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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
AMERICANS LEAVING
MEXICAN WAR ZONE
Women and Children Say Reign
Of Terror Exists. +.

Ell Faso, Tex, March Cone hun.
dred and fifty Americans, mostly WON
en- and children from the American
numbering town Of MADEIRA, were
brought into BEL Paso by the Mexican
Northwestern railroad from Pearson,
their first stopping place after leaving
MADEIRA. Another train bringing refu-
gees fom Chihuahua is expected over
the Mexican Central
With the exception OF a small hos
pital staff at Pearson every American
woman and child from the towns Oh
MADEIRA and Pearson, Mex, is on
United States soik
They assert that for weeks they
practically have been isolated and liv-
ing in state of terror, with neither
wire nor train communication, and
mails demoralized and almost con-
stantly menaced by marauding bands.
Business at MADEIRA, they declare, is
NIL 1t is reported by the refugees
the mills of the MADEIRA Lumber COM
pany were closed, hundreds being
thrown out of employment About 400
American men are left at MADEIRA.
They are fully armed and able to meet
any situation that may arise.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
WARNS AMERICANS TO LEAVE
President Issues Proclamation on
= Mexican Rebellion. ,

Washington, March 4.-The gravity
OF the situation in Mexico caused
President Taft:to issue proclamation
virtually warning American citizens to
refrain from entering that country
and those now residing there to leave
when conditions threaten tc became
jntolerable. The decision to issue
such warning was reached at spe-
aiai meeting of the cabinet.
The proclamation was augmented
by a telegram addressed by the state
department to Ambassador Wilson in
the city of Mexico. The ambassador
was instructed to Inform Americans
in peril there 20 withdraw across the
border, leaving their effects in the
care Of toe nearest United States con-
snl. Copies Of the telegram were sent
also to all consular agents.
The presidents utterance, it WAS e1-
planned, was in no sense a recognition
Of the revolutionary movsment in tie
sister republic to the south. -. .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
SENATOR ADVOCATES
ROOSEVELT IDEAS
Clapp Of Minnesota Stout|y De.
tends Colonies Platform.

Bristol, Pa, March 4.--Senator
Moses e, Clapp OF Minnesota, vine
came out for Roosevelt in Boston Sat.
urday, combated the arguments of the
regulars against progressive measures
and explained the political issues be-
fore an audience which crowded the
auditorium OF the First Baptist church
OF this city. ..s -..-. -.E.
He broke into a rhetorical defense
OF the platform of Colonel Roosevelt,
characterized the Initiative, referen.
dun and recall az nothing startling
or revolutionary" and then in the
plalnest OF language told his audience
that the people must rule; that tire
special interests must perish and that
The great barrier of the courts dsci
sion--the present final government
wust be controlledaby the people--the
real rulers.
The senator said the movement was
not movement for Roosevelt, but for
he people at large; that it was too
big to die and that the sentiment
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
SOLDIERS RESTORE
ORDER At PEkING
Three Thousand Foreign Troops
on Duty in City,

Pekins, March About eight hun.
dred foreign troops patrolled the out.
skirts of the legation quarter for three
hours, but there were no disturbances.
There are now 5000 foreign troops in
Psking and the natives fesl safe. Five
thousand Japanese troops have been
ordered from Port Arthur to Tientsiu,
where there are only 1880 foreign sol.
diers.
Most of Yuar Shi Kais troops left
Peking for Paotingfu to suppress the
muiny. The cannonadtng heard Sat
urday was caused BY an attack by the
mutineers on Tuuschow, which wss
occupied and sacked. The homes OF
many mobiles and princes in Picking
have been looted. More than 100 exc.
cutions have taken place. For most
part the victims were civilians and in
cluded six women. Apparently the au-
.horities are afraid to execute sol
diers
A large detachment Of the Enniskii-
len fusileers went to Fungtai TO re-
lieve the Somersets. who returned to
Picking The cutting Of communic2.
ton with Tientsin was the work OF q
French railway employee, who discon-
nected portion of the bridge on Sat.
urday. This was forced out OF posi-
ticn with levers. but the single line OF
railway was restored, thus enabling
1000 Manchu troops to proceed to
Paotingfu.
As the railway between
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
GAMBLE TO ABIDE BY VERDICT
Says Other Topa Aspirants Should
Back Primary Choice.

