The Anderson daily intelligencer. (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, February 06, 1914, Image 1
PART ONE
VOL. 1. NO. 1.
Weekljr, K t WUhe4 1860;Doily, Jan. 18, 1914.
ANDERSON, S. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JAN. 13, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS. $5.00 PEF ANNUM.
President Wilson States
Position 011 Panama
Canal Tolls.
WANTS EXEMPTION
ACT REPEALED
Administration Leaders in House
. With.
(IJy Associated Press.)
Washington, S.?Presidcut
Wilson todh'y announced tbot lie
would" endeavor to have repealed at
the present session of congress that,
provision of the Panama Canal act
which exempts American coastwldo
chips' from the payment of tolls. He
wade his poshion clear to callers to
day in unequivocal terms.
Tit* PrcHidunt believes that the
Hey-Pnunccfote treaty with Great
Britain guarantees equality of treat
ment to all nations, including the
Lnltod States in the matter of tolls
and that the United States is in honor
bound to charge1 American vessels
tho same.tolls it imposes upon boats
of foreign nations. The President
impressed upon bis callers that *he
would ft*e every legitimate influence
at bis' disposal tubavy tbn n??>ni^>
tien clause eliminated from tho Pana
ma Canal act.
This announcement was expected
by administration leadens at the Cap
itol. Thpt President's views will be
carried oiit in the houee with little"
difficulty, according, to Representative
Adamccs,. ciiSlrnK*;, uf uie interstate,
mi d foreign,b<?Mn?rtc. contMtpB^H|w.
toulgbbV?KSongresB ' undoubtedly
^ ould net tiWcbty. by a "?tr?JWwt
repeal.''
Senate1? Aetlon Uncertain,
Nui - su certain, oowovor, arc some
of the Democratic leaders In the sen
ate that the proaident will bo sus
?a???c? ill hin-ifi-iwi??j ua litis question,
tvidch has agitated American' rela
tions -with Great Britain for several
years and has been a- subject of in
ternal controversy since tho passage,
of tho Panama Canal act in August,
1912. Senator O'Gorraan, chairman
of the interoceanlc canal's cemmjttee.
Which had charge of the bill, and
who led the victorious .IFgh't in the
senate to exoncpt American coa'st
t wise vessels from tolls, tonight de
f clared his purpose to stand by his
convictions and fight tho President's
desire.
OHlotttna's Own Opinion.
The President's announcement grew
ou6 of a report that he did not seek
action at the -present congress. Sen
ator O'Gorman, on leaving the White
Itouw?a>"4irtadfty' Halil he ttad dis
cugs^-fW-Wls1 question"-i&sually
with the Pr?sidant. atiA ?nrnr???ed tho
view that opngrosB do little else at
the pr?sent*session besides '-passing
the-trust? Wils and appropriation
measures. Tito^rortdcht sought to
ma*~e"^af~1?dny that this was Sen
ator O'ObraianV own liaprdssion or
the -legislative situation, (but that so
far as be was concerned, he earnestly
hoped for action at tho -pr?sent ses
sion.
11m Dlplewa^te Developments.
There have been bo developments
on the diplomatic side of the con
troversy sine* the last of ftir Bd
ward Grey was ret-cived la the closing
days" of the Taft administration.
Great Britain sicco then has not
pressed Tor any reply, which cir
cumstances s?nrfraUy lias "been takeu
to mean that Intimations of Presi
dent Wilson's friendly attlfudo to
ward tlie British contention had been
convoyed to tho London government.
Prosideai; Wilson's final decision
followed more than a 'year of careful
study. of. the Hay-Paunoefotn treaty
i,n'? US= 'i- b-tr.-; ir. a.^^* :?r. *?*
against .the MemjpUon. Ho always,
has* been opposed to ship subsidyarles
and Intimations of this attitude be
gan.;"* come out while he was prov
ideuteVct.'
1 *'"1111 " ,.
Women Are Against
libertsr Belfs Journey |
' (fly AecocJiic-il Tt^wj.)
