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CIRCULATION
YESTERDAY
29686
FOUNDED 1881—VOL. XXXIV—No. 95.
NUEVO LAREDO DYNAMITED AND BURNING;
BULLETS FIRED OVER RIVER TO LAREDO
■ in ho tin
■MII. s. flit
Mexicans Smash Windows Loot Busi-
ness Houses and Shout “Death
for the Americ7ns"
PEOPLE DECEIVED BY FALSE REPORTS
Newspapers Publish Stories of Great
Federal Victories at Vera Cruz
and Along Border
(BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
MEXICO CITY April 23.—(8y refugee train to Vera Cruz
April 24.)—Mobs in the streets of Mexico City were trampling
under foot the Stars and Stripes and were threaening Ameri-
can pedestrians when the refugee trains engaged under the aus-
pices of the British and German legations left for V era Cruz car-
rying some 500 fugitives of various nationalities. The position
of those American citizens left in the Federal capital was re-
garded as critical.
Immediately after the news of the landing of American blue-
jackets and marines at Vera Cruz was made known in the Fed-
eral capital by extra editions of the local newspapers crowds of
students and government office employes began to gather.
By dusk a mob had assembled in
front of the American Club where
they smashed windows and howled
Insults and threats at the American
citizens Inside all of whom they
threatened to assassinate.
Police book on Scenes.
An appeal to the governor of the
Federal district brought police pro-
tection but not before the crowd
had shattered many of the windows
in the clubhouse and in adjoining
properties belonging to Americans.
Until 2 o’clock in the mornin?
bands of excited Mexicans marched
through the streets singing the Mexi-
can national anthem and shouting
"death for the Americans."
An American jewelry store was
looted by the mob at midnight. The
police looked on but took no action.
The American Club the leading
American hostelry and the offices
of the Mexican Herald were closed
owing to the threats of the mobs to
bui;n them and murder their occu-
pants.
Newspapers Fake Reports.
The British. German s and French
in the Federal capital were prepared
at a moment’s notice to gather in
the previously arranged concentra-
tion districts which had been pro-
visioned to withstand a siege. The
newspapers probably acting under
the directions of General Huerta is-
sued many extra editions in which
they printed dispatches stating that
El Paso Laredo Nogales and other
places had been Uken by the Mexi-
Other dispatches announced that
the Federal troops had gained a
great victory at Vera Cruz where
they expected to surround and drive
the invaders into the sea.
The papers also declared that the
battleship Louisiana had been sunk
by Mexican torpedoes.
Mexicans Man Railway.
An alleged dispatch from the
south said Emiliana Zapata was
coming to join forces with General
Huerta American officials employed
at the National railway and the
Mexican Railway Company were
charged by the government In order
that no trains could be operated ex-
cept under the supervision of tne
government. At the American em-
bassy orders were expected 0I " “J®
Mexican government that the arm.
and ammunition recently
to enter should be given up. This; a as
in retalliation for the seizure of Vera
Cruz by the American fleet.
The refugee train was -®
in making the Journey w£c
City to Vera Cruz. While delay were
many there were no mishaps.
REFUGEES REACH VERA CRUZ.
Americans Germans SpanUnl* "“d
British Deh»e Mexican Capital.
VERA CRUZ. Mexico. April 24.
A refugee train of fourteen cars
from Mexico City cWtM ’®°
Americans. 100 Germans SOO Span-
iards and Mexicans and 50 Engllsn
men. arrived here last evening. The
exodus from the capital was ar-
ranged through the Joint action of
the British and German diplomatic
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
officials with the war office. The
train reached the Mexican outposts
at Tejerla at noon where it was de-
tained for two hours while a search
was made by the Mexicans for rail-
road officials four of whom were
arrested and held until General
Maas at Soledad was communicat-
ed with and their release ordered.
About three miles from Vera Cruz
a section of track nearly a mile long
was found torn up. The refugees
carried their baggage to a train on
the Vera Cruz end of the break
which the British co-operating with
the Americans had sent out to meet
the train from Mexico City. A de-
tachment of British marines un-
armed. acted as escort to the refu-
gees on this last stage of their jour-
ney to Vera Cruz.
From the refugees it was learned
that on Wednesday there was a rep-
etition ot street demonstrations by
mobs such as had also occurred
earlier in the week. In Cinco de
Mayo avenue one of the principal
streets an American flag was
thrown to the ground in front of a
procession and trampled over by the
demonstrators. It was then dragged
out and the performance repeated.
