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nftecn- year-ofn son Of Mr.. Miranda
was present. and sitter the ctiatcns
officers had PASSED che baggage q the
party he escorted them TO his fathers
home. The party included Jobeph
Bonaiess iSandovaL Gen. Dias's Lawyer;
DR.. Pedro del Villas, mis- secretary ard
Interpreter; DR.. Richard dcl ijo and
Capt. Hector ArostegM. sS
The presence Of Sendoval In the
party disposed Of rumof that he
had gone to North Moxiro 10 confer
with the revolutionary leaders and
MIR. del villas added the information;
Gen Diax IL not seeking an al.
lance with Carransa or villa. He
doesn't approve OF their methods and
would not care 1, tn identify himself
with them"
This is the Generals second visit
to this country within a year. Foi-
lowing the overthrow Of Maderb and
the rise OF Hucrta, Diaz passed
through tho Pacific states on his way
to Vancouver TO sail for Japan, as
special ambassador to express ~
japan Mexico's thanks for her par
ticipation In the Mexican oenteantal.
when japan hesitatcd to receive him
for fear Of causing complications hero
Diax went TO Europe. He was practi-
cally an exile. and a speedy break
with Huerta followed his return to
Vera Cruz last October. Then he went
to Cuba. .--- & d, -,
On the same ship came Mrs. ArtApr
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as British Minister. He Is coming to
England Immediately to report to the
Foreign once as originally arranged,
but the previous decision that he is
not no TO return to Mexico is likely to
The British Government. considers
that the attacks OF the American
press are unjustihable and WIN not
withdraw him while he 10 under Are
, This action will cause some incon.
veniencs, - Charles Murray Mar
ling. who was to be Sir Lionei's sue.
cessor, has now been replaced IA
Counsellor of Embassy At CONSTANT.
nople by Henry Hammond Dawson
Beaumont, Counsellor OF Embassy ri
Toxic. In the mean time Mr.. Marlina
remains in England awaiting orders
to proceed to Mexico. He and hi
wife have announced to all theii
friends that thoy IRE going there.
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WOMAN SENTENCED To- :, =
philadelphia FOR tE5'
Forgetting Rule Against Cruel and.
Unusual Punishments, Camden &c.
Judge Utters the Decree" ID. -

CAMDEN. n. j.. Feb. a.--6sutSncsd,
to Philadelphia for nfs. Annie Miner,
was led In sadness to the PennsyivantA
ferry and placed upon boat Under ~
cort OF two poiioemen last evening. The
woman. wrinkled aAd gray. hAA beasS
found wandering I'm the streets h. Q,
tazed condition, In perii OF frceSiny. y.
The arresting policeman charged THAI.
shc was drur<. .- ..
Yes. I had . few drinks With
friends" she said to Recorder Stack. .
house. but I'D iik, to sat another
chance" =.
'Tii give you the chance" said the
Recorder. Il sentence you to remain ID !,
Philadelphia for the rest Of your ,usA
and may the Lord have mercy upon
The pscr woman stass,rsd for .. no..
ment under the blow. But then. pulling
herself together. she looked up. va z
courage remarkable In one. Of her year6
and said.-Weakly but clearly:
'Yss. str. wtll 90 70 PhlladslpAta
and IL viii do the best ! can"
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FOULKE {. BRANDT,
SCH|FF kSSA|LANT,
LEAVES AMERICA
Continued from 'fSr't pace
heard Of II came from acquaintance
Of brandt who called upon tho lawyer
to tell him Brandt had sailed.
CAME HERE TO MARRY THE
cHoRus GIRL.

