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SHY OF AMMUNITION.
Southern Mexico Believed Unable
to Resist Attack.

HERMOSILLO. Mexico, November aa-
Information was received today at con-
stitutfonalist Headquarters that ammunl-
ton had become scarce at Mexico City
and 1t other points held by the Huerta
government. 1t was asserted that many
Sarrisons in southern Mexico therefore
would be unable to resist attack.
Carranza and his military advisers were
inclined TO accept the report as true.
The trip to JuareZ today Of Francisco
Escudero. secretary of exterior relations
in the CarranZa cabinet, was said at con-
stitutionalist headquarters to have been
to regulate the customs houses on the
Chihuahua-Texa border. and to arrange
for the transfer of funds with which to
pay Villas troops.
Confirmation of the report from Mex
leo City that Gen. Antonio Rabago, mill
tary governor of the state of Tamaulipas,
had committed suicide after losing Vic
toria, the capital, was received here to-
day. Ii was said that Rabago killed him
self while his forces were being pursued
by the insurgents of Gen Pablo Coma
leZ.
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WENT TO BUY GLOVES;
s BROUGHT BACK HUSBANDS
Three Sisters in Baltimore Fam
lily Elope Within
r.
Year.

BALTIMORE Md. November 2s-.All
Srent 10 purchase gloves. each brought
4 back d husband was the comment of
Ms. Mccarthy. wife OF DR.. John 7. Nc
zGaTthy Of tiJs West Franklin street when
: she was telling Of the elopement Of three
o. her daughters within a year. The
sta.sr one of tine daughters to engage in
-,T4-. .tri1.onX without the knowledge of her
.9,artnts made the announcement of her
~ vod-ng Thursday, the family and a
eG guests, Including the bridegroom
Sc ealing their Thanksgiving dinner
i the wedding took place November IS
IN Alexandra. Va. according TO the
ssh..de. who was formerly Miss Gertrude
Margaret Mccarthy, twenty years old.
Aiy daughter Isabel the first to elope.
sthe morning Of November -. 1872 left
shofne. telling me she was going down
town 10 buy pair OF gloves. said Mrs.
Mccarthy. When she returned she was
IN arr.ed. The second elopement was in
July. My daughter Grace, the youngest.
LETT home on the same pretense and went
TO Washington, where she was married =
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PRAISES MODERN WRITERS.
Present-Day Fictionists' Work Should
Be Studied. Saws New Yorker.

CHICAGO. November 29-Dr Franklin
II. Baker of Columbia University was
elected president OF the National Coun-
I eli Of Teachers OF English at It's final
session here today. James F. uosic OF
SChicago Teachers College was reelected
secretary.
= IN an address Mr. Hosic declared that
! few high school teachers, whatever their
scholarly attainments. were capable OF
dmparting instruction in English
Herbert Bates of New York said that
modern writers, such as Galsworthy Ben
:. nett, Chesterton. Davis and others. must
s-be studied. well as the classics
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RURAL SCHOOLS NEGLECTED
=
Country Life Must Be Popularized
: Says E. ]. Tobin.

BOSTON. November 29-"Th.. rural
schools Of the United States have been
~shamefully neglected, and are in n de-
piorah'c condition" said Edward J To-
ain, school superintendent n Cook
ssouniy. ILL.,. in an address before the
5State Teachers Association mere ycster-
.da3. The speaker declared i,at t-ruguay
Iiakes superior provision for iural c,lu-
eaton than does the United states.
r. Tho greatest need of our countr. TO-
%laE. he ADDED. rs 10 popuia rize rural
siite 80 that the fow OF country bows and
4 SiFsS 10 the cities ma! be checked"
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VILLAS men CO. SOUTH

FL PtSO. Tex. November 9TH,
vanguard of Gen. Francisco Villas rebc
forces, which left Juarez Fr'day night
reported tonight a; Los Medanos, abou.
,hirty-hve miles north OF u column o
federal forces which have been. at Viii
Ahumada since the battle of TIER
Blanca.
The vanguard will remain at Lo. Med
amos Until they are Joined BY 5000 troop
under Gen. aIacLoyio Here era, which icf
Juarez on three trains today. Herrera
forces are expected To reach Los Medano
on Monday. A delay in the Journey sout.
ward from that point is expected. as
federal train was found in the ditch il
Ranche-ia, where the federals abandoned
il.
Gen. Villa will leave for the south II
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Come From Over United States.