Philadelphie, Feb. S.-ddra. Cora
Rogers Blee&gey. president general of 1
tho National Society, Daughters of the
Revolution, today pn?eats4PK|?HOT;
Blankenburg ? petition containing
the twaovui*jot the"llb*rty bell from
.Independence?nlL Mayor Bunken
burg ta not averse to eea?mg the Llo
erty Bell to Ska Francisco, where, it la
wanted for th?v Pnaema-l^wWo cxjh>
sltloc He said orotcai* should be di
rected at any future trip after tho pro
posed jouraaT to the Pacific coast
I
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Diverse Opinions on a
Needed Law to Pu
. rif y Elections.
HOUSE DEBATES
FOUR MEASURES
? '
After Spending Most of Yesterday
in Discussion 4e Pebate Will
Be Reiurticd <hi
Monday.
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Special correspondence.
Columbia, Feb. 5.?At Its morning
j cession the House Spent Its timo In
debating tbe four bliis whose object
Is to reform the primary elections
in the State and the two bills intend
ed to wipe out bouses of ill repute.
There is a disposition on the part
bi the members of the House to take
some steps toward preventing fraud
in primary elections, but the. opin
ions as to bow this shall bo accon*
pliahed arc as diverse as the points
of the compass.
'* Tb? Judiciary conxmlUee's substi
tute primary bill was championed by
.Mr. StevcuBon this morning. The
bill provides for a county board
of registration who shall put the
names of the voters at each precinct
In t?vo becks, one to be Sled 30
days before the election with the
fir.ru 0f court asd U;? other- t?* bo
used as a club roll at the voting pre
cinct. The bill places'no restrictions
around the registration of voters
for tho primary-other than those al
ready required.
Governor's Idea* Smuodled.
; Mav StovCbson sndd that bo h?d
ly cv?
! ory idea the chief executive, advanced
was embodied in tho bill.
Mr. Wr/ehe, of Sparlauburg, said
I lo be tho House whip of tho admin
istration, in the face of Mr. Steven
sou's as.s'ortloD, advocated the enact
ment into law of - the roles passed
by tiio last oomocraUc. convention.
Many of the members spoke in far
vor of the substltuto bill with various
amendment:-. The one offered by the
committee o.- privileges and elections
would require the presentation of a
poll tax receipt at the box which
would bo stamped by tho managers
to cortlfy. that.the holder had voted
prevent him from; voting again.
' -Vice Bill Debated*
The debate on the Sanders bill to
enjoin and abate houses of ill re
pute and the substitute bill which
prohibits the transportation of fe
males for Immoral purposes and Is
Identical with the Mann white slave
act was begun at. noon and ended at
! o'clock by agreement to recede
from business, until 8 o'clock tonight.
Many phases of the vice problem
wero. discussed on tho .floor of the
Uouse.
At tho Night Scss'on.
'Debate wes resumed in the House
tonight on the primary, election. no
rm 'DtllS.
Mr. Irby of JLaureus and Mb*. Moore
f Abbeville, opposing primary re
form, both hold that the primary was
above reproach.
Mr. IJles of Orangobdrg. advocat
ing- primary reform, said that he had
heard - that, tho Governor himself ad
mitted that 20,000 fraudulent votes
were cast In the last primary elec
tion.
. The House did not reach a vote on
tho primary reform bills but adjourn
ed debate upon them, until Monday
night.
Ism Sonate spent the nlgbt debat
ing tbe warehouse bill.
REUNION DATES
Or_
ARE POSTPONED
veterans'
at Jacksonville Week
tiMge*.
(By Associated Press.)
, Jacksonville, SI*.. Feb. 5.?Acting
upon tho request cf Gen. Bennett H, !
