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kzw ezx i::iT2 ciscirjL l::at eyecc, juit is. mm. Ske Cipx S Ccsk 5 i I : 1IUE;1TALj3 ALL ; K FAREWELL EXCEPT THE UNITED STATES 1 " - - Sends Messages to Representa- tiVes of The Nations At ' .Mexico City. ,. SPEHT THE NIGHT AT Puerto Mexico, Mexico, July 18. Gen. Victoriano Huerta, who recent ly resigned as. provisional president of Mexico, arrived here shortly after k o'clock last night, accompanied' by General Blanquet, his minister of war.- General Huerta remained aboard his train last night. i AU arrangements were made early lu, the day for the reception of Hu erta and Blanquet and the stage was o set that they could board .the 'Dresden or Bristol and put out to sea so quickly and 'quietly as. to rob heir flight of all dramatic elements. -Tracks were laid so that the special train could be pulled along, the wharf. i None of the messages sent Hu- erta's wife or to General Camerna ' commanding the special guard her, Indicated Huerta'a plans. Not even the captains of the . German and British r essels had definite Instruc , . tione. , They were to leave the decis ion to Huerta hlir.wir. It was gen ,ifnlw '"j?1ved, however, that Huerta ,' ,-let would go aboard the .Dresden, and - the .. other - refugees r aboard the Bristol and that the tes-..,-, -eels would proceed for Jamaica' or Havana. ' -. v v:. it wail a day of sharp rnxtety,' , x , pecially for the wives of the two leaders who were passing through , fcountry where many revolutionists ' 'ire known to be pafli t 2, tie or wen. rornrio uias, -wnom-ne escorted to the coast three years ago is unknown exceDt nerhans to him. " calf. ; Capt -'Kohler. of the German cruiser Dresden, offered him his ship "for any ; use he cared to make of . her," but Gen. Huerta merely thank ed him, adding that he would return his call today. The 'trip to this port was with out incident or unpleasantness other than that occasionally the terrible heat of the tropical lowlands. With .Huerta and Blanquet were the gen oral staff. The party occupied a train of nine sleeping cars, four of which - v were given over to troops. Two oth er trains loaded with troops preced . ed Gen. Huerta' train. Behind him ame another troop train " Captain Kohler and staff, in 'form ' al dress uniform, were at the station v and were officially presented to Gen. Huerta.' Answering inquiries as to his health, Gen. Huerta assured . the officers he felt very well,' although . some wnat tired from the beat v - British Vice Consul Gemniill sIbo ' officially called on Huerta and pre vented him a message, presumably an ' offer of refuge on the British cruiser Bristol. Huerta read it and express ed pleasure at the consideration be- ' Ing shown him. ' - Local officials calling on General . Huerta last night were few in num. ber, the, only one of Importance be i ing 'Gen. Bincon, commander ot the local garrison. ; ; Commander Gabriel ;A,; Cairallo, of the Mexican ( gunboat - Zaragosa witn niB staff,' also called, but Hu f erta asked to be excused for , the n .irniin, jiuy xo.ne retirement oi ' Huerta is commented upon srmna thetically in the French press yes terday.' The papers' declare Huerta'a departure from the Mexican, capital r is in - keeping - with the remarkable injustice he has been shown ', throughout .-. He leaves soon enough, ; so that he does not seem to fly be ' fore the; Constitutionalists, they as- sert, and at Just the right moment . to obtain-credit, fori, "the - . elegant conduct" in handing over his power n'to successor whose impartiality places above - all " parties the hope wiai peace may oe. established, . . Mexico City, July 1 8.Every" rep , renenutlve of a ' foreign power re- ceivea two telegrams from Gen, Hu , . erta one.for the, diplomat nersonal Iy , bidding hlin farewell and asking that he repose confidence in Presi dent Carbajal. , The other was for the government represented, request. .; ing support ror the new Mexican gov- ernment. ;The Bingle exception was in ma case or tne United States hew ycr.Z v today , . - (By United Press.) ' ' routhampton, Eng., July 18. mrock the Fourth, the