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OF SHIP'S SINKING
STATEMENT FROM
COMMANDER OF
CRUISER ASKED
Lciab Considering Eitel Fried-
V x! A 4a A marl.
can Ship-
Irobable cruiser
WILL' iff ii I Cirvrx cjv
Lmander Asks the American
Officials for Time to itepair
His Ship.
Newport News, March The
itory of the .sinking of th Wil
liam P. Frye by the German com
merce destroyer, admittedly the
most serious incident of the war,
wii being slowly unravelled here
teday. Chased to the haven of
American Dort. the ship lay at
tnchor and her commander hat
received the usual notice to leave
within 24 hours. That, however,
was a mere formality, for after
even months of tea roving the
thlp needs repairs which will take
weeks.
Th. formal demand of the Unit
ed States was presented In the
form of a letter from tne coiiec
ter of customs. The letter con
tains many demands, Including the
demand to leave within 24 hour.
The repairs are to be only such at
will make the vessel seaworthy.
Supplies may be taken on 'and
cetl enough to take her to the
nearest German port.
The landing of all Americana
it demanded as well at a report -
on ins tinning ot ine vriiiidm
P. Frye. V
Whether the German command-
Jer will choose to make repair
and then make a dash off the
Capet it a development for the
puture.
The band of the ship wat play.
tng national airs today In eelebra
ion of her commander1 birth.
jday. Her three hundred priaonert
were gathered at the rail while
the port officials made her a vitit
for eonfereneet with the com
mander and telephone communica
tion with Washington on the dip.
omatic aspects of the linking of
He Frye.
The German commander says
ie was acting within hie rights
n the Frye incident. The captain
if the Frye says hit wheat was.
unsigned to Queenstown and wat
iot contraband.
In addition to the list of eight
iriies announced yesterday it was
aid here today that three mors
'easels had been sunk by the '
aider, but their crews had been
'need elsewhere and were not
entioned yesterday.
Heading the other three is the
tamer Chartat owned by the
lew York and Pacific Steamship
', British corporation which
four ships under American
eJiry. She wat sunk In Oe
ember In the South Pacific
The Kildaton, British ship, from
'verpool to Callao, alto is said
lve been sunk and her crew
e'wwhere. The Frenoh
,rk jMn- 'th 3,000 tons of coal,
Uken nd sunk after her
"90 had been transferred.
Washington, March 11. The
frailty board hat made . re
wt which recommendt that the
Eltel Frledrich be allowed to .
. ,uch rePlrt at would make
r ""worthy under the super-
littw Ameriean Mv' author
un hi eomman"r of the Ger
1,n nlp requests it. -
Ml,tn.t;anrthe'hi,,,,nti,
y0I?nkU-WVhinat"" wa. sAlrred
'd h th.0' the Fr- '
t be e... "rfl0 of could
' V 'P W2? ?0t ub'ect
a the tn,u . 8 officials assert-
ct WhK c " unfriendly
axeh.UIt fe,u,t "
M?!?" with Germany.
Z ewLfn of ths Fry
""'ted State would probably
0n, on rg Three)
A RIGID INQUIRY
IS DECIDED UPON
Sinking of the American Sailing
Ship William P. Frye to Be
Thoroly Probed, Says Presi
dent. V
' Washington, D. C-, March 11.
The following statement was Is
sued at th White House today;
."The president, when atked re
garding the sinking of the Ameri
can tailing ship William P. Fry
by the German orulaer Princ Eltel
" Frledrich, said:
" 'A most searching inquiry will .
be mad and whatever action It
taken will be based upon the r-'
suit of that Inquiry."1
Decltlon Awaited. .'. .''..;
State department officials today
awaited a decltlon by the neutral
ity board on problem arialng from
the dettruction of the William P.
Frye by the German cruiser- now
at Newport News before deciding
' on what action to take. -Protest
Foreshadowed.
President Wilson announced to
day that a searching inquiry would
be mad into th sinking of the
William P. Fry by the German
cruiser. Th I was issued at'the
White Houee. I
iDiacustlon of th affair by of
ficials wat taken to foreshadow a
protest to Germany. ,
v The claim that the ship had con
traband aboard has been set up
s plea in other cases but nev
er recognized by th United
' fitatea. J:V;4J(: ;f .
