Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 136, 25 April 1916 — Page 1

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DICTATORS CHANGE : De "facto President Venustiano Carranza(top);,who is. said to have been "deposed by his Ministerof War, . General Alvaro Obregon (below). -

r '5 1 ,4 -At'''' mi?: r ?5 X V (1 - RELLER AGREES FbriDliiic TO f,10VE Sway Prosecutor Reller said today that he had been Informed by? Attred "Underhill's attorney, that Vynderhill will be willing to leave the county ""forever" providing Judge Gauseof Newcastle, agrees ' to suspend the; sentence.- of. ninety .'day's in jail imposed on- the-lo-cal man after the trial .in .Newcastle on the charge of. drawing a "deadly weapon on Weidenbach. Severaf day s" ago, Underhill, i while v paying his respects to ; the officials at ' Newcastle volunteered the information to the deputy sheriff that he is willing to settle the suit, now pending against;, him in which Wilmer Staraer is plaintiff, aleging fraudulent conveyance pf;property. and' leave the county if the Newcastle court Cwould ' 'suspend; sentence on him." Reller fwill ne, wiliing' for this arrangement 1 to.:bei maderi... ; : R. J. Boyd and Ted. Haughton, the American- expedition. Boyd is in Mexico. -.-

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: EL PASO, Tex., April 25.-rThe conference" between Major General Scott and General Alvaro Obregon, which : will be held on the border during; the next' few days, may add further complications to the already tangled relations between the United States 'and Mexico. ' y- ; Predictions to this effect were made here today ' by men of standing" who have seen fit to abandon their iriterests in the interior of Mexico and seek, safety on the northern bank of the Rio Grande; ' ClhrnaA Ma Make Demand. ' . , . . '

i They ' declared that pbregon would come' to the border ".to ' represent only the Obregonlsta faction, whlcli has superseded ' the '? Carranzistas . in power. In their reports on conditions -in, Mexico they hinted that Obregon,- in the course of-' his, negotiations with : General Scott, would insist that he be recognized as the one man capable of restoring peace in' Mexico making this demand as & condition under which he would be ready to render, aid in .the task of eliminating Francisco Villa.' However much truth there may be in the stories , brought, -out ;of .Mexico, army officers admitted today that General Scott was confronting a most difficult task in ' his conference with Obregon. Th e latter, has issued . orders to the Mexican generals, in northern Mexico that any further advance by. the Amer cin. tfoopA-PlftaU h(aJepp,oaduEQhreri gon's influence is attributed 4:he refl sal of the de facto government to let the United States expedition uselhe Mexican railways. He even refused'to let General Pershing use the telegraph lines for his reports to General Funs-ton.- . " '";''- ' : - Until the conference takes place there will be, no extended movement by the American troops. ' POSTPONE MEETING OF CHURCH COUNCIL Because. of the banquet of the Ministerial association this evening, the council meeting of St. Paul's Lutheran church has been postponed untili tomorrow night, Rev. Huber announced this morning. ; It. will be helTimmediately after the regular' teachers' meeting tomorrow evening. The "constitution of the ' Richmond ' Federation of churches willibe. discussed.. two experienced .scouts .with one of the best-known scouts ' " v .

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FERLING'S MACHINE. WRECKED BY AUTO ON LEFTHAND SIDE Dr. George G. Ferling undertook to take a fireman, whom he met on the street,."to a' fire, in the north, end at noon, but the fireman never got to the blaze. Dr.: Ferling WTeckad his car in front of the residence of Dr. F. W. Krueger) :'o"th Seventh and A streets. It was -a case' of the doctor making a sharp turn or colliding with a motor delivery wagon, going west on South A street on- the left side of the street. Ferling undertook' to make the'turri. ; The right front and rear wheels of - " his touring car' were' broken and the bafier a ctSlisic driver of the delivery cir expressed his -regret- over having - driven his machine on the wrong side .of the street, then drove . away ! without Dr. Ferling learning who, he was or the company he -worked for.- -t 1 Neither Dr. Ferling nor his passenger :' were ' injured.' ' Dr.' 'Ferling was driv ing, east "on - South : A: street . when the accident, occurred. "I kept ".thinking" the delivery driver would turn to the norths side of the street,' where he belonged,' but he failed to do so and then-1 had to ; make a' sharp turn to go north, on, Seventh. street. to prevent colliding with, the 'delivery '"car," Dr. Ferling said"; , v ' NICHOLSON TO LEAVE. S. E. ; Nicholson will leave at 8:45 o'clock tonight forr Washington,, D." C, where he will attend the, meeting of the National' Missionary Congress .of the" Laymen's : Missionary movement; April 26-30." He will Veturn to Richmond the . first of next week. .; Consultation at brigade

