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Rebels are Reinforced
Wilson's Views Unchanged

vs Gulfport, Miss, Jan. 3.-President
W ilson announced today that his con
ference with John Lind had develop
ed no change in the policy Of the
Washington administration toward
Mexico and that no new plan or move
in the situation had been decided on.
The president referred to the con-
ference as a "get-together talk for
mutual information He explained
that although Mr. Lind constantly had
been sending full dispatches, con
versation of few hours had been
deemed worth more than weeks OF
telegraphic communication, with the
added value Of affording an exchange
Of viewpoints regarding the situation
President Wilson added that there
had been no special occasion for Mr..
Mnd's visit--no advices, excitement
or new questions.
The president said his conversation
with Mr. Lind had covered the Whoie
field Of conditions in Mexico, but
that no particular measure or plan
had been dwelt upon.
when asked If he was more hope
full for a speedy settlement Of the
trouble Mr. Wilson made it clear that
his nersonal view OF tne situation had
not changed. The president has held
that the Tuerta government is slowly
being crushed, not only by the con-
sttuticnalist forces, but through in
cessant isolation, and that inevitably
it must fall
Huerta Not On the Ship
He smiled when told Of reports
that Provisional President Huerta OF
some high official Of the Huerta gov
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ReInforoements for Nuevo Laredo


Laredo, Tex, Jan. S.-Constitution-
alists who for two days have unsuc-
cessfully assaulted Nuevo Laredo,
have withdrawn and are encamped
five miles east today. It was reported
that they had been reinforced by 400
cavalry and 400 artillery and that the
assault will be resumed late today.
Rebel officials announced here this
afternoon that they would not renew
their attack on Nuevo Laredo for two
days. within this time. it is expect
ed reinforcements of 1890 men will
have reached Nuevo Laredo. Eight
hundred of this number already are
encamped here. The rebels said they
met much more stubborn resistance
than they feared
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4 al nVlvan

Juarez, Mex. Jan. S.-Four men
charged with having cried viva Oroz
co the name Of a general fighting
with the federals at ojinaga, were
executed in an alley in Juarez today
The men were first held on suspicion
Of being FHuerta sympathizers. IN q
fight preceding the execution a rebel
lieutenant was fatally shot The sum
mary executions caused no comment
in Juarez.
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TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
HE SAYS HE STILL INSISTS THAT
GOVERNMENT SETTLE THE
LABOR DISPUTE
he KNOWS WHO Did n
DECLARES IDENTITY OF MEN
WHO ATTACKED HIM HAS
BEEN DISCOVERED

Chicago, Jan. 3-C Charles H. MoyeEs.
president Of the Western Federatioz.
of Miners, who was shot, beaten and
expelled from Calumet, Mich, week
ago, plans to return to the strike re-
gion the first of next week.
A meeting OF the Michigan State
Federation of Labor is to be held in.
Lansing some time before January
IL. and Meyer plans to attend. Tha
executive council Of the Americans
Federation Of Labor also will be pres
ent. Meyer said that as soon as he
could finish pressing business in tbs
strike region he would call the meet
ing or the western Federation OF
Miners, which had been appointed for
the first Monday in January at Den
yer, Col, but which mao to be post
poned because OF the attack on hizu
in Hancock.
His proposition in writing to the
mine operators Of the copper region
to submit all points IN controversy %
a board of arbitration to be name
by President Wilson and Governo
Ferris Of Michigan. Meyer said, i.
1 just as much IN effect now as it wa.
when III was written two nours heir
he was attacked ana beaten. M0ye
said he approved the attitude Of t.
Ishpeming and Negaunee iron miners
unions of the Western Federation IN
voting yesterday to strike unless fed
eral investigation Of the copper strike
was instituted.
Il trust, however" he said, "thak
any more strikes may be averted. II
We cannot obtain arbitration in any
other way, we may attempt to can
a general strike in Michigan. but any
more strikes will come only as ouF
last resort.
There lis still before the mine
owners our proposition to submit every
thing to the board Of arbitration
wages, hours, conditions and recogni-
tion Of the union. we will hold out
nothing, but put the mems affairs
without reserve in the hands Of the
board"
Referring to statements Yesterday
BY Deputy sTIinsley of Calumet in 3
telegram to Governor Ferris, that
hinsley had rescued Meyer from q
mob bent on lynching him. Moyev
said that HinsIey was in Meyers
room at the time Of the attack, knew
who shot him and superintendent the
whole affair. Meyer said he wouId
be glad to cooperate with Special
Prosecutor Nichols of Houghton coun-
ty in investigating the attack.
Il assume that Mr. Nichols az .
public officer is. eager to do his duty
said Meyer, "He viii soon have my
assistance In his endeayors."
Meyers surgeon said today that
the pistol wound in the patients back
Is healing without complications and
that Moyer win be On his feet Mon~
day
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RIlss ExpIaIns Border Pollc.