The fact that the German ship
was" commanded by"T a """German," (
naval officer and ' that no lives .
were lost when ths Frye was sunk
transferred th case from the
realm of criminal proceedings un
der the federal statutes : under
charges of piracy and. makes It
the tubject of diplomatio nego
tiations. .'
GERMANS ATTEMPT TO
BREAK RUSSIAN LINE
London, March 11. (Balked at oth
er points, the Germans are making
another attempt to break the Russian
line in northern Poland. They had ad
vancing from Khorjeel on the Bast
Prussian frontier along the Orzyc rtv-j
er and by the roads leading southward
to PrzasnyB& This is one of the I
routes tbey took in their great drive
from East Prussia in February, which
finally ended in their defeat at Przas-1
Por their new attempt they have
brought up troops from the region of
Grodno- and some of the new army
training since the outbreak of the
war. .
The point selected for the attack Is
the ' most favorable along the East
Prussian front. The splendid railroad
system can bring troops and their
supplies to the border and good roads
lead to Przasnyss." A battle of almost
equal importance is in progress farth
er north in ttw region of Suwalki,
where the Russians have pressed the
Germans back to their own border.
The Russians appear to have coun
tered successfully the German offen
sive ot the Pillcia river and in the
Carpathians -they are. withstanding
continued attacks along the whole
front. v-" -
In west fighting has been confined
to the Champagne region, the Ar-
gonne and the Vosges, although tiers
has been an occasional skirmish north
of Arras. The Germans, in a report
issued, say ' the French offensive in
the Champagne has been fruitless,
contradicting French reports of al
most dally progress. '
Despite- all this heavy fighting on
the continent, the people ot Englan-i
concern themselves chiefly with the
operations of the German submarines,
one of which was sunk by the destroy
er Ariel, and the attempt to force
the Dardanelles. The submarine sunk
was the U42, one of the smaller and
older submarines. Of her crew of 28,
10 were saved. The admiralty gives
no details. .
RECORD BROKEN BY
V NEW YORK EXPORTS
New York, March 11- Ex
ports from this port yesterday
exceeded ten million dollars, the
largest amount ever recorded In
a single day in the history of the
customs house. Th bett pre
vious record was nine million,
made on day last week.
PANAMA EXPOSITION NOW OPEN
San Ffanclsoo San Diego
Th Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
offers very low rates. Maay TarlaWe
routes. For full information write
Jno. D. Pott O, TV A, Richmond, Va.
SENATOR CHATHAM
ON FORSYTH LAWS
ENACTED
Hon. H. G. Chatham and Represen
tative Frank Hanes returned Wed
nesday afternoon . at three o'clock
from Raleigh, where they had done
faithful work during the entire ses
sion of the legislature. Both were
glad to get back to Winston-Salem an
both expressed themselves as delight
ed with the work done by the session
of the legislature just closed.
During an interview this morning,
Mr. Chatham Btated that th bill pro
viding for the reparation ot the of-
nce ot jailer and sheriff and nrovid
ing for a salary for th Jailer rather
tnan a lee system, passed both houses
of ? the , legislature and was enactei
into law. The measure takes effect
on the first Monday in December of
116 and specifies that the salary of
tne jailer snail be $125 per month.
The jailer will be appointed : by the
sheriff. It Is probable there "will be
quite a spirited contest over thu
position as the salary is sufficiently
large to ensure plenty of aspirants for
tne position. v-r,x:---t::i';.
' County Salary Question.
The bill providing for an increase
in salaries of oounty officials, leaving
the same to the county commission
ers to determine, was not nassed
There was quite a division of opinion
regarding the measure and Forsyth s
-epresentatlves received many lettere
from home folks both for and agains'
the proposed measure. Inasmuch a'
it seemed to be far from unanimous II
was decided that it would be unwise
to allow the measure to go thru the
legislature at this time. .
On Central Highway.
' Another bill that was passed Is of
general interest to the citizens of
thia' county. It 'places Forsyth and
Davie counties on the State Central
Highway. Mr. F. H. Hanes was nam
ed at trustee for Forsyth and Mr. A.
