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TODAY
IJE DAILY TELEGRAM
/ MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS, CARRYING FULL LEASED WIRE DAY AND NIGHT REPORT
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LAST EDITION
2:30 A. M.
TEMPLE, TEXAS, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1914.
VOL. VII. No. 152
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U. S. DREADNAUGHT AND GUN CREW IN ACTION
WILL LAND AT
This photograph shows a gun crew of the U. S. S. Florida, now at Tampico, going through their daily gun drill.
VERA CRUZ
IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS,
CUSTOM HOUSES WILL
HE SEIZED.
ALL DETAILS ARE ARRANGED
Landing of Marines Will Be
First Step After Senate
Ai ts on the House
Resolution.
WASHINGTON, April 30.—
In forty-eight hours, possibly
less, the UnitiHl States govern-
ment will have taken posses-
sion of the Mexican customs
houses at Tampico and Vera
Cruz.
Detailed plans for landing
of marines at these two im-
portant coast towns were com-
pleted at a conference at the
white house between President
Wilson, Secretaries Bryan,
Garrison and Daniels, Major
General Wood and Rear Ad-
mirals Fiskc and Blue, and
John Lind.
"No orders to the army and
navy will' be Issued tonight,"
was the announcement made
after the conference, . action
temporarily being deferred un-
til the senate acts on the house
resolution approving the presi-
dent's purpose of using the
armed forces of the United
States to enforce its demands
against General Huerta grow-
ing out of the arrest at Tam-
pico of American bluejackets.
Tin- resolution pawed the bouse to-
night by a vote of 537 to S7 alter •
spirited debat\ For several bourn it
was considered by the senate foreign
relations committee with prospects of
an all-night session of the senate, or a
recess until early tomorrow.
The house adjourned until 10
tfclock tomorrow .and President Wil-
ton worn out, retired after hearing
that the house luul adopted the res-
olution.
Persons who were in touch with the
president said the steps wliioh would
be taken by the United States "short
of war" were of a nature which would
not require formal notification to the
powers in the same sense that a de- 1
darn lion of biocdade or other prelim-
inaries to war. Foreign governments
wiU be kept informed of develop-
ments however.
The debate in the house brought out
the fact that while the American navy
probably would block Mexico off from
commerce with the United States it
would not interfere with the passage
to and fro of foreign vessels, though
cargo discharged on the shore might
be held at the customs house.
The Joint resolution passed by the
bouse which was before the senate at
• late hour tonight, read as follows:
"A joint resolution justifying the
employment of the armed forces of
t" United States In enforcing certain
demands against Victorlana Huerta.
Resolved by the senate and house of
representa 'ves In congress assembled
that the president of th United
States Is justified in the employment
of the armed fc es of the United
States to enforce the demands upon
Victorian®. Huerta for unequivocal
amends to the government of the
United States for affronts and indig-
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AMERICANS WARNED TO LEAVE MEXICO AT ONCE
AND MERCHANT SHIPS ARE BEING CHAR- ' j
TERED FOR THEIR REMOVAL.
While Deprecating War, and All That It Entails, the Presi-
dent Is Firm in His Determination to Force
Huerta to Accede to the Demands of
the United States. .. .: IS
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REBELS ARE REPULSED
FEOERAIJS AT MONTEREY DE-
FEAT CONSTITUTIONALISTS.
Two Officers of Attacking Fore** Are
Captured and Haaged—Ameri-
cans Warned to Leave.
Laredo, Tex, April 20.—Rebels be-
seiging Monterey, principal city of
Northern Mexico, were routed by the
federal garrison today, according to
an official message given out by fed-
eral headquarters in Nuevo Laredo
tonight. General Quintana said Gen-
eral Mac I as had telegraphed that the
forces of Pablo Gonrales, constitu-
tionalist commander of the east, were
utterly defeated, and that two rebel
officers and t >en captured and hang-
ed. One of them was Crispin Trerino
and the other's name is unknown.
