Concentration of Men and Supplies Along bord
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U. S. TROOPS BREAK
MARCHING EQUIPMENT
QUICK DASH INTO
Ready to Pour Across Line at
Two Positions; Military
Censors Prohibit Transmis
sion of Information of
Actual Movements; May
Now Be Across Line
AMERICAN CONSUL
LEAVES TORREON
Turns Affairs Over to British; j
Forty Yankees Waiting to
Get Out on Train Which
Has Been Held by Wreck;
Consulate May Be in Dan
ger
i:l Paso, Texas, March 13. j
t'nited States troops, with camps
broken, were under marching |
equipment along the .Mexican bor
der west of here at daylight at
at least two positions. Military
censors prohibited transmission of
any information of actual move
ments throughout the lirst half of
the day. The troops in readiness
were at Columbus and llacliita.
Now Mexico.
General tlavira. commandant at
•luarez, said to-day he had re
ceived information that American j
troops had not yet crossed the j
border ami that tlicv were await
ing' permission from far ran/a he
fore doing so. Gavin*, said lie be
lieved Carranza's reply would be
fa vorable.
San Antonio. Texas, March 1 5. —
Major General Funston said this aft
ernoon that if there had been any
movement of American troops in
Mexico he had not been Informed of
it. He said he fell certain that if
General Pershing had ordered an ad
vance he would have notified head
quarters here immediately.
General Kunston admitted thai it
was possible an advance had been
made and that he had not been told
of it. He said, however, that if any
movement had taken place it probably
was near Hachita. N. .VI., where Colo
nel Dodd is stationed and not at Cal
umbus. Colonel Dodd is not in di
rect'telegraphic communication with
General Funston, and if he reported'
at all where the general said, it would j
be to General Pershing.
Carranza Commander Shot
Trying to Keep His Men
From Invading U. S.
By Associated l'i ess
Marfa. Texas. March 15. —The re-'
ported death ol Colonel Itojas, Car-'
ranza commander at ojinga, at the .
hands of his own men. who attempted i
to mutiny last night, was confirmed by <
telephone advices here to-day.
Itojas was trying to control his men, j
who were drinking and threatening to j
invade tlie United States, when he was ,
[Continued on Page I I.J
Second Cavalry Prepared
For Quick Move Across
Border at Hachita, N. M.
Hachita, X. M„ March 15. The
Second Cavalry under command of
Col. George A. Dodd, completed to
day preparations to move forward
from Culberson's ranch on the border
south of here, into Mexico. A quick
movement was expected.
During the last few days supply
trains aided by wagons and trucks of
ranchers have been forwarding large
supplies to the camp. In order that
ihe columns' bases shall he in con
stant communication with each other
by wireless, a station has been erected
here by the signal corps.
The advancing columns are con
stantly to know the location of various
detachments and movements of supply
trains. The border camp is located
approximately three miles north of
the border at which point the troops,
arc planning to "ross. Large num
bers of men who know the interior;
of Chihuahua and Sonora have pre
sented themselves for the dangerous
work of guiding the troops. Capture,
it is believed, means death for the
scouts.
The border from Culberson's ranch
west to Douglas is guarded by patrols
of infantrymen. Citizens of every
county along the border in this dis
trict are also oelng organized by the
sheriffs. For the present, they are
preparing to act as home guards but
If a call comes they expect to volun
teer for patrol or any other duty re
quired by the government.
After the above dispatch was tiled ;
lo El Paso to-day, it was reported at
El Paso that a partial censorship had
been established at Hachita.
THE WEATHER
For Hfirrl*Hnr«: nn«| vlelnltyi Snow
ami eolder to-nl&clit, with lout'st
lompornlurr about 15 (leu reett;
Thursday fnlr, continued colli.
For lOnmtem PeniiMj Ivaula : Snow
nn«l eolder to-iilclit, with north
lo northwest irnlent TlitirMtluy
partly e|ou<ly, eolder in MoutheaNt
portion.
