Republican News Item. VOL. XV. NO. 49 OFFERS TRUCE TO ARRANGE PEACE Mexican Government Favorable to Armistice Terms. REBELS ABANDON BORDER CITY Under Cover of Night Insurrectos Flee From Agua Prieta, Which Federals Occupy at Once. A proposition for an armistice, pend ing negotiations for a settlement of Mexico's internal troubles, was re reived by the department of foreign relations in Mexico City from Wash ington, presumably from Dr. Vasquez Gomez. A reply was returned In which it was indicated that the government looked with favor upon the suggestion. Rebels Evacuate Agua Prieta. It was evident from the looks of the Agua Prieta streets when the federals entered after the rebels had silently stolen out after the raking fire poured into the town, had been more effective than the rebels admitted. Fifty bodies were found lying in the streets, buildings were perforated and many adobe residences were shelter ing wounded non-combatants, includ ing several women and children. ✓ Part of the iusurrecto garrison was scattered in the abandonment of the town. Throwing away their guns nnd leaving their horses, they lied in dis order in different directions. The prin cipal portion of the rebel command, however, retired in good order toward the mountains south of the city. Two insurrecto commanders, Balazario Garcia and Colonel Medina, deserted their men and lied across the border, where they surrendered to the Amer ican troops. The victorious federal force which occupied Ihe town numbered about 1200 men. 1 ieutenant Colonel Reynal do Diaz, nephew of President Diaz, was in supreme command. Under him were Major Luis Medina Barron, of the rumles, and Commandant Fran cisco Chiapa, formerly prefect of the town of Montezuma. Despite the fact that Uie United States troops compelled the residents of Douglas to keep far from that side of the town nearest the fighting. John Hamilton, an American, was struck in the breast and probably ia' ally in jured by a Mexican bullet while stand ing in the central part of Douglas. Several others were wounded, among them Oscar Goll, a newspaper man, who was shot in the head. This incident, following the killling of two Americans in Douglas last Thursday by stray bullets, and coming immediately after President Taft's warning to the Mexican government and the direct demands made upon both rebels and federals by Colonel Sliunk, commanding the United States cavalry at Douglas, to avoid firing across the frontier, is fraught with menace of serious international com plications. A force of 1500 federals attacked the rebels, intrenched at Agua Prieta, the Mexican border town, practically ad joining Douglas. They were driven back and the rebels held every posi tion which they held when the fed eral advance began. When they were finally in action the steel missiles tore up the ground and passed through houses in the American town as well as ploughed up the turf protecting the rebels, who say their loss is light. The hail of bullets from the federal machine guns fell far within the con fines of the city of Douglas. It was evident from the outset that the bat lie was to be decisive. Doth sides exhibit ed desperate courage. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HCTJa-ECES"V r XH,X J 3II ) I J?J±- CAPITAL STOCK | $50,000 W. C. FRONTZ President. Surplus and FRANK A. REEDF.R, Cashier. Net Profits 75 ' 000, DIRECTORS: Transacts a General Wm. Frontz, John C. Laird, C. W. Sones, Banking Business. I w - Front*, Frank A.Reerter, Jacob Per, Lyman Myers, W. T. Reedy, Peter Frontz, Accounts oflndivid- j A B> Ball) John Bu]l uais and Firms solicited. 1 i Safe Deposite Boxes for Rent, One Dollar per Year. 3 per cent. INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. I COUNT BERNSTORFF. German Ambassador Has No | Intention of Resigning. Photo hv 4 - Frosw .AssorMntlon GERMAN ENVOY WON'T QUIT Count Von Berr.storff Says He Hopes to Stay Heie as Long as He Can. "Why, no, 1 have no intention of re signing my diplomatic post," sa d Count Von Bernstorff, the German am bassador, who was at the pier in New York to see his wife and son depart for Europe. "1 am going to stay as long as I can. I want to stay because 1 like It here. About Dr. lllU's resignation, I can say little save that 1 am sorry he is giving up he post." House Passes Direct Vote Plan. By a vote of 290 to Hi, the Louie passed the resolution providing for the election of Ignited States senato.s bv direct vote of the people. Even these sixteen dissenters — fifteen Republicans and Representa tive McDermott, of Chicago, a I)enio crat, would have voted for the resolu tion had the amendment offered by Representative Young, of Michigan, reserving to the federal government the power to prescribe the manner of holding elections and the qualifications of voters been adopted. This amendment was similar to tho one which was adopted in the senate in the last session and resulted in the defeat of the resolution. It was voted down, 190 to 121, and when it came to a vote on the resolution itself, Re publicans and Democrats alike almos' fell over one another in their efforts to be recorded in