Losses in the engagement were not
given. Constitutionalist sources yes-
terday reported the taking of a large
iron .foundry on the outskirts of the
city and announced an attack for to-
day on the strongly fortified brewery.
News of the victory was received In
Laredo when a federal
over the victory which included a
cheering parade and military band,
brought Americans into the streets,
fearing an anti-American demonstra-
tion.
Consul Alonzo B. Garrett was In-
structed this afternoon by the state
department to get all Americans out
of Nuevo Laredo. He came to Laredo
with Mrs. Garrett and Vice-Consul
and Mrs. Theortt.
BACK HI IN ARMED FORCE
J FCNSTON'S MEN MOVED FROM
HOUSTON TO GALVESTON.
WASHINGTON, April 20.—In an atmosphere of suppressed!
excitement reflecting grave tension antl patriotic fervor, tit©;
president of the United Statdk asked congress in per sen-
ior approval of his purpose to use the arm> ami navy to ft*
General Huerta to apologize for indignities offered to the
American government.
It was the (-first time since the war with Spain that the
president had pWjed so grave an international crisis befOrer
the national legislature. Mr. Wikon spoke in solemn tones.;
When he entered the house chamber the cheers and appla
that greeted him were wildly enthusiastic—an outburst of th
tension that had prevailed in the national capital for the last
twenty-four hours. As he read his message the applause came
largely from the democratic side, many republicans remaining
conspicuously silent. It presaged an opiiosition to the presi-
dent's request which was not long in making its appearance.
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While Expressing the Hope That War May Yet Be Averted,
Wilson Insists That Huerta Must Recognize the
Dignity of the United States.
Sudden Turn in Mexican Situation
Causes Aandonmcnt of Proposed
Military Maneuvers.
WASHINGTON, April 20.—Presi- 1 sued that no one should be allowed to
FINED FOR USING VACCINE.
New York Physician Forbidden to In-
fringe on Remedy Rights.
New York, April 20.—Dr. Maurice
A. Sturm has been adjudged guilty
of contempt and fined 11,550 for dis-
obeying an injunction which forbade
him to use, or sell, the vaccine in-
vented by Dr. Frledrich F. Friedmann
for the oure of tuberculosis. Sturm
was one of Friedmann's assistants
when Friedmann was in America, but
they quarreled and separated. Sturm
contended that the vaccine he admin-
istered was not Friedmann's, but his
own.
The fine represented what it cost
the company which purchased Amer-
ican rights to the Freidmann prepara-
tion to prosecute the contempt pro-
ceedings.
The Telegram's War News
Is Reliable and Accurate
In times of excitement, such as the
present, when war is threatened—
when the people are in a state of tense
apprehension—many exaggerated, and
often totally unfounded rumors are
ant to gain currency and spread with
tho rapidity and persistency of truth.
AH manner of highly colored rumors
are flashing over the country, and in
many cases these are being further
ar.-d apparently authenticity by more
o" less unscrupulous newspapers,
ambitious to reap the harvest
of extra sales—printing a rumor hi
one extra and denying it an hour later
In another.
The Daily Telegram wishes to as-
sure the public that absolute depend-
ence muy be plaoed in the reports of
the war movements and activities
published, In these columns, and to
give the further assurance that ab-
s«l ely every true and correct phasa
and feature of the situation will be
covered In the Telegram.
This office Is on the main trunk
line • f tho Associated Press, the one
nn<". only absolutely adequate and au-
thentic news gathering agency with
the facilities for thoroughly and cor-
rectly covering the situation. The
Associated Press news is secured by
reliable, trained reporters located at
every point of Interest—men who are
in direct touch with every phase and
angle o" the situation.
This news, in its true, unoolored
and unbiased* state, Is transmitted di-
rectly over the through, private wires
of the Associated Press, with which
our private telegraph office is direct-
ly connected.