The delegates arriving here yesterday
came from ali parts of the United States.
many arriving from the south and west.
Delegates from Maryland and other near
by points are not expected until Monday.
but large delegations have come from
New York, Chicago. Philadelphia and
other large cities
At the luncheon of the members Of the
National College Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation at the National Hotel yesterday
afternoon Miss Addams told in detail OF
the winning Of the ballot in Illinois, and
of the use being made of it by the wom-
en- there, DR.. Shaw praised the work OF
the league. Mrs. Thomas n. Hepburn
preside MT of the Connecticut Suffrage AS
sociation. spoke on the social evil. and
Miss Caroline Ruutz-Rees explained the
proposed new constitution
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Railway Line Cut.

United States Consul Miller at Tampico
reports that the railway line from Tam
pico TO San Luis Potosi has been cut
thirty-six miles west of Las Palmas.
Efforts are being made to strengthen
the federal garrison at Tampico. which
numbers six hundred Reinforcements
of over thousand men are expected
there in a few days. Gen. ZaragOZa has
been ordered TO proceed and attack Cen
Candiio Aguilar. vino is now operating
in the oil fields in the vicinity of Tux
pam.
The regular troops in Vera Cruz now
number upwards Of Loo. which is the
strongest force that has been here for
several months. In addition there are
several hundred military prisoners who
are available for service in the ranks.
1t is understood that the bulk of this
force will be sent to Tuxpam as soon "a
their transport by sea can be provided
for There are now only two small gun
boats in Vera Cruz waters.
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Fairer Representation.

A new plan of representation i also
contained in the proposed new constitu-
ton, which. il is claimed. will have the
effect Of making the representation much
fairer than it is at present.
Announcement was made last night that
next FRIDAY afternoon women in the
cabinet and congressional circles inter
ested III woman suffrage are 10 meet DR..
Shaw, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait. presi-
dent of the international Suffrage All-
ance. and the other officers and delegates
of the convention al reception given at
the home of Mrs Robert La Toilette
wife of Senator La. Toilette of Wiscon-
sin. This event promises to be the most
interesting OF its kind ever held in Wash
inSton.
Enthusiasm among the delegates is to
be kept alive over Sunday by mass
meeting this afternoon at :! o'clock at
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HUERTA HA[TS A PLOT

VERA CRUZ, Mex. November 29.-Maj.
Garcia de la Cadena and Lieut.. de la Pra.
the governor and the commander of the
guard of Santiago military prison in Mex
leo City, arrived here today in charge Of
strong detail of soldiers Of the presi-
Dental guard, and were taken on board
the gunboat Vera Cruz, bound fog the
penal colony Of Quintana Roo. Yuca-
tan.
The arrest of the two officers was the
result of the discovery in the prison
of a serious anti-Huerta conspiracy, the
intention being to arm and release all
the prisoners and then Cooperate with
bodies Of disaffected troops in an attack
on the National Palace.
The arrests We're effected Yesterday aft
ernoon Immediately after the discovery
of the plot.
Extraordinary precautions were taken
to prevent any communication with the
prisoners after the arrival of the train
and pending the preparation Of the gun
boat for their reception.
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WILL PAY INTEREST.
National Railways of Mexico to
Meet Coming Obligation.

NEW YORK November 29.-The
National railways Of Mexico will pay
the interest due Monday. December /.
on its twenty-millio on dollar two-year
per cent notes according TO announce
ment made at the company's offices to-
Gay
Owing to financial losses resulting
from the internal strife in Mexico the
ability of the company to meet the obli-
gs tions had been in doubt
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OBJECTS TO GREATER NAVY.
Bavarian Premier Says There Must
Be Building pause"

MUNICH, Bavaria. November 90
There must be a pause in armaments;
the German people are not In a position
to bear further burdens of this nature.
declared Baron George T. Won Hertling.
premier of Bavaria, in discussing the
armaments bill today. Bavaria Is the
second largest state of the German en-
pire.
The imperial government. in proposing
the latest increase in the army last spring
informed the federated states that il
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the Columbia Theater, when the speakers
are to be DR.. Shaw. Miss Jane Adams
State Senator Helen Ring Robinson OF
Colorado. Mary Anderson, Margaret
Hinchey and Rose Winslow. Boxes for
this meeting have been taken by the
Just Government League of Maryland,
the Connecticut and New York suffrage
associations and other organizations
This evening the officers of the ma
tional association are to be at home to
the visiting delegates at the Bellevue
Hotel Mrs. E s. Tenny is chairman OF
the local reception committee for the af-
fair and Mrs. W. NJ. Stoner is vice
chairman
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IN GYM" FOR FIRST TIME.
Boys Under Twelve Enjoy Privileges
of Y. M C.. A.

