Embargo on Arms and Ammunition Into Mexico Is He-established HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIII— No. 96 REBELS MAY TURN GUNS IMPORTED FROM U. S. ON AMERICAN FORCES EMBARGO AGAIN PUT ON MUNITIONS; O'SHAUGHAIESS! IS • GIVEN PASSPORTS Movement of Troops to Vera Cruz Held Up Until Border Can Be Protected CALL FOR MILITIA NOW SEEMS CERTAIN Carranza's Message Indicates Rebel Sympathy Will Re sult in Alliance With Huerta The Mexican situation to-day is nore acute than at any time since the L'nited States ordered armed invasion >f the republic to secure amends for ndignities committed against this Jountry. Nelson O'Sliaughiicssy, Amer can Charge d'Affalres in Mexico City -as l»een handed his passports hy General Huerta, which, it is believed jrecedes the Federal declaration of var against the United States. .Vexi •an Charge d'Affalres Alpara, in Wash ngton. refused to comment on the ae ion of Huerta, but lie Indicated that le would ask Secretary Bryan for his tassports sometime to-day if tlie> were lot Issued to him voluntarily. Bryan ays Algara's passports are now being ireparcd. General Carranza, the rebel chief aln, has notified President Wilson that le desires the withdrawal of the Imerican forces in Mexico, < haractcr ng the seizure of Vera Cruz as a "hos. ile act." Refusal followed the receipt i fCarranza's note. At Tampico, which kill likely be the next jKirt to l»e selz d by American forces. Federals and' 'onstitutionalists are said to have inited their forces in defense of the lty and guns which were admitted in-1 [> Mexico for the Federal forces when i "resident Wilson lifted the embargo; n arms nnd ammunition will likely be j rained on American soldiers. KMBARGO RE-ESTABLISHED Consignments of jr.ins and anunu ition, said to lie en route to Mexico or the use of the rebels will not IK I iken atross the border for this mom lg the President, throngh the War •epartment issued an edict re-estab shing the embargo, Carranza's opposition to the action f the United States In seizing Vera ruz will in all likelihood he responsi lc for the change of plans already ■ ~».pped out In Washington. Confer iices between high army officers and ie President were held to-day and lose well informed say that orders to snd thousands of army men into [exico is only the matter of a few ours. This will make certain a call >r the militia for duty along the bor er. In Vera Cm 7, this morning naval ten were busy arranging plans for •Izlng the railroad between Vera ruz and Mexico City. Latest reports ly the rou<l at present is in good mditlon and that the two bridges, lie eight and the other ten miles rrom era Cruz, are intact. The American >roes are anxious to get possession of lese bridges before they can l>e de royed for much valuable time would s lost in rebuilding th«ni. Reports from Mexico City, which »ve been received from private >urces and in turn communicated to ie authorities at Washington, say ■at many Americans in Mexico City "e endangered because of the antl- Late News Bulletins REBELS AND FEDERALS JOIN Washington, April 23.—Word reached the Wur Department here r<wia> t hitt the Constitutionalists and the liuertistas at Tampieo have united to oppose anv Amerleati operation*. TOLLS HEARING CONTINUES Washington, April 23.—A delegation from New York represent in the Association for the Preservation of American Rights in the Pana ma Canal, appeared to-da.v before the Senate Committee on Inter oceanic Canal opposing repeal of toil exemption for American vessels W. Bourke Cochran, was the snokesman. MAAS RETURNING TO VERA CRUZ Vera Cruz. April 2:l.—General Gustavo Maas, former Mexican com mandcr at Vera Cruz, was reported to-day to lie intending to move against the city with strong reinforcements brought up from Pueblo Washington. April 23.—American murines and bluejackets to-dav gained possession of breastworks three miles Inland from Vera Cruz This position is on the railroad to Mexico City and had liecn in posses sion of Hucrta's soldiers since the United States forces took possession of the city. Washington, April 23.—Rear Admiral Badger reported to the Navv Department to-day from Vera Om that he was sending the Ksperanza with about 400 refugees to Galveston, where they will be landed. The Espcranza will then return for more. Uniontown, Pa.. April 23.—Two workmen were killed to-dav when 2,500 pounds or powder exploded a t the DuPont plant near here. Washington, April 23.—The Senate late to-day after considerable debate passed the emergency resolution giving President Wilson SSOO - 000 to be used In his discretion for the removal of Vetnriean citizens from Mexico. The resolution which passed the House vestcrduv will go to the President for his signature. Los Angeles, Cal., April 23.—Four companies of the Seventh Regi ment, California National Guard, and a machine gun platoon, mobilized early to-day for service at Calex'co, the border town opposite Mexieali This is the strategic point for protection of the irrigation water svstcni of Imperial valley. The force nutnliers 250 men. Douglas. Ariz., April 23.