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The Socialist press., 1914-08-01

I. H. Deal, the newly appoint ed postmaster took over the office his morning, and if reports be true, took" is the proper word to use, for the office had to be ta ken almost by force. Retiring postmaster Boyer, for some req son was not inclined to let go, al- though his term had expired, ard MT. Deal had been appointed to take his place, had furnished the necessary bond and was in pos session of telegraphic instructions to take charge.
 However, after considerable ar gument some of which is said to have been more forcible than po- lite, MT, Boyer thought better of the matter and retired from the field.
 With Mir. Deal an entirely new set of clerks with one or two ex. captions, took their positions, and here again the word took" is used advisedly, for the old force put up a fight against the rehn-
The Socialist press., 1914-08-01
New Postmaster On The Job. But It Required Some Argument 10
 Get t.

quishment of their jobs, standing on their rights. or supposed rights, as civilservice employees, which seems to be mooted point in case of Alaska post offices; and- it was not until Mir. Deal handel them formal notice of discharge flor cause" with Instructions to aapeal to Washington, that they decided to give up their places.
 MT. Deal goes into office with the good will of the people gene rally, of thls community. He was not appointed at the bel est of politicians nor any particular bus mess concern, and it is believed that he will conduct the office in the best interests of the commun ity at large, unhampered by dicta> tion from any quarter. The new ly installed employees went at their work like old timers at the business and there is little doubt but the patrons of the office will receive good service at their hands.
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CARRANzA ORDERS AIRSHIPS.
Wants Two Monoplnnes shipped 10
the border at Once.

william A. Stats, New York representa-
tive OF the Mexican Constituencies. was
ordered 10y telegraph yesterday to ship tho
two munoplancs recently built Tor Gen.
Carranza AT IN. Moisant factory to some
point in Texas near the Mexican border.
The message was signed 10y Alberto SG-
lnas. a nephew OF Gen. Carranza and a
member of the staff of the rebel chief. II
was sent from Torreon.
Salinas also says he has been ordered
TO Join Gen. villa In the Sltilln campaign
and that Gen. Carranza Is on his Way e.
Durango
The message does not say whether the
rebels will try to smusgle the machines
into Mexico. but Mr.. stats !nf"rs that
they will he held IN Texas until the em-
barge Is lifted. one of these machines
Is at Hampstead ready to ship. The other
win lie ready for the 5000 foot altitude
/ test exactcd by Gen. Carranza by the FIRST
of next week.
| Charles +. Niles will make the altitude
test. He flew 900 feet high with tn,
other machine several weeks ago. and Nj
Stats accepted It for Gen. Carranza and
paid a deposit
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MORE AMERICANS QUIT MEXICO
Brazilian Legation TO Send Names
of Those in Capital Daily.

WASHINGTON, May li.-Refugees con-
tinued to leave Mexico In small NUMBERS
to-day 1t has been arranged with the
brazilian Legation officials In Mexico city
that the namae of all Americans remain
ing In Mexico city shall be telegraphed
each night to New York newspapers
The Brazilian Minister In Mexico city
wired the State Department to-day that
carl IL. Smith. Mrs. Smith and Ernest
Ri,hter have left for Puerto Mexico. Bur-
ton Wilson. reported to have gone 10
puerto Mexico last week. y still In Mexico
CITY. as are Kenneth H. Tanner, Walter
ID Deemer, A. y. NELL and MIR. ana Mrs
Thomas shea. Jane Wheeler. for whom
INJURY has been made was reported safe
at Saltllo to-day.
| The employees OF the Laguna Corpora
! ton. alarmed at present conditions III
| I,agunn, have left for Guatemala. the
British Vice Consul at Puerto Mexico IN
/ formed the state Department to-day
The shooting party OF Americnns or
| hoard the yacht lola Admiral ltowarc
r,t,orted TO day, has arrived safely AT La
paz. having been towed there from Quay
mas by the cruiser Cleveland.
The British tank ship Oswald. crowded
| with refugees, II was reported to-day n
| the Navy Department. sailed from Tam
pico last night in the direction of Ners
| CRUZ. The steamer Diana, with few
| Americana and Cubans on board. and tn
steamship Antillan. with British refugees
| are anchored outside Tamplco harbor
Admiral Badger reported to-day ina
the steamship city of Talnpico Is tourinI
the Yucatan coast 10 PICK w AMERICAN
who desire to leave
All Americans In the Culiacan distr'c
.,r safe according to wire r. 'eive'
&, ,,.... ',r.t',I Nrr1l hrooltA
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THE WYOMING OFF FOR MEXICO.
Will Join Other wRrships Of ne
North Atlantic Fleet,