The first Saturday afternoon class for
boys less than twelve years old was held
at the y. NJ. G.. a. building Yesterday
About dozen boys ten and eleven Years
old enjoyed physical culture and play in
the gym"
Previously no boys have been admitted
under twelve Years of age, but because
Of an increasing demand 1t was found
necessary TO open d class for them. From
> until 4 clock Saturday afternoons the
Youngsters will hold forth at the build
ing.
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composed Of one member from each affil-
lated organization, the president and sec
retary-treasurer TO have a voice, but not
a vote.
This is a radical departure from the
former policy of the department. II was
vigorously opposed by President James
Duncan of the granite cutters. who is
first vice president Of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.
The radicals followed their victory by
electing Thomas ]. Williams. a tile
layer of Pittsburgh, president. William
~. Spencer of Washington. d. G, was re-
elected secretary treasurer.
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new battle cruiser which Is TO take the
place OF the old kaiserin Augusta wa
launched here today and chirsiened thr
Iustzow She VIII carry ten l2-inch gun.
as her main armament and a secondars
batterv Of twelve 5.a-nch guns. Hst
length is 7ls feet. her beam aS and he
draft - feet. She displaces about $500
tons and her turbine engines are 10 d.
velop a speed OF thirty knots.
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TIME FOR POWERS TO ACT.
Paris Temps Prints Vigorous Edi
torial on Anarchy in Mexico"

PARIS. November 1a-The Paris
Temps today prints a vigorous editorial
upon the anarchy in Mexico. The news
paper in concluding the article says: I'm
the Presence of death. destruction and
ruin, the moment appears to have been
reached when humanity and general in
terest commands all the powers To take
concerted action with the United States
To compel all parties in Mexico to lay
down their arms and bring end to the
.jnteierable situation
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Will Welcome Delegates.

Tomorrow a welcoming address to the
delegates will be delivered by Mrs. Nina
l.. Allender, president of the state So
ciety OF the District of Columbia Miss
Nice Paul, chairman of the congress
sional committee of the national associa-
ton, also will welcome the delegates. \
response will be made by Mrs. Solon
Jacobs. president of the Alabama Suf-
frage Association. The remainder OF the
afternoon session will be taken UP with
reports Of the officers and departments.
The Illinois celebration will be held
that evening and many prominent Illinois
women Will take part. Among them Will
be the women who lead the actual fight
for the suffrage movement in that state.
The first speaker will be Mrs. Grace Will
bur Trout, president of the Illinois Suf-
frage Association She will be followed
by Mrs Sherman *. Booth, chairman of
the legislative committee: Mrs. Catherine
Waugh Mccullough. Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick. Mrs. Ella s Stewart and Mrs.
Antoinette Funk.
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Senate Thanked for Gift.

Mrs. Francis y. Sayre. daughter
President Wilson. has sent personal let
tiers 70 Senators Clarke Of Arkansas Al.
MARITIME Of New Jersey. thanking the
for the silver service presented by mem
bers OF the Senate
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w. ]. SPENCER REELECTED.
Again Made Secretary Treasurer of
A. F. of L. Department.

SEATTLE. Wash. November 29-The
building trades department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor adopted today
by a vote of &c to - a constitutional
amendment which will substitute for the
present elected executive council board
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To Open Branch Post Office

. Station No. 80 of the city pos; Office
" III bc established tomorrow at to1 sth
street southeast. with facilities for the
transaction Of money order, registry and
Parcel post business and for tine sale o.
stamped postal supplies. Walter r. Po-
len will be the clerk in charge.
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Spanish Cruiser for Vera Cruz.

cADlZ. Spain. November 2l.-rhe ar
mored cruiser Emperador Carlos Y. which
the Spanish government has decided IL
send To Mexican waters for the protec-
ton of Spanish subjects was made ready
to sail today. The warshp will leave
this port tomorrow for Vera cruz
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though the directors of the company
would not be officers of the association.
At another meeting tomorrow morning
the board will take up consideration of a
new constitution, which is To he the prin-
cipaEs question acted upon by the con-
vention. The purpose of the new con-
stitution is to place the organization on
a fixed financial basis, with n budget
to be presented each year 10 the convea-
ton for approval and assessment made
on affiliated organizations partly in pro
portion to their budget.
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day or two with the remainder of the
rebel forces now In Juarez His train
Will be followed by an artillery train
Federal officials in FL Paso report that
Gen. Pasqual Orozco- with 5000 federal
troops is moving northward from Chi
huahua to attack Villas vanguard
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Escudero Goes to Juarez.