—Twc special trains left here to-dav for Fort fltiachiK^ to take two trowis of cavalry and a machine guii pla toon to } iiama to protect irrigation works there. A detachment of the Tenth United tales caialry is at work on entrencluncnts at Forest tation, ten miles west. Chesapeake & Ohio, 52 >/ 4 : I.t high Valley. 133%; Northern Pacific 10854; Southern Pacific, 80 lit: Union Pacific, I.VJ'/P C.. M.& St P *7'4l P. B- R" 109^; Reading, tfti </ t : New Vorli Central, 88 x i; Ca nadian Pacific, 103*/, : Atnnl. Copper. 73: IT.1 T . S. Steel, 57-' V ,. Jj iiiii,—it m< A v. • i iiwii mi '^r This is the way the squads of the landing forces appeared in action with their machine guns during their fight for possession of Vera Crux on Tuesday American uprising 'here during the past few days. Minor disturbances along the 1 Har der are also troubling the Washington authorities. In response to a call for protection last night, Governor Hiram Johnson, of California, dispatched nine companies of militia from San Diego to the border. Situation Along Border Subject For Conferences in Washington Today By Associated Press Washington, D. C., April 23.—After issuing a statement declaring the in tention of the United States to enforce reparation, "whenever and wherever the .lignity of the United States is flouted," President Wilson bent all the energien of the administration to-day to planning for operations in Mexico. The President's statement. Issued after a Cabinet conference, in reply to the message received from the Con stitutionalist Chief Carranza, declared that "we are now dealing only with those whom Huerta commands and those who come to his support." From dawn to-day, the wearied chiefs of the War and Navy Depart ments, Secretary of State Bryan and the other Cabinet officials, hurried from conference to conference. At the White House the Cabinet officials, with Counselor Robert Lansing, of the State Department, aided the President "in formulating his reply to Carranza. At the War Department, Secretary Garrison. General Wotherspoon, chief of staff, Major General Leonard Wood, who has been designated to command the army in its Mexican operations, and General E. W. Weaver, chief of the Coast Artillery, held several con ferences discussing operations. Or ders from the War Department di rected Fort Sam Houston to stop all Importations of arms directed to the Huerta forces across the border in Piedras Negras. This led to a re port that embargo on arms had been re-established at the northern border against both Federalists and Constitu tionalists. Some officials said it was very probable that no arms would be allowed to cross the border, although the department hesitates to issue a blanket order until the exact atti tude of the Constitutionalists toward the United States can be demon strated. [Continued on Page 7.] HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 23, 1914. LANDING FORCE OF BLVEJACKETS THRILLING STORY OF FIRST ON MEXICAN,SOIL By Associated Press | Vera Cruz, April 23.—Early yester- | I day afternoon the city of Vera Cruz: | was in undisputed possession of the j . American invading force. Although there was no - organized | | force used against them and the! snipers were less In evidence than at any tiiuo during the fighting, Americans were killed and some thlrtyi wounded. While the Mexicans suf- j fered more severely, the number of! their casualties has not been ascer- j tained, but the best estimates obtained by Captain William R. Rush, of the battleship Florida, indicated that in the engagements of Tuesday and Wednesday their dead amounted to about 150. No person knows how many Mexicans fell wounded as a large part of them were taken away and hidden by friends. In the streets about the plaza AVed nesday afternoon lay fifteen or twenty bodies, a majority of them attired in j citizens' clothing. Some of the men j evidently had been dead since the en- I gagement of Tuesday and the tropical j heat made their immediate disposal | imperative. One of the first orders j given after the town had been cap-1 tured was to bury the Mexican dead j in a trench at the sea end of one of j the streets leading from the plaza. | Search For Armed Men When the city was taken the order was given to advance carefully and I Prendergast Pleads For G. 0. P. Moose Union Special to The Telegraph Indianapolis, Ind., April 23.—Con troller William A. Prendergast of New York made a plea ior the reunion of the Progressive and Republican part ies in an address before the State Re publican convention in this city. He said that reasons for the separa tion no longer existed and that he did not believe either Colonel Roosevelt or the mass of those who supported him in 1912 "purpose to be used In subse quent elections for the purpose of satisfying private or political grudges." Mr. Prendergast attacked the rec ord of the Wilson Administration and said that the combined Republicans and Progressives would win the next Congress and the Presidency In 1916. 