The "news we publish each morning
is the complete, all-night wire report,
covering the situation right up to
the hour and minute of going to press
—1:30 a. m. This night report is the
latest and most complete report avail,
able to any morning paper in the
world, and should not be confused
r lth the on- lmerclal wire bulletins,
cotton exchange rumors, etc.
Be assured that the Telegram will
protect you on all the real news of
the war situation, and that this news
will be the latest and freshest avail-
a' e to any paper, and absolutely au-
thentic.
dent Wilson today answered Huerta's
defiance by asking congress, assem-
bled In joint session for approval to
"use the armed forces of the United
States in such ways and to such extent
as may be necessary to obtain from
General Huerta and his adherents the
fullest recognition of the rights and
dignity of the United States."
The president did not ask for any
celebration appropriation of money at this time
nor for authority to call out the na-
tional guard.
' There can be no thought of ag-
gression or of selfish aggrandize-
ment," decjared the president to the
sombre-faced senators and represen-
tatives who packed the hall of the
ho tuse.
"This government can, I certainly
hope. In no circumstances be forced
into war with the people of Mexico.
If armed conflict should unhappily
come as the result of his (Huerta's)
attitude of personal resentment to-
wards this government, we should be
fighting only General Huerta and
those who adhere to him and give him
support and our object would be only
to restore to the people of the dis-
tracted republic the opportunity to set
up again their own laws and their
own government.
"There can, in what we do, be no
thought of aggression or selfish ag-
grandizement We seek to maintaiif
the dignity and authority of the Unit-
ed States only because we wish al
ways to keep our great Influence un
impaired for the uses of liberty both
in the United States and wherever
else it may be employed for the bene-
fit of mankind."
President Wilson laid the Mexican
situation before congress today In
these words:
"Gefttlomen of the congress, it is my
duty to call your attention to a situa-
tion which has arisen in our dealings
with General Vlctorlano Huerta at
Mexico City which calls for action,
and to ask your advice and co-opera-
tion in acting upon it. On the ninth
of April a paymaster of the U. S. S.
Dolphin landed at the Iturbide bridge
at Tampico with a whaleboat and
boafs crew to take off certain sup-
plies needed, by his ship, and while
engaged in loading the boat was ar-
rested by an officer and squad of the
men of the army of General Huerta.
Neither the'paymaster or any one of
the boat's crew was armed. Two of
the men were in the boat when the
arrest took place and were obliged to
leave It an<* submit to be taken Into
custody, notwithstanding the fact that
the boat carried, both at her bow and
her stern, the flag of the United
States. The officer who made the ar-
rest was proceeding up one of the
streets of the town with his prisoners
when met by an officer of higher au-
thority who ordered him to return to
the landing and await orders, and
within an hour and a half from the
time of the arrest orders were re-
ceived from the commander of the
Huertista forces at Tampico for the
release of the paymaster and his men.
The release was followed by apologies
from the commander fend later by an
expression of regret by General Huer-
ta himself. General Huerta urged
that martial law obtained at the time
at Tamploo; that orders had been Is-
land at the Iturbide bridge; and that
our sailors had no right to land there.
Our naval copimanders at the port
had not been notified of any such pro-
hibition and even if they had been, the
only justifiable course open to the lo-
cal authorities would have been to re-
quest the 'paymaster and his crew to
withdraw and lodge a protest with the
commanding officer of the fleet.
Commander Mayo regarded the arrest
so serious an affront that he was not
satisfied with the apologies offered,
but demanded that the flag of the
United States be saluted with special
ceremony by the military commander
of the port.
"The Incident cannot be regarded
as a trivial one. especially as two of
the men arrested were taken from the
boat itself—that is to say from the
territory of the United States; but had
it stood by itself, it might have been
attributed to the ignorance or arro-
gance of a single officer. Unfortu-
nately, it was not an isolated case. A
seriee of incidents have recently oc-
curred which cannot but create the
impression that the representatives of
General Huerta were willing to go out
of their way to show disregard for the
diemity and rights of this government
and felt perfectly safe in doing what
they pleased making free t show in
many ways their Irritation and con-
tempt. A few days after the incident
at Tampico an orderly from the U. S.