favor of the propo sition. The resolution confers the power to prescribe details for the elections on the state. Boxing In New Jersey. The New Jersey assembly passed a measuie by Assemblyman Ford, of Hudson county, which legalizes six round boxing bouts. The measure pro vides that these bouts be held for ex hibition purposes and in the interest of physical culture. It also provides that the contestants must lie examined before they enter the ring. Secretary Commerce Commission Dead Edward A. Moseley, secretary of the interstate commerce commission, died at his residence in Washington from heart disease. Secretary Moseley was sixty-five years old and had been sec retary of the commission since its or ganization twenty-four years ago. Fire Chief Dies In Action. John W. Sherwood, sixty-three years old, president of the National Associa tion of Firemen, and chief of the Neo sho, Mo., ("9partment, died of heart disease whi'.e directing the department at a fire LAPORTE, SULLIVAN COUNTY PA. FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1911. UNVEIL SHAFT TO FRENCH HEROES Recognition For Those Who Fought For American Liberty. MANY NOTABLES PRESENT Monument to Nameless French Sol diers and Sailors Who Were Killed In 1781 Unveiled at Annapolis. In memory of the French soldiers and-sailors, who gained no individual fame like the Marquise de Lafayette, the Count Rochambeau or Baron Steu ben, but who helped the thirteen col onies to gain their liberty, a statue was unveiled in the grounds of St John's college in Annapolis, Md. The President and Mrs. Tal't, Am bassador Jusserand, of France; Secre tary of War Dickinson and Secictary of the Navy Meyer were among those who witnessed the ceremonies. The president and the French am bassador spoke in memory of the brave deeds of the unknown men who lie buried beneath the shaft, and Miss Amelie de I'au Fowler, a descendant of the Count de Grasse, and the Count de Chambrun, attache of the French embassy and a descendant of the Marquise de Lafayette, pulled the cords that drew back the flags from across the statue's face, while the student band played the Marsellalse. President Taft spoke in praise of the unknown men, and Ambassador Jusserand eulogized them for their willingness and eagerness to cross a sea to fight under an alien flag, in a cause then uncertain, all for the prin ciple of liberty. Lafayette and Rochambeau and oth er French generals, the president said, were "with us so much in the strug gle" for independence that we almost forget they are Frenchmen, "But here," said the president, "where the »ien whose memory we celebrate are unknown to us by name, the very im personality of the occasion makes it distinctly the gratitude of a nation to a nation." Following the unveiling the presi dent reviewed the brigade of naval cadets. The monument is a simple shaft of pink granite, thirteen feet high. On a bronze entablature is shown in also relievo sorrowing Memory, crowned with the olive leaves of peace and leaning upon her victorious shield, watching the departure of a small group of marching soldiers. Above the heads of the marchers banners are flying in the wind, and in the background are seen the spars of vessels. In the foreground are two small grave stones, one inscribed "Ici git un soldat de la France," and the other "lei git un tnarin de la France" (here lies a soldier, here lies a sailor of France). The exact spot for the memorial was chosen only after painstaking re search. It has been impossible to dis cover the names of the dead, or even their exact number. It is only known that alive they defended the iield and dead they still hold it. GUILTY OF MURDER Slayer of School Girl at Asbury Park Sentenced to Death. The jury in the case of Frank Heldemann, on trial at Freehold, N. J., for the murder of Mary Smith, ten years old, at Asbury Park on Nov. 9, returned a verdict of murder in the first degree. The jury deliberated one hour and forty-five minutes. Justice W. P. Voo hees immediately sentenced Heide mann to death in the electric chair at Trenton during the week commencing May 22. Heidemann was barely able to stand up and wept bitterly when sentence was pronounced. THREE 107 h,„ZRS KILLED Five Other D ersons Injured When Car Crashed Into Pole. Three colored persons, one a wo man, were killed, and five others, one also a woman, were injured in Johns town, Pa., in an automobile while re turning from a dance. The machine, running fifty miles an hour, skidded, jumped onto a pave ment and ran into a telephone pole. The dead are Mrs. Floyd Washington, John Mahoney and Eldridge Lewis The injured are not dangerously hurt. "Big Bill" Edwards Gets Hero Medal. "Big Bill" Edwards, the commis sioner of street cleaning of New York, has received the medal which was awarded him by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission for saving Mayor Gay nor from death at the hands of James J. Gallagher on Aug. 9 last. Ed wards received a wound and imperiled his own life ingoing 4 to the mayor's assistance. • AMBASSADOR HILL RESIGNS HIS POST Decides to Retire From Berlin Without Assigning Cause. THE