THE MOTTNTNTJ" OREGONIATf, SATT7RDAT, APRIIi 2o, 1914, NFANTRY BRIGADE OFF FOR VERA CRUZ Four Regiments, in Fighting Trim, Sail 20 Hours After 1 Receiving Command. CAVALRY FOLLOWS TODAY Transports Laden, With Subsistence Supplies and Each Regiment Is Restricted as to Para pbernalla It Takes. GALVESTON, Tex., April 2. Twenty Jiours after orders to start for the front Were received from Washington four regiments of infantry, comprising 3400 men, carrying: 12 machine guns, sailed for Vera Cruz late today. The Sixth Cavalry and the Fourth Artillery bat teries did not get away, as there was no room on the transports. They prob ably will sail tomorrow aboard com mercial steamers. The men who sailed today, with those who will follow, comprise the brigade, reinforced, commanded by Brigadier General Frederick Funston. They are due In Vera Cruz Monday. Forces Stripped for Fitch ting. It was a stripped fighting force that called. Every ounce of subsistence that could be crowded aboard was put on the transports, and each of the four regiments was reduced to one ambu lance and three wagons, with 25 mules. The transport Sumner, carrying the Fourth and part of the Twenty-eighth Infantry, was first away, her rails packed with men and officers in the Army's ollve-drab campaign uniforms as the band played "Auld Ijing Syne." Second away was the McClellan. with the rest of the Twenty-eighth Infantry. Next came General Funston's transport, the Kilpatrick. which carried the Sev enth Infantry. The last to leave was the Meade, with the Nineteenth In fantry, Company E of Engineers, and telegraph and telephone operators. Artillery and Cavalry to Follow. Preceding the transports were the torpedo-boat destroyers Flusser, Held and Preston to act as convoys. The steamers now preparing to fol low with the artillery and the cavalry are the Mallory liner San Marcos and the Texas City Company's steamer Saltillo. Colonel Daniel Cornman, commander of the Fifth Brigade, will continue as brigade commander. Gen eral Funston ranking as commander of the expedition. Hardly had the last transport cast oft when the Twenty-sixth Infantry marched into Galveston from Texas City to start filling the camp vacated, by the departing brigade. ; OLD SHIPS ARE ABANDONED Battleships Iowa, 1 nil tana and Massa- Z, :' chusetts Out of Commission. i PHILADELPHIA. Pa., April 24, Or- ; e'er were issued at the Navy-Yard to Z put the old-type battleships Iowa, In- diana and Massachusetts out of com- ; mission. The crews will be transferred " to one of the modern ships now at the rr yard. Z Workmen at the Schuylkill arsenal In Z this city were busy today getting Army - supplies ready for troops that will be Z sent to Mexico. Night work will now Z begin at the arsenal. : At the Frankford Arsenal, where am- Z munition is manufactured, workmen Z are employed day and night on rush orders. Z MEXICANS FIRE ON RED CROSS Z Cessation Expected AY'hen Emblem Is Understood, Is Belief. WASHINGTON, April 24. As a re- suit of reports that its emblem had been fired on in Vera Cruz, the Red - Cross issued today the following state- :C ment: "As soon as the Mexican soldiers and Cross will care for the Mexican sick , una wounaeo. as well as Americans there will ba no firing on Red Cross - flags and into Red Cross hospitals. Re sponses to the appeals for funds and supplies made by the Red, Cross two days ago ar coming In by telegraph , and letter." WAR NEWS SCARES BERLIN Health of Austrian Emperor Adds to Panic on Bourse. BERLIN. April 24. The Berlin Bourse today had one of the worst aays it nas nad for many years. Trading at times assumed a distinctly panicky character. The chief causes were the Mexican situation and later reports as to the health of Emperor x rancis josepn. The market seemed convinced that the United States would have a long struggle, while the heavy selling for tne Vienna accounts created the lm pression that the aged Emperor was much worse than was Indicated in the reports. These i- .luences created eteady stream of selling orders and jioooay seemed disposed to buy. Canadian Pacific receded 44, points; Germau steamship companies from 2 to 5 points and Industrial stocks as well as dermsn banks suffered with unusual severity, while Russian stocks were heavily beaten down. CHAMBERLAIN IS BUSY Senator Trges War Officials to Give Oregon Boys Chance. SALEM, Or., April 24 (Special.) Sen ator Chamberlain telegraphed Governor West tonight that he had made another application on the War Department to convert the Oregon Coast Artillery into infantry for service, if