Expedition Into Mexico Alter Villa HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH . vvvir x* by carrier. « ck*t* .* week. LAAAV— .NO. .V SINGLE COPIES 2 CENTS. ♦ VILLA IS REPORTED TO BE ENCIRCLED WITH NO CHANCE OF ESCAPE BY 15,000 SOLDIERS OF CARRANZA IN CHIHUAHUA Advices Reaching El Paso, Claim Murderous Bandit Is Completely Surrounded j South of Galeana; All Pos sible Means of Escape Are Shut Off; Outlaw Has Large Number of Wounded MILITARY IMPOSES RIGID CENSORSHIP Gen. Funston Takes Charge of Telegraph Lines and Roads From Columbus to Prevent Press Dispatches of U. S. Troop Movements Getting Through; Car ranza Accepts Reciprocal Agreement By Associated Press I"1 Paso. Texas, March 11. Francisco Villa, heading south from Galena, is now encircled by Carranza troops, nvrordine: to ad vices from General l.uis Gutierrez, .'ommander-in-ehicf of Chihuahua, io-day. With 15.000 men in Chi huahua and heavy reinforcements on their way. he thinks Villa has small chance to escape. General Gutierrez arrived in Juarez early in the day and later conferred with General Gavira. the local com-; niandant and Consul Garcia in El : Paso. Afterward General Gutierrez pave out a statement that besides the, troops holding points and maintain-; ing patrols, live columns of 1200 men each arc closing up on the bandit chief under the respective commands of Gutierrez himself and Generals Herrera, Rafael Maldonado, Benjamin Garza and Jose Gabazos. villa is now moving south of Galeana. General Garza sent a new j cavalry detachment after him last, • night from Ahumada on the east, in j addition to the force sent yesterday from T.aguna to the south of j Ahumada. While the cavalry forces are raov-1 ln« in from the east, the command of 300 men at Santa Ana under Colonel Cano is believed at Juarez headquart-I *rs to be sufficient to check any at- j tempt by Villa to escape to the south i up the canyon of the Santa Maria river. A dispatch received to-day from : Colone Xieto Macia at Pearson stated that Villa carried a large number of j wounded with lilm in wagons through Galeana. The Mormons at Casus; Grandes. he said, feel secure and have' no desire to be taken out of the country. lie also confirmed the news of the safety of Mrs. Wright's child, kidnaped by Villa and found at the Comes Valles ranch. Washington, D. C„ March 14. —State Department agents along the border reported to-day that General Carranza lias received the American govern- 1 ment's note accepting his proposal for a reciprocal agreement for the pur- j suit of outlaws and is favorably im- j pressed with it. The State Department was advised of the receipt by General Carranza of i the reply sent yesterday to his pro- j posal for a reciprocal agreement as to j the pursuit of bandits along the bor- j der. Unofficial information reached 1 the department stating the American j note was favorably received by Gen-i eral Carranza. but the official message made no comment on that point. Mormons Cut Off The department has not renewed its j [Continued of Pago !)] VTCK-PRESIPKXT IS 62 By Associated Press Washington, D. C., March 14. —Vice- j President Marshall was 62 years old ' to-day. He was the recipient of nu- ■ merous congratulations from officials! and diplomats alike on his robust health and youthful appearance. Presi- ; dent Wilson was one of the first to extend congratulations. The Vice- 1 President and Mrs. Marshall planned to celebrate his birthday anniversary ! with a dinner to-night. THE WEATHER]: For Harrlalniric and vicinity: Clonrtr to-night nml Wc(lni>N . prob ably rnln or aaowt moderate nurtkcant win da. Illver • The Suaqnehnnna river and Ita tribulurirM will rlae slightly or remain nearly «tutlonury, except the upper .Morth Ifriuiclt. which will fall Nllghtly. A Mtnge of about 5.0 feet la Indicated for Harrla- burg Wednesday morning. (General Condition* The atorip thnt waa central near llonton. "Monday morning, baa pitMMCil off M-anard. It coaled light rnln and anotv In Southern \ew Kngland and over the l|*per St. I.nwrence Vnlley In Ihe laat tMenty-foar hour*. The prcnanre him rlaen decidedly over the northern and weatern portion* of the country nnd fnlleu generally aoutli of the Ohio river. There ha* been a genernl fall of '1 to 24 degree* In temperature, ex cept Month nnd caat of the Ohio river. Temperature t s n. m.: no. Sun: filar*, 0:17 a. m.; *eta, 6sf2 p. m. )loon: Full mono, March 10, 12i557 P. in. Ytlvcr staicc: 4.7 feet above low water mark. Venferday'a Weather lllghrnt temperature. < r »s. I.owent temperature. XS. Menu temperature, 40. Aormai temperature, 36. - ~ —N POURING OIL ON THE WATERS I v y The Rev. 