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voMK THU RSDAY, MARCH 23, 1016.
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NO. 1907,
TWO AMERICANS
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BL. PASO, March $2.—the £rst
deaths in the Pershing expeditionary
force occurred yesterday when a
scouting party encountered some of
the Villa forces near Nametcqulpa,
two Americans being killed.
GAJLVESTON, March 22.—Gen
eral Villa now controls the Tampico
district having captured Tuxpan ten
days ago and demanding ten million
pesos ransome from the foreigners
In order to prevent the destruction
of the properties.
Feeling Is very bitter against Am
ericans and anti-Foreign riots com
mon in Tuxpan.
The gunboat Machias has been
sent to take off women and children
from the danger zone.
wXSHIflci'toN. D. C., Wkrch H —
Senator Sherman todifr introduced
a resolution Ih the satiate aulhorU
ing the President tb call for volun
teers ior emergency service in
Mexico.
The protocal between the two na
tions has now beeh arranged, and
every effort wfll be made £o conduct
a vigorous campaign against Villa
II II r ....- i .. 111—mil.
| In congfifariXibn with the Carranza
govermhent.
The government is flndifag'that re
cruiting is hot proceeding very
rapidly.
CHEAP DOC PEED.—Good cooking
ifcWnon for 4c. lh at Morphy's.
Always in the fcad.
EASTERN ACTIVITIES SHOW
RUSSIANS ON OFFENSIVE
PETROGRAD, March 22.—Al
though the conditiono are not ex
ceptionally favorable for an offensive
owing to floods, mud and rain, the
Russians have now under way a
great drive against the Hindenberg
positions.
General Kuropatkin is in charge
of the Russian forces.
LONDON, March 22.—The Aus
trians have begun the evacuation of
Czernowitz which the Russian Gali
cian forces have now almost com
pletely isolated.
Pierce fighting proceeds in Ga
licia.
BERLIN, March 22.—The fighting
now which is taking place on the
Dvinsk-Vilna front is becoming daily
more serious. The Russians have
had their forces greatly reinforced
in this section and are endeavoring
to throw off the grip that Hlnden
berg holds upon Courland.
I The both sides are making free
use of artillery, but hand to hand
attacks have been frequent. Since
yesterday the Ttu^fcius.^iava
pressing forward with considerable
weight.
It is believed that no diversion of
troops will be required as the Ger
man positions have throughout tho
winter been so strongly reinforced
that they are considered practically
impregnable. •
The discomforts of the campaign
owing >to weather and field condi
tioners very great.
CITY BATH HOUSE
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boll
ing Hot).
M. O. SOiiRERO.
LA FOLLETTE NOMINATED
NORTH DAKOTA PRIMARY
FARGO, N. D., March 22.—Much
to the surprise of everyone Robert
ftafollette swept the republican pri
maries of this Btate an easy winner.
Many votes were cast fo'r Roosevelt
although his name was nbt to ap
pear on the ballot according to his
direct instructions. Cummins got a
few votes, so did Hughes but the
maBS went in favor of the Wiscon
sin anti-railroad senator. The no
mination of Lafollctte has renewed
talk in him ub a presidential poss
ibility.
FREIGHTS COLLIDE AND
MANY TRAINMEN RILLED
ALBERT LEA, March 22.—Twc
freights on the Redwing branch 01
the Rock Island clashed today In
a heavy snow etorm, practically all
the trainmen in both being killed
One conductor, and one brnkeman
surviving the catastrophe. Wrong
orders and a blinding snow storm
Is held to be responsible for the ac
cident. The railroad promises to
make a searching probe Into the
causes of the collision, so does the
state, but neither will discover very
much on account of the principals
being almost all dead.
ALL SOUND STEAMERS
TIER UP BY A STRIKE
SEATTLE, March 21.—A genera)
Btrlke has broken out on the Sound
mosquito fleet all the ships being
Med up. The men tlemvd'l'
equality with the coastwise sliTpB
and want especially pay of timo and
half for over time.
Tho labor conditions on tho sound
steamers leave much to bo desired.
Practically all shipping has ceased
and most of the little boats are now
tied up unless where operated as in
some few instances by the owners
fC'n.'1 .tjy»tr famllio*) thems'jlye^_ 4
Some boats are conceding the de
mands of the men.
Anything in the line of job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
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SENATE PASSES BILL
ARMOR PLATE PLANT
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WASHINGTON, Eb C„. March 22.—
Notwithstanding the threat of the
armor p^at© manufacturers to raise
the price of plate should any such
action be taken, the Senate today
p.aaa.1 the Tillman bill which autho
rises the goVernmont to construct
an armor plate plant costing not
over eleven million dollars. The so
called munltionist senators fought
tte l>illv with Intense bitterness.
The Whr Department admits that
at the rate recruits are now offering
tbempetyot„.for Uftlted.. Stages
army, It vill take over half a year
to bring the army up to the stand
ard authorized by Congress (the
war standard). Tho Increase is only
amounting to about twenty thou
sand.