needed in Mexico. He said if the. request was not granted he believed a bill con taining provisions under which the transfer could be made would be passed by congress. Misses Anna Dickson and Grace Keeton, trained nurses of this city, an Tiled to Captain Gehlhar, of Company M, tonight for enlistment as Red Cross nurses. The applications were for warded to Adjutant-General Finzer. Benjamin S. Via, a lawyer, announced today that he and a friend would or ganize a cavalry troop to join the regiment Lieutenant P. J. Hennessey is recruiting. Culturists Will Walk. The Physical Culture Walking Club will meet at Eightieth and Glisan streets, on the Montavilla carl inc. at 1:15 Sunday for a hike out Base Line road, returning by Foster road. - SCENES AT MEXICAN BORDER TOWN DESTROYED BY FEDERALS iff V ?-- J'-i i J v Mt . Photos TOP, VIEW OF MEVO LAREDO, FROM THE RIO CKA1VDE. MIDDLE. UNITED STATES CONSULATE, WHICH WAS DESTROYED, BELOW. MEXICAN HUT IN LAREDO. BQRDERTQVVN BURNS Federals Set Fire to Nuevo Laredo Two Are Killed. CONSULATE IS CONSUMED Guards at International Bridges Shoot Down Men Wlio Attempt to Dynamite Them Machine Guns Take Additional Toll. (Continued From First Page.) Laredo, but guards remain throughout the city. A serious problem was fur nished immigration and city authori ties by the presence here of hundreds of refugees from the burning city, to whom food and shelter had to be fur nished. The federal garrison evacuated Nuevo Laredo yesterday, supposedly going to Saltillo or Monterey. With Its departure the city, ordinarily of about 7000 population, was deserted, all who did not follow the soldiers rushing panic-stricken to the American side in fear of bandit attacks. Early today the federals returned and It was an nounced that they came back for addi tional engines to pull their troop trains. Soon afterward smoke was seen Is suing from some of the buildings around the plaza, the center of the town. The municipal building and the American consulate, on opposite sides of the square, broke into flames simul taneously. Next door to the consulate. the postoffice, temporarily closed, also was, seen to be burning, and around the plaza smoke began to issue from the windows and roofs of other buildings, Shota Fired Across Border. A few minutes later an explosion wrecked houses and the fire spread rapidly. Americans began to gather on the river bank, but hastily retreated when' warned that other explosions might occur. Troops at Fort Mcintosh were ordered out and in a few minutes a rigid guard, amounting almost to martial law, was established in the danger zone. At the two bridges across the river the guards were reinforced, and it was here that the only known loss of life occurred. The machine gun platoon took possession below the center of the city, where the federals, who were crowding into their trains, poured a fusillade of shots across the border. Several Mexicans were seen to fall before the fire from the machine guns. but they were carried away by their comraaes. After silencing the Mexicans, part of the Ninth Infantry was withdrawn from the riverfront, the others re maining on guard. Colonel Crane, of the Ninth Infantry. announced that a rigid patrol of the city, particularly of the business sec tion and the American residence sec tion, would be maintained. FEDERAL TROOPS DENIED (Continued From Fimt Pafre.) Governor- Fltzgarrald. There waa no charge against McLennan and there fore, said Fltzgarrald, "no reason for holding him." Numerous conferences today resulted in the informal agreement for a truce In the strike district, according to Fltz garrald, to give opportunity for public excitement to subside. This was cor roborated by a representative of the miners. It was understood that strike leaders would use their Influence to restrain their followers from commit ting acts of violence. Lieutenant-Governor Fltzgarrald made v. s:-?.-iK ------ - "idV ,Sc a. Copyrighted by Bain News Service. It plain that the militia was in the strike zone merely to maintain order and would not take the offensive against strikers who maintained peace. Arrangements for a march of women upon the Capitol tomorrow to present demands to the Lieutenant-Governor in connection with the strike were said to be well under way tonight by offi cials of the Woman's Peace League. The terms of the truce were con tained in a telegram read to General Chase over the telephone in' the pres ence of Horace N. Hawkins, attorney for the United Miners of America: 'Release John McLennan at once. There will be no shooting by either side. Indefinite truce is on. We must observe it. Go no further south than Ludlow until further orders." Hawkins said- the conference be tween himself and Lieutenant-Gover nor Fitzgerald was arranged by George W. Musser. Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Its purpose, he said, was to avert further blood shed. Conditions Are Met. ' Continuing, he said: "It was ar ranged on condition that General Chase stop his troops at Ludlow; that John McLennan, president of the State Federation of Labor and district 15 of the United Mineworkers of Amer ica, bo released, as I would need his aid in any steps taken to avert further bloodshed. It was also understood that I should call union headquarters throughout the state and notify them of the agreement and charge that any hostile steps contemplated be aban doned. This I did." Wyoming Miners Start for Scene. CHEYENNE. Wyo., April 24. At United Mineworkers headquarters here today it was said that several men had left Wyoming coal camps to go to the scene of the Colorado trouble. The miners at Rock Springs, the largest camp In the Rocky Mountain region, met tonight to consider the situation. The Hanna local last night voted $4000 to the Colorado strikers. Coeur d'Alene Receiver Confirmed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Washington. April 24. The Senate to day confirmed the nomination of Frank A. McCall as receiver of the Coeur d'Alene land office, vice William Ashley, removed. BRITON FEEDS REFUGEES 200 AMERICANS IX FLIGHT FROM MEXICO ARE SUPPLIED. English Cruiser Berwick Gives Pro visions to Carrying Teasels, So That , Texas Port May Be Made. WASHINGTON, April 24. Reporting to the Navy Department from Vera Cruz under date of 4:20 F. M. today. Rear-Admiral Badger said: "Following received from the cap tain of the British cruiser Berwick at Puerta Mexico: " 'There are now about 200 American refugees on board three Hawaiian steamers anchored off breakwater. They have not sufficient food to take refugees to nearest American port Would suggest that I supply each of them with sufficient food to take them to Galveston and will, if you give au thority, give them instructions to leave forthwith for Galveston.' The Navy ' Department announced that the three steamers referred to were supposed to be the Texan, Da' kotan and Oregonian. Secretary Dan iels said he had telegraphed Admiral Badger the necessary authority and that the refugees would be sent at onca to Galveston. Admiral Badger's report continued: "Reports received from Tucatan indi cate considerable number of refugees at Frogreso, Frontera and other ports. Will charter steamer Monterey and hold her here as refugee depot ship un til filled. Steamer Mexico full of ref ugees, abont 600, and will sail for Gal veston today or tomorrow." , - i 1 : - - i-l ARGENTINA PRESS IF1 HOSTILE MOOD United States' Move in Mexico Disapproved by Papers in Buenos Ayres. REBELS FAVORED, IS FEAR Action Will Live Long In Memory of La tin -Am erica, Declares Edi torial Citing- Possibility of Cohan Repetition. BUENOS AT RES. April 24. The press of Buenos Ayres is unanimous In Its ex pressions of disapproval of the attitude of the United States toward Mexico. La Nacion. in an editorial today, says: "President Wilson tried to make Huerta resign, and the revolutionists were counting on the sympathy of the White House. This would explain the conduct of Huerta In the Tamplco af fair. The quick action of the United States shows that they had Intended to intervene. The memory of this con flict will live in tha history of the re lations between the United States and Latin-America." "President Wilson's message to Con gress does not seem to us to be a mes sage of state," says La Prensa. "The plan to overthrow Huerta In order to Install a revolutionary general in his place would signify official partiality on the part of the United States with out bringing about the pacification of the country. The military action by the United States ' aims at Mexico and not at Huerta. "We fear a repetition In Mexico of the protectorate system tha United States created In Cuba. Mediation by the European powers would now be opportune. The policy of the United States will revive the distrust of Latin America." BRAZIL SEES GOOD IN BIOYE Vera Cruz " Incident Will Unite Mex ico, Says Gazeta Editor. RIO DE JANE RIO, April 24. Tha at titude of the press of Rio Janerlo. on the situation between the United States and Mexico is one of reserve. "If the United States does not actu ally intend conquest, as we wish to be lieve," says the