MEXICANS the Outpost — The Mexicans Holding Officials of the War Department wral Funston concerning the hostile Cruz, in view of which Huerta’'s the General race seems to be nearly duct to a port and placed upon The feeling against the Huerta and the dictator is becoming apprehen While forces of Huerta's snatch every opportunity to I occupied city the troops revent strictest orders were counter with the Mexicans Refugees from Mexico ( dents at the capital fear the more than they do the Americans It is generally accepted that someone outside of the official South American mediators [United States Consul ity at Coming the circle Stadders from Gen about Vera for Leading mstructions run. Mexicans in Vera Cruz assured safe con n warship Mexico his personal safety INCreasing in give [or in the vicinity of supplies. getting into issued yesterday to the and not to advance or bring that bandit chief, ra On the Villa United States to be government its delegate to advise at San Diego the consulate and gave him and his 2§ hours to leave the country General Carranza has written agree to an armistice, whi cause and to the advantage of 10 OFFICIALS ARE Renewal of Mexican Attack Seems Probable. TROOPS ARE ON GUARD. Under Flag Of Truce, Demanded the Surrender Of the Water. works. The Mexican Commander, a several tiare advise «A 60 the waters GieTr] ag An a On Watery side destroy th 1” o ¥ s ariel mad =n VTA \ uz and made an spp Vi A report from General 14 a few scatter the Americ: waterworks one ments react neaded Cruz Secretary out led or ed the s was Ki and later Garrison 1 ie public the dispatch from which said the Mexican had ti waterworks at The works ’ companies ol ieTRl Federals sanded aen 1¥ protected by two and # detachment of ican marines the dispatch stated, a strong appeared and warned thdrs position within Mexicans about under a flag American render their tte An appeal diately was and additi tect the works of the forces to aw and sur reinforcements General Fi roops were sent to pro mme made nston onal { in the m how fired who retreated and eantime afew shots were Mexicans, sappeared when t ever by di scattering ithe he arrived General ton. in 8 second advised Secretary Garrison patch the Mexican t sight Out were retuy ¥ 3 no onger in sent were and th nt Grit a and that b 1 nforcement a exception left another of two companies which were the pumping station and which was ed to guard a railway bridge When onel Lejeune rived at ti Russell and hard pressed at order Colonel Van Vilet and Col with ir supports, ar Mator at © waterworks his men gtation were not all Mexicans had contented with The selves a scattering fire, « ing « four #t a range of From Major R fired if not more than or fis abo 500 vards $1 Ee aaell’s 1 shot was ordera had neral heen the Americ ‘offensive attacked Wi (3¢ an troops not 1 and not to fire fear felt by the army authorities in Vera Cruz that the Mexi can troops will #t ls realized that considerable incon wvenlence will be created gomething is to open the roads Into those districts where garden dairy products come from ile no make a serious attack gon unless done FEW REFUGEES IN MONTEREY. Americans Remain Brownsville Hears. Not 26 There, ae dont Brownsville, Texas. Fewer than jAmetivans remain in Monterey, ac pording to refugees who arrived here. Many other foreigners, including Ger mans and Spanish, are coming out, The Constitutionalists, it is reported, have levied against Monterey interests to the amount of 5,000,000 pesos for war purposes, American fellow t to the id tis » megiators wou be conver WHOLE PROBLEM Mediators Propose to Try to Pacify All Mexico. TALK OF A NEW PRESIDENT Diplomats In That Huerta More Direct Hand tion Washington Believe Tak ng a Media intends In Matter graphed the in Mexico C ford iy. i ionalist chief Ns ann vy —. ZO Announcement be considered med Ihe his Government to ¢ neral ranza appoir ted gy request 10 tors.” realized that all parties not be given authority up intors brought the med points with the would be that b able to sound out their sug ’ formal pm tt diators eriors go fn | 1 elors OpOsAIn Aad tually were made © Ine would have « 4 : % “nf 3 * 1 » an idea of their obable reception p Fis ST “EY tat $ £55 presentatives Liere ding r¢ it inted out, such difficulties would informal every uld be ussed before gub pro Incidentally t is known that the of ediator ntend to concentrate attention on the broad Mexic which subject pacifying 0, hoping that dir arose between the and I'nited States might become secondary in view of the lution of the entire Mexican the ferences Huerta Government the solu problem Names of persons who might be ae- jceptable to all factions in Mexico for the position of Provisional President pendi a rehabilitating of the nation (al Government in case the negotiations reach that stage are belng sugpested to the mediators oe AK STRIKE AT CONNELLSVILLE. IMiners and Cokeworkers t Wage Cut. Connellsville, Pa Two hundred miners and cokeworkers at he Herbert plant of the Connellsville Central Coke Company struck, when notices were posted announcing a reduction of 25 jcents a day for drivers and cokework- ers and 10 per cent. for miners. The imen refused the reduction on the | ground that wages had not been re jduced by other employes. Object Te | i | | VERA CRUZ TAKEN OVER BY FUNSTON Even the Native Population is Impressed. FLETCHER'S FINAL ORDER Praises The Bravery Of The Marines And Jackies Who Took The City And Pays Reverent Tribute To The Dead. Vera Cruz the ity of WAR taken over Frederic Gen marcnin of SOME i Ear y began Troops Disembark merican iroops kation fr the showed and afioat reefulnes: Mart 01 Pays Tribute To Dead ine ri 6 8 er oof 114 i dave’ wo lesaness pressed 11.600 of ar arout threats has PoORs end established ar on i the Army to “Busineas been resun normal restored nicipal been estab of its people and ivil rmment formed the the st and Federal Government Fhe highest governn a the cor trol BOVE tO Carrs jaws of pte of the fa honor who the live EBV their country In frawing his Yera Cru Admiral to the officers and in ciati of with occupation | deepest their gallant conduct U. 8. SERGEANT KILLS SELF, Washington County Boy Was In Eleventh Cavalry. Md. Guy sorgeant of ted Beane Hagerstown, old, first Cavalry i'n Siales of 1. D of Rous killed accldentally at Fort Ogisthorpe Rease B¢ Troop D, BON wan thie Gin target target range at and accidentally shot practice | \ TELEGRAPH TICKS Anderson, Ind-Five thousand pe: sons participated in “Public Heal Day” here, marching in a parade which was fifteen blocks long. New York. Three hundred full blooded American Indians attended Grace Church and sang Rock of Ages in their native tongue. Dressed in na tive garb Charlie Yellow Boy trans. lated the sermon of Rev. C. L. 8latter, himself THE WAR SPIRIT uid RUMP. pump | i RUMPITY, RumMPITYE! CORAL TROOPS WINE GIES UP END STRIKE WAR a0 OF TS DEAD Companies Refuse to Consider | Rescuers Find Bodies Burned New Proposal. Beyond Recognition. - poe STRIKERS KEEPING ARMS. NO HOPE FOR TRAPPED MEN | Filled Bride of oses Musband—W WwW Hide th Two Months dowed Sons Mothers Lose i or Bt Wainer Companies Reject Overtures ae Al mine ores i Fede i CIVEN DICTATOR'S POWER Scene at Bottom of Mine Chaotic Makes President Almost An Absolute Sovereign feet in thelr » Bion lay bodies of BAER SUCCESSOR NAMED Besler and Huber Mead Central BR. R of N. J. and Lehigh York Beals ed president and general Railroad of New f the board of di: tore A Chicago Lawyer is Named as Civil rege F hin last WwW. G NEw TO GOVERN VERA CRUZ ral the ent R meeting o succeed Ged Baer Philadelp Huber was Governor week Adn elected Baer ag president of iikesharre Coal Compa 107 officers were appointed Governor, Robert J. Kerr and Mexic iy ctor of Port and Customs H. OO Stickney, 1 HUERTA ACCEPTS TRUCE. Chicago Of Hostilities Pending The Progress Of Peace Negotiations, No Further Inspe Com mander Navy Administrator of luckle, lawyer of Austin Mexico City Treasurer Charles HH. Stewart, of In dianapolis and Cordoba, Mexico. The functions of the government became operative immediately, as a civil gov- | ernment under martial law. DD. proposal hostilities General Huerta accepted that there be no further between the United States and Mexico pending the of the envoys of Argentina and Chile to bring about an amicable settlement of the difficulties between hi Government and the Iinited States Washington, the Willian Texas, F and justices efforts Prazil WON'T GIVE UP HUERTA. REBELS WIN VICTORY. Gen. Guajarde Wounded and His Minister To Italy Declares Mexicans Forces Defeated At Allende, Would Prefer To Die. Eagle Pass, Tex--Geners!l Guarjar. Rome. The Gironale de Italia do, commanding the federal garrison prints an interview with Senor Esteva, that evacuated Pledrag Negras, was | the Mexican Minister to Italy, who is wounded and his forces defeated by | quoted as saying that if the United the rebels at Allende. The federals | can side of the Rio Grande jco the retirement of President Fuentes, four miles from Pledras States makes as a condition of the are expected to retreat to the Ameri | settlement of the difficulty with Mex A detach. ‘ment of constitutionalists arrived at Huerta, the Mexicans would rather die than acquiesce, | Negras. FEW BELIEVE MEDIATION WILL BE BUCCESSFUL. Wa diplomat hington J C European pe ¥i OouLce ington Oovey i BLCCe are mistic sft of mediation proposals by Governments to preve war of France the the Gres ain, Germany While wetions and accept FREIGHTER AMERICAN BRIG SEIZED At Thought War Had Been Declared Federals Manzan A Al gE 10 8 report feceilvyeg atl Admiral 4d of the conast of west aleo tutionalicts iutionan RX Mabatian the {on ORDERS TO THE CLERGY Are Commanded to Preac Against Invasion of Mexico. Mexico City. — Orders to preach againsl invasion been te the clergy of the Diocese of San Luis Potosi by Bishop Ignacia Montes de Aca ¥ Obregon. The Archbishop of Guadalajara and other ecclesiastics have issued similar decrees he archives and documents of the United States Embassy were handed over to Brazilian mipister by Sir Lionel Garden have ireued $ ! yo i 16 KILLED AND 70 WOUNDED. Latest Report Of Casualties At Vera Cruz Gives Totals. Washington, DD. C~~The latest re porte received by the Navy Depart ment of the number of American cas ualties at the occupation of Vera Crus are as follows: Killed--Eleven sail ors, four marines, one service uniden titted. Total, 16. Wounded-—-Two na val officers, 61 sailors, 14 marines, J reserves unidentified. Total, 70. .
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