Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
EDITION
WEATHER
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I urly fourth War
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VERA
PANORAMIC
MAD MfQ I AMIlPn AHAAIP PfTANTI-AMERICAN :CONGRESSGTWMlRWf IFIFTV SLAIN IN
InVllLU LniiULU ni inim uu dimc DrtnDTcn
SQUADRON SHELLS VERA CRUZ
AND BLUEJACKETS TAKE CM;
Combined Fleet Bcmbards Seaport, Knorklnn From House Tops Mexi
can Sharpshooters-Only Unlit G uns Used-Marines Forco Their Way
Tlirouiiti City to Find Mrxlcan Officials Have Fled, Leaving 150 Dead
and Wotiiuled Cliasc Over House Tops Follows Refugees From
Mexlrn Cily Arrive Olhrrs Hot Heard From Troops at Tamplco.
Ity Horuurd Ituckor .
VKItA CUV'A. Mexico, April 2J AilinlriiU llmlRor and Hotelier' com
bined limit IihIIwI Vera Crux half nil hour today, Knocking down tlio
Iionihm from which Mexican MlinrptiootorH wero picking off United StotoH
marine. Only tlm lighter gun woro used, a (nil bombardment being un
iiocimnry. Tlw nIiIiw opened flro nt S . in. after Ailmlrnl Hotelier had
K!iil uu iilllinntiim to tit" inioiir ami other officials who remained In tlm
city. itiiiiMiiitliic n umirttiiti'o Hint tlm shooting of murium hIioiiIi! cense nml
hualim bi rmminml In llm ill).
While i reply M belli awaited tlm marines merely held n vminll soc
(Inn about Hid custom homm nml consulate, loturnliiK tli tiro from tlm
mot nml tn'lx. Mnt'lilno Hium woiu uroil nml mixornl jtilolm liullilliiKa
wiiro iloinolliliuil.
At lnt tlm Hi'ol oiiiiiiinl on tlio town wlmn Hi nttni'k on tlio thro forct-s
Ki'iinitMl lll.ol to iMintlnim liulorinllel).
'I'lin t'lnmtor nml tin I'nilrlo'H (txo Inch mum ilhl tlm work. Tim niiviil
nciiili'iny nml tlm iiiihuiiiI worn ilomollHliml with rollil hot. A nlmck oc
kiimIikI In inoimy rliniiKoni mih nruvlmil nml liurimil. .Miniy Hinnllur linllil-
A n m worn immtlmil Into IiIIm or lmill iliitiuiKcil.
Uiultir coxir of thin liomlmrilnitiiit IIUOO imirlncH woro forclnt; tholr way
thrmiKli tlm town, KrohiK up u coiiNlnnt rlflo ami mimhlno khm (Iro.
ItuHlHtamo wiu otfumil mainly by an iiiiorKiilil rnbblo of poonn.
TlicVo ran tuiior-Htrlcknn Imdirn tlm Anmrlrnmi. I'ow MuxIcuiih of tlu
Imttor cIikh woro mit'ti. Tlm) hail cither find or taint cloudy liultlo tholr
llOIIHCH,
WIkiii tlm city hall win ilzoil It hccauio cvlilcut that mottt of tlio
mnnlclial offlnlaht liml (Iml. loo, not ovim Itmvlni? oiioiikIi to keep nnlor,
which wan imrhnpH roHioiiHlhlo for tlm ImlUciiMit atliiclt on the blue
Jackets nml mnrlncH.
Mcxluin OKiilak OfM'it I'ouc! ami l'lo
Tlm AnmrlraiiH mmml In pcrfcit onlor until onlcrod to liionlt Into
HiliiailH and noaich tlm Iioiihch for "nnlpur." A chani over tlm lmiiHotoi
followml. I'ow of tlm MuxIciuib lopicil to hIiow flKht. Tlmy Bluiply throw
ilnwti thulr wcnpoiiH ami inn iih fiiHt, a tlu'V coiilil.
At tlm im.il acailuiuy, aftorwanl wicckml by tlm boinlinnlnionl, fonm
ichUIiiuco wiih offorcd, howovor, a ollcy flioil from tlm kiicoml stor)
wlmlowB, woitmlluK two marlucH,
Will In Hm flKhtliiK wiih In proKmfH tlm mayor xlaltoil CoiihuI Canada
iimlur a fhiK of truco. NuIIiIiik whb nccompllhcd, howoxor, by IiIh parlo)
with tlm Ammlciiii uipiniiiitatlvo. Tlm Amoi Iruiitt wont on with their work
Nou-couihatant foiolmmtH had n nafo placo in tlm inllroad Mtntlou
ihroiiKhout ilio flKhtliiK. I'ow Bhowml alarm and mini) bIiuhkIciI for fiu
oiablo plaioB to him) tlm biittlo In piomcmi oiiUliln.
Aini'i Itin Tioop, Klop I'ol.SlioiitliiK
"Wo don't want to hurt pomcahlo iIiIiouh," Maid Captain KiihIi whllo
Ilio hunt for "tnlii'r" wiih In pioKrcHH. "Hut wo am luiiniil to Btop tlio
liol-HlmolliiK of our umii. Wo piopoim to minniiiul tlm clt) no that the
HOflich limy ho thoioiiHh ami owionuo foiiml with III oar ma In hlx poi
hummIoii will ho aiioBlnil."
Mimic Itobiiito Din, rouiplalimd Unit II would ho Impomilbhi to run
tlm clly uovuiiiiiitiiil with .Moxluaii iifflnlcalu iimlor tlm diiiulmitlou ol
Auimli'iiu niiiilm, but ualuiall) hU iiiHinimntM wmo nmmillluK,
I'nlii-d MlulKN CiiiihiiI t'aiiinlii t'Mlimilt'il Unit timlurdio'H MuxUnn iiimiiil
Urn wen- fioiii Kill In I ii Ml wit" intiUf or tlm lower nmlu
K wiih liurimd ili'tiiuiih ld Hi" I in mini .Mmm Urn inilllur) kov
tiimi liml IK I wiih III fumii)
CRUZ
VIEW Of THE STURDY" FIGHTERS" OF" TIE ATLANTIC FLEET
MWI)K01iI).
TAKEN AFTER BOMBARDMENT
MEXICAN CRISIS TODAY
The i (solution iimreini:
l'ritdilent WiIbihi' .Mcxicnn
coiiio wan mlopti'il li Imtli
Imufcs ami Mtynril li the
preoiilcnt.
After n liouilmidiiii'iil liy
Hie fleet nml it hliott flKht
lictweeii lite murine nml the
HiiulHee the I'mteil Stnte.
force- neeiitttt control of
Veni Cm.
Amen.'nii mniiuen ImihIciI
n Tumpieo.
Ailminil Hmljicr'N miumlrou
wan oil Vern t'rur.
Two tiainluaiU of refn
jjeen from .Mexico City reach
ed Veni Ciur, Inn then' were
fears for ecial other train
InaiN on the road, eouceruiu
which there was no new.
I'nscrifii'il icpoiU of mas
kiicio of AtueiicaiiH in Mex
ico weie em lent, including
the iia'iniilinu of Chaise
d'Affaites 0'Slmii:lmetiy.
AT
CAI.n.NICO, Cal., April 22 Mex
Iran regular at Mexlcall, opposlto
Caluxlco, worked feverishly through
out tlm iiIkIu (blowing up earth
workn within a few feet of tlm Inter
national border.
It Ih uMlnmted that tlmro nro throo
hundred well armed troop In tlio
.Mexican narrlaon.
Tin eo hundied clllsona of Cnloxlco
offered their senlieH today to tlio
connnandor of Troop 1), l"irt Cava I
ry, which arrived hero yclerdny,
AMERICAN ADMIRALS IN COMMAND FLEET IN MEXICAN WATER
kf.A APMIKAL C. .),
COMMAHBlMMH'CiiaF OFTHt
OIMWON, WKDNKSDAV,
CITY OF MEXICO
Assassination of Charge d'Affaires
O'Sliaurjhncssy Rumored, But Un
confirmedNot Heard From Since
Monday Pi operly Said to Be De
stroyed Arms Seized.
