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IT'S THE LATEST THK YKRY I.ATK.ST \V Ml MAP OF MEXICO WIU. *K KOIND ON I'At JK Sir SHOWS THK I'OSHIHI.K RATTI.K POINTS (I T If Ot T AND SAVK IT. VOLUME 19. The Seattle Star t THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS : SEATTLE. WASH. WEDNESDAY. JUNE <?8. 1916 one cent LAST EDITION THK WKTH" MKST UK ON' FRIENDLY TKHMS WITH OKOHOK. THK WKATIIKIt '»I V. HK IHSI KD HIS rORMAL STATEMENT WEDNESDAY, TO THK BrrCCT THAT THK "DRTS" HAVEN'T A CHANCE. THK TEXT WAB. "TONIUHT AND THURSDAY, BHOWKHH!" American Refugees Bring Report JAPANESE HID CAARANZA! ARRIVAL OF UNCLE SAM'S BOYS AT OUR BORDER CAPITAL! ThU photo, hot from tho border. ihowa a regiment of Infantry called to duty, marching thru th« flag decked etrteta of El *aao, tha border capital, on Ita way to camp. Almoat ovary day aeaa a now datachmont of troopa arrive in tha city, and lha crowda alwaya glva Uncla lim'i boyi in khaki a routing ovation. Aa aach naw contingent of fighting man datralna tha alarmed inhabitanta faal aafar f-om poaaible attack by tho Mexican force* gathered acroaa tha line. SERVICE TO PUBLIC Seattle street cars will he heated this wm*»r So the public service commission has decided For the part The Star played in bringing the case to the attention of the com- mission; for the aid Riven by this paper to tho city authorities in presenting the rvi dence to the board; for the service which The Star ha* Im-oii able to render the people of this community, it is deeply and sincerely grateful It took two or three winters to get this decision During .til this time the com- pany has been advertising that it is seeking to aid thr comforts of the people. It can now show an approximate sincerity of its advertised statement* by accept ing the decision of the commission instead of taking an appeal to the courts, as is rumored. The patron* of street cars are entitled to proper heating of car* in winter. They get it in other cities. AND THEY WILL NOW GET IT IN SEATTLE. TOO. ORPET OUTWITS HIS PROSECUTOR WAUKEGAN, June 28.?New traps were laid by Prosecutor Joalyn today to tangle Will Orpat'a story of Msrlan Lam- bert's death. The aecond day #f Orpet'e cross-examination was to bs the grilling test, Jos- lyn Mid, as court opened to- day. Bnt Will Orpet seemed victor In the battle of wits with Prosecutor Joslyn. Joslyn thrust sharp questions at the youth for three hours, but Or- pet seemed to parry them all He forced Orpet to go over ev ery detail of his trip to I-Ake For est, to describe minutely how he walked up the stairs of the garage where he slept, how the moon and the sun and the stars and the snow looked at riight and on the day he met Marian "I had something to think of be- sides the stars and the moon," Or- pet replied, and the courtroom crowd laughed. Although Orpet's lawyer* said Joslyn had failed to shake the main points of Orpet's direct tea tlraonv so far. Joslyn declared Or pet had been forced hy cro*» elim- ination to make the following con- flicting statements: That he had Impure thoughts to ward Marian for mini months In steid of only onc< ;ts Ot tet testi- fied That Orpet had sent Marian two bottles of medicine. Instead of one. aa ks originally said BUY MEAT TO FEED TROOPS ON BORDER CHICAGO. Juns 28?Corned beef and bacon will be the steady dlat of tha American aoldtara at tha border If ordera placed hare by the quartermas- tera' department ara a criterion. So far. 1.000.000 pounda of ba con and 500,000 pounda of corn- ed beef have been ordered from local packers for the govern- mant for emergency delivery. D-A-N-G-E-R That's how you spell it. Hanger may also be signaled. Thru lights. Ked lights mean danger. Hut what do "blue lights" mean? And what did the gold- tipped < igarcts have to do with the kidnaping of the banker's boy? That's what Duvall. the detective, explains in "'I he Hlue Lights," the novel by Arnold Fredericks which will begin in The Star Monday. MOREY REPORT AT WAR OFFICE WASHINGTON, June 28 ? An Interview with Capt. Morey, survivor of the Carrizal battle, waa forwarded to the war de- partment. It Indicated, aa his letter and other interviewa had. that perhaps the American forces were In part reaponalble for the claah with the Mexl- cana Inasmuch a* Morey was not present