Iowa City Citizen, The (Newspaper) - March 28, 1916, Iowa City, Iowa THE UNITED PRESS to Keep fa With the World THE IOWA CITY CITIZEN THE DAILY at 26TH SUNDAY IOWA MARCH PRICE TWO 55 LOCATE HA VILLA REPORTED AT EL BORO AND ED BV BANDITS El Mar. raid and the location of Villa is ed. Villa is reported at El The ranch of C. E. former mayor of El 32 miles east of was raided last night by ican bandits who drove off a ber of One hundred shots were exchanged in a running before the Mexicans Gen. Gavira of Juarez made lic the following message from Gen. Bertani commander of the Carranza Government at is at El Believed that Col. Cano is close to Later ad view tell of Villa's flight toward the hills of the who at one time regarded Villa as their gave the army tion as to the whereabouts of the bandit and also gave freely of plies for the Latest reports state that Gen. Reyes and 1500 Villa bandits have captured thirty miles from METAL PICKED IS OF NOT OF STATE NAVAL EXPERTS March picked up by naval officers after the explosion of the indicate clearly that they were not fragments of a mine but of a Nothing Doing at March infantry engagement occurred on the Verdun front since last according to Paris reports BIG MOVIE is FORMED BV OF FIVE FIRMS Now in Com- panies Included and tal of New Firm New March movie the new in HIP same class with the tobacco and and various other largo has just been into one huge with a of The companies in the merger Mutual and and included also are the Selig and Aero Corps March that the army headquarters aero corps has field in with the new army base 120 miles south of was made here GERMANS EXPECT RUSSIAN RETREAT WHEN SPRING FRESHETS BEGIN RUSSIANS WILL HAVE TO FALL BACK BLAZE THREATENS ENTIRE 1NESS BLOCK AT O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT Origin of Fire Ran By Department Saves Big Owned by J. A. Estate Probably Not to Be Rebuilt Damage which will approximate resulted from a first last ning which practically destroyed Frank Tanner buggy salesroom and repair shop on Washington street in the rear of the DeNio and Kirk cigar store in the heart of the business section of the The building burned belonged to the J. A. Corlett Division of the loss is made as Damage to Value of building Insurance on Damage to Tanner stock and equipment Value of stock Insurance on Leslie O'Reilly discovered fire at 9 o'clock as he passed on the street and happened to glance in from the sidewalk toward the the department responded promptly and by good aided by the fact that the soaking rains of the last few days caused the fire to burn slower than it would kept the blaze from spreading to the business blocks fronting on the Under ordinary or able conditions with a high wind tne fire might easily have wiped out A good share of the Origin of the blaze is not O'Reilly found it burning up ly seemingly midway in the Mr. Tanner says this morning during the day there had been fires in the office stove and in the smith's but it is that these were out when the place was closed at o'clock yesterday The building was wired with Almost no fire invaded the cor- ner of the building which Mr. ner used his and the age here was entirely from Certain valuable papers ments were found safe this morning in the office and other things used in the carriage business composed tho greater part of Mr. Tanner's stock and were The building was of brick with a roofing material for the The owners intimated this morning that the structure would not be since it was old and not in the best of LIVES LOST AT SANANTONIO SIX PERSONS LOSE LIVES IN COUNTRY CIA II TION San March sons lost lives early Sunday morning in the burning of the Hun Antonio Country Five of the victims wore guests at the was the of week-end bringing a large number of persons prominent in social and business cles of the The dead Mr. and Mrs. James Judge J. E. Webb and Homer Jones of San Mrs. Maco Stewart of Galveston and Helen a maid at Hie The firo had its origin in HIP It spread quickly to a way loading to the first floor and rapidly to tho other two floors About fifteen guests asleep in the had narrow many of them jumping from the second story so quick was the spread of in Agua Prieta opposite The new troop movement is said by Mexican officials to be for the purpose of establishing a mobile orce in a positon where it can strike rapidly either northeast or southeast in protecting the lua Esqueda is the railroad station near El situated miles and that camp can bo it was By CAUL W. Press Staff March on ing all of tho front of 100 miles Russians are attacking Von borg's The Russians so far have suffered heavy greater than in tho retreat from Dune jack a year It is absolutely necessary for General Kuropatkin to continue the attack or else The sians are being chased down the slope at tho eastern slope of the riso of land extending from Riga to south of and Field Marshal is holding his drive to low The Russians are in low land and after the spring freshets begin in this vicinity it will give the Ger mans a great for the sians will be washed The mans