River
The North Branch ami ( ppcr Wtkl
Itraneh will fall. Tin* Lower
\*. rut flrnncli w 111 Hue. The main
river will remain nearly Mtntlou
ary. A Ntai?e of nhont ti.2 feet ix
imlleated for I Inrrlfthiiric Thurs
day niorniiiK.
Temperatures 8 a. m.. .10.
Sun: ItlNcn* 6110 a. 111.; net*, litis
p. m.
Moon: Full moon, March IP, 111:1:7
p. m.
River Sta«e: 5.3 feet oliove low
water mark.
Weather
lllulieM temperature, IW.
l<oweMt tempo rat tins Jltt.
>lc»n tempern#»fre, ,Ili.
.Norinul temperature, 37.
HIS AEROPLANE M ' |
CAPTAIN" BENJAMIN D. FQULOIS
Captain Benjamin D. Foulois, now at San Antonio, is preparing for the
flight into Mexico to find Villa for General Funston's troops.
Captain foulois has ton officers under him who comprise the "fliers"
of the squadron, and. the eighty troopers completing the detachment. Most
of them arc veteran aviators. Several participated in the flight of the First
Aero Squadron from Fort Sill, Okla., last November, when the squadron was
transferred to Fort Sam Houston.
The squadron uses biplanes, wit\i motors of from SO 1o 100 horsepower.
Each machine weighs about 1,350 pounds and will carry 450 pounds, or an
observer with each pilot.
VILLA'S ALLIES ARE THIRST,
HUNGER AND MOUNTAIN RANGES
U. S. Troops Forced to Traverse Some of Holiest aiul Driest
Deserts in World; Have Turned Trick Before.
By .Associated Press
Washington, IJ. C., March 15.
When General Pershing plunges south
over the border in pursuit of the ban
dit, Paneho Villa and his cutthroats
he will have other enemies to light
than the crafty Mexican leader. In
Chihuahua and Sonora are some of
the hottest and driest deserts in the
world, waste lands given over to the
rattlesnake and the mosquito brush,
where no human can live except 011
the supplies and the water he brings
with him.
The bandit chief will probably in
DEATH RATE OF
BABIES SHOULD BE
DECREASING HERE
Stale Officials Point Out Pos
sibility For Better Younc
sters in Harrisburg
h
Dr. J. .M. J. Ratinick, City Health •
Olllecr, in the absence of Mayor Meals,
officially opened the Baby Welfare i
Campaign, at 2:13 this afternbon on
the fourth lloor of Bowman's store, by
turning the city and all that is in it,
[Continued of I'arr !)]
Will Hold Military Camps
Despite Border Troubles
Hy Associated Press
Washington. March 10. The score!
or more military .training camps j
throughput the country planned fori
the next few months will not be'
abandoned by the War Department I
because of the Mexican border situa- j
tion. Major General Hugh U Scott, j
chief of staff, announced to-day that j
the camps would be held and officer- j
instructors and training units of the;
army supplied by the War Depart-1
ment as nearly in accordance with the |
original plans as possible.
LADIES TO GIVE SOCIAL
The bazar and ball to be hold by I
the Ladles Auxiliary of the Young I
Men's Hebrew Association, will open!
this evening in the V. M. 11. A. hall, !
Sixth and Sayford streets. Dancing \
will feature the program. Booths j
have been erected and the entire hall i
decorated for the occasion-
HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15, 1916.
lime retire to the fastnesses of the
Sierra Mad re mountains or other
lofty ranges. Here to thirst and
hunger will-be added for the American
: soldiers the hardships of climbing
high passes and traversing entracked
rough regions which are bare of rail
roads. highways or even good trails.
The army mule must emulate the
mountain goal. it is a vast almost
uninhabited region of thousands of
square miles, in which Villa and
other Mexican outlaws have often de
tContinued on Pago 11.]
CAMPAIGN PLANS
TO BE OUTLINED
AT CONFERENCE
Candidacy of Governor to Be
Discussed at Meeting Tomor
row; Goes 011 Speaking Trip
Campaign plans in behalf of the
candidacy of Governor Martin G.
