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CRASH DELAYS TROOPS HERE ON WAY SOUTH

Freight Engine Hits Rear Coach of New York Train and Knocks It From Its Tiucks

REPORTED INJURIES TO MEN DENIED BY FELLOW GUARDS

600 Members of Seventy-First N. Y. Militia Held Up Nearly Hour By Accident—Other Trains

Pass Through City.

BULLETIN.

NEW YORK. June 29—Twenty thousand national guardsmen are now on their way to the Mexican border from the department of the east and 40,000 others are encamped awaiting orders, Major Gen. Leonard Wood, U. S. A., announced today. General Wood said many of the troops at concentration camps cannot be moved for the present because they are either unprepared or unequipped.

Six hundred»members of the Seven-ty-first New York national guard were delayed in Terre Haute about three quarters of an hour Thursday morn

The accident vras caused, it was said, by a freight train on a side track backing out before the troop trail, passed the-pdint of the switch., The caboose of freight "side swiped" the coach and ^cnocked it from the track. .The caboose was turned over and badly damaged, but none of the members of the'train was injured.

O^her reports said the caboose had been attached to the troop train and had' been hit by. the freight engine owing to a mistake in throwing the swl ih.

Tne car which was damaged wad occupied by Company of the Seven-ty-flrst, bound for El Paso, and was a

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of a train, of eight coaches and sftveirail freight cars for the equipment Of the soldiers. Company is ot the First batallion of the Seventy-first "regiment made up of six hundred soldiera HinSer "the command of Major

Hutchinson. The tifsoopers left New York Monday night and reported Thursday morning that they were making good progress considering the size ot their train.

Field Hospital Follows.

Sixty-seven men and five officers of the Massachusetts field hospital No. 1 w$re following the New York guard train but their train was not delayed more than a- few minutes by the accident. They picked up one of the New York soldiers who had been left behind when his train pulled out and carried him on to catch up with his company in St. Louis. The field hospital corps is on its way to El Paso also and is under the command of Major J. D. Woodruff.

This organization left the concentration camp early Tuesday morning and expects to arrive on the border early next week. On the same train with the men they carried four cars of equipment, including wagons and field ambulances but no horses. The officers in charge said arrangements had been made, by the government to supply the horses and mules for the service from those being held at El Paso.

Injuries Reported.

After the damaged car had been taken from the troop train and the boyi on their way again rumors of the serious injury of members of the company were circulated in this city. Some of the residents of the northeast part of the city in the neighborhood of the scene of the accident reported that

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WAR TUNB BILL PASSED

WASHINGTON, June 29.—An urgent deficiency bill, appropriating $27,536,000 for emergency expenses connected with the movement of the national guard to the Mexican border was passed by the senate today without debate. It also had passed the house.

WASHINGTON, June 29.—The war department submitted supplemental estimates to congress today calling for an appropriation of $15,000,000 for army

nd national guard air service. It ask1 that the money be made .immediately mailable in order that equipping naMDnal guard units with air craft may jlgia without delay.

\II.—NO.<p></p>GUARDS

MUNCIE GIVEN SHAKE-DOWNBY B. MASTERSON

Sensation Follows Exposure of Frame Up Against Public Officials and Others There.

FAKE DYNAMITING PLOT FIGURES ffl REVELATIONS

Anti-Saloon League One of "Bat's' Patrons Which Is Now investigating His Mode of Operations —Some Hunting Cover.

MUNCIE, Ind.. June 29—The past few days have brought intimations that "the expose of Muncie's crime wave" is going to blow up and some of the' political schemers behind the thing are beginning to take to cover for fear there will be an investigation and indictment founded on evidence furnished by others than "Bat" Masterson.

Muncie people had gotten the impression that there was a deep and serious plot on to betray the people of that city, when who appears in the case but "Bat" Masterson as the chief swearer against officials and others and the leading prop to the case which

lng on their way to the border when the republican prosecutor had built up their troop train met with an accicTent against the democratic city officials. near the Big Four railroad and Maple avenge. The last coach of the troop train was knocked pff its trucks but did not turn over. The car was taken out of the train and the gfiardsmeii given accommodations in the other coaches and proceeded on their way Heports that two members of the troop had been severely hurt were denied tjy. others arid by railroad men.

Masterson's chief morsel was how he had been paid to "get" Messrs. Ryman and Whitney, the prosecutors in the cases, by putting dynamite under the homes of these lawyers.

