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THE ARIZONA REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY 'MORNING, APRIL 24, 1914
PAGE THREE
TflOOPS SENT
TO PROTECT
BORDER HUE
Secretary of War Seeks to
Relieve Tension bv Or-dt-ving
More Soldiers for
Sen-ire in the States
Along Roundarv
TAMMANY'S MEN
RKADY TO SKIIVK
Mu.-b Abused Political Party
Offers to Furnish Regi
ment Recruitinu; Offices
Crowded With Men Wish
ing to Enlist
associated phess dispatch!
WASHINGTON. April 23. Pecre
t;ry t.arrison tonight issued the fol
lowing statement:
"The department has been in re-
. iH 'if many telegrams from places
;'.-ng the bolder showing apprehen
sion. To relieve the tension I have
..ulered additional troops to report
t, Oeneral Bliss, to be distributed in
si-.ch places as he finds it advisable
ir.-ler the circumstances.
Three regiments of infantry at
Tresidiii. San Francisco, will report
t. ineral Bliss together with some
ji-tillerv from Fort Riley.
Under the orders from the depart
nrnt. no munitions of war can at
rvsen! be permitted to bo over the
border. A brigade of "infantry and
some artillery will be dispatched
from Oalvoston to Vera Cruz to
n -operate with the navy there."
Secretary Daniels has issued orders
tor forming a special service squad
ion for servite on the east coast of
Mexico. Kear-Admiral Winslow has
been selected to command, and will
hoist his flag on the Xew York
which will leave Sunday or Monday
Jo join the fleet.
The special service scjuadron will
consist of the battleships Xew York
snl Texas, the armored cruisers
Washington and Montana, also the
Tacoma. Des Moines. Chester. Salem.
Xashville, Dolphin, fastine. Machias.
Paducah. Wheeling. Petrol, Eagle and
others that may he available from
t me to time.
St. Louis to Leave Seattle"
SF.ATTLK. April 23. Orders were
received at the Puget Sound navy
yard tonight for the cruiser St. Louis
t sail immediately for Mazatlun. via
San Diego. The St. Louis will leave
at S o'clock in the morning.
Tammany Offers Regiment
XEW YORK. April 23 The soci
ety of Tammany, a social organiza
tion separated but closely allied to
the i-olitical body of that name is
prepared to offT to President Wilson
a fully equipped regiment for service
in Mexico. At a meeting today plans
for recruiting the regiment from
among Tammany men was discussed.
The Tammany regiment was one -of
the smart military organizations in
the Spanish war.
Sixty-eight marines left the .New
York navy yard today for Philadelphia
where they will go aboard the transport
Moro Castle for service in Mexico.
The supply ship Culgoa, which has
een in Mexican waters, arrived at the
navy yard today. She will be loaded
with six thousand tons of meat and
other provisions and will join the fleet
ms soon as possible.
Recruiting Stations Swamped
CHICAGO. April 23. X early 800 re
cruits for the regular army were sent
Irom here today in several squads
hound for St. Louis, where they will
receive instructions at Jefferson Bar
racks. Several hundred applications
have been received at naval recruiting
stations.
The Xational Guard barracks were
the scene of much activity and several
drill grounds for cavalry were being
fitted with electric lights for night
drill.
Draft Petty Officers
XEWPORT. April 23. A draft of 35
chief petty officers and other service
men. including several who have been
under fire in Cuba, the Phillipines and
China was sent from the naval train
ing station to the Boston navy yard
today. The men will be assigned for
service on warships ordered to Mexico.
Marines From Annapolis
AXXAPOLIS. April 23. Forty men
from the Marine barracks here will
leave for Philadelphia tomorrow morn
ing in charge of a first sergeant. All
are commissioned officers previously
detached.
