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VOLUME XIX. NO. 55
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 15, 1914
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PRICE: FIVE CENTS
PLAN TO SEIZE
MEXICAN PORTS
President Says Tarapico or
Vera Cruz Will be Seized
Unless Huerta Salutes
U.S. Flag.
QUESTION OF WAR
RESTS WITH HUERTA
that Action Against Huerta
Might Unite Contending
Forces Is Considered
Possibility.
".Vashlngton
prtl 15. Huerta will i
salute the American flag or the At
lantie fleet will seize Vera Cruz and
Tampico. What happens afterward
dciM'nds on Huerta.
That is President Wilson's deter
mination. Ioadcrs In congress with
v. Ik iii he conferred today agreed there
was ample precedent for such action.
Not only the Tampico Incident hiit
n long series of Indignities offered to
tin- United States to the conspicuous
exclusion of other foreign nations rep
resented In Mexico has convinced the
president and his advisers that the
United BUlteS has been singled out for
"manifestations of ill will and con
tempt." Washington, April 15. While ships
of the 'Atlantic fleet were turned their
prows toward Tampico today to en
force President Wilson's demand on
Huerta for a public salute to the
American flag, senators and represen-
itivcs were summoned' to tHe White
ouse to be informed of all phases of
le situation that congress might be
prepared tor any further ste
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.. . . ....... k... I Prisal. The matter was subsoaiuently
men tliar he stood tlrst rot fk'at-c but 1 1
.. . ., .. , . . ...i.i. .1... ! adjusted by the payment of claims.
that If llucila did not comply with the
American demands the tlrst step to Peaceful Blockade,
enforce them would he the seizure of A peaceful blockade has usually af
Tainpleo and Veru Cruz, for which he : fected onfy the commercial Inter
consldcrs (here Is ample precedent. course of the states Immediately con
Acting Chairman Khlvely of the sen- eeried, the ordinary peaceful rela
ale foreign relations committee, Hena-1 Hons of other powers with the block
tor Lodge, ranking republican of that aded ports or coasts not being lnter
eommlttoe; rhalrman Flood of the j rupted without their consent. Recent
house foreign affairs committee, an I tendency has been to use the pacific
Representative Cooper, ranking repub- blockade as a measure of redress on
llcan committeeman, had an hour's occasions which in former times
conference with the president at which would haVe given occasions for war.
Mr. Wilson outlined all details of the ' There has been some question as
TaRIPiCO Incident in which a Huerta . to whether a pacific blockade would
commander arrested American blue-j require an authorization from con
fab 'ets and refused to salute the Stars gross, many international lawyers
BiiiV gripes as an apology, contending that inasmuch as It
Mi. Wilson impressed upon his call-1 amounts to practically a commercial
ers that while he sincerely hoped no embargo the executive branch of the
ncrn?lnii would arise for the use ot government would be able to deal
four, a contingency might follow as with the question without congres
thc result of the American demand sional action,
for a salute and he wished members
of congress to be prepared.
All four men who saw the president
said no steps would be taken of a se
rious nature such as the landing of
marines or the shelling of a town with
out authorization from congress.
SupiMirt From Congress.
"Marines have been landed before."
said Chairman Flood, "without au
thorization, and towns have been shell
ed, but Inasmuch as congress Is In
Session It would lie more regular to Rat
authorization from congress. The
president gave us the history of th ;
Tampico Incident and explained just
what had been done, but future devel
opments depend entirely on the atti
hide Huerta takes. Congress. I urn
sure, will stand by the president."
Depends on Huerta.
Senator Khlvely likewise described
the " (inference as chiefly Informative.
"There hnve been no overnight de
xi b.pments." he said, "and there Is
reallv nothing Imminent as yet.
V""
all hone that 'lencrul Huerta will
yield and remove a grave situation, tne four gunmen paid the death pen
but If he does not we are prepared to OQ wll,lly mornlng. It was ex-
k up our demunds. He 'ore anv !
nes are landed or any bombard
V nl
V
a c.i
nt or other serious steps are taken
In plrsidi nt Intends to consult enn-
re.-s We obtained from him today
1 -o 11 plate account of what has taken
place and his purposes so far as thev
have developed. Of rourse, further
steps depends upon Mexleo City."