ch alien g for the American cup, left for ITorkodayi, i Blr Thomas LIp- yacht, Erin, is conveyins- the r. The trip' will ta)e a i Ai rts, er LAST DAY FOR TIlE CANDIDATES TO POT UBENTRAIICE FEES V Contest ' Between Hood , and - - - - Thomas Slated for Two Weeks from Today. ' RU"0RED MR. TH0!,1AS MOT TO ENTER PRIiilARY . . " Warsaw; N. 0., July 18. - IJew Bern Sun: - Yours received. .. Thomas .wired unless 'rules were changed he would not run. W. L. HILL. V This is the last day that the two candidates in the Congressional pri mary one week from todalyYp.htofl mary two weeks from today have to put up ' their thousand-dollar en trance fees. - It is generally believed In New Bern that Mr. Charles R Thomas will not put up his thous and dollars, leaving the field open to the Hon. George E. Hood of Golds- boro. It 1b rumored that Mr. Thomas has already sent a telegram to W. L Hill of Warsaw, Duplin . county, chairman of the district executive committee, declaring that he would not participate In the primary unless the rules were changed. : .Thtstpriniary, it will -be remem bered, Awas f ordered between Mr. Hood and -Mr. Thomas by the State Democratic executive committee, act ing on an appeal by Mr. Thomas. Mr.-Thomas when Interviewed by a reporter for The Sun yesterday af ternoon Yef4ae4'l&gr to "affirm or deny-the" tumors that- he would not participate in the primary. V S ' Leaders Confer in Effort to Prevent ... Serious Situation The King Makes Threats. ' (By United Press.) London,- July 18. With leaders of both sides determined to erant no lurtner concessions, the gravity oi ine uome uuie ; situation - was brought home to England by -the King's threat to postpone the great naval review at 'Spithead ,to enable him to confer with Premier Asquith rne minority in the cabinet is leaning toward the Unionist de mands that all Ulster be excluded from Home Rule. i ne ena . oi tne present govern ment is freely predicted. The resig nation, of any one of the four min isters in favor of giving in to Ulster would cause no surprise. London, July 18. As result of conferences between leaders, it is re ported settlement of the Home Rule question is near. GOV. CLICK STATUE UNVEILED ; - -y (By United Press.) Washington, D. C. July 18. A heroic marble statue to -former gov ernor George Washington Click, of Kansas, -was unveiled in Statuary Hall here today. .While a delegation or : Kansans and scores Of tourists listened the first and only Democrat ic governor of that State before the present administration, was eulorii ed.v Senator' Thompson,; Repr Camp- oeii anq several other members of the Kansas delegation Jn congress spoke. Three Counties In Piedmont Section Suffered Terribly From Hail and ' -v.Wlnd Storm. '''siS: V -V '(By United Press.) Raleigh. N. C, July U.-Gov, ernor Craig issues a special - appeal to the people of the whole State to come to the relief -?-( . farmers ' in Mecklenburg. Gaston and Cleveland counties, who lost their crops, much stock and poultry and had the -roofs of their houses torn off by the hall and wind storm on July 7. .. ' The governor sayg their need IS rt..l very urgent , , HOME RULE IS NOW : NEAR SETTLEMENT CRAIG URGES AID FOUR HJIIIHFO III . mm: mm mm m m mmmtrnw . mm m & BATTLE DETWEEfl Over Hundred Shots Fired in Battle in Arkansas ' No f ' - Requests for Militia. ; '. 1 1 ni nr ri 1 1 unni i -a 4 miMMM STOPS THE RGHTItia fBv United Press. V " -f Fort Smith,' Ark., July 18. Laclt of ammunition forces a cessation of hostilities between thft striking ttn ion miners and the mine guards for the Mammoth Vein Coal Company? at Prairie Creek. The authorities think it remark able that only four persons -were5 wounded, as a hundred shots were, fired in the. battle which preceded! the dynamiting and burning of .the. surface work of three mines. The union miners declared the trouble started by the shooting u of the union miners camp by nine guards. , . - ' . No . requests have been made tbt militia. IS T BAILEY'S DEATH Manslaughter in the First De -gree Findingtof the Grand Jury.: " SHE PLEADS NOT GUILTY; D Freeport, N, Y., July 18. Mrs Florence Conklin Carman, indicted yesterday, on the charge of first de gree manslaughter in - connection with the killing on the night of June 30, in her doctor-husband's office of Mrs Louise Bailey, came back to her home and her family here last night, temporarily a free - woman She was released for trial under $20,000 ball fifteen minutes after the grand jury made known its find ing.