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TWO HARDWICK S FIRST TALK FOR SENATE Congressman From the Tenth District, Aspiring For Higher Office, Begins Campaign in Augusta SPOKE LAST NIGHT AT GRAND OPERA HOUSE Preceded Speech With Inter esting Explanation of Mexi can Trouble. Praises Wilson. CongTrosmun Thymus W« Hardwick, lust night In thin city, began hi* cam paign for tlto United Btat«*s ’"‘nut*. ami ;f the |mpr« KMlnn he made on hi* throng nf hearer* at th« Grand Opein Hows* In dlCßtes the *ftn it merit of the district, the Tenth will go mo)i<J for him. The bonne was well filled by o‘» lock, the appointed hour, when the. cut-la in wro**- On the *l*K* were fifty or more prominent Hardwick BUpporter* Of AllgUHtft The apenket* wan introduced by Hen D. G. Fogarty in a hir iking brilliant and pointed discourse Mr. Fogarty with I einpha*!* enumerated a few of the thing* <’ofigre**man Hardwick hue loc.e for Augusts. ad of which showed in the strongest term* why Mr. Hardwick i* the high national office to Which he a •* Hire*. !Yc«dlnr: hi* campaign speech, ***r. Hardwick, a* announced In advance In yesterday afternoon's Herald, touched briefly on the Mexican embrogliu, the cause* and development* of the trouble, etc., pruning In eloquent langugf tlie stand taken by both President Tuft and President Wilson. “If president Taft, or President Wil son, either,” said the speaker, "hud rec og n 7. ed Huerta all KiWope and all the world would have followed and thin self same condition which exists today in Mexico would have been rspeatod In the South American Republics. Mr. Wilson was doing the right thing not to become precipitate l*ut he was Just s» right when lie did say the time has come wlum this thing must stop "1 hope It will end with the blockade of a few oft he Mexican cities, hut. whatever the result, our people are not the kind of people who will sunlit to the name of this country being assailed or to have Its honor Insulted by any power on eatth, no mnttrfr whether that power be great or small. Mr. Hardwick spoke for only about ten or fifteen minutes on the Mexican sit uation. Ho then entered Into his cam paign talk, which was Interesting, first from tho fact that It Informed many good cltlxei H present of some of the fav ors Mr Hardwhk. as congressman, lias done for Augusta and for which they rightfully should feel grateful. District's Long Support. In beginning Ids speech, Mr Hardwick referred with deep feeling to the loyal support that the district had given him through hts many years of service, and through some of the most heated and bitter contests for congress that have ever been waged in Georgia or in the | Booth. He assured ids audience that he | could never forget the loyalty of his | friends and the splendid support the dis trict had always given him; he could only s.»y that he had done Ids best to rep.iy hts friends and the district for their confidence and loyalty by render ing to them the most efficient and whole hesrtod service of which In* had been capable. that he had endeavtSed to fur titer ami advance their every legitimate interest and had been uncesslng in his efforts, through all the years of his service to faithfully and energetically represent thf best interests of the en* tire district, without favor or partiality to any section or to any eluas; that In his votes and positions upon all public questions, while he mtght have made mistakes, at least he had always voted his hpnest convictions on every question and had stood for the right in every In stance, as best he saw It. relying on the Intelligence and integrity of a superb constitutency. that had never failed to do him justice and had never question ed either hts motives or his sincerity. Four Great Questions. Mr. Hardwick contended that In the approaching senatorial campaign thrTe are at least four great questions that the i people of Georgia must weigh .and de termine; first, the fitness and qualifica tion of each candidate for the senate; second, the public record of each candi date for the senate and his capacity and training for service in the senate; third, the services. If any, that have been rendered by each candidate to the Democratic party; fourth, the policy that would be pursued, the position* (hat I would b«» assumed and the course that j would be followed by each of the can didates If elected to the senate. Regard for Opponents. Discussing these questions In order, he 1 paid high tribute to the personal chat arter and qualifications of each of his j opponents saying that he bad a high personal regard for both Governor bln- I ton and Mr Felder; that while he should not hesitate to nmke