T. -Grant,- Jr.,- trustee- for Davie. -r
' Senator Chatham Optimistic
'Senator Chatham states that, busi
ness at his local factories Is splendid
ind showing a steady Increase. He
believes sincerely that the end of the
European war is not far distant and
that then this country will start on
a boom that will surprise even the
most optimistic. The trouble in Mex
ico will be settled without interven
tion, believes Mr. Chatham, and he
thinks, as do many, that within a
few months the whole world will set
tle down to a peaceful plane and the
present unsettled conditions will past
into .mstory. ; " ' ;
, NOT THE INTENTION OF
. CAPTAIN TO INTERNE
Newport Newt, Vs., March
11 The captain of the German -crulter
now - In port formally
notified the collector of custom
this afternoon that it was not
hit intention to Interne in this
pert and unless the . United
State refused to allow him to
make necessary repairs to hit
vetsel he would continue his
voyage of adventure at th earl
iest possible moment. -
-The crew of the American .
thlp William P. Fry were re,
leased late this afternoon in
accordance with the demand of
the port collector. Twenty-two
of them were brought ashore, :
leaving but two behind. They
war of German nationality and
reaponded to the call to the col
ors by enlisting with th crew -of
the German man of war. .
STONE-CUTTERS QUIT ,
WORK; ROAD BUILDING
Mount Airy, March 11. For the
past three days one of the largest bus
iness concerns In this section has ex
perienced a strike. About two hun
dred granite workers walked out the
latter part of last week because of
some trouble about the employment of
several of their men. It Is understood
that for the past winter season nu
merous men were said off on account
ot ths slowness of orders and among
them were several of the oldest men
with, the concern. Recently orders
have increased to a point where some
ot the men could be put back to work
and in some way-these old men were
not called when, the union thought it
was proper. . This is understood to be
the cause of the trouble and it 1 bo
lteved that a settlement will be made
with the striking men at an early
date.
Surry county, or rather Mount Airv
township, is determined to have good
roads, and this is being demonstrated
by tho continuous construction of
sand-clay beds all around the vicinity
of the city. About fifteen miles ot
this grade of road have been complet
ed since the good road boom hit this
section and now contractors are busy
grading a five or six mile stretch lead
ing toward Ward's Gap. This road
will mean much to this and th sur
rounding section, as a great deal ot
the mountain produce traffic 1s oper
ated over this line, and it will mean
that the farmers can haul a greatly
increased load. -
SUPT.SPEAS
REPORTO SCI 00L FORSYTH HIGHWAY
MEETINGS COMMISSION
County Superintendent W, B. Speas
makes a most encouraging report oi
ths meetings m il the county Wed
nesday In the Interest of advanced
steps to be taken by some ot the
school districts. A meeting was held
at Valley- school - nistrlct In Kerners
v Ills township yesterday afternoon, at
tended by a large number ot patrons
or this ana union school districts
The meeting was called to discuss
with the citizens the matter ot con
solldating the two schools and malt
lng Improvements that will be of great
benetit to ths children ot both dlt
tricts. ; Prof. Bfrogdea of th stats
department addressed the gathering
on ways. the rural schools ot North
Carolina can ba improved. The meet
ing was in perfect accord with . the
plan tor consolidation and the coun
ty board of education will b asked
to proceed with :the reorganisation at
its next , meeting; ; - : - - -.y
A. second meeting was held at Bub
by Blossom sctwol in Salem Chapel
township last night Ths consolida
tion ot the Stofy Point school with
the latter at or near Dennis was dls
cussed. At this point It Is planned to
erect a two-story school building at
Dennis, The building is also to have
a large auditorium. This plan wa
aiso approved by the people and tht
county superintendent and the coun
ty board ot. education was assured o,
the cooperation of the people of tht
districts to ba consolidated. The clH
tens volunteered to furnish labor an.l
hauling of material to be used in the
new building and to cooperate in othei
ways with the county school author!
ties., -i-- ? : '-S.,: '
Tonight Mr. i Brogden and Proi.
Speas will visit Jack's Temple school
and discuss the matter ot voting a
special tax in that district for school
Improvements. It is understood that
there is comparatively no opposition
to this movement in the district.
Mr. Speas and Prof, Brogden visit
ed Wachovia school, west ot the city
this morning, Mr. Brogden, making ar
interesting address to the children.