These acquaintance OF the ex.con-
vict told Mr.. Towns that Brandt had
licd when he said he came to New
York to get his pardon modified. He
had como to meet and marry the
chorus girl, whose name passed from
the mind OF Mr.. Towns after the con.
versation. This gbrl did not know Of
Brandt's. chapter In criminal, legal.
financial and political history.
Her friends, who knew Brandt, told
her the truth about him and she let
him know that inasmuch as he had
deceived her and was q notorious
person anyway she did not want any.
thing more TO do with him. She be.
longs to a Southern family
On top Of this lifting came a letter
from Senator Nelson telling Brandt
that the statesman wanted nothing
more to do with him ana was disap.
pointed and cagsrieveA over his ON.
duct and would not even. e5unteuance
the effort, Of anybody else to en-
courage Brand.'s professions OF q
desire to lead an honest Woodworking
life.
Brandt sailed and put himself out.
side the immigration pale. He took
passage alone and was entered On the
ships papers under his own name.
The pardon did not carry with II
an exoncration frnm tho crime of
which Brandt had been convicted. II
was preceded by q sworn confession
VI guilt made by brandt and Gov.
sulSer characterized the proceeding
a. AN act Of substantial Justice"
warranted by an unduly severe SEN
tence.
And thus" as his one time lawyer
said without perceptibie accents OF
grief. "lc has taken his troubled
heart back to his native shores"
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TWENTY-FIVE SAVED
FROM WRECKED SHIP;
CAPTAIN STICKS
Men Taken in Breaches Buoy
and Lifeboats From British
Steamer Riverdale.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 2i.--The Brit
ish steamer Riversdaie. Capt. Lori
mer. from Port Arthur, Tex. to Not.
terdam with lumber. In ashore ncar
Little Island. where she struck last
night. Twenty-Five members OF her
crew havc been saved.
Ths Riverrdale went hard ashore
about twelve miles south Of Cape
Henry In a severe northeast gale.
The crew were taken OF In the
brecches buoy and iifeboats. II Is
believed the ship can he fioated.
Capt. Lorimer remained aboard tho
Pivorsdale. The crew are being cared
for by the Hfo savers.
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XlxeICAN PRISONER n
vAvl6AkE. DkLlDVkD
Scot BY VILLAS MEN

n PAnO, Tex, Feb. y.--rhis city.
aftag . day aad night OF excitement
oser ths news OF the execution Of
WNllAn 8. Benton. which included an
tadlUnatioa meeting Of citissns And
= caash .bstwesa United states troops
~ Mextsaa raidsrs. swaksasd to-
cay - anxiety and conjecture - "a
~ eaAs Of Gustav Bsuch. IN Amer
eoa accused by the rsbsls at Juarss
~ bslng . spy. aud Of two English.
men. frisnds Of Benton. who disap.
pesisd In Juares last Wednesday.
uauch. who was . prisoner. disap
poered from bile cell last evening
Sols vas discovsrsa by relatives VII.
sSvottsd the fact 10 Thomas u. Nd
Q0D1s. the American Consul q
yo1oos, whsa they went to take bsA
~ md foed 70 hin. NJ 10 hsllsvs<
~ o1ve bssn hot.
~ - uasiishmsn. one u sas1
~ 80 faashss namsA Curtis. frou
. .>f Mexico. ana rs s;i..ss' job,
Z ~ eGAcs, chsee saGissse u ~ Can
- Dsvesopsssnt Company. q
8Gtna, Ans.
j ae otewAst. kSswn also q
- = $3.50 seldist q o.
"
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nDSL AGENT SAYS
VILLA KNOCKED BENTON
~tAi DOWN Before TRIAL,