any attack upon either that the record of either of them might suggest or require, that he re garded them Kith as able and upright gentlemen and personally worthy of the high office to which they, as well ns himself, aspired, Mr. Hardwick Insisted that the peo- j pie of Georgia ought to weigh very i are fully the experience that each of the i candidates for the senate had had. which would tend to qualify them for an ef ficient and forceful discharge cf the duties of the offlc*. He contended that hts own experience of twelve years' service in the House of Kepi t sentattve* of the United States, his Intimate ne- i quaintancr with the men who sre en* I gaged In shnp ng national legislation and his long nisi careful study of the question* that sre involved in national i legislation now pending or likely to be fFopoeed gave him s right to at least , suggest that so far as experience nnd ! training for the representation of the state of Georgia In the senate of the United spates is concerned, he has had considerable advantage over Mr Slaton and Mr. Felder, neither of whom have had the long and Invaluable training that hng continued service In the congress of the United States g\es to a member of elthiW house In that Body Whit# Supremacy. He referred briefly to the fact that In I**9 while s metubev of the legislature of Oeorghi from Washington count v and twenty-seven years of age. he bad begun In the Oe« rgla legislature the movement to amend the Constitution of the Plate of Georgia so as to disfran chise the negro and Insure white su premacy in Georgia for all time and tin* d« r all circumstances. He recounted the details of thf nine-year I*aitle that be bad waged f-*r title cause in Georgia, the repeated attempts, the first of which had bean defeated by d vote so over* whelm ling that but three votes had I*#en cast In favor of tt to aecuri the sub mission of the Issue to the people of Georgia to l*e voted upon bv them, the hundreds of spec- he* that he had made throughout Georgia tit support of the cause, the bitter state campaigns Into which he had been drawn In order to accomplish It. and the final success of the cause by the submission of the amendment to the people-by the ’eg**- biturc of 190? and the triumphs nt rat • flcitlon qf the amendment at ’he poll* In tbs election of November, 1909, site!' a battle of nine years to accomplish it. Successful Tariff. He called attention to the Jong and finally successful battle that he had waged In congress for the cause of free sifßar; a battle extending through about five years and culminating in success In the tariff bill recently passed by the Democratic party. He adverted to the fact that he had originally taken up this cause single-handed when it had no ether advocate in either house of con gress and had finally pressed it to suc cessful conclusion lie conteno.d that fter the victory had been won for free sugar that the fight for free wool was thereby strengthened and finally won and that the general effect of these great victories was to strengthen the cause of the low tariff men and of the tariff reforms*h and bore splendid fruit |in the rates and schedules of the Un | det wood-Hlrnmons tariff bill which was the best tariff measure that the country j had had s.nce the Walker tariff of 1849. Mr. Hardwick contended also that he had assisted ftt making a vigorous light in the I>cmoet tic caucus of the House of Kepresentat Ives for more liberal treatment of agricultural paper In the new banking system ••stab -shed by the currency bill; that this fight In the house had borne fruit In the senate and that because of It the length of shcAt term agricultural loans had been In* ere sad from ninety day* to six months a fid of long time paper secured by land from one year to five years, he contend ed on the more rerent issue of the .Pana ma Canal tolls, still pending in the sen ate, tliat the position of iTesldcut Wil son was rigid; that the exemption of our roast wise vessels from the payment of tol s was contrary both to the letter and spfrlt of our treaties with Great Hr.tain, and was, besides the boldest and baldest of subsidies, Hie granting of a special privilege or subsidy out of the treasury of the Unit yd hitmen to a class of our citizens. Opponents' Records. He paid bis respects to the other can didates, cnqulr-ng vvhat was Governor Hinton's record, what Mr. Felder's, and what could cither of them offer or show to the people of Georgiu that illustrated either their position in regard to any national Issue <*r anything they had ac complished in respect to ghe great is sues and questions with Which the sen ate of the United States is dealing