Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 14, 1914, Page 4

PRIVATE PARKS _THUERTA PLANS |10 PASS WAS EXECUTED Stot Few Hours After Cap-| Fortifying Pucbla to Resist|House Adjusting Hself tol] G e ture in Mexican Lines. NEETS DEATH BRAVELY|WANTS To WIN GLORY|ADIOURN Soldier of the Twenty-eighth. Infan. try Who Wandered Outside Amerl- can Boundary at Vera Cruz Pays the Penalty With His Life. Chicago, May 14.—Private Samuel Parks of the Twenty-eight infantry, who disappeared Thursday, May 7, was shot at dawn next morning by order of the commandant of the Mex- ican post at Tejeria, just o:'3lde the American lines, and his body burned, according to a dispatch sent from Vera Cruz by Medill McCormick of Chicago, who is in Mexico as a news- paper correspondent. The dispatch says: “When Parks strayed from the lines Thursday he fell in with a Mexican patrol, which seized his horses and beat him almost into insensibility with the butts of their rifles. He was dragged to Tejeria; there he was bound hand and foot and thrown into a room in the commandant’s house to await his execution in the morning. “The man through whom I learned of Parks’ death caught sight of him from the door of another room and managed to get near enough to Parks to whisper to him unnoticed by the other Mexicans present. Necessarily he could hear little of what Parks sald. He told me he caught the words, ‘Samuel Parks, Twenty-eighth infantry. Tell my commanding offi- cer. “He thought Parks was a lleuten- ant, because he was mounted on an animal good enough to be forwarded to General Maag for his use. “Parké’ messenger, for so I call him, dared not return to the American lines before dawn. A little after day- light Parks was led out before the firing squad. He went like a méin and a soldier, the messenger said. He called out ‘goodby’ as he went.” ASKED HUMANE TREATMENT Funston Informed Maas That Parke Was Insane. ‘Washington, May 14—War depart- ment officlals are bitter in their de- nunciation of General Maas, federal commander around Vera Cruz. The receipt of circumstantial stories tell- Ing of torture of the American private soldler, Parks, formerly of Fort Snell- ing, and of his death ‘ater at the hands of a firing squad have empha- sized the kind of enemies the Mexi- cans would be if war finally comes. Although there is no official con- firmation of the reported slaying of Parks, General Funston has wired un- official reports and expressed the be- lef that they are true. Parks, Funs- ton believes, was maltreated and then shot without even the formality of a drumhead courtmartial. Funston stated that he sent a let- ter to General Maas immediately af- ter Parks’' disappearance notifying him that the soldier was insane and bespeaking humane treatment for him. Maas ignored these letters. For the present, however, no offi- cfal action can be taken in the case. Parks entered the Mexican lines in direct deflance of the general order. Until all the facts regarding his fate can be learned in an official manner the state department cannot even protest to Huerta. PUBLIC OFFICES CLOSED Chicago Honors Youth Who Died at Vera Cruz. Chicago, May 14.—This city paid tribute to Samuel Meisenberg, private ol the marine corps, who was shot to death in the United States occupation of Vera Cruz. City and county offices were closed and the body of the dead marine lay in state in the main corridor of the city hall” while the citizens mourned with his aged parents. An escort of 500 citizens of.the city and state met the body when it ar- rived during the morning and with a large escort of police accompanied the casket to the city hall. In the procession to the Anshe Kan- asses Israel synagogue, where the tuneral services were held, more than 1,000 armed forces of the United States participated and several thousand members of civic societies, city, coun- ty and state officials and private citi- zens followed in line. United States Senator James Hamil- ton Lewis delivered an eulogy. Mayor Harrison, Judge Hugh Pam and others also spoke. OUSTADMIRALS FOR NEGLECT Japanese Premier Explains Actlon of Government. Tokyo, May 14.