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EL PASO, TEXAS, Tuesday Evening, February 27, 1912 12 Pages th EDITION v m m smi annfe, m m sa h-i ggr m b v & ' AND RtGULAK J S J M m k I W if fi i BU m A m& aii tuiiiuw iiw n .r .iw -... zzzzzz JlETlLS WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE 01 Bid ROQSEVELT'SiE 0 N FESSIONREVOLT WILL DEATH TB THE WILL THERE BE DEFENDERS DECLINE TO lomiccn rRINKIIN QlMflTIV nFCISIIlN ITTim nLm lil!L H HUI H mJLU I mil L II u U Li uluiuiuii niinuai iiiiuuwiay w.w m ;irTrn riniu Declares, However, that He Will Not Engage in Con troversy With Taft. ISSUES STATEMENT OF CAMPAIGN PLANS Boston. Mass.. Feb. 27. Theodore Roosevelt, angered by a published re port that he had said president Taft was not 'progressive,' said today he would not be drawn into a personal controversy with the administration, although he s declared his intention of making: a "straight out fleht" for the Republican presidential nomina tion. The colonel said that in his political conference yesterday, during; which he 'was reported to have made the state ment, president Taft's name had not toeen mentioned and that his opinion in regard to the administration had not been asked or expressed. Colonel Roosevelt repeated that he had not taken his present position for personal reasons and he made it clear that he did not propose to make the issue in any sense a personal one. Issues Statement. Col. Roosevelt -wt-a asked to explain the position he will maintain during: the campaign. In reply he issued the following statement: "I could not more definitely state my position on the great Issues of the day than I stated it in my Columbus speech and again yesterday before the Massachusetts legislature. In addition to calling attention to what there said on the subject of popular government. I also call particular attention to what I said at Columbus on the business situation and the proper attitude of the government toward business, so as to insure conditions that will make for the prosperity of the business world and pf all our people. "In my Ohio speech I dealt with emphasis on the two great subjects of immediate moment to our people, the need of having a real and not merely nominal popular rule, and the need of securing prosperity for the business man, the wage earner and the farmer alike. As I then said. I most emhat ically believe that- it is necessary to have an equitable division of prosper ity, but that it behooves us to keep in mind that we cannot divide the prosperity nnless the prosperity is there to divide, and that to secure the well being of the business world is emphatically in the Interest of every citizen of the United States." Says Roosevelt Changed His Mind. Washington.' D. C Feb. 11. The Washington Evening Star today dis plays prominently on its first page a box containing the following state ment: "From sources entirely Independent o' tie white house it is ascertained fiat the confidence entertained by the administration and others that Col. Roosevelt would nof be a candidate against Taft was based on definite and repeated statements by CoL Roosevelt jrade within a year, that he would not b" a candidate in 1912 and did. not in tnd to oppose president Taft for re nomination." Ieirswerth to Stand Aside. Washington, D. C. Feb. 27. Repre sentative Nicholas Iongworth, of Ohio, son Inlaw of Theodore Roosevelt re turned to Washington today after a visit with the colonel in Boston, and announced that he would not take any pstrt in the campaign for selection of delegates to the Chicago convention from his district in Ohio. Mr. Longworth several weeks ago announced himself In favor of the te nomjnation of president Taft. HUTCirrXGS IS COMZXG back. Austin. Tex Feb. 27. Adjt. Gen. Hutcbings will leave San Antonio to night for El Paso, where he will as sume charge of the state troop6 sta tioned there. Gen. Hutchings left Aus tin today for San Antonio, where he was In conference with Gen. Duncan, com manding the federal troops. CHINESE THREATEN TO FIGHT WITH Saa Franeiftee, Calif., Feb. 27. Chinese warships have been ordered to the Island ef Java, under Instraetiens to begin a bombardment of the port of Batavta If the DHteh goveramfiat does net nay an Indemnity demanded for the kflHoK Chinese said to have been attacked by Dutch soldiers. - In an ultlraatHra neat to the Datch geveranient yesterday, provisional president Smu Yat Sen stated that an attack oa Java vroald be begun If the indemnity -were net paid within a week. This information was received here today la a private dispatch from Dr. Sun's private secretary to Tobr King Cheng, editor of the Chinese Free Pre puMished here. PASSPORTS TO MINISTERS. San