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HUERTA FORHULLY ACCEPTS OFFER
OF MEDIATION OT THREE COUNTRIES
ACCEPTANCE BY DICTATOR HUERTA CREATES A DISTINCT HOPE
THAT WAR MAY BE AVERTED—ALL LATIN AMERICA AND
GREAT POWERS OF EUROPE BROUGHT PRESSURE.
UNITED STATES IS STILL PREPARING FOR WAR
It It Understood, However, That the U nited States Will Insist-on the Elimi¬
nation of Huerta—The Text of the Huerta Acceptance Has Not
— Yet Been Given to the Public.
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* Washington. — The Mexican
* crisis now is centering on the
* issue between those who are
► seeking through the good offices
* and intermediation of Latin
* America to find some middle
* ground for pacific adjustment,
* and those who regard a resort
+ to arms as an inevitable con
* sequence of what lias occurred.
* Two distinct branches of ac
* tivity were manifest—that of
* the envoys of Argentina, Brazil
* and Chile in formulating a plan
* of adjustment to be submitted
* to the United States and the
* Huerta regime, and that of the
+ military and naval forces of
+ the United States which con
* tinue to go forward steadily in
* preparation for any eventual
+ Ity which may develop.
* The arrival of General Funston
+ and a brigade of 5,000 troops
+ at V<$ra Cruz was one of the
+ notable military developments.
Washington.—Formal acceptance
the Huerta government of the offer
Argentina, Brazil and Chile to use
good offices to bring about an
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cable settlement of the difficulty
tween the United Stales and Mexico
was cabled to Spanish Ambassador Rl
ano. here by Portillo y Rojas, foreign
minister in the Huerta cabinet.
Senor Rojas’ note was transmitted
at once to the three South American
diplomats, who began a conference
which lasted far into the night discuss¬
ing the next move in their peace plan.
Secretary of State Bryan having ac
tendered the United States, the first
step now is completed and the way
paved for actual negotiations looking I
to a peaceful clearing up of the situa-!
(jon I
peacTe^ wSfTna^puhiic
text of the Huerta acceptance. It was ,
said, however, that Senor Ro’as v '’ re I
plied brieflyfl accepting the offer and I
thanking the South American plenipo j !
tenUaries and the Spanish ambassador
for their good offices, with a refer-!
ence to "the real spirit of solidarity i
between propels of the same race.” 1
No conditions are imposed in an
offer of good offices, consequently the :
reply from Mexico City was not ex¬
pected to deal with conditions. That
stage will be readied when the peace
makers formulate their plans and
make known how they propose to use
the good offices which have been ac¬
cepted. It was suggested that they
probably would ask the Washington
and Mexico City governments for
statements as to what each would de¬
mand in the event formal mediation
Population of U. S. 109,000,000 Souls.
Washington. — Continental United
States now has a population of more
than 98,000.000 people, while the coun
try with its possessions is peopled
with more than 109,000,000 persons,
the census bureau announced. Census
experts have calculated that the popu¬
lation of continental United States on
July 1. 1914, will be 98,12-,324 agaiust
91,972,266 on April 15, 1910, when the
last census was taken. For the Unit¬
ed States and its possessions they es¬
timate the population this July will
be 109,021,292.
were undertaken, and that upon the
nature of the responses to this re¬
quest would depend the proposals next
to be submitted.
Unofficial advices from Mexico City
already bad made it virtually certain
that General Huerta would accept the
offer of the peace envoys, but the for¬
mal announcement tended to further
relieve the slackening tension of the
crisis. The news was given to Pres¬
ident Wilson, who expressed himself
as greatly pleased, though he would
make no further comment.
White house officials let it be known
that they were earnestly desirous of
aiding the South American diplomats
and that no announcements as to
points that would be insisted upon by
the United States would be made or
anything pise done at this time which
might embarrass their efforts.
Throughout official and diplomatic
circles the belief was expressed that
success of the peacemakers so far nec¬
essarily would have a favorable effect
upon the situation; that even though
their efforts ultimately failed, indirect
diplomatic communication between
the United States and the Huerta gov¬
ernment has been restored tempora¬
rily and the chance of a better under¬
standing greatly improved.
The success of the first step toi/ard
mediation—the prompt acceptance by
the United States and the announce
ment of the Spanish ambassador that
Huerta had accepted the tender ot
good offices—produced a feeling of
distinct hope which was reflected not
only in administration quarters, but
in congress, where "war tt<*lk" gave
way to a spirit of conciliation.
