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THE GAZETTE-NEWS HAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE ASSOCIAT ED PRESS SERVICE IN THE :: :: CAROLINAS :: LEATHER FORECAST: GENERALLY CLOUDY. VOLUME XIX. K ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 24, 1914 PRICE: FIVE CENTS iaATTACKED. FLAGS TRAMPLED BY MEXICO GIT Y MOBS APPREHEND iREBEL AC TION BORER CITIZENS E Despite Villa's Friendly Atti tude War Department Is Taking Steps For Safeguard. NEWS OF O-SHAUGHNESSY IS ANXIOUSLY AWAITED No Offensive Operation? Are to Be Undertaken in Rebel Territory Just at This Time. Washington, April 21. Tin- war cpartmcnt bustled with actrvity u- ay following the first acuta! mote Kent of the army In the Mexican lists, the departure of tiie fifth bri- ftle of the first division from Ualves n by transport for Vera OrtM. .Major moral Wood, ncslgnatcd to take " " ,n .ius - charge of the movement and ASK MOR GUARDS "Wih received reports early suiting that the rigatlc had been shipped and would ivc later In the day. Meantime the department was sled with conditions on the Texas rdcr .Despite the friendly attitude unicd by (ienerul I'ancho Villa In statement yesterday, citizens of towns along tlie liordcr were ap- heiislvi and the department re vet! several applications for addi- mal border guards. l.'ciioriil Wood d Ills aides scanned all Information to the concentration of .....tltti- onalist forces In the neighborhood I Juan , where Villa in located. President Wilson and his advisers nxiously awaited word today of the fe arrival of Charge d' Affaires Hhuughnessy at Vera Vtuc. He left lexlco City under special Mexican guard during the night. Officials of the navy and war de partments busied themselves with plans for further operations in the neighborhood of Vera Crux. With the fifth brigade under General Funafuti at the Mexican seaport there will he ooncent rated a force sufficient to hold he city or to begin offensive opera tions. General Mans, the Huerta com mander who left Vera Cruz, was re ported as concentrating all his avail shin forces at Holedad, thirty-six miles away on the railroad llnu to Mexico City. Itcport from Admiral Badger, how aver, said thv forces now In Vera Cms should be aide-to withstand any Hack. Meantime no plans for any movement on the northern border were perfected. It generally was un derstood that no offensive operations would he undertaken In to the terri tory controlled by the constitutional ists at this time The possibility of requests for sup oort from congress for carrying on urther operations by the president increased today. The war department I onsldered the need for volunteers nd estimated the funds that would he needed for mobilising the militia. At the navy department Represen tative Padgett of Tsnnessee, rhalr nan of the house naval affairs enm nlttec, was catted Into conference with Rerretsry Dnnlels. The naval ap propriation hill carrying 1142.000.000 ind providing for the building of two lew battleships Is under consideration n the house. Washington. April 24 What effect he movement of land troops In Vera ;rui and to the Mexican border, cou pled with the renewal of the embargo mi the shipment of munitions ol war Irilo Mexico will have on the attitude of the constitutionalists wgs one of the hlef questions which confronted the Washington administration today, t'pon the attitude of the constitution alist leader. General carransa, to a great extent hinged ths scope of Amer ican military operations In Mexvcn. Meantime officials also were apparent ly without any definite Information re garding the plane of Oeneral Huerta, although there were rumors as to In tention of General Maaa, the federal commander who evacuated Vera Crus to attack that city. Villa Friendly. One encouraging feature was the apparent friendliness manifested by Oeaeral Villa, military leader of the constitutionalists In an Interview with American Consul Carothers at Juares. Ht was believed that his attitude might (Continued on Page in THE SITUATION HT The Battelship Louisiana Has Arrived and Has Landed Detachments of Marines And Bluejackets. BY TOMORROW FORCE MAY REACH 6500 MEN Steps Are Taken to Maintain Order Sanitary Plant Has Been Put Into Operation. Vera Cruz. April 24. The battleship Louisiana arrived today and Imme diately landed detachments of marines and bluejackets. The Mississippi also prepared to send ashore 700 marines and a bat talion of bluejackets as well as two aeroplanes The marines who had been holdine he outposts were relieved today by a battalion of bluejackets