PRESIDENT ACQUIESCES His Resignation Will Take Effect on July 1 and Caused Great Surprise In Washington. Dr. David Jayne Hill, of Rochester, N. Y., ambassador from the United States to Germany, has resigned his post. The resignation lias been accept ed by President Taft. Neither in Mr. Hill's letter of resig nation nor in the president's letter of acceptance is any reason given for the ambassador's action. The president thanks Mr. Hill for his services at Berlin and says that he is glad to know that he will remain there until July 1, when the resigna tion goes into effect. While Ambassador Hill's resignation was a great surprise to official Wash ington and to the diplomatic corps, it is argued that the fact that he is to remain at his post until July 1 indi cates that there was nothing urgent in his action. Belief is geenral that his retirement is in accord with the custom of past administrations to appoint new am bassadors to all important posts. Changes have been made by Presi dent Taft at all such places except to Great Britain and Germany. in the case of Great Britain Presi dent Taft offered the mission to Dr. Eliot, of Harvard university, who de clined. Accepting the resignation, the pres ident wrote under date of April 13: "It is with great reluctance that I accept your resignation and i elieve you of a mission which you rave dis charged in a manner which I so highly appreciate both as to the actual work of the embassy and as to your rela tion to the government to which you are accredited. "I am glad it will be convenient to you to retain your post until the Ist of next July." It was learned that while the re signation oi Dr. Hill had come as a surprise to the general public, lie had such a step in contemplation for some time. It also was stated that Ambas sador Hill probably will retire to pri vate life. Reports of friction between Dr. Hill and the state department were in cir culation, but no confirmation was ob tainable from any source. One of the chief reasons, it is said, which prompted Dr. Hill to relinquish his position, where the president would have been willing to allow him to remain, is that Ambassador Hill's bank account does not warrant him continuing his residence in Berlin. Having been a college professor and not a wealthy man seeking diplomatic honors, he is comparatively a poor man and unable to keep up the pace set by the diplomatic corps of the German capital. The salary of the American ambassador, $17,500 a year, is not sufficient to enable him to main tain his establishment in keeping with the splendor of the kaiser's court. lowa Elects U. S. Senator. Judge William S. Kenyon, insurgent Republican, was elected United States senator to succeed the iate Senator Jonathan P. Doliver, on the sixty seventh ballot in the lowa legislature. The victory came with the second ballot of the day, and followed a stormy session. Judge Kenyon received seventy-eight votes, just enough to elect, against twenty-six for Supreme Court Justice Horace E. Deemer, his Republican op ponent. Judge Kenyon will take the seat now occupied by Lafayette Young, the Des Moines editor, who was appointed by the governor to serve until Mr. Dol liver's successor should be elected. If the legislature had adjourned without an election Mr. Young would have had to retire from the senate anyway, as a gubernatorial appointment only ' holds good until the legislature lias either elected or had adjourned, hav ing failed to elect. Baby Drowns In Barrel. Hazel Dorris Engle, aged two years, {he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Engle, of near West Chester, Pa., drowned in less that a foot of water. The baby fell into a half-barrel, which was used to contain water for a mor tar bed. The infant was taken out alive, but her death followed a few minutes later. Child Strangled With Bran. Floyd Burkey, five years of age, of Pittsburg, Pa, wos strangled to death with bran used in feeding the horses. Th. child was at play iu a barn and while throwing bran abnut some of it lodged in his esophagus. | FIRE CHIEF CROKER. Head of New York's Department i Resigns. ' - New York 1 .ie Chief Quits. Edwin F. Croker Hands In His Resig nation to Take Effect Many 1. Edwin F. Croker, chief of the New York city fire department, handed in his resignation, to take effect May 1. John Ken lon, the deputy chief, was at once designated by Fire Commis sioner Waldo to be acting chief of the department. "Hoosier Poet" Can't Use His Hands. James Whitcomb Riley, the "Hoo sier poet," who has been ill for some time, will never be able to speak in public again, according to Miss Clara Farr, who visited him in Indianapo lis. Mr. Riley informed her also, she said, that he had entirely lost the use of his hands. He is dictating some new poems to be included in a new edition to be issued this spring. ( The Aeroplane In War. The life of an aviator would not he safe if *ue approached within 1000 yards of the deck of a modern battle ship. This is an official deduction from recent experiments held at the last target practice on the southern drill grounds off Cape Henry, Va., when a team of bluejackets