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A u 1 V t IN

ThaW Appears Unconcerned

Over Probable Return to

Matteawan Asylum.

DODGES AKISS

AIMED BY WOMAN

Counsel Does Not Indicate

What Steps May Be Taken

To Evade Asylum.

COXCOKD. N. H., Jan. 23 Harry K.

Thaw was returned to the custody

of New Tork state officials to

r.i The formalities, which made ef

tectue more than 1 months of legal

efforts of the New York state offl-

;al, occupied less than five minutes.

Thaw arrived here this afternoon and

was taken in an automobile to tne

nurthouse V small crowd that had

met him at the station followed. Wil

1 im Travers Jerome and his party,

from New Tork, had arrived an hour

e rlier Thaw appeared unconcerned

during the brief proceedings He

(hitted genially with his custodian,

1 n ed and smiled to sheriff Hornbeck

ind Bernard Jacobs, the resident legal

i epresentatlve of New Tork state, and

a opportunitv offered, shook hands

'with ampiUi liars.

Thaw Kvadc Klaa.

One elderly woman tried to kiss him,

1 nt Thaw evaded the caress.

The court room was crowded. Mr,

iciome began the proceedings by pre

venting to the court the mandate of the

mi prune court and the surrender of the

pi uoner followed without objection.

T'uw wsb not represented by counsel.

Hay He Put In Matteawan.

The purpose of the New Tork author

ities will be to, return Thaw to Mattea

w in the state asv lum for the criminal

insane, from which Thaw effected hi?

ecape Thaw's counsel includes Phil

md er C Knox former secretary of

Mite What effort he may make to

-tav his return to Matteawan has not

et been disclosed

Tt wai expected that the New York

ff m ers would leave for New Tork City

with Thaw. Stanford White's slaer,

lite this afternoon

FEDERAL LEAGUE WANTS

RELIEF FROM INJUNCTION

( hicago, 111, Jan 23 Endeavoring

to clear up. as judge Landls requests,

lust whit the court should write into a

i cstrainlnsr roder, if one should be is

sued, K I. Gates today, in the Federal

league s anti trust suit against organ

ized baseball, stated the measure of re

lief desired at once by the plaintiff.

The order, he said, should restrain the

rluhs of organized ball from harassing

the plaintiff, from tampering with or

inducing its plajers to leave its ranks,

and from prosecuting or initiating a

multiplicity of law suits.

' e are not seeking to stop the de

fendants from operating their usual

business " said Gates We do not ask

that they be prevented from carrying

out their training plans, now or in the

end But we do ask that they be tem

porarily stopped from going into vari

ous state courts and getting injunc

tions against our plaers. What harm

..in it do the defendant if the court

a' "Wait until the general ques

tions involved are settled.'"

ENGLISH PAPER DENIES

DANGER OF WAR WITH U. S.

London, Eng. Jan 23 The Daily

Chronicle savs toda that undobutedly

there has been disappointment in Eng

land at the attitude of America, but

saj s the relations between London and

Washington are exceedingly cordial and

we predict that they will bear with

ease every strain like the seisure of the

Dana."

"MeanwhUe," the Chronicle continues,

"to talk even of the possibility of war

between England and America is to use

language far in excess of the needs of

thi situation '

The article commented on by the

Chronicle appeared in the Spectator

Friday and was entitled "A Great Dan

ger " It expressed "anxiety and alarm

i the way in which we are drifting to-

n ard the danger of a collision with the

t nited States," and compared the pres

ent situation with that which existed

at the time of the Slldell-Mason arrests

during the civil war.

U. S. STEEL IS LIKE

CZAR, SAYS BRANDEIS

New York. Jan 2J Louts D. Bran

deis of Boston, testified today before

the United States commission on indus

trial relations, which is Investigating

the great philanthropic foundations

ind the causes of Industrial unrest,

'bat he nelieved the great corporations

tended to degenerate the type of la

bor Tor their refusal to treat with or

jjinized labor lie likened the directors

of the rnited fctates Steel corporation

td the emperci of Russia, "who also

declines to deal directlj with the rank

and file

Philanthropic foundations he believed

to be inconsistent with democratic as

j'li itions

WILSON'S MEXICAN POLICY PLEASES

GERMANAVIATQRS DROP80 BOMBS;

KILL SIX, INJURE14 III DUNKIRK

French and English Airmen, Risng in Pursuit, Bring

Down One of Enemy's Craft; British Aviator Drops

Bombs on Docks at Bruges, Escapes Tinder At

tack; Germans and Fr ench Claim Successes,

LONDON, Eng., Jan 23 A French

semi' official note issued Friday

night says that a number of Gor

man aviators attacked Dunkirk Friday,

throwing SO bombs. The victims num

bered 20, six of whom are dead. A largo

warehouse was set afire by one of the

bombs.

