GERMANS LAUNCH MIGHTEST
ARTILLERY OFFENSIVE OF WAR
Roar Of Guns Heard In Paris
A. P. A. Service
PARIS, March 14.—The Go
mans have launched the mighiest
artillarv offensive the world has
ever seen against the Verdun
forts and today thousand of guns
are engaged in what is generalK
accepted as the final effort of the
Germans to fling their cohorts
around the French positions.
So terrible is the bombardment
now going on that the reverbera
tion of guns is distinctly heard
in the suburbs of Paris, more than
one hundred and thirty miles
iwav. Reports arriving from the
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, March 13.—The Ger
man losses in the terrific fighting
around Fort Vaux, Friday and
Saturday surpassed all previous
records of the war, according to
officers of the French army who
have returned from Verdun
The witnesses declare tint the
Germans literally sacrificed their
men in tens of thousands. Time
and time again the Germans, with
extraordinary courage, threw
their columns four deep against
the French defenses only to melt
away under the plunging fii e from
the French "5, 150, and 170 mil
limeter guns covering the line of
approach to the fort and village.
The witnesses declare that time
and again the Germans advanced
in heavy masses against a fire
that plowed the ground in ridge
under their feet and when the
smoke and dust had cleared away!
nothing was to be seen of the
charging troops but heaps of bod
ies. The officers assert that they
repeatedly saw columns of a
housand and more men disappear
under the French fire, shot down
to the last man
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, March 13.—
The state department this after
noon forwarded a note to General
Carranza at Queretaro accepting
the terms of his ultimatum with
respect to reciprocal action in the
pursuit of Villa and his follow
ers.
A short time after the dispatch
of the note Lansing issued this
statement: “In order to remove
any misapprehension that may ex-,
ist, either in the United States o
Mexico, the president has author
ized me to give in his name, pub
lie assurance that the military op
erations now in contemplation b\
this government will be scrupu
lously confined to the object al
ready announced and that in no
circumstances will they be suf
;red to infringe in any degree!
ipon the sovereignty of Mexico
ir develop into intervention ofi
any kind in the internal af-'
airs of our sister republic.
On the contrary, what is nowi
eing done is deliberately intend-1
ed to preclude all possibility of
ntervention.”
So far no news has reached
Washington concerning the
novements of the troops along
he border and it is indicated
hat the army may be well into
fexican territory before the news
s allowed to reach the public.
field declare that over the fifty
mile curving front around Ver
dun the battle lines are shimmer-j
mg with the flame of belching
guns and the earth rocks from I
the frightful detonations.
The Germans have brought
every avilable howitzer to bear,
upon the great fortress against j
which they have been launching
Ttir full strength in vain for the!
past twenty days and there is lit
tie doubt that upon the present
action the ultimate fate of Ver
dun depends. The French are
supplied with mountains of shot
and shell and are replying to the
Germans gun for gun and shell
for shell and there is every pros
pect that the mighty battle of
huge guns may continue for days'
before one or the other is worsted
The German attack was renewd
arly this morning with simultan
eous artillery actions along the:
ntire line from a point west of
the Meuse to far to. the southeast
in the region of Fresnes. Fenort1 i
ay that the kaiser himself is on 1
the German front for the final of
the greatest German effort
against Verdun which is expect
ed to occur within the next forty
fight hours.
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PORTUGAL ARMING
FOR FRAY
A. P. A. Service.
MADRID, March 14.—Reports
arriving here from Lisbon state
that great military activities are
going on in all parts of the re-1
public and evflry indication points
to the ultimate entry of the na
tion into the great struggle.
Troops are being rapidly mobil
ized and supplies gathered at the
various military bases while the
populace are gradually throwing
off all reluctance with the result
that there is now a decided in
clination for war on the part of
the masses. The reports declare
that there is every' reason to be-1
lieve the government has decided
to enter the fray despite the non-1
commitical silence maintained.
FIRE DESTROYS
MONTEREY PRESIDIO
A. P. A. Service.
MONTEREY March 13.—The
Monterey Presidio was totally
destroyed by fire early this morn
ing after being vacted by the
troops of the First cavalry who
left the Mexican border. The
troops had been gone scarcely six
hours when the fire was discov
ered and owing largely to the ab
sence of sufficient help the entire
barracks was consumed.■
TROOPS MAY
MOVE TOMORROW
A. P. A. Service.
El! PASO, March 14—Troops
are arriving here from all part>
of the country and the environ
of El Paso are converted into a
great military camp of which I t.
