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OF DIPLOMATIC BOMBS WASHINGTON, April 19.WJiolesale arrests of alleged plotters against the United States will take place within twenty-four hours If diplomatic relations with Germany are broken off. It was learned today that officials of the secret service and the department of justice have under close espionage more than two hundred men In various parts of the United States, among them consular agents of the german government, who are alleged to have been parties to a gigantic conspiracy to violate American neutrality. That arrests have not previously been made has been due to the delicate international 'situation, President Wilson having been anxious that no step be taken which might add to the seriousness of the situation.

Strikes at Organization. &- Tbe first move by this government will be against the gigantic secret service organization which Germany has maintained in tbe United States ever since the beginning of the war. . This organization, it was learned at the department of justice today, has been energetically operated under the direction ; of men known to, be directly responsible to- the German governmental agencies, and has spent money lavishly to. oppose everything - that might aid the cause of the allies. ; - Practically every violation of American neutrality which American officials have tmcoyered ' sine the war began has been traced to the directors of this secret service, it was -stated at the department of justice' today. The arrest of Wolfe von Igel, private sec retary, to Captain Franz von: Papen. former military attache to the German embassy at Washington, resulted in the seizure of papers which furnished an additional connecting link bewteen the German picked to do such work aa the blowing up of the Welland canal; the amassing of huge stores of munitions in this country; the placing of bombs on ships leaving American ports and the destruction of munitions factories, and the bjgjh German officials who have been supervising the general work. These papers are in the hands of the United States district attorney at New York. ' i CITY TO FILE SUIT . FOR OIL PAYMENT Final notices will be sent to property owners who guaranteed , the payment of oiling streets last summer and If prompt payment is not made to the city treasury. City Attorney Bond said today that he will file complaints in circuit court against them to foreclose the oiling liens. Last year the city lost approximately SO through failure of several property owners to meet their obligations.

TEKANS SAY GERMANY FORGED VILLA EPISODE

SAN ANTONIO, Tex.', April 19. Mexican situation is at the gravest state since the troops crossed the border. It Is much more critical than when marines landed at Vera Cruz. The belief prevails here that Germany stirred up the Villa episode in order to precipitate the submarine showdown at a time when the United States military resources were tied up in Mexico. ........

Oil on County Roads Would Effect Saving and Better Highways

' Oiling of the fifteen miles of -macadamized . highway in Wayne county is being' urged by many taxpayers who Lave studied road maintenance. ' The 'county has between $240,000 and $250,001 Invested in roads of this construction. The total cost of applying oil to - this investment would be between $1,200 and $1,500, inclusive of th purchase of an oiler. Road experts have discovered that oil acts as a binder of macadamized highways, preventing the disintegration caused by heavy- automobiles. iwhlt h tear the surface to pieces and

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PERSHING TELLS ABOUT ATTACKS ON HIS TROOPS SATEVO, Chihuahua, Mexico, April 14 -(Via- Aero to Naralauina. Anril IT. Via Wireless to Columbus. J, M.,, April 18.VGeneral Pershmgibflay received information of 'the attack on Ameri cans at Parral last -Thursday, which resulted in the death of two Americans and forty Mexicans. ? The gist of the report to General Pershing follows: "The Americans under, command of Col. Brown, of the Tenth cavalry, had entered the city on . their way to a camping spot beyond. Citizens of the town 'demanded that Col. Brown remove his men in compliance with the provision of treaty. rr "Before this could be done, however, the populace began throwing' stones and finally began firing from the house tops. Machine guns of the Tenth were swung into position and the street cleared. Peace was soon restored and the dead gathered up and buried. "General Gulterrez, Parral commander, says he was not notified of the approach of the American forces. "Col. Brown says this is untrue, as notice was. given on the night of the 11th by a aero squadron.'POSTAL PAYS TAXES The Postal Telegrahp is the first public utilities company, to 'pay the spring installment of taxes to- the ounty treasurer. The company was assessed by the state board of review. Its taxes amount to-1285.89. ' The collection of taxes is increasing at the county treasurer's office daily. Tuesday, taxes amounting to $8,413. Despite the excuse of shortage of fodder, it is obvious that Major General Funston shipped the border to Co. lumbus'and the recall of;the advance cavalry aouth of Satevo was precipitated because General Pershing was sorely menaced by citizenry and Car ranzistas, made exceedingly- bold by the Parral incident. crumble the top of the road.- -Roads leading into Cincinnati that have have received coatings of oil for1 two or three summers now present a surface that resembles asphalt and is impervious to fast auto traffic. Macadamized roads axe costly to build and costly to maintain. If, they were oiled each year, the application not only" would lay tbe dust but also would serve the greater benefit t)f keeping them intact, thus entailing a big saving to the county. ' . , A number of. taxpayers hope .the - Continued On Page Eleven.