; Brumbaugh in the Republican presi
dential preference primaries will be
discussed here to-morrow by friends
of the Governor from various parts
of the State, but the Governor will not
be here. To-morrow morning he
leaves for Scranton to malie the lirst
of a-series of addresses which will in
clude Dunmore, Heading, Philadel
phia and Pittsburgh, lie will return
; Monday.
1 The meeting to-morrow will likely
be held with Attorney General Brown
| presiding and the men who attend
' will indicate pretty thoroughly who
are with the executive In any contest
i which mav arise. There will also be
' a consultation of heads of depart
; ments of the State Government with
; Mr. Brown to-night. National Com
: mitteeman Henry G. Wasson is here
I to-day.
| Governor Brumbaugh to-day de
dined to discuss the situation created
I liy his announcement. Neither would
any of the heads of departments who
! were, in conference yesterday.
Among the Governor's visitors to
; day were Col. Henry W. Shoemaker,
| the Altoona publisher, who is men
tioned for delegate-at-large; ex-Judge
| James M. Galbreath, Butler; Coleman
| K. Sober, Dewisburg, and E. M. Ab
-1 bott, Philadelphia.
Carranza's Forces Work Des
perately to Capture Villa
as Regiments of U. S. Cav
alry Heavily Supported by
Infantry Wait For Word to
Advance
"MOVE WHEN YOU ARE
READY" IS ORDER
General Pershing Gets These
Instructions From General
Funston; News of Move
ments Being Suppressed by
Censors; Concentration of
j. Men and Supplies Com
plete
By Associated I'rrss
San Antonio, Texas, March 15. I
While regiments of tTnited States cav- i
I airy, heavily supported by infantry, |
awaited General Pershing's order to- ,
j day to advance into Mexico, General i
• 'arranza's troops, according to in- j
j formation received here, worked des- j
perately to effect the capture of Villa
j in order to forestall an entrance into J
| Mexico by American forces.
Major-General Funston received re- !
I ports of increased activities of the j
: de facto government troops, but. there :
was no disposition at his headquarters i
to regard the activities as anything]
1 more than evidences of Carranaa's de- j
j termination to co-operate with the I
lUnited States in eliminating Villa.
General Funston remained in his
■ office until after midnight to receive
reports from General Pershing. Ameri-
I can troops would be across the bound
lary line early to-day, but General
Funston himself said he did not know '
of General Pershing's intentions.
Mis orders lo (he commander of the
punitive expedition were, in effect,
, "Move when you are ready."
j Orders issued for the suppression of
news that might interfere with the
i success of the expedition into Mexico
have served to keep the public in
| ignorance of the exact number of
troops that will be sent into Mexico
| under General Pershing.
! Troop trains arrived last night to
| carry cavalry and infantry to the dis
i irict along the boundary, but the con
centration of men and supplies vir
: tually is complete.
Penrose Favors
No Instructions For
State's Delegates
According to a dispatch from Pitts
burgh Senator Penrose's plan is to
work for an> unipstructcd delegation
from Pennsylvania to the Republican
national convention notwithstanding
ihe effort of the Governor's friends to
get the delegates for Dr. Brumbaugh.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch of to-day
says: "The coming here of Senator
Boies Penrose to-morrow is expected
now to be of more than ordinary
political importance. His friends and
lieutenants were given to understand
that be would issue a statement in
Philadelphia last night replying to
Ihe challenge of Governor Brum
baugh. Bate in the evening they were
advised over the long-distance tele
phone that the Senator would wait
until his arrival here for a four-day
stay to announce his plans. It was
gathered from the Penrose followers
that the Senator will declare in favor
of the election of an uninstructed
delegation from Pennsylvania to the
j Republican national convention."
TYSON'. ASST. WAR SECRKTAKY
Washington, March 15. Presi
dent Wilson is considering the ap
pointment of Col. B. B. Tyson, of
i Knoxville, Tenn., as assistant secre
| tary of war to succeed Henry Breckin
ridge.
