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Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
0'Shaughnessey May Be Unable to
Leave as Intended.
PLAN TO SEIZE THE RAILROAD
Attempt Will Be Made to Keep Line
to Capital Open.
MILITARY COUNCIL IS CALLED
Attitude of Carransa May Make En-
tire Change In Plan of Military
Operations Necessary
May Call Militia.

WASHINGTON, April 23-Charge AL
gara. after comforting with Secretary Of
State Bryan, said that he had mada
formal demand for his passports and ex-
pected to receive them late today. He
said he would leave Washington tonight
and probably would go to Europe
Algara said that no foreign representa-
tives here had yet been designated to
handle Mexican affairs. but that the sit
uation would be turned over to the Bra
zilian embassy.
Secretary Of state Bryan, just before
going into conference with the president.
said that Charge AlEaras 4 passports wsrs
being prepared in the State department
and would be delivered to him late today.
o'shauEbnessey Given Passports.
Nelson. O'shAushnessy. the American
charge d'affaires at Mexico City, has
been handed his passports by General
Huerta ana Is preparing to leave Mexico
City.
Huerta's handing of passports to OnarEe
o'Shaughnessy was regarded as a most
sensational development In the situation,
and II was believed to forecast a declara-
ton of war on the part OF Huerta. The
giving OF passports to a minister or
charge daffsires in most cases, though
not invariably. has preceded a declara-
ton OF war.
Charge oshaughnessy telegrap,.~- tho
State department under date OF We'd
nesday night as follows:
Having been given my passports.
am leaving tomorrow night or Friday
morning"
The message was given out at $50 a. m.
The fact that Charge o'Shaughnessy
had been handed his passports by Gem
eral Huerta added an acute aspect to
the situation. but has been more or less
expected. The interests of the United
States will be looked after by one or
two of the other foreign legations. Sec
retary Bryan said that the mere with
drawal of the charge d'affaires did not
necessarily mean war
Private advices reaching here today in
code from Mexico City disclosing that
Americans there were in danger. have
been communicated to government Off
cials.
The dispatches were from q source OF
unquestioned trustworthiness and bore
the' date of today, set forth that mobs OF
Msxicans we're forming for anti-American
demonstrations; that Americans on the
streets had been menaced and threatened
with violence and that they were con-
centrating at the embassy for mutual pro-
| lection.
The State department has been ad-
vised that between 800 and 1000 American
citizens stlll are in Mexico City.
The last message from Charge
lOShaughnessy said he expected to leave
Mexico City tonight or tomorrow morn
ing. but that by no means would he so
to Vera Cruz today, II was stated by the
department
Plans 20 seiEe Road 20 Mexico City.
II was learned early today that the
Navy and War departments had made
plans for the early seizure OF the railroad
from Vera Cruz 10 Mexico City. A recon
Loitering party has reported still intact
two bridged on the railroad, one ten
miles and one eighteen miles from Vera
1
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FIRE IS EFFECTIVE
Naval School Wrecked by Shells
of Smaller Ships.
FEW PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Captured Snipers Expected to Be Ex-
ecuted Without Delay.
SPANISH COMMANDER sULKY
Refuses to Take His ship Outside
the BPeakwater Until Second
Request IL Made by Rear
Admiral Fletcher.

