Carranza Forces Strive to Seize Villa Before U S Entry
Desperate Carranza troops push to capture Villa to forestall American invasion as General Funston and Pershing assess orders. Censors restrict word of troop movements near Columbus and along the border while U S troops stand ready to move.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
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Carranza
Villa
Mexico
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Funston
Columbus
Gracal Pershing
el Paso
United States
Here
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Edison says submarines can be built quickly
Thomas A. Edison told the house naval committee that with full equipment of a federal research laboratory and standardization of machine parts a submarine could be built in 15 days.
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Associated Press
Washington
Thomas A. Edison
House Naval Committee Today
Mexican Soldiers Shoot Own Commander in Ojinaga Mutiny
Col. Rojas Corranza of Ojinaga reportedly killed by his own troops during a mutiny. The soldiers, who were drinking and threatening to invade the United States, fired on him as he tried to regain control. Telephonic advices confirmed the death today in Marfa Texas.
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French Fight Back as Verdun Drive Stalls Near Meuse
French troops regain ground west of the Meuse after a two and a half hour counterattack by bayonet and grenade. The crown prince's forces had breached French lines between Bethenbourt and Dead Man's Hill but the French recaptured trenches and held Dead Man's Hill, aiming to deny Germans the height for artillery range. The Berlin office denies delaying the submarine campaign and insists it continues.
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Dead Man's Hill
French War Office
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Berlin
Highway Routes Debate Pivots in County Hearing
County commissioners heard three highway routes for the concrete road between High Point and Greensboro. Proponents favored the Guilford College route, while others supported the existing High Point route via the fair grounds. Paul Lindley urged a Pomona underpass plan with scenic rest stops and predicted rapid area growth.
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Southern
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Committees Named for High Point Federation Meetings
Mrs. J. Farriss, president, names all clubs and committees for the state federation meeting in High Point May 2, with plans for April gatherings and hospitality roles for visitors. Several named panels will decorate venues and coordinate luncheons and Elks reception during Federation week.
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Manufacturers’ Club
J. Farriss
Governor Demands Forsyth Prisoners Delivered to Penitentiary
Governor Craig threatens action to force Forsyth County officials to deliver Ida Ball Warren and Samuel Christy to the state penitentiary by tomorrow morning for execution in the Warren murder case. Prison officials said they had heard nothing from Winston.
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Raleigh
Craig
Ida Ball Warren
Samuel Christy
Forsyth
Forsyth County
G. J. Warren
Winston
Senate approves mobilizing army to full strength
Washington March 15 The senate unanimously approved the measure adopted by the house to raise the mobile army to its full strength adding about 20000 men to the present establishment. The resolution now goes to the President for approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Cold wave barrels into Carolinas with frost reaching Florida
Washington reports a cold wave aimed at the south tonight with frost possible as far south as central Florida if skies clear. The northwest storm reaches southern Virginia and North Carolina, with storm warnings posted along the Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to Eastport.
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Fla
Eastport
Norfolk
Hatteras
Wife of Christy appeals to governor to save husband
Raleigh March 15 The wife of Samuel Christy and Mrs Warren sentenced to be electrocuted for the murder of Christy’s wife has written Governor Craig asking clemency for her imprisoned husband. She says she still loves him and doubts his guilt, naming Clifford Stone street as the guilty party.
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Samuel Christy
Warren
Craig
Christy
Clifford Stonestreet
Court Dismisses Perjury Charges Against Osborne
In White Plains New York on March 15 Supreme Court Justice Tompkins dismissed the indictment charging perjury against former Sing Sing warden Thomas Mott Osborne. The judge ordered acquittal and discharged the jurors.
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Associated Press
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
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Sing Sing
Weather Outlook With Rain Near Coast and Cold Wave
Cloudy tonight with rain near the coast and a cold wave, colder outside the extreme west. Thursday looks fair and cooler in the east, with strong west and northwest winds.
Cotton consumption rises from February last year
The census bureau reports February cotton usage at 540,711 bales, up from 463,307 a year earlier and near January’s 542,055. On hand counts show 1,985,045 bales in consuming establishments and 3,971,316 in public storage and compresses. Spindle activity reached 31,982,499, above last year's 30,748,943.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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