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MVmmr PliAtNDEALER, MHENRY, 1IA. •SFittT** vm$k: ^;v" !::•' I^ Miv*'" ••-••• j DF VERA CRUZ Capture of Mexican Cfty After ; Two Days' Fight Presents VALOR OF OUR BLUEJACKETS ?l^pv|^; •A*;" Wairships Shelled Buildings In Which k"Sniper®" Had Taken Ref- uge--Natives Surprised at Cour» •> y%. 'fa,." tesy of American Troops. m W ' ~ M* i • • V-' iter 'fl : • ».,[. i- .J £.w :3r V",vJ * ' ||p. £y' Vera Cms, Mexico, April 21.-? •Twelve Americans were killed and thirty wounded before the city of Vera Cruz came into the undisputed possession of the American invading forces after a two-day fight Although the Mexicans suffered more severely, the number of their casualties has not been ascertained. The best estimates obtained by Capt. William R. Rush of the battleship Florida indicated that in the engagements of Tuesday and Wednesday their dead numbered about one hundred and fifty. No per­ son knows how many Mexicans fell wounded, as many of them were taken away and hidden by friends. In the streets about the plaza • Wednesday afternoon lay fifteen or twenty bodies, a majority of them at­ tired In citizen's clothing. Some of the men evidently had been dead since the engagement Tuesday and the tropical heat made their immediate disposal imperative. One of the first orders given after the town had been captured was to bury the Mexican dead in a trench at the sea end of one of the streets leading from the plaza. Score* Are Taken Prisoner*. When the city was taken the order ins' given to advance carefully and search every building for men bearing arms. Scores of prisoners were taken, the majority of them protesting vol­ ubly--many hysterically--that they irere not guilty of any unfriendliness toward the Americans. Accustomed as the Mexicans are to seeing their own contending forces shoot imme­ diately all prisoners taken, the cap- tared men could not but believe that they would receive no less drastic treatment at the handB of the Ameri­ cans. The guns found In houses were thrown by the marines and blue- Jackets from the upper balconies to the pavement below. The most spirited action was the taking of the naval academy. , Aside from that fight, no definite, organized opposition was encountered by the Americans. A hot fire was poured from the naval college, but a few well directed shots from the cruisers 8K$K< Chester. San Francisco and Prairie \f; > tore gaping holes in the stone walls and silenced the rifle fire of the Mexl- eans inside. The bluejackets then were enabled to proceed with the task they bad in hand. > Eecape From Fight Cut Off. ^,4^-• 'yk Despite the shelling it had received - Tuesday, a squad of soldiers continued to give considerable trouble to the Americans from the battered Benfto Juarez tower. After they had been silenced and removed from the tower It was- discovered that the soldiers had continued fighting for lack of ability to do anything else. The shell* from the warships Tuesday had torn away the stairway in the tower and the pen had been compelled to remain to It. .# Appeal •From Aged Mexican. Coincident with the orders for the' general advance of the Americans an aged, white-haired Mexican, carrying the white flag of truce, came down a street from the center of the city. He carried a letter to the chief of po­ lice, the only authority he hoped to reach, and desired Consul Granada to Mad it. It was an urgent appeal to 1he chief of police to call off the , aaipers and prevent the bombardment Ike believed would follow if they con­ tinued their execution. , Even before the messenger had !$* My VSj 'd<~. ft ^ Climbed the stairs into the consul's ' • office Capt. Rush wis informed of the t. - contents of the note he bore and im- . Mediately sounded "cease firing" and ^ "halt" But it was too late. The action had been begun all along the 4 line and it was not considered wise |||i~ to attempt further measures to stop |P£>( It. The commanders ordered their 7^ ' Den forward at double quick, which £s:'£ they, carried out with a vigor that tfllr :"#terwtrd gave them the city. ' ' Evidence* of War. Blood-bespattered sidewalks, broken l^lndows and bullet-scaired walls gave ;|J,' * '&e plaza a grewsome aspect. Within iliV th® Diligencla hotel there were forty • Americans, most of them women, who had been there since the commence- aicnt of hostilities. When the square s ~ . Was taken they were immediately no- ttfied that they might go on the Span- ;V „, *®h cruiser Carlos V. outside the |fe;': breakwater in order to give the Prairie P^v.,;-jv.'J!poin to fire her guns. The Spanish i 1 • commander refused, saying that he - dared not maneuver his boat In so , **na11 a space at night. He also de- !