Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 18 March 1916 — Page 1

SCHOOLBOARD STRAPPED SEES FAMINE AHEAD

Treasurer Harkness Says Funds Are In Serious Shape, and Calls Halt on Spending.

OTtABA AND SCHMIDT, TOO, ADD PROTEST AGAINST, POUQY

Effort Begun to Check Enormous 8um» of Taxpayers' Money— Local Contractors Claim ,,

They Are Boycotted.

With the announcement Fridaynight at a meeting of the-school trustees byTrustee Harkness, treasurer of the board,-that the school city finances were in serious shape, the board voted to abolish the. summer schools. Trus«6a• Somes, 0*Mara and Harkness vot«d to abolish the school while Trustee Greenleaf voted against it. An appropriation was then asked of the trustees by Business Director Allen for |6,000 to pay the salaries of teachers in the vocational department up to Friday. Allen said the teachers' salary fund was exhausted. Trustee Somes moved that the $5,000 be appropriated out of th,e bond issue fund On hand, but Treasurer Harkness refused to allow the money to be removed from that fund, declaring it illegal/ It was then appropriated from the special fund. '"We have got by on the March salaries," said Treasurer Harkness, "but where, are the- April, salaries coming ffrom? We haven't gtft ..the money tp pay the. teaxsfcers, Ikve itIt's going to take' al l^ otdiOlpmacy «*nd -f?od luck ^We can. borrow It, suggested Tfustee Sotties. "You have- to get a lender first," said Trustee Haritnese.

Petition Considered.

The trustees referred a petition of the pai*ochIal schools of Terre Haute protesting against the tests before their graduates are enrolled in the public high schools, to Superintendent "Waits, for recommendation.

The petition stated that eighth grade graduates of tli* parochial schools are forced to take examinations before they are enrolled in the high schools and says this is unjust. The petition is signed by the Re*r. Victor A. Schell, of the, St Patrick's church the Rev. .Tohn Ryves, of the St. Ann's1, ahd the Rev. Ferdinand Mayer, of the St. Benedict's church.

The petition sets out that suph examinations are not required of the parochial school graduates in other cities.

Members of, the school board said the examinations' required of the parochial students were the. same as are required of final eighth grade students in public schools. Superintendent Waits will make his Recommendation at the next meeting.

The present understanding relative to pupils from the parochial schools was arrived^ at on a motion introduced by Thomas M. Kehoe, when he was a member of .the school board and requires, the applicants to pass such an examination. Supt. Waits said that he still concurred in the Kehoe resolution.

A petition from the teachers' federation was presented asking that the superintendent, of city schools be named for three cr four years instead of one. The petition pleads that the school machinery Just begins to run smoothly in one year and is again thrown in confusion by the advent of another superintendent. The matter was referred to Trustees O'Mara and Greenleaf for consideration. "Teachers Resign.

The resignation of Charles N. Stevens, teacher of electricity in the vo-

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PARIS, March 18.—Count Jacques De Cazos, military aviator and brother of Duke De Cazos, has been killed in an air battle. He had just succeeded in bringing down a German aeroplane after a long flight when his machine was struck by an inflammable dart fired by another German aeroplane The count's machine burst into flakes and- fell inside the German lines. *1^

SAN EiIEGO, Cal., Haxolx 18.—With an aerial parade of military aeroplanes, headed by four record holding aviators, as one of its features the Panama -California international exposi tion was dedicated today. Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior and representative of President Wilson, delivered the address of the *"«vy, It will

American Consul At Amsterdam Reports That Passengers and Officers of Vessel Agree.

INFANTRY ATTACKS ABOUT VERDUN PORTRESS HALTED

Movements of Troops on Large Scale Reported In Bulgaria—Passenger and Freight Traffic,

Suspended.

BULLETIN.

LONDON, March 18.—The steamer £alembang has been torpedoed. All members of the crew were saved.

WASHINGTON, March 18.—Two officers and lookouts of the destroyed Dutch liner Tubantia, the American consul at Amsterdam reported today, "swear the steamer was torpedoed." He added that passengers were of the same opinion.

The consul reports f5ur persons missing and says that Richard Schilling, referred to in news dispatches as an American, consul, is an employe of the New York Life Insurance company With his wife and. daughter, Schilling was saved.

FARIS, March 18.-—No infantry attacks were made last night in the Verdun region, the war office announced this afternoon. There was intermittent cannonading.