Tho dreadnought Wyoming, In COM
mand OF Capt James II. Giunnon. hau!oh
In her anchor Off Bedloss Island late yes
terday afternoon and glided out through
the Narrowe ABOUT d clock. bound tot
eerVics In Mexican waters with tho rcs.
OF tho North Atlantic fleet. Her sailing
orders called FOR Vera Cruz, but they may
be changed TO Tampico before the big
fighting vessel reaches tho Gulf.
incidentally tbs sailors and marines
aboard the other vessels swinging Idly
at anchor In the harbor OF Vera Cruz VIII
look patiently for the Wyomng's smoke
on the horizon and her two fighting masts
coming up from the sea. for she carries
about 600 bags OF mail, every piece Of II
destined for some one aboard the feet
In Mexican waters. The mail was first
put aboard the Texas. hut she does not
sail until today or Wednesday and the
bags were transferred yesterday morning
to the Wyoming.
The vessels complement OF mon num-
bers LOO. including tho officers. Tho
Wyoming will halt for short stay al
Hampton Roads to take on another draft
OF 200 sailors to fit her out completely
before voyaglng to the Mexican port
The Wyoming has been locked at tina
Brooklyn navy yard since last April. Sho
Is a new vessel of the dreadnought type.
but has been In the service for several
years. Her fighttn, strength measured In
gun power Is ,his. Twelve IL inch guns
each with range OF dozen miles. and
twenty-one 3 inch guns. There are nc
s inch guns aboard. besides the regular
complement OF sailors she carries a dc
tachment of seventy-siN marines.
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NATIONS NINETEEN DEAD.