—Regarding the placing in the reserve list of Admiral Count Yamamoto and Admiral Baron Saito, Count Okuma, the premier, says he was compelled to take this disciplinary action because of the ad mirals’ negligence and their ignor ance of the system of illicit commin sions. Appropriation Bill Before Colorado Legislature in Danger. Denver, May 14—Final defeat of the bill in the Colorado legislature special session to appropriate $1,000,- 000 to pay the militia bills resulting from 'the Southern Colorado strike was threatened as the result of the action of the senate in adopting dras: tic amendments to the measure. After the house had passed the bill the senate voted to strike out a clause which prevented the military authorities from paying mine guards or detectives in the ranks of the mili- Advance of Rebels. Knowing He Cannot Prevent Fall of Capital Provisional President De- cides Not to Give Up Without Strug- gle—Strength < Army Exaggerated. ‘Washington, May 14.—That General Huerta, preparing for a crisis in his dictatorship, has long been planning to leave Mexico City with his troops and make a last stand at Puebla, mid- way between Mexico City and Vera Cruz, was understood to have been told President Wilson by Nelson O’Shaughnessy, former charge of the American embassy in the Mexican cap- ital. 5 The president it is said, was in- formed that Huerta had picked Pueb- la for his last refuge in case rebel assailants got too close to Mexico City and that late developments in the revolution had caused him already to begin fortifying and provisioning Puebla. Mr. O’Shaughnessy is said to have told the president that Huerta had no intention of resigning, but that the Mexican dictator realized that his re- gime could not stand long. At Puebla, according to plans said to have been determined upon some months ago, he would fight rather than consent to elimination. Wants to Win Glory. Realizing that he eventually must be deposed, Huerta, it is said, desires to acquire ag much glory as possible, before the inevitable happens. Mr, O’Shaughnessy is said further to have told the president that the number of troops which Huerta has at his command is greatly exaggerated, and that, as a matter of fact, they number 4,000 to 6,000 men. Zapata or Villa would have little difficulty in taking the city is understood to be the view Mr. O’Shaughnessy expressed. His information is along the line of other reports reaching the gov- ernment within the last few weeks. Further information from these sources is that Huerta has been ship- ping gold abroad in contemplation -of his ultimate exile. From Vera Cruz comes information that there exists a vague apprehen- sion of important developments -at the capital. This is not traceable to any specific information and in no quarter is there to be found tangible evidence on which to base this the- ory. Staff officers and many away from headquarters, however, appear convinced that Huerta must face a, crisis within a few days. Unrest at Mexico City. It appears improbable that the reb- els will be in a position to attack the capital for many days and perhaps weeks, but there is a growing feeling of unrest among the residents and a few high officers in the army now stationed at Mexico City are sald to have been manifesting signs of um- willingness to continue supporting a man whom they regard as already defeated and in whose policy they do not' fully agree. General Huerta has -withdrawn to the capital more men of his army, taking troops it is sald, even from the districts between there and Vera Cruz. General Maas has established headquarters at Cordoba and many of his field pieces, which a week ago he had as far south as Paco del Mac- ho, where General Rubfo Navarret is still located, have been moved north to Cordoba. In Vview of the undefinable fear that sharp developments at the capital may be a character to increase the danger of Americans there the Ameri- can consul there has renewed his ef- forts to get out as soon as possible, as many as he can. WOMAN REFUSES TO LEAVE American Missionary Will Remain for Saltillo Battle. Juarez, Mex., May 14—Miss Ida Hays, an American Baptist mission- ary, is still at the Madero institute in the western extremity of Saltillo, and will be in grave danger when General Villa attacks that city this week, Rev. H. F. Hatchell of the Baptist mission here said. According to mission officials Miss Hays not only refused to leave -what Villa declares will be the bloodiest battlefield of the revolution, but will not go with other noncombatants to the British consulate for protection. Constitutionalist officials said that General Carranza, who went to Duran- g0 to confer with the Arieta brothers and secure their support, is being graciously received. Y Farty Women Injured. Cleveland, May 14—Forty Cleveland women were injured when a car on the Cleveland, Painesville and East- ern electric line left the track near Willoughby, east of here. They were members of Star Temple Pythian Sis- ters returning from Painesville. More Troops for Colorado. Gallup, N. M., May 14.