(5AI.Vi:ST()N', Tev., April 'J.-A
radio umiKC from Dr. (leorve Tu-
lior, American pnlilio licnltli officer
at t'ucito, Me., today r-aid auti
Amerieuu imti. lime hroken nut there
with lcl ruction of Ameiicau ami
lit it ir-1i property. Tnhor was on
Imatd the Mcnm-lnp Dnkolau.
WASIIINOTOX. April .. Seeie
tary of State llrvau adiuitted tin
iifteruoon that he had iccchcd no
word from Ameiicau Charge d'Af
fninv O'SlimiRlinc-v nt Mexico Citj
since Momla.x.
It had hecn -Inii'il iiciiu-l Unit
0'Sluni;liim had reported ,eter
tiny. A-keit llntlx what (VSIuuif:lincsv
had reported, llrwm admitted that
the lat word wa a Mipplcincnt to a
inc-Mio lhat (leucial lluertu had
hiokcu off uci:oliiiliou.
UAl.VITOX. Tev., April '2'2M
tempU licie today liy eommeicial
Imu-cs to centum rumor- that
Ameiicau I'Iiuvki' d'.lfanc
O'Sliaiiclin0r-.v had hecn assn-.:nat-
ed in Mexico Cilv were futile. Amouj;
oilier iiucoufiiincd tumor was one
that Consul Cleocin! Shaukliu had
been shot,
VKItA CRl'X. Aiuil 'J2. Anu'iiean
iCoatTiuicci on t'at;o ii)
UMDIItW.
rtMOKKUCC
ftAPUCR. , ,,
AJLANTIC fUHT
AIMMI, 22, 1011.
STEAMING OUT OF.
;IFULL APPROVAL
- TO WAR MOVE
'
Bloodshed Still Senile's Debate Over
Trifles House Adopts Resolution
as Amended Without Debate Mann
Frotests in Partisan Spirit and
Vainly Objects.
WASIIINOTOX, April 22. Speak
or Clark at 12:30 o'clock today,
dpuod tho resolution npproiug
I'rotddont WlUan' course In Mexico,
l'roHldeiit Pro Tern of tho Senate
Clark slmied It at 12.30. It was
Kent at once to tlm whito IiIiibo,
The houo adopted tlm reiolutlon
by a lva voce vote. No rollcall was
akod. Thero were n lew feoblo
"noen"' but n roar o( "ayes" drowned
them out. There was practically no
debate. It would bo rhlldl'h, Con
gros'iunn Flood, chairman of the
forolKu affairs committee, said to
quibble over the measure's wording.
"In tho bitterness of debate," ho
added, "tho president ha been a
talled and his motives Impugned, but
when tho air clear these crltlcUim
will be recalled only to tho detriment
of lhoio who uttered thorn."
ltesponslblllty (or bloodshed,
dared Congressman Maun, tho
publican minority leader, rested
the democrat. It wa a war,
de-re-on
al
read) Marled, ho afsertedl which
could bring "neither honor nor glory
to tho country or tho (lag." Ho ob
jected also, though vainly, to tho
Immediate signing of the resolution
by the speaker.
Tho hoii'e took a recess until noon.
ii I. 1'otts of Talent Is a visitor In
i tho city this morning.
S AT SANTA CRUZ AND TAMPIC0
RCAP APMIIiAL f. C t UKTCHBR.
COMMANDINO WAK3HIP3 ' MMlCAH WATCK9
HAMPTON ROADS FOR MEXICAN ITERS
OF VERA CRUZ
None of Larger Guns Used Sharp
shooters Dislodged and Forced to
Retreat Mexican Officers Flee
Four Americans Killed, 150 Mexi
cans Dead City in Control.