§&•;' -^flared that he needed to take on a |p;: iupply of fresh water. Admiral ^etcher Insisted yesterday that his •rdor carried out, and the Carlos Sp.'-j ; moved outside just before the at- iM;r on the center of the city began. " At Wednesday morning the Americans were in undisputed pos- ti'sh: I aession of ^11 the city except the | i Southwest quarter, in which the bar- L/ '• - 'V' ' ®acks are situated, and a few outlying ^districts. At noon they had taken the barracks. When the city prison, which faces the main plaza, was cap* tured, Lieutenant-Commander Buchan­ an of the Florida made an inspection tour through it. There was great sur­ prise among the Mexicans who had gathered there that the prisoner® were not released. They had been accustomed to seeing the^ victor al­ ways release prisoners and theft tS*> press them all into his army. Chief of Police Captured. - •'*>'• Chief of Police Antonio Villa Vltt- cencio was taken prisoner by the Americans shortly after they had oc­ cupied the plain plaza of the city.. It was suggested to him that he con­ tinue in his official capacity to direct the city's protective system. He took the question under advisement. Had the frightened mayor made up his mind to accede to Admiral Fletcher's suggestion, which was made through (Jpnsul Canada, the Mexicans might have been spared the humiliation of being forced from their positions and undoubtedly a number of lives would not have been sacrificed. When Admiral Fletcher directed that battalions of bluejackets and ma­ rines be landed from Rear Admiral Badger's ships before dawn^and be drawn up in the plaza before the rall- road station, thence to proceed to take , the entire town, he acted only after warning and after 15 shells from the Prairie's ;three-Inch guns had been thrown into the steel iramework of the new market, which faces Mar­ ket place. A persistent but scattered fire came from rifles in the market during all the early hours of the morn­ ing, and Admiral Badger's men land­ ed to the accompaniment of rifle bul­ lets over their beads. Uniforms Dyed With Rust. When the rush started Admiral Bad­ ger's bluejackets, clad in orange col­ ored clothing, made for them on the trip down by dyeing white uniforms with iron rust, moved in close column formation up the water front, past the market and across the front of the naval college, a long, three story struc­ ture built of adobe and having a tile roof. The column moved steadily for­ ward until the first company had passed beyond the college and the T+ mainder were covering the whole front close against the wall. Suddenly a spatter of rifle firing broke out. Flashes from the rifleB were plainly visible in the upper win- down of the college and along the roofs. The jackies stood their ground plucklly. Some Of them huddled close to the wall to avoid the rain of steel- jacketed bullets from above, while oth­ ers dashed across a small open epace directly in front of the building. These bluejackets dropped on their stomachs and lifted their rifles high to get a range on the windows above. Finally the American officers hustled their men either forward or backward un­ til they were in the shelter of nearby- buildings. ^ Men .In Front Undaunted, -t > The jackies in front held their places, however, and the Prairie sent shell after shell from her three-inch battery into the windows of the col­ lege; huge columns of red dust leaped upward as each shot went home. The Chester also joined in, and with a roar her six-inch shells tore great gaps in the roof of the college. Far to the right of the harbor the mine ship San Francisco opened with her five-inch guns, and, taking the front of the col­ lege, shot out window after window, planting the shells with the precision of target practise. After 15 minutes of firing the Prai­ rie and the San Francisco ceased and the column of jackies formed again and pushed • ahead, deploying around the front of the college. A few shots were directed at thgm, but pone came from the college. The Chester"ctfiilTn- ued hurling shells Into any building in which snipers lurked and also far out into the suburbs. - The jackies went ahead without fal­ tering, spreading out through the wa­ terfront sections, seizing the high­ est buildings and organizing squads of guards at street intersections. The fire along the front gradually slackened and tli<m died out, but the Chester sent a few shots into the hills before ceasing. The Hancock, with 700 marines on board, and the 