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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1916 -FOURTEEN PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1865.
PUTS LOVE ISSUE UP TO WIlftN
GOVERNOR IS
EMPHATIC IN
OPPOSITION
Says He'll Stay in Texas a Hundred
Years Before He Will Consent to
Love's Recognition.
His Candidacy for
Committeeman Cause
of Lively Contest
LIVELY CONTESTS ARE PROMISED
Love, in Statement, Claims Election Is Assured.
Talk of Compromise Diminishes—Contest
Also Promised on Choice of Delegates at
Large.
A spirited telegram sent lale last night to President Wilson by Governor
James E. Ferguson of Texas was the leading feature of Sunday's develop-
ments preceding the State Democratic Convention, which opens tomorrow.
The Governor's telegram follows:
"On my arrival in San Antonio this evening, Honorable George Armis-
tead, postmaster al San Antonio, called on me, and after two conferences,
stated that he came to me from Judge Camp, United States District Attornev,
and Tom Love, who i§ a candidate for National Committeeman from Texas,
and authorized to speak for them. He proposed to me that Tom Love and
his friends would agree for me to go its a delegate to the National convention
at St. Louis if I would agree thai Love might be elected as National Com-
mitteeman. He further stated that Love's candidacy was submitted to Wash-
ington some time ago. Mr. Armistead urged me to accept the proposition and
said that by so doing I could be elected as a delegate to the National con-
vention.
"I replied promptly and told Mr. Armistead to go and tell his crowd
that 1 resented any such proposition and that if appointees of the Wilson Ad-
•ministration now required that I buy my way to the National convention that
the sooner I knew it the better. I told him that I would slay at home a hun-
dred years before I would ever consent for Tom Love to have any place or
recognition at the hands of the Democratic party in Texas. I tall this to your
attention in view of the fact that this proposition was made to me by your
appointees, who stated that the Love candidacy was submitted to Washing-
ton already. Love is opposed to you on National woman's suffrage, Na-
tional prohibition, and until very recently was opposed to your views'on pre-
paredness, None of his followers and associates havt ever uttered a public
statement in your behalf on these important issues. While I regret to refer
this matter to you, I think it necessary to do so, in order that you may not be
put in the wrong attitude before the delegates to our State convention now
gathering for our meeting on Tuesday next, for such answer as you mav
care to make. JAMES E. FERGUSON."
Love Claims Election Assured
A midnight statement last night issued by Thomas B. Love was as fol-
lows:
"My election by at least two hundred majority is absolutely assured and
no amount of frenzy on the, part of the opposition can change the result.
Today 1 have r|ceived assurances of support from four new counties and
there is not a break in the lines. I received advices tonight that Mayor Henry
D. Lindsley and fifty Love delegates from Dallas County will arrive to-
morrow."
' Talk of Compromise Diminishes
By W. D. HORNADAY
It is now practically assured that the State Democratic Convention,
which is to meet here tomorrow, will be the occasion of one of the most ex-
citing contests or series of contests that has characterized any similar gath-
ering of Texas politicians for many years. Delegates began arriving yester-
day morning and most of them will have reached here by tonight.
All the leaders of the "wet" and "drv" factions are on the ground. Not-
withstanding the fact that yesterday was Sunday, political log-rolling went
On just the same as anv other day of the week. Even the ministerial mem-
bers of the party utilized their time between church services to assist in
promoting the interests of their mapped-out program.
For a time yesterday it seemed possible that some kind of a compromise
agreement might be reached whereby the threatened fight in the convention
over the election of a National Committeeman and certain of the delegates at
largfe would be overcome. It was proposed by certain Democrats who claimed
tr have in view the peace and harmony of the party that by each side making
concessions the bitterness of the committeeship wrangle might be eliminated.
