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AFTER you have been CONVINCED, buy six bottles for *5.00 end CONTINUE treatment until you are a well woman Tbacher Medicine Co. PlgH ft"* * •- - - , " GRAPHIC STORY v OF VERA CRUZ Capture of Mexican City After Two Days' Fight Presents Vivid Picture. VALOR OF OUR BLUEJACKETS Warship* Shelled Building* In Which Msxlcan "Sniper*" Had Taken Ref uge—Natives Surprised at Cour* t*ay of American Troop*. Vera Crui. Mexico, April J4. — Twelve Americana were killed and thirty wounded before tha city of Vera Crux came Into the undisputed possession of the American Invading forces after a two-day fight Although the Mexicans Buffered more aeverely, the number of their casualties has not been ascertained. The best estimate* obtained by Capt William R. Rush of the battleship Worlds Indicated that in the engagements of Tuesday and Wednesday their dead numbered •bout one hundred and fifty. No per aon knowa how many Mexicans fell wounded, aa many of them were taken away and hidden by friends. In the streets about the plaza Wednesday afternoon lay fifteen or twenty-bodies, a majority of them at tired in citizen's clothing. Some of the men evidently had been dead Blnce the engagement Tuesday and the tropical heat made their immediate disposal imperative. One of the first orders given after the town had been captured was to bury the Mexican dead in a trench at the sea end of one of the streets leading from the plasa Scores Ar* Taken Prisoners. When the city wa* taken the order was given to advance carefully and search every building for men bearing arms. Scores of prisoners were taken, the majority of them protesting vol ubly—many hysterically—that they were not guilty of any unfrlendllneas toward the Americans. Accustomed as the Mexicans are to seeing their own contending forces Bhoot Imme diately all prisoner* taken, the cap tured men could not but believe that they would receive no Ip«b drastic treatment at the hands of the Ameri cans. The guns found in houses were thrown by the marines and blue- Jackets from the upper balconies to the pavement below. The moat spirited action was the , taking of the naval academy. Aside from that fight, no definite, organized opposition was encountered by the Americana A hot fire was poured from the naval college, but a few well directed shot* from the cruiser* Chester. San Francisco and Prairie tore raping holes In the stone walls and silenced the rifle fire of the Mexi cans inside. The bluejackets then were enabled to proceed with the task they had in hand. Escape From Fight Cut Off. Despite the shelling It had received Tuesday, a squad of soldiers continued to give considerable trouble to the Americans from the battered Benito Juarez tower. After they had been ■Uenced and removed from the tower it was discovered that the soldier* had continued fighting for lack of ability to do anything else. The shell* from the warships Tuesday had torn away the atalrway In the tower and the men had been compelled to remain ln~lt. Appeal From Aged Mexican. Coincident with the orders for the general advance of the Americans an aged, white-haired Mexican, carrying the white flag of truce, came down a street from the center of the city. He carried a letter to the chief of po lice. the only authority he hoped to reach, and desired Consul Oranada to read It. It was an urgent appeal to the chief of police to call off the snipers and prevent the bombardment he believed would follow If they con tinued their esecutlpn. Even before the messenger had climbed the stairs Ink) the consul'* office Capt. Rush was informed of the contents of the note he bore and im mediately sounded "cease firing" and "halt" But It was too late. The action had been begun all along the line and It was not considered wise to attempt further measure* to stop it. The commander* ordered their men forward at double quick, which they carried out with a vigor that afterward gave them the city. Evidence* of War. Blood-bespattered sidewalks, broken window* and bullet-scarred wall* gave the plaza a grewsome aspect. Within the Diligencla hotel there were forty American*, most of them women, who had been there since the commence ment of hostilities. When the square was taken they were Immediately no tified that they might go on the Span lah cruiser Car|oa V. outside the breakwater in order to give the Prairie room to fire her guns. The Spanish commander refused, saying that he dared not maneuver his boat In so small a space at night He also de clared that he needed to take on -a supply of fresh water. Admiral Fletcher Insisted yesterday that bis order be carried out, and the Carlos V. moved outside Just before the at track on the center of the city began. At 10.08 Wednesday morning the Americans were In undisputed pos session of all the city except the southwest quarter, in which the bar racks Are situated, and a few outlying glatricts. At noon they had taken . ■ . yjhx. ' T THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. > - ' ■ t' the barracks. .When the city prison, which faces the main plan, was cap tured, Lieutenant-Commander Buchan an of the Florida made an inapection tour through It. There waa great aur prise among the Mexican* who had gathered there that the prlaonera were not released. They had been accuatomed to seeing the victor al ways release prisoners and then lm presa them all into hla army. s Chief of Police Captured. Chief of Police Antonio Villa Vin cenclo was taken prisoner by the Americans shortly after they had oc cupied the main plaza of the city. It was suggested to him that he con tinue In his official capacity to direct the city's protective system. He took the question under adviaement. Mad the frightened mayor made up hla mind to accede to Admiral Fletcher'a suggestion, which waa made through Consul Canada, the Mexicans might have been spared the humiliation of being forced from their positions and undoubtedly a number of lives would not have been sacrificed. When Admiral Fletcher directed that battallona of bluejackets and mar rinea be landed from Hear Admiral Hadger'a ships before dawn and be drawn up In the plaza before the rail road atation, thence to proceed to take the entire town, he acted only after warning and after 15 shells from the Prairie's three-Inch guns had been thrown Into the steel framework of the new market, which faces Mar ket place. A persistent but scattered Are came from rifles In the market during all the early hours of the morn- Inn, and Admiral Badger's men land ed to the accompaniment of rifle bul lets over their heads. Uniforms Dyed With Rust. When the rush started Admiral Bad ger b bluejackets, clad lu orange col ored clothing, made for them on the trip down by dyeing white uniforms with iron rust, moved in close column formation up the water front, past the market and across the front of the naval college, a long, three story struc ture built of adobe and having a tile roof. The column moved steadily for ward until the first company had passed beyond the college and the re mainder were covering the whole front olose against the wall. Buddenly a spatter of rifle tiring broke out. Flashes from the rittes were plainly visible In the upper win down of the college and along the roofs. The Jackles stood their ground pluckily. Some of them huddled close to the wall to avoid the rain of steel jacketed bullets from above, while oth ers dashed across a small open space directly In front of the bulldlug These bluejackets dropped on their stomacha and lifted their rifles high to get a range on the windows above. Finally the American officers hustled their men either forward or backward un til they were In the shelter*of nearby buildings. Men In Front Undaunted. The Jackles In front held their places, however, and the Prairie sent shell after shell from her three-inch battery into the windows of the col lege; huge columns of red dust leaped upward as each shot went home. The Chester also joined In, and with a roar her six-inch shells tore great gaps in the roof of the college. Far to the right of the harbor the mine ship San Francisco opened with her five-Inch guns, and, taking the front of the col lege, shot out window after window, planting the shells with the precision of target practise. * After 15 minutes of firing the Prai rie and the Ban Francisco oeaaed and the column of jackles formed again and pushed ahead, deploying around the front of the college. A few shots were directed at them, but none came from the college. The Chester contin ued hurling shells Into any building in which snipers lurked and also far out into the suburbs. The Jackles went ahead without fal tering, spreading out through the wa terfront sections, seizing the high est buildings and organizing squads of guards at street intersections. The fire along the front gradually slackened and then died out, but the Chester sent a few shots into the hlljs i before ceasing. The Hancock, with 700 marines on board, and the 'battleship Michigan arrived too late to participate in the fighting. Wounded and prisoners were taken aboard the Prairie until the arrival of the Solace, about noon. Vera Cruz Thoroughly Cowed. Conditions In Vera Cruz began to take on a normal aspect Thursday. Some of the restaurants were opened and a considerable part of the native population began to appear in the streets inspecting the damage done. There were no expressions of good will for the Americans, but there was no apparent antagonism. The Mexi cans here aefem thoroughly cowed and appear to accept with pasalveneaa the presence of tbe'forelgn forces. , 1 SENATES OFFER TO ENLIST Fall, New Mexico, and Shepnsrd, Texas, Tender Bervlcea. Washington.