Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 25, 1914, Page 1

LVI—NO. 98 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwn:h is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to NOHWICH, CONN, SATU! RDAY, APRIL 25, 1914 MEXICANS EVACUATE AND URN BORDER VILLAGE L Nuevo Laredo Devastated by Dynamite and Firc by Federals--Forced to Flee by the United States Patrol SEVERAL BRISK SKIRMISHES WERE FOUGHT Two Mexicans Killed While Endeavoring to Dynamite Inter- national Bridges—Departing Troops Fired 'lndiscrimi-_' nately Across International Boundary Line, at Laredo, Texas—Several Mexicans Seen to Fall When Machine Gun Platoon from Fort McIntosh Got Into Action— Abandoned Village is Totally Destroyed. Americans border in ruins to- by Mexi- late ruction Wi were forced to rd before the guns of the patrol. Two Mexi- have been killed by | troops und several 1l when a machine gun rt Mclntosh got into brisk mishees be- Americans and Mexicans +in quick succession as the troop trains pulled g city, began an in- across the interna- but tonight there that their shooting Killed thus far is 17 daniels gave for the Mo: Mexico his time to arr departure of American of the Americans at Puerto are aboard a Hawailan-American eamship anchored there, while the British cruiser Berwick was ready to take on more. The gunboat N ville has gone to relieve the conges there. No official news of the int ruption of the Tehuantepec railroad has been received but Amerl r- ships at Salina Cruz, one of Its ter- minals are ready to take on refugec Commissary Arrangements Preparations for keeping 2nd navy supplied with plerity were advanced o navy. send a ship to Vera C: day or two,” he said, “which wi contain supplies for sixty days for ir ferces.” Another ship will Al refugee: 1t sd States 1 to £ from 2 platoon burn minate fire tional boundary, was no evidenc had been effective, Property damage in Noevo will_reach $500,000. Amons _the buildings destroyed were the Urited States consulate, mu- nicipal building, postoffice, theater, the flour mill. one of the largest in this| seciion of the southwest; the railroad Provisioned: shops of theMexican National .rail-| Tampico were 8aid by way and other smaller structures. | be unchanged. The Late tonight the fire still was burn- | Ward liner which has left Vera Cruz ing with no chance that it would be ! with many American refugees, will | controlied untll everything inflamma- | siop at Tampico for mors and then Dle iiad been wiped out. Kerosene and | proceed to Galveston with her pas- other combustibles, liberally used, fed | sengers, be fames, which otherwise would not| Mr. Daniels relterated that no forelgn have bean extensive owing o the|veescls would be detained by the adobe construction largely used. | American ships. To do so, he aid, of food Laredo | a weel. Cruz are Conditions at Mr. Daniels to speranza, a " ; Would be an act of war. EESH Dudpey - Becee Even the troops on the Mexican There was 1o property loss in~ La- | transports were not interfered with reds. Both international bridges are|sea but were allowed to land. They safe. though efforts to dynamite them | wero then placed tmder guard, in resulted in the death of two men en-|order that they might not attack the gaged in the undertaking. One Mex- | American forces who hold the customs Scan was shot by a sharpshooter from |house as an @ct of reprisal. the top of the waier tour. The Mex- ican was uying tn reach the end of the international foot and wagon bridge Another wes killed when he irded to blow up the American rail- road bLridge. Americans were con- mtantly at the American side to pre- vent such an silempt. When the Mexican soldiery finaily Qeparted orler was quickly i laredo. but stromg guarde throughout the eify. A serigus Jem was fornisled smmigration ity authorities by the presence of hundreds of refagees from barning city who had te be righed 00l and sheiter, The federal garvison evacuaied Nuevo Laredo yesterdsy, supposedly goins s Saliifin or Monterey. With theic departurs the Gbusy litCe ciiy Ainaasiy of about 7,000 popul wwas deserted. all who 8id not fol the soldiers rushing panic-stricken in the Ameriran side in foar of bandii f mtiacke, Yarly todey the federals re- turned und i was anmounecd that they reme uack fer wAditional evgines 1o Pul their troop trafns. The Mexiean rafiroad shops are here Tittle excitomeut was occasioned bs the preseace of the federal until this afterecon. Smoke was seen issuing feom some of the buildings around the plaza, the cember