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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
"ATTACK INSPIRED HERE"
Designed to Make Him the Goat y
Says Pan-American Head.
HIS STATEMENT RESENTED
Taft and Knox Feel Director Is Get
ting Beyond Position, in Sug-
gesting Way to End Revolt.

The criticisms passed upon me in
Mexico City were inspired from this
end. to make me the goat 1 am con-
vfnced OF it,
This assertion was made today by
John Barrett, director of the Pan Amer
lean Union. in answer to the protest
against his "mischievous activities,
voiced by the American ambassador to
Mexico, Henry Lane Wilson, and by
the Society of the American Colony in
Mexico City, which adopted resolutions
denouncing the vast harm which is
being done by the indiscreet comment
of John Barrett
Il am astonished at the attitude of the
State Department toward me, which has
made public this censure passed upon me-
But have behind me Congress and the
American people. If my project for an
international mediation commission is not
feasible, it is at least a suggestion that
has the approval of men, other than my
self. who should be able to estimate it's
propriety and worthiness for considera-
tion :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
REJECT AMENDED PLAN
Firemen Vote Unanimously
AGAINST Arbitration Method
Offered by Roads.

NEW YORK, February 15.-Oficers of
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen voted unanimously today
to reject the amended plan of arbitration
submitted last night by fifty-four eastern
railroads.
Officers of the brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Firemen and Engineers. deferring
their threatened strike order fo- twelve
hours at least. began conference with
federal mediators this morning to con-
sider the latest proposal OF the railrca ds
looking to adjustment OF the controversy
over wages and working conditions. II
provides for arbitration under The Erd
man act, bat with six instead of three
a-bitratofs as the statute provides.
President Garter OF the tiremen, rei,-
Grating what he had said last night, in
dicated before todays meeting that he
considered it irregular to increase the
membership of body provided for by
federal statute. and for this reason he
believed the proceedings would have no
legal status. Because of this he was in
clined TO think the proposal should be re-
jected by the firemen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
GREAT UNREST IN JAPAN
Soldiery to Assist in Guarding
Homes of Imperial Family
and Officials.

TOXIC. Japan. February IJ-Sucll
strong evidences of popular unrest con-
tinue to be displayed all over Japan that
it has been necessary to call out the SOL
diery to assist the civil authorities in
guarding the residences of members OF
the imperial family and officials.
AT Kobe, Himeji and elsewhere the
houses occupied by members of Prince
katsura's new party have bdeT threat
ened with destruction by the populace.
Count Gombei famamoto completed the
formulation Of his cabinet today.
The portfolios were distributed as fol-
lows:
Premier-Count Gombei Yamamoto.
Home affairs--I<ei Hara.
Justice -Mas;,hisa Matsuda.
T'inance-Baron Korokiyo I'aEashashi.
Agriculture and commerce-Baron No
buali Maxine.
ltducation-Sakunosh Motodo.
Conmunicsrtions-Gijin Okuda.
Navy-Admiral Baron Minoru Saito
Army-Licut. Gen. Baron Nasutsuna
kikoshi.
Nis1o,mt ChinGa, the new Japanese
minister for foreign affairs. has repre-
rented this country at Washington since
February -, 191:
Dr. Sun Vat Sen. former provisional
president OF the Chinese republic. was
today He declared that his visit was
entirely unofficial and that he had come
for the purpose Of OBSERVING Industrial
conditions in Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
CHILDREN hit PIPE"
IN AN OPIUM Joint"
Fourteen-Year- old Boy Among
Victims Taken in New York !
Police Raid.

NEW YORK, February 11-Despite
persistent efforts to stamp out traffic in
opium the sale and use of the drug are
being again revealed by raids here. IT
Is declared today that a. Joint which
the police raided in a I'd avenue tene-
ment last night was one frequented by
school boys and girls
Detectives who had watched the place
for three days confirmed reports, it is
alleged. that children visited the place
regularly.
Boy Taken in Raid.
A boy of fourteen and six Young men,
one Of whom was Unconscious, were
found when the police broke into the
place. They lay OF an old quilt which
had been thrown over the bare Stats of
a bed. in a dirty, squalid room.
The detectives had not completed the
search of the place when four raps We're
heard at the door. The visitor proved
to be girl of eighteen years.
What do you want:'' she was asked.
Came for Her Brother.
"My brother comes here to smoke
OPIUM she said. Il have come to take
him away
''He is under arrest She was told.
Earlier in the week the police discov-
cred that dummy" cigar store was a
place where opium was being manufac-
tured and sold in large quantities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
CALLED BY FOREIGN MINISTER.
DOUBT AS TO RESIGNATION.

