VOL. MV.-XO. 16,GG3.
PORTLAND.'
OREGON.
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WEDNESDAY,. APRIL 22, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VERA CRUZ IS
TAKEN WITH
LOSS OF LIFE
m 1 1 a.
Four Americans Killed, 21
Wounded, After Making
, Landing in Force.
COLLEGE MEN BURN
HUERTA IN EFFIGY
'KECRCIXS" OF ' "WASHINGTON
STATE EXUDE PATRIOTISM.
MEXICAN DAED ABOUT 200
Armed "With Barrel Stave and Fence
Rail Muskets, tads "Rah Ran" '
for Wilson, Led by Alien.
WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE,
Pullman, Wash.. April 21. (Special.)
Pullman was last night reminded of
the proximity of war with Mexico when
500 students, calling: themselves "re
cruits from prexy's army," were
mobolized on the" college campus and
marched. through the principal streets
shouting defiance to Huerta. -
The amateur soldiers, armed with
boards, .barrel staves and fence rails in
lieu of army rifles, gathered at 10
o'clock. Machine guns -were manufac
tured on the spot, a. 20-plece band was
mustered in 'and the march began.
As the . band struck up "The Star
Spangled Banner" every hat was in
stantly off. When the regiment
reached the business streets an effigy
of Huerta was burned on a telephone
pole amid cheers. Archibald Spiers, a
BlUejaCketS and Marines, at recent addition to the student body
... I from England, mounted a box and
rirst unopposed, wieei He-
sistance in Streets.
CITIZENS AID IN DEFENSE F
called for nine "rahs" and a tiger for
Wilson, and the cheers were given
with a will.
A huge bonfire revealed many citi
zens and college officials wbo were
"spotted" by "General" George Gannon
and made to express their reelings on
Mexican stiuation. The students
then marched In review before the
commandant.
Bluejackets With Three-Inch NAVAL
I Men. at Lake . Michigan
uun uemuusri luwer.
RESERVES' GOING
Station Rc
WATERFRONT IS OCCUPIED
nunnery
s lU
limn nwrnn
ALL TOPICS IN CITY
Ammunition Comes for
State Militia.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
OFFICERS. HOPE FOR SERVICE
Maps of Mexico Studied at Of
fice of General Finzer.
REGULARS GET CARTRIDGES
Politicians Vainly Seek Commissions
From Adjutant and Governor.
Kecruits Eager to Join
. . Naval Branch.
Americans Now Hold Customs-House,
Important Piers and Kallroad
Terminals Refugees Con
tinue to . Arrive.
celve Order With Cheers.
CHICAGO. April ,21. In response to
orders from Admiral Blue, chief of
the bureau of navigation,' . Captain
George Clark, commanding the United
States naval training station on Lake
Michigan, prepared to send 75 naval
reserves to New Tork and 116 to Phil
adelphia tomorrow.
The men received the order that they
were to be sent East with cheers and
SOO men in the course of training ap
peared overjoyed at the prospect that
they might follow. v -
nBST C.tHD.MTIES ATTKDIG
LAN IIN; MEXICO.
Killed.
Coxswain Shoemaker.
. Corporal Sassertj-.
Seaman Poiusset.
Beaman whose name vas not
learned. The first three were of the
battleship Florida.
.Some of Wounded.
. C 1 Leahy. V. Schwartz, C. Dt
Cameron, J. F. Flcse. seamen of the
Florida; Electrician Geisburn, of the
Florida, and D. T). McMillan, private,
Second Marine Regiment, from the
transport Prairie.
HUERTA WAITS ON FUTURE
Republic Always Maintained Dignity
Says "President" of Mexico. .
LONDON, April 21. (Special.) Re-
' plying to request for a statement by
the IJaily Telegraph, President Huerta
cables as follows: --
"The government of the republic
awaits the trend of future events with
serenity. The republic has always
maintained its dignity and will always
continue to do so."
War- was the word most heard. In
Portland yesterday. It was on the lips
of everyone. Newspaper extras sold -as
rapidly as the - newsboys could hand
them out. People turned from reading
them to ask if anyone had heard any
thing later - than had ' been printed
political candidates forgot their cam
paigns' and joined in the war talk.
It became known that the Oregon Na
tional Guard had Just received . two
carloads of ammunition. This is re
garded as a practical feature of the
"watchful waiting" policy of Presi
dent Wilson. The Guard had a quantity
of ammunition on hand before the ship
ment arrived. Only a quarter to a half-
carload is required for the annual
target practice, so the excess ship
ment'is regarded as' a piece of for
handedness on the part of the War
Department. .
Regular Get Ammunition.
