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VILLA THROWS CORDON OF STEEL AROUND TORREON
REBELS PREDICT
TV SEARLYFAL
BERMEJILLO, DURANGO, MEXI.
CO, March ¢2.—Haviag cleared the
way for a direct attac: on Torreim
by his success Friday and Saturday 1
establishing a base her. and driving
in the Federal advance guard from
Mapimi, Tlahualilo, Sacramento, Noe,
Brittingham Junction® and smaller
points in the cnvirons of the Huerts
stronghold, General Francisco Villa,
the rebel chief, left here to-day for
the South.
The zigzag front of khaki-clad reb
els, including the almost naked in
dians who offered their services and
those of their bows and ‘arrows at
Chihuahua a month ago, but who have
been given modern uniforms and
arms, was nearest the enemy last
nirht at Brittingham Junction, only
seven miles north of Torreon. Other
columns were fifteen, twenty-two anti
even more miles away, but all were
reported in motion along the route
opened by the vanguard, in the direc
tion of Torreon.
VWhere Federals May Fight.
Before leaving for the front, General
Villa said he doubted whether the
Federals would make further resist
ance until he starts his assault on
their main position, althpugh there
were rumors that the enemy would
‘make a show of resistance at Gomez
Palacio, a suburb of Torreon, reach:d
by street car, and noted for its bdig
railroad shops. Normally, Gomez Pa
lacio is « junction point, where pas
sengers change cars for Monterey. It
lies in the shadow of a ereat brown
hulk of a mountai., known as Cerro
La Pila, which the Federals are ro
ported to have fortified. 1f this proves
true, the position must be taken, as
the big guns have ample power to
cover the whree miles hetween the
mountains and Torreon.
It is said the manning of La Pila
would be a legitimat. part of the de
fense of Torreon, although its com
parative isolation would make support
from cther parts of the Federal de
fenses virtually impossible. The d:-
fender; would be in danger of being
absolutely cut off, and for this reason
the rebels doubt that the enemy, if he
really is there, will make more than a
long-range defense before falling back
on the main force.
Country Thickly Settled.
The countryside between Gomez
Palacio and Torreon is laced with ic
rigation ditches, and in the irrigating
geason is rich with cotton and other
crops. It is thickly settled and the
whitewa.hed adobe farmhouses fairly
sparkle with the sunlight. It is re
ported the Federals have let the water
into some of the ditches to impede the
rebel advance, while others are being
utilized as trenches for the protection
of riflemen and rapid-firing guns.
The first important movement of
the week just passed too: place when
General Villa, having appeared sud
denly from Chihuahua, set his troops
in motion early last Friday morning
from Yermo, abott 100 miles north of
Torreon. Fifteen miles north of this
city he came upon a strong advance
column of the Federals, who are be
lieved to have been under orders to
retreat on appearance of the enemy.
The appearance of the rebels, how
ever, was so sudden that the re
treat became almost a rout. The Fed.-
erals, like the rebels, were mounted,
and the encounter became a sort ct
a steeplechase, wilh the pursuers
smothered in the dust kicked up by
their mounts, firing blindly from the
saddle, not in the least impeded by
the scattered bullets which the Yed
erals : metimes turned to fire.
TAFT'S SMILE VANISHES.
CHICAGO, March 21.—Ex-Presi
dent William H. Taft stopped in
(hicago for a few minutes to-day on
his way from Minneapolis to New
York.
The former Chief Executive smiled
broadly as he passed through the
gates of the Northwestern Station,
but the smile vanished when a bag
gage offivial informed him his trunks
were lost. The official promised to
do his utmost to find them, and the
smile returned.
SHE WILL DANCE NOW.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Dr.
Mary Walker, who wears {trousers
and a silk hat, fell a victim to the
maxixe to-day. Dr. Walker attended
a private dansant and went through
the whole menu of modern dances
under the tutelage of a professional.
