w-'i(yyfty m ftiww'H' -j-. . - 1 r- r-"3 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, 'AFRIi: 15, 1916. 5 rr CARRANZA CALLS AIDE HERE TO BORDER POST Consul, After Conference at Embassy, Hurries to San Diego, Cal The sudden doparturo of Theodore Frc aleren, Carrnnza's Consul In this city, for tlio border three days npvo became known last night. Four days nn Frezleres received orders to proceed to Washington, and from there left, according to admission at the Mex ican Kmhasqy, for San Diego, Cal., which was referred to as a most Important dip lomatlo post Just now. Washington offi cials were Interested In the fact that Freileres was ordered to the border nt the time that Carrnnza was drawing up his note to the United States nuking the with drawal of General Pershing and his troops. Before coining to this city and acting as the Cnrranza representative here, Fre zleres was the chief of tho Carranza secret service In Mexico. Ho was In charge of the First Chief's bodyguard at the time Carranza first entered Mexico following the flight of Huerta. It was Frezleres who discovered Villa and General Fellpo Angeles In a house In Mexico City while they were plotting ngalnst Car ranza. Ho reported this to tho First Chief and asked permission to slay tho two. Carranza forbade such a course and, privately, Frezleres nltvnys blamed the First Chief for permitting Villa to get away from Mexico City with his skin whole. Frezleres contended that had Villa been snuffed nt the Very out Bet Carranza would havo had his Govern ment In hand long heforo ho did. At tho snmo time that It becamo known here that Frezleres suddenly had left for border polntp. It beenme known that Roberto Pesquelra, tho confidential fiscal agent of Cnrranza In New York, had returned recently from tho border and that ho likely would leave for there Within a few days. As soon as Carranza felt thnt he had a grip on his country he dispatched three men to tho United States. Kllsco Ar redondo, a son of Carranza's sister, was detailed to Washington; Theodore Fre zleres, who comes of old French stock In Mexico, was first sent to Washington, later to Baltimore and finally made Con sul hero on Juno 4, 191GJ Roborto Pesquelra, a brilliant young Mexican and known to be tho right-hand man of Luis Cabrera, Minister of Flnanco In the Car ranza Cabinet, was sent to New York. When Carranza was recognized ho named his nephew, Arredondo, tho pro visional Ambassador to this country. This caused some feeling as Pesquelra and Frezleres had been mentioned for tho place. It wns openly stated nt tho time that Pesquelra and Arredondo had words over tho nppolntment and that Pesquelra might bo recalled from this country altogether. Following tho Villa plotting incident in'AIexIco City and Immediately after tho American forces evacuated Vera Cruz, Carranza sent Frezleres thcro to organ ize tho police forco of tho district. Fj-ezloros' tltlo was General Inspector of Police for tho Vera Cruz district. The local consulate Is now In chnrge of a young man from resquelrn's office In tho Equitable Building, Now York. This young man refused to talk yester day. It was learned thnt Dr. T. O. Pelllccr, who hns been doing diplomatic work for Cnrranza nt various border points, was on his way to take up Frozleres' work nnd would bo named the consul. U. S. TROOPS CLASH WITH MEXICANS Continued from I'uge One of which was not given) will havo been established by Monday. Simultaneously another dispatch reported that tho nd vnrico guard of Brigadier General Persh Ing's flying column was pushing Into tho Stnto of Duran.o disarming nil Mexicans on tho way. Tho order for disarmament nnd confis cation of weapons resulted from tho Par ral affair last Wednesday when a mob of Mexican civilians and Cnrrnnztsta soldiers attacked 40 unarmed United States sol diers while in Parrnl on a nonmllltary errand. Instendof tho hunt for Francisco Villa and his outlaws being hnltcd by tho de mand of General Carranza that tho Ameri cans withdraw from Mexico, It Is being pushed with more vigor than ever. Tho mountains and desert plains of Chihuahua and the fringes of Sonora and Durango are being searched in every nook nnd cranny by tho hard-riding troopers, under Brigadier General Pershing. The Increased shipments of nrms nnd war supplies ncross the line Indicate that the United States Government has no In tention of withdrawing any of Its forces very soon. As a result of tho new phases, which have developed In the relations between Mexico and the United States, precautions aro being taken by the military authori ties all along the border to prevent a repetition of raids such as occurred at Columbus. Ten thousand Carranzlsta soldiers are said to