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XflE POLK COUNTY HEWS IS READ HT IIOEE POLK COUNTY HOLIES ;I3VEEY 7EEK THAU A17Y OTHEE WEEKLY ITET7SPAPEE PUBilOHEIt " . ,-' '. . i. ..... . 1 -vv" J K - VOL. XIX. NO. 50. TRYON, POLK. COUNT Y,N. C, FRIDAY,. APRIL 24, 1914. , ESTABLISHED MAY,1 1894. i 1 frrti mm HI I II II VERA CRUZ TAKEN, L FOUR WINES SAILORS POSSESS CUSTOM HOUSE THEN THE FIRING BEGINS. . MEXICANS LOOSE OVER 200 .j-rrf Fletcher Orders Mexicans to Stop Shooting or tug uuns win Be Put Into Action. ... Washington. Marines and blue arkets of the American navy took (he customs house and a largo eection nf Vera Cruz with a loss of four killed ond 20 woundea. xne loss 01 cne iviex- ria garrison was not oniciauy Known but vas estimated at 200 killed. This vas the first step in the program of reprisal by the United States against the Huerta government ior tne arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico and other offenses "against the rights and dignity of the united States." it was the first clash between orces of the United States and Mex CO Since IUU ICYU1UUUU wuto uui tux AT u.l,Ot.. ll JH 910 and gave the Washington gov ernment a Mexican problem. Rear Admiral Fletcher had warn ed the Federal commander that . he would use the, big guns of the Ameri can fleet if his , men did not stop fir ing. The American forces had orders to fire only to defend themselves.. The United States intends to take no of fensive steps . for -the present.. The salute to the flag which Huerta re fused will not Je satisfactory repara tion. It is understood a declaration of apology as well as a salute and guarantee that the Tights and dignity of the United States would be respect ed can alone cause a withdrawal of the American forces. While American marines . and - blue jackets were fighting, the senate de bated the whole Mexican situation be fore crowded galleries. The, , joint resolution that passed the house sup porting the president's proposal to-use the army and navy to obtain repara Hon was being debated in the senate at midnight with, prospect, of an all- night session. Many Republicans sen ators wanted the resolution broaden ed to authoriie steps to obtain repara tion for all offenses committed against Americans in Mexico. . PRESIDENT WILSON GOES AHEAD Orders Admiral Fletcher to Prevent Landing of Cargo of Ammunition.' The president went ahead on the authority of the executive, in accord with precedent, because he believed to emergency existed. He gave Rear Admiral Fltcher authority to seize tte Vera Cruz customs house to. pre vent the landing there bV a German aerchant vessel of a big consignment armg and ammunition for the nuerta government. I Secretary Bryan conferred with the I wrman ambassador.' Count Vdn wrnstorff and it is believed the in- fluence of the German government EI be interposed to prevent the con-1 that the flag of the United States be The vote .was 337 to 37. The reso fnment from landing elsewhere in saluted with special ceremony by , the hition was passed at 9:25 and went Mexico and complicating : the sltoa-1 wfl- The ship. - carries 15,000,000 rounds of ammunition and 200 ranid- . "re STUD a tLTA ifhi-knean rt t-inaa - Sena- i iu.u. DM.in Washinjrton. The Ani it 3:21 0 clock a. m. hv vntA of 72 to ia jwsed the administration resolution ... . .. ... Oeclarinc that "tha, ProsMAni -ta -jsuned in the employment of the armed forces of the United States to I0rce his demands for an unequiv al amends for the affronts and In U1snitieai el States in Mexico. " :. : . lw final vote came at the cIoaa of in. "-mgni session, marxea Dy Brigade Ready to Embark. A fifth on Texas. Troops of the brigade, United States army, un- command of Colonel Daniel Corn- all, TPjft rOflHv crr rr KaowI Vi A army transports here at . a mo- nnmK notIce- The 4 ful1 brIade umbers approximately 4,700 officers and men. . CaPt. Berry Looses License. : Washington. Captain Oswyn Ber Dack th& Merchants : and ' Miners Bunfr Nan tucket which rammed and a In.n i- it .' -mm "j.t irrl I0U caDes in January, has been licen gUUty of negllgencd ; and his of RtSe has been revoked. A board steamship inspectors , at! Phlladel- responsibility for the castor : : v- . Cant . uvl-ween captain uerry ana tt".ain .TaIi ... apn . OI ine onroe lon. CaPtain Berry has been held l011 guilty. MEXICAN MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT PERSONALLY AP. PEARS BEFORE A JOINT SES SION OF CONGRESS. CLAIMS NO GOVERNMENT Tells of Affronts and Indianltles Put on United States by the ;Y?