Throughout the day the three South
American envoys who have undertak¬
en the task of mediation held frequent
conferences to arrange the prelimiua
Hes of nrooedn™
Pressure from Germany. Great
Britain and France advising Huerta
« **
io f. n nd t ,e a Pbrovmg attitude of
Ijatin ‘ American A countries to the set
tlement of the controversy by pan¬
Am ' . vorld ^ , ' c w “ ille dip „ influences ’ , 0macy emphasized which . are . . work- tile
in>: 10 bring _ about p ™ ce '
Meanwhile the navy and war deport
meBts are continuing their efforts to
care machinery for refugees of the and' perfecting and Uk? for j
army nary
any unexpected turn in events. I
Secretary Daniels announced he had >
telegraphed the full text of the media-;
tion offer and its acceptance by the |
United States to both Rear Admirals i
Badger and Howard, with instructions ;
to have the commanders of ail ships on j
the east throughout and west Mexico. coasts By spread this the ]
news Mr. :
Daniels hopes the feeling toward ;
Americans , may be alleviated and refu- r
Mexican Prisoners Moved.
Washington.—Orders were issued by
the war department transferring the!
Mexican prisoners held at Fort Bliss
near El Paso, Texas, to Fort Wingate, *
N. M. The war department believed
it necessary to move the prisoners!
further front the Mexican border in
view of possible developments. The
Third squadron of the Twelfth eavai-;
ry. now at Fort Meade, S. D.. will:
be sent to Fort Wingate, to guard the i
prisoners. The Mexicans, soldiers and !
other refugees, have been held at Fort I i
Bliss since the fled acres sthe border
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THE CLEVELAND
gges enabled to depart without moles¬
tation.
Advices received through the
ish embassy told of the completion
arrangements for the safe departur
Americans from Mexico City, while
the French ambassador gave the state
department a message he had received
from the French legation stating that
while there had been some anti-Ameri¬
can manifestations in the Mexican cap¬
order now prevailed.
Order prevails in Vera Cruz. Briga
General Funston and the army is
to be in command of the sit¬
Expeditionary forces of ma¬
have been detached from the
of Admiral Fletcher, who
return in a few days to the fleet
with the marine guards.
“Things look very much better
said Secretary Daniels during
day. “We are getting Americans
of Mexico. That is the important
now.”
Consul Canada reported that a for¬
mal raising of the American flag oc¬
at Vera Cruz with impressive
Secretary Bryan announced that the
recent address to congress
with full text of the correspond¬
between Argentina, Brazil and
had now reached all Central and
American capitals, and that had
gotten to Montevideo, Uruguay,
the anti-American demonstra¬
there would have been averted.
“The concensus of opinion in Latin
said a statement from the
union here, “seems to
that this action of Argentina, Bra¬
and Chile is in many respects the
significant and far-reaching event
the history of the American repub¬
since the declaration of the Mon¬
doctrine, and it is hoped that the
and people of the United States
try to curb the rising war spirit
give the mediating nations strong
support in their efforts
While Secretary Bryan and govern¬
officials expressed a disinclina¬
to discuss the mediation plan dur¬
its present, stage, they said it had
reached the point of actual “propos¬
The American government sim¬
ply has expressed formally its willing¬
to listen to any plan of interme¬
which the erpresentatives of
Brazil and Chile may for¬
Huerta informally has shown
readiness to lend a listening ear
the peace plans of the South Amer¬
envoys. When formal acceptance
from Huerta, formal proposals
be made simultaneously to the
government and the Huerta
U. S. Soldiers Land at Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz.—The rtansports bringing
Fourth army brigade, comprising
Fourth, Seventh, Nineteenth and
infantry regiments, un¬
Brigadier General Funston, arriv¬
here. There are 5,000 men in the
Brigadier General Fuqston,
by Capt. Hary McL. p.
chief of staff of Rear Admiral
immediately came ashore and
"calling with Rear Admiral Fletcher
on Rear Admiral Badger,
Consul Canada was advised by the
minister at Mexico City that
the embargo on Americans at the capi
tal had been entirely raissed, and that
they were free to depart as they pieas
ed. The American consul also aseer
tained that the women among the refu
detaiued a tCordoba had been re¬
moved to hotels. The women still are
.
experiencing difficulty in procuring j
food, but their condition is said to ;
have been materially imrpcvde i
I .
Toil of Life Taken by Floods.
Daiiasj Texas.—First toll in Hfe
was taken by the spring flood gather
generally over Texas as the result
of a three days' heavy rainfall. Thom
McIntyre, aged 12, of Dallas, was
the first victim of the freshet He
drowned when he slipped and fell into
Mill creek, ordinarily a small stearin
but now greatly swollen. At Waco.
and Waxahaehie, rescuers were
to go to the relief of persons
in their housse by rising wa
From two to sis inches of rain
was reported
PROBABLY 300 MEN AT WORK
WHEN THE EXPLOSION
OCCURRED.