Later It was torn to shreds amid the
yells of the crowd and hand-clap-
ping from spectators in windows and
balconies. A small gathering of
Mexicans at the American embassy
corner Tuesday night listened to
speeches from street orators. The
crowd however was orderly be-
cause perhaps a heavy guard ot
police was on duty there.
WEATHER
TEMPERATURES.
APR. 28. Sa m 70
Bpm 78 3 a. m .»
4 p. tn 79 4 *. m. •••••• 7"
5 p. m 78 5 a. 70
6 p. m 77 « a. m
7 p. m 78 7 a. D
8 p. 78 8 a. 7-
9 p. 72 9 a. m
10 p. m 70 10 a. 73
11 p. m 70 11 a. m
12 midnight.... 70 12 76
APR. 24. 1 p. m 'R
1 a. m 70 2 p. 78
LOCAL FORECAST.
For San Antonio and vicinity: Partly
cloudy Friday night and Saturday
HOME WEATHER FOR TOURISTS.
ST. LOUIS: Temperature 62; cloudy;* I
16-mile wind from the south; rain; lowest I
temperature in last 24 hours. 60.
CHICAGO: Temperature 50; partly
cloudy; 14-mlle wind from the southeast;
rain: lowest temperature in last 24 hours
42 degrees.
KANSAS CITT: Temperature. 64; i
cloudy: 16-mile wind from the south: Sat-
urday probably fair; lowest temperature
in last 24 hours 62.
NEW YORK: Temperature. 42; clear;
12-mile wind from the west probably rain
Saturday; loweat temperature In last >4
hours. St.
WASHINGTON: Temperature 80. cloudy.
4-mlle wind from the north rain Satur-
day; loweat temperature In last 24 hours.
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BANKERS FROM
ST. LOUIS ME
READY TO BUY
Will Underwrite Belt Line
Bonds if City Ordinances
Are Favorable.
WADE MAKES STATEMENT
Willing to Advance $3000-
000 When Proper Assur-
ance Is Given.
"If the city of San Antonio will
pas s favorable franchise ordinances
we will underwrite the bonds of the
San Antonio Belt & Terminal Com-
pany- and will finance the undertak-
ing up to an amount approximating
{3000000. Until the attitude of the
city council is known and necessary-
ordinances are passed I cannot
make a stronger statement than
that."
Festus J. Wade president of tha
Mercantile Trust Company one of
the largest banking houses in the
middle west a concern which has
loaned {4000000 on real estate and
other propositions in Texas made
the foregoing statement Friday aft-
ernoon. Mr. Wade with other bank-
ers reached the city Friday- morn-
ing and spent halt the day seeing
the city and the site of the proposed
Katy railroad terminals. A luncheon
was tendered the party at the St.
Anthony Hotel at 1 o'clock by Vice
President C. N. Whitehead of the
Katy railroad and It was during the
luncheon and In the presence of
Mayor Clinton G. Brown that Mr.
Wade expressed the willingness of
his company to finance the belt and
terminal project.
Need Favorable Ordinances.
"I want Mayor Brown to hear
what I am saying" said MrWade
leaning over the table where the t« o
with Mr. Whitehead President T. J.
Brown of the Alamo National Bank
and others were seated. It all de-
pends on what the city councll due.
So far as I know no ordinances ha e
been introduced and none have been
proposed. Naturally neither I nor
any one else can determine exactly
a line of conduct until we know
what the city proposes I
have no hesitation in saying that we
* finance the belt and terminal
proposition if it gets the right fran
chises from the city.
Mr. Wade commented on the
growth of San Antonio and ne-
cessity for the belt and terminal
project. San Antonio he said ought
tn have manufactories and it couia
hate them with adequate loading
and transfer facilities. If the M
cantile Trust Company went into the
proposition he said It would entail
an immediate expenditure of {!.-
500 000 and an equal sum later on.
At the end of his talk Mayor Brown
said that the city "would do the
right thing but that he had not
’ se»*n any proposed ordinances either
land did not know what was wanted.”
As showing the confidence of the
company in San Antonio and real
estate adjacent Mr. Wade said that
his company during the short time
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READ X
The Wonderful Story of
“Lucille Love
the Girl of Mystery”
Beginning in
THE LIGHT
SUNDAY APRIL 26
And See the Beautiful Photo Play
as produced by the Universal Film Manufacturing
Company and on exhibition at leading moving
picture theaters in this city and vicinity.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS FRIDAY APRIL 24 1914.
FUTURE ACTION OF 0. S.