from the battle ship Mississippi fired at a box kite. They used the service rifle. If tho three-inch guns of tho torpedo defense battery are used an aeroplane would not be able to approach within 100<" yards of a battleship. During the re cent practice, however, it was impos sible to use the three-inch guns be cause they couldn't be inclined at an angle of elevation high enough to per mit firing at the kites. The ordnance officers of the Missis sippi are considering the necessary modification of the gun mount for this kind of attack. It is probable that fur ther experiments will be held later, at which the- smaller caliber guns will be tested in filing at box kites at dif ferent ranges. Taft at Double Drowning. While galloping along the bridle path in Potomac park at Wa-h'ngton with Major Butt, his military aide. President Taft narrowly missed wit nessing a double drowning. The president and Major Butt were near the river and, seeing several boys running in that direction, the presi dent sent Major Butt to investigate. A colored woman had thrown he.- boy into the river and then jumped in her self. Both drowned. The president, after Instructing Ma jor Butt to notify the police and the harbor master's office, remained en tlie scene until the police arrived. HARDWARE^^^pJ# \VHEN you think of buying har.l- ifeflpkfo whatever it may be —"shall I buy? Don't ponder over those things, nor spend your time looking at pictures in "cheap goods" mail-order catalogs. Come to our store and let us solve the problem. We have a fine variety of standard goods to choose from When you think of HARDWARE tliink or COLE'S. SANITARY PLUMBING. We give special attention to Piping, Steam, Hot Water and Hot Air Heating. General job work and repairing In all branches, prompt ly and skillfully executed Samuel Cole, - Dushore, Pa. 75C PER YEAR BOOM WILSON FOR PRESIDENT Jersey Governor a Democratic Possibility in 1912. The boom of Governor Woodrow Wilson, of Now Jersey, as a Demo cratic presidential possibility in 1912, heard frequently in different parts of the country, was launched in Balti more at the first meeting of the an nual convention of the National Asso ciation of Shellfish Commissioners. It was during the speech of Charles K. Bacon, of Camden, N. J., who is president of the association, that Gov ernor Wilson's name was mentioned. "He came to the front," said Mr.. Bacon, "with the mark of the machine upon him, but he quickly dispelled all doubt as to where lie stood on that score and in a few weeks had won tlie people of our state as no other man had won them, and they are heart and soul with this new kind of governor— Woodrow Wilson—and we are going to lend you this man in whom the people can safely rest every confi dence. Ho is not only the man of the hour. He is the man of the future for all America." Great applause followed Mr. Bacon's allusion to Governor Wilson, and after his speech Mr. Bacon explained that lie meant taat New Jersey would lend Governor V ilson to the people of the United States for four years as their president. KILLS WIFE AND 5 CHILDREN Plumber, Who Feared Ti.ey Might Co Blind, Then Commits Suicde. Grant Rickert, a plumber of Vo-.i :gs town, 0., attacked his wife and .»ve children with a gun and axe and kill ed them all. He then shot ;.ii i killed himself. Rickert feared he was going blind and that the eyesight of his children was impaired, neighbors, say. A sixth child ran out of the house and c,id neighbors that his father was h:!!ing his mother. The children ranged in years from five to sixteen. Asks $20,000 Tor Hair Dyod C r f"i. A snif !'•'•• . in:.muted In New York city by Mrs Adeline K. Lewison against Mines. Poll> and Klark, hair tie-.-or.-, at 1435 Broad way, was placed on the calendar < 112 the supreme coutt lor tiial Mrn Lewison says her h-jir w • in i\ • I gray in the San Kran i co .va t.. . .a,. • and she employed Maie. l'olly to dye it Mack. She says the dye 1 i -o ! her hair green and canned a ia-.li 011 her forehead. Calls Special Eescion. Governor Glasscock isst;e<! a call for a special session of the West Virginia legislature on May It! to enact a state wide primary law, which shall include provisions for the popular nominations of United States senators, and to amend the "corrupt practices act" so as to prohibit bribery and fraud at primaries, conventions and politi al meetings of all kinds as well as at elections. Broken Bottle Kills Boy. Harold King, twelve years of age, of Loyalville, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., fell downstairs Monday in his father's barn while he was carrying a two quart bottle in his arms. The bottlo broke and a piece of the glass sev ered an artery in the lad's throat, so that he died in five minutes. For Coinage of Two-and-a-half Cents. Every woman who loves the bargain county and with joyful anticipation reads a reduction to thirty-three and one-half cents a yard, will be inter ested in a bill introduced in the house by Representative Sheppard, of Texas, providing for the coinage of a two and one-hali cent piece.
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