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For Birds' Protection
Administration's Next Move in
Mexican Situation Is Anxious
ly Awaited, Especially by
Congressmen.
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DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS
WERE EARLY ATTHEIR DESKS
Now Almost Certain. That the Problem
Will Reach the Halls of Congress
Situation Fast Approach
ing Crisis.
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Washington, April 18. Defi
nite assurances have been re
ceived by President Taft from
the Mexican government that
affairs like O-at at Agusi Prieta
will not be repeated. An
nouncement is maue at the
White House that Mexico has
given assurances of a "definite
restrictive policy on the border."
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WASHINGTON. April 18. The
Mexican situation, which is
fast approaching a crisis in
Its International aspect, was the prin
cipal subject of consideration at to
day's cabinet meeting. With the
declaration by the president and his
advisers that no American soldier will
cross the border line without the con
sent of congress, the administration's
next move is anxiously awaited, es
pecially by members of congress.
It seems almost certain that the
problem will reach the halls of con
gress. The Interest of official Wash
ington Is keyed to the highest pitch,
and border developments brought
officials of ,th stale and war depart
ments to their desks early this morn
ing. . Hvery bit ofi Information re-
cleved overnight was rushed to the
White House for perusal of the pres
ident. The executive' Interest and
concern over the entire matter is
plainly evident.
Loath to Bend Troops Across Border.
President Taft last night raplled to
n message from Gov. Richard E. Sloan
of Arhtona, asking protection for citi
zens of Douglas from the fire of fed
erals and Insurrectos, that he was
loath to endanger Americans In Mex
ico by taking so radical a step as
sending American troops across the
border to prevent further fighting.
"To Gov. Sloan, Douglas, Ariz.:
"Your dispatch received. Have
made urgent demand upon Mexican
internment to Issue Instruction to
prevent tiring across border by Mexi
can federal troops and am awaiting
reply. Meantime I have sent direct
warning to the Mexican and Insur
gent force near Douglas.
"T Infer from your dispatch thut
both partis attempt to heed the warn
ing but that In the strained situation
and exlgencle of the contest wild
bullets still find their way into Doug
las. . The pltuatlon might Justify me in
ordering our troops to cross the bor
der urn' attempt to stop the fghtlng or
to fire upon combatants from the
American side. But If I take this step
1 must face the possibility of resist
ance and greater bloodshed, and also
th danger of having our motive mis
construed and misrepresented, and of
thus inflaming Mexican popular Indig
nation against many thousands of
Americans now In Mexico and Jeop
ardizing their lives and property.
"The pressure for general Interven
Hon under such conditions it might
not be practicable to resist It Is Im
possible to 'foresee or reckon the con
sequences of such a course, and we
must use the greatest self-restraint to
avoid It.
"Pending my urgent representations
to Ihe Mexican government I cannot
therefore, order the troops ah Douglas
to cross the border but 1 must ask you
and the local authorities In case the
s-vme danaer seems to threaten, to
direct the people of Douglas to place
themselves Where bullets cannot reach
them and thus avoid casualties. I urn
loath to endanger Americans on our
side of the border who can avoid It by
a temporary Inconvenience.
(Signed) "WM. H. TAFT."
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ing This Morning. Were Sur
prised to Find Agua
Prieta Abandoned.
HUNDREDS WERE KILLED
IN BATTLE, IT IS BELIEVED
Rebels Lost 20 - Conclusion Is That
They Left Aua Prieta Because
They Were Out of
Ammunition.
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ASHINGTON, April 1S. It has remained for Representative An
thony of Kansas, one of the most regular of all republicans, to
discover that the flight of migratory birds in the spring and fall
comes under the class of interstate commerce and may be rgulated by
the federal government, under the provisions of the constitution, the same
as railroad traffic.
Mr. Anthony has Introduced a bill In the house to prohibit the killing
of blrdB engaged In flying across the state lines between January 10 and
August 16 each year. He makes the penalty for the lirst offence impris
onment for not less than 30 days nor more than six months.
