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By L. V. B. RUCKER,
Staff Correspondent of International
News Service.
EL PASO, TEXAS, May s.—On the
eve of concluding the diplomatic ne
gotiations between the United States
and Mexico the American army has
again definitely located Pancho Villa.
General Pershing from his headquar
térs near Namiquipa today wired
Genera! Funston that he has informa
tion which he regards as reliable that
Villa is hiding in Durango
IR the message it is asserted Gen
eral Pershing gave detalls as to the
bandit's hiding place. These, how
ever, were withheld by General Fun
ston, who said it was impossible to
reveal at this time, for military rea
sons, the exact whereabouts of Villa.
“All Over,” Says Funston.
Coincident with the announcement
that Villa had again been Jlocated,
General 'Funston made a significant
statement which indicates that the
American troops will not be as re
stricted in their pursuit of Villa as
popularly supposed.
It's all over but the shouting”
said General Funston “Carranza |
made concessions surprising to us
OFf course, there iz a possibility that
new instructions from Mexico may
complicate the situation, but we think
there is nothing left but the last for
mal conference some time today, at
which the agreement will be signed
and ratified. Call it a protocol If you
will—that agreement which wu'
reached Tuesday night™
Begin Use of Railroads ‘
Mexican Minister of War nhrvznnl
today put the new American-Mexican
agresment Into active operation h\\
giving his conzent to the use of _\l.'.'
jea's milways by American wwflr.v»l
tors who are shipping supplies 'u:
General Pershing ‘
At & long conference with the rnn-‘;
tractors General Ohbhragon assured
them that they could count on his 'n-f
speration so jse of the roads, and
sald he would give them an ofMelal
permit to this ¢Mect at once
On the strength of this a train was
hurriedly made up and loaded with
supplies It Jest shortly after noon
Another will go tomorrow
‘
Scott and Obregon
Prepare to Leave
By WALLACE E. SMITH,
Stat Correspondent of Internationa!
News Service
81. PARO., TEXAS May s.—Ale
though minor detalls as the agreement
Batween representatives of the United
Biates and Mexican 4o facte Govern
meanis relative to the withdrawal of
American tronps fram e " re.
mainad 18 b cleared up General A
vars Ohregen and [Daners MHugh 1
A . r N prehare eave Junres
“onter ved on Page 2, Columa &
City Hall Poor
Candidat
While discussing city politics with
newspaper men Friday, Mayor Wood
ward dropped a hint which might
prove of great value to/ some man
aspiring to ‘ucceed him. He outlined
a campaign for a successful race for
the mayoralty which he declared was
based on his own record of many
victories.
“Most men who start out to run for
Mayor do their campaigning around
the City Hall and the departments,”
he explained,
‘%u'- all wrong.
“The first thing a man needs is to
stiffen up his backbone to the rigidity
of a ramrod.
“Second, he should cut loose from
the City Hall and the city politicians
and make his appeal to and among
the people.
“Then, if he has the stuff in him,
he'll win.”
. . .
Swimming, Pools in
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- Parks Open May 13
T' The pußlic swimming lakes at
Piedmont, Maddox and Moseley parks
‘will open next Saturday, May 13, ac
cording to an announcement by J. O.
Cochran, General Mandger of Parks,
Friday.
“We have completed concrete pools
and new bathhouses at Maddox and
Moseley parks and have added to the
bathhouse at Piedmont Park,” said
Mr. Cochran. “At its meeting Thurs
day afternoon the Park Commission
authorized me to announce the open
ings™
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Mayor Will Approve
.
W. Peachtree Paving
Mayor Wmdw.urd announced Friday
that he would sign the contract for
the West Peachiree street repaving
Residents on the street have been
very uneasy during the last few days
lest the appropriation for this im
provement should be recalled th help
pay the cost of settling the crematory
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VOL. XIV. NO. 235
UrHGIAL HOPELEoL
of LI ONNOTE: GABINE T
PONDERSPUZILINGTEXT
By JOHMN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent Interna~
B | News m
- WASHINGTON, Moy brer 1
hours and fifteen minutes President
‘Wilson and his Cabinet today discuss
ed the newspaper teXt of the German
reply to the American submarine ul
timatum.