These are the dead heroes brought
from Mexico to be buried at home:
LANE. DENNIS j.. age 10, New
York city; seaman on New Hamp-
shire.
SCHUMACHER, JOHN F.. age -,
Brooklyn: coxswain on Florida.
STREAM. ALBIN f., age 10. Brook
Ign. seaman on New Jersey.
BOSWELL. LOUIS FRANK. age SO.
Coulterville, ILL.,. chief gunner's
mate on Michigan.
DE FABBIO. GABRIEL A.. ago -.
Batavia. N. Y; gunner's mate,
third class. on New Jersey.
DE LOWRY, FRANCIS p. age 81.
Pittsburg. seaman on New Hamp-
shire.
DEvOR1CK. FRANK, age IL. Abba
Ia; seaman on South Carolina.
FISHER. ELIZfE c.. age 10, Hays.
Miss: seaman on New Hampshire.
FRIED, LOUIS OSCAR. age 10.
Gretna, La; seaman on Arkansas.
FROLrCHSTE1N.E l.. H.. age 10. Mo-
bile, Ala; seaman on New Hamp-
shire.
POINsETT, GEORGE. age 20. Phiia-
delphia: seaman on Florida.
SMITH. CHARLES ALLEN. age 20.
Philadelphia, seaman on New Jer-
! sey.
WATSON. WALTER L.. age 22. Bos-
tom seaman on Arkansas.
HAGGERTY. DANIEL ALOYSTUS.
age SO. Boston: private OF marines.
MARTEN. SAMUEL. age 22, Chi
cago: private OF marines.
PERCY. EDWARD RUFUS. age "a.
Concord, N. H.: private OF marines.
SUMMERLIN, RANDOLPH. age %.
Willacoochee, Ga: private Of ma
! rines.
These two died on the Soiace.
which will arrive tomorrow:
HERSHBERGER. age %. New York.
PULLIAN. HENRY, age 22. Virginia.
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Evidently somebody had told the presi-
dent of the beauties of the Piping Rock
Country club. for orders We're given TO
turn up tho long lane therc. At the golf
course the President, cot House and the
others aligh,ed and s'rollrd for a few
minutes over tile green's None of the golf
ors appeared 20 rccogu.z" the tail. thu.
gray clad figure, ana even the c,iddlcs. WHO
know every thing IN the world. didn't learn
until later the identity Of their dist.u-
Eushcl visitor.
The return trip was made AZ even better
speed than on the way out. for the skies
were lowering then ana II WAS generally
agreed that another ten minutes nr 50
would see n downpour. Part Of the way
| President Wilson rested completely. HIS
| eyes were closed and ne sat back, with
! his head noddluG and shaken from side a.
/ side 10y the motion Of the car and tho
bumps In the road
/ The rain began just MS the pucenrhoro
= Bridge was reached but Il was hard f.
/ stop then. so tn" top on tho machine
wasn't put up though the President
clothes were splashcd "a bit 10y big drops
Arriving at Col. Houses home at ocio'k
the President hurried out ana VI to th'
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MUST OCCUPY MEXICO
That's the solution, According 60
COuns Dcbrrticr.

ATLANTA, May ll.--Count DebertieN
VINO has been IN aicXico for several months
study ing conditions for the Fronch Gov
eminent. Passed through Atlanta to-day
with $50 refugees from Tampico and sur
rounding territory who are being taken
to their homes by the French and German
Governments.
Count D,bertier declared mat President
Wilson's pbncy In Mexico Will never pac-
lfy the country.
"OccupntIOn ana possibly annex alton
by tho United states" said the Count.
is the only thing that Will ever restore
peace m Mexico"
Baron V Iiular, German nobleman
who owns property in Mexico. WAS also on
the train and echoed the statements OF
+ Count I-hertier.
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The last o. the seventeen nag draped
collins containing the bodies OF the Vera
Cruz heroes which were honored with
signal tribute yesterday were removed
from the Brooklyn navy yard before
o'clock last night. most OF them destined
for distant cities where individual me-
mortal exercises will be held In the!r
name. Members OF their families or
special committees took charge OF them.
One had "A guard of honor OF two petty
officers OF the navy by special request OF
a Congressman from his State.
All the collins were taken TO the marine
barracks yesterday noon after the SER
vices on the campus. The flags we're 'ett
untouched and with the floral tributes
will be sent to the next OF kin.
The bodies of Daniel Aioysus Haegerty.
privatc. U. s. Marine Corps, OF 16 Harding
street. Cambridge Mass. {: OF Rufus Ed
ward Percy, private. L.. $. Marine Corps
of 10 Deakin street. Concord, N. H.. and
of Walter l.. Watson. ordinary seaman
! of Orleans, Mass. were taken back u
the Montana yesterday afternoon by the
naval tug Powhatan. The Montana left
with them for Boston later In the day
Michael Haggerty. father of young nag
vertv: Mrs. Minnie Percy. another
mother and Albert Watson. a brother o.
the sailor. will receive the collins som'
time to-day.
New Workers Taken 10 Homes
The three bodies OF the New York mel
were taken home in charge OF relatives
Dennis ]. Lane. seaman. killed at vera
Cruz wan taken In charge by his father
Io,n p. Lane OF 33s East Forty-hfti
.,-ast The funeral will take place to
marrow morning at 0 80 O'Clock Lane
ootf,r WAS the one to receive THE CITY
rrr,hr,c" the wreath placed on 1t b.
Mayor Mitchell. .r
xi,l be buried tomorrow. The fuhera
will take place at 2 o'clock at the nom
y, tho boys father, Eric p. Stream ~
c,xtv.seyenth street. Brooklyn. The othe
New York man. Coxswain John r. schu
r,acher. will be buried from the home q
~. mother. Mrs. Isabella Mackey. "a suS
a.r, street. Brooklyn. probably this after
: noon at o'clock
Tive body of Francis +. De Lowry. sea
: man was sent to 62l Darsie street. Pitt'
4 hurc. late yesterday afternoon In chars
~, his father, Richard c. De Lowry. an
: ,wo petty officers Of the navy: Chit
= Cunner's Mate Frederick T. Wall'ns al
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I'm MEXICO TO SERVE MANKIND" SAYS W1LSON:
EULOGIZING MEN WHO FELL AT VERA CRUZ
"Just as Hard to DO Your
Duty When Men Are Sheer
ing at You as When
They Are Shoot
ing at You."

