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Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
RUSSIANS MENACING CHINA
Army Moves to Within One Hundred
Miles Of Frontier and UItimatum
10 Sent to ceiestials.

st. Petersburg.-The foreign office
has asked NJ. Korostovetz, the Rus
sian minister at Pek!n, to make YER
bal representations to the Chinese
government that would leave no doubt
as to Russias firm attitude.
This is a sequel to the announce
ment that the foreign office was not
satisfied with China's second reply
to the Russian demand concerning
Russian consuls and commercial priv
ileges in Iii and Mongolia, as provid-
ed in the Russo-Chinese treaty of
1881.
Only the immediate execution Of
China's treaty obligations toward Rus
sia can interrupt the advance of the
army which is to occupy Kutja Two
brigades of sharpshooters, four Sot-
MAS of Cossacks, two batteries of field
guns and eight batteries of machine
guns were dispatched from Margelan
in Ferghana, Turkeston, shortly after
the receipt of China's second reply.
Advices to the war office say the
expedition is within a hundred miles
of the frontier and advancing in order
to reach the frontier about the time
of the presentation of the ultimatum
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
BLANCO IS DEFEATED
EVOLUTIONARY LEADER At
TAcKs FEDERAL TROOPS, BUT
IS COMPELLED TO RETREAT.
Thousands of American Witness At
tack Upon Aqua Prieta, During
Which Eleven Federals are Left
Dead on the Field.

Douglas. Ariz.-Eleven federal sol
diers dead, eleven wounded, with the
losses to the rebels unknown is the
result of a battle just east OF Aqua
Prieta on Sunday.
The opposing forces were 500 insur-
rectos under General Jose de la Luce
Blanco, and a federal force of 800
directed by Colonel Mora. =...
The battle was spectacular and was
witnessed by about 5000 Americans.
many of whom rushed close to the
battlefield while the firing was still
ct its height. After the smoke had
cleared away, 1t was Americans In
automobiles who gave the first aid to
the wounded. hurrying them to Aqua
Prieta, where two American physi
Mexican army surgeons.
After mystifying both the Mexican
officials and the Americans on the
border for a week, Blaneo suddenly
broke out of the canyon leading from
Cenizes Springs and engaged the fed
eral troops that had been rushed int
Aqua Prieta Saturday night on spe
cial train, under command of Col
onel Mora Except for a few pris
oners taken by the federals, the reh
els retreated in good order 1t is I'm
derstood that Blanco's entire fore
did not participate in the engage
ment
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
BURIED BY AVALANCHE.
Srowslide Destroys Boarding House,
Four Being Killed.

Denver-Four were killed and one
injured by a snowslde that destroyed
Ike boarding house at Gold King
mine, near Gladstone, in southwest
ern Colorado, on Sunday. Three of
the dead are women.
Information received from Tellu-
ride, eight miles west of Gladstone,
states that hundreds of tons of rock
swept the boarding house into deep
canyon. The FIVE occupants had no
chance to escape.
Boarding House Manager F. O.
Drue was held fast by the heavy tim
bers. Though not seriously injured
he was unable to extricate himself
to go to the aid of his less fortunate
companions, whose cries were heard
for some time after the avalanche.
Residents of Gladstone saw the
slide. A recruiting party was formed
and hurried through the deep snow
to the Gold King When they arrived
all were dead except Drue. His posi-
tion was such that he was not re
leased until eight hours later. His
feet and hands were badly frozen
but otherwise he was not seriousl!
| hurt
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
AMERICANS WILL
END REBELLION
PRESIDENT ADMITS MOVEMENT
OF TROOPS is FOR PURPOSE
OF CRUSHING MEXICAN
REVOLT.
Action is Precipitated by Hints From
Foreign Governments That This
Nation is the Guardian of Peace
in the Western Hemisphere.

Washington. - The administration
has decided to dissemble no longer,
and admits that the movement Of
troops to the Mexican border is for
the purpose of putting an end to the
revolution. President Taft is salts
fed with the situation
The action of the United States was
precipitated by the hints from foreign
governments that this country was
supposed to be guardian of the peace
in the western hemisphere. The Mon
roe doc 'rine was once more invoked
by the foreign powers to sustain this
contention, it is said
The Diaz government is certain to
profit by the presence OF American
troops along the boundary line.
There is a possibility that the sol
diers now being rushed southward
may be sent into Mexico in the event
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
DiAz ADOPTS NEW POLICY.
War of determination viii be Waeed
Against the insurgents, Capture
Meaning Death for Rebels.

