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HE Daily - v - i Free Press 0 PUBLISHED E1ZERV HFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY' VOL.XV1.-N01U KINSTON, N. O, FRIDAY APRIL 21, 1914 PRICE. TWO RIOTING IS GIVEN FREE lEIGf! ItJIIllICO CITY THREE MORE KILLED 10 MIL IE MILITIA ARMY TD THE FROttThEWS OF THE WORLD ADDITIONAL AMERICAN CAS UALTIES IN BATTLE . Huerta Instructs 'Police and Sol diers Not to Molest Them in Their Demonstrations and Attacks on Americans, and the Latter Have Prepared Machine Guns and Rifles to Protect Themselves. BRAVE MEN HELP O'SHAUGHNESSY COMPELLED TO LEAVE SECRETLY HUERTA PRESSED FOR FUNDS Issues Paper Money Galore Fifth Brigade Embarks for Scene of War No Mediation by Foreign Powers Will Be Considered for a Moment Carranza and Villa Be lieved, But No Chances Take". Vera Cruz, April 24 After a thrilling; trip from Mexico City, dur ing which they were repeatedly held up by federal troops and hissed at ;ind insulted, 150 American, German and British refugees arrived here today. Fight hundred Americans .arc still in the interior of Mexico, in the gravest danger. During the past three days serious anti-American demonstrations have occurred in the capital. News was not forthcoming before because of the censorship. The American con sulate was stoned and the cont-of-(trms torn from the door. General Huerta instructed the M)lii e and soldiers not to molest the rioter-; in front of the American club and consulate, and Americans on the streets have been stoned. Since Vera Cruz was captured Americans in the Mexico City embassy have prepared machine gu,w ,d rifles for action,! brave women assisting with no sign of fear. Mrs. O'Shaughnessy is very ill. The char has announced that he would leave for Vera Cruz, but his inten tion is to leave secretly for Man zanillo, on the west coast. Through out Tuesday and Wednesday nights the embassy was surrounded by hooting and jeering crowds. Five hundred Americans in Guadalajar are also in the greatest danger, the anti-American sentiment being per mitted to run rampant everywhere. Huerta is going to extreme meas ures to raise funds. IIe is mating paper money galore. Extra editions of the newspapers are inflaming the : rowds about the capture of Vera! Cruz. . jv' Aerial Corps Reaches Vera Cruz Vera Cruz, April 24. Aeroplanes flying over the city and surrounding tcritory is-a possibility with the "rival here today- of the battleship Juissoun, carying an aerial corps. General Maas' troops are still inac tlve at a point 15' miles inland. An attack on Vera Cruz is expected, but the United States officers do not wueve n w!ll be attempted until Maas is reinforced by troops from Mexico City, now en route. The city yas comparatively! quiet all night Occasional ' sniping continued, and we hidden ' Mexican v sharpshooters re more active toward morning. The marines and sailors were kept "My maiino. mci. J t with refugees, has sailed for Galves ton. The total American killed now numbers 14. Fight men seriously wounded are aboard the hospital ship Solace. No Outside Interference. Washington, April 24. Foreign mediation between the Cnited States and Mexico will not be considered by this government. Such an offer would be resented and f la I ly refused. This is clearly and most emphatically in dicated bv Secretary Brvan who has pointed out the diploma lie impossi bility of having any power act as mediator and doubts if any would even tender such friendly offices. This is because of the fact that this government does not recognize the Huerta administration. Serious on the Border. Washington, April 24. The ad ministration refuses to admit belief that the Constitutionalists will side with Huerta. Although troops are now hurrying to the Texas border, the president emphasizes that the quarrel is directed against Huerta alone. The suggestion came from Mr. Wilson himself that he is taking Carranza's tnl Villa's promise, at face value. Nevertheless the situation along the border is admiltelv serious. Sever;1.! Texas cities tear Mexican invasion. Fifth Brigade Embarks for Field. Galveston, April 24. Karly today the soldiers of th( fifth brigade be gan boarding the transport Kil patrick, which will be the fir-l to leave here. When orders came last night nope of the transports had full head of steam up, but by the time all the men, horses, wagons and equip ment are on board, they will be ready to sail. The Kilpatriek will probably be ready to leave this afternoon, others following