Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 22, 1914, Page 1

95 NORWICH, CONN.. LVI.—NO. The Bélletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, VERA CRUZ IS CAPTURED, AMERICAN FLAG NOW FLIES Four Americans, Marines and Bluejackets, Were| .....c was a son of sicnact Killed and Twen! Occupation MEXICAN LOSS BELIEVED TO BE ABOUT 200§ Rifle and Artillery Fire Used by Mexicans in Resisting—Driv- en from Their Positions port Prairie—Fought from Housetops and Along ‘the Streets—Marines and Bluejackets Guard Consulate and | Patrol Streets of Other tallion of Marines Frustrated. Washington, san flag tomght flies over Vera Cruz. |is in the north fighting:the constitu- Four Americans were killed and twen- | tionalists. ty wounded when a detl?lment u?fiArrival of Admiral Badger's Squadron, Rimerican e sareed " the customs | Just what was the purpose of di- | house, raised the American flag and | Yerting Rear Admiral Badger from | skirmished at the Mexican garrison. |Tampico to Vera Cruz has not been Desultory firing was in progress late | Made known, but as it leaves Tam- 1 Rear p. m peared Consui state when the customs house, with riflc and artillery fire, The transport beran shelling the Mexican positions, slowly driving them out. teans fought the Admiral At first Canada. reported streets. session the American consula of the city in the vicinity wharves. = Rear Admiral despatch came by cable and reached here at 6 p. m. of A hurried conference was called at the White House, President Wilson summoned Secretaries Bryan, Garrison and Daniels. for_an hour, emerging semlious-faced First blood has heen apilled.” ssid one o at the White Heuse, X reporta bag been receivod up (o & p. m_of the Mexican casualties Becrétary Bryan left the White House for the German embassy where he discussed with the Gefman ambas- sador the consignment of arms for Huerta aboard a German merchant vessel due to be landed in Vera Crus fonight. The capture of the custems bouse a: Vera Cruz was ordered by the American government to prevent the big shipment of ammunition and machine guns fro mgetting into Huer- ta’s hands, Congress had discussed all day the resolution whieh would give approval to the presidents purpose to use the army and navy in the Mexican situa- tion. The semate had recessed uatil 3 p. m. while the house adjourned un- i temorrow at 10 o'clock. had agreed to take final uction some time tonight. Comsul Canada’s report follows: “Marines and bluejackets landed at 1130 this morning, immediately tak- ing possession of cable office, post of- fice. telegraph office and ~customs house, also raflroad terminals and yards with rolllng steck. Notwith- standing firing from housetops we are masters of the situation so far with- out use of beavy gums. Our men are mimply dnfending themselves. Soms re- sistancs from naval vessels soon si lenced by guns on Prairle. At this time reported four of our men killed and twenty wounded. American news- paper men and several ofher Amer- icans in consulate. Several Ameri cans. incluling some women who. re- fused io go on board refogee ships are now marooned in hotels within firing line. Traina from Mexico City did not arrive” Naval Foroe Now at Vera Cruz. The navy depariment announced that the United Svates forces in Vera Oruz and vicinity consisted of the bat- tieships Florida, ['tab, Connecticut and Minpesoia; cruisers San Francis- co and Chester. zunboat Dolphin; transports Prairie and Hancock; hos- pital ship Soiace and collier Cyclops, as weil as she chariered sioamers Bs. peranza and Mexico, Thie concentration of forces, total- ling about 7.000 sailors and nearly 2.000 marines, is made up of Rear Ad- mizal Mayo's ships which had been ordered from Tampico late vesterday and the ships which Rear Admiral r has had ai Vera Cruz for y weeks. Admirei Badger with Shipe of the Atlantic fleet Vera Cruz tonight, verted from Tampico, where only the eruiser Des Moines remains. - - Sensational Rumors. The air has been filled with all sorts of_senmational rumors during the day. ©Officiale were nervously expectant. The wiste department advices which came the first resched iate in the day made no mention of fighting but spoke of an evacuation by the federal garrison. Rear “Ad- miral Fletcher's -report came in quick time from Vera Cruz, however, de- mcribing briefly what had taken place. The cabinet secretaries who discuss- ed Fletcher's re with President Wilson for nearly hour, showed by their demeanor that the loss of life and bloodshed had affected them sreatly. Information ~ which came from sources close to the cabinet council was to the effect that the president exercised gelf-restraint and calmly de- termined that with the seizure of Vera Cruz and the prevention of shipments of arms from reaching Huerta, fucther steps wouid mot be taken by the American government for the present. “The future depends .on action by the Huerta suthorities. Secretary Garri- son announced emphatically that no troeps movemsants hed been ordered. Officials 414 not helieve rhat Huer- ta would take any offensive steps, but i hie does the Americen marines and biuegacieeis which will he od in Vera Cruz within forir-eight hours number a>out 15,080, . Baumates here piace the Huerta forces at Maxico City st about three ta four thousand men | and the befief of army and navy offi- vers is that the American forces if ecessary would be able to reach the Niexican capiial witheut serious dim- April 21.