Youug of Louisville, Ky., Commander-]
tn-Chlcf of the United ' Confederate
Veterans, dates for the twenty-fourth
annual Com* odorat e roii??uii boro
were postponed from April 20, 30 and
May 1 to May 6. 7 and ? At a meat
?r.g here today of representatives of i
the veteran's association, railroad of
ficials and uufimborB of .the local en
Gen. Young's staff and business or
(tsnlsatkMiK throughout the country
Jolnod in the request that the reunion
dates be fostpjn&d.
?-?r
Ralph and Wade Brake of Ander
-on. Route 7, were in the city
for a few hours.
Catholic
Fat? by Jury'? Decree in
New York.
, (By Associated Press.)
Now..York, Feb. 5.??ans Schmidt
today was found guilty of murder In
the first degree for killing Anna Au
mullcr.
For killing Anna Aumullcr, a
young Woman he had married through
a self-performed curemony while
acting as a priest at St. Joseph's
church. The penalty.Is death iu the
electric cUa'r pt Slni- Sing prison.
Scbuilit will bo trntenced Wedncs
dayv t ^^-i ' j^f" ^ if)
stmity. Ta?gl?ed Vitixt-ly when thu
verdict wftft jpYvadt?rc?U.. .die -stcad
iastly had dne^aroJ ^himself ' guilty
and hod pleaded tfiht'lic be punished
by death. Later he j..rotestcd against
I ho insanitv Oicrso advanced by Ufa
counsel, and tonight said ho would
not ashd;;t Uum in any way if they
profiardd an apbeaf.
TJsf^^itas'the second trial and the
jury-was out * few minutes loos than
five boors. At the first trial the. jury
disagreed. Alienists supplied most of
thu testimony at both trials. .Schmidt's
counsel late today hoped that if he
was not aoqultte.l on the grounds
nf mental uiiKonndne'Wt the degree of
guilt fixed bv the judge would be sec
ond degree murder. The jurors,
sending out for.instructions shortly
aftnr>o,ntlrinjr- -tvere informed by .Tus
tlvc Vernon tit. Davis that thoy could,
if they wished, pronounce a verdict
less severe than ueath. >
Jolusibls. ' Feb. . 5.?A commbudon
I was liroaicd tohight by1 a resolution
passed by thu hoUso to find a suitable
site fur u supreme court building or
an office building for state officials.
The commission was authorized to
have plana drawn and report to the
next general uascnibly. On the com
mission arc tho governor, th-> chief
justice und board of law examiners.
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?sgrei ?sie? i>rp&riurc
Hegret was expressed hero today
because of the resignation of W, K.
T?te as State supervisor of- rural ele
mental y Schools. Fror. Tato will go
to N'aahvillo in May to- accept a chair
in the. Qepcge Peabody college for
touchera. Mt ic'said that tho general
educeUon board hya withdrawn the
fund from South Carolina which was
given for, the support of Prof. Tale's
work.
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Tillwaa Expected Saturday.
Reports from Washington yesterday
here to the effect thai Senator Till
nian Wae In atteonanco upon tho ses
sions of the senate. In a-letter several
dayeVago to thi* special leglslutive
committee to investigate the chargea
In connection with the State Hospital
for the Insane, Senator TfUman.
stated that V>!?^<gur>^ftl*1
give t?ifti^ ^il^J 1*?
adjourned over until Saturday morn
ing ot_ 10 o'clock, when Senator Till
uio? in cipecied. ' >: i?oj^
Burleson Opposed
To Organizations
Warhtogton. Feb. G.?Postmaster
Gene: al .. Burleson today . announced
that he. did not approvo of postmas
Obventlons under the present
conditions. He said too Hiuch.tlme la
lost on the part of postmasters and
employea, and besides ho was
"Inclined to believe that the majority
of tho tendencies of the postal'service
is toward over-organisation."
