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PENDLETON", OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1914.
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ADMIRAL FLETCHER; BLOCKADE WILL BE ESTABLISHED
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DAVE 110 TROUBLE
III EIITEHIIIG TOWII
Secretary Bryan Issues Statement
Declaring He Will Notify Powers
of Intentions of United States to
Blockade Ports Formal Notifica
tion Will Precede Establishment
of Blockade by 24 Hours.
Major General Wood Remains on
Call in Case His Services Are
Needed in Mexico.
WASHINGTON', April 21. That
the army will be used In Mexico
shortly Is the plan believed to be
growing more certain. It was Insist
ed at the White House that the navy
alone will be needed, but Major Gen
eral Wood remained in Garrison's of
fice and kept a continuous reservation
for a southbound train, plainly expect
ing a speedy call for his services.
The quartermasters' department
had transports ready to move: the
first army division at a moment's no
tice and arranged to Impress other
ships whenever they would be need
ed. Every state has been notified by
the bureau of military affairs to have
Its mllltla ready.
' Fleet Due Tomorrow.
ON BOARD THE ARKANSAS' (By
wireless.) April 21. Rear Admiral
Radrer said he expected the Arkans
as, leading, the squadron, to reach
Tamptco at 8 a. m. Wednesday.
The squadron Is Increasing its speed
Drilling and rifle practice are going
on steadily.
Refugees at Vera Crus.
. VER ACRUZ, April 21. Eighty
even American refugees, men, women
and children, today were aboard the
steamships Mexico and Esperanxa.
.chartered by the United States gov
ernment to take them home.
- General Maas received Instructions
trom Huerta to preserve peace at Ve
aa Cru at any cost
Vnlted Mexico Foreseen.
" DOUGLAS, Arli., April 21. "Any
move against General Huerta Is
against the Mexican people as a whole
und can be construed as nothing else,"
aid Generto Ramonet, Huerta con
sul here. Ramonet declared hla be
'lief that the Mexican people as a
whole would abandon their differences
and unite.
GARDEN WILL TRY TO 6ET
HUERTA TO YIELD TQ U.S.
"WASHINGTON, April 21. Sir Uon
el Cordon, British ex-minister, Is fig
urlng In an entirely new role.
Throughout the long period of strain
ed relations between Washington anJ
Mexico, Sir Lionel was considered one
of the most dangerous Intriguers in
Mexico City against Wilson's policy.
Yet, stopping off at Vera Vrus, on
the way to his new post, he Is now en-
route to Mexico City to urge Huerta
tt ' salute the American flag. He
said he believed he could accomplish
It. and no doubt existed that he is
the dictator's closest personal friend
and advisor.
Government oflfclals didn't see how
Huerta could yield now without caus
Ing a popular uprising.
WASHINGTON, April 21 Senator
Shlveiy, chairman of the senate for
cign committee, confirmed the United
Press dispatch from Mexico City that
American troops had landed at Vera
Crux. He said he had just been in
formed of the fact, bnt refused to
state his source of information.
Shlveiy said no difficulty had been en
countered in landing blue-Jacket and
marines. The state department and
the White House denied that Shi rely
had been given the Information con
cerning; Vera Crus from either of those
sources.
NEW YORK. April 21. A code
dispatch from Correspondent William
Shepherd at Mexico City to the New
York office of the I'hlted Press de
dared that American troops enterea
at Vera Crua today.
The message was received at 3:10
p. m. It is the first direct news front
the scene of action today and was
very brief.
Though it was obvtowly Impossible
for Shepherd to get details past the
censor, it was assumed that Fletcher
had acted on an order received from
Secretary Daniels advtsiiur Fletcher to
use bis own judgment in handling
the situation. -
WASHINGTON, April 21. Secre
tary Bryan announced that before
US.S. VIRGINIA
'i3 teea.r ADHlftAC .
DEBATE ON RESOLUTION GOES
ON IN SENATE; PROBABLY WILL
NOT BE PASSED TILL WEDNESDAY
NEWS SUMMARY
BULLETIN, S:02 p. M.
