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TWO
McCreary's
ON HUERTA TRUCE,
LOOK TO CARRANZA
Interest in Mediator’s Work Now Centres in Whether or Not
Rebel Head Will Consent to Make Himself Part of Keystone
to Support Diplomatic Arch to Bridge Mexican Complica-
tions
Washington.—With the declaration
Of a truce between Huerta and the
United States government Interest
centered today In whether Carranza,
the rebel chief would resolve himself
ifcto the keystone of u diplomatic arch,
designed to bridge the whole problem
<*f the pacification of Mexico and Its
inter national complications.
. Huerta, It was annouuneed had ac
cepted proposals of the South Amer!
can envoys that hostilities ceased be
tween his forces and those of the
United Stales Secretary Bryan had
Informed the mediators that the Amer
ican government "took It for granted
there would be no hostilities during
the mediation proceedings.’'
Idea Not Abandoned.
With that slltuation In hand, the
mediators today looked for a reply to
MPmlntlce proposal sent to Carranza.
Constitutionalists In El I’aso asserted
their chiefs answer plainly was fore
cast In orders for a concentrated rebel
attack on Tampico. The envoys nev
ertheless have not abandoned the Idea
of settling the entire Mexican prob
lem.
Huerta’s attitude on the question of
an armistice between his government
and the northern rebels ulso was
a factor to he considered. However It
generally waa believed that upon the
stand Carranza loak on the truce prop
osition would hinge the question of
whether the envoys would he able to
go Into the broad field of "all parties
at Interest In the problem of the pacl
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Accidentally Killed
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Cetumbus, Ga.—Mra. W M. M oses.
wife of W. M Moses, cashier of tho
Bank of Phoenlz City, Ala., arrtdent
ally shot and killed herself early to
day while taking a revolver from un
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of tho differences between Mexico and
the United Staten. “That was the pro
propoHal in their offer of “good of
fices” to tho rebel chief.
Reaume Session.
With quiet btu definite progress tho
envoys retiumed their hohhlotih today
after a late night meeting and Secre
tary Bryan expreoood belief that the
negotiation!* would proceed “as rapi
idly ilk poisMible."
Attack of conutltutlonAllutu on the
Ward Liner Ant Ilia tinder the Cuban
flag Ht Tampico ecareely nerved to
create a flutter in official circles, it
wan said Bear Admiral Mayo would
take no official notice of the incident.
The constitutionalints’ ex
plained they proponed to prevent mer
chant vchhcJh from delivering nupplies
to the fcderals at Tampico.
World's Attention.
Wiille the world’s attention wnn fo
cused on the efforts to settle the Mex
ican trouble by diplomacy, the army
and ahead with prepara
tions for eventualities. Americans rap
idly were making their way out of the
danger zones in Mexico. Ke-organiza
tion of the governmental machinery
at Vera Crus by the army working in
conjunction with a civil executive con
tinued.
The routine of taking over the Huer
ta government's official business in
Washington was completed at the
Spanish embassy today. Under secre
taries and clerks who remained here
after the departure of Mexican Charge
Algara have roa*i\ed to the Spanish
embassy.
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RY.
BRINGS IN 450 TODAY
Excursion From Douglas,
Vidalia and Swainsbcro in
Augusta.
The Georgia £ Florida Hallway
brought in an excursion train this
morning from Vidaila. Douglas and
Swalnsboro of about 4.50 people. It is
one of n series of excursions that the
U Ar K will operate to Augusta dur
ing the summer months.
The excursions are being worked up
by Traveling Passenger Agent K M
Quinn, of the O. & K„ and promise to
prove tremendously popular.
The excursionists will leave Augusta
ul six p. m.
General Funslon , Who Yesterday Took
Command at Vera Cruz When U. S.
Bluejackets Went Back to Fleet
Uff <■
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“FIGHTING FREDERICK FUNSTON."
The commander of the Fifth Brigade, l?, S Infantry, at Vera Crua.
1* recognised as one of the moat capable army campaigner* in the world,
and he will be at the head us the army of invaalon that ia expected to
penetrate the Mexican hill* to Mexico City in the event of any "untoward
acta” by Huerta.