Movements of troops on a large scale in Bulgaria are reported by the Havas correspondent at Bucharest, Runjanifi, In a^dispatch,filefc on.Wed#

sive tl\a£* ^bS|! vpstefifon&fer 6nd freight traffic hav^Mse^-j&u&pended. In Rumi&j&^/e correspondent says, passenger trtBVel has'been stopped for ten days on the railroad- running north from Bucharest to* Predeal on the Hungarian frontier.

LONDON, March. 18.—A wireless dispatch from Rome says that the retirement of Admiral Von Tirpitz as German minister of marine was occasioned by his intention to attack Great Britain with, the entine German navy.' This plan was vetoed, according to these advices,, by EJmperor William and Prince Henry.

BERLIN, March 18.—"Commenting, on theDutch report that- the steamship Tubanita was sunk by a mine German .newspapers aite discussing the origin of the mine," says the Overseas NeWs Agency, They sftate tljat the latest statistics indicate that it was not a German mine. Since,the beginning of the war 918 mines' hjkve been washed up on the Dutch coast. Of these 484 were, of British origin, 18 French, 201 unknown and .only 175 German." v.

if WAVE CUTS

DENVER, Col., March 6.-—Members of the coopers' un:on who have been thrown out of employment in Colorado by the enactment of the statewide prohibition law, -have petitioned the governor to secure work for them* Similar petitions have been filed with th-6 governor by the teamsters and ice makers.

MAUDE ADAMS MOTHER DIES.

Was Herself An Actrefc* of Note Ouring,Civll War Periods .... SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 18. —Mrs. Annie Aseneth Adams. Kiskad den, mother of Maude Adams, the actress, died here late last night. 'Mrs. Adams, who cancelled her New -York theatrical engagements in order to be at the bedside of her mother, was with her. Mrs. Kiskadden was born in a log cabin near Salt Lake in 1848. She was an amateur actress while a girl and made her professional debut in the Salt. Lake Theatre Stock company in the role of Grace Otis in the"People's Lawyer," on July 25, 1865. She was married to James H. Kiskaddgu in 1S69 and on November 11, 1872, her only child, Maude Adams JKiskddden, was born.

Mrs. Kiskadden retired from the stage eight years ago and since that time has lived in Salt Lake City.

ANOTHER "FEUDIST" KILLED.

ROANOKE, Va., March 18.—Jack Allen, brother of Sidnia and Floyd Allen, leaders of the .ga.ng that assassinated" officials of the Carroll County court at Hlllsville, was killed last nfght at the home of Mrs. Birt Marten, seven miles from Mt. Airy, N. C. Will McCraw, who was with Allen, ^nd who disappeared after shot: yeas lkeard, it

WOJttUA 4»OtHl.\G FRESH .MILK* S\ -1. ..

ytfcrd quite5 near- the nhlkIngafteQs\by. tvomeil.. In ord^r to strai'H off any fpr-s eign BUtitane.^ tile' is j)oured from .the pajls'.th rough a"-straining-.

SIMPiEHfTfS HAUK FiEtMf SHIVELY

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Wishes. of J^ate U. S. Senator Carried Out Jn Ceremoniea^Many Notables Pay Tribute.

SOUTH BEND, Ind^. March 18.—The funeral of .the late United State® Senator Benjamin F..Shively was held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the family residence in this city. The services, which were private, being of a. very simple nature, agreeable to^ the wishes of the deceased, who requested, that no pomp or display be .permitte'das his body was carrjed to its last rest-, ing place! Rev. .Charles A. Lippincoti, D, D., of the First Presbytesian church, ofllcia1ied,v and1 music was fiirnishedF by a choir of male voices.- Following the brief service, the body, was escorted ta Riverview cemetery by the' con-., gressional and sta£e^ delegations, where' it .was plaeed in a receiving .yault. The. pall bearer* were:"

Honorary—Timothy E. Howard, Hon. J. B. Stpll, H9n. Waljter. A. Funk, kon. William P. O'Noil, Hon. R. C. Stephenson, Hon. Harry. E. Grube,' Hon. Melvin W. Mix,. Iden Romig, Isaa£ Kane Parks and Frank C. .Toepp.

Active .Bearers—1-iaifiV R. Ware, D. M. Shivelj^ Peter J. Kruyer,Frank Mayer, Sr* Patrick* A. Joyce and Charles Coonley.

The Shively home .was small and it

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U. S. WEATHM REPORT.