“When I was a girl,” said Dr
Walker, “I broke my right walker,
which other women would immodest
ly call their right leg, and [ could
not dance because of lameness. But
it has left me now and I expect to
dance every time I get the chance.”
FORMS COBB CORN CLUB.
ACWORTH, March 23.—Cobb County
Farm Demonstrator J. E. Creel has en.
rolled 250 boys in the County Corn
Club, and more than 100 girls in the
Canning Club. |
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ADIES 1000 Remr.d‘g,m,,.,, oy
great, succe. 1 "ththly"i
Sompound. Safely relieves some of
the longest, most obstinate, abnonnui
cases in 3 to § days. Ne harm, pain or
interference with work. Mail $1.50.
Double strength $2.00. Booklet FREE.
Werite to-day. Address Dr. A. 1. South.
ington Remedy Co., $l5 Main Bt., Kan
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Granddaughter of General Hampton Will Be
Paid Double Homage by U. C. V.
JACKSONVILLE, March 21.—Misa
Corinne Hampton, the Columbia (S.
(!.) young woman wlo will serve as
sponsor for the South at the reunion
of the United Confederate Veterans
here May 7, will be more than the
conventional gponsor.
For two days she will be “Queen of
Flowers,” the central figure in the
greatest flower spectacle ever seen in
the Southern States, if plans for the
coming reunion go not awry.
Florida, in early May, is a bower of
blooms, It was General Bennet H.
Young, commander-in-chief of the
veterans, who, aware of Miss Hamp
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Congress Is in Snarl
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‘Over Free Tolls Fight
WASHINGTON, March 22—Be
’lieving the foreign policy of the Ad
‘mlnlstration depends on the vote on
‘the repeal of the Panama tolls ex
-emption, President Wilson and his
‘advisers in consultation to-day can
vassed the situation.
It is unusual for the President to
‘be at his offica em Sunday, but he
'spent most of the afternoon there
with Postmaster General Burleson
and Secretary Tumulty, They talked
with Administration leaders in Con
gress, and learned that, while there
was little reason to doubt the ulti
mate triumph of the repeal, a stub
born opposition had arisen, particu
larly in the House, and that those in
charge of the Administration fight
there would have to work hard to
overcome ft.
One of the peculiar phases of the
situation is that Speaker Clark, Ma
jority Leader Underwood, Represen
tative Kitchin, Representative Fitz
gerald nmot.bors usually aligned
with the ministration in fts poli
¢cles are opposing it now,
ton's radiant beauty, saw that here
was an occasion that she could grac=,
an:i who suggested the flower festi
val.
The crowning event of the festival
will be the final parade, when auto
mobiles will be decorated with native
red and white flowers, the colors of
the Confederacy, and wMen the city
will be banked with blossoms.
Miss Hampton won the honor of
chief sponsorship as well by her own
personality and beauty as by her
claim to recognition as granddaugh
ter of General Wade Hampton, one of
the leading figures of the Confederacy.
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Guns World's Biggest
. NEW YORK, March 21.—Seven
tons of steel-incased explosives can
‘be burled fourteen miles every min
‘ute from the ten fourteen-inch guns
of the new battleship New York,
which is to be placed in commission
April 1, one month ahead of contract
time. These guns are the largest on
any battleship in the world,
There was great elation among the
navy yard officials to-day over the
fact that the Government-built ship
had been completed in four months
less time than the Texas, which was
constructed by a private company.
HER BODY AT LAST FOUND,
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.—The
body of Anna O'Donnell, 22 years old,
was found floating in the Delaware
River to-day near the spot where she
was alleged to have jumped in on the
night of January 31. Two young men
who were with her the night she dis
appeared were arrested, but later were
released on a writ of habeas corpus.
They declared she had jumped in‘o
‘the river while on the way to Camden
to wed one of them..
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Gravity of Crisis, However, Is In
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mains in London.
LOXNDON, March 22 —The dreaded
Sunday passed without the slightest
disturbance in Belfast or in Ulster.