1 THE WEATHER For Harrlaburg and vicinity 1 Pair Hi.nlKhl and Friday) warmer Friday. For Eastern Pennsylvania J Fair to night 1 Friday partly cloudy and slightly warmer: moderate north to nortlieaHt wlml». ltlver The Susquehanna river and its tributaries will fall to-night and Friday, rxerpt the West Branch helow Henovo, which will rise slightly or remain nearly a-tatlon ary to-night and InJ! Friday. A stage or about 8.7 feet In Indi cated for Harrlsburg Friday morning. General Conditions 1 The disturbance which was central over the St. Lawrence Valley. Wednesday morning, hnn passed off northeastward. It caused light ihowers since last report in Jiew York and Pennsylvania. Temperatures have ilscn - to 16 degrees In Kebrnskn, 'the Da kolas and Minnesota. It Is Iff to 20 degrees colder In Arlxonn. ! Temperature: Bn. in., 42t 2p. m.. 511. I Sun: Itlses, B«17 a. m.| sets, 11:51 p. lit. I Moon: New moon, April 25, <1:22 a. m. River Stage: 0.7 feet above low water ninrk. Yesterday's Weather Highest temperature, 711. I.owest temperature, 44. Mean temperature, <lO. \ormnl tempera-lure, 53. NARRIAtiK MCRNSKK William T. Noll and Carrie Elizabeth I Huberts, city. Samuel IT. Mader and Mary A. Stcm ! lei. city. I Jacob D. Heigle, Gratz, and Edna Dorothy Relger, Herndon. search every building for men bear ing arms. Scores of prisoners were taken, most of them protesting volu bly, many hysterically, that they were not guilty of any unfriendliness what soever toward the Americrne. Accus tomed a? the Mexicans f_r'e to their own contending forces shooting im mediately all prisoners taken, the cap tured men could not but believe that they would receive no less drastic treatment at the hands of the Ameri cans. The guns found in houses were thrown by the marines and bluejackets from the upper balconies of the houses to the pavement below. Take Naval Academy The most spirited action of Wednes day was the taking of the naval acad emy. Aside from that fight there was no definite organied opposition en countered by the Americans. A hot fire was poured into the advancing Americans from the naval college, which for a time held them back, but a few well directed shots from the cruisers Chester, San Francisco and Prairie tore gaping holes in the stone walls and silenced the rifle fire of the Mexicans inside. The bluejackets then were enabled to proceed with the task they had in hand. A squad of soldiers, despite the shelling it had received Tuesday, con [ Continued on Page 5.] Administration Leaders Lay Plans For Raising War Revenue Hurriedly By Associated Press Washington, D. C„ April 23.—Ad ministration leaders to-day laid plans for raising war revenue in case the army has to go into Mexico. Secre tary of the Treasury McAdoo dis cussed plans for raising revenue with Commissioner of Internal Revenue Os borne and signified his intention of taking it up later with Chairman Un derwood, of the House ways and means committee, and Senator Sim mons, chairman of the finance com mittee. The first measure planned would impose a stamp tax on checks and legal documents similar to that in voked during the Spanish War, an other measure would tax sweet wine and fortified brandies and probably beer. According to the estimate this measure would net the treasury about $116,000,000 a year and if the situa tion demanded, a tax would be im posed on cigarets, cigars and tobacco. It is not the present intention in any way to alter the present tariff law, al though such legislation might be found necessary in the future. The Treasury Department under existing law has authority to issue without further action by Congress, $100,000,000 worth of Panama Canal bonds, and it is probable that this means will be taken at once to raise money In case of eventualities. Adop tion of this plan would give Congress a better opportunity to discuss a war revenue measure carefully before pas sage. More Ships Are Being Placed in Readiness By Associated Press Philadelphia. April 23. —The work of-preparing the scout cruiser Salem, the repair ship Montgomery and the battleship Ohio for sea dutv went ahead rapidly to-day. It was expected these ships would receive orders to leave Sunday or Monday. It was re ported about the yard that the battle ships TJaho, Missouri and Illinois, which are being prepared, for the an nual cruise of the Annapolis midship men, may be ordered to join the ships in Mexican waters. Hear Admiral Caperton, commander of the reserve fleet at the navy yard, held a conference to-day with produce and packing house men on the flag ship Tennessee for the purpose of completing arrangements for quick delivery of supplies in case other ships are ordered into service. THREE HOURS AFTER CULL HI. G. P. HERE CI BE ENTRAINED Lists of Men Have Been Placed in Hands of First Sergeants Within three hours after a call for volunteers Is issued, Harrisburg can produce 300 uniformed men, equipped for war, ready to take train to any point of mobilizatkn in the State. These soldiers would include the : Eighth Regiment StalT, Colonel Joseph iB. Hutchison, commanding; the Eighth Regiment Band; Second Squadron Cavalry Staff, Major Fred erick M. Ott, commanding; the Gover nor's Troop, Captain George C. Jack, commanding; and two companies of the Eighth Infantry, Company D, Cap tuin Jerry J. Hartman, commanding, and Company I, Captain Frank E. Ziegler, commanding. Lists of every enlisted soldier in the National Guard in Harrisburg and vi cinity have been placed in the hands of first sergeants, whose duty it is to call out the men. Harrisburg's guards [Continued on Page 7.] Mexican War Bulletins Washington, D. C., April 23.