One hundred rounds of ammunition
have been given out to the men at
Vancouver Barracks, according to
report received in Portland. This
means that - in case the regulars ' at
Vancouver should be ordered south
each company would carry. 7200 rounds.
or 84,000 rounds to a regiment, be
sides what is carried in the ammuni
tion wagons. ' , '
Regret was expressed . by .National
Guard "officers that the shipment o
light cotton underwear and light khaki
uniiorms receivea several months ago
has been reshipped to another point.
When this equipment was received
lOoncluded on Page 2.)
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 63
degrees; minimum. 3s. 5 decrees.
TODAI'S Probably fair; westerly winds.
Mexico. .
Senate debates resolution Indorsing Presi
dent. Pase 1.
Naval malitia ready to move on moment's
notice. . Page 4. -
Spanish War Veterans offer to recruit regi
ment for Mexican service. Page 4.
Militia expected to relieve regulars of bor
der patrol duty. Page 2.
Marines embarked at San . Francisco for
Mexican waters. Pace 2.
Topeka high school students ' compel Mex
icans to salute Hag. Page 1.
Imperial Valley Irrigation threatened be
cause of international character. Page 8.
College men burn Huerta. In effigy. Page 1.
Americans land 'at Vera Crux, with loss of
iour men Killed, so wounded, page 1.
Commander at Vera Crux told city will be
shelled if resistance continues. Page 1.
Offers of services for war received by au-
monties,- .fage 2.
Domestic. "
Trinidad death toll probably 23. Page 4.
ME1CXO aFk wo.UV4.Vvl ....
Sports.
Coast League results: Portland 7. Venice 4;
Oakland y. San Francisco 8; Sacramento
Los Angeles - game postponed,, rain.
Pag. 8.
Northwestern League results: Spokane U,
Portland 6: Vancouver 7, Seattle o; Ta
coma 0. Victoria 3. Page 8.
Mr. Baum. says Coast League receipts will
not be boosted by ban Francisco fair.
Page 9.
Western Tri-State League results: North
Yakima 8. Baker 1; Walla Walla lu,
Pendleton O. Page 8.
Pacific Northwest.
Schooner M Irene is a wreck on the Alsea Bay
spit. - page 2.
Hundred billion odd feet of virgin timber
found in Grays Harbor watershed. Page 7.
Idaho sheepman shot while teasing German,
wno aiterwara ends lite, rage 6.
Commissioner . Hoff and State 'Board of
Control at war. Page 6.
Charles jD. Taylor, wins alimony victory in
supreme court, rage 7.
Artillery to be converted into infantry for
immediate service If needed. Page 7.
Portland man injured in wreck on Sumpter
aiiey roaa. fage 14.
Commercial and Marine.
Cut In Oriental freights stumulates wheat
trade. Page 19.
Wheat higher at Chicago on decrease In
world's available supply. Page 10.
Stocks advance In spite of Mexican news.
Page 19.
Japanese boat makes rate reduction on wheat
and flour for Orient, page 14.
Portland and Vicinity.
War is chief topic of talk In Portland.
Page 1. . -
Louis Leon Hall and Anna - Iorotby Shoe
maker obtain marriage license. Page 18.
New bill at Pantages Is "corking." Page 18.
Ex-Governor Geer answers "economy legls.
lation questions to Gubernatorial
plrants. Page 18. .
Grand Jury discredits Commissioner Hart'
charge of bribe .offer in connection with
bridge contract.' Page 12.
Official primary ballot prepared by County
Clerk Coffey- Page 14. -
City employes complain that unfair-discrimination
Is made in tno "efficiency" sys
tem.' Page 18.- . ' -
Weather report, forecast and data. Page ID.
SENATE IN DEBATE
OVER RESOLUTION
Opposition to Naming
of Huerta Strong.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ENFORCE SALUTE
FIVE HUNDRED IX TOPEKA DE
SERT CLASSES TO PARADE.
LODGE DEFENDS HIS PLAN
Choosing Between Cutthroats
Declared Bad Policy.
WORKS PLEADS FOR PEACE
California Senator Would Declare
Huerta's Expression or Regret
Sufficient Root Supports
Lodfre - Preamble.
Mexican Laborers, Surrounded, Com
- ply With - Seeming Reverence,
With Demand of Students.
TOPEKA. Kan.. April 21. Infused
with war spirit, SOU high school stu
dents deserted their school, rooms to
day, and marched in a noisy, but or
derly, parade through the streets. At
the head was a lad carrying- an United
States flag. Next were two boys with
fife and drum. Several of the boys
carried rusty old muskets.
Tells of "War, war," roars of "Down
with Huerta." and the call "On to Mex
ico" drowned out fife and drum.
