Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15
"WEDNESDAY, APRIL~15, 1914 1914:

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"WEDNESDAY, sAPRIL-15, 1914: 4
No WAR WITH MEXICO UNLESS
COMMENCED IN APRIL.
10 assert that there will be no 10 war val
5$hetween this country and Mexico g TINS AZ
5vaa unless it is commenced ys' TINS THIS
: month, furnishes mo evidence th iiL
tie ner son, making the assertion !. IS
either superstitious or inclined e
55I,rophesy. Such person is only. stat stat
ing aftirmatively that that when d':1
E has always happened in the h. history
w their country will happen again. H.: A:
The ancient god Of Mars has Wis Wis
tied this country only five times, ana
each time he came during the month
I Of April. WI. A. 1ls
The war Of the Revolution u COM com
\ ,o,esnced On April 10, 1875. On that
date Major Pitcairn with 500 British British
FIX. u soldiers ordered 70 American II Min Min
ME Men ASSEMBLIES in the village PARK ar
At Lexington, Mass, to dispense, and nd,
mon their refusal to do SO, fired up
IN them, killing number CT them.
They did not return the fire at tina that
II time, but later Sin the day at Concord 9
Major Pitcairu's forces were ferc eel!
! attacked and ssignally defeated. They
lost 27S men and we're forced to re-
L treat back into Boston. S5 That was the
h first battle of the war.
On April 4th, 1872, congress pass
ed, an embargo act which was de de-
Il clared to be preparatory to q decla-
ration Of war against Great Britain.
Bills we're also passed authorizing a
\ rGe increase of the army and large
sums Of money were Apr oprtated to
pay the expenses Of WAR with Eng En-
land. While these acts were, in fact,
II the commencemento Of the war Of I Sc,
there was no formal eclaration OF
war until the 18th day OF June
1872 vi AZ I. & 4.
NIL On April "a, 1916, the Mexican war
commenced. On that date q Mexi-
can army crossed the Rio Grande near
II Matamoris and surrounded a squad
A ron Of American soldiers commanded
by Captain Thornton, and killed is
Of them and made the remainder pris-
oners. Imme diately thereafter the
Il American army under General Taylor
q attacked the invading force and kept
4 attacking them until the city Of Mex
leo was captured and every Mexican
army defeated. N 5.sls 5i=3s 4!
On April 18th, 1S61, the war of the
rebellion commenced by General
Beaurgard opening fire on Fort Sum
ter with 80 heavy guns and II NOR
tors. Major And erson, the command
er Of the fort, fought yaliantly Tor
4 two days and then surrendered
Thereafter, as every one knows, fol
lowed the greatest war in the his
tory 81 the western hemisphere.
On April -, 1898, Congress passed
resolution directing the sending 81
VI an ultimatum to Spain, and two days
h later. Spain several all diplomatic re.
lations with this country. The Cong.
ress OF the United States construed
4 this severance Of diplomatic relations
as am act Of war; and, on April 25th,
1898, ordered a blockade Of the ports
y Of Cuba. 4. i. 325l d
I For several weeks Admiral Sanp:
4 sons American fleet had been stripped
for action at Key West, anxiously wait
ing orders which would give an op-
u portunity to ~ayenge the blowing up OF
the Maine. Early, in the morning OF
the day following the order to block.
ade. SIMPSONS fleet sailed for Ha-
wanna and that port was ;blockaded and
+ q Spanish merchant steamer captured
3 before night. "A, IL Ri
Not since the CONNIE Y OF
trouble in Mexico in November, 1910,
4 has the United States been as near
& another war with that country as it
was last Friday. Huerta's soldiers at
asTampico arrested and imprisoned a
=: number " he of American marines and
I their II; release and an abject apology
4 lone prevented the American admiral
\ from rom. 81. sinking the Mexican gun boats
[ IN the harbor at Tampico.
Verify has the month Of April been
4 historical in the history Of American
wars. 5 * s5t a 81