French and BngliBh aviators, who

chased the German aeroplanes, brought

down one at Bray-Dunes on the Bel

gian frontier. Its two occupants were

made prisoners.

Bomb Dropped at Bruges.

A British airman today dropped

bombs on the important Bruges (Bel

gium) docks, according to news which

has reached here from Amsterdam The

result of the attack is not yet known.

The1 aviator escaped unhurt, although

he was attacked by the Germans.

Germans Bombard Berry-Au-Bnc.

The French war office this afternoon

gave out a report -on the progress of

the war, in part as follows.

"In the region of Lombaertzyde we

progressed for a distance of 100 yards.

"In the sectors of ipres, Arras, Al

bert, Roje and Solseons there were ar

tillery exchanges Friday in the course

of which we gained the advantage at

several points Berry-Au-Bac was vi

olently bombaided by the Germane

Infantry Battle In Progrossv-

"In the Argonne redn--we adminis

tered a complete check to the Germans

at Fontalrie Madame. An attack of the

enemy at a point near St. Hubert re

sulted in an infantry engagement

which has not yet come to an end Ac

cording to the latest reorts we are

holding all our positions.

"On the Meuse the fire of our artil

lery compelled the enemy to evacuate

an ammunition depot and Inflicted se

rious damage on the foot bridges in

front of St Mihiel

"In Alsace the infantry fighting in

the region of Hartmann-Weilerkopf,

continues."

Allien Bombard Ghent.

The German official statement given

out today at Berlin by the general arm

headquarters says.

"Enemy dropped bombs jFriday over

Ghent and Zeebrugge (in Belgium) but

with no success.

"The enemv Friday made an attack

between Souain and Perthes to the

north of Chalons, but the attack broke

down under our fire The enemy sought

refuge again in his trenches

"In the Argonne forest to the west

of Fontalne-La-Mltte, our troops cap

tured a position of the enemy and made

three officers and 245 men prisoners, as

well as capturing four machine guns.

Two Trench Ataackx Frustrated.

"To the northwest of Pont-A-Mous-son

Vw o French attacks were beaten off

with severe loss to the enemy. In fight

ing for the retaking of our lost trench

es since January 21. we have captured

seven cannon, and five machine guns.

"Near Weisenbach, Alpine forces

were beaten oft Several fierce at

tacks In force of the enemy were made

A COMPLETE change in the

eastern campaign, such as

would mark a new period

of the war, is expected by officers

of the Russian general staff. Xbey

say that the German and Austrian

military chiefs have abandoned ag

gressive movements against Warsaw

and are concentrating troops in

Hungary to repel the Russian in

vaders in Bukowina, eastern Oalicia,

and northern Hungary. It is in this

section, rather than on the War

saw front, that the heavy fighting

of the next few weeks is looked for

in Petrograd.

SAW ZEPPELIN FOUNDER

Fishermen reaching a Dutch port

today assert that they saw in the

North sea a wrecked airship, their

description of which corresponded to

one of Germany's fleet of Zeppelins.

Reports Friday night, which later

were discredited, were to the effect

that Zeppelins had again visited the

English coast.

WESTERN WAR ARENA IS QUIET

In France and Belgium military

.activity is at low ebb, except along

the eastern end of the front. In

Alsace and the Argonne desperate

fighting continues without impor

tant advantages for either side.

Minor victories are reported today in

both the French and German official

statements.

SHIPS TEST BRITISH ATTITUDE

Two steamers flying the American

flag soon will be at sea, each bound

for Germany and each sailing with

the avowed purpose of testing the

right of the British government to

interfere, under certain conditions,

with American shipping.

DACIA ABOUT TO SAIL

The Dacia, cotton laden, from

Galveston, awaiting moderation in

THE WAR AT A GLANCE

or Hartmann-Weilerkopf, but they

failed to achieve any success.