15. J. Pace, for ten years a missionary in the Philippines and now a member of the editorial staff of the Religious Telescope, a Upited Brethren publication of Dayton, Ohio, here depicts America's opportunity to quiet the troubled sea of world politics. Mr. Pace before becoming a missionary was a cartoonist on Chicago newspapers. This cartoon was drawn especially for the Telegraph by the Rev. Mr. Pace, who is one of the big speakers at the Laymen's Missionary Movement convention now on in this city. STATE CORN SHOW i FOR HARRISBURG ! IN WINTER PLAN Secretary Patton Outlines a Plan and Asks the Coftnty Fair People to Help Secretary of Agriculture Charles E. Patton to-day urged the members of the Association of Fairs to co-operate with plans for a midwinter State corn and apple show in this city. Tlie plan ! is the result of careful study by the secretary who aims to cret the prize-j winners of the fairs together in onej [Continued on Page 2] Nomination of Brandeis Is Opposed by Taft IBy Associated rrcss Washington. March 14. Former President Taft and six other former i presidents of the American Bar As sociation to-day protested to the Sen ! ate Judiciary Subcommittee against confirmation of the nomination of Louis 1). Brandeis for the Supreme; : Court. The others were Simeon E. Baldwin, Francis liawle, Joseph H. [ Choate, Elihu Hoot. Moorfield Storv ! and Peter W. Meklrim. j The first six sent a letter stating! ; that they felt "under the painful dutvi to say to you that in their opinion, I taking into view the reputation, char-1 1 acter and professional career of Mr.! j L. D. Brandeis lie is not a fit person to be a member of the Supreme Court ! i of the United States." j Sir. Meldrlin wrote from Savannah, j Ga.: "My reason for refusing to approve was that the reputation of Mr. j Brandeis at his home bar makes him an unfit person to be appointed." Both letters were read to the com- i : mittee to-day by Austen G. Fox, at torney for the opposition »o the con firmation at the reopening of public' hearings. British Place $91,000,000 Contract For Army Rations By Associated Pres* New York, March It.—Announce ment was made here to-day that the British government has awarded a con tract to the Imperial Canneries, Lim ited. of Montreal, fi' l o,ooo.ooo one pound cans of beef stew for tise as army rations. The acrgrsgate value of the contract Is given as 891.000.000. Deliveries are to begin within forty days and the contract is to be filled I } within a year. According to those in- j | terested, it will require 300.000,000 ] ■ pounds of beef and 1.f.00,000 uags of ; rice, together with millions of pounds of beans, carrots and onions, to fill the I contract. The Imperial Canneries is a new corporation, composed of three I American packing concerns and one i I Canadian concern RED CROSS SUPPLIES BCRN WHEN $2041,000 IS FIRED Halifax. X. S. \v\. March 14. AI large quantity of Bed Cross supplies' ( were burned in a tire which destroyed \"o. 2 pier of the steamship terminals herb to-day. The loss is estimated at $200,000. Mrs. Casey in charge of the supplies, who was in the building when the tire started was missing later and it was I feared she had lost her life. The! 'cause oi llic lire is unknown [ HARRISBURG, PA., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1916. TRIBUTE FOR PUBLIC WORKS BOARD SERVICE Council Accepts Resignations and Final Report; Spent Million and Quarter Tlarrisburg this morning officially | 1 closed another chapter in its municipal | i improvement campaign when City; Council formally accepted the final re port of the Board of Public Works along with the resignations of the j members. J. William Bowman and Ed j win C. Thompson "This board," stated Messrs. Bow- I man and Thompson in tendering their resignations through City Cominls -1 sioner W. 11. Lynch, superintendent of streets and public improvements, "has I become unnecessary, as all the work i that has been intrusted to it has prac tically been completed." i The city's official "well done" for faithful service was voiced by Cora [Continued on Page 11] GOVERNOR MEETS HIS WAR CHIEFS . "Nothing lo Say at This Time," Says Executive After Meeting Governor Brumbaugh held a war j council at his offices at the Capitol ' early this afternoon, but declined to discuss the effect of his announcement that he would permit the use of his name at the Republican presidential preference primary. The Governor has been receiving letters and tele* ; irami from friends commending his I candidacy and men connected with the : Stan Government have assured him of their support. The Governor was in consultation i with