SOLDIERS OF FIFIB
BRIGADE READY TO
SIILFORVEMCMZ
Wires Stand Bareheaded in Rain
Watching Their Husbands
Preparing to Leave
O«tv«ston, Texas, April 24.—The re
fa forced Fifth Brigade, the army's
Irst expeditionary force for Mexico,
>roke camp during the night at Fort
Crockett here and at daylight moved
o the transports waiting to take them
o Vera Cruz. They were not expect
ed to sail before late this afternoon.
The soldiers marched from camp
ifter a night spent practically without
lleep. The general sentiment appeared
to be that they were glad to escape
Ih® routine of camp life under can
ras, which has lasted here for more
fhan a year, since the Second Division
tfas mobilized at Galveston and Texas
-ity.
These Camp Crockett regiments,
fourth. Seventh. Nineteenth and
Twenty-eighth Infantry, comprising
ibout 8,500 men and forming the bulk
>f the brigade, were largely veterans,
ill having seen service in the Philip
pines. They worked all night packing
tnd cleaning camp and by daylight the
roops not only were ready to move
>ut the 100 acres they had occupied
as almost literally broom-swept, so
areful was the cle-an-uu.
The whole movement passed quiet- I
y. Wives of men or officers here and '
:here watched their husbands. When
laylight came with a cold rain many
from en stood bareheaded on the sea
••all overlooking the camp, seemingly i
unmindful of the weather, as they
watched passing companies for a look ;
it their own men folk.
One liOne Prisoner
I One lone military prisoner was com- i
belled to remain in a low-railed en- j
closure at the end of the camp, where I
kll the troops passed in their march j
ko the front in full view. He walked
round his enclosure, all the time:
patching the troops.
I The four infantry regiments which
karnp from the following posts: Twen
ty-eighth Infantry. Fort Snelling,
h'irm.: Fourth Infantry from Fort
t"rook, Neb.; Seventh Infantry from
Leavenworth, Kas.; .Nineteenth In
fantry from Forts Meade, in North
Dakota: Sill, in Oklahoma, and Lea- j
Irenworth. Company E. Engineers,
which also boarded the transports,
fame from Leavenworth. The Sixth
Cavalry, which also is ordered to sail
Mth all possible dispatch, came from
Fort Des Moines, lowa.
In addition to the four transports,
Meade, Sumner, Kilpatriek and Mc-'
riellan, which were taking on troops
this morning, the quartermaster's de- \
partment was endeavoring to secure j
jne or two commercial steamers,
ivhlch were intended principally to;
transport cavalry and artillery.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun-
Iton, who will command the brigade
now embarking, was awaiting at his!
headquarters last night when the sail- I
ng orders came. He had the orders
telephoned back to Galveston, where'
the whistles of the four transports
Blew a prearranged signal summoning j
their crews. An hour after the order ;
reached Galveston every officer and I
man in the city knew it and was either!
it camp or on the way.
Go - Carts
A brand new lot of Reed Go-carts were unloaded yes
terday and are being placed in our display room in antici
pation of the demand that will follow the coming of sunny
days. 1 hese are the newest designs obtainable, modestly
priced because of our modest expenses on this side of the
river.
One Reed Carriage, in natural finish with hood and guaranteed
steel bearing?, heavy rubber tires and patent brake. Regular $"4 00
Vttlue SI 7.50
Similar style in still better grade, finished in brown 00
va,ue SI 9.00
The new French gray finish with reversible body in season's
newest make; white enamel If desired. SOO value ()()
ii" (irt ol «i nc Go * carts with hood, adjustable back and spring soat.
* - %Hlu e 59..10
Similar description in SB.OO value q~
Porch Furniture
people take as much pride in the appearance and
comfort of the porch as they do in the arrangement of the
r^L r i°° m the house, because that is the out-door living
room in summer for those who are fortunete enough to have
snfv r . fAw f n L a i t k act l pieces and complete suits are here,
onl\ a tew of which can be quoted in this space.
f4.S0 R v!Tlue ßOCker " lth r ° U frame> arms and >«at; regular
in natural vahfe'"* made ° f * clected reed '
JN>. * .»
Three-piece reed suit in brown tint, consisting of setee
rocker and arm chair: back and seat cuhions upholstered in
best grade cretonne with felt filling. Regular $52.00 value
$39.50
B ? r Harbor Chair in tinted reed. unhMstered in
figured denim to match shade of chair. Regular sl4 50 value
» „ *9.75
Rocker to match _
sni»c£i ree CC ® porch set in Sfeen reed; regular $16.00 value,
pec ' al , SI 075
value W table of bamboo frame with two drawers; $8.50
odd Pieces and summer novelties for the p<-rch" in
vases and other embellishments that give a touch of
completeness to the porch furnishings.
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NEW CUMBERLAND PA.
Fourth and Bridge Streets
FRIDAY EVENING. StAFRISBURG SS&Sfe TELEGRAPH APRIL 24,1914.
MOBS OF MIS
| TRAMPLE U. S. FLAG
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I of the local newspapers, crowds of stu
|dents and government office employes
began to gather.