at the parlay between rapt Ttoyd and Mexican Command er <10me7.. Secretary Baker refuaed to regitrd It aa the final word of the situation. The Morey report «u taken to President Wilson The president held that farrHtiza'd answer to hi* demands, however. In the real de ternilnlng element of the problem rattier than the mutter of who caused the Cardial battle HENRY FORD TO PAY THE ENLISTED MEN DETROIT, June 2S Henry Ford has practically decided lo continue the salary of nil National (1 u«ids men employed hy the Ford plant during their absence on duty on the Mexican border Ford ha* not, according to a story circulated a few diva ago hy an Irresponsible news agency, or- dered such employes discharged On the contrary, he ha* ordered that their places be held open for than aaUi they return. STABBING ROUSES UNIONS Following the (tabbing of H. Polzin, a striking longshore man, at Piar 6 Wednesday morning, and a (cries of other affrays in which guna wart dltplayed by strikebreakers and shots fired by the police, a grievance committee from the union vlaited Mayor QUI, asking that their men be given better protection. They complained that S|>eclal guards employed on the docks to look after the property of the ship- ping concerns affected by the strike and to protect the strike- breakers from possible harm were too promiscuously flourishing their revolvers Particularly, they said, was this true at the Groat Northern dock, where the guard had made several displays of his weapon Trouble showed itself on the water front here for the firat time during the longshore- men'a strike in two outbreaks late Tueaday night and early Wednesday morning, with the result that four negro strike- breaker and three union long- shoreman are lodged in the city prison. One of the negroes, the strikers say. pulled a guti at Western ave and Columbia st The white men made a rush Intending to disarm the negro, when tho four strike breakers started to run Tho chase took them east on Columbia »t to Third ave , where Detectives lllanchl and Majewski stopped the runners with three shots from their re vol vera. Find Gun They found the gun dropped by the negro lying In the street and took the seven men to pollen headquarters The negroes gave their names as .1 Hartman, l II Andrews, K. Young and Kd Bradley Carl Smith, P McTlernan and VV Voiiix are the white men. the displeasure of about 100 strlk- One More Arrested An earlier disturbance took place late Tuesday night when two other negro employes of the Wa Iter Front Kmployera' union Incited MEX. CAVALRY HEAD RUSHES PICKED MEN DOUCiLAS, Ariz., June 2K Col. Padilla. reputed to be one of the swiftest i.iv- alrv leaders in Mexico, is rushing 1,000 picked rurales from Badricora to Nacozari, Ar/pc, according to well- founded re|»orts received to- day-. Two Americans were re- ported at Nacozari yester- day in a battle with Mexi- cans and further fighting is feared there. ers at Second ave and Washington st Altho there was no serious trouble. Detective* Montgomery and O'Brien drew their guns to In sure the negroes safety, and took the pair to tho police station Shortly after. Al McLean, 40. was arrested. Hp was Identified as having knocked down Ike Gray, a negro strikebreaker, at Pier I). He was later released on hall. No Militia Governor I.later nave out a statement Tuesday night that he believed the city authorities cap- able of handling the situation here and said lie would not call for militia to guard strikebreakers Cnpt .1 S Gibson, president of the Water Front Kmployers' union, and C. K Maeill agent for the American Hawaiian S fl. Co.. left I for San Francisco Wednesdn\ for |conferences with employers In that cltv. Mediator Henry M White Is al- ready In San Francisco. Club Postpones Action A resolution favoring the open shop canned a heated debate In the Commercial Club Tuesday night, Tames Duncan of the Central Ijt bor Council advised the club that passage of such a resolution would not help the situation There were cries of "No threats!" Hut the club decided to defer action until the next meet- ing. CONTEST CLOSING Tho last chance for mothers to cntor bablea In Tlip Star conteat will lie Thursday at fi p. ni. Tho children, under 3 \ears of ago. must lio takon to Incolis, tho pho- tographer In the P I building