Mexico City-The Diaz government.
thoroughly aroused by the spread o.
brigandage and va.Galism incident 10
the revolution led by Francisco |. Ma
dero, and determined to protect prop
erty and the integrity of the govern
ment at any cost. will at once begin
to wage against the lawless element
a pitiless war Of determination.
Resurrecting provision of the
Mexican constitution not used in tif
teen years, and actins under its au-
thorization, the government will set
aside for six months certain personal
guarantees. Those detected in high
way robbery. of raiding a village or
farm, or train wrecking, or cutting
telegraph or telephone wires, or even
of removing a spike from railroad
track or throwing a stone at train
will be summarily shot by those max.
ing the arrest.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
wARsAIps ORDERED HOME.
Announcement Made by State Depart
ment That American Vessels viii
Not Patrol Coasts of Mexico.


ment That American Vessels viii
Not Patrol Coasts Of Mexico.
New York.-The Mexican embassa-
dor and the Mexican minister Of
finance received assurances from
Washington Monday night which con-
vinced them there is sincere co-opera-
tion between the administration of
President Taft and that Of President
Diaz.
1t is not professed that all the ten.
sion has been relieved, and while Am
erican troops remain in force on the
Mexican border it is admitted some
tension will continue, but apprehen-
sion was appreciably lessened by the
piece Of news.
First in Importance was long tele-
gram to ambassador De La Barra
from the state department announc-
ing that the American warships as.
signed to patrol duty on the Pacific
and gulf coasts of Mexico had been
ordered to call at Mexican ports only
for coal and then withdraw promptly
This action is reassuring to SenoI
Limontour. In recent interview he
said he could consider only the pres
ence of American men of war in Am
erican waters, SO far distant from
their base at Galveston, as part of ar
unnecessary effort to impress on Mex
leo the power of the United States.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
WOULD AVOID RESPONSIBILITY
Secretary Knox Said to be Out of
Sympathy With President in Mob
llizine Army on Mexican Border.

Washington.-Rema rumors
were being circulated in official cir
cles on Friday, bearing on the action
of President Taft in mobilizlng an
army near the Mexican border. Sec
retary Knox and Acting Secretary
Wilson were said to be out of SYM
pathy with Mr.. Taft in this matter,
and to wish to avoid responsibility.
Mr.. Taft gained much of his infor-
nation from reports made by secret
agents of the departments of war and
justice, and is said to have largely
| ignored the state department in the
whole transaction.
ambassador De la Barra in Wash
ington and Minister Limantour in
New York issued sharp statements in
reply to intimations that our troops
might cross into Mexico to stop dis
order. They agreed that no govern
ment in that country would consent
to such action, and the people would
resent it,
A statement inspired by the Ger
man government declared that II
would not interfere even If the Unit
ed States should decide to annex
Mexico.
London papers take a serious view
of the situation in Mexico, and the
concentration of American troops on
the border.
The Spectator points out that the
: Germans have never admitted the
, Monroe doctrine, and in the event o.
the United States becoming thorough
ly involved in Mexico, it would no
be surprised to see Germany pushing
claims in south Brazil or the Wes
Indies.
The same paper also says 1t woul'
be exceedingly awkward at such
moment If some foolish action in Sal
Francisco aroused ill-feeling in japan
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
CONGRESS OF FARM WOMEN.
Organization Which viii be Auxiliary
to Dry Farming congress.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-The Inter
national Congress o. Farm Women,
the first organization of its sort, has
lust been formed at Colorado Springs,
Colo. as an auxiliary 10 the Interna.
tional Dry Farming congress. AS APP
piled to the home and the safeguard
Ing of the strength and hap.
piness of the women and children of
the farm, this is the only voluntary
movement to put into actual enect
the findings of the American country
life commission. 1t is composed al
most entirely of farm women. leaders
in feminine thought and advocates
of the general uplift of country life.
It stands for the active encourage
ment of higher standards OF social
and spiritual life. intellectual advance.
ment and the betterment of material
conditions in rural communities.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17