Attorney General Brown, Public 1 Service Chairman Ainey, Secretary of ! Agriculture Patton and Harry A. I Mackey, chairman of the Workmen's Compensation Board. The presence of these men being closeted with the Governor led to them being styled the "Big I-'our" in the gossip of the Cap itol this afternoon. When the Governor left the confer ! ence he was-asked if he had anything ■ to say. "No, not now," he replied. "Are you talking over the situation with those officials in there?" was I asked. VOh, no, they are just in there I working out some problems," said the ; Governor. He refused to sav any ] more. The Governor said that he had not seen ex-Secretary P. C. Knox while ! he was here last evening on his way I to York. One of the things which attracted attention at the Capitol was the fact that Senator <"harles A. Snyder, candi date for Auditor General, wus here. He did not meet the Governor. ' A. Xevin Detrieh. chairman of the Wash ington , party State committee, and P. S. Ache, one of the militant Bull | Moosers in 1912, were also on the J Hill, but were bus* on the first floor, GERMANY WILL I MAKE AMENDS IF SHE SUNK SILIUS Believes, However, Unarmed Bark Carrying Americans Was Not Victim of U-Boat By Associated m ess | Washington, March 14. —Unofficial advices received here to-day indicate that Germany will make complete amends to the United States it it is found that a German submarine tor ' pedoed the Norwegian bark Silius, : from which seven Americans were | rescued, in Havre roads. The German government is repre sented here as believing that a tor pedo was not responsible for the loss of the bark and that any commander who attacks a neutral ship such as the Silius without warning would be exceeding his instructions. The sinking of the Silius has been the cause of much concern here be [Continued on Page 12.J UNIV. BANQUET AT 1 HARRISBURG CLUB Well Over 100 College Grad uates Will Hear Pres. Sparks and Other Noted Speakers Seventeen alumni of the University of Pennsylvania, ten Yale graduates, i seven Lafayette men, six each from Ruckneii and Lehigh, five Prince i tonians, five State College alumni and [ two or three from each of the follow i ing universities and colleges have al ready signified their intention of at -1 tending the university banquet at the Harrisburg Club to-morrow evening: Gettysburg, Dickinson, University of Pittsburgh, Cornell. Georgetown, Michi gan, Medico-Chi, Juniata, Ohio Wes ; icyan, Johns Hopkins, Vermont and 1 West Virginia. The committee regrets any over i sight that may have been made in the matter of invitations to this tirst ban quet, which, it is expected, will be I made an annual affair, but the difli culty in obtaining authentic lists of the graduates from the various universities made it almost impossible to reach ; everybody. William H. Earnest will j be toastmaster, and in addition to the ; i speakers whose names were printed in • last evening's Telegraph, Headmaster i, Arthur 10. Brown, of the Harrisburg Academy, will be called on for a few remarks appropriate to the occasion President E. E. Sparks, of State Col lege. will bo the guest of honor. Miss Sara Leiner's orchestra will furnish the music, which will include the representative songs of all the col- I ! leges. The banquet is scheduled for 7 o'clock to-morrow evening. AH those who have not replied cither way to the invitations are urged to do so I to-day, inasmuch as it is very hard for the committee io make arrangements ; for an uncertain number. After 110011 to-morrow it will be impossible to make further provision, and all who plan to be present are requested to i j send word to Mark T. Milnor, 1 is'ortii II Tbird street. MISSION WORKERS h DISCUSS PROBLEM OF THE IMMIGRANT Lutheran Churchman Ad- < dresses Laymen's Movement : Convention on Question FEEL UNWELCOME HERE ' Americans Treat Foreigners as ] Intruders, Asserts Dr. Ravmer The Rev. A. L. Raymer, superinten-! dent of Slav and Hungarian Missions of the General Council of the Luth- f eran Church, In opening the third j day of the Laymen's Missionary i Movement of the National Missionary Campaign in the Grace Methodist . Church, declared this morning that "If immigrants should lay down their tools to-day the United States to morrow would be commercially para lyzed. "That's a broad assertion," he continued, "but 1 challenge con tradiction." Mr. Raymer's talk was on "Present 1 Day Immigration Problems," and he discussed his subject very thoroughly. I In the beginning he asked why so many foreigners came to this country and in answer said that to give the reasons of every immigrant would be [Continued on Page