; STH ARMY BRIGADE AT
VERA CRUZ AWAITING
MEDIATION’S OUTCOME
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having been running things In the
country, control without regard to any
clalrriK of a central power. Such Mates
are virtually Independent prllnolpall
tles with the border® of the distracted
republic.
This statement of general conditions
Is made by Mexicans to support the
Idea that complete American occupa
tion is the only thing that will bring
lasting peace.
There also is an element, of Mexican
and American refugees now In Vera
Cruz who express doubt that the me
diation undertaken by Argentina, Bra
zil and Chile or that similar negotia
tions will bring about a stable condi
tion of the warring factions In the re
public or result In the reestablishment
of order. They are of the opinion that
personal jealousies would prevent the
selection of any leader to represent
them all and they declare that in their
opinion, ambition and'not patriotism
actuates a great majority of the Mex
ican factlonists. ft Is apparent that
local opinion of the future Is most con
dieting.
Its Solution.
Another Idea presented today by
thoughtful Mexicans is thut the only
solution of the problem lies In a par
tial occupation of Mexico by the Unit
ed States and the establishment under
American protection of a government
similar to that formed In Nicaragua
which later would he succeeded by
duly elected Mexican officials who
who have remained in the cify.
General Funston has followed In
general the scheme for garrisoning
adopted by the navy but instead of
centering all provost work he has di
vided the city Into districts in which
each regimental commander will ap
point Ids own provost who will be re
sponsible for minor affairs.
Provost Commissionn.
A proVost commission has been
named to try the more serious cases.
The members of this commission are:
Lieut. C. Taggart, of the 28th Infant
ry; t'aptaln Constant Cordler of the
tth Infantry, and Captain Erickson,
of the 19th Infantry.
Charles H. Stewart, the American
city treasurer, has obtained from for
mer Customs Collector Ascarraga for
ty thousand pesos belonging to the
government which with 920,000 pesos
in stamps already located shows the
actual state of the treasury to date.
Twenty-seven thousand pesos of the
bioney secured from Ascarraga was in
gold coin, which recently was taken
from J. B. McManus, an Amrrlran who
It was alleged attempted to smuggle
the gold from the country. Lieutenant
Anton Foster of the navy, has been
retired as chief of police. He was suc
ceeded by Major Edward Slgerfoos of
the Seventh Infantry. Governor Kerr
is planning to re-establish the police
fores with MexlcanS under a chief for
merly In the Mexican secret service.
The city Is quiet.
"Benevolent Rule.”
Vera Cruz. -The American authori
ties are making every endeavor to
disseminate through the republic, pic
tures of t.bo benevolent rule already
established In Vera Cruz. There Is
reason to believe also that Washing
ton Is quietly working to this Mine
end thtough military and clv.tl agents
sent here to talk things over with
representative Mexicans. These
agents have been selected for their
knowledge of the Spanish language
and their familiarity with Mexico and
the Mexicans and. they are said to be
making every ujfwfcl /to make plain
the disinterested motives ot the
Washington administration as welt as
Its firm resolve that order he restor
ed and a stablo government erected.
Many Lives Saved.
Close study of the’ local situation
leads to the belief that by delaying
any contemplated extension of mill
tary operations the Washington gov
ernment feels there is a probability
that armed resistance may be elimi
nated to a measurable degree and
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Mexiean residents at Vera Cruz
were free to express today their con
viction that the continuation in
power of the Provisional President
Huerta Is a matter of only weeks at
most. With the sources of large reve
nue hut off here*hnd on the western
coast and Tampico Isolated and likely
to fall into the hands of the constitu
tionalists, they believe that General
Huerta would welcome a development
in the situation which would afford
him an opportunity for escape with
out loss of dignity.
T. R. SAILS FOR
0. S, AT ONCE
Leaves Brazil Either Today or
Tomorrow—Due In New York
May 20 th.
N«w York.—Cable advices received
here today from Mnnaos, Brazil, where
bts expedition emerged yesterday from
the interior, stated that Col. Theodorj
Roosevelt would sail today or tomor
row. He probably will reach New
York May 20. Ab no mention was
made of the plan* of other members
of the party it la presumed here that
several will accompany Mr. Roosevelt
and that Kermit Roosevelt will go di
rect to Madrid, Spain, where he will
be married shortly to the daughter of
Ambassador Josepti Willard.