and marines i are quartered all about the city while i squads patrol the streets. By tomor-! row the total force on shore will prob- j ably reach fi600 men. The outposts have been equipped I with 12 machine guns and several three-inch field pieces which were taken to the front today. Rear Admiral Fletcher's headquar ters at the Terminal hotel are guarded by machine guns while seven field pieces are held in reserve In the vicin ity. Hick and Wounded. Over 250 Mexican sick and wounded were found In the San Sebastian hos pital when It was Inspected today by a navy surgeon. Forty dead were found In the mortunary. Conditions were so bad that navy surgeons were detailed to assist the hospital author ities. The medical department today In spected the sanitary conditions of the city and opened negotiations with the Mexican health officials In the hope of Inducing them to return to their work. With Commander Herman O. Stlck ney of the Prairie, appointed com mander of the port, the American au thorities today undertook the adminis tration of the customs. Hear Admiral Fletcher haa begun the general supervision of the city. Very few of the former heads of the city departments have returned and most of them seem to have left the city. The sanitation plant of the munici pality was placed In operation again today under a new chief and the street car lines also have resumed partial service. Numbers of shops and restaurants were opened yesterday and crowds walked about the streets and the open placee. Except for the passing of an occasional patrol the city seems to have resumed almost normal condi tions. Hands from the American fleet play ed yesterday and attracted large crowds. The Idea of providing music for the people was suggested by Cap tain Rush, who only a few hours be fore nad been directing the artillery and machine gun fire against the. same people. Large numbers of Mexlcane called on Rear Admiral Fletcher today plead ing for the release of friends and rel atives who had been made prisoners. The almost Invariable reply was that all whoss Innocence could be eatsb Ushed would be released. The total number of prisoners taken was about $00 but many have already been released. FIRE DEPARTMENT ANSWERS TWO CALLS Two alarms wsre answered ynater day by -the firemen,. One a false al arm while very Mule dsmage was done at a real n.-e At the residence of II A Mm. , i 171 Montfurd avenue, a small blase was dlcovered on the roof, which Is believed to have started from sparks from a chlnmsy, At ill.', o'clock lest night, a false alarm was turned In from Patton avenue and West Haywood street. This mas.ee the second false alarm that haa been turned In recently and i the department will make Investiga tion of the matter with a view to ar resting the foi it parties. Refugees From Qapital ions There are Dangerous; No Police I Protection. Mexico City, April 23. (By refugee j An American fewelry store was train to Vera Cruz, April 24.) Mobs I looted by the mfu at midnight. The in the streets of Mexico City wereluolice looked on tout took no action. trampling underfoot the stars and stripes and were threatening Amerl- j can pedestrians when the refugee train engaged under the auspices of i the British and German legations left for Vera Cruz carrying some 500 fugi tives or various nationalities. The position of those American citizens left in the federal capital was regarded as critical. Nelson O'Shaugh nessy, the American charge daffalrcs, Lieutenant Itowan of the navy and j Captain William A. Burnside, of the army, were to leave on Thursday night for Mahzanllio on the Pacific coast under special arrangement with Provisional President Huerta. Immediately after the news of the landing of American bluejackets and marines at Vera Cruz was made known In the federal capital by extra editions of thj local newspapers, crowds of students and government office employes began to gather. American Club Threatened. By dusk a mob had been assembled in front of the American club where they smashed the windows and howl ed Insults and threats at the Ameri can citizens Inside, all of whom they threatened to assassinate. 