MANY MINERS ENTOMBED
Many of Those Saved Alive Are Seri¬
ously Burned and Several
May Die.
Eccles, W. Va.—Four miners are
knov/n to be dead, fifty-nine were res¬
cued, many of them severely burned,
and 203 others were entombed in two
burning mines, and are believed to
have but a small chance for their
lives, as the lesult of an explosion of
gas in mines Nos. 5 and 6 of the New
River Coiieiies company here. The
dead and rescued men were taken from
mine No. 6 .
One hundred and ninety of the en¬
tombed men were in shaft No. 5, not a
man having escaped from this opera¬
tion since the explosion. The mine
was burning fiercely, with government,
state and volunteer rescuers working
desperately to subdue the flames.
The depth of the two main shafts
is 600 feet, and the mines are con¬
nected underground. There are two
other shafts into the mines, but the
explosion totally wrecked three out of
the four. The long entrance leads into
mine No. 6 , and by means of it the
rescues were made.
The explosion occurred in mine No.
5. The two shafts of this mine were
demolished. One shaft of the latter
mine was wrecked, but the other re¬
mains intact, and was the salvation of
at least forty-nine of the workmen.
This little mining community of
1,500 persons was shaken by the muf¬
fled rumbling of the explosion. At
first, there was no smoke, but men on
the tipple* knew that far underground
the toll of death was being taken.
For a time the crowd of frightened
women and children at the tipples
waited in suspense, but soon the sig¬
nal came to hoist away, and the cage
appeared. It bore two men badly hurt,
a few of the rescue party and two
bodies. Other trips were made as rap¬
idly as possible, and each time biack
ened and burned miners were brought
to the surface, until sixty-three men
had been brought up, four of them
dead. The injured were assisted to
Sferby houses, where physicians wait¬
ed to care for them.
TRD 0 PS SENT TO C 0 L 0 RAD
sapient Sends U. S, Troops to th
Strike District.
Washington.—President Wilson e;
tended the protecting arm of the fei
eral government to the state^of ,€oi
rado, w here, beca use 4 of riots
pitched battles between mine guari
and striking miners. Governor A.
mons had found the state militia
able to cope with the situation rj
asked for help. The Colorado deir*
gatton in congress, mine owners and
miners themselves joined in the re¬
quest.
It was one of the rare occurrences
in American history when a state
found itself impolent to assert its au¬
thority, hut the president, in a tele¬
gram to the Colorado governor, ex¬
pressly stipulated that the federal
troops would confine themselves to
maintaining order only “until the state
can reassert its authority and resume
the enforcement thereof.”
The president issued a proclamation
ordering all persons engaged In do¬
mestic, violence to disperse and “re¬
peaceably to their abodes.” Sec¬
retary Garrison, after a conference
the president, ordered three
troops of the Fifth cavalry from Fort
and two troops of the
cavalry from Fort D. A. Rus¬
Wyoming, to Trinidad and Canon
respectively.
Mobilization Camps at Macon. j
New York.—Tentative plans for the j |
of the National Guard of the
within the jurisdiction of the [
of the east of the United •
army if they should be called j
the federal service were made j
at Governor's Island. The fol- j
lowing arc the camps; Staten Island, ;
Ne\v York; Mount Gretna, Pa.: Hale!
Md.; Seagirt, N. J.; New Cas -1
Del.; Macon, Ga.;. \
Mill Men Knock Cotton Exchange.
New York.—Unless the New York
exchange “can be so regulated
by action of congress as to compel
the performance of its proper func¬
tions,” it should be abolished, in the
of the American Cotton Man¬
ing ufacturers' hours of Association. the association's In the cios- 1 j
annual
convention here speakers attacked |
the methods of the local exchange
The abolishment of the mart unless ;
regulated by federal legislation was j
urged "■ 6 ,', in a a resolution resolution adopted adopted at at the '
...—...------ suggestion of Lewis -—.. W. ,. Parker. ■ -..... ,*»•
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Federal Reserve Banks by August 1
Washington.—Secretary McAdoo an¬
nounced that the treasury department
expected the new federal reserve
hanks would be ready for business by
August 1. A statement by the re¬
serve ban korganization committee
said subscriptions ta the stock of fed
eral reserve banks in the twelfth dis¬
tricts-, received aggregated J71.998.600.
The banks in six of the twelve dis¬
tricts already have subscribed more
than the minimum amount of 14.000,000
necessary to organize the reserve
backs.
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seas to the southern port of New
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Sold to Southern merchants for
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Southern through and through. N
wonder it outsells all other brands
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Endorsed by the best judges in
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