Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 130, 18 April 1916 — Page 1

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United States Note is Ultimatum

FUTURE GERMAN BiLATIOt

DEPENDS UPON RECEPTION OF REPLY ISSUED TODAY

WASHINGTON, April 18. What is declared to be the longest diplomatic note of the present European war was sent to the state department today for transmission to Berlin. On its reception there hinges whether the United States and Germany are to continue friendly diplomatic relations. A copy of the note was shown today to Senator Stone, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. A summary of the contents was also communicated to Representative Flood, chairman of the house

foreign affairs committee. Reaches Gerard Friday. The note will be in the hands of Ambassador Gerard not later than Friday and will be handed by. him to the German foreign office. It sums up the developments of the submarine warfare carried on by Germany since the sinking of the I nsitania, reviews what ia termed violations of the pledges and agreements and declares that this government cannot longer tolerate the endangering of American lives in this manner. The text of the communication will be made public, officials say, as soon as word has been received, that. It aoContinued On Page Twelve. TRUTH LACKING ON REPORT OF VILLA'S DEATH EL , PASO, ,April .isConfirmation of the death of "Pancbo" Villa is -still lacking. The American officers stationed in El Paso-are not surprised at this, as they bad received the Mexican reports of the bandit "leader's death, burial and exhumation with grave doubt. . Rumors of an anti-American outbreak at Casas Grandes were also unconfirmed today. Messages which General Gavira, the Carranza , commander at Juarez, claimed to have received, said that trouble had arisen between Mexican civilians and the United States troops yesterday, but was unable to give any details. In this connection, however, it was recalled that the first reports of the Parral battle, as sent by Mexicans, told of a clash between "citizens of Parral" and the American soldiers. It was not until several days later that it was definitely established that Carranza troops had participated in the attack on Major Tompkins' forces. Many American colonists are residents of Casas Grandes, and the American troops were received enthusiastically when they arrived there. Even the Mexicans greeted them cordially because they were able to pay for their supplies with American gold. ... COMPLAINS OF LIGHT OVER DORAN BRIDGE Poor lighting on the Doran bridge was th subject of complaint by Councilman White last night. He said during the sleet storm last winter, one of the light polos on the bridge had fallen down and had never been replaced. The matter was referred to the street department. The department was also instructed to clean all the ntreetn on which hitching racks arc located, earl; Sunday morning. - Councilman Walterman asked that attention be given to treJ along, the South s eventh street park, which need trimming.

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PROBE ORDERED INTO SEIZURES OF ARMY TRAIN

SAX ANTONIO, Tex., April 18. Major "General Funston has ordered tbe American commander at Ft. Bliss, El Paso, to investigate the reported seizure of a tiainload of supplies for United States troops shipped into Mexico over the Mexican Central railroad.. It is understood here that Carranza officials are now doing everything possible to prevent the Americans obtaining supplies. General Funston is now in possession of complete information as to the situation south of the border. Reports, of. a conflict at Casas Grandes were discredited, .jJTort Sairri Houston toaay. FOUR SCHOOLS ENTER TALKERS IN MEET HERE Representatives of four high schools of the Sixth district New Castle, Shelbyville, Greenfield and Richmond will participate in the district discussion contest, at the high school auditorium Friday evening at 8 o'clock. Prof. Null, head of tie English department of the local high school, this morning announced the following entrants: Jaines Brlggs, of Shelbyville; Robert L.. Mason, of Greenfield; Russell Trabue, of New Castle, and Ralph Nicholson, of Richmond. Subject of discussion is "Municipal Home Rule." Each speaker may choose the side of the question he wishes to defend. Ten dollars in gold will be awarded to the winner, who will represent the Sixth district in the state meet at Bloomington. May 5. Selection of the three Judges is in the hands of Carl F. Lockridge, of Indianapolis, secretary of the Citizens' League of Indiana. Lockridge will act as one of the three judges. The two others will be Indianapolis high school instructors. DR. BOND TO SPEAK Dr. C. 8. Bond will deliver a lecture on "Blood Pressure" at the centennial meeting of the Union District Medical association, at Liberty. Ind.. April 27. Richmond ban the largest, number of member of the association of any city in the district. The meeting will be held, in the Union county court room.

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Germans Cut Down in Terrific Attack on Chauffour Wood

PARIS, April 18. Heavy losses suffered by the Germans in their terrific attack on the Verdun front yesterday afternoon' compelled them to forego any assaults during the night. In Monday's smashing blow with the purpose of capturing Chauffour wood, the crown prince used five divisions, or 100,000 men, with only a gain of only a few trenches from whicti p- -t of them have already been driven.

