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Newspaper Page Textc Wttnwi VOLUME xvm GERMANY IGNORES ASSURANCES TO U. S. VILUI REPORTED IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT DBS OF BANDITS Each Little Band Claims That Chief Villa Is Leading It; Each Gang Travels in Dif ferent Direction (By Associated Press i EL PASO. Tex.. March 30.—Military men made no secret of their belief to day that Francisco Villa had slipped through the cordon of American troops and Carrarra forces pursuing him in Mexico. The latest Information was that the bandit leader was morin* through the Santa Maria valley. Once among his peon friends. Villa might escape de tection for a long time, it was pointed out. Roving bands of Villa men are re ported everywhere in the region of Santa Marlv valley, but apparently the American flying columns have not come In contact with them. Mexican officials paid today they had no news as to the whereabouts of Villa, but that the troops of the defacto gov ernment were aiding the American .sol •Vers m the attempt to capture him. Rancners from the Chihuahua district snid that when it became known that there was a price upon Villa’s head, dead or alive, the bandit would be in constant danger of betrayal. Whether trie American troops have made it known that there is a reward for Villa has not been learned here among the peon population The last word from • the front was the statement by Colonel Dodd that four days previously. Villa was report ed in the Santa Maria valley, moving toward Santa Caterina. No town of the name of Santa Caterina appears on any available maps of Chihuahua, but there :m a Terrazas ranch of that name, some miles east of El Valle, one of the tem porary bases of the American expedi •ion. This report considerably mys tified American observers here, as it would locate Villa some forty miles northeast of Namiqujpa instead of twice that distance to the south, where all previous reports have placed him. VILLA’S ELUSIVE PLAIN. The explanation which is generally Accepted here is that Villa has adopted a time-honored plan of deceiving his ■ursuers. He is believed to have scat tered his forces into several different bands- Each band travels in a differ ent direction, dispensing the information that the chief fugitive is with it In the absence of any definite in formation there is little room left for tnything except speculation, but Amer icans here who are not only well ac quainted with Mexico but know Villa himself and his habits of mind, are un shaken in their conviction that he is in full flight to the southeast. They point out that the district around Parral is the logical place for him to make for as he has thousands of sym pathizers there and the const national ist government is almost without au thority except in the heavily garrisoned towns. Brigadier General Bell, commandant at Fort Bliss, awaited official orders to cay to ship supplies to the army over •lie Mexico Northwestern railroad. Gaso il ie. forage, canned goods and flour will <> forward soon. .Meanwhile Major Elliott, department •tuartermasler. is moving supplies in creat quantities to Columbus, where they are carried in motor truck trains ,o»er the Mexican desert to the army t ate below Casas Grandes. Ten carloads were shipped to Colum t>us early today and ten new motor trucks were also sent to the army base tor the array. They point out that no reat reliance can be placed on the Mexico Northwestern, railroad as a sole line of communication because of its ■jondition to carry heavy trainloads of supplies. Three companies of the engineer’s de triment are working to keep the road hading south from Columbus to the rmv base in Mexico in good condition. OFFICERS DISAPPOINTED. While army officials here did not cen tal their disappointment over the first enters refusal to permit full trainloans to enter Mexico under American mili tary guard they were visibly relieved at the prospect of using the railroad in even a limited way. There bad been no question here for -ome time that the transportation prob lem was one of the most serious faced by General Funston. • The stories of soldiers returning from tne front taken in conjunction with the s iarded admissions by the tailltary au thorities. confirmed the belief that the motor truck system had proved inade quate and that some better way of pro visioning ’General Pershings forces must be found very quickly. Anxiety is now mainly centered on what can be hoped for from the di lapidated Northwestern railroad. For ■ ome time a schedule of only one train in lwo days has been maintained be tween 'Juarez and Casas Grandes. The distance is 16S miles and the trip is made in from 12 to 20 hours. A heavily loaded freight train is expected to take n.uch longer than this. One important question upon which the army officials here are anxious to obtain light Is exactly what interpre tation will be placed by the Mexican officials on General Carranza s instruc tions that supplies must be shipped In the ordinary manner as