—The Ameri- jay, according to a despatch from Fletcher, received at 6 the garrison had ap- be withdrawing. . American this to the department at five o'clock, but American forces reached the the Mexicans opened Prairic immediately The Mex- from the housetops and ie American forces have faken pos- of the cable office and_hold and the section the Fletcher's They were in conferenge Senaters having. been di- | ty Wounded in the of the Port | | i | by Shells from Amercan Trans-| Sections—Ruse to Flank Bat- The bulk of General Huerta’s army pico with one American ship it is D lieved here that the constitutionalists are making ready to take the port. Rear Admiral Badger on being di- rected to proceed straight io Vera Cruz ordered also diverted the fourteen tor- pedo destroyers to Vera Cruz. These will be of much use in approaching close to the town and in blockade duty. The forelgn ambassadors in Wash- ington were summoned during the day by Secretary Bryan and informed of the developments in the situation. The German, Fremch, British, Austrian, Japanese and Spanish ambassadors had separate conferences with Mr, Bryan. Later the Chinese minister talked with the secretary. All declined to talk, but it is understood they were given the same information that has been transmitted abroad to' American embassies and legations, covering the latest. phases of the situn.tion,n%ein: especially told that the American gov- ernment in seizing the customs house @t Vera Cruz would not attempt to cenfiscate goods consigned there, but merely would detain shipments, glving the shippers an opportunity to recover their preperty. 'here will he no at- tempt to interfere with foreign ves- sels, but it {s believed a close watch will. kept by the American fleets on shifs which might be carrying arms to Mexican perts, seizing their car- gocs after they are landed. Army Ready for Action. ‘While the army has received no er- ders to move, should it beeome ap- parent that there will be resistance to the helding of Vera Cruz, the four army tramsports at Galvesion, earry ing four to five theusamd troops, will be ordered under wa Gemeral Charles J. Bailoy of the esast artillery will comunand the first detachment from Galveston when' sent apd will be followed by Major Gen- eral Woed, who will be in supreme command. His term as chief of staff expires tonight. The movement of troops would bring into play the plans of the joint army and navy board. Bver since the Civil war there have | been oontroversies over the rank of army and navy officers in joint oper- ations. A soheme has now been work- | ed out to prevent friction. Incidentally | Major Genmeral Barnett, commandant of the marine corps, has been added to the council of aides in the navy de- | partment by Secretary Daniels who | said today he hoped in this way “to | more closely co-ordinate the work | of the marine corps with the other | branches of the navy.” | Five thousand marines, more than half of the corps, will be assembled on the Atlantic sad Paolfic coasts of | Mexico and take an important part in_the American plans. Representative utler of Pennsyl- varda, whose son is an officer of ma- Tines at Vera Cruz, was at the navy department seeking information about the killed and wounded. There wers tears in his eyes as he left. He said he had learned that the merines prob- ably would march on Mexico Clity. Secretary Bayan tonight, as precau- tion, had extra police sent to guard the Mexican embassy here. There were no signs of disturbance, but it | was thought best to take the precau- | tion, | Names of Killed and Wounded. | Those killed wers Coxswain Shoe- maker, Corporal Haggerty and Sea- | man_ Pouissett, all of the battleship | Florida. The name of the fourth man could mot be learned. The wounded inemde C. L. Leaby, U. Schwarz, C. D | Camreon, J. ¥. Plese, seamen of the | | Fiorida; Hlectrician Geisburn of the | Florida and D. D. McMillan, private, Becond Marine regtment from the transport Prairie. The following is an official partial list of the wounded at Vera Cruz, given out at the navy department: Charles J. Leahy, ordinary seaman, assigned to the Torida, home ad- dress 332 Fast 9th streef, New York city. Nathan Schwartz, ordinary seaman, home address 223 Fast Fourth street, New York city, C. D. Cameron, ordinary segman, | assigned to the Florida, home address | 18 Doscher street, Brooklyn, N, Y. John F, Place, seaman, assigned to the Florida, home address 134 Wake- man avenue, Newark, N. J. Edward A. Gifburne, electrician third class, home address 54 Summer street, Quincy, Mass. Records of Men Killed. Coxswaln John §. Shoemaker, was | a mon of Mrs, Isabella McKinnon, of! 161 Harmon strest, Brooklyn. He was born in Brocllyn, December 18, 18%. e firat enllsied In the navy | November 27, 1907 and was discharged December ¢, 1910. He re-eniised the ext day on the Haneock at New oric, later was iransferred 1o the gunboat Wheeling fram which he was tranaferred to the Faxida. | Seampn George Poinsette, was g son of Willlam P. Peinsette. 