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U.S. TROOPS KILL HUERTA SOLDIERS IN BORDER FIGHT
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Troops Stationed in Texas Open
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Fire When Three American
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Horses Were Killed.
EAGLE PASS, TEXAS; March 23—
Mexican Federal soldiers who = at
tempted to pursue with rifle bullets a
defeated Constitutionalist -force es
caping to the United States und safe
ty met sharp resistance yesterday
from United States cavalry of border
ratrol at MeKee's Crossing, above Del
Ri Texas. When three horses he d
the American troopers had been
hot down, the Americans returned
the fire across the Rio Grande, and,
after the exchange of shots, the pex
s withdrew, bearing with them
dead and wounded
‘0 Amerjcan was hurt How manay
ol Viexician Idiers were Killed o 1
vvounded is not Known,
Oflicial reports of the occurrence 0
et Sibley, commanding at Fort
{ 1 here, caused orders for all
vailable cavalry of the border patecol
to pt ¢d to Del Rio. One troop and
a machine gun platoon left Eagle Pass
to-day. Another engagement between
Mexican Pederals and Constitutional
i is expected to-morrow in tne
game territory.
The clash across the international
line was precipitated, according to of
ficial reports to headquarters here to
duy, by persistent firing of the Fed
erids at the fleeing Constiutionaiists
wino had gained American territory
and irrendereqd ¢ United States
troo; Three horses heid by Ameri-
C wvalrymen were killed.
For ten minutes Captain Winter
burn, of Troop E, Fourteenth Caval
ry, signaled to the Federals to cease
firing but reported that his signals
were disregarded and his own men
were in danger. He then ordered the
Americans, a detachment” of fifteen
troopers, to fire, and a sharp fusillade
followed, lasting for about five min-
Constiutionalists defeated Sunday
were a scouting party led into a trap
by the Federals, who earlier in the
dayv had capfured Las Vacgs, opposite
Del Rio. They abandoned the town,
but returncd suddenly to attack the
rebel scouts.
About 45 Constitutionalists were
cut off Ly 300 Wederals at McKed's
Crossing on the Rio Grande, where the
rebels put up a stubborn ‘resistance
until everpowered by numbers. They
then hegan retreating across the
river the American side, where
Captain Winterburn's detachment of
cavalrymen was on duty to preserve
neutrality.
Of the 45 Constitutionalists, only £7
reached the Texas bank. Several were
killed in the water, their bodies float
ing down stream.
I'here was no further trouble, and it
was siid here that the additional
troops were ordered to Del Rio be
cause of the battle expected to-mor-
\ force of about 70 oConstitution
alists was reported advancing from
the southwest to Las Vacas, where
the Federal command is now sta
tioned. A rehbel company that has
been encamped opposite Lantry, Tex
as, is also moving down the river to
ward Las Vacas.
WASHINGTON APPROVES. -
WASHINGTON, March 23.—Frank
anproval of the action of the Ameri
can troopers who returned the fire of
Mexican Federals at Del Rio was ex
pressed here to-day in official circles.
News of the incident was received at
the War Department as an incident
of border patro! work, and created no
great sti-
WOUNDED MAN DIES.
BERMEJILLO, MEXICO, March 23,
The long expected battle of Teorreon
ig on. General Villa's big guns began
the bombardment of the Mexican
Vederals' stronghold at dawn to-day,
Furling shalls into Gomez Palacio ‘and
the suburbs of 'Torreon. All the
northern outposts of Torreon, with
the exception of Gomez Palacio and
lerdo, were captured by General
Villa in a daring attack that brought
the Constitutionalist army within
nine miles of the beleaguered city.
Moving his troops forward under
cover of darkness, the rebel com
mander took up a strategic position,
and when the first light of early
morning showed to-day he gave the
s'gnal for a bombardment of Gomez
Palacio. The rebels’ big guns imme
diately opened fire, and the greatest
artillery duel of the revolution
against the dictatorship of President
Huerta began.
The Federal guns, mounted on La
Pila Mountain, replied sharply to the
rebel fire, while General Villa dashed
from place to place, directing the
alilgnment of his troops and dispatch
ing orders to detachments at a dis
tance to hasten their arrival.
“It is only a matter of a few hours,”
was the confident prediction sent by
General Villa to the Constitutionalist
headquarters here,
“The artillery will clear the way
for the infantry and cavalry., Tor
reon is ours”
General Villa has made extraordi
nary plans to prevent the escape of
General Velasco's troops when Tor
reon falls. All railroads leading oul
of the city were cut,
OIL PROFITS GROW,
NEW YORK, March 23.--Net eprof
its of the old Standard Ofl companies
in 1913 to-day were estimated at
$120,000,000, as compared with 3580,-.
000,000 prior to dissolution. = * * © * * I
THE GEORGIAN'S NEWS BRIEFS
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Only Circumstantial Evidence
Against Women Held as Result
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of Chapman Tragedy.
CALHOUN, March 23.—Another
link in the c¢hain of circumstantial
evidence which connects Mrs, Lizzie
Starnes and her dJdaughter, Mrs
Charles Chapman, now in jail here
with the murder of “Sid Chapman
v ho was killed Saturday at the door
f his home was discovered by offi
ers when they found in the ashes of
the fireplace the metal end of a sheli
identical to those used in the shot
gun found in the home. The officers
believe the women know all about
he crime and that Mrs. Chapman o 1
her husband did it. A warrant has
n issued for the arrest of Chap
man, who has disappeared.