Briefly, this "evidence" told how Masterson and his pals had received checks amounting to $500 from Mayor Bunch for doing the "dynamiting." That the checks were cashed by certain persons in Muncie. That using powder attd h'bt dS'ftamite Masteffcoti-^ad-bought five pounds' of black powder at a certain store. After the indictment it became public that the store mentioned does riot deal in powder and then the evidence was changed to name another store. This second store has not sold more than a half pound of gunpowder to any single customer within a year, so the owner and his one clerk declare. The "special" prosecutor and thj grand juiy never made any attempt to discover this fact, even though they know Masterson. The persons named as having cashed the checks deny doing so and the bank officials say no such checks ever passed through the bank. The special prosecutor,and grand jury never made any attempt to discover this easily obtained fact.

Hand-Picked Jury.

When th^ grand jury was drawn, it has been charged that through some plan two members were induced to retire and that the sheriff "hand-picked" their successors, one of these later becoming the foreman. This has all been published by the Muncie Weekly Post.

When the Williams trial was called it was stated that in drawing the jury, out of 165 names drawn there were but four from the district in which Muncie is included, and that every man called said he had an opinion formed from having read the Muncie papers which were violently prejudiced against the defendent. But when they said they T^ere capable ot giving a fair

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The martial spirit Is rampant in the vicinity of the Grand opera house, where the preparedness picture, "Defense or Tribute," is on view.

War veterans will see the picture as guests of the Grand tonight and friends of members of Company will see th? boys in action in films especially made for this engagement.

Interest in the benefit to be given Friday for those depending upon the local boys who have been called to action was considerably enhanced this morning, when word was received from Miss Helen Bertram that she would gladly sing at two or three performances Friday.

Miss Bertram was the, most popular light opera prima donna on the stage when she retired a few years ago. As one of the stars of the famous Bostonians, Miss Bertram was regarded as one of the best drawing cards in the theatrical field. She has declined tempting offers to fill concert engagements, but when pressed to contribute her services for a worthy cause it's quite different.

Miss Bertram has not sung in public in Terre Haute in years. Hundreds will flock to hear her Friday night.

The decorations in the lobby of the Grand and the war trappings in front of the house with the stars and stripes

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MEXICAN MEDIATION PLANS ABE SPURNED

Latin-American Diplomats Told That Carranza Must First Meet U. S. Demands.

WASHINGTON, June 29.—Ignacio Calderon, minister of Bolivia, and Rafael Zalvidar, minister of Salvador, called at the state department today to renew their efforts to learn whett er the United States' would entertain an offer of mediation in the Mexican dif^ Acuity.

Mr. Calderon talked with Secretary Lansing about five minutes. After-

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Benefit for Company on Friday Helped Along by Helen Bertram

BGLEN BERTRAM.

Tribune Photographer Wiih Company

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29. TERRE HAUTE, IND., THURSDAY, JUNE 29,1916. FOUR O'CLOCK—ONE CENT

AST RIDGES PUTTING SQUAD FROM COMPANY THROUGH BAYONET DRILL.

WASHINGTON, June 29. The American rejoinder to Austria regarding the Austrian submarine attack on the American steamer Petrolite, made public by the' state" department, describes the act as a "deliberate insult to the flag of the United States and an invasion of the rights of American citizens," and requested a prompt apology, punishment of the submarine commander and payment of indemnity.

In vigorous language the communication, sent n week ago to-day, makes it clear that the United States government believes the facts of the case en^ tirely different from what the Austrian submarine commander reported -them to be and that immediate amends are. expected.

The Austrian claim that the PetroHte's captain voluntarily gave up supplies taken from the steamer by. the submarine commander is flatly contradicted, as are the claims that warning shots were fired across the Petroiite's bow before she was shelled and that her appearance was such as to justify the submarine commander in mistaking her for a cruiser.

DRAfT BILL-APPROVED

WASHINGTON, June 29.—The senate today approved and sent to the white house the conference report on the Hay resolution authorizing the president to draft into the federal service all national guardsmen taking the prescribed oath.

1,000 aUIT MEXICO.

GALVESTON, Tex., June 29.—Nearly one thousand refugees from Mexico, most of them Americans, arrived here today. The ,U. S. navy tender Dixie brought 775 from Vera Cruz the steamer H. B. Wylie, 150 from Tampico, and the steamer Fort Alorgan, 19 Americans from Puerto, Mexico.

