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ary a ae i re ee eee tay Sa ee Ms % Hor det G000 MEN T0 ENLIST IN GUARD 8 From Washington That |§ TER EVANING WORLv, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 19 pclae Latest Photograph of Gen. Huerta, || 000 GUARDSMEN ) Secretary of War Garrison: WROTE SAILOR SON at this time. e can furnish wi twenty-four hours between 500 and 1, | country,” was the father's comment to when officially notified of the etilant ith stbnte Wakeen| es heapieee Rew ocaatd ete fs _eo land, has sent the following telegram to Whose Insolen,.e Has Forced War KILLED AS MOTHER cay bly A a rc a mG O, vi | fi | State of Maryland wishes to offer its ald IN FIRST BA | NOT TO GET HUKT LF (} INVASION 5s soned and experienced soldiers. PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-"It ts 10 INVADE MEXICO | | hard to tose a son, but It's glorious| = to know he gave up his life for his emiemeenenenncl}-gooaS Lae staat killing of George Poinsett, a sé¢aman of the battleship Florida, at Vera Department of East Has 55,000 Brooklyn Boy's Death Is Kept Secret From Mother, Who Is Told He Is Oni OM alige weittan hy tte yo is © ts Shoul 4 tt F ’ y whee te now In. (ee matte metisten ‘4 liminary Pie m NeSuIaTS and Militiamen Avail- Wounded—Bronx Sailor Enlisted to Nn in which she shatloned im 0 Washington able for Duty at Front. | “be careful and don't get hurt.” philic hi MARINE INSURANCE BUSINESS SLACKENS ON MEXICAN TRADE, Under Name of Cousin. The National Capital SUNDAYS April 26, May 10, 24, June 7 fol HE ioe eee Retursing, leaves Wedhingtos, 6.55 P, M, mS). “AN TO MOBILIZE. Troops May Be En- The headquarters of the Depart- ment of the East, at Governor's In- land, te in touch with 66,000 soldiers. Of these about 22,000 are regulal John Francis Schumacher, the cdx- relatives. Swain ou the battiship Florida, who ‘was one of the four soldiers slain in His father and mother are! in Austria. He came to America, eight years ago. eo Marine insurance on goodg in ‘Tickets om sale each exeurvion at many of whom already are on the) the landing at Vera Crus yesterday! Hono wr HIRTEEN” |transit to and from Mexican points (piped ace ca To Broedwey: d Either at Peekskill border, and the remainder can be|was a Brooklyn boy, who enlisted in TERS INTO LIFE was virtually at a standstill to-day, | |[}188 West 12mh st, Station; moved as quickly as the railroad) tne Navy nearly sevcon years ago. BN |The more conservative companies or Montauk Point. 4 R | companies can run trains out of their forte and barracks. The pians for mobilising them to make up the total are all ready in detail, as they have been for several years. In the headquarters offices, officers Hodee a1; 245 Brosdway, 20d 2081 Brosdway, Yor! OF WOUNDED SAILOR ana azenia were indisyowed to auote||| Eagan Aro Sakon tte hm By y sort of rates and the little bust- as transacted was mainly for old of His mother is Mra. Della Mackey, who lives with her husband, Louis, jand her eon, Charles, at No. 74 Suy- dam street, Brooklyn. Mra. Mackey had not received ne a! by the news of the begin- | ; ‘@ wer in Vera Crus tho State Beadquarters of the National { The hoodoo seems to have |! ‘arted in early with the career of | Chai D. Cameron, reported wound- the insurance announced that they would com- pant re lativ — * tf her son's death at an early hour;ed at Vv. * . |not accept war risks or speculativa) G under the direction of Lieut.-Col. w.| i al era Cruz, Cameron enlisted! business at any price. Some ex- the Municipal Building be- | @ G. Haan, Chief of Statt and President |tt# Morning and reporters who saw/at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on June | Porters tried tosday. to Insure. ships Preparations to-day for | ¢ | of the Board of Coast Defence, are|'e® Brepared her for the worst by/13, 1913, hig father accompanying f agricultural implementa to Established 52 Years. Gaty. fire of enthusiasm 7 mpico, but these c ‘ding to report, leading American company and ents of a British underwriting telling her he had been wounded. She/him to the Yard and seeing him M said John enlisted when he was sev-/ started on his wa: enteen yeara old. His term was for] Uncle Sam. | three years, at the end of which time! Cameron is only seventeen years old he enlisted again for four yeara. His and was graduated from Public Schoo! time would have expired in December.