and must deal. He referred to Governor Hinton's announcement published in the state press on Huuday last and said that it was a combination of meaningless platitudes that committed himself to nothing, opposed milling and simply sought to state in the most general and Indefinite terms a few catch-penny Is sues with which he hopes to attract votes in tho coming primary. He paid h h respects in no uncertain terms to Mr. Slaton's declaration "as senator I shall ho unalterably opposed to needless extravagancies for tho gratification of the whims i»f small minorities.” Mr. Hardwick said that the fair inference from Governor Hlaton's language was Hint If by chance Mr. Hlaton should In come senator he would favor needless extravagant* e* If either u majority or a strong minority should demand them, that he had been puzzling his brain to know what Mr. Hlaton’s declaration meant but supposed it must mean that Mr. Hinton would favor any needless ex travagancies Hist he thought was popu lar for the moment or that even a strong aiul powerful minority should de mand. He congratulated Governor Sla ton on the fact that he was a native Georgian, "educated In her schools, brought up In sympathy with her people, her interests and aspirations," and said he supposed that probably the same thing was true about Mr Felder and himself. He congratulated the gover nor on his strong stand fur the doctrine of state's rights and assured him not only of his sympathy with the gover nor's declaration* hut of the fact that through a record of long and trying ser vice he had actually practiced what tlie governor so glibly preaches. lie con gratulated the governor on his declara tion tii the effect that ‘my creed rests in the established principles of Democ racy," but Insisted that such generalisa tion iih this was puerile and hardly com* pllmrntury to the Intelligence of the people of Georgia. What does Gover nor Hlaton mean, exelnjmed Mr. Hard wick. by “the established principles of Democracy?" There are many men who differ materially and vitally ns to what are the established principles of De mocracy, There are many schools of thought both In Washington nnd throughout the country on this very sub ject and we knew Just us much about the governor's position on this matter before he published his platform ns we know now. He said this was especially true In view of the fact that In one and the same paragraph of hi* announce ment Mr. Hlaton had proclaimed himself both a beltevrt* In progress and at the same time Intimated that tie was ultra conservative. He said the governor's platform was constructed In a wonderful manner and that It was Intended to operated like the old man’s fish trap, that ts. to catch the guileless voters both coming and going, it being open at both ends He said that Governor Sla ton called attention with considerable unction. In the matter of records, to the fad that he was in the second occu pancy of the office of governor and that his "program” was finished As Mr. Hardwtek recalled it. MV fUaton'a first occupancy of the office of governor had been for s xty days during the recess of Hie legislature while the people of Geor gia were chousing a successor to Gov ernor Hoke Smith, and his principal, If not only accomplishment during the aforesaid first ncoupnnc) of the of flea hud been the s cuing of salary checks for himself and the other state house of ficers. that If wn> other accomplish ments signalised nnd commemorated Governor Slaton s aforesaid first term. It Usd escaped the attention and notice of Mr Hardwick As to his second oc cupancy of the off ce end the completion of his “program.” Mr Hardwick com mented that If Govern-V Slaton s "pro gram" could l»e completed by the August primary, it was demonstration c-mip etc that he had had no program, because the onh achievement of any Important'* of Ids administration bad been to puss tie new tax law. which was so con structed ns to Just fy the suspicion that the real object of Its enactment was to enable the legislature to spend more money than It otherwise could under the const Hut tonal limit of five mills upon taxation and to grant more libffral »p. t roprtat on* of all sorts, without ap pearing to raise the tux rate. Felder's Record. As to Mr FV dei s record, Mr llard | wick said that he knew but little of it. except that he readily conceded front all that hr had observed and heard that iMr Felder had made a most successful I legislator in the Georgia legislator* ami a moat competent and faithful attor* I tt*» general As to Mi Felder's po»i* | Hon sbout national questions hts knowl edge of them or Ids views about them, he was absolutely in