It was stated afterwards that in the
absence of Ambassador Gerard's offi
clal text of the communication no de
cision was reached. Not a single
member of the Cabinet would discuss
the reply. The President, it was
learned, asked all of them, to refrain
from making any statement in view
of the critical state of the relations
with Germany.
The Gerard text, which is not ex
pected to differ in any way from the
text which was before the Cabinet,
probably will not reach here before
tomorrow, and State Department ex
perts said this afternoon that it will
require at least five hours to decode
it after it is complete.
~ Sentiment in official circles is hope
’lmly divided over whether the text
of the reply will prove acceptable to
the President. The line-up is un
changed from what it was the day
the President made his last address
to Congress.
Mostly Pessimistic.
The sentiment for the most part
was pessimistic, although many mem -
bers of the Senate and House ex
pressed the hope that even yet a way
out wifl be found and a break pre
vented.
The text, it was admitied, was open
to two interpretations—either that it
did or It did not meel the views of
the President. Those who argusd that
it 4id pointed out that the only part
of the rejoinder, that which showed
definite action, set forth Lhat Germany
kas changed the orders given her sub
marine commanders 8o that gow they
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1916
specifically are instructed to obey the
Tequirements of international law in
to
save lives except when veskels resist
or try to escape. ¢
Those taking an opposite view, and
they include many of the Administra
tion Jeaders, insisted that the conces.
sion is so hedged about by conditions
that it does not meet the views of the
United States, and that President Wil
son has no alternative under his own
note of April 18 but to recall Ambas- |
sador Gerard and hand Ambassador |
von Bernstorff his passports. X
For Home Consumption.
S 0 far as the general tone of the|
reply was concerned, officials con-|
ceded its seeming unfriendliness, but|
i* has pointed out that this was™ (o
be expected owing to the fact that
the German Government was com-|
pelied to take into consideration the
effect any concessions whatever to
the United States would have upon
the German people who consider the
subnfirine the nation's chief weapon
for offensive operations on the sea. |
The accusations that this Govern
ment has favored the Allles and dis
criminated against Germany have been
expected by officials nere and are
discounted by the realization that a
good part of this undoubtedly is de
signed for home consumption.
The real crux of the situation was
contained In the declaration by the
Gérman Government that iis orders
to its submarine commanders now
have been changed. Taken by them
selves, the new orders would abso
lutely prevent a bresk because they
fully meet with what the Secretary
of State Lansing sald a fortnight ago
would be gecessary (o satisfy this
Government.
Condition Complicates Situation.
But the fact that Germany has sean
fit to couple them with the eondition
that the German Government now
will expeet the United States to “de
mand and insist that the British Gov.
ernment shall forthwith observe the
international laws universally recos
nized before the war” and with the
threat that if the United States shall
fall to attain the object it desires the
lw Government would be fars.
ing & new situation In which it must
'n-imn for-itself complete liberty of
'mm." has admittedly complicated
llh situation. The men who best
know President Wilson's mind inslet -
od today that he will not sccept such
& limited aceeptance of Ms Mginal
demand
They say that he has asserted 1o all
of his advisers that the United Niates
will not be any party to bargaining 1o
compel belligerents 1o observe (he
recognized rules of warfare
And Jf he considers the orders to
the submarine commanders condition.
al on the demand for Action against
Great Rritain, these officiais deciare
that he will have ne hesitancy In
shaping his future course of action
slong the lines he already has mapped
autl in the warning 1o Germary
Vistory for U. 8, Bome Bay
Many of the Renate and Tisuse
leaders toak the view Ihat the Ger.
man reply was sucl & sweeping vie
WASHINGTON, May s.—The conclusion of the . German reply leaves the submarine war-.