be within a few hours' march of the border. Reports from the front lire slow, al though numerous unofficial dispatches have been received from newspaper cor respondents. There has been no direct word from Brigadier General Pershing since an aero plane brought news of his arrival In the neighborhood of S&tevo last Tuesday. All the telegraph wires are In control of the Carranzlsta Government and the de facto organization Is careful of messages al lowed over the lines. Private advices tell of the destruction of a great amount of foreign property In the vicinity of Parral by Mexican looters. A rnob stormed the property of the Al va rado Mining and Milling Company, an American concern, doing more than $2, 000,000 damage. It Is believed that the Carranzlsta Gov ernment will make use of the Parral light of last Wednesday, In which two Amer ican soldiers were killed outright, to mako fresh demands upon the United States Government for the "dlsoccupatlon" of Mexican territory on the ground that the presence of heavy forcesof armed troops U inflaming the Mexican populace In a high state of anti-American feeling. Mexican official reports attempt to shovv that Carranza officials In Parral finally stopped the hostile demonstration of na tives, despite the fact that shooting did not cease until American reinforcements arrived on the scene with a machine gun. U. S. IS WILLING TO "TREAT" ON EVACUATION; CHASE GOES ON WASHINGTON, April 15 Recommen. dutlons from General Funston which. If adopted, may radically alter the Villa hunt, were understood to be In the hands of President Wilson and Secretary of War Raker today. They were contained In a long code message, the subject of a midnight con ference at the Whte House. The Funston message am pot give news of the Parral fight between American yoldters and civilians, and the fourth day Blnce that fight began without word from the front. Speculation as to contents of the Fun ston, dispatch ranged from requests for more troops to the taking over of Mexican lines (isefu In transporting supplies, and reiteration of Funston's previous request for shifting his base from Columbus. Meanwhile the American expedition to ret Villa continues. Although Secretary Lansing ban declared he is prepared to treat with Carranza over the withdrawal otj the troops. It is known no time limit has as yet bern considered. It Is assumed that the Stale Department will not recog nize CarraiAa as In control of the situa tion, utiles his own forces are able to achieve te object Of the American ex pcilUonthe capture of Villa. I noJiWal messages still told of utfcood Parral battle! hitherto ucro- ported officially. A border story, hint ing that n Carranza representative was en route tor Japan with motives Inimical to tho United States, was branded here ns merely an effort to drag the "yel low peril" "Into n situation already frauctht with sufficient dangerous pos sibilities. Carranza's proposals for a protocol, now held up. show that the de facto regime sought to limit strictly the num ber of men to be engaged nnd tho time to bo consumed. An Invading nrmy, operating under a reciprocity nrrango ment, wns to consist of 1000 cavalrymen only, towns were not to be occupied and tho forces were to withdraw when their object wns accomplished. The State Department countered these proposals with no limitation on the invading force's slzo and nought actual co-operation from the forces of tho invaded country. Secretary Lansing said no limit to tho expedition had been ngrced upon. ADDED SUPPLIES FOR U. S. TROOPS RUSHED INTO MEXICO COLUMBUS. N. M.. April IB. The grentcst activity since the United States troops crossed the border xvnt evident nt tho base camp hero throughout the night nnd enrly today, while Intrenchments were reported In the course of construc tion nlong the communication tines In Mexico. Fifty-four new motortrucks were un loaded nnd put Into commission. The engineer corps hns been diverted from the roads to building defensive works nt Boca Grande, Ascension, Aspin and Dublnn. Tho base camp nt Dulilnn has been prepared to resist nny attack. Double semicircle trenches havo been built on thrco sides with the river pro tecting tho camp from the fourth side. Machine guns nnd light artillery havo been placed In position there. Illfio holes have been dug In the sides of nd'obo houses nnd rifle pits for the outposts In tho ndvnnced trenches Barbed wire cn tnnglcmcnts havo been put up In a few places, nccordlng to word brought here. At Boca Ornnde, Cnptnln Grand, with only 126 men, asked reinforcements. Motortruck drivers nrrlved hero from tho communication lines with reports of nn nnxlcty among the detachments since Carrnnza requested the expedition's