CASES ENGAGING THE
ATTENTION OF COURT
Forsyth Sune court took up the
trial of jury .cases last Tuesday- The
The jurors for the first week of tern
are as follows: Wilson N. Reed, W.
W. Sprinkle, -Wlnfleld Carter, A. F.
Moses, J. A. Norman, T- D. Newton,
W. B. Styers. W. M. S trader, S. M.
Hire, W. B. Franklin, C. I Masten,
C. H. Smith, W. G. Hendricks, 3. A.
Southern, C. A. Jenkins, E. 6. Tuttle.
R, N. Stoltt, C. L.' Martin, C. B. StolU,
a w:-Knight, Cicero Sink, J. W. Boy
er, Ci R. Snyder, Avery Lawson, H. L.
Stewart and F. M. Sledge.
In the case of Moffltt Iron Works
vs. W. T. Polndexter and E. C. Baity,
action for collection of a claim, ver
dict was rendered tor the plaintiff in
the sum of $107.15.
Flora Lelght Crowder, vs. Lewis
Crowder, action for divorce, Issues an
swered for the plaintiff. '
W. S. Llnvllle ft Sons vs. George B.
Peebles, appeal from the J. P. court
by the defendant. ; Verdict of the mag
istrate's court sustained.
The report of the receiver of the
Vanghn-Crutchfleld. ''Company was
confirmed and also the sale of 'the
book accounts to J: H. McClelland.
Mr, McClelland was granted a lease
on the building , on the corner of
Church and Third streets from March
3 to May 3J to close out the stocks.
In the case of W. F. Crabtree vt.
Arthur Newsome for the possession of
Garland Crabtree, a minor child, the
plaintiff was given possession and
full control of the child, providing that
the mother, Mrs. Newsome, be al
lowed to visit the child at pleasure.
'Messrs. C. M. McKaughan and W.
Reade JohnBon were appointed com
missioners to advertise and sell cer
tain lands specified in a deed of trust
executed by Mr. W. I Stolts to C.
T. Whicker and E. O. Caudle, these
lands being Involved In the case In
which Elizabeth Stolts is plaintiff
against the above gentlemen as de
fendants. The order was made in con
nection with the case referred to.
Boss Newsome vs. Will Smith; com
promised. ?
T. A. Butner was made a party plain
tiff in the action of Electric Service
Company vs. Russell Vaughn, and A.
F. Moses.
Laura Reld vs. Granville Reid, action
for divorce. Verdict for plaintiff.
John W. Brinkley vs. Amanda Bell
Brlnkley, suit for divorce. Verdict
for plaintiff.
: William Cooper vs. Mattle Cooper,
suit for divorce. Verdict for plain
tiff, f ' '
Norman-Moir-Dalton ' Co. vs. E. S.
Flshel, administrator C. E. Knouse,
and C. D. Crouch, surviving psrtner.
Verdict for the plaintiff for $17.65.
Several annual, returns of execu
tors and receivers were filed with the
court and approved.
Judgment was entered today in the
case of Burroughs Adding Macntne
Company vs. A. Shapiro In accordance
with a compromise in wh'ch the de
fendant pays the sum ot $76 and the
costs ot the action. , '
The case of Garner vs. Strickland
Is expected to be called tomorrow.
In this case Mr. L. G. Garner and
wife are asking damages in the sum
of $5,000 for alleged Injuries received
lest December when Mrs. Garner was
struck by an automobile driven by Dr.
Strickland.
Judgment was. also entered giving
William Cooper absolute divorce from
MatUe Cooper, the jury having render
ed a Terdlct for the plaintiff.
MAKES HEW SECRETARY TO
The Forsyth highway commission.
In special session at the courthouse
yesterday, elected Mr. Walter A .
Mlckle secretary to the board. He will
succeed Mr. E. W, Hauser. who has
held th office since the formation ot
the highway commission two yean
ago. v
Mr. Mlckle, who has held a posi
tion In the register ot deeds office
for several years, will continue as as
sistant register, tho bis duties will
not be allowed to conflict with the sec
retaryship to the highway commission.
His salary as secretary will be $500
annually, this being less than the
amount paid to his predecessor. Mr.
