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Newspaper Page TextARMED TRUCE IS SNAPSHOT OF AMERICAN TKOOPS ON MEXICAN BORDER. TUFT REASSURES MEXICAN ENVOY PLAN OF MADERO This Is Corset Week Introductory Sale of New Models Showing of some moderately priced corsets that fill every requirement of fashion !h Rebel President Would Only I ' Negotiate Peace With I Arms in Hands. He Tells De la Barra Troops Sent to Texas Only for Maneuvers. AMBASSADOR IS CONVINCED Enforcement of Neutrality Sole Pir. poe of Mobilising; Army and Troops Will Be Ilecalied In roar or Five Week. WASHINGTON. March 29. Whatever dette-acy may have existed In th rela tion between the I'nlled State and Vexli-o concerning tb mobilisation of America troop near the Mexi can frontier w wept asrar. It I be lieved, by the heart-to-heart talk be tween President Taft and the Mexican Ambassador. Senor de la Barra. at the White House today. Tfc President confirmed assurance which he had given the Ambassador be for departing fr Augusta. Ga-. tha Mexico need feel no alarm. Mr. De la Barrm went awar satisfied with the conference and ent a long tele gram to Mr. Creel. Minister of Foreign Relation, at Mexico City, explaining the frank expression of the Ameri can Government a made to him by President Taft. Th Ambassador waa among the first to ask for a conference with the President on hi return to the White House and he wa cordially re ceived. Tafl Alia; Scare. The Ambassador, who from the outset ha ben anxious to convev to Mr. Taft the sentiment and graltltude of the peo ple of Mexico, explained. It Is (aid. to Mr. Taft. the comment with which the mobilisation of troops had been received In Mexico. The President told the Ambassador that the latter could allay any miscon ception In hi country over the move ment pf the troops with the assurance that the soldiers were sent to Texas for maneuver for the enforcement of the neutrality laws. Neither the Mexican Embassy nor the White Hiuje would make any announce ment about the conference beyond the fact that the assurances with regard to the concentration of the troops had been repeated by the President, but the opin ion prevail tonight that the President also explained fully to the Ambassador the nature of the Intended maneuvers. v Troop to Be Recalled. Furthermore, it I believed, the Mexi can Ambassador was Informed that a soon a the maneuvers have been com pleted the troops will be recalled in sections within the next four or five weeks. Both Oeneral Wood, chief of staff, and Huntington Wilson. Acting Secretary of State, called on the President today, the former making a detailed report on the progress of the entire troop movement. It was evident the President wss gath ering all the Information possible regsrd Ing the Mexican situation before going into the Cabinet meeting tomorrow, which will be the first held for two weeks and the first which the new Pe cretin- of the Interior. Walter L. Fisher, will attend. Taft Preparing Message. The President will take up at once the preparation of his message to Congress resubmitting the Canadian reciprocity agreement. He expects to confer im mediately with leaders of both parties regarding the work of the special ses sion, showing his desire that the reci procity agreement be ratified and the tariff beard bill be passed. That, it Is declared, is all the President wants done at the special session. He would prefer that Congress defer sny revision of tar iff schedules until the regular session next Lecember. OFFICES TO REORGANIZE Iotmaster-General Summon Post masters of Several Cities. WASHINGTON. March I. Post masters of Sw York. Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Canton and Norfolk. Va, have been summoned to Washington by Postmaster-General Hitchcock, to discuss the reorganiza tion of their offices. Mr. Hitchcock plsns to reorganise the offices by April 1. into two divi sions, those of mall and finance, each under a auperintendent more effectively lo use the working force. The system has beeu successfully tried at Atlanta. Indianapolis. Jacksonville. Fla Ro chester. N. Y, New- Orleans. Erie. Pa Lincoln. Neb. FORESTRY OFFICIALS MEET Chiefs of Western Iltrk-ts Confer With Forester Graves. SALT LAKE CITY. March SX Fores try officials from the districts of Mon tana, Colorado, New Mexico. I'tsh. Cali fornia and Oregon, with Chief Forester Henry 3. Graves in stiendance. began a week's conference In Salt Lake City today. The purpose of the conference, as out lined by Mr. Graves, is to promote co operation, compare experlencea and e. initiate red tape. The prevention of forest lire and the adjustment of gM Ing controversie will receive much al tent'on. LIMANTOUR IS NOT BEARER n'onMnued Krro First Psg ought me to become a candidate for the vtre-preldenrv. I have declared my firm resolution not to accept any position In the militant politics of my country, being disposed to lend my services to