IS, SOLDIERS ARE
SENT TO COLORADO
RN0R'S REQUEST FOR AID
N STRIKE DISTRICT.
j0 " PRESERVE ORDER"
yjlson Emphasizes That the Govern
ment Has Nothing to Do. With
"Controversy."
Washington President Wilson ex
tended the protecting arm of the Fed
eral Government to the state of Colo
rado, where because of riots - and
tcbed battles between striking min
ers, Governor Amnions had found the
state militia unable to cope with the
situation and asked for help. The
Colorado delegation in Congress, mine
owners and miners themselves- Joined
in the request. .o .. r
It was one of the rare occurrences
in American history when a state
!oad itself impotent to assert its au
nty but the President, in a tele-
pm to the Colorado Governor, ex
pressly stipulated that the Federal
twps would confine themselves to
caictaining order only , "until the
state can re-assert itsr authority and
resume the enforcement thereof."
Tie President issued a proclama-
&E ordering all persons engaged in
taestic violence to disperse and "re
tire peaceably to their abodes." Sec
retary Garrison after a conference
Titi the President, ordered three
troops of the Fifth Cavalry from Fort
k.vecworth and two troops of the
Twelfth Cavalry from Fort D. A. Rus
sell, Wyoming, to Trinidad, and Can-
i City, respectively.
The proclamation read:
By the President of the 'United
&tes of America: , - - , , .
A Proclamation:
"Whereas, it is provided by , the
castitution of the United States that
the United States shall protect every
state in this union, on application of
le Legislature .or of the -Executive
(wreathe Legislature cannot be- con-
rened) against domestic violence;
And. whereas, the Governor of the
fate of Colorado has .represented that
domestic violence exists in said, state,
Trneh the authorities of f-ald state are
"sable to suppress; and, has repres
sed that it is impossible to convene
& Legislature of this state in time
to meet the present emergency; '
And, whereas, the laws of the Uni
ted States require that In all cases of
iasurrenction in any state or of ob-
fection to the laws theerof, when-
wer-In the judgment ': of they 'Presi
dent it becomes necessary to use the
itary forces to suppress sucn : .In-'
nctton or obstruction to the laws,
shall forthwith, by proclamation,
Attend suct! insurgents to . disperse
retire peaceably to their respec-
abodes within a limited time;
ow, therefore, I, Woodrow Wil-
D- President of thp TTiiitPil" States'.'
-hereby admonish air good citizens
w e United States, and all oersons
n the territory and jurisdiction
we United States against aiding
financing, abetting or taking part
wch unlawful proceedings; and I
0 hereby warn all persons engaged
or connected with, said dicturb
7 and obstruction of the laws to
Jferae and retire peaceably to their
Active abntfpa on nr hpfnrp the
eth day of April, instant. : . " "
testimonv vhoranf ' T tiova hero.
Set mv l.fltid and nanaaA ho pal
J United States to be fixed.
at this city of Washington,
hi iora wNineieen 'jiun-
Jand Fourteen, and of the . inde
faence of the United States . of
th.Ca the one hundred and thlrty-
ISed) WOODROW WILSON.
"ten" resiaeni: -
''iiiam t t . .
-. uiyan, aecrexary oi ssiaie.
v . ra,lrc J IT IN. V. WOclSl.
"oik, Va. According to a. mes-
. Received by Observer. Newsome
)S . J
k, ' .over ,-vne coasi guru
i?v. da unknown f steamer " 'went'
1 (
'e
Varolii
tre nff ri. ...... . -.. . ... ...
Oregon inlet on the JNorin
The steamer, struck
J' ,: in
o V i m :
n eavy iOK. flwu ine-
6 crew3 went to her assistance.
SZ Bank8 Open - August i.VV
W , f 0n" Secretary McAdoo
nt I that the treasury depart
ve fxpected the new Federal re
lss hi Would be ready, for busi-
'ust l. A statement by
H!h. e fank orcranixation'com-
fedei -SubscriPtions to; the stock
trietj 1 reserve banks ira the 12 dis-.