| No, 64 in Brooklyn a year ago. His His mother egw him last in January, | father, Donald Cameron, is a mechanic, when he spent ten days shore leavejand lives at No. 108 Doscher stre with her. Brooklyn. The mother is on a visit to He was firat on the Now Hampshire friends in Pennington, N. J., and knows and then was transferred to the gun-| nothing of the wounding of her boy, boat Wheeling, where he was Pro-!save what she may have read in the moted to gunner’s mate, He was sent newspapers to-day. She has another to the Florida a year ago and made a! son, Donald, who is not in the ser- studying maps and plans which have been prepared for ten years for the Invasion of Mexico, These mapa‘and plans have been changed and im- proved from time to time. They have been filed ayay along with pians for the invasion of various other coun- tries such as Cuba, Venezuela and the Central American republics gen- erally and also of “territory with re- gard to which the possibility of in- vasion is even more remote,” as Lieut.-Col. Haan 4fplomatically put it. & telegram from John F. O'Ryan, com- vf the New York National tm which he asked to be pub- throughout the State an ap- te available men to enlist at cone Think What Your ; Eyesight Meansto You and to your family and business. You can never replace it, but you can safeguard it by wearing accurately fitted glasees. ~ Examined Without Charge Registered Eye Physicians Perfect Fitting Glasses, $2.50 to $12. 184 Broadway at John St. asuor Moen, YY as @ sailor for! ree fe MEETS TO PREPARE PLANS. telegram, which came from ton, where Gen. O'Ryan is a in fa the War College, was — Public by Col. R. F. Walton, ; G in command in ‘O’Ryan'e absence. It reads: sald: ‘in time of WASHINGTON, April 22.—A meet- ing of the Executive Committee of the American Red Cross was called to be held late to-day ut the War Depart- ment for the purpose of preparing for emergencies in Mexico. " Every stream, camping place and | coxswain, His mother said he had| vice, The father sai this morning 3 Ge Awe e+) ny Wnt mee prepare for war.’ This re- road s charted. forty men under him. His brother,!that ne recelved a letter only yesterday SHO net only to the Government Other than this refreshing of the/Chariey, now seventeen years old,! te Individuals. Therefore, it @ wise preeaution for young Beeking military servi ‘of war to jein a military befere the commen: of the war. The prelimi- en memories of the members of the Divi- sion Staff and an eager desire to hear the very latest news from Tampico and Vera Cruz there is not evidence at headquarters that it is the centre of so great military power. The work of preparing for the riobillzing, for the summer manoeuvres all over the department, of regulars and mill- tlamen, working together, was going on just as though there was not to ° eed interruption of them by real wanted to enlist in the navy and! onesie Lad was wanes eapindsn wrote to him to that effect. Last! leship Fi ts Which He A week the mother recelved a letter |tesmp Horde, to which he is attached. from John in whicn he told her to| 500 8 Joke cod he expected to be have: Charley wait until December, home in June. ¢ father has received when tie would be out of his time ang{no news about his son, save that which that they could then both enlist, | the war correspondents have sent their pesinesasbtdy papers. NEW YORK YOUTH, UNDER WRONG NAME, SHOT AT VERA CRUZ. James MeCreery & Co. 4th Street 5th Avenue ere een CONGRESS EULOGIZES | HEROES WHO DIED IN FIRST BATTLE fitness, a happier state Quieker promotion and gate ef military effi- fer the organization and than Wf they it for the actual declaration of ‘giving out the telegram, Geclared he had received instructions from Wash- ish-American war to the State mill- ta, will be asked, In the mean time there in plenty of work ahead