the administrative branch, so long as they might be considered useful by the majority of my fellow countrymen. "Since then the times hare only served to confirm and strengthen my determination. -Nut having been willing then to ac cept a militant political post, when it would have been easy for me to acquire It and when I could count upon the elements which offered It. much less would 1 think of such a thing at pre sent, when it I the duty of all good Mexicans to rally about General llas to avert the dangers thst menace our common country. -I do not aspire to a post In nigh militant politic, but. even if 1 should so aspire. I hare always believed that the salvation of Mexico depended first upon the union of all Mexicans and. second, that evey one should have, a the rule of hie conduct, the subordina tion of everything to she highest In terests of the Nation," i-' lSassagsa II ale- - . r.eC;-VTv k --e -ew-v ' - --" Hi I i . - ; ssSaassWaswsisSsaaXSBaiaaBaBSBa jM?J3 XSlIZ I . . . .. .... . , m - .t: I BIG CITY lN DANGER Mexican Rebels Threaten to Assault Hermosillo. FEDERALS MOVE IN HASTE Cabral Moves Southward With Large Force Against Capital of Sonora. Whole State Is Hotbed of Ilebcl Sentiment. NOGALES. Mexico. March 10. Her mosillo. capital of the Stat of Sonora, Is believed to be in danger of an at tack by the rebel forces. On orders of the Mexican govern ment Federal troops sre being rushed 'from various point along the northern border into Nogale and thence outh over the Bonora Railroad to Hermo sillo". A peclal train bringing- troops from Cananea was dlspstched sduth-ward-to augment the Federal forces at the state capital. Another body of men cam In from Naco by train, having marched over land to that point from Agua Prieta. They also went outhward by train. Troop from other points sre being gathered and sent to Hermosillo. The Mexlcsn government official undoubt edly believe that the stste capital is In Imminent danger of being beleged by the lnurrecto. It is believed here that one of the revolutionary leaders, possibly Cabral, has moved southward with a large force of men with the purpose of men acing and capturing the Sonora capital. Thl band. It I believed, came from Sierra de AJo Mountain. Another band, which ha been operating In th vicinity of SaUuarlpa. I said to be approaching the capital. Insurgent activity along the line of the Sonora Railroad running- south ward from Nogale to Guayma. through Hermosillo. 1 evident along the line for many miles. The. rebel are burning an average of one lrldge daily on the railroad. Train arriving from the outn today were over even hour late Into Nogalea. No passenger have been molested by the Insurrectoa. It I easy for the rebel leaders to recruit luu" men among the native Mexicans in Sonora. nearly all of whom are In sympathy with the revo lution, but their difficulty would be In procuring arms. The government i Impressing men In NogaJe. Hermosillo. Magdalena. Sonora and many other point and many young men are fleeing to the mountalne rather than be forced Into ervlce. Official here tate that Hermosillo ha over 700 men under arm to pro tect the city. Traveler from there tate that the officials are sleeping in the Palacio State Building. MEXICAN KEBELS SCSPICIOVS They Fear Assanlt From Americans or Mexicans and Hunt Spies. MEXICALI. Mcx.. March . The guard left her by the Mexican rebel to hold the town 1 In contant expectation of an attack from either the Mexican or American lde or both. The assurances of Captain Babcock. of the Vnlted States troops, that he would permit no assault from the American side, has not quieted the fears of the rebels nor lessened their precautions. Squads of armed Insurrectoa patrolled the international line all night and to day, searching for sympathiser of Presi dent Dlaa. who are aupposed to be quietly slipping Into Mexican with the purpose of making an assault at a preconcerted signal. Rebels also searched all store and dwellings In Mexican, hunting foe. They found three Mexicans on whom the finger of usplclon fell. These were un ceremoniously thrown Into the Jail, and It Is expected they will be shot before daylight tomorrow. The Insurgent re suspiclou of the Americans across the line. Late this sft ernoon McDonald, an American member ber of the rebel provost guard In Mexi can declared It his belief that Ameri cans serosa the line in Calexlco were planning to lead an attack on the In surgents, and ho l5ued a notice warning Alfred Cuttrim. the Deputy Consul at Calexlco, that If be set foot on the Mexl csn side he would be shot. REBELS KILL CAPTIVE COLONEL Only Given Few Minutes tp Write to Family. AgTln 19 shot' AOCA PRIETA. State of Sonora, Mexico, via Douglas," Arlx- March 10. . ,..w i - . ht hand of rebels. which killed and captured a Federal force of over o men n- -few days ago. hae cut the telegraph John Gllfoyle. who has arrived bere. was -taken prisoner by Cabral's