(Iy W. J. Iimont)
VUUA CltL'Z, April 22. Today's
bombardment of Vera Cruz was a
heavy one for a time, though nano
o( tho biggest guns were used. Many
house were wrecked.
While It was In pi;ro3 tlm
American were advancing briskly
through tho streets, clearing tho way
boforo them with their machine guns
and a niart rifle fire. Tho hurp
shootors and peons wtio wero ro-
slxtlug them wore dUlodgcd rapidly
and beat a hasty retreat.
Half Hour Struggle
Tho city hall was caput rod In
ohort order ami guards woro fctu
Honed In tho federal barrack and
the principal parks.
Tho city was complotoly In tho
Americans' baud at S:30.
The bombardment began at S.
Dawn broko with the American
In control of the waterfront and all
tho treet8 In the consulate's vicin
ity. Captain Hush and Lieutenant
Colonel Novlllo, who woro In com
mand, did not think It wle to ad
vance farther Into tno c:ty last
night. Thoy could haxo takon tho
clt) hall and tho main plaza but sov
eral hundred American women and
children wero in tho Hotel DUenclas,
which trgnts on tho plaza, and It was
feared tho Mexicans might raid tho
hotel and set It on tire.
To Selo Ciistnuio House
Tho main purpobo of xesierday
landing was to gain control of tho
cutom house and wharves but It was
(Continued on rags G)
10
WASIIINOTOX. Apul --. In
iieeial iucuge to 1-nugic I In n ft -MIIIIMlll
lllllilil WiIkoii asked for
Mil iiiiinpiiiiimu of VIIMhHI "
IniiiK AinuiieHii from Mexico. The
nejiiile uiljouiiieil u n uk lu me
MKe vwi" luilwil, It' nieuiliel lliluu
1 1 i out a- i -nil - l l'
llllll II llllk
MOSTEFFECTtVE
NO. 27
LOW BATTLE
m
STRIKERS
"Slaughter of Innocents" is Designa
tion of Colorado Mine Guard and
Strikers' Fight Bulk of Slain Are
Women and Children Five More
Guards Killed This Morning.
DKXVKII, Colo., April '22, It wns
announced nt the governor' here nt
noon today that striking1 coal miners
hud killed five mine giitud nt the
plant or the Victor Amerieuu Fuel
eoinpnuy at Delagua, Colo., early thw
moniin;,'.
TIMXIDAI), Colo., April 2J. Tlm
dead in the Ludlow district today ns
n result of Monday's clash between
trikin; coal miners and militiamen
twin believed to Total fifty. A thor
ough investigation of tho situation
wiis in progro-s this nfleiuoou.
Slaughter of luiKxeuts
Tibor leader hero nlrcndy have
luimcd the affair "tlm slaughter of
tho innocents." Tho miner charge
that tho militiamen deliberately fired
the tented colony at l.udlow, but Ibis
was emphatically denied by the inili
tnry uullioritie.
"We do not know bow tho firo
started," said .Major Uamroek. .Mil
itiamen ehnrgo that the striker fired
the tirst shot, but thU uUo is denied
by labor leaders,
John .Mel.euuan, district president
(Continued on Page G)
THIRD REGIMENT
E
S.l,i:.M. Or., April 22. -"Tho Iblnl
lC(,uncut I icudy for service."
This incsnge wnn wiled by Oliver
imr West lo the seerctarv (if war to
day. Tho gov in nor U ox-jicetiiu? or
dfi befniu niubt calling out Urn mil
inn. Alter sii'iiillug m 0" l of Ilio day
coiifeiiing Willi Adjutant Oi'tierul
I'iiiKcr, Colonel ('. H, .Mini In of Urn
lliinl rrgmient nml l.iciilciiiiHl ,11cm
imy, Urn u'uubir in my olficwr -
tfiied to llic Orc((oii Aurb'uHiirul cil
lege, imlc . Onvvlii'ir VWnl 4wIihI
Hi .t i in- mililiit nf Hum (nle w Ut
ixc IU ii itliniH fur iwwcAJmI msU,
READY FOR S
RVICE
ASSERTS GOVERNOR