'battleship Michigan arrived too late to participate in the fighting. Wounded and prisoners were taken aboard the Prairie until the arrival of the Solace, about noon. Vers Cruz Thoroughly Cowed. Conditions in Vera Cruz began to take on a normal aspect Thursday. Some of the restaurants were opened and a considerable part of the native population began to appear in the streets inspecting the damage done. There were no expressions of good will for the Americans, but there was no apparent antagonism. The Mexi­ cans here seem thoroughly cowed and appear to accept with passlvenesa the presence of the foreign forces. •. fIf1 i. v>-iC<r •> CI TVS CORDQ Map of the Scene of Prospective Hostilities Along the Route From Vera druz to Mexico City; 1ERTA AGREES TO MEDIATION Mexican Foreign Office at Wash­ ington Makes Fdrmal An- , ipuricement. of Fact^.^: It Is, of course, possible that some act •of aggremlon on the part of those who * control the military forces of Mexico might oblige the United' States tn net to l;the upsetting of the hopes of Immediate peace, but this does not justify us in hes­ itating to accept your generous sugges­ tion. We shall hope for the best results with­ in a brief time, enough to relieve our anx­ iety lest moat ill considered hostile dem­ onstrations should interrupt negotiations and disappoint our hopes of peace. ALL FACTIONS ARE INCLUDE!) VERA CRUZ 18 BE8T PORT. m ' . Mh ' % < > There are very few towns in the re- I ^ C|mblle that have such an interesting >••• fcistory as the city of Vera Cruz. Ow- vt Jng to its mercantile movement, it is '• pi, the first port of the republic. ; ; The inhabitants of the port are oc­ cupied with the business of exporta- •v,r; 4ion. importation, and the commission i)ashless. There are also cigar and (Cigarette factorties, match, soda «ater, ice and furniture factories. . During the war between Mexico and «; r'--i ttPiZ'i -v' " SENATORS OFFER TO ENLIST Fall, New Mexico, and 8heppardf Tsxss, Tender 8ervlees> -Washington.--Senators Fall of New Mexico and Sheppard of Texas have written the president offering their services in the operations agaioet Mexico. Senator Weeks of Massachu­ setts already had volunteered. Senator Fall wrote tOU he was ready to resign from the senate and go to the front. ' Senator Williams of Mississippi, who made a speech in the senate Tuesday opposing war with Mexico, had writ­ ten to the president asking that his son, Robert Webb Williams, be ap­ pointed a second lieutenant In the volunteer service. ' All ofTers have been sent to thfc war department. . •, ^ the United States, General Scott, witli an army of about li.OOO, landed in the vicinity of Vera Cruz on March 9, 184?. He immediately invested the city, which contained s garrison of about 4,500. On March 22, assisted by a fleet un­ der Commander Perry, he began a ter- rifle bombardment, which continued almost unabated for four days. Ob March 29 the Mexicans surrendered The Americans lost 11 killed and 56 wounded and the Mexicans fully 1.000 In killed alone Carranza and Zapata to Be Considsred In the Negotistlona--Definite Pro­ posals for a Setlement Must Come From Huerta. Washington, April 29.--'-It was for­ mally announced at the Spanish * em­ bassy that the Mexican foreign office has notified Ambassador Riano of Huerta's acceptance of the proposal of mediation. Nothing more than the fact of acceptance was communicated to the embassy here. MEDIATORS-MAF^K TIME. 1 , Until a further report Is had from Mexico City the three mediators* Am­ bassador Da Gama of Brazil and Min­ isters Na8on of Argentina and Suarez of Chile, will be at a standstill. Secretary Bryan stated unequivocal­ ly that mediation has not reached the stage for formulation of "proposals or terms." It is understood clearly at the White House-and state department that the first proposals of a definite nature will not originate here. It is the view of the mediators that this government in answer to their offer of mediation stated that the proposals were to come from Huerta or that that construction is fairly to be inferred from Secretary Bryan's reply to the mediators as given out at the White House. ALL: FACTIONS INCLUDED. As it 1b understood here the media­ tors are to sound both governments after acceptance by Huerta without communicating the views of either party to the other. When that is done the mediators will formulate what is called a "general proposition" and transmit that to all parties, which will include Carranza and Zapata. The state department officials who Indicate this line of action as the mode of procedure say that then if