the dark so far be egyse Mr Felder had no record tn ref | en nca to these matters and In his pub lished announcement for the senate had merely slated that he was a candidate for the eenate l»ec-.use of the laudib> ambition that h had attained in that di rection ever since he hsd graduated Ham college Mr Hardwick Insisted that ts this alone were pin form enough to entitle a man to be elected to the United Htates senate that there were | prolkatd) thousands nnd hundreds of thmt* winds of Georgians who had equal c nuns with Mr. Felder in that regard Mr liardw * k Insisted that the pet pie *»f | Grot gin ought not to bestow the \erV READY FOR EMERGENCY; MEXICO CITY OBJECTIVE POINT OF 0. S. FORCES Nc Change in Policy of American Gov’t —Advance Would Be Into Territory Controlled By Huerta—War Deo’t Buzzing With Excitement Washington.—Aft/r a long confer* cnee of the department officials early in the day It was declared however that there had been no change In the policy of the government. Should war he forced upon this government, It was pointed out, the ba«e of operations would be at Vera ( ruz and the plan would be to con line the advance if possible to the territory controlled by Huerta, with Mexico City as the objective point of the American forces. The move ment was generally believed would be extensive. Are Prepared. Although it still is the determine#! pa]fey of the president to prevent war, the army nnd navy are prepared for any emergency and should the word come to advance to the interior, It is said the war department is ready to send an army of 20,000 to .‘*o,ooo men, and to increase the forces highest office In their gift, the honor able and powerful position of United I States senator, to any tnan In the stutfe simply and solely because he had a worthy a*'«bltlon to hold It or because j he was u nice gentlemen, or because he had many personal Mends; that this great office was one of the priceless pos sessions of the people of Georgia and It ought, to he given to whoever could ad minister it most efficiently and would most truly reflect and represent in the senate of the United States the wishes and desires and Interests of the peopl of Georgia ns well as the best interests ttf th Democratic party and of our great republic. Mr. Hardwick Insisted that his record In congress through many yeara was before the people of Georgia, sub mitted for their approval or disapproval, that he had explained and would explain In detail and with circumstantiality and definiteness his position on every public question and on every public Issue that he was progressve to the core but not to the point where he was prepared to abandon the American system of gov ernment by the substitution of public monopoly for existing private monopoly; that he believed In the old Jeffersonian doctrines of Individual opportunity and competitive conditions; that he was op posed to subsidies and gratuities and special privileges of nil kinds and be lieved that all men and all Interests and all sections should be treated equally and Impartially both In the matter of appropriation out of the common treas ury and In the enactment of laws. Slaton's "Program.“ Mr. Hardwick said that he realized full well, ami himself urged, that above all other consideration, the fitness, ex pcrlenee nnd capacity of the various • and dates for the senate should he carefully weighed by the people of Georgia before the verdict was render ed. He insisted however that unlss the people of Georgia were satisfied that the city of Atlanta presented two candi dates for the senate who tow wed head and shoulders above sll the others, who were pre-eminently fit. who had the ad vantage in ability, In experience, in training and In capacity for service, that both United State* senators from Geor gia should not be elected from Fulton county and the city of Atlanta. He said that while he admired, tn some re spects. the Atlanta spirit, he failed to appreciate r» spirit. If such existed any* whrVe, that senatorial timber grew only In Atlanta or tn Macon or any other city or In any one locality In Georgia; he fully conceded that senator lloke Smith's distinguished services to the Democratic party, to the state of Geor gia and to the country entitled him Jo unopposed election, but he did not be lieve that Governor Hlaton's record, hi* qualifications, hi* training, his experi ence or any oth<v qualities that he pos sessed gave him any pre-eminent claim for the office of senator, but on the con trary, Governor Hlaton's record gave no earnest or exceptional service In the senate because hi* administrations In Georgia had been barren of result* nnd hi* "program" had