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Show VILLA'S OVii STORY' QF HIS LIFE A3 HE TOLD IT TO Inter-Mounta- in Vot. It. HUlttl&f KERALD-REPUBLICA- GT T 1 ti Premium Coupon; IT3 WKATHHH It's on Page 13 and Wednesday. Tuesday Wednesday, cooler Tuesday; north partly cloudy; cooler portion Salt Lake Herald. PRICE FIVE CENTS SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, TUESDAY, MARCH 2S, 1916 Republican. No. 51. SUNDAY'S NEXT IN WILL BEGIN GORRESPOnDEHT uJUm 695,c 02. (Cath.). $26,425. ) Silver, ) Copper AfT?rPAT c; AMERICAN HMHTIE Salt Lake Smelter Settlements TTTE AH Vol 173. No. 54. DRIVE BEGUN BY WAR CONrERE'NCE OPENS T WILSON REMAINS UNHAMPERED BRITISH TROOPS ALLIES' SITUATION IN HANDLING VILLA PURSUIT SOUTH OF YPRES r GEN. ATTACKS t intT. cor,, pi: rosey German First and Second Line MO ACT ON J. J. u o r il i Front AUGMENT iff 600 Yards and Taken i ca-- j i HELL, chief of ptnff of Gen.i orpranization. J Pershing's Colonel Cabell i$ with his chief in Mexico pursuing Villa. j l-- i L ! vsVx Stormed, by Infantry After Exploding Mine .1- BOMBARDMENT INTENSE IN VICINITY OF VERDUN . ENAT Republican Conference Called to Consider Border Situation Receives Assurances Present to Is Sufficient Patrol Protect American Interests of Along TAKEN v PIERRE ROQUES, France's new minister of war, who the war conference of the allies which opened in Paris who made an address to his conferees. and yesterday - .... t AIRMEN Needs of Expedition Now Over 250 Miles From Frontier BOMBARD . . -"- ? Russians Capture Two Lines of Trenches Between Dvinsk Motor Transportation System and Vilna, Despite Obstinate Across Chihuahua Desert Resistance of Teuton Forces Proves Inadequate to Meet - ,,sM;ns- iviiniwu, - President Reported Seriously Considering Whether to Lay Entire Issue of Submarine Warfare Before Congress, in View of Recent Overt Acts y DVINSK SITUATION IS GRAVE, ADVISERS ARE TOLD London, March 28, 2.34 a. m. A semiofficial VILLA CHASE EXPECTED TO BE LONG AND TEDIOUS WILL NOT ANTAGONIZE PLANS ADMINISTRATION'S Expedition in Mexico Is Moving Forward, but so Far as Open Path Known Has Had No Conflict for Villa to Escape Forces of Any Kind With Great Quantities of Foodstuffs and Other Supplies Ready at El Paso for Shipment When Carranza Gives Permission to Use Mexican Railroads Announces Baker Secretary TWO AEROPLANES ARE LOST w AMIINttToN". March J7. Kailir,. i,r Senate lJoimblican take nny a. tu.n at a r, n: r. nrc tolny hleeilig Bandit i iafi'-the t.Mof Carranza itj the Mci an dunlin-.tr rnini.t ration ur.haniprreti - -it Troops and Is ; Unopposed by Othes with thf proMm. conference wa called to coo. ifW tep t fore the despatch of) additional troop- - to th border tor iarr"! dnt. In th far of official O AX ANTONIO. Texa. March 27.- Fmir'?c Villa's c5apk from th u .ln. in--of alarnnn." Funton j U nho rrtrion an'l general Xatrtouipa follmrc! his however, that hr Jtar,n l'iU n ietory o. rr a part of lh. Mcxicnn rmrtrnt troop- - anl wa-pri nni t'r an nof the p- -r th . y th-Hrp ihlirar,ta-frco-to tn T"l"ai of ir arrlini: '..urntl wit'i " r'a-ii:o w Irtt r,;:o: a to t notlnn'r reportrTTin t' it n'r .l . ivtm-U?-- - I t i r - - t ! r- i'tn-fhrn- mrmr t..,t tin- at plan. ' ' Th i ir'tvi-rn'r.iT- " th i t ; i f ' I ! ) I'll '' ! ra t o r. J it::; f.rt- ! "i ri tlordf-- r r f'.'-- t i f - 1 ;, ' a r rT ,. - - fi.'.lv ri r w f 1 t n ; t a r .n ' - !'r. f :"";." t i 'it.. thr.! rh.i-- j i r.l ' ': -- - .. . rl i i ? 'rff Ii r t ir.ri ' at rei ritn ffr'. !itii to v anl I; .i. ;i r irn i n !i th v .ft "ian - 1 ; to the ti r ,t,i t that ti 11 ti i.l- - ; itr.-ti'--- - ;i n t 1 i o-.- .t - - troMj a a il rafhT than with t' r,'-nS- ii "i 1 .;' uay. tS'tf f- - ! i i . it ': port.