of the town. Tho unichpal buildus wos ihe American cousulate on opposite sides of the dquase, Iwoke iato fame simultanc- | ousts t door to the consulate, the post ofice. emporarily clused, also was seen be burning, sad around | the plazs smoke bogen o issue from | windows una ¥eois of other building A fow mimates later s loud ex plosion wrecked louses and the fire Wpread ripidiy i uli dircctions. Amaricans hegan o gather on Al river bank. hut hastfis retreated when wuried that other expiosions near ®and might oecur. Troops Out en Deuble Quick. Woons 2t Fort Meintosh wers order on the double quick and in a 'ew miniter, a vigid guard, amounting simost to martial law, was establisi- od in s danger zone. At the two bridges the guards were reinforced and i was Lers that the aniy known loas of life occurred. The machine gun piateor. from Fort Mc Intosh took possesston helow ihe cen- tar of the oity where the Iederais whe were crowding into {heir train poured » fusilade of shots across Tordes Battery % o the thlrd fleid artillery. was ment to the power house of the Laredo Eiectrio. Light company fear- ipg an attack there, but it was seei thers was nothing for them i do. Several Mexicans Seen to Fall. Beveral Mexicans were sceu to fail bafors the fire from the machine guns hut they weee carcisd away by (heir momrades. The trains were start- ad and the Federals withdrew, firing as long es they could. For some Algtance the rafiroad follows (s In- ternational line. After silencing the Mexicane, part of the Ninth infaniry wes witkdrawn from the river front the others remaining on guard Rumors that some American Slers were killed proved to out feundation apd mo shots in the sentrai part of Larelo Colonel Urane . fhe. Ninth. nfan- try, announced thai a rigid pairol of the iy, partiewlarty. of .the husiness seetion And the American residence meoiion would he maintained Interest Centers in Navy Department. The department nte intense interes from the fleet heing look | War Department Activities. | At the war deparument Secretary | Garrison spent most of his time ar- ranging for the departure from Gal- veston of the Fifth Infantry brigade, commanded by Prizadier General The _erder for the mov ment was revelved by the chlef of the quartermaster corps at 3 oclock ias night, the property and troops loade throughout the night, steam gotten u and the fleet put under way with thirty days supplies within a period of 18 hours. but a resiment will be embarked on ports which go, No accommodations for the cavalry was possible th ships which doparted today. The ar en was equipped with rapid suns and fleld pleces of the mountain type and plenty of pack miues to earry them. The disposi- | on of the forces on arrival at V Cruz has not besn determined, but it s virtually certain that a movement ili be begun on their arrival to_take inon of 27 miles of the railroad o the big bridge, which is the k cne of the railroad system between era Cruz and Mexico City. In_ all ibout 4,000 troops will reinfores he 5,000 marines and biuejackets, ... | Secretary Garrison had reedived meugre reports of ihe fighting at N Laredo. “We are not going to invade Mexieo under the present con- fons” he sad i swer to gues- tions. Official Report of Lesses on Both Sides | at Vera Cruz. One hundred and twenty-six Mex) cans have been killed and 195 woun. ed in the fighting at Vera Cruz since the American forces landed there on Tuesday. The first official announce- ment of Mexican casualties came to- night in s despatch from Rear Admira! Fletcher, made public by the navy de. partment in this statement: “A despatch under date of 4.15 m. today was received by the navy partment tonight from Admiral | Fletchef at Vera Cruz and showed the of casualties of the Mexicans as Iilled, 195 wounded, making a of casualties to date 321. Ad- miral Fletcher further reported that at 3 p. m. today he informed Admiral Badger that quiet prevailed through- in Vera Cruz and that affairs ally were being straightened out confidence restored. The city 1. ho said, hal called a meeting four o'clock this oon in an endeavor to retain present municipal officials in office. Aamiral Badger In a despatch dated 425 p. m. reports that 200 refugees ar- rived from Mexico City at 2 p. m. to. 3 Sixth the next n | de- 12 total e | & and cotm for #ion 1s mow the ! Admiral Badger The refuzes que: most_difficult of all; stated.” Two were added to the official list of American dead today—Chief Gun- ner's Mate Louls Frank Boswell and AMarine Privaie Randolph Summerlin— but they lost their lives before the fir- ing in the city was tonped vesterduy. The list, 0w totals 17, killsd and 75 wounded struck Almost Normal at Vera Cruz. ! A department statement C\l]llu\lk\t'll!!