are not freshmen or Germans or
Frenchmen or Hebrews any more.
They we're not when they vent to
Vera Cruz they we're Americans,
every one OF them. and with no direr-
ence In their Americanism because OF
tho stock from which they came.
Therefore, they were In peculiar
sense of our blood and they proved It
by showing that they we're OF our
spirit--that no matter what their der
walton. no matter where their people
came from. they thought and wished
and did the things that were Ameri-
can and the flag under which they
served was a nag in which all the
blood OF mankind Is united to make a
free nation.
War. gentlemen. is only n sort or
dramatic representation. sort or
dramatic symbol OF a thousand forms
OF duty. never went into battle.
I never was under fire. but ! fancy
that there are some things just as
hard to do as to go under fire.
fancy that It 10 Just as hard to
do your duty when men are sneering
nj YOU as when they are shooting at
you. When they shoot at you they
can only take your natural life: when
they sneer at you they can wound
your heart, and men who are bravo
enough. sieadfast enough stcauy IN
their principles enough. 10 20 apou'
their duty win regaru 10 tneI le
low men. no matter whether there arc
Kisses or cheers, men VINO can uo
what Rudyard kiphns III one VI n'S
poems wrote. Meet win triumph anu
disaster and treat those TWO itnpos.ors
Just the same are men ior nat.o'
10 De PROUD OF. ,.sas,nrs
1.,o ch..rs NJ the moment are nc.
what A man ought to think about.
bu, the verdict OF his conscience and
OF the conscience OF mahhihu'
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Presidents Feelings Are u
Mixture of Profound Grief
and Pride as He Pays
Tribute to the
Dead.

In making his memorial address a,
the services at the Brooklyn navy
yard yesterday for the men who died a,
Vera Cruz President Wilson first ad.
Creased himself to Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels, who had handed to hin
the names Of those who gave not onl,
all they were but all they hoped to be.
But after he had spoken q few wordl
he turned again to face the soldiers ant
marines drawn up about the coffins ant
II was to them that he spoke on to thu
end. He said:
Mr.. Secretary: know that the
feelings which characterize all who
stand about me and the whole ma
ton at this hour are not feelings
which can be suitably expressed in
terms of attempted oratory or elo-
Qucnce. They are things too deep
for ordinary speech. For my own
part. have singular mixture Of
feelings. The feeling that Is upper
most Is one of profound grief that
these lads should have had to 90 TO
their death. and yet there Is mixed
with that grief a profound pride that
they should have gone as they did.
and II ] may say II out OF my
| heart, a touch Of envy Of those who
were permitted SO quietly. so nobly.
| to do their duty.
Have you thought OF II. men. here
Is tho roster OF the navy. the list
Of the men, officers and enlisted men
| and marines. and suddenly there
swim nineteen stars out OF tho list
| men who have suddenly gone into
| armament Of memory. where We
1 halo
not because they called upon us to
admire them. but because they served
US without asking any questions and
in the performance of n duty which
is laid upon us - well As upon
them.
Duty 10 not an uncommon thing. gen.
tiemen. Men are performing II In
the ordinary walks Of life all around
US all the time, and they are making
great sacrifices to perform II. What
gives men like these peculiar dis
tinctlon IL not merely that they did
their duty, but that their duty had
nothing TO do with them or their
own personal and peculiar interests.
"They Gave Their Lives for U.s.
They did not give their lives for
themselves. They gave their lives for
us. because We called upon them as
nation TO perform an unexpected
duty. That is the way in which men
grow distinguished and that Is the
only way. by serving somebody else
than themselves. And what greater
thing could you serve than a nation
, such as this We love and are proud
Of
Are you sorry for these lads? Arc
you sorry for the way they will bc
remembered? Does II not quicken
your pulses TO think Of the list Of
them? I hope to God none or you
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strikes Table with Fist.