for every commissioned officer. One of the bigest tasks, Col. Walton pointed out to-day, will be the inoculation of more than 1,000 mailitiamen as @ precaution against typhoid, Up to the present guardsmen in tho State have already been treated, ‘The surgeons attached to the First Brigade, which comprises the Sev- enth, Twelfth, Sixty-ninth and Sev- enty-first Regiments, will begin at once the examination of the enlisted men to determine their fitness for service in @ tropical country. It is understood a general recommendation has been made to excuse all married men in the guard from going to the | eneampment: leront in case a voluni teer force is 0 | sent forward. every mem- Col. Walton believes fow will aval of this privilege if their services are actually needed. He pre- dicted to-day that 14,000 of the peace strength of 16,000 guardsmen in the State will respond if war service or- ders are received. * WILL NEED 10,000 RECRUITS IN THIS STATE. Approximately 10,000 recruits will be needed to bring the Guard tn this @tate up to war strength. The com- panies in each wing of the service range now from a minimum of 68 en- Usted men to a maximum of 65. Ac- cording to tho fleld service regula- tions, the war strength of a company 1s 122 men, though some companics foustered for service in the war with F E Bad iH i a «<< 8 AND MULES. Towneend has assured his 180 enlisted men. Two days, Col. Walton said, would suffice to place the present enlisted force in the field, fully equipped and trained for hard service. It would require at least two weeks to bring the various wihgs of the service up to war strength, but the work of en- Mating would be rapid. he said, since there are many former militiamen who would be anxious to re-enlist. ‘These men would not need the drill- ing required for the breaking in of green recruits. Following t! first summons for active service it was announced to- day the guardsmen will assemble in their armories, where they will be housed and fed until ready to entrain ETIRED FEET Mi Ht Spain reached a bigh water mark of liu: at Tampico—Dhe English cru! aside and immediately entered his private office, In a few minutes he was talking over the ene, distance telephone to Col. Harry DeWitt Ham. ilton, Adjutant-General in Albany. In the mean time the telephone operator was doing her best to locate Major- Gen. O'Ryan im Washington. “Try the War College," were her instructions, “If he is not there, try ce over Washington until you get im. Later the operator was heard to call up several armories and Colonels with regimental commands, Col, Charles I. De ise, in command of the Becond € Brooklyn, was the first the operator attempted to’ reach. 11 FOREIGN WARSHIPS ON MEXICAN COAST; | CARRY 4,498 MEN. |e ‘WASHINGTON, April 23/—Eleven foreign warships, other than those of the United States, are scattered along the Mexican coast, according to an of- ficial Hst made public by the Navy Department to-day. They have a total of 66,156 tons and a personnel of 4,498 men, Four of these vessels are. sta- tioned at Vera Cruz. They are the French cruiser Des Cartes, with 3,958 tans, 378 men and four 64-inch guns and ten 3.9 guna on her main batte the Engi armored cruiser Essex, of 0 tons, 666 men and fourteen guns; the Spanish cruiser Carlos 9,900 tons, $90 men and two 11.3-inch guns, eight 5.5-inch guns and four 4.1- inch guns, and the German cruiser The othera are distributed as fol- er Hermione of 4,360 tons and 318 men and two 6-inch guns and eight 47-inch guns, At Puerto—The Brit- ‘sh cruiser Lancaster of 9,800 tons, 655 men and fourteen 6-inch guns, At Esanada—The British gunboat Al- gerine of 1,050 tons, 106 men and six 4-inch guns, At Manzanillo—The Japanese cruiser Idsumo of 9,750 tons, 488 men and four 8-inch guns and fourteen 6-inch guna, At Guaymas— ‘The French armored cruiser Mont- calm of 9,517 tons, 540 men and seven 6-inch guns and six 4-inch guns, At Mazatlan—The German cruiser Nurn- berg of 3,450 tons, 296 men and ten 41-inch guns. At Acapulco— The British sloop of war Shearwater of 980 tons, 180 men and four 4-inch guns, Veta) Infantry, stationed in Fort ay, through only ¢. garriaon duty. So far as headuarters knows, the garrisons scattered from Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico this side of the Ohio and Mississippi Kivers are just as quiet—and just as ready, It mi in the opinion of the post comm: ers, be well to harden their mer Practice marches ander service con Gitions, but beedquarters is leaving that matter to regimental oiticers, pla 65,000 men Brig.