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HAVE LOST DOUAMONT POSITIONS
VILLA DEAD WILL HAVE
TD BE SHOWN FUN-TON
MEXICO CITY, April 17.—General
Villa is dead, has been dead for
some time according to the state
ment of General Obrogon.
Private information as to the
burial of Villa was followed up by
the Carranzist government authoriz
ing the exhumation of the body and
it is now held by them.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 17.
I The United States troops oays Lan
| sing will be withdrawn if Villa’3
death is proven beyond any doubt.
But the dead body will have to be
seen.
It is held here in many quarters
that the stories concerning the
death of Villa are canards to secure
the withdrawal of the American
soldiers from Mexico. The report in
high quarters is doubtod and it Is
even hinted that quite other infor
mation is now in possession of the
War Department. However the gov
ernment is making no statement at
this time beyond the fact that if
Villa is dead the troops will be with
drawn immediately. The administra
tion would welcome an early termi
nation of the invasion of Mexico.
EL PASO, April 17.—Americans
will view the remains of Villa, In
order to confirm tho reports of hit.
death.
In the meantime General Funston
has ordered Porshing to push relent- i
lonely his campaign against the Villa-'
tists until orders to desist are re
ceived. These will bo sent at once I
if the death of Villa p-'oves to be |
true.
FRENCH CAPTURE TRENCHES
FROM GERMANS, VERDUN
PARIS, April 17.—Genera’ fight
ing began this morning aU along the
Verdun front with both sides at
tacking and counter attacking
throughout the day.
The French made distinct gaiut
capturing the German trenches be
fore Dnuamont, the most important
held by the Germans and whose cap
t> re at the time resulted in a terri
lie loss of life.
The fighting is now sanguinary
' beyond description.
HER LIN, April 17.—Active hosti
lities are being carried on at various
sections throughout the west front,
both sides being on a violent offen
sive at different points.
The chief centers of German ac
tivity are at the Avoucourt wooes,
at Deadman’s Hill ana near Cumte
res. The fighting is growing In sev
erity at the latter point.
LONDON, April 17.—Tho situation
in Verdun docs not Incline to show
that there has been any break in the
fierce deadlock that had prevailea
for a whole week. While the French
made great gains at Douamont, the
Germans have been able to maintain
so servo and weighty an offensive
throughout the front that for the i>re
sent it is doubted whether or not the
French will be able to hold the
trenches captured.
Fighting still proceeds.
HOLLAND PROTESTS AGAINST
BRITISH SEIZORE MAILS
BERLIN, April 17.—Holland Is
veering round towards a strong pro
German attitude, mainly owing to
the high handed action of the Brit
ish and the Allies’ ships in seizing
mall on board Dutch ships dostlned
for Germany. Today vigorous pro
tests have been handed in to Great
Britain’s representative against this
action. The reply of the British gov- |
ernment is considered highly unsa- j
tisfactory.
LONDON, April 17.—Noutrals
have been notified that coal of Ger
man origin whether cargo or bunker
is subjoct to seizure.
This is directed mainly against
Dutch steamer companies which
have been making use of coal mined
in Germany, and the demand for
German coal by them has kept many
German mines busy since the war
started.
NEW YORK, April 17.—Word
has been received hero that the
Netherlands government has issued
a prohibition against any Gorman
ships which were seized by Portugal
entering any Dutch port. If they do
they will be subjected to seizure or
internment.
THE HAGUE, April 17.—The
government is now becoming involv
ed in questions which it will roqulre
great tact and diplomacy to be set
tled peacefully. The Allien are act
ing in such a way as to bring very
unpleasant pressure to bear upon
Holland.
•JET THE sRWS ItKiHT. HEAD
THE WOHKRR
ALLIES OVER-RIDE ALL
OBJECTIONS OF GREECE
LONDON, April 17.—The Allies
took the bull by the horns and rail
roaded several thousand Servians
from Corfu overland through Greek
Territory to Salonika in spite of the.
Greok objections.
ATHENS, April 17.—A largo army
of Servians who reached the Alba
nian coast afttr the Teuton Servian
campaign and who have bean since
that time located at Corfu are new
in Salonika.
I On Friday the Allies notlflea i
: Greece that It was the lntontlon ot'
the Entente Powers to return these
men via the Greek territory back to
Salonika and asked it there was any
formal' objection. After a. cabinet
council with the King the Prime
Minister entered a most strenuous
objection and notified the represen
tatives of the Entente Powers that
such qould not be permitted. The
I representatives conferred with their
| home government and all returned
the same stereotyped reply of regret
that the Greek objections had coma
too late as arrangements had been
already completed for the transfer,
and some of the Servians were then
on the way.
