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THURaSDAY, APRIL 27, 1916. * O 0 ()\K ('K\T ,n Srm ^ork liiy y,wmtk' **r**7 c»p.Hil Holiolarn. Klarwhrre Two
Rebels Routed; Martial Law in DublinKAISER GIYESBERLIN HOPEOF NO BREAK
Developments NearShowing EmperorEager for Peace.
NEW CONFERENCEWITH HOLLWEG
Bernstorffs Recommenda-tions Taken to Grand
Headquarters.
Berlin, April 26 (by wirele?s to
.;., As.aocia't.i Preai from a Staff
Qafiaafoniirnt) The A«.aociatedPress lcar:.~ thut developments are
r-pendiric which demonstrate un-
-ably thr desire of KTT.p4.r0rWilliam to follow a eooraa which,trill lead (.ermany and the l.'nitedStates out of the present crisis. Theiituation il viewed more optimis-tically bere.Amba.a.aador (,erard is still silent,
MBBrbjbf h:* late-.t. eonference* withChartcellor von Bethmann-Hollwefr,'astin-' half an hour, but The Asso-::itcd Pre?.* has obtained informa¬tion from other sources indicatinc.Jilt the outlook haM improved.CflBflaelloa von Bethmann-Hollweg
B*d Ad- iral ron HoltzandorlT. Chief ofl.ii.Wal General Staff, haie gon. to
Grand Headquarters again to congult'with Emperor William on the reply to
4* American r.ote.It :s con» dered probable that Dr. ron
Bithmflnr.-Hollweg took *» ith him d.*-
yi'.ches cr.rtair.ing reeommendations ofAaibk'ia'inr ion Hernstorff.Ai the round tnp between Berlin and
tii hra.jq .arter* requires forty hours'lad the haneellor must have time talgajjBf a .. ., . 1'iiprror and other ofrt-i.« then it ia uniikely that word of
ni of the government can
*»*eh iaa ' nited Sutes before the end';f the week.Latest ifldieataaaa are that the Ger-
ri- -eply rr.By not be deinered untiltftt weeit.
Washington HopefulAfter Oerard Reporte-nr . .>.
¦Tafll >-,. A hre' re-
¦artarai reci red by the State L».par**"«: te-day from Ambassador (.erardaa his inter lew »ith f haneellor von
aan-Hollweg. Optimism in of-« -h American and rOl
1 rrei ied ai fl bila It eraa iadi-BbbJ ..fc. thfl German replv might beilayad .
- ....rra; aaya tbe opinion.rt* tBBl . rflld r.ot be auch a* to'"« gr. imi edlate break ir. relations.Th* Ce-a-d r.pr.rt vaa* carefully
rarrled g-.d noth'ng offlc.al waa givenM neept thal l waa very brief. Iti
i und.r*- 1. ar, *o haefl ladi*fl*M *.hg: tba way for negotiation was
J* yet t. ied and to have agked tha!'." ag t.p o' aevera! pointa in tha
'~»r rei'¦-¦ -.. a- i c'e: g*or Stone,
.aiiraan of tha .-'f';.t. Foreign Rela-..». diBCUBBcd for an hour
nternat onal que»tion« facmg1Hai aOBf. -.'.r. -,aa dOTOtod ab fliy
'a the aubmarine iflaua While Boa-1BBI Bteflfl .. t ot discuaa the de-'ai!«. it i* krown that e.entualities.lieh may follow the raeeipt of Ger-I
*'i the laat note aent bv.** I'nltad htgte* were gone over thor-^afbly Th. Preaident did no'. Billaiie tha greiity of the aituation, but,. ... 4- < o hopo that a break*' --- any maj be avoided.
aaaTflvtef ?'nr. .¦ II !bt *be resultfl./thfl rorf.r.-r. ...for. tha Foreign.Ulatiora < wnif.ee. H* left theifaiference epperently aal .*fled. Tha¦***'.den*. told hin fall) blfl at-''¦'¦' . '.... g: rnm. No
J*** fleiieifli were diaeuaged, tha'Bieldeat pointiag ll that the future=a*jr*ft c' ... aited .-»*.** d.ttrr.tf .''.ireiy on tha German replr
thfl A." erican n»>«4a <|ema-iding im-.aduu abandonrn.r. * r.f her present""4**r«i, 0' aubmarine warfar*Secretary I^r.nr.g eontinueH te r»-
'» t. ....-,. .. ,,1 editerlal eommantartne IflUfl pubhahed m
gflra . a/«f,g;,.f a
Bert «'or* haa »»r,» 'o bifl'*
. r* « .ri.e«' or., on the aub-"*' . hope* will
fiWaal a br.»a -rith Ihe United Htataa.».'Jrr»i' OM »»re in raaponae to
I ***.*, ..,. 'mrn BerliB, and will b* eon-*aear«aj ,. ,. eonference batwean tha'"¦aaf.*: CkaneeUef and 'ha Kaiaer.
