No, not today, but soon
"lonAV
Watch for it in The Bee
The Omaha Daily Bee
THE WEATHER
Unsettled.
VOL. XLV NO. 9.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1916 TWELVE PAGES.
On Tralm, at Moltl.
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SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
I FOURTH REGIMENT
MUSTERED IN AND
READY jOR TESTS
Physical Examinations Alone to
Be Taken Before Nebraskans
Are in Shape to Go to
the Border.
MAY NEED MORE RECRUITS
(
Signal Corps Reduced
Number by Medical
Officers.
in
NEWSPAPER MEN IN VAN
COAST TO COAST
RATES ARE TOO LOW
Commission Makes Sweeping
Order Which Affords Relief
To Inter-Mountain Points.
WATER COMPETITION DEAD
ORPET GRILLED
WITHOUT MERCY
BY PROSECUTOR
Women Hang Heads and Me?
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) T1:j Fourth regiment of the
Guard has been entirely mustered in
and will be able to move at any time,
unless examinations show enough
members excused so that the com
panies are below the required sixty
five men.
Fourth Now Mustered.
The Fourth regiment of the Guard
has been entirely mustered in and
will be able to move at any time, un
less examinations show enough mem
bers excused so that the companies
are below the required sixty-five men.
Captain McMillen of the aero com
pany has been authorized to secure
from the different companies of the
Guard forty-five men for aero service.
Today General Halt sent in inc tui
lowing names:- Captain Ralph Mc
Millen and Lieutenant Ed. Bagnell,
both pilots; T. M. Dillon, Auburn, D
of the Fifth; E. R. Wills, Lincoln, A
of the Fifth; William Lovelady,
Omaha, A of the Fourth; A. White,
of the Fourth; F. Bolton, Lincoln;
H. J. Devol, Lincoln; R. P. Chesney,
field hospital; Leo D. Wcstover,
Lincoln; F. E. Roberts, Lincoln; R.
J. Craig, Lincoln; W. T. Hanson,
Newman Grove.
May Go Together.
It begins to look this evening as
if the Guard would be able to move
to the south in a body instead of in
small units of perhaps a battalion.
The fear of the governor and
officers that if the regiments went
out in small units they would be
mixed in with troops of other states
and thus lose their identKy as -Nebraska
troops, has to some extent
passed away with the mustering in ot
the entire Fourth and with the mus
tering in ofthe Fifth as fast as pos
sible, all can go when the order comes
to move. , . ..
The signal' corps, from Fremont, it
is understood tost several men under
-i ysteat'exarmnatkHMibut mtjMatftl
be able to qualify. When mustered
i i they looked like a body of men
physically fit, to all outward appear
ance, but the rigid eye- of the exam
iner saw defects which made several
step to the rear.
Chafing at Delay.
Delays in getting the companies
ready are not appreciated by the men,
who appear to be anxious to get to
.1.. 1.,... Mmv of them have
LUC UUluw- -j --
thrown up a good business or a good
position to fight if necessary for the
old flag and they do not like to think
that the delay might possibly keep
them from being among the first to
the front. ''.,. , .
This is true especially of the sup
ply company from Wisner, command-
...Ll-l, I,,, oa a nart nf its dutV
T. -r a:..:. inini-hpt. nuttinff
tne las ui ui&g"'e .-- r
in water pipes ana sucn worn,
be found men who have accumulated
. .A .mr.nt nt wnrldlv CTOOdS. but
are not at all backward in giving to
their country tne Dest mat is m uiciu,
no matter where the duty calls them.
Wealthy Men in Company
Among them- are two doctors; one
of them Dr. Riley, , is said to bo able
... A hi. - rhrrc alnn? the SIX
figure line, while the other physician,
Dr. Morris, can go to the bank and
draw $50,000 most any day. Another
busy toiled in khaki is John Huff, a
well to do druggist, wnne vvunau.
is the leading hardware mer-
nf the town. Another man, a
lumber merchant, is a prosperous
business man, yet all of these are to
be found digging, trenches, or any
.i,: i. wi.irh .-alls for the services
thr snnnlv comnany. But do. not
(ContlMKit oir Pas . Column 1.)