—This stament was issued by the Navy De partment: "A dispatch from Rear Admiral Badger reports that a flag of truce was repeatedly violated by the Mexican Federals. It adds that there has been little firing since 11 a m. Wednesday, and that the city is under control." Washington, D. C., April 23. Charge O'Shaughnessy telegraphed under date of Wednesday night as fol lows: "Having been given my pass ports, I am leaving to-morrow night or Friday morning." San Francisco, Cal., April 23. Governor Johnson ordered nine militia companies from San Diego to the Mex ican border last night. The order fol lowed appeals from San Diego and border towns. Washington, D. C., April 23.—Secre tary of State Bryan, as he left the White House conference said that the action of General Huerta in handing Charge O'Shaughnessy his passports hail been considered, among other things. Washington, D. C., April 23. lt was learned early to-day that the Navy and War Departments had made plans for the early seizure of the rail road from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. A reconrioitering force has reported still intct two bridges on the railroad, one ten miles and one eighteen miles from Vera Cruz. Washington, D. C.. April 23. —The House resolution appropriating $500,- 000 to brlnwr Americans in Mexico back to the United States was favorably acted upon by the Senate appropria tions committee to-day. Washington, D. C.. April 23.—The Tehauntepec Railway across Mexico has been closed. The Hawaiian Steam ship Company has given notice that they have diverted their ships to Panama. Madrid, April 23. The leading newspapers of Spain have adopted a well-balanced and even friendly atti tude toward the United States in com menting on the Mexican situation. Galveston, Texas, April 23.—A1l the Second Division is now back in camp here and at Texas City waiting orders to move. Long practice marches and drills, which would Interfere with prompt inarching of the men aboard transports, have been abandoned. Ppris, April 23. Several of the American army officers on duty In France communicated with the Amer ican Embassy to-day, giving official notice of their whereabouts in case they should be ordered to Mexico. Boston, Mass., April 23. At the navy yard to-day the sailing time for the battleships Virginia and Georgia 14 PAGES. HOFFEBT WILL STAY 111 CITY'S SERVICE, 1 US MOICED Will Continue as Assistant Park Superintendent Under Com missioner Taylor Coincident with the organization yesterday afternoon of Harrisburg's first City Planning Commission, J. Raymond HofTert announced his inten tion of continuing in the city's ser vice as assistant park superintendent. City Commissioner M. Harvey Tay lor, Superintendent of the Department of Parks and Public Property, ex pressed his satisfaction at Mr. Hof fert's decision to remain in the city's employ. Mr. HofTert served in a similar ca pacity under the old Park Commission and aided so materially in the .big de velopment and improvement plan of Harrisburg's park and playground sys tem that Commissioner Taylor asked him to remain as assistant when V. Grant Forrer's resignation as super intendent was received. At the time Mr. HofTert suggested that Mr. Forrer [Continued on Page ».] was fixed at 4 o'clock this afternoon. El Paso, Texas, April 23.—British subjects in Mexico were warned to-day to leave Immediately. The warning came from the British Ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, at Washington, to H. C. Myles, British Consul here, who at once wired to consuls in Mex ico. About 700 Britons are in Mexico. Havana, April 23.—The battleship Montana, after sailing from Guan tanamo for Vera Cruz, was ordered back to the naval station to embark a detachment of eighty marines under Captain Frederick L. Bradman. New York, April 23. —The Ameri can Smelting and Refining Company announced here to-day that it had or dered all its mines and smelters in Mexico closed down. Instructions were sent to all American employes to leave Mexico immediately. Washington, D. C., April 23. —The State Department has been advised that between 800 and 1,000 American citizens still are in Mexico City. Washington, D. C., April 23.