NEW ZEPPELIN RAIDON KENT, NEAR LONDONkst f.oast Visited One Bomb
fa-rops Into Sea."'.'.r A;.r **] A 7.eppeln raid,
. ..»'«, 14 reported Ifl a
**Ttign official a'.atement laauad earlyf
44.,-. reported <>i.T th**' ".».. ol Kont, between 10 and}y ta ',i, W.rir,eada/ '-0 r.f.ortg of*» r p....... ., iUT mlgjntj hav. i...
l****"**^ 'h aa far, ar.d aa it ifl m.»ti' ..' r..- . r,r.,l,ar,]* Tb*» »t..v
a-, ..a-fr,,. midnlghl'* r.rinri.an' »h»>. on* hnmti *ll'!.
*BBBfld, WBl. n f*;| mto tht .». "
iAMERICANS WARNEDOFF FIGHTING SHIPS
Waahingten, April V6 Srorrtarv
J-ansing's inrrnoranoi'im rrlatini? tnarmed nirrchant iMpa drsrribr<> vcs.
tr]* whi<h mav be attaeked as war
i-raft and drclarrs that any ptnoa
taking pas^agr ,,n $ur), ships rair-
n.it rtpect iminnnity. Ho sa\s:"tn the onent that merehant ships
of belllgerent nationallty are armedand under commisalon or ordem toattark in all cirenmstancem rerlainrlaaae* of enemy naval vornflelH forthc purpose of deatroylng them, andare entitled lo re»~elve priie moneyfor surh aervlee from their govern¬ment or are liable to a penalty forfailure to ohey the ordem given,auch merrhant ahipa loae theiratatus ss peaeeahle merehant ahipaand are to a timitea-J eitent incor¬porated in the naval forre* of theirgmemment, orven though it l» nottheir sole oorrupatlon to ronduathostlle operations."Any person taking p«_s*age on
auch veowel eajinot expoect Imraunltyother than that aeorded peraonswho are on board a warwhlp."
ARMED SHIPSRULE DEFINED
Lansing's StatementMakes Clear U. S.
Position.
\Trtm t*>» TnMina Burai.Waahington April -9. The publica-
tion ot an official memorandiini hy thflState Department to-day giving thi*country'* viewi on the armed ghipquestion further complicated the con-
trorersy with (iermany.Officials made no other enplanation
thaa that it was "a matter of generalinterest to the pub'ie." but the unof-f.cial opinion expresaed waa that theintention was to clear this govern-ment's position and ar.swer an advancequestion which Germany might ask.The document upholdi the right of
merchantmen to arm for defence. drawsa distinction between their utatus on
the high seas and in neutral water*,
points out that the rules laid down bythis government cannot be taken as
conclusive against the character of.such a vesnel and that il can only belegally treated as a war«hip when theattacking vessel has absolute proofthat t: i« such.
It declares the atatus of a vessel iflnot altered by instmetions fro-n theow-ner's government unle«s those in-structior.s are made binding hy n pen-a'tv or obedience to »hem is encour-
aged by the offer of prize money.Th. declaration wag lssued in the
fl rm af a memorandum prepared byMr. I.ansmg a' Presiden4 Wilson4* di-rection during the Secretary * br-ef va-
eation last month. ( opies of it were
given to each of the embas»ies «nd lfl>glitiona here.
Awaitlng ( ..pie, of Rrltlsh Orders.ln connect.on with the memorandum
it wai fltated that the State Departmentnow wa» awaiting a respons© fromi.rra.1. Br.ta:r. to a rerjuest for copiraof orders to armed British merehantvesie!*. (.ermany has ctiargeol thatthes» ships were infltnieted to act ag-¦iaa.lT.lj against submarines and haflsubmitted pnotogrephic copies of or¬
der* taken some tiflt. ago from capt-urfld craft. 1 his evidence is not eon-
. idered conrlusive hrrc, however, as
Ihe I'nited States «ill base its positionon ordera no* in effeet
During the long-drawn-out negotia-tions following the alnking of the LS.Itania Secretary I.ansmg has stated in
f;eneral term* near'.y all of the postu-atea wh .rh he iays down :n ts-day'sdeclaration. It »*s drtermined. how¬ever, to gather these into one compactatatement and *o elaborate the StateDepartment's viewa beyond any poaai-bihty of mlsunderstar.d;ng or doubleconstmetion.An effort s rr.ade to differentlate ba-
.wun an armed sh:p in a neutral portand the same .aBMl on the high aeas
Ir, thf f.rat caa« it is flhown that theI'nited States government is rorcerned?v.fiy to pro.fi itself aga:nst any.harges that rnigh' he made by one oftk. belligerents that 11 had allowedAmenran ports to u used as a basefor hostile operations by itfl flremy.
