunday night this pageant continued
without serious Interruption. men
flash the whole scene lost It theatric
quality it became a genuine reality. The
regiment had received an order tram to
commandant to fire upon persons assembled
in the street. This caused immediate ais
señalan amona the troop who did not
understand why they should be compelled
violent measures against lenow
rltisent whose chief offense wa that they
were hunsrv and ware asking lbs govern
ment to supply bread. Several regiments
deserted sad pitched bates began be-
the troop who stood wtth Uta gov
. (fcontlDiied on Page Two.'
t El Paso Thea
ter Today.
lmiqus-"0oe of Many."
Wigwam "The Olrl From Frisco."
Alkstntra- -The Argyls Case."
attoa 'The herret Kingdom."
Crawford "in in Dixie."
Garden "Black orchid."
Grecian "Her cave Man."
Tasas OranA "Human Hearts "
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CZAR NICHOLS OF RUSSIA
Plans for Presentation
of New MexicoMedal to
Gen. Pershing Complete
Governor Linckey and Distinguished Citizens of State to At
tend Ceremonies; Many
Monday for "New Mexico Day.!'
r
Final plans for the preerritatlon next Mon
day to Major General John J. Pershing al
El Paso or i medal voted to hint by tba
Mew Mexico state legislature in recogni-
tion of his services In Mexico were made at
a special meeting last night or ton ChanV
bar of Commerce directors and Mew Mex-t
leo' representative' tor the affalf-S Tba
Rlon wilt tal' phtcr Monday night
at the new D Paso Country club and atten-
dance win be by invitation only. Monday;
morning Governor W. E. I Indsey of Mew
Mexico accompanied by Mrs. J.lndsejr
Judges of the state supreme court and
members or the governor's staff will er
rive bars from Santa r The medal wilt
be presented to General Pershing hy the.
governor.
Pershing to Arrive Sunday Mtihl
General Pershing has wired from Sail An-;
tonlo that tie will rrlve here Sunday night-
When toe Hew Mexico official party reacts'
Iba Union station at in to t- m. they will
be met by sn escort of cavalry and a mill-'
ury band. Tttey will be escorted lo we
Pioneer plaza where a brief concert will
be held. Then the motorcyele rompany
will lake the viitors to the cmp or nt-
a Hew Mexico artillery wnera lun
cheon will be served. During the rest ar
the afternoon the military will be tba
host to the visitor and a special program
of evenl has been frange! for their en
tertainment.
Strike Woat Alfect Attendance
Former Governor Oeorge Curry of New
Mexico and Judge W. A. Hawkln ar In
charge or the arrangement tor New Mexico.
Judge Hawkins announce! last iui
the Kl Paso Southwestern will make a
special rate or one and one-third fare ror
lb round trip between El Paso and towns
to New Mexico rrom wnira visitor am
peeled to come. Other roads entering new
Mexico ano ro re experwu uu luuuw
ull. Judge Hawkins also pointed out mat.
even though the railroad strike goes Into
effect Saturday It should not decrease al
tendance. a the striae order will not ai-
fact Ihe line entering El Peo ror num-
ber of days after It become effective in the
ad.
Many V latter tasante'
Chamber of Commerce directors are- ex-
perttng a big crowd of visitor from Mew
Mexico on tills occasion. i a t.ruccs ion
is planning to seed a group or to. It is
reported.
General levitones Extended.
Forbes Farkhlll. publicity commissioner
for the Chamber of Commerce last night
ules i ass had to to commercial organisation
or every city and town In New Mexico in-
viting them to sand delegates to Uto cere
mony and It is believed that more tuan
law person will respond to the invitation
Monday will be known In tl Paso as "New
Mexico dar ' I will be given over to the
(New Mexicans. The streets along watch
All Russias
Visitors Expected Here
the gubernatorial party "ill pus will be
decorated. All cu Meviraus will be in-
vited to attend Ihe presentation ceremony
Monday night hut only a small number of
El Panosos outside the trmy men will he
asked. The- club Is not large enough to
Isold the crowds that would he on hand ir
the Invitation were general.
Luncheon t Artillen .imp
The Chamber or cominerre will furnisb
the luncheon to be glvn Hie visitors t
noon tt. the Rotwell battery i-tmp . I tv.
Xew Mexico boys will superintend lh
serving. It u planned te have either t
special train or enough aillomohtles to
lake ail the New Mexico visitors from
Ihe city to the camp for ibis reception
if train is used it will start from s
point near san Jacinto pisas. Tnty-tlve
automobiles will be ncedm to arrommo
date the OMrial delegation- Generou Kl
Pasoan owning machines sre sskod to lend
i he in ror that purpose. A telephone call
Ui too Chamber or Commerce will bring
the Information a to the time the car
will be needed and ror bow many Honrs.
Retolutle Thanhs OtiettMeiee
A resolution thanking the First New Mex-
ico infantry the ttoswell battery and other
New. Mexico nsiiunal guard unit? thst han
tieen on the border tor th'ir services will
be presented st toe same time as the
medal. The stale legislature has already
pasted tola resolution. Grrieer of the
First Nw Mexico Infantry stationed al
i oiuinbus are expected to roma bare
Monday- as the guests of Mew Mexico.
Judge Hawkins said last night that Hn
wss being arranged
Military Program st Fori Bliss.
Following the recaption and luncheon it
the "RosweU battery camp at noon to
visitor will be Invited to the military
program at Fort Bites. The first evenl
will be polo game between picked teams
lollowlng 11 there will be cavalry slid
artillery maneuvers snd then a gemlral
review in Which all Ihe New Mexico UUIU
stationed here wfll participate. General
Jose Murgla commander in Juarai and
his staff will attend this review.