WAR TAX ON "LUXURIES"
Beer, Win and Tobacco Suggested
As Revenue Raisers
f ASSOCIATED PRESS OIBPATCHl
WASHINGTON', April 23. The
first war tax measures planned
would impose a stamp tax on checks
and legal documents. Another mea
sure would tax sweet wines, forti
fied brandies and probably beer. Ac
cording to estimates this measure
would net the treasury department
about J116.000.0O0 a year. If the sit
uation demanded, a tax could be
placed on cigarettes, cigars and to
bacco. The treasury department under ex
isting laws has authority to issue
without further action by congress
$100,000,000 worth of Panama canal
lionds and it is probable that this
means will be taken at once tV raise
TROOPS WILL REINFORCE
(Continued from Page One)
tion secure. Admiral Fletcher and
Consul Canada occupied most of the
day at Vera Cruz in handling the hun
dreds of American refugees. British
and German vessels took off more than
1200 refugees at Tanipico and a general
exodus of Americans from Mexico was
reported. Admiral Badger requested
permission to capture all the Mexican
gunboats and vessels carrying troops
or ammunition for the aid of Mexicans
around Vera Cruz. . '
The attitude of General Carranza, as
explained in his note, showing that he
regards the invasion of Vera Cruz as a
violation of Mexican sovereignty, was
the first development which threw of
ficial Washington into a feverish ex
pectation of sensational developments.
The -possibility that the great body of
constitutionalist forces along the inter
national boundry might take an offen
sive stand in the situation was every
where discussed.
The president and cabinet officers
studied Carranza's note and within a
few hours a statement was issued by
the president reiterating the purpose of
the American government as friendly
to the Mexican people and emphasizing
that as Huerta controlled the region
where the offenses were committed, the
Washington government must enforce
its "rightful demands upon those whom
the existing authorities at the place
where we act to. for the time being,
represent."
The restoration of the embargo on
arms was officially announced after
the pronouncement of Carranza that
he regarded the seizure of Vera Cruz
as a violation of Mexican sovereignty,
had been considered by the adminis
tration. While Mexican constitution
alists here protested that Carranza's
real attitude was friendly, the Amer
ican government decided to take no
chances, and abruptly stopped the
shipment of all arms into Mexico.
Earlier in the day the -president
issued a statement of warning to
Carranza that the United States is
dealing now, and will continue to
deal with those whom Huerta com
mands and "those who come to his
support."
The senate passed a house bill ap
propriating $500,000 to care for
American refugees. Senator Borah
declared in the debate that a condi
tion of actual war existed between
the United States and Mexico. Sen
ators Lodge and Weeks urged that
the embargo be replaced along the
entire border.
The national capital was nervous
with excitement while diplomatic re
lations with the Huerta government
were being finally severed. The
army and navy continued to put
themselves on a war basis.
The revelation of the purpose of
Carranza and Huerta .is being await
ed before a complete military cam
paign is developed.
The United States intends to take
no offensive steps for the present
preferring to hold Vera Cruz until
the situation in Mexico City-. and
eisewhere in the southern republic
crystallizes.
Tonight McAdoo and other secre
taries are at the White House dis
cussing the formal orders to customs
officials to hold up all shipments of
arms which will come eventually in
formal announcement of the em
bargo, McAdoo it is believed had the
subject of financing the military op
erations up for consideration.
It was another day of activities at
the White House and state, war and
navy buildings, with many tense mo
ments such as have not been ex
perienced since the Spanish-American
war.
Secretary Bryan asked the Brazil
ian government if it would act for
the United States in Mexico, and
after a conference with Ambassador
Da Gama announced that complete
arrangements had been made. The
choice of Brazil instead of a Euro
pean power, is considered significant.
Xot only had Brazil refused to rec
ognize the Huerta government, but
the fact that the United States is
considered as its friend in the crisis
in the South American nation is
emphasized as a proof of pan-American
solidarity.
This is the first time a South Ameri
can country has ever been asked to act
in such a capacity for the United
States.
Charge Algara asked for his pass
ports only a few hours after the news
reached Washington . that Charge
O'Shaughnessy had received his safe
conduct. He made preparations to leave
tonight for Canada.