commercial freight. If this is tn mean that freight Will only be forwarded on the regular trains, officials say the amount of sup plies to reach General Pershing’s base will be very small. The persistent calm which has reign ed over northern Chihuanua for the last two weeks has created a feeling of op timism in some circles here, which is -trongly in contrast with the pessimism that was general when the Americans were first sent across the border. While it Is felt that the crisis is still far from past, many Americans who left Mexico after the raid on Columbus are teturning to their old homes satisfied that no serious outbreak against for eigners is on the horizon. The report that Villa had Tuesday raided Santa Tomas, south of Narni quipa. is not confirmed. Neither Geri «ral Gavira. commander of the Juarez, garrison, or Mexican Consul Garcia had I Con tin usd on P*g« 7, CoL 1.) TEUTONS AGAIN LOSE COUNTER ATTACKS IN THE AVDCOURT WOOD Crown Prince’s Men Launch Drive to Retake Lost Posi tions and Are Repulsed— Quiet to Northwest oT Verdun WASHINGTON. March 30 —After having pushed back the French lines along the westerly bend of the salient in the Malancourt region northwest of Verdun, the Germans have desisted from further efforts to advance there. Farther to the west, however, the crown prince's Infantry has again been counter attacking in the Avocourt wood, several assaults having been launched in efforts to retake the positions recent ly lost to the French. Paris declares, however, that the attempts were fruit less. German aeroplanes have attempted an other raid on Saloniki, according to a Paris dispatch, but French airmen re pelled them. Workers in the British munitions shops in the Clyde district who have struck have been called upon by their trade organization to return to work, their strike being declared unconstitu tional and in contravention of the muni tions act. The recent war council of the entente powers was characterized by complete unity of purpose and all the conferees without exception were satisfied wit*, the decisions reached, says Premier Salandra. of Italy, in an interview given a Paris newspaper representative. Destruction of merchantmen by Ger man submarines in the undersea cam paign Is continuing. Today the sink ing of the British steamer Diadem, of 3,752 tons, is reported. Heavy Artillery Fighting To East of the Meuse PARIS, March 30.—Several German Infantry attacks upon Avocourt wood, In an endeavor to retake lost positions, were made last night. The-war office report today says these assault failed. No further advances against Malancourt ‘ were attempted by the Germans. East of the Meuse there was heavy I artillery fighting The statement follows: “To the south of the River Somme, th® way having been prepared by a vio lent bombardment, the enemy penetrated to one of the advanced points of our line at a point to the west of Vennando vlllers. to the north of Chaulnes A counter attack on our part, however, drove them out at once. “To the «west of the River Meuse the ■ Germans last night delivered several counter attacks against our positions in the wood of Avocourt. All these as saults. however, were driven back by our curtains of fire and the firing of our . machine gun and infantry detachments, which caused heavy losses in the ranks of the enemy. This was notably the ease before the redoubt of Avoccurt, where the Germans left piles of dead bodies. There has been new military endeavor in the region of Malancourt. "To the east of the River Meuse and lin the Woevre district there has been intermittent bombardment. The Ger mans have thrown into the River Meuse to the north of St. Mihiel a great num ber of floating mines which, however, have caused no damage. “In Lorraine there have been activity on the part of our artillery between Domevre and Bremenil. There has been no other happening of importance to report from any other point on the front. “During the day of March 29 one of our aerial attacking squadrons threw down fifteen shells of large caliber on the Sablons railroad station of Metz, and five others on the failroad station at Pagny-Sur-Moselle. "During the night of March 29-30, two French aviators bombarded the ra’lroad station at Maizieres-les-Metz, seven miles north of Metz.” HAILROiD NIENSUBMIT DEMAND FOR I HOURS I NEW YORK, March 30.