During the prayers by Rabbit Wise
and the navy chaplains Mr.. Wilson's
eyes were closed, his head bowed and his
hands claspoi tightly together in front OF
him. when he spoke he evidenced FUR
thor the unusual state 81 his feelings by
striking the table in front Of him with
his fst number OF times. something ne
does not generally do.
After the ceremonies the Presidential
party. with James sloan, thc Presidents
personal guard from the secNat service
seated watchfdlly beside him, made an
unusual trip. II was up the Bowery
from the Manhattan Bridge to Cooper
square, while the East Side. warned by
the sill; hats and nying motorcycle pO-
liccmen. slowly learned that the President
OF the United states was making a
journey through their part OF town. The
secret service men said they couldn't re-
member that President had ever before
taken that route.
At the New York end OF the bridge a
large crowd was gathered and IN" cheer
ing was louder than 1T any time during
the day.
After luncheon tho President reappeared
~ O'Clock and got into an automobile
for a sharp 15 mil. spin over the Long
Island roads. with him were pr. Cpry
Grayson. Col. House and his usual escort.
The first stop of the afternoon was O. 50"
the Presidents tailor on Firth avenue. Ii,
went upstairs TO b" measured for now
spring suits and wnilc he was gone su
many gathered to SEQ him come ont tina,
traffic was Interrupted and there was
more work for The Firth avenue patrol
men.
The measuring took only ten minutes
and then the course NIs laid NJ F!ftN
avenue to FiitS-scVcnth street and across
the greensboro Bridge.
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Father Grateful for Aid.

Richard G. De Lowry Of 52l DarsIe
street. Pittsburg, left New York last night
for Pittsburg on the PENNSYLVANIA Rall-
roads Mercantile Express. which carried
in an express ear the body OF his son
Mr. DE Lowry had been greatly wrought
up by the events OF the day and was near
tears when he spoke 10 Sun reporter.
81 cant say a single word except In
gratitude toward all the people l have
met here In New York." he said. They
hnv" III been mighty kind to me-like
brothera
Il shall never forget how good Com
mander Louis NJ. Mutton of the Montana
was to me. when ! went aboard that shiI
that had brought my sons body home
He saw how / felt and he looked after
me himself and made 1t just as easy fol
me as ne could"
The trying period OF the last few days
had SO broken UP Mr.. De Lowry that tn,
two navy men with him were Nisibly con
cerned over his condition.
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may Join the list. but II you DO. you
will 1oin an immortal company.
SO while we are profoundly sorrow
fil and while there goes out OF our
heart n very deep and afectionate
sympathy for the friends and relatives
Of these lads who for the rest OF their
lives shall mourn them, though with
q touch Of pride. we know why We do
not 20 away from this occasion cast
down but with our heads hued ana
our eyes on the future Of this country.
with absolute confidence OF how Il will
be worked out. Not only upon tho
mere vague future Of this country. but
the Immediate future.
We have gone down to Mexico TO
serve mankind II we can lind out tho
way. We do not want to fight the
Mex,cans. We want to serve tire
Mexicans II we can, because We know
how we would like to be free and how
we would like to BE- served II there were
friends standing by ready to serve us.
A war of aggression Is not war in
which 1t is a proud thing to de. but q
war OF service Is thing IN winch u
Is a proud thing TO die.
Notice that these men were or our
blood. mean of our American blood.
which IL not drawn from any one
country. which is not drawn from any
on. stock. which Is not drawn from
any one language of the modern
world, but free men everywhere have
sent their sons and their brothers and
their daughters to this country IN
order to make that great compounded
nation which consists OF All tho
sturdy elements and OF all the best
elements of the whole globe.
Americans, Every One OF the
! listened again to this Est with n
profound interest nj the mixture or
the names. for the names bear the
marks of the several national stocks
from which these men came. But they
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PRESIDENT SENDS WREATH.
Mother Of Young DE Lowry Gets
Flowers At Her Home.