5321 North Twelfth sireet, Philadelphia. He was | born in Philadelphia April 10, 1894 and | enlisted in that city June 15, 1911, Fe | was assigned to the Florida from the i ) numbered 150 hluejackets from | the first shots. | ‘ordered that Hag- gerty of 1€ Handing street, Cam- ridge, Mass. His first enlistment was_on July 24, 1906. He served un- til July 23 1910 and was discharsed at the end of enlistment with a cer- tificate of excellent character. He re-enlisted Jaruary 7, 1811, at Boston on the battleship Utah, and was at- tached to the Eishth company, Sec- ond regiment, advance brigade. Firing in Progress at 10 p. m. Rear Admiral reported to the na- vy department from Vera Cruz under date of 10 p. m. that firlng still was in progress. There was no mention of furth/r casualties. Fletches/ Threatens to Use Big Gunas. Kear /Admiral Fletcher has warned General Maas, the Mexican com- mander at Vera Cruz that the big guns of the American eet will be used unless he stops his men from fir- ing. VERA CRUZ VERSIO OF OCCUPATION. American Consulate Strongly Guarded and Other Sections Patrolled. Vera Cruz, April 21.—Vera Cruz to- night in the hands of forces from the United States warship: but the czupation was not accomplished with- out loss of American lives. our Americans, bluejackets and marines, were killed by the fire of the Mexican scldiers, and twenty fell wounded. - The Mexican loss is- not known, but it is believed to have been heavy The waterfront, the customs house and all important piers, including those under the terminal works, from which extend the railroads to the capital, have been occupied. All the territory around the American consulate is strongly patrolled and detacirments hold other sections of the city. Federal Garrison in Retreat. The Mexican commander, General Gustavo Maas, ordered a stubborn re- sistance to the American advance, and for many hours there was fghting in the streets. Toward nightfall it was reported that the main body of the federal garrison was in retreat to the westward. Rear Admiral Badger, in command of the United States w ships, prefaced his occupation of the port by a demand through the Ameri- ecan consul, W. W. Canada, for itsfsur- render. General Maas promptly’ de- clined” to accede to this demand and shortly afterwards -ten whaleboats were sent off from the side of the transport Prairie, loaded with ma- rines. These hoats effected a landing in the neighborhood -of the customs house before noon, and a few minutes later Captain Wiliiam R. Rush of ‘the battleship Florida, who was in com- mand of the operations ashore, brought his flag in. Captain Rush’'s men had already taken up their positions. They ne Florida, 390 marines from the Prairie and 65 marines from the Florida. Later these were augmented by a detachment from the Utah. Landing of American Forces. fhe coming of the American forces was net heralded by any great excite- ment, but some c¢wowds gathered to atch the landing. Soon the biue- jackets and marines marched through the streets leading from the water- front and along the railroad yards. Others proceeded to the American eon- sulate, while still others were deployed long the approaches to Central Plaza, in which General Maas had comcen- trated his men. These manoeuvres wefe effected without opposition, but suddenly Gen- eral Maas challenged the advance with -a volley fired from a point three blocks from the marines and two blocks south of the main plaza. . The marines replied immedi- ately, but the action ceased in a mo- ment. There was a lull for ten min- utes and then another brief exchange from the west end of Montesinos ~here a federal outpost was stationed At 1230 general and o'clock at 1 the firing became o'clock the guns of | the transport Prairie went into action. Good Marksmanship. Prior to this a detachment of blue- Jjackets from the Utah, holding the ground between the consulate and the waterfront, ojened with two or their three-inch guns. The first shots from these pleces were directed agalnst an anclent tower which once served as a lighthouse. This was occupied by Mexican sharpshooters. Lieutenant “ommander Buchanan of the Florida it be destroyed. Five shots brought the old Benito Juarez tower down. The women of the American colony in Vera Cruz had already been placed aboard the chartered steamers Ksper- anza and Mexico, but the foreign col- ony, especially the American section, was greatly augmented this morning, { when three trainicads arrived from the pital. Some o these remained on shore, but many were taken aboard the steamers. So far as can be learn- ed, none of the refugees was 1njured. The postoffice, government telegrapn office and th cable office were the first buildings occupied after the cus- toms house. A squad of marines was placed in charge of the cable office. The telegraph wires were found intact and enough Mexican operators were retained to maintain the lines to Mex- ico City. General Maas Driven from Position. After General Maas had been driven from his position in Central Piaza, the Americans found < nselves the object o fusiilades from the tops of houses, ‘where small groups of soldiers and ctt- izens had taken up positions. It was learned oniy tonight that the greater part of those engaged in this resisi- 18 who refused to ac. ceplL the Americar. oocupation passive- ly. They obtained guns end stationed themselves at points of vantage and did much tov prolong the action. Lieutenant Colonel Wendell C. Nev- ille, commander of the marines from the Prairie, and Majors Reld and Ber- keley and Captains Hughes, Hill and Dyer along the line, Every precaution is being taken to prevent a Mexican attack, and the lines have been rein- forced by a detachment which was originally in posttion beyvond the ter- minal works. Toward the miAdie of the afternoon a large hody of Mexicans evacuated fhelr position, and are now momewhare in the sand hills back In the interior, ‘Where it 18 Fources they are sxpeating to be joined by zeinforcementy sent down from the capital. Flee When Prairie Opens Fire. This withdrawal, however, was not training sohool at Newport, R. 1. Marins Corporsl Daniel Aloysius entirely premeditated. ing om the shizs I Those watch- observed through GENERAL MAAS LEAVES TROOPS TROOPS TURNED LOOSE AND ARE WITHOUT OFFICERS Washington, April 22.