FARMER MARSHAL TO PRISON
(ASSOCITBI PRKR8 OtSTCtO
DES MOIXES, April 23. William
Richards, for twenty years a deputy
United States marshal, pleaded guilty
to attempted burglary in the district
court and was sentenced to an inde
terminate term of five years In the
penitentiary at Fort Madison.-."
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CANADIAN TOWN BURNED
f ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH!
OTTAWA, Ont., April 23. The busi
ness section of Bryson, Quebec, the
county seat of Pontiac, was wiped out
by fire. A hotel and twenty-eight
stores were destroyed. " -
1
! CALIFORNIA GUARD
' STARTS FOR BORDER
LQg AXGELES, April 23.
! Escorted to the depot by an en-
j thusiastic crowd, the First Bat-
talion of the Seventh Regiment, j
j National Guard, departed for Ca- I
j lexico. There were four com-
j panles, numbering about 250.
j Owing to the failure of ma- I
chine guns for the use of thej
militia to arrive, the machine !
j gun company did not go with the I
others. The ordnance was lo-
cated by telegraph at Albuquer-
que where they were taken from
a freight train and forwarded by
express. It is expected the ma-
j chine gun company will follow
i tomorrow night. , I
ife h Wi
HmimlMk if m m
7p , ;
Mexican Federals Send Their
Families
(Associated Press Dispatch) i troops in ease -trouble! "No fears are felt at pres
SAN DIEGO April 2:'.. ! started. Major Ray, in ent," said Thief Engineer
Three h find red Alevicnii fVd-1
eral soldiers arrived at Ti -
j uana from Ensenada. All
foreisrners have been order-'
ed out of. town, and there
has been a general exodus of
Women and children all day
across the border into Amer
ican territory.
The Mexican sub-prefecto
sent his wife and family
across the line to safety in
the United States.
Meetings are being held
in practically every Amer-jing to railroad officials to- mite in their ordinary con
iean town along the border i night. Jf necessarv, the ! struction work, and the onlv
at which companies of niiu -
ute men are being organ
ized to' defend their hornet.
Fear is felt that a superior
force of Mexicans would:
overwhelm the United States
Regulars
W - : JP?, ,MWf
Troops Encamped On Texas
to U. S. for
command of the local mili -
tia, lias asked for two ad;li -
tional companies to guard
the San Diego water s s-
j tern. .
Offer Guard for Pw. R.
Major Meius. commander
of the Mexican forces at Ti -
juana, and other officials
along the border have ex-; and the end of the line. The
pressed their desire that report that a carload of dy
work on the San Diego & namite had been blown up
Arizona railwav shall con -
tinue uninterrupted, accord-
i Mexicans said that the v
were willing to furnish sol -
diers to protect the camps that somebody heard the de
and workmen, so anxious ; tonation resulting from a
are they that the work shall;
j not be stopped.
Starting For The Border
Border
Protection
' Kallriaht of the San I)ieo
:& Arizona railway, tonight
"The latest report we have
had is that things have been
; qmet at all points on the
hiie. The entire torce ha
heen at work all day at camp
jNo. 1, and practically the
! whole force at camp No. 2
; is absolutely untrue. The
men have been using dvna
w ay that I can conceive of
! the report having started is
blast and jumped at a silly
i conclusion."
VILLA WILL NOT
. BE
(Continued From Page One)
replied it was not as though
Carranza wanted peace. He
said Carranza had refused a
number of offers from fed
eral garrisons to join him if
he would take the field
against the United States.
In Juarez the saloons and gambling
houses are closed and few persons were
in the streets today.
It was reported that four hundred
' soldiers had arrived from the south to
re-inforce the garrison, but this proved
unfounded, the story being the work of
a beligerent major in one of the cuar
tels. A few troopers, unarmed, lounged in
the scant shade of the plaza, but that
was all. The big doors of the cuartals
stood open and a glance showed them
to contain but few soldiers.