The hearings of the Rcdflold bill
were before the committee on tern
tories of tte House today. This bill
prohibits tho Alaska Territory from
taxing tho fisheries, j ,
Alexander Breton and Allan Thur
man gave testimany in favor of the
immediate, .passage .pf.tbe Red field
bill, declaring (hat (he Alaska Fish
eries would be des(royed If left to'
the tender mercies of the territorial
legislature.
The papers claim (bat these men
made a deep impression , djpan the
committee. On the other hand .wit
nesses are now awaiting to i>e called
to testify agalnts the Bill. Wicker
sham cross-examined the witnesses
today at length. He is against the
bill.
Let as estimate on /our Jab Wort
LONDON, March 22.—The British
admiralty publishes a list of German
U boats taken whole by the navy
since the war began, showing the
bag numbers one hundred and twen
ty. “Most of ,tlftese have be?n .re
modelled for service in the Royal
Navy”.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22.—
President he« formally de
it to make peace overt
the
■led tha
report
Germany to make petce
Not now or at any time since the
he United States re
good Offices would
peace media
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vT3»tt r^pert |*»t t*a, TeuUyi nuj^pas
overtures to tta 4*4**,
traced back to the Associated Press.
Teutons. These rival the horrors ot
the Armenian massacres. Nelthoi
men, women nor children were
spared according to the testimon>
taken In this Investigation.
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SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.—
Two German raiders are believed to
be working In the Pacific after hav
ing escaped from their internment
in South American ports.
BRYAN OPENS STATE
fltHT EM PftOMRlTtM
LINCOLN, iPebraslca, lfar& 21.—
William leonlags Bryan touched
holt iSTe tnt slSot fn KKo uBKe pro
WWtibhbt oampafk'n. (to comic ont
openly tor the dry and la boosting
the arid state tor all he is worth.
Ja his speech today Bryan inilstej
itlsst he wju uaw Brat. Ijist and all
tor. Woodrow WlUon for
contrary notwlthstkadTng, and that
he htmselt had no personal amftH
tlons In tHs political 'campaign.
The dips are well: organised and
will put up a fete tght
The liquor |nt<rato |*m
power end it » M(mtw net tfcdy
will curry moat o( the rotor*.
Anything in the line of job work
at the Industrial Worker A®*.
Satisfaction assured.
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RUSSIAN EASTERN ARMY
RELIEVING BRITISH FORCE
ReTROGRAD, Mai-ch 22.—Tte
Russian forces In eastern Armenia
have now united with those of west
ern Persia and relief of the Erltlsh
Mesopotamia forces is near.
Vhe Russians control Armenia
and Persia practically from tue
Black Sea to the borders of Af
ghanistan and the power of the
Turks is now to all intents and pur
poses broken.
LONEiOrJ, March 22.—General
Aylmer has been in communication
by radio with the field forces of the
Russians coming south on Bagdad
which is their next objective. Ayl
mer reports that the Turkish oppo
sition is slackening and today they
made considerable advances.
1 BUCHAREST, March 22.—Rus
sian warships sank the German
steamer Esper&nza moving towards
a Bulgar port today with troops ana
supplies. The men on board were
Bulgar soldiers.
LONDON, March 22.—The relief
of the British forces in Mesopotamia
Is now near with the onward move
ment of the large Russian force
which have reached and captured
Mendeli in Turkish territory across
the line from Persia. The Russians
have converted Hermanshah into a
base of operations and railroads
connect with the north. The tracks
were laid over former Persian roads.
(JET THE «KWS UKJHT. READ
THE WORKER.
MEXICAN SJUATION IS
BROWING MORE CRITICAL
SAN ANTONrO, March 22.—Gen
eral Herrera, former VHlatiat, later
upon giving his allegiance to the
Carranza regime when he waa made
commander of Chihuahua forces, la
now reported to have revolted
against Carranza.
’fljls report says that Herrera erne
of ihe ablest dilitiry. chiefs Jin
hlexldo has d'«fcl$ed hun&lf at war
with the United States and promises
MWVm to^^SwjVftfa, ;*ccor$g
to information from sources cbn
sidereded reliable the Herrefa
2HB
g1
strength Is placed at about twi
thousand men. The revolt is said
to have occurred after Carranza,
distrusting his loyalty had removed
him from his command.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22 —
Funston’s Tequest for'more troops la
being rushed but the lack of pre
paredness upon tbo'p'art of the army
t6r Any great emergency fs described
VS only to clear. Fear Is ekpressed
In s6me Charters that the army thay
try to make capital out of the Meg
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nm' Texas
BY DE
March U.
)t tjri* .ttoi
new section before controlled,
thirds of the reeidentlal eecU«
lean situation in order to force an
increase in the standing forces.
Little or no news is given out as
to conditions at the Mexican front,
itnd American army movements are
■being censored with almost elabo
rate care. This censorship is bqjng
both denounced and ridiculed by the
papers. .
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