MANY NEW HOMES
FOR WEST SHORE
i DURING SUMMER
i Businessmen of Community
1 Planning to Join Hands and
Boost Territory
During the coining spring and sum
mer many big real estate developments
i nnd an organization for improving
West Shore territory in general arc
promised. At the present time many
new homes are in the course of con
j struct ion and within a few weeks
ground will be staked off for several
dozen others.
Real estate developments along Hie
| West Shore this year will have a value
of several hundred thousands of dol
lars. In addition to the dwellings a
' new business block will be completed
, in Bemoyne and in the same town a
i mammoth bakery is being finished. In
I Wormleysburg the new town hall and
lirehouse is being completed.
I In North Bemoyne, a section some
: times called Fort Washington, ground
jis being staked for eight two-story
I houses of the bungalow type. The
buildings will be brick and frame and
are being constructed by Frank Harro.
Brick, carpenter, plaster and other
contractors are entering into the op
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WATCH REFUGEES
By .i ssociatcd Press
Nogales. Ariz., March 15. Sharp
watch is being maintained by Amer
ican troops upon the 500 Villa refugees
In Nogales.
Military patrols have been doubled
and strangers are being scrutinized
lcloßCly. ,
DOCTORS AND
DRUGGISTS IN
DOPE DR AGNET
Police Expect to Find Suffi
cient Evidence to Cause
Several Arrests
HAVE SUSPECTS NAME
Federal Authorities Will Order
Wholesale Prosecution of
Drug Act Violators
Further investigation by city de-1
| tectives since yesterday in the. case j
against William Pliipps, 130S Bailey j
street, charged with furnishing tuor-1
phine. opium and other narcotics to
young women in this city, brought, to j
light the names of local physicians j
and druggists by whom. It is believed, |
I Phipps was furmsiieu with the
' "dope."
More arrests fn the case may be
made in a few days. l but at present I
city detectives are gathering informa-j
j tion. Phipps told the police yester-
I day afternoon that he was a habitual,
I user of drugs, but would not acknowl-j
ledge that he had furnished women
with any "dope." A second search at!
j his home revealed a complete "hop":
[outfit burled in his trunk. Pipes,]
' bowls and drugs were found in the as- j
Horttnent and it Is believed that Phipps
replenished his supply recently.
No official charge has been made
| against him by the Federal authorl
i ties here to-day they said, and no ac
jtion will be taken, it is understood.
1 until completed data has been gath-
I ered on the cast.
j Phipps is a photographer and has a i
studio in a tent opposite the Philadel
phia and Heading railway station in i
j Market street. A number of chemi
; cals used in photography were found
■in his personal effects, together with!
! tlie "dope."
What action will be taken by the
Federal authorities is doubtful at
1 present, it Is said, as it is believed thai
no charge will be made against;
i Phipps, unless enough evidence has
been found to convict him in the j
United States courts.
Exploding Oil Stove
Causes Fire on Hill
An exploding oil stove in (he cellar
or the home of C. E. Griffey, 1331
I Berryhil! street, caused a small tire
and slight damage at 9 o'clock this
morning. Mr. Griffey had been doing
some work in the cellar and was using
a small oil stove to furnish light. For
some unknown cause the stove ex
ploded and scattered oil in all Uirec
, tions.
Mr. Griffey got several buckets and
| tried to conquer the 1 lames but alter
fighting them single-handed for about
: 20 minutes he decided to let the fire
i companies help him. A neighbor
sounded the alarm and soon after the
| blaze was subdued. Aside from tlie
| burning of window sashes in the cel
lar and some articles stored in the
| cellar, there was little damage. Smoke,
however, filled the house and the resl
| dence of William Lelir, next door.