This proposition centered in the possible attitude of Governor Ferguson
toward it. The plan, in effect, was that the prohibitionists would consent to
the naming of three antis on the list of delegates at large if the Governor
would agree not to oppose the election of Thomas B. Love of Dallas for Na-
tional Committeeman. The anti deletes at large proposed were Governor
Ferguson, Church Bartlett of Marlin and Harry P. Lawther of Dallas. It was
also tentatively understood that Congressman John N. Garner might by given
a place upon the delegation.
When Governor Ferguson arrived last night representatives of the pro-
ponents of this compromise proposition sounded him u^Ton it. Thev imme-
diately discovered that the Governor is unalterably opposed to Mr. Love's
candidacy and that he would not agree to modifying in the slightest respect
his efforts to defeat the Dallas man. In other words. Governor Ferguson is
ir the fight to a finish, irrespective of how it may affect his own chances of
being elected delegate at large or honored with the chairmanship of the dele-
gS"°The Governor said last night that he would not lessen his fight against
the election of Mr. Love, no matter what kind of proposition or compromise
might be offered.
He stilted that he bud heard the report i
that .tudge Poindexter is a supporter -if "
Mr Morris for Governor, but that even
if such he the oasp he would support Poln-
dexter in preference to Love. The Gov-
ernor also expressed the opinion that it
would be a good plan for the convention
to adopt a resolution endorsing all the
policies and aits of President Wilson,
which would im'lude. he said. « declarn
lion against Nation-wide prohibition. He
does not agree with I>r. Barton that the
"-wiident favors Nation wide prohibition. |
. u understood that the Governor was ,
.mmiuni b> t»e t-eaee emissaries that j
the election of Mr. I.ove would be picas- j
ing to the powers that be at Washington, j
•How would it do for me to wire Post-
master (General Albert S Burleson for
his views on Mr. Love':" the Governor Is
""Thr'owi'nT "'"^"thHr bull's "the peace I WOMEN RESIDED IN SNOHOMISH
advocates exclaimed. "Oh. no! Una t do( AND SEATTLE. SAYS PO-
'hHowever. it Is reliably reported that i L|CE CHIEF.
Mr Love has » telegram from Attorney |
general T W. Gregory in which the latter
expresses his approval of his candidacy
for National committeeman
WOLTER8 NOT A CANMIDATK
Colonel J. F. Wolters of Houston, who
arrived vesterday morning, let it be known
■ that he is not and never has been a can-
didate for Natioual committeeman. « lien
asked what part he planned to play in
the convention, he replied in jocular vein:
"I am waiting to receive instructions
from the 'organized liquor traffic: t»er-
baps 1 shall receive them this evening,
r«tiaunl »■ »'»«• T**.
aI wears
001 patience of
senate's leaders
Night Sessions of the Senate
May Be Called in Effort
to Wear Down Opponents
of Measure.
cms makes sine
CA VALRYRUSHES BACK
TO AID OF LANGHORNE
INDIANS MENACING
RETURNING TROOPS
Report of Yaquis on Path of
0
Expedition, Sends Two De-
tachments Galloping for
Cerro Blanco.
ARMY TELEGRAPH LINE IS CUT
THOMAS B. LOVE.
The candidacy of Thomas R. Love of
Dallas for National committeeman from
Texas promises to he one of the lending
Issues in the State Democratic convention.
Love's friends claim a majority of the
delegates. but strong opposition has de-
veloped and there has been talk of a com-
promise candidate.
HUGE AUSTRIAN INVASION OF
ITALY SHOWS SIGNS OF
SLACKENING.
International News Service.
LONDON, May 21.—The Germans have
once more as suddenly centralized their of-
fensive on the Verdun sector as they ex-
tended It yesterday all along the western
front.
The Verdun fighting embraced, of course,
the deadly slopes of Hill .'U)4 and Dead
Man's Hill, but extended also to the east
ern side of the Meuse. There the French
today carried the Haudremont quar-
rfes, near the ruins of Fort Douaumont,
and t arried over prisoners and guns.
The great fighting, though, was on the
western side of the river. All night long
the fight raged with unabated severity over
Dead Man's Hill. When morning broke the
Germans had advamed thefr lines on the
south and southwest slopes and had rap-
tured 1,300 French and twenty four guns.
