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VILLA BEATEN INiCLASH
WITH DODD’S CAVALRY
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April I.—
The war department today re
ceived official confirmation of the
report that Villa has been badly
beaten in a clash with the Amer
ican forces in the vicinity of
Guerrero- The dispatch convey
ing the information is dated yes
terday and was transmitted from
General Pershing's headquarters
on the San Gerino ranch via the
l'unston headquartes at San An
tonio. It states that Dodd’s cav
alry struck the Villaists at six a.
m. Wednesday morning.
The attack was a tremendous
surprise to Villa and his men and
icy did not have time to arm
before the cavalry was upon
them. The Villa forces showed
no sign of fighting qualities, and
were speedily disposed as they
merely grabbed the nearest guns
and, mounting their horses, tied.
. he running battle which ensued
asted for five hours with the Am
ericans and Mexicans galloping
side by side exchanging shots,
i he V illaistas kept together tor a
ustance of about ten miles but
anally separated and tied to the
mountains in detachments after
abandoning a number of Carran
zists who had been taken prison
.is in previous encounters. After
the Mexicans broke the Ameri
cans followed the scattered bands
to the foot hills where the pur
suit was abandoned as it was;
.found that effective action was
impossible. Villa, who is suffer-j
ing with a broken leg and other
injuries, was not in the battle and
is supposed to be in hiding some
where in the district.
The Villaistas left thirty dead
on the battlefield which were
found by the Americans and it is
believed that others were also
killed. The Americans took no
prisoners but a number of rapid
fire guns, many saddle horses,
nunitions and supplies were cap
tured. The dispatch state that
the American attack was fully
planned after the receipt of infor
mation as to tlft* Ttj/cation of the
V ilia forces and the cavalry trav
eled a distanec of fifty five miles
in seventeen hours to overtake
the bandits. Four of the Amer
iii troopers were wounded in
the encounter but none seriously
Fershing states that the Mexicans
are now widely dispersed'out an
ort will be made to round them!
up.
DODDS CAVALRY RESUMES
CHASE OF BANDITS
A. P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO, April i.—
With only a brief rest the Amer
ican cavalry under Major Dodd
has resumed the chase after the
scattered bands of Villa bandits
Ss the anouncement from the Am
erican headquarters near Guerer
to reaching here this afternoon.
The message states that while
the cavalry are pursuing the out
laws in the hills, the supporting
forces that have arrived are cov
ering the railroad toward Chihua
AMERICANS PURSUING
VILLAISTAS
IN MOUNTAINS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April i.—
War department officials express
themselves as being confident
that Villa will soon be captured.
Dodd’s victory over the outlaws
Wednesday, the government offi
cials say, will spur the Carranza
forces to greater efforts and it is
f .V. j pjiitiJ out that many of
Villa’s followers will probably
now desert him when he is flee
ing before the “gringoes’’ for
whom he has so often expressed
rntempt. Reports from Persh
ing received by General Pershing
state that heavy rains prevail to
day in the state of Chihauhua but
in spite of the flooded gulleys and
hau and smaller detachments of
he American troops are beating
the country adjacent to Guererro
for signs of Villa who is thought
to be hiding somewhere in the
vicinity. The Mexicans troops
rire reported to be working with
the Americans in excellent man
ner and it is believed that the re
mainder of the bandits will soon
be run to earth.
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slippery paths, the Amejrican
troops are pursuing Villa into
e Chihauhua mountains
TROOPS IN MEXICO
RECEIVE INCREASE
IN PAY
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, April i.—
The war department announces
that this pay day the American
troops composing the expedition
into Mexico are receiving from io
to 20 per cent extra pay because
of being engaged in foreign ser
vice in accordance with the rule
of the department granting a pay
increase to troops doing duty out
side of the boundaries of the Uni
ted States.
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GERMANS AGAIN
SMASH AT VERDUN
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April i.— |
The government is still on the
ail of a considerable number of
persons saiu to ue connected with
ilie great conspiracy to blow up
the Welland canal, which wasj
frustrated some time ago by the
unearthing of the plot, and the
arrest of Captain Tauscher, a
'erman-American who, it is al
leged, is the chief conspirator.
epartment of justice officials
announced today that two more
of the conspirators who were
with Captain Tauscher in the plot1
to destroy the canal are under ar-l
t in New York. The officials!
so s-ty that a third is under sur-'
veillance in New England and
they also expect to arrest a fourth
member of the gang within a few
days. The department claims
that there is enough evidence on
hand to convict the men on con
spiracy charges.
GERMAN ISOLATE VERDUN
By A P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 31.—Mili
tary experts declare that the pres- j
ent activites of the Germans in,
the vicinity of Verdun are direct
'd toward cutting off the cityj
from the west through severing
the railway lines running east
ward from Paris. The Teutons
have now apparently given up all
efforts to 'capture the Trench
stronghold by frontal attack for
the present and are boring their
way to the south along the line
of the Meuse in the hope of sur-1
rounding the cify and compelling
the French to ret'*-'* in orcler to
S-ape being cut off from the
main line of defense.