Schwab Group Reported
To Be After Central
Iron & Steel Company
Report that Charles M. Schwab and
: his associates in the Bethlehem Steel
i} Cofporation, which recently acquired
the extensive properties of the Penn
sylvania Steel Company, have plans
■ | which call for the acquisition of the
I Central Iron and Steel Company's
plant, in South Harrisburg, is being
discussed in local steel and business
. | circles.
. I While there has been no official
• intimation of such a move and no offer
i made, so far as is known, such a
] step is not beyond possibility. It is
J known that a plan for taking the
i Central plant out of the hands of re
ceivers. who have been in charge for
several years, has been abandoned, at
least for the present. Whether the
! sale of the plant Is now under con
sideration, those in a position to know
decline to sav.
Harrisburgers in
Hunan Province. China,
Where Rebels Are Active
By Associated Pi ess
Washington, March 15.—Continued
activity among revolutionists in China
; was reported to-day by Admiral
Winterlialter, commanding the Pacific
fleet. Revolutionary forces were pre
paring to attack Inichow, the dis
j patches said and were operating gen
erally in Hunan province,
j Government troops were reported to
i have captured Suifu which had been
| occupied by rebel forces.
T)r. C. Newton Dubs, formerly of
Harrisburg. now superintendent of
United Evangelical missions in China;
the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Shambaugh anil
other United Evangelicals of this city
'and vicinity are in Hunan province,
but not much concern is felt for their
| welfare, as foreigners appear to be
1 in no danger now.
U. S. Battleships Shell
Forts Twelve Miles Away
, Special to the Telegraph
Mobile, Ala., March 15.—The battle
: ships Arkansas and New York, carry
ing out a series of fortifications tests
| below Mobile under direction of high
, officials of the War and Navy Depart
i nients. stood twelve miles off shore
! yesterday and by indirect tire dropped
twelve anil fourteen inch shells into a
i specially constructed sand and con
crete fortification. Aeroplanes helped
direct the lire, signaling hits and mak
ing photographs of the damage done, i
None but army and navy officers
were permitted to inspect the forti
fications after the bombardment and
its result was not divulged. The tests
are to form the basis of recommenda- ,
tions for future fortifications legis-1
llution. JL
WINTER'S PARTING
SHOT? HOLDS UP
SUBURBAN CARS
I 1 air and Colder Weather to
Follow Rain, Sleet and
Snowstorm
MERCURY TO FALL TO 13
Northwest Gales May Cause
Trouble; Wires Hold
ing Up
Italn, sleet and snow during the lasl i
j twelve hours, Willi a forecast of colder
weather to-morrow, was Harrisburg's j
portion of winters parting shot (?) ;
before the beginning of Spring next
i Monday.
Traffic 011 ihc lines of the Harris-I
| burg and the Valley 1 tail ways Com- |
panics was delayed on (lie suburban!
ears, and trains arrived hero from the
1 West from 4 5 minutes to an hour and ;
a half late.
Almost two inches of snow fell dur- j
jinn the morning, following the rain !
and sleet of the night. Fair and colder j
I weather, with the lowest temperature i
'about In degrees, will follow to-mor-
I row. according to the forecast of K. ft. !
1 Demaln.
Little wire trouble was reported by
•he telephone and telegraph com
panies and the railway companies ran I
1 sweepers on all of the lines to keep the
tracks open.
The storm which caused snow over
1 this section of the country will prob
ably pass over the Middle Atlantic
coast to-night and will he followed by
a cold wave causing drops of from
-0 to 40 degrees in temperature in
many sections of the. Middle West.
Northwest gales may cause the snow
to drift during tlie night.
IU.IZZ\ItI> IN MAX YORK
By Associated Press
Ttoehester, N. Y., March 15.—A bllz-s
nard driven by a stiff northeast wind !
raged over western New York last
night and added ten inches of snow!
lo the previous heavy falls, hadly crip
pling transportation lines.
% I'STRIA \ \ I > PORTUUAIJ BREAK
By . l.\soi'inted Press
London. March 15. —A Iteuler dis-■
I patch from Geneva says that Austria j
has recalled her minister at Lisbon'
i and has handed passports to the Por-'
I tuguese minister at Vienna.