WARRINGTON. Feb. :i.--Roberto
Y. PsDauisrs, Constitptionaiist agent
hsFS. made public the following tcie.
cam from Conslitutionaiist head
- Juarss:
'Bsaton entered Villas apartment
vogy uasxpectsdiy. demanding pro-
teetlea for his interests and bitterly
tonnltinG villa and the Constitution
alR array. Gen. villa told him that
- considered him an enemy to the
caestitntionaiist cause and that In
ctlsr that 10 might not continue to
yigt against Il be (villa). was goins
q nv him the value OF his property
(ooo4on'6) IN ths state Of Chihuahua.
baton hocaase very exaspeeake<
- ~, anA drew M revolver, N,
tnn110g 70 tiu TIE 0eneral. but Ii,
hIDoe ltnnledlAtely kn0ckod hin
1oeA, di6Armsd him and sent him u
~ Benton Was Afterwards tried b
= oDopeO military tribunal, sent0uce<
v &oeth and duly executed, all In 40
sge94Ace With the laws and usase'
- WNr" S
!, Aaoouscsmsnt that benton me,
aqQth N Juarss after . court marta
001ored by villa Yas made to-day b.
13egokary Bryan. Nho said he had M
(B1AAg detAlls. HIS Information casn&
t9ta Aoapasch from Consul Edward
~ Jtases, who said he had read TN
e6GDt.martlai proceedings, which
800 Forwarded BY mall 10 Washing
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production. Occupying boxes near
them were Mrs. Vanderbilt. Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish. Mrs. Whitney War
rem. Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, Mrs. Cass
Gilbert, Mrs. John w. Alexander. Mrs.
French. Mrs. Robert Goelet and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Before the pageant began the scene
presented In the ballroom was a
strange one. T..e lower floor was
given over entirely to society per-
AoAs In costume. who formed n gem
eral grOup picture Of Arabs. women
OF the harem, troubadOurs, monks.
Ehst Indian botentates and what NOT.
It. was an cngrossing study In color
Ing that the many costumes pre-
Csss Gilbert was rem0rking to
Daniel G. French that the pageant
would outshine the Egyptian ball
given by Louis Tiffany last season.
when't there was fanfare Of trumpets
and the big event. for which months
of preparation had been made. was
bogun.s, - u.s. - =. 81 -.
Kennstb. II. Murchison. acting IN
f'antalcone. told the audience that the
Arst scene manayed by. Albert Hertex,
would show Venice In the Byzantine
MINDELssoHN cLus A. e,.
: RATEs IN VENETIAN SCENE.
The scape represented an open
square. Merchants, entered and be-
gan crying their wares. To the right
OF the stage could be seen a galleon
loaded With pirates. Tho pirates, by
the way. were members Of the Men.
deiasohn Glee Club. and they were In
charge Of Howard .. Borden. Ever.
EFT Meeks led the group Of mer-
While sales were being made in
the square and New York aociety
sirls-beE pardon. Byzantine maidenA
-were dancing under the direction
OF Miss Civillse Alexandra and Mrs
LanEdon 0eer. tho pirates began
singing. Then they swarmed on their
ship and began e, rough housing
OF course somebody had to save
the day or II wouldn't have been a
good pageant. and the guy who did
II was Belisari,is, the Roman general
rep fesente3 by Joseph II. Hunt. Mr.
Hunt was very much In earnest wher
he ran on the stage with his Soldieri
and began whacking the pirates--sc
mitch 20 that several members Of the
Mendeissohn Glce Club are nursing
painful bruises to-day. ~e'
The pirates were routed and tn,
audience shouted. Came then upoI
the scene Emperor Justinian (Sey
mour Oromwell) and Empress Theo
dora (Mrs. Cooper Hewitt) Ate
promenadtns about enough to SHOW
they scorned such q thing as stag
fright, they sat. on their throne ant
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D|Az WON'T JOIN !. :. =. :.
VILLA OR MAKE. r.. r..
WAR ON H!UERTA
Continued from First Page.)

an Interpreter snd proved
himself an adept at evadint embar-
raising questions. s.. o.. ....
s11o NO eoLuTIoN TO TRou.
oIgo IN VIE COUNTY,.
70 The question Of whether or not
he saw hope o. peace without Inter-
vention by this country ne repliSd:N
II think there viii be endless war
fare in my country" 49, g..
DO. you think Intervention would
be followed by serious WARP"
Di.s smiled d he replied with the
question: ~ ~ =
''what do you think would. happen
here Il Great Britain landed troops on
your shorssf" ..t.. t...
He said he believed rebel victory
could reauit Ia only temporary peace,
and to the question as to what hs
considered . solution Of the situation
he Responded earnestly:
~ wish I knew. I would work to-
ward that end. As 1t il, am out OF
politics entirely. 49, .' .... 8. b.
He refused to discuss the killing OF
William y. Benton. the British sub
ject. BY. villa, saying that. he did no,
know tho circumstances nor the pro.
vocation villa might have had.
Gen. Diax admitted that he had
been warned Of threats to kill him
though II was other members Of hit
party who thds explained his depar.
ture from Cuba. However. he said
he was not afrs;1 though he va,
taking precautions against an attack
0oueN'r. APPROVE. o. VILLA
OR cARNANxA.,.
There ,Sas ma deaeGs1lan - nse(
Gen.. ptsy; yhsu IN Aervo eastls
evoked q risr II. BfesI1yn. Only ~
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RALLIED AFTER WEDDING.