Sioux Falls, s. D., March 6.-While
in Sioux Falls, Senator Robert J. Gam
BILE, who is candidate to succeed
himself in the United States senate,
said he would abide by the verdict re-
turned. by the Republican voters at
the June primary election and that If
be is declared the nominee, as he
stated he expects to be, he will expect
the other candidates also to abide by
the result Of the primaries in June and
cooperate for the election, by the
next legislature of the man who re-
ceives plurality of the Republican
votes cast in June.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
FEDERAL TROOPS
ATTACK REBELS
Mexican Regulars Are Trying to
Capture Chihuahua.

Ell Pase, Tex, March "A telegram
stating that the fighting for the pos.
session of Chihuahua City, capital Of
the Mexican state of that name. had
begun, was followed by the basty de-
parture of the rebel garrison at Juarss
10 join their comrades in the fight. "
Two kilograms bearing on the hsht
were received by General Ynez Sala-
zar, the Jusrez commander. from
Braulio Hernandez, one Of the ressl
leaders in the district about Chihua-
hua. Neither message was as detailed
as it's recipients could have wished.
but they are sufficient to dispel the
languor which has characterized the
work of the Juarez forces, and the dc.
taehment Of from 500 to 1000 was
speedily placed on board three sec
tisns of freight train. ! 49,. ...
The ffrst telegram from Hernandez
stated that his torce, numbering about
500 mon, and some OF the force Of Pas.
cual Orosco had 5sen defending Chi
huahua against an attack by federal
troops uAder Colonel Pancho villa.
"Oroseo IL with u.s. the telegram said,
meaning, the rebels declare, that he
has announced himself openly in arms
AGAINST MsdsTo. { - :. g..
The second telegram merely stated
rs divulged by General Salasar, that
Hetnanass was on his way to join Or.
orco, who desired Salasaf to join the
movement with all possible speed.
The messages were received over the
wires Of the Mexico Northwestern fssl-
road, al the federal line, commonly
used fer commercial and official mes
sases, ia interrupted. This accounts
for the fact that newspaper CORE
spondents in CHIHUAHUA were silent.
There was no intimation as TO how
serious the Fighting was, but the. Jul
srez leaders received the impression
that Villas attack had been surprise
and that Orosco, if not defeated, was
in immediate need Of assistance.
Recently Hernandez with his com
msnd was at Galt:go, about thirty
seven miles north OF Chihuahua. Max
limo Castillo, another rebel chieftein
with three or four. hundred men, has
been at villa Ahumsds, ninety miles
north OF Chihuahua. he. too. is said
30 be proceeding to join Orozco. ..'
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
pINCH0T SPEAKS At MlNoT
DwelIs on Reciprocity and Rldieuiss
Trust Decisions.

Minot, \. D., March s.-Regarding
the statement issued at Taft headquar-
ters that George ". Perkins 10 nnan-
cling the Roosevelt campaign Clifford
Pinchot said:
~ would not 80 to Taft's headqusr-
tiers to get information about Roose-
velt's campaign. Furthermore, I
notice that Walter l.. Houser is quoted
IS stating that Mr.. Perkins is the good
angel of the Roosevelt boom. II Mr.
Houser is as correct about this state
ment al he was when he said that
Roosevelt urged La Toilette to run he
Ii badly mistaken"
Mr.. Pinchot was given great oTa.
ton here when he arose to speak in
the Jacobson Opera House. He dwelt
especially on reciprocity, ridiculed re-
cent trust decisions and praised Roose-
ve1t's conservation policy
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
MONEY TO Relieve
STRICKEN RED men
Bill in House to Provide Funds
for White Earth Indians.

Washington, March 6.-Immediate
relief for the stricken Chippewa In
dams on the White Earth reservation
is proposed in bill introduced in the
house by Representative Graham Of
Illinois, chairman of the house COM
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment of the interior. The measure
provides for an appropriation of $685..
900 to be Immediately available for
giving food, shelter and clothing to
the afflicted members Of the tribe.
Chairman Graham, after a three.
week tour among the Minnesota In.
dians, accompanied by Representative
George of New York, was SO struck
by the evident restitution and disease
among the tribe that he concluded
upon his return to Washington that
relief-and IMMEDIATE relief-is abso-
lutely necessary. His bill is the re-
suit.
1t provides that of the millions Of
funds now placed to the credit of the
Chippewas in the treasury $4,000
shall be placed at their disposal at
once.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
DIXON REQUESTS
POPULAR CHOICE
Challenges Taft Manager 10 Hold
State Primaries.