Denes to Follow Cere Dioe lea
Al ISO p. m. the medal will ba pre tent
ed to 1h- panltlve expedition coininsnder.
The club win be decorated and. rter the
i eremooies there will be dancing to the
music of a military band.
Last night' special meeting or the chain
ber of r.nnunerre directors presided over
by Vice President H. B. Fsrrsr. in ins an
sence of President Join Wyalt- The re-
erptluii roniinlllre fur tto' affair. It was
decided last night will be composed of
Hie entire board of directors and their
wives. The follow ina mmmiltres were
sppotnlad: TranxportaUoo-J. W. Kirkpai-
rick. W. A. Hawkto and T. H. Bogar
fcntertalnriienl J. A. Dapper U. 8. Stewart
and W. A. Hawkins. Decorations -H T.
Ellis and W. H. Sheiton. Those at the
meeting beside Judge Hawkins and lor
mer Governor Curry wen It B. Parrar
T. II. Rogers. B. T. Kills. W. M. sbslton.
out a Colts H. M. Andreas u. A. Marua
tad I M. Hura.
ORDER FOR
GENERAL
WALKOUT
ISSUED
Tie-up of Eastern Roads to Begin
at 6 o'Clock Saturday Everting
and if Plant Are Carried Out
Will Extend Over Entire Coun-
try Within Five Days.
Freight and Yard Employes to Be
Called Out First; Passenger
Men to Follow if Freight Tie-up
Does Not Bring Transportation
Companies to Term.
Only Successful Intervention by
President Can. Avert Nation-
Wide Catastrophe It Opinion
of Men in Close Touch With
Situation.
By As.-iOi luled Press.
Wsshiiigiou. March 16 Word that
Knera railroad strike ns rx-.-n orders I
lo beg-in Saturday nlglit wns eiv.-d
by Present Wilson tonight with
ttlitaietuunl. He had cuiiftdenlly ex-
pected tiir in cling between the rail
r0d snd lirotlurhouil ripieseiiUtlvet
in Now loik would result in some
kind of agreement hi.m would prevent
inlet rcfuei- wiui trsnsporitlion faeii -Hies
at essi while' Hie notion is on Itio
verge or war. No slatrriicnt was au
Ihorlzed by the white House and all
officials professed Pi tie ignorant or
what Hi president might Intc-nd to do.
The president Is known to regard i
-Hike as liiconceivBbl.' In view or the
International crisis tire already eon
jested condlUou (r freigtu trame and
lire ever rising cost or rood. Appr-
enUy however he feel he practically
I povsei'lesa unless It becomes neces-
sary for turn to adopt measures to
keep the malls moving.
Arier a telephone conferenr with
Secretary Wilson or the labor depart-
ment It Is understood the president
decided to make no move lonighl.
There Is a disposition among some ad
ministration ornrisls to believe thst
although set mr Saturday ihe pro-
gressive plan ror Uw strike will never
be carried throturh to a conclusion and
that before next Wednesday the day the
walkout will be errectfve throughout
Ihe country a compromise will bate
been readied.
Prrrednnts tinder which the govern
ment might take hand in the situs
Una are being searched for tonight. A
prupnseri law under .which the presi-
den i wqum hve been empowered to
lake over and operate the railroads in
time of margencr failed to rerh a
vote during the last session
ron
fly AMAciasad Press
New York. March 15.- "A pi ngiatv
strike" or the inn.ono members Of toe rour
great railroad brotbertiood lo begin at
o'clock (central time) Saturday night on
eastern roads was ordered here late tod .
The walkout will extend to all Hirt rail
roads In the country within five days-
'hlr of to workmen's organizations set
the strike machinery In motion within a few
minute after an ultimatum delivered to Hi
conference committee of railroad mañanéis
had been rejected. A compromise propos-
al offered by the managers was declined
without debate.
Only aueeetsrul Intervention by President
Wilson It appeared tonight can avert a
strlk.
Broth rbasS Refuse Arbitration
Tba brotherhood leaders gave no Indica-
tion that even an appeal rrom the nation'
chief executive can change their purpose
to obtain a beato tght hotu day aad pro
rata time ror overtime through the use or
live "protective toature" or their nrgtntaa-
ttons. They refused natty to submit meir
rate to the aighth our rorainisatou hatos It
by Major General George W. Ooethals or
ui await the decision of the supreme court
the eonsstiuUonallty of the Adatase
Uw.
Chicase aa St. Lout first a.
i ' miit employe yet diñen and engine
i. Hers on lbs Mew York central Hives
eai snd west ihe Nickel Plate and Balti-
more and unto railroads and to lbs great
yam- in Chicago and St. Louis will ha
toe rust to leave tbetr poet.
may will be followed oh Sunday ay ine
same citas t of wttajlasst ap toa Soulbant
railway toe Norfolk and Western the Vlr
linla. Chesapeake tad uhto aad oa a group
or northwestern read
T Ba CaltoS oat ta Great.
No rornxal outline or the brotherhoods'
program beyond tba ptaaa far these two
days wa made either hi Oat raaairii. or
to the public It was said however thai
the freight employes on fas other roads
hi the country wsttU be litad ont hi
aroup at twelve or twey four hour In-
terval altor Sunday if toe psraK
freight traffte tbu caused dots not
m sujreaaer by to raandU before tost
forrtmoed rats two.)
i (CeoUnued oa rags Two.)
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El Paso Morning Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 37TH YEAR, Ed. 1, Friday, March 16, 1917, newspaper, March 16, 1917; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth198677/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.