No New Action Begins. Today's official communique states! that there was no fresh infantry action j during the night. The bombardment j of French positions at Le Morte j Homme and on the Cumieres front was ! continued, however. i The fighting on Monday, according! to the official reports, was the fiercest j that lias marked the second battle of Verdun, which opened last week. It isj estimated that the crown prince lost ten thousand men in killed and wounded, or a tenth of his assailing force. ; Army officers asserted today that the crown prince's objective in the j tremendous assault was the crest of "Pepper Hill," which has been "No Man's Land" since February, because the artillery of both the opposing forces have been able to sweep over it, and that his effort was a complete failure. To attain "Pepper Hill" it was first necsssary to take Chauffour wood. There the Germans were checked, leaving heaps of dead where they were compelled to fall back and mai taining only a precarious foothold in certain trenches. KIDNAPS OWN WIFE RUSHVILLEi April 18. Douglas Driver wa3 arrested, charged with spiriting his wife out of town to prevent her from testifying in a blind tiger case.

An April Shower

LOCKED IN REFRIGERATOR. HAMMOND, Ind., Apr!'. IS. Mrs. a refrigerator by a robber. He then escaped with a large sum of money. ESCAPES FROM JAIL DANVILLE. Ind. April 18. Harrison Peters will spend a term on the penal farm for sawing his way out of the county jail. ! S. Cavalry riding through the sand ;

TROUBLE OVER

FOR PAVING

STIRS RICHMOND AVENUE

Refusal of the concrete company to present the petition bearing the names of property owners on Richmond avenue, who preferred concrete to brick or asphalt, has led residents of that street to suspect that they have been made victims of a tacit agreement between the concrete and the asphault companies. The asphalt and the brick petitions were presented this morning and the unofficial count shows that the fortyone property owners favor asphalt. and forty favor brick. The board of works designated asphalt as the paving material and in order, for the brick company to secure the contract the petition must be signed by at least fortyone resident property owners. A large number of the property own ers signed two petitions and several of

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BRITISH FORGED BACK LONDON, April 18. British forces south of the Tigris river in Mesopotamia have been driven back 800 yards by the Turks, the war office admitted today in an official statement. The English troops in question are part of the army of General Sir PercyLake which is trying to relievo the army of General Townsend in Kut-El-Amara. in Mexico , , , . , rTiggS I , and cactus of Mexico on the way r v. :?'.-,:

6EH. PERSHING'S ESCORT FIRED UPON; ffiilGflf! NATIVES REVEAL HOSTILITY; REFUSE TO SELL TROOPERS SUPPLIES

BALANCE IS $3,632 The following is the report of City Controller McMahan, for the month ot March': Cash on hand, March 1 $ 2,324.74 Total receipts 14,833.28 Total disbursements 11,200.77 Balance $ 3,632.51 PETITIONS MATERIALS them signed all three. The exact time of the day was marked on each signa ture so the last one will be counted Some of the signatures were placed on the petition as late as 11:15 o'clock last night and a signature on the brick petition was placed there at 9:15 o'clock this morning, forty-five minutes before the petition was presented. The work of examining the petitions and investigating the authenticity and the legal right of some of the property owners to sign was delegated to City Engineer Charles. J. W. Rethmeyer, who circulated the brick petition, criticized the concrete company for refusing to present the petition and said that it was unfair to the property owners who had signed the petition in good faith, believing Continued on Page Twelve Movie TURK SOLDIERS APPROACH SUEZ CONSTANTINOPLE. April 18 That Turkish troops are near tbe Suez canal is Indicated by the following official statement given out today: "On Friday an enemy aeroplane dropped bombs on Adrinople without doing any damage. In the Suez canal region Turkish detachments attacked an enemy party, killing five. There is nothing new on the Irak front. Weather Forecast j United States Report Increasing cloudiness. Probabiy followed by showers late tonight or Wednesday. Warmer in east and south portions tonight. Temperature. Noon 61 Yesterday. Maximum Minimum 60 34 Local Forecast Unsettled tonight ! and Wednesday. Showers and warmer. J I ft. 1.1 J now fair over the eastern and central states.-' But a storm over the west is moving eastward ana is aireaay caus ing rains over the middle west. Rain ' Ml 1 t1. L- AAAfAH . J nfKht or Wednesday. j w. e. moore, vveather Forecaster.