Neutral Ifovernment Kole Judge.Mr I.anaing Inflists that the neutral
government ifl to he the sole judge ofint BtatB. .1 armed merehant flhlps in
,-a porta in the flbsenee of any settled, .,' in'ernational law. A commi«
...on or orders from a belhgerent govrrnmen'. ". conduct ajrgreooM'. e operationa under penalty of punisrvment forfailurf to oio 4., WD.M "tamp the ve«selaa a warship
In the abaenre of aurh evidenre the
neutral government rr-ay lay down iUown rulea of evidenre to detertnine Ihe
eharacter of thfl flhlp and, mor*over..thflae rulefl, unllke prlnciplca of inter
national law, may he rhangfld or modineld during the progreaa of the war
l ommen'lng on thia part of thr,
mflmorar.dum. a high offlnal of thaState Department adonitte.) »ha' 'he
refuflfll of tha Amenran port authontiea to clear a veaa»l might be taker.. a a no'ira to 'he publir that ahe waa.
t -wiii.ufi .¦ paa" «. »«lMaoi .
35 DEWOCRATSREFUSE TO AIDSCUTTLE BILL
They Defeat Attemptto Jam PhilippinesMeasure Through.
FORCE LEADERSTO DELAY ACTION
Conference Will ResumeTo-night, but Bill Is
Believed Doomed.
'.r-nm Thfl T-V flaol B'lrra'
Washington. April 21".. A revol4against the attempt to iam the Philip¬pines scuttle hi!l through by caucus ac
ton to-rnght reaehed surh pror'Ttions,despite a written appeal for the meas
ure by President Wilson read to tho4Demoerats by Chairman Jaaea, ef thiMouse Insular Affairs C.fllBlittee, thataction had tn he postponed until to
morrow night.Ahout thirty-t.ve Democratic mem-
hers of the House refused to bc boundwhen the time came for a vote on
whether the independence bill flhould he
maile a party measure. This raused BO
much dissension that Speaker I larkmoved that the caucus reeess until to
morrow night. l.ong after tie .ionrs
had bee:4 opened some of tho- mdignant members wer" -'.il axprciagtheir protests afaia.l gai; rule aad deeiaring that the small Democra'ie ma
¦jority would havr- been * iped .Bi a:
the last eleetion if BBJ auch pro.poselaa immed.ite iaojepaaoJ.Be. f'.r th.rhllippines had heen in contemplation.
May Never Paaa.Prosperts are that ihe bill arill flofTBT
pass the House Its opponcnts are
rushing a flood of telfgrams ta ab..B'tees, urging their return to .ote to-
morrow night against mak-.ng thePhilippine hil! a party measure.
Opposition to the bill was l.d hy theTammany members. P.cpre«entative«Fitigerald. < cr.ry and Hulbert mak'iirspeecr.es againat it. The BofltOfl IB.nlbers and neariy the ent.r. Kentuckydelegation are opposed to It One ol
the Items frequently attaeked in th.cbticus was that iflflpefling immediat-prohibition on the islands.Chairman Jones opene.i the dl*CU.-
sion by reading a letter from PresidentWilson, written to-day. Btatiag h;s "iiti-
qualified lailara.Bi.Bt" el 'he bd!passed bv th.- Senate. an.i urging itlpassage without amendment hy theHouse. This letter wa' mildly ap
plaided, but it soon l.ecame evideflttha' if all opponeii's of the measure
ref ;sed to be bound by th. eaae.
passage would be hopeless.Administration force« were liope ul
rhen t'ne iv.eet.ng broke up tha'. wfthall to-morrow tO brir.g the Pre,..lei/ t
¦nlluence to bear. they would he ah!eto keep the recalcitrants in line to-mor
row night. Speaher Clark exprawdthe hope that hv allowing opponentsall the time t'noy wanted they mighlagree fo support the bill, under protest, as a pflrty measure after a freediscussion and vote had shown thatthe majority of the Demoerats fa'ored It
Nlands Not Yet Ready.Chairman .Ior.es pointed out that the
Clark. amendment would give the if-lands thi'ir independence in 1921 at theoutside. allowing the President to M
tend the four-vear P.rlod until theronclusion of the following B...iOB Ol
C.Bgraaa. ln IB02, he aaid, 'he Derno-rrats of the House vote.i unanimou-1-.for a bill to give the islanus th. r
dependence ia llll. The bill passedwith heavy Republican BBpport, an
was amended in the Senate tn grantindependence ifl IP07. though thismeasure was klll.d in 'he upper house.