. th J TU'ed aggregated ; $71,998,
air 3 in six of the 12 dis-
the eady have subscribed more
? iieces111511111 amunt of $4,000,
A Sary to organize the reserve
MAP OF MEXICO SHOWING PORTS BLOCKADED BY U. S. NAVY
T - : j'-. 1 - - K ?& 21- r - -
' - C ' : ' : " " - "
REGENT EUEHTS LAREDO IN RUINS,
If! MEXICO TROUBLE FIRED BY FEDERALS
vlANY REPORTS INVESTIGATED
BUT NO NEW INCIDENTS -
APPEAR.
RIOTS ARE ATTEMPTED
Refugees Swarming to American
General M.KA. Miles To Again
Serve Country. .
1 Washington. Among the most , im
portant happenings of the. day in the
Mexican situation were: v :
" Administration accepted the good
offices of Argentine, Brazil and Chile
in Mexican situation. ::
American Consul Canada reported
that Americans were being detained
in Mexico City because it was be
lieved there that Mexicans were re
strained by. Americans from leaving
Vera . Cruz. Immediate steps I were
taken through the British Embassy
here and the British legation in
Mexico City to correct the impression
prevailing in the Mexican Capital.
Consul Canada at Vera Cruz sent
reports of anti-Ameican demonstra
tions and general unrest in Mexico
City. -
He heard that 125 Americans were
put off a train at Pachucah. by the
train .crew, but that another train
had eone out from .Mexico City to
assist them in continuing their jour
ney to Vera Cruz. : ..:
. Secretary - Garrison announced he
had issued no orders for any further
troop movements ; and that Army
officers were to use their own discre
tion in protecting international
bridges on -the- border. . -
The German vessef Ypirango, whose
consignment; of war munitions for
General Huerta caused ,tho United
States to preemptorily seize the Vera
Cruz customs house, was ordered back
to Hamburg, Germany, without land
ing her cargo,' .J.-'' ' '
The Navy Department dispatched
vessels upo and down the Atlantic and
Pacific Coasts ot Mexico to take away
American Consuls and .refugees gen
erally; ' Between 3,000 and 3,500 refu
gees already have been protected or
are en route to the United , Stats,
spnrptarv Bryan said .Charge
O'Shaughnessy probably would - leave
for the United States on v the first
available ship. ,r
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
retired, senior officer, commanding
the Army in the Spanish-American
war called on Secretary Garrison and
General; Wood, and it is understood
offered his services should war. be de
clared : - - . r . ;
It was announced .that the interests
of tbe Mexican Embassy here and
her consulatei) throughout the coun
try would be looked after by the Span
ish EmbassyJandjConsues.
' ' ;' 1." T"m mnirn StOOS.
Galveston, Tex.-The Tampico s tu
aton continued so serloua cording
to a wireless message reaching here
that two torpedo-boats were sent up
nf Panuco Rirer at Tampico to get
Americans. Refugee arriving here
from Tampico said they Tere avrrt
"..TETXAS .
HUERTA SOLDIERS DEVASTATE
M EXICAN CITY WITH DYNA
. v .. MITE AND. FLAMES. V '
FIRE ON THE U. S. SOLDIERS
American Soldiers Defend Interna
tional Bridge Killing Two Mexican
Soldiers. .
, Laredo, Texas. Nuevo Laredo, the
Mexican border town epposite fiere
is in ruins, devastated by dynamite
and fire set by Mexican Federal sol
diers, who began an orijy or destruc-v
tion- which did not ' end until they
were forced to flee southward before
the guns of the v American border
patrol. ' '.-
' Two Mexicans are known to have
been killed by the United States
troops and several were seen to fall.
Several brisk skirmashes between the
Americans and Mexicans were fought
in quick succession as the Mexicans,
their troop trains ready to pull out
of the burning city, began an indis
criminate fire across the international
boundary, but there is no evidence
that their shooting had been effective.
Property damage in Nuevo "Laredo
will reach $500,000. Among the build
ings destroyed were the United States
Consulate, municipal buildings,' post
office, theatre, the flour mill, one of
the largest in, this section of the
southwest, the railroad shops of the
Mexican National . Railway and other
smaller structures.
