ARMED 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,"
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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
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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
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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.