DOG SPEAKS WORDS
SCIENTISTS DECLARE
Leading Article in Current Technical World Magazine De
voted to Don, the Talking Dog of Hamburg. His Case
Declared to be Authentic Spoke His First Word
at Six Months.
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KILLED WIFE, CHILDREN,
I ID THE! KILLED HIMSELF
Six Lives the Toll of Murderous Insanih
of (rant C. Reckert Youngs
town, 0 1 Man.
Youngstown, O., April IS. Pearl
Klckert. aged eight and Ramond
Klckert, aged seven, died this morn
Ing from Injuries inflicted last mid
night by their father, Qrant C. Rick
ert, making sis lives the toll of hlWhod to sub
murderous Insanity. tests, they
Rlrksrt ooatmltteed suicide by
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Special to The Oazette-News.
ICAOO, April 18. The Toch-
ical World Magazine for May,
out yesterday, has the most
remarkable leading article of the
month the first authentic descrip
tion of the amazing feats of the
speaking dog, "Don," of Hamburg,
Germany. The Technical World
says:
When a few months ago faint ru
mors about a dog endowed with the
gift of speech, tlrst reported by Ger
man papers, gradually spread to
America, most people skeptically
Shook their heads, believing It'nii
open mystification or an effort of self-
eluslon. When, however, the most
distinguished men of science showed
heir Interest In that wondrous dog
by a thorough Investigation of his
apacitles. doubt was no longer per
missible nnd the veracity of the re-
Mrt had to be conceded.
Don's ease Is both authentic nnd
unique nnd whatever reports on other
'speaking" dogs may be current
should be put down to effects of Im
agination. There may be other dogs
capable of Imitating one or two
words, very much In the fashion Dl
parrots, as a purely mechanical FsS
totlon of sounds to which no meanng
I attached. "Don." however, docs
speak, and Is the only animal so far
proved to do so.
Speech to him I the expression or
an inward impulse to communicate
with his master and other persona
showing them his affection or re
questing the fulfillment of some
wish.
At the age of six months, very
much earlier than a human baby, he
for the lirst time showed his extra
ordinary gift by pronouncing the first
articulate word. He was standing
near the table, looking with begglnn
eyes at his master and when the 1st
lac happened to ask him: 'Would you
like to have something? he clearly
replied: "Haben" ("have"). After
this startling performance he obvi
ously became the object of unusual
Interest. I H
It is told of him that on ones .eet-
Ing an old woman from the neighbor
ing village on her way to the market,
he quietly stepped towards her. dis
tinctly pronouncing the words: "Don
hunger, Km ben haben. The poor
woman was so frightened that she
took to a speedy flight, leaving her
basket behind her. In the firm belief
that the dog was possessed of the
evil one.
The most wonderful thing about
him Is his talking with tlrnn" .
quite as freely as with his own mas
ter. When therefore Dr. Pfungst. the
well known expert In the psychology
of animals, and Dr. Vosseler, director
of the Hamburg Zoological gardens,
ferences in pronunciation due to dif
ferences In the structure of the
larynx, but these In no way detract
from the distinctness of the words.
The Technlcul World has an ex
tendsd and exceedingly interesting
description of the tests to which
"DOM has been subjected by scien
tists, with pictures of him.
MINISTER TO ARGENTINA
MAY GIVE UP HIS POST
May Ask President to llcllcvf Mini, on
Account of Condition of Health
of Ills Young Son.
Princeton s Dean, Fine
May Become President
Douglas, Ariz., April 18. At
10 o'clock: this morning the
port of Douglas was opened by
the United States authorities.
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Washington, April 18. President
Tart may ie called upon to name a
rrew minister to Argentina to suc
ceed Charles H. rlherrlll. whose brll
liant record at Buenos Ayres hss
marked an epoch In American dlplo
uiHiy. Mr. Hnerrlll Is now In New
York on leave, and according to his
close mi nda he may aak the presi
dent to relieve him of hi post, lie-
cause his physicians have advised
axaliist the climate of Huenoe Ayres
for his young son, whose health hai
been delicate.