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OBBiin:0E31iRStTTfll(: in imm) soldiers VJHIfJ THEY EfJTEB TOOTS

. EL PASO, Tex., April 19.By orders of General Alvaro Obregon, minister of war in the Carranza cabinet, "American soldiers-will be attacked should they enter any Mexican city or town Jn the future. Word to this effect was brought to the Border today by." American refugees, j The attitude of General Obregon was shown in a proclamation posted. in Parral after, the recent clash there Jn which two American soldiers were killed

:. . .Called to Defense. ' V s. The proclamation,; a copy of which was brought out by one of the refugees and given o Lieut Coates,. on guard at the international bridgeto be turned over to General Bell, refers to the Parral' fight as a -lamentable affair caused by United States troops entering the city without permission. It concludes: . "As Mexicans we are called .upon to defend our country. Any future attempt on the part of the expeditionary forces to enter Mexican towns will be met with-afmed resistance." A new version of, the alleged death of Francisco Villa ; reached the border today. It came direct -from the war department at Mexico City and was to the effect that a woman had murdered the bandit . leader ' while he .was helpless aa a result of the wound rwhich ASKS WOMAN JUDGE FOR COMING DERATE Prof. Benjamin '-Null, popular .Englishinstructor at the high school Is no anti-suffragette. '. Whether or. not he favors actual enfranchisement" has not been ascertained. Anyway he favors the selection of a -woman judge as one of ;.the trio who will decide the winning speaker of the district discussion contest at the high school auditorium Friday night of this week.- Ros& F.- Lockridge. of Indianapolis, has been instructed to secure a woman as one of the judges in the coming contest.'

U. S. dt Breaking Point With Germany

; The photograph shows ' th& British;-, Channel Steamer Sussex on her arrival in the harbor ofrBoIogne after she had been torpedoed on Friday, March 24th.' The picture showsthe entire forward part of the .vessel blown awayVvNew cvidericeTlias - flow ; readied the President that the vessel while enroutefrom " Folkestone to Dieppe was torpedoed by a German undersea boat, . The President has called his Cabinet jnto cpnference over the extremely strained situation resulting, from the .torpedoing of the vessel ; on which many Americans; were passengers and it .is believed from" all; present indications that a similar note to that sent td Austria following

the sinking, of the' Ancona' will be tire issue may be settled 'by-May ol the S. S. "LaaitdiiiaA .

0)1)11 he suffered 'in a fight with Carranza soldiers... - - The woman, .said an official dispatch, had been arrested, but had Continued On Page Fourteen.

SOUTH SIDERS ORDER ERECTION OF ADDITION TO COST ABOUT SI . 200

1. :-The Soutn' Side-InWo6ment- asso ciation atJls meetinglst evening let .the contract for building an addition to the -club-house to Winsted - Juerling, the lowest bidder. " The contract price is $1,288.60. ' There were four. bidders. Juerling'8 bid was $85.40 less than theLnext' lowest bid. . Work will be started on the improvement this week, andwill be finished by. the firit of July. . ' -K ' The . other bidders were Miller & Kemper company, $1,452; Dietrich & Hasecoster, $1,374, and Frank Geers, $1,468. - ' - While the work is going on the furniture in the club house will be stored. Meetings of the association wiU be held in the pavilion. - ' A special committee will be appointed -,by President . Blickwedel to purchase new furniture for the improved delivered to. Germany. The en- t the. anniversary. of: the sinking - . - .

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WILSOtJ TJILL REGflLL EMBASSADOR; V0fJ:BERfST0RFF TO GET PASSPORTS;

AKIUG GERMAN OFFICER WHO MAY; RECEIVE PASSPORTS SOON I cocncc 1 3WK sxitTcstrox? club house, one of tbe feature of which will be. a ladies? room . The meeting last evening-vaS devoted entirely to the hearing of reports from committees. J. Henry Bode, chairman of the bridge committee, reported that the commissioners had finally taken "definite action on ordering the south " side bridge,;- and that the only question now delaying the further planning war the opening of G street. Appraisers have viewed the site, he said, and probably will report to the board of works .Thursday. Chairman Bode reported that the question, of widening G street! will be taken '-up "after the street is opened. It has been suggested by the committee to widen the street to make a safer crossing at Fifth street. ? Passes on Members. , President -Blickwedel announced that he had adopted a new plan for voting on members to the association. A grievance committee has been apContinued On Page Nine. . scon BUSHES TO MEET WITH GEN. FUNSTON WASHINGTON, April 19 Secretary of War Baker announced today that' General Hugh L. ScottT chief of staff of the army, will leave today for San Antonio for a conference with General Funston. ; Secretary Baker stated that General. Funston would remain in full command of the expedition in Mexico. The following formal statement was issued by Secretary Baker. - j . ."General - Scott leaves for- San An tonio this evening at 6:15 o'clock at ray request. He will spend i several days with General Funston and return. This trip Is made solely. for tbe purpose of getting as accurate information as possible for the. use of the department. General Funston remains in full charge of the affairarof his department including the: expedition into Mexico: .He has the full confidence of the department and his disposition has the department's entire approval. 1 Weather : Forecast United States Report Probably showers and. thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight-' Strong south winds. ' ' Temperature. Noon : ; 76 Yesterday. Maximum Minimum 64 : Foi Richmond Continued unsettled tonight and 5 Thursday with j showers and probably thunderstorms. , ' General Conditions The western Btorm covers a great area and was responsible for last night's' rain. .It will cause more rain during the next thir-ty-eix hours. . ' The storm is I moving slowly eastward accompanied by high winds. . It-is. decidedly "cooler-In' the west with snow In Wyoming and temperatures below freezing in Nevada ana Utah.'. - . r---