SCHULER CONFESSES iS
GERMAN GOV’T SPY
A. P. A. Service
LEWES, Del., March 31.—
Ernest Schuler, the man who was
landed here from the British
steamer Matoppo after a desper
ate effort to destroy that vessel
while on the way to Vladivostok
with a cargo of war munitions for
the Russian government, made a
complete confession this after
noon. Schuler declared that he
went aboard the vessel with the
intention of blowing her up and
also admitted that his action was
prompted by the German govern
ment for which he declares he is
an agent and spy.
The German further asserts
that he would have accomplished
the destruction of the vessel had
it not been for an attack of faint
heartedness brought on by the
plea of the captain of the Matop
I po that his life be spared for the
sake of his wife and daughter,
Inch \\ere offered while Schu
ler held the commander a prison
oner in his own cabin. Schuler
says that he hid in the captain’s
room intending to make his way
i into the hold but was discovered
by the captain himself shortly af
ter the vessel left Sandy Hook,
lie thereupon held the officer up
at the point of a revolver, after
ward locking him in the room.
“I got my instructions from the
German government to go aboard
the ship and blow her up to pre
vent the cargo reaching the Rus
sians,” he told the officers, “And
I could have blown her up easily
but the captain’s plea for his wife
and daughter was too much for
ne and I had not the heart to
kill him. It was that alone which
prevented me from destroying
the vessel
I am ready to take the conse
quences but I ask that they keep
me ashore instead of sending me
back to the ship for the captain
to take me in charge.” The fed
eral authorities and also represen
tatives of the llritish government
came here today to examine
Schuler and to decide what to do
with him. In the opinion of many
legal authorities Schuler is not
amenable to the laws of the Uni
ted States owing to the fact that
he was captured on the high seas
and under a foreign flag. How
ever. he will probably be held on
i conspiracy charge.
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SENATE COMMITTEE
VOTES FOR BRANDEIS
WASHINGTON, April I.—
The senate judiciary sub-commit
tee appointed to consider the
nomination of Brandeis voted to
day to lecommend confirmation
to the entire committe for con
firmation. This action of the sub
committee leaves the question
of appointnient in practically the
same state as before but it is con
sidered by the friends of Bran
deis to be a distinct victory for
their man. The vote of the sub
committee was three to two,
Chilton, Walsh and Fletcher,
democrats, are opposed by Cum
mings and Works, republicans.
The sentiment of the full com
mittee is difficult to guess but it
is asserted that there will be a
very close contest when the con
firmation question is voted on. It
is understood, however, that the
'publicans of the full commit
tee are practically all opposed to
the appointment.
RUSSIAN HOSPITAL
SHIP TORPEDOED
BY GERMANS
A. P. A. Service.
PARTS, April i.—The Rus
sian hospital ship Portugal has
been sunk on the Rlack sea bv a
German torpedo boat <>- subma
rine, according to reports receiv
ed here from Balkan sources this
morning. The exact details of
the attack are not contained in
the dispatches. It is stated, how
ever, that there were a large
number of wounded troops
aboard the vessel in addition to
manv Red Cross nurses and a
number of Red Cross physicians
GOVERNMENT STILL TRAILING
WELLARD CANAL CONSPIRATORS
By A P. A. Service.
PARIS, April i.—Dispatches
to the war office state that the
Germans are again directing their
efforts against the northeast line
of tlie Verdun front and have
gained i foothold in the village
of Vaux after a heavy bombard
ment during the night followed
by a great infantry drive this
| ning. The French artillery j
again raised fearful havoc as the
Germans bore down in clouds but
despite the slaughter, the col
umns still pressed forward until
they had gained a small section
TWENTY EIGHT KILLED
IN ZEPPELIN RAID
LONDON, April i.—-Twenty
eight were killed and forty four
injured m an air raid on the east
last night.
NORTHERN MINER
DECORATED BY
BY KING GEORGE
VICTORIA, April i.—L A.
Barnes, a miner well known in
every port in Alaska, has been
•orated by King George as a
reward for his brave services as
the commander of a fleet of mine
sweeners which has been doing
heroic service in the North sea
for a good portion of the war
period.
of the village.
The great bulk of the soldiers
were rolled back by the terrific
gunfire from the French lines
nut a considerable body of troops
gained the shelter of the town
walls where they are still holding
under the protection of a terrific
artillery fire from the German
batteries. The Germans also
made an ineffectual attempt to
deliver a surprise attack against
the French positions in the Avo
court woods. Heavy artillery ac
tivities are row being conducted
along the 1101 '.hern section of the
Verdun mdor.
BIO PACIFIC LINER
REPORTED ASHORE
A. P. A. Service
SHANGHAI, March 31.—The
trans-Pacific liner, Chivo Maru
with three hundred passengers
aboard is reported to have struck
a reef off Lea island near Hong
ng this morning. Nine ocean
going tugs have gone to the res
cue. Among the passengers are
many promi. tnt people from San
■'’•ancisco and Manilla.
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