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REPULSE THREE GERflN DRIVES AGAINST VERDUN - PARIS, April 25. Three attacks by the Germans against the new positions of. the French at Le Mort Homme (Dead . Man's Hill), northwest of Verdun, were repulsed by the French, the war off icCannounced today. After an intense bombardment, the Germans .again assaulted 'the French positions' on the. Avocourt line. This was also checked.' The communique reports hand grenade fighting in the region of Apremont. j The fighting west of the Meuse, according to the official - information, was Jon a front approximately , five miles wide. . The assaults of the Germans were evidently intended as a counter-offensive to check the steady advance of the French in that region. Great 'masses ' of " men - were hurled against the French positions - by the crown prince and "the-Germans suffered heavy losses. -. , OPEN LENTEN BOXES When the Lenten Thank Offering boxes were opened at St. Paul's Lutheran Brotherhood 'meeting last night, it was found that $316.90 had been contributed. Only about 300 of . the boxes were in ; and , the Brotherhood decided to make a . special .effort toet the remaining '300 in by next Sunday.' The Because George Brown was unable to give the talk last night, Rev. Conrad Huber took his place and spoke on "Luther and. the Fanatics." VISITING NURSE I HERE BY SATURDAY Miss Lillian Mahin, city visiting health nurse,- is expected in - the city Saturday. She will assume her duties immediately. Her headquarters will be in the office of the social service secretary until June 1 when she will have a private office in the court house in conjunction with the central offices of the social service bureau. Miss Mahin comes to Richmond from . Lafayette where, she held the same position she will have here. headquartersMn'Casas Grandes between 'aid to Davila,

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TEUTOfJ FLEET PENETRATES PATROL AND SHELLS SHORE OF LOWESTOFT THEN RETORUS OKOER BRITISH FIRE

-9 RESUME CHASE OF GEN; VILLA WASHINGTON, April 25. Official dispatches to the state - department today indicated ' that " the American forces in Mexico again have taken up the trail of Villa. The bandit leader was reported to-be only sixty miles southwest of Satevo where there are American forces. Officials of both the state and war department admitted that It was probable . General Pershing already has sent a force to resume the pursuit. REPORTS 'I

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H. RJ Root, secretary and treasurer of the . Westcott Motor Car company, saidT today that there iwasno Information -to be maie"t public a this time regardingr plans' being" considered by thev company's board of directors for the removal oT the plant to Springfield, O., the .home of the president of the company, Burton J. Westcott. "I "am leaving the city today, and will . not return until Thursday. Probably when I return to Richmond I will have some definite information to give out," Mr. Root said today. The directors of the company were in session in Richmond all of yesterday, but , it was impossible to learn whether any definite- decision in regard, to the removal of the plant to Springfield had been arrived at. Pennsy. Wants Site. .One report' in circulation today was that the Pennsylvania Railroad company " desires -to purchase the Richmond property of the Westcott company,' which is located on North Twelfth street, North E street and the company's right-of-way. It is known that the railroad company Is negotiating for property between the passenger station and the east end yards, to widen the right-of-way for the purpose of putting down a four-track American chief of staff, ': Colonel Colonel Trefigo Davila (at right) and

LONDON, April 25. A German naval squadron was defeated by British squadron in the North Sea today. An official statement was issued by the admiralty shortly after noon stating that the German warships were in flight being pursued by the British men-of-war. The squadron consisted of battle cruisers, light cruisers and destroyers. The battle was fought so close to the shore that persons on land could hear the roar of the guns and see the shells dropping in the water.