Representativp Kitzg.'ra'.d said he
had promised h.s constituents that hewould r.ot vote "or nny measure gran':ng the islands their independence .111
( a srable fana af government ha.l
Mtj aet uj., arhieh condition. b.thought. h»d not hy any means bee-reaehed.
R-presentative 01 ry. af New >orK.
offered a reaolution prov;d:ng that ro
art.on should be taken on BB* Pnilippine bill until all Amerieans havingpropertv interests in the i.laad. hadbeen given a hearing. An attempt M
lay this reaolution on the table ra'sflso much opposition. and cause,. tt
many threats to withdrau from 'h«4
caucus. that il was witholrawn an.i ».debate BrBBl BB
HONTCLAirS LAST PIGSWILL SQUEAL NO MORE
Six Porkers Who Frnlic Near
(ity Dump Doomed.Montclair. M, J Apnl M The last
piga in Montrlar must go. arc'.rii .ng
to an edirt of tlie Hoanl of Hral'h.
They arf s x II number. and helo.ng to
John (iarretson. oa whose farm. \g the
r.orth end o.f the town. the mum ;.aigarbage oi imj. is If.rBle.i. I-'evera! COflfl
pleintu were made rerently to thehealth department abo.ijt the pr<«eireof the pigs. and 'lespile Mr GaiTOftaon'a proteat that Ihe BBIbmI. were
not a nuisance, the board olinrtid thoithe diapoae of them or draatie actionwould he takenMr (.arre.son haa been lirensed h-.
th. health department 1., keep no morethan eight pigs His licende ha" '«.
pired. aml il ««' rooMaiflHadad hvHeal'h .">f""irer "rt eIU that. in ei.4* afthe ri.n.plainta. n<. renewal be grian'e.iby the Board of Health
Verdun, the DoorThat Leads Nowhere
The Battle and the Topographyof the Battlefield.An Analysis
of the Attaek and Defence.
By FRANK H. SIMONDS.This is the tecond of Mr. Simouds'a nrtt<!r.> hnse,l un his inritaael
obsenvtiona nnd researehes al Verdun. \ third article arill appear inne.rt Sumlaii's Tribune.
In a prpceHnif* article I hava endeavored to explain the tremendo'jsmnrnl "lift" that the auccei ful defence of the city of Verdun has broughtto Krance, a moral "lif:" whieh has roused Krenrh confidence and exp-*-tation of ultirnatr- victory to the higheat point since the war began. I havealao trieil in damonstrata how utterly without value the fortress of Ver-rlun wa.., bacatiafl the fortl were of no use iii the preaent war, were u*
against German heavy artillery as those of Antararp and Mau-beuge, and had bean ovaeuated by tha French a ful! eighleen monthsbefore tbe present battle began. Finally I have indicated thut <o
little military value wa Bttached tn Verdun by the French high commandthat it was prepared to evacuate the whole position, whieh is the mottdimeult to defend on thfl flrhole French front, and was only persuaded togive over hia purpoaa by the ara*un*venta <.f th.- poltticiana, who l.eli,-\.* 1that the moral effect of the evacuation arould be diaastroua to France andinspiriting to Germany,
I now desire to deacribe nt s^me length the actoal topographical cir«cumstancei of Verdun aml later 1 .-hall difcuaa the fashion in whuh an
i.'itonii'bile transport B**a*ten* iraa iraproviaad to meet the situation croatadby the interruption of trafflc by Cerman artillery tire along the two ron..
aidenable railroad linea. ll araa thia -rjrateni which artually saved thetown and il the re&J "miracle of Verdun." if one ia to have miracles to
cxplain what brave an.i akilful men do.1 BVf \'. ;..! in on April 6. I arenl through the city, which wa? littln
more than a tntsa of ashes. with General Duboia, the military rovernor
of the town itself. and wi'h him I wc? to Fort dc la (,'haunie. < one ofihe hifhest hi near Verdun, and from thia \antage point had ta. whol *
rountryaide explained to me. TKe day mi which I viaitad Verdun -aaa tho
...mpletely quiet day in weeks, ard I w;i- thus fortunate m beiBgTable to .-ce aml t'. go Hiiout witho" the disturbing or hindering rircum--tain'ia flrhkll an incidonl tO a i.oi*,l.ardr.irni.
