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KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1914
VOLI MN XIX.
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Carranza’s Request Denied; Troops Moving
ARMYSIAFF MEETS
THIS AFTERNOON;
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Guns of the Battleship Connecticut,
Which Point Towards Tampico
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33. Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo today reported that the
treasury of the nation la In tine
shape for war.
lie does ncH believe Hint It
will be necessary to change the
revenue law« to get more money.
Today he tentatively suggest
ed that If any extra tax be levied
that It be against sweet wines
und fortified brandies
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AVAHHINGTON, D. C., April
23. — President AVIlson today
stated that copies of his com
ment upon Carranza's note have
been transmitted to the consti
tutionalists.
The text was telegraphed to
Consul General Edwards at
Jaurez, and by him delivered to
Carranza.
So far there han been no re-
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makes a reply to
CARRANZA
SAN DIEGO ALSO
GETTING A TASTE
Advice« I r»iu VV adiiugiou Are to tlie
l.ffet t Tluvt Huerta la Thought to
Have Declaration of War Ready.
Carranza and Huerta Believed to
Coutm unirai ion—Mexican
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AA AMONG'ON. It
C„ April 2.1.—
WASHINGTON, D. t'., April '2*.—
Major General Ix-oiuird E. Wood to IKlIllH I:
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day ««mi ned tin- giuiral staff of llir
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ItEIIGEEs ARE BOARDING WAR- There U no longer any doubt but what
there will lx- a general conflict be
SHIP» TODAY
I nitcd Male« army.
tween the United State« and .Mexico,
it 1» I h IP- vi - i I I lull ilia- ««m «-niton 1«
«<>li»iil< t Ing ok I ci « for a general Mivliati» Oirirr VII Non-4'onihatant»
niovemenl of tin- army <■>«««« <1 Mexico,
E «suu I lo Jiuoiu noil I <>m VII Meli
and Ilia I lli«-»e itrtWw Mill wain tie an
and Ibi)« Into tlie
Army-—-San
nounced.
l>l<-go Militia Guarding t It)'» Ma
an«! ttiat tlie entire .Mexican people
British
Gli Subjects in Northern »mora lo
t'nited Press Service
WASHINGTON. D. C., April 13.—
President Wilson today announced
that he will refuse to abandon the
Huerta campaign, despite the Implied
threats of Carranza. Commenting
upon Carransa's declaration that the
war meant a fight with all the Mex
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ican people, Wilson deplored war, and
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Aprii 23.— said that he believes America has a
Admiral Maio at Tampico wired Sec-
genuine friendship for the Mexican
All male Mrxit ana an* being furred
Into the army servire.
li n» «he ime, al Nan Yaitloro, thè
American Inaqs, are throwing up en
trenchments.
In England women are empowered
t «plain Contino announ<«-«l that all
by the laws Io till the following post-
Homen ami chiltlreti an- lo I h - onlcml
Ilona: Queen, marshal, champion of
Englaud. commissioner of sewers, out of town today.
governor of workhouse, keeper of
prison gate, house of the dean and United Press Service
HAN DIEGO. April 23. Two com-
chapter of Westminster, sexton, re
turning officer, constable, church war punies of militia from Hila city, one a
den of the poor; but a woman may,const artillery corps company and the
not be a solicitor nor hold any other other from the nnval militia, hav«>
been placed on duty to guard the city
court posit lou.
water supply along the Mexican line
Governor Johnson ordered out the
"We are dealing, moreover, with
I hose whom he commands, any! those nillillu after he received dozens of
coming Io his support. With these we
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must deal.
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d«< k of this ship he demanded Hlsts of four 12-irnit guns, an Interme-
Thia striking photograph of the
apology
to Ute American flag for dtBte baUt.ry of elgbt 8.1Mch Muns „
deck
of
the
battleship
Con-
forward
arrest of the officers
and ■ men
nectlcut wan taken from a mast high
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-• secondary battery of twelve 5-inch.
Dolphin,
which
has
brought
about 8lx ««chine ¿un. and four’3-inch Held
The
Connecticut
Is
the
flag-
above,
present situation.
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pieces. She carries 900 officers and
ship of Admiral Henry T. Mayo, who
She is a 16,000 tou ship, with 16,- men
The captain, under Admiral
has been In charge of the Americau
fleet off Tampico for some time. From 6uo horsepower. Her armament con-. Mayo, is John J. Knapp.
“Skeeter Bill” Warlike
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Elongated Cow Puncher to Lead Cowboy Troop
It will be "Hkeeter lllll," lanky and
tenacious rider of outlaws and ac
complished manipulator of the whirl
ing lariat, no longer, perhaps, for
front Bakersfield comes news that the
Klamath Falls' huccaroo will soon be
known as "Captain Roy Robbins, vol
unteer Rough Riders, U. S. A."
"Hkeeter Bill,' after working
through th«- winter nt the Adams and
Dalton ranches near Title Lake, left
this spring to train In California for
tho Rodeo to bo held at Rakersfield
this week. Following this show he
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Intended to return and preparg for
tho Elks' Rodeo.
Tlie outbreak of hostilities, howev
er, has changed Ills plans momentar
ily. Over a hundred of th<> cowboys
gat In-rod at Bakersfield to compete,
formed a company at a mass meeting,
which was replete with speeches fair
ly bubbling over with patriotic fever.
At thia meeting, "Skeeter Hill," six
feet In his box , and tho soul of good
tint live and fearlessness, wax chosen
by tho punchers as their captain
Already he has telegraphed President
AVIlson, tendering him the services of
the company In case of war.
It 1« understood tliat the admlnla-
Tonight the transport Mississippi
reaches there with 500 marines
aboard.
