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Charge O'SDaughnessy Given Dis Passports
and Left Mexico Last Night. Wilson Sobs
When Told Of Death 01 Americans.
Situation Is Serious
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(Special to the Journal.)
WASHINGTON, April 23 Three
Americans were killed and twenty
five were wounded today at Vera
Cruz ay dispatches received from
Admiral . Fletcher. Admiral Flet--chep
also: reports that the' .Mexican
troops are, in force along thecline
of , $he Mexican National Railway
but he feels confident that he can
hold Vea ernjs'witli flf ty-f dtif hurr
dired nien who "are now on shore'.'
Secretary Garrison announced to
night in order to relieve apprehen
sion along the border, that he has
ordered additional troops to re
port 'to General Bliss for distribu-
demand upon those whom the ex
isting authorities at the place whereJ
we act, do for the time being represent."
WASHINGTON, April 232:40
p. m. Algara requested Secretary
Bryan to give him his passports.
The secretary a short time later
announced that these would be
turned over to him at once and he
would be allowed to leave Wash
ington a-on -b"Baw fit. The
House plans to make a forty-two
million dollar naval appropriation
bill immediately available. Sen
ator Shively announced that Car
ranza's note to President Wilson
would not in the least change Am
erica's policy. The Senate is now
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at a.-trlr nn rho Kill annrnnria tirt
tlor,. Three regiments of infantry a mlMon dMm fQ get Amefl,
?. :from: San Francesco' and some ar- can8 out of Mexico.
Wtiljery; from i Fort Riley , have also Refuges on Way to Galveston.
been -ordered to" report. A message received from Galves-
A. brigade of. Infantry has been ton says that two thousand refug
'dispatched from Galveston to Vera ees from Vera Cruz, Tampico and
'"-Cruz Wco-operate with the navy. Tuxupan are enroiite to that cUy.
JJeneal Funston will be in charge The situation today, according to
"ON IHE FIRING LINE
la the first picture is seen Rear Admiral Badger and his flagship, now at
Vera Cruz. The Second view shows American troops located at Laredo
Texas, and who are patrolling the Mexican borders and giving aid to the
Americans who are leaving Mexico. The small picture at the bottom is that
of Charge O'Shaughnessy who was thought to have been killed but who
was yesterday heard from.
DETECTIVE BURN
MAKES
REPOR
iiear Admiral Charles J Badger, in command of the Atlantw fleet, ordered to Tampiro to enforce the present's
demand of a salute to the flag by Huerta force there. Th battleship Arkansas is the admiral's flagship.
.fif''HWw. which consists of navai oniciaiSj is more
Xx'J , & three Wiments.' " ' than it was yesterdafy.
5fvy I ' t,..V - v. 'Wood is expected to
' ' W WlUnn anSWPrS I border within twenty-fo
.! General Viila
,v-.v:v :?; ' Gen. Garranza: Is in I
delicate
General
leave for the
ur hours
uarez
; nAonmuivr., F... WASHINGTON, 3 p. m. Seiia
ieni yyiu.. .cfu tof FalI announced in the Senate
note' saying: "1 wish to reiterate thi8 afternooll that he had received
with great earnestness the desire a me88age 8tatlng that -Geeral
and intention ot tnis government villa in T.irp with fiv rhmi
to respect every possible way the'8a(, troop8 ready for a dash acro88
, sovereignty and independence ; of , the international bridge for the
tne. people oi mexico. n iteuug nllrnrtl of takin ri paso. A re.
nd intention of this government fp0r?.Gomlnft ln f,m Mexico a short
time later stated that H uerta had
cohficated munitions of war in the
American Embassy Army officers
in San ; 5 Antonio ,'report that the
arms embargo - has been re-estab
lished. This report is denied In
Washington
j. in this matter. Is not based on do"
Hey. Go deeper than tlat.t They"
"We based ipon genuine, friendship-
fdt the ; Mexican pWple and pro-'
. found Interest In - the : restabiish
yment of, their constitutional sys-
tem. Whatever unhappy circum-
s
stances : or 'necessaries arise tnis r s. '"- p ' 1 1 '
in ftew ucuciat y iLtuuwo
object will be held staedily
and Dursued with a consistest
' purpose so far as this government
Vis concerned. But we-are dealing
-with
- t ever
- .States is flouted. Its International
'i. ' ' rightr or the rights of Its cltizeVis
; ',. ',r,".'"7 art' Invaded- or Itv Influence rebu
, vfled where It has he' right to at
1. ." ; tempt o exercise lv thls govern
4 V xnent must deal with those actually
- In control-It Is now dealing with
.., ! '., 'n uerta 'within the territory he con
y -irf lo'ir That be does not rightfully
''Vf "control, it does not alter the fact
' v '.." that he- does control it. We are
"' v r - dealing moreover only with those
; v. - whom he ' commands and ' with
- those who come to his support.
' With these we 4 must deal. They
do not lawfully represent the peo-
pie of Mexico, fn that fact we re
joice fcecaua'e of our etiarret Is not
with the M.. 'ca.i re., !e and we 1' j
not diIre to oletate 15 c'r. ft.Tairs.
But we' t.iust Enforce ur rlgMful
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WASHINGTON, 4:05t-Secretary
facts.' Whoever and when- Daniels this afternoon ordered Ad-
the dignity of the United miral Badger to seize wvo long brid
ges on the railroad to Mexico City.
With these bridges in the hands of
the Americans, communication
with the front cannot be cut off.