at midnight. With the fifth brigade will go the sixth cavalry fourth Held artillery and battalion engineers. War Department Charters Ships. Washington, April 24. Secretary of War Garrison this morning gave orders for chartering two steamers to be used a.s tnnsports out of Gal veston. In issuing the order for the movement of General Funston's brig ade to Vera Cruz it was found that the four government transports at Galveston could not accommodate the artillery. Coast Artillery Leaves New York. f New York, April 24. Nine hun dred coast artillerymen are boarding the army transport Sumner, which, after collecting more artillerymen from Doskn near New York, will leave for Mexico. WOUNDED INCREASED BY 25 1 WASHINGTON SIGNS THE ORDER I VIRTUALLY A STATE OF WAR I GATHERED FROM ALL SQUKCES Badger Wired Landing Force, Now Over Five Thousand Men Ameri cans in Complete Control of City Firing Continues. nses which sheltered riflemen. Cruiser Boston Breaks Blades. Charleston, S. C, April 23. The United States cruiser Boston, en route to join the American fleet at Tampico, put into Charleston today for repairs, having broken one of the blades on her fourth propeller. The propeller will be repaired here immediately. M The learner Espcranxa, crowded j morning. 7 1 '. - Volcanoes Active in Italy. (Special to THE FREE PRESS.) Rome, April 24. The volcanoes Mount Vesuvid -mnt Etna be came active f aneously this 5 f Washington, April 2.1. Secretary Daniels tonight gave the news in this statement : "Admiral liadger wires tonight that he landed the battalion from the Minnesota, Michigan, and South Carolina yesterday afternoon, and that the landing forces now ashore totals about .",400 men. The Minnesota, Chester. Prairie and San Francisco are lying in the inner bar bor. ' "Admiral Badger reports that as a result of desultory filing which con tinued about the city last night and this morning three more American sailois were killed and about 2. wounded. "The landing parly now oeeuiie all the citv and outposts have been stationed on the -.and hills in the rear, who have been engaged in con structing defensive works. "Admiral Badger, in command on shore, is making every effort to in duco Mexican municipal authoritie to resume their duties and take up the early administration of the city. He reports negotiations fairly suc cessful." Those killed in today's lighting were 1. J. Kane, seaman; E. 11. Frohliekstein, ordinary seaman and K. C. Fisher, ordinary seaman. The Mexican gunboat Progreso, with more than ."00 soldiers aboard, .-teamed to the harbor mouth this evening, hut no tanner, ilie com mander of the I'rogreso had not heard that (he Americans were in possession of I he city. The l'rogrc.-o was hailed by the flagship and boarded by Lieutenant Byron MeCandless. of Hear Admiral Badger's staff, who informed the commander that he had the choice of remaining under the guns and searchlights of the flagship or putting out to -ea. lie was informed that the Cnited States was not at war with Mexico but that the presence ol Mexican gunboats and soldiers it Vera Cruz was not desirable. When Lieutenant McCandle . . i r 1 .1.1.1.. iwic ki I tit? rrotrreso ne iiskcii i;a a gangway lie lowered, Din mi., a refused, and he jumped for the -ide of the vessel and clambored aboard. The interview was brief and ended bv the Mexican gunboat putting to sea. : Tin? ProoTeso came from the . r- - south, probably from Frontera. The enntnins of the Mexican steamer Tehauntepee and a government fire boat moved their crafts into the har hnr today and then discovered that they were "detained." The Tehauntepee carried a detach ment of 30 regulars, in charge of 250 prisoners detained for sen'ice in the Mexican army. ORDERS FOR TROOPS MAY BE FLASHED AT ONCE Governor Craig May Get Message at Any Minute Which Will Send Nat ional Guard Scurrying to Mobilize, Moore Troops to Border. Washington, April 21. Within the next 24 hours it is believed orders will be sent to Governor Craig ask ing for the service., of the state mili tia in the Mexican crisis. In fact, it is stated upon high authority to night that orders have already been signed calling upon the governors for the aid of the militia of their states and they may be Hashed to the gov ernors before morning. More Troops For Border. Wa-hington, April 21 Three regiment- of infantry at San Francisco and artillery at Fort Riley, Kan., were ordered tonight to reMrt to Brigadier General Bliss for service along the Mexican border. Raleigh, April 