amounted to noth ing. that be did not believe that the people of Georgia, having elected Mr. Slat- i» to be governor for two years, were going to permit him to quit the Job t*«-fore his work was half finished tn or der to get another office, and that he was confident from advices that he was receiving from every part of Georgia, that on the 19th day of August when tlie verdict was rendered. It would be found that the people of Georgia had not elected two United Htates senators from the city of Atlanta. He expressed him self us full of hope and full of courage, confident of the results, determined to carry the issue directly to the people of Georgia, and to stump the state from the mountains to the sea. and from rivet* t<» river in the prosecution of hi* cam paign. Give Orders For Consuls Leaving Washington. Secretary Hamels at the requestor Secretary Uryan today ordered Hoar Admiral Howard, fom mandltig the American naval foroos on tho Pacific ooast to (tlve a aylum or 'nsaago on Ilia vessels to any Amorloan consul desiring to leave Mexico bv way oT the west roast. I .Ike orders have boon given Hear Admiral Padger ooncernlng consuls who may leave through Mexican gulf porta TO ENCOURAGE CAPITAL FOR POWER GENERATING Washing'.on.—The house commerce committee today reported a bill amending the dam laws with a view to encouraging private capital for power generation purposes The measure prohibits acquisition of dam truct* by combinations or so-called trust* and requires approval by the war department of all plan* and spec- Pieatipns It also provides in the event state authorities fail to satis* faetorlly regulate power rates, charges and practices, fedtral author Ity shall be assumed by the secretary of war B A B YSPICTU RE~FREE tree photo* of Augusta lathis* tak en all this week by the Augusta I 'ally Herald. THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. to a great degree along the Mexican border. Tody ( here, were appeals for more troops front the border states and the war department officials, while con sidering plans for co-operating with the militia in those states, also were working out plans for calling into the service tlie militia of various states, under the terms oT the volunteer army bill just passed. Buzzing With Excitement. The war department, throughout the day, was humming with excite ment. although no new orders were issued. Reports that General Wood already had been ordered to Vera Cruz was denied. Although there have been several informal suggestions of diplomatic In tervention from various Quarters, it is declared at the state department that no formal offers had been made, nor were any expected. MOBILIZATION ANIZONAJUPS Gov. Hunt in Communication With Scc’y of War Garrison. Restlessness on Border. Washington.—Governor Hunt, of Arizona, was in communication with Secretary Garrison today over the possibility of mobilizing the Arizona militia for patrol on the Mexican bor der in connection with the regular troops. A telegram Trom citizens of Arizo na to Senator Ashurst. asking for the Immediate dispatch of regulars to the Arizona border was today laid before Secretary Garrison. The telegram de dared that there was evidence of restlessness among Mexicans acrosM tlie border nnd tears were expressed for tlie safety of American citizens unless troops were sent. ASKS REMOVAL OF AMERICANS Report Confirmed That Huerta Requested Resignations of R’way Employes. New York.—At the office nf tho National Railways of Mexico the re port from Mexico City, that Presi dent Huerta bad asked all Americans in the employ of the railway company with tlu> exception of President E. N. ltrown to resign, was confirmed. Mr. Brown ts tn this city but It Is not t.nown whether he will accede to the request of the Mexican government to continue In charge of the railway. The local offices of the road will continue to operate the property as best they can from this point. Offi cials staioned here had no direct word from any operating offices of the company in any part of Mexico for the last three days. FREE PICTURES Have you had that free picture tak en of your IK tie one yet If not? Why not? The Herald will be glad to make one for you free. OFFER BRITISH STEAMERS FOR TONNAGE; MEXICO London. —In response to numerous American inquiries received In Lon don for tonnage In connection with the Mexican crisis, many British steamers have been ottered but no business has yet resulted. A large volume ot war Insurance on property in El Paso has been ar ranged Ip London. "~FREE PICTURES Hav* you'had that free picture tak en of your little one yet If not? Why not? The Herald will be glad to make one for you free. GEORGIAN IS ARRESTED BY MEXICANS NEAR VERA CRUZ Atlanta. Ga.