In the eastern theater there is noth

ing to report from east Prussia.

Success Against Itusslnns.

"In northern Poland, near Przasnysz,

an unimportant attack made by the

Russians was repulsed. The Russians

have been driven out of Blindo and

Gojak, and the advanced Russian di

visions have been forced to retreat

from Gorny. Our attacks on the San

cha sector are progressing. In the vi

cinity of the Rawka river to the west

of Szencihi, a cannonade is taking

place.

"The battle at Croix de Carmos, near

Pont-A-Housson (in Trance), con

tinues. North of Sennheim (Cernav )

in Alsace, the- Trench were driven back

from a hill and 130 prisoners were

taken "

FISHERMEN SEE AIRSHIP SINK

IN OCEAN; CAN'T GIVE AID

London. Eng, Jan 23 Fishermen

arriving at Noordwijk, Holland, today,

assert, aeocrding to a dispatch to the

Lxchange Telegraph company from

Leyden, Holland, that the saw an air

ship founder in the North sea Friday

night. The fishermen, the message

adds, were unable to assist the aircraft.

The description of the vessel givn

by the men indicates that it was a

Zeppelin.

AMERICAN SURGEON WEDS , K

RUSSIAN PRINCESS, NURSE

Petrograd, Russia, Jan. 21 A ro

mance of a military hospital culminated

Fridav, when Dr. Philip Newton, an

American Red Cross surgeon at the

Kiev hospital, was married to princess

Helene Sch.ahofskK.ja The princess

had volunteered to serve in the hos

pital operated by the Americans

Dr Newton explained to friends that

there was not enough work to go

around in the Kiev hospital and that

he had nothing to do except fall in love

AUSTRIAN PREMIER, COUNT

STUERGKH, RESIGNS OFFICE

Rome Italj, Jan 23 Count Karl

Stuergkh, the Austrian premier, has le

slgned, according to a dispatch to the

Messaggero from Vienna. The count

probably will be succeeded the dis

patch announces, bv Dr L. Von Binin

ski. the Austro-Hungarian minister of

finance.

SAYS GERMANS TREAT

PRISONERS BRUTALLY

Washington. D C. Jan 23 Starva

tion and abuse of various kinds Is vis

ited upon British prisoners by their

German captors, according to a report

made public by the British embassy

here, based on a statement by a major

of Scottish Rifles w ho has escaped from

the German prison camp at Crefeld

The report of the off'cer has also been

put in the hands of ambassador Page

(Continued on race 2, Col. 3).

the weather to up-anchor, will de

termine the question of giving

American registry to a German ves

sel, and the Voyage of the Wilhel

mina from New "Stork Friday night

for Hamburg with American food

stuffs, will decide, it is expected,

abether Rre.if Britain can ston

I American vessels from carrying to

Germany American goods destined

for consumption by the civilian and

not the military population of that

country.

WILIHELMINA IS UNMOLESTED

The Dacia, a German steamer, took

American registry since the begin

ning of the war. The British gov

ernment says it will stop her anl

test the case before a jrise court.

Great Britain has said nothing as

to her course in the case of the

Wilhclmina This steamer passed a

British cruiser just outside New

York harbor, and was not molested.

She may, of course, be held up when

she reaches the other side and tries

to enter a Germanvport.

AERIAL RAID AT DUNKIRK

Friday saw a fatal German air raid

on Dunkirk, France. A group of

airmen threw 80 bombs on this

French port. Six persons were killed

and 14 wounded. A Zeppelin was

reported over the British channel

Friday and Ostend is credited wjth

seeing one this morning.

TURKS REPORT RUSSIAN DEFEAT

A report from Constantinople,

Turkey, on military developments,

has come to hand by way of Am

sterdam. It avoids any reference

to the recent Russian claims of de

cisive victories at Kara-Urgan and

Sari-Kamycsh, but, on the contrary,

recites a Russian defeat in the Cau

casus and says that in Arabia the

Turks have defeated certain British

contingents.

TEXAS SDLONS Tfl;ASSAILS GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP-

ENDORSE PART

DF PDUCIES

Do Not Like Canal Tolls

Exemption Feature,

However.

tenantTarmer ,

bill introduced

Is an Administration Meas

ure and Plans For Imme

diate Relief.