Gazeta de Notlcias, "the occupation of Vera Cruz will have a salutary effect in making Mexico united again. "If President Wilson knows how to wait watchfully it will be possible to open negotiations and the question then will enter lta final phase." The El Noticia fears that the United States will be overtaken by events arl find itself in an ambiguous position toward the nations of the world. The Correio da Manha appeals to the good offices of diplomacy for tha settlement of the trouble. TEXAS MILITIA IN FIELD GOVERNOR SENDS STATE SOLDIERY TO THE BORDER. War -Department Welcomes Aid and Will Place Gnardamea la Charsc of Certain Sections. WASHINGTON, April 24. Governor Colquitt telegraphed Secretary Garri son tonight that he bad ordered ten companies of Texas Infantry, a detach ment of cavalry and a battery of ar tillery to Brownsville to aid In ' pro tecting the state border. Fear of Texans that the rebels might Invade the border towns caused a flood of telegrams received today by Repre sentative Garner, of Texas, who Imme diately conferred with tin War De partment. Mr. Garner told-the Department au thorities that there were 30,000 or 40,- 000 persons standing in line In Texas towns awaiting an opportunity to buy guns. Co-operation in Mexico border patrol operations, it was made known here today, will be welcomed by the War Department. If Governor Colquitt's state troops can be placed in exclu sive charge of certain designated por tions of the border, the War Depart ment, It is said, would relieve Federal troops at such points and gladly accept the aid of the state forces. WAR INSURANCE IS ISSUED Xew York Companies Take Note of Clasli With Special Policies. NEW YORK. April 24. Life insur ance companies, with headquarters in New York, began today to take cog nizance of the war in Mexico Dy is suing war policies for the benefit of thosa about to leave to engage in naval and militia service In Mexico. One of the largest companies issued instructions to Its agents that tha lim it of insurance to be accepted on mem bers of, or those intending to Join, the state militia, naval guard or naval reserve of the United States was 12000 wUh disability benefits. The company also declared that dur- insr the first year of such policies. if the insured should die while en gaged outside the United States in naval cr military service or in conse quence of such service, the amount due under the policy snouia De oiuy one' tenth of its face value. This restriction may be waived, how. ever, if the insured before leaving the country pays an extra cash premium equal to 5 per cent of tha face value of the policy. POSLAM'S RARE HEALING POWER AMAZES ALL PnoT.m xailv nrovu a cause of won der to thousands because of tha rapidity of its action in soothing, controlling and eradicating any skin disease. Its healing powers are felt at once. Itching stops. Inflamed skin is comforted.- Improvement may bo noted Hull V. Ail Eczemas. Acne, Bait Rheum. Tet ter, Piles, Barbers' Itch and similar dis eases demand precisely the curative properties which Poslam supplies. Pos lam brings freedom from skin distress. You cannot set It too difficult a task. All druggists sell Poslam. For free sample, write to Emergency Labora tories, 32 West 25th street, Xsew York. Poslam Soap is best for skin and scalp, improves, .ueauuiies. New Joilet Size 15 Cents. Adv. "When in London, a most you at 22 New Bond St. store m the West End and fop forty years the retail home of IHEIP MORRI3 THE WORLD'S OLDEST 0GH GRADE VILLA SAYS CHIEF IS AS FRIENDLY AS HE General Vouches for Carran za's Policy and His' Note Is Explained Again. AMERICAN "AID" WELCOME Rebel Expresses Wish for Ten Mil lion Cartridges, but Assents to Renewal of Embargo With out Bad Grace. EL. PASO. Tex., April 24. The in ternational political situation cleared greatly today as affecting the status of tha rebel government and that of the United States. This city and Juares were perfectly quiet. A long note from Secretary Bryan to Carransa was trans, mltted through Juarez to Chihuahua tonight. General Francisco Villa, who arrived at Juares yesterday, repeated his dec laration that he would not ba drawn into a war with the United States, par ticularly as that would serve only to draw the Huerta chestnuts out of the fire. He repeated these assertions to George C. Carothers. special agent of the ..State Department, and to news papermen and many other visitors. Gemeral H liktl tot Cartridges. To J. T. McClammy. his cattle agent on this side of the river, ha said:.. "It's that little drunkard Huerta's