This morning the battle was resumed
fiercely and it has lasted all day. The
Germans threw a whole brigade on the
southern slopes of Dead Man's Hill follow
ing the infantry with hand grenade col-
umns. Both, according to the Freuch re-
port, were repulsed.
Farther west the French blew to pieces
a German redoubt on Hill No. 287 and suc-
ceeded in winning back two of the trenches
held by the Oermaus on that danger point,
the Esen Haul Court Highway.
Internationa I News Service.
LONDON, May 21.—The Austrfan offen-
sive in the southern Tyrol, which since
Wednesday has been practically an inva-
sion of Italy, shows signs of a temporary
slackening. Dispatches from Vienna speak
of strong Italian counter attacks on the
Lavarone Plateau and those from Rome
claim an actual defeat of the Austrians in
the Lagrina Valley.
On the other hand it fs acknowledged by
the Italians that they have retreated anil
that General Marrone had counseled aban-
doning the advanced positions.
For a week the Italians have been driven
back by the Austrian masses of men, esti-
mated at 400.000, and an uninterrupted
bombardment by the heaviest artillery, but
military critics here hold that the Italians
now are prepared to make a stand on theft-
main line of defense.
The Vienna report states that yesterday
,1,000 more Italians had been made prison-
ers, making a total io date for this of fen -
slve of approximately IK,000.
N.v Associated Piths.
The Russians have achieved fn part one
Continued on l'age Two.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 21.—
Rapid legislative strides, encouraging
to Administration leaders, who hope for
adjournment of Congress late in July
or early in August, were made in the
House during the week just passed,
the lower branch outdistancing the
Senate, which is still in the throes of
a filibuster against the 543,000,000
rivers and harbors appropriation bill.
The tenacious fight against the riv-
ers and harbors measure has at last
begun to wear on the patience of Sen-
ate managers, who are anxious to get
to other business. Unless a vote is
reached in a few days night sessions
will be ordered and Senators com-
pelled to attend in an effort to wear
the opposition. The filibusters took
up the week except for a brief time
given to approving the army reorgan-
ization bill, and it will be resumed to-
morrow, with Senator Kenyon of
Iowa and Senator Sherman of Illinois
leading the fight.
Already several Democratic rotes have
been won and there is a possibility now
that some big items may be cut out of
the measure.
The House during the week passed the
flood control bill, rural credits legislation,
the conference report on the army bill
and the Government ship - bill, one of
the most important measures on the Ad-
ministration program and the Naval Coin
inlttce concluded its work on the navy ap
propria tion and construction bill, the
second part of the National defense plan.
The Ways and Mean Committee got to
work on revenue problems in earnest and
the way is clear for the completion of
reveenue legislation soon arter the Nation
al political conventions are over.
In the Senate tomorrow a fight to the
finish is expected between conservative
and liberal Senators over the Kenyon and
LaFollette resolutions to force considera-
tion of executive nominations in open in
stead of secret sessions. The resolution Is
an outgrowth of the fight against George
Rublee as n member of the Federal Trade
Commission, whose nomination was re-
jected but which is to come up again
Tuesday on a motion to reconsider the
vote, made by Senator Hollis of New
Hampshire. Champions of Rublee have
been working hard, aided by strong Ad
ministration influences, and they now
claim to have won new support, and hope
to reverse the result of last week's action.
Another important event of the week
will be disposition of the nomination of
Louis D. Brandels to the Supreme Court
by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The
committee will act Wednesday after hav-
ing had the name before it since January.
Few of Mr. Rrandeis' friends look for
a favorable report on the nomination, al-
though they have not given up hope al-
together that some Democratic Senators
who have been inclined to oppose him may
change their minds. In any event they
expect that the nomination will he re-
turned to the Senate for final action,
probably In a report without recommenda-
tion. This will insure a long fight and
It is to prepare for this that many of the
Hrandeis supporters hope the Kenyon reso-
lution for open sessions will be carried.