Patient N Hospital, Wed when
Death seemed Near, Recove.ing.
That Mrs. Vernon Whitehead, for.
merly Miss Georsianna Petite. will re-
cover from the attack Of pneumonia
which 1t was feared would cause her
death was reported at 1t. Peters Hos
pitai In New Brunswick. N. j.. to-day.
Mas Petite ana Whitehead. . wealthy
resident Of South River. were married
In the hospital when Miss Petite feared
ply 10 the questions put by tho Rev. II.
Paul sloan, who officated. Miss Petto,
who had viss.isi 10 have The ceremony
psrformed rallied soon after her wish
Was granted.
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eEE!. BUT WE'RE MODERN.


Soon there'li be nothing Of interest. In
New York for the sightseers\ from Osh-
kosh and other ''InetropoliseN' to SEQ.
More horse cars are to 20 TO their long
earned rest more weary. antiquated
Quadrupsds to sink Into oblivion. by
consent OF the Public Service Commits
sion and Frederick w. whitridgs.
Permission was srantsd to the Dry
Dock, East Broadway and battery
Railway, COMPANY yesterday by M
row~- Tor the ccsnrs ny's tine IA Cana
street cast OF the bowery. The motive
power has been horsss. aud will b
underground trolley. Permission was
sssansS from y: Board Of Rsr9sa
horses eth lived and. not until last
avpay Tor The ccmmission's consent.
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SUBMARINE
''' MISSING At SEA.
Naval Officials Believe Graft Has
Net Disaster and All Aboard .
Drowned.

HIROSHIMA. Japan. Fob. IA
japanese submarine attached 70 the
protected cruissr Hirado has been
missing for three days. The naval
authorities believe she has met with
disaster and that all on board have
been drowned. ,.
Tue submarine had bean despatched
to search for torpsdoes lost during
practice on kakumajima.
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Expended on
Cosfu'nss and Stage
Ssttinss for Pageant
In Which millionaire,
Dsbutantes and Actors
Join. in Song. Dance
and Pyon,snads.