Washington, Jan. 3.-Further Of
ficial explanation OF the action Of the
Texas border patrol in dlsarmlng
Mexicans and forcing them pacS
across the Rio Crande was received
today from Drigaoier General B!'ss.
His report says.
So far as kscwn at Athese head
quarters what mas been done at Pre-
sidio is in lcsord wish the unbroken
practice alous tire border Anyone
seeking refuge Or claiming asyI'm is
received and Jrctse-ad. Frequently
armed parties of e-ederals or rebels
cross without evident intent to sur
render or seek asylum. II not found
by our patrols, they cross back at
convenient times and places. Their
international status is that Of armed
invaders of United States territory.
If caught by our patrols they are dis
armed and either held or put back
across the river, according to theveif-
cunstances. of the case. Under no
circumstances are they allowed to
return where they can be taken by
their enemies. Federals are sent
over to the command from which they
came and the same is true Of the
rebels. Depriving them OF their arms
is adequately necessary.
Amy other rule will result in the
Big Bend country being OVerrun with
swarms of small armed parties Of
Mexicans terrorizing the people. To
round them up would require all of
Major McNamees force and probably
more, and he would be unable to per-
form his important duty of receiving
the main body, which may eventually
be driven across at sres1dio. The re-
quirements of humanity are fully
met. ALI civilian refugees, men,
women and children, and all wounded
persons are received and cared for.
All armed men who seek asylum are
received, disarmed and cared for. All
armed men who don't evidently seek
asylum and whose good faith is in
doubt are also disarmed. II humanity
prevents sending them over the river
we take care Of them. II humanity
does not forbid and we can send the
men back to join their own army, the
local officer acts according to his
best discretion" s
The gunboat Yorktown, en- route
from San Diego to Mazatlan on the
west coast of Mexico, reported hel
arrival today at Ensenada on the bay
of Toblos Santos. Americans in En-
senada asked for a warship.
The threatening situation at En-
senada, according to today's officia
dispatches. grows out Of the failure
Of the federal troops there to receive
their pay. Efforts are being made t
raise money by contributions from
business men.
The federals are forcing deliver7
Of fuel oil to the railroads near Tam
pico. From San Luis Potosi it is re
ported that railways to the west
north and east have been cut abou
80 miles from the city, which is threat
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old Mail Arrives

Gulfport, Miss, Jan. g.. The coming
to this port of the scout cruiser Ches-
ter, bringing John Lind, from Vera
Cruz, gave the vessers officers "a
chance to dispose of a great deal Of
delayed mail from the warships that
have been in Mexican waters. Much
of it, it was said, was posted by the
men Of the ships beroe Christmas.N
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MsaotIatIons Rsaeh erIsIa