WASHINGTON. APRIL 21. ALL
HOPE THAT THE RESOLUTION
APPROVING PRESIDENT WIL
SON'S POLICY WOULD PASS THE
SENATE TONIGHT HAS BEEN
ABANDONED. THE HOUSE
AGREED TO ADJOURN FROM P.
M. UNTIL 10 TOMORROW MORN
WASHINGTON, April 21. The sen
ate debate on the resolution empow
ering President Wilson to use armed
force against Huerta was opened by
Senator Lodge, who defined the pow
ers of the president and congress.
Lodge In discussing the form of the
resolution, said: "Whether the word
'authorised' or 'Justified' Is used the
result Is the same. I take It there will
be no declaration of war. We recog
nize no government In Mexico against
which to declare war.
Responsibility With senate.
. "In a situation of the highest seri
ousness such as now confronts con
gress, it Is well to remember that the
responsibility of the senate Is greater
than that of any other branch of the
government. When the president
lays before congress a controversy
with a foreign nation and comes to a
branch of the government In whose
hands rests peace or war, he comes
to us. I think he had the right to do
so. With congress In session It had
been unwise for him to proceed fur
ther than he already has gone with
out the sanction of congress."
WASHINGTON. April 21. Senator
Shlveiy announced to the senate that
the American troops occupied Vera
Crus without firing a shot He said
he did not speak with entire positive
ness bnt that such waa his Informa
tion.
FOREIGNFJIS HAVE BF.EN
ASKED TO LEAVE MEXICO
WASHTXQTON. April 21. British
Ambassador Spring Rica, following
Aryan's conference with foreign dip
lomats, announced that O'Shaughnes-
sy had notified not only Americans
but all foreigners to leave Mexico City.
The ambassador said Bryan waa hta
Informant. He said that the foreign
ers were complying as rapidly as possible.
CENSORSHIP IN MEXICO
IS EXCEEDINGLY STRICT
NEW YORK. Apr!) 21. A strict
censorship has been in effect in Mex
Ico all day. Messages filed from
New York either to Mexico city or
Vera Crux were held up at Vera Crps
If they contained reference to the
critical condition in Mexico. Efforts
to Inform correspondents In Mexico
City and in Vera Crus regarding the
determination of this government to
prevent landing of arms In Mexico
proved futile.
General.
Marines and Bluejackets are land
ed at Vera Crua by Admiral Fletcher.
Belief grows that the army will be
rushed into Mexico williin a few days.
Admiral Fletcher Is told to use his
own Judgment regarding selzpre of
arms and ammunition intended for
Hucrta's troops at Vera Crux.
Sir Lionel Carden goes to Mexico
City to try to get Huerta to yield to
the demands of the United States.
Local.
Mrs. John B, Swiuler passes away.
Saloonmen lose contention that city
oidy has Jurisdiction In liquor mat
ters.
Dr. F. M. Coe arrested as he is ar
ranging to put on wild west show in
The Dalles.
Odd Fellows preparing to observe
95th anniversary here Saturday.
County track meet in Pendleton Sat
urday.
D. A, R. Sessions Open.
. WASHlNpTON, April 21. The Na
tional Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution met In the
twenty-third annual Continental Con
gress here today. It was the first
congress at which the so-called "In
surgent'' wing, headed by the new
president general, Mrs. William Cum
ming Story,- has been In control, and
the thousand delegates and visitors
expected that the sessions would be
just as heated as . during election
time. Revision of the D. A. R. con
stitution, in the Interest of simplicity
of procedure, is one of the main sub
jects up for consideration by the con
gress. Mrs. Joseph Randell. chairman
of the credentials committee estimat
ed today that the present congress
will be the largest ever held In Wash
ington. The capacity of the specious
Continental Memorial Hatl here was
taxed long before the trumpeter offi
cially convened the meeting with "the
assembly." Today's sessions were
nearly all devoted to organtztng the
congress, approving credentials and
routine work.