Henatnr Ixidge said he was In accord
with what the president had dona and
expressed the view that the demand
for the ...lute and the dispatch n(
Ihe fleet was In accord with precedent.
He said he supported the president's
action and hoped that serious steps
mlfht not be necessary.
official Gossip.
Official Washington gossiped free-
hjr about a peareful blockade, th
landing of marines, s possible bom
bardmant. the seliure of Mexican gun '
noaia ann armeo inintunimn, 1 ne
general Impression among officials
here haa bean that armed lntenrin-
tlnn would mean war and would unite
tha contending force. In Mexico to-,,
ward a common nemy, but overnight
dispatches from Juarez Indicated tha
constitutionalists probably would con-
tent themselves with opposing any
force that mtght enter their territory , by her brother as tha actual mur
aud would hot take offensive action. derra of Rosenthal, but from other
Thle phsae of tha situation was re- sourofts It Is known that he named
gardsd as of much Importance, In that "Iny IouU" and "Oyp tha Blood"
It appeared to limit the lasua solely and Harry Vallon as the men who
10 tha United Stats and the Huerta fired Ih fatal shots Hhe also told of
govsmment the firm belief of hr hi other thst
Flepnrts of the victory of Ihe con"tl 'his psrt In the murder, thai of sr. sc.
tUjAlPnsllSta Mu n P.1r,i nrinnri uli r.U'lh ll.fl him I ........... , , 1.
phsss to the situation It'tual murile-
was regarded in some quarters as
Hfceiy to temper the attitude of ocn-
j cral Huerta in nis reiusal to salute
the American frag and was considered
of paramount influence in punning
the constitutionalist march on Mexico
jClty.
Crisis Probable.
That the rebel victory and the
American demand for a salute would
precipitate a crisis at Mexico City was
the confident belief of many officials
here. No time limit has been set dur
ing which the salute must be fired,
but General Huerta practically has
only until the arrival of the Ameri
can fleet at Tampico, which will be
In about a week, to obey the Ameri
can demand.
While the navy department Is si
lent- as to what Rear Admiral Badger ,
will be permitted to do it Is under
stood that If the emergency arises he
will have broad latitude to deal with
th situation as he sees fit.
Seizure of Custom House.
Seizure of a custom house often has j
I been resorted to as a means of ob-1
taining satisfaction for a claim, in
18 ad British naval forces were landed
at Corinto, Nicaragua, and occupied
a custom house for ten days until an
igreemcnt was reached for the pay
ment of an indemnity, when the
forces were withdrawn.
Fru life's Aetlon.
In 18U8 France declared a peaceful
blockade of certain ports in Mexico I
and the Mexican government, resent-1
ing this act, declared war and ex
pelled French subjects from Its terri
tory. There have, however, been dec
larations of a Pacific blockade in his
tory which have not resulted in war.
In 1861 the British government de
manded of Brazil redress for the
plundering of a British vessel, off the
Brazilian coast and also satisfaction
for what was termed an outrage on
three British officers of a British
man-of-war by a Brazilian guard.
When the British demands were re
fused the British admiral instituted a
Pacific blockade of the port of Bio
dc Janeiro and seized and detained
five Brazilian vessels as an act of re-
BECKER'S COUNSEL
LEAVES JE CASE
On Which Account Becker
May Oppose Motion For
Early Trial.
New York, April 15. District At
torney Whitman is determined to
bring former police Lieutenant Ilecu
er to trial tor a second time at an
eHrlv date on the charge of having In-
stlgated the murder ol Herman llos-
.-nili.il. for ihe actual kllllna of whom
,-d hl .,,,,,1011 before Justice Sen-
burv to(ittv woud be opposed by
llecker on the ground that his trial
attorney was about to resign from the
defense and that new counsel would
need more time In which to become
familiar with tha case.
Joseph A. Shay, who became Beck
er's attorney after his conviction and
who prepared lh appeal upon which
he gained a new trial yesterday noti
fied the Becker family of his retire
ment from the case.