The Weather
-i-, , f-vtianiiA Bluff and Vicinity-
tWuieJ,.y..tb probably showem; not much
Chans in tempsnuure.
. Temperature at Omalm yesterday.
5 a. m
6 a. m.... -
7 a. m
8 a. m
S p. m. . . .
ft p. m, . . .
7 r m. . . .
p. m..
,...o
...m
...70
...7
...75
Comparative lAKat Breord.
1111. lilt. 1914. 1913.
lllgbf yeilerduy ..HI 14 79 H
UweK yenterday ..1)2 S7 63 7u
Mean temperature .. 72 7i 71) M
Pruclpltatloi 00 .00 .00 .00
Tenipvralura and precipitation from the
normal:. Be.
Xoi-niiil temperature 76
JH-rluJuii'-y . for lite, day .'. 9
Total' deficiency ilnva March 1 23
Xornml pret ipltatlon . . . i -1C Incli
Uefk-leiu-y tor the day .......... .15 Inch
Toutl rainfall alnce llurch 1.....9.32 tnchea
lieftcleticy tor r.or. period, 1S1D..4.2S Inchea
Hxct-sa for cor. period, 1314.- 12 Inch
Ueporla From Stntlona at I p.
Btntlon iind Slatea
of Weather.
Cheyenne, dear
Iwronport. cloudy ..
Iwnver. v-Ioor
Ilea Mwlni. cloudy .
IhmIro t-'Uy clei.r ....
N-rlli l'l.-.:U-. clear .
On.iiha, clo-ity
JtKpld city. Our -..
Sherid.,r.. Jfl i fcuny
itleulit-a. .cloud
Temp. HlKh- (nil.
p.m. . eat. tall.
... H 89 .00
... 74 78 .00
... 74 78 .00
. .. 7 80 .00
. ., 84 S .00
... 84 .00
... 78 81 .00
YVULUif, ilcUorologiBt.
Washington, D. C, June 27. Hold
ing that water competition between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts has
been completely destroyed under war
conditions, the Interstat. Commerce
commission today ordered transconti
nental railroads to revise their rates
from the east to the Pacific coast
by September 1, so that they shall not
be lower than rates to intermediate
points.
The order was a result of the in
vestigation of existing rates on appli
cation of the Nevada Railroad com
mission, the Spokane Merchants' as
sociation and representatives of va
rious intermediate cities.
The commission found that the
need for lower rates to meet water
competition has completely disap
peared for the time being and "there
is little likelihood of any material
competition by water during the pres
ent year."
Coast Rates Are Too Low.
"The unprecendentc- freight rates
being paid for ocean transportation
between this and other countries,"
said the opinion, "have attracted prac
tically all of the ships heretofore en
gaged in coast-to-coast service, in
these circumstances coast rates are
lower than conditions warrant. The
rate adjustment m question was
established after exhaustive hearing
and careful studv and was justified
by the conditions then existing. The
war ana an unparaneica rise in prices
for ocean transportation have so
changed the situation as to transform
a relation of rates which was justi
fied when established, to one that is
now unjustly discriminatory against
intermediate points.
Many Commodities Affected.
The commission's revision order
aonlics to a long list of commodities
in westbound t.affic, including iron
and steel articles lrom Pittsburgh and
canned goods, coffee, meats, cotton
and wood products, dry goods, hard
ware, shoes, twine, paper, on. etc.
from the east generally. It includes
eastbound rates from California
points via rail and water routes
through gulf ports to, the Atlantic sea
board.
The opinion says that the rail car
riers objected to a change on the
ground that present conditions arc
but temporary and that there is cer
tain to be a return of competition be'
tween them and water carriers when
these unprecedented conditions disap'
pear
Representatives of intermediate
points, on the pther hand, argued that
while conditions may not persist for
more than a tew months, the mainte
nance of lower rates to the coast
cities for that period is unduly prejudicial.