3 WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Twelve
Americans have been killed and fifty
wounded in the occupation of Vera Cruz.
This was announced in a dispatch from
Rear Admiral Badger, made public by
the Navy department at 245 a. m.
Eight men were killed and thirty
wounded in todays fighting in the Mexi-
can city. An earlier report had put the
second days casualties at two killed and
ten wounded, making the total six killed
and thirty wounded
At S:i5 a, m. the Navy department is
sued this statement:
"Officlal list of casualties OF Americans
at Vera Cruz April % follows:
Dead:
"R. PERCY. private. marine corps.
IL. o. FRIED. ordinary seaman.
wv. I. WATSON. ordinary seaman.
IF. 2. DELOWRY, seaman.
"A. s. STREAM, ordinary seaman
&C. A. SMITH. ordinary seaman.
. "c.NG. DEFABIR, gunner's mate, third
class.
FRANK DEvoRICK, ordinary sea-
man.
Seriously wounded;
ii. Pulliam. fireman, first class; e M
GuIlloan, ordinary seaman; M F1tzgersio
sergeant marine corps; j, Peoples prl-
Vate: w. Ponkowski, ordinary seamani
II. ]. Kapplen, ordinary seaman; w. M
Bass. seaman; c. L. Nodsiek, ORDINARY
seaman; ]. L. Bennett, coNswain; Is
Christy, seaman; A. G. Ebel, private; H.
E. Hoisinger, private; II. f. Boyle
ordinary seaman; Robinson, ordinary sea
man; ]. Cantwen, no rating; A. r. Doe
ordinary seaman; L. w. Taylor no rat
ing; F. n. Kalmers. no rating.
G. Rainey, private; f. P. Peterson
nrtvate: ]. Mcmillan, private; F. Manz'
ordinary seaman; C. r. Harseberger' or
binary seaman: H. NJ, Mckerson' boat
swain mate second class; J. l.. kwaplcK'
seaman; n. Schartz. ordinary seaman
slightly wounded:
Lieutenant ]. p. Lannon, ordnance OF
ficer battleship Now Hampshire u M
Davidson, private; r. Shaker private
II 7 Reed private; C. J. Leahy' oroi-
narv seaman; c. n. Cameron, ordinary
seaman; ]. F. Place, seaman; O. Sis-
burne. electrician; J. A. Anderson sea
man: w. Nj. schmidt, seaman j. -
McClov. boatswain's mate; j. II. gilbert
seaman; E. G. Rickard, eleetrician' D.
H. Copeland, seaman; w. H. Manages
ordinary seaman.
story of the Battle.
VERA CRUZ. April 2S.-Early yester
Asv afternoon the city of Vera Cruz
49, ST1,go
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Spanish War Vets
Decide to Meet Next
Year in This City
OFrom a staff Correspondent

CFrom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, April 23.-jspeeial Telegram
Ringing speeches and resolutions pledg-
ing support to President Wilson in case
war was declared closed the session OF
the Spanish War Veterans. in session here
yesterday. Omaha will be the scene OF
the next session in 1915.
Officers elected we're; L. II. Warner
Geneva, department commander; Frank
F. Beels. Norfolk. senior vice commander
l.. NJ. Travis, Omaha, junior vice com.
mander: Fred Ludden, Lincoln inspector
Frank l.. Dinsmore, Teoumseh, Judge
advocate; Robert p Jensen. Omaha, sur.
geon; w. II. Underwood. Omaha. chap,
lain Frank II. Thomas, marshal.
II was voted to send Frank I. Ringer
to the national encampment at the ex,
pense OF the organization.
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oERSHING TO COMMAND
BRIGADE ORDERED SOUTH

SAN FRANCISCO. April 2s-The Eighth
brigade under Brigadier General John J.
Pershing will go from San Francisco 20
the border The brigade comprises the
Sixteenth infantry Colonel George b.
Bell. the sixth, Colonel James NJ Ar
rasmith. and the Twelfth. Colonel Richard
NJ. Blatchford.
The Sixteenth and the Sixth were ready
to move within the hour. The Twelfth
near Pola Alto. might have to return here
for full equipment.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
OFFER PRISONERS SAFETY
Miners offer to Escort Men and
Women Out Of District.
STATE TROOPS ARE EXPECTED
Their Arrival May He Signal for
Beginning of Another Bloody
FIght-StrIkers in an
Ugly Mood.
BULLETIN.


TRINIDAD, Colo, April 23,-A long
distance telephone message from the
Empire mine, where from twenty to
thirty men, women and children have
been imprisoned for twenty-four hours,
said that a party of strikers approached
the mine shortly before noon today and
offered the prisoners chance to sur
render and be conducted safely out of
the strike district.
E. N. Snyder a union organizer. who
telephoned the message said that all the
captives were believed to be alive, al
though no signs of life had been observed
during the morning. He said the last
shots from the mine were fired about 6
O'Clock last evening.
snyder admitted that both entrances 10
the mine had been blocked by dynamite
blasts. and that the fan was out Of COM
mission. He said that there was no
danger of suffocation and a party of
miners was on their way to rescue the
prisoners.
TRINIDAD, Colo. April With the
toll of yesterdays fighting stu unknown
three mining properties burned to the
ground. others reported destroyed, the
fate OF thirty refugees OF the Empire
mine who took refuge in the slope still
in doubt and a rapidly increasing number
OF armed men still active. the situation in
southern Colorado today was more crit
teal than at any time during the strike.
Eleven are said TO have been killed
yesterday in the fighting near Aguilar.
and score are reported missing. Prop
.erty damage is estimated at $4,000 The
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Tbirty-Fivc EnIIst nt Norfolk

NORFOLK. Neb.. April 2s,-(speclal Tel
egram,) )-IAeutenant Hart Of Schuyler,
under orders from General Hall, is in
Norfolk assisting In enlisting men for a
company which will he part of the Sixth
Nebraska regiment. General Hall has in
structed officers here to enlist iOs men.
About thirty-five men enlisted today.
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Amcricnu smrIter. VIII close.