—This des- patch from Vera Cruz was made pub- lic at 3 a. m. today by the navy de- partment: “It is reported that Commandant General Maas left Vera Cruz in a car- riage, that his family followed in an- other carriage and that he had not been heard from since. The Mexican troops were turned loose to act as they Pleased, few if any officers remaining.” Cabled Paragraphs Emperor of Austria Improving. Vienna, Austria, April 21.—The con- dition of health ‘of Emperor Francis Joseph was satisfactory, this morn- ing, “according to semi-official infor- mation given out at the palace of Schoenbrunn. @ Stormy Scene in House of Commons. London, April 21—A stormy scene was created in the House. of Com- mons today when Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition, demanded a judicial inquiry into the naval and mil- itary movements recently coptemplated by ‘the government in U . The Unionists charge that these move- ments constituted a plot to provoke & rising in Ulster. England’s Rulers Vi London, April 2 King George and Queen Mary of England, accompanied by a large staff, inciuding 1Sr Edward Grey, the foreign secretary and the latter’s private secretary, iSr William Tyrrell, left tod: for Paris to pay a state ' v . Their majesties crossed the English channel from Dover to Calais on board the royal yacht Alex- andra, which was convoved by Brit- ish and French warships, it Paris. | their glasses a large force of Mexd- cans moving over the hills in the west- ern outskirts of the city, apparently with the. intention of flanking a bat- talion of marines in the railway yards and along Montesinos street, which rums east and west, not far from the American consulate, Instantly the five-inch guns of ‘the Prairle let go, breaking the Mexican formation and causing a hasty re- treat. This ended the flanking move- ment. Only a few minutes before the three- inch guns of the Prairie had been used effectively near shore. A ,small de- tachment of Mexicans had gained po- sitions near the customs house 2nd their concealed marksmen were caus- ing some trouble. A few shots from the Prairle’s guns served to silesice that ‘position; from time to time the same guns played their shells along the lins of the shore, keeping tnat ter- ritory comparatively free of sharp- shooters, In the action about the customs house two of the blusjackets in a launch which carried a rapid firer were wounded. The Demand For Surrender, The demand for the surrender Vera Cruz was made by Rear miral Fletcher through Consul C: da by 9 o'clock in the morning. consul called General Custavo Maas, commandant of Vera Cruz, by tele- phene and presented the = demands, saying the United States forces were about to occupy and hold the town. He called upon him to surrender in the name of humanity and assist the Americans in restoring’ order. General Maas replied that eom- pliance with the demand was impos- sible and asked the consul for . per- sonal parley. The consul informed General Maas that he had no instru tions to grant a parley and ended the conversation. He then called the je politico and the custems collector by telephone and informed them of the prospective landing and asker for their co-operation in the maintenance of peace. The customs colleetor requested tim order to attend to certain dutie neitner could promise any assist- of Ad- na- The Rear Admiral Fletcher, aboard the flagship Floride, by this time was in communication with Admiral I commander-in-vhief of the Atlantic fleet, who was speeding toward this ort with five warships. Admiral Fletcher decided to take action and marines began leaving the side of the transport Prairie shortly before il o'clock. They entered ten whaleboats | and effected a landing within half an hour at the customs house and No. 4 pier which extends almost from the { center shore line into the port and terminal woris. Information that President Fuerta was counting on recelving from the steamer Ypiranga of the Hamburg- American line, which was duo to ar- rive todny, a bix consignment of ammunition, rifles and machine suus, was rosponsible for the occupation of the customs house somewhat earlier than might otherwise have been tho case. The Ypiranga is still outside the harbor. She has on board among other supplies, 10,000 rifles and 15,000, 000 cartridges. President Huerta has been every effort to safeguard this con- signment and had given orders that it be unloaded immediately, placed on a special train drawn by two loco- motives and rushed to the capital | The Mexicans, under General Gus- tavo Maas, the commandani