E. J. McVann, head of the local
freight traffic bureau, when told of
the ruling of the Interstate Commerce
commission, said that the entire fab
ric of rates was built up by the rail
roads to meet competition on the
water. He said that the roads en
deavored by lowering the rates to
take away that class ot tramc which
the boats needed to exist, that is, the
heavy freight. Mr. McVann says the
change will rave a direct bearing on
rates here as soon as they are adjust
ed, because now there is some class
of freight which is hauled cheaper
from New York to San Francisco
than it is to Omaha.
Anti-Saloon League
Of America Meets
At Indianapolis
Indianapolis, June 27. The seven
teenth annual convention of the Anti-
Saloon league of America was for
mally opened here today with an ad
dress of welcome by E. S. Shumaker,
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league in Indiana and response by the
Rev. Robert L. Davis, superintendent
of the league nr North Carolina,
Mr. Davis pleaded for freedom in
every political party from the influ
ence of the liquor trattic. -tie said
that prohibition would soon drive the
liquor tramc out ot America.
Mr. Shumaker said the fight in In
diana had brought about a saloonless
population in that state greater than
in prohibition Kansas and three times
as great as in pronioition Maine.
Jail Sentence and Fine for
Fisherman Who Used Nets
Crete, Neb., June 27. (Special.)
fug JJarling, arrested here several
days ago by Deputy Gme Warden
lohn Holmes tor tisninz with nets,
will pay dearly for his methods of
dealing with the members ot tne
linnv tribe.
The judge fined him $5 apiece for
each hsh he caught eighteen in all
and sentenced him to thirty days in
jail.
The deputy game warden was work
ing on the case two days before he
caught Darling, who at the time of
his arrest had the $90 worth" of fish
in his nets.
Piatti Expects to Confer
With Secretary of Labor
'From a Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Junet f 27. (Special
Telegram.) Congressman Lobeck
will accompany L. J. Patti to the
JJcpartmcnt ot Labor tomorrow for
a conference with Secretary of Labor
Wilson, looking to the establishment
of a branch of the bureau of immigra
tion m umaha.
Congressman Lobeck was advised
today of the transfer of A. H.
Earhart, rural mail carrier at Her
man, to the same position at Florence,
GREAT RUSH FOR SEATS
Ninety-Five Per Cent of Audi
ence Hearing Testimony
of Fair Sex.
CANDIDATE AND MANAGER This picture show.
Charlet E. Hughes and William R. Wlilcox, the new chair
man of the republican national committee, coming across on
the ferry together on Mr. Hughes' first trip after his nomi
nation to New York city.
Are Plainly Uncomforta!
as He Tells of Auto
Ride With Girl.
DEFENDANT MORE HIMSELF
Waukegan, 111., June 27. Will H.
Orpet, charged with the murder of
Marion Lambert, resumed the witness
stand tpday. Attorney F. Potter of
the defense immediately asked about
the water and molasses which Orpet
sent to Marion "to relieve her mind."
One of these bottles he sent to hr,
the other he brought to her on Feb
ruary 9, the day of her death.
"I bought the bottle, of six-ounce
size, ot Utto .Peterson ana iuiea h
two-thirda full in my room," he said.
He testified yesterday that Marion
when he met her in Helm's woods re
fused to accept it, saying, "that will
not do me any good."
Orpet was in better voice than yes
terday. He talked with more assur
ance and more connectedly.
Every car was strained as Attorney
Potter asked:
What were your relations with Cel-
estia Youker?"
There was a tacit understanding
between us. I had known her for six
years.
You were engagear
"No. there was an understanding.
No date was set for marriage, I had
not even formally asked her to marry
me."
Mr. Potter next asked concerning
certain answers Orpet was reputed to
have made to various reporters at
the time of his arrest The principal
one was this:
"Did vou tell Mr. Dady or any one
else that you saw Marion take the
poison f
wo, i aw not.
Cross-Examination.
The witness was then turned over
to the state for cross-examination.
Interrogation for the state was by
Attorney David R. Joslyn, who is as
sisting State's Attorney Dady. He
asked about an automobile ride which
Marion and Orpet took last Septem-
her--..-
... It was on. this trip that the rela-
lions Between uic yuung jdir pasaeu
the bounds of morality, witness ad
mitted.