24. Order- ;re ex pected to mobili.c the infantry, cav alry and hospital troops in North Carolina at Camp Glenn. These troops comprise a lull Iwignde, well organized and cpiiped. Preparations for recruiting going on. HOW HIS FATHER WAS KILLED Can't Drag Villa Into War. El Paso, Tex April 23. General Francisco Villa, head of the rebel military forces, informed George C. Carothcrs, special agent of "the state department, that he will decline-to be dragged into a war with the Unit ed States by anybody. When run down with kidney trou ble, backache, rheumatism or blad der weakness, turn quickly for help to Foley Kidney Pills. You cannot take them into your system without having goods results. Chas. N. Fox, Flimrod, N. Y.f says: "Foley Kidney Pills have done me more good than $150 worth of medicine." They give yon good results. J. E. Hood Co.1 Man Now in Kii$ton Who Saw Sec retary of Navy's Father Shot Down Called to Washington to Relate the Facts to Son. Geo. W. Bible, a veteran news it . . i papennan, will go to the national capif.l to relate to Secretary of the Navy Daniel- the story of the death of Daniels' father, which, curiously enough, occurred in a naval engage ment, 'flic secretary is acquainted with only the barest details of the i,l incident, and Mr. Bible, who last iw the cabinet member when Jose- phus Daniels was a small, barefoot fellow, will at the hitter's instance tomorrow give nun the account as an eve witness in the state, v r ami navy Inuliling at w .:.ngion. ivir. Bible, who saw .-e:ice on a. number ot York newspapers ay a young man. was a resident of Beaufort county until two or three years ago when he removed to Kinston wit! friends. Daniels and Bible have sev eral times communicated indirectly with each other about the unfor tunte episode, but -iiiec the sec re tary's boyhood have never met per sonallv "Secretary Daniels loved his father most dearly", says Mr. Bible, "and revere- hi.- memory only as a true and loyal son can do. He came of fine, good old stock ou both sides of the house, and if there is anything in heredity and native tal ent, he iustlv comes by both of them." The story which he will tell to Daniels follows: "It is just 50 years ago, about this time or a little later, in 1864, that Washington, N. C, was garrisoned with a federal force, supplemented by a number of United States gun boats anchored at different points on the Pamlico river, extending down from the town nearly to Hill's Point. At Tranter's creek, 10 miles north ward from the town, was qnartered a moderate force of Confederates, including a company of troops call ed the "Georgia Tigers", commanded by Captain Gray. The country be tween Tranter's creek and Wash ington wa8 at that time tacitly re garded by both sides as a sort of neutrai territory and was then trou bled very little by either party. 'General B. F. Butler, in -com mand of -tbe federal forces in east- ( Continued on page 3.) TROOPS ORDERED TO EMBARK AT DAYBREAK Move on Mexico City Contemplated. No Chances With Rebels The Embargo on Arms RestoredIs Carranza Friendly. Washington, April 21. United States troops moved tonight to re inforce the American navy at Vera Cruz, the embargo on arm- into Mexico was formally restored and troops were ordered to the Mexican border primarily to relieve uneasi ness among border residents, but also a- a precaution against hostile military operations along the inter national line. Secretary Garrison iiiinouueed that a brigade of infantry and some aililleiv under Brigadier Genera! Frederick Fun-ton had been ordered to embark on the four army trans ports at Galveston for Vera Cruz to support the expeditionary forces of marines and bluejackets there. 1 he chance that General Man-, the fed eral general, might make a return attack on Vera Cruz, with reinforce ments and the possible necessity of a lorwatM movement toward Mexico : City to protect lleeing Americans and the Vera Cruz railroad were the un tying reason- for the military movement. The restoration of the embargo on arm- wa- oiiiemlly announced a tier the iironuiiiiecinonl of General Car ranza, the constitutionalist chief. that lie regarded the seizure of Vera ( iv.z as a violation ot Mexican sovereignty had been considered bv the administration. While Mexican onstitiitionalists have protested that Carranza's attiturfje was friendly, tin American government decided to take no chances ami abruptly -top cd ;lie shipment of all arms into Mexico. Both Nelson O'Shaughnessy, tin American