The district appropriation bill will be
brougb' into the House tomorrow and
probablv will occupy several days. The
diplomatic and tonsillar bill may follow
it late in the week or the naval bill may
be taken up though It is hardly thought
this latter measure will be reached before
next week. Following his speed-up policy,
Majority Leader Kitchen will nut
naval bill through under, a special rule,
four days being the time he plans at
present to allot to iL^
Am I Crazy? Think I
Am;" Leaps to His Death
Br Associate] Presn.
ST. LOT IS, May 2t.—John A. Sehlom j
eieuier, superintendent of a cemetery here, j
committed suicide today by leaping from
a bluff loo feet high. He had scrawled
two notes with the end of a burnt match
on the fragments of a pasteboard box.
one of them read: "Am I crazy or not? ,
Think I am."
five-mile path
TOWN EIGHT MILES FROM DEN-
ISON WIPED OUT BY STORM,
FEW ESCAPING INJURY.
if
By EDMOND BEHR
International News Service.
MARATHON, Tex,, May 21.—Captain H. L. Evans, commanding the Sig-
nal Corps section on duty south of Marathon, arrived here tonight from the
tiver with the information that Mexicans had torn down part of the army
telegraph line near Deemer's Ford. One of the twenty-foot poles on which
the wire is strung was found broken in three pieces Friday night about two
miles from Deemer's Store. The wire itself had been cut by some sharp
irstrument.
The entire stretch of ninety miles of telegraph is unprotected.
The captain confirmed the report that the Fourteenth Cavalry troopers
had turned back into Mexico lo search for the Yaquis. His operator at Bo-
quilla wired him the information as he was en route to Marathon this after-
noon.
The troops of the Fourteenth Cavalry were making a forced march south-
ward today from a point forty miles beiow the river lo Cerro Blanco to re-
inforce Major Langhorne's ninety troopers, who were reported beleaguered by
several hundred Yaqui Indians.
This information was brought here by motor truck arrivals from Bo-
quilla, the river supply base, ninety miles south.
According to these truck men. a courier arrived at Boquilla yesterdav*
afternoon wiith the news. Two of Colonel Sibley's troops, which had arrived
yesterday afternoon within fifteen miles of the river on the march out of
Mexico, had turned back and gallop*d southward after receiving messages
from Major Langhorne, seventy miles to the rear. The dispatch bearer fro-i
the south is said to have made known the presence of the Indians around
Major Langhorne's little force.
♦ Cp to an early hour tonight, no official
communication had reached arinv head-
quarters here from Colonel Sibley. The
buzzer wire connecting this point with the
river was in operation only to McKlnnev's
Springs, sixty miles out. and thirty miles
from Boquilla. Captain Georgp A. Weic
zork, camp commander, was <TMncllried to
credit the report of Langhorne's peril.
However, the report bore out information
received here last week from department
headquarters at San Antonio that 100
\nqui Indians, led by officers who boasted
that they would "drive the Grlngoes from
Mexican soil," had left Cuatro Cienegas
for the district where the Americans have
been operating. Cuatro Clenegras Is ap-
proximately 50 miles from Cerro Blanco,
where the advanced American detachments
were last reported to be.
Two troops of the Sixth Cavalry will
arrive here tonight from Kl Paso for patrol
duty in the Rig Rend district.
Added strength was given to the story
of Major Langhorne's danger by reliable
information received here last night of the
presence of 700 Mexican bandits at Agua
Cate, twenty miles south of the Rio Grande
at La Jltas, Tex., and sixty five miles
west of the road over which Colonel Sib-
ley's men must travel to return to the bor-
der.
i This information was brought to Mara
i tlion late in the night by an American
rancher who reside> at a point about forty
five miles east of La Jitas It was given
| to him by a Mexican employe who had
! Just returned from the region where the
bandits were operating.
RANDITS SFKN AT LA JITAS
This Mexican told the rancher that he
had seen 200 bandits at tne Mexican vil-
lage of La Jitas. on the river opposite the
American settlement of the same name.