You stopped and went into the
woods? asked Mr. Joslyn.
"Yes."
"What did you say to Marion?"
"I can't remember."
For a half hour questions and an
swers were of a nature at which wo
men hung their heads and men were
plainly uncomfortable, but Mr. Jos
lyn went on relentlessly. The young
witness, taced by his tather and moth
er, turned his head as he replied.
There was a sigh of relief as exhibit
one, a letter trom Urpet to Marion,
was called to the witness' attention.
Many of those who attended the
forenoon sessicn, and Ihey were 95
per cent women, took positions at the
door when the court room was
cleared for the noon recess. There
they waited for an hour and a half
without lunch, to be ready for the
rush tor seats when the doors were re
opened for the afternoon proceedings,
Two More American
Troopers Arrested
By Carranzistas
El Paso, Tex., June 27. Two negro
troopers, ragged and half dead from
hardships, were lodged in the jail at
Juarez today after being broueht
from Guzman, where they were cap
tures by the - de tacto government
troops. They are believed to be sur
vivors ot the Larnzal encounter.
Neither their names nor their com
panies were given out by the Juarez
authorities, who announced they
would De taken to Chihuahua Uty and
kept with the other prisoners taken
at carnzal, who number twentv-two.
excluding Lem Spillsbury, the scout.
General Bell said later he had been
informed of the presence of the negro
soldiers in Juarez, but had been told
they were deserters. He said he
would make no inquiry, but would re
port the matter to General Funston
and await instructions.
Movement of Red
Cross Kept Secret
New York, June 27. The War de
partment has placed the movement of
the Red Cross under the same cover
of secrecy as those of the regular
army and the militia. Officials of the
Red Cross throughout the country
have been advised to be careful as
to information they give out, as the
disposition ot their lorces would in
dicate the points where troops are to
be sent.
The Red Cross began to enroll
nurses three years ago for emergen
cies and now has 6,000 who are ex
pected to respond if needed. It was
arranged also to provide equipment
and personnel for enough base hos
pitals to care for 40,000 men and to
turn these over to the government in
event ot war.
J. Bruce Ismay Resigns as
' International Marine Head
London, June 27. A dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Liverpool
says that J. Uruce ismay has re
signed as a director of the Interna
tional Mercantile Marine and also as
a member of its British committee.
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W.R.WILLCOX HEADS
G. 0. PJOMMITTEE
Former Postmaster of New
York Appointed Chairman of
Republican Organization.
TEDDY DINES WITH HUGHES
CHAEivtS C HUGHES 9- WllMAM. . WlhLCCK.
FRENCH RECAPTURE
VERD1TREMHES
Paris War Office Reports Addi
tional Ground in Thiau
mont Region Regained.
NIGHT ATTACKS REPULSED
Paris, June 27. The French have
recaptured another section of the
trenches at Thiaumont in the Verdun
sector, according to an official state
ment issued by the war office today.
The struggle for the possession of the
village of Fleury is still progressing.
Three allied aeroplan'es dropped six
ty-five shells on German ships near
the Belgian coast. t '
"On the left bank of the Meuse a
night attack with grenades against
one of our trenches west of Hill 304
was repulsed easily. ,
On the right bank we made pro
gress in the region oi ihiaumont
works.
'On the heights of the Meuse a
grenade attack against our positions
near Mouilly broke down under our
fire.
'In Belgium three of our aero
planes which were engaged in a re
conoissance fired sixty-five bombs on
German ships near the Belgian coast.
Marked Activity in West.
Berlin, June 27. (Via London.)
Marked activity continued in evidence
along the Franco-Belgian front held
by the British and the northern wing
of the French line. Numerous gas
clouds are being employed by the en
tente forces in the operations, the war
office announced today. The artillery
fire on the German lines was espe
cially intense in the vicinity of
Somrae.