TEJHPEBATUHB RECORD MARCH 18. 6 a. 29 Noon ........45

9 a. ni.. Relative

36 .2

humidity at

2 p. m., 6f.

UOCAl. CONDITIONS, 7 A. M, MARCH

is, i»ie. Station pressure, -9.29 temperature 2$ highest temperature yesterday, 41 lowest temperature last night, 29 precipitation, 0 direction of wirid^' southfast: velocity of wT^d, 30 miles per state of v/f:atlvei', cloudy relative hu

midity, 56 per cent.

FORECAST.

TERRE HAUTE—Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday somewhat colder Sunday.

INDIANA—Partly cloudy tonight and Suiday warmer tonight east portion. Colder Sunday north and central portions. i

ILLINOIS—Unsettled weather touiglvU. probably rain or snow souths east, pfirtion. Colder at •Cairo. Sunday partly, cloudy and tomewhat: colder. •,

OTUKlt LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature^by, Buntjn's thermome

VOL. XLII.—NO. 109. TERRE HAfTE, IND., SATUBBAY, MARCH 18,1916. FOUR O'CLOCK—ONE CENT

Fresh'Milk For Boys In the Trenches

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up-ito the*.ii^oht for distrifeu^-

tion to the troops: ifj billets and'lp..-Cn£ -tren^htis. The ^work, of filling the^QMpt is carried out under the supervision of thevarmV authorities.*

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AM IS DM0 IS HOUSE

Promise of Many Amendments Kills Chances of Passage of Measure Ry, Tonight, As Planned.

WASHINGTON, Ma.rch 18.—General debate on the army .increase bill was Continued in the house today with prospects that* it would not be passed by tonight as had been expected. When th$ hoU^e met today less than half of its set schedule of ten hours of generaBt debate remained to be completed. After concluding general debate, however, numerous amendments were to jbe'presented asyelT as^many five minjute speeches made,, fco-that little, If any. 'hope of passing the bill by tonight was ientertained: 'A fifrai v'Ote may fiot" be 'reached'before the flatter part of next week.

It had been, planned to hold night sessions in an attempt to get- through tonight., but this- was, given up after it was seen that no organized opposition to the bill was in evidence' on the floor 'of the house and .after* announcement that many amendments would be. of-/ !fered. Several members of the military committee were prepared-today to propose changes in specific sections, i' The outstanding fact thus far developed in- the debate is that Representative London, of New. "iTork, socialist, is the only member to: oppose military preparedness as a -national

PolicV. More than two score speeches have been made, the Vast., majority which Were in favor of the bill.

President's Own Bill..

Representative Moort, of Pennsylvania republican' said members of both sides were eager to know whether the bill had the full approval of the administration. "I am authorized to state,". Chairman Hay replied, "that the bill meets With the approval of the president. It is his bill. It carries out the recommendations of his message. It goes a little farther." v w

Mr. Hay added that while the bill did not .contain the continental army proposition recommended by Former Secretary, Gari iso.n and approved by President Wilson, the president was satisfied that the proposed federAliza-

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HER PLAN SET

Bill Offered That^Submarine Warfare Be Resumed Without Restriction From Any Nation.

SAYS ENGLAND IS STARVING HER, AND ALL SEA LAW IS OUT

Will l^nter Into No Arrangement Wheer^by Her Assault on British Interests Will Be In the

Least Harassed.

BULLETIN.

ATHENS, March 18—All direct tel®r graphic communication between Greece and. Germany, Austro-Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey has been cut.

The financial situation in Greece ap-' pears to be of the gravest nature. The families of mobilized soldiers in many cases arein dire want, and the men themselves will be shortly required in the fields if the crops are not to be neglected.

BULLETIN.

BERLIN,! March 18.—The fighting activities of both the French and the German armies, on the ^western front were less vigorous yesterday, according to the official statement issued today at the German army headquarters.

BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON^ March 18.—The French ^embassy, upon instruotions from Pearls today, emphatically denied^ that, German forces were holding any portion of "Dead Man's hill.".

"^'day nlgKt '^iinst tlje village and fort of Vaux, nort^?lt W V#?idlin, the Qtf'*' mans have not' advanced iff any point |On the defenses of the fortress, Paris announced today.

Last night passed without infantry activity, and even the artillery action Is described as intermittent. The Paris war office reports that t^e Germans did npt reply to a concentrated fire directed by the French guns against the German trenches in the Crobeaux wood and in the direction of Hill 265, which is northwest of Dead. Man's hill.