‘ 1 Bade repert tfenight said. Vera Cru, as reported | 10 the navy department tonight by Ad- miral Badger are favorable with feod supplies heginning to enter the jand general improvements of munic pal iconditions. Normal conditions are being rapidly restored.” Admiral Badg. er said, ban nd stores have ! through the _day re-opened and the street railway and | ton of Vera Cruz by the nuval forces Lelephone systems are resuming ope- | Was reporced complete. Ths total of rations under regular management.” despatche a {ing foreigners from | NOT PREPARED TO { These persons are taken 12 FUNSTON 1 BRIGADIER GENERAL | | AMERICAN CONSULAR STAFF | ARRIVE AT VERA CRUZ.| |r Be mor That No More Americans Will exico’s Cgpital. and staft & Cruz frem the Mexic capital toni; Under date Admiral Fietcher ported to the Fmvy pon telesra tod; £ 6.30 . at department Ves the train s conveying Captain Huse, Liettznant I Ensign Todd (o meet him ricd the family of Gener thout Mexicans. At mites o was found about three-quarters of a mile. Other side of the break in the Was a train from Mexico City © | ing charge T'affaires also car- Maas about iive n up fo On ¢ Mr. and and maid, ant Rowan, McKenna, and_staff “The train was in charge of Staft General Corona, two aides cort of about 50 odd roop: “The transfer of passengers w fected with some formalities, ings exchanged between the | stat. th sides carried truce. “The rumor has reached Mexico City © allowed to leave vas reportsd ‘hat in Huerta would not_allow rs. O'Shaughnesss ptain Burnside, Mr. and Mrs. Parker, Consul Cleneral Shanklin of Chief ef- Greet- hiefs of flags of onsequéence any more City. Mexicans in Vera Cru: allowed to leave at will and ctlity and transportation ave been given, but none have been to go out on trains. Captain Huse was directed to lay emphasis on this ) fact, and to express a strong desire to send daily traing to convey Mexicans | from Vera Cruz to meet trains bring Mexico City, have heen ilable h INVADE MEXICO. | | s | hic request of Charge and | Lieuten- | Mr. | and | | | i Americans to leave Mexico | | zer. Secretary Garrison Refuses to Author- | ize Seizure of International Bridge. Washi —“We are not xico under pres- ndition was Secretary rison’s expianation of the war de- partment’s refusal to authorize General 3lis; nternational bridges so and other point to inva Lar on_the T In the se war, though ted by the Dl ditions.” An old decision ¢ department retary’s Mexico s strictiy lim- ler present con- offi such redc e have peaceful re tries, The d lies in the annoying which mi. | Nuevo Laredo of j s exists at Vera Cruz, For {he present however. { can_troops will make no effor: to seize the international bridges, even though nly understood + American ow hip. ibly will conteat aining artillery of the bridges destruction by back ‘the. ions “Madero Fevoluti D the theoretic two, of the the present situation that it migh he America r to drive off pshont ation situation result in the ¢ e Ameri The ‘the pon to pi anyone that side | AMERICANS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN EXECUTED. = at | | the doci Secretary Bryan Reliably informed of | Three—May be Many More. Chicago, April 24—Twenty refugces, 19 Americans and one British subject, have been taken prisoners by Hu- erta’s forces and are belleved to have been executed by a firing squad, ac- cording telosram _received from Serret ¥ d_tonight by Dr. Her. ‘bert A. Parkyn, president of a Mexi- can plantation company. Mr. Bryan's telegram follows “The following, dated April 10 a. m., and received from tha ican comsui at Vera Cruz, ovr informattion “‘Am just reliably Informed at $ o'clock Tuesday nizht soldiers stovped n In vicinity of Tierra Planca on Vern Cruz Isthmus raflroad taking following prisoner: “W. Mangum, railroad superinten- dent: conductors. 