Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 102, 16 March 1916 — Page 1

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JOHN STRANAHAN EXPIRES IN I01VA

Word was received today of the death of John A. Stranahan, 65, of this city, who has been visiting at the home of his son. Rev. Edgar H. Stranahan, Oskaloosa, Iowa. His death occurred early tis morning as the re

sult of heart trouble.

Mr. Stranahan had been a life-long

resident, of Richmond. For many years

he owned and .operated a news stand

at Ninth and Main streets. He sold this business nine months ago before going to Oskaloosa to live with his

son. His wife died three years ago. He formerly owned a grocery store at Sixteenth and Main streets and

later was employed as traveling sales

man for a grocery firm. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon from the South Eighth street Friends church, at 2 o'clock. Funeral arrangements have not been made. , , Mr. Stranahan was a member of th local post T. P. A. and the Whitewater lodge of Odd Fellows.

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'fAt ngnt, Major iranK xomKins, commanding inira quaaron, lnirteentn uavairjr, wno lea the first American troops across the line into Mexico in pursuit of Villa immediately ; after the Columbus, N. M., raid. . . , : . V . At left, Major Elmer Lindsley, Second Squadron, Thirteenth Cavalry, sent across the line to support Major Tomkins. . ; ' In' center, General Bertani, commanding the Carranza garrison at Palomas, Mexico. ; (Photographs taken especially for The Chicago Evening American by the International Film Service, Inc.) " ' ' . . .

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LONDON. March 16. The Dutch iteamehlp Tubantia, 13,91 tons, has been sunk at- sea -by a German submarine or a mine.- The Tubantia sailed from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires on February 4. . The Tubantia went down in the North sea, .north of Hindrrsnnds. Tho Tubantia was one of the finest uhlp3 in the South American trade and was practically a new boat. She cai rled mail and passengers. The de

struction of the ship occurred in waters which are said to have been recently mined by German submarines. The wireless stations along the southeast coast began picking up S. O. S. calls from the Tubantia about 3 o'clock this morning, and tugs were at once sent to her assistance from Dover. Tho wireless operator on the steamer reported that the vessel was badly damaged, and that she was sinking fast. The Tubantia sailed from Amsterdam for Buenos Aires and other South American ports on Wednesday. In addition to her passengers the Dutch ship carried a crew of 300. A big hole wa3 torn in the Tubantia

amidships and she instantly began to fill with water. The disaster occurred between 2 Continued On Page Fourteen.

U. S. OFFICER OPENS STATION FOR RECRUITS

Acting under orders from the war department at Washington, Sergeant F. D. Bond, recruiting officer from the office of Lieutenant Edward R. Coppock of Indianapolis, arrived in Richmond this morning to locaic a recruiting station. At noon today he had found no suitable . location but was making efforts to secure the room in the Colonial building. Sergeant Bond explained the possibility of seeing service in , Mexico would lead to an Influx of applicants for enlistment. He said all recruits who enlist here will be sent to Columbus, Ohio, for a three weeks training Continued on Page Fourteen.

NEW BALKAN STRIFE

ROME. Mach 16. Bulgaria and Roumania have broken off all commercial relations, according to the Agenda Nazionale. It says the Sofia government has forbidden the transportation across Bulgarian territory of merchandise consigned to Roumania.

Weather Forecast

SEATTLE PHYSICIAN BELIEVED MURDERED BY BRITISH ORDERS

SEATTLE. March 16 Friends of Dr. Walter Gellhcrn, a prominent physician of Seattle, will ask the state department to ascertain his state, as the result of unconfirmed reports that he had been taken from a 6teamer at Kirkwall, Scotland, by the British navel authorities and put to death. At the' time Mr, Gellhorn was on his way to Germany to join the German Red Crosse -Efforts to ascertain Dr. GUhorn's whereabouts have been unavailing.

United States Report Fair tonight and Friday except probably local showers tonight. Extreme north portion warmer.