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 properties belonging to Americans. "Death to Americans." . Until 2 o'clock in the morning bands of excited Mexicans marched through the streets singing the Mexi can national anthem and shouting, "death for the Americans." N. GET CALL TODAY Believed Orders Will Be Sent Governor Craig Within Few Hours. Gazette-News Bureau Wyatt Building. Washington, April 24. Within the next twenty-four hours It Is believed orders will be sent to Governor Craig asking for tho ser vices of the state militia in the Mexi can crisis. In fata It Is stated upon high authority tonight that orders have already been signed calling upon the governors for the aid of the mili tia of their states ami they may be flashed to the governors before morn ing. Hundreds of letters have been re ceived here from patriotic North Carolinians asking that they be al lowed to enlist to help out In Mexico. All of these requests have been turned over to the war department and ac cording to the present outlook quite a number may be allowed to serve. For unices all signs fail We are in for a much longer siege than was ex pected when Vera Cruz was tnken over by the American marines. W. W. MEN ATTACK SALVATION ARMY Seattle, Wash., April 24 Several Industrial Workers of the World street speakers anil their followers, objecting to the noise made by a Sal vation army band which was plsylng In the street last night, attacked the Salvationists, who retreated to their barracks where police reserves were summoned to protect the religloui workers, many of whom were women. Detectives near the scene when tho trouble started held the ncklng party at bay with drawn revolvers un til the reserves arrived from police headquarters During the retreat of the Salvation army many stones and clubs were hurled but no one was seri ously hurt. RED CROSS DIRECTOR INQUIRES FOR NURSES Denver. April 84. Dr. B. Puudterer Morris, dlreclor of the Rocky Mount ain district of ths American Hed Cross society, today Issued a oail I through the chairman of the steals Red Cross nursing service to learn the wheresbouta at one of all en rolled nurses In the service. The Hoeky Mountain division of the Amer ican Med Cross society hss more than l.t miles of Mexican border terri tory under Its supervision. It The British, Brman and French lital were prepared Ice to gather in the in the federal c at a moment's m previously arra ed concentration d been provisioned districts, which to withstand a si e. False Re by Papers. probably acting The newspape under the directions of Cioneral Hu erta, issued maw' extra editions in wlilch Ihnv TirlntoVI ,liur,n tb that El Paso, Jrerio, Nogales and I other places hacti been taken by the Mexicans. Other dispatches announced that the federal troops, had gained a great i victory at Vera Cruz where thev ex-i pected to surround and drive the In vaders into the sea. The papers ajso declared that the battleship Louisiana had been sunk by Mexican tropedos. An alleged dispatch from the south said that Efillano Zapata, the south ern rebel, was coming to Join forces with General Huerta. tJ. 9. Employes Discharged. All the American officials employed by the ' National railroad and the Mexican railroad company were Im mediately discharged by the govern ment in order that no trains could be operated except under the supervision of the gdvernfent. At the American embassy orders were expected from the Mexican government that the arms: and ammunition recently per mitted to enter should he given up . This was in retaliation for the seizure of Vera Ci uz by the American fleet, At 6 o'clock en , Wednesday eveninjr Nelson O'Shaughnessy, the American charge d'affaires, had not received his IS Understood British Charge will Attempt to Solve Mexican Difficulty. Washington, April 24. Diplomatic officials here today denied reports that Thomas B. Holder, charge of the Brit ish embassy at Mexico City, had been scot to confer with Admiral Fletcher at Vera Cruz with a view to oiienlng diplomatic negotiations for a solution Of tho Mexican difficulty. London, April L'4. The Mexico City correspondent of the Dally Telegraph In a cablegram dated Thursduy says: "A telegram from Sir Cecil Sprlng Rics, British ambassador at Washing ton, was received at the British lega tion today as a result of which the British charge. Thomas B. Hohler. started for Vera Crus. "It is unde-stood that Mr. Ilohler's mission is to meet Admiral Fletcher and enter into negotiations with him regarding a possible attempt to solve the Mexican dltticulty through the In tervention of British diplomacy. "However, surprising this news may seem, it is not regarded at the Amer ican legullon as being without founda tion as li Is Lelleved that the United States cannot wish to repel any sug- gestlon for an honorable solution.' EDITOR ARRESTED FOR ftNTI BLEASE ARTICLES Columbia, 8. C, April 24. James H. Moore, editor of the Columbia Rec ord, has been iirrcated on two war rants, sworn out before a locsl mag istrate