Diplomatic gossip here is thst Mr
Sherrll may be Induced to socept an
other post, provided he definitely de
cides thst he cannot return to Argen
tine.
(iUA PRI1BTA. April IS. Th -
rebel army, niter almost 18
ours Incessant tight yesterday
In defence of Agua Prieta, quietly
evacuated the t(kn during the night.
It moved out silently and when day
broke the Insurrectionists were no-
vhere to be seen Mexican national
troops entered the city at dawn, en
countering no resistance.
The federals approached the town
from the south and east during the
early hours, coming In slowly and
cautiously, lest they encounter an am
bush. Great was the surprise of the
commanders of the government troops
when they reached the outer works of
the rebel entrsnchments to find that
the trenches had been abandoned and
no insui rectos Were In sight. The
most logicnl conclusion relative to the,
rebel's evacuatlotf was they had ex
hausted '.heir ammunition
Army Badly Disrupted.
Agua Prieta, Mex., April 18. De
velopments showed rebel army badly
disrupted. Its leaders gave up the
fight and the men in the ranks fled
in all directions. Government losse.i
In yesterday's lighting may never be
known. Victorious federal forces oc
cupylng the town this morning num
bered 1200 men Lieutenant Colonel
Kenaldo Diaz was In comand.
Panic Rntei at 10:45.
At 10:45 last niht ths battle between
the Mexican federals and Ins irrectoa.
which began at dawn, came to an
end. After 17 hours of almost Inces
sant fighting thai hour found the
rebels holding almost every position
they .ml at da lireak, although after
r.ightrall the federal carried the but
tie to the borders of the town.
It was the most Important battle
of the Mexican revolution thus far
There were engaged 1S00 federals un
der the command of Lieut. Colonel
Diaz and 1000 nliels under Ilalasario
Garcia.
The batile, however, was not final
ly decisive. It lusted from C a. rn
tintll sundown. At nightfall two fed
eral machine guns were In possession
of the rebels and the federals had
sustained a loss estimated by the
ebels as at least 100 killed and
wounded. The rebels gsve their loss
t 20.
The Douglas wounded are:
O. K. Goll, Toinlistons, scalp wound
on the stile ot too neaa wnne wmcn-
ng from Fourth street. Douglas.
Mr. Goll had accompanied the As
sociated press . orrespondent to the
front earlier in the day and had fallen
back to thst point of observation.
Elpldoe Arce, Dauglas, wounded In
nrtep.
Frank Williams, blacksmith helper,
Copper Queen Mining company, shot
n back while standing outside of the
prescribed dunitcr tone. The wound
Is serious and possibly fatal.
John Hamilton Douglas, wounded
In back while watching the battle
with 40 others from the top of an
adobe hut several blocks from the
International line.
Jesus Alcantara, Douglas, flesh
wound In leg.
Mrs. Larseti. severely cut by shat
tered glass of kitchen window.
John Keith. Douglas, wounded
leg while walking on the street.
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NEUTRAL STRIP
MAYBLMARKED
Plan of This Nature Under Con
sideration to Relieve Danger
to Americans Near Bor
der of Mexico.
CONGRESS WILL NOT ACT
HASTILY, SAYS MR. SULZER
He Believes That Thus Far There Has
Been no Overt Act in Mexico
Sufficient to Warrant
Intervention.
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. Prof Htsvnrv E. Fine .
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The opinion seems to bo Trowing In Princeton that unless a prominent
outside man is chosen for president of the university the office may go to
Professor Henry K. Fine, dean of the faculty.
T TILI IN SENATE
OVER DIRECT ELECTION
Its Opponents Attempt to Have Mea
sure Sent to "Graveyard" '
Reference Goes Over.
Secretary of i moo
Dead.
Commission
Washington, April Is. Edwin A.
Moaeley, secretsry ot ths Interstate
commerce commission, and originator
of much labor legislation, died odsy
after a prolonged Illness, aged (i.