American Captives
Are Well Cared for
In Chihuahua Prison
i
Washington, June 27. The British
consul at Chihuahua City, who is took
ing after American interests there, re
ported to the State department today
that the American troopers captured
at Carrizal had been interned in the
Chihauhua penitentiary and were be
ing well treated. He gave the num
ber as twenty-three, two of them ser
geants and the others privates. Two
are slightly wounded.
The consul's message, which was
the first report regarding the prison
ers to reach the department from
him, follows:
"There are twenty-one privates and
two sergeants of the Tenth cavalry
and one white interpreter interned in
the penitentiary. Two are slightly
wounded, one through the shoulder
and the other has flesh wound in
knee. Both recovering and receiving
medical attention. They are suffi
ciently fed and well treated. They
have ample room for exercise. Am
assured that there is no danger for
their lives."
AD CLUB MEMBERS
HAVING BIG TIE
Cabaret of Western Contingent,
Which Follows the Pageant,
Lasts Until Dawn,
FULL PROGRAM FOR TODAY
Philadelphia, June 27. The mem
bers of the Associated Advertising
Clubs of the World, which is holding
its .twelfth annual convention in this
city, continued their program today.
While all Philadelphia was still dis
cussing the wonders, of last night's
street pageant and the midnight cab
aret of the Chicago and western mem
bers had barely ended, the, general
sessions of the convention opened at
9 o'clocfc- with. ;iu.iBvocatipt(iy
Bishop Thomas J. " Garland.. Ad
dresses were made by Frank Stock-
dale and Llewtlyn E. Pratt and the
different departmental sessions and
conferences were held in various
buildings of the University of Penn
sylvania during the day.
The conferences-included the adver
tising agents, advertising specialty
manufacturers, agricultural publish
ers, business press, direct mail adver
tisers, directory publishers, employ
ing lithographers, financial advertis
ers, graphic arts, magazine publishers,
newsDaner oublishers. noster advertis-
iW, religious press, retail advertisers,
club secretaries, church advertising,
community advertising, export adver
tising, house organ editors and teach
ers of advertising.
Experts in these varying lines dis
cussed their snecialties at these 'con
ferences in both morning and after
noon sessions. Women's advertising
clubs also held a session in the after
noon, while John Hart qf London de
livered an . illustrated lecture on Ad
vertising in the British Isles."
A swimming competition in the uni
versity pool, a series of naval ma
neuvers at the Philadelphia navy yard
and in the evening a military and
naval tournament on Franklin Field
were included in the day's entertain
ment program, which closed with a
cabaret under the auspices of the New
York club.- More than 7,000 delegates
from all sections of this country,
Canada, Mexico and Europe march
ed in the parade last night. .
George A. Knight,
Well-Known Golden
' State Lawyer, Dies
San Francisco, Cal., June 27.
George A. Knight, former republican
national committeeman and ope of
California's best known attorneys,
died here today at a sanitarium. Heart
trouble was given - as the cause.
Knight in 1908 made the chief speech
nominating William Howard Taft.
Knight was born in Worcester, Mass.,
in 1851.
Villistas Reported Flocking to
the Standard of Carranza
El Paso, Tex., June 27. Evidence
that the poSsibility of war with the
United States has healed the breach
between the Carranzistas and the Vil
lista' factions in Mexican politics con
tinued to pile here today. More than
100 wealthy Mexicans, who prior to
the surrender of the Villista ga.rison
of Juarez last January, had been ac
tive in supporting the bandit leader,
and who since have been refugees in
El Paso, crossed the Rio Grande and
apparently were received in good
favor by authorities of the de facto
governmei.t, .
Hand bills, printed in Spanish, . as
serting that Villa himself- had been
pledged to supported Carranza gov
ernment in the everlt of a break with
the United States were circulated in
Juarez and to ,wjme extent, in th-;
Mexican quarter of El Paso. All re
port's indicated, however, that the
bandit chieftain has not yet joined the
constitutionalist forces, but with a
body of his troops is somewhere in
the Rio. Florido district of southern
Chihuahua, awaiting developments in
the crisis.
