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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
News of Torreon's Fall
Is Kept From knowledge
of Public in Mexico CITY

MEXICO CITY. April 4.-The federal
government still obstinately denied today
the capture Of Torreon by the rebels. I,
was assumed in many quarters, however
that Gen. Huerta and his ministers were
not In ignorance Of the fate Of that city
1t was suggested that the Withholding
Of the news from the public was based
on psychological rather than on military
grounds. 1t was pointed out by serious
minded people here that tho temperament
Of the Mexican populace was such that
news OF a disaster like the fall of Tor
reon mig easily start an avalanche of
public op. MON against tho administration,
which wopld thus md itself seriously
embarrassed at most critical moment
Of its career.
Tell Of Federal Successes.
every newspaper in the federal capital
today published accounts highly favor
able to the government side of the opera
tons in tho neighborhood OF Torreon. Not
one newspaper announced the fall of that
city, the only reference to which was an
incidental one contained in a denial and
indicating that the report showed the
lengths to which sensational border ru-
mors proceeded
Under the headline, Gen. Moure has
arrived with his forces at Torreon," the
independents says: by the re-establish-
ment of telegraphic communication from
Saltillo to Concordia. it has become
known that Gen. Moure arrived at Tor
reon at IL O'Clock Friday morning hav-
ing frustrated the plans Of Gen. Villa to
impede his advance with his army
Withheld Through prudence"
The impartial printed on its first page
today below the head line prudent and
Necessary, Measure" an explanation that
although it had news about the revolu-
tion favorable to the government in
Difference to the minister for war It had
decided to omit It in view of the aid It
might afford to the revolutionists through
their agents and spies here.
The Mexican Herald. the only paper
published in English, printed denials by
Gen. Banquet. the minister of war, and
indirectly by Huerta, of the fall of Tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
TO DISCUSS SUFFRAGE
FROM MANS VIEWPOINT
Col. Charles Il. Reeves Scheduled
for an Address Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Col. Charles R. Reeves Of Reno, New,
first past vice president Of the Wom-
ans Suffrage Association Of Nevada,
and the only man who has held Office
IN suffrage organization, came to
Washington this morning and will be
a speaker tomorrow afternoon at the
Sunday tea in Congressional Union
headquarters, 1920 F street He is to
speak on Political Methods Of Gain
ing Equal Suffrage"
Miss Alice Paul. chairman OF Con-
gressiona1 Union. will also speak at the
meeting, at o'clock, on what she
learned at the Mississippi valley con-
ference.
Ask Stores to Close.
A store campaign to create interest
in the suffrage cause and enthusiasm
among the clerks for the parade here
May was instituted yesterday when
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubs spoke to the
woman employees Of a department store
during the noon hour in the rest room
Of the store.
The plan is to have a section Of the
parade devoted to department store en-
ployes. and TO have the stores close on
that day so that the clerks may bq
free to participate. Mrs. John J. White
Is chairman of the committee in charge
promise Of a number of employers that
they will be willing to close their
stores.
Free to Take Part.
Much speculation as to whether civil
service rules will bar woman employees of
the government from the suffrage parade
here was lulled to rest by the receipt at
Congressional Union headquarters by rul-
ings from the civil service commission
and from the Secretaries OF War and
Labor. stating that there Is no objection
whatever to woman employees participant
ing if they wish.
New features OF the parade here were
announced today. Miss Dorothy Kirch-
way. daughter of the dean Of Column
bia University Law School of New
York, will lead the progressive section
on horseback. Mrs. Martha z. Tagg of
the Consumers League Will ride in the
cavalry section. Miss Emily X Perry,
one Of the organizers of the union, will
head a delegation Of 500 from Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Nina F. Allender. president of
the District Suffrage Association. has
gone to Delaware to assist in prepare
tons for the celebration there May .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04

Margaret Louise Brady. the ten-year-old
daughter Of Maj Samuel D. Brady. CHIEF
engineer of the Buckhannon and North
ern Railroad Company. died Friday. in
Fairmont, w. Va. from inhaling cor
rosive acid fumes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Obligations to Mexico.