Washington, March 6.--United States
Senator Joseph M. Dixon, who is di.
recting the Roosevelt boom, issued a
challenge TO Representative William
B. Mckinley, director of the Taft
boom, to submit the issue Of the Re.
publican presidential nomination to
the voters in every state.
Senator Dixon says that the Roose-
welt people are willing to abide by the
decision of the Republican voters and
the senator accordingly challenges the
Taft organization to consent to the
holding of presidential primaries In
every state.
To this challenge Manager McKin.
ley replied by calling upon Senator
Dixon for statement as to his official
status before entering further into the
matter. Manager Mckinley asks to be
informed whether Senator Dixon is
acting as chairman of the Roosevelt
executive committee by authority OF
Colonel Roosevelt; and also whether
Inc tudiicISc was lSSuSN NY dutnoi tJ
Of the colonel.
Senator Dixon says in his letter:
For the purpose of determining
definitely whether the Republican
voters OF the country desire Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt or President Taft
as their candidate in the approaching
presidential campaign I hereby chal.
lenge you to a test by means of pri-
maries in every state I'm the Union"
Senator Dixon states that the OBJ.
vious purpose of both the Republican
campaign committees is to elect Re.
publican next fall; that both are in.
terested primarily in the success OF
the party; and that the first requisite
to success is to choose the candidate
with the greatest popular strength.
Free Expression Of Opinion. ri
I'VE ought to have free and volun.
tsry expression Of opinion directly
from the voters who will carry the bal.
lots that will determine finally the
verdict at the polls" the letter con.
tinues The time to find out what
the voters want is before the nomina.
tion is made, rather than aftefward. 1t
will be too late after the convention is
held.
THE voters of the country have the
unquestionable right to express their
desire, and ] sincerely trust you will
accept this challenge and prepare to
cooperate with me in the arrangement
Of such primaries ~
Director McKinley's letter in reply
was brief. He wrote:
81 am just in receipt of your letter
Of the 5th inst, delivered by special
messenger. Since you are pleased to
apply to your communication so grave
a term as challenge it becomes some
what important to have our respective
relations to candidates made clear at
the outset.
81 would, therefore. say that I have
been asked by President Taft to act
as director of bureau with head
quarters in Washington organized for
the purpose Of. securing his reromina.
ton for second term. Before an
swering your challenge ! desire TO
know whether you are acting as chair
man OF the Roosevelt executive .c"7''
mittee. either by selection or 2,
ity of Mr.. Roosevelt. and also "
your SO called challenge was issu,
authority Of Mr.. Roosevelt, who.
nomination for third term as presi.
dent l understand you and your or.
ganizatiOn are attempting to secure ="
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

throughout the country was startlinsly
Ia favor of the former president. He
said that the meeting Saturday night
In fremont Temple Boston. clearly
portrayed the feeling in Masssachusetts
and that he believed Rooserett's att.
tude in allowing his name to be pre-
sented directly to the people and the
manifest attacks Of his enemies had
materially strengthened the cause in
New England 1t was then he referred
TO Roosevelt's Columbus speech and
said the recall of judicial decisions
was the Keystone" Of the Roosevelt
nlalfnrm -
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
URGES NATIONAL
BOARD OF TRADE
President Aas Plan to Secure
Business Mems Advice.