Early in the day El Paso was excited
by reports that four troop trains and
a train of ammunition and horses were
on their way from Chihuahua to Jua
rez under General Toborio Ortego. It
had much to do with the transfer of
more soldiers from Fort Bliss to this
city, but the truth of the story was
generally denied in a way that carried
conviction.
Villa is himself a teetotaller. The
hero of Torreon said he came on pri-
ate business affairs and to see Mrs.
Villa. With Villa are Generals L'r-
bina, Angeles and Rodriguez.
Villa brought with him- a hundred
woven rugs of softest lambs' wool
as a present for General Scott, who
recently left Fort Bliss to become
assistant chief of staff at Washing
ton. Carothers promised to forward
t along with Villa's congratulations
to the recipient of promotion.
Villa said he had arranjd with all
foreigners, except Spaniards, to ship
out their cotton from Torreon upon
paying a war tax to which the for
eigners agreed. He said the Span
ish cotton men were not included in
the arrangement, their crop having
been confiscated. There are 75.000
bales of contraband, valued at
$450,000. ..
Withdraw Britons
In El Paso, H. C. Miles, the Bri
tish consul, in carrying out the or
ders of his government, warned Bri
tish citizens to get out of Mexico.
El Paso Defenses
Col. C. A. P. Hatfield, command
ing Fort Bliss, clapped an embargo
on arms and ammunition again and
then took it off.
The battalion of infantry which is
guarding the city was reinforced
from the post by another battalion of
the twentieth, a squadron of the
twelfth cavalry, Battery C of the
sixth artillery and a machine gun
platoon. Colonel Hatfield has
established headqharters in the city
hall, on the roof of which the mili
tary wireless tower is erected, and
telephone wires are being strung by
the signal corps to enable him to
communicate promptly and confi
dently with his subordinates in the
field.
Tonight the black muzzles of field
guns, parked in the camp of the re
inforcements in the Texas and Pa
cific railroad reservation east of El
Paso, are ready to pour their shells
into a foreign foe should one appear.
At the hardware and gun stores to
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Your patronage solicited, and satisfactory work
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day the purchasers of weapons stood in
line as if waiting at the box office for
tickets at some popular show. They
were all Americans for the edict went
forth that none will be sold to Mexi
cans without a permit from Sheriff
Peyton Edwards. Efforts to find out
just what conditions are affecting the
shipment of arms and ammunition
across the river caused bewilderment.
It finally appeared that although there
is no embargo on, still the stuff could
not be sent across.
This morning Col. Hatfield received
an order from General Tasker H. Bliss
at San Antonio not to allow munitions
of war to cross the bridge. The colo
nel posted a guard at the Santa Fe
street bridge. This evening General
Bliss is said to have rescinded the ord-
er.or at least instructed that there is
no official embargo. The soldiers un
derstood, however, that nothing for
military use could cross until the pres
ent complimatlons are removed.
They seized 275,000 rounds Of cart
ridges stored in a local warehouse for
the last month. Tonight Zach H. Cobb,
collector of the port, said the embargo
is still lifted as far as he knows.
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WAGE CONFERENCE FAILS
Tassociated press dispatch!
' COLUMBUS, O April 23. The
conference committee composed of
representatives of Ohio miners and
operators had a deadlock here in its
attempt to arrange a wage scale
with the probable result that the
coal mining industry in Ohio will
continue to remain idle indefinitely.
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MAKE MOUNTAIN GUNS
t associated press dispatchI
ROCK ISLAXD, April 23. The
arsenal here has been putting out
mountain batteries in increased
quantities for the last week. Several
large shipments have been made to
the south. The stores at the arsenal
could furnish arms and ammunition
for a long period.
COMMANDS TROOPS
AT PRESIDIO, TEXAS
-
Major M. M. tfcNamoe.
In case of intervention in Mexico,
Major M. M. McN. mee w'!; be one of
the officers to lea 1 :he American
troops. He is now in charge of the
U. S. troops at Presidio, Texas. i
Phone 1829
N. CotworA von
money in case of eventualities.