Secretaries Bryan and Daniels had
a close consultation with President
Wilson in regard to Caranxa's note;
Officials say that It is imperative
to embargo arms to Constitution-
alists but Secretary Bryan denies
that an, embargo has been called.
Wilson sobs ' ;
over death
When told of the death , of six
marines President Wilson sob! :
'iToo i badV The President 16 w 1 11
by worry but; will not take any rest.
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IN FRANK CASE
Says That The Negro Conley, Is
Guilty Man.
HEARING THIS MORNING
ALLEGED BLOGKADER IS
LEON LAUGHINGHOUSE ARRES
TED AT VANCEBORO STILL
DESTROYED
v Leoa Laughinghous, . white, , and
whose home is about four, miles of
Vanceboro, - was placed linder arrest
yesterday afternoon , by Deputy' Shet
iff J. V. Huff, Deputy Sheriff Judsbn
Bayliss, ' Deputy'. Marshal. Ange' snd
Deputy Colleftor :L M.: Tull o Qns
ton, on a Warrant charging him Vith
illicit distilling. 'vt"', 5 1
The officers left ;New ,Bem fn Jain
automobile yesterday .morning and, went
to- the .Laughinghouse. home, J where' a
search for the stiA was begun. v. After
a- search of-, severa hours: they located
hundred gallon: plant about A mile
,:fron$th home . of. Laughinghouse and
this was deJtvedi V "
DANCE AT ARMORY HALL TONIGHT
Tonight in the Naval Reserve's
armory the Imperial Orchestra will
give their last dance before taking up
their work for the Summer months
at Ghent Park. The public is invited
to attend.
PLACING NEW CARPET IN
COURTHOUSE'
The court room at Craven county's
handsome new Court House is being
improved by the addition of a new
carpet. . This carpet "is made of a com
position of cork and is absolutely
soundless.
Miss - Helen Farnell, of Bayboro
spent a few hours in the city yester-
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Laughinghouse was broughttdthis
city last night and placed in thoGrave
county jail.: - ' ln -o
Complete Report Has First Is
sued Yesterday After
noon. i
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ATLANTA. April 2.1. Todays de-
velopmeiiis in i In- I ran k case were:
A preliminary report to Frank's1
"iwyrrs by Detective W. I. Knrnaf
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who branded the neKro, im Conley
as the murderer .l Mary Thagan andf
declared l.e.i I rank had no part in itl
I he raising n ihr reward offer from
SI, (KID to SS.tmil by 15rns to any per
.111 ir pei-siuis wlm would furnish him
evideinc .i I-rank'-; moral degeneracy,
Jnde Hill'- continuance until Fri-
da. Ma I, n ilie hearing on the mo-!
I em i . -ei aside i he erdict in t he Frankl
. i no piea oi -alienor l.Jorseyl
tluit lie not prepared to begirJ
arguments on i Id- motion.
Postponement until Thursday ofl
the hearing on the extraordinary mo-
111,11 '"I" new trial, because of thrt
death and funeral of the mother of
Herbert . Haas, one of the councilH
lor 1- rank. , j .
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.inn. ,iiiu emcnt n Solicitor Dorset!
tliat he would procede wit!) periurM
ca-e- again-i recanting witiu'sses as
soon as the motion- o the defensq
are hspo-( il ol.
wiin t tie Hearing ,m ! .1 li the ex
traordinar motion ami I lie eonslitu
tioual grounds lor a n. trial for Led
Frank post poind b Jiulge Hen Hill
W'.'dne.-.daf marked one important" de
eelopmeut in the e,e-e when Willian:
!J. Hums a u noiine i hi- belief tha
( rank i.- iniioiiiu ai'd Jim Cnnlev i
Igiiilty.
i Solicit. ,r )or-. announced that ll
tva- not rcaily to no ahe.nl on the mo
tioa to -el a-iile th vei i h i, as he ha'
be. a devoting all hi- time to the ex
Iraoidinarv m.ai-n I. r a new tria
Jcdge Hill thereupon p, -1 polled th
hearing on i lie lir-i motion until
week from 1- ritkr Ma v 1 .
The hearing on ihe et raordinar
motion was postponed until Thurs
dav ninrning bei,n!.-e i I the death aa
luneral of ihe mot her of Herbc
llaa-, one ol the counsel lor Frank.
Court Sirs In Capitol.
Judge Hill va.- compelled to mov
his court to the library of the Capita
building, because all nt tier courtroom!
were occupied. Solicit ar Dorsey eN
pr sscl his desire to take up the en
traordinary moti n at once, as he ha
devoted all his time to that and ha
hardiv read over the motion to 8t
aside the verdict.
John I.. Tye, of the firm of Ty
Peepes & Jordan, announced that hi
was ready to go ahead with argument
at once, but on the plea of Soliciti
the hearing was continued.
Attorney Rosser called the atter
tion of Judge Hill to the absence i
Herbert Haas, of counsel for the dt
fense, and said that Mr. Haas ha
borne much of the burden of the prei
aration of the extraordinary motion
but was kept awayfrom the heariir
because of the funer.of his raothe
who had died the day before.- ' K
suggested the property of postponin
the hearing on this account, and t
this, the judge readily assented, ha
ing obtained the agreement of t!
Solicitor. '
Dorsey asked for an order openii
the new evidence of the defense, I
Attoj-py, Arnold, announced that t
dnse,, wpuj4 agree to this ..tht
the, Wmality ' order.
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