Francises, CaL, Feb. ST. Dr. San declared la his ultimatum that jMUpert weald be handed to the Datch minister, who is said to be a Shwngthnl. en route to Pekln, If the In demnity were nat paid. Chinese here expiate the propose, actlou by Mr. San en the groBnH that the Manchurian government b longer exists and that the Dutch government must treat with the revolutionists, although the republic has not been formally recognized. The three erulsers whleh left Shan ghat today are the Hal Chan, the Hal Tahe aad.the Hal San. They were ful ly provided with provisions and are ander orders ox the minister of war. Advices to the Chinese newspapers here deelare that the attack on the Chinese by Datch soldiers, news of which was received from Nanking last night. wa made without provocation and that three Chinese were killed an d many ethers arrested. REACH STALLED TRAIN BUT ARE Trinidad, Colo., Feb. 27. How a L. O'Neil and F. R. "Wallace, two Colorado and Southern firemen mounted horses at Texl'ne. Tex., and carrying sand wiches and coffee In sacks for six hours struggled to reach Colorado and Southern tiain No , stalled in the fiiow 10 miles south of that place and ' half frozen and almost ready to oil f-'iri their sarMlps from exhaustion, t finall rr-ached their destination, "Wis told todaj by passengers -who Detective Admits Trying to Influence Juror ' and Is Released. WILL BE WITNESS AGAINST DARROW Los Angeles. CaL, Feb. 27. Bert Franklin, formerly a detective em ployed by Clarence. Darrow, pleaded guilty today to having "attempted to influence nobert Bain, the first juror sworn to try James B. McKamara, the confessed dynamiter, now serving a life sentence in San Quentin prison. The original charge against Franklin of having bribed Bain was dismissed The case growing out of the Jury brlbeiV charge preferred against Franklin -when he was arrested in the alleged act of passing money to ve nireman George N. Lockwood. a few days before the McNamara brothers confessed, was put over for 9 days. Bail in this case, however, was re duced from $10,000 cash to $2506. Released. "Without Ball. Franklin was released on his own recognizance, after pleading guilty in the Bain case today, .and instructed to appear in court Friday for sentence. The maximum penalty Is five years' Imprisonment and a fine of $S060, but in view of the practical certainty that Franklin will appear as the state's chief witness when Clarence Darrow, the former chief counsel for the Mc Kamaras, is brought to trial on the charge of having bribed Bain and Lockwood. probation or a suspended sentence Is expected. Attaches of the district attorney's office admitted today that Franklin's punishment would be light. ADMITS BOBBING ' EXPRESS COMPANY Knox Tires of Wandering and Admits Embezzling Funds in Mexico Fresno. CaL. Feb. 37. & "W. Knox, confessed embezzler, surrendered to the police here today to expiate a crime committed i yrs ago. In 1S9 Knox, as agent of the "Wells Fargo company at Pachuca, state of Jalisca. Mexico, stole $2000 from the company. Todav, after wandering to the Argentine Republic, following the career of a sailor and then returning to the United States for further wan dering, committing thefts in Los An geles and San Francises, he surren dered to the sheriffs office .In this county. He said he wished to accept punishment and lead an honest life. LIQUOR DEALER UNDER ARREST John Dennison Indicted by Grand Jury on Charge of Violating Law. A snit was filed in the county court Monday against John Dennison. charg ing him with violation of the Sunday liquor law. Dennison conducts a sa loon at 623 South El Paso street and was recently indicted by the grand jury upon the specific charge of sell ing" intoxicating liquor to Angel Ar carro. Sunday, January 22, 1912. . ' ! ! ! ! ! . . . IVLI. TBLKGRAPnERS OX ROCK ISLAND GET RAISE Topeka, Kas.. Feb. 27. The Rock Island announced today that dating February 1, all tel egraphers on the syitcra have been granted an eight percent increase in wages. .' 