fare question in this situation: / : %
Germany yields to the United States’ demand, p viding Great Britain is. forced b} the
United States to abandon its illegal practices. ' %
; Unless this is done, the note states, “the Germar) Government would then be facing a
new situation in which it must reserve for itself comple/te liberty of decision.” z ;
I The note says the following orders have been is.#wnd to submarine commanders:
L “In accordance with the general principles of sear th and destruction of merchant vessels,
as recognied by international law, such vessels both min and without the area declared a war
zone (the waters around the British Isles) shall not be sak without warning and without sa.m
human lives, unless ships attempt to escape or offer resigtance.” i
" Itis for President Wilson to decide whether the answer meets his demands. v
[ He has heretofore taken the position that he corsld not treat with Germany with such
Iconditions imposed. » \ :
| His demand of April 18 called for an immediate :(;essation of/ “illegal submarine war
fare” :
The reply announces that Germany has stopped c‘nt. but says it reserves the right to
make a new decision unless Great Britain is forced by the United States to stop its illegal prae
tices. ‘o
Outstanding Feat
utstanding Features
’
Of Germany’s Reply to
- , -
President’s Ultimatum
HE German Admiralty has issued a new order to smbma-
T fine commanders, a copy of which is ineluded in the note,
by which no more merchant ships shall be sunk without
first_ being visited and searched and that all persons on board
the merchant ships shall be given a cham®e to eseape
Germany declares that unless the United States compels
England to ecease violating the rules of internationallaw,."'a
new situation will arise in which the German flo\'rr’mrm must
reserve for itself complete liberty of deecision.”’
Germany declares that : ‘ 0
The United States has diseriminated against her in s
vor of the Allies;
The German people have become aroused by the atti
tude of the United States;
! The German Government is determined not to give up
its most effective weapon (the submarine ), although a re
striction of its use will be allowed ;
The United States is expected to co-operate with Ger
many in ‘‘restoring the freedom of the seas "’
The German Government wishes to prevent a break
with the United States;
, The German Government wants to confine fighting to
belligerent nations and not extend the bloodshed to coun
tries now at peace ;
| The United States will be held responsible if the Ger
man armies are defeated through the “starvation poliey’’
laid down by England in her blockade ;
Germany intends to continue her submarine warfare
and frequent references are made in the note to “‘the Ger
~ man people’’ as apart from the German Government
| The note intimates that responsibility for a break would
rest with the United States and the note plainly indicates that
-8 further exchange of representations i desired before eertain
' elements of the submarine controversy are cleared up
tory for the Unitad Siates that the
Prosident should accept 1t even
though 1t 414 net g 6 as far as he fe.
sived. Pyt they admitted "hat they
woul be comgpelisd 1o support the
Prostdent if | » should ruls others se
and shou'd erfer .a break in diple
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COgdPLE TE TEXT OF
- GERMAN ANSWER
: 1% undersigned, on behalf of the Imperial German )
ernmu-t, has the honor to present to His Exeellency, the Am.
bassadbr of the United States, James W. Gerard, the follows -
ing reply to the note of April 20 regarding the aond?d sfl .
Ge submarine warfare, ';
'r\fi German Government handed over to the proper paval _
authio rities for further investigation efidence concerning the s
Sn’u'x as communicated by the Government of the !7-@&“
Judging by the results that investigation hitherto ykldd,
th %-(kmu Government is alive to the possibility that the ‘bg
m?flionrd in the note of April 10 as being torpedoed by a Gn. 3
m e submarioe is actually identieal with the Sussex. ;
| The German Government bhegs 1o reserve further m
r}umm on the_gatter until certain points are W*
| hivh are of decisive importance for establishing the complete
frcts in the case '
Should it turn out that the commander (of the NM)“;;
gan wrong in assuming the vessel (the Sussex) to be m‘k
sar the German Government will not fafl 10 draw m;
guences resulting therefrom s
(By the foregoing sentence the German Government |
guarantees to make amends it wonld deem proper under the
cireumstancsg ). . kég
In connection with the case of the Sussex. the I’uhd_é
States made & ‘series of statements. the gint of which s fic‘
~amertion that the incident to be considered was but one in
/ mtance of a deliberate method of the indiseriminate destrue. g
‘tion of vessels of all sorts and all nationalities and dosting-_ |
’ tiens by German submarine sommanders %
} The German Government muast smphaticalls repudiate Mfi
T assertion. but the German Gavernment, hawes s thinks it of
Little avail 1o suter inte details in the present stage of affs
i Continuad o 0 Poge ;q- . ’