Washington, April 18. Ths first
tilt in the senate over the Joint reso
lution providing for the election of
sehators by direct vote of the people
occurred yesterday when opponents
of the, measure, which was passed by
the house, attempted to have It re
ferred to the committee on privileges
and elections Instead of Judiciary. A
long debate resulted In the postpone
ment of the question of reference un
til the next meeting of the senate,
Thursday.
Propositions to amend the consti
tution to provide for popular elec
tions of senators always were refer
red until last session to the "grave
yard," at the traditionally unfriend
ly committee on elections was called
Resolutions on this subject last ses
sion were sent to the Judiciary com
mittee and one was reported to thf
senate In the form from which the
pending house measure was copied.
It was amended on the floor after a
tie vote had been broken by Vice
President Sherman and the change
alienated some senators representing
southern stateH resulting In the loss of
the requisite two-thirds vote.
If the resolution should lie sent to
he Judiciary committee It probably
would be reported back without
amendment, while the action of the
committee on privileges and elections
would laa open to doubt. The Indica
tions today were that the friends of
the resolution would lie successful In
their efforts to send it to the Judiciary
committee.
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OF AHMY EXPENDITURES
Chairman Hay of Hooss Military Affairs
Committee WIN Prats a Pro
ram of Eotfiomy.
REPORTS OF GENERAL
TO
Forenoon Session of D. A. R. Congress
T&ken up Exclusive! With
Annual Reports.
ASHINGTON, April 18. Con
gress will take no hasty ac
tion In the threatening Mexl-
! can situation, acording to Representa
tive Sulzer of New York, chairman of
the house foreign affairs committee,
who cnlled at the White House today
for a conference with the president
on conditions at Douglas, Ariz. Sen
ator Cullom, chairman of ie senate
foreign relations committee, also at
tended the conference.
Mr. Sulzer believes that thus far
there has been no overt act In Mexico
sufficient to warrant intervention. He
intimated that a plan is being con
sidered that would relieve the danger
to Americans near the border. This
plan is In the nature of an agreement
that may be forced between the
rebels and Mexican federals to insure
neutrality over a strip of territory
from five to ten miles wide south of
the boundary line.
Sulzer said congress certainly would
not order troops to cross the boundary
without official notice from the pres
ident that conditions demanded such
action.
Washington, April 18. Various of
ficers of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution today submitted their
annual reports to the Twentieth Con
tinental congress of that body this
morning. Session of forenoon taken
up exclusively ivlth these reports.
Among those heard were the president
general, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, chair
man of the nutlonal board of manage
ment: vice-president general, Mrs.
Miranda U. Tulloch. In charge ot the
organization of chapters; and the
chaplain general, Mrs. Hster Frothlng
ham Nobis,
SALACIOUS TESTIMONY
IS NOT POR THE PUBLIC
Private Hearing in Schonk Case, by
West Virgkiii Law Lawyers Say
Hearing Will Last Long.
WAIST FACTORY OWNERS
RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH
Verdict of Coroner's Jury in Case of
Mary Herman. One of the Vic
tims of the Fire.
FRENCH ARMY AVIATOR
S HURLED TO HIS DEATH
Wheeling, W. Va., April 18. The
taking of depositions In the divorce
suit of John O. Shenk against his
jwife, I.aura Farnsworth Shenk, Is be
gun here by Judge Hervey. Attor
neys for Mrs. Shenk say the hearing
will not be concluded for stz
tnontha
Under the West Virginia laws a
divorce proceeding is not taken in
public. It Is declared the testimony
In the divorce case will be even more
sensational than at the trial of Mrs.
Shenk on the charge ,of attempting
to poison her husliand.
Captain Carron's Machine Dashes to
Earth from 250 Feet Height,
Crushing Him.
Marsallles, France. April 18. Cap
tain Carron of the French army
aviation corps fell with his aeroplane
from a height of 250 feet today and
wna crushed to death.
