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ADMIRAL BADGER AND HIS FLAGSHIP .p»r r inr.mand of the Atlantic fleet, ordered to Tampico to enforce the president's u> • ' _r t . tne Huerta forces there. The battleship Arkansas is the admiral's flagship. ATLANTIC FLEET ON THE WAY TO TAMPICO * ‘ :: .gbt>■ battleships of The Atlantic fleet steaming at full speed for Tampico. Rear Admiral * . ii< Tilers to bombard that port, seize It or take any other measures which he may deem asrrassry. TAMPICO CUSTOM HOUSE AND DOCKS • • - - - Tampico and of the docks Rear Admiral Hadger was given orders to seize this ' x • - ' hC laatv i is the shipping point for most of the Mexican oil. AMERICAN TROOPS ARRIVE AT THE BORDER '-***• ' *i -»d be necessary 10 establish a blockade along the Mexican border, the troops in that part of the ^ --'r> »*-'■ barr:«-4 to toe line. A regiment Is here aeen detraining near Laredo. Tex. COMMANDERS IN MEXICAN WATERS 1, Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger, commanding the Atlantic fleet; 2. Rear Admiral T. B. Howard, commanding the Pacific fleet; 3, Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, commanding the fourth division, at Tampico: 4, Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, commanding the first division, at Vera Cruz. ONE OF OUR BATTLESHIPS AT TAMPICO " f. "" The United States battleship Connecticut, one of the fighting vessels now at Tampico, is of 16,000 tons displacement and carries 46 guns in her various i batteries. — MARINES START FOR THE FRONT Vnited States marines starting from the Portsmouth nary yard to go aboard the vessels of the Atlantic fleet and hurry to Mexican ports. ONE OF OUR BATTLESHIPS AT TAMPICO The United States battleship Connecticut, one of the fighting vessels now ■ at Tampico, fa of 16,000 tons displacement and carries 46 guns in her various j batteries. ' REAR ADMIRAL BLUE Rear Admiral Victor Blue, chief of the bureau of navigation of the navy department, is a busy man these days in Washington, directing the departure of the warships for Mexican waters. NELSON O'SHAUGHNESSY Xelson O'Shaughnessy, American charge d'affaires in Mexico City, tried his best to show Huerta the serious re sults that would follow his refusal to order a salute to the American flag at Tampico, but failed. GENERAL GEORGE BARNETT General Barneu is the recently ap •jointed commander of marines ar.d to his men may tall the duty of seizing the customs houses at Tampico and Vera Cruz. Will Have Many Reminders. He <in their new homei—Do you know, I can hardly believe that we are really and truly married. She—Glance over these bills, dear, and you’ll have no doubt whatever. STIRRING SCENES AT NAVY DEPARTMENT WashiafUia. D.C —Officers attached to the aary department are pluming themaeires on the remarkable prompt mm with m bich each turn of the erects at the busiest dsy la IS years it the offices of the aides for per sonae-. for opt rations, and for mate rial under officers tolled over the few loose cads of business bat the great work of the km day—the issuance of orders tor the dispatch of the great est fleet of Ameican war vessels ever sent upon a "business'’ errand had been promulgated, signed, and were out of the office within six minutes from the time Secretary Daniels gave the first word. Not since the days of 1898 has the navy department presented the scenes uf activity that It did at this time. When, early In 1912 It became appar ent to President Taft that an army of potential occupation must be sent to the borders of the Rio Grande, the war department, which occupies the westerly side of the same building, en joyed all the activity and all the at tention that is now showered upon the navy. When at 6:45 Tuesday night the Norfolk steamer pulled away from its dock, bound for Old Point Comfort and Hampton roads, where the bulk of the fleet lay at anchor, there were genuine wartime scenes. The big steamer was packed and jammed with navy officers whose leave had sudden ly been curtailed, hastening to join their ships. Officers' wives and sweethearts were on hand to say gooy-by. So were a number of blue-clad marines from the Washington barracks hastening to supplement the marine complements of the battle fleet at the roads. Also there were officials of the navy de i partment going to Hampton roads to 1 bid the fleet godspeed, but all were [ in a holiday mood. It might be that there was a loom ing of war clouds on the southwest ern horizon, but the spirit of worry was conspicuously absent. The gen eral impression seemed to prevail among the officers and civilian officials alike that the Mexican expedition, though war perhaps lurks in the dis tance, was about to prove a glorious junket. “Meet you in Mexico City,’’ was the jocular expression of many a young ster bound south on his first chance | at seeing active service. Thin. ‘It says here that wood is now cut so thin that it can be used as wall pa per,” remarked the old fog}'. "That's the kind of wood the walls of our flat building are built of.” re sponded the grouch.