DEPENDS ON MEXICANS
Mr. Wilson Plans to Hold Vera Cruz But
Will Make No Further Move Unless
Forced by Huerta or Carranza
FIFTH BRIGADE GOES TO VERA CRUZ
It Will Bring Force There Up to 10000
Men—All Available Warships Rushed
to Mexican Coast
WASHINGTON D. C. April 24.—President Wilson and
his war staff today proceeded with their plans for operations in
Mexico with businesslike expedition.
The day found every available American warship plowing
southward for the Mexican coast on the Atlantic and Pacific and
a full brigade for the first army division shipping in transporta
from Galveston for service. This army force would place more
than 10(XX) American troops in the Mexican seaport to hold the
city or begin offensive operations toward Mexico City with Vera
Cruz as a base.
No plans for further aggressive movements about Vera Cruz
were made today. The president in talking over the situation
with callers said that for the present no general campaign out-
side of Vera Cruz was planned. Meantime reports from Admiral
Badger in Vera Cruz said that the city was comparatively quiet.
The whereabouts of Charge
O'Shaughnessy the American charge
last night reported by the state de-
partment that he was leaving Mexico
City with his passports is now a
matter of some speculation. He had
announced his intention of going to
Vera Crus by railroad but private
dispatches today reported him on
his way to Manzanillo on the Pacific
coast. The department was unable
to secure any information later than
Mr. O'Shaughnessy's announced in-
tention of leaving by way of Vera
Crux.
No Funds Needed Now.
The situation on the northern bor.
der of Mexico was carefully studied
by the war department. Secretary
Daniels although most directly con-
nected with activities at sea said no
attack on American forces by the
Constitutionalists in Mexico was
feared.
President Wilson today told Chair-
man Fitzgerald of the House com-
mittee cn appropriations who had
come to the White House to learn if
any war funds were that no
appropriations was required “for the
present.”
In discussing the general situation
with callers the president explained
that no aggressive act to aggravate
the status of affairs would be taken
by the American government.
The president wished It to be im-
pressed generally that the United
States had not adopted a threaten-
ing attitude toward the Constitu-
tionalists in Mexico but merely that
it expects them to remain neutral
while this government continues to
seek reparation from the Huerta
government for indignities offered by
the Huerta authorities. Official mes-
sages from American Consul Agent
George C. Carothers describing his
meeting with General Villa reached
the president early. They specificlal-
ly state that Villa would not join
Huerta and the intimation was con-
veyed that General Carranza by his
strong proteat against the capture of
Vera Cruz was. in reality seeking
to prevent disintegration of his
forces.
Walt on Mexico.
Future steps are dependent upon a
more definite answer of the inten-
tions of General Carranza. Likewise
it is declared the American forces
will not extend their operations be-
yond the vicinity of Vera Cruz until
lit is clear whether General Huerta
will declare war or send troops to at.
tempt to dislodge the American
forces.
The president made it clear that
he had no intention as yet to call
for volunteers or appearing before
Congress to ask for an extension of
his authority. It was further stated
that a brigade of infantry and artil-
lery from Galveston to reinforce the
naval forces at Vera Cruz is not In-
tended as an indication that the
United States would develop
action against Mexico City but
should Huerta by some overt act
against Americans in Mexico City or
elsewhere provoke the American
government further there will be a
continuation of efforts to obtain re-
paration. President Wilson considers
that in ’crordance with international
precedent the American government
could even push its way Into the In-
terior of the country to obtain re-
dress for wrongs without actually
being in a state of war with the
Mexican penpie as a whole.
He. however realizes that Huerta
by rallying to his support a great
part of th Mexican nation actually
may precipitate a general war. but
it Is certain that the initiative in a
declaration of war would have to
come from Mexico before the presi-
dent appears before Congress to ask
for more : vers or more funds. This
being rev ar cabinet day the presi-
dent's off- al advisers gathered at
the exe*-t tive office shortly before
noon the Mexican situation being
taken up r further deliberation.
WatcLHig Const itutionaUsts.
What • ' t the movement of land
troops to •ra Crux and to the Mexi-
can bor.h r. coupled with the renew-
al of the • mhargo. the shipments of
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The Ren 4nLight receive*
•Kely the I » Ml® WIRE DAT report off
the A—- • i** l the greatest and
mM | yrthi' ie greerel new* service Ie the
wer |d ThH re pert roneM* off approkl-
mstely •<>’**<> wards daily. Ie addltiwe The
Light ea।rise Ha see large speeial mews
MORE IRODPS
WILL GONE TO
MS BORDER
Believed Three Thousand Will
Be Ordered Into This De-
partment Friday.