By dusk a mob had assembled in
front of the American Club where
'they smashed windows and howled in
| suits at the American citizens inside,
'all of whom they threatened to assa
jssinate-
An appeal to the governor of the
federal district brought police protec
tion but not before the crowd had
shattered many of the windows in the
club house and in adjoining proper
ties belonging to Americans.
Sing National Anthem
Until two o'clock in the morning
bands of excited Mexicans marched
! through the streets singing the Mex
j lean national anthem and shouting
; "death for the Americans."
| The American club, the leading
American hostelry, and the offices of
, the Mexican Herald were closed, owing
|to the threats of the mobs to burn
them and murder their occupants.
The British, Germans and French
;in the federal capital were prepared
iat a moments notice to gather in the
| previously arranged concentration
! districts, which had been provisioned
: to stand a seise.
"Fake" Stories Printed
I The newspapers, probably acting
'tinder the directions of General
I Huerta, issued many extra editions, in
I which they printed dispatches stating
that El Paso, Laredo, Nogules and
other places had been taken by the
Mexicans. Other dispatches announ
ced that the federal troops had gained
victory at Vera Cruz, where they ex
pected to surround and drive the
American invaders into the sea.
The repair and supply ship Panther
will probably go to Mexico with Ad
miral Winslow's squadron. The Pan
ther has been fitted out with modern
machinery and if ordered south will
carrv thousands of different extra
parts for warships and machine guns.
The papers also declared the battle
ship Louisiana had been sunk by a
Mexican torpedo. An alleged dispatch
from the south said that Emiliano
Zapata, the southern rebel, was com
ing to join forces with General Huerta.
All the American officials employed
by the National Kailroads and the
Mexican Railway Company were im
mediately discharged by the govern
ment in order that no trains could be
operated except under the supervision
of the government.
At the American embassy orders
were expected from the Mexican gov
ernment that the arms and ammu
nition recently permitted to enter
should be given up. This was in re
taliation for the seizure of Vera Cruz
by the American fleet.
The refugee train took twenty hours
to make the journey from Mexico city
to Vera Cruz. There were many de
lays but no mishaps.
EUROPE APPROVES ACTION
Paris, April, 24.—Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign secretary on sev
eral occasions during his visit to Paris
has said in the course of private con
versations, that he believes the United
States is undertaking a work in Mex
ico of which thoughtful opinion in
Europe approves.
T. M til ILL
BUILD B SOBIK
i ICoiitinui'd from First Pago.]
, successful contractor for the subway
j revived the discussion in municipr
I circles of tho opportunity for tho cit:
: to acquire sufficient earth for the pro
j posed 25-foot "Jill" on the wester:
I side of Front street between Macla;
j and Division streets to provide a wall
I outside the curb.
j V ork on the Front and Secon*
j street subways will be started in th
. near future and engineers have ha
their stakes in the ground for som
j time. The resident engineer of con
I struction has visited the park and gone
jover the ground with Superintended
of Parks Taylor and his assistant, J. R.
I Hoffert.
| The engineer told Mr. Taylor that
j he questioned whether more than thirtj
! of forty thousand yards of earth wHi
I be available and the question of haul
' mg that amount will be an Important
: one to consider in using this material
J for "fill."
j 150,000 Yards on Whole Job
j City Engineer Cowden figured that
I l&O.t'OO varus or tons ot eanh wouiu
| oe avaiiat.te troin tlie entire job. In
cluding the excavations trom the
houses that must necessarily be torn
clown and graded to the subway re
quirements.
"There'll be 150,000 yards there be
fore they're finished," said Mr. Cow
den.
Wether or not the funds to pay for
the hauling will be available is a ques
tion that hasn't been solved in the
Department of Streets and Public Im
provements. Mr. Cowuen said that
about 40,000 yards of earth would be
sufficient for the Front, street lib above
iuaclay streets, and this, at a rough
estimate of 40 cents a yard, would
mean an expenditure of in the neigh
borhood of Jlti.OOo. "These figures
are not based on any definite data,
however," said Mr. Cowden. "and tho
sum per yard is just a reasonable fig
ure under ordinary circumstances."
To Prepare Map of River Front
Vvhat steps, if any, would be taken
by th» city to acquire the dirt. Com
missioner W. H. Lynch asserted he
couldn't say until alter the State
Water Supply Commission's request
for a cross-sectional map of the pro
posed "fill* all along the itiver Front
from Iron alley to Division street had
been prepared and submitted to the
commission.
"The Water Supply Commission has
asked for this to see what we would
like to have done." explained Com
missioner Lynch, "and to-day Mr. Tav
lor and Mr. Hoffert, of the Park De
partment, and Mr. Justin, of the Board
of Public A\ orks, and myself conferred
on the subject. Mr. Hoffert will pre
pare the map."
The T. Larry Eyre Construction
Company has been doing considerable
important work for the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company within the past two
years. The new bridge at Montgom
ery, across the Susquehanna river,
was constructed by this company. It
is one of the most important improve
ments made on the Northern Central
Railway branch in many vears.
