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r selected to head invading army
Train Bandit Gets
20 Mail Packages
LOS ANGELES, CAL. April 21.—
Sheriff’s posses to-day searched the
hills in the vicinity of Tropico for
trace of the lone masked bandit who
held up a mail car attached to South
ern Pacific trzin No. 7, near that
town, and escaped with twenty pack
ages of registered mall.
The bandit boarded the train as it
was leaving the Arcade Station here,
and, at the point of a revolver, forced
the two mail clerks in the car to point
out the registered mail pouch.
Hair Grafting Is
's La
Surgeon’s Latest
NEW YORK, April 21.—" Grafting
hair,”” said Professor H. Morestin, of
Paris, at the International Surgical
Congress, *‘is attainable either by free
transplantation or by means of a {rag
ment, this last method being much more
preferable, and even the only one to be
recommended for an important grafting.
By this means the eyebrow, and even
the musiache, may be restored.’’
ATLANTA, GA.,, WEEK ENDING APRIL 21, 1914.
~__Entered at the Atlanta Ga., Postoffice as Second (lass Mail Matter.
Has Own Husband
Arrested as Masher
NEW YORK, April 21.—Eugene
Oppel approached his wife on Broad
way last night and saluted her. Be
fore she recognized him she had him
arrested as a masher.
Angry at the arrest, Oppel began
upbraiding Mrs. Oppel. Then she
lost her temper and had him arrested
again.
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King George Given
. . . .
Big Ovation in Paris
Speciaj Cable to Thve Atianta Georgian.
PARIS, April 21.—King George and
Queen Mary arrived here this evening
from London and were given an en
thusiagtic greeting.
A guard composed of soldiers selected
for their imposing appearance, escorted
their majesties from the railway sta
tion. gt 1y
WASHINGTON, April 20.—A detachment of United States marines
to-day seized the Mexican port of Vera Cruz. Official announcement of
the fact was made by Secretary of the Navy Daniels.
The seizure was made under order of Admiral Fletcher, to prevent the
delivery to the Huerta forces of a consignment of 2,000,000 shells for use
in the Mexican army. This shipmene of ammunition, the Administration
had been informed, was due to reach Vera Cruz before noon. Rear Ad
miral Fletcher was instructed to permit the ammunition to be landed,
because the President does not favor any interference with foreign com
merce at this time, but as soon as the shells reached Mexican territory,
they were to be seized.
This was the first active step
against General Huerta by the United
States.
It develeped to-day that news of
this large shipment of ammunition
for President Huerta was the real
reason for the haste displayed by the
Administration in bringing the Mexi
can issue to a head. President Wilson
was Informed thmsmmrs ign agents
of thé State Department last week
that a German factory intended tb
ship the shells to Mexico, |
The military experts here stated}
that if Huerta received this shipment
he would be strengthened immensely,
and it was decided, in order to pre
vent as much bloodshed as possibie,
it were befter to take steps to seize
this consignment before it reached
the Mexican capital,
The shipment was allowed to land
at Vera Cruz without opposition from
Admiral Fletcher or the Amerimn}
authorities, so as not to offend Ger
many. As soon as the German cargo
was on shore and had passed into
the keeping of the Mexican Govern
ment, however, the signal was given
for the landing of marines and the
occupation af Vera Cruz by American
troops.
Marines Secize Shells,
The custom-house at Vera Cruz
was seized and the consignment of
ammunition held up indefinitely. A
large force of American marines was
detailed to guard the consignment,
and any forcible attempt by President
Huerta to recover the shells will be
construed as an act of war, The Ad
ministration hopes, however, that
Huerta will offer no opposition to the
seizure of the port of Vera Cruz, but
the American fleet is prepared to land
a force sufficient to defeat any Mexi
can troops which are available at this
time,
The battleship Florida, now at
Vera Cruz, has aboard a landing force
of 400 men, while the transport Prai
rie carries 800 marines. It is probable
that the majority of these were landed
in and near Vera Cruz as soon as
word was received that the consign
ment of ammunition had been sent
ashore and had passed out of the
keeping of the German officials.
Cabinet Confers on Plan. |
Secretary Daniels and Secretary
Bryan conferred at the State Depart
ment concerning the rights of the
United States to seize the shells. The
Secretaries took up the question of
the international relations between
this Government and Germany, and
inquired especially as to whether the
rights of the German Government in
any way would be affected,
Secretary Daniels said that addi
tional orders had not been sent to
the fleet and would not be until after
the Cabinet meeting, It is supposed
that the meeting will consider solely
the plan to seize these munitions of
war,
Pacific War Fleet
Ready to Sail._
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.—Ths
cruiser Maryland, with 300 marines,
wiH sail !pr Mexico to-night or early
‘to-morrow, The cruiser South Da-
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THE GEORGIAN COMPANY
20 E. Alabama-st., Atlanta. Ga.
$
/75 War Aeroplanes
' Available for Duty
| NEW YORK, April 21.—“ Taking
{ into account the private machines
! available and the War Depart
% ment's own fleet, it would be-pes
<sibl_o to have 75 modern, fully
| equipped aeroplanes on the border
3 within ten days,” said Captain
g Thomas Baldwin to-day.
. “In scout duty they would be of
Emestlmablo value to the move
-5 ments of troops, and in addition
§ many of them are passenger ma
) chines which could carry men to
{ reconnoiter into the interior and
) could transport as well bombs for
) dropping into the ranks of the en
{ emy or for demolishing their forti
| fications.”
kota, with 400 marines on board, will
arrive here to-night from the Bremer.
ton navy yard, After taking on board
400 additional marines, she will sail
for Mexico, accommpanied by the col
lier Jupiter, carrying 300 marines.
The Cleveland and the protected
cruiser Buffalo, both carrying ma
rines, will =ail for Mexico beforo
Sunday.
There is much activity at the
Bremerton navy yard, where the Col
orado, West Virginia and Chattanooga
are being fitted out at top speed for
service. There are four transports in
the San Francisco harbor, the Bue
ford, Sherman, Crook and Logan,
Mexicans Beaten Up -
In Arizona Riots.
TUCSON, ARIZ., April 21.—A1l the
regular policemen, reinforced by a
large number of special officers, pa
trolled the streets here to-day to pre
vent a recurrence of the anti-Mexican
rioting which broke out last night.
Several Mexicans who were seriously
wounded are being treated in hos
pitals.
Mexicans who were marching
through the streets shouting, "“Viva
Huerta,” were set upon by Americans
and badly beaten.
Agitators from the ranks of the in
dustrial Workers of the World are In.
creasing the seriousness of the situa
‘tion by calling upon Mexican laborers
employed by the city to strike. About
100 Mexican street pavers quit work
in response. They said they wouid
cross the line and fight the Americans
if war is declared.
GEORGIA POSTMASTERS NAMED.
WASHINGTON, April 21.—The Pres
ident to-day sent to the Senate the fol
lowing nomination for postmasters:
(ieorgia—Nellie B. Brimberry, Albany;
Willlam M. McElroy, Norcross; Johnnie
B. Roddenbury, Thomasville,
Alabama —Samuel F. Clabaugh, Tus
caloosa,
TRAIN KILLS RICH MARN.
PONTIAC, ILL., April 21.—George
Clark, one of the wealthiest residents
of Woodford County, and owner of
500 acres of land there, was struck
by a Santa Fe freight train and in
stantly killed to-day.
BICHLORIDE KILLS WOMAN.
MOBILE, April 21.—Mrs. Florence
E Eastburn, wife of Harold E. East
burn, who swallowed bichloride of
mercury tablets on Saturday, died to
day. The tablets were mistaken for
headache medicine.