It.] Urges Additional Care During Heavy Freight Tie-up in Wreck Report Additional precaution during the present unusual freight congestion is ursred by John P. Dohoney, investi- i gator of accidents, in his report to-day j lo the Public Service Commissioners f on the recent wreck at Mexico, on the I Middle division of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He says: "If '.lie rules of safety are to be , adhered 10. the pressure of one heavy! I train against another ought to be fol- j lowed by a prompt and thorough in- I I spection to determine whether serious j results have accompanied the move ment. "The primary cause of this accident j was the buckling of freight cars which had been stored on an adjacent track I and which had been struck by an east bound freight train and thrown on (he westbound passenger track about one half minute prior to the arrival of the passenger train 7" Shoot Jitney Driver Full of Holes When He Refuses to Take Them Any Further By Associated Press Scranton, Pa., March 14. John ) Melvin, a Pittston jitney driver, was I killed last night at Duryea by three passengers who wanted him to carry ■ them to Old Forge, two miles beyond j the end of his route. The murderers were foreigners. They fired six shots into liis head and body, and escaped. Another pas senger named Reddlngton narrowly I escaped being hit by one of tHe bul ! lets. State police are searching for j the murderers, who escaped toward j Old Forge. Prevention Methods Will Be Suggested An organized effort to reduce the number of industrial accidents which have been reported to the State Work- , men's Compensation Bureau will be made by the State administration, ; which will call for a conference of rep resentative employers here on March 1 23. I The plans have been under way for i some time and letters have been is- j ! sued by the Governor inviting some i of the employers to the conference. I i The statistics gathered will be laid j before the meeting and the co-opcra- ; 1 tion of everyone asked to reduce the accidents. The Governor will likely speak. i j The Idea originated with the He- ! partment of Labor and Industry whose j experts were struck with the jump in ! | accidents due to industrial "speeding J up." The correspondence on the sub- j I ject will be made public to-night. DAUPHIN' COUNTY PRISON* IN FIRST-CLASS CONDITION Edward Wilson, agent for the State i Hoard of Public Charities, made an | inspection of the Dauphin county prison to-day and found it in excellent i condition. He was escorted about by i Warden William Melllienny. who has ] done considerable painting and reno- ! ! vatlng since he took charge. Mr. Wll i son also inspected the food served and found it good. "There is absolutely j no odor in the jail." said he, "which i is remarkable considering the fact that 17C prisoners are now housed there." ! SWEEPING "DRY" VICTORY By Associated Press Winnipeg, Man., March 14.—Returns i from rural districts to-day empha- j sized the "dry" victory scored In yes- : i terday's referendum vote on the Mani- I ' toba temperance act, which will result ! [ In the closing on June 1 of nearly 200 bars. 42 wholesale liquor houses and 7 licensed clubs. While the sale of liquor is prohibited within the prov ince, its importation for individual : consumption and manufacture for ex port is permitted. $150,000 FIRE IN RAILROAD SHOPS By Associated Press Cloverport, Ky., March 1 4.—Fire to day destroyed the roundhouse, ma chine and car repair shops of the Louisville, Chicago and St. Louis Rail road. Six engines, six passenger coaches and part of the work train equipment also were burned. The loss ! is estimated at *150,000. BARONESS-AUTHOR DIES By Associated Press Merlin. March 14 (by wireless). — The death is announ.-ed at Vienna of Baroness Marie von Kbner-Kscherbacli. : author. She was 86 years of age, daughter of Count Franz v6n Dubsky. I She was the author of many novels us | jvaU as of notingl 14 PAGES CITY EDITION OPPOSING GUNS ;] BEFORE VERDUN i POUNDING AWAY tierman and French Bombard-j incnt of Hostile Positions Continues With Vigor TEUTON EFFORTS SHIFT I Move Across Meuse Then Halt- j ed; Greece and Entente Powers Clash I Activities on the Verdun front con- ! tinue t(? be chiefly those of the artil lery arm, which still is being vigor- 1 ously employed. No infantry attack by the Germans ] has developed west of the Meuse where there have been signs that a \ renewal of the drive was in prospect. | The German effort, ended, seemed to j have again shifted in its most inten sive form to the other bank of the stream where a reconnalsance in force | in the Haudremont