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TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS, CARRYING FULL LEASED WIRE DAY AND NIGHT REPORT
LAST EDITION
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
TEMPLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 11, 1916.
VOL. IX. No. 147
FRENCH LINES
VICINITY OF FRENCH FORTRESS
IS SCENE OF MOST SAN-
GLINARY CONFLICT.
BATTLE RAGES WITH FURY
Intensity of Conflict In (read's as Ger-
nuum Attempt to I'rcss Advantage
Gained at Ucthlncourt by Throwing
Several Divisions of Troop# Into live
Deadly Vortex of Shot and Shell.
Without pause the German crown
prince, taking advantage o£ the evac-
uation of the Bethincourt salient by
the Fregch and the occupation of
that position by the Germans, has
thrown several divisions against the
new French line, but so far has been
unable to break that line at any
point.
The bombardment of the whole
front west of the Meuse is of In
creasing intensity on both sides, Ger
mans moving down along the Hau
court Bethincourt, attacked the
French positions south of the Forges
brook. Here they had to face the
full fury of the French guns, which
cost them heavy losses.
The French front along the strat-
egic sector extending from I.e Mort
Homme to Oumleres remained un-
moved and further attempts to as-
sault were arrested by the French
curtain of fire.
The French still hold their posi-
tions in the Calllette wood, which
has been the scene of heavy fight-
ing, and against which German at-
tacks have been directed daily.
British Attain Suecoss.
The last remaining mine crater
taken recently by the Germans from
the British at St. Elol has been re-
captured by King George's men, who
also were able In their attack to es-
tablish themselves Uiifterman trenches
running southwest from the crater.
From the Dvtna river to the lower
Stripa there has been sporadic fight-
ing between the Russians and Ger-
mans. Considerable activity by the
airmen of both sides also has been
shown. Near Komora in the Fripet
marsh region, a German attack
launched by means of boats broke
down under the Russian fire while
on the lower Stripa the Russians
captured a German trench and held
It against counter-attacks, inflicting
heavy casualties on the Germans.
Russians Repel Turks.
In Asiatic Turkey the Russians
have penetrated to the region of Dl-
arbekra, Armenia, while in the dis-
trict of Bitlls, several Turkish at-
tacks have been repulsed.
South of Lake Urumiah, the invad-
ers apparently are coming up with
the Turkish main forces, the latest
official report announcing that in
engagements fought with large num-
bers of Kurds, the Kurds were sup-
ported by regular Turkish infantry.
In Mesopotamia the British in their
attempts to relieve their compatriots
beseiged at Kut-El-Amara, attempted
to break through the lines but failed,
(Continued on Page Two.)
mi USE IS OF
Kansas City Physician's Attorneys
tjoek to Have Old Murder Charge
Thrown Out of Court.
KANSAS CITY, April 10.—A new
Information charging B. Clarke Hyde
with poisoning Col. Thomas H. Swope„
millionaire philanthropist was filed
today by the prosecuting attorney.
The new Informtaion was made nec-
essary by the action of attorneys for
the defense who sought to quash
further prosecution under the statute
limiting the state to four continu-
ances. All these continuances had
been utilized by the prosecution In an
effort to give time in which to obtain
funds for another trial.
A motion by the defense to quash
this newest information probably will
be filed within 48 hours. If this mo-
tion Is overruled the Hyde trial will
begin anew. A motion to quash all
further procedure was pending when
the new Information was filed today.
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Getting Ready for
Easter
This Is the busiest shopping time
of all the spring season.
The new millinery, the new
blouses, the new suits, dresses and
apparel of all sorts are the things
of the moment.
Each day the stores are getting
brighter and busier.
It Is a season when the advertis-
ing becomes most Interesting news
to every reader of the Telegram.
It tells about the things a worn-
»n wants to know, and saves her
tlrna, money and worry.
SHE IS SPONSOR FOR REUNION OF
SONSOFCONFEDERATE VETERANS
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SENATOR FALL
ALL STIRRED UP
AFTER A WHIRLWIND COURTSHIP
HEROINE OF NOVEL BECOMES WIFE
IN CACTUS BELT
GOING TO BORDER SOON AFTER
COLl'MBUS RAID, HE WRITES
M RIDI.Y OF CONDITIONS.