4, Ame; is sent for at Al are Orizaba and believed crdered shc ““Some 13 or more Americans left for Tierra Blanza. C. B, Herron sec- retary Isthmus railroad, wife and four childrgn: J. O. Cook, chief engineer: John F. Liehter, couductors; 1. T Langston and wife; Kerwin, enginee and Mr. and 3rs, Segrze Macomber. “Same solders stopped at Hacienda Al“tzoronzo on same railroad (ak £ prisoners Edward Wunsch and sec- retary, and A. M. Turner, secretary of the Hacienda Motzoronga, all ic 150 @ man named’ Be ish_subject. All taken to Cordoba Orizaba. It . is reliably stated that these prisoners may he exccuted. Ad- mirals Fletcher and Badzer have this Tlliott, engineer: Riley and Hart, | Americans. | “ordoba. or | | the port Cabled\ \Paragraphs 700 Tons of Ammunition Held Up Antwerp, Belglum, April 24—Seven hundred tons of ymmunition are lying here awaiting shipment to Mexico. A consignment of 690 tons of cartridges | left here for that destination lust week. League to Protect French Paris o Foreign .s organizing ciate body to be called the League for the Protection of French Interests in Mexico. All Frenchmen having financial interests in that country, are invited to join by a public appeal issued today. Emperor Joseph is Doing Well. Vienn il 24—There was'no ap- Interests. Chamber of Merchants here | \Canal Zone on War Footing LOCKS ARE GUARDED BY DE- TACHMENTS OF INFANTRY ORDERED BY GOETHALS Believed to be R ican “Fly Sheets” being Circulated ult of Anti-Amer- preci e in the condition of e s Joseph during today, ording in of the phy ans” i The bull i condition of the emperor approciable - change. ~ His »n and appetite ary Is Safe. Dr Harvard and head of the international school of Central American archacology which has been making excavations in the vicinity of Harvard New Yorik Albert M. | on Streets of Panama. | . Pana April 24—Colonel George Goethals, governor of the Panama | Cdnal Zone, today issued orders plac- {ing the canal zone on a strict war footing. He instructed Major Gerhardt commanding the Tenth Infantry, to send two companies of infantry to pa- trol the Gatun locks and one each for | duty at the Miraflores and Pedro Mi- | §uel locks. The soldiers were given A Newspaper men are not in busin an otherwise monotonou and incry lief from e a case of an unceasing ho comes out squarely and askyp fo timidly Bulletin is at, do who doe advertisement first of all a Iy throughout its The new buying put wa busin in field. which is read, the value which spap for v courts denial r and secondly With the News ness for the purpose of obtaining re- s life. With the great majority it is easing struggie for existence and and tells what he has, what he )r your patronage man-fashion. He A straight from the shoulder tremendously effective because it is because it circulates thorough- which it pos goes into the homes of the s as a news medium is the paper which is of the most value to the business man as an ad- vertisii its re ance to the % interagent. T lers in the Mexican trouble stern Conneeticut reading e latest news which The Bulletin has furnished is only one instance of its import- public Its news service is ours later than that furnished by the metropolitan papers every day. 1t give culates. The reading matter vided for the weekly Bulletin Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday, Friday the new price of Tele; 1 April . April April \pnl A prif while it is news. 34 13 139 132 129 For that reason it is read and cir- immary for the past week shows what is pro- twelv: e cents, with delivery at your door: Total 1007 693 601 438 471 445 graph Local 3 149 130 163 118 116 100 General 724 424 299 188 226 194 39 Totals 776 3655 2055 sinee November 1, is safe aboard the steamship Esperanza Cruz to Galves accordi blegram re ere to fessor Tozs rother, Arthur C. With Prof Tozer is his wife and Clarence Hays of Washington, he three reached Vera Cru on Thurs- the stated Toz- message before them. n said Wunsch, a ms information Dr. Parky the tel z ntation which merican and _British Boyd mentioned, he nder Boyd of don, tation mentioned nager of the d by 1,500 stockholders; said, is Alex- cashier of the in is L TROOPS LEAVE GALVESTON FOR VERA CRUZ All Got Away Stripped in Fighting Order with Exception of Cavalry. had Cr 430 Dbeen got away sterday action valr; s did on sixth ¢ and the I not get there wus no room on the They probably will sail tomor row aboard commerical steamer men who sailed y with those will follow, comérise the fi reinforced, commanded by General Frederick Funston. due in Vera Cruz some time It was a stripped fighting fc sailed today. Ivery ounce of subsis- tence that could be crowded aboard was put on the transports and each of the four regiments was reduced Lo ox ambulance and three wagons, with 2 mules. The transpert Sumne ing the fourth and part of infantry, was - first away, her packed with men and officers army’s olive drab campaign uniforms as the band played “Auld Lang Syne,” Second away was the McClelian with the remainedr of the 28th _infantry, Next came General trans- port, the Kilpatrick, w ried the Seventh infantry. 