all the. parties agree to the general proposi­ tion, which will be an inquiry as to the desire of all "elements'* for "pfeace," the specific terms will be taken up.' - FULL TEXT OF THE MEDIATION PROFFER (letter Addressed to the Secretary of State.) With the purpose of subserving the In­ terest of peace and civilization in our continent and with the earnest desire to prevent any further bloodshed to the predjudlce of the cordiality and union which have always surrounded the rela­ tions of the governments and the people of America, we, the plenipotentiaries of Brazil, Argentina and Chile, duly author­ ized hereto, have the honor to tender to your excellency's government our good offices for the peaceful and friendly set­ tlement of the conflict between the United States and Mexico. This offer puts in due form ther sugges­ tions which we have had occasion to offer heretofore on this subject to the secre­ tary, to whom we renew our highest and most distinguished consideration. DOMICIO DA GAMA, Brazil, ROMUIiO 8. NAON, Argentina, EDUARDO SUAREZ MUJICA, Chllfc Reply of President Wilson. Tbe government of the United States to deeply sensible of the friendliness, the good feeling and the generous concern for th& peace and welfare of America manifested in tbe Joint note just received from your excellencies offering the good offices of your governments to effect If possible a settlement of the present dif­ ficulty between the government of the United States and those who now claim to represent our sister republic of Mex­ ico. Conscious of the purpose with whloh the, proffer is made, this government does not feel at liberty to decline it. Its own chief interest is In the peace Of America, the cordial intercourse of her republics and their people, and the hap­ piness and prosperity which can spring only out of frank, mutual understanding and the friendship which Is created by common purpose. The generous offer of your governments Is therefore accepted. Tbitf government hopes most earnestly that you may find those who speak 1 for the several elements of the Mexican peo­ ple wl'.llrtg and r^ady to discuss terms of satisfactory and therefore permanent set­ tlement. If you should find them willing, this government will be glad to take up with you for discussion in the frankest and most conciliatory spirit any proposals that may be authoritatively formulated, and will hope that they may prove feasi­ ble and prophetic of a new day of mutual co-operation and confidence in America. This government feels bound In candor to say that its diplomatic relations with Mexico being for the present severed, it la not possible for It to make sure of an uninterrupted opportunity to carry out the plan" ot Intermediation which you pro­ pose. ^ ACCEPTS GOOD OFFICES. w&shington, April 28.--As shown above President Wilson has accepted the good offices of Argentina, Brazil and Chile for the mediation of the dif­ ferences existing, between the United States and "those who syeak for the several elements of the Mexican peo­ ple." The note of acceptance Trhttfc agree­ ing to the suggestion reservedly point" ,ed out that an act of aggression by the military forces of Mexico or hostile •demonstrations toward Americans .might upset hopes of immediate peace. ^ Prior to the formal acceptance ..of fjthe mediation proposed there was a conference at the White House be­ tween the president, Secretary of State Bryan, Senators Styne and Shively, Democratic members, and Senator Lodge, Republican member, respectively,-of the senate foreign re­ lations committee, and Representa­ tives Flood and Cooper of the house foreign affairs committee. At this conference It was deter­ mined: 1. That the mediation should not be limited to General Huerta, but should be extended to General Carranza, Gen­ eral Villa and General Zapata. 2. That, as a condition of the cessai- tion of wsrlik'e measures by the United* States: \ (A) Huerta should be reqbtagtl to resign. . (B) An orderly government should bel set up. ' (C) Peace and order should es­ tablished in Mexico. (D) That suitable reparation be made for all . insults to; the American flag. PROPOSAL SENT TO HUERTA. The Brazilian, Argentine and Chilean envoys transmitted the United States' acceptance of their proposal to the Spanish ambassador, who immediately sent it by cable to the Spanish legation at Mexico City for presentation to Gen­ eral Huerta. General Carranza, head, of the Mexi­ can constitutionalists, was informed of it through hiB representatives here. The three diplomats later announced no further steps would be taken by them until replies