2 v. " ,? A THE DUTCH NEAR DEATH reached here late last night after 40 hours spent in the drifts on the open prairie. The firemen were unable to speak and are In a serious condition. The train stuck In the snow early Sun day morning and was finally pulled out yesterday afternoon by six engines. T le 58 passengers liFed on a quantity of eggs found In the baggage until the flrement arrived with the food Belated reports reaching here lndicaite losses of livestock will be the heaviest In 25 years- . of Mex- ican Ambassador United States. to the AMERICAN ASKS FOR PROTECTION Washington, D. C. Feb. 27. Mexican ambassador Martinez today expressed the opinion that the present disturb ances In Oiexico would not lead to a "real revolution, because a majority of public opinion was opposed to it," he said. The "various local disturb- ances," he explained, "woma De put. down in two or three months at tne longest. "The people of Mexico," be added, "have had enough of revolution and the majority of them are in favor of peace and quiet so that they may go ahead undisturbed with their business." The fact that there are bands of mal contents In various parts of the coun try, the ambassador declared, should not be taken as an indication that the Mexican people as a whole are warlike and fond of turmoil any more than the existence of thieves and assassins in other countries means that those coun tries are normally fond of robbery and murder. Officials of the administration and others in "Washington familiar with the conditions beyond the Rio Grande look with derision upon the long series of Madero assurances that there is no se rious trouble in Mexico and that lives and property of Americans are not in danger. American Froiests- Cbarles A. Thompson, an American ranch and mine owner In Chihuahua, has just come to "Washington to appear before the senate committee on foreign relations as a representative of Amer ican interests in that state and to pro test against conditions which now ex ist and appear a menace to American property. Mr. Thompson will testify be fore the committee today. In discussing the situation with a Washington. Times reporter this morn ing Mr. Thompson said that it is fool ish for the American government to send a strong army to the border with out sending Into the Interior of the country where this property is located. He said that no protection was offered by such a policy, since the Mexicans re fused to be intimidated and would not retreat from line. The only move that the United States can make, Mr. Thompson says, that will guarantee the safety of foreign life and property will be a prolonged occupation of the rebellious territory by the Amer ican army or else a declaration by this government that no interference will be ordered now or later, and that none has ever been in mind. & HERALD MEN IN - JUAREZ DURING TROUBLE O - Throughout the excitement 4 in Juarez Monday night and 4 Tuesday, The El Paso Herald was the only newspaper in the United States that had repre- sentatives on the scene. George S- H. Clements and Chas. A. Brann, representing The El Paso Her-- aid, were In Juarez from noon Monday until noon Tuesday. They spent the night In the be & sieged town and were in the city when the attack was made & and the surrender took .place. - telephoning events to this paper as fast as they trans & pired all night and during j- Tuesday. All other American & newspaper representatives left 4 city by 7 clock Monday eve-O- ning and none of them re-- turned until after the surren & der and peace had been estab-&- lished. This Is Declaration The SteentVBattle Of Juarez" And Some Of Its Picturesqueness David Belasco Im and Tease TRANSFORMED from a peaceful winter resort and commercial me tropolis of tibe southwest. 1 Paso has pot on her military finery and is wearimr -a red, white and blue dress with the becoming &vbe of an Americaa beauty party gown. Things have a bebit of happening with the rapidity of a rapid fire eon in this little city of suashine. But the trans formation from a busy business center to the seat of ht broke all speed rec ords and set a new mark for future El Paso generations to equal. No longer do the Xew York telegraph editors wire, "Don't give us the fae end of a busted Mexkkn revolution. Give us eometaing about the z. z that will interest' Broadway." The song of the telegraph wire now is, "Send on 1000 Mexico. Rush lead 500 on Juarez. Flash battle. Bulletin hour ly." El Baso, supreme in its own sr-ere, has risen to a point of national impor tance almost ovecai"ttt. The Taft-Dsu meeting -was the big event of the biggest city of its size in the world. The Statehood Celebration put another high water mark on the local hail tree of fatnt. But the military events which have occurred since Sat urday have made the other spectacles eeean like carefully staged and presented plays, rather than the real thing which had the ring of realty as did the events of the pest 96 hours. The Stage Settin- of War. Belasco. himself, in iis itesx best mood, could not liave devised n stage letting for the little theater of wtr on the bor der which would 1iai" ronroarrv to the one nature charted, created and present ed 1o an admiring an lienoe of El Papuans. -7Mss thf river tlio rinnred mountains take up the skein of the Rockv motrmam range where it "was broken by the brave Salazar