by Frank W. Blackburn, charging him with "wilfully and ma liciously originating, uttering, circu lating and publlHhlnc certain falee statements concerning one Cole L. Rlease." Mr. Moore Was released un der a 16.000 bond to await trial. There are two specific instances of alleged libelous statements Appearing In the Record, the dates helnc April 16, and April 21, 1114 I'.ach of the artlcleSn school, which will be Incorpor- referred to was published In the edl torlal columns of the Record and were In regard to the proposed en campment of the national guard at Charleston. In each of the affidavits It Is charged tb.it the alleged editorial utterances had the effect to Injuie the said Cole I.. Klesse In his reputation, both personal ami political. The stste of South Carolina nppeara In both In stances as prosecutor. James Howell of Ashevllle. who 1ms been for some months In Jacksonville, will return I In August Say ConditA passports leave. but he was preparing to The refugee train was twenty hours in making the journey from Mexico City to Vera Cruz. While delays were many, there were no mishaps. Refugee Train Arrives. Vera Cruz, April 24. A refugee train of fourteen cars from Mexico City carrying ISO Americans, 100 Ger mans and .100 Spaniards and Mexicans .,..,1 Cn T.-1 AHBlmtji 1 1..,.. iwvcu ncio idol g. The exodus from the capital wa. arranged through the joint action of the British and German diplomatic officials with the war nffict. About three miles from Vera Cruz a section of track nearly a mile long was found torn up, The refugees carried their baggage to a train on the Vera Cruz end of the track, which the British, co-operating with the Americans, had sent out. A detach ment of British marines unarmed acted as escort to the refugees on this last stage of their Journey to Vera Cruz. From the refugees it wets learned that on Wednesday there were fur ther street demonstrations by mobs. In one of the principal streets an American flag was thrown to the ground and trampled by the demon strators. It then was dragged out and the perforfance repeated. Later it was torn to shreds amid the yells of the crowd and hand clappings from spectators in windows and balconies. A small gathering of Mexicans at the American embassy corner Tues- I day night listened' to speeches from j street orators. The crowd, however, was orderly. T Aguilar Is Almost Depopulat ed, Terrorized by Recent Fighting. Trinidad, Col., April 24. About BOO state militia arrived at Walsenburg early today and at daybreak began to move southward into the zone where the coal miners are on strike and where fighting has occupied between miners and military with loss of life during the last five days. Aguilar, normally a thriving mining and agricultural town of 2000 popula tion, Is almost depopulated today Ter rorized by the events of the last four days, the citizens have fled In ull di rections. A train which reached Trinidad last night was crowded with refugees from the center of the disturbed district. The town's water supply Is cut off by the destruction of the pumping plant which also supplied the camps at Hastings, Delagua and Berwind. Similar conditions exist In probably a dozen mining camps In Huerfano and Las Animas county. HF.NDERSONVILLE NOT SURE OF SCHOOL YET Special to Th,. Gazette-News. Henderson vUle, April 24. Despite newspaper reports in various daily papers to the contrary, President R. N. Wilcox of the Greater Henderson vlllc club, says that this city la not sure of securing Kesslfern college at Uncolnton. Rev. Mr. Wilcox, who has kept In close touch with the movement says that the ctllzcns of llendersonvlllo have subscribed $12, 000 and thut 3,000 additional must be subscribed by tomorrow before the removal of the school to Henderson vllle Is guaranteed. Miss Kate Hhlpp, who founded the school about six years ago, and her associates are not asking a gift from Hendersonvllle. They only want fi nancial aid until the school can be placed on a satisfactory basis after the removal. She desires a loan of money and a subscription to stock In ati'd. with the understanding that there will be no Interest psld on the stock subscriptions for two years and that she may r.