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MORE REFUGEES QUIT CAPITAL.
American Women aud Children Co
Ing to Puerto Mexico.

WAsHINGroN, May l9.--Betwecn goo
ana 200 American women and children
will leave Mexico city tonight for Puerto
Mexico. the Brazilian Minister In Mexico
city to-day advised the State Department
This railroad is the only one from the
Mexican capital which rs running trains
through without difficulty. it is under
stood.
Tho anti-American sentiment having
greatly died down In Mexico little fear is
felt for the safe arrival OF the train and
all passengers. The scout cruiser Chester
viii be at Puerto Mexico at the time the
train Is scheduled to arrive.
Tho destroyer Patterson to-day sailed
from Tuxpan with eleven American
refugees on board, all who desired to
leave that section, which is now in rebel
ma nds.
The British flagship, the Suffolk, with
Admiral Craddock on board. is now lying
nj TuNpan. The length of her stay thare
Is indefinite, Admiral Badger reported
to-day. the purpose OF the visit being to
safeguard the British oil interests in that
vicinity.
The third division OF the Atlantic fleet
consisting OF five hattleships and the
Utah and Minnesota, to-day went to sea
from Vera Cruz for divisional practice
and manHuyres.
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only trouble Is he does not know from
which direction the blow is to come
He suspects every one and endcavors ,o
guard against them by wholesale ar
rests. exiles and executions"
DR.. Urrutia said that he came to Vera
Cruz to remain until peace was restored
He had arranged to rent a house. hut
because OF the feeling against him he
is now anxious to get out OF the country
There is no doubt that Urrutia had
very narrow escape yesterday. Ap.
parsntly the Veracruzanos had been
informed OF his coming. for wei
organized mob was waiting by the time
he came out of police headquarters
where he had been questioned. He owes
his life to Marine Sergeant Van lyle.
who. seeing the crowd rushing for the
man. got between him and the mob and
held It up until soldiers came up with
drawn bayonets.
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HUERTA'S ENJOYS LEAVE.
Mediators on TO Niagara Falls "a
Begin Conference.

Huerta's three delegates to the media
ton conference. with their attaches and
families. making in all a party OF twenty
two. departed from the Grand Central
Terminal al o'clock last evening for
NiaEara Falls
All three, Senores Rabasa, Rodriguez
and Alguero. seemed to be In the best OF
spirits During most OF the afternoon they
stood In the lobby OF the Aston talking
ana laughing Outside of telling news
paper men that they had enjoyed their
brief visit 10 New York very much they
had nothing TO say through their spokes-
man. Senior del Campo.
They did. however, take occasion to
seid word to the reporters through
Manuel Esteva, the Mexican Consul
General here. that they did not receive a
cabiesram from Huerta yesterday
authorizing them to offer his elimination
as move toward peace A report to
that effect was printed in "A morning paper
Yesterday.
The Huerta representatives took with
them Senior Esteva and Senior Miguel
Fernandez de Ia Regato In addition to
those making up their original party
senior de la RegatO is an attache OF the
Mexican Embassy at Washington.
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VILLA WINS FIERCE FIGHT.
REBELS IN SAN LUIS POTOSI
Main Constitutonalist Army Hurls Back 5000
Federals at Saltillo-.-G n. Torres Dashes
Into Centre of Huerta Stronghold

ToRREoN, May l9.-Virtually the entire
stretch OF country north OF Saltillo be-
tween Paredon and Ramos Arlspe was
converted to-day into a battlefield when
Gen. Villas main army came into conflict
with 5000 Federals under the command
OF Gen. joaquin Mass. Official reports
to lyidro fabela. Minister OF Foreign Re
latons In the Carranza cabinet stated
that the Federals were driven back with
heavy losses.
The reports stated further that two
Federal generals, names not given. were
among the killed, and that the Consti,u-
tionalists took 500 prisoners and captured
100000 rounds Of ammunition and other
supplies, The rebel loss was not given In
numbers, but was said to have been very
large.
Dispatches from rarcdon indicated that
the Federals sailed out from Saltillo for
the purpose of trying out the rebel
strength in the open and that every foot
uf ground was fcrcely contested In It's
essentials the battle seems TO be a repe-
tition Of the long siege of Torreon.
Prominent Cunstitutonalists here do not
expect the fall of Saltillo for at least ten
days.
All advices tonight were strictly OF an
official character. As at Torreon, Gen.
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u. S. WILL PERMIT REBEL
ARMS TO ENTER BY TAMPICC