MAY MOVE PRISONERS
Request for Troops Here Is
Sent to Secretary of
War Garrison.
Before expiration of Friday It Is
probable that approximately 3000
additional troops will be ordered In-
to the Southern Department for use
of Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss
in handling the border situation.
General Bliss has asked for re-en-
forcements and It is more than like-
ly that he will be given the Eighth
brigade from California and the
Sixth field artillery from Fort Riley
Kansas. These will be distributed
along the Rio Grande at points
where in the judgment of army of-
ficials. they are most needed.
The Eighth brigade Is command-
ed by Brigadier General John J.
Pershing and has station at the Pre-
sidio San Francisco California. It
comprises the Sixth Twelfth and
Sixteenth regiments of infantry the
First cavalry ana Company F. en-
gineers. If the movement is ordered
within the next few hours and ’he
troops entrain Immediately General
Bliss will have a materially strong-
er force at his command within two
or three days.
May Move Mexican Prisoners.
To make more troops available for
actual service at El Paso and at the
same time remove what might be-
come a menace In the event the town
was attacked by Mexican forces
General Bliss l g considering moving
the 3000 Mexican priosners Interned
at Fort Bliss to some point farther
In the Interior. If the removal Is or-
dered Fort Wingate or some other
abandoned post may be designated
Under present conditions a full regi-
ment Is required to guard the pris-
oners. while It is thought one bat-
talion would be able to handle them
under other conditions. That would
leave two battalions or eight com-
panies free for other service.
The order Issued Thursday after-
noon for two battalions of the Sev-
enteenth Infantry and Battery C.
Third field artillery to move from
Eagle Pass to El Paso was later
countermanded. During Thursday
night it wa s reported to department
headquarters that 4000 Mexican wo-
men and children crossed the river
to Eagle Pass. It is rumored that
the Constitutionalists and Federal?
In the territory across from Eagle
Pass may join forces.
Troops Sent Front Post.
Headquarters of the Third Field
artillery and Battery B of the samr
regiment got under way from San
Antonio to El Paso Thursday night
as did Troops L and M Third Cav-
alry for Brownsville. The post is left
with a garrison of only four troops
of cavalry.
When seen Friday morning Gen-
eral Bliss urged that citizens of the
border towns be cautioned against
giving way to what he termed "hys-
teria.” He said that since the Mexi-
can situation has taken Its present
turn he has received many telegrams
asking that troop protection be pro-
vided for various border towns.
"The department is using its best
efforts to meet the situation and Is
distributing troops where trouble
might be expected.” remarked Gen-
eral Bliss. "In many places there is
no real danger and citizens could
well care for themselves by organ-
izing vigilance committees and home
guards. Such would be a better
course than loudly calling for sol-
diers The evident panic at some
noints invites attack by Mexican ma-
rauders The border situation is well
in hand and there is little danger if
the people will only control them-
selves."
Ask More Troops Here.
More troops for Fort Sam Hous-
ton. described as a "strategic position
of great importance” is the requesi
made on the War Department In a
telegram to Secretary Garrison
Thursdav night and signed by L. B
Clegg president of the Chamber ot
Commerce; Mayor Brown and Coun-
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
TODAY'S FIESTA PROGRAM
Battle of Flowers Parade 4:30
p m
Famous Plays Parade 8:00 p. m
Dare Devil Schreyer's free act
»:30 p m
Dog Show at 117 Main Ave. open
until 10:00 p. m.
Shows In operation on all plazas.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY—PRICE FIVE CENTS.
RETREATING FEDERALS
DESTROY OWN TOWN
Soldiers Set Buildings Ablaze Fire Across
River and Then Retreat Rapidly
From Border
U. S. TROOPS MAY CROSS THE RIVER
Soldiers Will Take Offensive If It Be-
comes Necessary to Stop Shooting
Into American Town
LAREDO Tex. April 24.—Federal soldiers evidently left in
New Laredo when the main body retreated south Friday morn-
ing fired several fusillades across the river into Laredo Tex.
after having dynamited a number of houses and set fire partially
to the Mexican town. A rain of bullets fell in Laredo several
times causing the residents to seek protection in houses. So far
as can be learned at this time no American was injured by the
bullets.
At 2 o’clock this afternoon American cavalrymen and infan-
trymen were sent to the river banks to prevent any movement
against Laredo. It was stated hat they would go across the river
to quell the disturbance if it became so pronounced as to threaten
danger to the American side. All telephonic and telegraphic com-
munication with the Mexican town is broken due it is believed
to the dynamiting of shops and buildings that has been done. The
telephone at the international bridge has gone out of commission
also and smoke from burning buildings in New Laredo can be
seen. No civilian has been permitted to cross into New Laredo
and exactly what has transpired there is not known except as
seen by powerful glasses from the American side.