fight; let him fight it. I wish I had 10,000,000 cartridges right now; I'd march into 'Mexico ' City without a stop." Villa said that Carranza's note had been misunderstood and that the first chief was as friendly as he was to the Untted States. Roberto V. Pesquelra and other Carranza representatives here said that an Idiomatic expression in common use lit Mexico was literally Interpreted In the translation of Car ranza's note to Secretary Bryan last Wednesday. Carranza Not Explained. The translation made Carranza say that he had desired to avoid war with the United States "until" today. As a matter of fact the expression meant that, although hL friend the United States had done a wrongful act and had thereby injured a friend (Carran za), he desired to avoid war and al ways would desire to avoid it. plained Pesquelra. Villa frankly took the position that he would like to avali himself of what is in effect aid from the United States forceB to prosecute his campaign. His wish for 10,000,000 cartridges, however, could not be gratified today, as tha embargo was on again, officially this time, and five rapid-firers which were brought to the custom-house were turned back. Villa was given to un derstand that the embargo was tempo rary, and he said that he acquiesced in any measures taken to relieve the strain of present relations. Political Atmosphere Gaala. 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Oflcial notification that the rebels had taken Monterey was received by Villa tonight "Esta bien" (It Is good), he remarked. and dictated a telegram of congratu lation to General Pablo Gonzales, com mander of the constitutionalist forces In the region of Monterey. He said that Saltillo. south of Monterey, and then San Luis Potosi would be the next federal posts to be attacked. A telegraph wire was run Into his house today and he is In Immediate com munication with his forces at Torreon and south of that city. Asked point blank as to bia attitude with respect to Carranza's note to Sec retary Bryan. Villa looked sharply at his inquisitor, walked to the window, came back and then, after two false starts, said abruptly: "It was a great mistake that ": he stopped, wiped the prespiration from his forehead and added: "Well, friend, I am only a sub ordinate officer and I don't believe that It's best that I should give out my views not yet. anyway." War With Americana Not Wanted. Then he burst Into laughter and said: You newspaper boys will get me into a hole yet with your unending ques tions. You'll get me to say something before I am ready to say it. Just say that I know war too well to want It, and particularly we don't want it with your countrymen across tha line. 'I like them, for a fact. Americana have stood by me when I needed friends and I know them better than any other foreigners in Mexico." City to Protect Guardsmen. -FOND DU LAC. Wis, April 24 The City of Fond du Lac today notified members of Company E. Wisconsin National Guard, .that It would stand back of every member who has a fam ily to support and would guarantee none should suffer from wsnt during the head of the family's absence on military service. The box is blue Opal jax inside Be sure to get real Resinol If yon want to get rid of eczema, pimples, or other distressing' skin eruption, yon win accept no "sub stitute" for Resinol. 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Marsh A creat Jet lory. A vivid pietere ef hie ia the wileereeu, an. heratc eeve ties. TW Prise. as4 kis Barter wTj tkesguU. Katharine HoDaad Brown's Raw Prose i eee el her alwirt-easraiiBf stones W bi is ta Hile Wet. Munnern By Georgia Wood Pangborn A SMtW stery. Gordon Hall Gerould's Occupation Asetaer isddeat ia tV career ef Mr. Peter Sasien, reared f sadder. George E. Woodberry's Tripoli Oae ai tha most interestiac citiej at ta. world. Tk Msqsei, Is. caies. tke woaderfal discing el the Tasaref a. LL-Commander D. Pratt lYLxnnix's article: The Light Cavalry of the Seas Tae part terpede-eeats asd destroyers play ia a eaval battle. Oltatratrnd. A Gentleman of the Old School By Gertmde King Schuyler Th at!oau ( ta eld ecbeel was Charles Kit, saay years President ei Cetesabia CeUefe. He waa adncaltd ia Esflasd, when Brrea ws kis scaoel- aule at Harrow, ana aansf taag Uie knew all the aaast isterestiac SMa ei kis oats. A New Field for Mountaineering By Elizabeth Parker The treat taew-clad helfhU ai tha CaaadiaB Northwest, eoe ef the sest tascioatint dimbiat rrrioa ef the world. IXlmmtra ted. CHARLES 5CRIBNER"S SONS. ft. Y. loosewei fderness in.thewlay 1