NEW YORK. April sS.-The American
Smelling and Refining company an
nounced here today that II had ordered
all it's mines and smelters in Mexico
closed down. instructions were sent to
all American employees to leave Me1leo
Immediately.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24

WASHINGTON. April 2-The senate
late today after considerable debate,
passed the emergency resolution. giving
President Wilson t5oO.oOO to he used in
his discretion for the removal OF Amer
lean citizens from Mexico. The resolution.
which passed the house yesterday, VIII
go at once to the president for his siE-
nature
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
Rebel Junta Denies movement.

BL PAso. Tex. April 2a.--At 1 o'clock
this afternoon the rebel junta here denied
that troops we're moving on Juarez from
Chihuahua. II said the report was prob
ably due to the fact that Villa left for
Juarez to visit Mrs villa.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
CaIIfornIa MIIitia SOM tn nnrher

Los ANGELES, Cal. April 2s-Four
companies OF the Seventh regiment. Cali
fornia National Guard and machine
gun platoon, modified early today for
service at Calexico, the border town. op-
posite NeNicali, lower California, and the
strategic point for protection OF irriEa-
ton water system Of Imperial valley.
The force. which numbers about 80 men.
will leave tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
TAMPICO ON THE QUI. WYE
News of Intention of United States
Kept from Public.
MAYO pERFECTs. HIs PLANS
Ready 20 Take Americans Away iu
EmerEency-RebeIs order People
BACK Into the city from
the suburbs.

TAMPICO, Mexico, April zo.-CVia Gal
weston, April 22.)-Grave fears are felt
here for the safety OF hundreds of Amer
leans, including many women and chill
dren. in the oil camps at Topilla and other
river points and interior camps.
All these Americans are said 10 be un-
armed and defenseless against attacks Of
either federals or insurgents. Many oil
companies are directing their employees
to return to Tampico.
Notice was posted today In Consul
Clarence Millers office that Mexico had
refused the American demands to salute
the flag and that President Wilson had
referred the matter to congress. The
news produced a profound sensation in
the American colony.
Many inquiries poured in upon MIR. Mil
Ter as to what step had been taken to
furnish protection in case OF a popular
anti-American uprising.
The gravity of the situation was in
! creased by the Issuance of orders today
for all American merchant vessels to
leave the river Immediately and lie out
side until further notice.
Mayo Takes Precautions.
Il was known that Admiral Mayo had
made all preparations for protecting
Americans ashore. but details were with
held because the admiral wished to avoid
creating unnecessary alarm.
The first hint OF Intervention 1t was
feared might precipitate an attack on
Americans and II an outbreak should
occur the Imperial hotel, which is filled
with Americans, likely would be the CEN
ter of attack. The hotel, however easily
could be made defensible. II IS near the
river and readily accessible to landing
parties of marines from the Des Moines,
the Chester and the Dolphin. The Ches-
ter and Dolphin continued today clearing
| for action.
ReinfOreements for Rebels.
/ Rebels were reported this morning TO
have re-entered Donaeecila and ArboI.
where they advised all residents TO re-
move to Tampico. 1t is believed the at
/ tack on Tampico might be renewed with
the arrival Of constitutionalist reinforce
ments reported near
| The feGerals continued strengthening
their forces There was a fight yester-
day eight miles west of the city from
which the rebels retired, bringing a few
wounded.
| American marines ashore in uniform
here attract much attention, but so far
there has been no unpleasant manifesto
tions.
city FusI Of Disease.
Sanitary conditions In Tampico are de-
plorable. The streets are In a foul con-
dition and no water Is available except
that drawn from wells within the city.
Many OF the wells have been contami-
mated and even this supply rapidly u
becoming exhausted, with no prospect OF
resumption OF operations at the water.
works plant. which was disabled by the
rebels, who will resist any attempt c
make repairs
smallpox and fevers are spreading
Several cases classed In the hospitals al
"percunous fever" are said TO bear strik
ing resemblance 20 slow fever. With tn,
approach Of hot weather epidsmics ar
feared.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
The National Capital
Thursday, April 2s, 1914.
The House.

Met at noon.
Debate on naval appropriation bill Ie-
sumed.
Representative SABBATH. Illinois, eulo-
gized the Jew in the army and navy In
calltins attention 10 the death OF Samuel
Martin Misenberg OF Chicago at Vera
Cruz.
Merchant marine committee considered
seamen's bill.
Mother Jones, Colorado strike leader,
testified before mines COMMITTEES.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
Me1icans Try TO wreck bridge.