of the death of President Diaz to pre-
serve order and protect all foreign in
terests.
1t was denied here that the French
government made any representations
to the United States, but it is stated
that the French financiers have $780,
100000 invested in Mexico, and are
anxious to have the United States in
tervene.
Finance Minister Limantour was
holding conferences with J. p. Nor
gan and the other New York finan.
ciers on Thursday.
1t is probable that the militia OF
California and Washington may be
called into active service with the
regular troops.
General Bernardo Reyes, former
minister of war, will return from Eu
rope in the event of the death Of
President Diaz and attempt to restore
order He declares himself unalter
ably opposed to Intervention by the
United States.
Secretary of War Dickinson de
clined Thursday night to commen
upon the situation after reading
President Taft's explanation.
The insurgents continue to prose
cute their campaign in spite of tn,
massing of United States troops OIL
the border.
President Diaz has sent Telegram
to New York paper saying that OF
der will soon be re-established.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
REBEL LEADER A HARVARD MAN
Has Many Americans Serving Under
Him In War Against Dlaz.

Has Many Americans Serving Under
Him In War Against Dlaz.
Ell Paso. Texas.-Captain Oscar G.
Creighton, an American and Har-
ward graduate, with band of insur.
rectos, many of whom are Americans
on Monday night camped about IF.
teen miles south of Juarez. The
proximity of the revolutionists Is
looked upon as an effort to induce
General Navaroo's 1000 men to take
the field. Creightons men came
within ten miles of Juarez, and the
shock of an explosion when he blew
up a railroad bridge was felt in the
city. His arrival near the border was
spectacular, for after releasing TWEEN
ty-five other Americans who had gone
into Mexico to investigate mine anG
who had sought his protection, he
waited until dark and then he an
nounced his presence by a terrific ex
plosion which resulted in the destruc
ton of a bridge at Mesa. a few mile,
south of the city.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
UNDER EARTH SLIDE
Thirty Men Meet Death While Mine
is Half Filled With Ore, Rocks,
Dirt, Snow and Ice.

Duluth. Mich.-Thirty men were
caught in a great slide of earth at the
Norman mine near Virginia at
o'clock Saturday. The pit is 125 feet
deep and was more than half filled
by the avalanche. which came with
out warning and extended $50 feet
beyond where the vicums we're en-
tcn5ed The catastrophe was quite
unlike anything in the history of iron
mining on the range The difference
was that 1t came in the form of an
avalanche. Behind and before the pit
were thousands OF tons of ore, rocks
earth, snow and ice ana the rapid
warming of the atmosphere released
'iem upon the miners.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Kept secret in Face of Scandal.

New York.-The mystery that has
cloaked the relations of Madame
Calve and Signor Gaspari, was cleared
up Saturday when they sailed on the
American liner st. Paul, admitting
that they had been man and wife for
a year. They were married in Mar
settles. France, last March, but kept
their union secret save from their
most intimate friends. All sorts OF
rumors and scandals followed them on
their honeymoon tour of the world
but they maintained an unbroken 81
lence
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Feared Prisoners Would Be Lynched.

Salt Lake City.-To prevent the
possibility of raid upon the Carbon
county jail at Price and the lynching
or escape of Frank Lamaer. Robert
Vaffy and John Corier, the three Ital-
ians held for the murder of Albert v,
jenkins and the wounding of George
Bentley in a holdup at Sunnyside.
February 5. Sheriff Tom Kelter on
Sunday brought the prisoners to this
city and placed them in the state pen
| itentiary for safe keeping.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Must FortIfy Canal, says Roosevelt,

Dallas. Texas.-Failure to fortify
the Panama canal would be an act OF
criminal folly, declared Theodore
Roosevelt Monday night at the Dal.
las chamber of commerce. He said
that only two treaties relative to the
canal existed, those with England and
Panama, and hence any other nation
would be at liberty TO destroy 1t In
case of war.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Floods Tie Up Road.

Salt Lake City.-The Salt Lake
Route is out of commission as trans
continental line. The trouble is in
the same section, the Meadow Valley
wash, in Nevada. The present trou-
BILE is due to heavy rains in that sec
ton.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Admits kIlllna EIaht Men.