AGE LIMIT FOR RECRUITS.

WASHINGTON, .June 2 ).—A bill to prohibit'enlistment in the regular army or national guard jf youths under 21 years of age without consent of parents was introduced today by Senator Lafollette, and was referred to the military committee. Eighteen is the age limit now.

I'EKIIE HAL TEA N S IX THIS PICTURE.

IN PETSOUTE ATTACK TO START SOUTH SOON

CROSS BORDER

In Camp

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Freight Cars Placed on Sidetrack At Fort Harrison In Preparation for Journey to Border.

Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Ind., June 29. Editor of The Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana:—

Report that any Company man refused to take oath of allegiance to tha United .States- is absolutely frflse. Every man—one hundred and nifie—took the .oath. Letter, follows.

CAPT. GERHARDT MONNINGER,

FT. BENJAMIN HARRISON, Ind., June 29.—As an indication that the 4,000 Indiana national guardsmen are not destined to remain at Camp Ralston long, several trains of box cars and gondolas were placed on the side tracks at the fort by the Big Four railroad today. The box cars will be used to transport the tents and other equipment to the Mexican border, while the gondolas will be used for the field artillery pieces and wagons.

Captain J. J. Toffey, chief mustering officer of the Indiana troops, has also been appointed recruiting officer

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TJ. S. WEATHER REPORT.

TEMPERATURE RECORD, /JUJVE 29. 6 a. 67 Noon 86 9 a. 78 3 p. SS Relative humidity at noon, 45 per cent.

LOCAL CONDITIONS AT 7 A. M. JUNE 29, 1816 Station pressure, 29.42 temperature, 71 highest temperature yesterday, 85 lowest temperature last night, 66 precipitation, 0 direction of wind, south velocity of wind, five miles per hour state of weather, clear relative hu0 per cent.

midity.

FORECAST.

TERRE

NHAUTE—Probably

thunder

showers tonight and Friday. INDIANA—Fair in south, probably showers and thunder storms in north portion tonight and Friday.

OTHER LOCAL REPORTS. Temperature by Buntin's thermome

ter: 7. a.Vn., 71 2 p. m., 92 River St^ge—6.5 feet.

TRIBUNE

EL, PASO, Tex., June 29.—T.wentythree negro troopers of the Tenth cavalry and Lem Spillsbury, Mormon scout, captured by the Mexicans at Carrizal

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Justices In Scarlet Gowns and Black Caps Pronounce Penalty Upon Jury's Verdict—Accused

Offers. His Defense.

LONDON, June 29.—Viscount Reading, lord/chief justifce of England, with the black cloth, by tradition called a cap, spread over his head and his two assistants in scarlet"* gowns, likewise black capped, pronounced the sentence of death for high v" son on the Irishman, Sir Roger Casement, shortly before 5 o'clock this evening, half an hour after the foreman of the jury in a shaking voice gave the verdict of guilty.

Sir Roger addressed the court, reading his final statement with the explanation that he wished it might reach a much larger audience than the one before him and particularly the people of" America from whom had come many messages of sympathy to him and whose own struggle for liberty, he said, always had been an inspiration to Irishmen.

Hearers Shed Tears.

Sir Roger's auditors, among whom were Viscount Bryce and many other prominent women and men, listened in deepest silence, some moved to tears.

The prisoner declared he did not regard trial by Englishmen in an English court as a trial by his peers, to which he was entitled. He reviewed recent events in Ireland from the beginning of the formation

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MEXICANS RELEASE MEN CAtTUtED AT CARMZAl

Twenty-Three American Troopers Are Turned Over to American Authorities on Border at El Paso

MEDIATION AGAIN DISCUSSED

BULLETIN.

COLUMBUS, N. M., June 29.—For the first time since their mobilization on the border national guardsmen today are in Mexico on military service. Three motor trucks were lo'aded with New Mexico guardsmen last night and despatched down Gen. Pershing's line of communication to help guard against its being cut.

confined in the Chihua

hua penitentiary, were brought to the border at, noon today and turned over to American military authorities.