General Manuel Mcdinavietia, for
merly Villa's chief of staff, and Gen
eral Jose ,Ysabel Koblcs, minister of
war in the Guiterr'cz cabinet, were
guests " today , of General Francisco
Gonzales, commandent in Juarez. It
'was. reported here .that they, both of
whom havt directed extensive mili
tary, campaigns in northern Chihua
hua, are to be assigned to important
commands in General Trevino's army
of, the north. . ,
New York, June 27. William R.
Willcox, former postmaster of New
York and later public service com
missioner, was today appointed chair
man of the republican national com
mittee.
Mr. Willcox was the choice of
Charles E. Hughes, republican nomi
nee for president. He was appointed
at a meeting today of a subcommittee
of the national committee headed by
W. Murray Lranc of Massachusetts.
It was announced that Mr. Willcox
had been chosen on the first ballot.
Mr. Willcox will assume his new du
ties at once.
Other officials will be selected at
a later meeting.
Mr. Willcox has been long a close
friend of the republican nominee. He
is a native of Pew lork state. He
began practicing law in this city in
low. ror two years, beginning in
1905, he was postmaster and in 1907
Mr. Hughes, then governor of the
state, appointed him chairman of the
Public Service commission.
Roosevelt to Dine With Hughes.
Theodore Roosevelt has accepted
an invitation to dine with Charles E.
nugncs at tne rcpuoucan presiaen
tial nominee's hotel here at 7:J0
o'clock tomorrow night, it was learned
here today.
Only the candidate and the colo
nel, it was stated, will be present at
this dinner, which will be held in Mr.
Hughes' apartment,
While Mr. Hughes was receiving
callers today the national commit
tee's subcommittee which will direct
the organization of the new national
committee and its executive commit
tee was meeting.
Men who conferred with Mr.
Hughes today included E. J. Hen
ning of San Diego, Cal., who on be
half of the Republican Club of Cali
fornia invited Mr. Hughes to visit
there during the campaign. The can
didate said he was anxious to visit
the Pacific coast and the two dis
cussed a suggestion that the presi
dential speech making tour be put un
der way in cities in California, Ore-
ion and Washington early in oep
tember. Mr. Hughes took this plan
under advisement.
Johnson Will Support Hughes.
Sacramento, Cal., June 27. Gover
nor Hiram W. Johnson, one ot the
leaders of the progressive party, to
day announced that he will support
Charles E. Huiihes. republican, for
the presidency of the United States,
"because 1 believe, his record warrants
it" - '- ' - - -
House Rejects All
Amendments to the
Hay Resolution
Washintrton. June 27. The house
today, by a vote of 119 to 65, dis
agreed to the senate amendment to
the Hav militia drafting resolution
eliminating a million dollar relief ap
propriation for dependent families of
enlisted guardsmen in the federal
military service. A conference on the
resolution was asked.
All senate amendments to the reso
lution were disagreed to without dis-
elusion, including the One striking
out the declaration that in the opinion
of congress an emergency exists,
Conferees were appointed at once
by both houses. , '
The house naval committee favor
ably reported the Padgett naval
militia federalization bill, .providing
for retainer pay in times of peace
and authorizing the president to draft
the militiamen into the federal serv
ice as volunteers in time pf emer
gency. Carranza Willing
To Mediate, Avers
His Former Counsel
Washington, June 27. Counselor
Polk of the State department, today
declined, to discuss mediation of the
Mexican difficulty with Charles A.
Douglas, a Washington lawyer, for
merly counsel for General Carranza,
who called to say he had authoritative
advice from Mexico uty that Car
ranza would agree to mediation with
the military status quo maintained in
the meantime.
Luis Cabriera. minister of finance
in the Mexican cabinet, telegraphed
Mr. Douglas today that Carranza was
willing to enter into such an agreement.
War Time Editor of
Sioux City Is Dead
Sioux City, la., June 27. Mahlon
gore, aged 79, editor and proprietor
of the Sioux City Journal from
November 19, 1864 to May 1869, and
one of the early pioneers of South
Dakota and northwestern Iowa, died
today at his home in Orlando, Fla.
Complications incident to old age
were the cause of death.
Middle States' Tennis
Tournament Postponed
Mountain Station, N. J., June 27.