TRANSPORTS SAIL TODAY
Vessels Will Be Convoyed by Three
Torpedo Boat Destroyers.
GALVESTON Tex. April 24 —
The sailing hour of the four trans-
; ports carrying the larger part ofj
the Fifth brigade to Vera Crux was*
i fixed for 4:30 p. m. today.
The Kilpatrick bearing Brig. Gen.'
Frederick Funston will get away;
first followed at half-hour inter- 1
\ als by the Meade the Sumner and J
I the McClellan. OusUde the harbor
I they will form a mile square at each j
I corner th? square preceded by the >
three torpedo boat destroyers. Flus-
ser Reid and Preston.
The troop s sailing today are:
Twenty-eighth Infantry from Fort •
Snelling Minn.; Fourth Infantry
from Fort Cook Neb.; Seventh In-‘
fan try* from Leavenworth Kan.; r
Nineteenth Infantry fr<wn Forts
I Meade in South Dakota 8111 in Ok-
llahoma and Leavenworth. Company
|E engineers which also boarded the;
transports came from Leavenworth.'
The Sixth Cavalry which is also or-
dered to sail with all possible dis-
patch came from Fort Des Moines I
la. Just when the cavalry* would get >
away w is not settled early today.
EL PASO ARMED CAMP
American Troops Observe Policy of
Watchful Waiting.
EL PASO Tex.. April 24. —While I
troop ships were loading for Mexi-
can ports the Constitutionalist gar-
rison at Juarez and the American
troops in this city spent a peace-
ful though watchful night within a
sione's throw of each other. El Paso
was an armed camp largely for the
reassuring effect of the troops on the
more nervous citizens. Cannon were
posted on the highlands of the city
at the water reservoir; two battal- •
ions of infantry with a machine gun j
platoon battery C. of the Sixth Ar-1
tillery with three-inch field pieces |
ard two squadrons of cavalry kept
watch.
■ Most of the force camped in the
railroad yards of east E! Paso across '
from a sparsely settled part of j
Juarez ready in case of emergency
while the cavalry patrolled the town.
General Villa arose early. Last
night he told George C. Carothers
spec al agent of the State Depart-
ment that ' nobody could drag him
Into a war with the United States.”
Th hi Mr. Carothers reported to the
State Department. Villa’s statement
and the Insistence of Carransa's ad-
visers now in this city that the eu-
preme chief’s note to Secretary
Bryan on Wednesday waa not hostile
ot at least not intended to bK
CITY
EDITION
4 P. M.
SQUADRON OF TEXAS
CAVALRY IS WANTED
Capt. J. C. McNeel Commis-
sioned to Enlist Men for
Border Duty.
1 AUSTIN. Tex. April 24.—Captain
IJ. C. McNeel of San Antonio a for-
mer ranger captain was today com-
* missioned by Adjutant General
j Hutchings acting under instructions
from the governor to proceed at
once to the organization of a squad-
ron of cavalry for service of the
1 state on the Mexican border. Captain
McNeel has seen much service with
j the rangers and says he will be able
to organize the squadron within a
: short time. He has already about
! 300 picke d men all from the west rn
section of the state which he will at
once put into the service.
This squadron is expected to act
as scouts and may be sent to Mexico
।in cas? volunteers are pressed into
• service of the regular army. Captain
. McNeel is here today accompanied
'by several friends.
TAMPICO IS SCARED
rrotvctlnx Warships Sall Away to
Dismay ot Americans.
TAMPICO. Mex.. April 21.—(Via
Vera Cruz. April 24.) —There was
great apprehension here today short-
I Ij after an order had been issued ad-
-1 vising all the American residents In
I Tampico and vicinity to leavs the
country. Immediately the scout
| cruiser Chester cleared for action
i and steamed seaward down the
river. The gunboat Dolphin also
' cleared for action and followed her
। Both vessels noisily saluted the Brit-
ish cruiser Hermione as they passed.
A little later the I>es Moines steamed
away with her gun crews standing
ready at the guns.
The dtaappearance of the protect-
ing ships caused astonish meat and
dismay among the American resi-
dents who were unable to belleva
they had been deliberately aban-
doned on what appeared to be the
ete of hostilities tn the midst of *
population known to cheriah foeltt g«
cf bitter hatred against Americana
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