had been received from the leaders of the Mexican fac­ tions. This announcement was made after a meeting of the three envoys--Domi- cio De Gama of Brazil, Romulo S. Naon of Argentina and Eduardo S. Mujica of Chile. A HANDICAP SEEN. One handicap on the mediation plan lies in the fact that the three govern­ ments which have offered their serv­ ices have never recognized the Huerta government. They have followed the policy of the United States In this re­ spect. So it is possible General Huerr ta will advise them that he cannot ask them to mediate for his government unless they should grant it official rec­ ognition. But Huerta probably will be shrewd enough to appreciate this handicap is not insuperable; that the fact that the powers named have approached him lylth the assent of the United States can be interpreted by him to the Mexi­ can people as a backdown on the part of President Wilson. / Another fact which augurs for (the/ acceptance of the £lan by Huertais that all the European governments which have recognized him--among them Great Britain, Germany, France and Spain--will urge him to listen to reason; MAY RESORT TO QUIBBLING. Unquestionably, Huerta again- will resort to quibbling over terms. He will make as a condition of acceptance that the three powers do not treat with Carranza, Villa and Zapata. He also may make as a condition the withdrawal by the United States of Its forces in occupation of Vera Cruz. Finally, be probably will insist on the formal recognition of his govern­ ment by the United States. All three of these conditions Ifreai- dent Wilson will reject. HUERTA REMAIN8 FIRM. Vera Cruz, April 29.--"I will not re­ sign. I will take to the mountains with my men and my cabinet and I will fight." That is^the message sent out to the people of Mexico City by General Huerta, according to reports given by a staff correspondent of El Imparcial, the principal Mexican newspaper of the capital and one of the chief organs of the Huertistas. The correspondent is a Mexican who knows General Huerta well. He ar­ rived here on the American refugee train for his newspaper. ' Brigade tinder $en. Funston Re- |bforces Navy at oan Port, I, •j, , "v WELD ON TRANSPORT Pending Negotiations Connected With Proposed Mediatlon^ Soidiers Will. < N«t Be Landed, Although P>Na$>- ' ' •rations for War Are Be> .'lltj;. Energetically ' ./• v • Continued. Vera Cruz, Mex., April 2$.--General Funston and his fighting Fifth brigade of the United States army are now at Vera Cruz. It is understod that the troops will remain on the transports, awaiting orders from Washington, pending the mediation negotiations. Puehlng War Preparations. Washington, April 28.--Despite the continued efforts to find a peaceful solution for the Mexican trouble, prep­ arations for real war are going for­ ward, and plans are rapidly maturing not only for the reinforcing of General Funston's force at Vera Cruz, but for the landing of troops at other points cm the coast, and the crossing of the northern border should it become nec­ essary to deal with the constitutional- ists under Carranza and Villa. - U. S. Consul General Jailed; Vera Cruz, April 28.--Anti-American feeing in Mexico City is believed to be near a crisis. Throughout the day report after report reached this city of atrocities to United States citizens at Huerta's capital; of American men, women and children' dragged from trains; of indignities to United States consuls, and of riotous mobs in the streets demanding American blood and the destruction of America^ prop­ erty. ' - - As indicating the trend of the popu­ lar frenzy which is overrunning the republic Consul General Shanklln re­ ported that he wad in actual danger of his life before he finally succeeded in getting out of the Mexican capital to Vera Cruz on the train with Charge O'Shaughnessy.. The consul general was one cf the first victims of the military censors and was not per­ mitted to communicate with Washing­ ton. In his report he said there were exciting moments in Mexico during the day preceding his departure. Follow­ ing the overturning of the statue of Washington mobs began to march through the streets crying, "Death to the Gringoes!" United States Consul Philip C. Hah- na at Monterey also reported to Sec­ retary Bryan that he had been humil­ iated and placed in jail by Mexican federal officials on April 22, and left behind the bars until released two days later by the constitutionalist^ when they captured the city. The administration has just been In­ formed that Quartermaster General Aleshire has supplies on hand and properly distributed for the