-. :'" '. ' a . L'a !. fi r i .iriiori ; pa!h. futty I'rotrftrd. t t r t...;n i Mn!rnn .. t. i ? Wunt iitn r. : -. tit::- f r i .o i rr t;-- t- - .t ti-:- - nr t.nojt-rrnrr.j-r- he-;- . f- r:i - . i.f pn.t'.iM.' t f ion of the ;'.:iiiwotnui.i 1 ;. T i these ,6tations the six army planes now in operation are flying in scouting service to the extreme front in the Namiquipa district, approximately 250 miles south of the border, where the columns of American cavalry are pursuing Villa. Reports here tonight, however, indicated that there has been no engagement of any sort and that quiet prevailed at all points along the American line. I f 'f t v t j i : - f ij.--a- ti: u;i . ti-I- r - o!)-r,i- - ? t, - ! l - .;iv-!t- Ii-.patrh- e - h.-l- l - -; tier-ma- . - - -- f.-r- . ! f- - -- j.r--n- I l i l r f ; . n !' ! i ? ii V. - r.l t..-r!'- - 1 -- . c i i RjUDMADEON TEXAS RANCH v ' ::-'- v r -1 J T - he-f- x T-- El. !. - r.i'. t. -- afl Mr. , ; -f . 1 fnrr r! r !' r.'M .!: t ; f forf t The t i: lo-- f VILLA IN SWIFT FLIGHT; TROOPS HOT ON TRAIL k. f nor !; T" -- ..rr f- - t" fhn In in !' f 'I r at f e rr i t r:v lrv .1 r in t. r f roo; ; it - r ri"I. ;i . ' Ti- - h!,!r i t.- v !!.'i e-r slirni wa Wl.o Cot Rnnun. to t".U'tin hn-U- th : i. : .e All Arms of Service Engaged in Attempt to Force Bandit Into Corner : r- .- f frm faM ;., fu'l tra;!.iy a' the -- f u. t r'r ' I r 1 rn wn I f ,1 r . t.t 1 , rattle i rr !: tt f am ff from th n '.r:-- . f C..s Sierra. -- r!rr t:r. n.we. 'v ,n ittn''''f!..'.. c'of in fifTir. the ti A N!KS. Chihuahua. .Mexico. March J7 (By Winder to M.. Villa is lhiriir outhwet toward the foothills of of his! According . vto army reports received here the r ratnditv ai tti me arms oi is service .unvriran int precipiiauisi: pursuit. Jlihtt-- l . " . N". r : iniii troops t F.Nn h u.: tts. ,j in an attettipi to force the bandit into a corner. I ar.no !,.f. tnruht liririkl Tk Mexican residents of this section, which ha.s been ravaged time :i t t t.e.r) that tt trO"P which w r re th r.tid an. w:.i fet. tin.e aaiu lv Villi-taare freely trivinsr information eoncernintr his j.orjiue e U rar. ;.. the raided to it li't onI nrmarnent jortrt flight, supplies, strength to the American military authoti- f '. f th returri.-h.it t ha. .. While r thts been too indefinite to be of! of information r r murii t T l ad fo'md c ' t if of t l i t xt te hsoi al;-- . it is prestime.l that th officer In rt r e knowledge that the Aineiicans are kept .n- r. K'l-- i tfrii.'l - ta. lua nii.'i-rnlifi n re r tl.u haa inlliion.....! tl.ai Imti.tii i.i.ii 1'i.iln ' tVr tt W t. tif ppo. l t in his retreat. sn 0 fi f ' t ' t i fi r irreatit ltate ftir. ;ri.t I h il i' n in ili''rot t th- - entire a' coiir.t of tse Although the t inted States trMps are following closely in his wake, J i. tar, it in tatedt no ficlitin has taken place. At,-- T 1 1 l -- 1 . i . iirt'-e,- t t -- : i . re-...r- . s. ;.-- . ! - ! P i i. a f'H-- f i m Vt. ' ! ri 1 t Military Situation. Together With Economic Resources of Nations, Are Discussed. . i PARIS. Marc!ii en) ointe om ! ne eon; r orence allies the most since outbreak of the the important war heuan today in lite preat salon td' the ministry of foreipn affairs, where many other historic Tpectinps of diplomatists have taken place. No previous meet nip; there, however, has been of such prave import. The subject of the first sitting is the military situation. That is all which may be said definitely, but it is probable that General Joffre, Karl Kitchener, Gen. Sir Douglas Hai.g, Laeutenant General Count Cadorna, General Castlenau and General Roques, the new French war minister, ad- dressed the conference. The entire company took lunch at the ministry at noon. The afternoon session was devoted to consideration of the economic resources of the allies. The confereiic-- is held around the same table wIimc peace terms were discussed at the close of ihe Spanish- The members are American war. is expedient, in so as far seated, groups according to their respective countries. 