—Cincinnati En quirer. Wrong Again. “You should not have too many irons in the fire.” advised the sag$. “But I am in the laundry business,' L explained the caller. BRIEF NEWS OF NEBRASKA A boy scout club has been organized at Johnson. Five hundred acres of land around Shubert are being set out with apple trees. York has been chosen as the fall meeting place of the Nebraska City presbytery. , John F. Griffith, for three terms post master at Pawnee City, has tendered his resignation. J R. Mendenhall has tendered his resignation as a member of the Fair* bury city council. A car load of hogs were cremated when a stock car caught fire from tha engine near Greeley Center. Fred Bereman of Auburn sustained a broken leg in a runaway. His team, was frightened by an automobile. The registration of automobiles in Nebraska in the secretary of state's office tow exceeds 50,000 in number. The schools of Elk Creek have been closed for two weeks because of the prevalence of smallpox in the village. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Palmer, pioneers of Adams county, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last week. The four-year-old son of L. D. Carter of Seneca was burned to death from a bonfirt that he and a playmate had started in a bam. Dr. F. B Righter. for many years a practicing physician and prominent citizen of Lincoln, died at his home ia that p ace Saturday. The city council cf Fremont is con sidering a plan for conducting a heat ing plant in connection with the ci;y water and lighting plant. John Halverson of Culbertson was asphyxiated by gas in a rooming house a: Omaha. The burner was turned on. it is thought, by accident. A prairie fire near Johnstown dam aged a considerable area and for a time threatened the town. The Missouri synod of the Lutheran churca has purchased lots in West Beatrice where it will erect a church. A. Y. Caddell and C. L. Amick are planning to establish an extensive ce ment manufacturing plant at Weep ing Water. Dean E. L. Rouse of Peru will de liver the commencement address tc the graduating class of the Shubert high school. The mothers’ club of Wymore ha* condemned the dog races there a* brutal and have asked the mayor to prohibit them. Frank Pollard, the 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Pollard of Ne hawka. fell from a tree and broke bott bones in his left forearm. Five-year-old Alice Gruntorad wat fatal y burned when her clothing caught fire as she was playing arouna a bonfire at South Omaha. Ernest Lutz, aged 28, is believed to have sustained fatal injuries in a fall from a windmill near Trumbull. Lutz’s skull was badly fractured. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jiskra were seri ouslv injured in a runaway accident near Swanton. Mrs. Jiskra remaining unconscious for several hours. Fcrest Boyer of North Bend was killed when he fell beneath the discs of a pulverizer which he was operat ing on his farm near that place. Physical Director Priudle of the T. M C. A. at Beatrice is making plans for a one hundred mile hike for the boys of the association and the Beat rice high school. The boys will start on the trip at the close of school. Toe explosion of a gasoline can that was being dragged across a cement floor burned Z E. Hurlbut seriously about the face and hands and started' a fire that completely destroyed his livery barn and garage at Greenwood Rev. J. Pieper. formerly of Snyder, has been appointed pastor of the new Catholic church at Beemer. The finding of a lot of burnt matches, cigarette butts, disarranged and displaced furniture, and a number of empty pocketbooks in the Congre gat.onal church at Grand Island has aroused a suspicion that members of a gang who have been working in that vicinity had made the building a place of rendezvous. Members of the Beatrice ball club who have reported are now practicing at the Chautauqua park, which will be used until the new athletic park is ready. The decapitated body of a man, later identified as Joe F. Maca, of Crete, was found on the tracks in the Burlington yards at Lincoln, Sunday night. Women of Beatrice are enthusiastic over the plan proposed that various women’s organizations of the state raise the money for furnishing the Nebraska building at the Panama ex position at San Francisco. ->ute omen was killed by the acci dental discharge of a shotgun at his home near Superior. Charles D. St John had the two mid dle fingers of his right hand so badly 'acerated while working with a porta ble saw at Nehawka that they will probably have to be amputated. On petition of the village board of Cortland. Judge Pemberton of Beatrice has issued a restraining order against the Farmers Elevator & Coal company, the effect of which will be to stop the building of coal sheds on what the village officers claim is a part of Third street. I One hundred and fifty relatives and friends helped Mr. and Mrs. John Hutchins of Weeping Water celebrate tteir golden wedding anniversary last week. The Columbus branch of the mail carriers' association has elected L. A. Raney delegate and W. M. Thomas alternate to attend the meeting of the state association at Lincoln. Mayor Fred H. Davis of Madison his handed in his resignation in order that he might assume the duties as pistmaster unhampered. Mr. Davis has served as mayor for three years aad as councilman six years. Mrs. Mary Hart of Hastings, 84 years of age, may not recover from the result of a fall when she tripped on a carpet, breaking her thigh. Nearly 200 guests were in attend ance at the annual banquet of the Al bion Commercial club. Ross Ham mond. president of the state associa tion, made the address of the evening. The barn of J. L. Dorsey, north of Bradshaw, was destroyed by fire Wed nesday night. Six head of horses were also burned, and hay and grata snd some machinery also lost. Mr. Dorsey cannot account for the origia, tf the fire.