Declares that Ameri cans Must Be Respected by the Vasquistas. TRAINS TO BE OPERATED SOON Gen. Ynez Salazar, commander-in-chief of the Vasquista forces trium phant at Juarez, declares he issued or ders to his guards Tuesday morning after the surrender that looting was to be punishable by death. In furtherance of dignified quiet. Gen. Salazar also has ordered that any in sults to foreigners by the Mexicans now in command is to be summarily dealt with. Antonio Rojas with 700 men will join the Vasquista forces today from Bauche and(Gen. Salazar declares that with this mobilization they will be -able to resist any attack that Pancho Villa or the federals may make, but he further adds that he does not antici pate any trouble from the Villa forces, were all assembled at the military bar racks and their arms placed inside. It was declared that before night, none of the men would be unde rarms except the re-rularly detailed guards. Shortly after noon, the Vasquistas were all asembled at the military bar racks and their arms placed Inside. It was declared that before night, none of the men would be under arms except the regularly detailed guard. "On To Chihuahua." The next move to be made' as soon as expedient is the march to Chihua hua. This will be made just as quickly as Salazar is satisfied that his army is ready after the arrival of Gen. Rojas. From Chihuahua the march will con tinue on to Mexico City and by that time Salazar believes that the Vas quista movement will have swept all of Mexico. The victorious rebels after their snap victory are parading the streets of Juarez, in many cases toting two guns, which tends to show that the defending" soldiers neve been dis armed. Gen. Salazar is of the opinion that nine-tenthe e. . the federajsare ready to shift over and Jblri tJfe vks quista forces. Trains To Resume. The North Western trains will bo running tomorrow according to Gen. Salazar, supplemental to his order that all activities shall proceed in a digni fied and ethical fashion. The defence made by the federals with their machine gun from the top of the school house was a musical comedy burlesque which lacked only syncopated strains to make it com plete. The federals stood rooted to the school house roof at the approach of the Vasquistas. who mah-ched down the street, ascended to the roof and appro priated the machine gun for whatever future nse they may make of it. Salazar Net American. Gen. Ynez Salazar, commander-in-chief of the Vasquista forces In Juarez, repudiates the statement pub lished that he has been an American citizen. "I am a son of Chihuahua." is his an swer to the query as to his native land. It is true that he has lived in the United States for several years, having been forced to go Into Arizona and Texas because of political persecution during the Diaz administration, also during the subsequent reign of Madero. Once a Madero Soldier. The general's reason for turning against Madero is that he says Madero has consistently repudiated almost every promise which he so flam boyantly made at the time of the Diaz overthrow. Salazar fought for Madero and 4iad under him a command of ISO men. He claims credit for a good many of the victories which were credited to Gen. Bianco. Some of these were most com ponent in the ultimate overthrow of the Diaz surrender. . Salazar has under him 'Gens. Cam pa and Rojas. TransSescent Hood Could have Staged No More Picturesque Situation - Than That Evolved here by Anticipated BeitJe. river of the north. Okl Mount Franklin frowned its disapproval on the army of supers who cantered in irom Bauche to give battle on the Juarez plains. The mesa, line projected like te. charcoal line, as if offering its service as 'a gun table for the United States artillerymen should the Wg guns of battery B be unlimbered for grim action. To the southwest, where the stage was set before for Madero's little eomedy dnwna, the vacant hills -were again popu lated with swagger soldiers of northern Mexico. -The tfare cottomvoods in Fence grove seem to bend their heads in shame that the peace conference which thev sheltered had formulated nothing more lasting than a truce before a batik". a battle which was not to be the finaH settlement of the economic discontent in the southern republic. Hotel Heroes Disappear Magically The hotel heroes disappeared from "the Sheldon lobby and the self appointed and credential ahy war correspondents like wise found the anticipation of a real fight rather uncomfortable and resumed their positions as "hashers" at the local cafeterias and beaneries. The Sheldon was transformed into a temporary mili tary headruarters. Col. E. Z. Steever and Oapt. W. S h. his adjutant, bad BECAUSE. The .El Paso Herald is ALERT, it is the strongest newspaper in the Great Southwest. 