—W. B. Wofford, who has been arrested by Mexicans near Vera Cruz, left Atlanta several years ago to become overseer of the rubber and coffee plantation of the Mexico Kubber Company, in the state of Oax aca. Mexico. He now Is part owner of the plantation. He is 36 years old and unmarried. He has a sister here. BABY'S PICTUReTrEE Free photos of Augusta Babies tak en nil this week by the Augusta Dally Herald BAER STRICKEN. Philadelphia.—George F. Baer, pres ident of the Rinding Railway, wu» stricken on the street here today with what physicians believed tin a stroke of paralysis. It is believed his con dition Is serious. NO STRINGS TO Thls OFFER The Herald a ants a picture of ovary baby under eight years of age In Au gusta nnd vttfnlt) Bring your little one in today and hav* one made free. ONE GEORGIAN OEM,I WOUNDED Taking of Vera Cruz Costly to Cracker State Inhabitants. Willacoochee Boy Killed. Atlanta, Ga.—Georgia has uffered in the past 'few days of fighting in Vera Cruz, where marines and sailors were picked off by Mexican snipers as they advanced through the city to drive out the federal forces. The first Georgian to meet death as announced Friday was Randolph Summerlin, private marine corps, whose home address was given as Willacoochee, Ga. He was the son of Benjamin F. Summerlin. One Georgian was seriously wound ed In the fighting on April 22. The official report in his case reads: "Mitchell William Bass, seaman, horn June 7, 1882, home address Tif ton, Ga., next of kin, M. M. Bass, brother, same address; on Utah.’’ Fred Nance Holmes, ordinary sea man; born February 7, 1896; home ad dress Laurens, S. C.; next of kin, Sa rah Holmes, mother, Culloden, Ga.; on South Carolina. Only 18 Years Old. willacoochee, Ga.—Randolph I). Summerlin, the young marine who was killed in the fighting at Vera Cruz, was only 18 years of age. He was the son of B. F. Summerlin, one of the most highly respected citizens of this county. He was horn here April 6, 1896, and enlisted in the ma rine corps in February, 1913. He em barked on the United States battle ship Vermont for a European cruise immediately after his enlistment. He spent the holidays here last Christmas and returned home again in February to attend the funeral of hi ; mother. He is survived by his father and five brothers, L. W.. Wil liam. R, A., Frank and Jeff Summer lin, ail of Wllaeoochee, and three sis ters, Mrs. J. W. Hunter of Pearson, Ga.; Mrs. M. Gaskin and Mrs. E. L. Peterson of Willacoochee. ASK FOIWiE IRISH AMERICAN Citizens and Southern Bank Claim That Semi-Annual In terest Charges Have Not Been Paid By Armstrong. A petition has been filed by attor neys for the Citizens & Southern Bank against the Realty Investment Com pany and Jas. P. Armstrong and Thomas G Philpot for a foreclosure on a bond for title which the defend ants are said to hold from the North western Mutual TJfe Insurance Com pany for $25,000. The bond for title was given to the Realty Investment Company, Philpot and Armstrong, to the property which was occupied by the Irish-American Bank and It Is because the defendants have failed to pay the semi-annual Interest charges to the Northwestern that the fore closure is asked. The Irlsh-American borrowed $25,- 000 from the Northwestern Mutual when the present building of the bank was erected. It holds the deed to the property and when the $25,000 is paid it will give up the deed. Armstrong is said to have mortgaged the bond for title to get sums of money from the Citizens & Southern Bank a short time before the Irlsh-Amerlean failed. The petitioner prays as follows; “That the security deed and equity of the grantor, the Realty Investment Company, be foreclosed and that your petitioner have special judgment against the property conveyed by the said security deed set forth In the petition, and that property he sold to pay petitioner's demands as secured by the deed. “That petitioner be declared to have a special lien upon funds arising from the sale of the realty, after paying all the Indebtedness due in the bond for $25,000, for thg payment of the In debtedness due as evidenced by the note of the Irish-American Bank for $36,500, principle, interest, and attor neys’ fees, which was secured by the said bond to recovery. “That your petitioner have general Judgment against the said defendants, and have such further relief as may seem to this court meet and proper.” VANGUARD OF REFUGEES. THOUSANDS AMERICANS. ARRIVE AT GALVESTON (Continued from Preceding Page.) because the ports from which they come and believed to harbor yellow fever. Already there are messages on file here with Major I. L. McGlas son, state quarantine officer, urging him to find certain individuals among the incoming mass of refugees and to send them "home” without delay be cause mothers or other relatives are believed to be dying. 