Tho eity of Verdun Ll aituated at the 'n.uom of the Metise Valley on
hoth sides of 'he river. B ll tho mniti portion of the town is on the west
baak and BUrrounda ¦ lou hill, cmwned by tho cathedral and old Vau-
ban citaiH. The town ia surrounded by old ramparta, long ago dejirivel... iiiu-.l Bfl |iag. 7. ...I.....II |
IDA ROGERS FREE;JURY0UT2H0URSHolds She Poisoned BabyWhile Insane.Husband
Assails Prosecutor.
Mrs. Ida SnifTin Roger-. rhargeci w itht e murder of her tv.o children. walkedout of the BrOBl i ounty Curthouse
'..r.lay aft< rnoon, a Tiee woman. The
ir> that had heard the .eid.Be. iaHH th. poisonlng of her habv
aon, Hgreed 'iiat no mother ef.uld mur-
!er her rhilflroMi flrhil. sane. an<l it
...as on that ground tha' hhe was freed.The freed woman showed far les.
foeling a' her ^udoien victory o-er the
I rosecution that she had Bfl 'he story ofct eriaac was rorpaatad over and over
f-pain during i.er bri.f trinl. Sheared (Ixadly befar. hcr. when the
foreman of the jorjl announce.l the ver
.iict that brought tears of joy to the,'" .¦ an women und several men
n the courtroom."Ida! Don'' you hear itl" dcmandeol
1 er hoabaad, teara coorsiag daarn ln-.as bfl lo-i.ne.1 nver and hurie.i
,.¦.¦ on her flhoald...lor a fev Baom.l t. loag
I cedljr a* th. pa nt of th. jus.",-.-> bench that had been the obiectr.f her attefltion m ihe hours she hadr.waited Ih. v.-rd..'. Then her headtt fenrard an.i she arepl flilcatlp.
Jurv Out T»o Hours.
It -or.; enl) tWO hours for the h1;*I dfl and fathers who made up the
ta deeide thal alone eouldea of hcr
ro n. T'ne faU of Mr-. Roger* araa
placed m their hand- at I2:S0 o'clorkin the afteraee Higranteol for .ii'.cneor.. after wi'.-.-h thejurors cas' u hallot.The raaalt of the flrat attemp* Bt a
veidict showeol aa. h'.ank ballet, tWO..,,-¦ tioi ia. for evonera-
The next ballot found the ;ur.-r
Oonlln.ie.l en |>itae I, inlumn 7
SODA BLAST KILLSWOMAN; TWO HURT
\ ictim Warned Her Musbandand brother.
For years the Finermans had scrimpedand saved to start a little business oftheir own. They opened a little candynnd s.'da water store in front of the
faetoiy at 1''.4.'0 St. Mark's Avenue,Brooklyn. Recause il cost less, theycharged their own tanks. Last night
af the tanks e\plo.|ed while Mra.Finerman was assisting in charging it,
killiag her, injuring her husband andbrothci aad arackiag the little phop.
Tmn't overcharge." Mrs. Kinermanhad warned her husband. He and Will-igTi. Rerlin. Mrs. Fncrman's brotn.',.laughed I'hey told her she »as Bfl 1
woman.Mra. P narman aaa holdmg th. p>p*
.-4 hen thfl .xploaioil came. T'ne -op ofthe tar.K was biown ofT. Bfl.t.l piee.Bv aotiag ifl every direction. Several'¦track Mrs Ptaerman, one plungmg.into her breast When Dr. Johnson, ofSt, Marv's Hospital, arrived the woman
was dead.
SENATE TO DISCUSSGERMAN PROPACANDA
l.usting. of Wisconsin. 'Warned'by Von Mach. to Open Debate.
Wa.hjagton, Apnl M. Ih. organ-ed propagar.da against B break .'.ith
Germany eontinued its stream of tele-lgraphic prataata mto the Caaital to-iday. and 'he telegrapli companies were
o\ .rwhelmed.Senator Husting. of W'sronsin. an-
noaaeed tovalghl that he -.sould discussthc proaaganda in th. Senate tomor-
raar, .nd wa< e«B.id.riBg proposir.g an
nveatigatian either b\ gro or by I.partm.at of Justice.