100 Reasons Number 91. The Whereabouts of Pancho Villa Is a Puzzle Will He Attack Juarez? REBELS DO NOT BELIEVE HE WILL "Where is Pancho Villa, general by grace of president Madero. and leader of the Madero forces In the north? Villa was to have been recalled to Chihuahua from 'the Minaca, district, west of the capital city, Saturday. He was to have been entrained in ail the stock cars available in Chihuahua and his "army" rushed north to intercept the rebel Vasquistas before they took Juarez. But no Pancha Villa has yet been seen on the sky line to the south. If he Is coming he is yet on his way. Should he really appear ou v de of Juarez, the intervention clouo, which was temporarily dispelled by the sur render of the town- without . fight, will gather again. Villa is coming from the south o.-er the National 'ine. according to the report from Chihua hua before the lines went il.iwa This would bring him Into the town from the south and would mean a fight on the Juarez plain and tne immediate possibility of the tintralned rebels withdrawing into the town. Thts would bring the Mexican bullets from the federal forces into El Paso, and the government at "Washington has served notice that this must not happen. It is highly probable that Pancha Villa will find business elsewhere in Chihuahua to occupy him at the pres ent time. For the federal govern ment to order a fight on Juarez would be courting intervention, a thing It least destrMV The Vasquistas will, probably remain in possession of the town until some other "istas" come and capture the town all over again. Is Villa Loyalf In Juarez the Vasquistas claim that Villa has joined their ranks and that he is not coming nortn to fight them. JUAREZ PORT IS ORDERED CLOSED Mexican Government Noti fies United States; Will Not Be Banned. Washington, D. C. Feb. 27. Word was received at the treasury depart ment today that th Mexican consul in El Paso had declared In the name of J resident Madero that the port of uarez was closed. The announcement, however, it is said, will not stop traffic. The Vasquistas are reported to be- In complete control of the cus toms house. "We are doing business with Mexico at the same old stand." deputy customs collector W. "W. Carpenter said Tues day afternoon. "If export goods for Mexico are properly manifested, we will pass them at tne sania re sirmt mi6 " have been doing In the past. Should they attempt to take anything across at the smelter, we certainly would seize It and add it to our collection of war relics in the federal building base ment." the deputy collector said. GOMEZ NOT COMING ON TO C. JUAREZ San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 27. Kmillo Vasquez Gomez, whose name has Been used b the rebels who took Ju today and who has called on president Madero to resign, declared he would not go to Juarez to accept the pro visional presidency of the republic He said he was surprised at the in vestment of Juarez, asserting ne thought the revolutionists were going to march south and beleaguer Chihua hua. By Norman Walker bheir offices there and issued command i .-1.1-v. ......j tJi various mill tary nimaiidre by the determent of armed and mounted orderlies. The mili tary spectacle of Moodav turht was missing. The stntv wisps of hay in Pio neer pteaa were the only e"080! thapresence of the pack train. The streets around 6an Jacinto plaza were cleared of dvalrv equipment and the ambulaaces. machine gun platoons and supplv trains bad been transferred to the bridges, to Cotton addition, where a temporary encampment bad been formed, or to Fort Bliss, where the new est infantry company, the 33d, from Fort m Hnnotnn- was Quartered. The guns of battery B were tot Fort Bliss ready - for aotion-a soon as tie command whs crftmn bv mv haired Col. Steever, the hero of the border situation. Insouciant to Expected Fire. During the first battle of Juarez the most surprising thing -uhich impressed itself upon the little group of men eo er ing the war at the international bridge was the quickness -with which one be comes accustomed to rifle fire. After I that awful Monday at sunset, when the I firing wae like tne patter or rain on a shingle roof, the real war correspondents became immune to the nerye strain and were almost blase in their disregard for fire of the two forces in Juarez. A bit of the same blase manner marked the attitude of El Pisso people toward the eoond battle. Kven when the battle was threatened the residents o ftJie cit settined no more excited than veteran troopers of tht fourth who had been tempered in the heat of the island