—The demands of nearly four hundred thousand loco motive engineers, firemen and trainmen were presented to the general man agers of the several railroad companies involved at their headquarters in dif ferent parts of the country today. Thg employes, who belong to the so-called | big four unions, ask for an eight-hour day without reduction in pay and time and a naif for overtime. The railroads have until April 29 to prepare their re ply. It is understood the railroads already have made ready a tentative answer which amounts to a conditional refusal that leaves the way open for further negotiations. The demands of the men ' went to the Wheeling & Lake Erie rail road yesterday and the eight-hour day pioposal was refused. The position of the unions Is explain ed in a statement by the executive com mittee of the adjustment bbards, which has in’ charge the submission of the I demands today. The committee's state ment says: "In making the demand for the’eight hour day, the unions feel themselves justified, believing that trains can be So managed that the 100 miles required of a railroad man per day can be put ' inside of eight hours. As the train the United States. Then we will at tend to our regular routine work until service is now, single crew engines in the switching service, on which only one crew works in the twenty-four, are often compelled to work from Iff to 16 hours a day. it is injustice such as tl.is that the railway unions want ended. “We will submit our demands all over the end of 30 days given the railroads to consider our demands, when we will return to receive the reply of the rail road companies. We will ask the gen eral managers to discuss the demands through their general managers’ com , mittees. Our desire is to open negotia tions with the railroads on our de mands. and we have no intention of talk ing strike to the railroads or submitting an ultimatum.' SHIPPING INTERESTS ORGANIZING TO RESIST BIGGER FREIGHT RATES 150 Representative Business Men, at Macon Meeting, Plan Fight Upon Proposed Change in Intra-State Rates BT ROGERS WINTER Journal Staff Correspondent. MACON, Ga., March 30.—More than 150 men, representing practically all lines of manufacturing and mercantile business in Georgia, assembled In the Hotel Dempsey this morning and laid plans and perfected organization for a state-wide tight against the revision of Georgia 'intra-state freight rates, pro posed by the railroads in petitions now on file before the state railroad com mission. The meeting was called by the Macon chamber of commerce, through Its traf fic department, of which B. Gilharn Is manager, and was thoroughly satisfac tory both In points of attendance and In evidences of an aroused interest among shippers generally. Atlanta was represented at the meet ing by Harry T. Moore, traffic manager of the Atlanta freight bureau; Charles H. Kelley, president of the bureau; H. E. Choate, of the J. K. Orr Shoe company, and F. M. Marsh, of the Atlanta Table company. % W. W. Horne, of Atlanta, secretary of the Georgia Manufacturers’ association, was named temporary chairman, and B. Gilham, traffic manager of the Macon chamber of commerce, was named tem porary secretary. S. Guyt McLendon, rate attorney for the Griffin chamber of commerce, opened the discussion with general remarks touching both the revision of Georgia in tra-state rates proposed by the railroads operating in this state, and the revision of inter-state freight rates in the south eastern territory which went in effect last January 1. PLAN OF ACTION. After considerable discussion as to the best plan of organization a com mittee was appointed to formulate defi nite recommendations along this line, and the committee retired at once and very soon returned with a report sug gesting organization as follows: Four officers, to-wit: Chairman, vice chairman, secretary anti treasurer. An executive committee of twelve to be in general charge of the campaign, '.his committee also to name the four cffleets. . Four secondary committees to-wit: First, committee on statistics to com pile data showing the effect of the pro posed tevisioii on the various lines of manufacture and merchandise; Second, committee on publicity to se cure the co-operation and support of the newspapers in arousing interest in the campaign. Third, committee on ways and means to obtain funds for the expenses of the campaign Fourth committee on legislation to look after any matters of this nature which n ight develop. uasGy, the organization committee recommended the appointment of a nom inating committee of seven to prepare and submit a list of twelve for the exe cutive committee, and submit nomina tions also for the four secondary com mittees. As a substitute for the report of the organization committee, a resolution was introduced placink the campaign in the hands of the Georgia Manufacturers’ as sociation, with the request that the as sociation call on other organized bodies for such assistance as it might need. This resolution met with vigorous oppo sition and was not encouraged by W. W. Horne, secretary of the Georgia Manu facturers’ association. It was voted down and the report of the organization committee was adopted. Immigration Bill to Pass , .ay Associated frees.) WASHINGTON, March 28.—Debate on the immigration bill was resumed in the house today. A few unimportant amendments were made. Chairman Bur nett said he expected the bill to pass tonight. We Think This Combination Is the BEST We Have Ever Offered The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal==l2 Months The Semi-Weekly Journal carries complete news reports of the happenings of the world, as reported by the great news-gathering service of the Associated Press. It has a staft of distinguished contributors, whose articles are absolutely the best oi their kind. No home can be complete without The Semi-Weekly Journal, HOME AND FARM, 12 Months. HOUSEHOLD JOURNAL, 12 Months. 