TRAFFICM llllt
DEM LETTER HERE
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The Motor Club agreed to note the
offenders' numbers, write them letters
and send duplicates of the letters to
the chief. But, apparently, something
went wrong in the plan for the police
department has received but one such
letter, according to Chief Hutchinson.
Where Drivers Err
The main points wherein motor ve
hicle drivers err, according to both
the police department and the Motor
Club officials, is in not stopping on
the right side of the curb; in not tak
ing turns properly; in lining up two
deep at curbs; and in traveling with
cut-out and smoke protector off. An
other point incited on in the traffic
code is that motors stopped in the
street must not stand with engines
running.
While the Motor Club members, ac
cording to Secretary Myton, can point
out glaring disregards of these orders
lat any time during the day and right
in Market Square, Chief of Poilce
Hutchison explains the manifest dif
ficulty of one traffic officer keeping an
eye peeled for all traffic ordinance
breakers while watching and directing
traffic. "Give us sufficient men," the
chief said, "and we can make drivers'
observe the motor ordinances as
minutely as they do in Central Park!
or in Fairmount Park."
The one bright spot in the situation
apparently is the receipt of a letter
from members of a recently organ- j
ized Chauffeurs' Club in which the
Chauffeurs' Club pledged the Motor
Club that the- would observe the traf
fic ordinances minutely and scrupu
lously. But the Motor Club officials
seem to think that the traffic ordi
nance is not as closely followed by I
motorists as it was when first put into
effect. And the police department
thinks it is doing the very best it can
and invites co-operation of the Motor ,
Club in reporting violators.
PIIILA. DOCTOR TO SPEAK
The Harrisburg Academy of Medi
cine will to-night listen to a paper oy
Dr. J. Madison Taylor, of Phiadelphia,
on "The Mechano-Tnerapeutic Re
sources of the General Practitioner
Applicable at Almost Any Time or
Place." Then a general discussion
will follow.
FBIEILiIESS OF
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bargo on the shipment of munitions of
war into Mexico, will have on the atti
tude of the Constitutionalists was one
of the chief questions which con
fronted the administration to-day. The
' answer to this question was awaited
with the keenest interest in official
circles. It was realized that upon the
j attitude of the Constitutionalist leader.
General Carranza, to a great extent
hinged the extent of American mili
tary operations in Mexico. In the
meantime officials were also appar
| ently without any definite information
regarding the plans of General Huerta.
although there were rumors as to in
tentions of General Maas. the federal
commander who evacuated Vera Cruz,
to attack that city.
One of the encouraging features of
the situation was the apparent friend
liness manifested toward the United
States by General Villa. military leader
of the Constitutionalists, in an inter
view with American Consul Carothers
at Juarez, am; it was believed that
li.s altitude might have considerable/
iulluence on General Carranza. He is
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quoted as having said that one of the
chief reasons for his coming to Juarez
was to show the American people that
his attitude was friendly. He empha
sized the improbability of the rebels
being brought into armed conflict with !
the United States, but said, however,
that lie was ready to obey orders of
his chief. Carranza himself has made
a statement which has been variously
interpreted. While apparently consid
ered in some quarters as tantamount
to an ultimatum for American with
drawal. Constitutionalist representa
tives point to it as friendly in char
acter.
Demands Full Reparation
Precautions were taken by the ad
ministration when it ordered the
restoration of the prohibition against
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the shipment of arms into Mexico.
The President reassured General Car
ranza that he has no designs against
Mexico, but that he considers it neces
sary to demand full reparation from
Huerta for indignities committed
against the United States. He followed
up the statement by ordering troops
to Vera Cruz and to assist in forcing
the demands and moved other troops
to the international border as a pre
caution against possible disorders and
for any other eventualities. In addi
tion to the movement of land troops
the naval strength of the United States
in Mexican waters are to be increased
by a special service squadron.
Consulate Attacked
Considerable uneasiness continued >
to be felt here over rumors of anti* I
American demonstrations in Mexico
City, where there are still many United
States citizens, and over more definite
reports of similar troubles at En
senada. on the west coast of Mexico,
where it was reported last night that
the American consulate had been at
tacked. Steps were immediately taken
to afford relief in the latter case by
the dispatch of a gunboat from San
Diego. Word of its arrival at En
senada was hourly expected.
The tenseness of the situation be
tween the United States and Mexico
was heightened by the outward evi
dences seen in the severing of all for
mal connections between the two
countries by the almost simultaneous
departure from Washington of Mex
ican Charge Algara and Charge
I O'Shaughnesay from Mexico City. Con
siderable significance is seen In th«
selection of Brazil to look after Ameri
can interests in Mexico in the absenca
of American representatives. Where
Brazil is not represented American in
terests will be eared for by France.
Scenes of activity were in evldenca
early today at tho various departments
of the government Immediately con
cerned with the Mexican situation.
Despite the fact that Cabinet otflcers
and their clerical forces were at the
departments at a late hour last night,
they were at their desks early to-day
prepared to meet any further exi
gencies that might arise. In the mean
time members of Congress are giving
the closest attention to developments
and it Is considered not improbable
that action bearing on the situation
may be taken by Congress.
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