before dawn and this lasted until after
daylight
Newspaper Office Seized.
mandeered by the federal troops this
morning for use in their operations
The rebels extended their lines shortly
after : o'clock this morning and there
was constant shifting of position by the
federal troops. This resulted in a fresh
exodus Of those who had remaiue6 ON the
fringes of the danger zone.
large force OF rebels commanded by
Zen. Geneveve de Ia o is encamped a
few miles outside of the capital i'm readi-
ness TO obey the orders of Diaz. De la O
tn1s morning issued a proclamation ex-
planning his intentions.
Drilled by Diaz's Officers.
Diaz secretly sent out a numher Of
officers today to assist in drilling the
recruits under de la O. He ordered them
10 maintain their positions, as he did
not want any more men inside his lines
than he +. could conveniently feed. and
ne did not regard reinforcenents as es
sential.
AT O'Clock this morning the rebels
were persfstently extending their Az
tlllcry fire, sending challeneing shots in
all directions to draw out the fedcrai
ARTILLERY, and launching many heavy
smells III the direction of the national
palace.
The Mexican minister at Havana tele
sraphed 10 the government today. asking
permission for Cuban marines from the
cruiser Cuba at Vera Cruz to land ann
go to Mexico City as a guard for the
Cuban legation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Greek Flag Over Crete.
HIGHWAYMAN ON BROADWAY.
Michigan Man Robbed Of $4,000 on
New York Street.

NEW YORK, February 15.-C. c. Van
Wagner OF Charlevoix, Mich, reported to
the police early today that he had been
seized on Broadway shortly after mid
night by two iighwaymen. who ROBBED
him CT s. coo III cash and negotiable GER
tificates.
Van Wagner said the roboers wore
heavy fur coats and escaped i'll an auto
mobile Which stood at the curb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
ALL SHIPS OFFICERS LOST.
Decline to Join Crew in Leaving
Their Sinking Vessel.

HAMBURG. Germany, February ID
The five officers of the steamer Chris
tiania were drowned when their vessel
sank after being cut down last night by
the steamer Galata, during 4 dense fog
off Borsum.
The Christiania foundered three min
utes after the collision.
The sailors and Stokers, nineteen in
number escaped in the lifeboats. Tic
officers declinedNH leave their ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
DECEIVED BY RUSE
Rumor of Heavy Turkish
Losses to the Allies.
CAPTURE OF BULAIR FORTS
Powers Withdraw From Island of
Crete and Greek Flag
Is Hoisted.

LONDON. February 15.-An uncensored
Constantinople dispatch to the Chronicle
reports that the Bulair line OF fortifca-
tions was captured by the allies Tuesday
According to this account the Turkish
fleet. operating from the Darianelles, was
assisting to repel the Bulgarian attack.
and were followed by the Turks The
Turkish warships, not realizing the situ-
alton, continued their bonbardmcnt and
inflicted heavy losses on their own men.
The Greek fleet in the Gulf of Saros
supported the Bulgarians, who resumed
and drove home their attack, and thereby
captured the forts.
Thirteen thousand Greeks landed on the
Aegean coast at Aivajth Monday. The
Turkish position is considered precarious
all along the linc.
Capture Not Confirmed.
The capture of Bulair has not been con-
firmed by other sources.
a Dardanelles dispatch to the Daily
Mail dated Tuesday describes similar
Bulgarian ruse as having occurred on the
previous Friday. with the result that the
Bulgarian batteries on tie slopes OF
1ne lurNs led back to TIE shelter OF
the Bulair eiltrenchmentS with loss of
1905 killed and wounded
The ConStantinCple correspondent of
the Daily News describes the demoralfza-
tion of the Turks at Bulair, where he
saws the first ii hting proved the vauntcd
AS attic troops to be worthless.
The correspondent adds that the CALI
;o.I armies are Sons to pieces exactly
Ike AbduIiah PashaS host at Lule Burgas
and that chaos reignS at Tchatalja.
Schefket Pasha, he declares, realizes that
Turkey is unable to continue the war.
Greek Flag Over Crete.
ATHENS, Greece, February 15.-The
Island Of Crete was finally evacuated by
the protecting powers. Great Britain,
Russia, France and Italy today, and the
Greek flag was hoisted amid enthusiastic
demonstrations by the Cretans \ Brit
sh cruiser landed q detachment of blue
Jackets i'll Suda bay and these men
hauled down the flags of the pcWers.
which have flown s.nce 1885, as well as
that of Turkey. The flags were handed
over 10 the consuis of the respective
countries that OF Turkey being placed in
charge of. the. German consulate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Came for Her Brother.
Retired Army Surgeon Dies.