Museum officials expressed the
opinion today that Col. Roesevelt'a
discovery of an unknown river afflu
ent to the Maderta was of unusual
value to for the guidance
of the explorers who may undertake
trips into the wilds of th* Amazon.
Silver Tea Service
To Be House Gift
Washington.— A silver tea service,
supplemented by a pair of silver can
j delabra. Is the house of representa
tive's wedding present for Mtss Klean
|or Wilson whose marriage to Secre
tary McAdoo will take place In the
blue rpom of the White House on May
|T. The gift wss chosen by a commit
tee headed by Minority Leader Manr.
j It will be suitably engraved and sent
!to the White House probably this
| w eek.
A* the guest list ha* been limited,
the White House family deeidad not
i to use the large east room, scene of
the wedding last November of Mr. and
■ Mrs. Francis B. Sayre.
Dinner By Dewey Tonight
Manila Bay Anniversary
Washington.—'The sixteenth anni
verstry oT the battle of Manila Bay
will be celebrated at a dinner tonight
given by Admiral George Dewey to
the members of the Society of Mtin 11a
Bay. The society is composed of
those who participated In the battle.
One of the Three Mediators
DOMINICO DE LAMA, AMBASSA
DOR FROM BRAZIL.
One of the three South American
mediators who are endeavoring td|
formulate a plan that will bring to a
satisfactory and peaceful conclusion
the present ominous controversy be
tween the United States and Mexico.
Ml RECOVER
■ DEAD FOR DAYS
Mine Pumped Free of Water,
But Great Masses of Rock
Impede Progress.
Eccles, W. Va .—Rescue crews had as
sembled thirteen brWies at the foot of
the shaft in mine No. 5, of the New
River Coal Company, when they re
sumed their work today of exploration
in the hope of locating all of the 172
men who It now seems certain lost
their lives In the explosion last Tues
day afternoon.
Pumpp were kept during the night
and by dawn the mine was compara
tively free of water. But the force
of the explosion was so great that
masses of earth and rock were dis
lodged and the galleries choked. It
may he several days before the dead
are recovered.
COMBATS UTS
RATE ADVANCE
Brandeis Concludes Argument
With Statement: ‘‘Scientific
Management” Would Increase
Revenues.
Washington.—Louis Brandeis, spe
cial counsel for the interstate com
merce commission In the five per cent
advance rate case, concluded his ar
gument today In elaborating his con
clusions that the net and operating
’ revenues of Eastern railroads are not
adequate to afford the roads “assured
prosperity,", or “for the welfare of the
community.”
In announcing his conclusions after
exhaustive examination of the testi
mony, Mr. Brandeis sumnfhrlzed the
situation as follows:
Notably True.
“On the whole the net Income and
net operating revenues of the railroads
in official classification territory are
smaller than is consistent with their
assured prosperity and the welfare of
the community; and this Is notably
true of the central freight association
nnd other Eastern lines. In view of
this fact It Is desirable that steps
should be taken as promptly as reas
onably may bo to Increase this net
revenue.
"That the method proposed by the
carriers for Increasing this net reve
nue is essentially unsound; that is,
except as to a small part of the tariffs,
which have been submitted, contrary
to law and would be, If approved, in
valid and exceeding the powers vested
|by congress In this commission; and
as to the small part to which It would
be legal to approve them, It would
be unwise to the carriers and to the
community to aprove them.
Definite Means.
"That there Is nothing In the con
ditions of the carriers which should
prevent the adoption of these meth
ods of Increasing their revenues which
are conflrmHhle and In accordance
wttfl their Interests and those of the
community; and that there exists and
have been Indicated in this record a
definite means of Increasing revenues
without resort to these unsound,
largely illegal and h orlJ!onta l increases
In rates."
In his argument Mr. Brandeis hark
ed back to his statement In the ad
vance rate case of 1910. that the solu
tion of tho entire problem lies almost
entirely In "scientific management.”
which "by conservation of effort and
resources should he effectual to over
come any and all Increases In costs of
raw material and labor."