Lexington, Ky.-George May, a
noted mountain feudist, who is
charged with the killing of Sherman
Meredith and the latter's wife in a
fight in Clay county, is under arrest
at Winchester. KY. May having ad-
mitted killing eight men.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Decision In Favor of Railroads

Washington.-Railroads which en-
ploy telegraph operators for six hours
and then,. after an interval, for three
more. comply with the federal 'hours
of service law" of 1907. Such was the
decision Monday of the supreme
court Of the United States, despite
the claim of the government that the
nine hours must be consecutive.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Austrians Want to FIGHT.

Vancouver, B. C.-Several officers
in the Australian land forces have
written to friends in Vancouver ask
ing to be put into communication with
the Mexican revolutionary party. with
a view to raising a force of colonials
to aid In the rebellion.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Red Cross Aiding Famine sufferers

Washington.-The Red Cross on
Friday cabled $4,000 to the American
consul general at Shanghai, making
$25 900 which already has been sent
to China In this way. The sum OF
$4,000 was spent in Seattle for food
supplies.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Saved From ocean erave.

Little Island. va.-The imperiled
crew of the standard steamer Man
churia has been saved. Nine members
of the crew were landed in a breeches
buOV
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Spirit Voice Reveals Sacred Stream.

Findlay, O.-John W. Hurley chief
of religious cult formed here two
years ago, declared Friday that the
thirty members of the organization
will start on a pilgrimage to place
two miles from Los Angeles. Cal,
March 20. to battle in sacred stream
which had been revealed to them, he
said. through a spirit voice.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
How It Looks to RevolutionIsts.

Los Angeles, Cal.-That the mass
ing of United States troops along the
Mexican border is a spectacular at
tempt at intimidating the revolu-
tionists, is the belief of the officials
from the revolutionary iunta here.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
RIotlnu In Brazil.

Rio Janeiro.-Anti-clerical rioting
occurred at Sac Paulo Monday. The
military and police attacked the mob,
which fought back, and In the dura-
tion of the encounter several persons
were killed and others injured. Over
150 arrests were made.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Babe smalInns Acid

Helena. Mont-By swallowing the
contents of a carbolic acid bottle
which had been left temporarily on
the refrigerator, Edward Reissinger, 2
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Reissinger, died Monday.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
win Dine With Newspaper Men.

ington.-President Taft has
accepted an invitation to attend the
annual dinner of the Associated Press
and the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association to be given in New
York on April 81.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Attaeked by Mountain Rats.

Tonopah, Nev.-Attacked by fierce
mountain rats. which, in search OF
food. had bVrrowed up through the
snow lying vi hist deep on the ground,
men engaged yin repairing the power
line, were foreed to quit work and
fight the rodents.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Lyneher Sent to Reformatory.

Newark. O.-Robert Cleveland
charged with murder in connection
with the lynching of Carl Ethering,
ton. detective here last July. plead.
ed guilty to manslaugnter Thursday.
He was given an indeterminate sen.
tence in the Ohio reformatory.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
American Avlators in Japan.

Osaka, Japan.-"Bud" Mars and
Captain r. S. Baldwin, the American
aviators. made three SUCCESSFUL flights
here Sunday in the presence of AGO.
900. This was the first demonstra-
ton of aviation In Japan.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Many Stores Destroyed by Fire.

Kingston, Jamaica.-The fire that
broke out in the dockyards at Port
Royal was finally gotten under con
troll The principal buildings and the
machine shops we're saved, but a
large quantity of stores were burned.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Prospector EelI px Waualde.

Seattle, Wash.-Members of the
Alaska road commission party which
surveyed the proposed road between
Nome and Seward arrived in Seattle
Thursday, and reported finding the
body of John Olson, a prospector, on
the trail near Distaket, sixty miles
from Iditarod, late in January. The
body. frozen stiff. was in a sitting at.
titude on a sled.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Californian Stays Two Sisters.

Santa Rosa, Cal.-Fred Sehwaz.
aged 80, a member of a prominent
family living on ranch near Heaids-
burg. shot and killed his two grown
sisters. Lena and LosYsa on Friday
No cause is known for the tragedy.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Cruz to be Buried on Native. Soil.

Valparaiso, Chile.-The American
battleship Delaware arrived here on
Saturday with the body of Anibel
Cruz, who died at Washington while
serving as Chilean minister to the
United States.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Danes May Change Their Names.