Hauser, being a farmer and residing
In another township, was prevented
rrom aevotmg his entire time and at
tention to the duties of office. He is a
successful fanner and business man
and the three members ot the com
mission took occasion to express their
appreciation ot his service and wise
counsel during his term In office by
extending to him a hearty vote of
thanks. He has served several terms
as county commissioner and it may
truly be said that he was a popular
tno efficient official.
The fact that Mr. Mlckle, who wat
one ot the repreaentalvet from For
syth in the last general assembly, will
be in the courthouse at all times to
serve those needing his services will
no doubt be appreciated by the pub
lic generally. i
The commission also re-elected Mr.
R. T, Joyce superintendent ot the
county convict camp. Several road
matters were also discussed.
SISTCR OF EX-WIFE
New York, March 11. A secret suit
agalnBt James B. Duke, the tobacco
Jian, by Mrs, Louise M. Ball, sister ot
his divorced wife, Mrs, Lillian Duke,
tor $00,000 because Duke broke an
agreement to support ber comfortably
.or lite aitec she sided, with him to
get evidence against her sister, came
.o light in the Supreme court as the
result of a quarrel between Mrs. Ball
and her attorney, Wales F. Severance,
aver the division ot $7,600 obtained
from Duke In settlement ot the suit.
Mrs. Bail Is the widow of Bernard
i. Bail, who went insane on December
28, 190?, Just after he had been pro-
noted to be second vice president ana
traffic manager of the Reading rail
road. Mr. Ball died on April 7, 1912,
and left no property.
Mrs. Ball, Mrs. Emma Gomez and
Mrs. Lillian Duire, who was divorced
In 1906, In New Jersey because ot her
friendship with Maj. Frank J. Hun
toon, are sisters. In the course of the
Duke divorce trial it developed that
Mrs. Duke's two sisters had been spy
ing on her and Informing her husband
of what they had learned.
Mrs. Duke said she believed her
sisters were Jealous of her wealth,
and declared that Mrs. Bail bad tried
to make trouble before she married
Duke. ' She said that before the trou
ble began Duke forbade her to speak
to Mrs. Ball, but later Mrs. Ball and
Duke became friendly. "They sold
my reputation for a song, so to speak,"
commented Mrs. Duke on her sister's
actions. ' '
The papers disclosing Mrs. Ball's
$200,000 suit against Duke were sub
mitted to Supreme Court Justice Leh
man on an application by Mrs. Ball
to compel Lawyer Severance to turn
over to her $3,412 he has retained out
of the $7,600 settlement.
GRAND LODGE K. OF P.
.IN SALISBURY IN MAY
The Pythlans in Salisbury are look
ing forward with pleasure to the com
ing grand lodge convention to be held
in that town in May, and this is ex
pected to be the biggest gathering of
Knights of Pythias ever held In the
state. The Post says: The Salisbury
Pythlans are planning to royally en
tertain their brethren and already are
at work to this end. At the same time
there will be a great D. O. K. K. cere
monial and this also promises to be
the biggest event of the kind ever
held by the Dokles of North Carolina.
Within the next few weeks special
committees will be actively at work
arranging every detail for the enter
tainment of the convention.
(Winston-Salem lodges will be repre
sented at the coming convention.
TEN CAR LOADS
. FOR SPRING TRADE.
The Black Mule Harness company
announce In tht Issue the arrival of
ten car loads ot buggies, carriages and
phaetons for the spring trade. - Mr.
William Smoak recently returned
from the buggy market and tbey tell
it on him that he not only bought
by the car load, but by the train
load and judging from the mammoth
stock at the Black Mule establish
ment the train load story is no Joke.
MR8. JULIA MATTHEWS
DIES AT BUNKER HILL
Kernersvllle, March 11. Mrs. Julia
C. Matthews died at her bom at Bun-
er Hill church on Tuesday, March .
aged thirty years, eleven months snd
seventeen days. She is survived by
ber husband and six children, and by
her aged mother. The funeral was
conducted by Elder 3. A. Ashburn, of
Winston-Salem, and Interment was in
the chtrch graveyard. ' ' '
PRESIDENT
REPLY
DURHAM MYSTERY
WING DEEPER
Durham, March 10. There has been
absolutely no indication of 'solution
of th mystery surrounding the death
of Mr. B. N, Mann, who was assault
d on the corner of Peabody and Dlt
lard streets, and who died as a re
suit ot the injuries sustained, while
on the operating table at the Mercy
hospital. . , .