-deem It at her option after that dete. VOLUNTEER ARMY BILL PAS8ED BY SENATE Washington. April 24. The sens'e today without rtebnte passed the vol unteer army bill as agreed to by the conferees of the house and Senate. MILITIA MOVING KG N MINERS TROOPS SAIL FOR MEXICO EL p Rebel Garrison in Juarez and American Troops Across River Spend Watch ful Night. OPTIMISM REVIVED BY VILLA STATEMENT Villa Tells Corothers He Was Not Consulted in the Prep aration of Carranza's Note. El Paso, Tex.. April 24. While troop ships were loading for Mexican ports, the rebel garrison at Juarez and the American troops in this city spent a peaceful, though watchful, night within a stone's throw of each other, El Paso was an armer" camp, largely for the reassuring effect of the troops on the more nervous citizens. Cannon were posted on the highlands of the city at the water reservoir: two bat talions of infantry with a machine gun platoon, battery C of the sixth artillery with three-inch field pieces and two squadrons of cavalry kept watch. Most of the force camped in the railroad yards off east EI Paso, across from a sparsely settled part of Juarez, ready in case of emergency while the cavalry pattrolled the town. General Villa arose early. Last night he told George C. Carothers, special agent of the state department that "nobody could drag him into a war with the United States.'' This Mr. Carothers reported to the state department. Villa's statement and the insistence of . Carranza's advisers now In this city that the supreme chief's note to Secretary Bryan on Wednesday was not hostile, or at least not intended to be, revived the optimism which sank with the publication of the note. Villa told Curothers that he was not con sulted In Its preparation. As the statement was official il dis placed reports of an opposite charac ter, one of which by Carranza's con fidential agent here, was to the effect that the note was the result of the fullest exchange of views between the two leaders. Meanwhile sight of the revolution has nearly been lost In the glare of the international attraction, although reports Indicate that It is being car ried forward with some v igor. Fight MS m M ing at Monterey was reported and Gen-j from the following posts: Twenty eral Natera even admitted a repulse eighth Infantry, Fori Snelhng, Minn ; north of Zacatecaa. (Continued on page 11.) ONLY SEVEN COUPON Save it for THE I " JLy Frederic J. Hkin VI m filS n rfTli fl.ulni il" Gazette-News Colonel Goethals say: Thin is the week. It has seven days in it ! It will he n great week, for it is the last week of the distribu tioo of "Tlif Panamts (anal." You have put it ofT long enoogh. (Tip today's coupon and hring it with fifty t i nts to The Gazette News office and get one of these hooks. You 'can't afford to miss it. By mail fifteen cents extra. Just one week, remember ! ONLY ONE COUPON REQUIRED FIFTH BRIGADE ON WnlMnCRIIZ The First Expeditionary Force From Fort Crocket Con sists of $3,500, Largely Veterans. OTHER DETACHMENTS ARE READY TO MOVE In Addition to Four Trans ports Commercial Steamer? Have Been Chartered to Carry Troops. Galveston, Tex., April 24. The rein forced fifth brigade, the army's first expeditionary force for Mexico broke camp during the night at Fort Crock ett and at daylight moved swiftly to Uie transports waiting to take them to Vera Cruz. They expected to sail late this afternoon. The soldiers looked tired but cheer ful as they marched from camp after a nitrht spent practically without a wink of sleep. The general sentiment appeared to be that they were glad to go so as to escape the routine of camp life under canvas, which has lasted here for more than a year since the second division was mobilized at Gal veston and Texas City. The Camp Crockett regiments, the fourth, seventh, 19th and 2Sth in fantry, comprising about 3500 men and making the bulk of the brigade, are largely veterans, all having seen service In the Philippines. They worked all night packing, cleaning camp and burning trash and discarded utensils. By daylight the troops not only were ready to move but the 100 acres they had occupied was almost literally broom-swept, so careful was the, cleanup. Quiet Movement. The whole movement passed quietly. Wives of men or officers here and there watched their husbands. When daylight came with a cold rain, many women stood bareheaded on the sea wall overlooking the camp, seeming unmindful of the rain as they watched passing companies for a look at their own men folk. One lone military prisoner was com pelled to remain In a low-railed en closure tit the end of th camp where all the troops passed In their march to the front In full view. He walked round and round his enclosure, all the time watching the troops. Regiments Moving. The four Infantry regiments going today joined the mobilization camp DAYS MORE! a Copy of Friday April 24 "Accurate and Dependable"
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