with drawal. Word of tho request wns flashed along tho line. General Funston nt San Antonio keeps In constant touch with tho situation through tho field telegraph. Commnndors hnve been ordered to uso their own Judgment In a crisis affecting tho safety of their detachments. Kvcn motortruck trains havo been or dered to keep closely together. All stop In caso ono machine Is dlsnbled. Tho Columbus telegraph office wns kept open nil nIAht for the transmission of Important Government nnd military or ders. Tuo days' rations were Issued to the men In camp here. Tho soldiers pre pared their full field equipment for In stant moving. Aviators Darguo and Gorrell went" on nnothor scouting light todny to keep watch on reported Cnrranza troop move ments enst from Putplto Pass. CARRANZA, IN MEXICO CITV, DIRECTS MOVES ON ZAPATA WASHINGTON. April 15. Advices re ceived by the Mexican confidential agency hero todny Indicate that General Carranza hi future Is going to conduct his cam paign against Zapata from Mexico City. Theso advices stated that the advance guards of Carranzistas were operating out of Mexico City and now were almost within firing distance of Cuernnvaca, Zn pnta's stronghold. Tho dispatches were from tho official press bureau In Mexico City, nnd stated that Carranza's entrance Into the city yosterday wnH without prevlouu announce ment. Tho people chcred him all day. It Is saldthat Carranza will remain In the city Indefinitely. MASSING OF CARRANZISTAS RELIEVED "UNFRIENDLY ACT" AVASHINGTON, April 1C Tho United States Government Is seriously concerned over the massing of Carranzlsta troops along the lines of General Pershing's com munication In Mexico. This feeling of unrest Is added to by nn absolute failure to get Into touch with General Pershing, who Is at the extreme front In person. Pershing has not reported In three days, olticlals say, nnd General Fred Funstou! seems to bo unablo to get Into touch with him. Army aviators aro now trying to reach Pershing to find out Just what Is tho matter. It was 'admitted at the White House to day that last night's midnight conference between Secretary of War Bnkcr and President Wilson dealt with tho reported movement of Carranzlsta troops. The fact that some 5000 men, well armed and equipped, under the command of General Gomez havo been moved from Sonora to Chihuahua, where they are In position to try to cut ,oft the American expedition, within the last 48 hours, is declared by army officials to be an unfriendly act. Sec retary Baker so told the President and it Is understod that the State Department now Is seeking an explanation of that move. ' The. general tension over the Mexican situation was growing today. Officials frankly Bay that they fear trou ble tomorrow, as Sunday Is a feast day In Mexico. AMERICAN FLEET HELD READY FOR QUICK DASH TO MEXICO WASHINGTON, April IB. In view of the International situation, the Atlantic battleship fleet will be held In readiness to put to sea on short notice. A statement to this effect was made by an officer of tho Navy Department. Tht fleet, under command of Admiral Fltecher, Is on Its way north from Guan tanamo and is expected to reach Hamp ton Roads today. The schedule calls for the vessels then to disperse and go to their home yards, where the men will re ceive shore leav and repairs of a minor character will be made, The service which the batleshlp fleet could render In Mexican waters In cse of serious trouble would be of Inestimable value, officials explain. The first concern of the United States Government would be to provide tor the safety of Americans and other foreigners In Mexico. The United States now has four naval vessels ready for emergency lii Mexican waters. The battleship Kentucky, with Commander Dlsmuth In command, Is at Vera Cruz; the Machlas, under command of Lieutenant Commander Marshall, an! the Marietta, commanded by Commander Scott, are at Tamplco, and the Wheeling, commanded by Commander Watson, Is nt Puerto Mexico. U, S. COLUMN AT PARRAL CUT OFF, FUNSTON FEAnS SAN ANTONIO, Tex., April 15. Al though nearly 4S hours have elapsed since the first reports of the fighting at Parral arrived from Mexican sources, General Funston today was still without any of ficial dispatches from General Pershing. The )ong delay Is Increasing the feeling of alarm here for the 1(0 ccvalrymen at tacked at Parral. If Is feared that they have been unable to rejoin the main ad vanced column and report back to Gen eral Pershing. Accounts of the fighting recelvtu from Consul Marlon Letcher at Chihuahua con vinced officials here that the American troops obeyed Instructions and camped out side Parral. despite the Carranza state ment that they encamped Inside the