band at the time of the Cumpaa fight. He says that he saw the rebels capture Colonel Agulna. the leader of the en trapped Federal forces. Colonel Agulna ' n r ft f- 1 j v i Vsr . i 1 - . ; xa r . - ... i Above, fieneral Taaker II. Bliss and Mrs of T Troop, Second Cavalry, "washing up." Center, Battery A, Third Artillery, near San Antonio. Below, Colonel Clarence P. Towaaley -. aad Major Uavla. was condemned to Instant death. The rebels gave him a few minutes to write a letter to hi family, which he did with a sheet of paper held over a shovel. He was then stood up and shot with one other officer, the rebels say ing they were carrying out "Diaz" or ders to shoot all prisoners of war." Rebels Shoot American Rancher. i2L PASO, Tex., March SO. News to the Herald from Torreon Is to the ef fect that H. E. O'Drlsscoll, an Ameri can in charge of Hacienda Gulchapa. owned by Americans of St. Louis, was shot four times by revolutionists, who attacked the ranch and demanded money. When he could give them none, the leader said: Then take that," and began shoot ing. The American Is now In a hospital In Torreon. In a fight on Thursday at Colonla Siding, near Torreon, 3d Federals and rebels met death. JAP WAR TALK SILLY CHICAGO MAX DECLARES ORI ENTALS KNOW MASTER. MUuard Adams Says Nipponese Will Not FlRht He Vrges Need of Subsidy for Ships. CHICAGO. March JO. (Special.) "There will be no war with Japan. The United States Is losing prestige and business by failles to push into foreign countries. A ship subsidy bill will ad vance Americas Interests a thousand fold throughout the world." These were some of the impressions of Mil ward Adsms. who returned tonight from a five months' tour of fhe world and told of his experiences on his fourth trip of the kind. The talk of war with Japan is silly; I spent some time there and know what I'm talking about. Japan can take the Philippines. Hawaii and other Pacific points simply because we are not prepared to defend them, but Japan cannot hold fhem once we got after them, and Japan knowa this to be true, and so does every other foreign coun try. In Kngland and other places of Europe, the idea of our reciprocity with Canada Is taken to mean that we eventually will possess Canada, "My greatest Impression was our ab ject lack of ships of trade and our push for trade, 'Made In Germany why, you can see it everywhere you go. Why cannot It be made to read 'Made in America?' simply because we are not going after what we should go after. "In Slam I am Consul for Siam In Chicago 1 was royally treated by the young King. They are even more mod ern in Siam and throughout the Orient than are we of the United States. Progress I the watchword and they make every use of it." Ixg Impales Brakeman. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) While attempting to appfy the brakes today on a logging train, the two rear car or which were derailed. O. B. Moore. 17 years old. a brakeman on the Peninsular Log (ting Road, near Shelton, in impaled by a log as the train stopped suddenly when a logchaln snspped. Although Moore-was wedged between Oogs and one had forced Its way through lit body, he lived for 45 minute. To remove the body was nec essary to clear away the wrecked cars. Surgeons' Graduation Rushed. WASHINGTON. March 10. Korty seven young Army surgeons graduated here today from the Army Medical School. The young men were graduated two months ahead of time to permit their practical instruction at the mob ilization of troops In Texas and Cali fornia, where they have been ordered for duty. m I siy(zxrc4v IS Dickinson Reports Maneuvers Show Efficiency. BIG CAMP WILL CONTINUE Bodies of Troops Will Make Prec tlce Marches, but General For ward Movement Is Not Con templated at Present. WASHINGTON. March 20. Soon af ter his return to the White House to day, the President had a number of Cabinet conferences. The first was with the Secretary of War. Mr. Dickin son reported that the Army divisions sent to Texas and California had de monstrated their ability to be ready for any emergency. , At present there I no thought of breaking the big camp at San Antonio. The Secretary was In communication with- General Carter on that subject this morning. Various organizations will be sent on practice marches from time to time and for maneuvers in the field, but no general forward move ment has been ordered or is contem plated at this time. MILLS' FORCES ARE PREPARED Brigade Mobilized at Galveston Ready for Service. GALVESTON. Tex.. March 20. Brf-gadier-General Mills' brigade of Coast Artillery, mobilized here as infantry, Is ready for field service or maneuvers. All tents are pitched now, and the men thoroughly dried out from Saturdays rain. Newcomers will be permitted a day's rest before beginning regimental drill. . , . Major-General H. Goseman, chief san itary officer on General Miles' stafT. re ceived orders last night to proceed at once to