'The the Meade wi infantry, Company F, engineers telegraph operators. Preceding the transports torpedo destroyers Flusher, Preston, to act as convoys. fourth ar- vay be Monday rce that and the and were Reid CORDIAL RELATIONS BETWEEN NAVAL COMMANDERS Admiral Agree on Use of Wireless. Vera Cruz, pril 24—The dial relations exist betwe miral Charles J, Badge: naval commander-in-c Admiral Christopher _ Cradock, commander of the British ecruiser squadron here. They have agreed to divide the time for the use of wire- less telegraphy as follows: hours_for the American fleet; six for-the British and the remainder for_the other nations The French cruiser Conde and the Pritish cruiser Lancaster arrived here today. From Tamplico it is reported that is crowded with refugee: Rear Admirals Badger and Mayo are making every effort to se them north . The steamship Trinidad has been chartered for this purpose by Rear Admiral Mayo and several hun. dred have been sent to Galveston on beard the Cyclops. The Nashville departed today Puerto Mexico to take refuzees board. American and Hawaiian steamers have been permitted to re- sume the loading of sugar there by Mexican officials. All messages from that place, however, are censored. © overt act on the part of Mexi cans has been reported from any of the ports most cor- n Rear he American and Rear on line e R Badger and British Admiral | Ad- | for | hundred rounds of ammunition | each and will camp near the locks. The operating machinery of all the locks will be securely locked and the keys placed in the possession of Col- onel Goethals. It is expected that coast artillery companies will tributed among the fortifications of Flanmencol and Culebra Islands at the | Pacific end of the canal and also at Toro Point and other forts at the At- lantic end. The action of Colonel Goethals 15 be- lieved to have been the result of anti- American sentiment contained in fly sheets which were making their ap- arance in the streets of Panama and lso expressed editorially which is strongly pro-Mexican. There are 250 Mexican employes on the canal and their presence | probably had something to do with the action of Colonel Goethals. Garcja Rodriquez, a Mexican resi- dent of this city, was arrested today | | by the Panama authorities at the re- | quest of the canal zone police. He is | charged with making inflammatory | {Bnti-American speeches and probably | will be deported, REFUGEES TAKEN FROM WEST COAST OF MEXICO. Appearance of Monitor Cheyenne Causes Flurry Among Mexicans. Washiagton, Americ April 24—Safety of | s reported to be menaced by | Mexicans at Enzenada on the west coast of Mexica, was reported to navy department tonight in a reiayed wircless despatch frem Lieutenunt Jensen, commanding the Cheyerine, reporting his arrival oft En- The Mexican garrison and populice were greatly excited by the appear- ance of the American man-of-war. A navy department statement tonight Freops s (Mexican) were hurriedly stationed to resist an expected land- ur field guns were brought Licatenant says the eral has guaranteed the Ameticans and that as an precaution the American erday sent all Americans nd ten miles down orts that 50 Ameri” tion north. Tel- ion was inter- troeps are being commanding general” manding addi ast, s desire port; aphic communic pted and additior listed by th Steamship Arvivala: Eoulogne, Aprii 23—Steamer | 4am, New York for Rotterdam. iverpool, April 23.—Steamer | torian, St John, N. E Christiansand, April Frederlk VIII, York ror Ryn- YVie- Ne Copen- April 24-—Steamer Saxonia, Steamer for Piraneus camers Caserta, onia, New York. The- Napl New Y. Situation Acute at Mexican Capital. | Vera cruz, Aprn | in the ‘capital daily 1s becoming more alarming for Americans, accordine to refugeos who arrived here today. The mobs in the streets were increasing in size and numbers, they said. They confirmed the Teport that the rifles and rapid fire guns that recently were per. | mitted to reach the American embassy | had been seized by order of President | Huerta and stated also that a house to house search had begun for arms. Rebels Renew Attack on Tampico. Washingten, April 25—Constitution- alists renewed their attack upon the Mexican federal garrison at Tampico | today. This was reported to the navy department early this morning by | Rear Admiral Fletcher at Ver Crus. be dis- | in El Diaro, | also | the | monitor | to | 24—Steamer | 24.