lie fore then All mothers gpt two tickets to tin* Clemmer to see tho mother and hahv play, "Where Aro My (ChildrenT" and a chance to win one of the cub prltea MILITIA MAY LEAVE TONIGHT FOR SOUTH LOADING TRAINS AT THE LAKE MOBILIZATION CAMP. American Lake. June ?8 ?Sig nal corpt and cavalry troop* are loading their equipment on train* Wedneiday, In expecta tlon of order* to move toward the border during the night. No order* had been received up to noon Wednesday, but of- ficer* believe they will be re- ceived come time within the ne*t 24 hour*. There are *tlll 81 vgcancle* to he filled In U)<" Infantry regiment Sixteen recruit* have been »tgned up In Seattle. eight In Mount Ver- nun *nd fIXJI .N'ofth Yahlnsft- (M&try Net Ready Altho "fTiV cavalry and *lgnal corp* contingent* arc ready to move on *hort notice. th«* Infantry I* hardly read* Some of the recruit* h»*» not yet been equipped with uniform* and *hoe* Muster roll* sre not completed. and he*vy ruin* have ret*rded drill*. The Seattle companies are not eating a* well a* the other con- tingent* The government allow* an aver *ge expenditure of 25 rent* a day for each man, but all companies usually have a men* fund Inde pendent of till* with which to buy butter. 'Kg*, fruit* nnd *auce*. Rai*e Me** Fund The North Yakima bu»tne** men ral*ed $1,500 for a mc»* fund for their company The Centralis. Ab- erdeen and Wall* Walla comp*nle* have alt been »ent from $.100 to 1500 for me** fund*, and commer- cial organisation* In the home *ta tlon* have Informed them that the fund* will be kept coming ( apt Alexander, of the I'nlvers Ity company, received a check for |100 from university faculty mem- ber* who started Wednesday to rat*c a mem fund. Ru*he* Ceremony ('better M Hlgg*. a corporal In the Infantry t»oop* from Seattl*. announced to hi* commanding offi- cer that he wanted to get married Tue»day. The corporal went to Tacoma and «>' married to Ml** Helen Pain. 2tr.r. Sixth ave. W , Seattle. In three hour* he wa* hack In camp He had asked for 24 hour*' leave, and got three Adit. Gen. Thompson had issued mull order< at tho mobilization ramp. 15-YEAR GIRL RETS 5 YEARS FOR MURDER FORT WORTH, Tex.. June 28,?Katherine Vance Harrison. 15, today was convicted of the murder of W. L. Warren, aged hotel keeper, and sentenced to five years. The Jury returned ahortly before noon, after being out alnce Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Harrlaon broke down when the verdict was announced. GOL. ROOSEVELT TO DINE WITH HUGHES NEW YORK, Juno 28 Col. Roosevelt cam* to town today to koop lit* illiui(>r appointment with Charles E. Hughes for tonight. Neither thi" colonel nor Hughes would discuss a report that effort» w pro being nmdo to bring Rooaevolt and cx President Taft together. 20 BANDITS TAKEN rOIiVMIIUS, N. M.. Juno ?R ? Twpnty Mexican banMlts. captured along the American linos near El Vallo. hip being brought North un dor guard on a motor truck train, in roinlir: truckmen roportod today. The prlaonora are expected to ar rlvp in Columbus tonight and will bp confliipd In tho wlt-p atockade oroctpd soma tint* ago for auch a purpose. LAREDO, June 28.?American refugees from Monterey brought here today a rumor that Japanese officers are at the head of troops of Mexicans en route from Monterey to Chihuahua to reinforce the Carranza garrison there. The rumor, unconfirmed from any other source, also said Japanese experts are directing work of manufacturing munitions at the Monterey arsenal, which lias been taken over by the Mexican government. SAY U. S. PRISONERS EXECUTED EAGLE PASS, Tex., June 28.?Unconfirmed but persistent rumors from Mexican sources that the Ameri- can soldiers held as prisoners in Chihuahua City had been executed, have aroused intense feeling here. The reports which are being circulated in Piedras Negras, across the river, say the Americans were shot to death in prison at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. MEXICO CITY, June 28 (10 a. m.).?A confer- ence regarding President Wilson's demands for release of soldiers at Chihuahua is now in progress. It is be- lieved a decision will be reached within a few hours. Expect Reply Today WASHINGTON, June 28.?The state department * expects Carranza's reply by early afternoon. It is said this belief