3 lmtente ttniferees. At the head or the table are the French representaties, I. eon Bourgeois. Minister Without Portfolio Premier Briand tpresiding). Admiral T.a-caz- a, of marine, and General minister Joffre. At the other end of the table, facing the French, are Gen. Sir William Robertson, chief of the British headstaff; Premier Salandra am-of quartersTomasso Ttittoni. Italian Italy; bassador at Puris; Baron Bonnino. Italian foreign minister, and General Count Cadorna, chief of the Italian general staff. Along the right fide of the table are General Casteln.iu. next to Genera' Joffre: Gtncral Raehitch, M. Youvano-vitcDr. M. It. Veseitch, Serbian minister of finance: Premier Pachitch of Serbia, General C.ilinsky, M.aide de camp to Kmperor Nicholas; Iswolsky. Russian ambassador to France; j. Ch igas, former Portuguese premier; K. to ambassador Matsui, Japatipsc France, and General Dallolto. and along the side facing them are Albert state for Thomas, French secretary of M. Bourmunitions, seated next to geois; Jules Gambon. general secreFrench ministry of foreign tary to the affairs; Charles De liroqueville. Belgian premier and minister of war; Baron Deyens, Belgian foreign minister; General Vi'ielemaiis and the BritIVivr TIlI tVUKCKRI). Premier Asquith, Kalamazoo, Mich., March 27. R. C. ish representatives. British ambassador Francis Bertie. Stoddard of Vancouver, B. c.. and two Sir Kdward Sir to France; Grey, other passengers, were seriously in- ish foreign minister: David the Britjured when the Wolverine flyer on the British minister of munitions, Michigan Central railway, jumped the and Field Marshal Karl Kitchener, British secretary of state for war. track near here today. ... I,., March The 27. Handelsblad says that an expert investigation proves conclusively that the Dutch liner Tubantia was sunk by a torpedo with a bronze air chamber, which is found only in th Schwartzkopf torpedoes made in Berlin. The Handelsblad urges Holland to join the United States in demanding of Germany that she will not torpedo merchantmen without a preliminary investigation. Wa rr to rs and WO ma ieep Statesmen of Tax on Sugar Entente Meet F our Years - e i : Amsterdam, K 1'anrho li.n:; and telioiis one. attention hero t xtr,lt-t!o:- . .. r ,,, v. ,,f j rt r r f r t . I'erstiint; v as ti;ni' once more tonirht on lh n " Iii'fr I ,,. rtri titpnrttiwnt ;!',. t:;or an ni.lftT. t"tiii-t!only with railroad situation. th haw ti i;.':ic:.tl tti.jf S,H.'ri:; a t l!y tho-t- ti. ;r'n rv l.t-rfrom Washington ami !l''it..m th irinlp. .it .1 .u.- - :s.v n rf thiln rtatt to with .MfM'"" in tiaiiKj" ttthe I'nited m''itir .'"l:t'".'. Tht" jo.itioti of tror.pH were San Antonio showing that ftiU'plo-.a,, pror.' r,! .umJ. if were bef.uy. authorities St States J. was known that th" hut rmt t' military lmhatl ' th.it for. t.orT t iK ri'litu; hanl alone coming t wer 'iv.'tiriinfn pi' f t"tvr,t increasingly impatient for with provt.l-.th- - trail left hy Villa officers of th the completion of arrangements with ro t h;it rai-!m:I. r to :H i(';art rni.iit' r'." ,h;;i r tmi'ti l t nl 'l i he (ieneral Carrana for the use of the fiirr-of pttlt;ir provision". "V1nU that th.-'- !rf'rmn-tio- he.t anil Mexican roads confinned the belief for t h hor ,s!:t.;ii's f t .:;.; thv may !1 f Genfral while n if t to r the held here for the lat week thnt the army, 1f !m.le. t .l-m t i::.or. stuil-ie.