wood, west of j Douaumont, is reported by Paris to I have been checked bv the French curtain of fire. Southeast of Douaumont in the re gion of Vuux and Damloup the vio lent German bombardment continues while further south in the NVoevre region, both German and French j guns are busy pounding opposing posi- ! tions. Greece and lOntcntc There is increasing friction between Greece and the eniente powers, ac cording to advices from German , sources. These declare that Premier I Skouloudls has notified the entente j ambassadors the Greek Government is Indisposed to transfer to the en- . tente the administration of railroads I in Northern Greece and Macedonia, I to withdraw troops from the Mace- ; donian region and to meet other re- ' quests by the entente. Greek and French soldiers are reported to have clashed on the island of Mytilene. Inquiries have been made of Ger-1 many by Norway as to whether it was a German submarine that orpedoed the Norwegian bark Silius which, with j seven Americans on board was sunk j [Continued on Page 2] ASQUITH ILL By Associated Press London, March 14. An official bulletin has been issued stating that ■ H. H. Asquith, the British premier is | suffering from bronchial catarrh. ritl Ml^)V ft nniywi >ll ■ »i * I>r <*|A> 4 l ufl/uiQ SUNK SHIPS WITHOUT WARNING? S >rt, March 14.—Austria h*s presented to the f :s in v C ■ !oeo wiihout warn- • ' allied submarines, presumably British. £ ' THIRTY MORE MEASLE CASES T I j .es of measles had L' !been reported to the City ri( ltn Department up until a T late hour this afternoon. This runs the total to 323. 1 TO RAISE ARMY TO 100,000 MEN ? Washington, March 14. A resolution will be intro- I duced in Congress, probably to :norrow, to permit the Wai Department to' raise the standing army to the full strength f of the various units which will be about 100,000 men. ' C SUFFRAGE MAY COME BEFORE THE HOUSE j' ffrage still may come be- | >' fore the House for a vote this se ;ion. By a unanimous vote 1 1 i the House Judiciary Committee to-day declared to recon- J | I er on Mni'ch 28 the vote t w hich it recently proposed £ i ® !'' •» all suffrage proposals until December 15. ; t <, WAR STOCKS BOOM IN STREET ' f New York, March 14.—War stocks and kindred issues < boomed on the Stock Exchange to-day, trading being rem- ® ► ; iniscent of laat summer's strong and active market. Sales I ' i up to 1 o'clock approximated 750;000 shares, pointing to ■ • ► ' ? full day of over 1,000,000 shares. ' J AVALANCHE BURIES SIXTEEN r Rome, March 13.—A great avalanche has interrupted 3 ' • traffic on the railway between Cunee and Tenda which, * next to Mount' Genis, furnishes the best Alpine communi- JL j' ► cation with France. Sixteen bodies have been taken from j | the ruins. I t, • \ SUE WALLEY DAVIS FOR $15,000 ' * ' Harrisburg. Suit for $15,000 damages was filed late ; I this afternoon against W. Walley Davis, recently appoint- ► .! Ed mar/ager ci the By-product Coke Corporation at Chicago. 1 'l | by Elii md Thomas Kohr for injuries the former re- if 1 j ceivcd when Davis' automobile ran her down, October 18, . ' • • r < The who is 13 years old will always be lame as , » ' , a result of the accident, ;-d. ~ MARRIAGE LICENSE.> Charlra (ieurse UnrrUun mill Marab K. \\ lukteman. Strrlfua. !l INSPECTORS FIND CONDITIONS ARE MUCH BETTER AT THE ALMSHOUSE Intolerable Dirt, Grease, Filth and Vermin Found Under "Reform"' Board Administration Cleaned Up State Officials Report COMPLETE RENOVATION UNDER PRESENT REGIME No More Obnoxious Odors; Building Made Cheerful and Sanitary With Paper, Paint and Scrub-brush; Inhuman Feeding System Ended lion- the Dauphin County Poor Board has cleaned, painted, papered, scrubbed, renovated and changed things generally for the betterment I of conditions at the county almshouse j during the lirst couple of months of | its administration was interestingly pointed out to-day by Edward Wilson, assistant general agent of the State Board of Public Charities, who yester day made a thorough inspection of ' the bounty home. On January 4. Mr. Wilson and Wil | iiain J. McGarry, of the State Board, j visited the institution and found the I conditions, so far as the sanitary. | healthful and cheerful possibilities | were concerned, grave enough to ! necessitate peremptory orders to the [Continued on Page T] DAVIS SKUVICKK TO-MOHKOW By Associated Press Washington, L>. March 14.—The i body of the late Henry H. Davis, for | vner United States senator from West ! Virginia and candidate for the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket headed by Alton U. Parker, who died here Saturday morning, was on its way