MeHicans Try 10 wreck Bridge,
EAGLE PASS, Tex April 2s.-After
destroying all machinery in railroad
shops, blowing up railroad switches and
removing instruments from the tele-
graph office in Piedras Negras. Mex.
early today. a party Of Mexican federals
was prevented from blowing up the Mex
lean end OF the international bridge when
the American border patrol arrived.
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81. LnnIn 10 sail.

SEATTLE, wash, April 2S.-orders
were received at the Puget Sound Navy
yard tonight for the cruiser ST. Louis to
sail Immediately for Mazatlan. Mex, via.
San Diego. The 81. Louis will leave at
s o'clock tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24

WASHINGTON, April 2.-secretary
Garrison announced at . p. m. the em-
barge against shipment OF arms into
Mexico from the United states had been
restored.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24

SAN FRANCISCO, April zS.-The Sixth
company Of the Coast artillery stationed
at the Preside here, left last night by
special train for the Mexican border.
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The senate.


Appropriations committee reported IA
vorably bill approprlating $780, 900 asked
for by the president TO get Americans out
OF Mexico
Former Senator Foraker opposed repeal
OF Panama canal free tolls provision b.
fore committee on interOceanic canals.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
DECLARATION OF WAR NEAR AT HAND
Nutshell NeuUs of the
Mexican EmbroRIiO
Fnnnton to Command.

WASHINGTON. April 2s.-Brigsdier
General Frederick Funston has been as
signed TO command the brigade ordered
to Vera Cruz from aGlveston.
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Troops ordered 10 border.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, April 2.-All
available troops at Fort Sam Houston
we're ordered out for border patrol sery-
Ice late today. Battery goes to El
Paso and cavalry troops TO Eagle Pass,
Laredo and Brownsville.
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NInrr Trnnnn fnr nnrdrr.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Three regi-
ments OF infantry at San Francisco and
the artillery at Fort Riley, Kan, were
ordered tonight to report to Brigsdier
General Bliss for service along the Mex
lean border.
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The Weather

Forecast till I p. m. Friday; y,o,D,,x
For Omaha, Council Bluffs ana NlclhitS
Unsettled; probably showers eoo'el'
Ta,.uerature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
Mobs nj Mexico city.

NEW YORK. Aprn 2s.-A dispatch re-
ceived early this morning from Mexico
city dated last night said that mobs we're
forming in the capital for an anti-Ameri-
can demonstration.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
HoatIIiues Cease at Monterey.

HoHtIIIties Cease at Monterey,
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 3.-Hos-
tnities between the Mexican federals and
consttutionallsts. fighting for the pos
session Of Monterey. largest city OF north
ern Mexico. have ceased, according to
reports here today. and leaders OF the
two conferred under a flag Of truce on
the situation existing between the United
states and Mexico
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24

WASHINGTON, April 20. 80 Brigadier
General Hunter Liggett has been relieved
from duty as president of the War col
iege here and assigned to command the
Fourth brigade at Texas City, to take ef-
feet not later than May 1. Colonel Bull
lard. Twenty-sixth infantry. as senior
officer of the brigade, has been tempo
rarlly in command.
BriEadier General Montgomery NJ. Ma
comb. lately in command OF the military
forces in Hawaii. succeeds General Lig-
Eett as president of the War college here.
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Temperature and precipitation de-
partures from the normal:
Normal temperature. :,
Excess for the day..................'
Total excess since March 1........,..,., es
Normal precipitation. 70 inch
Deficiency for the day........... .O7 inch
Total rainfall since March la p inches
Deficiency since March l,........1.3 30 inches
Excess for cor. period 1913. .......2ls inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1872. ~ inch
Reports from stations at p, M.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24

Four Hundred Rebels Reach JuareE.
JUAREZ. Mex, April 2S-Four hundred
rebel troops from Chihuahua arrived here
today from Chihuahua, bringing the
strength OF the local garrison TO 800 men
Two hundred more OF Villas personal
tsooIt will arrive with their chief thi'
evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24

BrIERde Of Infantry for Vera CruS.
WASHINGTON. April IA brigade OF
infantry and some artillery will be dis
patched from Galveston to Vera Cruz TO
cooperate with the navy there
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Br,,u Guards American Interests.

Brasil Guards American Interests.
WASHINGTON. April o. - Secretary
Bryan announced today that arrange
ments had been made with the Brazilian
government whereby the archives of the
American embassy In Mexico city will
be turned over TO the Brazilian legation
in that city Mr.. Bryan made this an
nouncement after conference with Am
bassador Dagama.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-04-24
Reports from stations at 7 p. NJ.