CMS NOT AIDING
Declares De Facto Government Troops,
Most of Whom Are Friendly to
Villa, Have Not Attempted to Assist
la Any Way the Capture of tl»e
Wily Bandit Chieftain,
Miss Edith Norton Cornish.
L, E(Jith Norton Comish of Little Rock, Ark., has been named by
•W. N. Brandon, commander-in-chief of the United Sona of Confederate.
Veterans, as sponsor in chief for the annual reunion to be held in Birminw
ham. Ala . May 15-18. * '
MURDERS ISBUlMDlyl
FOR LOVE OF WIFE?
SENSATIONAL CHARGES MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH SLAYING
OF ARKANSASAN.
TINE BLUFF, Ark., April 10.—Six
Jurors were secured today to try T. S.
Bradberry, great grand nephew of
General Zachary Taylor, former pres-
ident of the United States, for first
degree murder. Bradberry is charged
with having assassinated his em-
ployer, P. G. Jenkins, wealthy planter
of Sherill, at the Jenkins' home on
the ngiht of December 26, last. In-
fatuation for his employer's wife,
Mrs. Johnnie Jenkins, will be as-
cribed as his motive by the prosecu-
tion. •
Circuit Judge W. B. Sorrels today
overruled three motions offered by
Bradberry's attorneys. The first was
for a change of venue. The second
was that the officers be compelled to
return letters, photgoraphs and other
documents taken from Bradberry's
trunk after his arrest. Prosecuting
Attorney I'arham declared that these
would form Important exhibits for the
prosecution. The third motion was
that the indictment against Bradberry
be quashed.
Mrs. Jenkins who was left her hus-
band's $100,000 estate by the terms
of his will, was not In court today.
She has been dlclcted as an acces-
sory to the murder of her husband
and her trial Is scheduled to follow
that of Bradberry.
"DOWN WITH THE FLAG."
Labor in New York City Insults Stars
and Stripes.
New York, April 10.—Mayor Mitch-
el today requested President Wm. G.
Wilcox of the board of education to
investigate an alleged Insult to the
American flag at a meeting held here
last night in the Washington Irving
high school. Pointing out the state
law covering such offenses, the.mayor
said:
'It seems to me unspeakable that
there should be heard in a public
school in„thls city such utterances as
I understand were made."
The speaker to whom the alleged
insult was attributed was James H.
Maurer, president of the Pennsylva-
nia State Federation of Labor. In op-
posing the proposed establishment of
a state constabulary In New York he
was quoted as having shouted:
"Down with the Stars and Stripes!"
. PERISH IN FLAMES.
Two little Children Burn to Death
In Liberty Connty.
Houston. Tex., April 10.— Two chil-
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kubach, the
former a farmer living in Liberty
county, perished In a fire which de-
stroyed the Kubach home, late Sat-
urday. The Kubach's were working
in their field at the time- and the fa-
ther. on reaching his home and real-
izing his children were dead, faint-
ed. The little bodies were later
found—that of the girl tightly clasped
In her older brother's arms.
BAD BLACK SHOOTS TWO WHITE
MEN, ONE OF WHOM SUC-
CUMBS TO INJURIES.
ALEXANDRIA, La., April 10.—
More than a hundred armed men are
scouting the woods in the vicinity of
Alexandria and Miltenberg, for Ran-
som Lewis, a negro, who early this
morning fatally shot F. M. Martin
and probably fatally shot Jack Eltse-
roth, well known white men at Milton-
bcrg.
Martin and Eltseroth were em-
ployed as engineers and were at work
when the negro entered and ordered
them to "cut out the noise" they were
making with their engines. When his
order was not complied with, Lewis
opened fire on them with a shot gun,
firing nine shots, several of which
took effect.
The negro then took to his hee's
with many of the sawmill men in fu: 1
pursuit. Others went to get gun3 to
arm the entire force of a hundred mm
at the mill and this force is now scour-
ing the woods for Lewis.