Adjt. Gen. Andrews has been Informed
of the death, in Schenectady, n. Y, OF
Capt. James Reasles, a retired medical
officer of the army. Capt. Reagles began
his military service as volunteer surgeon
in the civil war, was appointed to the
regular service in July, 1908, and was
transferred to the retired list three
months later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Rebels Await Attack.

The rebels interfered but little with
the preparations. They appeared will
ing for the fight. and. when it was in
augurated. seemed not averse to try
conclusions.
buildings within rifle range of the
rebel positions sheltered machine guns
and infantry. while heavy dctachments
massed in the streets approached the
positions from east and west
When the government forces began
this attack both the cannon and small
arms Of the rebels sprang into quick
action. How many fell in this engage
ment cannot be told. but the number
Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Diaz Refuses to Grant an Armistice Until
Chief Executive and Entire
Cabinet Are Out.
DE LA BARRA MAN OF THE HOUR
AT TIME OF CRISIS FOR MEXICO
Fear of Foreign Intervention Proving Powerful
Argument for Peace-Ambassador Wilson
Guiding the Negotiations.

MEN1CO CITY, February I5.-After executive meeting i'll
deputies today the the LETT for the
national palace demand resignation of President Madero
by Francisco de Ia Baa and the
ish % Mexico.
CALLED BY FOREIGN MINISTER.
the called the result
letter foreign the
president indicating that the members of the upper house should
assemble discuss of settling the present
attend they declared they
unable to traver the
DOUBT AS TO RESIGNATION.
Minister Lascurain declared the way the palace, that
was bv non certain AIadero would resign
The president said. anxious end the difficulties
manner possible without further boodhed but this
peared impossible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Drifts Into Politics.

Educated at one Of those truly Aneri-
can small colleges, with high patriotic
ideals, derived from the history OF tie
struggle for liberty regulated by law as
embodied III our Constitution, Mr.. Sher-
man came to manhood to study and prac-
tice law, but i'm a few years drifted. as
many country lawyers do, into politics.
He loved politics, he correctly thought
that he could be engaged in nothing more
useful to his country, and he became "a
partisan on principle. AS might be ex-
pected from one Of his generous self
deprecatory attitude of mind. he minimiz-
ed the personal and exalted his party
cause. He came to believe thoroushiN,
and. in my judgment, rightly, that The
only nossible means of securing effective.
permanent and just popular government.
truly representative of the people ~
thronxb parties, and, therefore, he Was
willing to give up much of his persona
Judgment to reconcile the views OF HIM
self and his associates upon feH great
principles. .,,.. ..,,a t,,,,,
into the mayoralty Of the city of his
Continued on Ninth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
JAMES sCHOOLCAAFT SHERMAN.

The President of the United States and
high officials of the executive. legislative
and judicial branches of the government
assembled In the chamber of the Senate
this afternoon and for several hours paid
loving and heartful tribute TO James
Schoolcraft Sherman, late Vice President
Of the United States. The sorrow felt in
the highest councils of the federal gov
was apparent in the sole.nnity Of tie
Senate ceremonies: the great esteem I'm
which he was held was evidenced by the
praise of those qualities Of mind and heart
that identified him with the nations
progress for quarter of century and.
more particularly. that won for him that
sobriquet, now used with depth o.
serious meaning, of Sunny i'm.
Not for many years has tnere been
such q gathering Of public men to s,.,
esteem for a fellow-citizen ana /. e,
league in the affairs of the fedora, aol-
ernment. A century Of history has ra-sei
since last a President of tl:c
States was admitted to participa
session of the upper house of
perhaps as long q time il no .,agci.
since a Speaker of the lower hotise O.
the national legislature has participated
But the occasion OF memorial services
for the late Vice President $ erinan was
regarded as justifying the disregard OF
precedent and both President and Speak
er Joined with senators in paying last
official memorial Of q grateful nation to
one whom death removed while he oc-
cupied the second highest office in the
gift of a free people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
PRESIDENT HOPES
MADERO RESIGNS
Taft and Knox Believe Retire.
ment Would End Strife
in Mexico.
BETTER CITIZENS SICK
OF CONSTANT WARFARE
Urge Besieged Executive of Latin
Republic to Step Down.
WILSON MAY BE SNUBBED
State Department Has No Fears as
to the Position of Great Britain
in the Present
Crisis.
Urge Besieged Executive Of Latin
Republic to Step Down.
WILSON MAY BE SNUBBED