S. Minnesota was arrested at Vera
Cruz while ashore in uniform to ob-
tain the ship's mail and was for a time
thrown into jail. An official dispatch
from this government to the embassy
at Mexico City was withheld by the
authorities of the telegraphic service
until peremptorily demanded by our
charge d'affaires in person.
"So far as I can learn, such wrongs
and annoyances have been suffered to
occur only against representatives of
the United States. I have heard no
complaints from other governments
of similar treatment. Subsequent ex-
planations and formal apologies did
not alter the popular impression
which it Is possible It has been the ob-
ject of the Huertistas authorities to
create; that .'the United States was be-
(Continued on page seven.)
j HOUSTON, April 20.—Breakfast in
i camp at Houston tu d noon mess at
. Galveston w s the program Monday
of the first regiment of United States
i troops to break up camp and leave
j this city as a result of the sudden
turn of the Mexican situation.
Following the orders received about
2 30 O'clock Monday morning that
put an end to the proposed military
maneuvers and parade at Houston
practically the entire division of from
11,000 to 12,000 men had left Hous-
ton either by train for Galveston or
overland to Texas City.
The fifth brigade went directlv to
Galveston an I
Speeches in the house and opposition in the senate com- •
tee on foreign relations showed that the prospect of passing i
immediately approval of the president's course was by no '
means as bright as it had seemed and debate was expected to
and possibly continue tomorrow. %
run far into the night
President Wilson had pointed out that under precedent#
he did not need the authority of congress to act, but merely
sought their counsel, advice and approval "in a matter pos-
sibly of so grave consequence."
While congress deliberated and Majority Leader Under-
wood urged prompt action, so if American forces were fifed
on they would be free to act, the executive branch of the gov-^
eminent issued orders to the army uihI navy with systematic
regularity.. .The army was cautioned to be on the alert and
active preparations to use the militia as volunteer forces in
case of further emergency were begun.
The warships of the navy were ordered to concentrate on
Tampico and Vera Cruz as their first objective. 'Plans wei
made to seize these ports. American merchant vessels wei
the remaining troops. ~T —
began a hike for Texas City with (ordered out of Mexican harbors and there was a long session
place* as their first n'Kht a camping i 0f the joint board of the army and navy, participated in by
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Raising Food
Standards
Advertising is playing a wonder-
ful part In the raising of food
standards because it has opened
the way for distributing standard
brands of assured quality.
Article for article, the advertised
food products are of better charac-
ter than the unknown kind.
They are kept to a fixed stand-
ard all the time.
Food products advertised in this
newspaper are deserving of confi-
dence; and the stores which spe-
cialise on these brands and co-
operate with the manufacturers in
giving them distribution are well
worthy of your oonfldence.
In a sense the advertising col-
umns of a reliable newspaper are a
guide to good health.
It is reported here tonight that the
fifth brigade will go abo d trans-
ports at Galveston tomorrow morn-
ing. This had not been confirmed but
provisions and supplies have becfci
taken on board the transports for the
last three days and they are ready to
sail at a moment's notice.
The first t, .in of troops moved out
over the Galveston, Harrisburg and
San Antonio railroad at 2:20 o'clock
and arrived at Galveston at 9:15
o'cl c\: in the morning. This train'
contained one baggage and 11 pas-
senger coaches and carried 520 sol-
diers.
The fastest movement of any
freight train between Houston and
Galveston, in the opinion of officers
of the Southern Pacific raiiroad, took
place over the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio when a stock and
equipment train cf 18 cars left Hous-
ton at 9:10 o'clock and reached Gal-
veston at 11:25 o'clock in the morn-
ing. This train carried 9 cars of
horses and mules and 9 flat cars of
equipment. This train also carried
several hundr^jj soldiers.