Sheriff David was notified by long
distance telephone and he immedi-
ately organized a posse and also went
in pursuit. It is not known here
whether the two posses have com-
bined or not. Up to a late hour the
negro had not been captured.
The wounded men were brought to
Alexandria and placed in a hospital
where Martin died this afternoon. He
was about 36 years old. Eltseroth,
aged abput 38, is not expected to live.
CHIROPRACTOR ARRESTED.
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Charged With Murdering Patient Un-
der His Treatment.
Sherman, Tex., April 10.—Dr. David
B. Teem, who has been conducting a
chiropractic adjustery here for some
time, was arrested and placed in jail
today on an indictment charging the
murder of Miss Aline Walker.
The indictment says that Tewn
caused her death by "rolling, pound-
ing, beating and pressing her in a
grossly ignorant manner."
Habeas corpus proceedings were to
be instituted this afternoon.
PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY.
Vote in Milwaukee Primary of Grati-
fying Significance.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 10.—Presi-
dent Wilson polled as presidential
candidate at the recent primary elec-
tion 21,299 votes In Milwaukee county
with several precincts still missing.
This compared with four years ago
shows that President Wilson received
practically 10,000 more votes in Mil-
waukee county than was polled for
both himself and Speaker Clark In
1912, when the total was 14,961.
CoL Tyree la Better.
Columbus, N. M., Arpll 10.'—The
condition of Lieut. Col. Tyree Rivers
is considerably improved, according
to private advices received here to-
day. He Is 111 with pneumonia at
Casas Grande*
WASHINGTON, April 10.—Senator
Fall of New Mexico, who at the re-
quest of republican senators, went
to the border immediately after
Villa's raid on Columbus to Investi-
gate general conditions there, de-
clared in a letter received today by
Senator Gallinger, the minority lead-
er, that Carranza troops were not
co-operating with the American ex-
pedition in any way or making any
attempt to attack Villa. He com-
plained that the 1 order patrol was
not being maintained in adequate
force and said an unguarded gap of
nine miles had made the Columbus
raid possible.
Tho letter was written in El Paso,
April 4. It quoted an unnamed au-
thority as saying that unless a more
satisfactory use of the Mexican rall-
! ways were made possible within one
I week, the American troops must
j withdraw, and said reliable informa-
tion had reached the senator that
Villa had not been wounded.
"The Mexicans," said the letter,
"have made no attempt to attack
Villa at all and have not in any-
way been co-operating with our force
or attempting to check Villa's retreat
or to assist in his capture. * « •
On his retreat Villa's first camp was
within five miles of 700 Carranza
soldiers, to whom Roman Reyes re-
ported, and whom he pleaded with
to accompany him to attack Villa's
300 men. The C'arranzlstas refused."
Tells of Columbus Raid.
Describing in detail the Columbus
raid from information gathered from
Columbus officials. Senator Fall said
tho bandits had made their way into
the heart of the town, looted two
stores and set fire to several build-
ings before an alarm was given.
With the aid of a machine gun
placed wlthiu twenty feet of the
American army hospital, he said, the
Mexicans then fought with the citi-
zens of the town for another fifty
minutes before the troopers stationed
behind the hospital appeared.
The letter emphasized the possibil-
ities of the Mexican trench defenses
constructed facing the border at
Juarez and other border town. He
said stories of concentration of Car-
ranza troops along the border had
been exaggerated, but that he was
reliably informed the Carranza com-
manders could put 8,000 men into
Agua Prieta within five hours and
that virtually all the Carranza troops
in the state of Chihuahua were sta-
tioned along the Mexican central rail-
way -within one to ten hours from
Juarez.
Not Afraid of Mexicans.
"I. however," Senator Fall added,
"have absolutely no fear of an at-
tack from Mexicans under any cir-
cumstances except through Indian
tactics such as pursued by Villa at
Columbus or where the Mexicans are
in overwhelming numbers."
The senator said that at the time
he wrote there was no border patrol
west of Douglas and had been none
between Gibson ranch and Hachita,
30 miles to the west. He declared
Villa sympathizers were overrunning
(Continued on Page Two.)
STATES
IS
Jl ARE/ COMMANDANT INSISTS
1)E I'Ad'O GOVERNMENT
CAN HANDLE SITUATION.