—The situation | the- Ci!y’s Population - Condensed Telegrams .lomy Gity's population is 300, 888, of Banke II p-.rua.uy z- "hy - Atlantic City’s slogan will be: “Check the baby and bathe ln comfort.” Another case of bubonic p ofcially reported from Havana. A regiment of women is being form- ed in Colorado for service in Mexico. E. W. Moore of Osborne, Mo., cutting his third set of teeth at age of 70. Mayor Mitchel issued all night li- censes to 19 restaurants and cafes in New York. was A society for the abolition of cap- ital punishment In New York state has been organized. Prof. Frederick E. Farringten, of Columbia, has accepted the chair of Ppedagogy at Yale, The annual convention of the Texas Bankers' association will be held at Forth Worth, May 5-7. It is reported that Col. Theodore Roosevelt s anxious to lead a regi- menit against Mexico. Wesley S. Guffe, prominent operator in the oil flelds of West Virginia and Texas, died In Pittsburgh. The Washington Secret Service an- nounced the discovery of a new count- erfeit $10 gold certificate. The German Cruiser Karisruhe has been ordered to proceed to Mexican ‘waters to relieve the cruiser Dresden. Charles E. Orr, a_ Brooklyn police- man, was scrcusly injured by faliing from a shed while chasing a burglar. More than 1,000 children marched out calmly when a fire was discovered in the Cleveland school at Newark. » The Hamburg-American Line has or- dered two new steamships of 16.000 fons. each for Panama Cansl ™ ice. After guarreling with her husband, Mrs. Anna Martin, of Jersey City. com- mitted suicide by drinking earbolic acid. The body of David J. Roche, of Jer- sey City, who has been missing for four months, was found in the Hudson river. Mary Chando, six years old at Land. | ing, N. 3., was killed by a Lackawana Railroad train while playing on the tracks. More than 3,000 persons. selebratea in Central park, New York, the 350th anriversary of the birth of Shakest peare. The Independent Democratic Execu- tice committee nominated Ben. W. Tennessee. 16 weeks the court control of the Hen- ry Siegel Co., in Boston ended with the discharge of the officials. Oscar Bider, an aviator, successtul~ Iy | helght of more than 13,000 feet. A sharp earthquake shook sarly yes- | terday lasted eight seconds and sent persons running to the streets at Re- no. Nev. No damage was reported. A bill providing for the appoint- es and towns of Massachusetts was passed to be engrossed by the house of | representatives vesterday. | | College inn at Hoboken. 3., | manslaughter in | Groseh, Jr. Killing | tenement building on Henry Brooklyn. _The last a loss of $15,000. street, The Herreshoffs, builders of the Res- | tween the syndi- cate owninz the vacht have redouhled | today, their vigilance in keeping information | ence betwsen | olute, a cup defender. and | from the public. More than 500 miners employed by | Torothy, strike because the attend | tha Four States Coal Co. at | W. Va. weut on | mine superintendent the wage conference. dta not in the vicinity of Newburgh, N. V.. state department has established | been ordered to enforce it. When Marie Ganz, speaker of New York. started to azainst war with Mexico while dressing a crowd she was hooted jeered and pelted with dead fruit. Judge James B. Holland, of the Uhited” States court for the eastern Aistriet of Pennsylvania, died at his fn Conshohocken, Pa_caily ¥ er a long illness. ola. | an I - W. All state department documents rel- atlve to negotiations of the Ha cefort tresty and of that perios ent t vesterday I sponse to resolution by Brandezee were Senate Beginning yesterday and continu ing while United States forces are Mexico, United States flags wii from all Chicago school buildinzs re the flass The freight steamer Mohawk. ..mh and_ for early stopped by outheast of Cape Porpoise. Six e crew rowed to Cape Porpoise nd telephoned for a tow during the forenoon A grain mill and three residences were burned and 12 buildings were damaged vesterday by a fire which threatened South Paris, Me.. and cave- cd an ageregate estimated at $30,000 Help was summoned from | Tewiston and Norway. Preliminary steps for the organiza- tion jaf fa Jmiifiseboamtingy, oo the student body of Tulano University at New Orleans were taken yesterday, [ Mexican students at the University de. clared their intention of returning to Mexico to fight for their country i Another Field for Reformers. One objection to stewed rhubarb as a spring medicine is that it cannot be taken in capaules.