is based on a telegram from Consul Rogers, which reached the state department last night. Funston Ready to Attack SAN ANTONIO, June 28.?Preparations for distributing and maintaining the militia are being made all along the border today. Funston and his staff are believed to be arranging the troops so a sweeping movement could be started from several points simultaneously in case invasion is ordered, and at the same time leave adequate protection for the border. There is a strict censorship on all news of troop move- ment. Even the railroads of the state have adopted the policy of divulging no movements over their lines. Small detachments of Eastern guardsmen are known to have reached Texas but their destination is not known. Concentration of Carranza troops opposite Naco is be- i lieved to be a source of apprehension to army officers today. The Mexican forces are said to be in much larger numbers than at first reported and advices say there are 6.000. A Carranza army ten times that size is reported at Cananea. 90 miles south of Naco. The American forces are understood to be fully prepared for an attack on Naco or Bisbee. COLONEL TO POT ARMY IN FIELD TWO AMERICANS KILLED IN CLASH NEW YORK. June IS. Twelve thousand men are being organized Into an army division by Theodore Roosevelt, and will take the field under htm If war la declared The work has bten going on quietly for weeks The plan* call for a division made tip of four brigades, Including Infantry, cavalry, field artillery, engineers, signal corpa and an aeroplane detachment. It is understood that the govern ment will be asked to equip the outfit with rifles and uniforms, but that much of the equipment will be provided by popular subscription. The i olonel will ask for a com- mission as major general Many men will be recruited In the West 55,000 MEXICANS ON CHIHUAHUA WAY Elj PASO, June 28. ?The hope of looting El Paso buoyed the half- starved and poorly clothed peons of Carranza's army today. Reports from Interior Mexico de clare the Chihuahua soldiers of the de facto government have been told by the officers that as soon as they reach El l'aso they will have plenty of food. Several prominent mining men arrived in El l'aso from Parral, after narrowly escaping being mobbed at Santa Rosalia and again at Chihuahua. They reported seeing Mexican troop movements northward, esti- mating that 10,000 Mexicans were en route to Chihuahua from south- ern points. This would bring the total strength of the de facto gov eminent In the state to over 65,000 men. A PHILADELPHIA lawyer nam- ed Harvey, is growing cotton suc- cessfully on his I'ennsvlvan'a farm. Harvey has a drying proc- ess by which the prematurely frosted cotton Is artificially dried MEXICO CITY, June 28.? Two Americans were killed and one captured In a fight between Americana and Mexicana near Nacozari, Sonora, aouth of th« border. Gen. Callea reported t« tbe war office last night, Callea accused the Americans with cutting wire fences and other depredations. When the Mexicans protested, the Americans opened fire, killing two Mexicans. h« de- clares The Mexicans returned th« fire, killing J. F*. Hares and A. P. Dickson. Morton Harden, another American, was captured. C'alles reported that Harden ad- mitted his companions began the shooting. SEATTLE BOY MAY BE COURT MARTIALED CAMP BROWN, American Lake, June 28. ?R Sheltron, of Seattle, a member of Company h. today refused to take (he muster role and may be prosecuted under courtmartlal proceedings. This is the usual oath formally taken by recruits In ramp. SEATTE GIRL HURT TACOMA, June 28.?Virginia (loddard, 5-year-old foster-daughter of Col. lnglls, of Seattle, second la command of the N'. O. \V., was in- jured today in an auto accident. The child was run down at Ninth and Commercial by Mrs. Or- vllle Hiiillings. COM'MMI'S. June 28. Six Mex- icans. believed to have been the band which murdered Win. Parker and wife, are reported to have been wiped out In a fight this sld« of the border during the night.
Transcript of THE ONLY PAPER IN one Refugees Bring JAPANESE HID … · Bnt Will Orpet seemed victor In the battle...
IT'S THE LATESTTHK YKRY I.ATK.ST \V Ml MAP OF MEXICO WIU.
*K KOIND ON I'At JK Sir SHOWS THK I'OSHIHI.KRATTI.K POINTS (I T If Ot T AND SAVK IT.
VOLUME 19.