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan 23. The reso

lution endorsing president AVil

son and his administration, with

the exception of the exemption of

American coastwise vessels from

Panama canal tolls, which was referred

to the senate committee on state af

fairs, was todav reported favorablv

The resolution speciall) endorses the

Mexican policy of the national admin

istration. The committee rejected the

amendment which had been, offered to

the resolution by senator Hudspeth,

also endorsing the Colquitt adminis- r

tratlon.

Vdmlnlxtration Bill Introduced.

The administration bill enacting the

platform demand relative to tenant

farmers was introduced in

the house I

r-tnis Mtrmm- -eaflWWeWWm-TT-ne. a BnBt . !

-Reeves and Bagby. It is an exact copy

of the bill introduced -vestertlay In tne

senate bv administration leader, Mc

Gregor The senate is not in session

today.

ine nouse committee on private cor-;

porations considered a number of bills .

.-j-.. Th. i.-A.vm Lin ii r,ir,o

The house committee on private cor

today. The McAskill bill, giving pipe

lines and aerial tramwavs the right of

eminent domain was referred to a sub

committee Tipping 11111 Killed.

The committee on criminal jurispru

dence killed the "tipping" bill (and also

the white slave act, both introduced by

representative Stevens. Similar action

was taken on the Mendell bill, provid

ing certain protection to farmers who

advance money to laborers.

Pinn Public Itllltien Commission.

Announcement was made todav by

senator A. CIvde Bobbins that he will,

i during the earlv part of next week, in

troduce his bin creating a public utin-

ties commission

The act will include all street and

Interurban railroad companies, gas

plants, both natural and artificial,

electric plants, both power and light;

telephone and telegraph companies as

well as pipe lines, water systems, water

vessels, wharf companies and ware

house men

The bill vests the commission with

the same powers as that now given

the railroad commission

Hutching! Preparing Statement.

At a meeting of the senate commit

tee on militarj- affairs, the chairman

of the committee, senator Bobbins, was

empowered to confer with adjutant

general Henry Hutchings relative to the

protest filed bj Gen Percy V. Town-

I send, of Corsicana Gen. Townsend has

. expressed his willingness to appear at

1 anv time before the committee to sub

stantiate the allegations made by him

self Gen Hutchings is preparing a state

ment in which, it is said, he will answer

all the allegations made bv Gen Town

send. It is likelv both will appear be

fore the committee next Tuesday

Townaend'a Bill Favornhly IC-eporied.

A hearing was held today before the

senate committee on state affairs on

the Townsend car shed bill A number

of labor leaders and railroad attorneys

appeared before the committee. After

considerable debating the bill received

a favorable report

The nous? committee on criminal

jurisprudence today reported favorably

on the bill by Mendell to prohibit hunt

ing anv kind of game with automatic

and pump guns

The house committee on stock and

stockraising today reported favorably

on the bill bv Tilson placing a bounty

of $1 on wolves and wild cats and five

cents on jack rabbits

Long Session Probable.

Work of the session, from present

indications, will consume much over the

60 day limit of a regular session at $5

per dav It is now expected that the

lawmakers will be here not less than

120 days

Recognising this fact, the senate

voted down the sine die resolution of

fered by senator McNaalus which pro

posed to adjourn on March 12, which

would make exactly GO dav 3.

Senator Townsend has introduced a

bill in the senate providing that all

franchises hereafter granted or to be

granted by the authorities of any city

or tow n to persons, firms or corpora

(Continued on rune 7, Col. 5. Second Sec.)

Gibson Pictures Today

Don't miss the Gibson picture to

dav, occurs Ing half a page in the

sport section Don't glance at it

perfunctorily and throw it away.

Take time to stud) the countenances

of the people. The more sou look

at it the better you like it.

Watch for another one of these

-pictures next week.

OAWD IN PANAI A

Roads in United States Haul Freight at One-Fifth the

s Government Charge, Ass erts James J. Hill; Ship

Ownership Would Be the Same, He Says; De

clares that Folitics W ould Play Such a Part

that Commerce Would Suffer.

ST, LOUIS, Jan. 23 James J. Hill,

the Northwestern railroad mag

nate, made an attack here jester

day on president Wilson's bill for a

government owned freight steamship

line. He said it would be an unwise

and disastrous experiment. His re

marks were made in a, speech before

the delegates to the Second National

Trade convention.