will also suffer somewhat from this The Russians are wasting niton and men recklessly in an en- deavor to gain a GOMEZ COMES TO AGUA PRIETA LEAVES TROOPS TO CONFER WITH MILITARY GOVERNOR OF SONORA A. N. A. S. has a position with the Western Construction company with quarters in Iowa TOWN ELECTIONS BRING OUT ONLY A FEW VOTES through his influence to a certain extent tbat the town was and that the electric lights were For James Green was elected on the progressive No OTHER OFFICERS REMAIN SAME on the NEW COUNCILMEN CHOSEN AT HILLS j MUNICIPAL DAY PROGRAM Under Auspices of the I tension Division of the State University j March 28 I a. of Thomas Huston j I President of the 1 a. E. Professor of I al Science in the University of I Chicago and member of Chicago City p. Dayton has accomplished in two years j 1 under tho City Manager M. 1 her of City j I KHon led H. B. 1N MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD March commanding a column 000 facto Mexican 1n Agua late yesterday for conference with General P. Klias military governor of left his column in the of Cumpas and Montezuma 150 miles south of the The new troops will he stationed at 35 miles south of and at General previously had established his retaining hut a small number i City Manager of Webster E. L. City Manager of lown p. rule for cities and A. R. of Political I Western Reserve Discussion led by O. K. in Political University of Mr. Switzer's illustrated lire will be given in Room 301 Physics The rest of I the program will be given in I the Liberal Arts assembly I All who are interested in I municipal government are to in- March 2S two exceptions in the city il the were reflected to sine the people ol Hills r t tin as Have ruled the ir the The new hi t of the council are Anton an i Philip Tb t elected out iivy was as Clerk K. Hoy Joe Antone and Philip 1. Less interest than in some former years the which was a quiet with no issues NORTH LIBERTY ELECTION CLOSE JULIUS KOHL WINS OVER M. J. STONER MAYOR BY THRKE VOTES Tho fity Minn at North yesterday was one of the closest and most exciting ov r held at tbat The closest election was that for which won by Julius Kohl on tho citizen over M. J. by a count of 26 to Mr. the has been a very diligent worker for tho Isaac on the defeated S. E. of by nine This was the greatest any candidate The five candidates elected for derman at large were Ray 27; A. L. of the and John P. E. 4; and G. 40. The defeated candidates who received and H. K. 24. Both were on the Progressive SMALL VOTE CAST AT OXFORD MONDAY R. MILLER RE-ELECTED OR AND ONE TICKET IN CARRIES CAST 15 VOTES AT CORALVILLE KOSER IS ELECTED MAYOR WITHOUT OPPOSITION AND TICKET CARRIES Fifteen votes were cast in the tion yesterday at this be- ing about of the voting of the The entire ticket before the voters was elected without a dissenting vote as Ed Leslie Al S- F. Councilmen for two liam J. J. Charles W. Sam aud Henry Board Jumper Now In Jail A. C. a stranger who has been in Iowa City now for several jumped his board at the Manhatten Boggs jumped so that he landed at Hotel de where there is no board to and the prisoner gets free Boggs plead ty before Justice this ing to the charge of obtaining food and lodging by and was to twenty The lespie Detective agency prosecuted the of North and it Mar. With but ticket in the field the election at Monday passed quietly with little interest and no But fifty-two were U. J. Miller was re-elected mayoi of the G. A. J. P. J. J. and M. W. McDonough were elected to the council to succeed B. G. Rohret was re-elected treasurer and J. R. Freese chosen as No questions JAMES MCCABE DEAD AT OMAHA DEAD MAN MAV RE BROTHER OF MRS. 11RADLEV AND MRS. TIM FORD A message from Omaha was re- this morning by H. hue asking him to locate the tives of James who died there Mrs. Henry Bradley and Mrs. Tim Ford of tins and Mrs. Owen Bradley of San have a brother by that Mr. and Mrs. Biadley left Omaha this morning to identify the If it is found to be brother of Mrs. body will be here for came before the voters and tho election involved no Sensational March Case most sensational of the Mann act in Chicago since the passage of that involving William Rufus a wealthy St. as a and Miss Ada Cox as complaining was be- gun before United States District Judge Anderson RAIN DAMAGES BRIDGE FILLING BURLINGTON STREET WING FILLER WASHED OUT OX WEST SIDE Many tons of dirt filler were- ed away from the west of the new Burlington street bridge during the heavy rains last The city was to place a catch basin in the place which would care for the water coming down the hills at that Because of tho frost iu the and the tled condition of the this was The work will done as soon as possible and the paving is still unfinished at that place will be put in. As to the Water Hill says the water wagon would be more popular with a lot of pretentious folks if it had to he kept in a and fed up on WEATHER FORECAST Fair tonight and day and warmer In eaat and central Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler In west and central IN SPA PERI