NDGAL LES, AriZ., November 2J-Fran-
cisco Escudero. minister of foreign ar
fairs in the provisional conStitutionalst
cabinet. left here TO-DAY for Juarez Mex
leo
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could not assume responsibility for the
safety of the empire unless the augu-
mentation of the forces was agreed TO.
Bavaria was bound under such conditions
to give her assent, but she did so without
enthusiasm.
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BATTLES EXPECTED
At SAN LUIS POTOS|
Continued from First Page.)

is almost isolated from the northern halt
of Mexico. State Department reports
show that while rail communication il
still open between Laredo on the Rio
Grande and Monterey. mail and telegraph
matter cannot get southwark beyond tho
latter point except to Saltilio. Fearing
the speedy close of this last avenue of
escape. Americans and other foreigner:
in Monterey are reported to be crowding
the trains starting for the American
border.
Efforts of Gen. Huerta to obtain funds
for the payment of accrued interest on
National railroad bonds were regarded as
serving to demonstrate the deterrent eff
feet upon foreign capital of the attitude
OF the American government toward
spectators who would risk their money
to secure exorbitant profits at this stage
i'll the great national tragedy.
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Report From Admiral Fletcher.

4 long telegra aphic report was received
from Admiral Fletcher on the battleship
Rhode Island. The admirals report
dealth with conditions in the oil fields,
which are SO far quiet, but still threat
ening.
With the arrival in Mexican waters OF
the fourth division of the Atlantic feet
in the course 70 fortnight three
fourths of that great naval aggregation
will be engaged in the protection of
American and foreign interests in Mex
leo. The practical termination of the
threatened Navajo uprising in north
western New Mexico will have the effect
to release the squadron Of the 18th cav
airy which was rushed from Fort Robin
son. Neb.. to the Indian agency. and
these troops will go at once to Texas,
reinforcing on the border patrol the I'd
and 18th Cavalry now at FL Paso. along
with the battery of the 9Th Field Artl-
Iery. 3
The following telegram from Gen.
Francisco Villa was received here last
night by Robert Pesqueira, confidential
agent Of the constitutionalists:
Please deny IN my name exaggerated
reports sent to the United States relative
to executions alleged to have taken place
after our triumph over the enemy near
JuareZ.
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Will Tell of Unions Work.

Miss Lucy Burns, vice chairman of the
Congressional Union for Woman Suf-
frage. will discuss the national suffrage
amendment. She will deal with the ef-
forts of the union to further the passage
by Congress of the equal suffrage amend
ment TO the federal constitution. DR..
Shaw. the president. will close the even
ing s meeting with her annual address.
Consideration of the new constitution
and conference on methods for fur
thering the suffrage movement will come
up Tuesday. That evening the Mems
League will hold meeting, presided
over by James Lees Laidlaw, president
of the league. Among the speakers
will be Senators Bristow of Kansas.
Thomas of Colorado and Owen of Okla
homa, Representatives Murdock of Kan
sas and j. w. Bryan of Washington
and former Mayor George Creel of Den
yer.
States to Make Reports.
The various state organizations will
make their annual reports Wednesday.
They Will detail their progress in fur
thering the movement in the various
states and discuss plans they have made
for the future. Presentation of new
business will follow, after which an
other conference on methods will be
held, led by Miss Helen Hacker of Law
renee, Kan.
Wednesday night Federal Judge Julian
w. Mack will discuss 'Women and Chill
dren in the Courts" Judge Mack was
formerly judge of the juvenile court at
Chicago. Judge Harry Olsen of the Chi
cago domestic relations court, Miss Maud
Miner, probation officer of New York
city, and Miss katherine Davis, superin-
tenGent OF the Bedford On. Y) reforma-
tory, also will speak.
Both the morning and afternoon ses-
sions of Thursday will be devoted to the
business of the convention, while at night
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait will deliver an
address on the International aspects of
the feminist movement She will be fol-
lowed by Mrs. Thomas Hepburn. presi-
dent of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage
Association.
The convention closes Friday, although
prA cticaily the last business of the ses-
sions will be ended the day previous. The
executive committee will hold its final
meeting in the afternoon. and the official
board meeting will be held in the evening.
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Moheno's Visit to Vera Cruz.