- l li.ti.-t"aiul his i ! Rv;il.tb! staff Htixlously th-a railroad problem was the present ti:i'h tin- na;. reforririK f r quntly tu th.; to i. should .i.t t.. thf crux of the situation. a U't.T l)in'ti?i frr;n thf n a M ale of mile- that howfd the tifar-in- e olumns Army officers here privately admit ra;iil5y v;i!n cavalry h o u n i 0:1 Ia t"ir:tH ."v miles away from the that the question of Kctti"K adequate to the forces at the front Is It wa? realized here that the eaily supplies hetter Krowint; serious. They .say that the ar.f.t" of Villa wo thl lie little knowl-fl-e than an acci.ient. With their present system of motor transportaami the with the .f country tion across the chihuahua desert has they ranhi4obtain alonf? Ittheiris proved entirely Inadequate, and as followers i. ute. Vi'I.i anrl (J.ii.'.il I'ertdii ni's columns push farfr.irol will have m flifftculty in keej-:ni- r ther into the desolation of western Chalie.ol of the p'irfoiinjf Americans. ihuahua the suf 'plies prohlem is grow-ine- r T! i'ir acute. The advance corps of the hp. for an early endinjr of t he expeditionary im that t'arran.i troops will final-!force Is now well over Villa"s flipht or that Villa, L'.'.O miles from the frontier and every Two Detachments of Eighth h ch.f, k after ;oinintr one or more 'hi--of i!hv presiiniahly adds many miles to ' a rul.-- i n r t inli in southern : the thin line of communication. n in Get Start Quick Cavalry '.ah ;a or fr' tn northern Inratitco, may fitidtorm Obliterate HontU. i. to flLt it out with the steadily Pursuit of Bandits. ne sandstorms which sweep across r vr cMvalrv f the punitive force. That Vil a will h.- ahle to effect it. t! e chihuahua wastes are similar to th" simoons which have again and with : onsi.leni lle force I'lri't'iir ' f.i . F". e j hri.Tiirht to a stanl ai:ai:i Is anain wiped out caravans in the Sa. ...i r.!-kor r hara desert. Mormon colonists and here as ,,r . at a.ijaa r w. of Continued on l'ai;c 2. f;irt' t;; . ,,t r. .j.-t- i ; Acain the homhardment has become Intense to the northwest and northeast of Verdun, and considerable, aetivitv by the biK units also has been shown in the Woevre region southeast of the fortress. The time seemingly is ripe, however, for an infantry attack, and the men on both sides have lain idle in their trenches awaiting the moment for attack and counterattack. The Germans after a period of comparative quiet have agiin becuu shell-inMort Homme and Hethincourt. west of the Meuse, and are C'lmicies, with increasing volume keeping up their bombardment of the French positions in the region of Vaux and louau-jnonwhich have been stumbling blocks for several weeks in their attempts to gain ground northeast of Verdun. n French shells are falling on the in and the Argonne positions northeast of the St. Mlhiel salient. The (Iermans are obstinately resisthe Kussian attacks between ing Itvinsk and Vilna. but the Russians have captured other lines of their trenches to the northwest of Postavy. Twenlv bombs have been dropped by (ierrmin airmen on the town of Dvinsk. In the Mack sea region the Russians still :ire making progress against the Turks. In the operations between the Italians and Austrians in the Oori.ia region, the Austrians have captured an Italian position on Podgora heights. Iteport ItiiMMlnii l,oe Severe. I.terlin, March 27. "War correspondents on the Russian front state unanimously that the losses of the Russians In their new offensive are appalling," says the Overseas News agency. "On several occasions Russian artillery directed a curtain of fire behind the Russian troops In order to push them forward. "The correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung forwards declarations of