The district attorney's office ts In
vestigating charges ma in the con
fession of "Dago Frank Clroftcl. Tha
police today war requested to bring
"Dollar BUI" John Langer to head
quarters for a conference, fintrer, a
personal friend of Boaenthal. was
marked by tha gunmen, according to
unofficial reports of Clroflcl's con
j frsslon
Mary Clroflcl, sinter of "Dago
j rrank," yesterday told of the last
nnur .ttempt of her mother to obtain
reprieve for her sou, and how h
wrung from him the ronfwagjon which
ahe hoped would win executive clem
ency. The young woman would not
repeat names of the men mentioned
TiPICO MR VISITORS HERE
IS ONE IF MANY)
Wilson Thinks Huerta Has
Singled Out United States
In Showing 111 Will
. And Contempt.
INCIDENTS CITED TO
PROVE STATEMENT
Arrest of Orderly, Interception
Of Dispatches to Charge,
"Offenses Against Right
And Dignity."
Washington, April 15. The follow
ing official statement was Issued today
as representing the views of President
Wilson and the administration:
"In discussions In official circles in
Washington of the present Mexican j elation of commerce. That association!
situation the following points have : represents 4,000 business houses, hav
been very much dwelt upon: UnK an individual membership of i
"Tt has been pointed gut that, in
considering the present somewhat del
icate situation in Mexico, the unpleas-
ant Incident at Tampico must not be'llon concerning business and general i
thought of alone. For some time past j conditions in the south and the Chi-1
the de facto government of Mexico has " cagoans visit to Asheville promises to J
seemed to think mere apologies suffl-!
clent when the rights of American i
citizens or the dignity of the govern
ment of the United States were In
volved, and has apparently made n
attempt at either reparation or theiPorter, said:
effective correction of the serious dere- ! "H is quite' unnecessary for me to
Uctlons of Its civil and military offices. Uay that I am delighted with Ashe-
"Immediately after the Incident at 1 vllle. It is such a beautiful city that
Tampico an orderly from1 one of the 1 no one could fall to appreciate it. The
ships of the United States In the har-!etet of business operations here,
bor of Vera Cruz who had been nent j however, far exceeds anything I had
ashore to the postqffice for the ship's j expected. In fact, I have been pleas
mall and who was In uniform and who Jantly surprised In that respect In
had the official mall bag on his back j every oity we have visited thus far.
was arrested and put into jail by thejThe south appears to have resources
local authorities. He was subsequent- of which we who had never visited
Ty-r?leased and a nominal publishment
inflicted upon the officer who lad ar- .been lavish with the section and I feel
; rested him but it was significant that! that what we learn of it will prove
i an orderly from the fleet of tins United most beneficial to both ourselves and
I States was picked out from the many to the section. We are out to get ac
i persons constantly going ashore oil j Quainted for mutual benefit, and we
j various errands from the varlom shlpr ! wisli to reciprocate for the unparallel
in the harbor representing scvera.1 led hospitallly extended us here by ex
: nations. I tending the people of your city a cor-
Most Serious of All. (dial invitation to visit us."
"Most serious of all. the officials in A glowing tribute to the hospitality
charge of the telegraph office at Mex
ico City presumed to withhold an offi
cial dispatch of the government of Ihe
United States to Its embassy at Mexlcr
City until it should have been sent t
the censor and his permission received
to deliver It, and gave the dispatch luru one better in all particulars but
Into the hands of the charge d affaires one It lacked perfume; the soul of
of the United States only upon his the flower was missing. Just so, there
personal and emphatic dem.fid. he is huspltalty and hospitality. Ashe
havlng. In the meantime, learned j vllle has nut only the mechanic, bin.
through other channels that dt.pat li the soul of hospitality. The natural
had been sent him which he nad net beauty of Ashcville's setting, the
received. transparent sincerity of its citizen's
"tt m,t i.m .tribe nnv-.no n-hn
has watched the course of events In
Mexico as significant that untoward
incidents such as these have not
curred In any case where representa
tives of other governments wre con
cerned but only In dealings with repre
sentatives of thp United State, and
that there has been n occasion for Miller business manager; r.uwuru An
other governments to rail attention to dpews. Nash-Wright grain company,
such matters or In ask for apologies. representative I Incago bourd of trade,
These repeated offenses againm the I Herbert Brown, Westqrn Union tele
rights and dignity of the I'nlt 'd Stnti s graph company, public utility; Colby
offenses not duplicated with regard to j Davles, Carson. I'lrle, Scott & Co.,
the representatives of other govern wholesale dry good; J. W, Campbell,
inents. have necessarily made Ihe im-, tsecoml week ' reuici clearing House,
! press! on that the government of the ! mercantile agency; George U Cox and
I United States was stnrled out for man- assistant Advanca motion picture
I lf stations of til will and contempt i company, motion photography; Wll
"The authorities of the state depart- j liam It. Uae. Central Trust company
. ment feel confident that whin the e- of Illinois, blinking; J. S. Dlckerson,
' rlousness and the cumulative epe. t of University of Chicago education; A.