Copenhagen.-The Danish govern
ment recently decided to allow heads
of families the privilege of changing
their names If they feel SO disposed,
without mourning any legal costs.
Many will take advantage of the rule.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
contrahand onIum.

San Francisco.-Acting on informa-
ton from China, custom officials
overhauled the steamship Mongolia
on her arrival on MONDAY and seized
l22 tins of opium valued at $4,000.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Medical staff Called Into Service.

Topeka, Kan.-Adjutant General
Martin of the Kansas national guard
Monday evening received orders to
have the med:cal staff of the Kansas
militia in readiness To report for ser
vice at San Antonio. Texas.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Or. Rrenner Dead.

Washington.-Wor was received
at the Swiss legation Sunday Of the
death of Dr. L. Brenner. member of
the Swiss federal council. He was
elected to the council in 1897. and was
SIS wears old.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
MAR Rnnors Affects Erenchnen.

Parls.-Prices on the Bourse were
weak on Wednesday on
American advices regarding the situa-
ton in Mexico, and the rumors of a
revolt in Morocco. but the tone inn
proved toward the close.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
IN PATH OF AVALANCHE.
Ten Persons Known to Have Perish
de in Slides in California.

de in Slides in California.
Carson, Nev.-Avalanches travel.
ing in each instance as much as two
miles, gathering momentum and bulk
as they thundered down the mountain
sides, swept the mining camps OF
Lundy, Mono and Jordan, in Mono
county, California. Thursday might
At least ten persons are known to
have perished. Each messenger that
make the perilous trip on snowshoes
and rescue parties are going into the
mountains in the same way. Tbs
death list is growing and the full
death toll may never be known.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
War Vessel Bound for Vera Cruz.

philadelphia.-The United States
torpedo boat Burrows sailed Sunday
from the Philadelphia navy yard
bound for Norfolk, where ammunition
and other supplies will be taken
aboard. Her ultimate destination is
said to be Vera Cruz
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Lawyer Killed by FalI.

San Francisco.-Falling from the
fifth story of hotel here Saturday.
Edward H. Tucke. an attorney of Low
ell. Mass. was picked up lifeless on
the skylight four floors below.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
cockrelI on Boundary Commission.

washington.-President Taft has
appointed former Senator Cockrell Of
Missouri as commissioner on the part
of the United States to rctrace and
definitely determine the bouneary
line between Texas and New Mexieo.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Fire oisarranees Telephone Service

Nome, Alaska.-Fire on Saturday
destroyed the telephone exchange
putting all the telephones on the pen
lnsula out of service. Temperature OF
IL degrees below zero baffled at
tempts to extinguish the flames.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Earthquake Caused by Landslide.

Naples.--A severe earthquake, ac-
companied by strong detonations from
Mount Vesuyius, occurred Sunday
evening. Investigation showed that a
great landslide had dropped from the
upper part of the crater.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Democrats stll Winning in Maine.

Portland, Me.-Democratic success
In Maine was continued at the city
elections held Monday, candidates of
that party winning the mayoralty con.
tests in four of the FIVE cities which
voted.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Alaskan Town Visited by Fire.

Juneau, Alaska-The fire that
threa ened to destroy the town OF
Douglas was extinguished Friday
night after it had destroyed property
valued at 100000.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Entombed Man Rescued Alive.

Duluth, Minn.-Captain Benny of
the Elba mine at Gilbert, Mimi, who
with two miners was entombed In a
shaft $50 feet below the surface by a
caye-in, was rescued alive Sunday
morning and taken to his home.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Nohlemen IFleeee American.

Paris.-Threelm men, describing them.
selves as Italian noblemen, were ar.
rested Thursday charged with having
swindled Lieve1 Hart, young Ameri.
can, cr' of $50 poo.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Dicinkson TO Inspect Canal.

shington.-Secretary of War
Dickinson left Washington Sunday
morning for New York. He will sail
for Colon to make an inspection
of the Panama canal.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17
Want to Part With Hope Diamond.

Washington.-The Ned McLeans,
who yearned for the Hope diamond
and refused to be comforted until
they possessed the famous gem with
the hoodoo reputation, have decided
to part with their treasure.
Montpelier examiner., 1911-03-17

New York-Gifford Pinchot sailed
to Europe on Wednesday on the
steamship Celtic. He is going on a
pleasure trip to the Mediterranean.