—Another troop of the Twelfth United States cavalry, on duty at Fort Wingate, eleven miles of here, as:guard for Mexican prisoners, has been ordered to Colorado. This will leave one troop at Wingate. Exchange Bill Is Favored. Washington, May 14.—With two dis- senting votes the senate banking and currency committee agreed. to report Caucus Program. EARLY IN JULY| Leaders to Insist on Passage of Trust Measures. Insisted Upon by the Presldent—Prohibition . Amendment May Be Taken Up. Washington, May 14.—The house has begun adjusting itself to the new legislative program of concentration on anti-trust bills and appropriation measures, with adjournment in con- templation by July 10. The date is tentative, but administration leaders hope to adjourn by that time. House leaders, under the caucus bound program, will insist that the Covington anti-trust bill, the Clayton anti-trust bill and the Rayburn bill for federal regulation of railroad stocks and bonds be passed in the or- der named, or at least voted upon and sent over to the senate. This is ‘he fixed program, at the in- sistence of President Wilson but it will not necessarily preclude consider- ation of other matters that may be deemed urgent if there is sufficlent time for the tentative adjournment date. Appropriation bills will be’ expedit- ed, but will give right of way to the anti-trust bills. The appropriations committee has framed an emergency deficiency bill mates: recently submnitted by the war department aggregating almost $3.- 000,000 for expenses, past and imme: diately in the future, on account of activity in Mexico and on the border. It was declared :in- some: quarters that efforts would 'be ‘made later- to bring up the resolution’ for a.natio wide prohibition ‘amendment to ‘the Constitution. T - Admiral Mayo Reports Probable Cap- ture of City.. -* and the Constitutionalists say that they expect to capture Tampico ac- cording to a dispatch received at the navy department from Admiral Mayo. He reporied that “the general im- pression seews to be that the expecta- ttons of the Constitutionalists ~will be realized.” ADDITIONAL WANTS| TO0 LATE TG CLASSIFY FOR RENT—Furnished room rent, ‘with or without board. America avenue. for 1011 - $2475 Coats at Remarkable Price Reductions; Styles Extraordinary . to provide funds {o meet the esti-|§ When you see these superb new coats you will feel like ” Washington, May i4.—Heavy firing |f§ at Tampico was resumed at midnight |3 skir Thelr styles and materials ‘of the sort that will appeal to the most descriminating. Inspection in- vited. ot " The Place for New Footwear The public approval, and heavy selling of our pretty new styles has _necessitated us to reorder, The styles received ‘are without question the prettiest we’ve shown. -All are moderately priced. | : EEA!. ors to L rma The Place Whers Quality and Bconomy Go Hand In Hand. | Another Rousing Sale of Suits, Dresses -and Coats. Sale Friday and Saturday We have received during the past week many garments that are reproductions of higher priced models. The manufac- turers desiring to usual price concessions on Lot No. 1 The garments ‘in this lot are shown in a diversity of styles and colors. ~ All are highly tailored inside and out. Each " model neatly trimmed. Regular $34.00 Suits ' $4 Segal Emporium Co.. They are model savings we offer. $20.00 coats . $22.00 coats .. $28.50 coaty . . Messaline Pettico Regular: $2.75 Values An assortment embracing the most colors. em-}ly visit is advisiable. $6.00 Jersey Petticoats —In this sale $4.95 Your unrestricted choice of our |. ing of $30.00 suits at each $15,75 $16.00 coats $17.75 $21.50 $25.00 coats $1.98 A value 50 extraordinary that an ‘While they last keep their mills in operation—also more eager to dispose of their surplus stock, enabled us to procure un- 5 n each garment we various lots to sell at.remarkably low prices. purchased. 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