Japan. He Is one of three of ficers appointed to spend three years In the Orient for the specific purpose of studying the languages and special dis eases. His successor has not been ""captain A. D. Lathrop. of the trans port Sumner, has returned to Newport News to take command of the transport Meade, which, it is said, will be placed In commission. CARTER'S VIEW IS ROSEATE Excellent Results From Maneuver Move, Reports General. WASHINGTON. March 30. The maneu ver division went into camp at San An tonio with only as much confusion as would, ordinarily occur with a few bat talions of Jroops. according to reports received from Major-General Carter. The whole movement, Major-General Carter says, has produced nothing but satisfaction so fax as the detraining and going into camp are concerned. The quartermaster's work haa been, well handled, he adds. Many of the mis takes of 1S98 were being avoided. The value of recent maneuvers In the camps is plainly evident, Major-General Charter say. In the conduct of all the officers at San Antonio. The routine Is already systematised. sanitary arrange ments are being rapidly completed and the men are becoming hardened by prac tice marches. HOQUIAM COMPANY READY In Six Hours' Notice Militia Could Be Off for Orders. HOQUIAM. Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) Orders have been received by Captain I Morgan of Company F, W N. G, to fully equip the local mili tiamen for field duty, including send ing In requisitions for everything needed for the company enlisted up to the maximum strength, 65 men. . The company Is now in readiness for the field and Captan Morgan says could get away on ix hours' notice. The roster is practically complete. KENYON CAN'T FORCE VOTE Attempt at Xlgbt Session to End Iowa Deadlock Fails. . DES MOINES. Ia., March 20. An ef fort to bold a night session of the Leg islature tonight to ballot on candidates for the United States Senatorshlp tailed. Those opposed to W. S. Kenyon, who is. still leading his opponent. Supreme Court Justice Deemer, were able to vote down a resolution calling for the extra session. Kenyon's vote remained the same as on Saturday. 62. while Deemer gained four Mi PREPARED LIMANTOUR NOT TRUSTED Garcia Calls Him Chief of Diax Co terie and Says Only Place Diax Would Give Madero Would Be on Scaffold. EL PASO, Tex.. March 20. An "armed truce" will be established in Northern Mexico as soon as developments in Mexico City warrant, and Francisco Madero. the revolutionary president, will establish himself at a point in the field to be considered neutral ground, there to receive any peace pro posals which may come as a result of the return to the Mexican Republic of Senor Limantour, who recently in New York had conferences with the insur recto leaders. This was established today in mes sages brought by courier from-Madero, who is within 150 miles south of here in camp with 1000 men of his Insur rectos. It is the first word coming di rect from Madero since the peace ne gotiations. The text of Madero's messages to the revolutionary Junta here was not made public but the term as "soon as de velopments In Mexico City warrant." was explained as meaning that Madero first would insist upon important stip ulations before peace arrangements might be entered into. These stipula tions, it was said, are as follows: Terms Xamed by Madero. President Diax must step aside and must relinquish all the political power which might result in his return to office. A new election for President must be called at once, with a free ballot for every male citizen of age. The promises of reforms in the land laws and In the administration of the states by popular vote instead of by Federal control must be under such guarantees that they cannot be Ignored after peace has been declared. The lnsurrectos will not lay down their Arms, but will maintain, an armed truce until the reforms are so far ad vanced that they cannot be revoked. Whether Senor Limantour would be acceptable to Madero as "provisional President" pending negotiations, is not known, for couriers bearing the sug gestion from New York that Limantour might become the temporary head of the government have not yet reached him. Ever since the peace proposals were under way, messengers have been sent with full details to Madero, but owing to the fact that couriers have to travel by horseback, over rough country and in circuitous routes to avoid the Mexican soldiers, communi cation is delayed for four or five days. Limantour Not Acceptable. However, Senor Gonzales Garcia, the Insurrecto secretary of state, who car ries on communication with Washing ton, said today: "Limantour would not be entirely ac ceptable to us. We look upon him as the chief of the Diaz coterie. We would not under any circumstances take his word and lay down our arms. As pro visional President, he would simply take the instructions of Diaz." A telegram from Gustavo A. Madero, J