400 New Cots. Dr McGlasson has ordered 400 new cots installed tn the hospital at the United States immigration station at Pelican Island, where the refugees will be housed during detention. Ef forts to Induce authorities to raise or mitigate immigration restrictions have not yet succeeded. NO BREACH IN THE PRES'T CABINET (Continued from Preceding Page.) lly, but there have been natural dif ferences of opinion as to what aggres sive measures should be pursued. The president himself, it ts said, has in vited the widest range of suggestions from his advisers and has steere.d a middle course between those who fa for a strictly aggressive policy and those who think war can be best averted by patient observation and carefully deliberated action Natural Differences. Persons close to the administration described the divergence of views a# the product of natural differences among those charged with responsi bility for executive action Officials point out for Instance, that the war department Is naturally anxious to take every rcßsonable ; recautlon with Its military forces and the navy Is bending its energies likewise to per- Q’SHAUGHNESSY AND HIS STAFF HAVE ARRIVED SAFELY AT VERA CRUZ Expected That Huerta Will Make Some Definite Move To dav —Positive Declaration of War Would Not Be Surpris ing Washington, D. C.—Wtlh the complete restoration of order in Vera Cruz, the safe exodus of Charge O’Shaughnessy and his staff from Mexico City and transports carrying reinforcements of troops ploughing swiftly through south ern seas. President Wilson and his ad visers today were on the alert for a counter move by Huerta and awaiting the development of any positive attitude by Carranza, the constitutionalist chief. The sporadic outbreak in Nuevo Lare do, where evacuating federals fired across the Rio Grande and drew a pelting of bullest from the American border pa trol and the reported arrest of several Americans by Huertista authorities at Orizaba scarcely served to alter an al ready absorbing situation. Strengthen Border Patrol. Officials today awaited news of the re ception by Carranza of a telegram sent by constitutionalist representatives in Washington advising him to remain neutral. Hope that he would do so was based on reported utterances of Villa, the military chief under Carranza. Meanwhile strengthening of the border patrol continued. Huerta, in the anti-American atmos phere of Mexico City, marked last night by desecration of a statue of George Washington, might make a definite move today, it was thought. Since he had given the American*charge his pass ports a positive declaration of war would not be,surprising to officials here. His next move, It was believed, would develop whether it would be necessary for the American forces now in com plete possession of Vera CVuz to pro ceed farther, perhaps to Huerta’s capi tal. While officials of the war and navy de partments worked under stress In prepa ration for any eventualities, Colonel Goethals In Panama hod ordered the ca nal zone placed on a specific war footing and Texas troops were ordered toward the border to help federal troops patrol SMOULDERING RUINS ALL THAT IS LEFT OF NEW LAREDOJIRD BRIE Strong Feeling of Uneasiness Left in Wake of Retreating Federals —Night of Terror in Expectancy of Return Laredo, Texas.—Smouldering ruins in what was once the populous Mex ican border town Nuevo Laredo and hundreds of destitute refugees hud dled in every possible shelter here, were visible reminders today of the desolation wrought late yesterday by Mexican federals, who burned and dy namited their one-time stronghold un til driven away by the American bor der patrol. Excitement occasioned when the Mexicans began firing across the in ternational line and their sharp inter changes with the United States troops, died down quickly when the federals retreated but left a strong feeling of uneasiness In its wake. All night a reinforced patrol, aided by citizen vol unteers, guarded every foot of the fecting its preparations for actual warfare. They say also that the state depart ment which is directly responsible for relations with other foreign govern ments and which is trying through diplomacy to prevent aggressive movements which might aggravate action by the constitutionalists and the Mexican people as a whole, is busily occupied in friendly repres sion of the war spirit of its allied de partments. All the cabinet