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HOUSE PRESS GALLERY, THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON. D. C.. Anril 19 Germanv must decide

, . w r - a .. - - w whether she will continue friendly relations with the United States or whether there is to be a diplomatic nip- -ture possibly followed by war. President Wilson so informed a joint session of Congress today. He made what he termed an "informative address" to the two Houses, explaining that last night he had sent forward to Germany a communication in every way an ultimatum with the exception that it did not demand a reply within a time limit, insisting that hereafter Germany observes all the requirements of international law in carrying on her submarine war fare.

Failure to meet the views of the United States will result in the handing of his passports to Ambassador Von Bernstorff and the recall of Ambassador Gerard.

WILSON REACHES CAPITAL WELL AHEAD OF TIME SET FOR HEARING ADDRESS , When the President reached the capitol, well ahead of time, the house was struggling . along with routine consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill. The front rows of seats on the floor had been cleared to make room for the senate, and the big attendance of house members was crowded toward the rear of the chamber. Every aeat in the galleries , was filled. Spectators even occupied the gallery stairways. ' - Mrs. Wilson took her usual place in the end seat of the front row of the executive gallery Immediately upon her- arrival. A stir of Interest i ;awept the crowded gallery.' Feminine necks were craned to see the president's. wjfe.,.1n. the presidential. gaJJiy with Mrs. Wilson -were J. B. Bolt ' ingi'H BoHing Mra. Derby, trJt-9Kr$.-s Boiling, mother of Mrs. Wilson. CONDITIONS DEMAHD THAT REAL FACTS

BE PRESENTED

The following is the complete text of the president's address: "Gentlemen of Congress A situation has arisen in the foreign rela-

lions ins country ot wnicn t is my gui 10 iniorm you very t ran My. "It will be recalled that in February, 1915, the imperial German gov-, eminent announced its intention to treat the waters surrounding Great Britain and Ireland as embraced within the seat of war and, to destroy all merchant ships owned by its enemies that might be found within any part of that portion of the high sea, and that it warned all vessels of neutral as well as belligerent ownership to keep out of the waters, it has thus prescribed or else enter them at their "peril.

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If null ULnLlll HIlllUUIlULU TLnll "The government of the United States earnestly protested. It took the position that such a policy could not be pursued without the practical certainty of gross violations of the law of nations. Particularly submarine craft were to be employed as it intimates, Inasmuch as the rule prescribed that law, rules founded upon principles of humanity and established for the protection of the lives of non-combatants at sea could not in the nature of the case be observed by such vessels. It based its protest on the grounds that persons of. neutral nationality and vessels of neutrals would be exposed to extreme risk and that no right to close any parts of the high seas against their use or to expose them to such risks could lawfully be asserted. The law of nations In these matters, upon which the ; government of the United States based its protest Is not of recent origin or founded upon nearly arbitrary principles set up by convention.. It is based on the contrary, upon manifest and imperative principles of humanity and has long been established with the approval and by the express assent of civilized rations. "Notwithstanding the earnest protest of our government the German government at once proceeded to carry out the policy it had announced, "It expressed the hope that the da.igers involved at any rate the dangers to neutral vessels, would be reduced to a minimum by the in

structions which -it has issued to its submarine commanders and assured the government of the United States that it would take ever possible precaution both to respect the rights of neutrals and. to safeguard the lives of non-combatants. U. S. PATIENTLY ACCEPTED PROMISES imimiin Tiirii ifinr m nnnn rum

nuLumu i nm.i maul m uuuu r ai i n "What has actually happened has shown that those hopes were not justified, that those assurances were not fulfilled. In pursuance of the policy

of submarine warfare against the commerce of its adversaries thus an- . nounced and entered upon by the imperial German government, despite the solemn protest of this government, trie commanders of German undersea vessels have attacked merchant ships with : greater and greater activity, Ai tftnf.. 4k I1mI IltkWAlIM W sM - tMA94 - Baal 4 I IaI'SmJ WiaV

wherever they would encounter them, in a way that has grown more and more ruthless, more and more indiscriminate as the months have gone by, less and less observant. 'They have delivered their attacks without compunction against vessels of every nationality and bound upon every sort of errand. Vessels of neutral ownership, bound from neutral ports to neutral ports, have been destroyed along with vessels of 'belligerent ownership in Increasing numbers. Sometimes the merchantmen, attacked, have been warned and summon'ed to surrender before being fired upon or torpedoed ; sometimes passengers or crews have been vouchsafed the poor security of being allowed to take to the ship's boats before she -was sent to the bottom. But again and again no warning has been given, no escape even to the ship's . boats allowed to those on board. ' "What this government foresaw has happened. Tragedy has followed tragedy on the sea in such fashion .and 'with such attendant - circumstances as to make It evident that warefare of such a sort Is warfare that - - . '.. - ,- - Continued On Page Twelve, ' . 2.

BEFORE CONGRESSMEN