Washington, March 4.-President
Taft has taken the initiative in &
movement to bring business men OIL
the country into touch with the gov
eminent for advice and counsel in the
administration of laws, the enactment
of new statutes and the development
Of commerce. .~...
Virtually the president proposes a
national board Of trade, broadly rep
resentative of all commercial and in
dustrial organizations and Of such
character as the government may rec
oSnize by a federal charter.
As one of the first steps in this plan
Secretary Na8el OF. the department Of
commerce and labor, by direction oI
the president, has called a convention
OF delegates from commercial organize
tlens in all parts of the country to
meet In Washington on April Is fol
discussion and to plan the orsaniza
ton. -. ,--...--.-v. ...-.-...
Invitations already have been sent
to Loco local chambers of commerce
boards Of trade and other commercial
bodies Responses to the announce
ments of the tentative plan have been
such that President Taft is convinced
the time. is ripe for putting the pro
posal to the. test OF practical expert
nlsnt. ..... $3.50,
Favored Plan in Message.
The president first recommended
such a plan in message to congress
last December, in which he suggested
that officials OF the department of COM
nlerce and labor and members OF ap.
prnpriate congressional committees
might be made members ex-officio oil
such an association.
In statement made public Presi
dent Taft outlines the progress of
such an organization. II would give
to the government the opportunity to
consult the business world on all trade
problems. It would afford co-opera
ton in the expansion of commerce at
home and abroad and would provide a
means by which government officers
charged with the enforcement of laws
could become acquainted with the com
plexities which surround their admin
istra.icn In the business world. Fur
:her than that congress, in framing
new statutes affecting trade and com,
inerce. would have first hand advice
of an official nature.
In some respects the plan would
not be unlike the German govern
,, inent's system of cooperation with
boards of trade throughout the Ger
man states, although many of the fea
lures Of that system probably would
not be applicable here. ...,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
STUDENTS RETAuATE
ON SUFFRAGETTES
BonbaTd Women's London Head
quarters With Stones.

London, March 5.--The much adver.
tised meeting of suffragettes in Parlia-
ment square to protest against the re.
fusal of Premier Asquith to receive a
deputation proved a fiasco SO far az
concerned any sensational display OF
militant tactics as predicted by the
organizers. About fifty women were
arrested, but the damage done was in
considerable compared with Fridays
raid. &c.. $685.
While the militant suffragettes were
vsinly. endeavoring to break through
the Gordon of police round about Par
lament square 200 medical students
organized raid on the suffragette
premises to pay them back in their
own coin. II r.
Marching to the building occupied
by the women's press in Chsring Cross
road, where there was big display of
suffrage literature, they bombarded it
with stones, smashing all the win.
dows to an accompaniment Of cheers
from delighted spectators.
Another band bent on retaliation at
tackled the international suffrage shop
in Adam street, the Strand, smashing
a big plate glass window and wrecking
the front of the building.
Meanwhile the suffragettes were be-
ing baked in all attempts to hold a
meeting through elaborate police pre-
cautions. Mounted police were sta
toned at short intervals along the
main thoroughfares leading to parlia-
ment, while solid phalanxes of officers
on foot lined the curbs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
Texas Endorses Rooseveit.

Fort Worth, Tex. March 6.-By a
vote OF 81 to the candidacy of Colo
mel Roosevelt was endorsed by the
Texas state Republican executive
committee. Supporters OF Taft there,
upon decided to carry their fight in his
behalf before the voters by some meth
Cd yet to be worked out.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
viii Try Women Conductors.

Philadelphia, March 6.-"Step lively,
please" spoken in feminine voice
shortly, Is to be the order on the troll
ley cars of Philadelphia. The Phila.
delphias Traction company has decided
to try the experiment Of having
women conductors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
WORKERS CAN'T
AFFORD BUTTER
Girls and Boys Tell Of Seant
Living at Lawrence.