Ihe Senator vade pubiir a 'etter herotcHred from I". von Mach, execu-
|p e chairman of a eommittee in NewIty, warn.ng him that in advi«-
I G.naafl ipBipathia.ra to addresstheir telegrams to *he GeifBBfl Ambas¬sador he had made himself criminallyliabl.. :
It is estimated tha' more 'han 50.000,?elecriims have rom» in so far
Zapp on 7. R. and HughesMontaRtir GloBM*B Birsky and Zapp article next
Sunday o ould hardly hr morr tiniely. for in it Zapp tellaBirsky all about a f rrtain Itinrheon vvhrre Roosrvelt mrt
Root and they both diso ussrd Hughes.KradinR it ">'«y not hrlp you to cast your ooupon
lnillot printed on the hrst page of next Sunday's CraphirSn tion. but it will hrlp makr this 7 ribune Straw \ otc
as vital an issur as it rrally is.and it will also make youlatifch out loud. ^ our nrwsdralrr is thr man to notifythat you want Sunday s Iribum-for hr will drliver it.
"Zhc S-unaay tTrtbunefirst tn last- the Iruth: \c\\*.l.ditorlmls.Ad\ertisementa.
. 4 Buraa i »t Clr .jlatlona.
DODD'S FORCESROUT BANDITS;
LOSE 2 MENKill 6 and Wound 19
of Band of 260Outlaws.
AMERICANSRENEW CHASE
Erwin's Troopers AlsoDefeat Villa Party.Hunt
On in Guerrero.
AMERICANS URGEDTO QUIT DURANGO
Torrenn. Mexico. April 26..American < on*ul (oen, flt Uurangn( it), haa advlied all \mericana to
leave the city, and la himself ron-
aidering t>e fldvisahility of folnfte the border.
»i aerioua aituation hag been
-auaejJ through the violent anti-Amerlcan aBitation which has beenctarried on b> the llurango newgpa-
pera elnre the American Boldieraand Meilcans rlashed at Parral.
Rv RORKRT Hl NN.n, .'. .« »,. la IflflflBMfll '¦ '¦'
Fi.bi Headquflrter-, Namiquipa..Aprii M. A'.ierirnn ItOOaa again are
pr.«*;ng hard on Villfl'a trail. t'ar-ran7.a oppo.'ti'i not'* ithitanding, thrj
pursuit southward is on at full ery.In a running light through moutitam
.jor-cs and fastnesaes of Western Chl-huahua that laatfld late into tho aiajhtlof ApTi! tS, (olonel Dodd'a flymgiaquadrnns ngmn came in contact arithone of the outlaw'g banda near Tcma-chic.The Americans wer. ni*tnumb*r*d,
but route.l a force of 2*10 bandits, un¬
der the command of four chi tffl Raca,Cerventes, Dominguez and Rios. SixMoxicans 44»tb killed and nineteenwounded, while h.ir«e«, arms and equip-mon' werp eaptured.
(.'olonel Dodd'a los'e* w.re two killedand thre* wounde.l.The American column. which had
been ifl the saddle for two days, camo
upon the banijits abou* t.M "Vlock inthe afternoon. The Mexieana arera cn-
rrmped ln a rocky canyon. hidden t'n.mthe advancing 'rooperv They v.ad th*advan'age of first right
Warned b> Hugle l alls.
The aound of buir'es lummomnj thflbandit* *o the saddl* fir*t warned thflAmericans af ihe nearness of the ion.
Immediately *he f ghting began. but the
range was too great for the Americanrifles to bear effectively.Tha battle then becam* a conteit in
horsemanshtp. a matching of endur-ance between twu command*, bothworn ar.d exhausted. Through narrow
gorge*. along trail* becoming increaa-
ingly difficult and ever mejnting high¬er, it led, marked by pieces of equip-ment cast asirie by th. Mexieana in
'neir flight.Once the bandit* re(-f>,veij r. t.foree-
ments frorr. the northeast and vair.iy'ried to make a stand. As night came
the band* grattered in the surruundingbilla and (.olonel Dodd gave up thochase.
It i| beliered tha Mezieeai are re-
treetiafl directly oil (iuerrero. I.aaf re¬
port* lig.l V-i'.a biataelf at Monoava.about :".ftv nr.les *.uth of Tomachic.
Dodd* Men I'rglsed.Colonel Podd and his men have been
offleially praised for fortitude and en-
durance shown 'inder the geverest con¬
dition* thry hav. ret expenenced.They were two days and two nights in
the «addla in one of the roekiest andmost diffleult, regions of Mexico. Yetwhen the bandits w.re sighted. de-spit. the fact that th.y wer. outnum-bered. the Americans promptly b.gan.h. battle. '
t'ondition* in th. base her* now are i
aat. Train aft.r train o*' motortrurks have arriv.d during th. laat fewda;.«, and ara are al! abundantly .upplied \»ith rations, clothing and equip- «ment. *
U. S. Troopers ResumeChase of Villa Bands i
Progi * BtflflTI ggf**eaBflai tt T*t rei ¦. *
Pl Pa«o. T.-\ Apail ta\ Americanni a'.ry .ti Mexico ha* r.stim..i '*
eat.ipaiKn BfljaiBBl Villa handit* in the l(lUerrero eountry. whrr. Villistas be-(tan ma««nr» when the Amer.rar.apusheri forwgrd into the Parral coun- «
tfy, The return of the Amerirar. to '.r. Geerreie eountry wa* a «urpr:».br.th to th. Villietaa an.i to tho civl-
'
ians of that diatrict, and it. has Htirr.d -
tha latter t" fury against. the Ameri¬can troopi.