Mobilization of the National Guard
has caused the postponement of the
challenge round matches in the mid
dle states tennis championships here.
The decision- was caused by the faot
that Karl Behr, holder of the singles
title and also a doubles champion
with Theodore R. Pell, has been
called to join his New York cavalry
regiment.
The .challenging doubles team,
composed of Dean Mathey and Har
old Throckmorton, will be disrupted,
as Mathey goes to Cleveland today to
play in the clay court championships.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt, holder of the
middle states women's championship,
also is called (o defend her clay court
championship at Cleveland; this week.
MEXICAN CRISIS
NOT MORE THAN
TWO DAYS AWAY
United States Will Tako Defin
ite Action if the Captured
Troopers Are Hot Re
leased Thur:da7.
Special Ajent Rodgers Reports
It Delivered to Do Facto
President on Monday.
TROOPS ARE MOVING SOUTH
CARRANZA NOW HAS IIOTE
Washington, June 27. There were
clear indications today that if Ameri
can cavalry men, captured by Mexi
can, troops at Carrizal, were not re-
eased within forty-eight hours, action
would be taken by the United States.
The impression prevailed in official
circles that President Wilson would
not wait beyond Thursday at the lat
est and possibly not beyond tomor
row afternoon for a definite reply
from the Carranza government to the
note demanding the immediate re-;
lease of the prisoners and a declara
tion of intentions. .
Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico
City reported" in an overnight mes
sage that he had delivered the note to
the Mexican foreign "bffice yesterday
morning.
, While the diplomatic aspects of the
crisis awaited Carranza's action, the
War department drove forward its ef
forts to hasten mobilization ot the
National Guard on the border.
It is certain that no aggressive
military operations can be undertaken
until a substantial mrmber ot state
troops is availabje to back up General
Funston's regulars, who unquestion
ably would lead any movement
Will Consult Congress. '
President Wilson's first step, should
he decide to force the issue, probably
would be to lay the whole situation
before congress in joint session. -t
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WCAIL4II uiunaia llIC nave IHW" .j
ed the opinion that General Carranp !
would surrender the . American pris
oners, whatever reply he might make
to the demand lor a formal diplomat
ic expression of his purposes. The .
State department has had no official
report tending to confirm this view.
Troops Moving South. - -
Every day's delay in' what seems
the inevitable break in relations with
the Mexican government sees the,
army in better position. for the swift'
action that may follow. , This has in- -fluenced
against pressing matters to
an immediate issue,
j Advice ," from- 'General Funston's
headquarters indicate that trains load
ed with state troops are sweeping '
southward today from many parts ol
the country. .Additionrt regiments
are entraining or receiving the last
necessary equipment. At theWar de-
partment and in congress hurried
measures are being taken to provide
supplies promptly for the army or
dered to. the border.
' Another task aided by delay in an
outbreak of general hostilities is that
of getting Americans but of' Mexico.
The number there has been reduced
to less than a thousand.' -
Consular advices during the day
from the few State department repre-
(Continued oil , Columa 1.)
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Jordan and Gompers-
Head of Two Moves
To Keep the Peace
El Paso, Tex., June 27. Dr. David
Starr Jordan announced this after
noon he would go to Albuquerque, N.
M tonight and that the other men
delegated by the Americr.il Union .
Against Militarism' would join him
there to hold their conference to
maintain peace with Mexico.
It was reported earlier in the day
that strong pressure had been brought
here to persuade Dr. Jordan to hold
the conference elsewhere than is El
Paso.- ' - ' "!-'' .-'..
Dr. Jordan announced, however, .
that he was going to Albuquerque be
cause it "was cooler there."
Washington, D. C June 27. Sam-
uel Gompers today telegraphed Luis
Marones and other ' Mexican labor
leaders at Eagle Fasa, Tex., that the -executive
council of the American
Federation of Labor would be pleased
to meet here with a delegation or
organized workers of Mexico on SaN
urday or before. Mr. Gompers' mes
sage was sent in reply to one saying
Mexican workers wished to meet the
executive council for the realization
of ijs "pacifist program."
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