- , When Mrs. Carman was led into the court room ; late yesterday for arraignment she plainly showed the strain she had been under since her arrest. When the clerk of the court asked- her how she would plead, her lips opened to answer, but Mr. Levy, her counsel, interrupted her. , Upon the understanding that his client would have the right to withdraw her plea within two weeks and, file a demurrer and . a motion to quash the indictment tin the ground of in sufficient evidence, Levy entered plea of not guilty. ; s ; V After the bail bond had been ar ranged, Mrs. Carman was led to an ante-room and there she collapsed. I can't talk' Bhe said later to re porters. "I -am too overcome. I still fail to understand why the grand jury declined to heed my plea to tell my story." , r . y . ; - While she was on her way nome, District Attorney Smith reiterated that he had new evidence . which might later . lead to the finding of a superseding, indictment charging Mrs. carman with a higher degree of homicide. He sent detectives to a marsh about a mile. from, the Car man home to dig in .a Dlace an in for mant said he had seen a man bury a revolver the day after the murder. No revolver was found there, how ever. The district attorney also as serted that if certain clews were developed a member of the Carman household would be placed under ar rest as an accessory after the fact YOUNG WOMAN DROWNS IN SURF 5 Charleston, S". C.r July 1 8.Mlss Mamie Brown, of Macon; G&s ' was drowned In surf off - Sullivan's Isl and and Miss Lena Rankin of Ma con; was resuscitated - -only , after strenuous work yesterday:- -i ; ; Henry Rath,, of Augusta, respond ed to their -call for help when they round they, were beyond their depth, and he , brought both, young ladles ashorer although Miss Brown was too far gone to be saved, this, is the first drowning of the season here. Rath was almost exhausted by his strucsled in e water. , . . " -MIHERSOARDS IS CARMAN 01 ED FOR IS CARBAJAL WILLIIOT STAND IN WAY OF Tells Diplomats He Plans To ' Hold The Position Only Temporarily. v SAN LUIS POTOSI MAY HAVE FALLEN TO REBELS (By United Press.) Washington, D. C., July 18. Pro visional president Carbajal will not stand in the way of -pacification of .Mexico, he told the Mexico diplo mats at a formal reception yester day, according to a report sent to the State Department by the Brazil ian minister. -,- - Carbajal said he planned to stay in his present position only tempor arily. iiiierruyuuus 01 uummuuicauon 10 San Luis Potosl are thought to in dicate that the city has been cap tured by Constitutionalists, accord ing to a report from ConBul Silli man. - . 4 TBishop C. R. Harris and Eight mother ChorrilaeiE Charged With Arson. FROM ANOTHER STATE Asheville, July 18. For the first time in the history of Buncombe county a prisoner wanted here and located in another State yesterday was allowed to return to Asheville without being accompanied by an of ficer. Bishop C. R. Harris, of the A.' M. E. ZIon church, one of the nine negroes against whom true bills charging arson were returned by the grand jury of the present criminal term, of the Superior Court, was the defendant who was allowed to come to this city without being humiliated by being placed under arrest, the chief of police of Johnson City, Tenn., to whom the bishop surren dered, extending to him the privilege of returning to Asheville accompa nied, by a minister of his church. He was not required to make bond at Johnson City nor was he placed un der arrest there, the officer who was asked to hold him at that city ex pressing his confidence in the aged minister by telling him he could come to Asheville without bein watched by a man with the power to make an arrest. Bishop Harris ap peared at the office of Sheriff Chas F.'