-. . Huerta Regime.: Washington. President Wilson an swered ' Huerta's defiance by asking congress assembled in joint session, for approval to ".use the armed forces of the United States In such ways and to such extents as may be necessary to obtain from General Huerta and his adherents, the fullest' recognition of the rights and dignity of the United States.", . . . ' ' The president did not ask for any appropriation of money at this time, nor for authority, to call out , the Na tional Guard. The president spoke as follows: "Gentlemen of the Congress: v "It is my duty to call your attention to a situation which has arisen in our dealings with General Vitcoriano Huerta at Mexico' City, which calls for action, and to ask your advice and co-operation-in acting upon it On the 9th of April a paymaster of the United States ship,. Dolphin landed at the Nturbide bridge at Tampico, with a whaleboat and boat's crew to take oft certain supplies needed by his ship, and while engaged in loading the boat was arrested by officer and squad of the men of the army of General Huerta. Neither the paymaster or anyone of the boat's crew was armed. Two of the men were in the boat when the arrest' took place, and were oblig ed to leave It and submit to . be taken into custody, notwithstanding .the fact that 1 the boat carried, both at her- b6w and at her stern,' the flag of the United Etates. The officer who made the arrest was proceeding up one of ) the streets of the town with his prisoners when met by an officer of higher authority, who ordered him to return to the landing and , await orders, and within an hour and a half from the time of the arrest orders were received from the commander of the Huerta forces at Tampico for the release of the paymaster and his men. rne release was ioiiowea Apologies from the commander, and later by an expression of regret by General Huerta himself. r General Huerta urged that martial law obtained at the time at Tampico; that orders had been issued that no one should be allowed to land at the Itur bide bridge andthat our sailors had no right to land there. Our naval com manders at the port had not been noti fied of any such prohibition and,, even if they , had been, the only justifiable course open to the - local authorities would have- been to request the pay- master and his crew to withdraw and to lodge a protest with the command insr officer of the fleet. Admiral Maya Preearded -the arrest as so serious an affront He was not" satisfied with the apologies offered, but demanded military commander of the port . "The incident cannot be regarded as a trivial one. especially as two of the man nrrAstad were taken from tne Doat itself that is to say, irom me wm- tOTV OI. tne umiea Biaies, uul uu stood by itself, it might have Deen at- tributed to the ignorance or arrogance L cincio officer. 'Unfortunately It of a single officer. Unfortunately it was not an Isolated case. A series of incidents have recenuy occurred wuii cannot but create the impression xnat the representatives of General Huerta show disregard for the - dignity and rights of this government and felt per- fectly safe in doing what tney pieasea, making tree to y snow in their IrrltaUon ana coniempi. ; ' "A few days after tne inciaent ai TnmnlCO aii uiucnj States ship Minnesota was arrested Yera.cror.wnuB obtain the ship's malL and was for a time thrown into jail. An official dis- patch from this government w " imv at Mexico City was withheld oy the authorities of tiie telegraphic serv- ice until peremptory ueuittuucu UJf vcharge d'affaires in person. . - - "Thesmaniiesi uausei "V 0" " situation was that such offenses mignt grow from bad to worse untu some, thing happens oi so gross u able a sort as to lead directty andta- evltably ,to-armea coumu necessary that tne apoiuBieB.u -;i rQ and his ; reoresentatices snoma go much further j that they snouiae such as to attract tne auenuuu i rVilo TlontllatlOn tO U1BU. W6"'"""vk and such as to Impress upon enenu Huerta himself the necessity oi seexue to it, that no further occasion or nlanations and proiesscu should - arise. r , UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP SOUTH CAROLINA Among the 16,000-ton battleships in Admiral Badger's Atlantic fleet is the South Carolina. Her armament comprises 34 guns. - '- - HOUSE GIVES RIGHT TO ACT AT ICE PRESIDENT APPEARS BEFORE CONGRESS AND SUBMITS TAMPICO INCIDENT. THE VOTE WAS 337 TO 37 The Debate Was Warm and Pointed Continuing . Two Hours Before : " j -' the Vote. ; ADMIRAL BADGER READY FOR CAMPAIGN. On board the U. S. S. Arkan sas, at sea, by wireless via Key West, Fla. With the port of Tampico not far off and the knowledge that President huer ta has refused, to accede to the demand of the "United States government Rear Admiral C. 8. Badger, commander-in-chief r of . the Atlantic fleet and the mem bers of his staff were busy pre- paring a tentative