Dr. l.. s. Rowe. president of the or
sanitation and professor of political
science in the University Of Pennsy lvania-
said:
We cannot expect a solution Of the
present difficulty as long as the President
of the United States continues his policy
Of attempting to subject the President OF
Mexico TO the scorn and the condemna-
ton of the civilized world"
His topic was THE Scope and Limits
of Our Obligations Toward Mexico" These
he defined roughly as insistence upon
order in the neighboring state and help
fulness to that end.
The idea that the United States should
become sponsor and champion of constitu-
ttonal government in Mexico as set forth
in President Wilson's message of Deem
her .. 1918, he termed inspiring but "un-
1enahle"
However unwilling we may he to ac-
cept the situation. il IS nevertheless d fact
that the present constitution of Mexico
is unavoidable. and any attempt On the
part of an outside power to force her to
operate ii is in reality condemning the
country: to anarchical conditions he
declared.
The serious student of Mexico can
have no sympathy with the view that
Mexico must have an arbitrary, ryrannical
central government, ruthless in its meth
DDS and unmindful of the personal rights
OF the inhabitants. There is a wide diff
ference between a strong, centralized,
unified government and L tyrannical gov
eminent. In fact, the real situation in
Mexico is that the weaker the central
government, the more the poor. unpro-
tected Indian is made to suffer from the
tyranny. the abuse and the corruption of
local political leaders and subordinate ad-
ministrative officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04

Velasco, military men declare that they
now have majority of the field pieces
in the republic. Should the equipment
of Gems. Moure and Hidalgo be added
to this, their position will be greatly
superior to that Of the forces COM
manded by Provisional President
Insults to American Flag.
Villas black, thick hair was unused
and standing straight up for the most
part. and a six-day stubble OF beard was
on his face. News OF the evacuation had
reached him and he smiled fairly purring
his answers to questions put by news
paper men.
Tell the public that after eleven days
fighting the federals evacuated Torreon,
leaving their dead and wounded behind
them. That is ALL he concluded.
Stories are told here Of alleged insults
to the American flag perpetrated by fed
eral soldiers who we're enraGed by rumors
that a large number Of Americans were
in Villas army. AS a matter of fact,
there were but nine. None of them was
killed or wounded.
DR.. A. N. Carr. an American resident
of Torreon, was the only physician on
duty when the rebels took the town. He
rendered his services to Villa and the
latter instructed him to continue his work
in the hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Planning to Attack Town.

Admiral Fletcher reported that the con-
stitutionalists now have outposts within
five miles of Tampico. and said the COM
manding officer at Laguna Puerto plans
to attack the town as soon as 1000 troops
arrive under Gen. Castro. who is work
ing toward the coast on the San Luis rail-
road.
At Laguna Puerto there are 1000 well
mounted constitutionalists, according to
the admiral. and the constitutionalists'
lines are said to extend east to the coast
from Canalote on the Tamesi river. The
admiral estimates the federal garrison at
Tampico at 1000. The situation of the
besieged city is made more desperate by
the lack of water. the connections hav-
ing been cut by the constitutionalists.
Smallpox Is continuously on the increase
Admiral Fletcher advised that there are
already at Tampico sufficient naval
forces to cope with the situation or with
anything apt to arise He said all was
quiet at Vera cruz.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Interests of Foreigners.

The interests of foreigners, rs well as
Meicans, he said. can only be con-
served by means OF reforms calculated
10 promote the general welfare OF the
masses, and by maintaining ain ecuili-
5rtum between capital and labor. The
purposes of the constitutional movement.
nc added, contemplate not only the re-
establis hment of constitutional govern
uent- but the reformation Of the con-
sttauon itself and revision of the laws
Mr. Pesquiera declared that there is
10 need OF Intervention in Mexico and
regarded suggestions favoring such a
move as "emanating mostly from those
Interested. IN the restoration of dividends
rather than in the restoration of peace >
In conclusion he said that no suggestions
Cor compromise would be considered
by the constitutionalists. NO com
promise means as much to the people to-
day as the old cry OF liberty and con
stitution, - he declared
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04