—Gen eral Wood still is awaiting orders at the War Department. No call has yet been sisued for the militia and It is said that nothing could be done In that direction until Congress had acted by authorizing the movement and by pro viding the large amount of money. New York, April 23.—The supply ship Culgoa arrived at the yard to day. She will be loaded with 6,000 tons of meat and other provisions and will join the fleet as soon as possible. . Boston, Mass., April 23.—The bat ' tleship Nebraska sailed for Mexican waters at. noon to-day. Japanese Newspapers Are Very Conservative Tokio, April 23.—Most of the lead ing newspapers of Japan are moderate and reserved In their attitude regard ing the Mexican situation. One or two of the less responsible journals, however, to-day suggest that advan tage should be taken of the present embarassment of Washington to press the issues outstanding between Japan and the United States, EVEN SAN ANTONIO IS UNEASY Mrs. Charles Fischler. 719 North Sixth street, has returned from San Antonio, Texas, where she had been visiting during the winter. San An tonio. the site of Fort Sam Houston, is 150 miles from the Mexican frontier, but even In that city Mrs. Fischler says there Is a feeling of uneasiness over the situation that is much more pronounced than In the North. j * POSTSCRIPT. FUTILE AHEWIPT MHO BLOW UP EAGLE PASS BRIDGE Mexican Federals Halted Before 'They Succeed in Destroying In ternational Structure CARRANZA'S NOTE RECEIVED Considers Seizure of Vera Cruz Hostile Act and Asks With drawal of Forces Eagle Pass, Tex., April 23.—Arte* destroying: machinery lit railroad shops, blowing; up railroad switches and removing Instruments from the telegraph office in Piedras Negras, Mexico, opposite this place, early to day, a party of Mexican federals was prevented from blowing up the Mcxi cna end of tlie International bridge when the American border patrol ar rived. Washington, D. C., April 2» Nelson O'Shaughnessy, American Chnrge d'Affaires at Mexico City, has been handed his passports. . ~T w . elve Americans have been kilie<l and fifty wounded at Vera Cruz. After two days of fighting the American naval forces hold the entire city. General Carranza, the Constitu tionalist chief, lias addressed a note to the American government resenting the seizure of Vera Cruz, lie characterizes it as a hostile act against the Mexican nation In "violation of the national sov ereignty" and "invites" the United States to withdraw. This was the situation which con fronted President Wilson and the Washington administration to-day. Steps looking toward a restoration of the embargo on arms have been recommended and final decision on this point was expected during the day. That Huerta might follow his ac tion with reference to O'Shaughnessy with a declaration of war would not surprise official Washington. Such a development In most cases have fol lowed the departure of a minister or charge d'affaires. Charge Algara, of the Mexican Embassy, has Instructions from the Huerta government to leave* He has been preparing to go for sev« eral days. His departure will be has tened, It is believed, because O'Shaughnessy has been handed his! passports, but the American govern ment. which has not recognized the Huerta representative through deal ing with him because he was accredit ed to this government by the Ma dero administration, probably will not ask Algara to go. He will depart on j the inlation of his oWn government. United Stated to Wait The determination of the United States had been to pause after Vera Cruz was taken and wait for the ef fect on Huerta before seeking repara tion by attack on Tamplco. What, the overnight developments may mean to change the situation was a con jecture. I The joint board of the army and navy has completed plans for any eventuality. The navy Is moving rap idly to blockade If necessary all porta ,on the Atlantic and Pacific coasta |of Mexico. The army 1b ready to move in an instant. Already a biff portion of the army Is scattered alonff the Southern tier of the United States. A copy of the Carranza note In Spanish was received here to-day. An Important paragraph In it differing somewhat from the translation made for Consul Carothers at El Paso was translated as follows by the Mexican Constitutionalist agency: "Moreover Invasion of our territory, the permanency of your forccw of Vera Vruz. or a violation of the rights which constitute our existence as a free ami liide|>cmlciit State, would cer tainly drag us into an unequal but dutiful war, which we always desired to avoid." The Constitutionalists said Car ranza's note was not Intended as a defiance but as an appeal to the United States to withdraw Its forces and seek reparation from them. % Where to Go to Get It Go to the advertiser wh» say% "Come." "Come" is the invitation of every merchant who advertises in this newspaper. The men who put their ad vertisements In the newspaper have faith In themselves and in their products. They are catering to your wants. They can only succeed by serving you. 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