The Seattle Start THE ONLY PAPER IN SEATTLE THAT DARES TO PRINT THE NEWS :
SEATTLE. WASH. WEDNESDAY. JUNE <?8. 1916 one cent
LAST EDITIONTHK WKTH" MKST UK ON' FRIENDLY TKHMS
WITH OKOHOK. THK WKATIIKIt'»I V. HK IHSI KDHIS rORMAL STATEMENT WEDNESDAY, TO THKBrrCCT THAT THK "DRTS" HAVEN'T A CHANCE.THK TEXT WAB. "TONIUHT AND THURSDAY,BHOWKHH!"
American Refugees Bring Report
JAPANESE HID CAARANZA!ARRIVALOF UNCLE SAM'S BOYS AT OUR BORDER CAPITAL!
ThU photo, hot from tho border. ihowa a regiment of Infantry called to duty, marching thru th« flag decked etrteta of El *aao, tha border capital, on Ita way to camp.
Almoat ovary day aeaa a now datachmont of troopa arrive in tha city, and lha crowda alwaya glva Uncla lim'i boyi in khaki a routing ovation. Aa aach naw contingent of
fighting man datralna tha alarmed inhabitanta faal aafar f-om poaaible attack by tho Mexican force* gathered acroaa tha line.
SERVICE TO PUBLICSeattle street cars will he heated this wm*»r
So the public service commission has decidedFor the part The Star played in bringing the case to the attention of the com-
mission; for the aid Riven by this paper to tho city authorities in presenting the rvidence to the board; for the service which The Star ha* Im-oii able to render the peopleof this community, it is deeply and sincerely grateful
It took two or three winters to get this decision During .til this time the com-pany has been advertising that it is seeking to aid thr comforts of the people.
It can now show an approximate sincerity of its advertised statement* by accepting the decision of the commission instead of taking an appeal to the courts, as is
rumored.The patron* of street cars are entitled to proper heating of car* in winter. They
get it in other cities.AND THEY WILL NOW GET IT IN SEATTLE. TOO.
ORPET OUTWITSHIS PROSECUTOR
WAUKEGAN, June 28.?Newtraps were laid by Prosecutor
Joalyn today to tangle Will
Orpat'a story of Msrlan Lam-
bert's death. The aecond day
#f Orpet'e cross-examinationwas to bs the grilling test, Jos-
lyn Mid, as court opened to-
day.Bnt Will Orpet seemed victor In
the battle of wits with ProsecutorJoslyn.
Joslyn thrust sharp questions at
the youth for three hours, but Or-pet seemed to parry them all
He forced Orpet to go over every detail of his trip to I-Ake Forest, to describe minutely how he
walked up the stairs of the garage
where he slept, how the moon andthe sun and the stars and the
snow looked at riight and on theday he met Marian
"I had something to think of be-
sides the stars and the moon," Or-pet replied, and the courtroom
crowd laughed.Although Orpet's lawyer* said
Joslyn had failed to shake the
main points of Orpet's direct tea
tlraonv so far. Joslyn declared Orpet had been forced hy cro*» elim-
ination to make the following con-flicting statements:
That he had Impure thoughts toward Marian for mini months Insteid of only onc< ;ts Ot tet testi-
fiedThat Orpet had sent Marian two
bottles of medicine. Instead of one.aa ks originally said
BUY MEAT TO FEEDTROOPS ON BORDER
CHICAGO. Juns 28?Cornedbeef and bacon will be thesteady dlat of tha Americanaoldtara at tha border If orderaplaced hare by the quartermas-tera' department ara a criterion.So far. 1.000.000 pounda of bacon and 500,000 pounda of corn-ed beef have been ordered fromlocal packers for the govern-mant for emergency delivery.
D-A-N-G-E-RThat's how you spell it.
Hanger may also besignaled.
Thru lights.
Ked lights mean danger.
Hut what do "bluelights" mean?
And what did the gold-tipped < igarcts have to dowith the kidnaping of thebanker's boy?
That's what Duvall. thedetective, explains in "'I heHlue Lights," the novel byArnold Fredericks whichwill begin in The StarMonday.
MOREY REPORTAT WAR OFFICEWASHINGTON, June 28 ?