The fire burned all .night, with" no
prospect that it would be controlled
until . everything inflammable V had
been destroyed, j Kerosene and other
combustibles liberally .uyed added to
the wreckage, which otherwise; would
not have . been great, owing to the
adobe construction of most buildings.
There was no property loss in
Laredo, Both international bridges
are saf though efforts to dynamite
them resulted in , the death , of two
men engaged . in the undertaking.
One Mexican was "shot by a sharp
shooter from the top of the water
tower. , The Mexican-, war trying: to
reach the end of the international
foot and .wagon bridge." Another was
killed when he tried to blow up the
Mexican end of the . International
Railroad bridge. Amsrican bldiers
are constantly, stationed at theAmer
can end to prevent such an attempt.
At the two bridges across the river
the guards were reinforced and it
was here that the only known - loss
of life occurred.'
Battery A of the Third ;Fleld,. Artil
lery was sent to the rower house of
the Laredo Electric Company, ieaiing
an attack, there, but it was soon seen
that there was nothing -for -them to
do. .
I Several Mexicans were seen to fall
hp fore, the fire from the machine
gunsj but' they were carried away by
pnmrnHAs The . iniins wore
CUVAA . . . ,. -
started and the Federals . withdi f w.
firing as long as they could. For somo
distance the railroad follows tli ln;
ternational line. ' .
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U. S. TROOPS HELP
EMBARGO ON ARMS :S FORMALLY
RESTORED WHILE SOLDtrtS ;
. MARCH TO BORDER. V "r
BRAZIL CALLED FOR CONSUL
South American Consulates Chosen
to Look After American Interests.
v in Mexico.
Washington. United States troora
moved to reenforce the American
Navy at Vera Cruz, the embargo on
arms into Mexico was formally re
stored, , and - troops were - ordered to
the Mexican border primarily to re
Here uneasiness among border in
dents, but also as a precaution against
hostile military -operations along the
international line. Secretary Garri
son 'anounced -that a brigade, cf in
fantry and some artillery under "Urig-
Gen. - Frederick Funston had been or
dered to - embark on the four Army
transports at Galveston for Vera Crua
to support the 'expeditionary forces
of marines and bluejackets "there.
The chance that General Maas, the
Federal general, might make a return
attack on -Vera Cruz with reinforce
ments and the possible necessity of a
forward movement toward Mexico
City to protect fleeing Americans and
the Vera Cruz Railroad wererthe un
derlying reasons for tfce military
movement. .
The restoration of the . embargo on
arms was officially announced afteiM
the pronouncement of General Car;
ranza, the Constitutionalist cheif, that
he regarded the seizure of Vera Cruz
aa a violation of Mexican soverignty.
had been considered- by ther Admihis-
tration. While ; Mexican Constitution
alists . here ; protested that Carranza'a
real attitude was: friendly, the Ameri
can Government decided to take no
chances, and . abruptly, stopped the
shipment of all; armsinto: Mexico. :
i President Wilson earlJ er in the day
issued a statement warning General
Carfanza, the Constitutionalist chief,
tliat the United States was dealing
now and would continue to deal with
those .whom:: Huerta commands "and
those who come to his, support."
Both Nelson O'Shaughnessy, J the
American Charge d'Affairi and Senor
Algara, the. Charge d'Affairs of the
Mexican Embassy, have ; been given
tneir passports.. This is not regard
ed by the Washington' Government aa
presaging, war, but a , declaration of
war by 'Huerta' would not be unex
pected. . . v "
The United States has - chosen
Brazil to look after its interests' in
Mex'co. Where there are no Brazi
lian Consuls,' French iConsuls will act
for the United .States. '
' Three Regiments to Border. .
' Washington. Three regiments of
infantry at San Francisco and yie ar
tillerv at Fort Riley, Kan., were, or
dered to report tq'Brlg, Gen. Bliss for
jorvirp alnnsr the Mexican border. ' A
brigade of infantry and seme artillery
will be dispatched from Galveston to
Vera) Cruz to . co-op erre .with . ' the
navy there. .
THF IMF l)F PMf!F
HOVERING WAR CLOUDS MAV
PASS FROM NATIONS SKIES :
' IN NEAR FUTURE.