Bodies Coming Back
on U. S. Battleship
Washington.—Admiral Badger re
ported to the navy department today
that within two or three days he
' would send the battleship Montana to
I New York with bodies of sailors and
marines killed at Vera Crua. The ves
, sel would sail, he said, ns soon as It
| became certain that her services were
' no longer needed for refugee work.
The bodies will be shipped from N>v
I York to the hom*s of relatives.
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“SINKING” SAID LAST WIRE
LESS
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
The report current In Toklo that
Chinese pirates may have been con
nected with the accident to the liner
also was heard at Tai Pe Fu, the cap
ital of Formosa, whence it was con
veyed in a cablegram.
The gravest anxiety prevails owing
to the fact that the wireless calls for
help from the Siberia have ceased.
A. A. Williamson, the American con
sul at Tamsui, Formosa, telegraphs
he fears this means that the vessel
has gone down.
When the first wireless calls for
help were heard the nearest ship
was six hours away.
Discredit Pirates Story.
Tokio.—Tho Japanese navy depart
ment was inclined tonight to discredit
the reports regarding pirates and ex
pressed the opinion they were an out
come of the Recent looting of a Brit
ish steamer.
The fire wireless message regarding
the disaster was received direct from
the Siberia early today at the Japan
ese wireless station at Osehakai, off
thj coast of Klushil Island. It con-,
veyed the information that the steam
er had met with an accident and was
in distress. This message was muti
lated and no further definite, inform
ation could be gleaned from it.
To the Minnesota.
The plight of tho Siberia was com
municated by wireless also to the
steamer Minnesota of the Great
Northern Steamship Company, which
was making her way to Nagasaki, as
well as to the British cruiser Mino
•tauer. The position of the Siberia is
given by wireless as longitude 121.10
east, latitude 22.40 north. This loca
tion is about six miles to the east of
the narrow capo which forms the
southern extremity of Formosa Island.
Toklo—A dispatch from Tai-Pe-Fu re
ports that the steamer Siberia Is ashore
in a perilous position off the southeast
coast of the Island of Formosa- She
• carries 80 saloon passengers, among
them Mrs. Francts Burton Harrison,
w;fe of the governor general of the
Philippines.
On Short Visit.
Tokio.—Mrs. Harrison carfle to Ja
pan from Manila for a short visit. She
embarked on the Siberia at Yokohama.
The Japanese navy department has
received and made public the follow
ing dispatch:
Fear Foundering.
Washington.—The state department
here was informed tidav from Tan
sui, Formosa, of the Pacific Mail
steamer Siberia's distress.
Consul Williamson sent this report;
“Formosa government informed
Siberia signalled rei eatedly for aid
from latitude 22.40, longitude 121.10.
Ceased this morning. Vessels sent
from Kareiiko will take six hours to
reach scene near Kasho Island, six
miles off Taito. Fear Siberia foun
dered.” ■, 1
Geo. M. Egan.
Washington.—George M. Egan, who
is one of the Siberia's passengers, has
recently been reinstated as governor
of Batanes, In the Philippine Islands,
and is on his way to his post. Artnur
Hallber is an aide in the ebast and
geodetic survey.
Another passenger reported to the
bureau her is Miss W. F. Bryatit, who
it Is understood is en route to the
Philippines to be married. The bureau
Is attempting to to locate the home
address of these passengers.
Other Passenger*.
Washington.—Addresses o( some of
; the passengers on the Siberia, who
were sent out to Manila by the in
sular bureau of the war department,
[ are given here as follows: •
Miss S. W. Bryant, sister of one
of the teachers on the islands, Co
lumbia. Missouri; Howard Long, An
gola, Ind.; Vincente C. Reyes, Philip
pine Islands, constabulary; W. B.
Beard, teacher, Waxahachie, Texas;
Geo. M. Kgan. governor of Batanes,
Newark. New York; Capt. O. C. Whit
taker, Philippine constabulary; Mrs.
Whittaker, and infant. Franklin, Pa.