1 these Incidents Is made evident to the (j Frauds, ciibago Telephone com
(government of Mexico, that govern- j pany. public utility; Qlenn Frank,
ment will see ihe propriety and the Northwestern university, education;
necessity of giving such evidences fjKdwnrd E. lioie, Barrow, Wade,
jits desire to repudiate and coi rod j Guthrie & Co., public accountants,
these things as would not only satisfy j John F. Hage'i First National bank.
to the government of the Unlli-d
States but also an evidence to the. rest
of th world as an entire ch uigj of
attitude. There ran be no loss to ' he
dlgnlty of the de facto government In
Mexico In recognising In the fullest
degree the claims of a great soveioWn
government to Its respect
ARRANGES FOR QUEEN
OF BULGARIA'S VISIT
Washington. April U. Wllllsm
Caspar, special envoy of Queen Elean
or of Bulgaria, was here today to ar
range for the queen's proposed visit
to the United States to Investigate
methods of hospital administration
and relief of ihe distressed.
Mr. Caspar planned to consult Sec
retary llryan today relntlve to the at-1
tltude of the state department toward 1
the contemplated visit of the queen I
how ahe will be received and enter
tained. He Imped to complete ar
rangements so that she can sail tor
this coBwtry May It or May IT.
During her stay In Washington she
may be a guest at Ihe Vtyhltr House
Mrs. W. A. Hlldehrsnd and her par-
ante. Mr .and Mrs. H. C. Koodwlll,
have re-opened Ihelr heme, Whitehall,
In Kdgemnnl, sfler spending Ihe win -
Her In Horlda and W ashington.
FROM CHICAGO
Members of Association of
!
Commerce, Touring the
South, Are Welcomed
to Asheville.
HIGH PRAISE FOR
CITY AND SECTION
Members of Party Impressed
With Natural Advantages
and Developments of
This Region.
Asheville Impersonates Dixie today
in joining hands with Chicago
through its delegation of thirty-two
leading business and professional
men representing the Chicago asso-
15,000. The delegation here today is
touring the south fur the purpose of
securing first hand valuable iiifurma-
le prolific of result
I he men are
pleased with
without exception
prevailing conditions here. Edward E.
Gore, chairman of the delegation, In
an interview with a Cazette-News re-
' this sertlon'Mirtle dreamed. NAture harr
of the city, as well as to its business
enterprises, was paid by Glenn Frank
of the Northwestern university. Mr.
Frank said:
"The most beautiful rose 1 have
ever seen was artificial. 11 went na-
elcome, the busy briskness of us
open-mfnded interest in the big pro'
gressive movements of all sections of
the, OOUntry. have made our lsit a
purple day in ihe calendar of the Chi
i ago association of commerce tour of
the BOUth."
Edward K. 'Jure, chairman: H. P".
Chicago, hanklm:; Hugo Hartmanu,
' , 1 H 1-1 munn 1 unk company, nam
I n'acturers ll rtmonn wardrobe
I trunks: K. II lb user. Karnes Crosbv
nnrupany, designers, engravers and
put Ushers; W. A. Ixirkwood, the
Yale & Town Manufacturing com
pany, locks and builders' hardware;
John P, Mann, Morris Mann tt Hcllly
company, dry goods specialties. R, J,
McKay, Kon Dearborn National bank.
l..,Ll,or II F XllllAr th ChlfMn am.
'aoisiltlon of commerce, business man
ager; Prank A. Mitchell. Careslt Wa
ter Proofing company, waterproofing
material ; It H. Morris. Southern rail
way company, railroad; William it.
Moss. Moss, Hast Ian A Schmidt, at
torneys: t'lark l ogborn, C. D. Og
boni and company, glove manufactur
er; Nell Halterlee and assistant, of
jflrlal press representative; John H.