. Williams yesterday and furnished bail in the sum of $500 to guarantee bis appearance at the September term of the Superior Court. He was accompanied to this city by Rev. W C. Adams, colored, pastor of the A M. E. Zlon church at Johnson City, He presented a letter to Sheriff Wil liams from Chief of Police George F. Campbell, of Johnson City, , in which the latter stated that he had decid ed to allow the negro minister to re turn to Asheville voluntarily. W -iJ. Trdnt. former secretary of the local Y. M. C. A. ana now con nected with the colored Y. M. C. A. at Atlanta, - another of the defend ants, has advised local officers that foe Is ready to return to answer to the charge against him. Sheriff Wil liams has wired the Atlanta authori ties to release Trent when she fur nishes ball in! the sum of $500. ' SPEEDBOAT TO ENGLAND Chicago. July 18. The speedboat, Disturber IV. leaves Chicago today an route for England, where the 60 mile craft will be entered in . the races for the Harmsworth trophy at Cowes on August 12. ... The boat, is Owned and captained by Commodore Pugh. , KI3 PANKHURSTIS . RELEASED FR0M 7AIL l London. July 18. In a state ot collapse from hunger and thirst, Mrs Efmellne Pankhurst was released fit i Uolloway Jail today PEACE FOR MEXICO NEGRO BISHOPGOES J TO ASHEVILLE TO ANSWER CHARGES HUERTA SAILS FOR JAMAICA TODAY ON BRITISH CRUISER Plans' .to Go From There To Paris to Make His Future Home? f JE (By United Press.) Puerto Mexico, July 18. General Huerta will sail for Jamaica at noon on the British cruiser Bristol. Huerta looks old, his face being drawn. It is evident that the strain of the past few months has told on him. His family and staff will sail with him. According to present plans he will sail for Paris from Jamaica, where he intends to make his future home The plans for departure provide for as little ceremony as possible. Huerta declared today: "When I took the presidential chair I said would biing about peace, cost what it may. It is necessary for me to go to bring peace. In this way I keep my word." Huerta wired Carbajal today: desire your government to continue. If you still require my service, I as sure you I am at your disposal." -' FEDERALS BE ALLOWED TO ENTER MEXICO NOW (By United Press.). Juarez, July .-Constitutional lets say five thousand Mexican fed erals held at Fort Wingate, New Mexico, will be permitted to enter Mexico. (Later) Realizing that he would be given no quarter if he surren dered, General Orozco has fled from San. Luis Potosi, with 'four-thousand regulars. HeV plans guerilla war fare in the mountains, according to word received by Villa today. Prominent French ; Woman To Tried for Her Life Has a Novel Plea. Be (By United Press.) Paris, July 18. Madame Joseph Callaiux, wife of-the former premier and minister of finance, will go on trial for her life here Monday in the Court of Assizes, charged with the murder of Gaston Calmette, editor of 'ILe Figaro." , - Mme. Callaiux's defense, it is said. will amount practically to a plea of brain storm," that she "acted in a moment of folly," . This plea, it is understood, will-be reinforced by i denial that Mme. Caillaux was di rectly responsible for Calmette's death, the charge being made that the surgeons attending Calmette af ter the shooting mieht have savari nis life easily had they operated in time. A third string to the defense s bow will be in the nature of a justi fication plea, editor Calmette s at tacks being of an alleged personal nature and exceedingly violent in tone, calculated to destroy what to the Caillaux couple was more pre cious than life; the good standing of the wife. Scores of witnesses have been sub poenaed, Including former Prime Ministers, Cabinet officials, Senators, Deputies, Judges, lawyers, Prin cesses and Social leaders, while the President of the Republic, Raymond Poincare, will testify through a de position. The public practically will be barred, since the room is small and a small army of lawyers, offi cials,.' newspaper correspondents; and the like have asked admission. - L May Not be Able to Pay Government Employees Salary Due Next Monday. - (By United Press.) Mexico City,, July 18. With the treasury completely stripped n of funds, It is feared Carbajal wilt not be able to even , pay the salary to government. employes due Monday.