oamp-un and the big fight at Bud Da jo. It ras otilv the tourist, the teirferfbot, who rushed madlv from bar to the tele gita!1! tatin in ;he Sheldon to send nigh telegrams ltowe to the folks Tellnic how thev were exposed to the rebel fire "SranA--' flrmn nnni U1GTH CAM Defenders Fire Only Few Scattering Shots Two Bal lets Strike Homes in El Paso After Making Preparations For Defence, Juarez Offi cials Declare They Surrendered to . Avoid International Complications. dudad Juarez is now in the hands of the Vasquistas. The rebels captured the town at 10 oclock Tuesday morning, without any resistance. Immediaitely establishing guards in the town, they took possession and proceeded to set up their govern ment. No looting or disorder attended the fall of the city. Only one man was wounded in the attack, and he was wounded by accident. He was Capt. Cayetano Komero, of the defenders, who was. accidentally shot in the side by one of his own men. He was brought to El Paso for treatment. The rebels did not have a man killed or wounded. Two El Paso homes were struck by flying bullets. EEBELS USE A CANNON. The rebels entered the t own firing with their rifles and with a lone cannon which, thev dragged with them. Some of the Juarez defenders replied "Ho the first rebel volley, but this was contrary to orders from their com manders, and they were soon silenced. The attacking army then marched through the streets unopposed, abso lute vietors. 1 The custom house, the postoffice, the municipal buildings, the jail, the barracks and other public places were seized and guards were immediately detailed to preserve order. Guards were also placed at the two rail road stations and sent to the international bridges that communicate with El Paso.' Mexican consul E. C. Irlorente, of El Paso, declares the town gave up rather than run the risk of com plications with the United States. Dispatches from Mexico City state, however, that the officials of the gov ernment have never had much faith in the ability or in clination of the Juarez guards to resist an attack. THE ATTACK BBGOTS. The attack upon, the city was made from the northwest, the rebels using the river hanks and the irrigation canal for protection as they marched down from the vicinity of "Peace grove,' to which, point they moved from Bauche Monday evening early. Halting several times in their progress towards the city, and at one time during the morning sending in a note to the Juarex authorities bv Homer Scott, Herald staff photographer, making a second demand for the sur render of the city, the rebels entered the town proper at 10 oclock. They sig nalised their eatry with cries of "Viva Lioertad," and by firing their rifles. A few scattering shots from the guards in side tie city answered them, and then the rebels opened again. Several cannon shots were sent into the city also. Receiving ne further answering shots, they ceased firing and began to file up Lerdo and Juarez aveauee, in somethin g akin, to order. MACHWB GTJX CAPTURED. A band of mounted invaders, riding ahead, spied and captured a Machine gun (Continued on Next Page.) JUAREZ UNDER FIVE RULES IN ONE YEAR "With the transition of Juarez to t baa hoit been under five different rule KO, the tafvn was under federal rale, dent. Ob May 10 the town fell fate Madero eMtabllshed tbe nrovtelaHal ea Madere ordered tbe ,tlbaRdlBK ef Ms era! rale. It remained under tails rale belled In tbe name ef Zapata and ream. Into tbe federal feld It ramt asrala a It Is expected tbat Krallle Vasquez Go Tlslonal ROvtraEiPat. REBELS DEFEA TED IN BA TTLE IN JALISCO , Guadalajara. Mm, Feb 7. Thirteen rebels were killed and many other vtoHBded la a battle with the state troop feufcht at Touaya, near San Gab- yrlel, la tbe soathcrn uart ef tbe state of Jalisen toda. aerordiBfc tn ln- Jea received here. Tbe less of Ea. lieutenant killed and three co Del Tore who SHceeeded ael E. MbrIII, I sited States eltlzens interested in the ' roncrn. have beea driven Iron pthe occurrence have reached rtnfrSV mm- E A FEW VOLLEYS AND .ntlLSMRH be cflrtrel t tbe Vasquistas, the city n la tbe past year. TUi tine a year wrth Din as the aefcnowledKed preni- l"e haads of thr Madera army and pltol there. When Diaz reslKaed aad army, the town came foaek under frd untli Jaa. SI. when tbe zarrison rc- id in mutiny for three days. Back d how It is under the Vasaulsia rule. mex will e&me here aad set su his pro- the federal troops In tbe Rat eonslst- uolleeraeB wounded. The rebels were led la eeeaBlafc with 5 of his ewa Bra. eoasul here, has been Mtifted that fle San "HIkubI MIuIuk eeuiuaay. an Indian the property near Kbutla. No dr tails here. The .party was oa a tour of In- 2