1 Sloop, board of educatU.i. assistant
superintendent of s Itools; H. M. St. -in
A. Stein snd company. Far is garters;
W. II. Walker. M. I) , physician; F
W. Wfldnier. Joseph T. Hyerson and
Bon, Iron and steel; It. 1a Jameson,
the Chicago association of commerce,
secretary.
Mr. Mitchell's Impressions.
Prank Adams Mitchell of the Csrs-
sit Waterproofing company spoke
.most Interestingly of his Impressions
gained In Ihe eoulh He said. In psrt:
1 "This, the thrld ds of our trip, and
J (Continued 011 rage I)
Of
BUTT Of TIF i
Ex-President Pays Tribute to
Former Aide, Titanic Hero
At Dedication of
Monument.
I
"SOUTHERNER THROUGH '
AND THROUGH, ' ' HE SAYS S
Thinks of Him as "Best Type
Of New South With a
Chivalrous Sentiment
Of Old."
Augusta, Ga., April 15. Simple but
impressive exercises attended the ded
ication here today of the Butt Memor
ial bridge, erected as a tribute to the
memory of the late Major Archibald
Willingham Butt, aide to former
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt, who
perished in the Titanic disaster on
April 14, 1912, Former President
Taft, a delegation of Masons from
the Temple Noyes lodge of Washing
ton, of which Major Butt was a mem
ber, local Masons and members Butt
Memorial association, participated in
the services which were held on the
handsome new bridge spanning the
canal at Fifteenth and Greene streets.
Arrangements had been completed
for the dedication to be held yester
day afternoon but on account of rain
it was necessary to postpone the cere
monies until today.
The formal dedication of the bridge
was preceded by the laying of a cor
nerstone with ritualistic ceremony by
the Masons.
Former President Taft, the first
speaker, spoke feelingly of his form-
! cr aide as a "southerner through and
through."
"I like to think of hiin." said Mr.
'Taft, "as the best type of the new
south with its full flavor of the
chivalrous and patriotic sentiment of
I the old south, strengthened by the
trials of war and its consequences,
mellowed by success In its struggles
against obstacles after the war, and
turned Into the deepest loyalty to th 1
flag by the Spanish-American war,
j and a sense of a full share In the
power and responsibility of the gov
ernment of the country.
"He was a southerner through and
j through. He had the traditions of the
south deep-seated in his nature. But
he hud the self control that enabled
him with entire self-respect to pass
unnoticed expressions of prejudice or
criticism toward what he held dear,
j madetboughtlessly, or upon the as
sumption that he was not a southern
man.
"Archie went to his death In a great
disaster that attracted the attention
of the world. We do not know the de
tailh, bu! Wf know that women and
children were rescued and re went
down with the ship. Returning from
a much needed vacation, full of what
he had seen and enjoyed, he was has
tening; .IKilill to take up the duties 111
Ihe beautiful and stalely White House
that should know his earthly form no
more When I heard that many were
lost, 1 knew that Archie would never
return.
"He would have selected no other
death, had he been given a choice. He
Is preserved to 11s in his manly beauty
In his soldierly form, in bis kindly
attitude of help. In the discharge of
vhls highest duty. He Is In th,. memory
of us all.
'This bridge, on the site of which
for years there has been a bronse
memorial of another sacrifice of a life
for a life and of another hero, furn
ishes a most appropriate means of
expressing the love that his fellow
townsfolk bore and bear to Archie
alive snd dead Standing on this plain,
sloping gently up 10 the sand hills
where he was born snd which revived
his fondest memories. It will remain
forever to record Ihe story of his
hlnhesl duty nobly dune."
The pi her bmnie lablet, referred to
by Mr Tsft. bears the name of Den
nis Cs,hUli a yeshg laborer who
jumped Into Ihe canal to rescue a
child v ho had fallen Into the water,
r'shlll was unable In swim snd perish
ed In the attempted rescue
23 OPERATIONS ON
WOMAN; 24TH FATAL
New York, April ID. Tha case of a
remarkable patient was discussed to
day by sugeons at the Oerman Skin
and Cancer hospital In reports of the
death In that Institution on Monday
night of Mrs. Mary Hteffen Wilson, 10
years old. Within six years Mrs. Wil
son underwent 23 operations, the 24th
proving fatal.
It was staled that Mrs. Wilson wits
known to surgeons of hospitals
throughout the city who wulched her
case ulth unusual Interest. Her tlrst
operation was caused by s fall In
'uhlrh her eplnal column was Injured.