Houghton, Mich, jan 81 Attempts
Of John B. Densmore Of the de-
partment Of labor, to conciliate the
warning interests in the copper min
ers' strike reached a crisis today The
views q the mining company repre-
sentatives on propositions advanced
in telegram received BY the unions
attorney yesterday, were sent to tAa
federal official, and he 50 notified she
Western Federation Of Miners men.
A few hours later the federataaA $
representatives Joined Mr. Densnsose
at the latter's hotel u was intimas
ed the latest communication from tho
two sides contained their last words
There vas a feeling, however. that au-
less the companies had flaty refused
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Cheyenne. Wyos Jan. Slight
buildings. including the town hall
were destroyed in fire early today
at Superior. a mining camp. The IRE
started ii q restaurant The damage
was said to be 100000
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InternatI0naI c0mp.;0atIons comm

international compToations Coming
Paris, Jan. S.z-The loan to Mexico
arranged by ali International group
Of bankers for the sole purpose Of
meeting the January interest on the
Mexican government and City Of
Mexico bonds amop5ited to s5,9OO,0OO.
OF this total New YoEk bankers took
ss3O,OOO. London 900, and Paris
s1.5O5, ,O0O. TAe ilon were
conducted BY Albert retunB gen
eral manager OF the Banque de Paris
ct Des Pays Bas, who was assisted by
the Mexican minister Of finance,
Adolfo de la Lama.
Some curious points Of view develop
ed at the conference Of bankers here,
as to what might happen in the event
of a default in the interest on the
Mexican debt. One view, which was
strongly supported by financiers who
disapprove of Washington's policy to-
ward Huerta, was that as the loan of
1910 is secured by 62 per cent of the
Mexican customs and the loan Of 1913
by SO per cent, it would be the duty
and privilege of the European gov
ernments whose subjects hold the
bonds to seize the customs houses by
international landing parties and to
collect the interest themselves.
The bankers holding this opinion
also affirmed that "the United States
government could not blockade the
ports of Mexico without destroying
the value of the customs receipts
mortgaged to foreign bondholders."
These arguments will be presented
again when the next international in
stallments fall due. unless the situa-
ton is much changed in the interval
At the French foreign office it was
said that thergoyernment has no sym
pathy whatever with the views.
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oIANrs ARE I'M sYpNEY

sydney, N. W. S., Jen. 8,--The Chm
cago White Sox and the New York
Giants arrived here this morning. The
Chicago men won five to four in the
opening game this afternoon. The
game was played on the sydney crick'
ct grounds before wildly enthusiastic
crowd Of 10000 spectators.
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Presidio, Texas, Jan 3.--Two thou
sand Mexican refugees, including half
starved women and children and some
federal deserters, rushed across the
river to the United States today to
seek protection from the battle at
ojinaga.
The refugees were scattered with
out shelter along the river bank for
two miles, while the heavy artillery
firing between the 1900 federals in
the trenches at Ojinaga and General
0rtega's attacking rebel forces con-
tinued less than mile back from the
American border. te
Many Walk 20 Miles
The arrival Of so many unfed and
ragged people imposed an arduous
task upon the United States border
patrol, and the few Red Cross Off
cials who are here. AS many as
could he induced to go were sent to
walk the distance to Maria, Texas, 81
miles. Meantime the little mission
church of Preside was crowded with
wounded.
Instructions came from Washington
today to hold as prisoners all desert
ers who cross the river Heretofore
the border patrol has disarmed and
sent back unwounded deserters,
Major Gustav H. School, Of the
Canadian mounted rangers who is
one of the military observers here, re-
turned from an inspection of condi-
tions in Ojinaga, which he saw
through telescope. He reported
that the federals' outer fortifications
were in an irrigation ditch which
partly encircles the village. From
this they were firing 12 and 20 pound
guns.
w. H. Cleveland, a commissioner OF
this county, who crossed to confer
with General Ortega, was within 1,2OO
yards Of an exploding shell. Major
school said there we're not fewer
than 500 or 700 casualties on both
sides. as he had seen numerous reb-
els roll down the hillside under the
federal fire. Both sides, however, he
said. we're wasting ammunition.
Savage fighting between rebels and
federals at Ojinaga continued through
out the night, and was still in pro-
gress this morning. The besieged
federals. who were thrown into a
panic at the first onslaught of the
constitutionalists, today were resist
ing stubbornly all attempts Of the at
taching army to drive them from the
town.
Artillery Fire is Heavy
Before daybreak the artillery fire
Of the constitutionalists which had
continued all night, became more fu-
rious. A perfect rain Of shells de-
scended upon the federal entrencb
ments. Wounded soldiers who found
their way across the river told the
American Red Cross officials that the
federal losses were heavy.
Federais Make Sortie
During the night about 200 federals
made a desperate sortie, and, from
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Panic II an Luis POtosi