the Insurrecto financial agent In New York, was received, stating: "Have had several conferences with Limantour. He has promised a full change of politics in Mexico." The belief that Limantour v as authorized by Diaz to open up a way for peace has caused much joy among the lnsurrectos. It is looked upon by them as a virtual recognition by the government that their demands have some foundation. No Chance for Peace With Diaz. "Whatever overtures for peace have been made here comes from Diaz." said Senor Garcia. "It is the first time that Diaz has ever admitted that the lnsur rectos have had any right in their claims. Madero's messages to us have not taken Limantour into consider ation, because we never thought of Limantour as a probable President, Whatever is done, Madero must first pass Judgment before peace is de clared." "Would the lnsurrectos be satined if Diaz granted all the political de mands and gave Madero a high place in the government, Diaz himself re maining in power?" he was asked. "Madero and Diaz are as opposite as day and night. The only place Diaz would give Madero would be on a scaf fold. I am afraid there would be no chance for peace as long as Diaz re mains President. With an armed truce, Diaz removed and a neutral ground se lected for the carrying on of negotia tions, then we might believe peace is near." Mexican Consul Lomell today pro tested to the United States officials against the presence of American guards upon the Mexican boundary, whete Blatt and Converse were arrest ed by Mexican officials. The State De partment took the ground that the place was United States territory. The protest of the Mexican Consul Is re garded as indicating that the Mexican government Is going- to contest the A Drummer's Dilemma My house failed. I am stranded here without a dollar. I must sell the con tents of my 10 big sample trunks to raise money to pay my hotel bills and get back to New York. My house, which was one of the finest on Broad way, made nothing but men's high class clothing to sell from 115.00 to $35.00. There are 256 men's custom tailored suits and 6 overcoats in the entire sample outfit and in order to raie sufficient cash with which to de fray my expenses to New York and pav mv hotel bills. I will sacrifice these suits and overcoats at 50 cents on the dollar of the actual cost of production. A true confession: I have tried to sell these suits to merchants, but as they knew of the predicament I was In, the advantage they tried to take was out rageous: therefore I decided to retail these h'gh-grade garments direct to the public at 50c on the dollar. Come, if only to look, you will profit by your trip. Sale begins today and will end Saturday night. Positively no longer, as I must get back to New York as soon as possible. Sale takes place in Sample Room aext to tke Orea-oa Hotel, KS seventh St., between stark and Oak tits.. Will be open eveninga- Special $1.95 Selling Normally at $3.00 A new model W. B. Nuform corset, made of fine quality fancy striped coutil and fin ished with dainty embroidery and band trimmings on top. Medium bust, extreme long front, hips and back. With two pairs of hose supporters attached. Sizes 18 to 28. Special $1.00 W. B. Nuform corset of good quality coutil, with lace trimmings. Made with medium bust, very long hips and back. Has draw-string at the bust. Three pairs of hose supporters attached. Sizes 18 to 28. protest of the Government against the arrest of the two Americans. Soft-nosed bullets, forbidden by the rules of war, are being used by both sides in the Mexican campaign. Col onel Cuellar, who commanded the Mexl can troops at the battle of Cagas A SALE OF U. S. ARMY GOODS WILL BE HELD IN THE OLD OLDS, WORTMAN & KING BUILDING CORNER FIFTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS SECOND FLOOR IN A FEW DAYS A large display of Army Blan kets, Serges, Shoes, Underwear and other paraphernalia will be . shown. Curios and unusual things galore to please, and inter- est everyone. Mr. Kirk, the manager, has .conducted previous sales in Port land, and therefore does not need an introduction. - Watch The Oregonian this week for future particulars of . the opening of this sale of Army Goods. Special $1.39 Selling Normally at $2.00 Another model W. B. Nu form of extra quality coutil, with embroidery band finish at the top. Made with me dium bust, very long front, hips and back. With two pairs of hose supporters at tached. Sizes 18 to 26. 'psrtB Special $1.49 Selling Normally at $2.00 A C B. a la Spirite cor set of fancy striped coutil, with medium bust, very long hips and back. Trimmings of wide lace at the top. Two pairs of hose supporters at tached. Sizes 18 to 26. J Grandes, reports officially that nearly all of the wounded men received their injuries from soft-nosed bullets. The report also comes from Agua Prieta that almost every federal soldier wounded there was shot with . soft nosed bullet.