The greatest Indignation exists at
this hi£h handed proceeding. All
traffic was held up while the Allies
commandeered onglnos and rolling
stock on the railroads to make the
transfer. There was no other trains
allowed over the system until the
NIXON CONDEMNED
FOR PREDICAMENT
LONDON, April 17.—Tn a survey
of the British campaign in Mesopo
tamia, Chamberlain laid the blame
for the Kutelmara predicament upon
General Nixon who allowed himself
to bo misled by treacherous Arabs.
The campaign ChamborU'.in says w:.a
Very badly managed from the be
ginning, and should not have been 1
attempted for sevoral months later
when river conditions would have
been more favorable.
BERLN, April 17.—The Berliner
Tageblatt prints a story of a mutiny
of the soldiers in the Ruscian garri
son of Nikolajevsk. The troops mu
tinied and burned the barracks kilt
ing several officers. It is further
stated that the cauco of the mutiny
was the cruel and inhuman ill-treat
ment to which they wore subjected.
LONDON, April 17.—Almost all
the papers devote considerable space
to a consideration of tho American
Qerman position. The threat of an
ultimatum being delivered to Ger
many is not expected to materialize.
Some moro notes, says the Daily
Nows, will at the worst be inter
changed, but nothing very serious
will come of it.
“Germany has no intention now,
nor has had she at any time any in
tention of not pursuing a submarine
campaign throughout the foggy
months. During tho clear months,
it is safely modified to suit Amer
ican sentiment for the time being".
TWENTY GIRLS ESCAPE
FROM INSTITUTION
PAN FRANCISCO, April 17.—1Tell
ing stories of treatment within the
walls of the institution which are
fearful, twelve of twenty girls who
made their escape from a religious
institution for wayward young girls
were returned to their living hell
today. Eight are still missing.
The girls have been confined there
and made to work for the private
profit of the institution, were treat
ed miserably and finally broke in re
volt overpowering their guards ant
making their escape. Twenty in all
were involved in the Jail break.
Police are now searching for the
other eight. Some have said that
they would prefer suicide to re
turn.
FORMER VtLLATIST COLONEL
TOLD OF LEADER BURIED
MEXICO CITY, April 17.—General
Obregon makes public the discovery
of the body of Villa and how the
proof of the man’s death was obtain
ed by the Mexican government.
A VlUatist colonel who was con
demned to death asked if he would
prove the death of Villa would his
life be spared. After a consultation
with the government in the capital,
the court martial decided that ii
would be willing to remit the death
sentence.
, Thereupon the Villatist officer di
vulged where Villa had been In
terred in a ranch near Chihuahua.
The Carranzist government order
ed tlio body to be disinterred, while
the whole affair was kept secret
[ outside of army circles.
The body has been disinterred and
indentified by many former soldiers
who served under the redoubtable
chief.
The remains are being taken to
Chihuahua where they will be
placed upon public exhibition and
the government will take pains that
the American officers view and
identify the body.
Villa died of blood poisoning fol
lowing a knee wound received dur
ing the Guerero fighting.
CITY HATH HOI’Sb
Moonlight Spring Water. (Itoil
Ing Hot).
M. O. HCHiBEHG.
EFFORTS AMEND ARMY RILL
NOT VERY SUCCESSFUL
1 WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 17.—
The army bill is not moving in a
hurry, and every effort to effect an
amendment so tar has been defeated,
thus delaying the passage of the
measure.
Rockefeller is out with an invita
tion to Investigate and the smaller
Independents are out with an invl
complete transportation of this huge
army of Sorylans who have been
moved into the city of Salonika.
Dost forget your SPRING TONIC
Flowers of Sulphur, Sassafras* Bark
Mexican Sarsaparilla,, Caacara Baric
LOMBN6 DRUG STORK, I
tatlon to investigate Rockefeller.
They claim that he Is at his old
tricks again, trying to remove oppo
sition by Illegal means.
Representatives of over one hund
ed Independent oil companies In the
West who In February laid charges
before the Department of Justice
and the Federal Trade Commission
that the 34 companies which former
ly made up the Standard Oil Co.
were throttling all compot^tlon In
the old manner and practicing their
old tricks, have again returned to
the bat despite the unwillingness of
the admlnlstatlon to buck Standard
Oil.
They have very precise charges j
aguinst the Standard Oil Co. of In
diana and of California which are
accused of influencing the produc
tion of crude petroloum and mani
pulating the prlceo of gasoline and
ills in such a way as to ruin them.
They are aided in their fight not
withstanding the democratic aliianec
with Rockefeller’s concorns by the
soaring rates for the Standard Oil ■
Co’s products where is no competi
tion.
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