The bandits declared to the native that
they Intended to raid the American ranches
In that section. The rich American mining
town of Terllngua, which has twentv
American resideuts and a garrison of fif-
teen or twenty soldiers, is only fifteen
miles north of the river at La Jitas.
Cattlemen who know the country well
said tonight that the bandits at Aoua Cate
'could easily circle around the San Vincente
Mountains and strike the American line of
communication south of the river. If was
suggested that this force had appeared on
the flanks of the Amerlcnn corumn
A mule pack train which had been rest-
ing at Boquilla in anticipation of the re
turn of Sibley's men. was loaded and sent
over the river yesterday evening as soon
as the report of danger reached there.
Irdiana Threatening.
By Ain tc»«l Prrs*.
MARATHON. Tex.. May 21.—Army offl
dais here tonight were Investigating a re
port brought from Roqtnlla by a truck
Continue*! on Page Two.
Trooper Is Wounded While
Guarding 'Bridge South-
west of Namiquipa—Take
Up Chase With Cowboys.
kill cam suns
living in alaska
, by Awnciat**«i Ptp««.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 21.—Mr*. Klols
Nelms Denni* and her sinter. Miss Reprice
Nelms, of Atlanta. Ga.. in connec tion wfth
whose mysterious disnpi>earance two year*
ago Mr. and Mrs. Victor K. I line* of
Kmrene. Ore., were tried in San Antonio,
were living in Seattle and Snohomish,
thirty miles north of here, until August.
1915,* a«-eording to information gathered
bj J. E. BylUng. chief of police of Snolio-
C on tin ueri Page Two.
Pershing's Army Eats 392,000 Pounds
Food Each Week; Is Carried 500 Miles
International News Service.
EL PASO, Tex., May 21.—Since March 15, the date when the United
States' punitive expedition crossed into Mexico to "get Villa, dead or
alive," the United States Quartermaster's Department at Columbus, N. M.,
has shipped to the expedition 11,750,000 pounds of rations and forage.
Pershing's army has eaten at the rate of 392,000 pounds a week.
Each soldier has consumed 265 pounds of rations. The greater part of
these enormous supplies for the expedition have been rushed to it over
500 miles of sandy dirt. This job, which is the greatest that any Quar-
termaster of the United States Army Jias tackled since the days of the
Spanish War, has been put through by a hastily organized truck service.
Under Major J. F. Madden's direction the largest motor truck transporta-
tion service protsbly in the United States—and certainly in Mexico -has
been organized and put in commission. There are 270 motor trucks'op-
erating between Columbus. N. M., the base of Pershing's column, snd
j/ Namiquipa, Chihuahua, the present advanced base.
To drive these machines and handle their loads. 350 truck drivers am:
j; 400 lumpers have been placed on Uncle Sam's payroll. Uncle Sam has
I s also had the job of housing and feeding these men.
"Considered nationally, in the light of operations in Europe, this was
s a small picayunish expedition and the task of supplying it easy," said
Major Madden today. "Usually the fire department doesn't wait until
<, the alarm comes in to buy an engine and some hose and get the horses.
[> That's what we have done. We were prettv lucky*
R.v Associated Press.
DKNISON, Tex., May 21.—'Nine persons
were killed and 38 more or less seriously
Injured at Kemp City, okla., eight miles
west of Denisou, wiped off the map in
tiie tornado which last night swept a path
three-quarters of a mile wide and five
miles long in the Kemp City section. Of
the nine dead, eight were killed at Kemp
City, and the other, a child, at its father's
home five miles east of Denison. Only
three small dwellings remain standing at
Kemp City, where the storm spent its
greatest fury.
The damage to growing crops and out-
houses throughout the affected area was
considerable, but only two persons are
reported to have sustained injuries out-
side of Kemp City, where twelve busi-
ness houses and sixty residences wefce
demolished. This is t&e second tornado
to visit that vicinity in recent years.