POSSIBLE MEDIATION SOON
Tenseness Over Mexican Trouble is
Alleviated by Late Developments
of Peacemakers
Washington. The tenseness of the
Mexican situation was distinctly re-
lleved when the representatives of Ar
gentine, Brazil and Chile, supported
by pressurafrom all Latin-America
and from foremost powers of Europe
concentrated their efforts' toward a
pacific adjustment of the crisis.
The success of the first steps to
ward meditation the prompt accep
tance by the United States and the
announcement of the Epnaish ambas
sador, that Huerta had accepted the
tender of good ' offices produced a
feeling of distinct hope which was re
flected not , only. In administration
quarters, but in Congress where "war
talk" gave way to a spirit of conciliation.-"
' 'r ..
Throughout the day the ' three
South ; American envoys who . have
undertaken the task of mediation held
frequent conferences , to - arrange
the preliminaries of , procedure. Pend
ing the receipts of the formal accep
tance by General Huerta,' no proposals
will be sub mitted to either the United
States or the. Huerta government.' It
also has been made plain- , that no
conditions from either ; party as to
the terms that will be acceptable as
yet has . been placed formally before
the , intermediaries: -,-H :
The president and Secretary Bryan
were assured J through " two - separate
diplomatic . sources ? that Huerta was
ready to accept the tender of good of
fices and was drafting a formal ac
ceptance. Pressure from Germany,
Great Britain and France advising
Huerta to accept the first steps to
ward mediation and the approving at
titude of Latin-American countries to
the settlement of , the controversy by
Pan-American diplomacy,: emphasized
the world-wide influences which are
working to bring about peace, f
Secretary J Daniels announced he'
had telegraphed the full text of the
mediation -offer and its ' acceptance by
the United States to both Rear Admi
rals Badger and Howard, , with in
structions to have the commanders of
all ships on the East and. West coasts
spread the news ; throughout Mexico.
By tiiis Mr. Daniels hopes the feeling
toward Americans, may be alleviated
and refugees enabled to depart v with
out molestation. ,
THE FLAG WAVES AT VERA CRUZ
With hiring of Salute Stars and
Stripes Was Formally Raised.
Vera Cruz. With all ceremony the
firing of a salute . and dress parade,
the American flag was raised over the
divisiou headquarters 'of Rear .Admi
ral Frank F. Fletcher. "Over the cus
toms house the flag had been flying
since thu landing of the American
forces, but until now' theTe had been
no cereiuunjr indicating , the formal oc
cupation of Vera Cruz.; '
The transports with Brigadier Gen
eral Funston's command aboard were
off the port, but there has been no in
dication that the military forces will
be sent ashore at this Itme. If the
army ' lands, the bluejackets-' now on
duty ; here will go aboard their, ships,
but the marines will r be left for land
service. V:- : vi ;- -
Five - Americans, "who arrived by
train from' Mexico City, virtually were
expelled I by General : Huerta. They;
had been arrested , at Pachuca for no
known cause. .They are Dr. Hoskins,
R. Chattion, J. Punstion, G. G.. Smith
and Mr.' Maddox. Dr. Hoskins was
subjected 5 torougher treatment than
the others because ., in his pockets
were found papers indicating that he
had once served c as surgeon in the
United States army - of volunteers.
These men were sent to the capital
from- Pachuca . and Huerta ordered
them to leave the country. . , -
. v Huerta Takes Railways.
Washington. With .the exception of
the Pan-Americab: Railway extending
from Guatemala up the west coast to
connection with a Tehauntepec , road,
Generaf Heurta now is operating with
his own men every railroad In Mex
ico without regard to ' the rights of
foreign owners. ; He has ; driven away
every foreigner. The last road to be
taken over- was the Jehauntepec Na
tional connecting the Pacific and At
lantic. port3 of Salina Cruz Coatza
coalcos. This ' ' property is ' owned,
bar government and Lord Cowdray.
ougitMLoeaig
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FOR PULMONARY TROUBLES ,
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Phone 354
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. - . ' j.
Now that good road building is go
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The Ford car can go anywhere' that
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, 600.00 for .Touring: Car. -.
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1 ; Saluda, N. C. j ' -t
Agent for Polk County; 1
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