IN FIELD?
Mrs. J. Edward Crane.
Mrs. Crane is tho heroine of Rex Beach's famous novel, "The Spoilers."
Following a whirlwind courtship of less than a month, she was recently
married in San Francisco to J. Edward Crane, who was the first U. S.
Mrs. Crane before her marriage was .Mrs, Maude
commissioner in Alaska,
Monroe.
American Mall to" the United States
Embassy at Berlin Is Being Held
Up and Opened.
BERLIN, April 10.—(By
Wireless to SayviUe)—Tho Brit-
ish censorship has now been ex-
tended to the mail of tho Ameri-
can embassy in Berlin. A letter
addressed to a member of the
embassy staff has been received
marked: "Opened by censor."
A large i»art of tho incoming
American mail is opened In this
way ami some of it is subject to
great delay. A letter from tho
United States to tho Associated
Press office in Berlin dated Jan-
uary 7, arrived today.
Members of the staff of tho
American embassy are suffering
ineonvenleuoo owing to confisca-
tion of checks in malls.
THE WEATHER
Forecast.
East Texas: Tuesday fair, warmer
in east portion; Wednesday partly
cloudy.
West Texas: Tuesday and Wednes-
day partly cloudy.
Border Military Base Shows Signs of Important Develop-
ments in Regard to the Punitive Expedition—More
Troops to Reinforce Lines of Communication.
Former Huerta General lias Disap-
peared From 1.1 l'a.-o With the
Avowed Intention. It Is Said, of
Taking Cp Arms Against Cnited
States—Hi.s a I.urge Following.
COLUMBUS, N. M., April 10.
—Increased precautions to guard
the military base at Columbus
ami the American line of com-
munication, the arrival of a
number of strangers in town and
what seemed to l>e an air of
suppressed excitement about mil-
itary headquarters, all contrib-
uted today to the belief that the
authorities here think there are
about to lie iiii|M>rtant develop-
ments in the punitive campaign
in Mexico. Whether these devel-
opments concern operations in
the field or new steps to be
taken In the United States look-
ing toward tlie capture of Villa,
could not be learned.
Because of the delay In com-
munication due to the work of
extending the range of the wire-
less field system to a point in
the vicinity of Satevo, closer to
the camip of General Pershing,
no reports concerning the prog-
ress of the advanced American
detocluuents were received to-
day. It was expected, however,
that communication would 1m; re-
established during the night.
NO THOI GHT OF QUITTING.
Rumored Withdrawal of Troops From
Mexico Is Refuted.
Washington, April 10.—Such a
marked improvement in conditions
along the. Mexican border has been
reported by General Funston that the
war department now Is considering
drawing upon some of the troops
stationed In Texas to strengthen the
ever lengthening lines of communica-
tion of the expedition seeking Villa.
Many alarming rumors have been
disposed of and the border situation
generally Is said to be quieter than
heretofore, but the plan Is not to
disturb the garrisons or patrol In
New Mexico or Arizona for the pres-
ent.
Army officials stated tonight that
from now on Infantry will be used
to reinforce the communication lines,
the cavalry being kept at tho front
for the actual work of running
down the outlaws. A part of the
Twenty-fourth Infantry, negroes,
withdrawn from Del Rio, Tex., at the
request of local authorities after one
of the soldiers had been killed by
a ranger attempting to arrest him,
already has been ordered Into Mexico.
Evidence continued to accumulate
today to refute rumors of an Im-
pending withdrawal of the American
expedition. Soun after it became
known that additional troops were
to be sent across the border, the war
department announced the purchase
of six large tank motor trucks to
replace similar machines now rented
to carry gasoline for General Per-
shing's supply motors and aero-
planes.
Carranza Officials Anxious.
State department dispatches indi-
cate that the Carranza authorities
are viewing with some anxiety the
continued presence of American
troops in Mexico, and are Inclined
to believe that the object of the ex-
pedition has been accomplished in
the dispersal of Villa's main com-
mand. It Is authoritatively stated,
however, that there has been no sug-
gestion from the do facto govern-
ment as to a "dead line" beyond
which the American troops should
not go, or as to a date on which
they should be withdrawn.