Preparations for the overland hike
to Texas City were seen In the move-
ment from the International and
Great Nort' ern depot at 11 o'clock in
the nfiornlng of an equipment and
provision train carrying one oar of
supplies, 8 cars of water and 7 cars
of wood to Genoa. A train left the
International and Great Northern de-
pot at noon over the Galveston, Hous-
ton and Henderson r&ldroad carrying
1,000 troops to Galveston.
A Missouri. Kansas & Texas special
troop train left at » o'clock In tho
morning with 1,000 troops for Gal-
veston and a train for the samo com-
pany left the International anl Great
Northern yards at 12:16 .o'clock with
a stock train of 8 cars of horses and
8 flat cars.
-.t 11 o'clock In the morning a mix-
ed train was moved out over the Gulf
Colorado and Santa Fe railroad for
Galv ston carrying the greater part of
one regiment and equipment
The entire fifth brigade and equip-
ment had arrived at Galveston during
Monday afternoon. A large number
of troops tu.d officers left ovor the
early morning regular pasenger
trains
White Slavery Case.
Amarlllo, Texas, April 20.—The
case of Foster Stewart of Hutchinson,
Kansas, charged with clolatlng the
Mann white slave act was formally
called here today In the federal court
by Judge B. H. Meek and passed to
take Its regular course. It was not
known if both sides would answer
ready for the trial should the ease be
rcaehed this afternoon. Many wit-
nesses for the government are pres-
ent.
Admiral Dewey, Major General Wood and Major General
Witherspoon, after which it was announced that tiie army and
navy were prepared for Instant action. ' . . _ jp-
Tonight the president conferred at the white house with
the secretaries of state, war and navy about the success!
steps to be taken to force reparation from Huerta. Ma,
General Wood, chief of staff of the army; Rear Admiral Vici
Blue, chief of the navy bureau of navigation; Rear Admi)
Fiske, chief of the bureau of operations, and John Lind, the
president's personal representative in Mexico, were called into
conference.
Americans,are being urged to withdraw from Mexico,
chant ships are being chartered to take them away and
the president himself deprecates the "war spirit" with i
the national capita! is surcliarged, high government offici
do not deny that the most elaborate precautions are
taken for any eventuality. In the state, war and navy bui
ing, everything is "on a war basis." Social engagements
being cancelled by government officials; members of con
are hesitant to leave Washington during the crisis.
Newspaper extras and crowds watching the bulletins in
front of newspaper offices and scenes of animation at
white house and state, war and navy buildings, indicated
some extent the excitement that has spread through Wi
ington.
Tho president in a statement to the Washington co
spondents said he had no enthusiasm for war; that he ho,
to avoid It, but that he waS taking forceful steps now to s*
those indignities which might lead to armed conflict „
drew a distinction between the Huerta faction and the great
body of Mexican people who had refused to recognize General
Huerta as their president.
The president in deprecating the war spirit that had arisen
said: .
"In no conceivable circumstances will we fight the neopte
of Mexico." i
Measures "short of war" are planned by the president sue'
as the seizure of customs houses, the occupation of coast tow
the taking of Mexican warships and a blockade of Met'
commerce with the United States.
When the president laid the situation before the cabinet it
a two hour session, Counsellor Lansing of the state deimr
ment sat at the table telling in detail of the precedent urn®
which the administration's action, it now has been decid ®
will bo bftscd» (
It happened in 1854 when President Pierce ordered
American war vessel to Bluefields, Nicaragua, to secure
ration for insults to the American minister. The town Ii
by rebels not recognized by the United States was bonibtt
three times and finally burned, when the Amerfo*>i* vn
ashore. No lives were lost. " ' ™'lJ
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Mr. Wilson realized that any action which
States might take might be construod by Huerta
operation sufficient to provoke war bet in eve
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