of Vera Crubz, put up a stubborn resistance. ! General Ma challenged the advance of the Americans almost from the first L and made it clear that the Mexicans do mot prepose to permit a peaceful occupation TLess than balf an hour after leav ing the side of e United States ansport Prairte {he marines had larded, and the absence of resistance at the water front and failure on the part of the Mexicans to contest the! taking of a position somewhat in fror§ the water front caused the curious spectators in the street to Jaugh and when one Mexican peon ran for cover, having had the temeri- ty_to shout at the top of his voice “Tiva Mexicol” loud guffaws came from the onlookers. But the lull was not Indicative of compliance. A few shots came within 3 few minutes and later a brief ex- | change and the spectators, whose cu- | rosity alone brought them into the | streets, lipgerad, thinging it was only | a show of resistance. making | Mexican Make Stubborn Resistance. | But after an- | Tense Feeli in the Senate CABINET MEMBERS PRESENT AT ALL NIGHT SESSION STRONG PLEA BY ROOT During Debate on Motion the Pass Resolution Recommended by Presi- dent Wilson on Me; an Cri Washington, April 21.—Determined upon the passage of the administra- tion Mexican resolution before morn- ing, the senate at midnight was in the midst of a grave and impassioned de- bate. Ultimate passage of the resolu- tlon as reported by the foreign rei- tions committee was generally conced- ed. The house had recessed until 10 o'clock in the mprning to await the senate action. Meagre reports of the engagement at Vera Cruz had filtered to the capi- tal when the senate resumed its ses- sion at § o'clock. The four Americans ed and the two hundred Mexicans re- ported killed in the taking of the city became the text of the talk, mentioned in hushed voices and greeted with a solemn silence throughout the senate chamber, packed to suffocation. As the shuttle of debate was thrown back and forth a full quorum of the house of representatives crowded the rear of the senate hall. Secretary of State Bryan, himself often referred to in debate, Secretary of War Garrison, Secretary’ of the Navy Daniels, Post- master General Burleson, Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary to the President Tumulty sat about the chamber. They listened eagerly and held whispered conferences as the discussion progressed. Senators Reed and James vigorous- ly defended the committee resolution, declaring that the insult of the flag at Tampico justified all that the resolu- tion provided for. As the night wore on and senator after senator demand- ed an opportunity to be heard the at- mosphere in the chamber grew more and more tense. Senator Fall made a lensthy plea for a campaign that would cover the length and breadth of Mexico. Senator Root's Plea for Resoluttion. Senator Root sald the foreign rela- tions committee resolution, while omit- ting the name of Huerta, made it plain that it was directed against him, He expressed the “highest regard for the president and the bighest confidence in his purpose.” “Hut we are not asked to express our confidence in him,” he continued. “We are asked as a duty here to declare a certain course of actlon in eertain conditions to be ‘justified.’ We are called upon to do our duty to the hundred million of people of this country and our duty to the civilized world.” The resolution, Senater Root sald, called for “orceful armed compulsion of the de facto government of & endly nation to make amends for an ult to the flag of thi We eannot justify thi; ued, “on_our confidence dent. We must justify fore the comscience our o civil in the presi- ourselves be- of the people of untry and befere the eyes of the zed world. What is that justifica- | tion 1 ask what it is. “We learn tonight that Vera has fallen; that four American rines lie dead; that twenty lie suffer ing from wounds. Is there nothing else but this dispute of the number of guns—the form and ceremony of a sa- late . justify the sacrifice of the American lives? “Deeply as the president desires te limit the scope of his action—the main- tenance of peace—all his tory suggests that once lighted, the fires of war can- not be quenched at will. It is war in its essence that we are to vete to jus- tify tonight. When the result of these incidents ne man can tell. Men will diz—men dear to us will die beeause of the action we are to take tonight. American homes will be desolate; American children will go through life fatherless because of the action we will take tonight, and when they turn back the page to find why their ed, are they to find that it was about tiie ,.ovuber of guns or the form of sa- lute? “We are to justify. What {s the Justification? Is there none but that? We, the representatives of the great democracy that prides itself before the world that democracies can be peaceful and just Is there mo justification that ‘we can lay before the werld, before the judgment seat of history, except a dls- pute about the number of guns?” As Senator Root proceeded he raised his hands heavenward and, turning to the senators abeut him, said: “How can we justify ourselves we have not jugtification. But T, that it Is not ail> If it had been all, | the president would not have come to | the congress yesterday. If it had been all, we would not be discussing this