—Toledo Blade. the | Hooper, a repubilean for governor of After being in the hands of receivers | accomplished the first fllght with a | passenger over the Alps rising fo a| ment of women police officers In the Joseph Williams, proprietor of the was sentenced to four years in prison for | William In the past two months 10 attempts | have been made to burn a four story attempt caused As a result of an outbreak of rabies | the a | quarantine on all dogs and police have w. tali | First Sail T . ad- and | He was 36 years -Paun- | Senator | ngine trouble 15 HOPEFUL SPIRIT AT WASHINCTON But Movements of Army Proceeds With Precision -and Swiftness BRYAN REFUSES OFFERS FOR MEDIATION | Villa’s Friendly Attitude Impressed Officials that Rebels Would Remain Neutral—Official Report of Casualties at Vera Cruz Gives American Loss as 17 Killed and 75 - Wound- ed, Mexicans, 126 Dead, 195 Wounded—Arrangements Complete for Providing Food and Supplies for American Forces Now Operating at Vera Cruz. provisioning of American forces and the maintenance of a strict border pa- was kept on the trans-continental | trol. not only to prevent raids and up- boundary between Mexico and the | FiSIgs, but also to keep all factlons iyt e bostil. |in_ Mexico from obtaining arms and n tates for any signs of hostil- | ammunition from the United States. ity from the Merican constitutional- | The war department continued _its Yota, {'plan for the mobilization of regulars President Wilson and his cabinet land volunteers should the presijent had a long meetins after which opti- {call for them. mism was conspicuously apparent in The army transports, bearing in- their demeanor. fantry, artillery, sailed from Galves- There was no particular development | ton t0_reinforce the naval forces at to which could be attributed the feel- | Vera Cruz. , ing of hopefulness that real war wouid | _The sporadic outbreak at Neuvo La- be averted, but General Villa's friend- |Fedo. Mexico, where the exacuating ly promouncement, it was admitted, | federals burned the town and fired had impressed many officials here with | 8&T0ss the American border. was not the possihility that the constitution- | Unexpected, but it was pointed out by alists would remain neutral while the | Officials here that the American troops American government sought repara- |Feéturned the fire merely in defense tion from Huerta |of the international line snd did not Other officials were not so sanguine, | Pecome the aggressors. Both the mil- and the army moved with precision |itary and naval forces are operating and swiftness to protect the American | under this principle, defending them- boundary and reinforce the expedi- Selves from attack but making no of- tionary force of marines and bluejack- | fensive move without instructions from ets at Vera Cruz. ‘Washington. Congress still talked about Mexice. Senator Lodge read a long telegram from prominent persoms, Urging anm inquiry into the Mexican situation be-. fore war was declared, Representa- tive Fitzgerald, chairman of the house committee on appropriations, asked the president if he wanted “any war ap- propriation” and Mr. Wilson said:! “Not as yet.” is virtually Washington, April 24.—While the at- tention of the American government today was concentrated mainly on re- storing order at Vera Cruz and ex- pediting the departure of Americans from all parts of Mexico a sharp watsh toms houses. Care of Refugees. Meantime the army and navy con- tinued their plans for the holding of Vera Cruz, the care of refugees, the Telegram to Carranza. Conferences at the state department between Secretary Bryan and repre- sentatives of the Mexican constitution- alists resulted in the dispatch to Gen- eral Carranza of a telegram by the latter, strongly advising him to re- main neutral and assuring him that the American government intended to withdraw its forces from Mexico as =oon as satisfactory reparation had been made for the offense committed by Huerta. Carranza was told that by assuming a hostile attitude he would draw all Mexico into a was Huerta would be perpetuated and the constitutionalist cause would be lost in_the melee. Four countries, including France and Spain, came forward with inquiries about possible means of mediation De- | tween the Huerta government and the | Unitea States, but ary Bryan said these advances d not be de- scribed as “ovtrtures” and he was in- clined to attach little importance to them. The position of ti an government is firm, th e | against its dignity and n has been committed and that repara- tion must be made. Signs of uneasiness abroad because the