IndicaIes trace OF preclnltatlOn.
l.. A. WELSH. Local Forecastsr.
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an the Rnttle

VERA CRUZ. April 2S.-Early yester-
dav afternoon the city Of Vera Cruz
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
New Zealand Has Blight
Proof Potato

A NEW blight-proof and frost-re-
IN sisting potato, has been dis
covered by John Harris of Ohura
road, Raetihi. New Zealand. The dis
covery is said to be the most import
ant one in agriculture for many years.
and the agricultural department of
the New Zealand government has in
vestigated the phenomenon and ad-
mitted that the properties claimed for
the new potato are beyond question
Harris has been experimenting with
potatoes for years, and some time ago
he noticed a healthy stalk growing
among a crop of Northern Stars and
Ell Dorados, all of which were af-
fected by blight, and, finding 1t in Il
perfect state, began to experiment
The result is that a potato now called
the New Era has been grown. The
plant was carefully nourished and
tended, and for several seasons a new
crop was propagated from the seeds
of the previous crop. The variety
has been placed under the closest OBJ
servation, but on no occasion has
there been the slightest trace of
blight or disease caused by frost,
although the crop planted next to it
has been blackened by the severe
cold and is even now badly affected.
The average yield is about 10 tons
per acre. Bayliss, of the government
agricultural department, has made an
inspection of the growing crop, and,
though he has formed no theory to
explain the origin of the New Era, he
admits that the potato is really FROST
resisting and blight-proof
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
ITO Be Continued.)
Peculiarities of Cornstalk
Disease

~ ARMERS in the corn belt, espe-
It cially in the middle and upper
Mississippi Valley, as well as portions
of Oregon and Washington. have, at
various periods experienced loss of
stalks after the corn has been har-
vested in the autumn.
An element of mystery has sur
rounded the death of cattle in these
instances The disease is character
lied by a very rapid course; in fact,
very commonly there are no Fremont
tory symptoms, and it is not unusual
for the owner upon visiting the field
in the morning to find one or more
fat cattle dead which on the previous
evening were apparently in excellent
health.
Another popularity of the disease is
that losses may occur on one farm or
in one field while cattle on an adjoin-
ing farm or in an adjacent field may
be free from the affection.
Various investigators in the past
have attempted to discover some germ
or organism or some toxic substance
which might be determined as the
cause sf this condition, but thus far
the cause of the disease has not been
established.
AS death of stock from this affec-
ton is generally sudden and there is
little opportunity for treatment, ami
mails should not be turned into field
with standing stalks.
AS a matter of fact the disease may
be actually prevented by cutting the
stalks early and only feeding them
after they have been carefully cured
and removed from the field. Losses
from feeding on standing cornstalks
emphasize the economic value of cut
ting the corn and feeding the stalks
in the barnyard or corral, or, better
still. shredding the dry stalks. under
which condition they may be fed with
the least possible waste.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-02-13
Shall Foreign Spuds Be
Admitted?

TRAINERS all over the country were
Ii interested in the hearing recently
at Washington by the Federal Horti-
cultural Board to determine whether
common Irish potatoes from Canada,
Newfoundland, Great Britain, Ire
land and continental Europe shall be
barred from the United States because
of the danger of importation of dan
gerous plant diseases, or shall be ad-
mitted under the same restrictions as
apply to nursery stock.
Secretary Houston. of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. directed the
hearing, the result of which was not
announced.
Senators and Representatives from
several states protested against any
policy whereby diseased potatoes might
get into the country. few members,
however. suggested that it would be
wise to permit the entry of foreign po-
tatoes in the hope of reducing high
prices of food.
The board listened to representatives
of several governments and to patho-
logical experts of various states 1t
then took the question of enforcing
the enDarBO Oii pON0to AA.'PS- $1,000
under advisement.
The state pathological experts adj
yised a strict embargo for period OF
years on the ground that potato dis
eases are known to exist in certain
horizons of every foreign country in
cluded in the Department of Agricul-
lures notice on the subject.
Lord Eustace Percy, third secretary
of the British Embassy, expressed re-
gret that the United States should
have suggested the embargo on Eng
Iish potatoes without cooperating
with agricultural experts of that coun-
try in their investigation of eondi-
tions. To impose an embargo sud
denly. he said. would be a disturbing
factor in the scientific work of the
nations. Great Britain, he added,
wished to cooperate with the United
States and other nations in a general
policy of agricultural education