H was explained, however, that this
__^?mt? waa not to "organization"
I within the aervice fo^ oinclal, pur
t odsfl?. nid, tri. Wo MXi*mt*Mnm%m ?U?,?^
State associations,. of
clerks, rural and city,
letter car
Wants Investigation
Of Associated Press
(By Associated PrekaO
Wash?offton, Feb. 6.?Tho Sun
Printing f-nd Publishing Association
of New Vork has presented "h ?tale
ment to Attorney General McReynolds
asking that he. Institute on behalf of
the geveraamnt proceedings tn reaped
to the Aaaaclatfid Proas for alleged
violation of the Sherman act, allowing
?in?, to rru?? ?nw? lu in? now lurk
Sun. The newspaper declined to ap
ply for membership to the Associated
Pce** and claimed the right to any
the news of the organization. The of
ficers cjv the Associated Press bars nc
KMfBSfXTm H>*ijKay in
j their possession will be
placed at his disposal.
Derated Theo
dore and on Way to
Capital.
FOREIGN TROOPS
IN COMMAND
Opposed to
ary Trogp* }n
Diplomatic
Ha
of Revolution'
au Prince.'
orce* May
ight.
.ti
(By Associated Press.)
Port ! Au Prince. [ Haiti,- Feb. 5.~
The situation*-in pt*t Au Prlneo hua
reached r. state of ftension.. Orestes
Zamor. who defcaickl the revolution
arles under Senator* Duviimnr Theo
dore a few days ago at Connives, is
on his way to the capital and i>roba
bly will roach hero], Saturday.
Diplomatic representatives of for
eign countries arc opposed to the
revolutionary troops entering the
city and agree ,*? tie entry of i'^v
revolutionary loaders only. It is
considered ccrtalt; that this prohibi
tion cannot bo enforced except by
arms and It la believed if the diplo
matic body does., nbt. withdraw from
its attitude, fighting w'U ensue.
, 'Ootachm<At^l*nn?? American and
German warships are patrolling the
city. French and British war vessels
today landed detachments . to assist,
tboso already, ibn duty,
The press And public have pro
tested ugaiastijU^plaBing of foreign
forces. At lltd'^^M?ftlm0 the uiili
ittTOT itu
tions to Theodor?:, who has proclaim
ed hlnistdf urtiddent.
!>J ', (By Associated Frees,)
?Cape HaJHjenV Haiti. Feb. r..?Sana
tor Da vil mar Theodore, who -baa set
bp a provisional government here,
baa appointed' his cabinet. Gen.
Mpnplatslr, the returned exile, was
permitted to land here by authori
zation of Theodore. Thcrd has been
tsomo piiiaging and today. an ' Ameri
can gunboat landed bluejackets. The
consular corps have requested that
another warship be sent from Port
Au Prince to protect foreign buter
esta.
ore Marines Landed
At Port Au Prince
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. I..?Reporta ta the
nUVy fl?nnir??n/>nf IniiaV annnnnpod
that detachments had bina landed .at
Port au Prince by BrlUsh and French
warships ts join the Amcrlsss and
German forces .already, stationed In
the Ha?tien capital to protect foreign
ers. The French armored cruiser
Condc reached the port last nisht. To
day's advices from ttopt Russell, com
manding the battleship South Caro
lina, said all was quiet ut Port au
Prince.' * -
SPECULATION HAS
ECONOMIC VALUE
Member of Stock - Exchange
Makes Claim Before the
Committee. .
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 5.?That . stock
speculation is of dirent economio val
ue because it. furnish*** "epitcs:
fzed judgment" of countless men . on
the actual value of securities and es
tablishes their price, was the decla
ration todsy or W. a' Van. Antwerp,
a! governor of the New York stock
exchange, beforo tho senate commit
tee on banking and currency.
Senator Bristow's demand that Mr.
Vau Antwerp, who appeared in oppo-'
sltSon to.tbe pending bill proposing
federal regulation of tho stock ex
chances, explain "what useful or
economic purposes" speculative trad
ing served, brought out- the view or
the Stock (broker. The cotnmitttce.
was told thai ihm position Would be
amplified by many well-informed men
-^.v.v t?iC G|*pvpitiOtf wwylclcy
case.