An Interview with Capt. Morey,survivor of the Carrizal battle,
waa forwarded to the war de-partment. It Indicated, aa hisletter and other interviewa had.that perhaps the Americanforces were In part reaponalblefor the claah with the Mexl-canaInasmuch a* Morey was not
present at the parlay betweenrapt Ttoyd and Mexican Commander <10me7.. Secretary Baker refuaedto regitrd It aa the final word ofthe situation.
The Morey report «u taken toPresident Wilson The president
held that farrHtiza'd answer to hi*demands, however. In the real deternilnlng element of the problemrattier than the mutter of whocaused the Cardial battle
HENRY FORD TO PAYTHE ENLISTED MEN
DETROIT, June 2S Henry Fordhas practically decided lo continuethe salary of nil National (1 u«idsmen employed hy the Ford plantduring their absence on duty onthe Mexican border
Ford ha* not, according to astory circulated a few diva ago hy
an Irresponsible news agency, or-dered such employes dischargedOn the contrary, he ha* orderedthat their places be held open forthan aaUi they return.
STABBINGROUSES
UNIONSFollowing the (tabbing of H.
Polzin, a striking longshoreman, at Piar 6 Wednesdaymorning, and a (cries of otheraffrays in which guna wart
dltplayed by strikebreakersand shots fired by the police,a grievance committee fromthe union vlaited Mayor QUI,asking that their men be givenbetter protection.They complained that S|>eclal
guards employed on the docks tolook after the property of the ship-ping concerns affected by thestrike and to protect the strike-breakers from possible harm weretoo promiscuously flourishing their
revolversParticularly, they said, was this
true at the Groat Northern dock,where the guard had made severaldisplays of his weapon
Trouble showed itself on the
water front here for the firat
time during the longshore-men'a strike in two outbreaks
late Tueaday night and earlyWednesday morning, with the
result that four negro strike-breaker and three union long-shoreman are lodged in thecity prison.One of the negroes, the strikers
say. pulled a guti at Western aveand Columbia st The white menmade a rush Intending to disarmthe negro, when tho four strikebreakers started to run
Tho chase took them east onColumbia »t to Third ave , where
Detectives lllanchl and Majewskistopped the runners with threeshots from their re volvera.
Find GunThey found the gun dropped by
the negro lying In the street andtook the seven men to pollenheadquarters
The negroes gave their namesas .1 Hartman, l II Andrews, K.Young and Kd Bradley
Carl Smith, P McTlernan andVV Voiiix are the white men.the displeasure of about 100 strlk-
One More Arrested
An earlier disturbance tookplace late Tuesday night when twoother negro employes of the WaIter Front Kmployera' union Incited
MEX. CAVALRY HEADRUSHES PICKED MEN
DOUCiLAS, Ariz., June2K Col. Padilla. reputed tobe one of the swiftest i.iv-
alrv leaders in Mexico, isrushing 1,000 picked ruralesfrom Badricora to Nacozari,Ar/pc, according to well-founded re|»orts received to-day-.
Two Americans were re-ported at Nacozari yester-day in a battle with Mexi-cans and further fighting isfeared there.
ers at Second ave and Washingtonst Altho there was no serioustrouble. Detective* Montgomeryand O'Brien drew their guns to Insure the negroes safety, and tookthe pair to tho police station
Shortly after. Al McLean, 40.was arrested. Hp was Identifiedas having knocked down Ike Gray,a negro strikebreaker, at Pier I).He was later released on hall.
No MilitiaGovernor I.later nave out a
statement Tuesday night that hebelieved the city authorities cap-able of handling the situation hereand said lie would not call formilitia to guard strikebreakers
Cnpt .1 S Gibson, president ofthe Water Front Kmployers' union,and C. K Maeill agent for theAmerican Hawaiian S fl. Co.. left
I for San Francisco Wednesdn\ for|conferences with employers In thatcltv.
Mediator Henry M White Is al-ready In San Francisco.
Club Postpones ActionA resolution favoring the open
shop canned a heated debate In theCommercial Club Tuesday night,Tames Duncan of the Central Ijt
bor Council advised the club thatpassage of such a resolutionwould not help the situation
There were cries of "Nothreats!" Hut the club decided todefer action until the next meet-ing.