The dead are:
K. B. COX AND WIIK.
CHANKY BATTLE, <ashler of the Kemp
Rank.
M. A. THOMAS. P-ostmaster.
ARTILLE PLEASANT.
MRS. J. VV. HIVELY, all of Kemp City,
and 0-year-old daughter of Dr. J. .1. Mc-
Cullough, killed when the McCullough
home was wrecked, five miles east of
1 >onison.
< »f the oK injured, two were daughter*
of Dr. McCullough, the other 'M having
been residents of Ken p City.
ONLY FEW ESCAPE.
The few unhurt persons in the little
town escaped Injury because they were
able to reach storiu «*ellars after the storm
broke. The majority of the injured sus
tallied their hurt* while attempting to
reach storm cellars. /
The storm broke over Kemp City at
1»o'clock Saturday night and In a few
minutes nothing remained of the town
except debris of destroyed buildings, dead
and injured town's people and dead ani-
mals and fowls. The bodies of the dead
were found In some instances hundreds
of yards from where their homes stood.
There were several miraculous escapes
from death. When the two story frame
hotel building collapsed Miss Marie John-
son was thrown from her room on the
second floor to the ground, several yard.*
away, ami suffered little effects from the
fall The -'-year old baby of Dr. and
sMrs. William Rrlnson. who were kllleu,
was hurled o00 feet with flying debris
when the Rrlnson home was destroyed and
the child suffered only minor Injuries.
Immediately after the storm had pas*e«1
over Kemp City couriers were sent to
Denison on horseback with an ap|>cal foi
assistance, all wire communication imv
lug been severed. Meanwhile emergency
treatment was given the Injured in com
plete darkness and with the rain falling
in torrents. A special train carrying 1-
physicians and several nurses from Den-
ison arrived at Kemp City an hour aftee
midnight and with the aid of lanterns
the dead and Injured were prepared for
removal to Denison. but this work was
not completed until daybreak The dea«t
lie in Denison morgue** tonight and the
injured are being «are«! for in home* of
friends or In hospitals here.
Prominent merchants from Kemp City
stnted this afternoon in all probability the
town would uot be rebuilt.
Woman Killed in Storm.
BT
WOODWARD. Okla.. May 21. Mr*. H R
Peebles died here today following a blow-
on the head from a falling timber wht« j
♦ rushed her skull when a storm lifted the
tent from over a Chautauqua audieiv-e
here last night. A s*-ore of other j«ei -
Irishman Leaves Stage
and Ejects Auditor Who
Interrupts His Speech
International News Service.
CHICAGO, May 21.—Jim Larkln,
founder of the "Irish Citizen Army,'1
today leaped across the orchestra pit
from the stage of Cohan's Grand
Opera House and attacked Matthew
Thomas Newman, who was sitting
in 'he fifth row.
The disturbance came during a
mass meeting called in protest
against the execution of James
Connolly and thirteen other Msh
revolutionists.
Newman, who talked'vt-ith a strong
English accent, but claimed to be an
Irishman, had interrupted a speech
and attempted to defend the con-
duct of 'he English in Ireland. Lar-
kin, as soon as he could reach him,
seized the little man by the throat
and choked him until he was
speechless. Then he jerked him out
of his sea' and threw him out cf
t>e thea'er.
By DAMON RUNYON
!hternational News Service.
RANCHERO PROVIDENCIA, Chi-
huahua, Mexico, May 20 (Via Wireless
to Columbus, N. M., May 21.)—Ban-
dits are again active in the district
south of General Pershing's advanced
base at Namiquipa, in spite of the de-
tachments of patrol of American cav-
alry and large numbers of Carrancista
troops. Friday night an American pa-
trol of fifteen troopers were attacked
while guarding the Mexico Northwest-
ern Railroad, a few miles south of Te-
mosachic.
Answering the fire of the bandits,
the Americans wounded one Mexican.
Owing to the overwhelming numbers
of the enemy the Americans did not
pursue, but today (Saturday) joined
the detachment of Major Domingo at
the Santa Ana ranch, on the Hearst
property.