plan 'of cam paign.. They gave special atten tion t odetails of a possible land tlon to , details of a . possible landing. The crews of the bat tleships practiced with small arms and at sighting the big guns. V ' Washington. After a spirited de bate of more than two hours the house passed the administration resolutions approving President Wilson's purpose to use the armed forces' of the nation to obtain from General Huerta the fullest recognition of the honor and dignity of the United States. to the senate. Warm debate began as soon as the resolution was reported by the foreisrn affairs committee. ;when ReBresentatlve VFtood asked unfl.nlmoua consent that ttie resolu- tk)n and the reDort be read. Repi'esen Uative Leader Mann reserved the right 1 4-. to object to the present consideration the resolution ana demanded an explanation. Representative Under- work - emiainei that the administra- tion aesired t0 have the bill passed beore the night and that reasonable' debate would be allowed. He said that the rules committee was prepar ing to bring In a rule for immediate consideration of the resolution if nec , r!h airman THoorl nnirl tf Tie -was prepared to allow half an hour's de- bate on -the resolution on each side . fh PonrMAntntivo Mnn declared that the minority needed two hours debate ',. U "TliA rtrellAnt Vina o4v1cewT ii C0naItiOns," said Representative ;Un' derwood. "We would not insist on puttlng this resolution through this time if this were not a matter of paramount importance. But with the president's message;- delivered our troops may, be fired on at any time We 8noud act now." ; : . A. r0Und ot Umocratlc applause greetted this statement. A Shouts o 40. , f rom - th& jnocratjc side interrupted the efforts to secure a 7 'unanimous xmaamwiA ,J RonwaoontoWriv Miim . flinaliy agreed ; that he would accpt one hour and a half for the Republicans representative Uhder- wood said the Democrats would De satisfied with one hour. Representative Sisson, Democrat, of Mississippi, declaring that the resolu- ion was a. "declaration of war and as such was a matter which congress should fully consider," objected . .to any agreement. - PRESIDENT BRIEF AS USUAL. Knows What He Wants and Asks Congress For It Washington. In an atmosphere of suppressed , excitement reflecting grave tension and patriotic fervor, the president of the United States asked Congress In person lor approval of his purpose to use - the army and navy to force General Huerta to apologize for indignities offered, to the Amerl- can government. was ,ine nrw ume president nax placed so grave an in- ternatkmal crisis before the national legislature. . Mr: Wilson spoke In sol emn .tones. - When he entered the house chamber .the cheers and ap plause that .greeted him were wildly enthusiastic an outburst of the ten- sion that has prevailed in the. national capital. As he read his message the applause came largely from the Demo- cratic side, many KepuDiicans remain- Ing conspicuously silent.. . It presag- ed an opposition to the president's re- announcement made after the .confer quest which was not long in. making ence, action . temporarily being de its appearance. terred until Congress acts on the joint JPresident Wilson had; pointed out that under precedents he did not need the authority of congress to act; but! merely sought their counsel, advice and approval in a matter possibly of so grave consequence.' HUERTA REFUSES TO SALUTE. Provisional President Flatly 1 Refuses To Accede Demands of the United States. " Washington-f-Gen. Victoriano Huer- to, Provisional President of Mexico, flatly refused to accede to the uncon dltlonal demands of the United States that he salute the American flag. Negotiations with Huerta over the demand for a salute in reparation for the arrest of American bluejackets at Tampico on April 10 has come to a close, the last -chance given by President Wilson for a favorable re sponse from the "" Mexican dictator. The' final word of Huerta to Charge O'Shaugnessy was a refusal to com ply unless the United States would guarantee in writing that his salute would be returned. J V The crisis thus reached does not mean that there will be a formal dec-! laration of war, because the United States could not declare war against ! a government which it does not recog nize.- President Wilson will seek au thority, however, to send armed forces into Mexico to seize first the ports of Tampico and Vera! Cruz and the .rail road trestle leading from Vera Cru toward Mexico- City. , U. S. Troops Are Ready. , Chicago.