The secretary has wired the Brook
lyn navy yard to ascertain the earliest
date when the battleships New York
and Texas, undergoing repairs. will
be in commission.
Ensenada.
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A inericans.
Troops and Citizens Arr Evncuat- tiatiou U considering readoring tile
> uibargo against shipment ot arms
iug Neuvo laraki and Going to
over the line Into Mexico.
Saltillo.
The adniinlatratton expects Huerta
to declare war, and preparations for
lighting tiave l>een «ompieted, al
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though actual orders to move the
WASHINGTON, D. C-. April 23.— army have been withheld.
Naval Secretary Daniels says that by
This afternoon President Wilson
nightfall there will be 5.500 marines turned down Unrranza's rwpieat that
and bluejackets ashor.- at Vera Crus. tlie American troops evacuate Vera
Cruz.
im-u and children an- lu-lng taken to
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will I m - lined up Milldly ugalust the
I .«ale Imnmliately—The .Mexican
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ter Supply—American Triar)»» Are
WASHINGTON, II. C„ Aprii 23
Throning I p Trenches.
The house naval commlttee plana to
muke thè appropriai lori of 3142,000,-
000 ' In thè naval bill Immedlately I UHoil Press Service
avallatile In case liti» la noi «ione,
SAN lill.titi, April 2;l.—The Mex
thè money will not he avallati!«* untll
ican <ommi«n<l«*i- nt Tin Juana, eigh
Jone ist.
Iloth thè republlcan and «lemlcrat teen mile« from here, and Just over
ni<-mber« of thè commlttee bave tl.e bonier, lui» onleretl all non-com.
i.gree<| upoti thls unuaual etep.
liaGinG out of the town, ami the tvo-
United Prose Service
SAN DIKGO, April 23 The tor-
ledo flotilla sailed at 10 o'clock thlx
morning toward Masat Inn
The ships are the Perry. Stewart.
Paul Jones, Whipple and Truxtou.
Ambassador Order» XII Brit-
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That there is a chance for Klam
ath county to secure a herd of elk
Is shown by the following dispatch
Tlie herd would be a valuable addi
tion, and the Klamath Sportsmen's
Association could do ninny worse
things than start at once a campaign
to secure a dosen of these animals.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 23,—Mil-
ler & Lux, cattlemen, have offered to
give 400 head of elk from their Kern
county ranch to the California Acad
emy of Sciences to be distributed by
Its director. Dr. Barton W. Evermann,
(u'Pul>ll(' H,ld private parks and or-
KHtilziitlons in California which can
properly care for them. These ani
mals are to be given free of charge
with the exception of $3 per head to
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keepers and
freight charges from the ranch.
In 1 874 there was otrly a single
pair of the mngn.lflcent California
elk in existence and these belonged to
Henry Miller, who took care of them
untll they have Increased to the pres
ent herd of 400.
Tlie number of animals that will
he supplied to any one park is tenta
tively limited to twelve, and the Acad
emy of Sciences reserves the right to
withdraw the offer if for any reason
the plan should prove Impracticable
The elk which formerly ranged in
great numbers throughout the Sacra-
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The Other Mexican War
Fads and Figures Pertaining to Struggle in ’40’s
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That war cost the United States iu the Nueces and the Rio Uraude rivers,
lives 2,703 men, Includiug 383 offi which were the disputed American-
cers; in money, 115,000,000.
Mexican boundary lines. The Mex
it cost Mexico 7,000 men killed aud icans Immediately took the defensive,
wounded, and 3,730 prisoners of war. and General Ampuria met Taylor's
The United States sent 21,509 reg army April 25. May 13 congress de
ulars and 22,027 volunteers into the clared war.
Valley of Mexico.
In February, 1847, General Win
Congress declared war May 13, field Scott, veteran of the war of
shaltuck in Town.
1S46. The Mexican forces evacuated 1812, succeeded Taylor at the head of
S. O. Shattuck, who has a ranch a the City of Mexico September 14, the army In Mexico. March 9, 1847,
abort distance from Klamath Falls on 1847.
he landed a force of 12,000 men at
the Fort Klamath road, spent Thurs
The treaty of peace, signed Febru Vera Crux. Twenty days later the
day In the county seat, attending to ary 2. 1848, was proclaimed July 4, city surrendered. The battles of Cer-
business matters.
1848. The treaty fixed the Rio Grande io Gordo, Puebla and Contreras and
River as the international boundary other engagements led the command
Dr. l.ouise Pearce, the oniy woman line between Mexico and the United er-in-chief of the United States forces
of the staff of Johns Hopkins Univer States.
to Mexico City, and with less than
sity hospital, has been appointed as
The relations between the United 8,000 men he entered the national
c-eintant to L)r. Simon Flexner of the States and Mexico, strained by Amer- palace September 14. The fall of
Rockefeller Institute in New York, lean recognition of Texan independ Chapultepec ended the Mexican war.
•.’.here she will devote herself chiefly ence in 1837, and further strained by
That war took from Mexico and
to the Isolation of the bacillus of scar the annexation of Texas by the United gave to the United States the states
let fever..
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States in 1845, came to th« breaking of California, Nevada, Utah, Arlxona
point when General Zachary Taylor, and parts of New Mexico, It also set-
The forests of Florida contain 176 with a force of 3,000 men, Invaded, on tied forever the annexing of Texas to
kinds of wood.
March 12, 1846, the territory between the Union.'
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niento-San Joaquin Valley are now-
extinct with the single exception of
this herd. If California does not want
these animals they are to be sent to
Arlxona and other states where the
climate and other conditions are f av
orable for their preservation.