Mr. Van Antwerp asserted that the
bill under discussion would drive
customers of stock brokers to pri
vate backlog and trust companies and
create an unlicensed and unrestricted
market in which the4public would
suffer without hope of redress.
Rone of Contention in
Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Fob. 5.?An amend
ment by Senntor Jones of Washington
to the agricultural extension bill,
which would insure to negro colleges
of the South the administration of a
portion or the funds proposed for farm
demonstration, work, tuduy led to
sharp debates in the senate over the {
racial question.
Senator Jones for over three hours
defended ?hc principle of his amend
ment. w'/:b Tcill was needing when
^ Hokc
admin
istrativer the .appropriation should
bo left in the* bunds of the white num.
who would ?''do rniorc fpr the negro j
than the negro could do for .himself." I
The ire of Senator Martin of Vlr
vinla wuH aroused whop Senator Jonci
read a paper he recently iiad prepared |
on tho'udvnnce of tlio negro. Ho p?s
turcd tin- negro ciuniug outoftho Civil I
war In a state of oppression and pov
erty. Senator Martin challenged every |
statement as inaccurate, asserting that
the n? gro would ho a groat deal better
off if the south were left to handle |
the questk n under the plan it had pur
sued than if thos fror? far-off bought, j
to meddle in the problem.
Senator Sherman objected to this asl
an assertion.that Northern senators]
were not capable of dealing wiu? tue j
question.
LATEST
NEWS
(By Associated I'ress.)
PrraUent fllres !ndorst;ES?Eti
.Washington. Fob, G.-UnaueJia*d
bCrhihd"thetwo
proposed by:Secretary Daniels
coming naval appropriation bill. Tht?
was made known at the Whito Htfase]
tes?y.
BeeepUon to Bishop Wilson.
BsJthnore, Feb; R.?A sec^ptto.i
was given hero tonight to Bishop Al
pbeuH W. Wilson of tho Methodist
i&plscopal Church, South, to mark tho
eightieth annirerscry of his birt'?.
Bishop Colllnj Denny congratulated
his associate'in behalf of the church,
and'representatives ot other denomi
nations paid tribute.
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The 'ToioheF Heard From.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. B.?Col.
Theodore Roosevelt and his expedition
arrived at Ctariaty Jan. 30. During
three days' sojourn there incessant
rains prevented any astronomical
work being carried out.
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Urges Hammer's Appointment.
Washington, Feb. 6.?Senator Over
man of, North Carolina .today urged
President ?Wilson to. appoint W. C.
Hammer of Ashboro. N,C, for United
States district attorney in the western
district He said: .Senator Simmons
favored ; tho appointment I
-+u-,-,-;?J
i;tnAtMtikinti4v !
' GET PROHIBITION
Enabling Act for State*Wido Elec
tion on Way to Its
Passage.
TBy Associated Press)
Richmond, Vn., Feb. 5^By a rote
of 2t to 11 tho senate today passed
the enabling act undor which 18,104
qualified voters may, upon petition to
the governor, demand a State-wide
election on Sept W? next to d?cide be
tween prohibition and local option.
The bill, which has already passed
the house of delegates by an over
whelming majority, will bo sent by tho
lower, branch to a committee on con
ference to consider a number of im
portant senate amendments. In Us
fO?n> wr> ' ?iino*!lire provides
that' ib event tho statu votes for pro
uibltlon the law shall not take effect
ueiRrMay 1, 1817. It permits the
manufacture ot wine and beer, the lat
1er to contain not more than 8 1-2 per
sent alcohol,. w*cn these producta aro
10 be sold in other State? exclusively,
ahd, exempts from the provisions for
manufacture and sale within the State
i'ppie cider containing up to 7 per
cent alcohol.
Friends of prohibition in the bouse
will endeavor to have several of the
Amendments eliminated.
TO DIVIDE 10TH CIBCUTX. *
- opociai corresponeence.
e^ Columbia, Feb. 6??By a vota
" of 27 to 9 Senator Earls's Mil
? dividing the 10th judicial clr
* cult by putting Andorson and
* Oconee In the Game circuit
* was passed to third reading
* this morning. '
Congressman Bremner |
Dies-of Cancer in
Baltimore.