field equip­ ment of 165,000 men over and above the combined forces of the regulars and the national guard. This means that we can throw an army of 300,000 men into the field to- ~d^y with the assurance that it will be properly equipped for a six months' campaign. In the meantime, equip­ ment will be made and property dis­ tributed for the use of the same force in the future and for all additional forces which it may be necessary to raise. If Villa, now in the north of Mexico with an army estimated at 8,000, men, makes one hostile movement a divi­ sion of the regulars will advance across the border. Here is the plan which, it 4s ex­ pected, will be adopted the instant state troops become federal troops: They will be sent , to the border to take the places of the regular regi­ ments which are ordered into hostile territory, and l( the first army of inva­ sion from the north or by way of Tam- plco or Vera Cruz is not judged to be strong enough for the initial service, guardsmen regiments will be added at once to the divisions of regulars and their war service will begin Instantly. One of the encouraging features of the situation was the apparent friend­ liness manifested toward the United States by General Villa, military leader of the constitutionalists, in an interview -with American Consul Car- others at Juarez, and it was believed that his attitude might have consid­ erable influence on General Carranza. Albuquerque, N. M., April 25.--The Santa Fe railroad office here has a re­ port that Villa has jailed Carranza rugee. . Demand* of Carranza Rejected. • • Washington, April 24.--President Wilson has thtf Gen. VenuBtiano Carrenza, president of the Mexican consi allsts, that the "American marines sailors, who captured Vera Cruz, evac­ uate that city. In a statement, issued after a cabinet conference, In reply to the message received from the consti­ tutionalist chief, the president de­ clared that "we are now dealing only with those whom Huerta commands and those who come to his support." Carranza's request for the withdraw­ al of the American forces frcrm Vera Cruz on the grounds that it "was a violation of. the national sovereignty, of Mexico," and a hostile act to the Mexican nation gave the president and his cabinet advisers^ with whom he pras In conference, much concern. Germans to the Rescde. .Galveston, Tex.. April ?.?.--The Ta«u- picp situation has continued so seri­ ous, according to a wireles message reaching here, that two torpedo boats were sent up the Panuco river at Tcun- pi co to get Americans, , About midnight a mob of 6Q0 per­ sons • began throwing stones at the Southern hotel, where there were twenty or ^thirty American women and 800 American men.. The mob began pounding on the doors with! clubs. One Mexican fired through a. window, but no one was ( wounded. Captain von Kohler of the | German cruiser Breeden, the refugees said, sent officers ashore notifying r.be mob thai unless they dispersed within fifteen minutes he would land marines. Tbe mob withdrew. German sailors then took the women from the Southern an& the Imperial hotels aboard boats" to ships In the h&rbor. r: Huerta lit Defiant Mood.* Chicago, April 29.--A message to General Huerta asking him to define his position on the proposed mediation was replied to as follows: "National Palace, Mexico City.--To the International News Service: The Republic of Mexico has always fulfilled all its obligations and in. every crisis wlil defend its rights, trampled upon by the government of the United States. • r-; .. . J: ViMa May De*ert Carranza. Bl Paso,' Tex., April 29.--That a crisis in the relations of General Villa and Carranza will be reached .at Chihuahua immediately is indicated in a private letter received from that city, and by information in the posses­ sion of well informed officials here. Harmony will be re-established, it is said, or a complete break will oc­ cur. Villa's determination to return to Chihuahua was tykeq* suddenly on receipt of important messages from his aids in that city. . " ... Rebefs Assault Tampico. Washington, April 29.