Report* reaehing the border to
nipht told of twe i-ngagement* hrtw.enAmencar. tmops and Villa bandits. thelatter being a**i»'.ed by civilian*. whoar,- aaid ta be joining the bandits inlarire nutnher*. .'olonel lirortre ADodd, with ii .mal! detachment of thfl
I ..,-llnia.d an ua> *. loluian &
TROOPS SEIZE LEADERS,REOCCUPY BUIDINGS
Rebels Attaeked Dublin Castle,Lords Told.Asquith Exempts
Irish from Draft.
UNEARTH CASEMENT PLOTEXTENDING TO AMERICA
Leader Landed from U-Boat Into Arms ofSecret Service Men.Confederates
in Automobile Also Seized.
I/mdon. April 26..British regulars from. Bel fast andEngland are now in Dublin, and h_V<8 recaptured from tho> re.-o-
lutionary faction leveral important centrea which tho membersof the Sinn Fein parly had oocupied. These inrltide St. Ste«phon's (Jreen and Liberty Hai!.
Martial law has been proclaimed in thc city and county ofDublin. and drastic steps are being taken to suppross the move¬
ment in Ireland and arrest all those responsiblo.That the government intends to deal with tho oifo-ndcrs
with a heavy hand is indicated by a prorlamation in the OfficialGazette to-night suspending in Ireland Section 1 of thc OateaatM)of the Realm Amendment act of 191"), whirh gives to a Britishpubject charged with an ofTence under the act tho right to botried bv a civil court.
OTTAWA MILITARYSTORES ON FIRE
Several l:\plosions Follow Out-break of Flames.
0"a~a. Apri! 'Jr.. Fire has s'.artedin the military storea, and there have'
brrn ffvora! .ipIflflloBI
Tho» Parliament buildings at O'.tawaiwere burned on the night of February3. Reports that the f.re. was the re-
flult of a ..prman plot, based on thefaet that the first burst of flame in
the reading room of thfl House ofCcaaaBBBa was followed by two vi.ilentexplosions. <r.r. denied by the Domin-ion authoritie-o.
SPR1NG-RICE GETSTHREAT OF DEATH
Status of Prisoner of War De-manded for Casement.
Washington. April 26. The BritishAnibflfliador. Sir Cecil Spnng-Riee. to-
nr; rereived an,] referred to the Sta*»
I.opartment an anonrmous threateningeommunication deelaring tha» anytreaimen4 of Sir Roger Casement other'ha tha' ilue a prisoner o*" war ofnig^est rank would be a sentence o'<lea:r againat "him and other Englishservants in thia coiintry."
TAGGART AND KERNGET RENONINATIONS
Convention Indorses indianaSenators.Adair for Governor.Irdianapolis. April 26. -Indiana
I.emorrats in their convention here to-olay nomir.ated Sflnator Thomas Tag-Kar' for the short term in the UnitfldStates Senflte, ratifled the nominationin tho March primary of Senator JohnW. Kern for the iong term, and Reprfl-MBtBthr. John A. M. Adair for Uov-ernor, nonvnated a state tieket, adoptedn pla'form omd named four delegates-a'-large to the national convention andI'residential electorfl.
S m.tOI Taggart's nomination was.
hy acclamatTon. In a short address tbrSenator deelared that h« »«s "forpeace 1'u" p^ace with honor"
A4 a meetmg of the delegatefl Ifl thenational convention Fdward <i. Hoff-mar. of Fort Wayne. was unar.imouflly.lflCted as Senator Taggart's flueeesioras a member of the Demoeraf.c Na¬tional Committee.The platform, which wh adopted
svithout debate. mdorse* PregidentWilsor.'s stand on 'oreign and MejieanatYair-. an! der'.are* that the record ofachievementa of the Demicratic part/'.larran" itl ront.nuation Ifl power,in the staie and nation.