-Gen. R. K. ans, under control include artillerymen, wno are available for infantry duty eo long aa the coast line is not threatened; and Mexico is not in a position to threaten our coast line. Most of these artillery- men, ‘active as infantrym: teady on the Mexican border. ington to the de Ore pecerring to the Mexican situation, until action is desired,” said Lieut.- Col. “The or instruction Washington is ready and we are ready.” ranging for transporta the War De- partment is kept Guitable vessel and its whereabouts from day to day. ship lines are in constgnt touch with the department. Railroads can be in- structed on a few hours’ notice to undertake the movement of as many thousand men as are necessary to load these ships at New York or New- port News; f their own echedules and have them in readiness, mobilization of militia for th campe may quickly be mad for @ war mobilization. —_—___ GEN. WOTHERSPOON Gen. Willlam W. Wotherspoon to-day assumed his duties as chief of staff of the army, Leonard Wood, Gen, Wood han been selected to be commander-in-chief of the army ih the event it is sent into Mexico. He had been formal: signed to command of the Atlantic Division, with headquarters at Gover- nor’s Islan: ders to that effect were cancelled as the result of developments in Mexico. as chief of staff at midnight last night. Texas City if necessary to take per- sonal command of the mill tions in that qyarter. ‘The Second Battalion of the Twen- Relatives of Nathan Schwarts, whose real ndme is Nathan Messinger, were notified by the Navy Depa ment to-day that he was wounded at Vera Cruz. Messinger was nineteen years old when he enlisted at the recruiting office at One Hundred and Thirty- ninth street and Third avenue, the Bronx, in September, 1912. He lived with Bernard Scheffel, uncle, at No. 6 Willett street, Manhattan. ‘The boy first became attracted to marine life at the restaurant of bis cousin, Louis Schwartz, No. 411 East One Hundred and Forty-ninth street, Governor’ ual routine of at ent Commander, has 000 coast M WASHINGTON, D. C., April The first American dead in 3 were mourned by Congress to-day. Eulogies, stirring the House to patri- otle outbursts, were apeken for the four American men killed yesterday Vera Cruz. Representative Moore of Pennayl- vania ewlogized George Poinsett of Philadelphia. | “The name of that boy has been added to the nation’s roll of heroes,” loore declared. oxico Representative Hobson of Alabama, hero of Santiago Bay, swept the On Thursday and Friday WOMEN’S SUITS & DRESSES Exceptional Values Dressy Tailored Suits in many effective models. . . value 35.00 to 85.00. 25.00, 35.00 to 65.00 Suits in newest Silk Fabrics,—dressy models......... value 55.00 to 118.00, 47.50, 59.50 to 95.00 Afternoon Dresses in a variety of the latest models and the Bronx, where men from the re- cruiting station often ate. His work in the restaurant brought bim in close touch with them. ‘The fascination of the uniform at last proved irresistible and he en- listed, assumi the name of Schwartz. He sald Louis Schwarts was his brother and asked that Louls be notified in case of accident, ‘This morning Louls Schwarts was notified that his ‘brother’ had been wounded, Nathan Messinger has a brother in the navy. The brother, a year younger, enlisted six months ago. His present whereabouts is not known by en, are al- Not one line has come from Wash- tment headquart- ‘here js no need for any orders Hean, beence of inquiry ly Under the present system of ar- informed of every Aggnts of steam- the railroads work out Prepared plans for the umm railable TAKES NEW COMMAND AS ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, WASHINGTON, April 22.