The navy department today report
ed the cruiser Galveston, commanded
by R. H. Leigh, leaving Manila for
Shanghai. The Galveston should be
about 250 miles from the Siberia's
reported position. She Is equipped
with wireless.
Th* Passenger.
San Francisco.—The following pas
sengers boarded the Siberia here for
the Orient:
For Manila.
W. B. Beard, Geo. M. Egan, Miss
Eleanor Gllllsey. Arthur Hallberg, MUb
Amelia P. Klein, Howard Long. Mrs.
Jane G. Palmer, Lieut V. C. Reyes,
j O. C. Whitaker. Mrs. O. C. Whitaker.
For Hong Kong.
.T, Donald Demarest, Bruce D. Ellis,
! Mr. Bruce P. Ellis, Danforth B. -Fer
guson. J. St. C. Hunt, Mrs. J. St. C.
(Hunt, John Hunt, Miss Lulah Hunt
' Mrs. Grace C. ljtwton, Francis H.
, Ivove, W D. Whittemore, Mrs. W. D.
WhlttemoTc. Dr. Wong Him, Miss
Catherine A. Wofcg Him.
For Honolulu.
Mrs. P. L. Cherry, E. B. Kgllam.
Miss Adellsa Morton Murphy, Misa
Frances D. Murphy. Mrs. L. B. Pierce.
Henry Russell. Mrs. Henry Russell.
The following passengers boarded
the Siberia at other point*:
Yokohama.
J. W. Dorris.’
Kobe.
Mrs. H. G. Guttridge. Mis* Harriett
Guttridge, O. H. Guttridge, Mrs. D. H.
Greenebaum, Miss Katie Duke*, Mrs.
! M. Bremer.
Nagasaki.
Mr. and Mrs? W. H. Richardson.
1 Mr*. Francis B. Harrison.
FRIDAY, MAY 0-
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MANY PARADE IN
N, Y.JAY DAT
Labor Conditions Very Satis
factory As Contracts Expire
Between Employers and
•Workers.
New York.—As May Day is the date
that most of the contracts between
employers and union employes in the
East expire, much significance is at
tached to opinions expressed by labor
leaders that never before have labor
conditions been better than today.
They based their statements they,
said on the fact that there are no la
bor troubles of consequence in the
East and that the large army of un
employed a few weeks ago has been
reduced to a minimum by the opening
of much new work.
In New York City today was sig
nalized by an unusual large number
of parades and demonstrations by So
cialists and their allied trade unions
as “international day.” These pa
rades found thousands of garment
workers in line and eadh ended with
park mass meetings, at which the
speakers discussed the eight-hour law
and demanded better forking condi
tions for factory emploWs.
ALL EFFORTS’NOW TO
INCLUDE CARRANZAf IN
CESSATION HOSTILITIES
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it is assumed they still will proceed
to the adjustment of the conflict grow
ing out of the. Tampico flag incident on
which President Wilson’s action was
justified by congress, the landing of
Aiinerican forces at Vera Cruz and
other issues.
Meantime while the exact scope of
the mediation was in abeyance pend
ing Carranza's decision on an armis
tice, the envoys continued their ne
gotiations to secure some middle
ground of agreement with all those
those who could be brought to accept
it.
The Main Issues.
Their morning session began with
the expectation of afternoon and all
night sessions. They were not prepared
to make any statement on the main
issues involved or to what extent they
have been broached to the United
United States or the Huerta regime.
The principal aim of their diplomacy
was to prevent an impasse by having
unalterable conditions presented. It
was authoritatively known this had
been avoided up to the present and
that the negotiations were steadily
pproceeding. The only question was
as to their scope in case the fighting
continued in northern Mexico.
TAMPICO SITUATION GRAVE
(Continued from Preceding Page.)
representing the United States, Great
Britain and Germany at Tampico,
some sort of an understanding may be
forced upon them, if necessary, that
will result in the protection of the oil
wells and tanks and the personnel of
the operating corps, the great majority
of whom are Americans.
The possibility that the constitlon
alists might soon succeed in their ef
forts to take Tampico is said to be th*
underlying reason for reluctance of
the state department to adopt aggres
sive measure at this time, though it is
known that enormous financial lia
bilities are being incurred that some
one must meet in the end.
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