In all the history Of wealth and
lavishness OF New York society, prob
ably nothing has surpassed the ball OF
Fine Arts at the Hotel ,Astor, which,
lasted until the early hours this morn
ing. .t
Costumes and stage settings for the
'anair--it really was a pageant. al-
though ofiacially designated IA q bali
cost >Looo.ooo. More than ..7ol
tickets were sold and 5000 persons,
almost all Of them in fancy dress cos.
tunes, filled the Grand Ballroom al
the hotel.
Months ogo preparations for the
elaborate social event wcre begun.
New York society women gave Paris
drcssmaksrs carte blanche In ,tfins
up gowns for the occasion. The men
were equally prodigal. The result was
. bewilderins display OF jewelry. rare
laces and alVost prioslsss cloths.
While the pageant was given by the
Society OF Beaux Arts Architects for
the bsneht Of the socisty's educational
work In architecture and In painting
and sculpture ~ applied to architoc.
turs. Il was primarily a social event.
Particularly Keen was the interest
taken In II because society persona
Of worldwide prominence trans.
formed themselves for one evening
into actorS and actresses Of the spec.
tacular school.
10 seoTLioHrs ON STAGE wnear
SOCIETY lEApGRS DANCE.
NinS spotllghts were turned on the
StaSs where they sans. danced and
promsuadeds. >. --,s..' -. g.. - - :
When the productisn was 1t an end
early this morning Cas- Gilbert.
Ernest, FVasg end Robert Aitisu
united IN sayint II was the srsatest
Of It, kind ever seen in this country.
The most remarkable part OF II was
that persons prominent In society dtd
the grsater part Of the acting.
william Faversham was there. 40
was. hts wife, Julie Opp. Also there
were Frances staSr. Robert Warwick.
Laurctts Taylor. Constance Collier.
Henry q. Dizzy and, many other the.
strical people, but they had q pageant
Of their own within the. Grand pa-
ssant. II really was New York society
people who did the acting, after hay.
Ing carefully arranged for the AFFAIR.
What they represented were scene,
in Venice during three of the mo.,
important periods In the history q,
lcivilisation-the byzantine, the NiddI.
Ags and the Renaissance. In tho.s
representation they brought back ~
earth emperors. empressos, courtiers
intriEu>rs. swordsmen, monks, nun,
and bishops OF early days, all Of vhor,
stood there IN the ballroom with m
much historical accuracy In dress md
bearing a. modern knowledge could
supply.
MAvoR MICHEL AND me WIFE
,oUgoTo or HONOR.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell and his
wife were the gussts Of honor ct. tn.
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nesday to AID In the search for Ben.
ton, n sehoolmate OF Lawrence's,
and were seen no more by himself or
other friends.
Lawrence and Curtis, Stewart said
registered here Tuesday under ~.
sumed names. and they came On bus.
mess Of nature which. for financial
reasons. required secrecy. lie did no,
know what names they used. stewar,
told a olrcumstantiai story Of hts
search for the two friends yesterday
UNITED STATES TROOPS TOOK
TWO PRISONERS.
The two prisoAers taken by Troop
NJ. Thirteenth Cavalry. last night
when fifteen or twenty shots were ex =
changed between the Americans and
crowd Of Mexicans. probably will
be released. Capt. Harry NJ. cootes
said to-day. after questioning the
prisoners thnt they appeared to be
employees Of the smclter. who mad =
vertenily became mixed up with the
Hying MetICans. 81.
cootes received information last
Tuesday that q plot was afoot "a
rush" his little outpost on the river
near the outskirts Of the city, with
the idea Of obtaining arms and horses
for n flibustering expedition. and the
close watch he instituted resulted In
the detection by Corporal Janson Of
the Mcxicanc in an alley. Jensen wat
fred upon>whcn he ordered the Next
cans 20 halt, and he and his comrades
returned q volley. ''
A Mexican, who went 20 "a iocai
hospital with an unexplained bullet
wound in his leg, In believed to have
been hit by the troopers.
Eight Mexicans. suspected Of being
Federal officcrs. were arrested at the
Union station by the Captain and In.
termed at Fort Bliss. They had tickets
for Eagle Pass. which 10 across the
Rio 0rande from Piedras Nsgras.
Mexico. q.
The intense feeling hero over tho
killing by villa personally, or at his
orders, Of Benton was voiced In resU.
buttons adopted ct the mass meeting.
Copies Of the resolutions are being
prepared to-day TO be mailed to Pres.
ident Wilson. the British Ambassador
Mt Washington and the Senators from
Texas.
Last nights meeting was held In q
theatre. Mayor Kelly having said no
would have tho police break up any
meeting held on the streets. a. was
flrst planned.
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DRILLS FOR POLICE PARADE,
'..sesss- n,srS CAs.ss. s'ssss b
Ne can Ne . Drill Master. e.

In order TO arrange for the drills pre-.
csding the annual police parade. Com
missioner Mckay ordered Inspector
Myers d the first Inspection district.
which insludss Slas lever East Side. "a
s essnEs p!asi: y'ta., !5nsPssto.s |sh..
s..sS n :s:s.s,s
snd nsedS The rsst whiqh the pest ~
w % Is. t pss. @ s:S. Sce'f:
parohinH -. svQlutions. Capt !. s1seok
sv S.i S a N, e :.s e.; :. e s.s ~ s:s
";A"iaas ss Se sS2io S:. xS J,sss % ~.
the Commissioner % honorary msNnhs1.
chip nsxt week. will - organised 60 Z
sspareN regiment Of ~ men nsxl
Commlssionss Mckay saneuncsd tia,
because g cemplalntS ~ ooN0onS q In,
sAsasa;s ss[vsss y ~ 1919 q ~
censaisSisass Wai1E
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LONDON. Feb, 2i.--Ths reserved
attSok ~ the American press ON Dir
IAonsl Garden, British Minister Ia
Nsxioo, over the disclosure that; hs
ID interested Ia isaA N .Mexiee. y
likely - hAye ~ ,seIect q proleas.
~ ~ 1ssisl q ~ stsy y 1lasiss
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RRITESH EAGER FOR
DETAILS ON BENTON:
GOVERNMENT WATTS,