E» *» »»in m n i jtywH
St A. T. DICE PRESIDENT OF P. & R. J
1 PHILADELPHIA, MARCH IS. AGNEW T. DICE I
i AS TO-DAY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE i
T PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAILWAY COM- f
I TERLY DIVIDED i
f OF 2 PER CENT. ON COMMON STOCK WAS DE- I
J GLARED. 1
| QUEEN MARIE SERIOUSLY ILL JL
* London, March 15. German press dispatches from
I Bucharest, as forwarded from Zurich by the Exchange Tel- j|
ie of Rumania is se j
1 ously ill and that her condition is gradually growing worse. 1
C GERMANS CLAIM GAINS AND PRISONERS 5
J Berlin, March IS, via London.—lmportant gains for the I
3 the Verdun fighting west of Meuse were an- *
| nounced to-day by the War Office. It is said the Germans ff
I pushed forward .their lines west of Corbearx wood -and on £
I the h apturing more than 1,000 £
prisoners. ' I
I WOULD WITHDRAW FROM ISLANDS i
a Washington, March 15.—Senator Sherman, of Illino ' *
J introduced in the Senate the House resolution to provide for ! ;
£ withdrawal of the army from the Philippine Islands, as ® ►
V quickly as possible in order to add to the available troops in
* the United States. '
I
I ADMIRAL VON TIRPITZ RESIGNS?
i New York, March 15.—Information reached New York t >
1 from Berlin to-day that Admiral Von Tirpitz, the German S
I minister of marine, either has resigned or is upon the point A
T of resigning, the Evening Post announces to-day. 1 ;
I .•
J 4 WINGS
I Washington, March 15. Senate to-day passed the !
* House bill amending the { law so as to ] I
f crease the individual deposit maximum from SSOO to SI,OOO
II with interest and an additiqnal SI,OOO without interest. I |
~ MARRIAGE LICENSES , >
A. M«;\Vllllom»i, Ulll»hiir K . ami Kibcl \. Met.nrv <•>. IVnbrook.
»\ lllln in \\. Amleraan, UlilNburic, anil Killtb 11. I lr<.stone. CIIHVIIIC. | t
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CITY EDITION
18 PAGES
WAR IS DECLARED
ON PORTUGAL BY
AUSTRIA, REPORT
Dispatch From Rome Claims
That Slu: Has Followed
Lead of Germany
FRENCH TURN DRIVE
Take Aggressive Northwest of
Verdun and Beat Germans
Rack Willi Heavy Loss
By Associated Press
London, March 15. \ dispatch to
ilir Kxcltaiigc Telegraph Company
from Home siys lliat Austria has dc-
I elareil war on Portugal.
i The French have turned to the aK
: pxessive in the desperate struggle now
I in progress northwest of Verdun and
have recaptured a part of the ground
! gained hy the Germans in the renewal
! of their drive west of the iUeuse, Paris
! announces to-day.
\esterday, in a 2%-hour liallle, tlie
! crown prince's armies, by delivering
massed attacks, succeeded in gaining
'■ ;i footing in tho French lines at two
; poipls bet wean Hethincoiirt and Dead
i Man's Mill, the domino'inn height
J which is the immediate object of the
' present German drive.
Drive Germans Hack
t.ast night the French launched
heavy counterattacks and by using the
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Bill to Bring Army Up to
Full Strength Passed by
Senate With Full Vote
By Associated Press
Washington. March 15. The Sen
ate to-day approved unanimously the
joint resolution adopted by the llouse
yesterday to bring the mobile army
up to its lull strength, which would
add about 20,000 men to the present
establishment.
The resolution now noes to the
President for ids approval.
\ roll call on the resolution was
ordered on request of Senator Gall
injrer, who explained that lie asked
it for Hie purpose of "demonstrating
that there is no division in the Sen
ate over measures to provide for pro
' lection of the country." There wai
not a dissenting vote on the roll call.