CONTEST CLOSINGTho last chance for mothers to
cntor bablea In Tlip Star conteatwill lie Thursday at fi p. ni. Thochildren, under 3 \ears of ago.must lio takon to Incolis, tho pho-tographer In the P I building liefore then All mothers gpt twotickets to tin* Clemmer to see thomother and hahv play, "Where AroMy (ChildrenT" and a chance towin one of the cub prltea
MILITIA MAY LEAVETONIGHT FOR SOUTH
LOADINGTRAINS AT
THE LAKEMOBILIZATION CAMP.
American Lake. June ?8 ?Signal corpt and cavalry troop*are loading their equipment ontrain* Wedneiday, In expecta
tlon of order* to move towardthe border during the night.
No order* had been receivedup to noon Wednesday, but of-
ficer* believe they will be re-ceived come time within thene*t 24 hour*.There are *tlll 81 vgcancle* to
he filled In U)<" Infantry regimentSixteen recruit* have been »tgnedup In Seattle. eight In Mount Ver-nun *nd fIXJI .N'ofth Yahlnsft-
(M&try Net ReadyAltho "fTiV cavalry and *lgnal
corp* contingent* arc ready to
move on *hort notice. th«* Infantry
I* hardly read*Some of the recruit* h»*» not
yet been equipped with uniform*and *hoe* Muster roll* sre notcompleted. and he*vy ruin* haveret*rded drill*.
The Seattle companies are noteating a* well a* the other con-tingent*
The government allow* an aver*ge expenditure of 25 rent* a day
for each man, but all companiesusually have a men* fund Independent of till* with which to buybutter. 'Kg*, fruit* nnd *auce*.
Rai*e Me** FundThe North Yakima bu»tne** men
ral*ed $1,500 for a mc»* fund for
their company The Centralis. Ab-
erdeen and Wall* Walla comp*nle*have alt been »ent from $.100 to
1500 for me** fund*, and commer-cial organisation* In the home *ta
tlon* have Informed them that thefund* will be kept coming
( apt Alexander, of the I'nlvers
Ity company, received a check for|100 from university faculty mem-ber* who started Wednesday torat*c a mem fund.
Ru*he* Ceremony('better M Hlgg*. a corporal In
the Infantry t»oop* from Seattl*.announced to hi* commanding offi-cer that he wanted to get marriedTue»day.
The corporal went to Tacomaand «>' married to Ml** Helen
Pain. 2tr.r. Sixth ave. W , Seattle.In three hour* he wa* hack Incamp He had asked for 24 hour*'leave, and got three
Adit. Gen. Thompson had issued
mull order< at tho mobilizationramp.
15-YEAR GIRL RETS5 YEARS FOR MURDER
FORT WORTH, Tex.. June28,?Katherine Vance Harrison.15, today was convicted of themurder of W. L. Warren, agedhotel keeper, and sentenced tofive years. The Jury returned
ahortly before noon, after beingout alnce Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Harrlaon broke down when
the verdict was announced.
GOL. ROOSEVELT TODINE WITH HUGHES
NEW YORK, Juno 28 Col.Roosevelt cam* to town today tokoop lit* illiui(>r appointment withCharles E. Hughes for tonight.
Neither thi" colonel nor Hughes
would discuss a report that effort»w pro being nmdo to bring Rooaevoltand cx President Taft together.
20 BANDITS TAKENrOIiVMIIUS, N. M.. Juno ?R ?
Twpnty Mexican banMlts. capturedalong the American linos near ElVallo. hip being brought North undor guard on a motor truck train, inroinlir: truckmen roportod today.The prlaonora are expected to arrlvp in Columbus tonight and willbp confliipd In tho wlt-p atockadeoroctpd soma tint* ago for auch apurpose.
LAREDO, June 28.?American refugees fromMonterey brought here today a rumor that Japaneseofficers are at the head of troops of Mexicans en routefrom Monterey to Chihuahua to reinforce the Carranzagarrison there. The rumor, unconfirmed from any othersource, also said Japanese experts are directing work ofmanufacturing munitions at the Monterey arsenal, whichlias been taken over by the Mexican government.
SAY U. S. PRISONERS EXECUTEDEAGLE PASS, Tex., June 28.?Unconfirmed but
persistent rumors from Mexican sources that the Ameri-can soldiers held as prisoners in Chihuahua City hadbeen executed, have aroused intense feeling here. Thereports which are being circulated in Piedras Negras,across the river, say the Americans were shot to deathin prison at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning.