Mexico city OF a train from San Luis
Potosi without Consul John X. Siliman on
board has aroused anew the alarm for
his safety In the State Department Until
this time the reason given for Silliman's
non-appearance following his release has
been the interrupted train service between
Mexico city, Saltillo and San Luis Potosi
State Department officials are IT. daily
communication with Senior Cardoso. the
Brazilian representative In Mexico city.
and the British consular service In Mex
leo Is lending all possible ASST lance to
locate the missing Consul.
II became known to-day that some feel
Ing was harbored against Silllman by the
Mexican Federal Government and the au-
thorit'es Of Sabillo. In one of the COM
munlcations from tho Huerta Government
which reached the Sta,e Department
through Minister Cardoso, the Mexican
Minister for Foreign Affairs was quoted
as saying. In effect that Si'limans release
would be ordered In spite ~ his actions.
IL Is not known here 10 what actions the
Foreign Minister referred, but II Is pre-
sumed that some official act had aroused
the enmity and hatred or the Saltillo au-
thorit.es, who promptly communicated with
the Government officials In Mexico city.
II Is known that Silliman was released
from jan unwllllngly and may have been
again incarcerated.
Secretary Bryan has not yet discussed
the case freely. but he intimated to-day
that unleS satisfactory response or not!-
hcation OF the appearance OF Sitliman safe
and well at Mexico city In the near future
were forthcoming some other way" will
be adopted by the United States Govern
ment TO bring Siliman to Vera Cruz or
ascertain his fate.
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BANDITS HOLD AMERICAN.
Qucvedtfs Outlaws Arc Pursued ~
Rebel Troops,

JuAREz. May l9.-Rebel troops ara
searching the hills around Colonia JuareI
for bandits who arc holding James Skou
son. an American. prisoner. Col. orneias
commander OF the Juarez garrison, said
yesterday that he was confident that the
American will be rescued and the out
laws dispersed.
Americans who venture into western
chihuahua may be seized and held by the
Quevedo bandits until Maxine Castillo.
Jesus San Martin and Jose Rernbao. who
are held by the United states authorities
are released. The bandits have issued an
ultlmatum that unless these men are re
leased at once they will hold all Americans
who cross into western Chihuahua. James
Skouson is said to bo tho first seized
under this edict.
There are six bands of bandits now
operating In western chihuahua Rodrigo
Quevedo Is In command of the largest one
FL Mocho HJan has small band
Of thirty men, Del Lira has an equa!
number Manuel Gutierrez has a few fol-
lowers and Jose Jimenes has another
command in the mountain country. They
are under supreme command OF Quevedo
They are not operating under plan OF
campaign, but are looting ranches ana
small settlements.
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Continued from First Page.

ing the President TO recall the War
Department order forbidding the trans
portation OF arms across the American
border no longer exists. for the Con-
stitutionalists will find it practicable
to obtain arms by steamship from New
York and other American as well as
South American ports.
The announcement that the United
States will regard Tamipco as an open
port liz an indication that no obstacles
will be put In the way OF expectation
OF arms and war supplies by American
manufacturers to the Constitutionalists
BY way OF Tampico.
These consisted OF orders from Secre-
tary of War Garrison and Secretary OF
the Treasury McAdoo to army officers ana
customs officials for the holding up Of
all shipments OF arms offered for trans
portation across the border. The orders
were issued soon after the seizure Of Vera
Cruz and at n time when the ultimate
policy OF the rebels toward the American
invasion" had not been determined.
These orders cannot possibly be made to
apply to shipments to Tampico.
Expect Rebel Triumph.
Since the issue OF the two depart.
mental orders the situation has changed
materially. II has been definitely estab-
lished not only that the Constitutlonalists
will not consider Joining forces with
Huerta against the United States but that
this Government. Is counting upon the
eventual success OF the rebels to furnish
a final solution OF the Mexican problem.
The Administration therefore regards II
as extremely fortunate that the President
did not give In TO the pleadlngs OF certain
of his official advisers and himself clamp
down the embargo.
The danger that the United States may
encounter difficulties IN carrying out It's
determination to regard Tampico as an
open port lies in the probability that
Huerta Will order his two gunboats, the
Bravo and the Zaragoza, 10 return to
Tampico and establish blockade. Since
the capture OF TampIco by the rebels Il
has been the daily expectation OF Navy
Department officials that the two Federal
which went to Puerto Mexico
TO obtain provisions and ammunition
would turn UP of Tamplco and announce
the establishment of a blockade.
Navy Department officials privately ad-
nitted that the strength OF the two gum
boats Ia sufficient 10 blockade TampicD
within the meaning OF international law
The problem which would face the United
states in event OF such action by the
Federal ships would be a perplexing one
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Former Huerta Minister Sees
Safety Only in Flight
From Country.
PREDICTS "BLOODY WEEK.
Says Mexico City Is Ready to
Rise I'm Revolt and Over.
throw Dictator.
ny r.. DE l.. sIEyIN.
Special corresrondent Of tn, sr~.