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system. The company now operates a two-track system between its yards and the passenger station, a system not- large enough 'properly ; to . provide for the . company's heavy traffic through Richmond. t has also been reported that the railroad company is considering the erection of another freight station to the east of its passenger station for the purpose of relieving present congestion at the North D street freight station. The railroad recently began negotiations for the purchase of the property of the Davis Motor Car company, which company has been considering the leasing of one of the Rumely plant building, recently pur-H chased by John M. Lontz.

BERLIN WAMTS AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE

WASHINGTON, April 25. Several lengthy communications from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin reached Washington during the night. Copies immediately sent to the white house, and were in the hands of the president, before he started for Princeton, where he will vote at today's primaries. . It was seml-officially stated that these messages from the ambassador recited details of his conference with the imperial chancellor, and that they had asked for additional information regarding the position of the United States. - S Position is Difficult.

TO GO EAST Prof. Allen D. Hole left for Garden City, Long Island, New York, last night to attend a meeting of the World's Alliance of churches whifth meets in connection with the Church Peace Union to discuss the subject of the action of the churches in helping to bring about world peace. Prof. Hole is chairman of the Peace Association of the Friends of America. This meeting is verj important and is attracting wide attention, S. E. Nicholson said this morning. LEVEL SAND DUNE GARY, Ind., April 25. Northern Indiana kiddies will mourn over the tact that sand dealf?rs of Gary will level the highest sand dune in the state. . Weather Forecast j United States Report Probably fair tonight and Wednesday. Continued cool. Local frosts tonight. Temperature. Noon k 54 Maximum 55 Yesterday. Minimum ,39 Local Forecast Partly cloudy but mostly fair . tonight and Wednesday. Continued cold tonight with frost in unprotected places. General Conditions Abnormal cold weather continues east of the' Rocky Mountaif s due to a great area of high barometric pressure- extending from Alaska north to Texas. A storm is developing over the Rocky Mountains Jand probably will reach this section fBDout tne last or tne week.

Battle Starts Early. Firing was first heard about 4 o'clock. The German ships had been able to penetrate the British patrol line in the darkness and naval officers were not certain whether the Germans had come out to give battle o"r to bombard the English coast. Previous to the naval engagement, the German ships had shelled . the English coast at Lowestoft, killing two men, a woman and a child. The damage done to property, however was slight. From the admiralty announcement, Continued on Page Two TREASURER'S OFFICE OPENS FOR TONIGHT County treasurer's office will be open this evening from 7 to 9 o'clock to accommodate property owners who wish to pay their taxes. Albert Chaniness, county treasurer, said that he intends to keep the office open Thursday evening also for this purpose. Yesterday's receipts exceeded receipts of all previous days, the total amount paid bing $13,160.16. Germany, it is understood, wants to arrive at an amicable settlement with the United States. But Dr. von Reth. mann-Hollweg has made it vry plain to Ambassador Gerard that the position of the government is most difficult. The German people hare construed the American ultimatum as demanding the entire stoppage of submarine warfare despite the efforts of the German officials to explain that it applies only to the present methods against merchant shipping. An nouncement that the American position has been accepted would seriously embarrass the government. Ambassador Gerard has pointed out, unless it ' can be accompanied by an explanation that will show that Germany In reality has surrendered no great advantage. It is confirmed by Ambassador Gerara inai me oniciai lierman repay may not be .completed before the end of this week. EXPECT LIGHT VOTE IN OHIO PRIMARY COLUMBUS, O., April 25. Political leaders were satisfied that w hen the polls close tonight not more than 200,000 votes would be cast on the presidential preference ballots, and on the ballots bearing the names of fortyfour delegates and alternates to the. Republican and Democratic . national conventions. ' Y " ' . Two reasons were advanced for. the light voting. The rural vote was kept down because of the late plowing season and the necessity of speed in getting the planting done, while the unprecedented Industrial rush kent from the polls men who, besides lacking interest, preferred to fatten theii pay envelopa with a little cureitlmeu