On the edge of the business district
the parade came on a half-dozen rail
way laborers, plainly Mexicans. With
howls and threats the boys surged
round the aliens, .demanding: they sa
lute the flag:. The Mexicans saluted
with promptness and with apparent
reverence.
A hundred school girls followed a
few blocks behind the boys in a pa
rade of their own.
Uruguay Willing to Sign Treaty.
WASHINGTOX. . .Vorll -21. Uruguay's
willingness to sign a. peace treaty with
the United State along the lines of
those .. already signed, .by Secretary
Bryan with many other nations was
communicated to Mr. Bryan today by
Dr. De' Pena, ' Uruguayan Minister in
Washington. 1
WASHINGTON". April 22. (Wednes
day.) Tbe Senate at 2:40 A. 3L, by
vote of 47 to 35 rejected the substl-
tute Mexican resolution proposed by
Senator Lodge. It would have baaed
tbe "justification" of the use of force
In Mexico upon general conditions
there Instead of upon the" Tamplco In.
cldent nlone.
WASHINGTON'. April 21. Deter,
mined on the passage of the Admin.
Istratlon Mexican resolution before
morning, the Senate nt midnight was
in the midst of a grave and Impas
sioned debate. Vltlmate passage of the
resolution as reported by tbe foreign
relations committee was generally eon
ceded. The House had recessed until
10 o'clock In the morning to await the
Senate's action.
WASHINGTON. April 21. The Sen
ate debated until far into the - night
the preamble of Senator Lodge, which
opposed the "individualizing" of Gen
eral Huerta in reprisals. Senator
Lodge made the opening argument for
it, saying:
"I cannot be put in a position.. where
I appear to pick and chose between
the factions that today tear Mexico
asunder. I cannot Join in any reeolu
tion which puts the United States in
the position of preferring one murderer
(Concluded on rage 4.
THREAT TO USE
BIG GUNS IS
SENT TO MS
Fletcher Tells Mexican
General What to Ex
pect if He Fights.
ABERDEEN TO - RAISE 250
Militia Officers Expect to Be on Way
South by May 1.
ABERDEEN. Wash'., April 21. (Spe
cial. That 2oO Aberdeen young men
will be on the way to the Mexican
border by May 1 is the opinion of mill
tary leaders here. The men will be
divided between Company G. National
Guard of Washington; the fourth di
vision of the Naval Marines and the
Medical Corps, being organized here by
Captain O. R. Austin. Company G and
the naval militia division will have
more than 100 men apiece; the Medical
Corps, will have 58. The organization
of the Medical Corps was begun this
morning and by noon 30 men. most of
whom have had previous war expert
ence. were enrolled.
TRAIN OF REFUGEES HALTED
General Maas Believed to Have Held
Up Americans Leaving War Zone.
VERA CRUZ, April 21. The second
section of . the morning train from
Mexico City filled wtih refugee Amer
leans and a special train of refugees
have both been held up somewhere
along the road to Vera Cruz, presum
ably by General Maas.
" Telegraphic communication with
Mexico City filled with refugee Amer
assumed that the railroads are also
cut.
BIRDS EYE VIEW
OF MEXICAN CITY CAPTURED YESTERDAY BY AMERICAN MARINES, COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES FLEET IN MEXICAN WATERS, HIS
FLAG SHIP, ADMIRAL WHOSE DEMAND FOR SALUTE BROUGHT ABOUT CRISIS, AND SECRETARY OF THE NAVY DANIELS
WASHINGTON, April 21. Rear-Ad
miral Fletcher reported to the Navy
Department from Vera Crua under date
of 10 r. M. that firing still was In
progress There was no mention of
further casualties.
VERA CRUZ, Mex.. Aril 21. Vera
Cruz tonight is in the hands of forces
from the United States warships, but
the occupation of the port was not ac
complished without loss of American
lives.
Four Americans, bluejackets and
marines, were killed by the fire of the
Mexican soldiers and 20 fell wounded.
The Mexican loss is not known, but it
Is believed to have been close to 200
dead and many wounded.
Waterfront and Terminals Occupied.
The waterfront, the Customs-House
find all important piers. Including
those under the terminal works from
which extend the railroads to the cap
ital, have been occupied. All the ter
ritory around the American Consulate
is strongly patrolled and detachments
'hold other sections of the city.
The . Mexican commander. General
Gustave Maas. offered a stubborn re
instance and for many hours there was
fighting in the streets. Toward night,
fall it was reported tnat the main
body of the federal garrison was in
retreat westward.
Surrender Promptly Refused.