Ths police officers bav followed
out every thing that looked like
clue, but they bavs been unable to lay
hands on a tingle thing that promises
at this Urn to lead to th discovery
or th party or parties anility of com
mitting the assault which resulted In
th death ot th suburban merchant.
It Is one of the strangest : crimes
that bas ever been committed - In
Durham. If robbery was the motive
then ths robber was evidently fright
ened oft before he had secured the
valuables, for a small amount ot
ohange and a valuable gold watch
was left on Mr, Mann't perton. None
ot the pockets were turned out, fly
ing indication that they had Den
rifled. The coat, was buttoned from
top to bottom and" there was no in
dication that it had been unbuttoned
by any person who was searching tho
pockets.
. The police officers, who were called
to the scene, found the man lying
on his face, with a bad wound in the
back ot hit head and another in front.
The Indications are that the wonn
on the front ot his face was earned by
a blow delivered with a stick. 'Inn
physicians thought that th wound on
the back ot the head was caused by
th fall on the ground, since dirt
was ground Into the wonnd-
v Never Able to Speak. ,
Mr. Mann did not recover oonsctr
ousnest before hls death. At least he
was never able to tell anything about
th assault. I His wounds war ot such
ft nature that therrwaa no ehafte for
him to talk. Once while in the hos
pital Sergeant Pendergrast, who hand
led the case from th official stand
point turned him over and asked
him about the assault Mr, Mann tried
to speak, but he .could do nothinj
but nod his head.
With this lack of information It has
been almost impossible for the police
to get a band on a clue that promises
anything.
OFFICERS CAN SEIZE
VEHICLE AND "BOOZE"
Representative Eure, ot Guilford,
tells the Greensboro News that ons
p4ece of legislation went thru in tho
closing hours of the legislature that
had not evoked a great deal ot com
ment but nevertheless was of Interest
to the entire state, That Is ths bill
giving the officers ot the law power
to confltcate. any. vehicle which they
catch transporting liquor in violation
of the provisions of the "Grler "twe-quarts-a-month"
law. If a man is
caught hauling liquor not the liquor
only, but the wagon and team, ths
automobile, or, in ths case of trans
portation bv water, the boat, is to be
taken la charge and sold, the pro
ceeds to go to the school fund,, .
NEGRO CRAWLED 300 ..
FEET THRU SEWER PIPE
Greensboro, March ll-t-Tbe physic
al committee of the Greensboro Y. M.
C. A. is planning a novelty for nsxt
summer in the shape ot a gymnasium
out of doors. Heretofore the physic
al activities during th hot weather
have been limited to a small number
with a falling off of Interest In local
ass elation work. - '
A further plan tor making the sum
mer a time of. wholesome recreation
is to inaugurate a city wide swim
ming contest for both men and boys.
An expert swimmer will be secured.
Huh Smith, a negro who was serv
ing time on the city street force, made
an escape Tuesday by crawling near
ly 600 feet through a newly laid sew
er pipe line of 36 inches diameter. He
was at work with a squad ot prison
ers when he resorted to this method
of escape. ;
The city commissioners have jnsv
purchased a sounder for the fire
system that will take the place of 10
ordinary Are boxes. The cost of the
sounder is f27o. Boxes would cost
approximately 1100 each.
SECRETARY McADOO TO
UNDERGO OPERATION
Washington, Marcb 11. Secretary
McAdoo went to a hospital today to be
operated . upon for appendicitis to
night He was at his office early to
day and it was said no complications
were expected.
THE RALEIGH POSTMASTER
DISMISSES FOU CLERKS
Bart M. Catling, Raleigh's new post
master, has instructions from Wash
ington to dismiss from th service
William M. Brown, Bedford Brown,
8. W. Eason and Braxton Creel, re
spectively superintendent ot mails, as
sistant superintendent of malls an J J
two clerks in the Raleigh poetoffice
Thomas Adams Is to get the place as
superintendent ot malls and Everett
Wilkie as assistant superintendent.
The dismissals are the result . of
charges agalnet them months ago.