As Lincoln said that the nation could

not continue to e-lst "half slave and

half free," so our merchant marine.

If once this precedent is set, must In

evitably become a govrnment monop

oly. Mr. Hill declared

The Panama Itniirond.

ine i-anama rauwa ;' ,

owned and operated by the L nited

The Panama raiiwav is entirely

States, said Mr. Hill Like most af

fairs on the Isthmus. It has been

handled bv honest and competent men

in their several Hues. We have its

official report for the ear ended June

30, 1913. to be compared with the sta-

tistics of all the railwavs of the United

States for the same period

The average length of haul was 41

ton miles. There is, therefore, little

but through business But he rate on

the Panama line was 3 y rents per

aont for all the railways of the United

States That is, the government rate

was almost five times the rate made

by private enterprise over the entire

pnnnirr. The averace etoenses per

! mile or road were $44,698, as against

""". 7. .Y ' ' , Aoirlo

"', r J,lI?J1 'f ,aT thi, line

from the higher cost of coal, this .una

nresent few. if anv. greater difficult

ties in operation than other manage-

PUBLIC INVITED

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FOUR WOMEN IN RUNAWAY

AUTO; ONE BADLY INJURED

Phoenix Ariz. Jan 23 Mrs. K S Town

aend. wife of a Salt RKer Valley farmer.

was severely Injured w hen an automobile

driven by Mr o J Haminons got beyond

control and turned completely over Mrs.

Townaend a coflar bone m broken and

two ribs were fractured. Mrs. Hammona.

Mra. n. W. Davidson and Mrs. J Koeevere

were badly bruised and shaken

TWO ALLEGED ROBBERS OF

DUNCAN BANK ARE CAUGHT

Lordsburg, N M, Jan. ;3 Robert

Phillips and Joseph Hale, alleged rob

bers of the Bank of Duncan on Septem

ber 15, 1914, are here in custody of

Tom B McCulloch. en route to Clifton

Both are old residents of the Clifton

I neighborhood

32 DEPUTIES. IN TAIL.

FACE MURDER CHARGES

Xew Brunswick. X. J., Jan. 23. Thirty-two

deputy sheriffs of .Middlesex

county, employed by a private detec

tive agency to'jjiiard the fertilizer plant

of the American Agricultural Chemical

company at Roosevelt, X. J., spent the

night in the county lail here and faced

arraignment 'today on charges of mur

der. The deputies, it is alleged, all par-

tieinateil in the shootinc at Roosevelt

last Tuesday" in which 19 strikers were

wounded, two of them dving ot theii

wounds.

LASSEN PEAK BREAKS OUT

IN MOST VIOLENT ERUPTION

Redding, Calif., Jan. 23. A spectacular

demonstration was given today Jby Las

sen peak, which early broke forth in

what is probablj the most violent erup

tion of the series that began last JIay.

Subterranean rumblings and tremors of

the earth were heard and felt at Volta,

26 miles distant from the peak. Falling

ashes covered the snow fields at Maeom

ber flat, 14 miles away.

"SUITCASES FULL OF RYE''

TO BE BANNED IN IOWA

Des' Moines, la.. Jan. 23. Treating in

saloons of Iowa will be prohibited, and

the practice of persons living in "'dry"

territory carrjing home well filled suit

cases will be stopped if the general as

sembly enacts laws proposed in the sen

ate todav.

Tour bills designed to further restrict

the sale of liquor in Iowa appeared.

co-nduts wh.i, itcpi.ace

tlcso:n tklepho.nb poles.

Tucson, Ariz , Jan. 23 The Moun

tain States Telephone company will re

move Its telephone poles from Tucson's

principal streets and string the tele

phone wires in underground conduits.

n la aiiuuuu(.ru uijjui ui on. una

been secured so that the company can

. 1 .!... ., , ( -j. -. , ..

it is announced Itlght of wav has

run wires iQiuugn auei-j iruin poiej

on the back streets

CU1IE

FAILURE

ments have to overcome, Mr. Hill de

clared killed Men the QurMtIon.