On the other bank of the Meuse there has been heavy work by the artillery notably In the region of Vaux.

BERLIN (by wireless to Sayville), March IS.-—The national liberty party has Introduced the following measure in the reichstag: "Considering th^t Great Britain no longer makes war on the armed forces of Germany, but has taken measures in order to impede the proyiding of Germany with food supplies and raw material, so as to compel Germany to submit through hunger, for which purpose Great Britain brutally violates international law, and. employe force against neutral countries considering further that Germany is able through unlimited and unrestrained submarine warfare to increase the British lack of tonnage so that it can be made extraordinarily difficult and perhaps impossible for the British nation to obtain sufficient supplies of food and raw materials, considering that such Warfare would bring more speedy ily a victorious end of the w ar, the imperial chancellor is required to enter into no arrangements with other cOuri-

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Advance Corps Reach Foot off Mountain In Whose Fastnesses Villa Is Believed To Be In Hiding

GUERRILLA WARFARE EXPECTI

BULLETIN.

EL. PASO, Tex., March 18.—American cavalrymen, pursuing Francisco Villa, were camped at dawn, today at Colonia Dublan, one of the environs of Casas Grandes. They arrived in the night. Through Colonia Dublan runs the road toJ this Galena district, 25 miles southeast of where Villa was last definitely repohrted.

The news of -the encampment 'at Colonia Dublan dispelled fears of any disputes with constitutionalist authortites over what position the American troops should occupy at Casas Grandes.

Mormon scouts dashed into Colonic Dublan last night with the news that the Americans were near. The columh, which was first into' this important American settlement was said to be the cavalry from Hachita.

BULLETIN.

EL PASO, Texas, March 18.—General Gavira, Carranza commander at Juarezy in a statement, given today to the Associated Press, declared that' the crisis in the relations between the United ^ate8 and'^Mexico is,past, and that,there is no further need to fear trouble.

BULLETIN.

NOGALES, Ariz., March 18.—Trou ble in the constitutionalist,.garrison at H*fmosViio ir^rw^ today. Its nature coujd nrot be verified. Among other reports there was safd to be a mutiny.

BULLETIN.

EL PASO, Texas. March 18.—Francisco Villa is in the neighborhood of Las Cruces, 110 miles south of Casas Grandes, according to information received today by Gen. Gavira,-Carrajiza commander at Juarez.

KL PASO, Tex.,,. March 18.—Dispatches, direct from Mexico," and the official announcement from ilajorGeneral Funston made it evident today that the two American columns, one from Columbus, N. M., under General Pershing, and the other from Hachita, N. M., under Colonel Dodd, bad gotten into close communication main expedition from Columbus

'with each other and probably had formed an actual junction 'When a littie more than half way oil the route to Casas Grandes. Something of the strategy of the dash on Villa's trail also was revealed. The Hachita column made its start from San Bernardino ranch, which is about the size of a large county, where the state of New Mexico* extends some forty miles south of the general east and west line of the American border. By using this American territory for the fir^t part of their advance from Hachita the flying cavalry command of Colonel George Dodd was able to strike into Mexico' at the shortest distance from Casas Grandest a little more than sixty miles of march.

The main column, under General Pershing,' at Columbus, N.'M., starting from a point considerably further north of Casas Grandes, did not go due south but apparently veered to the westward

Poultry Men Offer Fine Prizes To County's Youthful Fanciers Ask Boys and Girls To Help Boost Billion

Dollar Industry

The Terre Haute Poultry association wants to know just how much the young poultry. raisers of Terre Haute and Vigo county are doing for the billion dollar industry riot only that, it wants to find out how they are doing it, and has adopted a plan whereby the youngsters can profit by furnishing this information.

With the co-operation of the poultry editor of the Terre Haute Tribune, the association will giv$ every young" poultry raiser in Terre Haute and Vigo County an' opportunity to win,. free of all cost, a setting of fancy eggs of their favorite variety, or a pair of handsome pet rabbits. Every boy and girl in the county is eligible to compete for these prizes, the only condition, being that he or •'she comply with the rules governing the competition.

The' poultry assod-ation realizes that the standard bred poultry of the, future will be raised by the boys and girls who are "doing things* in the poultry world today, and 'o help them along OS®, setting Ot MB. frtpt standard

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bred poultry for the best articles explaining their" methods of raising chiclts, and a 'pair of handsome rabbits for the. best Article oil pet stock. The titles of'-the articles, with the prizes to be offered,'are as follows:

Articles' uv Contest.

