The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-03-09
FALL PRESENTS
new PLEA FOR
INTERVENTION
VERGARA'S BODY RECOVERED
Is Taken From Mexico Across
Border Into U. S. by Un-
known Persons
Senator Would Have U. S. Use
Army and Navy to Protect
Foreigners in Mexico

Washington, March S.-Irging the
use Of the army and navN for the pro-
lection of Americans and other for
cigners i'm Mexico, which, he said,
would prevent war, Senator Fan, Re
publican. addressed the Senate today
He gave list Of outrages upon Amer
leans, including murder and rape, CON
corning which he said he had persOnal
knowledge. He declared more than a
hundred Americans and other foreign
ers had been killed or outraged.
His list save the names, dates and
circumstances gathered from his own
sources.
DR.. 4. g. Clarke, Of Taylorsyille ILL.,
nois, Fall said. was shot dead i'm Mex
leo city. in May, 1911. by partisan Of
General Diaz.
Fan quoted opinions on information
al law to justify Intervention, not for
( wal, but for protection. aud cited nu-
merous instances of such Intervention
on part of this government in other
countries.
Vcrearas Body Is Recovered.
Wilson expects "A full report from
Governor Colquitt and Consul Garret
regarding the manner in which the
body of Clemente Vergara, an Ameri-
can citizen killed in Mexico by the
| federals. was returned to American
soil Sunday morning. After reading
the news dispatches, the president
and Bryan conferred at length.
The president pointed out that the
Huerta government has supplied little
| simply ii would investigate, but eX-
| pressing the opinion that Vergara had
! joined the Constitutionalsts. Consul
/ Carrots dispatches have said that
/ Nergara came To death at the hands
of the federals. Secretary Garrison
called upon Brigadier General Bliss on
: the Texas border for an official report
The president indicated clearly that
! the American government will con-
tnue to use its good Offices in behalf
of the subjects of those powers which
had recognized the Huerta government
and could not therefore deal with tn,
J Constitutionalists.
Not Done by Texas Rangers.
Austin. Texas, March 9.-The Texas
rangers did not cross the Mexican
border. ror participate in the cxpedi-
ton by which Nergara's body was Sc
crctly exhumed from the Hidalgo
Mexico. cemetery and deposited By
persons. vet unidentified, ON the Tex
as side of the Rio Grande. before day
light Sunday morning, according (,
an official version from state capitol
sources. 1t is claimed this is borne
out by dispatches from Lardeo, Texas
the nearest point to Hidalgo.
Fcderals to Take Aggressive.
Mexico city, March 9.-Huerta has
| telegraphed all governors of states
and army commanders. ordering them
to take the offensive against the car
rama forces.
To-day the federal government be-
gins "A campaign against the rebels OF
the north" says the order
Brutally Treated by Federals.
! san Francisco, March 9.-Leinocit
! Figuerca. an American refugee wifi,
and five children. arrived here on 9
steamer today They told a story oi
persecution and brutality at the hands
of the Mexican federals They sait
the fcderals stripped mining proper
ties at Jalisco. valued at one hundred
thousand, and that they had TO pay a
rarsou tor the return Of their seven
teenr ycarIod son. captured by the
fcderals.
Arms For Mexiesns.
Vera Cruz. Men, March 9.-tollow-
ing the recent dispatch from this city
to the British and German legations
in Mexico City of machine guns and
squads of trained gunners, arrango
ments have been made TO place in tho
hands of all Americans capable oi
bearing arms weapons for self dcfenS,
i'm the event of an uprising i'm tn,
Mexican capital
a shipment of I 900 rifles and a large
amount of ammunition arrived her'
recently by steamer from the United
States. OF the rifles. $50 were dis
patched to the capital and arrive,
there Saturday. The remaining 81
were placed ON board the flagship Flor
ida for disposal at the discretion -
Admiral Fletcher. The shipment wa
made with the concurrence of tn,
Hucrta government