LONDON. Feb. ?i.-The British
Government up TO . late hour to-day
had not taken any action In regard
10 the execution ut Juares Of william
3. benton. the Scotch ranchmen.
beyond instructing Sir Cecil Spring.
Rice. British Ambassador ct Wash.
ington. 10 obtain from Secretary" Of
state Bryan all possible tnsormatisn
% the a6ait. Although tls trassdy
hes created sensation throughout
the British Isles, Il has not AROUSED
any disposition on ths part ef'rsspon.
siblt member Of the British Gov.
eminent to change their policy In
regard to Mexico. e.. = ;. :. 4
There 10 NO concsalment Of the fact,
however. that murders Of British sub
jscts In MEXICO. unless they be foi.
lowed by the punishment OF the ber.
petrators and the payment Of indem.
mites. are ,-itksly TO arouse pubic
opinion here to the pslnt where II
will demand that the British Govern.
mont take . strong Island. This fAct
had bssn Impressed upoa the State
Department at Washington by Eli
Cecil Spring Rice bsfors any British
lives he'd bssn lost In Mexico.
Great Britain's ofncial attitude In
the matter Ia that OF looking TO the
American Government to protect Brit.
ish suhjsctA and Il has NO doubt thai
the United States will do IL hest, al
though It recognise that Washington
10 practically heipless to protect for
oign residsnts 10 Mexico.
The STATE Department at WsshinS'
ton had already informed the Bsttisl
oovssnmsnt that where there were NJ
Hritiah Ceusuls Ia Nsxioo the Consull
% the United States would look aftsl
British interests. Great Britain hal
no Communication with the Ncxicas
Constit utionaiists through diplomat,
or consular channels, fof the member
q ths British Government have CON
sidsred any recognition Of the Con
sttutionailsts - bsliigsrsnts = mis-
take. ..
Tho only oAiciai statement siven "a
by the Foreign Once was ~ follows
AT the request Of his Aajssty'
Ambassador At washinstoa. the Uni
ted states 0ovseument. which IN
promised pfotsetioa 70 British sRb
lsets In such parts OF MEXICO whsr
no Dvttioh Consulates exist. has In
strncted United States CopDular rep
rSsentatives thoroughly 10 invsstlgat
the circumstances Of william y. Ben
tons DEATH 49,. .-,t,-
London Newspaper comment on tn
killiuy Of Benton II attracting spscia
attention.
president Wilson has some too IA
} to shrink now from going further.
says the Globe. TT 10 intolerabi
that British subjects should oontinu
TO be done TO death without redrAs,
The United States not only has n
; spDnsibility In MEXICO under III
Monroe Doctrine. but has the add
tional responsibility OF suppiyin
Villa with arms, thereby pron0tin
= lawlessness With such grtsvous N
, suits 70 British lives and intsresta. :
. The Evening STANDARD says: 'rh
. execution of Benton, " tgue, emphs
sises the fact that some kind of II
> tsrnAtionaI compulsion viii soon
] Necessary TO stop MEXICO from VA
lowing 10 this sty Of cosrpptieu an
efuelty" w
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Three Llfs saves 'DsswssA.

QUEENSTOWN. .irsAnd. Feb ST..
Three lifsbpatmsn were drowned
when they went out from Tsthard to
rescue the Grew of the NortiGian
bAr& Nextoo. driven oato the VOoks
near the oaltee Islands. Wagtord,
last pight. \, boot !contsining Sour-
tAau men WAs sunE On the WaV . T.
yreek.N The othsrs end the shlDs crew