Rear-Admiral Fletcher, .in command
of the United States warships, prefaced
his occupation of the port by a demand.
through the American consul, W. W.
Canada, for its surrender. General
Maas promptly declined to accede to
this demand and shortly afterward ten
tvhaleboats were sent off from the aide
of the transport Prairie loaded with
marines. These boats effected a land
lng in the neighborhood of the Customs
House before noon, and a few minutes
later Captain William R. Rush, of the
battleship Florida, who was in com
mand of the operations ashore, brought
bis flag In.
Captain Rush's men had already
taken up their positions. They num
bered 150 bluejackets from the Florida,
290 marines from the Prairie and 65
marines from the Florida. Later these
were augmented by a detachment from
the Utah.
' Crowds Watch Operations.
Tbe coming of the American forces
was not heralded by any great excite
ment, but small crowds- gathered to
watch the landing. Soon the blue
Jackets and marines marched through
the streets leading from the water
front' and along the railroad yards.
Others proceeded to the American con
sulate, wnile still others were deployed
along the approaches to Central Plaza,
In which General Maas had concen
trated his men.
i These maneuvers were effected with
out opposition, but suddenly General
Maas challenged the advance with the
first shots a volley fired from a point
(Concluded on rage -.)
ARMY AT CAPITAL SHALL
Washington Believes March to
Mexico City Would Mot
Be Serious One.
BADGER LEAVES TAMPIGO
Des Moines Now Only Vessel
Left at That Port.
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Secretary Bryan Summons Foreign
Ambassadors to Confcrcnee in
n'ashington and Told Prop
erty Will Not Suffer.
WASHINGTON". April 21. Rear-A-miral
Fletcher has warned General
Maas. the Mexican commander at Vera
Cruz, that the big guns of the Ameri
can fleet will be used unless lie stops
his men from firing.
This was announced at tbe Navy de
partment tonight at IV o'clock. There
are now about 1000 American marines
and bluejackets in the town. Admiral
Fletcher said his men had fired only
when they were fired on. so far.
March to Capital Not Difficult.
Officials here did not believe Huerta
would take any offensive steps, but if
he does the American marines and
bluejackets which will be assembled
In Vera Cruz within 48 hours will
number about 15.000. Estimates here
placed the Huerta forces at Mcslc
City at about 3000 to 4000 men and
the belief of Army and Navy officials
s that the American forces, if neces
sary, would be able to reach the Mex
ican capital without serious difficulty.
The bulk of General Huerta's army
is in the north fighting the constitu
tionalists. Just what was the purpose of divert
ing Rear-Admiral Badger from Tam
plco to Vera Cruz has not been made
known, but as it leaves Tampico with
one American ship it is believed. here
the constitutionalists are making ready
to take the port.
Destroyers Us With Badger.
Rear-Admiral Badger, on being or
dered to proceed direct to Vera Cruz,
ordered also diverted the 14 torpedo .
boat destroyers to Vera Cruz. These
will be of much use in approaching
close to the town and in blockade.
The foreign Ambassadors in Wash
ington were summoned during the day
by Secretary Bryan and informed of
the developments of the situation. The
German, French. British, Austrian.
Japanes and Spanish Ambassadors had
separate conferences with Mr. Bryan.
All declined to talk, but it is under
stood they received the same Informa
tion that has been transmltted'abroad
to American embassies and legations,
being especially told that the American
Government in seizing the Customs
house at Vera Cruz would not attempt
to confiscate goods consigned there, but
merely would detain shipments, giving
the shippers an opportunity to recover
their property.
Secretary Bryan conferred with the
German Ambassador. Count von Bern-storff.-
and It Is believed the Influence
of the German government will be in
terested to prevent the consignment
from landing elsewhere in Mexico and
complicating the situation. The ship
carries 15.000.000 rounds of ammunition
and 200 rapid fire guns and thousands
of rifles.
Close Wales to Be Kept.
There will be no attempt to inter
fere with foreign vessels, but it is
believed & close watch will be kept
by the . American fleet on vessels
which might be carrying arms to
Mexican ports, seizing their cargoes
after they are landed.
While the Army has received no
orders to move, should it become ap
parent that there will be resistance
to the holding. of Vera Cruz, the four
Army transports at Galveston, carry
ing four to five thousand troops, will
be ordered under way.
General Charles J. Bailey, of the
coast artillery, will command the first
detachment from Galveston when sent
and win be followed by Major-General
Wood, who will be In supreme com
mand. His term as chief of staff ex
pires Thursday.
Congressman In "Tears.
Representative Butler, of Pennsyl
vania, whose son is an officer of ma
rines, at Vera Crust, was at the Navy
(.Concluded ou Pago a.).