assffna the responsibility of seeing that
these smaller countries carry out their
ohiiga lions with other nations.
Tn this connection he said the Central
American republics sneer at Europe.
laugh at the United States and wallow
il, anarchy as the result of the Monroe
doctrine. Speaking of Great Britain in
relation to the Monroe doctrine. he said
the British Grave no more territory.
Replying to Mr.. Low, former Gov. Mac
Go-kI.. declared that European earth
hunger is not dead He mentioned the
British occupation of Egypt. 1taiy's re-
cent war in Tripoli, and the serious sit
uation brought about between Germany
and France over Morocco. II 1t wasn't
for the Monroe doctrine, he added. the
weaker of the Central American states
might not now be in control of their
nDIrnfrieS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Mr.. Pepper Conservative.

charles VI. Pepper of Washington, D. c.
said that any movement to abolish the
Monroe doctrine would be unwise. He
also said that he was not sure whether
the 81 2 c. alliance Of South America,
Composed eff Argentina, Brazil and Chile,
would work ont we'll unless there was
concert of action with the United States
and certain suspicious among the other
south American and the Central Ameri-
IAN states N ere overcome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
e Object of Mexican Revolt.

DECLARING that the real object of the
present revolution in Mexico lis not
merely to avenge the death OF the late
President Madero. but is based on social
and economic considerations" Roberto
V. Pesqueira, confidential agent in the
nited States. of Gen. Venustiano Car
rama, in his paper last night discussed
III detail what he declared had led 11p
to the Madero revolution of which. he
said the present constitutional move
ment is but continuation.
The revolution of 1910 led b. Madero
said Mr.. Pesqueira. was not inspired
By personal ambition or thirst of power.
Madero's critics admitted that Even
Portirio Diaz, after the fall of Juarez.
reluctantly recognized the movement as
one based on economic and social CON
siderauons.'
The government of the mailed fist or
me iron hand can never impose a per-
ulanent peace in Mexico" continued Mr..
Pesquiera- Such a peace can be secured
only through a proper adjustment of
political, economic and social condi-
tions.
To that adjustment the reactionary Gle.
ment in Mexico Is opposed buzz the con.
sututionalist party is intent on making il
Elective by armed force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Eff f e

The Star frequently prints more advertis-
ing than all three of the other daily papers COM
bned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Nation Essentially Indian.

In any estimate OF Mexican political
conditions, it must always be borne in
mind that We are dealing with a nation
and in which the percentage of illiteracy
is probably in excess of 90 per cent.
THE sentiments expressed by President
Wilson in his message are dictated by a
lofty idealisIn, but it is an idealisn which
present needs and the present possibilities
of Mexico. The intent. no doubt, was to
formulate policy helpful to Mexico. but
when tested by the actual conditions of
political life the application of the con-
stitutional standards contained in this
message can have but one result, namely
to condemn the country to prolonged
period Of anarchy, the outcome of which
must be either the complete disappearance
OF every vestige of civilization or the
armed Intervention of the United States
TO preserve the remnants which still exist
While 1t is utterly futile and entirely
beyond our national or international obli-
sation to insist upon any particular type
of constitutional government in Mexico it
is our manifest duty to insist on the re-
establishment OF order. and to do every
thing consistent with a respect for Mexi-
cansdignity and sovereignty to contribute
towsf,. that end.
There is but one; course which is in
harmony with the national interests of
the 4 nited States. and which at the same
time: is consistent with the honor, the
dignity and the integrity OF Mexico. This
policy does not involve the necessity of
the formal recognition Of the Huerta gov
ernment. but it does mean immediate re-
moval of the international boycott which
We have declared against the constituted
government of Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04
Only Responsible Government.

The events of the last few months
have shown that the government Of Next
CO City is the only one that Possesses any
Of the elements of national and interna-
uonal responsibility. and it becomes,
therefore, our solemn duty to refrain
frozf a policy calculated to cripple the
only authority worthy of the name IN
less we are prepared to take this position,
We must assume the responsibility for the
condition OF anarchy to which we con-
denim the country We must furthermore
re-establish the embargo on the exporta-
tion of arms and ammunition.
The lifting of the embargo has served
TO strengthen the insurgent movement,
and has practically made our southern
frontier base Of. operations against the
constituted government of Mexico We
are thus contributing not only to the per-
petuation of a condition of anarchy. but
TO the actual DISRUPTION OF the country ;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-04-04

The Evening Star with its ONE EDITION
IS believed to have double the combined paid cir
c;,lation in Washington of the two afternoon
editions of its evening competitor.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-11-12
Kindere6e.
Mur INNER amfridtis iein.