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Thought Reply Contains Formal
Assurances of Protection '
for Foreigners. ' -
Washington, March 11. Carranta's
formal reply to urgent representations
of th American government relative
to conditions itf Mexico City, the text
ot which bed been made public. In
Vera Crux, was being deciphered to
day The reply, addressed to Presl
dent Wilson, personally, was received,
late iast night ) . ',, -'
In his reply, givn out s Vra
Crus, Carranta promises that foreign
crs will be afforded protection.' His
assurances to that effect It is believed,
would make tt unnecessary for the
American government to take any fur-'
ther ,, utaps. n,
. Food Situation Serious, v
Washington, March U.-rSecretary
Bryan announced last night the food
situation In Mexico City continued se
rious and that General Obregon's forc
es appeared not to have evacuated the
city, Uio this was expected t any mo
ment r -'i?v ;.-
Sir, Cecil Spring-Rloe, Jhe . British
ambassador, brought to the depart
ment a copy of a tolegram from Thom
as Hobler, charge d'affalrs ot the Brit
ish legation In Mexico City, declaring
the American note, a copy ot which
had been presented to General Obre
gon simultaneously with its delivery
to General Carranta, had produced
good effect. The charge pointed out
however, the necesnlty at ell times of
keeping open railway and telegraphic
wmmunlcaUon between Mexico City
and Vera . Crus. -. r ':. t;v vvv:
The text of bis telegram was mads
pubUo by thssjtat department as fol
lows: . -..'.ijiv; X ' J''
"In my opinion the effect of the
Vmertcan note on Carranta and Ob-
"egon has been extremely good. It is,
towever, absolutely Decestary that Im
mediate steps should be taken for
sending supplies of food and forage to
the capital, , ".r " - ; ';:
"Whatever party Is in power in Mex
ico City and Vera Cms, tt Is now olatn
bat the beet mean to prevent the re.
current e of such a situation at now ex- .
its would be to Inslet absolutely on
the local troops maintaining Inviolate
the railway communication between
Mexico City, and Vera, Cnis.". , ;.s
No more, warships were ordered to
Mexican waters yesterday and none
Ill be sent pending further develop
ments in the situation. - :
Intervention Seems Probable New.
Senators close to the president, and
recognised during th session that has
Just closed as his personal represen-.
tatlves in the conduct of legislation
constituting the administration's pro
gram, left Washington believing firm
ly that they would be recalled before
the summer is ended to deal with the
Mexican situation.
. Events ot the past few days are, ,
seemingly, rapidly bringing about con-
dltlons that prominent administration
senators had hoped could be avoid
ed. It the reports from Mexico be
true that foreign diplomats are appeal-'
lng to their governments tor protec
tion and that they are compelled to
flee from the Mexican capital for safe
ty, American intervention, so long .
feared and dreaded by the president
and his closest advisers, may not be
far distant
Change of Policy Probable, v
. One of the president's personal and
political friends, a member of the ten
ate, who has not yet left Washington,
admitted yesterday, with regret that
the policy of watchful waiting could
not be continued much longer. He
was strongly of ths opinion that It
must give way to aggressive action.
"The news from Mexico City Is most
disquieting," said this senator yester
day. "When members of the diplo
matic corps stationed In that capital
begin to appeal to their own govern
ments for protection and suggest that
a Joint expedition of the powers, simi
lar to the Boxer relief expedition in
China, should be organized to pre
serve them from the atrocities of the
revolutionary leaders, this country '
cannot long remain silent
Says U. 8. Must Act ,
"If ths Monroe doctrine counts for
anything at all, such an expedition
cannot be permitted by the United
States, no matter what the cost may ,
be to us. To be a party to a Joint
expedition, or to permit any foreign
power to have a share la the protec
tion of foreigners or the pacification
ot Mexico, would be a confession o(
weakness and incompetency that; no
American would tolerate. To permit
these ' conditions to grow more ser
ious, week after week, puts as in the
sttltude ot betng.indlfferent to indigni
ties heaped upon our own people and
threats of violence aimed at the rep
resentatives of powers that - are oa
friendly relations with us.
President Without Authority.
"It the diplomatio representatives
Of foreign powers in Mexico appeal to
their governments snd those govern
ments ask this government what we
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