—Senators Fall of New Mexico and Sheppard of Texaa have written the president offering theji services in the operations against Mexico. Senator Weeks of Massachu setts already had volunteered. Senator Fall wrote .that he was ready to resign from the senate and go to the front. Senator Williams of Mississippi, who made a speech in the senate Tuesday opposing war with Mexico, had writ ten to the president asking that his son, Robert Webb Williams, be ap pointed a second lieutenant In the volunteer service. AH offers have been sent to ths war department STATE IS PAYING OFF DEBT North Caroltna'a Debt During 30 Years Has Decresssd From $11.02 to $3.39 Per Capita. Washington. -r-Preliminary figures from the forthcoming bulletin per taining to national and state indebt edness and funds and Investments have been given out by Director W. J. Harris, of the bnreau of the Census, Department of Commerce. The bul letin carries information for the state of North Carolina, as well as for the other states and the United States. The data were compiled un der'the supervision of Mr. John Lee Coulter, expert special agent in eharge of the inquiry on wealth, debt and -taxation. • j An Inspection of the tables for North Carolina in the bulletin soon to be Issued shows that only biennial reports were obtainable for the de tails of the indebtedness during the earlier and latter part of the per iod covered. The bond issue fell from $7,703,000 in 1890 to $6,361,000 In 1896, but Increased steadily there after until it reached $7,533,000 in 191$. No special debt obligations to public trust funds were reported. The floating debt varied from year to year but was too small to have any appre ciable effect upon debt until 1910, when it Increased from $49,000 to $144,000, and in 1912 reached the maximum, $525,000. In the case of .funds and invest ments the securities remained prac tically unchanged, Increasing only $162,000 during the entire period dis cussed. The cash fluctuated con stantly. but shows a general Increase from $163,000 In IS9O to $291,000 In 1912 Although the dobt of the state in creased from 1890 to 1912, the popu lation Increased sufficiently to re duce the percaplta Inn* btedness. In IKSO the total debt of North Carolina at the close of the fiscal year, November 30, was $15.422,000; in 1890 It was $7,709,000; In 1896 It fell to $f1,362,000; and In 1912 amount ed to $8,058,000. The population of the state Increased from 1,400.000 In 1880 to 2.276,000 In 1912, which, com bined with the decrease In the state debt during the 30-year period, re duced the per capita debt from $11.02 in 1880 to $3 36 In 1912. Will Honor Stonewall Jackson. Chnrlotto.; —Among the places to he decorated for the twentieth of May, one of the most unique and beautiful pieces of work will be the manner in which the home of Mrs. Stonewall Jkckson on West Trade street is to draped Besides almost covering the front of thej house with Confederate colors, bunting and flags, there will be directly In the center of the front a large life size portrait of General "StonewaH" Jackson with draperies of the Confederate colors and a num ber of stare and bars surrounding the canvass. The portrnlt will be full life sized and of striking appearance, large enough to attract attention for blocks. Among First Injured. Gnstonia.—A message from the war department to 1). S. Smith of Besse mer City, brought him the intelligence that his son, Piatt Smith, was wound ed In the fight between the United States marines, and the Huerta forces in Vera Cruz. It was stated that he was shot In the breast and seriously wounded. Young Smith was on the battleship New Jersey. He had been in the navy only a little more than a year and was here on a furlough only six or eight weeks ago. His family and friends are anxiously awaiting further news regarding his condition. Foreign Laborers Quit Work. Gastonla. —The gang of about 30 Italian laborers, who have been here for the past two or three months digging ditches for the gas mains, have taken their departure. Some trouble with the contractor under whom they were working in regard to their pay led to a strike, which Is said to have resulted In their being discharged. The contract for laying the eight or 10 miles of gas pipe yet to be put down has been awarded by the Gaston County Gas Company to Contractor W. O. Fratt. Tall War Btory to Daniels. Klnaton. —George W. Bible, a veter an newspaper man, went to the na tional capital to relate to Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the story of the death of Mr. Daniels' father which, curiously enough, occurred In a naval engagement. "Iw - Mecklenburg Corn Boys Organize. Charlotte—Boys from all parts of the county, Boys' Corn Club, gathered here recently to form a permanent organization under the d.'rectlon of county Farm Demonstration Agent It. W. Graeber and to hear an address on methods of corn production by Mr. T. E. Browne, extension agent for farm demonstration work in North Carolina, with offices at the A. & M. College, at Raleigh. At the perman ent organization J. Llvy Hood, of Sharon township, was elected presi dent and G. Alexander Sec.-Treas. i To Qlve Bridge 100-Foot Draw. Wilmington.— As a result of a hear ing before MaJ. H. W. Stickle,. 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