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, Local .Forecase Increasing cloudiness tonight and -Friday.- Snow or rain and warmer. " " General Conditions The cold wave which passed through : Richmond last night liis now reached the 'Atlantic coast. The storm is central over the west and will cause a reaction to warmer weather during the next 24 hours. It will be attended by snow or rain and considerably warmer weather. Temperature above freezing. - W. E. M'OORE, Weather Forecaster.

MEXICANS THREATEN TOWNS IN TEXAS

SAN . BENITO, Tex., March 16. Armed Mexican" cavalry are concentrated just, across the border from this town, which has suffered . - severely from previous marauding expeditions. Citizens are fortifying their . homes and stores.

FRENCH GUNS SHELL GERMAN TRANSPORT

PPARPIS, March 16. Another lull in the German infantry attack at Verdun is announced in today's official French announcement. It says, however, that the violent bombardment oh the right bank of the Meuse has continued. French gunners have shelled numerous supply trains carrying food and ammunition to the German troops in the" Woevre region. "

DIES ON THIRTEENTH.

VALPARAISO. Ind.. March 16 Peter A. Marquart. 77, one of a family of thirteen children, died on the thirteenth of the month.

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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 16. With all southbound trains carrying in fresh troops for every border post, Maj. Gen. Frederick Funston today turned his attention to preparations for departure. At the same time the general and his staff eagerly awaited news of the flying column of Gen. Pershing which crossed the border yesterday. According to reports, Villa is on his way to Boquilla Senora, with all the forces that he can muster. If these reports are confirmed the direction of march of the American troops may be changed. Fort San Houston, theheadquarters of Funston was alive with animation as it was assumed that the major general and his staff very soon would move southward and take up a position near the border. The news that American troops actually had crossed into Mexico filled San Antonio with excitement.

Mormon Bishop Fears Massacre of the Whole Colony. EL PASO, Tex., March 16. General Dodd's command from Hachita, N. M., is already across the border, acting as a flank guard to Gen. Pershing's expedition, according to reliable information received here today. Villista forces, sworn to massacre the 500 American members of the Mormon church colony at Casas Grandes are reported massed in the Gasas Grandes district and threatening to attack This was indicated today when Bishop Hurst of the Mormon church received dispatches from Casas Grandas and rushed to a conference with C. L. Cobb, the United States collector of customs here. Mr. Cbob would not divulge the details of his information. "They are of such vital military importance that I am rushing them to Gen. Pershing at the front," said. Mr.lZTobb We can only hope that the "Mormon colony will be saved." Bishop Hurst a few minutes later said: "The five hundred Moromns are in immediate danger of massacre, they do not know relief is on the way." Bishop Hurst's own son sneaked through Villa lines and brought the news to El Paso. Help cannot reach Casas Grandes for two days. Villistas Destroy 100 Mormon Cottages in Casas Grandes Valley. EL PASO, Texas, March 16. At Colinia Dublan, a Mormon settlement in the Casas Grandes valley, 100 Mormon cottages have been burned by Villistas. The story of the latest outrage of the Villa bandits was brought to El Paso by Alexander Straut, who watched three hundred Villistas approach and then fled on horseback. "I saw them ride up to the settlement," said Straut. "They dismounted and rushed into the houses. The last I saw of the colony the flames and smoke were rising from the nouses. We can only imagine what became of the people in the houses." Mexicans Greet Americans With Marked Glances of Disdain. EL PASO, Tex., March 16. A trip into Juarez early today revealed nothing new in the covert glances of disdain with which the "gingro" is greeted on the other side of the international bridge. 'The doubled guard at each end of the bridge is still posted there. During the night, doubled guards also were placed, at public buildings in EI Paso. Although an uprising of Mexicans in El Paso was expected with the crossing of th'e border there have been only minor disorders. First Wounded Villa Soldiers Found. EL PASO, Tex., March 14. Army trucks connected with Gen. Pershing's expedition, returning to Columbus, brought with them a dozen wounded Mexicans. The wounded were abandoned by Villa after his brush with American troopers following the Columbus massacre of a week ago.

Funeral Service for United States Soldiers Killed by Villa Raiders

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