Mexico City Jan Such a state
Of excitement has been brought about
in the city Of san Luis Potosi by the
reported imminence of rebel attack
that panic brolse out among the in
habitants on New Years day when a
herd Of goats approached the place,
according to correspondent writing
to the federal capital
The Goats Scared Them
The writer says the rurnors Of the
proximity OF rebel columns, the news
Of the dynamitiisg Of trains and the
bringing into the city Of a number of
wounded federals had worked the peo-
pie up to a pitch b expectancy. Sud
denly ON January j a cloud of dust
appeared on a suburban roadway and
virtually everybody IN San Luis Po-
tosi believed the hour Of attack had
arrived. stores d houses were hur
riedly closed and the doors barricaded,
detachments of fooops and armed
police with cannon were rushed
through the streets to the points
which had been Chosen for the de-
Tense.
Soon afterwarN Il was discovered
that the alarms had been caused by
some 500 goats being driven to mar
ket and the tension Immediately re-
laxed. The New Years day bull
IsVght. parade and other festivities
then proceeded as usual.
The actual danger Of attack on
the city by the rebels is not, however,
minimized by the federal commander
in the city. and serious preparations
have been made BY the garrison and
the police, numbering together about
1,5O0 men, to meet the onslaught Of
the rebels, whose strength is various
" estimated at from 1000 to 5000.
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the river bottom about a half mile
from Ojinaga, attempted to dislodge
the rebels. But the constitutionalists
opened fire upon them with machine
guns and whipped them back with Sc.
we're losses.
Bullets Strike American Side
Scattering bullets fell on the Amer
lean side of the line today, but no one
was injured. Fresh Red Cross sup
plies, which had been urgently need
ed, arrived toda. Nurses and physi-
clans are preparing to care for the
large number of wounded they expect
to find on the field at the conclusion
Of the 8battle.
pay for Federal Soldiers
The federal army paymaster. with
$145, 600 in Mexican currency, arrived
from Maria today. A report that the
money had been stolen proved untrue.
The money was rushed across the riv-
er in the hope of encouraging the fed
eral soldiers. Generals Francisco Cas-
tor and Salvador Mercado sent word
that they had no intention of abandon
ing the town.
Rebels are Reinforced
The rtbels have been reinforced un-
til they numbered today $500. A
fresh supply Of ammunition is expect
ed from chihuahua, srvs,r
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MEXICAN GOVERNMENTS 1AROY
ARRIVAL With MONEY APPEARS
TO HAVE HAD LITTLE EFFECT
The American Red Cross Is Making Every
Effort to Take Care Of the Sick and
Wounded Soldiers
Two THOUSAND REFUGEES FLEE FROM OJINAGA

Heavy Artillery Fire Makes Flight Across the River Dangerous
Proceeding Many Women and Children Half Starved, Are
Forced TO Walk Seventy Miles 10 Receive Food and
Shelter -Hueras Troops Gradually Yielding Before
the Increasing Army of the ConsliutOnaSts
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Continued on Page Four)
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ENE RAJ Rosalie
Jones army of Anna
IONS promises not to
execute prisoners of
war; Albany is happy.
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ened hy constlIationaIists from the

north,
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FAIR weather is pre-
dicted for tonight
with a possibility Of
snow tomorrow; cool-
er.
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IN TRIAL Of BECKER
One Witness Called in Rebuttal and
Summing Up Is to Begin
This Afternoon

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