uz ma- | the fac Senator Reot askell what would have ommittee Is a great array of been done if a similar incident had occurred in FEnglish. French or Ger- man port. He said that any such { dispute could be settled by peaceful | negotiations. If this dispute was all” b a “there should be no culty in ng @ peaceful conclusio: this e all, how can we justify in our gance, our present atti- tude T nkrupt, weals despair ing Mexico, If this be But this i not 1 not all Th. is a matter of justificatic and the semator fre Massachusetts sought to it before the sena his substitute . Lying beklind A\merican 1 e ‘e icans destroyed, Americ: io poverty because of the destruc of their property. Lying behind a condition of anarchy in Mexico. a condition which makes it impossible to secure protection for American life | and property. Lying back of this in- cident is a condition of things in Mexico which absolutely prevents the protection of American lives and property, except through respect for the American flag, the American uni- form, ihe American government s or preamble \e insuit | i | of the United States. dead in Vera Cruz, the twenty wound- | part of our | athers ! | lanta, Jaly | | | subject here tonight. Back of this| | incident, back of the special circum- | | stances of the resolution reported by | demana | than PRICE TWO CENTS thé»l.ér'gest_i;l” Cl;l;nebfim in I’rpportiorj to the City’s Pogulation g Condensed Teiegrams Mayor Mitchell spent an hour at pi tol practice in New York. A fatal case of bubonic plague was reported at.Santiago, Chile. More than 180,000 tobacco workers in Italian factories have gone on strike. Robert P. Frazier, assistant com- missioner of patents, died in Balti- more. Vice President Marshall will leave Washington for Florida for a short rest. Former Speaker Cannon arrived from Bermuda on the steamer Bermu- dian. The Brazilian Government will ap peint commerical agents in New York and Chicago. Miss Jessie Gilleite was elested president of the First National Bank of Linceln, IIL Representative Henry George, of New York is suffering from an attack of rheumatism. Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., the Philadel- phia millionatre was fined $5 for speed- ing in Newark, N. J. The Greek Government has contract- ed for the construction of a dread- nought In a French dockyard. The wedding of Vincent Astor to Miss Helen Huntington will take place on the date originally set April 30. General Porfirio Diaz, who is at Mon- te Carlo, declines to discuss the situ- ation between United States and Mex- ico. Two firemen were injured when fire caused damage amounting to $20,000 to the Shoreham Hotel in The Bronx, N. Y. The deck and woodwork of the Plant Line steamer, A. W. Perry were seri- ously admaged by fire at Halifax, No- va Scotia. The Governors of 31 states will invited to attend the celebration 50th anniversary of the Battle be e At- The Daughters of the American Rev- tleship New York on Wednesday at the olution will present a flag to the bat- Brooklyn Navy Yard. The engagement of Miss Bowers to Robert Taft, of C son of the former president, nounced in Washington. Martha cinnat was an- John Janofsky, 42 years old a car- penter, was kilied by falling from the fourth’ floor of a school under con- struction on Audubn avenue, N. Y. Governor Glynn signed the Murtagh- Sullivan bill giving all ies of the second and third class the rizht to udopt: a simplified form of CHuFie Because the supply of metal on hard is unsufficient, Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger Shamrock 1V will not be launched until the middle of May Four burglars entered a jewelry store on Columbus street, New York, beat the clerk until he was unconscious and escaped with jewelry valued at $1,200. Representatives of the American Red Cross left Washington to attend the convention of trained nurses of the United States in St. Louis, April 22 to 23. The British steamer Minnesota, from Lendon to Philadelphia, reported the aving of 26 members of the crew of a French fishing schooner, which burned t sea. Father Pranaites, who gave evidence in support of allegation or ritual mur- | der in the Beilis with the order of St Petersburg. ial, was decorated Stanislaus at St. A lock of hair of King Edward IV | a fragment of the cloak of Charles | and a piece of his neckeloth, all con- tained in a small box, were sold for $85 in London. Chief Iron Tail and two other mem- Ridge, S. D., called at the City Hall in bers of the Sioux Indian tribe of Pine New York to pay their respects Mayor Mitchell. A campaign to raise an endowment | fund of $1,000,000 for the Northfield Schools began at East Northfield, Mass. A gift of $100,000 was announc- ed to start the fund. The Connecting Terminal grain ele- vator at Ruffalo, with a capacity of 1,000,000 bushels, which was recently destroyved by fire will be reconstructed at a cost of $400,000. The transfusion of one quart of blood trom his younger brother saved the life of John \. Mayo, milllonaire coal op- erator and chairman ot the Democratic State Committee of Kentucky. Albert Hutchins, seven Jost his life in a vain attempt to save his cousin Fred Bealke, eight years old from drowning in the delaware and Raritan Canal, near Trenton, TE years old, The French Liner‘California arrived in New York minus one of her pro- pellor blades