Russian prisoner? of war, who state that their officers employed brutal methods to compel them to move to the fightinge lines.menOf one regiment barely twenty-fivreturned from the attack. The First Siberian corps may he said to have ceased to exist." Attnek llrgun nt Saloniki. Athens. March 27. Dispatches from Saloniki say that the frontier actions which had hitherto been considered merely as trying out operations on the part of the Bulgarians and Germans, are now assuming the character of a general attack against the advanced line of the allies. Considerable vigor is being displayed and heavy artillery ir being employed on both sides. It is Kald that in both military ami diplomatica circles of allies there is belief that the long prophesied effort to drive the allies into the sea has begun, but it is pointed out that thes.- circles, in Athens at least, are not in ji position to be accurately informed. In entente circles here, while the importance of the increasing activity of the Bulgarians ami Germans is not minimized, there is a general conviction that they do not seriously intend to attempt te capture Saloniki. iv-- E'v !'.mi. on ON DON. cupying the positions." T. xas. .Miiivh '.T. With roii ict ion that the chase ot Villa was uoinir to provo a Details CRISIS BELIEVED IMMINENT 1 j - ment. The Germans lost two aeroplanes, one being brought down near Lake Amotova. - Early Capture Considered Unlikely Th Sussex and Englishman Incidents Sent to White House; Germany May Disavow Attacks and Agree to Punish U Boat Commander All March 27. The lii iti.--h and (iermans have been i'i:htini; AIRMEN TO TRAIL OUTLAW fiercely in the region of St. Kloi, ju-- t south of Vpres. and the liritish, th run lib the explosion of a bijr mine Field Headquarters American and by infantry charpes have capPunitive Expeditionary Force, tured or destroyed a considerable Colonia Dnblan, Chihuahua, Mexportion of the Oermau trenches. ico. March 27 (By Wireless to The British infantry stormed and Columbus, N. M.). Announcetook first and second line trenches ment that the American army alonp- a front of 000 yards. London headquarters aero corps has esofficially announced, and Berlin adtablished field stations in conmits that (iermnn trenches in this nection with the new army base, repion were blown up. to an extent 120 miles south of Casas Orandes of 100 yards, and that ' casualties was "made here tonight. From were caused atnoti"; the company oc- Part DetCatS ! - 1 1 dispatch from Saloniki says that five German aeroplanes bombarded Saloniki early Monday. As a result of the raid, eighteen civilians were killed and twenty-on- e wounded, the latter a Greek official atincluding tached to the finance depart- WS WASHINGTON. March With 27. indicating- that tha British channel steamer Sussex, carrying American citizens, was the victim of a torpedo, it was stated - authoritatively here tonight that if a submarine made the attack Substitute for House Resolution German the imperial government would disDemocratic avow the act. punish the submarine Adopted by offer reparation and commander, Senators in Caucus. States that the the United satisfy act was in violation of instructions. w Senate Thus it seems the issue may narrow-dowto the question of whether the Democrats in caucus tonight voted to substitute for the House reso- United States would be willino; to aclution repealing the free sugar clause such a declaration from the Berof the tariff act ; resolution extending cept lin government. the present duty of a cent a pound President Wilson is awaiting witH until l'.CO. The vote on the substitute, concern the receipt of conclusive evi which was recommended by Democratic-memberof the finance committee, was