CLOSE FRIEND
OF RESIDENT I
Application of ..-Radium to Cure
Cancer From Which He Suf
fered Aj^acted Much
(By Assocluted Preus.)
Baltimore, Fob. 5.?Robort Quun
Bremuer, member of congress from
the Seventh Now Jersey District and
editor of the Passaic Daily Herald,
died today of cancer at a local sani
tarium, whore he had been undergo
ing radium treatment Since laut De
cember. Ho had been suffering from
tho dlscarc for fpur years.:
Mr. Bromsscr wu^ thirty-nine years
old and married.
Mr. Bremner cumc to a sanitarium
hero to try the radium treatment af
ter physicians in t?ls country and
Kuropc vainly trleuVto euro him. It
was found that the disease bed made
such inroads that the fight i against
death would be made with 'all the
odds against Breuiucr.v#j?ie was op
timistic, howover, and tubes contain
atify Vi.'\>/Jvv WGrtli ut , n^> ti **? , ?SCTw ??iJ?
-.,1-1 . ,- ?-A1 - . ****- _ . 1-At.
yumi w ifciu bivt>>u. \Sar & turn; (.tin
patient seemed to improve and mem
bers of hlH family tcoo^uently express
ed the belief that ho would recover.
They clung to this.hope until a
few days ago, when im was seised
rtl&taititia* spell. .aVeae'tnattimo
uu Mr. ureranor grew sioadUy Week
Eremiter still fought, on
that he would get well.- He declared |
that ue wanted to go back to congress ;
to fight for a bill to have a'govern-I
ment' i-wuod radium -iastitulo so that I
this min?ral could be at the disposal
of the rich - and-noor alike.
! Warm Friend ef President.
Mr. Tsi'cui??i' WM a Wur? personal
friend of President Wilson, who was
kept constantly'advised of his condi
tion and who frequently sent him
messages of sympathy and: encour
agement.
I'Representative Bremner's wife,
three of his seven brothers and a sla-,|
ter were at the bedeide when the end
came. The patient had been practi
cally unconscious since Monday, al
though there were, times when be
would talk intelligently. Since yes
terday morningj however, he hod been
unable to articulate.
Among his ' last requests as that
to his brother, Lclth, Should tkke.ov-'l
er the business of tho Passaic Herald
and look after the interests of his
wife. The funeral services will t>e
beid at Bfr. Bremner's late homo,
where the body was* taken tonight.
Profound Sorrow
' Felt in Washington I
.t
(By Associated Press.)
- Washington, Fob. 5.?News of Rep
reientativo Brcamcr's death, though
not unexpected,-was received in
Washington with profound sorrow.
President Wilson tonight issued this
statement:
"I am deeply grieved by the loss of
Bob Bremner. die ' was a personal
friend whom I greatly admired, and
was such a' man as .attracts deep at-'
foction. Throughout his suffering,
which was long continued, he seem
ed never to think of ldmsolf, as he
certainly never spoke of himself, and
he was tboroughopt as. keenly inter
ested In the diligent performance of
his nubile dude* vri' in hir^?y c?S
ccs to Others, as'if ho *?id been free,
from pajn. I foel tbat a beautiful
spirit has gone out of thu world."
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CHILI? KILLED. BY BROOD SOW.
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Elberton. Ca.. jflDp, G.?Thr. llttlo
year old child Lf John Hall, colored,
met a hprrlblf, death last Saturday
afternoon. The e.h?d.-one of twins,
wss sitting on tho<ejt?rch stops eating
bread, while a brood sow was in the
yard. The sow* rau up to the child
and grabbed it by the hand, Jerked
it off the steprt, crushing the skull
and breaking throe Sine. The mother
ran. out of the house-to the-child's
rescue, as the.sow grabbed It in Us
mouth and began la mux away. Be
fore tibo woman could overtake the
bog a part of thcat^M's- face had
been eaten off. and the little fellow
died in a few minute?. The father of
the child lives ffjfcjt two miles
southwezt of Elberica on Alex Hall's
place
Mexican Constitutional
ist Want U. S. Dis
carded Arms.