and her bow plates dam- aged as the result of a collision with an iceberg off the Newfoundland banis. Robert Hiilard, the actor. and Mrs. Olga Everard Will recen: obtaine tivorce W iams, “hauffe father, the late Jumes married n voice that most o whis- per and tae galleries leaned forwacd breathiessly to Lear, “the capture of | Vera Cruz, the death of our Ameri- can marines, the wounds and the suf- fering of those who live there tonight, something more, far more, a formal insul, for justifica- tion. The recitals of the sub-preamble Tt 13 | are weak in the face of death and suf- that that makes necessary the demand | fering in Vera Cry that publio respect be made the flag | preamble is weak, but it gives formal, tght. The sub- adequate grounds for the great for- i “There is our justtfication. It is u |imidable movement of the great naval reported from Mexican | other brief Interval fighting in eatnest | justification Iying mot in Victorlano | and military power of this government, | began,_ and hour after hour the Mex!- | luerta ar in his conduct alone, il | It gives ihe justifieation that 1s need- | cans continued to oppose the Ameri-|in the nniversal conduet of affairs in|ed” | cans fleroely in some quarters, al- Mexico; and the real object to be ai- Ax Senalor Rool took hix seat a | thcugh the main body apparently | tained by the course which we are | sigh ilterally swept the chamber and ! seemed ready to quit. asked to approve is not the gratificn- | was lost In a chatterng chorus of Mont of the fighting was done by |tion of personal pride: it is not the | whispered comments, thai was stilled sutpost parties placed on roofs of | satisfaction of a government or an |by the gavel of Semator Lewis in the houses at various oaints of vantage,' admiral, It is the desire of the United ' chair. Mexican Crisis. ‘Washingtor, April 21. bluejackets of the Ameri day took the customs large section of Vera C. of four killed and tw The loss of the Mexi not officially known was estimated at two hundr This was the first step in gramme of reprisal by th. States against the Huerta for the arrest of America at Tampico and other offe the rights and dignity of States.” It was the of the United < and Mexi revolution broke out republic in 1910 and ing government a Me: Though fighting had a late hour tonigh Fletcher had warn. mander that hé we of the American not stop firing. The had orders to fire onl selves. The United take no offensive stey ent. The salute to { Huerta refused will tory reparation. It i declaration of apolozy alute and a guar: ana dignity of the U navy house a between Admi be respected can alo X drawal of the American forces, While the American marines and bluejackets were fighting, the senate debated the whole Mexican situation before crowded galleries. The joint resolution which had p: supporting the preside wuse the army and reparation was bein sed the house s propesal to to obtain ated in senate at midnight with prospect of {an all-night Many republi- can senators the resolution | broadened to cure reparation for | mitted nst Ame The administrati this as tantamoun {of war, saving th | no quagrel with steps to ates xican pe Jvernment a on t | but with the Huerta { trolling a sm: | The congre: Marines and | autl with- | sible . have had | | hority of the executive precedent, mergency because he existyed to seize the customs house FIRST STEP IN REPRISAL PROGRAM President Wilson Forestalled Action of Congress to Meet an Emergency WASHINGTON THRILED WITH EXCITEMENT Admiral Fletcher Given Authority to Seize Customs House at Vera Cruz to Prevent German Merchant Vessel Landing Big Consignment of Arms and Ammunition for Huerta Government—Preparations Made for Eventualities— Whole Executive Machinery of Government Adjusted to in_accord believe ed ve Rear Admiral Fletcher au- at ruz to prevent the landing there ig vunition for the ecretary German Bernsdore, fue; Huerta governme: ambassador, and it Count German merchant vessel consignment of arms and am- nt. Bryan conferred with the Von- is believed the in- © of the German government will be Interposed to prevent the consign- ment from landing els where in Mex~ ico and complicating the situation. The ship carries ammunition firing guns and thousands of The president was in the secretaries of wi early tonfght. No fifteen million rounds and two of hundred rapid rifias. nference with state and navy orders were issued to the army, but Rear Admiral Badger was ordered to other customs house Mr. Wilson force Hue: ert war. oad for may be seize intends to act slowly ,Yicid and hopes With™ the taking of few miles Tampico, where an- ed. to e the inland from era Cruz and the two custom housesy it is believed no other aggressive stepd will be taken. It is admitted by offen: on b many officials thay Huerta may dras the American force into a. conflict tan. tamount to war. and navy. the arm No _order: or the mi All preparations pos+ been made by the armw have gone out to nor have the naval militia been call upon. tia of the suua 5 Joint plans of the army and mavy were worked over at the departments during the night and the wireless, the cable and the telegraph carrying scor of government orders over land an sea making preparations for all event~ ualities. The national ‘capital was thrilled with excitement. Crowds thronged the senate and