oi
.OPEZ, WOUNDED, READYFOR FIRING SQUAD
^risoner Says He Docsn't KnowWhether Villa Is Dead or Alive.Torreon, M.xtoeB, April 2«S '.4ia KI
'a*o. T.K.). Pablo I.oper the VillaLfltoMBBt raptured -.-rently near
4anta V^abel, han been taken a pris-mer to .'hihuahua 'ity by oeneral¦larrioa I.opez 14 wounded Ifl both«»g« Hf «ays he knowa nothing of,'illa's whereabouts rr whether he Isloit'l or alive."I am in completos ignorance ot
,';', a'« prra»nt loratior,." aaid I.oper,and I do n«t know whether he i« aliveI. dead ll la true that I waa present!4 the Santa Yaarcl maasacre, forrhieh I'eneral BbIUBB was rraponaiblenoa»rr heard that 1 waa outlawed. outhat will not make any differen.-e, BBam <|Uite resigned to be ihot b\ thej
¦¦ring xquad a' any time that is set torlAJ death."
( i.il (ourta SoBpended.Tha proclamatiori rec.i'.r* that "th*,
present state of affaira m Irelandie 5uch aa to eonstitute a apecialmilitary emergeney."
Fremier A.S'pjith. in the House of.Commons, and Lord Far^downe, iuthe House of Lords, made rcaHsurinj?sratements thia afternoon respeet intfthe situation.
In reply to a quegtion from Sir Edaward ("araon. the Premier gave arsur-ances that Ireland was not fo be in.cluded in the new compuisory aeheme.
Thi*, it ig believcd. will ge far tow¬ard flllaying the diseontent alreadyarouged by th* con-cription iigue,fanned to whita heat by th. incidentain Dublin.Cordon of Troops Snrround Clly.Outside af Dublin. I'rcmie- Asquith.
declared, the eountry 4sas tranquil.I-ord LflaadflWae declared that thera
was now a eomplete cordon of troopaaround thfl eentr. r.f Dublin. Hejadded the informat.on that "a halfa-hearted" attaek wa* mad. by the reb-elg on Dublin C'astl* Monday. Tha eflsualtieg gt Dublin. accordins; to h s
**a*»men\ were nneteeri VilLd Badtwenty-seven woundedRaron Wimborne, I.ord I, eut..*riant o*
Ireland, forwarded advice* from Dub¬lin that the gltua'.ion wa* satiafactory. nd that the niwi from the provmce*.was reassurmg. He placed the insur.genta Villed at eieven.A dispatch from Tralee, County of
Kerry, gayi that a aensBtion hai beencaused there by the arrest of a prom-inenf member of the Tralee Ingh Vol¬unteer*. Austin Stack. An arr-ountan*,in the general po**.offW at Dublin,t orr.eliu* Cllfle, has also been takeninto cuatody. Both are eharged, withconapiracy in a.ding tha importationof irmi from an enem.".
I.eadera Being Arreated.Another man of unknown nationality
has been arre*ted. His nientity haanot been disclosed. but he waa eon-
veyed fo Dublin under a atrong egeort.The men held in connect.on with Th«j
fiiibuatering axpedition mtlude SirRoger ( asement, two Ir.*h confedera'eija.id twerty-two Gei-man* comorisine th*craw The chief iruportano of Thecapture iieg in the revelatior* made o?an extensive plot having rainifiCBt;on*iin Germany, Ireiand and America.Iri*h-Americanfi are said ta have beenlargeiy mstrumentai in financing th*revolutionary movement.
Navy Snrprised l.aniling.The capture of the expedition by tha
nav\ secret service is conaidered a re«
markably elevrr p.ee of work. Ai*automobile with Iriah eonf*dei*»te*4awaited Sir Roger ( aaement ashore,Th. machine and ita occupants wer*,seired by ser.ret service m.'n. When( g«ement's party of three landed, theywalked into the arms of their enemies.The expedition ron*iat».l merely of
a *ubmarirte and a 1.10" tea steamer.(asement and his rompa-nons Iar dei!in a rowboa*. from thfl nubmanne.When arrested. Caiemeit 1* report*.I
to ha.e maintained a g«J<l front andBBfOaareatly was without hopa of eaeap-ing death for treagon. It ia beliavedthat his trial and condemnation will b*BBeedf, although for the preaent it Iflnot poaaibie to aay wheth.r he will beex»cuted.
Repre4entatiTe* of the Amencfl**.Kmbii.y have been in eonf.rence wtthth. official* in charge of -he case, pre-Mimably reganimg the American 'l"i-
Incatiaaa.Tbe airamer *i> *unk with all *iee
cargo. con*iatm(» of nfle«, machine funvand aniriumtivn.