A shout of laughter rose from the thousands jpf Mexicans who had gathered to witness the arrival as the negroes filed from the special train. The prisoners were drfessed in the scantiest and most nondescript garb. Some had on only trousers. One wore a shirt, while a towel encircled his waist. Others' heads were decorated

IRISH LEADER

Sir Roger Casement Sentenced to Death for Part He Played In Irish Rebellion.

MOVES HEARERS TO TEARS IN STATEMENT FROM DOCK

tlie Ulster volun

teers, and said: "We have seen the constitutional army refuse to obey the constitutional government, and

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were told the first

duty of Irishmen was to enter that army. If small nations were to be the first consideration I saw no reason why Ireland should shei any, biood for any people but her own. "If that be treason, I am not ashamed to avow it here. If the unionists chose the road they thought would lead to the good side, I knew my road led to the dark side. Both of us proved right. So I am prouder to stand here, in a traitor's dock, than to fill the place of my accusers. "Self government is our right. It is no more a thing to be withheld from us or doled out to us than the right to life or light, to sunshine or spring flowers."

Throwing aside his manuscript. Sir "My lords, I have done. Gentlemen of the jury, I wish to thank you for

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WEATHER

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with bandanas. All the troopers were worn and drawn from their experience, and all were serious save one, who wore a broad smile. This one negro made himself the impromptu spqkesman for his fellows. "We sure are glad to get back," he said.

General Francisco Gonzales, commander at Juarez, and Andres Garcia, Mexican consul in El Paso, met the train. The guard that escorted the prisoners from Chihuahua City, dressed in Uniforms of bright yellow, pushed back the crowd, forming a lane through which Spillsbury and the negroes marched down the railway tracks. They were taken to the disinfeating plant and there stripped and treated before being escorted to the commandencia.

Trcop«ra Are Silent.

The troopers refused to discuss th« Carrizal fight, their imprisonment or their return to the border. "We are soldiers, not plain citizens," they said. /'We will have to report to our superior officers and receive their instructions."

Spillsbury, however, was not so uncommunicative. He entered the private office ot Gen. Gonzales and. there gave out a brief interview iij iarhich he repeated statements he had been credited with making at Chihuahua by General'"Sswgfinqj These statements were to the that Captain Boyd, commander of the Americans at Carrizal, persisted in advancing toward Villa Ahumada to recover a negro deserter after Gen. Feliz Gomez had warned him to turn back and after Spillsbury had urged him to accept this advice.

WASHINGTON. June 29.—Rek«.se of the American troopers captured at Carrizal has removed one dangerous elemeit in the Mexican situation, but it was apparent today that it hacl only, somewhat relieved and had not removed (the grave menace to continuance of friendly relations between the United States and the Mexican de facto government.

By freeing the prisoners Gen. Carranza met 6nly one demand maae by President Wilson. The other, that Carranza declare his future attitude toward the American forces in Mexico, remains unanswered until the latest communication arrives from Mexico City. It dwas expected today.

On the contingency that the Carranza government may maintain its policy of attacking American Forces moving in any direction except north, activities looking toward speedy transportation of national guardsmen to the border showed no relaxation today.

There were two hopeful factors in the situation, however. First, whatever Gen. Carranza's answer may be,it probably will require further diplomatic conversaftons, and thus hostilities may be averted, at least temporarily. Second, many observers were inclined ^o believe the yielding attitude .of the Mexican government in the case of the prisoners indicates a tendency which may be reflected in further dealings.

Discuss Arbitration.

The condition under whicn thd United States government had refused to consider mediation also is removed with the freeing of the troopers. Minister Calderon, of Bolivia, ha4 an engagement with Secretary Lansing today to discuss the Latih -American offers to assist in arbitrating the dispute.

It is believed considerable influence must have been exerted on Gen. Carranza" by South American governments, American interests with investments in Mexico and Mexican/ l^ibor leaders who conferred with President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor here yesterday. Mr. Gompers sent a message to Carranza personally appealing for action to prevent a break. One American company with interests in Mexico is reported to have' spent several hundred dollars on cablegrams and telegrams to de facto government officials during the last few days.

President Wilson considered the situation sufficiently relieved today to an a trip to Philadelphfa where he» was to address the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World this afternoon.

Break Danger Lessened.

Danger of an immediate break with the Mexican government had been relieved last night by press dispatches saying the prisoners had been started for the border from Chihuahua City. Until Carranza replied to the demand for a statement of his attitude toward the- American expedition in Mexico to

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