listened to the debate. ewspaper bulletins were eagerly read by thousand: extra editions. clerks and office navy were bu at work all night. as were the frequent In executive quarters of the armfly and Cabinet members were at their desks after midnig! a e machine adjusted to ican crisis. | L 1ANNUAL MEETING OF ASSOCIATED RRESS George B. Utter of Westerly Elected | Member of Advisory Board. New York, 21— e an- nual meeting here today of The Asso- clated Press, the following publish- | ers were eleetea rs for a term jof three vears: | B. Noye: | McLean, i S. Ochs Du Heraid, and W. Y Morsan, Hutchinson (Kas.) R. M. Johnston, of the Houston Pos | was elected for a term of one vear o { fill the vaeancy caused by the retire- ment of Thomas G, Rapicr. of the ew Orleans Picayune. | The members of the assock: unanimously adopted a resolntion av- proving the action heretofore taken | by the board of directors in respect | to calling to account, for an alleged i viclation of the by-laws, William R. Hearst, representing the San Fran- cisco Examiner. Members of the advisor: boards for the ensuing year in the eastern di- n were elected as follows James Elverson, Jr.. iladelphia Inquirer; George B. Utter, Westerly (R. 1) Sun: Edward H. Butler, Jr Buftalo News; William H. Dow, Por land (Maine) Express; A. P. Moor Pittsourgh Leade: Nominating committee: Don C. Seitz, New York Worl Benjamin H, An- thon: ew Pedford Standard. | Auditing commitiece—E, E. Smith, Meriden (Conn.) Record, WARD LINER CHARTERED BY GOVERNMENT. Steamship Morro Castle Secured For Use in Mexican Situation. New York, April 21—Announcement was made by the Ward Line this ernoon that the steamship Morro Castle had been chartered by the zovernment | for use in the Mexican situation. She left here tonigl »v Philadeiphia. Whether troops or marines will go aboard there or wh will be made of tde steamer, the line officials would not say Gov. Baldwin on Mexican Situation. Hariford, Conr aidwir opir dev Ay ¢ opin o Meéx 4000 Railroad Station for Hartford rtford, Con. April An- ovncement was made ronizht trat the vew York, New Haven and Hartford railroad will restore the station that was recently burned. The estimated cost will -be $220,000. o Peace Seciety Upholds Wilson. Hartford, Conn, April 21.—Prof, W, | F. Gordi of the Connecticut Peace 8o cloty said_tonigit Alexfean situation President right regard to the he considered ittnde entirely that Wilson's Steamers Reported by Wireless. Fastnet, April 2 mer Cem- ia, New York for Queenstown and varpool, signalled 223 miles west at % & m Due Queensiown 5 p. m. | | | necticut O’Donnell, ! his helper, bad = thrilling experience FEAR RENEWAL OF r e whole execu- v of the government was VIOLENCE AT LUDLOW, Striking Miners. | Squads of Armed Men are Reinforcing Denver, Colo., April 21—A known lisé Denver, Colo, April 21—A known death list of 26 men, women and ehild~ ren and a maximum possibility of ff- ty dead as the result of the battle at Ludlow on Monday between stats | troops and striking coal miners, arous- ed official Colorado tomight to & hish tensin. Squads of armed men from Fremont Count. reinforce he six srikers now a Ludlow presaged of armed viclence at any time. end from near Denver going to hundred or more The discharge of four train crews of the Colorado and Southeastern road for refusing to take trains soldiers and ammunition Rail- of Trini~ dad to Ludlow caused much talk of & strike by motive Engineers and traimmen the Brotherhood of Loco- and officers of the Colorado state federm~ tlon of labor tonight plasmed o meeb= ing to dlscu ss ngain the advisability of calling o siate wide seneral strike: THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS Boat Upset in Connecticut River—Res~: cued When Strength Was Almost river, and John Gone. E: Hartford, Conn, April 21.—Michael O'Brien, keeper of ‘the government | light on Colt's breakwater in the Conm today in ihe freshet and were saved from drowning when thelr strendih was almost gone. They were on their way to the Nght and the swirling waters upset theis boat. They drified against the con support and clung to it. on shote saw thelr paishap, and tugs which were ti bea-y up here. Two of these sieamed 1) the breakwater, and picked up ey conk vien longer > rien, otk of Whom sa¥, ve lasted but a few min~ The Comnecticut river is 2t freshet heizht and 1s risig hourln REPORT THAT REBELS WILL UPHOLD HUERTA. To Join in Common Cause Agminst United States. the Washington, April Reparts reach ing official cive o tonight that General Carranza and Geneml Villa wWere ahout fo join wilh the Huerta government to make com cause sgainst the United States, cansed Juany F. Urq-ucdidi, secretary in charge off he Mesican consituionalist agency bere, to issue thi statement ‘Sensational report Gen: Carranza and certa o cal ates bad assumed an attitude hostlie to the pok~ icy of President Wilsan is adbsolutely without foundation’ Get Trial g Ready For Second Wakefield New Haven, Conn, April ib—dAs a step in getting Jire, Seade Wakefald from the state prison to the count Jail {n readiness for her second trial an {in charge of murder, States At~ | tarney Alling today asked the court tnday for & writ of harbeas carpuss | "This is the formal way of securing ‘woman !n view of the decision of supreme court granting her aa ror and mew txial, the =