PITTsBuRG, May ia wreath OF lilies
from President Wilson came this morning
to the home of Francis L. De Lowry. the
Lawrenceville boy who was killed In Vera
Cruz. The flowers with the White House
card came to the De Lowry house. 3?l
Darsie street while Mrs. De Lowry was
sitting In the dnrkened parlor talking
about her boy.
"Oh, ! hope It's not his clothes they are
sending home" the mother cried. as the
delivery wagon drew up. Instead came
the floral piece bearing simple card with
THE President" upon II.
From all the houses that front on the
little street flags are hung at half stan and
draped with mourning.
The body of young DE Lowry is ex-
pected TO reach here tomorrow night. The
funeral will be a public AFFAIR. the Mayor
having proclaimed half holiday.
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LIBERALS MAY JOIN CARRANZA
Calderon Freed From jail by Amcri-
| cans tO Urge Union.

JuAREz. May i1.-Eebel officials
were advised to-day that Fernandina
Calderon. the aged leader of the Liberal
party IN Mexico. who il on his way TO
New York. viii come here later.
Calderon was released from the prison
san Juan Dc Tina At Vera Cruz by III"
American forces. He will spend several
days In JuareZ and then Will go south To
confer with Carranza in regard TO merc
Ing the Liberal and the Constituents
list parties In Mexico. lie has a large
following in Mexico and his friends are
greatly incenscd over the treatment he
received ut the hands OF Huerta.
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THE SOLACE HAS 90 INvALIDS.
wounded From Vera Cruz Will ne
Put in Hospital Here.

WAsHiNGToN, May 1.-The following
information has been received 10y the
Navy Department from the u. $. ).
Solace en- route from Vera Cruz to New
York:
Total number of patients destined for
the naval hospital at New York ~ sixty
two. of which thlrty-one were wounded
in action and thirty one are ambulance
cases The Solace will take back to
Mexico AZ convalescents forty-one cases
of minor Illness"
The Solace, while IN New York. will
take on board the necessary medical stores
for the fleet in Mexican waters ana VIII
dock and make necessary minor repairs
at the New York Navy Yard.
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DIR. RYAN GOES TO VERA CRUZ.
Fails to Leave Puerto Mexico with
Other Refugees.

New ORLEANS, May I1.--Dr Edward
Ryan, who was first condemned TO death
at Zacatecas and later ordered TO leave
Mexico by President liuerta. was no;
among refugees on the Esperanza, which
arrived here to-day.
Dr. Ryan. il was learned, left Puerto
Mexico for Vera cruz instead OF coming
to the United states, AZ expected.
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EXERCISES IN SCHOOLS.
Patriotic Services Are Attended by
100000 Pupils.

Memorial. and patriotic exercises were
held during the day In the public schools
Of the city. More than $685. pupils at
tended.
In the addresses emphasis was laid on
the honor due TO those who have died
for their country, sympathy for relatives
and friends and the horrors OF war and
blessings OF peace.