washington, March 5.-Glris and
boys, fourteen and fifteen years old,
striking mill workers from Lawrence,
Mass, testified before the house COM
mittee on rules which is considering
resolution to. investigate conditions
which followed attempts to send chill
dren from the strike ridden city.
Children told OF working long hours
for low wages, how they had to pay
the American Wooden company cents
a week for drinking water, which they
described as canal water" Some of
them told of seeing women beaten by
police and children knocked down and
hurled into wagons like bundles of
rags" at Lawrence week ago Satur-
day.
Representative Victor. Berger and
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation OF Labor, were
again before the committee. Both
made statements about the rival union
conditions at Lawrence and both were
cautioned against the use of PERSONAL
ties. So
After testimony Of seven or eight
children had been taken Max Bogatin,
a salesman Of Philadelphia, one of the
Socialist committee which went to
Lawrence to accompany strikers chill
dren to homes in Philadelphia, was
questioned regarding the charges of
disorder and brutality at the Lawrence
depot. He declared a soldier tried to
keep him in the station by guarding
the door with bayonet.
81 saw tine soldiers pick the children
up by the legs, like they were rags"
he said, and l saw one woman choked
by soldier. was beaten by one OF
the policemen and still have wounds
on my back where they beat me"
Woman Describes Brutality.
Miss Jane Book, also of the Phila-
delphia committee, corroborated much
of Bogatin's testimony.
II was pushed by the police close
against car and held there SO that
could not move" said she in describ.
ink Lie oCchc at thE Lao WI CuSC uOPoL'
"The children were screaming and
many, were dragged to military truck
and literally thrown there"
Samuel Goldman, sixteen years old,
testified he received sl.64 for three
days work and never made more than
$50 in a week. He said children paid
8 cents a week for drinking water,
whether they drank or not, and were
locked an hours pay if, they. were
late. His father never made more
than 50 a week. he SAID
''Are you a striker" asked Repre-
sentative Pou.
Il am" returned the lad proudly.
did you sec any women dubbed"
'Isaw one policeman grab a woman
by the throat and hit. her with club
what kind of club"
ooh, good club" replied the boy.
Charles vasiersky. fifteen years old,
said he went to school until he was
fourteen and then went to work.
81 would have kept in school but we
didn't have enough to eat said he.
do you ever go hungry"
Sometimes; we never have any but
ter"
August Wsnte, a French boy, fifteen
years old. said he paid 10 cents a week
for drinking water.
"Was it good water?" he was asked.
sit was canal water We got" replied
Wante
Wante said he got cents week
for spending money out of his wages,
John Bolderer, fifteen years old,
Lithuanian. said he got $50 week
and CO did hic father =
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NEWS IN SUNDAYS PAPERS

Representative Berger and member
OF Lawrence citizens COMMITTEES near.
ly fghs at strike prooe.
Sensror La Toilette brings pressure
to i1.dl on Wisconsin representatives
who lean toward Roosevelt.
President Taft, al birthday celebra.
ton in honor or William Dean How
ellis, calls him greatest American
writer
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McFariand Outfiahts Hogan.

New York, March 6.-Packey McFar-
land, the Chicago lightweight, won all
the way in a ten.round bout with "One
Round" Hogan of California. McFar-
land led Sc easily that many thought
he could have scored knockout, but
he appeared to hold back to allow Ho-
gan to last the ten rounds. The Chi
cago man landed enough blows to
knock out six men IL he had Nsed
more steam. a~- v1Ns>MAh<
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08
MADER0 APPEALS TO PEOPLE
Msxiosn President Issues Patriotic csn
to Arms. - go.

Mexico City, March A call to
arms for the defense of the consti-
tuted government by the patriotic
people of MEXICO is the sist Of a
lengthy open letter addressed by
President Msdsro 10 my fellow c!ti-
zens." through the press Of the CAPT.
TAI. In 1t Madero regiews the present
situat:on at length A serious condi.
ton Of affairs is sdn;sted and the
peopis are reminded of the opportun.
'ty to suppois the sogsru1rent ey ell.
iistfnx is the, RANKS Of the regular
arAy of tbs county. " r..
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Admiral Aubrey Stricken.

laramie, Italy, March 6.-Rear Ad
miral Aubrey, who commanded the
naval feet which at the outbreak Of
the war between Italy and Turkey
bombarded Tripoli. Tobruk and Gen
ghasi, IS dead.
Governor to Dine Convicts.
Phoenix, Ariz., March 6.-Nine con.
victs employed at structural iron work
on a bridge at Tempe will be guests
at dinner Sunday given by Governor
G. W. P. Hunt.
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BUILDINGS BURNED
AND SHOPS LOOTED
Three Days RIoting Causes
Desolation at Paotingtu.

Picking, March 5.-An American mis-.
sionary doctor, has arrived here from
the district below Paotingfu, which
has been the center Of serious disturb.
ances for several days. .--.
Paotingfu was in a state of desola'
ton. Everywhere buildings had been
burned and shops looted. The dis
turbances lasted three days and the
damage is probably more extensive
than at Picking or Tientsin. Most of
the missionaries remain In Paotingfu,
including the women.
London, March 5.-The losses at
Peking alone through the disorders
are estimated at 20,000,000 taels by
the correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph in the capital, who affirms the
existencerof Manchu terrorist organ
ization, which Is dispatching ennis
saries in all directions to incite the
troops to revolt.
Frightful accounts have reached
Peking of anarchy and savagery in the
provinces of Shensi, Shansi and Kan
Sll.
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Tisntsin is again open the tue nun
dred American troops of the Fifteenth
infantry. under Major James NJ Ar.
rowsmith arrived here.