I'he funeral of the sla‘n man, held
1t Salem Baptist Church, was ilarge
ly attended. The two women under
irrest asked to be permitted to at
tend, but the request was denied. The
only relative present was Lewis
Chapman
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BOMBAY, INDIA, March 23.—A dis
astrous fire swept the .cotton ware
house district to-day. By midafter
noon 60,000 bales of cotton had been
destroyed, with $2,500,000 loss, and the
conflagration was still raging.
SHE GETS $5OO.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, March
23.—Officials at every point that can
be reached by telegraph were called
upon by the Government to-day to
send the latest news that they have
in reference to Theodore Roosevelt
and his party, who are reported to
have met with an accident in the
interior.
The first advives of the Roosevell
party's misfortune reached here from
New York, the dispatch sent there by
Anthony Fiala, a member of Colonel
Roosevelt's exploring expedition,
being immediately transmitted to Rio
de Janeiro. Fiala’s message ecaused
deep concern at first, but after it had
been scanned by Government offi
cials they declared their belief that
rone of the party had met with harm.
ROAST FOR WOMEN'S CLOTHES,
WAJSHINGTON, March 23.-Dr.
Mary Walker has taken issue with
Anthony Comstock, deeclaring the
nude figure of woman is beautiful.
Art poses are made vulgar, she sald,
because of the manner in which the
models are draped. She added:
“Women do not dress properly now,
but the Jday is coming when clothes
will be worn for what they are in
tended, and not to, attract the atten-
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Gaston Calmette, editor of Paris Figaro, shot and killed (at
the desk shown in the pieture) by Mme. Henriette Caillaux, wife
of the French Minister of Finanee, Joseph Caillaux (below).
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Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, Marca 20.—A mob of 10,000
‘persons, with cies of grief upon their
lips, this afternoon interrupted the
burial of Baston Calmette, the
famous journalist who was assassi
nated by Mme. Henrietta Caillaux,
wife of the former Minister of li
nance, Joseph Caillaux.
Breaking through the police lines at
the cemetery, the excited men and
women flung back all opposition as
they fought to get near the grave to
see the interment of the dead man.
After a sharp conflict the repub’ican
guards and gendarmes were able to
push back the mass of humanity and
the burial proceeded.
This exciting incident ended the fu
neral ceremonies, after the three-mile
cortege had made its way to the
graveyard, beneath the gaze of hun
dreds of thousands of persons who
thronged the streets,
Rioting Foliows Outbreak.
The rioting at Calmette’'s burial
was followed by many outbreaks in
the streets of Paris. Royalists and
anti-Caillaux mobs paraded back and
forth, shrieking defiance to the pres
ent government, or calling for the ex
ecution of both Caillaux and his wife.
Mounted police were kept busy
charging the mobs. In one clash
more than fifty shots were fired and
many persons were injured. As the
day wore on the situation became
more serious hourly and plans were
made to call out the troops with ma
chine guns to prevent a riot of terror
during the night. ;
" Senate Probe Begins.
Just at the moment the funeral
services were being said, and whxle‘
crowds moved restlessly"along the
boulevards awaiting any signal for
violence, a Senate commission, head
ed by M. Jean Jaures, the famous So
cialist, was beginning its session to
investigate the political intrigues ex
posed in part by the murder of the
journalist. kL
"‘ix’xfigtr.wl,azax_'e jail, Mme, Cajllaux,
the. beantifu -central : fizupe in this
tragedy of love, jealousy and politics,
was comforted by two nuns as che
gazed out into the rain .
At St. Denis, a surburb, there was
a grave outbreak. in which a number
of persons were killed, but this vio
lence was attributed to local politi
cal bitterness, as an election was be
ing held there to-day, more than (o
the Caiilaux-Calmette case.
France is now turning its attention
to the political results which will fol
low the tragedy and to the approach
ing trial of Mme. Caillaux, It is now
believed that the pro-Government
forces will be successful in prevent
ing any revelation of political skele
tons when the prisoner is brought to
trial.
. In their meeting to-day M. Labori,
attorney for Mme. Caillaux, urged his
client again to throw herself on the
mercy of the court, at the sume time
pleading extenuating circumstances.
Either this course or an insanity plea
will in all likelihood prove the meth
od of defense finally adopted.
Premier Doumergue to-day an
nounced the appointment of Deputy
Cauthier as Minister of Marine to
succeed M. Monis, who resigned yes
terday. Minister of Colonies Lebrun,
who succeceded Monis temporarily,
returned to his former post. .
“MOTHER” JONES ARRESTED.
Following her appearance before
United States Commissioner Carter on
a charge of grand larceny and the is
suingor a removal order by Judge New
man, Mrs. Gertrude Mancha was taken
Monday to Washington to face charfes
of a theft of $976 from Mrs. Helen
Thomas,
Mrs. Mancha was arrested here Thurs
day after having come to Atlanta fol
lowing an extensive trip through the
West, during which, it is said, she spent
all of the money alleged to have been
stolen last September while in Wash
ington in the employ of Mrs. Thomas,
BIG BATTLE IS FOUGHT.
NEV/ ORK, March .3.—Anna T.
Koch, designer for a cloak concern,
got’ $5OO damages because Willilam
Fox, lessee of the Dewey Theater, per
mitted her photograph to be displayed
in a cabinet in the lobby under tha
heading, “Coming Attractions Next
Week,” without her consent, which,
she claimed, made her heart “bleed.”
conteol of
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