The aviator left Orleans this morn
ing for this city and was midway be
tween Vlllacoublay and Versailles,
when his mnchine plunged to earth.
turning over as It fell. Carron was
caught under the wreckage.
isestl of Hrosdwsy Central In a Psitic
WasMagton. April IS. In the first
of a Series of bills relating to army
reorganisation Keprsssntatlve Hsy of
Virginia, chairman of ths house mili
tary affairs committee. Introduces s
m assure which wlU cut M, 00. 000
from the military establishment si-
New York, April 18. Isaac Harris
nnd Max Blanck, proprietors of th.i
Triangle Waist company, who are al
ready under InJIctment charged with
manslaughter In connection with the
dssth of 145 employes by firs were
found by s coroner's Jury yesterdsy to
he responsible for the death ot one of
the operators. The verdict ws re
turned In the esse of Mary Herman.
whose escrpe from the ninth floor was
out off, It Is alleged, by a locke I
door
Harris and Itbinek are responsible
for the death th verdict reads. "Ic-
cause of culpable nnd criminal negli
gence In fsillng to observe the legal
precaution of leaving said door un
locked.
t'ealeral .fudge Kunnri Kind In Het.
ACTRESS SHOT DOWN
ANOTHER DAY OF DEBATE
ON RECIPROCITY MEASURE
It Must Be Prolonged, Underwood Says,
on Account of so Many Ap
peals for Time.
IViih Iiesvlng Stage Door of I1lpHi-
ilroinc When I'nknown Man tired
Three Shots Into Her Body.
Washington, April IS. Canadian
reciprocity again was the subject of
lei. ale In the house, this being th
third day of the discussion.
When the house convened Chair
man I'nderwood of the ways and
means committee declared that so
many appeals for more time hsd been
made the debate must be prolonged
another day. The senate has ad
journed until Thursday.
New York, April 18. Vina Wrsy.
an actress, leaving the stage door ot
the Hippodrome this afternoon, was
shot down and seriously waunded by
an unknown msn. The actress wss
shot three times, and her assailant
hss been arrested.
Mystery surrounds the cause of the
shooting'.
Aviators Fell; Their Machine Wrecked
little Rock. Ark .
seal Judas John J,
western district of
found dead In jV .1
Judges Trie be r and
April IS Fd
Kogers if the
Arkansas was
at his hotel by
Ksh of Port
ascertain th,'
Mlneola. I. I., April It. Attempt
Ing a cross country night from Mine
ola to Montauk Point Lee Stevens,
an aeronaut and William Milliard, sn
sutomoblllst fell ISO feet In a Hur-
gess-Curtlss biplane after covering
two miles. The men were not serious
ly Injured, .but their machine Is
wrecked.
kJUed by
Wends (.ulliy of Murdering Schoolgirl.
Freehold. N. J.. April IS. Frank E.
Heldemann. placed on trial here for
the murder of Mary Smith, a school
girl, aged 12. w bom. burned and muti
lated body was found November 13
near the school house, pleaded guilty.
The court refused to aocspt the plea,
assigning ci unsel for the defense.
Pugilist Dies of Fight Injartea
Waterbury. Conn., April IS. Wil
liam I. uke, injured during a six round
bout with Jos Clancy last night, died
this morning.
SS.OOO.OOO In Old Dills to Be Destroyed
New York. April IS. Over three
million dollars In hills was shipped
by the sut -treasury yesterday to bs
destroyed as worn and mutilated cur
rency. This Is s record for any sin
gle day.
south Dakota Mi
Sioux Falls. H,
bad no difficulty whatever
him oronoiince every word New York. Auril IS. Two hundred miss found dead In bed at his hotel hv Chicago, April IS. Bam u el Meyer,
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and dsughttrs Charlotte, aged eleven, records made on lids occasion prove were thrown Into panic this morning omy program and Intends to ask the Smith, who called to ascertain ihc'and his porter, namea r.rnest, sineoiana iowiis in sum
and Helen, tged It. His son, Kdwis, bsyond doubt ths Identity of Don's by explosion and fire In a sis story I democratic caucus t act upon his reason fot his absence from the outright by robbers, who were at- Ing municipal SM
escaped after being struck on the speech with thut or In, or of Ihe hotel, plana at the eoarlunlon of ths tariff ' bench Mean disease caused death tempting to seise the proprietor si liquor question ws
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