President Taft and Secretary Knox are
strongly of the opinion that the resigna-
ton of Madero would end the revolution
ary conditions in Mexico. Moreover. they
have been decidedly hopeful that the re-
ports Of the retirement of the Mexican
president would prove to be true.
Secretary Knox was at the White
House shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing and remained with the President an
hour, going over the situation in Mexico
in the light of official and newspaper dis
patches. The Secretary's kilograms con-
tanned reports from several points in
Mexico reporting that Madero intended to
resign and was being urged to do so by
his best friends and the better class of
people generally.
All the other news from Mexico sim
ply cOrrOborated the latest newspaper
dispatches, but none of the. news was
so deeply important, in the view of
the President and Secretary Knox. as
that concerning the probable resigna-
tion of the man about whom the strug-
gle in Mexico now centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Town Swept by Bullets.

Bullets whistled here and there in all
parts of the city. They were fired across
the town by both sides from the house
tops and other places, wherever sharp
shooters could be stationed On account
OIL the eIorts of the government troops
TO advance, the rebel fire was heavier
than usual, and deep inroads must have
been made on the arsenal munitions to
keep the rifles and machine guns sup
Piled
Non combatants huddled together in
thelr refuges, although some OCCASION
aily ran the gdntlet of the danger zone
and were welcomed as couriers by those
wishing TO learn about developments in
other quarters.
change of tactics marked the close
OF the days military operations The
artillery duel was succeeded by q GEN
eral engagement at closer range, last
ing for more than an hour
Federal reserves Were called down the
line, and from all sides Gen. Huerta
prepared to attack Short-range cannon
were moved closed To the fortifications.
but the battery Of heavy pieces near
the railway station was left To play "a
prominent part.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:

3en8lcs
Convened at noon and went INTO
Joint session with the House in me-
mortal services for the late Vice
President Sherman.
Legislative steering committee
selected five bills to be pushed at
this session. :
House:
Met at II 80 and adjourned to
Join the Senate III Sherman eKer-
cises.
Public buildings bill, carrying
twenty-five millions, reported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Peace the Only Desire.

The administration has no personal
resentment to Madero and no i'll wishes
as to his future, but it is vitality in
tcrested in peace and order in the SIS
ter republic and is satisfied that this Is
likely to follow the resignation Of the
present head of the alleged government
there.
All reports indicate clearly that the bet
ter classes of citizens are heartily sick Of
conditions and tnat if they can get to-
gether upon new president, as believed
they could do upon De La Barra or some
one else Of that type. they would unite
against any other class that attempted
to keep up the disturbances by rising
against constituted authority.
The President and his Secretary Of State
are growing more apprehensiye each day
that If there is not an early settlement
in Mexico popular sentiment here will
slowly veer around against continuation
of the awful conditions to the south and
will demand an intervention that will be
awful in its consequences. Therefore the
hope is strong that Madero may resign
or that something else may happen to
change the face of things before the
United States is forced to become in
VOlyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Deadly Fire of Diaz's Guns
M0WS Down FederaIs When
They Try to Storm Arsenal

MEXICO CITY, February 1,y.s,or
ua9. "hlch had been promised by
-"duero would be day of terrible punish
ihehl iof the rebels. developed into the
"eakest attempt at their subjugation. Ma
zero artillery conducted the attack
hai-heartedly, although lis infantry at
times showed desperate courage.
Aithoush the firing on both sides was
hshter' the total number of shells used
was enormous and the incidental de-
structon to property great The loss OF
lie among non-combatants as a result of
the Smelling probably was less than on
the other days, because every one who
mad strength enough moved out of the
districts near the scene of the operations
and by reason of the fact that the rebels
confined their artillery action largely to
the streets threatened by assault
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Forces of MaderO
Need Ammunition,
Wilson Intimates