—Major- succeeding Major-Gen. id, New York, but the or- Hand tailored, three Ger. Wood relinquished his dutics He has arranged to leave for| and Tartan checks. opera- Gen. Hugh L. OPPENHEIM, CLLINS & CG 34th Street—New York . Important Sale Thursday Young Men’s Suits Suitable for medium size men to 40 chest or four button, soft roll front; English models, plain or patch pockets, high grade Cassi- meres, Tweeds and Cheviots in stripes materials. value 42.50 to 69.50, 32.50 and 45.00 Separate Skirts | Smart models in Moire. -18.50 and 21.50 | Distinctive Styles in Taffeta. . 10.50 and 13.50 TRUNKS & BAGS Considerably Reduced Berth high Wardrobe Steamer Trunks made on best vencer frames; hard fibre edges; hand-riveted trimmings; fitted for men or women; including sections for hats, shoes and accessories, value 28.00, 21.50 Feather-weight Dress and Steamer Trunks, — veneer frames with hard fibre edges; fitted with convenient trays. ' Sizes $6, $8 and 40 inches, Dress Trunks.. -fegularly 16.00 to 17.50, 13.50 Steamer Trunks, . fegularly 12.50 to 14.00, 10.00 Dress Trunks made on best basswood frames, hard fibre finish; strapped with leather, hand-riveted, bronze steel com- bination trimmings; fitted with hat, waist and shoe compart- ments and dress trays. Sizes $6, $8 and 40 inches. tegularly 13.50 to 15.00, 9.75 New Model Three-piece Walrus Bags,—English lock and trimmings; leather lined with inside pockets. Sizes 14 to 18 inches, regularly 6.75 to 8.00, 5.75 ONE WEEK'S SPECIAL SALE Ice-Saving for the selected encampment. Col. Wiliam H. Chapin, inspector general of the guard, returned to division headquarters to-day, after a four months Inspection tour of the State. Ho reported the militia organ- izations throughout the State in jondi) » ape. COMMANDERS CONFER WITH REGULAR OFFICERS. . Suppressed excitement pervaded the State headquarters this afternoon when Col, Walton returned from a leet, | visit to Governor's Island. The wires between New York and Albany tm- Scott, until recently in command of a cavairy brigade at Fort Bliss, Tex., to-day became assistant chief of staff of the army, succeeeding Gen. Woth- erspoon. _—— VOLUNTEER ARMY BILL GOBS TO CONFERENCE Regular 20.00 values 12.50 inkepbe $17.50 for Value 95 | We are gotng to concentrate our attention this week on the Special Selling of Reirlyerators beers i, me lor we WASHINGTON, April 22.—The Vol- unteer Army Bill, which would pro- vide for the organization of the mill- tla of the various States as @ part of the Government military establish- ment, went to conference to-day, hav- ing passed both houses of Congress, The measure passed the Senate on Monday, but was prevented from go- ing to conference until to-day by a | Boys’ Suits---Extra Knickers 350 high grade suits, newest and most desirable spring models in Norfolk or ‘This Week at Less rice, e medieiely tomy Nae IAG a A eine 6 DER Ste patch pocket styles, large assortment {:Hoom 0 reco e vote. y GO : | ‘Artbus 2e., mownnend)| cen’ een: ee erat, Meunternen oat of wool mixtures; 7 to 17 years. at Outtit early to-day, following a day and night debate on the Mexican resolu- tions, Benator Reed withdrew his mo- Chief Quartermaster, and Col, Will- jam H. Sage, Senior Inspection In- ructor, Col, Walton visited Brig.- S110 $1.50 Weekly TLLUSTRATED CATALOG Regular 7.95 to 9.95 values Gen. R.' K. Evans, U. 8, A., now in| tion on account, as he expressed it, LUNCHEON command of the Department of thelot “emergency confronting the na- DINNER— SUPPER East, Significance was given to the/tion.” It te belleved that the Mi! will visit since Gen. Evans will bave the| be quickly agreed to by the con! | Reticle Chemis clr eee, AUST AL | wd generic jen ure. meas: | Q Bl ING event the guardsmen are summoned |ure would provide for the prompt or- for war service. tion ofa volunteer’ army, for ‘Hot and ta Tasty S.E. Cor, 124th St. & Third Av : ig Mexico or im any other 30 ogre. TEV Siases tnd Onecers’ fe) - j ~ “ 4 4 ¢ { , ~ ‘ 494 mar a f hie aki sy terebt: heAardueres-+ = Hh arnie ae 2g ats

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