The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-09-18
AMERICAN TROOPS
ARE WITHDRAWN
Further Use at Vera Cruz
Unnecessary.
An Official Statement Is Given
Out At The White
House.

Washington, Sept. 15.-The Amer
lean troops have been ordered with
drawn from Vera Cruz. The state
ment given out at the White House
this afternoon said this action was
taken In view of the entire removal
of the circumstances which were
thought to justify the occupation
and the further presence of the
troops is deemed unnecessary.
TIL announcement followed dis
cussion of che situation at today's
cabinet meeting and came as the d.
rect result of favorable advices from
Paul Fuller, the presidents personal
representative, who is returning
from an investigation trip to Mexico.
The American soldiers and marines
under General Funston, who have
held Mexico's principal seaport since
April last. will embark for home as
soon as the transports can 60 after
them. Shortly afterward all the
war fleet except a few light draft
vessels, will be withdrawn.
Specifically the American forces
are withdrawn at the urgent appeal
of General Carranza, who argued
that no election could be free and
without compulsion as long as part
of Mexican territory was controlled
by American forces. He pointed out,
too, that the question of American
troops soon might become a domes-
tic issue which might cause internal
dissensiOn.
On the question of recognition 1t
is known President Wilson and his
advisers have reached no decision.
The conference on October will
designate the provisional president,
who undoubtedly will be recognized
if all factions accept him.
Big Game in Ohio.
Ohio big game hunters may not
have to go outside of the state to
pursue thir favorite pastime II the
plans of the state reforestation COM
mittee are realized. Plans are under
way to place the $4,000 acres Of UNI
leased and unused school and min
isterial lands of the state under the
control of the state agricultural COM
mission. These tracts. some of them
divided into from 5000 to 10000
acres each, will be converted into
forest and game preserves.
"If these preserves are created,
they will probaly be stocked with
deer, elk and other big game" said
Prof. w. r. Lazsnby, Of the forestry
department at the Ohio State Uni
versity, who is working with the
work will be taken care Of by the In
come received from hunters licenses.
By working in connection with the
wardens can also act as fire guards"
Three Men whipped.
Dawson Springs. KY, Sept. IA
band of about fifty men came into
town late Saturday night and whip
ped severely the Rev. Henry Jordon,
a street preacher, his son. and w. b.
Handy. Neither Jordon nor his son
was badly hurt. but Mr.. Handy was
severely beaten. He will recover.
The only cause for the whipping
was that the men had talked too
much"
This was he second visit of the
band of regulators within a week.
On the other occasion they merely
issued warnings, but Saturday night
they arrived prepared for trouble.
They appeared in town at midnight
an going TO the New Century hotel
and The electric light plant and or
dered all the lights out.
Then they visited the home of
Mr.. Handy. and dragging him out of
his hcuse, whipped him so severely
he vas hardly able to stan1 They
next got Jordan and his son. but
neither of them was everely in
jured. though both were soundly
threshed.
Arttr the WI 'ppinss the band went
to colored dance. hall in town and
posted a notice that there must be
no more tangoing. 81
There is no clew to the identity
OF the members Of the band but
their operations in this section have
been frequent and the officers are I'M
vestigating. -
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