Hetnforced lijr a partr of Vaqueros. the
RoliliPia took ii|> the [rail of a bandit gang
whlrh nHai'ked outlying buts in the vielu
lty of thp ranoh and fired a number of
NhotB. l.ater another email party of ban
dlta, attackliiR a Carrancista camp on the
San r.ilis iamb, a few uilles south of
the American camp at San Qeronlmo,
killed two Cm-ram ista soldiers.
American detachments sunt in pursuit
of the Viliistas found the ranch had been
looted mid that tlie raiders had escaped
toward Snnto Toman, a point on the Mex-
ico Northwestern Uailroad, southeast of
Provldeucla.
Temosachlc is southwest of the advanced
base at N'amlriuipa. about forty mile.'.
Santa Ana, San Ueronimo, San Luis aud
Santo Toman arc points on the circumfer-
ence of a circle drawn eastward about
that distance south of the base. The en-
gagements indicate a general fan-shape
distribution of American outposts on a
forty-mile radius below Namiquipa.
Mexicans Flee After Attack
I'lKi.D HK.UWAItTKKS, Mexico, May
•JO (By Wireless to Columbus, N. M., May
211. Thirteen troopers of the Seventh Cav-
alry were fired upon yesterday near the
town of Temosachlc and oue was wounded.
The attack was ascribed to bandits hiding
about a bridge near the town which t» a
few miles southeast of Madera on the
Mexico Northwestern Railway.
After a few shots the Mexicans fled and
the Americans continued on their way.
A small group of Mexicans is falling in
behind the American columns as they ino>e
northward, always keeping out of sight
but telling the natives that they are chas-
ing the gringocs from Mexican soil. Thcv
stop whenever the Americans halt and
hide or disarm if tieneral Pershing's men
approach them.
Two suppositions are prevalent regard-
ing the identity of these meu. One is
that they are Carrancistas trying to give
the American movement, the appearauce
of a retreat. The other Is that thev are
bandits seeking to annoy the Americans
by sniping. The later conjecture la the
more favored.
This in the first intimation received re-
cently that American soldiers were so far
south All reports have placed tbeir south
ernmost point at Namiquipa. which is a
considerable distance north of Temosachlc.
from which it is separated by a range of
the Sierra Mad re mountains.
RUSSIAN TROOPS JOIN BRITISH
IN MESOPOTAMIA — GOR-
RINt.HE'S MEN ADVANCE.
International New* Service.
LONDON, May Jl.—Russian troops hsr#
Joined the British in Mesopotamia and
an allied drive on Bagdad is now believed
to be Imminent. The British writh their
Russian comrades, ;t is believed, soon
will strike heavily at the Turks in a de-
termined effort to wipe out the series of
defeats Inflicted upon tieneral Townshend's
troops before their final capitulation from
starvation at Rut Kl Amara.
The Russians after a wild and adren*
turoua ride from Persia, joined the col-
umn of tireneral Sir G. Gorrlnghe. which
is fighting its way up the Tigria towards
Kut. Tbia foix-e originally dia-
p ' •
b
atched ms a relief expedition to succor the
beleaguered army at Kut, now is the
wedge for the Russo-British campaign
against the sacred city of Islam.
The Russian forces which today joined
colors with the British are merely the
advance guard. It is stated, of strong com
mauds now on their way to effect a junc-
tion. The combined armies are about 1.10
miles from Bagdad. They are fighting
on the same ground ove*- which Town-
shend advanced to Ctesiphon. just below
Bagdad, where he met his disastrous de-
feat.
A further advance from General Gor-
ringue's troop* ou the right bank of tb<
Tigris also is officially rejiorted. A state-
ment received from General Sir Percy
Lake. «ommander in chief of operations
In the Mesopotamia* theater, says:
"4>n Mav tbe enemy evacuated Betb-
aleasa. an advanced position on tfct right
hank of the Tigrta.
General Gorringbe. following MA
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