One of the greatest difficulties of

the raiiwav s is that of finding skilled

men. Mr Hill asserted. That is still

greater for the government because it

does not understand the business and

because political pressure cannot be

avoided The average congressman,

however able and sincere, has not the

experience nor the technical training

requires. v. difference of one miH per

bWtC J-F as 0SU BUUVOb AIVff4S04vv i

quantity. It amounts to no more than j

a paur cent ior nauung one win ten i

miles, ice mat anierence appnea to

the ton mileage for 1913. would make

a difference of $300,558,334 In the an

nual receipts of the railways and the

amount paid by the public "Who is

there, who can there be in congress, or

public Hfe. competent to grasp and

... slleh Viomlc trifles that

to master such economic trifles that

are in their ultimate effect, able to

ruin the country"" asked Mr Hill. "An

attempt at public operation would be

scarcelv less disastrous financiall) than

T71?Z'.,

here Contrres ould Fall.

What is proved true of railways

holds good for government-owned and

operated ships The purchase price is

nothing as compared to the cost of

operation, jncrtjuacu uj i" uCTij

. - ' 'rr' .u,"f;r.7:

loadefl down at every session of con

gress by new laws for the lowering

of rates, the raising of wages and the

reduction of hours of labor for em

ployes. Either the people would pres

ently stagger under their new burden

or our foreign trade would fall be

neath the weight of rates such as

those Imposed on rail traffic across

the Isthmus of Panama

TO HEAR

SUNDAY HUB

"C.ummie Fadden ' doesn t mind the

snow, but he isn t used to a cold nddi

ence and so the outdoor meeting in

Cleveland square scheduled for todav

had to be called of "Chimmie' talked

to Herald newsies ana carriers at 1

oclock, and to the soldiers of the Sixth

infantrv later in the afternoon He

gave the newsboj s some v oioe training,

and got them interested with his

stories of newsbov life in New York

and his offers of inonev prizes for the

boys w ith the best v ells

Siindns's Meetings.

Sunday "Chimmie ' talks to the sol

diers of the 20th infantrs at S 45 a. m.

At 2 p m hew ill address a big meet

ing at the Y M C to which all

men and bovs are invited

At 4 he addresses the Sixth infantrv,

at their camp

At 7 p. m Sunday "Chimmie Fadden"

will address the general public at the

First Christian church, and it is ex

pected that the attendance at this

meeting, his last in El Paso, will be

very large Everybodj is cordially in

vited to come and hear him

His 1 olec an " ccident.'

"Chimmie s" voice, is the only rival

the EI Paso fire whistle ever tooted

against He recalls with a chuckle a

court decision in Illinois" in which it

was held that he had everv right that

other newsbov s possessed and couldn t

be blamed if his voice was a bit louder

than that of the average bov.

He has given fcl Paso some novel and

L interesting entertainments, and he and

his wife have made manv friends while

liAre TTIs ertArsrv 1c inexhaustible and

t his only objection to Kl Paso is that he

'" "(J ""l" ' - .. uc

hasn't been kept busy ever minute

while here owing to the impossibility

of making suitable arrangements on the

short notice allowed.

CALIFOHM.VN, GBJtMW, IIVROV

IS I'HISOM'U J EVGLWD

Washington. D C. Jan 23 Ambas

sador Page at London cabled here that

he wns continuing his good offices on

behalf of baron Von Horst, a former

Californian, under arrest in England,

but It is understood the London for

eign office has given notice that the

baron cannot be released in his pres

ent status -

Officials here understand baron Von

Horst's American citizenship is doubt

ful, inasmuch as he has lived in Eng

land for soars and since leaving the

United States has accepted a German

title In those circumstances. they

said, the state department was not in

a position to demand the baron s re

lease on the ground of his American

citizenship but mere! would exercts

Its good offices in his behalf

f.OVEllMlB. JOH.NSOV Ofl'OSU

CHGIC. VNTI VLIUN I, VW .

Sacramento. Calif , Jan J 3 Gover

nor Hiram V. Johnson went on record

todav as opposed to anv amendment

to the anti alien land act passed bv the

111 J legislature He indicated that if

tha S.hnrtel Hill introduced 4n the .is-

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semblv Fridav eliminating the three

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Carranza Troops Rereal;

Obregon and Army Are

Reported at Apam.