- All United States troops remaining in' the central division, about .1500 cavalry, and sir batteries of field guns, are ready to entrain In twelve hours, H -was stated at head quarters here. ' In spUe of, the large numbe rof applicants at local recruit ing offices, the officers in charge have accepted only the few.? men required to; fill .vacancies caused by discharge of men who have completed their en listments. The First Cavalry; Illinois National Guard notified division head- quarters that it was. ready to move at three days notice , ; - Maj. Gen. Wood to Command. Washington. Secretary Garrison announced i that in the event of hos tilities with Mexico,", Major General Leonard Wood, chief Qf -staff of the armyj v would command th - American forces. ' I). 5. TO SEIZE VERA GRUZA D A 0 GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE POS- ' SES8ION OF CUSTOM HOUSES. ,! IN TWO CITIES. ' ACT ON ARRIVAL - OF - NAVY Resolution Adopted by House Giving Power to Fleet Preparing to Take - Cities At Once. . 1 GEN. H U ERTA PROTESTS TO AMERICAN PEOPLE. - Mexico -City. " General H uer ta offers' all guarantees to for- ' elgners, Americans : included, . who may remain in Mexico and he will improve this opportunity , to show the world that his Gov ernment and Mexico are moral and civilized." . , . - ' , This statement Huerta dic tated to The Associated Press. . He continued: ; j '-. v "I desire to make It plain to the. American people ,that ac- . cording to' the official report from the commander at Port1 Tampico received by ; the' MexU v can Government there was; no flag on the boat which landed : and whose crew was detained. I I fear that President Wilson has been misinformed-on this point and that he will inform ' the American Congress that the boat carried the flag. ln fact ,the American flag has nothing to do with the case , and I desire the American: peo- ( pie fully to understand this." Washington. Immediately upon ar nvai or ine Auanucneet ine umiea sion or the Mexican custom houses at Tampico and Vera Cruz. , Detailed plans for landing . of ' ma rines - at ?. these : two important coast towns were completed at a conference at the White House betwen Presi dent Wilson, Secretaries Bryan, Gar- rison and Daniels. Major General Wood, and Rear Admiral Fiske and Blue and John Ldnd. - ,"No orders to the Army and Navy will be issued at present." was the resolution approving the Persident's purpose of using the -armed forces of the United States to enforce its de- mands against General Huerta, grow- ing out of the arrest at Tampico of- American bluejackets. - The resolution passed the House by a vote or 337 to 37, after a spirited debate. For several hours it was considered by the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee with prospects of an all night session of 1 the ; Senate, or a recess until early next day. . Persons who were; in touch : with the president said the steps which f would be taken by the United States short of war" were of a nature which would not require formal notification to the powers in the same sense as a declaration ot ;biockade' or other pre I liminaries to war. foreign govern ments will be kept informed of devel- ments, however, t - The debate in the house brought out, the fact that while the Ameri can navy probably would block Mex ico off. from commerce with the , Uni ted States, it would not interfere with the passage to sand fro of foreign ves sels, though cargoes discharged on I the shore might be held at the custom houses. ' - , -t , Warned to Leave Vera ' Cruz. Vera Cruz. All American and oth er foreign women have been asked byi Consul Canada to take refuge on ves sels now in the harbor, preferably on board the Mexico of the Ward line and the Espehanea which . has been chartered by the United States navy. Bryan Advises. Foreign .Ministers. Washington. Secretary; Bryan con ferred with the foreign ministers rat 2:30 p. m. to advise them of the Mexi can situation in detaiL Begin- Murder Trail. - ; Spartanburg. - S. C. Charged : with the murder of a two-months'; old baby; Cldye C. Clement, recently a student in a preparatory school here, and Miss Laura F. Pendleton will appear in the court of general session here for trial. The young woman, in an alleged con fession made public by Solicitor Al bert E.- Hill, -charges that- Clement dropped the baby from a bridge Into a creek here on the night . of January 30, this year.' : She Is represented as saying that she unwillingly- consented to the act - . - v. dm 8 ADDUTUS SAQifAnion Tryon, Polk Countyffc North Carollea FOR PULMONARY TROUBl-tt Booklet mailed free upon request, . John ?. Loohlicri G Go. CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS . New Work or Repairs.. . ; Phone No. Ji. Tryon; N. OJ John G. Moiirpe PAINTING,. PAPER HANGING DECORATING A SPECIALTY. 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