United States, though not having declared a blockade or a state of war, is exercising jurisdiction at Vera Cruz between measures “short of war” and actual war, began to be apparent to- day. Cabinet officials said no attempt would be made to interfere with the regular channels of commerce any- | where cargoes being allowed to land at all points. Munitions of war alone will be held at the Vera Cruz cus- i Secretary . Garrison without funds for the present move- ments of the army, but he is drawing on the future. It is a violation of law for the war department to incur any oblgation without authorization by congress, but Mr. Garrson smilingly sald he had “faced jail several tmes in the last few days on this account.” Leaders in congress have assured him they would back him up in the present emergency. The president has hesi- tated to approve any request for an emergency appropriation the war department for fear it might be in- terpreted as a forerunner of war. To Sign Volunteer Army Bill. Mr. Wilson will affix his signature probably tomorrow to the volunteer army bill, providing the machinery for raising a volunteer army foree in any time of emergency. The possibility that the militia might be needed at this time led to an appeal to the su- preme court of the United States for decision of a pending cuse to remove legal obstacles in the use of the mil- itla for volunteer service, Estimates by army officers as to the number of men the president might call for in case of war range from fifty to one hundred thousand, but not a word has come from the White House as to this point. |To sEnp ExPEDITION TO VERA CRUZ Modern Historic Records Association to Record Events. New York, April 24.—At a meeting the | of the modern historic records asso- 1 here | clation of which Herbert L. Bridgman nfer- |is president, it was announced today, it was decided o send an expedition to Vera Cruz to follow the develop- ments of the Mexican troubles record- i as they occur by the use means, such as the photo- moving pictures. hus obtained will be sited in the archives n to be opened after vears. It is expected the principal engagements dur- rogress of hastilities “will ned” for the benefit of pos- the_announcement states Sylvia Lipsky, a public school teach- r was killed by falling from the sec- ond floor of her home in Brook- (1w | A TRUCE IS IN FORCE AT COLORADO COAL FIELDS | Federal Government Could Spare No Troops for Mine Strike. | Denver, Co the sthern it \pril 24.— ce be- 50 Haw ine George W urt. ditor; Horace | for the United America_and Jus er of the supremic Governor An ver late today | government for tro | posing the sirike sit received answer tha ment could spare no | burpose. Mus: idiers | AMERICA’S CUP DEFENDER TO BE LAUNCHED TODAY. of Yacht Resolute About Ten Days. Bristol, R. I, April sloop vacht Resolute, ent and past York Yacht in 24.—The bronze | which six pres- | flag officers of the New club w T a de- | fender of the Am near | enough to complet ner | Deing lannched ow. | he. be rigged will | go Ini mmission first sail | trial_probably in t or about the time that the other two defenders | are ready for Jaunchine. | CAPTAIN GLENNON, IN COMMAND OF WYOMING. speedily and for ¥ Bryan Thanked by Mexican Charge. ‘Washington, April 24 | Bryan tonight received from Senor Algara, (he Mexica d'aftaires, now on his way i thanking the sa of state courtesy extendel hi m with his departure Algara ocompanied by Chi Ivan ed States secret service, se &ram from Buffulo, N. ¥ hurge Canada, | for the | connection | who ! Monterey in Hands of Rebels. Brownsviile, Texas, April 24—Mon- | terey is in' the hands of the constitu- | tionalists, after a five days battle” was | 2n official announcemer from eonstitutionalist headquarters in Matamoras, accompanied by the ring= ing of bells and an t of revel enthusiasm throu; Texas Troops Do Border Service. Washington, April 24, — Governor Colquitt telesraphed Sccretary Garri- son tonight that he had ordered tem companies of infantry, a_detachment | of cavalry and a battery of artiliery (o | Brownsville to aid in protecting the | state border. | 16 TO'D““I for Battleship New York Newport, R. I, April | were received ai the mavay station today to have ready torpedoes and their equipment for t battleship New York. fagentp of the new special service squadron. The | Fhoto by ‘American Press Assoctatic:. Captain James H. Glennoa ts tn cou: mand of the Wyoming, the officia flagahip of Rear Admiral Cherles J. | Badger, commander in chiat ot the, Atlaptic et .