HAVE APPROACHED
SEC. GARRISON
Official Circles Regard It ^^ob
Mo Tljai ^Mi?
Privai S^plic?
Obtained!. , ; .
.. >*< '" ' ft- >--.. *.- ' . :. ' i '
(By Associated.Press.)
Waahtngtou, Feb. n.?d'ersons re
ported in ofliclal circles to. be r?pre
rcprexentlng the Mexico eonstltution
uiists arc trying to buy from the
United States discarded army rifles.
Secrotary Garrison sud today1 he h'aii
been approached and, while he do
ellned to give names, he indicated he
suspected the would-be purchasers
were mv* leans. . He said ho hgd not
I made up his mind wbat the war de
; pnrtment's answer would be, but in
oiUclul circles it was retarded : as
highly improbable that a sale ,would
be made.
iThc practice of the government In
i disposing of replaced arms, Mr. Gar
rison pointed out. has iheen .tn-; erftct
a covenant from the purchaser that
the arms would be sent .."aeroA*
seas." The present negotiators, he
said, wouid enter jnioj no such cove
nant, though they readily agreed'that
the arms would not be used in tbo
United States.
H?rnig A ?eng order.
Now that President Wilson bas re
i: voked the order again at thn ?btnmy??
id are said
Bjr buying from the United States
government. the constitutionalists
coeld get weapons exactly, suited 'to
tbeif purposes comparatively cheap.
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Seventy-One Rebels
Reported Killed
(By Associated Preis.)'
Mexico . City, Feb. 5.?Seventy-one
rebels were killed by. federals ot El
Puerto, near Tampico, In an unsuc
cessful attack .today, according to
the War Department.
Gen. Blanquet, war minister, said
all efforts will be used to open the
line between ?an Luis pososi and
Tampico to get oil to the interior.
Monterey today for the first time
in many weeks wi.s in communication
by telegragh and railroad with the
capital.
Light Artillery
Needed by Rebels
(By Associated Preas}
Now. -Orleans,.;reb, " . o.?Mexican .
constitutional's were groaly ;! jm .
need of light artillery andia "wtyn^t,,^
and the scramJMe.to supply . thei?-..
needs la centered in ffs^.^Qr^S^...;
according to Maurice, D. Conners, a
local dealer in war supplies. Who to
day returned from a trip to Northern
Mexico. Before . the rebels finally .
start on their southward march,they
wilt make a desperate. attempt to
capture the strongly e-otrenched fed
eral garrison at Nuevo Laredo, sadl
he. U'i
Carranza Captures
s Pacific Coast Forts
(By Associated Press.)
iNogeles, Arls., Feb. 5.?Mazatlan,
an important *eae?**t port on the
hands Of Ca r renea'ee forces. Accord*
I UK to in formation reeelved In No
gales,- Sonora. from r^Bep^H^HHH
The capture of Masatlan gives the
rebels thoir nrst<Sespurt. Fornmtfths
Carransnid|H^BH^H^H
GusymnB, Son bra*} -most important
seaepast, but without avail. They
had been In Vf-sttnR Masatlan for soap
t '.-Mo. : *?c toder?},; had sett l*e;le?s
cr^pcrt^fU^ot tbejr troops to
tbo^garrfson'so^iSe rebel victory .-we*
comparatively easy.
Castillo Retaliates
c?_a*_??_
a ui avs-chu ? s^*JaS3S#UU9sl
(By Associated Press.) . .
Juarez, Mex., Fob. S. ftjsxUno Cas
tillo,, the bandit loader, ?ft'?r twentv.
two of his mon had been captured
and. exrxutod by a rsvolutloauiV
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