VERA CRrz. May l9.--Dr. Aure,,a No
orrut!a Huerta's former Minister OF thu
interior. whom a Vera Cruz mob wanted
to lynch yesterday. is still at the Hotel
Diligencias with an armed guard to
protect him.
Although he said yesterday that he
wanted to remain under the American
nag until after the downfall Of Huerta
he now wants to get to Europe with
his wife and seven children. He has
received word that II will fare III with
MIN no matter which side wins. II is
likely that he will sail on the next trim
OF the fpiranga, as Gen. Funston knows
OF no way in which he can be held.
In the meantime the Veracruzanos
are doing everything TO induce the
United States authorities to hold the
man until he can be tried by the Mexi-
can courts. They accuse him spec!fi-
cally OF almost every crime in the
calendar from murder down. La Union.
local newspaper, issued an extra last
night in which It declared that Jrrutia
shot to death the brother Of Antonio
de Ia Tore, editor of FL Dictamcn. who
was locked up by Gen. Funston yester-
day because he was melting the mob TO
vengeance.
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MEDIAT0RS START
PEACE WORK TO-DAY
Expect to Consume One Month
in Threshing Out Sug-
gested Plans.
ECUADOR SENDS MINISTER
VIII Watch Conferences and
Offer Services if They
Are Needed.
ECUADOR SENDS MINISTER

From, the stan Correspondent o, TVS St.v.
NIAGARA FALLS. Ont. May l9.-The
mediation conference arranged by the
a L group OF South American Powers
VIII open at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Senores Elguero. Rabasa and Rodriguez
the three delegates Of Gen. Huerta, will
meet Justice Lamar and Frederick w.
Lehman in the presence OF the AmbaS-
sador OF Brazil and the Ministers of Ar
gentina and Chile IN the solarium OF the
Clifton House, which will hereafter be
known as the conference room. Meetings
VIII be held twice a day. In the morning
and in the afternoon.
No one. OF course. can tell at this time
now long the conference will last. but
well Informed persons In the direct en-.
tourage of the medlators agree that the
arguments to be thraslcd out and the
intricate problems to be discussed may
require one month
All the delegates who are to take p,rt
In the conference will be here tomorrow
morning. Senior Eduardo Suarez, the
chilean Minister, is expected late to-
night and Or. Naon, Minister OF Argen-
tina, and Senhos Ia CANA Ambassador
OF Brazil, are already here Justice Lamar
and Mr.. Lehman arrived tonight and
Ten. Huerta's three delegates will be here
carly in the morning
Justice Lamar and Mr.. Lehman ar
rived at Niagara Fails, y. Y, at If %
on special train. They were accompa-
MED by PerciVm Dodge diplomatic sccre-
tary, and private secretaries They went,
~ once to Prospect House. on the Am,ri-
Sdn SIDE. where they Will stay. Mayor
Loushlin welcomed the delegates at the
station.
Another proof OF the great irteres:
which the other republics of the American
continent are taking In the mediation pro.
ceedings was found to-day In the arrival
OF Senior Gonzalo =. Cordova, Minister OF
Ecuador to the United states. Senior
Cordova announced that ne had been in
structed by his Government to proceed 10
the scene Of the mediation conference and
70 De prepared To orfer his good services
should they be required
The Minister of Ecuador is acconnanied
ny his son, Joaquin Cordova. who is first
secretary of the legation in Washington
Sir Joseph Pope. Canadian Under Sec
rotary OF State for External Affairs, called
to-day at the Clifton House to extend the
welcome or his Government to the media
tors. He announced that Martin Burrsll.
canadian Secretary OF Agriculture and
Senator Lougheed. Conservative leader OF
me Canadian Senate, will he here to-
morrow 10 welcome the distinguished
visitors The medators will probably be
the guests OF the Canadian statesmen nj
dinner on Thursday night.
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SAY SILLIMAN WAS KILLED.I
ConstitutionaliN Agents Profess TO
Have Absolute Proof.