secretaries them selves denied that there is any se rious division and point to their close and frequent conferences as evi dences of their co-operation. AMERICANS 4 KILLED BY MOB (Continued from Preceding Page.) upon the Huerta government and the small guards maltalned at the foreign legations for protection it was stated at the state department today. There are between sixty and one hundred men, It was said, atached to the vari ous foreign legations in the Mexican capital .armed with small arms und ( machine guns, upon whom the Amer icans might depend. These, the de partment said, would be effective only against sporadic mob violence- and would be practically powerless against any general movement or any mob attach which the Mexican government might ignore. It was expected that the Americans, in the event of an at tack, would take refuge In other for eign legations. Not Confirmed. Washington.—The state department GRAND-Next Tuesday tvening Richard Bennett’s New York Company Co-Workers in “DAMAGED GOODS” Tho play that strips tho veil of secrecy from the most vital sex problem of the day. Keats now selling. Prices $2.00 to 50C SATURDAY, APRIL 25. districts where there was any danger of outbreaks or raiding by marauders from south of the Rio Grande. Congress had Its share in the crisis by enacting the volunteer army bill which the President was expected to sign today. It provides means for rasing a volunteer army in emergencies. Restoring Order. Meanwhile Rear Admiral Badger with his marines and bluejackets were re storing order in shell-scarred Vera Cruz The sinister cost of the first move in the war drama was shown by official figures that seventeen Americans per ished and seventy-five were wounded In the seizure of the Mexican port. That was more than the casualties of naval engagements of the entire Spanish-Am erican war when 16 Americans were kill ed and 68 wounded. Official messages early today reported that the wounded on the hospital ship in Vera Cruz har bor were satisfactorily responding to treatment. Ten Miles Long. Vera Cruz—Almost tranpuillity has been restored in the city but occa sional sniping occurred during the night. There was, however, no gen eral disorder, the domination ot the city by the American forces having been generally accepted by the resi dents. The order issued from the admiral’s headquarters for the closing of ml saloons remained in effect todav. The restaurants are having’ diffi culty in furnishing the usual quantity of food owing to the impossibility of obtaining supplies. Prices have, therefore been advanced. The American lines, some ten miles in length, now completely encircle the city. Outposts have been esta lished covering all points from one to five miles out. river front anti heavy guards were maintained at the two international bridges. Fear Dynamite Attempts. It was feared that other attempts to dynamite this communication be tween the two countries would be made. Two Mexicans were shot yesterday in attempting to destroy the bridge. Some of the more nervous citizens fear another visit of the federals to attack Laredo itself, but army offi cials, though every precaution is be ing taken, do not believe there is any danger. It was definitely ascertained today that the wild shooting of the Mexicans had done no damage on the American side. said that no official dispatches con firmed the report that four Americans had been killed in Mexico City and that Consul Canada at Vera Cruz, still in communication with the de partment, made no mention of such an occurrence. Consul Canada has reported nothing more serious from Mexico City than the pulling down of the Washington statue and stoning of the American club. UNCONFIRMED RUMORS AROUSE ACTIVITY OF • GOV’T AT WASHINGTON (Continued from Preceding Page.) Americans 1n Mexico City. Serious eventualities there it was pointed out, might aggravate the present situation and serve to arouse sentiment among the people that would demand more aggressive action in Mexico on the part of this government. It was fuurther emphasized however that mob violence could not he construed as any deliberate act of Gen. Huerta and that it could be claimed for his government that it was powerless to .control the situation owing to tne feeling aroused by the seizure of Vera Cruz. No Orders Issued. Although no new military orders were issued by the war department, plans for perfecting the operations at Vera Cruz and along the Mexican bor der were considered by Secretary Garrison. General Witherspoon and Major General Wood, who has been chosen to direct the military opera tions in co-operation with the Cecre tary of the Navy Daniels.