--Constitution­ alists at Tampico are -continuing their attack on the city, according to a dis­ patch from Admiral Mayo, received at the navy department. The American consul at Tampico is now on board the Dolphin with the consular force on the Des Moines. . Panama Stands With United States The American minister at Panama, William J. Price, 16 receiving assur­ ances from many of the leading citi­ zens of Panama of sympathy with the American government relative to the Mexican situation. The Panama ad­ ministration is entirely friendly and is making all endeavors to suppress any attempts to arouse feeling here against the United Staies. Minister Price has received an offer from an American engineer to recruit, three companies of ' infantry on the isthmus for Mexican service. The acceptance by President Wil­ son of the terfdei* of the good offices of the presidents ot Brazil, Argentina and Chile in an endeavor to bring about an amicable settlement of the Mexican crlBis is hailed by the |*ari8 Temps as offering a happy solution for ttte United States of a false situation which is full of obscurity and compli­ cations. The conflict, it adds, being essentially American, it is better tnat it should be arranged among Amerl- c a n s . . • - , , ' * , . . Troops Leave .Fort Leayefntroil^i. • Wkhin a week, perh"aj)S less," I*oi"t Leavenworth will be totally denuded of troops for the first time since the Spanish-American war. Yesterday aft­ ernoon two companies, B and H, oj the Signal corps left on a special train for Texas. Transportation already has been arranged for Company A, Signal corps, and the second squadron of the Fifth cavalry, both of which will join the First army division when it is mobilized. Oompany H. Signal corps, Is under orders to proceed to Vera Cruz. Zapata Foe of United States. New York. April 29.--The Evening World prints the following copyrights dispatch: "Mexico City, April 27.-- Preliminaries are being discussed at Cuernavaca for the surrender of Emili- ano Zapata, with all his chiefs and fol­ lowers, who have expressed a desire to fight on the governnient Side fegainst the 'foreign invader.'" Warned Against Aets of Violence. Washington, April 29.--American Consul Hostetter telegraphed the state department that Generals Obregon and Alvardo of the Mexican constitutional­ ists had notified their forces in the state of Sonora that any demonstra­ tion against Americans and seditious speeches would likely lead to hanging. Japanese 8eek Refuge Here." Washington, April 29.--'l'he Japa­ nese ambassador obtained from Secre­ tary Bryan permission for Japanese who are in Mexico to find temporary refuge In Jt^e. United States. It will become necegsary to suspend the op­ eration of the immigration 1*w8* Japanese ar^x mainly on the Pacific coast ot Mexico. % , No* Doet Hfer Own Work. Helped Her. JioBtoii, Ohio.--" I am enjoying ̂bet- < ter health now than I have for tirelv*;^1 ĵ ars. When I "b»- gin to take LydBaEL : Vegeta-{tmuuill 0 ALGARA'S PASSPORTS ;i RECALL DAYS OF *98 The passports which were present­ ed to Senor Algara by the State de­ partment follow the customary formu­ la, and, with the exception of the name, are similar to those handed 19 yean ago to Senor Luis Polo y Ber- nabe, who was Spanish minister here at the outbreak of the Spanlsh-Ameri* can ^ar. The passports read: "Know ye, that the bearer hereof, Senor A. Algara R. de Terreros, charge d'affaires ad Interim of Mexico to the United States, is about to travel abroad accompanied by his suite. "These are therefore to request all officers ot the United States, or any state thereof, whom it may concern, to permit them to pass freely, with­ out let or molestation, and to extend to them friendly aid and protection in case of need. "To all to whom these presents Bhall j r e e t t n f : ' t e s t i m o n y vher«at_!» W i l l i a m European Diplomat* PessbnlsHe. Washington, April 29.--European diplomats in Washington are pessi­ mistic over the successful outcome of mediation proposals by South Ameri­ can governments to pfevent war with Mexico. While the action of Great Britain, Germany and France in urg­ ing Huerta to accept the good offices proffered by Brazil, Chile and Argen­ tina has had an encouraging effect upon officials here, there are few who believe that success can follow the • - .y-.r, ' • "V:' ' i : J. Bryan, secretary of state of the United States of America, have here­ unto set my hand and caused the seal ot the department of state to be af­ fixed at Washington, this twenty-third day of April, A. D. 1914, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty- eighth/* • j It takes a young •widow to convince € man that he is making love to her when she is doing all the love mak­ ing • herself, s ::j • <. ^ v, " v We Compound I eould not sit up. I had female troubles w«o very net- vous. ^ I used the^f! remedies a year and I can do my work and for the last eight m o n t h s I h a v e worked for other '*;f women/ too I cannot praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound enough for I know I never would hove been as Well if I had not taken it and I Neno* ̂ mend it to suffering women." ^ Daughter Helped Also. § " I gave it to my daughter when she fe Wis thirteen yaara old. She was school and wga a nervous wreck, aedfe eould not steep algfats. Now she k>oks so healthy that even the doctor speakfl of it. Yon ca? publish this letter if you like."--Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, 161S. 10th Street, Ironurn, Ohio. Why will women continue to suffer ;̂ day in and day out and drag out a sickly, half-hearted existence, missing three- ^ fourths of the joy of living, when they ^ can find health in Lydia E. Pinkham's**•' Vegetable Compound? ^ If you have the slightest doubt $4 that Xydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetal- ir yl®.Compound will help you, write to LydiaE.PinkhamMedi<ftneCo. ••v (confidential) Lynn, Masŝ for ad- vice. * our letter will be opened* read and raBwend by a woman and held in strict confidence. ̂ • . Aged Should Eat Sparingly. A British scientist lays do^ra a regimen of hygiene for the treatment jg' - of . the aged., it is pointed out that the aged require less food of-all kinds, % because they utilize less. OVerfeed- ing, or rather a normal adult's ration, overtaxes their digestive powers and ; t*, floods the blood with effete products which the kidneys and other emunc- .\v torlea cannot handle. Drinking water should be encouraged, and' baths. which ^ should be taken regularly, should'be neither hot nor cold, of 4s short duration, and preferably in the eVening, when they conduce to a good night's sleep. Fresh air and exercise ^ are indispensable. Clothing should y be light, jjajnu ,loose and of woolen..^ material. The feet should be well pro- tected. - ty •A ECZEMA ON BACK AND CHEST Plereon, N. Dakota.--"The eczema started on my scalp, it.flrially went ^ on to the back of my neck, then on to t my back, arms and chest It broke out in pimples first and then seemed to run together in some places, mak- "v# ing a Bore about the size of a dime. At times the itching and burning were ^ so intense that it seemed unbearable. T' The more I scratched it the worse It became, and there would be a slight " discharge from it, especially on my scalp, BO as to make my hair matted . and sticky close to the scalp- The h a i r , w a s d r y , l i f e l e s s a n d t h i n . M y hair was falling so terribly that I had begun to despair of ever finding re­ lief. My clothing irritated the erup­ tion on my back. The affected parts were almost a solid scab. "I had been bothered with eczema ; f for about a year and a half. Then I began using the CuticUra Soap and ^ Ointment. I used them daily for two months and I was cured.*' ' (Signed) Miss Mildred Dennis, Apr. 30, 1913. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold throughout the world. Sample of each free,with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post- ^ card ^Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."--Adv. y"; if Necessity for "Extras." > £ Mr. Nuwed--Seems to me our gro- 6 eery bills are very high for two per- % sons. Mrs. Nuwed--Tou wanted me to be economical, you khow, and I've been ^ using up the bread crumbs for pud- ^ dings. Mr. Nuwed--Quite right, my loye, and good puddings they were, but I was speaking of the grocery biUa^ Mrs. Nuwed--\es; you see. It tales about $5 worth of other things to >£ make the bread crumbs taste good.-- Puck.' _• i 'f* i.W;V HOW DO YOU GET UP?1? •5^ M Heavy and sluggish? Try takiss • A • couple of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills upon going tombed. Costs you ^ nothing for trial box. Sand to.^|^|^ Pearl street. New York.--AdV, v'y A young mother imagines the only •h«ng in the bouse that a burglar would want is the baby. Housework Is a Borden It's hard enough to keep house if in perfect health, but a woman, who is weak, tired and suffering from an aching back has a heavy burden. Any woman in this condition has good cause to suspect kidney trouble, especial­ ly if the kidney action seems disordered. Doan's Kidney Pills have cured thou­ sands of suffering women. It's the best recommended special kidney remedy. •H'r .'in INDIANA CASB .' Mr*, ictirr a. «n- derlctn. South Frank­ lin St., Pendleton, Ind,„ nri: "I bt- llev* Doan'a Kidney Pllka nr«J my life. Z was In agony With gravel and «u con&ned to b«d. I baeaine wo bad that t waan't expected to life through the Bight. On a friend'a suggestion, I used Doan'a Kidney Pill* and in a ahort time they cured me. I have not had a symptom of kidney trouble during a* past nine years." Dssrfk st4ar Sts** 80s • Baa DOAN'S WAV VORIMIILBUftN CO, BUFFALO. N.Y. awry >/£•'