Senator Gallinger, tho republican
leader in the senate, made public to-
night a letter from Senator Fall, who
has been on the border reporting
conditions to the minority senators.
Mr. Fall analyzed the border guard;
said the raid on Columbus was made
possible by a wide gap in the patrol
(Continued on Pago Two.)
EL PASO, Tex., April 10.— General
Gabriel Gavira, Carranza commander
at Juarez tonight announced that tho
forces of the de facto government
were In a position to take immediate
control of the Villa situation if the
American troops withdrew.
General Gavira's statement was
made in connectio with the an-
nouncement of Major General Scott,
chief of staff of the American army,
that the purpose of the expeditionary
force would he considered accom-
plished when the VilMsta bands were
dispersed or "as soon as the de facto
government is able to relieve them of
the work.
"We have more :\cn than enough
now," saiil General Gavfra. "If we
were able to overcome Villa when he
had seventy thousand men and over
a hundred cannon and plenty of sup-
plies, we ought to be able to dispose
of him now when his numbers have
dwindled to a few hundred. Hut it is
a big territory to operate in and a
single man has more chance to es-
cape and hide than a large force
would have. However, on account of
Villa's wounded condition we think
he will be taken soon. If not it is
hardly likely that without proper sur-
gical care, he will survive for long."
Gavlra to Take Field.
The arrival of General Uertanl in
Juarez gave renewed force to the re-
ports that General Gavira has been or-
dered to the field. Nothing was learned
of the whereabouts of Gen. Petronlllo
Hermandez, who was said to have been
named as successor to General Gavira
and who was expected to reach Juarea
today. General Gavira said today that
the trails of the men Implicated in the
plot to seize Juarez in the interest of
Fe'ix Diaz had been practically com-
pleted and that the death sentence
would probably be passed on three or
four.
Interest in the pursuit of Villa and
the diplomatic situation at Washing-
ton was largely diverted today as far
as the border was concerned, to the
reported raising of a new revolution-
ary standard by General Ynez Salazar.
General Salazar, who has been liv-
ing here, was one of the best known
of the Huerta generals. He is be-
lieved to have crossed the border near
Ojinaga after issuing a statement de-
nouncing Carranza for bringing about
the "invasion of Mexico by Ameri-
cans" and declaring it his intention to
"defend the sacred soil of his native
land."
To Join Felix Diaz.
Saluzar is reputed one of the ablest
of the Mexican generals. It was re-
ported here today by men who have
been closely associated with him that
he intends to declare for Felix LHaz.
It is known tha' up to a short time
ago Salazar was in the greatest pov-
erty. lie complained bitterly that on
account of his "persecution" by Amer-
icans he was forced to live on the
charity of friends. A few days before
his disappearance, however he received
a large sum of money and repaid sev-
eral debts he had incurred.
There are a number of Americans
here who are on intimate terms with
the vanished general who was willing
to admit individual Americans to his
friendship, while never disguising his
hostility toward the American govern-
ment.
These men aver that Salazar has a
very large following in northern Chi-
huahua and that hundreds if not
thousands of the Carranza soldiers
who fought under him in previous
campaigns will gladly follow their o'^d
leader if he summons them.
A story was current here tonight
Negro Troops at Del Rio
To Be Sent Into Mexico
SAX ANTONIO, Tex., April 10.—The two companies of tho
Twenty-fourth infantiy, a negro organization, (stationed at
Del Rio, will be withdrawn by General Funston and sent into
Mexico for service along tho line of communication. Tho
decision to remove them was reached after receipt of a request
from the mayor of Del ltio, made after the rioting Saturday
night that was preceded by the killing of one of the soldiers
by a Texas ranger. Three companies of the Nineteenth infan-
try will remain in the vicinity of Del ltio, where thosf arrested
for participation in the rioting also will be held for trial.
BLACK SOLDI KRS UNDER GUARD.
Del Rio, Tex., April 10.—Tho negro troops here have been
confined to camp under a strong guard since the Saturday
night disturbance in which one trooper was shot and killed by
a ranger, Citizens are quiet, awaiting result*.
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