The most significant feature of Am
bassador Wilson's reports today is the
intimation that Madero is running
short of ammunition
BY Ar. Wilson's figures the total
casualty list yesterday was six killed
and forty-eight wounded. The rebels
gained 500 deserters from the federal
side
In the thick of the fighting the pres
ident oil the local Red Cross was killed
by bullets from some unknown source
while at work in the plaza, and both
that organization and the White Cross
have been obliged to disband because
of the failure of the government to
respect the white flag and its seizures
Of their automobiles as ammunition
carriers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
Rebuff Not Courted.

Secretary Knox in his conferences with
the President has given deep thought to
the possibility Of some suggestion or
action by this government that would in
duce the combatants to suspend their
bloody civil strife and submit all to ad-
justment. If the slightest Indication came
from Ambassador Wilson that Madero
and Diaz would consent to this there
would be instant response here, but until
there is such an intimation or invitation
the United States viii make no opening
for IL rebuff.
The State Department is paying little
attention to the hint that Madero will
place his resignation, if he quits, in the
hands of the British ambassador and that
the American ambassador, Henry Lane
Wilson, will play second fiddle to the
British representative. 1t matters little
here where he sends his resignation, IL
he does so. in the view of the admins
tratiOn. PiQue at the United States or
petty intent to make trouble may be at
the bottom OF any action he may take.
Not on Cordial Terms.
The administration has long known that
Ambassador Wilson and President Madero
with each other. Mr.. Wilson's kilograms
have never been full of praise of the
statesmanship of the Mexican president.
He has refused to hide real facts, and
has told everything plainly and accu-
rately.
That Francisco De La Barra. the for
mer ambassador here, is in refuge in
the British legation is not disturbing
to this country. There is no thought
here that Great Britain is doing any
thing beyond her rights in Mexico, and
the state Department will not be drawn
INTO any controversy as to the course
Madero may or may not take in his
resignation.
The main thing is that he resign. If
the British ambassador can gel him TO
do it this country will be greatly IAeased.
If Mr. Wilson can get him to do it, SO
much more credit to Mr. Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-15
President Taft's Address.


The President addressed the assem-
bIage as follows:
Mr.. President and Senators:
After the eloquent tributes that have
been paid 10 the memory OF the late
Vice President sherman by his asso-
ciates. who knew him SO Well il is not
for me 10 add anything new TO that
which has been said, and well said
mir. Sherman was IL man with whom
no one could come in contact without
feeling better for the meeting and With
more kindly disposition toward his
fellow-mcn and the world at large
Life on the whole is made up of q
series OF what appear 10 many to be
insignificant incidents, and there are
those who in their own thoughts. in
their own affairs and in what they re-
gard as II: large issues OF soc st
recognize no necessity for attention to
the daily encounters and the hourly cA-
changes Of thought and of treatment
between individuals. To them life is
apparently a series OF grand Stage
pays which are TO mark the character
or the players permanently. and that
which intervenes between these plays
is OF no Importance.
This view ac.efltuatec as men grow
proportion with respect to their own ina
porlance a weakness to which most men
in greater or less degree are prone y
character that Is the antithesis of SUCH
tenden,le makes Tor himself place
among all with whom he has personal as
soclation that is durable and fragrant
This was one of the lovablc and most
marked characteristics or Mr.. Sherman
Every one, high or low, intimate or as
FAINT. who met him felt the influence OF
his good will. of his earnest desire TO ac-
cord to each one the courtesy and recot-
milton OF his right AS men1Dcr oil sociel.
10 which IN. was entitled. ANY painful
feeling tnat lie had to cause by Whau
duty required him to say was as paintu.
to him as il was to the person to WHOM
he felt called upon III this way 70
speak.
"He never exaggerated his own impor-
tance He deprecated the personal equa-
ton He was always for helping q cause
or some other person. and ne had truly
that charity and love of his fellow N-rlelI
which as the poem has il. is really the
love of God and made the name Of Aoou