city. Letcher reported as his latest information that a detachment of unarnied American troopers entered Parral to obtain supplies, and were fired upon by Carranza troops and cltlMns. who killed two Americana. The others retreated to their camp out side Parral, and, turning a machine jrun usaa their assailants, killing 40t , AMERICANS BRING HARVEST TO MEXICAN PEDDLERS Commerce has not thrived in the region below tho Rio Grnndc for the last few years and the market for frljotcs and tortillas ha3 been rather sluggish. Hence the presence of United States troopers has been welcome to nt least ono Section of the native population. STATE'S BUREAU CAN'T MEET CALLS FOR WOMEN WORKERS Calls for Help Exceed Applicants Many Place Seekers Lack Training Others, Thinking It a Charity, Avoid Bureau Many Men Seek Work The State Employment Bureau has morn positions for womon listed nt Its offices, IBID Arch street, than thcro aro women who want positions. Dcsplto this. It Is finding It difficult to placo applicants because tholr training hns not fitted them for the positions employers havo re ported ns opon. Openings for 317 working women are on the hooks of the bureau and only 149 applicants want work. Two hundred of the vacant places aro In n cigar factory nnd 100 In n leather fnctory. Thcro Is a demand for weavers ami for operators on power machines In various Industries, all of which requires special knowledge. With G17 vacancies recorded on Its book which tile bureau has been unable to fill, tho call for 300 moro women workers camo this week, bringing tho totnl of positions to be had up to 917. Officlnts of tho bureau nro working on an efficiency training plan to drill ap plicants for Jobs, so that they can better meet tho requirements of the employers. Thcro nro too many round pegs in square holes nnd vice versa, say tlioso in chnrgo of the bureau. BELGIAN CARDINAL DEFIES GERMAN GOVERNOR GENERAL Primate Declares He Retains Right to Express His Views AMSTKKDAM. April IB. Cardinal Mercler. threatened by tho German au thorities In Belgium with n restriction of his privileges because of his nllcgcd political activities, has openly defied Gen eral von Bisslng, the German Governor General, according to advices received here todny. In n reply to von Blsslng'n recent threat the cardinal wroto that ho wiih answerable only to his conscience and though paying that silent homiigo which was duo to strength, ho nevertheless retained his full liberty to Judge and express himself. "It was not without thorough considera tion that wo denounced to tho world the frightful ovlls with which our brothers nnd sisters nro overwhelmed," wroto Cardinal Mercler. .J'llut had wo not dona bo we should not havo felt ourselves worthy to be tho successor of the npos tles." The cardlnnl further stated that when n civil ruler sets asldo justice It Is no longer the duty of a prelate to obey him. SPUING RESORTS SPEND YOUR A delightful atmosphere of' rest tWl'13 MAY. X. J. PAI'K MAY. 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OWMUSHIP MAMAOXMCNT. imW0"9 CPMPAHVl ATlAHtlC crrv i getarvew ofjervice.comio Islesworth SPECIAL LENTEN AND EASTER RATES VVosfminqrpr K- -v- or. Beach. Etev. water. II 60 up dly -IS- 13.60 up wit. C. Buhre MV-ummocE. r. STRATH HAVEN INN a Saturday. &VTir5jr, I' iiAxri iMnaaroL rL&beAiDy Hom.ajjawi TOpeanrhnv ammttmA r fit id, jr .ifc Bousuasx, ! , m - ' 1 " If I Uircr ; In tho men's department nt the bureau a different condition obtnlns. Dcsplto tho demand for labor at tho munition plants, thero nro moro men on record who wnnt Jobs than there are Jobs to be filled. There aro moro thnn GOO applicants and only 149 vacancies recorded. In this department, too, many of tho applicants are unfitted for tho work on hand. A Inrge number are old and not physically sound. Burcnu officials believe thcro arc many women In tho city who are In need of work, but who hesitate to apply becnuso they fear tho bureau Is a charitable agency mill do not understand Its pur poses nnd functions. The great obstacle In the way of start ing tho efficiency training system on any Inrgo scale, It was said. Is the hick of funds. When the Legislature established the bureaus It failed to provide sufficient funds mid only $7000 Is nvnllablo this possible mlly through tho aid that comes year for all tho bureaus In tho State. The maintenance of the bureau hero Is through private channels. SCHOOL WORK EXHIBIT District Superintendent Advocates Additional Playgrounds for Boys Hundreds of parents attended the ex hibition of school work nt tho George H. Don leer School, 22d and Ontnrlo streets, last night. Miss Klla M. Lukcns, super vising principal, explained tho exhibit, while Milton C. Cooper, district superin tendent of schools, spoke on the relation of the homo and tho school. Ho advocated moro playgrounds for tho boys. Thcro wero folk Kpngs. physical ex ercises and a solo by Miss Helen Cham berlain. Radicals Win in Argentina Election BUKN'OS AIR.KS, Argentine, April IB. Kull returns from the election of April 2 of half tho membership of the Chamber of Deputies Indicates he election of 27 Radicals. 