But the gravity of the crisis is fully
indicated by the fact that the King
canceled his intended week-end visit
to the Earl and Countess of Derby at
Liverpool. The King and Queen also
canceled their proposed visits to the
races Thursday and to the grand na
tional race Friday.
The King is strongly advocatina
conciliation and seems to have made
a personal appeal to officers who re
solved to resign rather than face the
possilnlity of being called on to fight
in Ulster. It is taken for granted
that t King is exerting his influ
ence al:o with his Ministers in the
same conciliatory direction.
Worling to Avoid Conflict.
The desite on both sides that ev
erything possible should be done to
ivoid any chance of conflicts is plain
The Nationalists have abandoned
their proposed parade at Londonder
ry, and Sir Edward Carson, the Ul
ster Unionists’' leader, continues to
voice his desire to prevent provoca
tive acts
The Government announces that all
intended troop movements in Ireland
have been completed, but this may be
1 decision necessitated by threatened
resignations of officers. Apparentiy
no further actual resignations have
been offered. Numerous questions to
be asked in Parliament to-morrow
should bring forth reliable informa
tion on what at present is a some
what obscure subpject, owing to the
heat of party feeling.
As the result of a meeting of the
party leaders, Andrew Bonar Law
will move the adjournment of the
House with a view to obtaining a
discussion of the whole situation.
The Prime Minister conferred for
an hour with the King to-day, and
the utmnost activity prevails in all
Government quarters, Among the po
litical leaders to-night, however, the
sityation is considered more favora
ble.
An official report issued to-night
says all the proposed troop move
ments in Ulster have been carried
out.
“These movements,” the report as
serts, “were of a purely precaution
ary nature, with the object of giving
adequate protection to the depots of
arms, ammunition and stores and
other Government property against
possible risks, There has not been
and is not now any intention to
move troops into Ulster except for
these and like purposes.”
Premier and King Confer.
Conferences betwesn King George,
Premier Asquith and other Ministers
with reference to the Ulster situation
continued all day. Winston Spencer
Churchill, first Lord of the Admiral
ty, twice visited the Prime Minister,
and Augustine Birrell, chief secretary
for Tretand, likewise conferred with
Mr. Asquith,
Colonel Seely, Secretary of State
for War, had a long audience with
the King, while Premier Asquith and
iYietld Marshal Sir John French, chief
of the general staff, spent an hour at
Buckingham Palace, after the Prime
Minister had been visited by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, head of
the English church.
In a general way the situation to
day seemed easier, the public being
inclined to await. with patience the
expected statement in the House of
Commons to-morrow regarding the
movement of troops and the resigna
tions of officers.
Defection of the Officers.
What appears to be a reiiable ac
count of the defection of the officers
at Curragh comes in a Dublin dis
patch. On Friday morning the offi
cers received notification from the
war office that unless they were pre
pared for active service in Ulster,
under certain contingencies, tbey
should send in their papers within
twelve hours,
As a result of this notification sev
eral out of 76 officers, including Lord
Holmpatrick, resigned.
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He Kills Marshal
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And Makes biscape
DOUGLAS, Marcn 22.—Charged
witn snootlug anga Killing Lawrence
Newbern, Town Marsnhal ol groxuwon,
A, the aulhorities 10-aay sougnt tie
arrest of Charies Granam, 1. 4. Gra
nam, a brotner ol ilne tugiuve, aiso
was sugntly wounded by Ltue jawer,
The saooung occurred in broxwon
when Granamm was arrésted by the
marshal, charged with making a Gis
urpance. Wuue being takean to tne
own Jail, he 1s allegea 10 have arawn
a 4 revolver, shot NNewbern, and at
temptea w shoot a Constapie alding
the Marshal, the bullet going asiray
and sugoltly wounaing 1, 1. duranam,
He hau not been apprehended late
to-day. If he Is arresced, there may
e trouble,
Newbern was about 60 vears old,
and was one of the ploneers of Coltee
County, He leaves 4 wile and sev
erul chilaren, among them Juage
Philip Newbern, of Ocilla,
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