- Many a man falls to ret there be- cause he fcever starts. MADAME CAILLAUX ON TRIAL MONDAY OARBAJA HAS NO MONEY ON HAND DR. EARt SLOAN IS ELECTED DIRECTOR OF PEOPLES BANK Has Bought All The Available ; Stock in This Thriving" Institution. . TO MOVE HERE SOON Dr. Earl Sloan, now of Boston' but soon to be of Craven county, has been elected a director in the Peo ples Bank and has accepted the hon or. v . ...'. , - . .... Upon coming to this part of .the South, Dr. Sloan was : struck very forcibly by the marvelously rapid and yet absolutely solid growth ,of the Peoples Bank. He made further' investigations, and . then, exhibiting; the same acute business sense that has made him a millionaire, he promptly arranged an interview with Mr. A. A. Uzzell, cashier, and in quired how he could obtain stock. Dr. Sloan has bought up all the Peoples Bank stock available, and if there are any Holders of this stock who are thinking of parting with it which it seems there are not the? probability is the far-seeing doctor would welcome the chance to in crease his holdings. ; , The bank officials are proud Of Dr. . Sloan's quick recognition of v the -. merits of their bank, whose deposits when the recent statements wera called for showed ah' increase, de spite the almost universal decline or. bank deposits owing to a general' wave of slight business depression,: now fast passing. Dr. Sloan's adoption of Craves county as the site of his magnificent, country estate and his decision to be come a citizen , and work for the Tip building - of tha town and suirratfnd- fth'f; TeYmrjiTs "regarded -everywhere ' as a wonderful piece of good fortune for New Bern. ' TRACE OF Court Orders Telegrams of Innes to Mrs. Dennis Turned Over to ,.,4 Mother. L .... : Atlanta, Ga , July 18. Court ac tion was taken here yesterday in connection with mysterious disap pearance of Mrs. Eloise Nelms Den nis and Miss Beatrice Nelms, for whom a nation-wide search is being made. Judge George L. Bell, of the Su-. perior Court, signed an order direct ing the Western Union Teleeranh Company, the Postal Telegraph and Cable Company and the Southern Bell Telephone. ..Company to y-turn i over to Mrs. John W. Nelms, of this city, mother of the missing women, all telegrams which may have passed during the last three years between Mrs. Dennis and -Victor E. Innes. former assistant United States dis trict attorney of Nevada. . The order in addition included any other tele grams which might aid in solving the mystery. The court also appointed Mrs. Nelms temporary receiver of the es ' tate of Miss Beatrice Nelms. The latter has large property holdings and it was asserted in the receiver ship petition that her interests would be placed in jeopardy unless a re ceiver was named. Innes was Mrs. Dennis attorney in Reno, Nav., in 1912. when she ob tained a divorce. It was reported he had been commissioned by Mrs. .Den- " nis to make investments for her in, Mexico, but in a statement made in Portland, Oregon, the attorney de- nied the report and said he had no business relations with the woman other than as hei;, counsel in';Se)f di- -vorce proceedings. . '( No trace has been found of either . Mrs. Dennis or Miss Nelms, who left ' here early, in June on a business trip to Texas. An Investigation was ' . started when a letter, mailed In San Francisco on JMly 8, to Mrs. Nelms and signed with Mrs. Dennis' name, ' indicated that she had killed her sis- .. ter. . - AMERICAN RUNNERS IN SWEDEN V (By United .Press.) Stockholm,- July 18l--HomarVB-! ker and Harry Smith, American athv; ? i letics who have successfully com peted In a number of big track meets since their arrival In Europe, ' . today were to compete in the Swed ish meet here. After a few: weeks -here they wUl go to France to take , part in the French ' national meet at Lyons, - . ( j MISSING WOMEN
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