Sem fle:nen @ottfrie6 NOR Der
boten tporcen, sic Mabmai9ine a1r=
5uriihren, urb 90 er inn aQgemeinen
ein f%olg!amer S11nge mar, moren Sic
Mlttter, 6ie Sante un6 6eren Sreun=
Sin iebr iiberroidt, zines Ma6mittags
Sen 5aoen gang perpirrt un6 Sic Ma=
6el 5erbroden gu fin6en. @ottfrieo
mar offenbar ser Milietbdter nn6
m1rbe 6arum in's 8erb0r genonl=
men.
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iGi11e a11geriibrt?" fragte Ste Mut-
ter itreng.
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Iattport. l1n6 Der Sl1nge 1tanb 90
bei 10 gefnidt un6 bi1floS uno nit
10 groBen, fur6tiamen @ugen Dor
%lei1re1r &i6tern, 6aB 6ieie Elm meni4=
lides &iibren fiiblten.
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ter fort, u@u tpeiBt ood, BOB i@ Sir
iagte, gu miir6elt .S6ldge befom=
men, tperm Oh nidt fo1gen mirbeit,
nnb 6oB i9 mein @ort balten muB!"
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.bangem 6liiitern.
Ser fletne 8uride mar iider
idon genug beltraft. 11n6 bo6 mug
tie Ser @ere9tigfeit @eniige geide-
ZEN.
ugs lift pobl i9on lange fer, 6aB
.1u linn perboteit, Sic Maidine ar5u=
riibren - bie0eidt botte er's per=
geIien," meinte Sic Sante.
l1n6 sic 6reun6tn fiel ein: u@enn
er es tpirf1i6 bergeiien batte, 90
miiroe es ia ber5etblt@ iein."
u@emiB," antportete sic Ml1tter.
v@ottfrie6, botteit gu es pergeiien?
S6 tpeiB, mein SSunge miro 6ie
@obrbeit ipre@en."
Cine &alie entitan6 = Elm
@umpf I'M &er5en bes &letnen 5mi=
iden 9}edt nn6 nnre9t. 9ann aber
fam Sic Mnttport Elm Mufi6ret, a1s
ginge Ser @ampf fait iiber 6es &na-
ben &rafte: 80 M1ttter, Msutter, i6
batte es nidt ~bergelien, eS mar iebr
b0s bon mir!"
Brob SsSu11ge! Moge1t gu immer
10 oufridtig gegen Di@ ielbit blei=
ben!
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-11-12
= 1U W aHHUHHF S1 SUEtOn
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Sci Mllem> mas uns trifft, OBJ
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~@ornm" flingt iebr perldie6en. @ar
man&e manoeln auf Breu6entpegen
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Gorge i%ta11oiger &ausgait lit. Mber
tpem lire Son1te ii9 berounfeIt, if
men 6us 2ei6 bon oem @ermutbfel6
rei6t, Damn fragen iie int Gone Ser
gmp0rung: u@arum?" gs lift 6as
@arum ser inneren Muflebnung, ser
@erbitterutrg, 6os feline g%rloiung
bringt. 9us 2ei6 iom inns lebren,
bortpdrts 5u i9alten un6 1idt rid
marts, es ion unieren Sinn, ser nit
ta1ti en0 @iiniden noh ol1Ben flotter-
te, na6 int1en fibren. @ie tponen
mir frem6es 9et6 erfenner un6 tbei=
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8ie f0nrert mir frem6e @un6en ber-
bin6en, menn mir ielbft ME SEN
@6mer5 eigerer empfun6en? Ser
SGmer5 ion unier 9ebrmeiiter fem,
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Sen gdoB nn6 lebrt nrs> itin un6
bethlehem 51 fem. Or nimmt nns
sen Stol5 ltn6 SEN 9iinfel nn6 5eigt
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sic pir Bis bente beiett. Ser Sdmer5
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Sem @irfe1t nab m1Ben I'm er SS1111en=
lebe11 nt9t berge1 len.
@enn Damn Ser gdmer5 inns itin
l1n6 bei@et6en ruben beiBt, Damn
miro unferem u8arl1m" or16 Ste
redte Mntlport tperoen, sic 6obin la1t,
ten miro, 6aB Mnes, tpas gei6iebt,
nit 6en @ilen @ottes nno 5u unite
rem 8ei ten &c 19iebt. 80. Cd.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-11-12
entbebrt fte 6od lei6er ieoer tpii1en.
i6aftlihen 8eqriin6unq..