MEXICO CITY, June 28 (10 a. m.).?A confer-ence regarding President Wilson's demands for releaseof soldiers at Chihuahua is now in progress. It is be-lieved a decision will be reached within a few hours.
Expect Reply TodayWASHINGTON, June 28.?The state department *
expects Carranza's reply by early afternoon. It is saidthis belief is based on a telegram from Consul Rogers,which reached the state department last night.
Funston Ready to AttackSAN ANTONIO, June 28.?Preparations for distributing
and maintaining the militia are being made all along theborder today.
Funston and his staff are believed to be arranging thetroops so a sweeping movement could be started from severalpoints simultaneously in case invasion is ordered, and at thesame time leave adequate protection for the border.
There is a strict censorship on all news of troop move-ment. Even the railroads of the state have adopted thepolicy of divulging no movements over their lines.
Small detachments of Eastern guardsmen are knownto have reached Texas but their destination is not known.
Concentration of Carranza troops opposite Naco is be- ilieved to be a source of apprehension to army officers today.The Mexican forces are said to be in much larger numbersthan at first reported and advices say there are 6.000.
A Carranza army ten times that size is reported atCananea. 90 miles south of Naco. The American forces areunderstood to be fully prepared for an attack on Naco orBisbee.
COLONEL TO POTARMY IN FIELD
TWO AMERICANSKILLED IN CLASH
NEW YORK. June IS. Twelve
thousand men are being organized
Into an army division by TheodoreRoosevelt, and will take the fieldunder htm If war la declared Thework has bten going on quietlyfor weeks
The plan* call for a divisionmade tip of four brigades, IncludingInfantry, cavalry, field artillery,engineers, signal corpa and anaeroplane detachment.
It is understood that the government will be asked to equip theoutfit with rifles and uniforms, butthat much of the equipment will beprovided by popular subscription.The i olonel will ask for a com-mission as major general Many
men will be recruited In the West
55,000 MEXICANSON CHIHUAHUA WAYElj PASO, June 28. ?The hope of
looting El Paso buoyed the half-starved and poorly clothed peons ofCarranza's army today.
Reports from Interior Mexico declare the Chihuahua soldiers of thede facto government have been toldby the officers that as soon as theyreach El l'aso they will have plentyof food.
Several prominent mining menarrived in El l'aso from Parral,after narrowly escaping being
mobbed at Santa Rosalia and againat Chihuahua.
They reported seeing Mexicantroop movements northward, esti-mating that 10,000 Mexicans wereen route to Chihuahua from south-ern points. This would bring thetotal strength of the de facto goveminent In the state to over 65,000men.
A PHILADELPHIA lawyer nam-ed Harvey, is growing cotton suc-cessfully on his I'ennsvlvan'afarm. Harvey has a drying proc-ess by which the prematurelyfrosted cotton Is artificially dried
MEXICO CITY, June 28.?Two Americans were killed andone captured In a fight betweenAmericana and Mexicana nearNacozari, Sonora, aouth of th«border. Gen. Callea reported t«tbe war office last night,Callea accused the Americans
with cutting wire fences and otherdepredations. When the Mexicansprotested, the Americans openedfire, killing two Mexicans. h« de-clares The Mexicans returned th«fire, killing J. F*. Hares and A. P.Dickson. Morton Harden, anotherAmerican, was captured.
C'alles reported that Harden ad-mitted his companions began theshooting.
SEATTLE BOY MAYBECOURT MARTIALED
CAMP BROWN, American Lake,June 28. ?R Sheltron, of Seattle,a member of Company h. todayrefused to take (he muster roleand may be prosecuted undercourtmartlal proceedings.
This is the usual oath formallytaken by recruits In ramp.
SEATTE GIRL HURTTACOMA, June 28.?Virginia
(loddard, 5-year-old foster-daughterof Col. lnglls, of Seattle, second lacommand of the N'. O. \V., was in-jured today in an auto accident.
The child was run down atNinth and Commercial by Mrs. Or-vllle Hiiillings.
COM'MMI'S. June 28. Six Mex-icans. believed to have been theband which murdered Win. Parkerand wife, are reported to havebeen wiped out In a fight this sld«of the border during the night.