"Incubation and Breeding"—First prize, one- setting White Plymouth Rock eggs second prize, one, setting Buff Leghorn eggs third prize, one Setting Barred Plymouth Rock eggs. "Proper Housing pf Poultry on a City Lot"—rFirst prize, one setting White Wyandotte eggs second prize, one setting Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs third prize, one setting Ancona eggs. "Best Methods of Feeding Poultry on City Lot"—-First prize, one setting White Rock eggs Second prize, one setting Buff Orpington eggs third prize, one setting Single Comb White Leghorn eggs. "The Raising of Pet Stock"—For the

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to get into touch with the commands. v Reports from here that Gen. $6^ ing's army intended to establish a at Guzman .were discounted in di patches that Guzman was still held ij| Carranza troops, and that the icari columns were marching, idoc twenty-five- miles to the westward^® This would put them very close to route of the cavalry con^tnand of CoJf|j Dodd, Guzman .is an important coij$l stitutionalist garrison town abg^ thirty miles directly south of tlie •^'here Gen. Pershing entered and by going past it to the wesfe|s^ question of occupation was raised.

A youn^r American, a son. Stanford, who arrived here today triizman, said that early yesterday^ was informed the American maln.c^ umn under General Pershing alre^c was well to the south and westjof/ftu^ man. Some Americans- left Gtiz for the west, he said, to the Amefel troops.

Bandits Meriace Troops,

One of the real menf^s ^^iCh Americans in their rapid* 5ir6g southward are continually lestviifg^ hind them in incre&Sirig-numb^iWC^^ from:the bandits'of'no party who operate singly^or in groups,'1

Several- of these- hignwaymen Svfe located in the mountains ftv th«: vlc| 'Ity Of Guzman. Wh^h they .did not offer- to attack*' Americarr who were"-traveling in small j^Dupf but as 'the line^ of military comtnunf cation stretch oat longer, watchCulrils of the American patrols' must be cdft^ staqt to prevent these* bandits .fror attempting raids at whatever th^, conceive to be a weak and unsuspected! ing point. i

There is at least J100,000 now ava able in rewards for Pancho Villas capturc. Half of it has been offeree by ranchmen in the northern part, *).? Chihuahua, and according to a stat^,^ xdent passed by the censor at Colum-^ bus, N. M., last night another $50,(1^"" is offered through Colonel Herbert Slocum, commander of the Thirteenth cavalry, whose commar-.d repulsed tftl raid against Columbus. Colonel SlQ.i cum's men led the vanguard of t|i|

SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March l$.| General Gavira's reported refusal1 permit the America,n troops pursui Francisco Villa to enter the Mexi! town of Casas Grandes revived dout at Fort Sam Houston, today, of ^uli co-operation of the de facto go$s ernment forces. %,dM

What Gen... Pershing intended to &<£ in answer to the refusal of the Me^-! lean commander to allow him to entw or to pass through Vasas Graiwles not known at Gen. Funpton's he quarters, but it was -not regarded probable that he would make an ia of the point.

General Pershing, it was here, would be content to remain yond the city limits of the town unleSS, the presence of his troops within tlt« town for the protection of the Ame^»^-| leans living there seemed advisable.,:

The las't reports from Gep. Perst revealed no clashes with Mexicans did not indicate the exact location' Villa. It is believed he is in the mout tains of the Gallena disttict and thirc 'he will continue his shifting flight^ without offering formalresistant 'perhaps for many days.

That General "Pershing is personalty •with the troops reported- to have '^ai^ .rived at Casas Grandes was doublM^ here. It was considered more the force halted there and a caval® detachment sent forward by Pershing under Col. Slocum or sibly Col. Dodd's force.

WASHINGTON, March 18—Fra^^| cisco Villa and his bandits were fleeing before the American expeditionary^ i •forces in northern Mexico today the opinion of army officers here.

This belief was- based upon distw^ patches from the American columd^vf reporting that none of the outlaws ha^S been seen up to late yesterdays strengthened the opinion that the forces \vould not attempt to make KSS stand. Army men declared' that campaign would quickly develop igueiri 11aWarfare if there was any opgy position.

EL PASO, Tex., March 18.—The secj md crisLs* in the international situ tion, created when American trool crossed the Mexican border, was lievecl to have been reached today wij the arrival of the advance corps of t| expeditionary forces at Casas Granc

If the speed of thirty miles a day, '0 which the column has moved, is maife!

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