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i6aftliden 8egriin6ung.
2ange mubte man 1ibt, mober Die
ie idneemeiBen, ettpas flebrigen Sd
Sen fommen, tpelde int @erbit sic
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min5igen Spinnen ito1nmen, sic
bonptia6li6 o11f Sen 5toppelfel6ern,
aber audi ionit iiberam auf SEN Slut
rem 1tnaufborli@ umberidtpeifen nn6
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riidparts la1fen f0nnen. Do@ iin6
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Suele in @er6in6ung bGeibt nn6 70
einen fortlauf en6en Ba6en bil6et, an
0em enoli@ 6ie fleibige @pinnerin
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ge5en nn6 ii6 an einem langer So
6en bernntergelaiien.
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Ta%tnilitnkrel$.
@ar1t,n?

@e1m mir sic Gor1tentpege oes 2ei=
bes geben, menn Motb un6 Gorge a1t
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lit elm an6eres Meni6enfin6, ein bon
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Kinder scnrelon
49,. MACH FLETCHER'S
Gas
9as &edjt amf 2cidtiinm.

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ser vfliegembe Sommer" emt=
ftebt.

Mnbefannt fin6 sic CONNER Ma=
rien=, 2iebfrorte11= o6er &erbitfa6en
Monat September, bon 6em 8olfe
acknowledgements genannt, 6ie
11ab oMgemeirer Mnii6t 1o6 a1f Elm
feds @o&en langes f6ones @etter
1dlieBen IaI1en. 60 berloden6 Nun
6teie Mein11ng ou6 flingen mag,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-13

the town three months before ana
taken a position with him in his de-
paTtment store.
He saw no harm in Wills, but the
young man had a great deal to learn.
So had Madge, for that matter.
The mystery was solved a few days
later when Madge and Wills contract
ed a secret marriage before an alder
man. Hiram Oakley received a de-
fant note from the couple annOUnc-
ing that they meant to go their own
way unless he chose to make the
first advances.
What their own way meant was
shown a few days later when Wills
opened a smaller rival store imme-
diately opposite the Oakley premises
on Main street.
It developed that Wills had in
herited a snug little sum of money,
that he had met Madge at a watering
place the preceding summer, and had
come to the town to win her under
the guise of an assistant in her
fathers store.
Hiram Oakley was incensed at the
yOuuS HAL , IOuuudDOuJ uCIuOuo.
He had the trade of Four Corners,
and he knew Wills could not ap-
preciably cut into it. He resolved to
sit tight.
Revenge is not a good policy in
commerce, but still Wills store OPEN
ed with a great flourish of advertise
ments and bills in the store windows.
Wills made a speciality of displaying
the same kind of goods as his father
in-law, only of a cheaper grade.
Everything that was in Mr. Oakley's
windows was in his son-in-law's, but
cut by one-thiTd in price. And for
a time Wills trade doomed at the ex-
pense of Oakley's.
After a while, however, things be-
gan to swing back the other way
Oakley's trade went up and Wills
| found his counters deserted He
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herself" answered the young fellow.
And since she has chosen to accept
me, I am asking you only as a mat
ter of form"
Hiram Oakley looked at the young
fellow quietly. He did not mind
Madge being married; she was Eighty
and had not been too kind to her
father since her mothers death re-
leased her from what she considered
unjustifable chaperOnage; but Mr..
Oakley wanted to know more about
Herbert Wills, who had appeared in