CONVENTION STAYS

AT CITY OF MEXICO

San Luis Potosi Is To Be

Next Point of Attack h

Villa's Forces.

i b -".i iancu again, rouow-

f- ing two dajs of fierce fighting.

the Zapata forces entered tne

(.ity late Friday afternoon, according

ti an official message received by Gen

Toma Ornelas, militarj commander of

Juarez

Details of the battle are brief, but ir

is stated that the fighting was c

fierce as that which resulted in the

loss of the city to the Zapatistas some

weeks ago The attacking force was

under command of Gen. Eufemio Za

pata, a brother of Emiliano Zapat i

ine t arrancistas were commanded t

I Ceo, Francisco Coss. The message al-

states that Gen. -Uvaro Obregcn. wis

; K! iihim us xuiuia, wir WW( son

was last reported to be at Apam

May Xot Change Capltnl.

The capture of Puebla. in the opin on

of Villistas here, changes the entire

complexion of the Mexican situatioi

It is now stated that provisional pre si

dent lloque Gonzales Garza will r(t

abandon the capital and that all orders

regarding the movement of government

offices to the north have been rescind

ed According to the same parties, the

next extensive movement will b

against San Luis Potosi, which is re

ported to be beld bv the forces of Gen

Eugenio Aguirre Benav ides, who de

serted the capital with Gutierrez- The

holding of San Luis Potosi by anti

convention forces has been a menace

to Aguascalientes and A ilia's lines of

communication.

The delay in the recapture of Puebla

is primarily the fault of Gutierrez, a

cording to Villa officials here Thcs.

state that Zapata organized a force im

mediately the city was taken b Obre

gon, but that countless delays and hin

drances were placed in his way while

Gutierrez was dickering with Obregon

for the surrender of the capital. It was

not until Gutierrez fled the capital that

the general attack on Puebla was start

ed and the city was recaptured in less

than two days.

No Attack on Tnmplco.

No attack is being made on Tampieo

J bv the VUlista forces, who are not ev en

In the neighborhood of the port ac

cording to a message from Rafael Zu

baran Capmany, minister of foreign re

lations in Carranza's cabinet, received

by the Carranza consulate here from

Vtracruz. The message stated that in

a number of encounters well outside th

clt. the Villistas, who are in small

numbers, have been defeated.

The embargo on passenger aia

freight tiaffic below Aguascalientes is

still in effect and it is reported in

Juarez that extensive troop movements

are under way The garrisons at all

points along the line from Queretaro

north to Aguascallente3 have been

greatly increased

Advices from Torreon declare that

the Herrera and Villareal commands

are still located In the v icinity of Hipo

lito, but that they have shown no activ

itv since the defeats at Saltillo and

Monterey Passengers arriving from

the south state that the opinion is ex

pressed in Torreon that the railroad

from that citv to Monterey will be in

complete control of ilia by the end of

the month and that he will be in con

trol of the entire northeast.

Former Federals Ilere.

, Arturo gum, iormer iiuerta consul

at San Antonio and liter inspectoi of

consulates at El Paso, is in the (it

from San Antonio In the last few day

about a dozen exfederals have arrived

in the city and this has given rise m

the report that a large detachmen'

of federals are soon to go to Juare7

in accordance with the decree of ill i

granting amnestv to all former fed

erals not directly connected in the

death of Madero and Suarez

Guadalajara has been occupied b

the forces of Gen Dieguez, according

to unofficial Carranza information re

ceived here The Villistas claim, how

ever th it the citj is still held b Gen

Julian Medina, though admitting th-u

there has been severe fighting near the

citv

Deny ViieMn's Fall.

Washington. D C, Jin 23. Anarl (

panic and disorder reicn in Mexico

City, according to dispatches rrom

Veraciuz today to the Carranza agem

here Rafael Zubaran Capmanv Cai

ranza s minister of the interior charees

that manv worsen id the capital t

near ceath from their tieatment at tl

nanus of Villa troops

Eulallo Figuerra one of the brothei.

of that name, is reported to have

abandoned Villa and applied for ad

mission to the Carranza ranks.

Gen. Obregon denies that Puebla hi.

been attacked Olrici il dispatches t

the state department Fridav aui

Zapata tioops w ei e font miles fiom

Tuebla Thuisdav and dispatches tO( -

(tontintied on Paee 7 to! 4. eonl ee 1

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