Bliss is the neucleus. Advices
from various points this morning
rtate that there are close to fif
teen thousand troops along the
border between here find Nogales
Arizona, with detachments con
stantly arriving. Dispatches from
Columbus state that General
Pershmg is preparing to dash
across the border with a large
body of troops but the actual ad
v?nce is not expected until to*
morrow.
WASHINGTON WAITING
FOR BORDER CROSSING
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, March 14.
Reports from the border indicat
that everything is practical!}
ready for the passage of the Am
crican troops across the border
and the capital is waiting with
great interest the arrival of news
hat the pursuit of Villa is actual
1' under wa\. There are a num
ucr of indications that Colone*
Richardson, the chairman of the
Alaska road commission will have
to go to Mexico.
HIDDEN BATTERY DIS
COVERED NEAR NOGALES
A. P. A. Service.
DOUGLAS, Tex., March 14
Evidences of Mexican prepara
tions for an attack on the town
of Nogales, \rizona. were uncov-.
ered in the discovery of concealed
artillery on the hills around the
Mexican town of Nogales, situat-j
ed immediately across the line
and within easy gunshot of Am
erican Nogales. The discovery ot
the concealed guns was made b\
United States army officers who
wer reconnoitering in the vicinity
The guns wrere found to be un
guarded and were at once remov
ed- Later they 'were mounted on
the hills on the American side ot
the line. The guns to all appear
ances were placed in position re
cently and it is believed that they
were to be used against the Am
erican troops in the event of their
crossing the line at Nogales in
search of Villa
ROOSEVELT WILL
RETURN 25TH
A- P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, March 15—It
is announced that Colonel Roose
velt who is at present sojourning'
in the West Indies, will return to!
New York on the 25th.
REPORTED CARRANZA HAS
VILLA SURROUNDED
A- P. A. Service.
EL PASO, March 14—Villa,
heading south from Galena, is
now completely encircled by a
cordon of Carranza troops, ac
cording to advices from General
Louis Guiterrez, commander in
chief of the Mexican t .rces in
Chihauhua today Guiterrez im
ports that he has fifteen thousand
troops m t lull ittlnia and that
heavy reinforcements are on the
\\a\ from the division of General
( alles in Sonora. Guiterrez
state- that he believes Villa Ins
ut a very small chance to escape
from his troops.
The Family Paper is the N'ym«
>:,ly Nugget
\. P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO, March 14.
A rigid censorship was ordered
along the border and particular
ly at Columbus, New Mexico, to
lar by General Funston. He in
structed General Pershing to talo
■harge of all telegraph offices and
watch all auto routes and guard
ill telephone vs ires running into
the town.
The reason for the summary ac
‘ion of the American commande;
is said to lie in the press reports
which have been sent out from
ohimbus and, in a lesser degree,
from other points. Funston say
diat the newspaper reports from
New Mexico have been revealing
every movement of the American
troops and the positions of the
various forces, also the extent of
their equipment.
There is no use trying to con-j
coal our plans here while there
is a leak' on the border." he is!
H HOUR HI BUM
off mm
A. P. A. Service.
ROMF, March 14.—Advices
received from the flagship of the
Italian torpedo squadron in the
Adriatic today state that the \us
trian torpedo destroyers Lika and:
Triglay have,been sunk in a bat
tle with the Italian torpedo fleet
off the port of Durezzo The re
ports say that the destruction of
the Austrian ships was preceded
by an eleven hour battle.
The Family Paper is the Nome
Dally Nugget.
reported to have said when giving
the order. He later explained
that unless action was taken the
movements of the American
forces would be an open book to
the VillaistAs whose capture was
intended. “We must act,” he
declared, "The censorship estab
lished t Gay evades martial for
the time being martial law.” He
also intimated that this might be
the next step taken in controll
ing the new- situation in the
event that the leaks continued
( ■ ' il;us announced this morn
s' that Brigadier General Geo.
I'G1, t.. who is incommand of the
fifth bridage headquarters at
Fan Antonio, has been ordered to
F.l Paso to take command of the
troop- at that point, thus rcliev
ing Pershing who i- now at Co
lumbus.
The Family Taper is the Norn
WILL PREPARE FOR ARMY
INCREASE AT ONCE
WASHINGTON. March 14.
i: rman Hay of the house mili
ary committee announced late
■ 1 lav that the committee is mak
ug | reparations for the imme
diate introduction of a resolution
permitting the president to raise
die lighting strength of the stand
ing army to one hundred and
twenty thousand men at once
Most of the democrats and repub
licans will support the resolution.
1 Tax and Kahn, the ranking min
ority members of the military
committee so assured Secretary
Paker during a conference today
The impression is growing here
this afternoon that Carranza has
ordered supreme efforts to be
made to get Villa before the Am
encans do.__
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