EL PASO, Texas, April 18. American troops in Chihuahua have retreated more than fifty miles northward owing to evidences of increased hostility on the part of the Mexicans toward the pursuers of Francisco Villa and lack of supplies. This information, which came from reliable sources, reached military authorities at Ft. Bliss today. Mexican animosity is now preventing: the United States troops from purchasing food that they were able to get with American gold in northern Chihuahua. : : General Pershinn Rtlr

FUNSTON SURE VILLA IS ALIVE SAN ANTONIO. Tex., April 18. Major General Funston is convinced that Villa is not dead. "We are going ahead .just as though we had never heard the report," said Funston today. "General Bell at El Paso con get no confirmation and believes the report is a hoax. He thinks the story was hatched In Juarez."

BOND CONTESTS GROUND FOR HIGHER WATER RATE ASKED BY LOCAL FIRM

If the valuation of the Richmond water worka was placed at $750,000, as has been heretofore fixed by the public utilities commission, the company would have received $82,801.31 more than it was entitled to receive as 6 per cent profit, and this amount deducted from the deficit leaves the .total deficit at only $550, according to the brief filed by City Attorney Bond in the case now pending before the utilities commission. The brief was filed today at Indianapolis.

DR. HAROLD IS LOW Condition of Dr. C. N. Harold of Indianapolis, brother of Dr. I. S. Harold of Richmond, is reported as grave today. His recovery is not expected. Dr. Harold recently underwent an operation at the Mayo hospital in Rochester, Minn. ROY ALLEN FAMILY The mysterious disappearance of Rqy Allen, a prosperous farmer residing near the southern boundary .of Wayne county, has caused tremendous speculation as to his fate among his neighbors. Inquiries at his home today were met with a point blank refusal to answer questions, other than to admit that the young man was not at home. RUSSIAN AVIATORS ATTACK TREBIZOND PKTROGRAD. April 18 Russian aviators have attacked the Turkish port of Treblzond, the last tity of military Importance hold by the Turks Su Armenia. The Russian air craft was severely bombarded with big-angle guns, the fire being of Buch accuracy as to lead to the belief that they were being worked by trained German artillerymen. However, all the aeroplanes returned to their base. INSTRUCT GOVERNORS TO OUST FOREIGNERS MEXICO CITY, April IS. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Acuna today sent instructions to the governors of all Mexican states to apply rigidly article Thirty-three of the constitution providing for the expulsion of foreigners who aid the enemies of the Constitutionalist government. "You ar.e hereby instructed to apply article thirty-three of the constitution of fixe Republic to all foreigners aiding enemies of the Constitutionalists who remain in Mexico under the general amnesty offered by the Constitutionalist government,, said secretary Acuna's message.

General Pershing, who had gone to the front to direct the actual hunt for Tifl 1 i , . .

vnia, nas reiurnea 10 nia oasj near Namiqulpa. There he is making plans to meet the critical situation that has arisen and Is awaiting replies to certain recommendations which he has transmitted to the American, government through Major General Funston. During his return ride to the Namiqulpa base, according to advices received from Columbus, N. M., an attempt was made by Mexicans to assassinate General Pershing and his escort, which consisted of a small Continued on Page Twelve -4 Estimate Is Close. "This is as cloee an estimate as j commission or any individual should be expected to make." said Attorney Bond. "If the company had complied with the order of the commission as has heretofore been made, its deficit would have been very small, and under normal conditions the.re would have been a surplus instead of a deficit" The brief filed by the city alleges that the company's gross earnings for Continued On Page Twelve.

BIS APPEARS; KEEPS SILENCE

Allen took a load of hogs to the market and received check in payment. He cashed this check, so the report goes, but that is the last trace that has been obtained. His home is near Five Points. PERSHING RELIEVES CARRANZA FORGES HAMPERED CHASE WASHINGTON. April IS.-rritklsm of the Carranza forces encountered in Mexico was brought before tho cabinet meeting today. It wan contained In the official report of General l''er6htng. commander of tbe punitive expedition. These reports are withheld by the covernment because of the fear that to make the public at this time might seriously embarrass the Mexican operations. However, it is understood that General Pershing emphatically denied that at any time the Carranzista commanders have co-operated with his in his chase for Villa and that he also has reason to believe that they have done everything possible to embarrass the movement of the American forces. BRITISH BLOW WARDED ASIDE BERLIN, April 18. Attacks by the British with hand grenades at St. Eloi, south of Tpres were repulsed by the" Germans, the war office state today. German attacks against the French, positions on Seinbruck ridge, near Pheiomenl farm were successful. The Germans captured forty-two officers and 1,696 men. - The official report shows that there is severe fighting between the British and Germans over a wide front. On both sides of the Meuse river in the sector of the Verdun there were violent artillery duels.

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