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EL PASO, Tex., March 30.—Major William Elliott, in charge of the quar termaster corps, declared today that the | troops and horses at the front in Mexi-1 co were being well fed and that there; was no shortage in gasoline, all of which ■ is contrary to reports which have gone broadcast over the country. He said there would be no let-up in supplying the soldiers with food by the use of mo tor cars and tiiat he had not up to the present time considered shipping anything over the railroad line from' .1 uarez. “Just now everything is going like clock work in the matter of furnishing food.” said Major Elliott, “we have at present 10S motor trucks carrying food stuffs for the men and horses from the Columbus base, and there are 54 more trucks here to be sent up there today. It certainly takes a lot of gasoline to run a train of motor trucks like that and so far there has been no shortage of it. “If there was any likelihood of the railroad line being used in the near fu ture frem Juarez. I would hold the ex- tra motor trucks here for the transporta tion of supplies to the depot across tlie river. The fact that I am not doing so shows that I have no time for dallying with uncertainties. “If it is a fact, as reported, that Car ranza would allow no guards to accom pany the trains going to the front with supplies, that alone would be sufficient to cause me to hesitate on using the line at all. I would not ship over it with conditions as they are in the inte rior of Mexico unless I get direct or ders from my superiors to do so. “Since our boys entered Mexico we have figured on rations of four pounds a day foi each man and fourteen pounds of feed for horses and mules. That amount has gone forward from here daily and if there has been any delay in furnishing it at any destination, the fault has been at the Columbus base. I have not heard of any official complaints from there. “Only last night ten carloads of sup plies were sent from here to the Colum bus base. A carload of gasoline in drums also was sent, in addition to a tank car. The drums are carried into the field on the trucks for emergency use and I am certain that there is not an urgent need for anything at the front today in the way of supplies.” Flies 500 Miles In Seven Hours W ithout Lighting I ■■ United States Army Aviator Locates Mexican Band After ■ Daring Flight Through Treacherous Mountain Cur rents BY JUNIUS B. WOOD, Staff Correspondent for The Atlanta Journal and Chicago Daily News. i FIELD HEADQUARTERS OF i UNITED STATES EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN MEXICO. —(Via Radio to 1 Columbus, New Mexico.) —March 30. United States army aviator (name de . leted by censor), in a oaring flight i through treacherous mountain air cross L currents, has located a band of armed ' Mexicans 250 miles south of here and believes it is a part of Villa’s forces. The aviator returned to headquariers today, after a flight of seven hours through a freezing temperature. He tiaversed more than 500 miles without alighting during the seven hours he was away from camp. The band of armed Mexicans he sight ed numbered about 500 men and was beyond the continental divide which he penetrated. « • Negro on Wat/ to- State Farm Takes Phonograph Along A drooping line of men and women, I white and black, stood against the wall at the Terminal station at noon Thurs day, waiting for the train to take them to the state prison farm at Mil ledgev He. Thev were headed by a giant negro who packed a victrola horn on his back ; and carried six records in his hand. In the line were six women, slatternly grouped together, one sitting on a broken-down hat box, another standing with her arms full of There I were seven negro women and three wnlte men. Os the latter, one was a boy.' neatly dressed, wearing a •stylish I suit, nose-glasses and a sporty white j cap. I “He is the son of an ex-governor.” | said the guard to the passersby who ■ stopped to stare. “Sent up for forgery. They're from all over the state —goin’ to the farm. ’ “VVhj the phonograph?" a reporter asked the giant, bearded negro. “Thought I'd have a little music down on the farm,’’ and the negro's teeth gleamed. "I got six records. One of ’em’s ’Emeline.’ It’s some tune. Ever I beard it?” “What’s your' name?” asked the re porter. “Colonel Harris, from Adamsville." The guard’ hastened toward them. “Get away from that man!” he shouted. "What are you in for?” shot the re porter quickly. "Murder!” shouted back Colonel Har ris, and the reporter fled. NUMBER 52. BREAK WITH TEUTONS DN SUBMARINE ISSUE SEEMS MIT HIND Some Officials Believe U- Boats Are Operating Under Secret Orders to Sink Ships Approaching British Isles (By Aisociated Press.) WASHINGTON. March 30.