charge d'affairs, and Senor Algara, the charge d'afifairs of tin Mcvi'an embassy, have been given their passport-. This is not regard ed by the Washington government as presaging war, but a declaration of war by Huerta would not be unex ecled. Little Fighting Reported. I he t inted Mates has chosen Brazil to look after its interests in Mexico. Where there are no Brazilian consuL French consul- will act for the Cnited States. During tht- day a special reserve fleet lunging from dreadnoughts to tiny gunboats was ordered to the Atlantic coast of Mexico. No lighting of any consequent,, was reported from Vera Cruz. The American land forces pushed their way three miles inland to some important breast works to make their position secure. The senate passed the house bill appropriating $300,000 to care for American refugees. - Day of Extreme Tension. Senator Borah declared in the de bate that a condition of actual war existed between the United States and Mexico. Revelation of the purposes of Car ranza and Huerta are being awaited befors a military campaign is de veloped. The United States intends to take no offensive steps for the present, preferring to hold Vera Cruz until the situation in Mexico City and elsewhere in the southern republic crystalizes. O'Shaughnessy Is Safe. President Wilson told callers he was confident Charge O'Shaughnessy would reach Vera Cruz safely. An attack on Vera Cruz by Gen eral Maas and reinforcements, which he ia reported to be getting from Puebla. HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST AT HOME AND ABR0A) Brief Chronicle of the Day's Events In All the Nations of the Earth io Keep Headers Abreast ot ne Times. lf-.l-.i-yl. tml )( Tl,. Ifttl, J mini convention of the North Caro lina Bankers' association will be held in Raleigh May 12 to 14. Vienna. April 2.1. The condition of F.mperor Francis Joseph was not so satisfactory today. Ho bad fit of cou"hini durinir the night. Wilmington, April 21. The ninety fifth anniversary of the founding of the Odd Fellows' order will he. celebrated by the local lodges hen Monday evening. Wilmington, April 21. Fire early this morning destroyed the stock of goods of Miller's Kverywoman's. store. The loss is estimate, at $l", 000, covered by insurance. Galveston, Tex., April 21. Com menting on the accuracy of shell tire by American warship at Vera Cruz army olticcrs beiy aid today that for several weeks the navy gunners ha had the city of Vera Cruz and vici nity charted with all range- worked out precisely. Washington, April 21. .lames Clark, engineer, was killed and a number of trainmen and passengers slightly injured tonight near Rock fish, Va., when the engine and bag gage car of Southern local train N'o. 20 left the track and turned over in a ditch. Raleigh, April 21. -The secretary of state issued a charier today for the National Yarn Mills company, of Belmont for a general textile manufacturing business including cotton, wool, silk, hemp and other fabrics. The capital is $125,000 au thorized and $90,000, subscribed. Columbia, S. C, April 23. James if. Moore, editor of The Columbia Record, was arrested this morning on two warrants, 'sworn out before a local magistrate, Frank W. Black burn, (barging him with "wilfully and maliciously originating, uttering, circulating and publishing certain false statements concerning one Cole I,. Blease." Washington, D. C, April 21. Mrs. K. C. Gregory, of Salisbury, will to morrow ask the National 1). A. It. to as-ist the North Carolina Daugh ters tt restore and preserve the Iiik toric Groves House, in Halifax, N. ('., where John Paul Jones found a home, acquired a last name and re ceveid as a gift sword which now hangs as a prized relic in tbe office of the Secretary of the Navy. Richmond, Va,, April 23. The Richmond campaign for Statewide prohibition will open formally at the Academy of Musie Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Anti-Sa loon League of Virginia. Lieutenant Governor J. Taylor Ellyson will pre side, and the speaker of the day will be former Governor Robert B. Glenn, of North Carolina, the man who, as Governor, saw the Old North. State go dry by a majority of 44,000 votes. Judges ought to remember that their office is to interpret law, and not to make law. Bacon. Why It Suits ParUc'Jtar People Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is prompt and effective for conghs, colds, croup hoarseness, bronchial coughs and throat troubles. 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