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. May ls.-Repre-
sentatives of tho Constitutionaiists declare
they have strong proof that Vice Consul
John r. Silliman was killed at saitilio
by the Federals more than a week ago.
They give no details.
United States Consul General Hanna,
who Is at Monterey. Is reported to have
said that he believes Mr.. Silliman Is dead.
He bases his belief on several considera-
tons
Mexico city reported five days ago that
Mr.. Sillilhan had been released and was
on train bound for the capital via San
Luis Potosi Silllman himself was not
allowed 10 confirm this news nor to COM
municate with tho state Department In
order to end a situation which Is becoming
very strained. Since then nothing has
been heard OF him or the train, although
communication has been open
one OF the things Gen. villa Is en-
deavorins TO do now Is to ascertain Mr.
Silliman's fate. and the minute one OF his
spies brings him the word It will be sent
to Washington.
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PLANS MADE FOR ENCAMPMENT.
New York Guard VIII Have summer
Drill at FishLiU.

Col. r, Foster Walton, divisional Ad-
jutant- General in charge of the local head
quarters Of the New York National
Guard, returned yesterday from Wash
ington and announced the plans for the
summer encampment of the State troops
at Fishkill Plains pending the outcome
of mediation and possible mobiliza-
ton for Mexican service. The summer
maneuvres, II is understood. will he es-
pccially severe TO prepare the men for
any emergency.
There will be two separate encamp-
ments at Fishklll In the event OF no
mobilization on staten Island. One will
extend from July 10 to 10 and the other
from July "a To August 2. The First
Brigade, including the Seventh, Twelfth.
eixty ninth and Seventy first Infantry
regiments: one squadron of the First
cavalry, Signal Corps. one battalion Of
Field Artillery. one company OF engineers,
one field hospital corps ana one ambu-
lane" company. with one battalion Of the
Fltth United States Infantry and regu-
Jar machine gun company, will camp dur
ING the first period.
The Second Brigade Will camp In the
second period.
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HUERTA MINISTER QUITS.
Resignation of LoxanO IL Laid 10
siillman Anair.
Special cable Despatch 10 THr sus.