—The Uni- ' ted States government today was using every means at its command to secure conclusive proof regarding the disasters which have overtaken the Sussex and other unarmed merchant ships, all car tying American citizens. All circumstantial evidence indicates that these ships .were torpedoed without warning and that German submarines i have begun an underwater campaign in violation of Germany's recent assur ances to the United tSatts. Some officials credit the suggestion that German submarine commanders ara acting under secret instructions, such as were advocated by Admiral Von Tir pitz, to torpedo every vessel approach ing the British isles. Although official confirmation is lacking, some officials believe the commanders or German sub marines have orders other than those of which this country is advised. The United States, it is stated author tiatively, has determinea upon the next step. Unless Germany makes some statement in reply to Inquiries made by t this country, to cause the state depart ment to change Its present all recent aggravating incidents will be combined into one general indictment, which will make the Issue clear cut. Should Germany disclaim responsibility for the disasters the United States will continue investigations. If conclusive proof that the ships were torpedoed without warning is secured the United States probably will act promptly. A dispatch from Ambasador Gerard, who has been instructed to make inqui ries in Berlin, was expected momentarily today. Until his message is received no ' steps in the grave situation can be taken. For the information of the state de-' partment, American Ambassador Page, at London, today forwarded a report that the British destroyer, which aided in rescuing survivors of the Sussex, had, been fired on twice by a submarine. Ambassador- Page said his Information was not official but appeared’ to be au thentic and sent the report for what it ■ was worth to the department. State department officials consider Ambassador Page’s information tended to substantiate press reports of the al leged attack on the destroyer. Up to an early hour today no further had been received at the state department from survivors of the Sus sex, the Englishman, the Manchester • Engineer or other vessels in which Americans were endangered. MNIELS THINKS NMY NEERS 67,352 MEN (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, March 30.—Secretary Daniels testified today before the house and naval committee. He began his statement with a discussion of person nel. The annual loss from terminating enlistments was 12,875 men he said, and wastage from other causes was 8,250. To add a single man to the full quota, he added, meant that the. 8,250 must, be first restored by new enlistments. Requirements are so rigid that only one in six applicants is accepted. Conflicting views as to the proper en listed strength he said were based on different ideas as to how mdny ships should be kept in reserve and how many men should constitute reserve crews. His own recommendations, based on the ex perience of the department and advice of many officers, looked to a total eq listed strength of 67,952 men- “In time of peace,” he said, "I do not believe we can add 20,000 men to the navy in one year as has been sug gested. We now have difficulty in keeping the present quota full because of high wages ashore.” .SEEK HIGH TYPE MEN. The problem. Secretary Daniels said, was to enlist men of the right type. , “The navy today,” he said, “is a great machine shop. I believe the day will come when we will not accept any man who has not had some experience as a chauffeur, or machinist, or in other vocational callings.” The secretary defended the education al features developed during his admin istration which he contended were bring ing in men of the highest type. “You can never have an efficient navy,” he said, “if you build a bulk head so high that young men who enter at the bottom cannot rise to the top. I burned a bushel of recruiting litera ture showing men going to the tropics ■ and associating with half-dressed wom en. It was indecent. All our literature now shows that men who enlist will get education and vocational training. The educational work ii» the fleet does not interfere with target practice or maneuvers. The captains may suspend it as they deem best.” The far-reaching naval reserve plans worked out in the department, Mr. Dan iels said, provided for questions never before cared for, and are vital elements of the whole naval preparedness scheme. The secretary said recent acts of con gress had insured an adequate supply or line officers in time, but more men qualified for special work were needed now. More engineering officers were necessary. Secretary Daniels urged also that two or three great educators “as great as there is in the country,” be added to the corps of instructors the naval academy. He asked that an appropria tion of $150,000 b e provided for .their pay. Men of the type he desired for heads of the* non-military departments could not be obtained on small salaries, he said.