A year later nor son, Itowlsnd. was
born and second, third snd fourth
operation followed In quirk succes
sion, and finally eaficer developed,
making the other operations uei es-jsary.
LOODY
RFEDERALS
BATTLESHIPS SI
THIS AFTERNOON
Five Leaving Hampton Roads
Several Others From
Various Ports
Norfolk, Va., April In. The battle
ships Arkansas tflagship), Vermont,
New Hampshire, and New Jersey and
the dispatch boat Yankton will sail
from Hampton Roads this afternoon
for Mexican waters. They will pro
ceed at full speed. The New Hamp
shire was the first to get under way,
she having sailed from the Norfolk
navy yard this forenoon after the fill
ing of her bunkers and the taking on
of final stores. In Hamilton Roads
the New Hampshire dropped anchor
to await the complete preparedness
for departure of the Arkansas, Ver
mont and New Jersey.
Many of the officers and men of the
ships this morning sent telegraphic
messages to their wives and others
advising those at home of the changed
plans of the fleet and the prospective
department of the ships this after
noon. The New Hampshire attracted much
attention as she passed out of the har
bor. All of the ships but the Yankton
are in the usual war color of gray.
The Yankton is still painted white.
The guns of all the ships immedi
ately preceding their departure are
in full preparedness for action should
this become necessary.
The activities in Hampton Roads
today almost equalled some of the
exciting scenes preceding the depart
ure of Rear Admiral Schley's flying
squadron from Hampton Roads during
the Spanish-American war.
The Louisiana.
New York, April 16. All prepara
I tions for the departure of 1ho bat
jtleehlp Louisiana for Tampico were
completed early this morning.
.Michigan Preparing.
Philadelphia. ,April 15. Officers
land crew of the battleship Michigan
(worked all night under the glare of
i searchlights at the navy yard pre-
paring the big hi.'hter for the cruise
I to Tampico.
Taroma Ready.
Boston. April 16. Preparations
I were hurriedly made over night for
j the departure of the third class
I cruiser Taroma which was ordered
yesterday to proceed to Tampico with
a preliminary stop at Newport, R. I.
Transport Sails.
New Orleans, April 15. The trans
port Hancock with 950 marines on
board, sailed from here today to join
the battleship Tleet that will concen
trate near Tampico.
Col. Goethals at work
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DEFEAT
Battle of Torreon Culminates
In Defeat of Four Federal
Generals After Six
Days' Battle. 7
VILLA THUS ENSURES
HIS HOLD ON TORREON
Rebel General Sacrifices Hun
dreds of Men In Order to
Clear Way To March
Toward South.
Juarez, Mex., April IS. Defeat ot
the combined federal forces by tho
rebels at San Pedro de las Colonias.
Coahuila, with federal losses estimated
at 2800 killed and wounded and 700
prisoners and a rebel loss reported at
650 killed and wounded was regarded
here as the culmination of the battle
of Torreon which was begun on March
21.
When General Velasco, federal gen
eral in chief, evacuated Torreon on
April 2 his army was practically intact
and the retreat enabled him to join
reinforcements which had failed to
reach him at Torreon and to that ex
tent the evacuation was a successful
maneuver. In any event Celasco, after
his retreat was much stronger and
more dangerous than before, for at
San Pedro he had with him the col
umns of Generals Javier de Moure,
Benjamin Arguemedo, Emilio P. Cam
pa, Mariano Ruiz, Carlos Garcia Hid
algo and Joaquin Maas, a total of
twelve or fourteen thousand troops.
While desultory lighting began almost
as soon as the federals left Torreon,
General Villa gives the duration of the
battle proper as six days, culminating
with the night of the federals last
Monday.
The federals are reported to have
retired eastward In the direction of
Saltillo and Monterey, having, it is
thought, repaired the railroad in that
direction before the battle.
The federals destroyed the market
building, a hotel and the property of
the late President Francisco I. Madero
before retiring.
In the face of vicious lire from the
federals General Villa repeatedly hurl
ed his numerically Inferior forces at
the government front for six days if
terrific fighting. That Villa's tenacious
leadership finally succeeded in driving
the defeated federals from the city to
which they had applied the torch be
fore evacuating was paid for dearly,
was gathered from reports received
here. General Villa In his official re
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