17 Conservatives, 10 Democrats, 4 Radical Dissidents nnd S Socialists. Of tho 300 electors in tho clcctornl college which designates the President of tho Re public to succeed Dr. Vlctorlno de In Plaza, tho Radicals will havo 136 votes. SPRING RESORTS EASTER HERE and recreation. Two yacht clubs, golf Ml LI) WOOD. Jf. J, Bid Lent Goodbye at WILDWOOD Bythe-Sea and WILDWOOD CREST lUcnlflcent boardwalk lined with plera. theatrea and ahopa. plenty of amuaementa. free band concern. Excellent botela at moderate ratea, Coay cottareo, bunffalowe and apartment now being- rented for the aeaaon. For beautiful booklet and detailed Information write J. Whllewll. City Clerk, Wlldwood. N. J. SITMMKR CAMP FOB OIBLS l'luo Tree Camp far lilrU. 2000 feet above aea: Focono Mta. Bunsalowa and Tenia. 4 boura from New York. M18S BLANCHE D. PRICE). S03 South 47tb. St.. rhlladelpbla. 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McmbcrB of the class of 1916 say1 there are more mismates tor this dance thnn thero havo ever been In the history of fhvnrthmoro College This li to be n Lcnp Tear dance, and tho fair co-eds did tho drawing of tho names from a hat held by the august president of the class. Some of the men dcclaro thnt Is the reason for so mnny mismates. They as sert the president got fussed, nnd the names got mixed. Anyway, nccordlng to the girls, tho fact remains that the mismates nro "all the go" for the dance, which Is scheduled for April 29. "Hut we 'nre going, nnd we nrc going to take the men whope names wo drew," said ono pretty girl, with a toss of her head. "We girls will not bo 'bum sports.' This dance Is going to bo one of the fun niest things ever held nt Swnrthmore. DEALERS IN CHICK WARNED S. P. C. A. Issues Instructions ns to Proper Caro of Live Playthings Kvcry year It Is customary for dealers In llvo poultry to buy up all the day-old chicks they can nnd sell them nt a great profit. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty nn Animals has Issued a warning to denlcrs to bo suro that tho birds nro properly taken care of when In their pos session, that they nro carefully boxed when delivered to the purchaser and that thcro Is sufficient ventilation In the de livery box to ennblo tho pet to breathe without difficulty. EXTRA PLY ARROW TREAD xexr- rmr -, cs . -a : r EFFICIENT SOLD AT R A-D-S u m Some of the ugly girls drew 'peaches o, , fellows, nnd tho most popular girls In the" class drew the unpopular men. In some caes tho best girl dancers have drawn men who cannot dnnce nt all. And then, too, girls who cannot danc'o any of the new steps drew the names of fellows who are considered the best dancers at Swnrth more." The girl, who considered the mtxMips a "Joke," laughed contagiously and said Hint tho dancing, part wns not half aa funny ns the physical mismates, saying that tho tall, skinny girl had drawn the short, fat man, and tho short, fat girls had In a number of cases drawn tall men, men so tall thnt tho girls looked like midgets beside them. Only one Couple 'who go together" were lucky enough to drnw ench other, whllo all the other couples were smashed with one fell swoon by Dame Vale, Some of tho seniors who have drawn 'mismates" are holding their breath, hop ing ngnlnst hopo that their partners will refuse to go, nnd then they can ask. part ners whom they want. KENSINGTON OUTING SOON Atnntic City Likes "Free Spendera" and Will Entertain Them Klvo thousand Kensington "freo spend ers" will go on an excursion to Atlantic City this sumemr on tho annunl trip of tho Kensington Board of Trado, It was an nounced today. President McNeil nnd other officials wcro considering changing tho route to Wlldwood hecnuso of a failure to come to terms with managers of piers nt Atlantic city. But nfter a conference with tho Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce, all difficulties woro overcome "Kcnslngtonlnns nro free spenders," said officials nt Atlantic City, "and It would novcr do to let them go elsewhere." TIRES Zy PROMPT j. AND SATISFACTORY SERVICE HTHEY put you on a straight road to prospective auto mobile purchasers in the Philadelphia territory. They offer you a profitable and prosperous- route to bigger sales. Will you take the trip today? We can give you accommoda tions to suit your special needs. P-A-Y 1 ,-i