report that Senor Moheno. the
Huerta secretary OF foreign affairs, had
gone to Vera Cruz to confer with John
Lind upon the arrival at that port of
Pre- sidents Wilson's personal representa-
tive, aroused interest at the State De-
partment II was believed here that
Senior Moheno might be charged with
fresh propositions to lay before the
American government through Mr. Lind
News of the approaching dispatch from
Cadiz to Vera Cruz of Il Spanish war
ship and of the vigorous demand on the
part OF influential French newspapers
FOR a cessation OF the internecine con-
fict in Mexico also Interested officials
here mainly because of its probable
moral effect in Reinforcing President
Wilson's demand for change in the
provisional government. There is still.
however, no disposition 10 regard the
subject as one beyond the ability of the
United States government to handle
without anything more than the moral
support of other foreign nations.
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SUFFRAC|STS FACE
KNOTTY PROBLEMS

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The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-01-08
ORGANIZATION Of BOard0f County commissioners

Commissioners Warren Walker ard White met at the courthouse
Tuesday January organized for the 1913 by eeetng wesley
r. Walker chairman L. King Clerk of the Board Mr. Walker
preceding the following resolution the purpor
evidently increase the salary of the clerk, had the
contemplated plan materzed elect Mr. Walker he was
candidate for the position the meeting Inc plan
the resolutions failed in their Resolutions
as introduced by Wesley Walker and seconded by w. White
That this board into organization and to elect
and that said chairman and clerk be elected and
said clerk be determined and fixed by the board and
competition price be ruled out and that the commissioners SET
precedent that their judgement shall rule and that qualifications as
that will best their purpose be considered
Signed Wesley r. w. Walker
Mr.. Warren voted against this resolution
Dr. W. D. Domney reelected County Physician, Col A
j. Mcdonald Attorney and Frank Tyler Warden Mr. Tyler
granted increase salary of $40 month in consideration OF his
performed duties the past The place of antor for the court
three applicants j. M Bantne whose application
recommendations from county officer Judge
past present. who testified the satisfactory service
by Baantne during the past Mr. Floyd and
also applied for the job On Mr. Floyd elected
White and Walker voting for Mr. Floyd Mr. Warren voting
Barann The Press given the printing Of Road Notices
allowing bills and hearing complaints consumed the
balance of the day.
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opposition
In the matter Sexton the Cemetery, Mr. NJ s. Hopkins
was only applicant and reelected
Mr. George unanimously elected scavenger his
opponents, j. ]. Darling and Henry Saddler.
The First National the Exchange National and the Third Nation
al Banks bids handle the Cty money this each
institutions agreeing pay cent daily balances
and city per interest On the motion Of
A. Miller the council voted that the money be equally
divided among the three institutions
the official organ for the City referred to the
Printing Committee, upon the motion of Alderman Paulk
giving Ordinances $50 and 351 their first reading Clerk
Brown licenses the question
wheupona taken to whether not the
council the this year. The informal ballot
result favor OF licensing them and
against it, decided the of the license should
year 5000 for wholesale and 81 900 for
retail The applications Davis, WV Murray CA Murray
Wiley Williams Co., A. E. Williams and Co. and c. G. Persons
Co., for retail licenses each accompanied by check for 900 and
Fitzgerald Ice Company for wholesale license
by check $780, accepted by unanimous vote of the
council.
Having disposed of all of business Mayor Cook called
the Board short talks after which
the meeting adjourned
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Water s. Lighnt s.
Bond Commission
Elects Officers
For 1918

At the January meeting hello
Tuesday Mr.. Ed. Hussey was
elected chairman, Mr.. L. o. Tis-
del secretary of the Board. Mr..
A. H. Thurmand the new mem.
Der was sworn in and initiated
into the intricacies of the Board
T h e efficient Superintendent,
w. A. Green. was reelected fol
the Year. Mr.. Tisdel in his re.
port to the board pilted the need
of increasing the capacity of the
electric plant in order to furnish
the rapidly developing cit Y,
especially the residence section
the necessary current. T h e
white Way" is to be finished
as rapidly as material for the
same can be secured aud install
ed.