deuce not only in regard to the Sus sex, aboard which several American 23 to 7. Senators Broussard and Ransdell of narrowly escaped death, but as to th the British steamship Louisiana vigorously opposed the sub- sinking of One American life Is said iri exthat a foir-yea- r stitute, declaring tension was no assurance to Louisiana the latest official reports to have been sugargrowers and producers, and that lost when the Englishman went down. HasiM for Inquiry. it would fail to restore activity to the sugar industry in that state. Already, it was intimated at the stata Five other Democratic senators voted department, the United States has in with the Louisiana senators. It was its possession information sufficient to predicted that there would be a re- warrant the making of an inquiry of newal of the sugar fight when the Sen- the German government as to whether ate proposal was returned to the House any of its submarines fired a torpedo for concurrence. at the Sussex or the Englishman. The President holds the opinion that LITERACY TEST VOTED IN all the details available should be at hand before definite action of any k'.nd is taken. He described the situation to Immigration Hill hi lie Passed hy callers during the day as being grave, HoiiNe Today. but said no decisive step would be Washington, Marc'h 27. The imm- taken pending the receipts of the addiigration bill, with its literacy test pro- tional facts. vision intac t, will pass the House probIt is known that the President is ably tomorrow night. going before Conseriously The literacy test, barring with a few gress and considering the entire question of laying exceptions all aliens over 16 years old submarine warfare before that body. He will communicate the situation physically capable of rending who cannot read the Knglish language or some fully to Congress before taking any other language or dialect, was ap- definite steps which might lead to the All proved today by the House working severance of diplomatic relations. as the committee of the whole, by a phases of the situation probably will vote of 2 2 5 to 82. This presaged the be discussed at the cabinet meeting toPassage of the bill by an overwhelming morrow. majority despite the record of presiSituation Is Orave. dential vetoes of several similar measOfficial ures on account of the literacy test. expression of the attitude was avoided to- administration of the unsuccesswere amendments Many on Page 5.) ( Continued fully offered during the day. AS1IINGTON. March 27. n s Lng-lishma- n. ARMS ARE DENIED TO RESIDENTS ON BORDER h. War Department Refuses Request M ade by the Governor cf Arizona - Lloyd-Georg- e, March 27. Senator not think that arms should be placed WASHINGTON, informed by the in the hands of any body of men exare under the severest war department today that it could not cept those who discipline. The presence in border under the law furnish citizens of Arizona 3000 rifles requested by the governor for purposes of against raids from Mexico. Senator Ashurst today made public a telegram from Secretary Baker to Governor Hunt explaining the department's refusal. "There is no authority of law for this issue of arms," read the telegram. "In the present apparent panicky state of mind of citizens along the border, I do self-protecti- on towns of armed bodies of citizens is liable to result in some unfortunate incident which might precipitate the very trouble that all wish to avoid. I cannot recommend the indiscriminate arming of the civilian population. Consular reports indicate. . that there are !!... General Funston is aware of the conditions and is believed to be taking such steps for protection of citizens as it should demand." . .. 1 -- . 1 |