AND
FLETCHER IS TOLD TO
T
SEIZURE OE AMMUNITION
GUNS ON THE WAY TO HUERTA
Previous Orders Were That They Must Not be Allowed to
be Delievered to Federal Soldiers at Vera Cruz
Arms Believed Still Aboard a German Steamer-Pres
ident Not Willing to Make Hasty Action in This
Regard.
WASHINGTON, April 21. "Use
your own Judgment."
This was the substance of an ordet
sent to Admiral Fletcher following
his previous Instructions that a ship
ment of 200 Krupp machine guns and
two million rounds of ammunition
aboard a German steamer must not be
allowed to reach Huerta.
President Wilson announced this
afternoon that he didn't wish to act
aggressively until authorized by con
gress. While the senate held up the
resolution supporting his policy the
president fumed with Impatience.
Assuming that the shipment is stiti
aboard a German ship seizure was out
of the question under International
law without a previous declaration ot
a blockade, and again. President Wil
son wanted' the lawmakers to sanction
him before he declared a blockade.
The resolution of approval of the
president's course already has been
so amended in the senate as to make
it appear the administration's quar
rel is with the Huerta government,
rather than with Huerta himself. In
this form it will be adoptd but It
will be necessary for It to go back to
the house even then.
RRIAISH ADMIRAL ORDERS
AMMUNITION OFF VESSEL
VERA CRUZ, April 21. Acting un
der orders of British Admiral Crad
dock. the British oil steamer Ehtorra
refused to transport ammunition from
Vera Crut for the Huerta forces at
Tamplco. The vessel already had
taken the ammunition aboard but
Craddock ordered the cargo dischara
ed. Captain El Dorra explained that
England's friendly relations with the
united States forbade the vessel run
ning by the fleet with war material.
METAL TRAPES UNIONS
MEET AT WORCESTER. MASS.
WORCESTER, Mass., April 21.
Five hundred representatives of chafts
from all over the country gathered
here today to attend the opening ses
sions of the National Metal Trades'
association and the National Machine
Tool Builders' association. The con
vention which opened today to con
tinue through Wednesday, April 22.
is the sixteenth annual meeting. Ali
the sessions will be held at the Ban
croft Hotel. Some of the fifteen
branches of the administrative council
to be represented at a business meet
ing scheduled for tomorrow are those
from Boston. Springfield, New York,
arlous New Jersey cities. Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Cleveland. Indianapolis,
ft. Louis, and Chicago. Besides the
business program, an elaborate enter
talnmrt program Including automo
bile tours to points of historic Interest
about Boston, and banquets and din
ners have been planned.
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JUDGE HARRIS CANDIDATE .
FOR THE SUPREME BENCH
EUGENE MAN WILL SEEK NOMI
NATION ON THE REPUB
LICAN TICKET.
Judge Lawrence T. Harris of Eu
gene, wno is in fenaieton assisting
Judge G. W. Phelps in disposing of
matters before the local circuit court.
Is a candidate for the republican nam-
4.VM) Xtirmn Ready Tor Service.
WASHINGTON, April 21 The
American Red Cross has 4,500 nurses
enrolled and ready for sen Ice with
the forces in Mexico, according to a
statement by Miss Mabel T. Board-man.
Judge Lawrence T. Harris of
Eugene who will seek the re
publican nomination for Justice
in the state supreme court.
Ination for supreme judge and. while
he has been a life-long republican, en
jjys the distinction of having stron
supporters in all parties. In making
the race for a position on Oregon's
highest tribunal. Judge Harris has the
assets of a state-wide reputation ami
an enviable record as a Jurwv.
Judge Harris Is an Oregon pro
duct. He was graduated from thu
state university at Eugene In 191 and
from the law department of the Uni
versity of Michigan in 198. He prac
ticed law In Eugene from 1SSC to
1905. In 1901 he was sent to the leg
islature to represent Lane county and
was returned In 1101. At that session
he was chosen speaker of the houso
and during his speakership not an ap
peal was taken from hla rulings.
In 190S he was appointed by Gov
ernor Chamberlain to the circuit
Judgeship of the newly created second
Judicial district comprising the coun-
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