MEXICO CITY, May l9--The designations
OF Jose Maria Lozano, Minister Of Com,
munications, and Fernandez MacGregor.
chief clerk of the Foreign Office. is be-
lieved to be "A move OF the Huerta admin
lstration to shift responsibility for the ar
rest Of United States Vice-Consul john
r. Sillman at Saltilio
L0zano, as Minister in charge OF rail-
roads and telegraphs, has had censor
ship over all orders going to the front
and MacGregor executes the orders Of
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Officially IL IL stated that Esteva Ruiz
luertas latest Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs. demanded MacGregor's resignation
because he discovered that the chief clerk
without authority from any Minister sent
Geographic despatch to Gen. joaquin
Mass at SaltilO to arrest and prosecute
Mr.. Silliman for giving aid TO the rebels
LoZanO's part In the affair is not given
in any public statement, but as no reason
IL announced for the resignation II is
taken to mean that he will be made a
scapegoat.
Gen. Manuel Zozayo, who commanded
Federal column which went out from
San Luis Potos toward Tampico to re-
enforce the soldiers who left that city,
returned to San Luis Potosi late yester-
day. He reported that he had been
surrounded by a strong force OF 'ebels
but fought his way out, He had a hard
fight at Silos.
Sufficient crude petroleum has been
obtained from the Pearson interests In
Mnatitlan TO run trains to OaNaca to
move troops. II Is said the rebels are
burning cotton around Torreon because
the forced loans demanded are not forth
coming. The demand has been made on
the Spanish cotton men, who have been
threatened with the destruction OF their
entire crop.
A newspaper declared to-day that In
case villa attacks the capital the Span
iards win assist the Mexicans In defend
ing 1t, villa is bitte@ anti-spaniard
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| correspondent OF THE SUN In his room
at the hotel to-day. His wife, her eyes
red with weeping. was at his side. He
was asked about the charges against
him.
They can prove nothing" he said
calmly.
Asked why he had lief. DR.. Urrutia
said:
II left Mexico city because I knew
my enemies. Jose Maria Lozano and
Moheno. were plotting my destruction
They had half persuaded Gen. Huerta
that I was hostile to him and II would
take very little more for him to order
my death.
Aioof From Politics,
"I have kept absolutely aloof from
politics since left the Cabinet last
September. I have devoted myself to
my practice of medicine and to my
saEitarium.
Personally. however. have been
opposed to Huerta's policies, although I
said nothing about 1t to any one. / be-
iieve he has created a prejudice against
Mexico throughout the world. believe
that II Huerta and all connected with
his administration resign now and
guarantees are given that the popular
choice will be put In Office both the
Federais and the rebels will lay down
their arms and peace will come. think
that In some way the United States
must back that guarantee or support II.
The situation at the capital grows
worse daily Unless the med!ators OF
Argentina, Brazil and Chile can ac-
complish something within three or four
days l look for a terrible effusion OF
blood in Mexico city. II will come
surely within n week. II Huerta Is
eliminated or efraces himself peace will
be restored within q few days. In that
case will return to the capital and do
what can to assist In the reconstruc-
ton: otherwise / will expatriate myself
and practise my profession abroad.
II cannot return now. nor can re-
main here because OF the false accusa-
tons made against me by those who
are my enemies and would destroy me
II they could. can say that had
absolutely nothing to do with the deeds
which they charge against me. I left !
because OF those charges and also be- |
cause did not wish to remain and wit !
ness the frlghtfui scenes which will |
ensue unless peace 10 restored.
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1t said that just before the arrest of
the Deputies by Huerta last summer
Crrutia authorized the executions OF
Senator Belisario Dominguez. Deputy
Bordes Mangel and Rafael Villacorta.
Salvador Villacorta. brother or the last
named, asserts that Urrutia cut on. the
tongue of his brother before shooting
him. The newspaper calls Urrutia a
traitor TO all sides and urges the people
OF Vera Cruz to mete out summary
punishment.
urrutia, outwardly calm, received the
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villa has placed not only a strict censor.
ship nut a positive prohibition on the
sending OF news reports and large
amount of press matter on nle at Paredon
and Hipolito remains on the file. Gen
Villa did not Indicate what his next step
will be, whether he will renew the attack
before morning or allow his army full
nights -est before pressing his advan-
tage
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so far as know Huerta Is deter
mined not TO resign. but will go down
fighting. When he goes he may carry
with him the capital. for there are re-
ports that he has undermined the
National Palace and other public build
ings and will blow them all up. The
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STLLIhAN STILL MISSING
Train Reaches Mexico City From
North without Consul.

wAsHISGroN, May ls-The arrival at
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-08
The Midnight Walker
FRIDAY, MAY s. 1914.

AS she walked along trying to col
lect her shattered thoughts she did
not notice that the streets had been
for quite a few hours very lonely and
vacant Poor little orphan! She did
not think of or hear a clock some
place in the village strike the hour
of midnight.
1t was about fifteen minutes after
twelve when suddenly she was
aroused by the sound of voices COM
ing from the sidewalk directly in
front of her. She could not run, for
already the people had seen her. AS
they drew nearer Helen saw that the
party consisted of three men (work-
ing men, 1t seemed, for they carried
dinner pals on their arms; they were
greatly surprised at seeing a child of
thirteen out at that hour, and one of
them, q gentleman about twenty
three, broke the silence by asking the
child gently where she was going, and
before she could answer he told her
that she must let them take her
| home
Sadly she told them she had no
home; that she had lost it that eve
ming.
The young gentleman was touched
when told this, and told Helen she
| could find shelter in his mothers
home, although it was a very poor
one.
Helen gladly consented and reached
his home in about ten minutes.
His mother tried to make Helen as
cheerful as possible and after giving
her some supper led her to a little
room in which there was a small bed.
ITO be continued).